In the next two days, Shao Yifan followed the whole team to practice together, and made every effort to prepare for the upcoming warm-up match with the Brazilian national youth.

Head coach Deman is very satisfied with Shao Yifan's performance, because he is the best in the team in terms of running awareness and physical speed. And he's not as arrogant as a lot of young players with a bit of talent, he's very humble and steady.

Deman also made reasonable tactical arrangements based on these characteristics.

Two days is not a lot of time, if it is a group of young players who have never played together, I am afraid it will be difficult to run in an effective cooperation, but fortunately, many of these players are not the first time to be called up by the national youth team, and they have the experience of playing together in the national youth team. And like Shao Yifan, who was selected for the national junior team for the first time, he also has Manchester United teammates who play together in the team. What's more, they are the most outstanding junior players in all of England. Therefore, in the two days of training and running-in, everyone was able to play decent tactics.

In the past two days, Shao Yifan has been training hard during the day, and in his spare time in the evening, he will be dragged by Catherine to roam in London. Big Ben, London Bridge, London Eye...... These world-famous architectural landscapes have left their footprints in front of them.

Of course, Shao Yifan did not forget to call his mother to report his safety, and at the same time inquire about his father's news. According to his mother Woolf, his father has temporarily allowed him to play the next friendly match for the England national junior team. It was a temporary relief, but he also knew that when this game was over, the storm was coming.

Perhaps it was his last and certainly only game for England. He had to give it his all.

On the afternoon of the game, Shao Yifan and his teammates got on the bus and left the training base.

The venue is a medium-sized public pitch in the north of the city of London. For ordinary people in England, this is just a very ordinary friendly match, and it is also a friendly match of the national junior team, and the attention is naturally far less than the previous final of the English Youth League Cup. The casual and simple choice of the course can also be understood.

The purpose of this game is also very clear, that is, to train for the World Junior Championships at the end of the year. Both England and Brazil are aiming to win the World Junior Championships.

Shao Yifan followed the team into the stadium, at this time the Brazilian teenagers had already stepped on the field, there were no fans outside the stadium, only a few people standing outside the barbed wire, it is estimated that they are also friends or family members of the players, well, Catherine is one of them.

He's played a lot of games like this in the 10 years at Manchester United. The only difference is that today he wears the white jersey of the Three Lions.

Players from both sides were briefly warming up on the field, while the staff and referee team also arrived one after another.

When everything was ready, the referee looked at the eager players from both sides and blew the whistle for the start of the game.

On the side of England's national youth, Owen and Shao Yifan played a double-striker formation. At the beginning of the game, they were not in a hurry to attack, but played a defensive counterattack.

For South American players, defense is not what they are good at, and Brazilians are no exception, preferring to take the initiative on the pitch.

Shao Yifan can clearly feel the pressure brought by the opponent at this time, and the scramble after taking the ball, the dexterous passing and dribbling, all show the style and characteristics of samba football.

In particular, the Brazilian striker named Vinicius was very surprised by the sudden acceleration and swiftness of the ball after receiving the ball.

White and yellow figures come and go on the field.

An England player made a mistake in the pass and the ball reached Vinicius's feet, and he took the ball and shook it past two England defenders before speeding up to break through.

As a striker, Shao Yifan did not need to return to defense immediately, but just trotted back to his own half.

And England's defense was a bit of a mess under the Brazilian's onslaught.

I saw Vinicius jump over the sliding tackle of the England defender, all the way into the penalty area, and without hesitation, he got up and hit the goal!

The England players were in a cold sweat behind them, but fortunately, the goalkeeper and defenders blocked his shot angle at the last minute, and Vinicius's shot was blocked by the goalkeeper's leg.

After this time, the English teenagers must have learned more about this black Brazilian teenager.

Brazil's corner kick was taken, England decisively seized the spot, cleared the ball, and then the perimeter grabbed the ball to form a beautiful counter-attack. However, the counterattack was also quickly sabotaged by Brazil. Once again, the two sides are at a stalemate.

The ball was still at the feet of the Brazilian teenagers most of the time, but their attacks were saved again and again.

As the minutes ticked by, there was not much time left in the first half.

Sanchez Jr. cut off the ball from a Brazilian player in the backfield, and then drove to the front court to find Shao Yifan. Shao Yifan stopped the ball perfectly at his feet, turned around and broke through with the ball.

Perhaps it was Vinicius's wonderful performance that stimulated Shao Yifan, and he also began to speed up. However, the Brazilian defender was caught between two sides, one knocking him to the ground and the other accidentally kicking him to the ankle.

Shao Yifan fell on the lawn with a painful face, and his hands tightly covered his ankles.

The referee blew the whistle to signal a timeout and signalled that it was a foul by the Brazilian team. The Brazilian player who kicked him came up to comfort him, and his teammates also came up to ask about the situation.

Catherine covered her mouth with her hands, if it wasn't for the game, I think she would have opened her mouth to scold, right? At this time, she looked at her boyfriend distressedly, and her nose was a little sour.

That's the life of a player, and it's all too common for them to get fouled on the pitch. Small injuries and small pains are even more commonplace. Although their coach keeps telling them how to protect themselves on the court, how can they completely avoid injury when they are actually on the court? Especially for offensive players, they will be closely "cared for" by the opponent, and enduring injuries has become a compulsory course.

Shao Yifan massaged his ankle for a while, and the medical staff on the sidelines also hurriedly ran to the field, checked it a little, and then sprayed some cooling spray, and the pain began to ease. Shao Yifan endured the pain and stood up. This is not the first time he has encountered such a small pain, and he knows what to do.

The referee awarded them a free kick in front, and when the human wall was in place, Shao Yifan and Owen talked in a low voice for a while, and then they both stood behind the free kick.

The referee's whistle blew, and the two ran at the same time.

Basically, most people think that the player who takes the penalty should be Owen, after all, Shao Yifan's ankle has just been injured.

However, when the two ran in front of the ball, Owen braked quickly, and Shao Yifan kicked the ball out.

The ball flew around the wall and into the far corner of the goal. Maybe it was the human wall that blocked the goalkeeper's vision, or maybe the goalkeeper didn't expect that it was Shao Yifan who was in charge, in short, he didn't react in time, and could only watch the ball fly into the goal. 1-0, England Junior temporarily leads.

Shao Yifan smiled happily and gestured in the direction where Catherine was.

"Your free-kick skills are really enviable." Owen put his arm around Shao Yifan's shoulder and smiled, while other teammates also ran over to celebrate.

Shao Yifan rarely retorted modestly, but showed a smug smile. Clearly pleased with his free-kick.

Young man, I still can't hold my breath.

However, then again, his free-kick skills are not innate, but trained day and night. A free-kick is his favourite way to score a goal. Like David Beckham's moon scimitar.