[Negative emotion value from Salah +600]
[Negative emotion value from Salah +1000]
Bang!
After Pierre completed the steal, he passed the ball to Chamberlain. Then, he heard the notification in his mind, and the corners of his mouth curled into a smirk.
It was Salah, the old friend from the pyramid.
He had casually hit 1000 points.
Looks like I have to keep going. Salah obviously has more potential to squeeze out.
Pierre felt a sense of satisfaction, thinking to himself that he was helping Salah reach new heights. He was sure Salah would be grateful for his "help."
---
Another attack followed.
Chamberlain received the pass from Pierre, aiming at a gap in the yellow team's defense. He crossed the ball, and Solanke, leaping high, overpowered the substitute center-back and hammered a powerful header.
Bang!
The ball hit the crossbar and flew into the sky.
"Ah!"
Solanke, furious, jumped on the spot.
As a substitute forward, he always felt overlooked. The main position was firmly held by Firmino, and Solanke was determined to challenge for that spot. He was giving his all in the training match to impress Klopp.
But after such an easy chance, he missed it. It was practically an empty goal!
---
The yellow team quickly counterattacked.
Salah had been shut down by Pierre twice already, so the yellow team switched their focus to the left. They passed the ball around, and Mane continued his dribbling run, shaking off Henderson. But Arnold, still not quite in full form, held his ground.
In frustration, Mane passed to Firmino, who had dropped back to receive the ball.
As soon as Firmino received it, Van Dijk closed in on him, giving him no room to turn.
But Firmino remained calm. Using his body to shield the ball, he passed it to Salah on the right.
Salah, getting the ball, started to make his move.
Then, the figure that had caused him so much trouble appeared again—Pierre.
Pierre's center of gravity dropped as he focused on the ball at Salah's feet. Salah, clearly irritated, wanted to get back at Pierre for intercepting him twice already.
He was confident in his skills and angry about the previous setbacks.
Salah started to dribble, feinting in every direction, trying to throw Pierre off. Pierre had a different idea. He wanted Salah to feel what it was like to be completely dominated.
Another feint.
Pierre quickly moved forward.
"Now!"
Salah, sensing his chance, exploded into action, pushing off with his right leg to dribble forward. But at that exact moment, Pierre's voice rang in his ear.
"Left!"
Pierre shifted to block Salah's path, his body moving into position, and with a quick hook of his right foot, he stole the ball.
Pierre immediately flicked it to his left foot, using his right as an axis to spin and throw Salah off.
Block! Steal! Turn!
Salah was thwarted again, and Pierre swiftly gained possession of the ball.
The other teammates were momentarily stunned, forgetting the game as they watched Salah struggle.
"Solanke! Attack!" Pierre yelled.
Bang!
Pierre made a long, powerful pass forward. His excellent ball sense and precise technique made such passes easy for him, though the landing point was a bit off.
Solanke reacted instantly, sprinting toward the backfield as he received the ball just in front of the penalty area. With a quick bicycle kick and a burst of speed, he bypassed the goalkeeper, facing an open goal. He calmly aimed for the net...
Then...
He kicked the ball wide!
"Damn!" Pierre cursed as he watched the miss.
Why does Solanke seem to have such an aversion to scoring goals? He was practically given a goal, and he managed to miss it.
---
On the sidelines, Klopp couldn't help but grin.
He walked over to Edwards. "If Solanke doesn't get it together, we should sell him. Find a more reliable substitute forward."
Edwards had always supported Solanke, believing he could be a worthy backup. But after these misses…
The empty net. The crossbar.
It was getting hard to defend him.
"I'll listen to you this time," Edwards said sheepishly. "I'll take care of it right away."
---
Back on the field, Pierre was puzzled. He hadn't received any negative emotion notifications after stealing the ball from Salah.
Salah had already caught his attention. "What do you mean by 'left side'?"
Salah's mind was preoccupied with the words "left side" that Pierre had spoken before the steal.
"You were going to break through from the left," Pierre replied with a shrug.
"I purposely let you think you could break through," he continued, "but I knew you'd go left the moment you started."
[Negative emotion value from Salah +1300]
The notifications kept coming.
"Can you predict the direction of my breakthrough?" Salah asked, his voice tinged with disbelief.
"I don't believe it! No one can do that!"
He was struggling to accept it. The realization of being outplayed was sinking in.
"Don't believe it? Then try again next time," Pierre said, his tone casual. "It'll be even easier."
Salah, now desperate to prove himself, turned to his teammates and ordered them to resume the game.
---
From then on, Salah began requesting the ball frequently, hoping to break past Pierre.
But every time, Pierre's voice rang out from the field.
"Right!"
*Snap...*
Another interception.
"Through the crotch!"
*Snap...*
"Still on the right!"
*Snap...*
"Overhead pass!"
*Snap...*
The cycle continued.
[Negative emotion value from Salah +800]
[Negative emotion value from Salah +1300]
[Negative emotion value from Salah +1100]
[Negative emotion value from Salah...]
---
Seeing Salah's frustration grow, Klopp quickly called off the training match.
Salah's eyes were bloodshot, his mental defenses completely shattered. He had truly felt the overwhelming pressure of being dominated by Pierre.
"My mentality is broken," Salah muttered under his breath.
The other players watched with sympathy, while fear was evident in their gaze when they looked at Pierre.
Even Firmino, Mane, and Chamberlain felt relieved they weren't on the receiving end of Pierre's relentless defense.
They couldn't imagine the mental toll it would take if they were constantly being outfoxed like that.
It was clear to everyone—no one would want to be the next target of Pierre's unyielding defense.
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