Maxi Carey only felt that the pressure in his chest was increasing rapidly. He could feel a force trying to open his ribs and break out.
It was a blazing fire.
His chest was experiencing high temperature and pressure.
It's like magma deep in the earth's mantle, rushing and conflicting beneath the earth's crust, looking for a breach to drill out.
But Carey struggled to suppress his anger, despite the fact that the Royal Cathorn players around him were like flies to mosquitoes.
These flies and mosquitoes...
Kaili thought to himself more than once that if this was before he was seriously injured, there would be no way he would be trapped by one or two people from the other side.
He only needs a simple acceleration to shake off his opponent and dribble the ball towards the goal...
Let the opponent only see his "taillights".
Now he has suffered serious injuries continuously, which has caused him to lose the ability to make various emergency stops and changes of direction while running at high speed. His fragile knees and ankles can no longer withstand such great pressure.
When the Dutch are unable to fly, they may be surrounded by flies and mosquitoes.
Kaili was upset by the flies and mosquitoes, and he couldn't always suppress the anger in his heart.
How to do it?
Of course, it’s to show off the flies and mosquitoes at Royal Cathorn!
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Although he played as a forward, in the actual game, Maxi Carey's position was very flexible. Parotti did not ask him to stay on the front line, but told him that he could go wherever he wanted and take it wherever he wanted.
The ball is taken wherever it is.
He believes that with Carey's experience and talent, he will definitely know where to appear.
It's hard for a head coach to tell a genius like Kyrie what to do about something like this.
As a coach, I just need to quietly watch him pretend from the sidelines... No, just watch him perform.
Now Carey has dropped back to the forward line, slightly to the left.
It seems that the position of left midfielder Luka Cerovic was squeezed, forcing the Croatian international to stand close to the touchline, stretching the formation very, very wide.
Joaquin Vela passed the football diagonally from the center.
Real Caterhorn's right back Benjamin Maldonado followed, and even though he saw Celovic on the sideline, he did not leave Carey behind to defend him.
Freezing Kyrie and targeting Kyrie are the top priorities in defense.
Almost as soon as Carey caught the ball, he quickly pressed forward.
Kyrie stopped the football with the outside instep of his right foot, and at the same time leaned his body slightly to the left, as if he was going to take the ball to the outside and break through.
Maldonado rushed up and saw this scene and immediately braked. As a result, his foot slipped and he failed to stop... But Maldonado's reaction was also very fast. He did not forcefully maintain his balance, but took advantage of the situation and shoveled the football.
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He thought he was caught off guard this time, but he didn't expect that Kaili would take an unusual path at all.
When Maldonado tackled him with his kick, Carey's right foot thrust diagonally into the turf behind the football. With just a slight rub, or rather a rub, the football, which was parked on the turf, was unexpectedly hit.
Jumped up and down!
As if he had come to life, he jumped over Maldonado's shoveling foot!
Maldonado made it clear when it was almost impossible to clear it out...!
Kyrie followed the football and jumped over Maldonado's legs, as light as a little girl jumping on a rope.
"Wow!! Beautiful!!"
Neither the commentator nor the Madrid Pirates fans in the stands actually saw the details of Kyrie's action, but they saw Kyrie suddenly shake off Maldonado before most people could react.
.So no matter how Kyrie does it, it’s always right to cheer for him!
Amidst the cheers that suddenly increased, Carey dribbled the ball towards the penalty area of Royal Cathorn. Maldonado also quickly got up to chase back, and guarded Carey together with the center back Jacob Tipland who came to cover the defense.
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Kyrie was guarded by two people. After entering the penalty area, he had no way to escape. If he continued to lead, he would not even have a shooting angle.
So he forced his kick to shoot.
The football was blocked by Real Catharon goalkeeper Salva Rodriguez, who fell to the ground and blocked the ball.
"Kyrie's shot! Oh what a shame! What a beautiful escape he just made!"
At this time, the TV broadcast showed Kyrie's extraordinary performance in slow motion, and the commentators were shocked:
"Oh my God! Look at this ball! Look at this ball! Look at how Kyrie pried the football up so skillfully?"
"The football is as obedient at Kyrie's feet as their golden retriever... I can watch this pick dozens of times!"
"Maldonado didn't block the ball? It doesn't matter. No one will think this is Maldonado's problem. It is normal for any defensive player to be unable to block the ball!"
"Ah! That's right! This is the Maxi Carey we are familiar with! His delicate foot skills and imaginative way of handling the ball are really pleasing to the eye!"
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The Madrid Pirates fans in the stands also saw Carey's wonderful pass through the big screen, and their cheers became even louder.
Although the goal was not scored, if you just listened to the sound, you would have thought that Kyrie had scored...
"This is what Kyrie is suitable for!" Parotti excitedly clapped his hands on the sidelines, and then shouted to Valentine, "Use his skills and talents to open gaps in the opponent's defense and create
Chance!"
Valentine still had some regrets: "It would have been better if he had chosen to pass the ball just now. Hu had already stepped in to take over in the middle..."
With a smile on his face, Parotti shook his head and said: "It doesn't matter, it's not important, Jesus. If this breakthrough can help him regain some confidence, even if he is a little more alone, I can totally accept it."
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While everyone was cheering for Carey's breakthrough, Maxi Carey was shaking his head slightly.
The ball just now, if it had been him before the injury, would have been impossible to be guarded by the two opponents after passing Maldonado.
Because when he catches up with the football, he only needs to accelerate forward to get into the penalty area. At the same time, he can get through the two defensive players of the opponent, making it impossible for the opponent to stop him.
Then he can face the attacking goalkeeper alone and score easily.
But it's a pity that he doesn't dare to do this now.
He was afraid that if he accelerated, his knee would be injured again.
So in the end, after he caught up with the football, he didn't dare to sprint. Then he was stuck and entangled by two opposing defensive players.
Kaili looked up to the sky and sighed.
Everyone was cheering for his passing as if he had scored a goal.
But this really should have been a goal...
Kaili looked back at the sky and noticed Hu Lai looking towards him.
Although he didn't say anything or make any gestures, Carey knew in his heart what Hu Lai's look meant. He shouldn't have chosen to shoot, but should have passed the ball across.
It's just that Carey doesn't intend to apologize to Hu Lai.
He wasn't going to explain why he didn't pass the ball.
Although he didn't mean to turn a blind eye to Hu Lai, he was just a little unwilling to give up...
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When Hulay looked at Kyrie, he wasn't actually complaining about why he didn't pass the ball to him. He didn't even bother to think about it. He was just shocked by what Kyrie had just passed Maldonado.
He had never seen Kaili do this move in training, so it was definitely not a technical move that Kaili had practiced for a long time. It was just an idea and a random kick, and the result was a wonderful pass...
Moreover, the whole movement was done so lightly, as if the weight was lifted with ease, as natural as mountains and flowing water, as smooth as silk... It's hard to say that he was fooled.
When it comes to showing off on the court, Hu Lai once celebrated before the ball hit the goal.
That is also very pretentious.
He, Hu Lai, has not been inferior to others in his life, but now he feels that in terms of pretentiousness, he is really far behind Maxi Carey.
The gap between the two in this aspect is simply like the gap between Kyrie and him in "self-protection".
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Maldonado on the field may still feel lucky that he did not become the backdrop for a classic goal.
Off the field, Real Caterhorn head coach Jean Osvaldo kept his eyes on Maxi Carey.
Kaili is still the same Kaili, nothing has changed!
He still remembers that at the beginning of this season, Kyrie scored in the first round of the league.
It stands to reason that the performance is good and the condition is very good.
But in the next few games, he played alone and couldn't cooperate with Hu Lai at all.
In the end, Parotti had no choice but to change him from the main player to a substitute.
If he hadn't been seriously injured in the national team game and missed half a year, thus actively ending the competition between him and Hulay, Pirates head coach Parotti would have had a huge headache...
It now seems that after half a year of recuperation, Kyrie has no intention of changing his playing style. Rather than passing the ball to his teammates, he would rather do it himself.
If it were Kyrie in the 2025-2026 season, Osvaldo was really afraid that he would do it on his own. Kyrie in that season was simply the best in blocking and killing, and he couldn't stop him at all.
But now Kaili...
As long as he doesn't pass the football to Hu Lai, he can pass by anyone he wants!