Echoes of Greatness: The Rise of a Global Football Sensation

"You are not that good"

Yang Yang does not know the shock of everyone on and off the court, he only has his opponents in his eyes.

His breakthrough was blocked, the first time that had happened in the match. Flevoland's left winger was embarrassed. After hearing Yang Yang's words, he was irritated and gnashed his teeth.

It's just a coincidence, what are you proud of? retorted Flevoland's number 7.

"We'll see." After the other team's reply, he turned and walked back.

Obviously, he was really angry that Yang Yang had stopped his breakthrough.

Yang Yang stared at the other person's back and smiled indifferently.

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After the ball was passed to the forward line, Flevoland quickly cut it off.

It is not that Helen Parkhurst's players are not working hard, but their midfielder is relying too much on Henk Dimer and with the nucleus frozen, the whole midfield operation becomes a mess and there are many mistakes.

After several passes, the ball was again played to the left.

As a strong team in the Inter-School Cup in the south of Amsterdam, the strength of Flevoland's number 7 can be described as good among his peers. Although he has been provoked and is a little hot-headed, he has learned his lesson and is slowing the ball down to look for an opening before doing anything.

His advantage is his speed, and the sudden acceleration of his dribbling is his greatest asset.

This time, after receiving the ball, he took it to his right and raced towards Yang Yang.

You were lucky just now, let us see if you can defend this time!

Yang Yang also immediately realised that the other party had no reservations this time and tried his best.

"When facing a one-on-one attack, defenders are often under a lot of pressure and have to make decisions in a very short time. It is easy to be deceived by the opponent's feints when he shows some signs, and it is taboo to grab blindly. "

"The more urgent it is, the more you have to stay calm, be patient, follow your opponent and wait for the opportunity".

"And the moment often comes when the opponent's two actions are connected or when the ball is out of his control."

Helen Parkhurst's opponent quickly brought the ball to the front of the penalty area. Suddenly, his right foot drew the ball inwards and Yang Yang immediately turned 45 degrees sideways, towards the defending goal, and continued to move backwards. His opponent was unable to break through, but he was left with an opening on the right.

Were you fooled? Flevoland's number 7 was overjoyed.

"Damn, he's going to pass!" Dick Vanpoer shouted in haste.

Could anyone be fooled by such a simple feint?

But Vanpoer's reminder was obviously too late, because the Flevoland left winger suddenly kicked the ball with his right foot and kicked his left foot forward, turning from the inside to the outside.

From start to finish, he never thought about cutting inside because his right foot can only carry the ball and after cutting inside, it is difficult for him to control the ball. The outside is what he does best.

But when he was satisfied and felt that he was finally going to pass Yang Yang, he didn't know when, but he saw a figure in front of him, the rookie who was defending him and suddenly cut in front of him, just blocking him with his body. He was trapped behind Yang Yang, forced to stop his sprint and lost the ball.

After Yang Yang had blocked him, he caught up with the ball and kicked it horizontally with his right foot to bring it into the penalty area.

His central defender's team-mates released the ball again and Helen Parkhurst was on hand to save the day.

There was another round of applause from the touchline and even the fans were cheering.

"Well done, kid, nice defence."

"It's really steady, it's great!"

"I'm starting to like you, haha ..."

Yang Yang heard the applause and cheers from the fans on the touchline and raised his right hand to show his appreciation.

It felt really good to be praised.

Looking back at the stunned left winger, Yang Yang smiled and said, "I knew you wanted to go down.

Flevoland's number seven was shocked. Had he deliberately left an opening on the right?

After a careful examination, he immediately realised that the other player seemed to have made a disturbing move before he cut in. At that time, he had already decided to leak out the right side and make himself come down.

Looking at Yang Yang's back, he suddenly felt a bit scared.

For two consecutive times, he hadn't been able to take advantage of the other party. How could he be so careless?

He was really depressed, was he really the worst player in the Almere Youth Team?

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"He really managed to defend!" Dick Vanpoer could not believe his eyes.

If the first defence was just luck, then the second defence cannot be explained by luck.

But was this really Yang Yang? When did he have such a skill?

"His progress is too fast." Johnny Rep was also surprised.

Although he knew that Yang Yang had improved a lot in training lately, and that his defensive performance was even better, he never expected the improvement to be so great as to be too surprising.

"The two defences only use some of the simplest and most common practical skills, but whether it is his calmness when confronting the enemy on the spot, or his grasp of the timing of the defence, it is striking, especially after the defence has just succeeded. He didn't even look at his team-mate to see if he had the ball in the penalty area, but he seemed to know that his team-mate was in that position. "

"That ..." Dick Vanpoer was a little surprised, "You mean ..."

Some superstars who can read the game, even in a fast-moving game, can read the situation around them as if they were watching a video, and then anticipate the defender's thinking and make unexpected decisions.

Stars with this ability are rare, but always amazing, such as Raul, Bergkamp or Ronaldinho.

But does Yang Yang seem to have this ability?

Earlier, when he was training with the team, he was like a headless fly, without it at all.

Johnny Rep shook his head and sighed, he was less and less able to understand the player now, but judging by his performance in the last few minutes, he might really be a defensive player in the future.

"Anyway, I will watch him for a while."

Dick Vanpoer nodded slightly, and he noticed that the head coach seemed to have the meaning of making the Chinese player stay.

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Even when their left winger failed to break through twice in a row, Flevoland did not change their attacking approach.

The most important thing they rely on is the breakthrough of the number 7 on the left. At the moment, Helen Parkhurst's right-back is the only weakness they can exploit, so why change tactics?

However, in the ensuing one-on-one, their left winger failed to take advantage of Yang Yang. Whether it was a frontal breakthrough or a straight back speed, Yang Yang did not give the opponent a chance. .

This left Flevoland's number 7 very depressed and helpless.

Although Helen Parkhurst's defence is stable, the midfield organisation is still weak and the attack has not improved.

With several one-on-one victories, Yang Yang began to become more and more confident, coupled with the lapse of time and physical energy consumption, the opponent's No. 7 player gradually changed his strategy, and Flevoland began to seek other directions Offensive, the pressure on the right side of Helen Parkhurst was greatly reduced, and he began to try to support the midfield.

However, the midfield was led by Henk Dimer and he clearly did not trust him. On several occasions Yang Yang made a run for the open space on the right, but no one was willing to pass the ball to him and the chance to attack was wasted. Dick Vanpoer and Johnny Rep shook their heads and sighed.

In terms of ability, Henk Dimer may be the team's number one leader, but he is narrow-minded and not a team leader, just because he has a disagreement with Yang Yang he even ignores the interests of the team.

But Almere was less than seven years old, and there were not many young talents, so with the potential of Henk Dimer, it may be difficult to enter the Ajax youth camp, but it will help Almere fight for promotion to the Dutch second division without a problem.

Every team will be more forgiving when dealing with such a young talent, and Johnny Rep and Dick Vanpoer know that.

Yang Yang also noticed that his teammates never thought to pass him the ball, but he didn't mind. Every time he had the chance, he would still run out to respond. For him, this is also a rare opportunity to practice the game, especially the use of [God's Vision].

The time was ticking away, but the score on the field was still zero to two. Helen Parkhurst's attack had not improved at all. After several failed attempts to break through on the left, Flevoland began to play more on the right and in the middle.

But in the 78th minute, Flevoland attacked from the right, forcing Helen Parkhurst's entire defensive line to the left and forcing Yang Yang back into the penalty area as well, but suddenly they shifted the play to the left by playing a long ball to their left winger, who was left unguarded.

Their number seven sprinted forward from midfield and ran straight at the ball.

Everyone inside and outside the stadium was taken aback. Head coach Dick Van Poer even shouted "Oh no!

The Flevoland striker waited for his chance at the edge of the penalty area. As soon as their left winger caught up with the ball and accelerated to the bottom left to cross, he's dangerous. Wasn't that how the two goals were conceded?

At this time, Yang Yang rushed out of the large penalty area and also ran towards the place where the ball landed.

Flevoland' left winger is known for his speed, but Yang Yang has plenty of energy and his sprinting ability is not inferior. In fact, he seems to be faster than his opponents.

In particular, the opponent's No. 7 player, after losing many confrontations in a row, faced Yang Yang, who charged out like a wolf and seemed to be thin, but had no fear of colliding with himself. He could not help but lose his momentum. 

When the momentum was weak, the speed was half a beat slower. As a result, Yang Yang first caught up with the ball and waited for it to land.

After a period of basic training, Yang Yang's basic skills have indeed improved a lot, which is undoubtedly reflected in this light first touch.

The ball was controlled by Yang Yang before going past the number 7, falling from the outside to the back of his opponent, and Yang Yang also maintained his speed like a gust of wind, going past his opponent's side and chasing the ball straight down.

There was another round of applause and cheers from both inside and outside the stadium.

But Yang Yang didn't pay any attention. Having caught up with the ball, he quickly took it down the right flank to move forward.

Yang Yang successfully intercepted the ball and immediately launched a counter-attack.

Yang Yang's run down the right flank was only blocked by Flevoland's left-back, who was pressed close to the halfway line.