Another 159: In the darkness

The "Artist" eye... Others can sometimes experience it when in the zone... It feels like an "out of body" field
of vision because you can see things behind you that you wouldn't usually see...

But this isn't, in fact, an out of body field of vision... This is just adrenaline widening your field of vision
and soccer sense making you anticipate what's happening behind you... To an extent. There is still... A blind spot!

I first thought he knew about it when he came block my shot from my blind spot, but it turns out it was
just dumb luck... For a simple reason...

I appeared on his field of vision on purpose to show him from how far I could cut his passes...

Despite this, when I went into his blind spot... He still passed the ball! If he knew about the weakness,
he wouldn't have risked it...

Now I have shaken his belief... While he's still playing collectively, he isn't using his greatest weapon...
It's true that this plan wouldn't have worked if a keeper of lower caliber than Lortie tried to stop that...

But as the game goes on, his belief shaken, his actions failing, his doubts growing... Swallowed by
negative thoughts... Devoured by the darkness! You'll become your own worst enemy... A liability to your team!

OL YOUTH IS CIRCULATING THE BALL, BUT FILLING IN ON THE MIDFIELD FOR MISAKI WHO WENT UP ON THE ATTACK, BOSSI MANAGES TO INTERCEPT A BALL WITH A TACKLE, SENDING HIM TO A CLOSE TEAMMATE IN THE PROCESS! A GOOD JACK OF ALL TRADES, BOSSI IS THE IDEAL PLAYER FOR POSITION CHANGES!


... MISAKI EVENTUALLY COMES BACK TO HIS USUAL POSITION, AND PSG YOUTH IS SENDING HIM THE BALL...


... AND MISAKI ISN'T CONTROLLING THE BALL, WITH A DIRECT VOLLEY PASS, HE'S SENDING THE BALL TO HIS LEFT, TOWARDS...


... GERINI WHO WENT UP! AHH BUT!! FERRILLI, COMING FROM NOWHERE, IS INTERCEPTING THIS PASS AGAIN!...

Ahh!! A... Again...!

GERINI IS TRYING TO CATCH UP BUT FERRILLI, DRIBBLING WITH THE BALL, IS ALMOST JUST AS FAST AS HIM!

Just you wait! Take this...

... Vanishing tackle!... What!?

DIVING FORWARD, GERINI STILL MANAGES TO PERFORM A TACKLE... BUT FERRILLI IS DODGING IT! AHH, BUT WITHOUT THE BALL!? GERINI IS PUSHING THE BALL OUT OF THE FIELD... IT'S A THROW-IN FOR OL YOUTH!


FERRILLI IS LETTING HIS TEAMMATE PERFORM THE THROW-IN WHILE HE'S GOING BACK TO THE CENTER OF THE FIELD, BUT MISAKI IS CLOSELY MARKING HIM, WHILE LOOKING AT THE THROW-IN!


What the... He... He's disappearing!?

FERRILLI IS ESCAPING FROM MISAKI'S MARKING...! AND IS JUMPING TOWARDS THE THROWN BALL, THIS IS... A JUMPING VOLL...


.... NO! N'DIAYE SURGED HERE, AND NOT FEARING FERRILLI'S KICK, IS CLEARING THE BALL WITH HIS HEAD AS HARD AS HE CAN!!


MISAKI IS PICKING UP THE CLEARED BALL AND IS IMMEDIATELY SENDING A PASS FORWARD!... NO, THIS IS A CURVING BALL, GOING TO THE RIGHT...

This is our chance for a counter!

FOR BOSSI, BUT... BUT IT WENT RIGHT IN THE FEET OF AN OPPONENT!

What!! I... I couldn't see him either...!

Nihihi... While your vision is almost perfect even when you aren't in "the zone"...

Just like everybody else... Your field of vision is strongly reduced when you are in a "slump"! Here it is...
You are shrouded in darkness... And like a vicious circle, this slump will make you do more mistakes, haunting you with negative thoughts, making you dive further in the slump!