I AM the Football Star

Chapter 668 172: Free Masterclass—Reforging the War Parrot

"Yes! Chest control, a volley before the ball even lands! It's a spectacular performance!"

"Werder Bremen's defenders were careless, how could they allow Lu Yang, such a crucial attacking player, to slip through?"

"Perhaps many people think Lu Yang's position is essentially as a left wing-back, but it's important to know that Lu Yang is a player who can score from both the defensive midfielder and center-back positions!"

"No matter where Lu Yang is, they shouldn't let him break through the defense like this. Bremen's midfield bears some responsibility for this ball!"

"Of course, Bai Zhami's over-the-top through pass was beyond our expectations. He's not known for his passing skills, but this pass was exceedingly beautiful!"

"Could Bai Zhami actually be suited as an attacking midfielder? We've all been fooled by his speed; his vision and passing skills are impressive too!"

Commentators sincerely praised Lu Yang, but hadn't truly grasped the subtlety behind this goal.

Solved goals are usually created by the attacking player's run.

But this time for San Remo, the solved goal wasn't created by Lu Yang's run.

It was crafted through interchanging positions between the right midfield and wing players.

Canyes detained the opposing left-back.

Sogel drew away the opposing left-center-back.

Kaint pulled away the opposing defensive midfielder.

Morici held the opposing right-center-back.

Through a series of swaps, Bai Zhami found himself unmarked.

A large gap was opened between Bremen's right center-back and right back.

If they can't see this, such goals will keep happening.

Ten minutes later, a similar situation arose again!

Only this time, like a mirror image, the interchanging happened in San Remo's left-front area.

Bai Zhami moved wide and partnered with the advancing Lu Yang, while left-defensive midfielder Lam moved forward.

On the other side, Canyes quietly moved forward.

Swapping places with Morici, Sogel played a through pass from the attacking midfielder position, also delivering the ball to Canyes' feet.

However, Canyes didn't fully shake off the defense with this ball, lacking a shooting angle, and could only drive down the penalty box line to the end.

Boom!

Near the goal line, Canyes successfully crossed.

But the ball flew across the middle, headed straight for the far post.

If it weren't hooked so high, the goalkeeper could easily have snatched it.

Canyes' cross experience is extensive; he knows all sorts of tricks.

This isn't covered in Sotu's "crude tactics."

But as professional players, when the team is already in the penalty box with the ball, what should you do?

Obviously, seize the opportunity in the box!

Both Morici and the advancing Sogel plunged inside, but the ball flew over their heads.

Boom!

Lu Yang leapt high at the far post, heading the ball down!

The ball hits the ground firmly, bouncing into the net; the goalkeeper can only spread his arms helplessly.

"Oh my god! Lu Yang scores twice! Two goals to zero, San Remo leads three to two overall!"

"With these same two away goals, San Remo's disadvantage turns into an advantage from this moment onward!"

"Now for every goal they score, Werder Bremen has to chase with one and a half goals!"

"Once again, Bremen's defense had problems, losing track of Canyes!"

"Canyes is San Remo's famed devil wing, ignoring him is really unwise!"

Still, there are seasoned commentators who've sensed something amiss.

Bremen's defense isn't all that bad!

"Wait a minute, during that last attack, when Canyes got the ball... San Remo actually invested five or even six players in the attack!"

"Their three center-backs pushed forward, and one of the two defensive midfielders even reached the striker's position! The two wing backs are operating at the attacking midfielder or even striker position!"

"Flattened structure! They've almost turned the team's three lines from front to back into just front and back lines!"

"They have absolute numerical superiority in the front field! Especially in the left ball control area!"

"Canyes' advance evidently showed a change in speed, tricking midfielders into believing he wouldn't participate in this attack! This aligns with Lu Yang's speed change in the previous goal!"

In the first half, Werder Bremen inexplicably lost two goals, leaving defenders frustrated.

But during injury time of the first half.

San Remo's perplexing interchanges surfaced again.

Just like the first goal.

This time Lu Yang was somewhat followed.

Yet Lu Yang chose to jump in the penalty box to head the pass.

Since Lu Yang faced away from the goal, the center-back immediately returning to defense secured his position.

Facing away from the goal for a high-altitude catch clearly makes finishing impossible.

Boom!

Lu Yang headed back.

Unexpectedly, Morici finds a vast open space at the penalty box's edge.

Besides, there aren't many people inside the penalty box.

The shooting route is plentiful.

Boom!

Morici takes a long shot!

The ball flies into the net like a flash.

Three to zero!

San Remo seems to have found their groove from playing Lazio, going three up by halftime, fully unleashing their attack!

During halftime, German media went wild.

Why is there such a difference?

Clearly in the first leg, Bremen had San Remo completely suppressed in every aspect, yet in this leg, they suddenly can't keep up!

Yes, it's really unmanageable!

You might say it's understandable not being able to contain Lu Yang, this player is particularly elusive.

But today Bremen failed to contain not just Lu Yang, but also Canyes, Bai Zhami, Sogel, and even Morici— none of them were contained!