Chapter 21: Infighting
"Noisy! Why isn't it noisy? β
"What about the arrogance before the kick? Why don't you squeak anymore? β
At halftime, the players stood in a row like frosted eggplants, silent.
"Raise soldiers for a thousand days, use soldiers for a while!"
"One minute on stage, ten years off stage!"
"Without a cold bone, how can you get the fragrance of plum blossoms!"
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Zhu Guanghu has never been a warm coach, although the score was still 0-0 at the end of the first half, but anyone can see that Sao Paulo did not score a goal, which was to give the Chinese team a face.
As for what the second half will be like and what the score will be on the field, it all depends on the face of the people.
This group of Jianlibao teenagers who started the game put their hands behind their backs one by one, lowered their heads, and gasped for breath.
"Water."
"Give."
"Let's take a sip of water."
The substitutes on the sidelines stood behind the starters with mineral water like logistics soldiers, and quietly handed water to these players from the cracks.
And these starters did not drink the water bottle immediately after receiving it, but pinched the mineral water bottle and pinched the bottle until it was deformed.
"I don't train well on weekdays, and now I'm dumbfounded on the field, right?"
"You don't look at what you kick."
"If it weren't for Xiao Ou's extraordinary performance, do you think the other side would be able to end up with a duck egg like you?"
The more Zhu Guanghu spoke, the more angry he became, and he still vividly remembered how Sao Paulo played the players in the first half.
Especially Sui Dongliang, his head was almost lowered to his chest.
Due to his location, he has been dealt with the most times. And many times, the SΓ£o Paulo players have more than once and will even wait for him to catch up after passing him, and then a second time.
Such an "insult" made Sui Dongliang unable to raise his head deeply, and he even felt that he was to blame for the team playing like this.
Actually, it's not Sui Dongliang's fault, nor the SΓ£o Paulo junior team.
In Brazil, this is the case.
Since Jianlibao can't play regular games, friendly matches like this are similar to playing wild ball.
Just like American street basketball, many times in order to pursue spectacle, players will take some flashy, some foul, and even insulting actions to win the attention of the audience. Whether the scene is gorgeous or not is their pursuit, and victory or defeat is not so important.
Where did these Jianlibao members come into contact with so much work in the football education they received since childhood? So many whimsical personal tricks?
In their minds, there are only two sentences that the coach repeats over and over again: you can only do this, you can't do that!
The current members of Jianlibao, just like the South Korean team that entered the World Cup for the first time in 1954, were defeated in the World Cup.
Although he is a leader in his "own family", in front of the world, he finds that he is nothing.
"Coach, take a sip of water."
"Yes, Director Zhu, let's say a few words. If you continue to talk about it, the children's self-esteem may not be able to stand it. Liu Zhicai also came over and whispered.
"Okay, it's time to rest, and continue to work hard in the second half." Zhu Guanghu sighed, took the mineral water handed over by Ou Chuliang, unscrewed the cap and took a sip gently.
In fact, he didn't want to train his players like this, but he felt that if he didn't teach the lesson of today, he might repeat today's tragedy in the future.
Parents in this era are like this, although they are dedicated to the good of their children, but they can't find the right way to sort out and lead.
Of the 11 starters, only Ou Chuliang did not train in the team.
Not only because he played well in this game, but also because of his usual way of dealing with people and things, so that Zhu Guanghu and others no longer treat him as a child.
This game also confirmed this, with AcchulΓ£o's steady play at the back and strong psychological qualities being the only guarantee to prevent Sao Paulo from scoring.
In the 45 minutes of the first half, Ouchulian disrupted at least 14 dangerous attacks from Sao Paulo. The goal-line flying sideways was staged five times. In the end, every time he saw Ou Chuliang's heroic performance, the local fans in the stands also applauded.
The strong are respected wherever they are.
"Xiao Ou, what did Coach Pascal just tell you?"
"Coach Pascal said we played well overall. But we can't lose confidence, there are still 45 minutes left in the game, we can't just defend blindly and try to attack in the second half. Ou Chuliang said after sorting out his words.
"Oh? Is that really what Coach Pascal said? Zhu Guanghu looked at Ou Chuliang with suspicion.
In the past ten minutes, Zhu Guanghu has been thinking about how to prevent Jianlibao from losing ugly in the second half, but he really didn't expect Pascal to figure out how to attack.
In this way, Zhu Guanghu took Ou Chuliang to find Pascal, and the three of them stood on the sidelines and discussed together.
"Damn, you don't know, that No. 9 is too fierce! Sou! It just turned around like that, and I couldn't even pull him. Zhang Ran made an exaggerated gesture, with a palpitating look on his face.
"So what? That No. 6 is also difficult to do! Huang Yong's face was not angry, "The ball is like growing on his feet, he lets the ball go east, and the ball goes east; Let the ball go west, and the ball will go west, it's just god! No matter how Ryoko and I grabbed it, we couldn't even touch the ball. Do you say no, Ryoko! Ryoko? β
Sui Dongliang sat on the ground, buried his head in his knees, and placed an unopened bottle of mineral water beside him.
"Ryoko, what's wrong with you? You have something to say! β
"I..." Sui Dongliang raised his head, his chest rose and fell a few times, and after some ideological struggle, he said, "I decided, I won't play in the second half." β
was a good age of fifteen or sixteen, but Sui Dongliang was like a dying old man, lifeless.
"Don't be Ryoko, don't be so depressed! You can kick it! Li Jinyu hurriedly persuaded.
"Yes, Ryoko, you ran the most in the entire first half, and you were the first to make up for everyone who lost their positions, we can't do it without you!"
"Don't persuade me." Sui Dongliang waved his hand and said, "Just because I ran a lot in the first half, I don't have the physical strength now, and if I play again in the second half, it will drag everyone down." I'll talk to the coach later. β
Everyone looked at Sui Dongliang's appearance, and they were also silent for a while.
Sui Dongliang is from Bayi and has received militarized physical training since he was a child. It can be said that Sui Dongliang has the best physical strength in the whole team. Now Sui Dongliang says that he can't run, who else dares to say that he has physical strength?
"Alas! I didn't expect the gap to be so big! Zheng Yi pinched his ankle and broke the silence.
"Alas!!" The other members sighed as well.
"TMD, what's the big deal? People die in the sky, and they don't die for thousands of years! Afraid of what? Liangzi, you don't go up in the second half, Lao Tzu is up! You admit defeat, Lao Tzu doesn't admit defeat! β
Zhang Xiaorui finally couldn't stand this oppressive atmosphere, and threw the mineral water bottle on the ground with a "snap", with a look of indignation.
"Who do you say? Say who threw in the towel? Sui Dongliang, who was still lifeless just now, bounced up from the ground like a cat that had been stepped on by its tail, and grabbed Zhang Xiaorui's collar. Why do you say that again? β
"I'll just talk about you, what's the matter!" Zhang Xiaorui was not to be outdone, grabbed Sui Dongliang's wrist with one hand, raised his chin and stiffened his neck and said, "It's not good to play half a game?" If Director Zhu had asked me to start, I would definitely not be like you! You're a coward! β
"! Who do you say is a coward? Lao Tzu has never admitted defeat since he was a child, there is a kind of you say again? β
"I say it again, what's wrong? Say it 10 times! Cowards, cowards, cowards... Yes! β
The angry Sui Dongliang directly clenched his fists and exhaled directly at Zhang Xiaorui's right cheek.
Seeing that Zhang Xiaorui was knocked to the ground, the surrounding teammates also hurriedly surrounded and pulled the two apart.
"TMD, Zhang Xiaorui, Lao Tzu has long looked at you unpleasantly. Dayu, you let go of me, I don't call my dad if I don't beat this surnamed Zhang today, I write the word Sui upside down! β
"Phew! It's going to be a nest thing! Isn't it just from Bayi? What's the big deal? I didn't dare to fight halfway through the battle, and I said that it was good for the whole team, I'm bah! You're a bastard! β
The clash between the two quickly attracted the attention of those around them, and even many local Brazilian residents in the stands watched the excitement. Seeing Jianlibao infighting, he couldn't help laughing.
"Stop, stop me! It's the other way around, isn't it? Zhu Guanghu hurriedly ran over, followed by Liu Zhicai, Ou Chuliang and others.
"Zhang Xiaorui! Sui Dongliang! You two are quite capable of fighting? I'm just over there talking to Coach Pascal about tactics, and you won't let me worry? Still fighting? It's majestic! β
"Listen, you two! I don't care which of you is right or wrong, who provokes it first, and I'm banned for three games. When I get back, write me a 1,000-word review and give it to your dorm master. β
"If you dare to make trouble again, I will let you go back to China immediately!"