Chapter 66: The "Gift" of Growth
The first half ended with neither side able to score.
The game scene was not exciting, but the cheerleading team of Jiaxiang High School in the stands did not diminish.
They're constantly cheering on their team.
The uplifting drum beat would sound every few moments, and the cheerleaders would shout in unison and rhythmic rhythm according to the drum.
In terms of the momentum in the stands alone, Jiaxiang High School won completely.
And although it was a score of 0:0, the cheerleaders of Jiaxiang High School did not feel that there was anything bad about their team's performance.
Even Xia Wu and the others were talking and laughing and looking forward to the second half.
It's Xia Xiaoyu's who doesn't seem so high.
After watching the whole first half, he found that Jiaxiang High School's adherence to the defensive system and tactical discipline was truly breathtaking.
They play in the 541 formation, and the four midfielders must be responsible for defense no matter what position they are in, and they must actively return to the defense and participate in the containment and filling.
Everyone orders and forbids it, and it really looks like an indestructible whole.
No wonder Jiaxiang High School has been able to win the Anton Cup five times in a row and reach the finals of the national competition five times in a row.
This is Xia Xiaoyu's first time watching the game of Jiaxiang High School, and Jiaxiang High School's performance on the field gave him a great shock.
It is rare to be able to have such tactical execution ability at the high school football stage.
But......
Xia Xiaoyu just doesn't think he likes this style of football very much. He's a playmaker, a passer, and he's like a sapper who runs with the opposing players all over the field, intercepting them, ramming them with his body...... He found it a little hard to accept.
It's not that he doesn't look down on being a sapper, but he feels that he is not the material for being a sapper in terms of style or skill type.
Just look at his body...... To be a sapper is probably not a deterrent at all.
Cousin Xia Wu still showed off in his ear: "How is it? Jiaxiang is amazing! That Luo Kai is also very awesome, and it is not surprising that the top scorer of the Anton Cup this time must be him. As a result, when he faced our Jiaxiang, he still had no way at all! Ha! ”
Xia Xiaoyu didn't want to save his cousin's face, so he had to smile.
But deep down, he was thinking about whether it was the right decision to go to Jiaxiang by himself.
It is true that going to Jiaxiang can give him the opportunity to participate in the national competition, but if he can't play his true strength and characteristics in this team, what if he goes to the national competition?
As a role player, it's just a spin in the national competition.
If he hesitated to come to Jiaxiang High School before, he mainly thought that he would leave home and live in Jincheng, the provincial capital, and whether it would be a little troublesome to stay at his cousin's house.
Then his hesitation now is more about football.
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The second half has already started and Rokai is agitated right now.
He felt as if he was stuck in a swamp quagmire, and the more he pushed harder, the deeper he sank in, and he couldn't extricate himself.
What gave him this feeling was the defensive system of Jiaxiang High School.
In the first half, he tasted the feeling of being targeted by Jiaxiang High School, and he was very uncomfortable.
As a result, in the second half, the situation remained unchanged.
He tried to make his range of motion wider according to the coach's request, and even swapped places not only with Tang Yuan, but also with center forward Zhong Shihao, he tried to go into the penalty area, closer to the goal, and tried to threaten by receiving passes from teammates.
But after going, the result was that he was stared at by Wang Guangwei even more deadly.
He had no choice but to exit the penalty area again, go to the side he was more familiar with to receive the ball, and then attack Jiaxiang's goal with the ball.
But in this way, he was blocked by Jiaxiang's defense, and if he wanted to directly threaten Jiaxiang's goal, he could only take a long-range shot.
He just came with a long-range shot, but when he shot he had two defenders in front of him, so it was very disturbed, and the football flew directly out of the bottom line.
After the shot, he even heard laughter from the stands — all from the cheerleaders at Jiaxiang High School.
These cheerleaders are not only cheering for Jiaxiang, they are also tasked with creating psychological pressure on the visiting team.
"Since the provincial experimental middle school can drag him down, there is no reason why we can't do it." Off the field, Feng Yuanchang said to his assistant coach. "No matter how strong Luo Kai is, he is not beyond the scope of high school students. He's the kind of player who has to hold the ball at his feet to be a threat, and that's the kind of player who has the best defense. As long as our own defense doesn't make mistakes, they can't do anything about us. And did you find out, this was Luo Kai's third long-range shot in just five minutes, although Chu Yifan met him in the middle, he didn't choose to pass. ”
"He's getting impetuous." Said the assistant coach.
"Yes, this genius's path is too smooth: he was the main core when he first entered the school team in the first year of high school; Started the game and played full; Goals have been scored in every game; The whole team revolves around him to fight and serve him alone; In order to make him play comfortably, Li Ziqiang insisted on letting Zhong Shihao play the main force, why? Isn't it because Zhong Shihao can make balls for Luo Kai? As the tactical core of the team, his performance also directly affects the performance of the whole team, and if he is impetuous, Dongchuan Middle School may make more mistakes. Feng Yuanchang showed a hint of a smile.
"Losing to us in his freshman year of high school wasn't necessarily a bad thing for him. Life always has to go through some setbacks to grow. This failure should be regarded as a gift to him to grow up. ”
After Feng Yuanchang said this, Luo Kai tried to force a breakthrough in the middle, but he lost the ball under the closed defense of Wang Guangwei and Wu Yue.
Wang Guangwei, who broke the ball, looked up at the front and directly launched a counterattack with a long pass.
At this time, a dark blue figure suddenly came out of the camp of Jiaxiang High School and rushed towards the landing point of the football!
It's Xu Gaofei, a third-grade striker at Jiaxiang High School!
Just like the name, his speed was so fast that he shook off Yan Yan with just one start!
The Jiaxiang High School cheerleaders in the stands let out deafening cheers and screams.
Xia Xiaoyu's cousin and his classmates were also among them, the boys waved their fists and yelled, and the girls jumped up and screamed.
"Rush! Jiaxiang!! ”
In their shouts, Xu Gaofei relied on his speed to completely shake off Yan Yan, and then caught up with the football, but he did not stop the ball, but pushed the football forward again, and fought with Mao Xiao, the last central defender of Dongchuan Middle School.
Although Mao Xiao's speed is fast enough in the position of central defender, Xu Gaofei, who is the same as a sprinter, still can't be compared.
After shaking off the two defenders of Dongchuan Middle School with his speed, Xu Gaofei now only had Meng Xi, the goalkeeper of Dongchuan Middle School, who attacked in front of him......
"! Luo Kai, that idiot, has to dribble the ball! Meng Xi cursed the culprit in his mouth and rushed out of the small forbidden area.
Xu Gaofei didn't mean to get past him, after seeing Meng Xi attack, he raised his foot to shoot, and the football flew past Meng Xi, and then fell into the goal behind him accurately.
Jiaxiang High School, which defended for 50 minutes, took the lead and took the lead.
"Damn!" Turning over and looking back, Meng Xi, who saw the goal, pulled off a handful of real grass hard.
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There was jubilation on the Jiaxiang bench, and even the coaches rushed out one by one to raise their arms and shout.
Only Feng Yuanchang seemed very calm, he just stood up and applauded as an encouragement and praise for the team's performance.
Xia Wu in the stands said to his cousin: "Jiaxiang has won!" ”
Xia Xiaoyu asked, "So sure?" ”
My cousin smiled: "In the finals, when we were in the lead, we have never lost!" ”
He spoke in a very firm tone. Others say that the biggest charm of a football game is that you don't know who wins or loses until the last second. But for the supporters of the Jiaxiang High School football team, perhaps the biggest charm of football is that when they take the lead in Jiaxiang High School, the winner or loser is decided......
Xia Xiaoyu thought about the defense encountered by the attack of Dongchuan Middle School before, and also felt that although his cousin was full of words, he still had a certain point......
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Li Ziqiang, who was originally standing on the sidelines, saw the lost ball, turned around and walked to the bench without hesitation, and then pointed at Hu Lai and shouted: "Hu Lai, go warm up!" ”
This time, he didn't have the slightest struggle and entanglement in his heart, unlike the first time he sent Hulai to appear, there was a lot of inner drama.
Hu Lai, who was sighing with his teammates, quickly jumped up from his seat and ran to the warm-up area wearing a yellow training vest.
He didn't expect to be guessed by Li Qingqing, and he would have a chance to play in the finals!
This is the final of the Anton Cup!
It's a crucial battle to decide who will go to the national competition!
The other Higashikawa Middle School players on the bench watched in amazement.
They never thought that when the team conceded a goal and fell into an unfavorable situation, the first person that the manager thought of was Hulai!
Doesn't he feel like he hates Hulai?
Why are you sending Hulai out now?
Does the manager feel that Hule can help the team solve the crisis?
Although they let Hulai practice shooting before, and they practiced with the team on the last day, which everyone saw with their own eyes, they still felt that Hulai could not play in the final.
Now seeing that the head coach has high hopes for Hulai, many people still find it difficult to accept this reality for a while.
They all turned their eyes to Hulai's back, and even forgot to be frustrated and concerned about the team's backwardness......