On August 21, in the 25th round of the Chinese League, Anton Shining Star hosted the Kunlun team from Xinzhou.

The game kicks off at 7:35 p.m., just in time for dinner.

Anton TV's sports channel will broadcast live.

At the beginning of the game, Sheeran found that her husband was uncharacteristically sitting on the couch and did not leave.

But she didn't say anything to scold him this time, for fear of scolding him away - although her husband didn't say anything, his body was still sitting on the sofa honestly, which was obviously preparing to watch the game.

This is a great step forward for my husband.

In this case, try not to irritate him if you can......

The results that were finally achieved, how could Xie Lan give up all his efforts in order to be quick to speak for a while?

So she sat next to her husband and watched the game with him.

When the game started, she was more nervous than her son.

She hopes that her son can impress her husband with his outstanding performance on the court, so that he can accept his son's entry into a professional footballer in his heart.

Her biggest concern was that Hulai would not perform well and that her husband would find a reason not to support his son's continued play......

But it seems that the more you worry about something, the more something comes.

Until the end of this game, Hulai failed to score.

Although the shining star defeated Xinzhou Kunlun 2-0 at his home stadium, his son did not score, and Xie Lan felt that Hu Lai's performance was not good enough.

After the game, Xie Lan looked at her husband cautiously, and stopped talking several times.

Seeing her like this, Hu Lixin snorted: "How is it?" You know how hard it is to score goals in a game, right? ”

Faced with the facts and her husband's ridicule, Xie Lan was speechless.

"He didn't even shoot a few times in this game, and most of the time he just kept running empty...... Do you really think the ball is that easy to score? Hu Lixin took advantage of the victory to pursue.

Xie Lan, who has watched so many games, naturally understands the truth that "the ball is really not so easy to score". However, she was worried that her husband would play on the topic, so she retorted: "Although my son didn't score, isn't the commentator also praising him?" ”

In the end, her voice became quieter and quieter, and she seemed to be a little lacking in confidence. After all, in her opinion, her son is a striker, and if the striker doesn't score, this performance is not good......

But what she didn't expect was that her husband nodded and agreed with her: "Yes, although I didn't score, my performance was actually not bad." ”

Xie Lan looked at her husband with wide eyes, and asked uncertainly, "You can't be talking back, are you?" ”

Hu Lixin was unhappy: "I'm the kind of person who is weird about yin and yang? ”

Xie Lan smiled: "Do you really think our son is doing well?" ”

"I just said that the performance was not bad, not that the performance was good." Hu Lixin saw through his wife's careful thinking and corrected with a straight face.

'As a striker, his task in the game is not just to score goals. He needs to use his movement and threat to create chances for his team-mates and draw the attention of the opposition defence – and the Kunlun defenders clearly care more about him in this game, having scored a hat-trick last time. And when Kunlun's defensive focus shifted to him, the defensive pressure on other teammates was much less. So that striker and Qin Lin both had a chance to shoot and score. Hulay said to his wife, it was rare for him to explain football to her so patiently.

"From that point of view, Hulai's performance is not bad. But if you want to be good, you have to score goals. Otherwise, if you look at the post-game score for a while, his score will definitely not be as high as Qin Lin and foreign aid who scored the goal. As a striker, the weight of the goal in the scoring system is very high. ”

Xie Lan turned her head to look at her husband who was talking, and did not say anything, but listened carefully, like a schoolboy listening to a class.

"That's why I said you don't want to be happy too soon, Hulay scored a few goals and you thought he had a bright future. He was able to score goals before because the opponent was not familiar enough with him, did not understand him and despised him, and did not treat him as the main target when defending, so he was given so many opportunities to shoot. It was clear from this match what would be his performance if the opponent took him seriously and studied him carefully.

"He's a point-grabbing striker, and he's a bit more efficient than the average striker, but he's still a point-grabbing striker and needs the support of his teammates. Without that kind of support, then he can't play at his level. In this game, the back line of Xinzhou Kunlun only did one thing against Hu Lai, but the effect was very good, that is, when Hu Lai ran to the danger area, he did not allow him to easily receive passes from his teammates, especially in the penalty area, try to let him turn his back to the goal, so that he could not shoot and create a threat.

"So you see he's running non-stop during the race, running to the left and running to the right, don't think he's running blind. He's just looking for an opportunity to catch the ball...... It's just that he didn't find it until the end of the game, so he didn't score. ”

After listening to her husband's tirade, Xie Lan asked with some concern, "Then what should I do?" Or...... Why don't you give Hulai a call and tell him all these things......"

When Hu Lixin heard this, he hurriedly waved his hand: "Nerves...... Do you think the head coach of the shining star can't think of this? Besides, he's the coach of a team, not your son's coach. What does it matter if Hulai doesn't score? As long as everyone else can score, the team can win? ”

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The team won the 2-0 win at home to Xinzhou Kunlun, with Qin Lin and Murphy also scoring, but on the second day of the game, when Zhao Kangming took the whole coaching staff to review the game, the focus was still on reflection.

"Although we scored two goals, it doesn't mean that we don't have problems in attack, on the contrary, we have to pay attention to the problems we have in attack......" Zhao Kangming got straight to the point, and he said directly at the beginning of the coaching staff meeting. After speaking, he set his sights on assistant coach Chen Mo.

Next, Chen Mo will analyze the problems in the offense for everyone.

"Hulay was very well marked in this game because of his hat-trick in the previous round. In the game, Xinzhou Kunlun had a defender who followed him completely inch. In addition, they put a lot of emphasis on cutting ties between the rest of us and Hulay. That led to a lack of offensive success in the first half......"

Through the projector, Chen Mo showed everyone a few pieces of the defense that Hu Lai encountered in the game yesterday.

This is what he edited overnight after yesterday's game.

Through the video review, everyone can understand it at a glance.

In the first half of yesterday's game, with Hulai being contained by his opponent, the Twinkle's attack encountered difficulties and did not play well.

In the second half, Zhao Kangming adjusted his tactics, no longer using Hu Lai as the main attacker, but instead used his running position to disrupt the opponent's defense and create offensive opportunities for his teammates.

All of a sudden, the situation was brought to life.

Qin Lin and Murphy also scored a goal each to help the team win.

It stands to reason that the team has won and the adjusted tactics have worked, so there is no problem.

But Zhao Kangming doesn't see it that way.

"Obviously, as there are more and more games, the way our midfield works, especially the connection between Qin Lin and Hu Lai, has started to be studied by the opponents." He said.

Many people feel that the main reason for the improvement of the goal drought of the Twinkling Star is the addition of Hulai.

In fact, it is clear within the coaching staff that Hu Lai is of course a major reason, but at the same time, there is another important reason that cannot be ignored, that is, Qin Lin, who joined with Hu Lai.

This 38-year-old veteran who seems to be not wanted by the Chinese Super League club, but he is still alive and well in the Chinese League, and there is no problem at all in playing the Chinese League A at his own level.

As the core of the midfield that has dominated the midfield of the Chinese national team for more than ten years, Qin Lin is simply a dragon slayer knife for the midfielder of the shining star.

The quick build-up between him and Hulay is the key to the Sparkle's ability to keep scoring goals.

After all, a striker like Hulai needs his teammates to pass the ball to him. Otherwise, he ran to the position, but his teammates didn't see it, didn't pass the football to him, and his wonderful run was equal to zero.

After more than a month of training and observation, it is no exaggeration to say that the only midfielder in the Shining Star team who can cooperate with Hulai is Qin Lin.

Even Waters can do it only once in a while.

But the problem also lies with Qin Lin.

Because of Qin Lin's outstanding ability, Shanxing relies too much on Qin Lin's offensive organization in the midfield, especially on the connection between Qin Lin and Hu Lai.

Hu Lai is an excellent receiver, but Qin Lin is not a particularly good passer who can deliver a lethal pass.

He's a midfield commander, yes, but he's better at controlling the tempo, attacking and defending, rather than delivering scalpel-like passes from the edge of the opposition penalty area – he can do that, but not at the top of his game, and it's worse than what he's better at.

Whether it is in the Chinese national team or in the Lingnan South China Tigers, he plays the most, and the best position he plays is in the back of the back.

There is no way for Shining Star, there is no more suitable candidate, so he can only let Qin Lin play this role.

Chen Mo suddenly thought of something, he looked up at Zhao Kangming, but he didn't speak.

Zhao Kangming continued: "Of course, this problem is not something we can solve now. Hulai himself has problems, his playing characteristics are single, and he is easily limited by opponents. Xinzhou Kunlun kept Hulai away from the goal area and made him unable to turn, which was a good way to prevent Hulai's goal...... The next step is to strengthen Hulai's ability to carry the ball with his back in training. ”

Strength and conditioning coach Sun Yi said: "Hulai needs to continue to strengthen his physical confrontation ability, which is still a little worse by the standards of a professional player. If he doesn't improve his physical confrontation, he won't be able to improve his ability to carry the ball with his back. ”

Zhao Kangming nodded in agreement.

"But it's not so easy to improve your strength, and ...... that can be effective so quickly," Chen Mo questioned, "This can't solve our problems in the short term." ”

Zhao Kangming shook his head: "That's no way, you can't stop him from practicing strength because of this." And the situation of Kunlun in Xinzhou is special after all, who called Hu Lai's kid just got a hat trick in the last game? Immediately became the target of public criticism. And the ace program of Anton Satellite TV added fuel to the fire......"

Physical fitness coach Sun Yi suddenly thought of something: "Eh, this show has really raised everyone's expectations for Hu Lai, but he didn't score in this game, will it make Hu Lai feel a lot of pressure?" ”

Hearing him say this, Zhao Kangming and Chen Mo glanced at each other, and then Chen Mo shook his head: "No, that kid is thick-skinned, and other people's expectations or opinions about him can't affect him at all." ”

Both of them were Hulai's direct superiors when he was in the Poseidon Youth Team, and among all the people present, only the two of them had the longest contact with Hulai, and naturally knew Hulai the best. Especially Chen Mo, when Hu Lai was in the Poseidon Youth Team, he was the head coach of this kid.

Seeing that Chen Mo said this, Sun Yi had no doubts.

Zhao Kangming began to assign tasks: "Sun Yi, I recently gave Hu Lai a detailed physical examination and test, and according to his current physical condition, make a detailed physical exercise plan, first for ...... Three months, we'll see what happens. ”

It's almost September, and it's just three months before the end of the league.

The three-month training plan shows that Zhao Kangming is not expecting to solve Hulai's confrontation problem this season, but is looking forward to next season.

Sun Yi had no opinion, nodded and agreed.

"As for the attacking tactics, we need to further enrich the attacking routines on the wings. Hulai has a good ability to grab the ball, but he has to face the goal and a cross from the wing can help him get rid of a back-to-goal defence...... Our full-backs have to make use of their assists......

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After the meeting, the other coaches left the head coach's office one after another, and only Chen Mo stayed at the back.

After everyone left, he walked to the door, but instead of going out, he closed the office door, turned around and walked quickly to Zhao Kangming, and said to him: "I have a suggestion about who can pass the ball to Hu Lai, do you want to listen to it?" ”

Zhao Kangming glanced at him: "This is the reason why you wanted to talk just now?" ”

"Well, there are too many people to say. Now it's just the two of us in this room, I'll tell you, you can hear if it can work, if not, you don't say it. ”

Zhao Kangming saw that Chen Mo was suddenly so serious, and even a little too cautious, and laughed: "If you have something to say, Lao Chen." What kind of friendship do we have between the two of us, and still talk about this? ”

"Hmm...... I want to say that although Qin Lin's arrival was an accident, there was no place for Qin Lin in our tactics at the beginning. Of course, after he came, the benefits far exceeded expectations, which also proved that he came to the right place. Dong Wen's operation in this regard is quite reliable...... But Lao Zhao, you know that the original organizer of our team is actually ...... Zhang Qinghuan's, right? When Chen Mo said this, he stared at Zhao Kangming, wanting to see what changes in his expression.

Zhao Kangming knew why Chen Mo wanted to wait until there were only two people left in the room, himself and him, before making his suggestion.

Zhang Qinghuan is a sensitive topic.

"Do you think Zhang Qinghuan can do it?" He asked.

"I don't know. But I've been observing the team's training for the past few days, and then I found that Zhang Qinghuan's training attitude is much more serious than before. I don't know what the reason is for him, maybe he was stimulated by Hulai, because he often has actions against Hulai in training...... But whatever the reason, he is training more seriously now, can he consider letting him play? ”

Since Zhang Qinghuan was detained, he was tantamount to being beaten into the cold palace by Zhao Kangming.

After the end of the detention, he was thrown into the reserve for a month.

Although he returned to the first team after expiration, he has not been able to get a chance to play...... Not to mention playing, he has not even been selected for the eighteen-man squad once.

It seems that Zhao Kangming is determined to give up Zhang Qinghuan completely.

But it's also because Zhang Qinghuan hasn't trained seriously for a long time. Even if you don't like Zhang Qinghuan no matter how much, they all admit that if he can play seriously and play normally, he will be able to play in the Chinese League with his ability, and he should be at the level of the Chinese Super League and AFC Champions League......

"If Zhang Qinghuan can play normally, he can solve the problem of the last pass. At the same time, it can also liberate Qin Lin, let him retreat to the position he is most familiar with to control the rhythm, be a qualified metronome, and also take care of defense. I think this midfield configuration is the optimal solution. Chen Mo saw that Zhao Kangming was a little hesitant, so he continued, revealing the thoughts in his heart.

Zhao Kangming shook his head: "You made our previous mistake again, Lao Chen." ”

"Huh? What's wrong? Chen Mo was confused.

"Think only from a technical and tactical point of view, not people's hearts." Zhao Kangming said earnestly. "Don't you know enough about Zhang Qinghuan, Lao Chen? He's only been training hard for a few days? Do you really believe that he can mend his ways? I don't believe it anyway. Let's observe more...... There's no need to rush. ”

After talking about Zhang Qinghuan's question, Zhao Kangming's words turned to Hu Lai: "In fact, even if an opponent starts to study the connection between Qin Lin and Hu Lai now, it may not be possible to find a solution so quickly - not all teams can spend so much effort on defending Hu Lai like Xinzhou Kunlun." And while Hulay's goal will suffer, he can create scoring opportunities for others. What's the point of a team doing this just to keep Hulay from scoring but letting the rest of our players score? ”

After listening to Zhao Kangming's analysis, Chen Mo also felt that what Lao Zhao said made sense.

"You're right, Lao Zhao...... I'm a little concerned and it's messed up. ”

Zhao Kangming said with a smile: "You haven't completely detached yourself from the role of Hulai's youth coach. We're coaching the first team now, not the Poseidon youth team. Of course we have to develop talented youngsters like Hulai, but we also have to think about the team as a whole. Moreover, for Hu Lai, how to deal with an opponent like Kunlun in Xinzhou is also a valuable experience. Don't always try to pave all the way for him, then he won't be able to improve. Besides, Hulai just didn't score in one game, isn't that normal? Who can guarantee that he should score every game? I think that in itself is an unnecessary pressure and trouble for Hulai, who was in such good shape that I was even a little worried. Now that I haven't scored, I'm a lot more relieved. In short, don't worry too much. ”

Chen Mo nodded, ready to leave, but he couldn't help but ask, "...... that Zhang Qinghuan?"

"There's no hurry, it's three months before the end of the season anyway." Zhao Kangming, who was standing behind his desk, waved his hand. "That kid used to be good and bad for a while, and when he was good, he couldn't last long, not once or twice. This time I'm going to see if he's on a whim, or if he's really realizing his mistake and turning back. ”

(End of chapter)