God Of Football

Bab 5

Ye Chen ignored Byerly, instead getting up, clapping his hands, and shouting, “Guys, cheer up! We’re the ones in the lead!”

“Yes, we’re the ones in the lead!”

“That’s right, they only scored one goal back!”

“Cheer up, everyone!”

Ye Chen’s words were undoubtedly a shot in the arm, and everyone quickly lifted their spirits!

Team A had only scored one goal, but Team B had scored two!

In fact, Ye Chen knew Byerly’s intentions: to try every means to provoke Ye Chen, make him angry, and thus make him lose his composure.

An irrational opponent was nothing more than a brute.

But Byerly underestimated Ye Chen!

The two goals scored in the first half from counterattacks and long-range shots had an element of luck. Now, to score against Team A again, there were only two ways: one was through set pieces, and the other was to wait until they ran out of energy.

Team A’s players were constantly sprinting and crossing to break through Team B’s goal, and this attacking style consumed a tremendous amount of physical energy.

It was like when Chelsea played Barça in 2012; eventually, Barça couldn’t defend anymore, which allowed Torres, playing as a “left-back,” to sneak in a goal at the last moment!

It became one of the famous scenes in the football world.

Team A and Team B were already mismatched in strength, and a rash attack would only throw them into disarray.

So Ye Chen called Januzaj over, “Adnan, let’s try to run down the clock, take the ball to the touchline, and wait for them to foul!”

“But is it useful to run down the clock so early?”

“Listen to me, this is the only way we can beat Team A!” Ye Chen said decisively.

“Okay!” Januzaj nodded. Ye Chen, who had scored two goals, had earned his trust.

However, this scene once again fell into Solskjaer’s eyes on the sideline, and a look of admiration appeared on his face. He even couldn’t help but exclaim, “Sure enough, China can develop so rapidly because their minds are good! This kid is a born leader!”

Playing football requires a good physique, but the mind is the most important.

Let’s put it this way: physique determines the lower limit, but the mind determines the upper limit.

The match restarted. Banks passed the ball to Ye Chen, who, instead of pushing forward with the ball, moved towards his own half.

Seeing this, Byerly immediately rushed over.

But Ye Chen had already passed the ball to left-back Taylor.

Taylor passed the ball horizontally; it went from the left side to the right side, and soon returned to Ye Chen’s feet.

Ye Chen, without realizing it, had become the brain of Team B!

Just then, Byerly rushed over again, but Ye Chen made a long pass a step ahead, sending the ball to Januzaj on the right.

Although Januzaj was only 16, his technique and dribbling were definitely the most outstanding for his age. The main reason he couldn’t play as a starter was because he was too thin.

And the reason Ye Chen looked for him was to have him run down the clock through dribbling and shielding the ball.

As long as they could bring the battle into Team A’s half, there was a chance of winning this match!

Januzaj chested the ball down, and his toe immediately stuck to it, but Grimshaw immediately rushed over.

Because it was his mistake that caused the team to concede a goal in the first half, he was extra focused now.

Seeing the opponent rush over, Januzaj directly performed a step-over to get past him, but the opponent didn’t fall for the feint at all and instead blocked his path to the byline.

“Give me the ball!” Ye Chen ran over to support him at this moment.

Januzaj made a diagonal pass to Ye Chen, and at the same time, he decisively made a forward run!

Run forward when there’s a chance—this was Ye Chen’s instruction to Januzaj.

The moment Januzaj made his forward run, Ye Chen passed the ball!

“Beautiful one-two!” Solskjaer on the sidelines couldn’t help but exclaim. The match seemed to be getting interesting!

The football was sent with a certain amount of lead in front of Januzaj.

Januzaj shook off Grimshaw, got to the ball first, and without any hesitation… stopped it in the corner area.

The coach on the field was stunned!

Team A’s players were also stunned!

What was happening?

Shouldn’t he be cutting inside and shooting at this point? Or a cross would also work!

There was indeed a Team B player inside Team A’s penalty area, Ye Chen’s partner, the 171-cm Banks!

But he looked so small between the 186-cm Luke and the 188-cm McGinnity.

However, the reason Januzaj didn’t cut inside and shoot was simple: he had very little confidence in his own shooting.

He was a very typical winger, with excellent speed, crossing, and technique, but average finishing ability.

Of course, he didn’t know his own shooting stats, but they certainly couldn’t compare to Ye Chen’s 75.

Just as everyone was puzzled, Grimshaw, who had been beaten, came to cover, trying to steal the ball with his foot, but Januzaj shielded it with his back, and the ball was eventually kicked out of bounds, giving Team B a valuable corner kick!

Ye Chen knew that another scoring opportunity had arrived!

A weaker team playing against a stronger team must seize every set-piece opportunity!

He quickly signaled his players to push up, leaving two full-backs and one defensive midfielder behind to prevent a counterattack.

Of course, he immediately ran to the corner area, whispered a few words to Januzaj, and then ran towards the opponent’s penalty area.

Team A had already set up their defensive formation, and even the striker Byerly was marking Declan Daly; these two brothers were about the same height.

“Beep!”

The referee signaled for the corner kick to be taken.

Januzaj looked at the positions inside the penalty area and directly kicked the ball.

“Bang!”

The football drew a perfect arc and flew towards the near post.

In the crowd, most people were squeezed in the middle, but the moment Januzaj kicked, Ye Chen immediately sprinted towards the near post.

This was something the two of them had planned.

But by the time Ye Chen reached the near post, the opponent’s midfielder, Tom, had already taken his position and cleared the ball early.

Team B got another corner kick, as for Ye Chen… he was directly knocked to the ground.

To be honest, with his physical condition, let alone the Premier League, he might not even survive in La Liga!

But Ye Chen didn’t stay on the ground for long. He quickly got up, handed the football that had landed in the corner to Januzaj, and at the same time, told him the new tactic.

This time, Ye Chen didn’t go to the near post to contest the header, but instead came to the edge of the penalty area to wait for an opportunity.

Although he no longer had the skill effect of the S-rank skill card, his long-range shot had become his strongest attacking method.

The main reason was that his body was simply too weak, and contesting headers inside the penalty area was too disadvantageous.

So he wanted to try a speculative shot!

“Bang!”

The football once again drew an arc.

Don’t underestimate it, Januzaj’s passing accuracy was really good.

No wonder he often took corner kicks after being promoted to the first team.

Ye Chen, on the outside, didn’t wait for the football to land and directly anticipated its trajectory.

“Bang!”

Ye Chen lifted his foot and kicked the bottom of the football.

However, upon seeing the football fly this way, Rosewell rushed over, throwing himself to block the shot!

But Ye Chen’s movement was faster than his; the football flew directly towards the top right corner of the goal!

Jonathan, in front of the goal, dared not be negligent and immediately tried to punch the ball out, but the football once again slipped through his fingertips!

“Swish!”

The football grazed the net, and a crisp sound rang out again.

This goal was like a basketball swishing through the net—crisp, pleasant to the ear, and beautiful!

“Hiss—”

The players witnessing all of this gasped!

They simply couldn’t believe that such a volley came from Ye Chen of China!

After all, they had been together for so long; they were quite familiar with Ye Chen’s capabilities.

It was precisely because of this that even though he had scored two goals, many people thought it was luck, that he had just fluked it!

But now—

His luck today was too good!

It must be said, stereotypes are terrifying!

The fact that Team B’s players were willing to listen to Ye Chen only showed that everyone’s goals were aligned.

However, Ye Chen, who completed a hat-trick, also slightly changed the stereotype.

Ye, who came back from China, seemed to have gotten a tiny bit stronger!

It was like a small monster in a cartoon suddenly evolving into a big demon!

“Wow, that goal was so cool!”

Just as everyone was watching the field, a white girl appeared on the sideline.

The girl had blonde hair and blue eyes, a captivating figure, and a pair of eyes that were incredibly lively, much like an elf from European mythology. She was wearing a red Manchester United jersey, and her lower body was a pair of white No. 7 shorts, complementing her snow-white beautiful legs!

Lina

Hearing the girl’s voice, Solskjaer finally reacted, a kind smile appearing on his face, “Lina, why are you here?”

“This Ye from China seems to be stronger than before! That volley was too cool!”

“Perhaps it’s luck!” Solskjaer said with a smile, “He’s been here for over a year and has never kicked such a beautiful long-range shot!”

“Is that so…” Lina showed a look of sudden understanding, “Huh, isn’t the Red Team the starting players? How are they 3-1 down? Did I see it wrong?”

“Today’s match is indeed a bit special. Ye, who just scored, actually completed a hat-trick! This is incredible!” Solskjaer exclaimed, though he had already made a decision: Ye Chen was included in the squad list for the match against Liverpool.

If there was truly no other way, he would need Ye Chen’s “luck”!