Chapter 43: The Polo Opening Match
After a month of training, the overall strength of the polo team led by Du Ho has improved.
Originally, they were all good players in their respective fields, with good skills, and they were trained by Duhe's reasonable division of labor, so that they could show their strengths and be even stronger.
The game is approaching, and in order to participate, Duhe gave the team a name called the Iron Overlord Team and signed up for the competition.
On the occasion of this game, Du He did not forget their actual combat training, often invited other teams or was invited to play friendly matches, Du He and their iron-blooded overlord team won consecutive battles, and they were famous in Chang'an with a winning attitude.
Especially in the game with Cheng Bitingjin's Warriors, Du He led Luo Tong and they poured thirteen eggs into each other in a row, and everyone on the court except the goalkeeper had gains, which made them famous.
On this day, Chang'an was very lively, and it was the opening of the first polo match.
In order to show the importance of the polo match, Li Shimin not only attended the opening ceremony of the polo match in person, but also decided to enjoy the first game in person.
There are not many opportunities to have fun with the people, so Li Shimin is particularly cautious.
The people are also ordinary, Li Shimin's political achievements since his accession to the throne are obvious to all, and no one in the Tang Dynasty says that the Tang Emperor is a Ming monarch, and there are not many opportunities to get in close contact with the Ming monarch and the Holy Lord. Therefore, the people are also very excited.
Everywhere Li Shimin went, he cheered.
Seeing that the people loved his achievements so much, Li Shimin's tail was cocked. As recorded in history, it is true that Li Shimin is a wise man, but it is also true that some great achievements are true, after all, no one is perfect, and Li Shimin is no exception.
All the way to the polo field outside Chang'an City, which was built by Li Shimin personally to be similar to the situation of the National Stadium.
The stadium is semi-open, except for the special seats in the east where Li Shimin and the ministers are closed, all other places are completely open for the people to watch.
Perhaps because of Li Shimin's personal presence, the scene was extremely hot, and the huge stadium was completely full, gathering nearly 30,000 people to watch.
If it weren't for the fact that the scene was hot and unexpected, for the sake of safety, it would be controlled separately, but I am afraid that it is far more than that.
Li Shimin first gave a speech, and then ordered the players to enter.
Du He led the Iron Blood Overlord team into the field, looking at the dense crowd of spectators around him, some of the team members' legs were a little weak: "My mother, so many people, how can you compare!" ”
Luo Tong was also a little weak and asked, "Why should we be the team in the first game?" ”
"Because we're strong enough!" Du He said with some pride, this is not a lie.
If polo wants to be popular throughout Datang, it is necessary to let the people know the fun of polo.
This first game is the first good start.
Therefore, this game must definitely be exciting, so that the people who watch the game can like polo from the bottom of their hearts.
Li Shimin secretly checked all the team records, only Duhe's iron-blooded overlord team and the powerhouse team of the Weiguo Mansion remained undefeated and famous, and with a wave of his hand, he decided.
This opening match was played by the two of them.
The players from both sides entered, and Du He looked at the leader of the team opposite, and couldn't help laughing: "I didn't expect that we would meet in this situation!" ”
Li Yexu also laughed, "I can't think of it, but I've been looking forward to this battle for a long time!" ”
"Each other, each other!" Du He also pointed out that they all had the name of winning and had already had the heart to compete, but Li Shimin stopped him and asked them to postpone the game until the opening match.
The two teams lined up separately, and Duhe's formation was a 433 formation, which is a purely offensive type of football tactic.
This is a tactic adopted by Duhe according to the characteristics of the Iron Blood Overlord team, Luo Tong's offensive awareness is extremely strong, and the attack power is also quite amazing, and the other two wingers Luo Qiang and Luo Gang are also rare attackers, although they are not as good as Luo Tong, but they also have the potential to be forwards.
At the same time, it is also because of Du He's strength, Du He uses the technique of the hidden weapon to play polo, after many days of training, he can hit any object within 20 meters, and the accuracy is no longer enough to describe it with the word amazing, but terrifying.
In addition, he has the ability to see and hear all directions, and has the all-important insight of a centre-forward, and he can deliver a precise ball when the strikers need it most, and they will deliver the fatal blow.
With such a formation and their comprehensive strength, they are invincible on the field.
Du He looked at the other party's formation, and was secretly taken aback in his heart, the other party also put up a formation, and it was the famous 352 formation. This formation is 3 defenders, 5 midfielders, 2 forwards.
There are 5 players in the midfield, but because there are only 3 defenders, the defense is weak, and it is easy for the team that is good at attacking to take advantage of it.
The other party seems to be a little louder!
Du He's eyes narrowed, Luo Tong has the ability to tear everything, and the opponent's defense is weak, which is just an opportunity for them to take advantage of.
In this game, you have the chance to win.
But the truth is not as simple as he thought, and the Predator team led by Du He fell into a bitter battle at the beginning.
Duho got the opening ball.
As the core, Duhe first controlled the ball under the horse and instigated the first dial attack.
At the moment when Du He took the ball, Li Yexu and the opponent's No. 9 player came to attack Du He at the same time. At this beginning, they adopted the situation of two people to guard against Du He, and it seemed that they already knew how powerful Du He was!
There was a hint of consternation in Duhe's eyes, and the 433 formation he posed seemed to be the key to the sharpness of the forwards, but the key was the control of the midfield, especially Duhe's wonderful pass.
As long as the midfield is suppressed and Duhe is trapped, the 433 formation is bound to be greatly reduced.
Du He secretly wondered: "Could it be that they saw through their tactics at the beginning, and arranged five people in the midfield to suppress the midfielder and trap themselves?" ”
In this battle, Du He lost the lead, and immediately understood that this strong team really deserved to be a perennial winner, but it was capable.
But how can Du He be easily suppressed?
Du He smiled confidently, controlled the ball with one hand, the man and the ball were like one, and the man and the horse were together, it was Li Yexu, who was born in the military, which also made him dizzy.
Du Ho's superb ball control skills and equestrian skills caused a lot of applause!
He pretended to break through, but in fact, he saw the loophole and accurately passed the ball to Rotong.
It was like a goal that was exquisitely calculated by the machine, and the whole court was moved again.
Li Shimin couldn't help but shout: "It's good!" Suddenly, he spotted a familiar figure out of the corner of his eye and couldn't help but walk over.
A burly old man with a white beard was sitting in the corner, holding a pen and paper and watching what the ball was writing on the paper.
Li Shimin walked to his side and saw that the old man had drawn the formation of the two sides on top, and was doing an offensive and defensive battle.
Li Shimin remembered the scene when Du He was attacked before, and suddenly realized, "Pharmacist, this junior is playing, how can I get you involved!" ”
The old man with white hair and beard turned out to be Li Jing, the god of the Tang Dynasty.