Another Goal

After the substitute team celebrated, Lin, who was lying on the ground, was pulled up by his teammates.

A few close friends even ruffled his hair before returning to their positions.

Not only the substitute players, but also some main team players extended their congratulations to Lin.

Deulofeu even gave Lin a big hug saying, "Lin, how did you do that just now?"

Bypassing an entire defensive line by a single player is something not even he, a professional attacking forward, can do.

He couldn't have imagined that it would be achieved by his good friend who played as a defensive midfielder; this left Deulofeu feeling incredibly incredulous.

"Want to learn it?"

"Yeah!"

Deulofeu eagerly nodded.

"I learned it from Messi too. If you want to learn, just watch several of Messi's matches, observe and learn, and you'll naturally get it!"

Lin seriously said.

Originally meant to tease Deulofeu, Lin didn't expect him to take it seriously.

"I see, no wonder I thought your dribbling style just now looked familiar!"

Deciding inwardly, once the youth team's training ended, Deulofeu would go over to the first team and master Messi's techniques up close and personal.

As long as he persisted and learned every day, he believed he could do it!

Lin was speechless; seeing Deulofeu so enthusiastic, he didn't want to discourage him.

Moreover, Deulofeu appearing more frequently in the first team wouldn't necessarily be a bad thing.

This would leave a certain impression on the coaches, potentially making it easier for him to get noticed when there's a need to promote players from the youth team in the future.

The game continued, and because they were trailing, the main team increased their offensive force from the start.

They began using the first team's keeping-possession tactic, intensified pressing in the midfield, and accumulated a large number of players in that area.

The advantage was that it effectively intercepted and compressed the opponent's passing space and options, increasing the chances of them making mistakes.

Then once the opponent made mistakes, they could immediately launch a threatening attack in the opponent's half.

The downside was that if they faced a swift counter-attack, without regaining possession in the opponent's forward progression phase, their weak backline could become a fatal weakness.

Guardiola's ball-possession tactic enhanced the attack more than the defense. Essentially, this was a revolutionary defensive tactic.

The defensive approach was to prevent the opponent from touching the ball.

Without ball possession, the opponent naturally couldn't score.

Thus, they would collapse under Barcelona's siege.

After all, long-term defense is bound to fail!

To counter this tactic, when Mourinho was at Real Madrid, he targeted and developed a rapid counter-attacking tactic.

The core of this tactic was to minimize passing, players couldn't dribble, and they had to distribute the ball quickly, preferably with an instant one-touch pass. Moreover, the pass couldn't be lateral or backward but had to be forward.

The wingers had to run quickly and find space during the counter-attack, providing suitable passing lanes for the players behind them.

The transition had to be as simple as possible, avoiding direct confrontation with Barcelona in midfield.

Instead, bypass midfield, build the attack from the back, and transition a few passes quickly to the front, threatening the opponent's goal within a few seconds.

To achieve this effect, the defending team needed a backline player who could make good passes and one or two fast, skilled wingers.

Well, the youth team had a player like that—Lin, who had gained attributes similar to Messi's!

In the 18th minute of the game, the main team aggressively attacked in the forward field, and the substitute team made consecutive mistakes.

After gaining possession, the main team began to lay siege to the substitute team's goal.

But with too many defenders in the penalty area, their shots didn't pose a threat.

The ball was caught by the goalkeeper.

Lin glanced at the vast space in the main team's half and immediately called for the ball.

As a key midfielder, the substitute team naturally regarded him like a leader!

Without hesitation, the goalkeeper passed the ball to him.

The ball landed at Lin's feet. Two main team players immediately rushed up to try and intercept the ball as they did earlier with other substitute players.

But Lin stopped the ball, turned around, and skillfully bypassed one defender.

Then, he cleverly used the other defender as a shield to cut off the approach of another.

This was a very graceful escape with a smooth motion, and he immediately broke away at an odd angle.

Without hesitation, he rapidly passed to the substitute team's right winger, making a tactical gesture as he did so.

After receiving the ball, the right winger rushed forward into the main team's half.

The main team had only three defenders in their backfield, and one of them immediately rushed up, intending to stop the substitute team's right winger.

The other two defenders simultaneously retreated while preparing to cover.

The substitute team's right winger didn't dare to dribble, and as soon as he saw the defender blocking his path, he immediately passed the ball to his right front.

The ball's position seemed empty, appearing like a mistake.

But quickly, a flash of yellow swept in and took the ball.

The one receiving the ball was none other than Lin!

"Stop him!"

The main team's center-back, seeing that Lin had the ball, immediately panicked!

After making the pass, Lin quickly sprinted forward, getting to the ball before the defending player.

However, Lin's speed advantage wasn't significant, and the main team's midfielder caught up to him.

At this position, around 35 meters from the goal, allowing him to progress further with the ball could lead to a potential shot.

So, the main team's midfielder quickly grabbed Lin's jersey and used their body to bump into him, trying to bring him down.

In a formal game, this move would have been a foul.

Even if they couldn't touch the ball, they would at least take the player down.

But this was just an internal training match, and a tackle like that could likely cause injury, so they didn't dare to tackle recklessly.

Lin's height and weight were both less than the opponent's, completely at a disadvantage in the physical confrontation.

After being bumped by the opponent, he immediately felt a bit unsteady.

Fortunately, the substitute team's left winger had already moved into position, so before falling, Lin passed the ball.

After receiving the ball, the left winger quickly cut inside, closing in on the penalty area.

Two defenders had to split up to defend him, but before they could close in, he passed the ball to the right.

A following attacker took a shot, which was quite accurate, and the goalkeeper was ready to save it.

But during the ball's flight, it deflected off the leg of a main team defender, bouncing into the net.

At that moment, the main team's players had just reached the penalty area.

The score turned to 2:0!