In every match, Yang Yang patiently searched for opportunities until the whistle blew.
That was even more true in the Copa del Rey final against Barcelona.
Since Yang Yang was no longer the center forward but the left winger, he dropped back to the edge of the penalty area to defend when Barcelona took a corner, leaving Suarez alone up front to wait for a chance to counterattack.
Barcelona's corner was sent from the right to the left, but somehow no one in the middle of the penalty area got to it.
Marcelo immediately chased toward the left and hooked the ball back, while David Silva also ran over to receive it.
At that moment, Yang Yang instantly realized that there was a chance to counterattack.
Opportunities like this could appear again and again in a match, but not every one of them could necessarily lead to a threat.
But Yang Yang ran for every single one.
The world was often helplessly like that.
If he ran, there might still be a chance. If he did not, there would truly be no chance at all.
So Yang Yang quickly ran diagonally from the top of the penalty arc toward the left. When he saw David Silva control the ball and carry it forward, he immediately pointed ahead of himself, signaling for the Spanish midfielder to pass it there, then accelerated after it.
David Silva had worked with Yang Yang for many years and had long since guessed his intention. Without hesitation, he passed the ball forward.
But Barcelona's defenders were no fools. Bartra and Mathieu had been following Suarez, while Alves had already pushed forward to attack. At that moment, there was no one left in Barcelona's defensive line.
Almost the instant David Silva passed the ball, Bartra guessed Real