Chapter 1270 Within the Rules, But Immoral—Brother Lu Explodes

October 30th, the eleventh round of La Liga.

Barcelona welcomed the challenge from Mallorca at home.

Once again, Pirola found himself on the substitute list.

Mebarak was quite irritated about this.

If the team lost a goal, the defender couldn’t escape blame, and Gudiola wanted to replace him; he had no choice.

If the team led by more than a goal, then Gudiola could also substitute him to protect himself and train Pirola.

Unless the team and the opponents are in a deadlock, otherwise…

It’s really a blast!

I’m saying, are they pushing me to the brink?

On the pitch, a whistle blew, and the game began.

Barça kicked off.

The usual practice is to pass backward first.

But in the first few minutes, the opposing team’s stamina and morale are usually at their peak, so they’ll fight hard for the ball.

This few minutes of confrontation essentially determines the overall situation of the next ninety minutes.

Can the team in control of the ball maintain possession?

If they can maintain it, then generally, they’ll dominate ball possession, gaining initiative and advantage.

If they can’t maintain it, the situation will become evenly matched, possibly with a disadvantage in ball control.

This is akin to the first move in chess, the first step in the butterfly effect.

It may seem far from the outcome and unrelated, but it already adds weights to the balance of victory.

In Barça’s style, when facing such a situation, they fully enter their ball control mode.

Constantly passing back and forth.

Only when they have dissipated the opponent’s vigor will they slowly push the ball across midfield again.

Because at this time, the opponent, who has lost morale and needs to catch their breath, often won’t continue pressing but will retreat to defend.

This gives Barça more space for ball control, allowing them to push the ball into the opponent’s half almost unobstructed.

Effortless!

Easy!

Control!

This is the terrifying aspect of Barça’s extreme ball control.

But…

The brain behind Barcelona’s strategy, Hernandez, suddenly felt a bit restless today.

Watching Lu Yang constantly looking back at the situation while changing his position on the front line, he had an indescribable feeling.

Though Barça’s extreme ball control can easily overwhelm the opponent once their momentum is dissipated, pushing the ball across midfield.

But… football isn’t just about one option.

There’s another thrilling choice, an equally exciting type of football.

Though full of unpredictability, with Lu!

He dramatically increases the small chance.

In an instant, Hernandez made a decision.

He wanted to see what football would be like when standing opposite Barça.

Hernandez made a move to pass back to Burgos.

The pressing Mallorca player preemptively moved past Hernandez towards Burgos, attempting with teammates to surround Burgos.

However, Hernandez feigned a move, half-turned to face the goal direction, and raised his right leg.

Bam!

The ball soared high into the air.

Long pass from the back!

The cheers from Camp Nou fans suddenly diminished.

Because this was a completely unexpected situation for them.

Was Hernandez not in good form today?

How could he make such a choice devoid of ball control thinking?

Isn’t this the kind of rough football only played by the English?

This…

Not only the fans, but most of the players on the field for Barça were also stunned.

Even Ortiz, who’s usually perfectly in sync with Hernandez.

Though Ortiz quickly caught on.

He immediately turned his head, not looking at the ball in the sky, but at the Barça player number seven charging towards Mallorca’s penalty area, Lu Yang!

“Hernandez makes a long pass, such a play is very unlike Barça!”

“Oh! It’s Lu Yang! Lu Yang is sprinting, he has a chance to reach the ball.”

“No good! Mallorca’s defense is very focused, their two center backs closing in on Lu Yang from left and right, there’s intense physical confrontation.”

“No chance! Hernandez might be trying to utilize Lu Yang’s speed, but Mallorca’s defense hasn’t pushed up, it’s just seconds into the kickoff, their defense hasn’t moved up.”

“And no one playing against Barça has the right to push their defense up. Being pinned in their own area is the normal situation against Barça.”

“What! Lu Yang hasn’t gone down! He presses forward with difficulty in the confrontation, but the seemingly intense collision hasn’t affected his path and speed at all.”

“Ball control! Beautiful!”

“Lu Yang calmly controlled the ball under pressure from both sides. None of the other Barça players can do this! His body is incredibly strong!”

“But facing a close-range confrontation and squeeze from two players, Lu Yang might not hold on to the ball; it’s a matter of creating a foul.”

“If he can draw a free kick here, that would be amazing! This is the perfect range for a Mateo free kick!”

Bam!

The commentator’s words were interrupted.

In the confrontation, Lu Yang first collided to the right, knocking away the right center back, then made a touch to the right to gain some distance.

The left center back immediately closed in.

But Lu Yang had already followed the ball, taking a shot with his right foot!

Explosive shot in the opposite direction!

Breaking through to the right with his right foot, the angle of the shot sent the ball to the left.

The ball slipped just between the legs of the pursuing center back.

The ball speed was extremely fast.

Bang!

The ball brushed the left goalpost and went into the net.

Super sharp angle!