Starting with playing defensive midfield for Evergrande

Chapter 24 Is this what super-Asian level defense looks like? (Please add to your favorites)
"Holy crap! Xiao Hao, how did you come up with that?"

"Damn, Xiao Hao, you've become famous overnight!"

"Su, that was a beautiful shot!" (Spanish)

"Haha, that's Beckham, for crying out loud!"

The midfield of the Saitama World Cup Stadium.

Su Hao, who had just raised his hands, didn't get to show off for long before he was surrounded by a group of teammates who had rushed over.

Some were rubbing his hair, some were patting his butt, and some were hugging Su Hao!
Okay, that's nothing. What worries Su Hao the most is that guy who keeps telling him to treat him to a meal.
At the same time, in front of the Evergrande substitutes' bench on the sidelines.

Even Marcello Lippi, who had maintained a calm and composed expression since before the match, finally showed a slightly different expression at this moment.

Lippi was well aware of Su Hao's personal abilities and his unlimited potential for the future.

Lippi insisted on including Su Hao in the starting lineup despite opposition, precisely because he had his eye on these players!

But Lippi really didn't expect that Su Hao could give him such a big surprise.

Just one minute into the game, he made his first successful interception and then immediately changed the score with a Beckham-esque long-range lob shot!

Lippi even felt that only Hollywood popcorn movies could portray such a plot.

But now it is happening clearly right in front of me.

"Boss! That Su guy is really something."

Not only Lippi, but Madanoni, standing beside him, also looked completely incredulous.

On Evergrande's side, everyone was overjoyed.

In contrast, look at the Urawa Red Diamonds' bench not far away.

Milhanoui, the manager of Rubin, who had previously vowed in the locker room to let the Evergrande players feel the aura of the Asian Red Devils' home ground, is now starting to get a little flustered.

The plot is wrong!
He had already set up the most stringent defensive trap for Evergrande, for that one true core player of Evergrande. Why?
Mihanoi had studied Guangzhou Evergrande for so long, yet he had never heard of the young man on the field who was surrounded by everyone.

"Who is that guy? Why doesn't the technical department have any information about him?"

As a seasoned coach, he saw more than just Su Hao's goal; it was the defensive ability that had just been displayed that made Mihanoj so furious.

"Boss, we really couldn't find any information about that number 30. All we found was that he's a first-year high school student at Evergrande Football School."

Mihanoi yelled angrily at the assistant coach, who replied with a wronged expression.

A freshman in high school?

The already irritable Mihanoj was so angry when he heard that his assistant dared to joke with him that the Seville man almost turned around and slapped his assistant twice!
Can a first-year high school student really be this good?

They fell behind 0-1 at the start.

Although it affected Mihanoi and the morale of Urawa Red Diamonds, this is, after all, Urawa Red Diamonds' home ground.

With the support of over 60,000 fans, Urawa Red Diamonds quickly seemed to have healed their wounds and launched another fierce attack on Guangzhou Evergrande.

The 6th minute of the game.

After patiently passing the ball around in their own half, Urawa Red Diamonds rallied and put the ball back at Marcio Richards' feet.

This time, however, Marcio Richards did not choose to go it alone.

Upon seeing Keita Suzuki advancing down the left flank, Marcio Richards flicked the ball diagonally just before Elkeson could pounce on him.

This one detail not only caused Elkeson to miss his target, but also allowed Conca, who came from the middle to provide support, to be left behind by Marcio Richards.

For Urawa Red Diamonds, Keita Suzuki received the ball with his left foot, then smoothly passed it forward with his right foot, past Richards who had been playing for Conca, and received the ball again!

A classic two-on-two!

Within a very small area, Urawa Red Diamonds' two midfield partners easily broke through Guangzhou Evergrande's first line of defense with their extremely tacit cooperation.

At this moment, in the heart of Evergrande's midfield!

Seeing Richards approaching with the ball again, Su Hao looked around and pounced on him without hesitation.

With Zheng Zhi covering for him, Su Hao wasn't worried that if Richards managed to get past him, his defense would be completely breached.

Furthermore, Su Hao was quite certain that Richards wouldn't be able to easily devour him alive.

There was nothing he could do. After playing for a few minutes, Su Hao really felt that the AFC Champions League was just like that.

It's not that difficult?

However, they seemed to be frightened by Su Hao's shot and that incredible lob shot.

Richards, who usually enjoys using his skills to penetrate the middle, immediately passed the ball out the moment he saw Su Hao marking him closely.

Right side!

Japanese national team player Yuki Abe caught up with Richards as soon as he started moving.

The two, who usually worked together seamlessly, clearly intended to use a one-two pass to break through Su Hao's defenses. However, what Richards and Abe Yuuki didn't expect was...

The player in front of me, who clearly had a youthful face, glanced at me the moment I passed the ball, and then turned around with practiced ease.

It was as if the other person had already guessed that he would kick her like that!

And just as Yuuki Abe pushed the ball forward, he threw his entire body toward Yuuki Abe.

A decisive, smooth, and textbook slide tackle!
Su Hao's left foot landed precisely on the football at Abe Yuki's feet.

This shovel cleanly and decisively ended Urawa Red Diamonds' second attack!

Do not!
Not only did they end Urawa Red Diamonds' second attack!

Yuki Abe was originally planning to come over to help defend, but Zheng Zhi pushed the ball towards Conca as soon as he got the ball!

Evergrande's counterattack has officially begun!
"pretty!!!"

"Su Hao's defensive awareness, and that tackle!"

"This is absolutely textbook perfect!"

"First, they pressed forward, and after anticipating the opponent's passing intention, they quickly turned and slid in to tackle!"

"That defense was still so beautiful!"

"Now I understand why Coach Lippi insisted on including Su Hao, a 16-year-old, in the starting lineup despite opposition!"

"Conca!"

"Catch the ball!"

"Muriqui on the left!"

"Through pass!!!"

"Good shot!"

"Cheetah Muriqui!"

"We've successfully crossed Urawa Red Diamonds' last line of defense!"

"He's one-on-one with the opponent!!!"

"Kato Jundai strikes!"

"no problem!"

"A direct dunk!!!"

"Right-footed shot!!!"

On the commentary panel!

Huang Jianxiang, who had only been sitting down for a few minutes, couldn't help but stand up again.

And this was accompanied by Huang Jianxiang's increasingly hysterical shouts.

The five thousand Guangzhou Evergrande fans in the stands, who hadn't yet calmed down after Su Hao's first goal, were already brewing a second outburst.

"pretty!!!"

"pretty!!!"

"The ball went in!!!"

"The ball went in!!!"

"the second!"

"2:0!!!"

"The match is in its 5th minute!"

"Guangzhou Evergrande has scored their second goal!!!"

"What a dream start!"

"What a one-sided match!!!"

"Guangzhou Evergrande took a 2-0 lead in less than 7 minutes at Urawa Red Diamonds' home ground, a place known as the home of the Asian Red Devils!"

"Su Hao!"

"This 16-year-old Evergrande player!"

"Two successful tackles helped Guangzhou Evergrande score two goals!!!"

(End of this chapter)