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Chapter 220 Deyan and I are half-brothers (Please subscribe)

No goals were scored, just one shot at the start of the game.

This made many Gremio players feel insulted.

Even if you have excellent skills, they are still the Copa Libertadores champions.

In this era of a massive wave of South American players going abroad to play, many people still believe that their domestic league is the best.

They are even unwilling to play football in Europe.

The most important issue is still a matter of cognition.

Children from slums often struggle to understand the changes in the world, and it's not easy for someone from South America to go on to play football in Europe.

Even years later, many Brazilian players were still sold to Europe by their agents to work as slaves.

It basically involves demanding a very high agent commission in order to secure a very low salary for the player and a contract with a European club.

Or they were manipulated by the mafia to be transferred to Russia to make money for them.

Such things are common in South America and Eastern Europe.

Nutritional deficiencies in childhood, coupled with playing football with adults too early, doomed most Brazilian players to premature aging. Self-discipline is also a factor; players like Ze Roberto, who played into their 40s, are rare.

Before Ronaldo arrived in Europe, his knee condition was already worse than that of players in their 20s.

Robinho also developed permanent knee problems due to cycling more than 100 times a day.

Dribbling past opponents is an important indicator in Brazilian youth training.

Vinicius attempted to dribble past opponents 24 times a day.

For most Brazilian players, their careers are already doomed from the moment they start playing on concrete.

Even knowing this would happen, they wouldn't change their style.

The Samba Kingdom has its own pride.

They were not intimidated by an opponent like Lu Deyang; they simply felt insulted.

Especially Alberto da Costa.

As the number 10 player for the South American champions, he possesses an extraordinary arrogance.

Knowing in advance how strong Manchester United was, he was prepared to lose.

But in his script, Manchester United won by one or two goals, and he won the respect of Manchester United and the entire stadium with his brilliant dribbling. Gremio was still honorable in defeat.

After the match, Manchester United players vied to exchange jerseys with him, and in the winter, Real Madrid persuaded Gremio to release him for a high price, making him a key player for the Spanish giants.

But Lu Deyang's behavior clearly showed that he wanted to steal his life.

This was unacceptable to Costa.

European players should just go down the wing and cross the ball properly. Why do you have to use technical moves to dribble past people?
Da Costa was preparing to show Lu Deyang what he was capable of later.

As a player who came from a streetball background, he also possesses quite impressive dribbling skills.

Goalkeeper Danley threw the ball out, Carlos Junior passed it forward, and Alberto da Costa received it directly.

Gremio played a diamond 4-4-2 formation, where the attacking midfielder position was crucial.

Da Costa immediately began a series of stepovers upon receiving the ball, his shoulders leading his legs as if his waist were nonexistent, his body moving in a rhythmic motion.

The dazzling dribble drew gasps from the stands.

Redondo curled his lip, showing no interest in even trying to snatch the ball, and gestured for Scholes to come over.

Scholes was somewhat excited.

This is the trust that the best defensive players have in him.

Beckham had already pressed forward on the right flank, and he happened to go over to help defend.

Da Costa's feet moved so fast that Scholes couldn't find an opportunity to strike.

His eyes began to glaze over as he lost patience.

"Don't tackle, Paul!"

Beckham offered a reminder.

This match is about winning a championship, and if Scholes gets a red card, it won't do the team any good.

Scholes could only wait, while an impatient Redondo slid the ball away from Da Costa and behind him.

Cantona, who had retreated, failed to get the ball, and it fell to Junior's feet.

Carlos Junior is a lone defensive midfielder; he immediately passes the ball to the left wing upon receiving it.

Luis Silva easily brushed past Beckham with a small fritter.

These relatively unknown Brazilian players all possess excellent footwork skills; including the goalkeeper, they are all adept at stepovers.

Gary Neville was about to go for the shot when he saw Lu Deyang make a gesture of pressing down his palm.

Steve Bruce came over to cover the wing, and Silva tried to chase back, but Lu Deyang had already come over and cut off his defensive route.

Dribbling to the side is ineffective, and there's no way to pass the ball back.

The winger decisively dribbled the ball and prepared to force his way through.

After waiting for a while, Gary Neville seized the opportunity and poked the ball away.

click -

Lu Deyang lifted his foot to let the ball pass, easily fooling Da Costa who was coming over.

Seeing this, Beckham quickly ran to the middle to make way, while Scholes rolled his eyes in annoyance and moved to the left wing.

Carlos Junior rushed to the right wing immediately, but Lu Deyang pushed the ball away with the outside of his left foot while running.

Snapped,
Immediately afterwards, pull back with the inside of your foot.

The large movement still forced the defensive midfielder to give up his position.

Whip your tail!
By simply slowing down a dribbling move, he easily tricked the South American champion's defensive midfielder into losing his balance.

The stadium erupted in cheers several times louder than before.

Gremio's defenders were completely panicked.

They didn't know what to do.

Fortunately, Da Costa, who was chasing back, ran to the backfield.

The number 10 was clearly unwilling to let Lu Deyang continue to perform, and immediately came over to help Roger Marks defend.

Although Da Costa's defensive capabilities are not strong.

But as an offensive player, he knows very well what situations offensive players hate the most.

He kept his center of gravity low and moved closer to the side lane, trying to work with his teammates to keep Lu Deyang on the sideline.

Lu Deyang also sensed the other party's thoughts.

This is indeed a good approach.

However, he could not let the other party have their way.

Snapped--

Lu Deyang sent the ball forward directly. Da Costa thought Lu Deyang was going to nutmeg him, so he quickly brought his thighs together and moved his lower legs to make a split.

But Lu Deyang immediately pulled the ball back with his toe.

Before the ball was fully in front of him, he flicked it diagonally forward with his right foot.

*Slap!* Roger Marks quickly retreated as well, continuing to put pressure on Lu Deyang.

Lu Deyang leaned slightly forward, taking small steps with both feet to keep the ball nearby. Suddenly, he moved his shoulder and flicked the ball with the outside of his right foot, but pushed it forward to the left with the inside of his foot.

Max lifted his foot and realized he'd been tricked.

However, just a small mistake allowed Lu Deyang to dribble the ball to his flank, and before Max could even extend his foot, Lu Deyang had already flicked it out with the outside of his right foot.

Snapped--

A pass from the forefoot, with a precise outward spin, was delivered to the center of the penalty area's arc.

Manchester United's two strikers and Scholes were all nearby.

Cantona leaped up and slid the ball down over his chest, flicked it to his left with his left foot, and then turned and fired a left-footed shot. The whole sequence was executed in one smooth motion, leaving Gremio's defenders no time to block it, and even goalkeeper Danley couldn't stop it. The ball flew into the left side of the goal.

A goal was finally scored a few minutes into the game.

boom--

A huge cheer erupted instantly at the Tokyo National Stadium.

The fans' enthusiasm, even if it's not quite as explosive as Mount Fuji, is not far off.

Japanese football, heavily influenced by Zico, has always followed a technical style.

They really enjoyed today's exciting match.

"Lord Deyang!"

"Lord Deyang!"

"Lord Deyang!"

An octave higher than usual filled the stadium once again.

Cantona, who scored the goal, was already used to all of this.

He is already quite popular with fans, and he doesn't care even if Lu Deyang steals his thunder, after all, Lu Deyang is a teammate he respects.

If it were a young man like Beckham, he wouldn't be able to stand it.

During the replay, the commentator on TV Tokyo passionately exclaimed, "Dejan Damjanovic gave Brazil a real lesson with his incredibly dazzling dribbling skills. The Samba Kingdom has no opponent who can match him!"

Ferguson clapped his hands with a smile, but wasn't overly excited.

As one of the most talented coaches, he has keenly observed the rapid decline of South American football.

The rapid development of tactics in European football has led to a significant reduction in the individualistic aspect of football.

England's football scene has fallen behind considerably after a few years of suspension, let alone the tactically loose South American teams.

He expected that there would be no difficulties in this match.

If he gets his players to take things more seriously, Lu Deyang could potentially score double-digit goals in a single game. Teams whose defenses tend to push forward are easily breached by through balls and long passes. Given Lu Deyang's counter-attacking efficiency, it wouldn't be surprising if he were to thrash a South American team.

Da Costa looked rather grim.

The situation is increasingly deviating from his expectations.

In just the opening moments, he sensed that his opponent was much stronger than he had imagined.

Even if you don't want to stand out, you still have to put on a decent performance.

Brazilian fans won't forgive you for being thrashed by your opponents just because you won the Copa Libertadores.

Fortunately, the opponent is a world-class team like Manchester United. As long as we don't lose by a large margin, we'll be fine.

If it were some ASEAN All-Star team, the fans would probably besiege their team bus if they lost.

Jardel and Nunes returned to the center circle to prepare for the kickoff.

Da Costa said from behind, "Be careful, we still have a chance."

This piqued Mario Jardel's curiosity, as his teammate's performance today had been unusual.

Jardel kicked off to Nunes.

Nunes didn't rush, and took small, quick steps to dribble diagonally towards the goal.

His right foot kept rolling over the ball, pulling it along.

You can tell he has a good feel for the ball just from one movement.

In Brazil, even scoring 50 goals in a season is less valuable than dribbling past several players per game; this mentality influences the selection of players by Brazilian teams.

Players with slightly poor ball control have to play in the backfield.

Andy Cole pressed hard, but Nunes easily beat him with a short croquet ball.

Beckham moved up to cover very quickly, and Nunes only managed to turn around and pass the ball back to his teammate.

Alex dos Santos.

When someone with such a name enters Europe, they might have Alex printed on the back, or they might simply have a nickname or their hometown name printed on it; Dos Santos is all too common.

The winger received the ball and approached Lu Deyang.

It's not easy to compete on the same field as a player praised by Pelé, and Dos Santos wants to make a good impression on television.

He carefully kept the ball in place, constantly using body feints to try and trick Lu Deyang into extending his foot, but he himself did not touch the ball.

This is also a very common dribbling move in Brazil.

Ronaldinho and Neymar lifting their feet and wiggling the ball are also examples of this.

Lu Deyang wasn't in a hurry at all; instead, he deliberately played along with his opponent.

He was waiting for Gremio's formation to push forward.

It's incredibly advantageous that the opponent can have possession of the ball and disrupt their formation.

As Dos Santos' teammates came up to support, Lu Deyang took a step forward with his left foot and stretched out his right foot, turning to the side to clear the flank.

really.

Dos Santos flicked the ball forward, attempting to dribble past the defender.

However, his attention was focused on Lu Deyang, and he didn't notice that Redondo had come to cover for him.

He had just run past Lu Deyang when Redondo blocked his position.

Neville Jr. stepped up and easily received the ball.

Having finally replaced Irwin, Neville treated this match like a Champions League final.

He looked up to observe the moment he received the ball, then flicked it to the right as if to walk through the middle, before immediately chipping the ball to the left flank of the attacking third.

The entire set of movements was performed very correctly.

Draw the opponent's attention before passing the ball, when they are not pressing for it.

Some deliberately imitated Irwin's style.

They even have similar passing styles, preferring to pass a longer pass rather than a shorter one.

The ball went directly behind Francisco Arce, a full-back of Italian descent. He was fast, but Lu Deyang got there first and took the advantageous position, which meant that Lu Deyang could only chase from behind.

Lu Deyang did not use his speed to shake off his opponent.

The intense physical struggle actually accelerated the adrenaline rush among the fans.

"The single defensive midfielder role may be abandoned."

Ferguson said something completely out of the blue.

Kidd nodded to the side.

It seems very difficult to play as a defensive midfielder these days, regardless of the team.

Arsenal played well before, and they used to have three midfielders who took turns playing as the two holding midfielders, and sometimes they would even play as a triple holding midfielder.

Both Lu Deyang and Beckham have the ability to make quick long passes.

If your defensive midfielder goes down one flank, the other flank will be empty. Even if you don't go back to the penalty area to help defend, a single defensive midfielder can't help his teammates suppress both flanks.

This is due to current football trends. The combination of attacking systems and individual player abilities means that a single defensive midfielder can't handle the workload.

This cannot be compensated for by running ability.

Lu Deyang dribbled the ball to the side of the penalty area almost instantly, and Junior and Mendes came over to help defend.

Facing three defenders, Lu Deyang easily slipped into the penalty area with a quick flick of his wrist followed by a short, quick dribble. Before he could react and turn around, Mendes tripped Lu Deyang.

"The referee's failure to award a penalty sparked discontent among Manchester United players."

"He may be trying to balance the game, but there will be no surprises today. Manchester United will easily win another title. It's inevitable that Ferguson's team will win two titles before the Christmas schedule."

"Yes, the referee awarded a corner kick, which was a good opportunity. Dejan gave up the right to take the corner to Beckham. It's good news for Manchester United fans that young players like David Beckham get along well with Dejan, otherwise they would have to be sold. Only the number 7 is indispensable in Manchester United's squad."

"Perhaps Ferguson should consider bringing in some former Sampdoria players and turning Manchester United into Dejan and his friends' team."

"That's not bad."

Jim Beglin and Martin Taylor joked.

The controlled variable method is a very interesting experimental approach.

Looking at the impact of these key players' absences at Manchester United, it's easy to conclude that only Lu Deyang's absence will affect the team's strength. Even if goalkeepers like Redondo or Schmeichel are rested, the impact on the team won't be that significant.

Beckham took the corner kick after a run-up, and Andy Cole clearly didn't realize the opponent's problem.

Catalino Mendes loosened his jersey halfway through Cole's jump, causing Cole to lose his balance in the air.

Addison Batista easily headed the ball out of the penalty area.

"Referee, they fouled!"

Cole sat on the ground, raised his hand, and shouted.

The referee made no comment.

Luis Silva received the ball and was about to dribble forward when Beckham made a sliding tackle from the front, bringing the ball down behind him.

The two men tangled together as they chased after the ball, with Beckham stumbling and struggling to maintain his balance despite his jersey being pulled.

Roger Marks tried to double-team Beckham, but Beckham quickly gave up the challenge and, as he fell to the ground, passed the ball sideways.

Scholes received the ball and tried to lob it into the penalty area, but he was unsuccessful.

Mendes jumped up and headed the ball away.

Lu Deyang, standing at the top of the arc, stretched out his right leg with his back to the goal but failed to reach the ball. Fortunately, Redondo, who had made a forward run, successfully received the ball.

Lei Dong took a step and then passed the ball to Lu Deyang before running into the penalty area.

Lu Deyang received the ball and swayed his body, using his shoulder to make a feint.

Mendes immediately came to block Lu Deyang from the front, while Junior rushed towards Lu Deyang from behind.

With Batista and Arce standing on the left, Ludjohn was surrounded by four defenders.

Under such defense, Lu Deyang swung his right foot out after twisting his right leg repeatedly.

The ball swept past Batista so quickly that the defender didn't even have time to react. Mendes, facing him, was trembling with fear of being nutmegged, but the ball flew right past him.

Goalkeeper Danley had poor vision. By the time he realized the ball was flying to the left, it was too late. He hadn't even adjusted his center of gravity and just watched the ball fly into the goal while he was bent over.

A stroke of genius!!!

Even Cantona and Redondo, who were mentally prepared, couldn't help but freeze in place.

They all knew that Lu Deyang could dribble past everyone and score.

Unexpectedly, Lu Deyang simply didn't pass the defenders, received the ball in place, made a feint and immediately shot, lobbing the ball from inside the penalty arc right in front of the defenders.

The trajectory of this ball is clearly a small spoon!

Damn it! ! !

Cantona had always known that Lu Deyang was arrogant, but he never expected Lu Deyang to be so inhuman.

Even a small scoop during a penalty kick is a provocation to the goalkeeper.

In this positional attack, with four defenders around him and the goalkeeper still in his position, he just chipped the ball into the net, exploiting a gap in the defense.

If Schmeichel had been the one to concede a goal like that, the Manchester United dressing room would have been in chaos at halftime today.

stunned!

Grêmio's players were also surprised to be scored on like this.

They didn't even know how to react.

The fans were very excited and quickly started chanting Lu Deyang's name.

"Lord Deyang!"

"Lord Deyang!"

"Lord Deyang!"

Aside from the fans behind the goal, it's practically impossible to see exactly what happened.

After a few seconds of silence in the Sky News studio, Jim Beglin shouted passionately.

"Deyang!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

"Dejan Goal!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

"Unbelievable! Unbelievable! What a goal!"

"In the match against Grêmio, the current strongest team in the Samba Kingdom and the Copa Libertadores champions, Dejan scored a spectacular goal. I even think this goal will be the best goal in Toyota Cup history!"

"After receiving a pass from Redondo, Dejan used a feint to deceive multiple defenders without touching the ball, causing the opposing defenders to misjudge the situation. He then scored a Panenka lob from 20.15 meters out. Such a goal would make every goalkeeper in the world feel a chill. Shilton often said that he retired early to avoid meeting Dejan. Now we all realize that he is the smartest player in England's history."

"Even if Dejan doesn't use his strength, just his intelligence will be every goalkeeper's nightmare!!!"

From the perspective of television replay, fans can clearly see everything that happened on the ball.

Lu Deyang's back view shows his right leg twisting, changing from the inside of his foot to the outside, and finally lobbing the ball out. But when viewed from the front, fans were surprised to find that Lu Deyang's eyes were always looking at the right side of the penalty area.

Clearly, this line of sight also interfered with the opposing players' judgment.

With the added movement of his waist and shoulders, the Gremio players appeared to be standing still, watching Lu Deyang shoot.

In fact, despite their shifting focus several times, they couldn't have guessed Lu Deyang's choice.

terrible!

Francisco Totti sat cross-legged in front of the television, and this was all he could feel when he saw the goal.

He has been working very hard to learn everything from Lu Deyang, and recently his lob shot has even made Italian newspapers exclaim that he is a super genius.

However, compared to Lu Deyang's goal in a positional attack, those counter-attack goals that lobbed the ball over the goalkeeper for a one-on-one opportunity were far inferior.

Loyalty to Rome was ingrained in his mind from a young age.

But at this moment, the idea of ​​becoming teammates with Lu Deyang took precedence.

If you can't play with players like these throughout your career, even winning a championship for Roma would be a failure.

Totti quickly took out a pen, paper, and an Italian-English dictionary, and got busy again, preparing a new submission for The Sun.

……

The players on both sides were far more affected than the fans.

It took about ten seconds for the Manchester United players to react, and they rushed to the stands to celebrate with Lu Deyang.

Scholes still wanted to squeeze in.

However, he had no advantage in height or weight. He was bumped by Andy Cole and almost fell. By the time he regained his balance and moved closer, there was no room left next to Lu Deyang.

However, he still celebrated excitedly towards the stands.

Seeing such a wonderful goal, he felt he had learned a lot.

While he couldn't catch up in terms of technique and ball control, Lu Deyang's composure left a deep impression on him.

Despite having such exceptional abilities, they still made this choice at this moment.

Scholes felt he had learned something.

It's not about showing off in front of the door, but about thinking calmly.

Just like those forwards who like to shoot from the far corner, they usually have a big heart and can make calm judgments in crucial moments.

Some strikers, once they get the ball at their feet, act as if they'll be shot if they don't immediately shoot.

They might even hit the ball over the crossbar from just a few meters in front of the goal.

This is a very critical point.

Especially in important competitions, a single choice can affect the outcome of the trophy.

Scholes, who enjoys thinking, has realized the key to improving himself.

……

"Ryan, get up and warm up."

Ferguson turned and waved.

Giggs took off his training jacket and walked to the sidelines.

He was quite satisfied that he was able to appear so early today.

"Dejan has many endorsements in Japan, so he probably doesn't want to retire too early."

Kidd said from the side.

"Ah, I didn't consider that!"

Ferguson slapped his right hand hard with his left and said, "Then let's wait a while before making a substitution."

Giggs: ...

Do you want to hear what you have to say?
The Welsh hope stared menacingly at Kidd's back.

Damn it, one sentence made him turn pale.

We must get our revenge sometime.

The players from both sides returned to midfield to kick off again amidst the cheers of the fans.

The Gremio players all had red eyes.

Lu Deyang's demonstrated strength truly shocked them.

But if this continues, they'll probably be besieged by fans as soon as they get off the plane back home.

Neither the fans nor the players in South American football realized at this point that the gap between the two sides had widened considerably.

The psychological expectation is that the two sides are evenly matched, and the desired result is naturally a close score.

Even if they aren't as extreme as the Colombians, Brazilian fans aren't exactly known for their good temper either.

Before the game even started, they wanted to win the championship, but now the entire Gremio team has already begun fighting to shift the blame.

Anyone who makes a major mistake today, such as sending an own goal, will definitely face serious consequences when they return home.

Jardel received the ball and immediately moved to the left wing to find Beckham.

This choice made Nunes roll his eyes.

I deliberately came to his side because I felt that Lu Deyang's side was not easy to bully, and I wanted to get some outstanding stats from the young man.

Jardel is nearly 1.9 meters tall, but he has a very good footwork.

He's somewhat like Lucio on the striker line.

His long legs swept quickly across the ball, and he continued to perform frantic stepovers against Beckham.

His height meant that his bicycle kicks wouldn't be as effective as Robinho's or Mancini's, but Beckham didn't let his guard down at all.

Once he joined the first team, his defensive duties took precedence over his offensive duties.

If he gets beaten too often, he'll definitely lose his position.

After noticing that the other person's shoulders were not swaying, Beckham carefully watched the other person's feet.

Suddenly, Jardel unleashed a burst of speed and acceleration.

Even though Beckham was on guard, he was still a step too late.

It was too late for Jardel to extend his leg; his long leg had already blocked the ball on the right side.

The two players continued their entanglement along the sideline, when Jardel suddenly flicked the ball back with his heel, passing it to his teammate.

This was indeed a good opportunity. Dos Santos received the ball, turned to the side, and immediately passed it to Da Costa in the middle. Da Costa then played a through ball.

Nunes' timing for his start was perfect; a moment too slow and he would have lost the ball, a moment too fast and he would have been offside.

He received the ball in the penalty area and found himself one-on-one with the goalkeeper, but the ball was moving too fast. By the time he controlled the ball, he was already in a very tight angle on the right side of the penalty area.

Schmeichel kept his center of gravity close to the point.

He glanced out of the corner of his eye, looking for his teammates, and Schmeichel seized the opportunity to rush towards him.

With Schmeichel's roar, Nunes's somewhat flustered shot went straight into Schmeichel's arms.

Although he wanted to take a follow-up shot, Schmeichel quickly dove on the ball and didn't give him the chance.

Steve Bruce shrank back, bracing himself for a scolding, but to his surprise, Schmeichel got up and threw the ball.

Clearly, they didn't want to waste the opportunity to retaliate.

Scholes received the ball with his back to goal and was pressed by Luis Silva.

Fortunately, he flicked the ball with his heel before falling to the ground.

Lu Deyang reacted quickly, taking the initiative to steal the ball from Silva and then using his right foot to dribble from the center circle into the opponent's half.

Silva was about a meter behind Lu Deyang.

His teammates were all chasing him back along a horizontal line, positioned like four defenders.

Scholes and Cantona were charging forward relentlessly, and the last two defenders were not taking any chances.

Junior turned around to assess the opportunity before making a move to approach Lu Deyang. Lu Deyang immediately slid his right foot across the ball, followed by his left.

A complete bicycle swing, combined with a shoulder feint to control the frequency of the footwork, forced Junior, who was about to extend his leg, to adjust his center of gravity.

He lost control and simply fell onto the grass.

A burst of laughter erupted at the Tokyo National Stadium.

coming!

Cantona knew he was lucky when he saw this.

He quickly pulled to the right.

Junior was still stumbling back when Lu Deyang dribbled the ball to the edge of the penalty area and immediately flicked it with the outside of his foot.

Snapped--

Cantona, who was prepared, slowed down by turning to the side, waited for the ball to come over, and then pushed it into the far corner with a shot.

He's won twice!
That was fucking easy.

Lu Deyang made a solo run to assist him.

Eric Cantona decided that from this day forward he would be Lu Deyang's half-brother...

(End of this chapter)