Praxedes passes back to Pellegrini.
Plazza keeps chasing the ball.
Pellegrini plays it to the dropping Lu Yang. Lu Yang carries it one step to the left, pins Plazza behind him, and the two crash into each other in a brutal physical battle.
But to everyone's shock, Lu Yang doesn't get sent flying by the 1.91-meter Plazza. Instead, after a solid collision, he uses the impact like a second-gear launch and bursts out.
Plazza had planned to bump into Lu Yang and then grab at him, but he's the one who gets bounced away and fails to stop Lu Yang's first step.
What a monster in the duel!
Forget comparing him with attacking midfielders.
Even if you compare him with top defensive mids, center-backs, or central forwards, that's still first-tier level.
This Lu Yang… is he really this strong?
You couldn't tell at all.
Plazza chases after Lu Yang. He's not overly worried though, because Joseph has already dropped into the holding midfield spot and is retreating properly.
