Chapter 46

"Robinho caught up and tried to steal the ball... but Rong has been dribbling! He's dribbling! Dribbling... Robinho can't even get a chance to steal the ball!"

Including commentator Bueno and others, everyone noticed something unusual about Rong Guang.

In the past, Rong Guang wouldn't even be able to control the ball after a few steps.

But this time, he managed to take several steps without losing the ball!

Robinho's speed wasn't slow, but he couldn't catch up to Rong Guang and couldn't steal the ball!

"Running without the ball can't even catch up to dribbling!" Caffrey was also shocked!

The commentators were well aware of Robinho's speed, as they had often commented on Santos' matches.

Robinho was definitely one of the fastest players on the pitch. But today, this fast horse stumbled in front of Rong Guang!

***

"That rookie... this is impossible!" Grayson, who was in the media stand, was already shocked when Rong Guang caught up from behind and stole the ball from Robinho, but he didn't expect his shock to continue!

Seeing Rong Guang dribble like Kaka, he was stunned!

When Coelho saw Rong Guang dribbling, with Robinho desperately chasing but unable to catch up, he smiled.

He remembered the dimly lit lakeside park, where Rong Guang ran with the ball, the sound of the ball rubbing against the ground, coming from far to near, and then from near to far.

He had run countless laps, day and night, on that road.

Now, he could finally show all his efforts in the match!

***

"This..." Renaldo stared at Rong Guang, speechless.

Kaka, standing next to him, also looked surprised.

Not just them, all the São Paulo players on the bench, including the coaches, were shocked!

They had never seen Rong Guang dribble like this before!

He was still slowly improving his dribbling skills in team training.

But it was absolutely impossible for him to be this proficient!

He could dribble at high speed without slowing down!

And the distance he dribbled was just right!

This is...

***

Robinho kept chasing, but couldn't catch up.

Diego, seeing Robinho in trouble, rushed over to help block Rong Guang.

But he faced the same problem as Robinho—when he tried to steal the ball, Rong Guang just dribbled it away.

He had no chance to steal the ball!

So he could only run alongside Rong Guang!

Thus, the Santos duo, Robinho and Diego, seemed to be escorting Rong Guang, running on either side of him...

Both wanted to steal the ball, but neither could!

The São Paulo players on the field were also stunned; they never thought Rong Guang could dribble so calmly past two Santos players!

They even forgot to go up and support...

But it didn't matter; Rong Guang was in such good form that he didn't even think about passing!

He just dribbled the ball into the Santos half, past the midfield line!

***

As a defensive midfielder for Santos, Renato was known for his fierce and aggressive style. He came forward to stop Rong Guang's breakthrough.

At the same time, Santos' coach Lote finally came to his senses and shouted from the sidelines, "Foul! Damn it! Foul!! What are you doing! Knock him down!"

He was scolding Robinho and Diego for just running alongside Rong Guang instead of fouling him early...

Publicly shouting for players to foul, it seemed that Santos' coach Lote was already desperate.

He was indeed anxious.

If he couldn't lead the team to the semi-finals of the Rio-São Paulo Championship, his position as coach would be in serious jeopardy!

To secure his position, making players foul the opponent was nothing!

His anxious state of mind was influencing the players throughout the match.

In fact, Santos had committed many fouls in this match.

Renato's tackle that sent Kaka out of bounds was almost a foul.

This time, he clearly hoped Renato would use the same tactic again.

Renato thought the same.

When Rong Guang dribbled the ball, he charged from the side and crashed into Rong Guang!

The crowd gasped, as if they could already see the thin Rong Guang being knocked flying by Renato.

But it didn't happen!

Rong Guang wasn't knocked flying!

Although Renato tackled him, due to the unclear judgment of their speeds, Renato underestimated Rong Guang's speed. When he hit Rong Guang, Rong Guang had already rushed forward, and he only managed to graze Rong Guang's back!

This light collision only made Rong Guang stagger.

But Rong Guang kept running forward!

Staggering, but still moving forward, he didn't fall to the ground.

Of course, he couldn't maintain his previous dribbling rhythm. But now, it wasn't necessary; with the Santos defense stretched, there were large gaps for him to sprint through!

Robinho and Diego, who had been slowed down by Renato's fall, tried to start running again, but they only saw Rong Guang's back already far away...

***

Because of the collision with Renato, Rong Guang couldn't maintain his dribbling rhythm when he touched the ball again. He kicked the ball ten meters away!

Alex, defending in the back, saw the ball coming and rushed forward to try to steal it and end Rong Guang's solo run.

Was the ball finally out of Rong Guang's control?

No!

The next second, he realized the situation wasn't as he thought.

Because Rong Guang was sprinting towards the ball!

Compared to him, Alex's speed was painfully slow!

They were running towards each other, with the ball rolling towards Alex.

But in the end, they almost reached the ball at the same time...

Alex tried to kick the ball away, but just as he raised his foot, Rong Guang had already poked the ball forward!

Rong Guang then rushed past Alex, who kicked the air and fell to the ground!

This wasn't dribbling anymore; Rong Guang had returned to his pre-dribbling style, kicking the ball far and relying on his speed to chase it.

This simple and brutal style had lost its effectiveness when opponents figured it out. The best way to stop Rong Guang was to compress the space and not let him have room to sprint.

But now, due to the counterattack, Santos' formation was stretched, and space was unintentionally created.

This was exactly the situation that used to allow Rong Guang to run freely!

This was Rong Guang's favorite situation!

After poking the ball, he accelerated again and chased after it!

***

When everyone saw this, they almost all recalled Rong Guang's debut match.

At the time, Corinthians' backline was empty, and Rong Guang used his speed to break through in a straight line!

Then he penetrated the entire Corinthians defense!

Like a knight in a European chivalric novel, riding a galloping warhorse, holding a spear level, without any fancy moves, just using pure speed and impact to pierce through the opponent, splitting their formation!

Lote stared at the scene, unable to understand how it had come to this.

Oswaldo suddenly realized this might be a good opportunity for São Paulo. He became excited, clenched his fists, and walked to the sidelines, staring intently at the field.

Godo couldn't cheer for Rong Guang at this moment; he was praying in his heart for Rong Guang to score this time...

Coelho and her friends also stopped calling Rong Guang an idiot.

Because whether Kaka could play at least two more matches depended on this "bastard"!

***

After poking the ball past Alex, Rong Guang chased after it.

This was a familiar rhythm for him.

Simple and direct, with no fancy moves, if you can run faster than me, go ahead!

Santos' goalkeeper Julio Sergio had no choice but to charge out—once Rong Guang had built up speed and dribbled the ball, whether he charged or not, it was a tough decision.

Rong Guang's series of breakthroughs had gradually brought the Santos players' morale to rock bottom.

Facing the aggressive Rong Guang, Sergio's confidence was already shaken.

He had no confidence in stopping Rong Guang!

When Rong Guang caught up to the ball again, he didn't continue dribbling but instead shot the ball before the Santos goalkeeper could reach him!

In the penalty area, the ball he shot rolled along the ground, passing by Sergio's hand without any interference.

During his special training, Rong Guang didn't forget to practice juggling, passing, and shooting every day. These basics needed to be practiced every day, or they would become rusty.

So this shot was of high quality!

After Sergio fell to the ground, he turned his head in despair, watching the ball roll towards the unguarded goal behind him...

At this moment, everyone's focus was on the ball.

They watched the ball roll quickly along the grass, heading straight for the goal, just like Rong Guang's sprint.

Finally, the ball rolled into the goal!

It stopped only when it hit the side net...

"GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL!!!"

Bueno had stood up when Rong Guang started his pursuit and hadn't sat down since. He didn't have the chance to sit down, as the pace was very fast.

Rong Guang's interception and counterattack kept his fast mouth busy.

Now he stood in the commentary booth, raising his arms and shouting.

"Great goal!! Incredible!!" After shouting, he continued with a hoarse voice.

"Oliveira! Robinho! Diego! Renato! Alex! Sergio! In this goal, these talented young stars all became Rong's supporting cast! The proud Santos youth team was defeated by Rong alone!"

"Before Rong came on, São Paulo couldn't even get the ball past the midfield, let alone score! But Rong did it alone! From defensive pursuit to counterattack and scoring! Rong both defended and attacked, preventing the team from conceding and scoring a goal... This is equivalent to two goals!"

"After a three-match goal drought, Rong scored again! He secured the win for São Paulo!!"