When everyone thought the game would end in a draw, Gao Jinsong scored the first victory in the club's history with a long-range shot from great distance.

Until the end of the game, everyone returned to the locker room, and his teammates still enthusiastically surrounded Gao Jinsong, asking him what he thought when he shot the goal. They wondered too much why he had chosen to shoot just across the halfway line and, as a right wing-back, he wasn't in a good position to shoot and was so far from goal......

Gao Jinsong decided that this was too difficult to explain. During the run, he observed that the goalkeeper of Beijing Xingren was standing too far forward; He was running along the side at the time, but the Russian striker who was cruising in the middle was not much ahead of him, and the other striker, Zhang Chi, had not even crossed the halfway line; The opposition full-backs have retreated to their own path; The referee must have been raising his wrist frequently to see the time...... All of this made him anxious, but it also made him decide that if he controlled the ball, he had to shoot at the first time, otherwise the final whistle could go off at any moment.

But he couldn't tell all these observations, let alone show off the judgment made in the moment, so he had to say: "I'm afraid that the referee will blow the whistle to end the game, so I hurry up...... I didn't even expect to get in. ”

This reason is so good that the vast majority of teammates accept it. They all admired Gao Jinsong's good luck, and at the same time loudly lamented the opponent's bad luck, hoping that the reckless goalkeeper would not be drowned by someone else's spit because of this. Some even joked that the club should keep the match ball in their collection, which was the club's first-ever goal after all, and it was worth remembering.

The atmosphere in the locker room reached its peak when Sun Junshan came in with a black suitcase. The club has made good on its promise, the win bonus is now being handed out, and all the players and coaches, whether they play or sit on the bench, have a thick and thin envelope......

Towards the end of the celebration banquet that night, Mr. Sun of the club specially found Gao Jinsong and toasted him with a glass of wine. Sun Junshan, who was drunk and blushing, held Gao Jinsong's hand tightly and said to him in a low but sincere voice: "Thank you, thank you for contributing a goal more valuable than gold to the club." ”

It was the first time Gao Jinsong had encountered such a thing, and his face was also flushed - he really didn't expect Sun Junshan to talk to him in such a tone, and what's worse was that he didn't know what he should say at this time.

He buried his head in silence for a long time, and finally held back a sentence: "...... That's what I'm supposed to do. ”

Fortunately, Sun was always a busy man, and as soon as he sat down next to him, someone came to him with a cup to drink, and finally relieved himself. It's just that he was a little puzzled, at the beginning of the banquet, didn't Sun Junshan praise himself when he spoke on behalf of the club, why did he come over to say thank you to himself at this time, and he said it so solemnly?

This question only came to his mind, Guan Mingshan found him with a cup the size of a tea bowl in one hand and a wine bottle in the other, plus a few teammates who joined in the fun, and after a while, Gao Jinsong, who was a little drunk, put this question behind him. He left his seat and began to go around the world to fight with others.

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Gao Jinsong knew that the goal he scored in the last minute of the game was too important for the team, and the new era of bottom points finally grabbed a life-saving straw on the verge of collapse - if they didn't have these three points, they would have to say goodbye to this year's second division, but they now have a reason to continue playing, and at the same time it also saves some face for the team, even if they don't win the next games, they have scored at least one goal and won one game......

What he didn't know was that the goal and those three points gave the club and the team a respite, and also calmed down the conflicts that were about to erupt.

At least for now, it seems that the team is alive again.

Finally won a game, and the veteran coach Zheng Changsheng, who felt a little unable to control the team and control the game, waited on the side of the training ground early every day with his notebook, as he did before the start of the group stage, and then meticulously guided them through the training. The substitutes who picked their noses at the playing list because the team had no hope of winning, after getting the winning bonus, did not say weird things in public as they did a few days ago, although there were still people muttering behind their backs, but it was okay on the big picture. Sun Junshan does not have to worry about the selection of the head coach for the time being, he can spend more attention on his role as "team leader", and think about how to improve the enthusiasm of the players and how to make them burst out more enthusiasm in the game.

But after thinking about it for a long time, Sun Junshan, who had joined the army, worked in the army, sat in the organs, and also fought in the business sea, was still at a loss for how to improve the morale of the team.

He had to admit that the power of money is not omnipotent. The level of the team is there, and no amount of money can pile up a qualification for a group. At this time, he couldn't help but admit that what assistant coach Dai Zhenguo said in private was very reasonable: "Playing this kind of game system, luck is far more important than strength, instead of sitting here and thinking about tactics, it is better to think about how to score a goal first." ”

But luck is something you can't see or touch. Speaking of how to take the lead in a ball, Sun Junshan was even more blind.

However, he still agrees with Dai Zhenguo's views on the style of play.

At the coaching staff preparation meeting before the start of the fourth game, Dai Zhenguo once put forward such a suggestion: "Just play a long pass and rush to hang, quickly pass through the midfield, and let the front two or three strikers with strong personal ability look for opportunities." In the second half, he pressed the defense and tried not to give the opponent a chance......" He insisted on this opinion for a good reason, "Our players have a short run-in time, and they can't cooperate with each other at all, let alone tacit understanding, and after a few mistakes in the game, it is inevitable to blame the other party - this is neither conducive to unity nor conducive to the game." In such a situation, it is simply impossible for the players to carry out any tactics. Rather than that, it's better to keep the game simple. He probably wanted to save some face for head coach Zheng Changsheng, so he didn't finish his words.

But it's the same if you don't say it. Except for Sun Junshan, who is a football layman, he couldn't feel the taste of these words, the goalkeeper coach who was also present at the time didn't say anything at all, and Zheng Changsheng even darkened his face and didn't speak.

Goalkeeper coaches are naturally experts. He understood that Dai Zhenguo's suggestions were all to the point, but he couldn't stand up and support Dai Zhenguo with a clear attitude, because he was recommended to the club by Zheng Changsheng, so he couldn't sing against the old coach at this time. However, Dai Zhenguo was right, so the goalkeeper coach simply lowered his eyebrows and smoked, pretending to think about the problem.

Zheng Changsheng couldn't speak. He agreed with Dai Zhenguo's suggestion in his heart, but he couldn't really do it, because more than half of today's main players were found by him, such as Chen Mingcan and Ma Cheng, who are more than 30 years old, and playing the whole game is beyond their physical limits...... He can't play with a group of players who can only play 45 minutes. But he can't put Chen Mingcan and Ma Cheng on the bench, in that case, they may have to make bigger waves...... Guan Mingshan, the leader of the guard line, is also a headache, the situation of the team has reached this juncture, and he is still thinking about competing with Chen Mingcan for the first place in the team...... Hey, thinking about these things is enough for him to be nerve-wracking, Dai Zhenguo is still here to discuss the rights and wrongs of the tactical arrangement, you might as well give me some ideas when you have this time, how to level this bowl of water, if these two people don't see that no one can deal with the guy play a temper, let alone a long pass, it's hard to say whether he can play normally. But he couldn't say a lot of reasons, so he had to look at the goalkeeper coach for help.

The goalkeeper coach who couldn't hide had to say dryly: "Tactical style or something should still be considered, after all, we are not a one-shot deal." Take a long-term view, there are still so many games to play, if you don't start now, it will be more troublesome to re-demand the tactical awareness and discipline of the players in the future. Moreover, the veteran players have a lot of experience in the game and a strong judgment ability to deal with various emergencies, which is a great asset for us......" He searched for an excuse for Zheng Changsheng. At this time, he was looking forward to suffering with the goalkeeper in the sun, at least there he didn't have to talk nonsense with his eyes open.

As soon as the goalkeeper coach spoke, Dai Zhenguo knew that his suggestion was in vain. In the arrangement of game tactics and personnel, he, the assistant coach, could only assist and make suggestions from the side, but now the goalkeeper coach is on Zheng Changsheng's side, and the stubborn old man will not change the previous technical and tactical style of play - tactical adjustments will inevitably hurt the interests of a group of veteran players, and most of these people are found by Zheng Changsheng...... He glanced reproachfully at the goalkeeper coach and buried his head in pain – he was bitter about his inability to stand up for his opinion, but also worried about the future fate of the team, and even more so about the players he recommended to the club in their playing years.

He made his last effort helplessly: "Except for an old team like Qingdao Shuangxi, other teams have no technical and tactical cooperation, even the provincial city Mingyuan relies on the personal ability of their players...... We should also give players like Gao Jinsong more opportunities to play. This not only allows other players to familiarize themselves with the atmosphere of the game, but also allows veteran players to get more time to rest. ”

The goalkeeper coach could no longer refute Dai Zhenguo. Although Gao Jinsong repeatedly claimed after the game that the goal he scored was all due to luck, but several of their coaches have repeatedly watched the game video, before the ball landed, Gao Jinsong has been running sideways, undoubtedly he is observing the situation on the field and the position of his teammates, before and after the ball landed, he also had an obvious adjustment, plus he shot with a small side of the right leg and perhaps consciously pressed the original path of the ball with his foot, all of which shows that the goal may have been an accident, But this shot was definitely not a hasty move in a hurry, he was originally going to shoot...... Players like this deserve more opportunities to play and practice.

Still, he remained silent.

Zheng Changsheng didn't say anything about it, just nodded and said, "Let's talk about it." ”

As for how to use Gao Jinsong, the old coach has not yet made up his mind. However, he still likes this young all-rounder, at least in the group stage, Gao Jinsong has not disappointed him in several positions.

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The fourth game of the new era team was very easy, Zhang Chi opened the door to victory for the team in the opening eleven minutes, Chen Mingcan added the icing on the cake eight minutes later, and then presented a goal for the team, and by the seventeenth minute of the second half, when Gao Jinsong replaced Ma Cheng on the field, Zhang Chi had rewritten the score to 3-0......

The successive victories and the generous bonuses that come with the victories have given the players of the new era the confidence and unconvinced spirit, and ignited the hope of advancing to the finals, although this hope still seems very slim, but the dark clouds in the sky finally have a gap, from the clouds a few golden rays of light like flames, beating and burning in the eyes of every player and coach......

The club's celebration dinner for the victory was not without its sumptuous reception, but the good wine on the large round tables where the players sat was almost untouched from start to finish, and even the best northern players were only scratching the surface. When Sun Junshan and the two club officials toasted the players next to the table, most of them replaced the high-concentration alcohol with tea drinks, and Guan Mingshan, who had to drink two sips at breakfast, held a large cup full of mineral water and said what everyone was thinking: "Mr. Sun, don't dare to drink more at this time." Send this glass of wine first, and when we get the plane ticket to Chengdu, then we will drink again without getting drunk and not returning......"

The victory also made Zheng Changsheng's face, which seemed to be forever flat, bloom like a flower, and after passing his anger with his two assistants and Sun Junshan, he loudly announced at the banquet that the team would have a day off. The fifth game of the new era is played on the second day of the next round, and there are still five days to go, and a day off can not only show the club's care for the players, but also allow the veteran players who are about to be physically unable to keep up with the progress of the game to have a short recovery, especially considering that their next opponent is Qingdao Double Happiness, this day of rest is even more important. He couldn't help but be a little grateful to the organizing committee of the group stage, relying on their schedule, the new era had a full day of rest than Qingdao Shuangxi's difficult opponent, and maybe this small advantage could turn the team's fortunes in one fell swoop.

On the afternoon of the second day, Zheng Changsheng, two assistant coaches, and a staff member of the club who was in charge of the video recording of the other teams' games, despite the scorching heat, rushed to the game early, found a barely shaded position on the side of the rostrum, and sat down, waiting to watch the Qingdao Double Happiness game.

To the surprise of several coaches, before the start of the game, Gao Jinsong, Zhang Chi and three other team members came to the empty stadium with boxes of food and drinks, talking and laughing, and also stepped on the only place in the stadium that was not exposed to the sun.

"Coach Zheng." Several team members probably didn't expect to meet Zheng Changsheng and his party here, and the greeting was both untidy and a little flustered.

"You're coming to see the game, too?" The old coach had a rare smile on his face, and he nodded to a few of the players.

Zhang Chi said: "Otherwise, it's nothing, just come and take a look." I just want to see how powerful this group of Qingdao people are. As he spoke, he handed over a few drinks to the coaches. Dai Zhenguo also leaned out with a smile, rummaged through a few cardboard boxes, and picked and picked a bunch of small snacks that could be eaten in this weather, and then waved his hand and let them go to find a seat.

A few of the players found a spot not far behind them, and quickly chatted with two or three other club staff members who had sent cameras to take pictures. The two team members have already begun to compete for other people's cameras, and they are curious to take pictures.

The game started quickly, and like the rest of the group, it was intense but not exciting. The stadium was filled with shouts from players near and far. The muffled thumping sound of the big kick kicking the ball rang out from time to time. The coaches of the two teams stood on the edge of the field under the scorching sun, waving their arms and shouting loudly, signaling their players to go up or pay attention to their positions. The referee's whistle often interrupted the game, and if it was a controversial decision, he would be surrounded by sweaty guys who would talk about the bad decision, so some players rushed to the side of the field to drink water and poured it on their heads to ward off the hot sun.

Zheng Changsheng rarely exchanged views with the two assistants during the game, except for occasionally opening the notebook that never left his hand and drawing two strokes on it, most of the time he spent his arms on his knees, leaning over, staring at the players running back and forth on the field with blazing eyes, as if he wanted to engrave every detail of the game into his mind. His brow furrowed slightly, as if he was thinking about something, maybe thinking about how to deal with the two opponents in the next game and the next match.

Next to him is the goalkeeper coach who also watches the game patiently, and then the assistant coach Dai Zhenguo. Not only did he tear open all the snack pockets he had grabbed from the team and taste them one by one, but he also stood up and ran to the back rows to ask for a kind of preserved fruit that he liked to eat, and slapped his legs like a real spectator for a shot in Chiwan, Shenzhen. The managers of both sides of the game took notice of him and both beckoned in that direction. Dai Zhenguo also waved at them, and shouted loudly to cheer them on both sides. It seems that he really has a lot of acquaintances, and his popularity seems to be very good, and even someone in the coach's seat blocked by the awning stood up to greet him. If we remember correctly, when the players were warming up on the field before the first round of the game, an assistant coach in the provincial city of Mingyuan pulled him to stand on the side of the field and chatted for a long time......

Qingdao Shuangxi, who had been swept away by a small flag in the hands of the confused linesman, had to stop their winning streak, while Shenzhen Chiwan was equally distressed to get a point - their five-point score in four rounds would not guarantee them to qualify for the finals anyway.

The coaches and players of the new era were not in the mood to watch a game, and even the club staff who were on camera put away the guys and followed them out of the stadium. The weather is too hot for one reason, and the more important reason is that the two sides of this game are the provincial city of Mingyuan and Guangdong Pearl, which are their opponents in the first and second rounds, regardless of whether the two sides win or lose, it is impossible for them to meet these two teams again before advancing to the final four finals, and the final four finals are as far away as the moon in a pond for the new era.

Not to mention the final semi-finals, even the small hope of going to Chengdu looks difficult now.

Suddenly, however, things took a turn for the worse.

No one was interested in watching the game that broke an upset, shouting out the slogan of "three years to rush to the first A" provincial city Mingyuan actually capsized in the gutter, lost the game 0-1, and now they have two wins, one draw and one loss to accumulate seven points, with a three-point gap behind the first Qingdao Double Happiness, and the opponent of this game, Guangdong Mingzhu, tied for second. After all the rounds were over, New Era was also in fourth place in the group with six points, and the gap between them and the first place was only four points...... To be continued, please land in the chapter more if you know what will happen in the future, support the author, and support the genuine