If you are a brother, come and play football

Chapter 5: Riva's Olive Branch (asking for monthly ticket)

The entire stadium was silent for a few seconds, and then the away stands immediately erupted in excited cheers.

"See? I knew he could do it, right? Right!!!"

Nevio Scala turned around and grabbed his assistant's shoulders, shaking him excitedly.

The assistant teacher had an indescribably strange expression on his face.

Because a few minutes ago, Scala told him that it was time for Lu Deyang to try his luck.

How long has it been since you last spoke that you've forgotten what you said? Your time is shorter than the Korean martial law.

Riva in the stands also widened his eyes. It is not easy to see such a wonderful goal in the third division.

He feels that luck plays a big role.

Even so, he still gave applause gracefully.

Although he has been loyal to Cagliari all his life, this goal still makes him feel that today's game was worthwhile.

After a brief silence, the Cagliari players immediately burst out with amazing fighting spirit.

These days lower-level teams are very regional.

They and their parents have basically witnessed Cagliari's heyday, so they naturally have a psychological advantage and sense of superiority when facing a team like Regina.

Mario Ierpo clapped his hands to remind his teammates to cheer up.

The goalkeeper later played for Milan.

Massimiliano Capellini went straight to Lu Deyang after kicking off. As a young player of the team, he had to be more active.

His position is winger, but where are the wingers in Italian football?

Basically you need to participate in defense.

Lu Deyang felt that this guy looked familiar at first glance, and it seemed that he would play for AC Milan in the future.

So it is not surprising that Cagliari is first. Many players in their team have the potential to be substitutes in the top leagues. This level is already quite exaggerated for the C-League.

As soon as the collision occurred, Lu Deyang found that he had no physical advantage.

Normally, it would be better to choose to intersperse and support in this situation, similar to the way Van der Beck played at Ajax.

However, this style of play requires very high off-ball running and passing abilities, and lower-level Italian football teams do not have such a fast pace.

You can't just pass the ball and move forward, then look back and see that your teammates haven't caught the ball yet, right?
Cagliari launched another attack, Pulgar got the ball on the left, Lu Deyang turned around and started chasing back, Massimiliano Capellini hesitated and did not keep up.

Just as Lu Deyang thought, Italian football has rather rigid requirements for player positions.

Without any hesitation, Lu Deyang rushed forward.

It is not required to have strong tackling ability, as long as you stretch your feet you can cause trouble to the opponent.

Anyway, he is not easily injured, so he just needs to play more with his body when the opponent has the ball.

Poole has good acceleration, but his footwork is not very smooth.

After being blocked by a Regina player, he ran towards the sideline with the ball. Seeing this, Lu Deyang rushed over and kicked.

Pulgar immediately hooked the ball to adjust.

However, his ability to control the ball in a small area is quite average. After his speed slowed down, he had no chance to start. He was stuck to the sideline by Lu Deyang and couldn't move.

Pulgar, who was somewhat exasperated, swung his right foot and tried to kick the ball to Lu Deyang for an out-of-bounds kick, but Lu Deyang was prepared and dodged.

“Well done, Dejan!!!”

Nevio Scala clapped and shouted from the sidelines.

Let’s not talk about things like ball feel.

He saw a valuable quality in Lu Deyang, which was that he could use his brain when playing football.

This time, Lu Deyang had obviously guessed that the opponent might create an out-of-bounds ball and made preparations in advance.

A Regina player came over and threw the ball out of bounds.

Lu Deyang ran to the middle, and Massimiliano Capellini did not follow him.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Lu Deyang returned to the right again.

Tascisio Catanese received the pass from his teammate and immediately moved forward.

Lu Deyang received the ball near the penalty area and swung his right foot directly, and the ball drew a beautiful arc.

"Be careful!!!"

Cagliari coach Ranieri's reminder was too late.

George Lunetica got into a critical position, fought with the opponent's defender and rushed into the penalty area. He lowered his head and headed the ball into the net.

"Yeah yeah yeah~"

Scala waved his arms passionately on the sidelines.

The greatest charm of football is reversal. The score is still 2:2, but he has already seen the hope of a reversal.

On the bench, Bagnato rubbed his scalp hard.

Damn, this kid suddenly became a lot more powerful.

He could accept that Lu Deyang's score went from 40 to 60, after all, 60 was just barely passing.

But now Lu Deyang’s growth is a bit unreasonable.

The kid who used to play video games all night with those bastards on the team is actually a fucking genius?

The entire stadium was filled with boos.

Cagliari fans vented their dissatisfaction wildly.

They were originally in a dominant position and had the home advantage, but now they have been equalized.

This was not only an expression of dissatisfaction towards the visiting team, but also towards the home team players. Sweat also appeared on Ranieri's face.

The fledgling tinker is less than 40 years old and cherishes the opportunity to coach Cagliari very much.

The team was relegated not long ago, the players are quite strong and have the opportunity to realize his ambitions.

The young marshal rubbed his teeth vigorously with his tongue.

He did research his competitors, but who the hell would have thought that Regina would actually send someone with connections.

He was very clear about Lu Deyang's situation.

He joined Reggina at the age of 16 and made two appearances in the past two seasons. His performance was quite average. The only time they didn't lose was because Reggina was leading.

Is this a different player today? He has a twin brother who can play football?
Even though he was unwilling, Ranieri knew he had to make adjustments at this time.

From the time the team went from taking the lead to being equalized, it was inevitable that the players' mentality had problems during this period.

Let's make substitutions to strengthen the defense first.

Nevio Scala turned his head and looked towards Cagliari's coaching bench.

I didn't expect this young colleague to be so cautious.

The game scene gradually became dull.

The entire Reggina team, who came from afar, were not in good shape, and Cagliari, who played at home, began to focus on defense.

Neither team had much offensive intention.

The fourth official on the sidelines has raised the overtime card and the game will end in three minutes.

The coaches of both teams also used up their last substitutions.

At this time, there can be no tactical adjustments, just substitutions and trying luck.

In the final minutes of the game, Regina got a corner kick opportunity.

Players from both teams crowded in Cagliari's penalty area.

Seeing the empty space behind the goalkeeper, Lu Deyang remembered Arsenal's corner kick tactics.

Pick and roll!

The goalkeeper was trapped and unable to save the shot.

Few teams used this tactic before VAR became popular, mainly because it was easy to be penalized for colliding with the goalkeeper.

But with VAR, it can be seen that several Arsenal players surrounded the opponent's goalkeeper but did not actively touch him. This is a tactic allowed by FA rules, but it made the goalkeeper very annoyed.

The moment his teammate kicked the ball off, Lu Deyang rushed behind the opponent's goalkeeper.

Mario Ierpo jumped backward and bumped into Lu Deyang. The ball flew over his hands and fell to the back post. Bagnato, who had just come on the field, made a sliding tackle and blocked the ball into the goal.

"Damn it, he hit me!"

Ierbo turned and shouted to the referee.

Players from both sides also looked at the referee.

The referee looked towards the sidelines and saw the linesman shaking his head. After a few seconds of silence, he pointed to the center circle.

The goal is valid! ! !

Accompanied by two short and one long whistle, the entire Regina team rushed into the field.

Killer! ! !

They successfully reversed their opponents in the focus battle.

For most of Regina's players, this is one of the few commendable games in their careers.

Everyone is very excited.

Captain Maurizio Raggi even announced: "When we pass by Rome on our way back, I will treat the whole team to a meal."

"Long live the captain!!!"

The atmosphere instantly became more heated.

"Well done, Dejan."

Scala put his arm around Lu Deyang's shoulders and said, "You played very smartly on the court today. You are very good at finding the opponent's weaknesses."

“Because I like to observe the characteristics of each person.”

Lu Deyang said with a smile.

He liked to do this when he was a fan, to see which players had what weaknesses and how the players of the team he supported should deal with the opponents.

"Perform well, keep it up, and you will definitely play for a big team."

Scala patted Lu Deyang on the shoulder and said.

During his career, he has played for top clubs such as Roma, Fiorentina and AC Milan.

"Can we chat for a minute?"

came a voice.

Scala was a little unhappy about being interrupted, but when he looked up, he found it was his former national teammate.

"What's up, Gigi?"

Scala asked.

Luigi Riva looked at Lu Deyang and asked, "Young man, are you interested in playing football in Cagliari?"

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