Football: Starting with the Crescent Moon Slash

"Cristiano Ronaldo provides the assist! Jiang Yan's brilliant dribble allows Bale to score, giving Real Madrid the lead away from home!"

"Looking back at the course of this goal, every single one was crucial—Tony's through ball, Ronaldo's cutback, and Jiang Yan's brilliant lapse in passing!"

"If any one element were missing, this goal wouldn't have been possible!"

"That's right. As soon as Jiang Yan starts to move forward from the defensive midfield position, Real Madrid's attack instantly becomes sharper."

"He truly deserves to be called the next generation of all-around midfielders in football!"

[666666, Ronaldo scores another goal!]

[Haha, after 18 minutes of watching it's 0-0, it's time to tear up the ticket.]

[Jiang Yan's pass was brilliant! I told you he's better than James Rodriguez.]

Replacing Jiang Yan with James Rodriguez was a mistake!

Putting everything else aside, just that simple transition from defense to attack from the back is something James Rodriguez couldn't do!

Upon seeing this brilliant goal, Benitez on the coaching bench raised his arms in celebration.

Jiang Yan always brings him surprises!

"Let's ride this momentum and score another point!"

After seeing Jiang Yan's active performance, the Real Madrid fans in the away stands were much less sarcastic.

Now, all the cameras in the room are focused on Jiang Yan.

Although he himself is not someone who cares about such things, the media has no intention of letting him off the hook.

In Spain, Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi represent popularity, and Jiang Yan is now considered a player second only to Ronaldo and Messi.

After all, Jiang Yan's performance in his rookie season was truly remarkable, and he also had the entire Eastern market behind him.

The media were naturally willing to report on his information.

……

After Real Madrid scored, possession fell to Valencia.

Gomez dribbles the ball in midfield.

Since Valencia's players realized they couldn't gain any advantage from Jiang Yan, they began to try attacking from the other side.

On the other side, however, there is Modric, who is equally difficult to deal with.

Seeing that there was no way to get past Modric, the ball once again came to the left flank guarded by Jiang Yan.

"So, now that you can't get past Modric, you're bothering me again?"

Player number 2, Cancelo, is carrying the ball.

Jiang Yan used the [One-on-One Defense] skill.

Every possible route Cancelo might take appeared in Jiang Yan's mind.

"Since that's the case... then let's set a trap!"

Just as he was thinking this, Cancelo accelerated and instantly passed Jiang Yan, who was deep in thought.

"What!?"

Jiang Yan was shocked, but his body had already subconsciously begun to defend.

No matter how hard he pulled or tugged, he couldn't stop Cancelo, who had already accelerated.

"Damn, that speed is almost on par with Bear Grylls!"

Cancelo is actually a speed-type striker!

Moreover, just as Jiang Yan was returning to defense, Cancelo cleverly blocked Jiang Yan's position with his arm.

Cancelo is not only fast, but also incredibly skilled in using even the smallest techniques.

Although one-on-one defense gave him exceptional defensive ability, the numerical gap was not so easy to bridge.

He had already noticed this when he played against Bell in a practice match.

After a stalemate with Cancelo for a while, Jiang Yan was ultimately outpaced by his speed.

"Damn it, I didn't expect to suffer from insufficient intelligence!"

After getting past Jiang Yan, Cancelo passed the ball to De Paul in the middle of the field, facing Marcelo.

Ramos and Pepe immediately focused intently on De Paul's next move.

De Paul raised his foot and pretended to shoot.

As Ramos attempted to block, Ramos immediately feigned a shot and then passed the ball to Cancelo beside him.

Cancelo dribbled into the penalty area.

He had previously dribbled past Marcelo, and now De Paul had drawn Ramos's attention. Now, all that remained in front of him was the goal and the goalkeeper.

Cancelo observed the goalkeeper's position and was preparing to shoot.

Pepe suddenly appeared from the other side and decisively made a sliding tackle.

Cancelo was tackled with the ball.

The referee immediately pulled out a yellow card and pointed to the penalty spot.

Pepe made such a big tackle.

The yellow dot meal is definitely on the menu.

The penalty was taken by Cancelo himself, who had created the penalty.

Cancelo stood at 12 yards and fired a shot into the net. Although the goalkeeper guessed the right direction, Cancelo's shot was too difficult to execute.

In the 30th minute of the match, Valencia equalized the score.

……

Inside the live stream room.

"Cancelo and De Paul! Valencia's attacking duo won a valuable penalty with a brilliant combination, successfully leveling the score in the first half!"

"Cancelo's breakthrough and De Paul's brilliant pass made their combination seamless. However, Pepe's tackle was a bit impulsive. We should have trusted Navas."

"However, Jiang Yan, who was eaten alive by Cancelo, will probably be left with a lot of trauma. Hopefully, it won't cause him to underperform."

"Although Marcelo, who came to cover later, also bears some responsibility, Marcelo is the type of player who is strong in attack but weak in defense, and Pepe's tackle was a last resort!"

[Those who were praising Jiang Yan before! Where are they? Step forward and shout!]

[Heh, maybe he went a bit mad from playing around with women in the last game. He just stood there dumbfounded when Cancelo broke through!]

[A midfield magician? I think his magic is gone!]

[This goal can't be entirely blamed on Jiang Yan. That kid named Cancelo is just too fast. If he were a bit stronger, he'd probably be playing for a top club sooner or later!]

De Paul, who has excellent chemistry with him, is also great, handling the ball and making brilliant passes!

[Don't be fooled by Jiang Shen being outmaneuvered this time; next time he'll definitely make Cancelo cry for his dad! I've been watching La Liga for so long, this is based on experience!]

【Still calling him "Dad"? I think Jiang Yan is your dad!】

You son of a bitch, you bastard!

【****】

……

On the coach's bench.

Although Jiang Yan was beaten once, Benitez did not intend to substitute him, but the assistant coach held the opposite opinion.

"Sir, Jiang Yan has absolutely no advantage against Cancelo's speed. Please substitute him out."

The assistant coach, holding a tactics board, sat anxiously next to Benitez.

"Xiao Jia, you should say you're just an assistant coach."

"Sir, what do you mean by this?"

"You need to get to know our players better. That kid Jiang Yan isn't the type to fall into the same trap twice!"

……

On the field, Valencia is on the attack.

Seeing that Cancelo had previously gained the upper hand against Jiang Yan, Valencia's players began to concentrate possession on the right flank.

For them, all they need to do is create a one-on-one opportunity for Cancelo against Jiang Yan to score a goal!

Cancelo was dribbling the ball when Jiang Yan blocked his way once again.

"It's you again, you defeated opponent. Quickly bring on James Rodriguez."

Jiang Yan sneered, "The best way to deal with speed-type players is..."

With the activation of the [Ultimate Positioning] skill, Jiang Yan positioned himself in the spot where Cancelo wanted to break through.

If Cancelo wants to attack, he either needs to get past Jiang Yan or continue attacking while holding off Jiang Yan's defense.

"Making a big fuss!"

Cancelo chose to trust his speed.

With a whoosh, Cancelo suddenly accelerated, passing Jiang Yan in just two steps.

"That's all there is to it!"

Just as he was feeling smug,

"The best way to deal with speed-type players is..."

"What!?"

Cancelo thought he had gotten past Jiang Yan, but in the blink of an eye he found that Jiang Yan was still blocking his way, and the direction of his body had not even changed.

"The best way to deal with speed-type players is... to act first!"