Chapter 4 (2)

When the score fell behind for the first time, You Shen made the first lineup adjustment of the game, Zhou Jian, who was not in good physical fitness but had good speed and cross quality, replaced the right midfielder who made consecutive mistakes, this change once made Wuhan Yafeng see the hope of the game, Uruguayan striker Franco's header almost grazed the goal crossbar and flew out of the bottom line, scaring all Mingyuan people into sweating. This attack was also Wuhan Yafeng's best chance in the second half of the game, and the provincial city of Mingyuan, which was significantly superior to them, quickly stabilized his position and once again controlled the situation of the game.

In the 66th minute, Mingyuan scored another goal to rewrite the score to 2-0.

You Shen didn't blame his teammates, but just told them with a gentle gesture that they should be calm, they must be calm, and they should not be in a hurry at this time. He also greeted Zhou Jian when the middle circle kicked off, and explained a few words to him in a low voice.

However, the situation shows no signs of improving.

You Shen put his hands in his trouser pockets, staring at the players running around the field with his eyes faintly, carefully examining the various changes in the game, and his mind was quickly turning various plans to deal with the situation in front of him. He had to make a decision right away, whether he wanted this game or not?

Now that Zhou Jian's attempt to steal a point has been shattered, the idea of winning in Baoping was immediately abandoned by him. His team is playing away from home, the strength is obviously inferior to the opponent, and the score is still two goals behind, and the idea of thinking about scoring points from the opponent at this time is obviously unrealistic. In his opinion, it is not a terrible thing for Wuhan Yafeng to lose to a strong opponent like the provincial capital Mingyuan, rather than worrying about a point in the draw here, it is better to leave the strength to the evenly matched opponent next Sunday, and strive to win Shenzhen Blue Sky in one fell swoop with the advantage of home field. He decided to give up the game.

He walked back to the coach's seat, took out a cigarette from his pocket, handed one to the assistant coach and the goalkeeper coach who were quietly exchanging opinions next to him, and lit the cigarette on the assistant's lighter, with white mist spraying from his nose and mouth, he looked at the game and said without replying: "Let Gao Jinsong replace Li Xiaolin." ”

The assistant coach immediately stood up and beckoned Gao Jinsong, who was sitting at the end of the bench, to prepare, and then ran to the fourth referee to ask for a substitution.

This decision left the goalkeeper coach a little confused. He moved uneasily in his chair, and finally put forward his opinion euphemistically: "What position do you want Gao Jinsong to play?" "Gao Jinsong only had a wonderful long-range goal in the cup on Thursday to help the team advance to the next round, and the goalkeeper coach is not good at this time to say anything against it; And he also understands You Shen's distress in doing this, Gao Jinsong, as a player named and recruited by You Shen at the beginning of his tenure, has not been able to give him a long face as a head coach, how to say that You Shen has to create more opportunities for this young player to play. But Li Xiaolin is the main left wing-back, and his performance in this game is also satisfying, so replacing him coldly like this will make the players have a pimple in their hearts?

How could You Shen know that the goalkeeper had so much thought in just one sentence? He didn't even care what the goalkeeper coach said, he just looked at the field with a stern expression, and when Gao Jinsong was ready to come over to see if he had anything to explain, he didn't speak. He's still thinking about how to have a decent losing scene.

The goalkeeper coach glanced at You Shen, who was speechless, smacked his lips, and was ready to explain to Gao Jinsong the precautions after going on the field.

"You and Wei Honglin partner in the middle lane." You Shen stood up and cut off the words of the goalkeeper far away. Gao Jinsong and Wei Honglin partnered in the middle to defend, and another midfielder replaced Li Xiaolin's vacancy on the left side; Gao Jinsong is on the left, Wei Honglin is on the right, and special attention should be paid to protecting the two sides......

Gao Jinsong pursed his lips and frowned, leaned over slightly, listened to You Shen's instructions with a very attentive appearance, and followed the coach's guidance to pay attention to all kinds of subtle changes on the field. He unconsciously reached behind his back and rubbed his shirt against it. His palms were covered with sweat.

"Relax!" You Shen could see his uneasiness and tapped him on the shoulder. "You think they're the team you killed in the cup." Gao Jinsong grinned, which was a smile. He killed Qingdao Shuangxi, a B team, and the provincial city in front of him Mingyuan is now ranked second in the A League, with three wins and one draw in the first four rounds and nine goals......

"Also, Mingyuan's No. 10 habit of dribbling the ball diagonally from the right, and then suddenly splitting sides, you have to pay attention to his hand!"

Gao Jinsong pursed his dry lips and nodded fiercely. Yes, when he watched Mingyuan's game video a few days ago, he noticed that Mingyuan No. 10's habitual breakthrough direction, the Brazilian foreign aid likes to use the breakthrough to mobilize Yafeng's defenders, and then suddenly handed the ball to the side receiver, and the receiver took the ball and quickly crossed - this is an important offensive line in the provincial city of Mingyuan, and it has worked repeatedly. In this game, Mingyuan No. 10 was also active, and the first ball Yafeng lost was caused by this guy's breakthrough.

"Don't be nervous, show your level in training and let them see." You Shen patted him on the shoulder again and gave him a word of encouragement. Gao Jinsong has not been able to integrate into the team until now, and this is what worries him the most - the speed of the little guy can't keep up with the rhythm of the team's attack, and now he can only be used as a defender.

Gao Jinsong squeezed out a smile, walked to the side of the fourth referee on the side of the court, and lifted his foot to let the referee check his shin guards and the spikes of his sneakers.

Once again, Yafeng's attack was interrupted by a pass off the touchline. The fourth referee raised the electronic display card in his hand, and the announcer used his rich baritone to clearly tell the small audience in the stadium that the away team Wuhan Yafeng replaced No. 11 Li Xiaolin with No. 12 Gao Jinsong.

You Shen, who was reclining on the steel pipe support of the coach's seat, frowned. This pass out of bounds was a very bad omen, the passer was careless, and the receiver was not prepared, indicating that the players' energy was no longer focused on the game. This will not work! Even if you lose, you have to lose decently, otherwise I'm sorry for those Hubei fans who came to the provincial capital out of their own pockets! He stared at the pitch as he quickly figured out how to turn the tide of passivity.

Li Xiaolin, who was substituted, walked to the edge of the field with a cold face, only raised his hand weakly, and before the palms of the two touched together, the disgruntled left forward got off the field and walked straight to the bench.

Gao Jinsong didn't remember what he said to Li Xiaolin, and he didn't hear what Wei Honglin shouted at him loudly, and the midfielder, who was inexplicable about the intention of this substitution, also ran over and asked a few words, and ran away without any idea.

The game goes on –

But both sides of the game immediately found a problem: after the substitution, Wuhan Yafeng did not set up a full-back on the left side, but sent three backs; But before the back three, there were only two strikers, and there was no player who was in charge of distribution and scheduling, and the organization of the attack fell on the right midfielder Zhou Jianjian.

This formation made the head coach of the provincial city Mingyuan confused for a while. The Yugoslav coach has been playing in Europe, Africa and Asia for many years, but he has never encountered such a grotesque three-back tactic. He immediately passed on his ideas to his players through a translator - just hit the opponent's left wing!

Wuhan Yafeng, who had never practiced the three-back tactics, was immediately beaten on his back, but fortunately, relying on the help of the goal post and the goalkeeper's two wonderful saves in a row, he finally did not concede the ball again. This also bought time for You Shen to rearrange.

The midfielder who took over the left midfield position took the opportunity of the opponent's goal kick to scold Gao Jinsong fiercely. In the end, even Wei Honglin angrily accused him: "What are you doing?!" This place also dares to let him pass?! "He had just spelled a yellow card before knocking Gao Jinsong's opponent who failed to defend on the turf. Yellow card doesn't matter, the key ball is the penalty area line, Gao Jinsong obviously had a chance to destroy the ball, but he chose to steal, and was easily played by two opponents......

Gao Jinsong stepped back with a blank expression. It was a direct free-kick, less than twenty yards from goal, and as is usually the case in training, he needs to stand in the middle of the wall.

Of course, he knew the danger of unsuccessful interception, and he also knew that he should decisively destroy the opponent's attack, but at that time, his mind was full of tackles, and he involuntarily made interceptions under his feet......

The goalkeeper loudly instructed his teammates to line up the human wall, Gao Jinsong was carried by his teammates, slowly moving his position, like a marionette, at the mercy of others, suddenly moving to the left, suddenly moving to the left, suddenly moving to the ......

From the moment the assistant coach informed him to play, he was in this state of mental trance, running, receiving, intercepting, passing, and an unsuccessful breakthrough all seemed to be out of subconscious instinct. His mind was a tumult of thoughts, but nothing was clear, just a vague mess, like smoke in a glass bottle, tumbling, entangled, and mixed...... He seemed to be thinking about everything, and he didn't seem to be thinking about anything. He can't hear what others say, and he knows what he says. All he saw was faces shaking in front of his eyes, teammates and opponents. Their expressions are different, some are fierce, some are numb, some are angry, some are gloating, but there is no kind and kind, even Wei Honglin, who is good with him on weekdays, yells at him, and he can't wait to eat his own appearance. His throat was thirsty as if he had been walking in the desert for days and nights, and it was painful to swallow saliva, and of course his mouth could not produce water, and he could feel the dryness of the surface of his tongue and palate. I could feel the muscles in my whole body tense for a while, and the muscles in my thighs were trembling and twitching uncontrollably. He even had a feeling of imminent cramping.

Zhou Jian, who was standing beside him, touched him with his elbow and winked at him. He also grinned at him, and he had an indescribable affection for this teammate who could get drunk with two beers. Aside from Wei Honglin and Yao Yuan, Zhou Jian is his best-connected person in the club.

"Don't be nervous, it's fine. Newcomers are like this, and it's okay slowly. Zhou Jian kindly enlightened him.

Nervous?

Oh yes, nervous, he knew he was too nervous. But he just couldn't control himself.

The players of the three provincial cities Mingyuan stood in front of the ball and discussed in a low voice for a long time, one of the players took two steps back and aimed at the distance and route, and suddenly the Brazilian foreign aid standing next to him kicked the ball out with his legs.

Gao Jinsong jumped up completely instinctively, but the ball jumped under his feet......

Worst! Before the man landed, he was already blaming himself in pain.

Fortunately, the ball didn't go in......

The goalkeeper, who was red and green, held the ball tightly in his arms and crawled into the grass with his head and feet, until his teammates came over and patted him on the shoulder and praised him. As soon as he got up from the ground, he ran to Gao Jinsong, cursing unpleasantly in his mouth, if it weren't for two or three teammates rushing forward to hug him, he would probably spray saliva and grass and sand on Gao Jinsong's face, and then kick him hard.

One centre-back dragged the red-faced and thick-necked goalkeeper away, while the other – with the captain's armband wrapped around his arm – scolded Gao Jinsong several times.

This scolding still didn't work, and in a blink of an eye, the No. 10 of the provincial city of Mingyuan successfully broke through again with the opportunity of the left midfielder to attack and did not retreat, Gao Jinsong was not timely in making up for the position, and could only rely on foul tactics to put the opponent to the ground. Another direct free-kick. Fortunately, this time the position is close to the touchline, and it is far from the goal, so it is not very threatening.

The free-kick tactics of the provincial city of Mingyuan were unsuccessful, and the striker's close-range shot was blocked by Gao Jinsong's compensatory efforts, and there was a moment of confusion in front of Wuhan Yafeng's goal, and then the ball was kicked out of the penalty area......

It wasn't until the end of this counterattack that Gao Jinsong ran to the side of the field and asked the team doctor to urgently treat his bleeding nose.

Not only was his nose bleeding, but he was hit in the face by Mingyuan Forward's kick and fell into the barley in front of the goal, and the corner of his forehead was hung by someone's spikes, rubbing out a bloody wound of about one centimeter, and the blood was mixed with sweat and fine sand almost stained half of his face. The team doctor immediately stuffed the cotton wool in his hand into Gao Jinsong's hand, asked him to deal with his nose by himself, and hurriedly went to the medicine box to get disinfectant and band-aids.

You Shen was next to you when the team doctor did all this, but he didn't pay much attention to these things around him, just glanced at Gao Jinsong and continued to focus on the field. This small injury does not need to worry about him as a manager, he is worried about how to maintain the game until the end, and how to prevent the situation from getting worse before the end of the game - conceding two goals is easy to explain, it is "losing", but conceding three goals is "complete defeat", the meaning of the two is the same but the meaning is completely different. What he needs is a decent loss!

When You Shen silently followed the progress of the game and thought about how to lose decently, Gao Jinsong also looked at him silently beside him.

He and You Shen have not been dealing with each other for a long time, and they don't talk much, let alone understand each other, and when they talk seriously, they only had a few brief conversations when they were in Chengdu. Although You Shen also approached him a few times after coming to Wuhan, most of the conversations were of a work nature, except for training, that is, games, or explaining to him the team's technical and tactical arrangements and personnel scheduling. These conversations were brief, and he was not asked to express any opinions or opinions, he just had to listen. In fact, because he has not been able to integrate well into the team's tactical system, You Shen had clearly told him before the start of the league that Wuhan Yafeng did not have his position for the time being, and the substitute position was not guaranteed, but he still had a chance, and the key was whether he could seize the opportunity. In this way, there are still people in the team who are rumoring that he is You Shen's henchman......

A player who has only played less than 20 minutes in four league games will be the head coach's henchman?

Not to mention the first round of the league, before he touched the side of the ball after he came on the field, the referee blew the final whistle, and the coaching staff just asked him to go up and feel the atmosphere of the A-League. In the second round of the league, Coach You gave him the opportunity, and in the 75th minute, he was sent on the field to play left midfield, and his mistake indirectly led to the opponent to score; Fortunately, Yafeng still won that game. At the end of the third round of the league, he got another chance, partnering Wei Honglin in the back two, but just like the mistake in front of the penalty area just now, the interception failed, the opponent cut diagonally into the box, the central defender defended too much and then the referee gave the home team a penalty - his stupidity caused the team to lose almost the three points in his hands, and he also lost the last patience of the coaching staff. In the fourth round of the league, he did not even make the squad, spent 90 minutes in the stands, and then was sent to play in the FA Cup, which the club had decided to abandon...... He is very grateful to Coach You, and he is sincerely grateful, it is because of Coach You's persistence that he was included in the main squad of the FA Cup, and this time he did not live up to Coach You's trust in him, scoring the only goal of the game shortly after the start of the second half to help the team enter the second round. The reason why the coaching staff brought him to the provincial city was because of that goal. And in this game, Coach You even gave him thirty minutes to perform......

Now it looks like he's messed up again.

He knew the reason for his poor performance – he was too nervous. The more nervous he is, the more out of shape his movements become, the more anxious he is to express himself, and the excessive urgency makes him lose his usual calmness and calmness, and some things that are easy in training become as heavy and difficult as a mountain. Just like just now, he has clearly correctly judged the breakthrough line of Mingyuan No. 10, and he only needs to block the position first, then the Brazilian will have to find offensive opportunities again, and his teammates can also stand in a defensive position more calmly, but he just made the most unreasonable thing of tackle interception......

The team doctor was quick to take care of his wounds, and he kept an eye on his position. Fortunately, he hasn't stepped out of the field yet, and he doesn't need the referee's permission to go straight into the game. He was a little puzzled, there were so many things in his head, how could he still remember such a trivial matter?

In the 81st minute, the three players of Wuhan Yafeng continued a series of cooperation on the left side, smoothly advancing the ball to the front, and Wei Honglin, who responded at the edge of the penalty area, passed the ball to the left midfielder who had gone around the bottom line at the first time; The left midfielder relied on his speed to get rid of his opponent and immediately handed it to the striker who followed up; Franco shoots at the ball!

- The ball didn't go in. The two Mingyuan players had blocked Franco's shot angle before he could touch the ball, and the ball was blocked by a guy with his legs, and he was kicked out when he spun around;

At this time, Gao Jinsong had just moved to the front of the penalty area to respond. This time, the counterattack from the midfield was very fast, and the three teammates had completed a threatening attack almost in the blink of an eye, and he simply couldn't get rid of their rhythm; And after Wei Honglin participated in the attack, he had to take on the defensive task in the middle, and he didn't dare to follow too closely;

However, he arrived at the right time, and unloaded the ball with his chest without any problems;

He immediately saw two opponents pressing towards him from the left and right, and in front of him were Franco and the two Mingyuan defenders;

Left foot knock, with a slight shaking of the body, the two opponents immediately subconsciously moved to the right, the right foot buckled, the ball was handed back to the left, he stood in place and twisted his legs and immediately exerted his strength - he had already seen that clear shooting route!

The goalkeeper of the provincial city of Mingyuan immediately flew into the fish, stretching out a straight line from his shoulders to his arms and then to his fingers, desperately trying to stop the ball that flew out of the cracks;

But he failed, and the tips of his fingers couldn't touch the ball......

But he couldn't be considered a failure, for he had not yet fallen into the grass when he heard the muffled thud—

The ball hit the crosspoint of the post and bounced back instantly, and the stunned Franco didn't have time to react, allowing the ball to hit his thigh...... It wasn't until the referee blew the whistle that it was Wuhan Yafeng's left corner kick that the Uruguayan foreign aid clenched his fists and was full of pain - God, how could he not make up for such an opportunity?

The corner kick was finally pushed out of the bottom line by the Yafeng players themselves.

Although there were no goals, it was the best chance that Yafeng had since the start of the game, and if it wasn't for the striker's failure to respond in time, they would have been able to run to the side of the field to celebrate the goal. Several team members smiled approvingly at Gao Jinsong, and the left midfielder who was still scolding him just now even gave him a thumbs up - not bad!

In the next few minutes, Gao Jinsong did a good job. The shot blocked by the goal post and the crossbar seemed to be a watershed moment, and the muffled sound seemed to be the loud sound of a hammer slamming into the ice, and the invisible rope that bound Gao Jin's hands and feet disappeared without a trace in an instant. Defending, coordinating, scheduling, organizing, he immediately proved to his teammates with his actions that he is absolutely qualified for the title of "teammate" and is worthy of their trust.

In the 86th minute, Wuhan Yafeng pulled a goal back, Zhou Jian's cross finally paid off, Franco grabbed the first landing point, and the left midfielder who outflanked in time completed the final blow;

In the 91st minute, Wuhan Yafeng scored the second goal.

It was a textbook classic attack: Gao Jinsong broke the ball and then moved to the right; Zhou Jian advanced with the ball and handed it to the middle; Wei Honglin transferred to Gao Jinsong; Gao Jinsong stepped on the ball at his feet, and his eyes scanned from right to left; Franco, who understood it, immediately started - the moment he started, the ball was slotted into the penalty area by Gao Jinsong from between the two central defenders; Mingyuan's two defenders immediately raised their arms at the same time to signal to the linesman, that guy was offside! But the side referee didn't even look at them, only carried the small flag in his hand and chased closely after the Yafeng striker who broke into the penalty area;

The goalkeeper of Mingyuan, who had to abandon the goal, lost so good luck this time, and was shaken in the grass behind him by Franco, and then the Uruguayan striker easily faced the empty goal......

The ball staggered into the goal line;

The referee's long whistle immediately declared the goal valid and pointed to the centre circle.

Two to two!

Franco, who scored the goal, stood in front of Mingyuan's goal with open arms like a hero, accepting the congratulations of his teammates and hugging everyone warmly.

Wuhan Yafeng's coach's bench was empty, and everyone crowded to the field, jumping and shouting excitedly. Even You Shen jumped high, clenched his fists and waved them twice, and muttered something in his mouth.

Mingyuan's coach bench was dead silent, and everyone was depressed. Their Yugoslav head coach sat in his chair with his elbows crossed and stared at a certain focal point in the stands opposite, with a gloomy face and deep eyes. He couldn't understand why he could only get a draw in the end when his opponent had already given up the game? Knowing that your team is in full control of the game, why do you give your opponent chances at the last minute?

The audience was furious, and a large number of vulgar scolding words flew to Mingyuan, as well as the Yugoslav head coach who was praised by them a few days ago. The linesman didn't escape the crowd's condemnation, and the nearest stands had already dropped small objects like paper balls and lighters. The court was soon covered with confetti and debris.

All Wuhan who watched this game had a satisfied smile on their faces. The away game and the provincial city of Mingyuan are drawn, and this result is enough!

You Shen waited for his disciples at the door of the locker room, and he also high-fived everyone with a smile and celebrated, and kept saying words of praise and encouragement, and when he came to Gao Jinsong, he held him and patted him on the shoulder, and only said: "Welcome to Wuhan Fengya." ”