Chapter 177: Expedition to Ball City (Fifth Update)
Coventry City Reserves' intra-squad match.
Liu Yun sat in the stands with coach George Sr. and assistant coach Edda. Qu Bai started as a newcomer to Coventry's reserve squad. That's what George Sr. told the coach of the reserve team to do. The 100-meter run and the fitness test don't say much, only one game can show the true ability of the players.
Liu Yun is also full of expectations for his debut of the year-old friend Qu Bai.
People have an instinct to repel outsiders. After the start of the game, Qu Bai's teammates rarely passed the ball to him.
Because it was an intra-team match, the game time was set at 50 minutes. The two halves are 25 minutes each.
Now that the game has been going on for almost 20 minutes, Qu Bai has only a few touches as a striker.
Seeing that Qu Bai did not perform well, the reserve coach turned around and shrugged his shoulders towards old George in the stands, and then compared 4 with his hand, and then 1 again. Number 41 is Qu Bai's number in the reserves. The coach of the reserve team means that Qu Bai's performance is mediocre, can he be replaced?
Old George nodded at him.
The substitutes have already begun to warm up, just waiting for the dead ball time to replace Qu Bai.
At the critical moment, Qu Bai broke the ball on the side of the midfield! He slammed forward, like an arrow off the string.
The opposing defender intercepts, he smashes the ball, and then continues to force a breakthrough.
Qu Bai came from the midfield position and rode a thousand miles alone. When he got to the outside of the box, he opted to cut inside. The defender grabs, he wears a crotch ball, but unfortunately the heat at his feet is not enough, and the ball touches the feet of the opposing defender. Fortunately, he continued to hold the ball after the rebound.
The opposing defenders were already in place.
Qu Bai's performance at this time was a little sticky. Although he controlled the ball firmly in the box with his excellent dribbling, he did not get the angle to shoot. Two of his teammates had run out of good positions, but Qu Bai never passed the ball.
Old George muttered anxiously: "Pass the ball, boy! Pass the ball! e on e onοΌ β
Qu Bai always stuck to the ball and did not pass it until the opponent cut off the ball.
George Sr. stepped down from the stands, and Liu Yun and Eda followed him.
George Sr. said to the reserve coach: "Don't change the song just yet. β
At the end of the 25 minutes of the first half, the players were rested. Old George called Qu Bai.
George Sr. brought over a soccer ball: "Listen to the kid, I'll kick the soccer ball towards the goal." You chase the ball as fast as you can! β
Liu Yun translated Old George's words to Qu Bai.
Qu Bai nodded.
Old George kicked the ball towards the goal, and Qu Bai chased the ball desperately with all his strength. His speed is indeed like a rabbit. He is a speed player who runs 11.4 seconds in the 100 meters.
However, no matter how fast a person is, how can he catch up with the speed of the ball? The ball slowly rolled into the goal.
Qu Bai ran back dejectedly.
George Sr. took another soccer ball: "Try again, kid." β
The second time, Qu Bai still failed to catch up with the goal.
Two extreme sprints made Qu Bai out of breath. He turned back.
Old George said to him, "Son, what do you feel about not catching the ball twice?" β
Qu Bai was puzzled: "Perception? Am I too slow? β
George Sr. shook his head: "Your speed is not only among your peers, but even in the senior team. Child, you remember that the speed of a person's running can never keep up with the speed of the ball. So when you play football, you have to pass the ball, you know? β
Old George pointed to Liu Yun beside him: "You are your role model, our great old lieutenant in Coventry, you must also pass the ball to your teammates when necessary!" You can take a look at his assist stats in the last ten games or so! In the second half, more passes, you know?! β
Qu Bai nodded at Old George.
The second half started. George Sr., Liu Yun and Eda sat in the stands again.
Qu Bai's performance in the second half really improved.
Qu Bai took the ball in the middle of the field and used his speed to quickly advance to the frontcourt. Then he decisively distributed the ball to his teammates on the edge of the penalty area, and his teammates received the ball and shot angrily, and the ball went in!
Qu Bai used his speed to win the assist, and his assist pass was just right.
Old George nodded with satisfaction in the stands, and he said to Liu Yun: "Your little brother of Huaguo has good qualifications. If you sharpen it, you will definitely be able to make a career on the pitch in the future. β
Qu Bai assisted his teammates to score, and his teammates' attitudes towards him immediately changed. Everyone started passing the ball to him frequently.
Finally, in the last minute of the game, his teammates sent Qu Bai an excellent ball behind him.
Qu Bai's chance to show his speed has come!
He ran wildly towards the ball, leaving several defenders far behind.
Single Knife Ball! In the face of the attacking goalkeeper, he calmly smashed the ball, shot, and the ball went in!
Qu Bo had one assist and one goal on his debut for the development team. After the goal, he extended his thumbs to Liu Yun and George Sr.
Liu Yun was very relieved to see that his little brother had such a good performance, and he also extended his thumbs to Qu Bai.
After the game, George Sr. called the reserve coach: "That 18-year-old guy from China has a lot of potential. In the reserve league, you can give him more opportunities to play. β
There are reserve leagues at all levels of the leagues in the UK. A lot of the big stars have come out of the reserve league.
Old George said to Liu Yun again: "Liu, besides, you have to teach this little brother of yours more English." He's not a big star, so you can't find a translator to follow him all the time. Communication with your teammates is very important. β
Liu Yun nodded: "This matter is wrapped up in me." β
It's already Wednesday. This week in League Two is a double fixture. The next game is another chance for Coventry to make history. Coventry has been around for 100 years and has played at all levels of the league, with their highest winning streak of just eight games.
With Liu Yun's outstanding performances since his arrival, Coventry City have won all of their last eight League Two matches. If they win tomorrow's game, they will make a history of nine consecutive league wins.
Meanwhile, tomorrow's game will be against Luton Town. Luton Town are third in the league and this game is a direct battle between third and fourth place. A win would see Coventry close the gap to Luton Town to one point!
However, this game Coventry is playing away. Early the next morning, Liu Yun and his teammates took a bus to Luton City.
The city of Luton is located in the north-west of London. It is known all over the world for its well-developed industry. It is home to the world's largest ballpoint pen rollerball factory. Liu Yun knew that Huaguo once had a very hot saying, "You can send astronauts into space, but you can't make ballpoint pen balls."
Liu Yun hopes that he can help the team bring back three points in this "city of balls". To find this site, please search for "6 Mao" or enter the URL:.