Chapter 186: The Strongest High School Player
As soon as Hu Lai ran to the position to catch the ball, he was forced by Li Longkang, a defender from Chongwen Middle School, and he couldn't even turn around.
In desperation, he could only pass the football back to Xia Xiaoyu, who had just passed the ball to him.
But before Xia Xiaoyu received the ball, he was cut off by the players of Chongwen Middle School, and the players of Dongchuan Middle School, who finally got an offensive opportunity, could only immediately turn to the defense and quickly return to defense.
In order to prevent Chongwen Middle School from counterattacking, Xia Xiaoyu chose to foul on the spot, reached out and pulled down the Chongwen Middle School player who took the ball, and exchanged a tactical foul for his teammates to calmly return to defense.
Seeing this scene, the commentator said: "In today's game, Hu Lai was closely guarded by Chongwen Middle School. He rightfully enjoyed such treatment after a record five goals in a single game in the quarter-finals. From the beginning of the game, the defenders of Chongwen Middle School will always be the first to appear by his side, so that he cannot take the ball calmly...... And when he grabs points forward, he will always be closely interfered with by the defenders of Chongwen Middle School...... He's only had one shot on goal so far, and he hasn't shot on target yet......"
Of course, Hulai's lack of chances may also have something to do with Dongchuan Middle School's defensive position in the game...... In order to withstand the attack of Chongwen Middle School, the two fullbacks that Dongchuan Middle School is good at have not been able to play the assists, whether it is Wang Junchao or Li Mingwei, the two fullbacks are unable to press forward and participate in the attack as unscrupulously as against Qingyang Yigao because of their heavy defensive tasks......"
Chongwen Middle School used its strong overall strength to constantly put pressure on Dongchuan Middle School, and Dongchuan Middle School was very passive during this time. Chongwen Middle School was completely in control of the situation on the field, and they relied on passing to mobilize the players of Dongchuan Middle School. And Dongchuan Middle School had to do its best not to concede the ball...... This is Chongwen Middle School, which is recognized as the strongest overall strength. If it weren't for Chen Xingyi from Shuguang High School, they would have regained the national championship last year. And if they can make it to the final again this year, it will be another revenge drama......"
"Speaking of revenge, in fact, for Dongchuan Middle School, today's game is also a battle of revenge - in the last national competition, Dongchuan Middle School, which participated for the first time, performed well, especially Huitang Middle School, which eliminated the top four in the last national competition, and was called a 'dark horse'. The road to the national competition of this dark horse finally ended in Chongwen Middle School...... In this competition, although Dongchuan Middle School did not have Luo Kai, it had Hu Lai, who had a higher goal efficiency, so he reached the semifinals in one go and met Chongwen Middle School again. Although the strength of the team has improved, in the face of Chongwen Middle School, which is stronger overall, they can only be on the defensive, and even have to defend with all their strength and set up a bus. It's just that the bus of Dongchuan Middle School is not placed at the door, but placed very far forward, which is to keep the three lines compact and compress the activity space of the players of Chongwen Middle School, but in this way, the space behind them will appear very large, giving Chongwen Middle School the opportunity to hit behind them......"
As soon as the narrator's voice fell, he saw an attack on Chongwen Middle School's side. After midfielder Liu Jingshuo passed the football sideways to Zhang Wenhao, another midfielder who received him, he decisively stepped forward. Zhang Wenhao, on the other hand, picked up the football, passed an overhead ball, and tried to hit the football into the penalty area of Dongchuan Middle School.
But just when he picked up the football, goalkeeper Meng Xi decisively abandoned the goal, grabbed Liu Jingshuo before he ran, jumped up and raised his hands high, like picking up a rebound, and took off the football in the air.
Dongchuan Middle School also knows where their defensive problems lie, and head coach Li Ziqiang obviously specifically told Meng Xi to expand the range of attacks in the game and make up for the gaps behind the back line...... However, there is a problem with this tactic, that is, you can't lose the ball, and if you lose the ball first, you can't continue to deal with Chongwen Middle School like this, that is to say, you can't make mistakes, you can't make a single mistake. Looking at it now, the players of Chongwen Middle School are more patient, they firmly believe that there will always be a time to break through the back line of Dongchuan Middle School, and as a defender, Dongchuan Zhongxue cannot make a mistake, and this pressure will increase as the game progresses......"
As the commentator said, this attack did not work, and it did not make the players of Chongwen Middle School impatient, and Liu Jingshuo, who did not receive the ball, did not even have a regretful expression on his face, he turned around and gave a thumbs up to Zhang Wenhao, who passed the ball to him, indicating that he had passed the ball well just now.
It didn't take long for Chongwen Middle School to get the ball again and plan the attack. They passed from the back to the midfield, developed from the middle to the wing, and then moved laterally from the wing to the other side, and once again used the way of inserting in the back row to try to play the space behind Dongchuan Middle School.
However, this time, under the command of Mao Xiao, the back line of Dongchuan Middle School quickly retreated as a whole, and Wang Junchao returned to the defense in time and made a tackle on the edge of the penalty area, destroying the attack of Chongwen Middle School.
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"Oops, this game is ......" In the stands, Chu Yifan's roommates looked anxious, "It's really dangerous!" It was almost not a tackle, but a foul! ”
"If I continue to play like this, I think it will be a matter of time before Dongchuan Middle School loses the ball......"
Chu Yifan shook his head: "After all, it's the semi-finals, and the opponent is still Chongwen Middle School, I think everyone's performance is already very good." It looks like serious preparations. ”
"That's what I said, Da Chu. In fact, I think the problem of your school now is that you can only defend passively, in case the opponent scores, this set of tactics will be completely ineffective, you can only press out to attack, and there will be more space behind you. Chongwen Middle School does not have this worry, they can play very calmly, because Dongchuan Middle School's attack cannot threaten their goal. ”
"Well, now think about it, isn't Hulai's 'Five Sons Dengke' bad in the last game...... Before the semi-finals, he successfully pushed himself to the forefront and was successfully noticed by his opponent. So you see that in this game, Chongwen Middle School's defense against him is really much stricter, and he almost can't get the ball......" a roommate sighed.
Another roommate retorted to him: "You can't say that, if Hu Lai hadn't scored five goals in the last game, how could Dongchuan Middle School eliminate Qingyang No. 1 High School so easily?" It can be said that Qingyang Yigao was completely defeated by Hulai's five goals......"
"But it's actually okay, since they have all reached the semi-finals, even if they lose, they can participate in the third or fourth finals. Maybe there is still a chance to compete with Chen Xingyi for the top scorer. In yesterday's semi-finals, Chen Xingyi relied on a hat trick to surpass Hu Lai by one goal on the scorer list, and the gap between the two was very small. ”
Hearing his teammates say this, Chu Yifan smiled: "You have already begun to look forward to Hu Lai and Chen Xingyi competing for the golden boot in the national competition?" ”
The three roommates glanced at each other, and then asked him together, "What do you think of Da Chu?" Do you think Hulay can get the Golden Boot? ”
Under the gaze of the three roommates, Chu Yifan shook his head: "I don't know, everything goes naturally, of course it's good to be able to get it, but even if I can't get it, I won't think Hu Lai is worse than Chen Xingyi." ”
"Wow, you're more optimistic about Hulai than we are!" Hearing his last words, the three roommates exclaimed.
"Yes, he's the 'Chosen One'!"
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Just when Chu Yifan and his roommates were chatting in the stands, the first half of the game was over.
The score was still 0:0, and although Dongchuan Middle School was thrilling, it managed to hold on for 40 minutes and did not concede a goal in the first half.
A 10-minute break gives them a breather and allows the manager to adjust to the first half.
Fans watching the game from the stands can also take the opportunity to take a break, leaving their places to either go out to buy drinks or go to the toilet. Of course, it is not excluded that some people find this game too boring and just leave - in their eyes, as long as there is no goal, the football game is dull and boring. As for the tactics and details that the fans talk about, they can't feel it.
Sitting on the top floor of the stands, Chen Xingyi, who was wearing a peaked cap to hide his identity, stood up and stretched.
"Isn't it disappointing?" Sun Yonggang, who was sitting next to him, looked up at him and asked with a smile.
Chen Xingyi pouted: "How is it possible, Brother Sun?" ”
"That's right, he's your competitor in the scorer charts, you should be happy that he didn't score, how can you be disappointed?" Sun Yonggang laughed, and he also felt that he had just asked a very stupid question.
Unexpectedly, Chen Xingyi refuted him again: "No, Brother Sun." I'm not disappointed to see what else he can do in such a situation. In other words, I have expectations for him. ”
As he said this, he kept his eyes on the court below.
Sun Yonggang's mouth opened wide in surprise at first, but finally turned his head to glance at the photographer a little farther away, who was holding a single-lens reflex camera mounted on a stabilizer, filming the scene.
He wanted to find a photographer to make sure the scene had been filmed — and as Chen Xingyi stared at the stadium and said this, Sun Yonggang saw from the side of his face what he had been trying to capture.
A young genius longs to meet an opponent who will make him fight.
The photographer understood what he meant, and made an "OK" gesture to him behind the camera.
After confirming, Sun Yonggang breathed a sigh of relief and returned to the discussion with Chen Xingyi: "That's why you have to watch this game?" ”
"Hmm." Chen Xingyi continued to stand in front of the chair, his hands in his pockets, looking at the empty court.
"Do you see him as a competitor to the Golden Boot?"
"The facts are here, I don't think he's already my competitor, isn't he? In the scorers' charts, I'm only one goal ahead of him. ”
Sun Yonggang thought for a while, and then asked: "You have signed a contract with Golden Arrow, and Hu Lai also said that he wants to go to a professional team, do you think you will still be competitors after you reach the professional team?" ”
This time, Chen Xingyi didn't answer immediately, there was no expression change on the close-up of his face in the telephoto lens, and after a few seconds, he shook his head: "I don't know, Brother Sun." Professional football and high school football are completely different worlds, and even if you go to the echelon of a professional team, you may not be able to play it. Isn't Luo Kai still in the youth team? ”
"What if you go to a professional team and work hard for a few years and don't play? Your studies are also wasted, will you regret it? ”
"Before I went to high school, playing football was more of an interest for me, and I didn't have any career plans, so I could play football and study at the same time. But I knew that this situation could not last forever, there would be a crossroads waiting for me, and then I would have to make a choice, whether to choose football or go to university. Chen Xingyi said slowly.
Sun Yonggang kept quiet, did not ask questions, nor did he interject, but quietly waited for what Chen Xingyi was going to say next.
"I chose football because I felt I had what it took to pursue a career path. Brother Sun, you ask me if I will regret it if I don't kick it out, that's for the future, and I don't know if I will regret it in the future. But if I don't fight for it and don't even dare to give it a try, then I'll regret it now. ”
Speaking of this, Chen Xingyi withdrew his gaze from the empty court, looked down at Sun Yonggang, who was still sitting, and said with a smile:
'Hulay said he wants to be a professional footballer and in order to be a professional footballer, he has to win this game and show a convincing performance. So I wanted to see if he was talking nicely, or if he really planned to do his best for his ideals. Brother Sun, you ask me if I will still compete with him after I go to a professional team, I don't even know if he can go to a professional team, how to answer your question? If he didn't end up in the professional team, how could he be my opponent? ”
I don't know if it's because of the height difference between the two people's postures, Sun Yonggang, who looked up at Chen Xingyi sideways, suddenly had a feeling......
Whether it was fans on the Internet, media reporters, or even Xue Chaoyu, the general manager of Golden Arrow that day.
When they talk about the teenager in front of them, they all say that he is the strongest high school player in China today. How much of this comes from fan boasting, how much comes from ridicule, and how much is really appropriate?
Until this moment, Sun Yong really felt the momentum of a strong man just now, and this momentum made him sure that Chen Xingyi in front of him was indeed the strongest high school player in the country, and there was no one.