Chapter 148: Resignation? (Today's first update)
Henry looked very happy, and he laughed and accepted Li Liang's challenge. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info
But he also made his own terms - Lehmann would be the goalkeeper, the red and white team players would be used instead of the human target, and the rest would be spectators.
Li Liang agreed to all Henry's conditions without thinking, his teeth were itching, he rubbed his hands, and he couldn't wait to start the competition immediately, and hit Henry in the face with his best free kick.
The rules are very simple, the two choose their favorite penalty spots, each take 10 kicks, and the one who hits the most hits wins.
Thierry Henry came first, and he chose to set the ball slightly to the left. Lyman was very nervous and commanded the tallest 6 people to line up in a tight human wall.
Henry, a 17-year-old returning rookie, is not at the peak of his physical, technical and conscious peaks. Despite this, he still hit four goals and won the applause of the rest of the "crowd".
To Li Liang's shock, the 17-year-old Lyman showed amazing strength.
Henry had two free throws that looked like they were about to go in, but they were blocked by Lehmann with an incredible pounce.
Unlike watching a broadcast on TV, it is only when you look closely at it that you can see how incredible the physical gifts of these talented players are.
Lehmann's speed, explosiveness, bounce, amazing anticipation and reflex nerves are obviously far beyond all the goalkeepers Li Liang has competed with.
Compared to Qiushui, Lyman is like coming from another planet.
Xiao Xiong, who was standing next to Li Liang, praised from the bottom of his heart: "Lyman is really amazing, I may not even be able to reach half of his level now......"
Li Liang unconsciously began to get nervous, and he even found that even his palms began to sweat.
Finally it was Li Liang's turn, Henry and Lyman whispered a few words, and then ran over with a smile and handed the ball to Li Liang with his own hands.
He said to Li Liang, "Do you want to defeat me?" It's very simple, one out of every two balls is fine! ”
Hearing this, Li Liang suddenly felt that his heart was beating faster, and his blood pressure suddenly rose.
Yes, then it would be five sets of free kicks, two in each group, at least one out of every two penalties would be OK, and he would be able to beat the unstoppable and arrogant Henry.
The more Li Liang thought about it, the more excited he became, as if victory was already beckoning to him in front of him.
But all of a sudden, another thought flashed through me: wait, if one group doesn't score both, does that mean that at least one of the remaining groups has to score both?
This thought became stronger and stronger, so much so that Li Liang forgot about the environment he was in, stood at the top of the penalty arc in a daze, and thought about it intently, if he missed two free throws in the first group in a row, what should he do later.
Henry's psychological warfare has paid off dramatically, and the pressure on Li Liang is now not just on the wall in front of him and on the goal line, but he is completely trapped by the thoughts tangled in his head.
How to take these 10 free kicks turned out to be a difficult math problem.
Everyone watched quietly like this, Li Liang stood motionless in front of the ball, his eyebrows locked, as if he was thinking about life.
The white team Da Kui in the human wall finally couldn't help it and yelled, "What are you doing? What about laying eggs? Also ink what? Can't you be particularly sharp? Isn't it a man ......?"
Da Kui's angry scolding finally sobered Li Liang, and he raised his hand to signal that he was going to start free throws!
Li Liang took a deep breath and took a few steps back, as he had repeated countless times.
Although his brain was still a little chaotic and he was still struggling with the question he had just asked, he was ready.
Anyway, let's hit one first!
He started to run vigorously, his body felt good, he was full of strength, his movements were very determined, and everything was back to his familiar rhythm!
"Wait a minute!" Lyman suddenly yelled and raised his hand to signal that he was in trouble.
Li Liang heard it, and his movements were obviously disturbed, he helplessly slowed down and retracted his strength, and kicked the ball out with a soft kick.
The ball hit Stam in the wall, and Stam laughed, "It doesn't hurt at all, it's not as strong as my girlfriend!" The crowd burst into laughter.
Lyman ran over, squeezed his eyes at Li Liang, and said, "I'm sorry, I want to go to the toilet, but I am suffocated!" ”
As he spoke, he ran away without a trace, leaving the inexplicable Li Liang standing in place.
When Lyman finished his work and came back, Li Liang's brain began to mess up again, and he was entangled in trying to solve this math problem.
The result can be imagined, the first two goals are missed!
Li Liang's math problem has become simpler, and in the remaining 4 groups, at least one group must hit both goals to beat Henry.
He didn't realize that, unlike his performance in the tryouts, there were too many distractions and the fear of failure, tying his hands and feet tighter and tighter like countless ropes.
The next two balls, one hit the crossbar and bounced out of bounds.
Li Liang's math problems are getting simpler and simpler, but his pressure is also getting bigger and bigger, enough to interfere with his emotions and make him unable to breathe and think steadily.
He has lost his usual mentality, and just relies on his solid muscle memory to mechanically complete every movement of running and swinging legs.
The huge psychological deviation has strongly interfered with his muscle memory, making it impossible for him to adjust according to the landing point of the previous kick as he did in his previous training.
Next, the first goal of the third group was saved by Lehmann.
The math problem that had plagued Li Liang for a long time finally became no easier - as long as he missed any more free throws, he would not be able to beat Henry.
The second ball of the third set hit the crossbar again and bounced back into the six-yard box.
Li Liang stood in place, unbelievable, he couldn't remember the last time he couldn't score two consecutive free kicks in special training.
Of the six free throws at the moment, I didn't score any of them!
There is no solution to this problem, and he has no chance to beat Henry, and not only that, as long as he loses one more penalty, he will lose.
Afraid of something, the seventh free throw was saved by Lehmann again.
The audience was silent, but Li Liang was suddenly relieved, and the huge stone that was pressing on his heart finally moved away.
He knew he had lost, that is, nothing Henry said was wrong!
Li Liang suddenly remembered the embarrassing words: "...... Sometimes, it's harder to admit that you're an ordinary person......"
Yes, maybe that's your limit, right? No matter how hard you try, the ceiling is there, and I'm afraid I'll never be able to break through.
Resigned to fate?