Chapter Five: A Defeat Worth Sixty-One Percent

【Compatibility as weak-side off-ball attacker: 94】 【Hidden combination: THE WEAK-SIDE STORM】 【Requirements: line-breaking pass from a dropping playmaker; sustained attacks created by a stepping center back】 Since childhood, Reed had been told to display his talent on the ball. Every reception had to become a dribble, as if an ordinary touch might send him back to the academy. His problem was not slow decisions. It was believing only touches proved he existed. At eleven that night, Lin waited in the car park. “The order says you can't contact me,” Reed said. “You can leave.” Reed did not move. Lin handed him a tablet. It showed none of his errors, only the direction Crown's left back had faced during Reed's twenty-seven minutes.