If you are a brother, come and play football

Chapter 118 If you can't play well, you will inherit the family business (Subscription required)
When I got home that night and told this to Monica and the princess, they both laughed so hard.

"Aren't you afraid of your bodyguards?"

Lu Deyang asked.

It’s understandable that she has a good relationship with Monica, but there will always be problems when she goes to King Lu’s house.

"It's okay. Who told you that the bodyguards are their people?" The princess said with a blink.

Lu Deyang gave a thumbs up.

It’s true that having motivation is different.

Monica brought dinner to the table and said, "How about a bottle of wine? It's a good way to relax."

"forget it."

Lu Deyang shook his head and said, "I can't drink very well."

Monica became even more excited after hearing this. Without saying a word, she picked up a bottle of red wine from the cabinet and opened it quickly.

Lu Deyang: ...

He suspected some conspiracy.

Doesn't this silly girl think that they can win if King Lu gets drunk?

Anyone who has played the game knows that the BOSS will either be killed directly or go berserk in the second stage.

There is no room for compromise.

"This wine isn't very good. I'll bring you some next time."

The princess said, "I have plenty of storage rooms at home anyway."

Lu Deyang smiled and nodded.

This is also a good daughter of dad.

"Have a drink, dear."

Monica persuaded.

Lu Deyang took it without refusing. He was curious about what Monica wanted to do.

He really doesn't like red wine and can't tolerate it very much.

After just a few drinks I started to feel a little dizzy.

"Dejan, Dejan, are you feeling uncomfortable? Go to bed and rest." Monica said.

It's not that uncomfortable.

Lu Deyang still lay down on the bed.

Lu Deyang actually fell asleep just lying there.

He didn't know how much time had passed, it was already dark, and he heard Monica's words in a daze.

"Hey, Ms. Spencer, you don't want your lover to be killed by me, do you?"

……

The next day Lu Deyang got up very early.

Monica hugged her legs tightly.

She wanted to take everything at once, but ended up suffering a lot.

Lu Deyang helped her pull up the quilt and went downstairs to get the newspaper.

The front page of Gazzetta dello Sport had a photo of Matthäus, and they wrote: "This happened in Inter Milan's locker room. Matthäus ordered young players to help him clean his shoes, and was soon scolded by his teammates. Matthäus hit back: People who can't even score a goal have no right to speak. This made Inter Milan's locker room even more angry, and it is said that three players had physical conflicts with Matthäus one after another."

Tsk tsk.

In fact, seniority is quite serious in football.

This is the boot room culture in Liverpool.

Given Matthäus's strength and status, it is normal for young players to run errands.

If you want to blame someone, blame it on his poor popularity.

This guy always likes to show off. Lu Deyang remembered that Effenberg also said something similar in an interview. In the German team, everyone went to the window to get the food, but Matthäus asked the young players to bring it to him.

So even if he returned to Bayern and often took people out to bars, no one would think well of him.

We are all players, who the hell needs your little money?

If he lacks respect for others, no one will respect him in the end.

Lu Deyang could only shake his head.

No matter how many times I think about it, I can't help but sigh that this talent is really wasted.

He bet with Klinsmann whether the 32-year-old Klinsmann could score 15 goals, and the entire Bayern team frantically fed Klinsmann with goals.

What the little mustache lacked at the beginning was Matthäus. He made a bet with Matthäus that the Bavarian Army would capture Moscow.

The second page was about the news that the princess and Monica went shopping in Milan, and when the two left, the same items were snatched up by other customers.

Europeans' admiration for aristocracy is truly profound.

The front page of Corriere dello Sport discussed the new transfer policy. They wrote: "Continuing to open up the quota for foreign players will affect the development of local players and will give big teams more opportunities to monopolize excellent players. They can introduce 5 to 6 excellent foreign players for rotation and select the right ones for the team. This will greatly reduce the attractiveness of mid- and lower-level teams. It is difficult for us to see a transfer like Udinese's introduction of Zico."

Club presidents have participated in several meetings and the new foreign aid policy is no secret at all.

Lu Deyang also felt that there were pros and cons, but there was definitely a gap.

Football has begun to change after Bosman sued Liege.

No one can stop this.

It was Turin Sports Daily that criticized Luigi MacFreddy. They believed that the coach did not make good use of Baggio and that it was a huge waste of transfer funds.

Wherever Baggio is, he always attracts a lot of attention.

Lu Deyang clearly felt that Juventus has appeared more frequently recently.

Now many people in Italy like to discuss Juventus' lineup, and McFeddie is probably under a lot of pressure.

Neither of the girls got up.

Lu Deyang, feeling somewhat bored, opened the system.

I saw the prompt right away.

Your brother Enrico Chiesa received a gift from fate

[After being kept in Sampdoria instead of being loaned out, Chiesa was very excited. After all, the team had just won the treble, which made him look forward to the future]

[Especially your friendliness made Chiesa feel at ease, after all, you were going to be competitors. But just a few days later, after feeling your talent in training, Chiesa changed his competitors to Lombardo and the two forwards. It turned out that his choice was right. In the following games, you continued to shock him in various ways, and Chiesa no longer wanted to compete with you.]

[Chiesa is very happy to have been given some opportunities in the team. After all, playing in the top league will greatly improve him.]

[But Chiesa soon discovered a problem, that is, when you start, Boskov often makes substitutions in advance, and replaces you with him. Chiesa can accept this, and it is not a difficult thing for you to play as a substitute.]

[What he found difficult to accept was that Boskov always showed an attitude that made him uncomfortable. Every time the opponent made a big move, Boskov would ask him to warm up and prepare for the game. Chiesa once suspected that Boskov kept him just to make the opponent foul. Boskov's random movements also made Chiesa very angry, so he decided to teach Boskov a lesson.]

[After removing Boskov's gear lever, Chiesa was in a very good mood. He didn't think about the brake pads or anything like that. After all, it wasn't some deep hatred that would cause him to kill.]

[After a brief period of peace, Chiesa found that Boskov had not changed at all, and Mancini was also annoying. Chiesa decided to return to the game. What he didn't expect was that when he was removing Mancini's rearview mirror in the parking lot, he actually met Lanner]

[After a brief moment of embarrassment, Chiesa took the initiative to express his intentions. Lanner also explained that it was because Mancini often laughed at him, and he wanted to teach Mancini a lesson. The two hit it off immediately, and with Lanner's help, Chiesa was more comfortable with the demolition. At the end of the training session in the evening, Mancini arrived at the parking lot and found that only the tire of his R75 was left there.]

[Mancini was furious about this, but everyone thought it was very interesting. It was not until a few days later that only the rearview mirror of Boskov's beloved car was left. The club then determined that a group of gangsters or gypsies were targeting Sampdoria, and specially arranged security guards to patrol the parking lot, which temporarily reduced the occurrence of such incidents.]

[It's said to be decreasing, but in fact it still happens every now and then. The two of them are working better and better together, and they can often find gaps in security patrols to commit crimes. Not only that, every time they commit a crime, they will leave a card with the name Cassidy and Longaba on it, imitating the truck robbers of the American West era.]

[Even if the two of them transfer one after another and have a starting position in the new team, they will still find opportunities to get together and fight]

[One day, the two found that there were more and more spare parts in Chiesa's house, and there was no way to deal with them. These things of unknown origin would depreciate greatly if they were to be sold. Lanner, who had already received the first royalties, suggested creating a luxury car brand. Making mass-produced cars requires a lot of patents and technical reserves, but luxury cars are relatively simple. Chiesa immediately nodded in agreement and accepted Lanner's investment. The two of them created a new brand together and learned from many luxury cars that use surnames as brand names.]

【Due to his early experiences, Chiesa was very familiar with Soviet and World War II German technology. He hired several university professors as tutors, and he made great progress in mechanical engineering and other fields. He soon designed luxury cars that met mainstream aesthetics while taking into account safety and durability. After a wealthy man crashed his car at high speed and survived, Chiesa's luxury cars sold well. With your help, it soon gained a foothold and became another luxury car brand in Italy after Ferrari, Lamborghini and other brands】

[Chiesa was born with a silver spoon in his mouth, but he is not interested in managing a business. He works very hard on the court, because if he doesn’t work hard, he will have to go back and inherit the family business.]

[You have always been Federico Chiesa’s idol and role model. He has watched every one of your games at least 10 times. His biggest hobby is to watch your game videos and learn from them after returning home.]

【After unremitting efforts, Chiesa's level has really improved. Your ever-changing style made him feel at a loss. Chiesa even learned Chinese to try to find out the secret. Later, he could only admit that some geniuses are so unreasonable. But the game reading ability and timing control learned from you are also very important, allowing him to always create more goals at the lowest cost】

[After winning the Ballon d'Or in 2026, a reporter asked: Your father got a lot of help from Dejan when he started his business. Why is that? Chiesa replied: That's because he was a substitute for Uncle Dejan. Uncle Dejan is very nostalgic. It's not shameful to be a substitute for Uncle Dejan. Even Pele or Beckenbauer can only be a substitute in front of Uncle Dejan. The reporter asked again: Why did you refuse to come on as a substitute when you were selected for the first team? Chiesa said: But there is only one Uncle Dejan, so no one can make me a substitute. The only people in this world who can make me bow my head are the Suns and Lu Dejan.]

Lu Deyang: ...

This is a good thing, right?
He developed so well by watching the game videos of King Lu.

[Obtained Skill: Chiesa on the Wind]

Chiesa on the cusp of the trend - the brand you founded when you first started your business often attracts more attention due to some social news and public figures, and it is easy to gain the love and trust of customers. Customers' trust and reliance on the brand far exceeds that of other competing products.

What the hell!

Now King Lu has no choice but to become successful.

From now on, he, Lu, will be a fried chicken tycoon.

Who says you can’t make money selling hamburgers?

King Lu's goal is to make Mancini the Clown appear in every corner of the earth, even next to the Antarctic research station!
Now I really have to thank Chiesa.

When he starts his own business, King Lu will also provide angel investment.

The three of them spent an exhausting Christmas.

Lu Deyang was a little surprised that Matthäus won the Golden Ball, after all, West Germany lost to Italy this summer.

But when you think about Baggio's performance and Schillaci's contribution, it's normal that Italy didn't win the Golden Ball.

Lu Deyang also called Paolo Maldini, who was ranked tenth, to comfort him for almost winning the Golden Ball. Unexpectedly, Paolo Maldini did not appreciate it at all and even said that he would teach Lu a lesson in the next game.

After a 1:1 draw with Bari, Sampdoria finally ended its last game in 1990.

Monica didn't know what was going on, so she bought a sewing machine and kept it at home.

1 month 5 day.

Lu Deyang came on as a substitute and made a through ball to assist Parry, and the team managed to draw with Torino at home with difficulty.

Torino has performed quite well this season.

Ranked eighth, they are not at all inferior to the giants, giving people hope for their resurgence.

On a day off, Lu Deyang was forced to help Mancini move.

His parents have gone back.

He and Federica felt lonely living in the big house and decided to move back to the apartment.

"Did you rob a maternity and baby supplies store?"

Lu Deyang only then realized that the child actually had so many things.

"It was given by you guys, and Federica bought it." Mancini rolled his eyes and complained.

He didn't expect there were so many things.

When his son was a child and couldn't even drink milk powder, he had to keep the milk temperature at a fixed level.

"I'm giving you face by coming to help. That guy Gianluca didn't even come." Lu Deyang also complained.

"That bastard!"

Mancini said through gritted teeth.

He also didn't expect that Vialli would dare to stand him up.

This made the already heavy luggage seem even more.

"So you have to treat me to a meal, you know?"

Lu Deyang said.

"Got it, got it." Mancini said a little irritably: "When we get back, just ask them to take out the food and have French food." Lu Deyang nodded with a smile.

Few high-end restaurants offer takeout, let alone home delivery.

But there are always exceptions, and Sampdoria's first team has this face in Genoa.

Apparently the restaurant owner is well aware of the reasons behind Genoa's tourism boom.

Today’s public figures are similar to the internet celebrities of later times.

It may not necessarily make a store's business better, but it can easily destroy a store.

The Americans have made many similar movies.

The restaurant closed down due to malicious bad reviews from critics, and the male protagonist met true love, picked himself up and started a new business.

Finally finished it later.

Four people had dinner at Lu Deyang's house.

Filippo lay down on his bed and slept alone.

When the Mancinis return, they will still have to spend a long time cleaning up.

“Who will we meet next?”

Mancini said while watching TV.

"Who knows, as long as it's not Sparta." Lu Deyang said.

He didn't know what the temperature was in Moscow in March, but it was definitely below zero.

No one wanted to play football in Moscow at that time.

There are basically no weak ones among the top eight.

Masai was at his peak, and the boss waved his checkbook and signed a number of strong players.

As for AC Milan, they are an old rival and one of the best teams in the world.

Real Madrid has not yet become Somalia at this time, but its strength is equally good.

Porto is the dominant team in the Portuguese Super League and there are many Portuguese internationals in the team.

Dynamo Dresden was the leader of East Germany and a team supported by the secret police. They also had a mortal enemy called Union Berlin. Union Berlin was the only team that dared to resist at the time and was the spiritual sustenance of the East German people.

Spartak Moscow is not weak in itself, and they also have the home advantage.

CSKA Sofia is Bulgaria's top team.

Not to mention Glasgow Rangers, that is a famous devil's home ground, the kind that is deadly.

It seems that apart from CSKA Sofia, there is really no easy opponent.

As soon as the draw started, ripples appeared on the TV.

"Can't you get a better TV?" Mancini complained.

"This was there when we moved here. We can't just throw it away." Lu Deyang said with a smile, and stood up and patted the TV.

The ripples finally disappeared.

AC Milan drew CSKA Sofia.

"Damn, they're so lucky!"

Mancini said.

The only one that was easy to bully was snatched away by AC Milan.

Sampdoria was immediately drawn, followed by Dynamo Dresden.

This is also a good sign.

Real Madrid is unlucky and has to play in Moscow.

Porto drew Glasgow Rangers.

This result is generally good.

"After we beat the West German team, we are going to play the East German team. Does this count as conquering the whole of Germany?" Mancini said excitedly.

"Dresden is not very popular."

Lu Deyang said.

It's normal that Mancini doesn't understand this kind of thing.

Even West Germans may not know about Dynamo. "It's just an East German team."

Mancini said with a smile.

He was very happy not to have to go to Moscow.

He was already a little worried about going to Yugoslavia to play football, not to mention going to the Soviet Union, which was 100 times worse than the Jews in the eyes of the European media.

A few days later Lu Deyang was left in Genoa.

But Sampdoria lost to Lecce away from home.

Conte still performed very well in this game.

Although he did not directly participate in the goal, the only goal of the game was the attack he instigated after a steal.

Mancini was very relieved that Monica ran back to school.

He heard the sound of banging against the wall every day, and at least his son wouldn't be like him.

January 1, Ferraris Stadium.

The make-up match with Roma has finally arrived.

It also makes Sampdoria's schedule more crowded, as they are inserting a game between two league games.

That's why we lost against Lecce due to the large-scale rotation.

The good news is that the team has gotten over the injury wave.

"Today's opponent can't lose again," said Boskov.

Mancini smiled and said, “Boss, don’t you believe us or Dejan?”

There was an immediate burst of laughter in the locker room.

"By the way, did you see the interview? It seems that Dunga was attacked by our fans," said Vialli.

"Who knows if they are our fans? Maybe they want to throw dirty water on us."

Viljoward said disdainfully.

"Yes, they are definitely not our fans." Paluka nodded.

The two Marcos looked at each other. Of course they are not our fans, they are our players!
Lu Deyang opened the system and selected the lottery.

[Your good brother Gianluca Pagliuca is not very fast, but his goalkeeper position covers up his shortcomings, so draw a very fast player. Ding, get the 1990 Italy World Cup group stage opener, Argentina VS Cameroon, Claudio Caniggia single game experience card]

Son of the wind!
This is also a famous Roman player.

Maradona's good partner.

In fact, it would be more interesting to draw it when playing against Napoli, but it would be okay against Roma.

As a striker, Caniggia is good in all aspects.

Especially the extremely fast-paced changes of direction.

His downfall was mainly due to drug abuse.

There are quite a few South American players taking drugs these days.

"Let's go, let's go out and warm up."

Pagliuca said.

Lu Deyang looked at Mancini and asked, "Why don't you hand over the armband?"

"You ate $400 of my money the other day, I'm not giving it to you!"

Mancini said.

"It's not just me."

Lu Deyang said with a smile.

Mancini just said it casually.

Lu Deyang has found the pattern.

If the opponent is strong or has a big-name captain, Mancini will definitely give the armband to him.

Roma is quite strong, but it is still a little bit inferior to the two Milan giants.

"Dejan!!!"

As players from both teams came out, warm cheers rang out again at the Ferraris Stadium.

The loss to Lecce in the last game made many fans miss their number seven player.

Some fans are even discussing retiring Sampdoria's No. 7 jersey in the future.

Waller looked at Sampdoria's half with a unhappy expression.

It is widely rumored that Lu Deyang is the nemesis of German players, and he wants to get back at them.

But it’s not easy to win when the tenth team meets the top team.

Lu Deyang felt good during the warm-up.

In today's Argentina, there is no technically inferior striker who can start.

"Today Dejan returned to the starting lineup again and we could see the passion at the Ferraris Stadium. Obviously Sampdoria fans know very well that Sampdoria with and without Dejan is completely two different teams."

"Yes, mainly because Dejan often performs well on both offense and defense. He can be regarded as two players. Dejan's appearance is equivalent to having one more player on the field for Sampdoria."

"The camera showed a young fan in the stands. We all know his identity. He is Roma's genius Francesco Totti. It is said that he has a good relationship with Dejan. I wonder which team he supports today?"

Lu Deyang also saw Totti.

Immediately waved to the stands.

Totti didn't even dare to respond.

Lu Deyang could only smile and shake his head.

Totti's family are all Roma fans, and the two sides are rivals today.

The little prince might be afraid of having nothing to eat when he returns home.

Terry's whole family are West Ham fans. Once, after he scored a goal against West Ham, he saw his father and uncle giving him the middle finger in the stands.

Italian fans are capable of this kind of thing.

"Let's go, go back and prepare for the start." Mancini shouted.

Lu Deyang followed him to the player tunnel.

"Dejan!"

Giannini shouted and waved to Lu Deyang.

Lu Deyang smiled and nodded.

He is quite familiar with the Italian national team.

"Okay, let's talk about the starting lineups of both teams."

Sampdoria 442 double defensive midfielder and double forward:
Goalkeeper: Pagliuca

Defenders: Lanner, Virchowd, Materazzi, Carboni,

Midfielders: Lu Deyang, Redondo, Dossena, Lombardo,

Forwards: Vialli, Mancini.

Roma 541 double defensive midfielder and double forward:
Goalkeeper: Giovanni Servone,
Defenders: Thomas Berthold, Amedeo Carboni, Nera, Stefano Pellegrini, Tempestili,

Midfielders: Fabrizio Di Mauro, Grolin, Stefano Desideri, Giuseppe Giannini,
Forward: Rudi Völler.

"Roma was defensive before the game even started, and it looked like they wanted to get a point through a draw today. Ottavio Bianchi's tactics were quite conservative, and I lost some interest in the game."

"Maybe today's game will be one-sided, with Sampdoria besieging Roma's goal."

"I hope that's not the case, otherwise the game will be boring."

At 11 o'clock in the evening, referee Arcangelo Pezzella blew the whistle to start the game.

After Voller passed the ball back, Mancini rushed forward.

Even though the game had already started, he still hadn't figured it out.

Why can Lu Deyang always win the coin toss so easily, but when it comes to him, his opponent always wins.

Mancini, feeling depressed, was ready to teach the Roma players a lesson.

He quickly rushed towards Desideri who had the ball, but Desideri was not panicked at all. He waited until Mancini was less than one meter away from him before turning around and kicking the ball sideways.

Grolin received the ball and quickly passed it to Mauro.

Roma was also not in a hurry to get the ball.

Today they played with a five-defender formation, which had one less striker in the frontcourt than the normal 442, so they couldn't pass the ball forward frequently.

The impact of losing a contact point is still not small.

Bianchi trained them for half a month to prepare this tactic.

It is to deal with Samp, and it is also a rehearsal for encountering other tough opponents.

Even if we see good results in a loss, we can still use it when facing the top three in the north.

If we can't get a draw against Samp, we may be able to get one against those teams.

Ottavio Bianchi thought very clearly, he regarded today's Sampdoria as a whetstone.

It would be best if we could get points, but if we can't, we won't blame the players.

After all, the team's strength and positioning are there.

You can't tell Desideri to cooperate with Giannini and ask him to keep a close eye on Lu Deyang, right?

So far it seems the players are playing well.

Even if there are occasional mistakes, having one more person on the defensive line can still make up for it.

This made Bianchi very satisfied.

There were already boos at the Ferraris Stadium.

Even in Italy, Bianchi's tactics were quite conservative.

Fans go to the stadium to watch exciting games.

It's not like Roma just took the ball and increased the passing rate, and then just kicked the ball into Sampdoria's half.

This style of play, which does not press forward unless there is an absolute chance, and instead retreats to one's own half, can indeed prevent the opponent's attack to a great extent.

But not to mention his own offense.

Almost ten minutes into the game, neither side had even a single decent attacking opportunity.

When Lu Deyang broke through with the ball, he actually faced more than three defensive players.

In the 13th minute, Giannini rushed forward with the ball and passed it as soon as he passed the half court.

Seeing that there were no teammates in the frontcourt, Waller simply knocked the ball back.

There was no intention of dribbling the ball himself.

Redondo rushed forward to press Desideri, who quickly passed the ball to Giannini. Lu Deyang seized the opportunity and successfully poked the ball behind Giannini.

Giannini turned around and chased back immediately, reaching out to pull Lu Deyang's jersey.

However, Lu Deyang's explosive power was too much for him to bear. Not only did he fail to delay Lu Deyang's start time, but he also brought himself down.

"Damn it, defend him!!!"

Bianchi shouted from the sidelines.

We must not give Lu Deyang a chance to take a long shot today.

He was impressed by Lu Deyang's shot in terms of both distance and power.

Tempestili quickly rushed towards Lu Deyang, who easily avoided him with his left foot. Seeing Mancini making a forward advance, he immediately shook his right ankle and kicked the ball out with his toes.

Snapped--

Mancini started faster.

Sebastian Neira was a step slow in chasing back.

But the defender decisively chose to tackle from behind, but he was lucky. His left foot passed between Mancini's feet and poked the ball out, and Servone quickly pressed the ball under his body.

"It was so close. The Roma defender made a clearance with a penalty kick this time."

"I have to say that Dejan's passing is really penetrating. Mancini's speed is still not up to that level. It would be better if he could be faster."

Rossi said.

Lu Deyang can obviously pass the ball faster.

But my teammates can’t keep up, so passing the ball too quickly is useless.

Mancini stood up and walked back cursing.

No one would be happy if they were tackled from behind. This time he was concentrating on shooting in front of the goal and his nose was almost hit when he fell to the ground.

"It's a shame that the Romans are hiding in their tortoise shells."

Mancini complained.

"We can't help it. We are too strong."

Vialli said with a smile.

Servone quickly threw the ball out, and Mancini and Vialli hurried back.

Although Roma mainly focuses on defense, they will not miss the opportunity to counterattack.

Desideri made another horizontal pass, and Giannini ran to the middle with his right foot. His footwork was excellent, otherwise old Giannini would not have said that Totti would surpass young Giannini in the future and used him as a reference.

Dossena made a quick steal but was forced past Giannini who passed the ball to him.

But when he ran forward, Redondo had blocked his way. Someone came and tried to pass the ball, but Viejoward took the ball and passed it forward quickly.

Now it was Redondo who was dribbling the ball.

As soon as they met, Redondo knocked Giannini off balance.

Grolin rushed forward and Redondo quickly passed the ball to Lanner who was making a forward run.

After Redondo rushed past the top of the arc, Lanner took the ball and moved towards the middle before kicking the ball back.

Desideri missed the ball and immediately turned around to try again.

But Redondo had already passed the ball forward.

Lu Deyang!
In front of Lu Deyang was an entire line of Roman defense.

Nella rushed towards Lu Deyang immediately, trying to disrupt the pass, but he was still a step too slow. Lu Deyang half turned around and touched the ball with his toes. The moment the ball bounced, he used the inner instep of his left foot and the ball quickly came in front of him.

"Dejan!"

The fans cheered.

Finally saw some exciting scenes.

Seeing this, Mancini quickly moved forward.

Nella began to chase back frantically.

Pellegrini, who also tried to steal the ball, was easily passed by Lu Deyang while changing direction during his run.

The three defenders in the penalty area didn't dare to move forward.

Mancini and Vialli are both near the penalty area, and as soon as Lu Deyang moves, he will definitely pass the ball.

As Lu Deyang got closer and closer to the penalty area, Tempestili was forced to go to the middle to defend.

But Lu Deyang kicked the ball directly in front of the top of the arc.

Snapped--

With a crisp sound, the ball rose from the ground and drew a beautiful arc, passing over the goalkeeper's fingertips on the small penalty area line and falling into the goal.

(End of this chapter)