Standing on the side of the street, looking up at the two-story villa in front of him, Adam Schneider's mood began to feel inexplicably apprehensive, and the expression of suffering from gains and losses made Isaac-Sopoaga, who was standing next to him, laugh happily and bump Schneider's right shoulder with his shoulder, "Jesus Christ, you look like a high school student went to invite his favorite girl to a prom." ”

Schneider didn't have the heart to joke at this time, and gave Sobo an elbow angrily, and scolded him seriously, "Shut up!" ”

Soboga spread his hands and showed his innocence, "Relax, Adam, relax, it's not like you haven't seen Bambi, he's not a monster, he won't eat you." Wait, or are you worried that something mysterious will appear inside, like a voodoo cave? ”

For Westerners, Eastern culture carries a more or less mystical sense with it.

In the age of the Internet, even if you sit at home, you can still enjoy the world, but despite this, in 2018, an authoritative survey organization conducted a sample survey of 6,000 people and asked them about their biggest impression of China. As a result, "Chinese Kung Fu" stood out, surpassing keywords such as traditional Chinese medicine, the four major inventions, the Great Wall, economic take-off, and porcelain, and successfully won the championship.

Things such as herbal medicine, acupuncture, cupping, and so on tend to have a special mystical oriental tinge.

In many cases, this is where prejudice comes from, as if people always think that African tribes are still primitive and backward, even in hot summer conditions all year round, or people always think that Indian tribes still live in caves and use animal skins and straw for warmth, and people have a fixed idea of the Eastern country.

It is precisely because of this that people need to step out of their own conceptual traps and appreciate the colors of different cultures and different nationalities.

In the face of Soboga's ridicule, Schneider shrugged his shoulders uneasily, "Who knows? Perhaps, there are a lot of charms hanging in his house, or there are mysterious herbs planted, or maybe there are ancient vessels and porcelain, and then there are large patches of red all over every corner of the sight......"

As he spoke, Soboga couldn't help but shudder, and then Schneider nodded affirmatively again, "I'm just saying, we don't know him, except on the training ground, do you know anything about him?" ”

"......" Sobo was speechless for a while, unable to answer, and then remembered something else, "But don't those rookie players always go to Bambi's house and study the tactical manual?" They all look pretty good. ”

"Who knows if they're used to it." Schneider raised an eyebrow and complained mercilessly.

Adam Schneider, an offensive forward for the San Francisco 49ers. During the period when Chino Hachar was recuperating from a minor injury, he took over the starting position, and the performance level was not satisfactory, but he was already one by one, not to mention that Hachar's original level was not enough to be amazing. In order to prepare for the playoffs, several forward players such as Schneider and Hachar have begun to take turns competing for the starting position.

In the current young and reorganized San Francisco 49ers, Schneider is also a veteran.

In the 2005 draft, he was selected with the 94th pick in the third round and stayed with the team after that. However, Schneider is not a talented player, and his level of strength has never been able to match the league average.

Since joining the team, he has been changing positions on the field, from offensive tackle to offensive defender, and even the center position; And he has been challenged in all positions from the left side to the right, so it can be said that he is not a player with outstanding individual ability, but a player who is suitable for making up the pot.

In the 2009 season, Schneider did well, winning a starting spot, becoming a right guard, and winning a two-year contract to remain with the 49ers in San Francisco; However, after entering the new season, Schneider was unable to win the favor of the head coach, and the starting position was given to Anthony Davis.

Now, Hachar's injury has created Schneider's chance, but it is unknown whether he can take advantage of it and establish himself in the starting position.

Last Sunday, the San Francisco 49ers had a relatively long break after beating the Arizona Cardinals on the road, because next week, the San Francisco 49ers will be on the stage for Monday night game at home against the Pittsburgh Steelers instead of Sunday's daily game, so they have a full seven days to prepare and adjust, and the pace of preparation is slightly different.

That's why Tuesday is still a day of rest or a day of adjustment.

To this end, Lu Ke sent an invitation and sent an email to all the players in the team, saying that he was about to entertain all the members of the offensive front line in his home.

Not a rookie player, but an offensive forward player. On the 49ers, there are nine players on the offensive line, two of whom are outside the 53-man squad, but all nine have been invited.

At the same time, Lu Ke also solemnly stated that players in other positions will not be entertained. It was an email sent to everyone, but he was so arrogant and bold to refuse other people's visits, which also attracted a lot of complaints from other teammates, and Logan Newman even put down his arrogance and would definitely come to make trouble that day.

Intra-team parties like this are often freely chosen to attend, either in or absent, and a player's connections and appeal can be seen on the side.

As the captain of the offensive group, Lu Ke's affinity was still affirmed, and Schneider also decided to attend, but deep down he still didn't know the bottom, so he called his team friend, Isaac Soboga.

Soboga is also a veteran defensive tackler who entered the San Francisco 49ers with the 104th pick in the fourth round in 2004 and has been with the team until now.

In the defensive forward, if it is a "4-3" formation, it is a configuration of two defensive tackles and two defensive ends; If it's a "3-4" formation, it's a defensive tackle and two defensive end forwards. It can be simply thought that the defensive end is on the flanks, while the defensive tackle stands in the middle, corresponding to the offensive tackle and the offensive guard, respectively.

So, what about the center of the attacking line?

In the special tactics of defensive formations, sometimes a player is needed to play against the center forward, and that's when the spike comes in. The spike is usually played by the strongest player in the defensive tackle, creating a-for-tat situation with the center.

Generally speaking, Pinnacle is the strongest player in the team, the heaviest, the most powerful, and the heaviest tonnage, because in defensive tactics, a Pinnacle may need to face a center and two guards at the same time, in other words, one person needs to play against two or three players.

However, the spike is a very special tactical position, which is very rare among the mainstream defensive formations nowadays. It's like the full guard in the running back, gradually losing the player who specializes in the role, but in the special tactics, other players make cameos to achieve the meaning of the tactical level, and the actual effect may have deviated from the original intention of the classical style.

Soboga is a traditional pinnacle of origin, 6.2 feet (188 cm), 330 pounds (150 kg), who bench pressed 42 times in his rookie camp — only 16 of the more than 4,000 rookies since 1998 have lifted a 225-pound barbell in a row in 40 consecutive bench presses.

As a pinnacle, Soboga has a limited number of appearances, and more often appears as a defensive tackle, but because the tonnage is too strong and the flexibility is limited, it is mainly based on tactical cooperation to win playing time.

After entering the team in the 2004 draft, Soboga was injured in the preseason and missed the entire season before he could play, and then had to start from scratch in 2005; Subsequently, he met Schneider, and the two had similar experiences and similar situations, and gradually became friends during training.

Although Lu Ke emphasized that only the offensive front could participate today, Schneider didn't take it seriously at all, and still called Soboga, and according to the address, they came to Lu Ke's door together.

Now, the two of them were already standing at the door, but they didn't dare to open the door, and the nervousness still invaded involuntarily, not only Schneider, but also Soboga.

On the one hand, both of them are marginal figures of the team, unable to play for a long time, the circle of starters cannot be squeezed in, and the circle of substitutes seems to be too deserted; On the other hand, as a Chinese player, Lu Ke usually has all the contact of training, training, and retraining, and suddenly he visits his home, which is rusty, and people can't help but think about it.

Schneider couldn't help but think of the last game, his emotions were almost out of control, but Lu Ke's scolding and ferocity firmly caught him back in the game, inexplicably, he always felt a little awkward - he refused to admit that it was fear and fear.

So, Schneider turned his head to look at Soboga and motioned for him to ring the doorbell, but Soboga was not fooled at all, and waved his hand again and again to complain, "It's not me who received the invitation, I can turn around and leave now." ”

Schneider was also helpless, he did have the urge to leave, but thinking about the starting spot in the playoffs, this may be the only chance of his career to make the playoffs, and in the end, he gritted his teeth and rang the doorbell.

After waiting for a while, the door opened, and Mike Rupatti's expression appeared in front of him, and he said jerkyly and stiffly, "Oh, Adam, you're here." And Isaac. Welcome! "Rupati is an honest person, always a little stunned off the court, not very good at socializing, and that expressionless appearance at this time is even more absurd.

"By the way, Isak, it's a gathering of attacking forwards, and you're not allowed to come in." Rupati said word for word.

Schneider and Soboga were both stunned, completely unexpected, and didn't know how to react for a while, and then saw Rupati pointing to the cabin on the left side of the house, "Isaac can go there, there is still a party that has been excluded." ”

What the? Excluded parties? What's going on here?