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But... as long as someone collides with his left arm with a bit more force, his injury will passively worsen, causing pain.

This also confirms a truth on the football field, which is... contact and collisions naturally occur and are unavoidable. Many injuries cannot be completely avoided on the field.

Even if you are extremely careful yourself, you might still suffer injuries from external forces.

Therefore, while we feel sorry for many fragile players, we really can’t blame the players who caused their injuries too much.

Because those collisions are a part of football, no one wants to intentionally hurt their opponent... except for Bowen.

Lam did not expect Lu Yang to be broken through so quickly. Falling back to the center-back position, he could only let Bernulin go out to handle Olic.

At this moment, San Remo transformed into a four-back defensive system.

Bernulin changed from left-center back to left-back, creating space for Lam to fall back, charging out of the penalty area to meet Olic.

Bam!

Olic made a precise pass.

The football flew past Bernulin.

Bernulin was helpless; he knew that his opponent was trying to pull him out, and he had to come out.

This is the passivity of defense; to mark someone, the defender must leave his defensive zone.

This is also the underlying logic of endless position changes and overlapping runs in football that disrupt defense.

If Lam had not filled in, there would be a huge gap between Bernulin and Naji at this moment. The distance between the two was too large and could be taken advantage of by Arsenal’s advancing forwards.

But fortunately, Lam’s fallback filled in Bernulin’s position.

At this moment, the distances between Naji and Lam, Lam and Bernulin in the San Remo penalty area were equivalent, and there was no gap in the defensive line.

Arsenal forward Little Tiger Walter actively received the ball.

After Olic passed the ball, he wanted to move forward without the ball, but Bernulin, with his rich experience, tightly blocked Olic, staying in front of him, leaving no chance for Olic to collaborate with Walter.

Seeing the situation, Walter, who initially wanted to pass back, suddenly twisted his body, forcibly changing his passing route.

From non-stop ball return, it became a non-stop through ball!

The football passed through Lam’s legs, rolling into the large penalty area.

Walter, like a flash of lightning, overtook Lam in an instant.

Does a defense without gaps mean no goals can be scored?

No!

The existence of a defense can only stop regular attacks; unconventional breakthroughs and shots require unconventional defense.

This time, Walter’s breakthrough was unconventional, a stroke of genius.

After being nutmegged, Lam instinctively wanted to close his legs, a conditioned reflex, but unfortunately, it was a bit too late.

At the same time, with Walter running past him, Lam tried again to turn and pull Walter.

In an instant, too many tasks requested attention, and Lam’s CPU couldn’t process them, causing him to trip over his own feet and fall in the penalty area.

Areola rushed out the moment the football passed through Lam, the goalkeeper charged!

But Walter was too fast!

Having recorded the fastest speed in the Premier League, Little Tiger Walter surged down the mountain, lifting the ball over Areola before he could react.

Areola tripped Walter.

But the football had already leaped over Areola, falling into the net.

1-1!

Arsenal equalized!

The right corridor of Arsenal opened up, with right wing Olic and forward Walter succeeding in consecutive 1v1s to create this goal!

”Wow! Arsenal didn’t let San Remo stay happy for long; they quickly leveled the score!”

”Walter’s eruption was too strong! You must know, Lam’s speed is relatively fast among center-backs and defensive midfielders, but he could only turn into a wooden stake in front of Walter!”

”Lam was shaken down by Walter in the penalty area! This could become one of the most spectacular goals of this year’s UEFA Europa League!”

”Walter is on fire! Some criticize him for struggling to perform in key matches and major games, but today he countered those doubts with a goal!”

”Of course, this goal owes much to Olic’s contribution; no one anticipated how easily he broke through Lu Yang. San Remo suffered visibly from this, pulling the stronger defender Bernulin away.”

”Bernulin wouldn’t be nutmegged so easily; he’s experienced and skilled at handling frontal conflicts.”

In the stands, Arsenal fans were very happy and started to discuss enthusiastically.

”This Lu Yang really has great attacking capability; he surpassed White and Koschel with a header to score, but his defensive ability seems average.”

”Yeah, who said his defense was strong?”

”His physique overwhelms players in lower leagues, so dominance in lower leagues is normal. His defense isn’t as effective against high-level opponents.”

”I think he’s similar to Nils, being surpassed too easily and without any interception capability.”

”Is this the player that Italy excessively praised as both offensive and defensive?”

”Speaking of defense, you still have to look at the Premier League; Serie A is no longer good! The defensive players coming out of Serie A are all soft!”

”He can’t even bump against Olic, definitely soft.”

This wave of goals helped Arsenal find their form.

They began to make bold breakthroughs.

On the left, Rubeus has strong dribbling skills; he faced Canyes one-on-one four times, getting past him three times.

Fortunately, Kane managed to cover twice.

Yet Rubeus still managed to deliver a very beautiful cross.