As a football field paved with artificial grass, the quality of the stadium is high enough. When stepping on the grass, there is no awkward feeling of stepping on the ground, and you can feel the strong attraction of this grass when you jump twice at will on the court.

It was on such a pitch that, after five months, I was back on the football field.

The position I chose was a midfielder, just opposite Hayama, who was the core of the front court, and almost everyone thought that I chose this position to compete with Hayama, including my teammates who were standing next to me. Of course, that's not what I chose for my position, on the pitch, a good midfielder is a person who can really take care of the overall situation.

Maybe the offensive players will always be better than the defensive players, and maybe the visual enjoyment that the offensive core brings to the audience will always be more comfortable than the playmaker behind them, but the rhythm of a team is controlled by the players who are behind them. This is especially true in competitions where there is not much difference in strength

Of course, Hayama is not unaware of this, but His Royal Highness the prince has to accept the applause of the audience, if it is not a front-court player, then there will be fewer opportunities to shine, in a certain sense, Hayama's position has been kidnapped by his fans.

When a player is not just a player, but exists as an idol, his every move is often not as comfortable as when he was a pure player.

I glanced at the other teammates around me, and it was clear that everyone was full of fighting spirit under my encouragement, but I could tell that there was a hint of uncertainty and confusion in their eyes.

Obviously, none of them trusted me, even after my impassioned preaching, and they had the urge to overcome their opponents, but their intellect told them that they could not win, and this sanity would become more evident after that brief impulse had passed.

But I can't change anything at this time, all I can do is on the pitch and keep earning the trust of other people.

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At the beginning of the game, the players on the substitute side launched the highest intensity of the full-court pressing from the beginning, which is not a tactical arrangement, but a manifestation of the excitement of a player to a high degree, and everyone is eager to use this kind of unsparing running, scrambling, to complete the effect they want to achieve.

However, this kind of pressing is accompanied by a higher risk of being left empty in the hinterland after being freed by the other party, and when I look at Hayama's expression, I can already understand the end of this kind of pressing.

Of all of them, I may have been just a minor character who wanted to fight Hayato Hayama without knowing the sky, but Hayama was certainly not such a person, and from the time he was willing to give me the core position of the football team, he should have known what I had done. So, if I were in his position, I would be able to be wary enough of the other person's character.

Therefore, I believe that Hayama will be able to know that I will bring out the fighting spirit of this team. Of course, if it were me, I would also know that Hayama would be able to formulate a corresponding strategy according to this situation.

My estimation was not wrong, in the face of this high-intensity pressing at the beginning, Hayama did not show any flinching or nervous look at all, he took the initiative to retreat his position a little, and shouted loudly: "Don't worry, according to the tactics said before, the formation is pulled away, to the foot to open, give me the ball when it is suitable, I will get rid of them!"

And the whole team of the main lineup was running in Hayama's order, the formation retreated slightly, Hayama almost retreated to the position of the back waist, and the other two wingers also retreated to the position of the center circle to help respond, leaving only Hayama's sworn striker called Tobe to press in front.

At this time, all the players on the side of the substitutes, except for the two central defenders, had already pressed through the half, and surrounded the players of the main lineup on a local scale.

The opponent's formation is very flat, and it seems to be disjointed, giving people the feeling that as long as they grab one more kick, they can break the ball and launch a counterattack on the spot.

Because the overall pressure of the formation is up, I can only press forward together to maintain the tightness of the line. However, I can see that the three midfielders, led by Hayama, have been constantly moving and maintaining contact points for others, so although each time the substitute player grabbed the ball "closely" to succeed, it was defused under Hayama's command every time.

At this time, this is the most dangerous time for the high press tactic, if it were me, I would have asked the other players except for a few players who forced the ball carrier to close back a little to avoid the opponent's counterattack after getting rid of it, but no one on the court wants to listen to me right now.

On the side of the main lineup, the No. 8 back player held the ball, and the substitute players stepped forward to press, but after a long time of acceleration, their pressing strength obviously decreased, and it was at this time that Hayama suddenly stepped forward from the back receiving position just now, and his teammates also sent the ball to his feet. In front of Hayama, there is an open field.

At the same time, the two main wingers who retreated to their own half also suddenly turned around and began to cut forward.

At this time, there are only three players in the backline, me and two central defenders, and all I can do now is block Hayama's forward path.

However, as if to mock me, Hayato's long pass, which crossed a beautiful arc, landed accurately in front of the high-speed forward left winger of the main lineup, and then, passing and crossing, Hayama's good friend named Tobe lived up to Hayama's trust in him and easily put his teammate's cross into the substitute's goal.

"1:0!GOALLLLLL!" called out the commentator who appeared on the sidelines at some point, "Although the players of the Yuhihama team played with great momentum at the beginning and made the Hayama team look embarrassed with their embarrassing pressing, the Hayama team was obviously prepared, a string of beautiful feet and passes, and finally Hayato Hayato instigated the goal." ”

Although the goal was expected, it was still a little unprepared to lose the ball so early!

I smiled a little bitterly, when I saw this kind of high-level pressing, I had a sense of foreboding, and I was ready to stop Hayama from advancing quickly, but Hayama's handling at this time did surprise me, his ball was very decisive, and there was no fancy action to show off his skills, just a direct long pass after receiving the ball.

The commentator's voice still echoed in my ears: "Although this ball was scored by Tobe and left winger Komatsu assisted, most of the credit for this goal should still be attributed to Hayama, who sent a beautiful long pass, especially this kick was sent by Kazuya Hihama, the opponent of this challenge, which can be said to be a one-on-one PK victory with the opponent." Obviously, in the midfield position, the first-year Yubihama-san was also aware of the possible danger on his side, but he was not able to prevent the loss of the ball, because the pass of His Royal Highness Prince Hayama was unstoppable at this moment!

Because of the instigation of the commentary on the scene, the audience also realized the key to Hayama's pass, and everyone shouted Hayama's name loudly, and Hayama's teammates who scored and assisted were also very knowledgeable, knowing Hayama's game in this game, they also consciously came to celebrate with Hayama, and dedicated their gratitude to Hayama.

However, Hayama didn't show any special joy, he just slowly ran towards me, patted me lightly on the shoulder, and said in that confident tone, "I'm sorry, I won the first game!"

"yes, you won, you won beautifully, much earlier than I expected!" I nodded in response.

"Oh, then you mean you can anticipate your backwardness?" Hayama glanced at me with interest.

"Yes, you can't win the game with fighting spirit alone, the cooperation, the technique, it's a little worse on our side, you came prepared at the beginning, for this kind of player who is only stronger than you, of course you can create a lot of opportunities, but the goal is so fast is really beyond my expectations. However, this is thanks to you, Hayama-senpai, your pass just now is quite good!"

"Thank you, but you're still lagging behind!" Hayama said to me, looking me in the eye.

"Yes, you're lagging behind, and my advice is that you should take this opportunity to score a few more, otherwise, when we start to fight back, you're not prepared and you won't be able to pull it back!"

"You're so confident, huh?"

"yes, how can I compete with you without confidence?"

"Then, I'll accept your opinion!" Hayama shook his head and said, "Just because you can see the danger just now, I can know your strength, but unfortunately, are you still unwilling to join the football club?"

"Let's wait until this game is over to discuss it, if you can defeat me, wouldn't it be impossible to take me away?"

"Oh, is it a bet?"

"You can take that for granted, right?"

"Then I'll take your words seriously!"

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As the game continued, it was clear that a one-goal gap could not be too demoralizing for the substitutes, but the kind of pressing on all the lines just now also made everyone wary, and they did not try to win the opponent in one go, but took a relatively cautious way of advancing.

I'm still out of the whole team, and when I'm attacking, no one is going to run according to my instructions, and when I'm defending, everyone treats me as a player who specializes in targeting Hayama, and doesn't see me as a part of the defensive system as a whole.

So, despite the hard work, the attack was in vain.

Instead, it was the main team that took advantage of a mistake from the side of the substitute to score another goal. The score was 2:0.

At this time, everyone's expressions were not the kind of excited expressions, but slowly, with a trace of panic and confusion.

This is what often happens in football when a weak team faces a strong team, and the weak team can often gain a certain degree of upper hand through a wave of momentum at the beginning of the game, but when their onslaught does not work, or even when the opponent scores, their morale will weaken.

Generally speaking, when they concede the second goal, morale drops to a relatively low level, and if they concede the third goal, then the rhythm of the whole game is controlled by the strong team, whether it is through possession and passing to deplete the game time, or through further stormy attacks to escalate the game into a one-sided slaughter, it is up to the opponent to choose.

At this time, the most important thing for a team is the inconsistency of the mentality of the players in the front and back courts, some people want to attack, some people want to defend, thus forming a disconnect between the front and back courts, which leads to a further collapse of the mentality.

And the current side of the substitute players is in this mentality, and Hayato Hayato also keenly grasped this loophole, and after instigating the first goal, he has been inconspicuous, took the initiative to get rid of my defense and take the ball.

"Yubihama, although I was thinking about giving you the core position, but I kept thinking, before the real confrontation, will you really be much better than me?" was the first sentence that popped out of Hayama's mouth when he looked at me with the ball.

"Hayama-senpai is not the kind of person who is unselfish, if these words are known to your supporters, what will they think?"

"However, if I win against you, then I say these words, it can only prove my strong self-confidence, although I am not the kind of perfect person in the eyes of others, but I will never hide my thoughts!" Hayama nodded and said.

"At this time, do you want to show individual heroism instead of playing team football? It's just 2:0, and the score is still not very safe?"

"After all, this is a match where you challenge me, so it's okay for me to show my heroism, right?"

"Then, Hayama-senpai, please don't regret it!"

"If the score is 3-0, it's going to be hard for you to save the game, right?"

"But, correspondingly, if I cut off your ball and instigate an attack, the rest of the people will trust me, right?"

"So, this is the second round, right?"

"The second round of 1v1 oh, let's start here!"

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I found that I couldn't write a football game in the first person at all.,Writing and writing, there is a feeling that the protagonist is not on the field and then watching other people run and they are walking.,I want to change the third person, but there are a lot of dialogues in the text that are not in the first person.,So I can't change the perspective of writing.,It's really frustrating.。