Chapter 37: The Wildcats (4)
"Rodgers, you're playing quarterback instead of Daniel."
When Yi Fan heard this, his heart suddenly felt like he had been cut by a knife, which could be described as blood flowing, and he was distressed.
But in retrospect, during this period of training, he spent a considerable part of his energy on recording data and observing his teammates, which many people did not understand, and in the eyes of most others, he felt that he was lazy. So since then, his reputation has been getting worse and worse.
In particular, compared to Rogers, who trains day and night, the contrast is even stronger. After all, except for him, who is always a hanger and does not do his job, every other first-grader is eager to spend 24 hours a day on training.
Thinking of this, he sighed. After all, there can only be one quarterback on this field!
It seems that there is no hope for me.
Just when Yifan felt sorry for himself, head coach Johnson continued to arrange: "Yifan, replace Leonard, play center lineback." ”
"Oh, okay!"
Yi Fan finally heard his name and quickly responded. After agreeing, I found out that something seemed wrong?
"Mr. Johnson? I heard you right! Do I play centre-back? ”
Johnson reprimanded: "Don't ask again about what you promised!" Waste my time! ”
"But, how is it a central defender? I haven't hit again? Yi Fan had a crying and laughing expression. Although he actively participated in every defensive training and achieved good results, which was praised by Oakburn and Leonard, training is training and games are games, which are completely different things. Whether it's tactical planning or running requirements, he knows very little, let alone actual combat experience and defensive skills, which is not at all.
Leonard was on the side, looking at Yi Fan's surprised expression, and couldn't help but laugh out loud.
It all started the night I first arrived in Livingston.
After a few hours of turbulent airplanes, Johnson, who was in his sixties, looked a little tired.
He sat in a chair in his hotel room, squinting his eyes and resting quietly.
And in his room, there was another person.
"Coach, who are you going to put on tomorrow's backup quarterback?" Leonard asked, making Johnson a glass of hot milk and adding two sugar cubes. He knew that every time the coach was tired, he would have a little low blood sugar and urgently need to replenish sugar.
"What do you think? You're not stupid, how can you not know. Leonard replied in a slightly provocative whisper. He took Leonard's milk and drank most of the glass in one go, and the whole person seemed to be much more energetic.
"What you think, I can't say. It's just that there can only be one quarterback, unlike our lineback, which can have three. Leonard said.
Johnson seemed to see through what he meant, and laughed.
"It doesn't have to be so obvious to dig into the wall, I heard that you promised to start him, but he still wasn't happy."
Leonard shook his head helplessly and replied, "yes, I have no other way. Maybe I've never played in the defensive group and I'm not very familiar with this part, so I'm not very happy. He has the acumen and talent to do so, and defending requires a natural sense of smell more than a well-ordered offense. Not everyone has it. Not to mention ......"
He took a sip of water and continued: "What's more, he has a long arm span, enough explosiveness, and his interception ability is excellent, and it would be a shame to be a quarterback at the No. 3 or even No. 4 position if he was put on the bench." ”
"What you say is not unreasonable, I probably know his situation, and Oakburn has mentioned it to me a few times. There's been a lot of talk about his training lately, but we know it's the way he's improving himself, and there's merit as a quarterback. I could use the power of a coach to force him to play in other positions, but that's certainly not what he wants. After all, the most important thing to play is to like it. Johnson replied.
"Yes, so, I want to give him a chance to experience it tomorrow. I promise that tomorrow's game against the Wildcats, as long as I'm on the field, won't let the other side get a point. But I beg you to have him as a lineback in garbage time to get a feel for it. Leonard said sincerely, "Besides, according to the previous management, those guys from the Netani Lions will definitely come to record and record the data." Why not hide him as a secret weapon in the last battle? ”
Head coach Johnson finally accepted Leonard's proposal, so as soon as the second half started, it was announced that Yi Fan would play at central lineback. Of course, the reason in the middle is not clear, and he feels more uneasy about the unknown location.
"Hey, Xiao Liu! I didn't expect to have the opportunity to compete together! Great, since there is such a rare opportunity, how about defending them together? Substitute defensive captain Oakburn said with a smile. Although he proposed to Johnson to let Yifan go to the defensive group, he was rejected. So he had already given up on the idea, and he didn't expect to be arranged for him all of a sudden.
"Mr. Oakburn, but I didn't ...... much before" Before Yi Fan finished speaking, he was pinched by Oakburn and reprimanded:
"You guy, do you want to say that Uncle Ben's defensive training is a joke! I've said it many times, training is the arena! If you can do well in training, you can do well on the field, and you will be fine. No matter what task the coach hands over, you have to work hard to complete it, this is a man! ”
In the second half, it was still the Wolverines who attacked first, but the attacking group had a new look after all, and they had not yet found their rhythm. After failing to switch in three gears, Yi Fan finally ushered in his first appearance in the defensive group.
"Hmph, not only the offensive group, but also the defensive group has changed a lot of people, we are really underestimated." There was a lot of discussion in the offensive group of the Wildcats, although they knew that their skills were inferior, but in the case of falling behind by a large score, watching the opponent replace a large group of young players and substitute players, the psychology was still very unhappy.
"If you are underestimated, you will fight back with action. Like you, they're both first- and second-year students who haven't played much, and you're on the same page now. It's normal to play in the first half, but in the second half, if the opponent's lineup is still so ugly, it can only show that you guys are just a bunch of waste. Joseph, the coach of the Wildcats, grabbed the emotions of the players and used the right tactics to ignite the players' anger.
And as he said, the people on the field are all first- and second-year students and substitutes, and there is actually no big difference in strength, so no one can say what the result will be.
"Then let these fellows know that wild cats are crazy, but they are more terrible than tigers!" In the attack group, a small figure said angrily.