
Detailed playstyle
Golden-23
Scoring goals
He can be a pass target during corner kicks (Oversea fierce fights En La Liga arc, chapter 7, page 6).
When not in posession
Payol can intercept balls from Valencia going towards Santana (Golden-23 arc, chapter 59, page 2).
Payol can be fooled by Santana making it look like he's running forward, but is turning around instead. He will also stop moving for an instant if Santana is stealing the ball from a teammate (Golden-23 arc, chapter 59, pages 11 to 13).
Payol can rush to block shots from an unmarked Santana, but the latter can kick the ball high before jumping to dodge him (Golden-23 arc, chapter 61, pages 2 to 5).
Payol can thoroughly mark a player like Santana, and clear the ball far away in front of him (Golden-23 arc, chapter 67, pages 10 to 12).
Payol can lead the defense line into pressuring the opponent high up (Golden-23 arc, chapter 75, page 10).
Payol may stop Fago with a strong tackle (Oversea fierce fights En La Liga arc, chapter 8, page 14).
Payol might not be able to stop Torres dodging him with one touch on a long ball (Golden-23 arc, chapter 74, pages 12-13).
He can be lured by a dribble breakthrough from Natureza, allowing him to make a heel pass instead (Oversea fierce fights En La Liga arc, chapter 15, pages 14 to 17).
He might be tricked by Rail acting as a decoy (Oversea fierce fights En La Liga arc, chapter 28, pages 10-11).
He can be lured by Rail acting as a decoy (Oversea fierce fights En La Liga arc, chapter 39, pages 11 to 14).
Defending the goal
Payol can clear a loose ball before Aimor can kick it (Golden-23 arc, chapter 63, pages 17 to 19).
He might lose a high ball contest against Natureza on a cross from Robecaro (Oversea fierce fights En La Liga arc, chapter 24, pages 2-3).