One option was to go around Cao Baiming's sides to make a pincer movement, even on a curved line, he was confident in his ability to overtake, as the advantage in speed would become more apparent over longer distances.
However, in this situation, if it were Cao Baiming he was facing, the flaws would be more easily exposed. Cao Baiming was not a heavy, aircraft carrier-like player; his agility and explosive speed were actually superior to Nelson's own.
Going around him like that, having already been caught by the opponent, would play right into their hands. Cao Baiming might have easily intercepted the ball with a well-timed move.
But that left only one other option: to charge forward directly, brushing past Cao Baiming's body. This would involve direct physical confrontation.
Yet, when it came to physical confrontation, from Nelson's understanding of Cao Baiming, he knew he had no chance of winning.
Although their weights seemed to be in the same class, in the Premier League, Cao Baiming's physical prowess left a deep impression of sheer power.
Even Lukaku, weighing over 200 pounds, was sent tumbling like a child in front of Cao Baiming. In physical duels, Cao Baiming was almost always like a mountain, completely unaffected, as if his body were made of steel, not flesh.
Even without direct experience against Cao Baiming, Nelson knew this path was impossible for him.
But in that moment, he could only think of these two scenarios.
Everything happened in an instant. As a last resort, Nelson suddenly had an idea and kicked the ball past Cao Baiming with a force that didn't seem like he was dribbling.
At this moment, Cao Baiming was somewhat surprised. He had expected a nutmeg attempt, but it turned out he had overthought it.
When he turned back, he found the ball had rolled nearly 10 meters behind him.
Cao Baiming became even more excited. Fortunately, he hadn't rushed to intercept; now he could finally have a real test of speed!
Nelson's confidence in his speed was so great that he dared to play like this in front of him. Cao Baiming was quite amazed by this.
This time, Nelson went all out. In that instant, his mind was blank. He just used the method he employed most often: ignoring everything and kicking the ball hard forward, letting it sit 10 meters ahead, and whoever caught it first would win.
Nelson had almost never lost when doing this.
At this moment, the ball had flown out. Both had their advantages. For Cao Baiming, his advantage was being closer to the ball, about a meter or so.
For Nelson, his advantage was that he didn't need to turn and could run directly towards the ball.
However, Cao Baiming's turn took almost no time. Then, they both started running almost from the same starting line. Nelson had already reached his top speed, while Cao Baiming had to accelerate from a standstill.
Current speed attribute 125! Cao Baiming thought. There was no need to use attribute points conversion; his current speed should be enough to catch the ball before Nelson.
Just two seconds later, Cao Baiming successfully controlled the ball, and Nelson shook his head in resignation.
He had never lost doing this before. He had truly never lost to anyone in a speed race. Now, he had lost to Cao Baiming, and he accepted it wholeheartedly.
Losing to Cao Baiming was not a disgrace in itself. After all, he had lost to Cao Baiming, which didn't mean he was weak. Cao Baiming was the strongest in this world.
Nelson only felt a pang of disappointment but quickly adjusted his emotions and returned to his position, waiting for the next opportunity.
Cao Baiming kicked the ball long to midfield, and then the midfielders organized a quick counter-attack.
This move eventually turned into a goal, scored by Williams.
While his teammates celebrated the goal, Cao Huaming slowly walked over to Nelson and gently patted his shoulder.
"Not bad, your speed is really fast. If I hadn't given it my all, I might not have caught up to you! Keep working hard, you're a very talented player!"
At this moment, Nelson felt almost overwhelmed. His eyes widened.
He repeatedly expressed his excitement and gratitude, his actions not stopping.
Nelson was ecstatic. Cao Baiming had spoken to him proactively, and his words would undoubtedly hold immense significance for Nelson's entire life.
The glorious moment of a future top star might have begun at this very instant!
Soon, the match time approached its end, and the score had quietly become 8:0. Of these, Cao Baiming had only scored 5 goals, with the other three scored by other players of Nottingham Forest.
In the final few minutes, the Nottingham Forest youth team wanted to seize the last opportunity to score. Finally, in the 89th minute, Kroyne, who had just come on as a substitute in the second half, created a set-piece opportunity on the right wing.
This position for a set-piece was only slightly better than a corner kick, but no one expected that such a simple set-piece would lead to a defensive error by the opposing players, directly turning it into a penalty!
The player who made the mistake was none other than the starting defender of Nottingham Forest, Lodi!
However, seeing the situation, everyone was not too disheartened. With the score as it was, giving the opponent a penalty seemed like a better outcome.
It would be rather awkward if they missed it, though.
To everyone's surprise, Nelson was chosen to take the penalty. He accepted the responsibility without hesitation, stepping forward confidently.
Nelson took a deep breath and then fired a powerful shot, calmly sending the ball into the net!