atypical center forward

Chapter 36
The team won consecutive victories, Gressel received unanimous praise from the media and fans, and the players headed by Moya and Chu Yang also received great attention.

On Sunday afternoon, when Chu Yang and his teammates entered the Vallecas Stadium to prepare, the stands were full of seats. Probably because of the recent excellent record, the Valencia fans stood upright, and they were not weak in the face of the large number of Vallecano fans.

Among the many blond fans, a group of black-haired Chinese fans stood out. They wore Chu Yang's white No. 9 jersey and shouted Chu Yang's name.

Moya won the coin guessing, and Valencia chose to kick off first.

After receiving the pass from Moya in the middle circle, Chu Yang quickly passed back, and then started to run forward. The opponent's defender came to him immediately.

Vallecano played unexpectedly aggressively.

This team often enters and exits in La Liga and La Liga. Their strength is sometimes strong and sometimes weak. Even their tactics make opponents unpredictable, but they have reached the advanced level of La Liga in both offense and defense.

Vallecano's two wingers and one attacking midfielder cooperated with short passes in the midfield, and they easily penetrated to the front of Valencia's penalty area shortly after the opening. Although striker Bangira's shot hit the anti-aircraft gun, but Vallecano's players seemed to be encouraged, and the attack was even more exciting.

Under such an offensive, Valencia seemed a little passive at the beginning. Chu Yang hardly touched the ball in the frontcourt. The team's defensive midfielder Juan Letta became the busiest person. It was his tireless running that successfully contained many threats from Vallecano in front of the penalty area.

But purely relying on defense is obviously not the answer, someone must stand up.

Moya's name was heard from the stands and the Valencia fans were calling out for their captain.

He is the hub, the core, the engine of offense, and the key to turning from defense to offense.

Moya did not disappoint the fans either. After Letta successfully poked the opponent's ball away, he quickly stepped forward to grab the ball, and then immediately split the side.

Banderas received the ball, made a simple acceleration and changed direction to get rid of the defense, made a two-and-one with Garcia who was advancing forward, and then came to the left side of the penalty area, before Vallecano's full-back Garland grabbed the ball and knocked it across to the top of the penalty area.

Mo Ya and Chu Yang rushed over.

"Hold Cesc!" Vallecano's central defender Yama called out to another central defender, Inis, and followed Chu Yang himself.

It is well known that Chu Yang's dribbling is utterly weak compared to his versatile shooting and elusive running. He has almost never stuck the ball.

So when Chu Yang touches the ball, he only needs to do two things in defense, block the shot or intercept the pass.

"Yama caught up with the Chinese. He was trying to squeeze his opponent away with his body. This is a reasonable confrontation on the court, huh? What happened? The seemingly thin Chinese No. 9 won the competition of strength. Yama failed to stop him. What will the Chinese striker do?"

What will Chu Yang do?
Pass?Dribble into the box?Or... a direct shot?
Everyone was nervous.

Chu Yang didn't keep them waiting, and quickly gave his answer.

He stood beside the ball with his left foot, swung his right leg back, and shot a kick at the football that was still rolling gently.

The football flew straight towards the goal like a meteor, and the hearts of the fans on both sides were raised.

Yama was a little unbelievable. Although he didn't push Chu Yang away, he had been following Chu Yang all the time, making various small movements almost uninterrupted, but Chu Yang was able to complete such a high-quality shot under his harassment.

It can only be said that the figure of this Chinese is too deceptive. His strength and confrontation ability are absolutely outstanding among the yellow race. Compared with many European players, he is probably only worse than the most famous powerful centers in the Second Division.

The football flew to the left of the goal in the eyes of everyone, and the goalkeeper Tooni reacted quickly and immediately threw it out.

"Beautiful! Tooni saved the team. He accurately judged the direction of the ball and blocked the ball with a world-class save. Inis got the ball and he kicked the ball vigorously into the frontcourt. Vallecano's crisis was temporarily lifted."

Fans of Vallecano applauded Tooni one after another, and several teammates also gave him a thumbs up in praise. Only Yama and him looked at each other, and they all saw the lingering fear in the opponent's eyes.

The Chinese are so powerful.

Gressel and Heike on the sidelines were stunned by Chu Yang's shot.

"Chu's long-range shot seems to have become stronger?" Gressel asked uncertainly.

"Yes, the shot just now was very powerful and the angle was very good. It was just a matter of luck that it was saved, and Chu completed the shot under the close defense of the defender," Heike said with emotion, "The amazing Chinese, I really can't imagine how he performed so badly in La Coruña. Is the level of the first division really so much higher than that of the second division?"

"It's not the opponent's problem, but Chu is constantly getting stronger. He is improving almost every game."

Chu Yang didn't know that his long-range shot caused so many people's inner drama, and he was also annoyed by that ball.

How could he not be affected by the fact that Yama, a big living person, was jostling, bumping and squeezing beside him.

"It's good to have both ball control and speed at 15. If you can get rid of the defender's defense just now, adjust a little and then shoot, that ball will definitely go in."

"Chu, don't worry, there is still a lot of time." Mo Ya comforted.

Chu Yang nodded, and the two started to run back.

Vallecano didn't slow down his offensive because of Chu Yang's shot, and Valencia didn't intend to take it back. Although they still didn't score, the fans still enjoyed the battle between the two sides.

On the court, the most attractive thing is always the offense.

"Alex! He's past the defender, shot! Oh! Poor shot, he's wide!"

"Cesc's pass! Chu! He caught up with the ball! It's a familiar routine again, Chu single-handedly, huh? Wait, the referee's whistle blew, it was an offside, Chu's running position really tested the referee's eyes, I guess he must be the most unpopular person for the referee."

"It's another shot from Chu! He seems to have deliberately strengthened the long-range shot, and the long-range shot is of high quality, powerful, and precise. It's a pity that he lacked some luck..."

"The whistle blew and the halftime was over. The process was wonderful, but the result was helpless. I hope the two sides can continue to bring us wonderful offensive football in the second half. Of course, it is best to score goals."

(End of this chapter)