Chapter 40: Intuition
Bolger noticed that Hartley Winterney's left-back was following him very closely and seemed intent on staying on his feet. So he stepped back a little, and found that the other party had followed. He suddenly had a plan in his heart - if he continued to retreat, would the other party continue to follow?
In order to verify it, he retreated a distance, making a breakthrough hopeless, and it was time to seek development elsewhere.
The opponent's left wing-back No. 3 is really pressing step by step, and he doesn't intend to let him go easily.
Borger looked at the large expanse of space behind the other party and snickered in his heart. If someone can pass the ball and use their exceptional speed, it will definitely be able to form a breakthrough.
Merely...... Can someone see that void and pass the ball over?
If Russell is the ball at this moment, Bolger thinks that with the tacit understanding between the two of them, this must not be a problem. And Russell also has the ability to get the ball around the opposing defense and where it should be.
It's a pity that the football is now at the feet of Chu's kid who can't pass the ball at all!
Bolger felt that he had really worked in vain, knowing that it was impossible for Chu to see this vacancy, and even if he saw it, he couldn't pass it on, and he still wanted to kill with one blow...... Merely...... Ladu pulled out, and he always had to contribute to the team's attack. It's not that if the football doesn't come over, it won't run. Maybe your runs can create opportunities for other teammates? Russell, for example, may be able to take a little less pressure off the defensive around him.
Having made up his mind, Borger decided to run straight into the air, regardless of whether the ball would pass or not, as long as he ran past him, he could disrupt Hartley Winterney's defense.
He decided to start.
※※※ Different sounds rushed into Chu Zhongtian's eardrums, and suddenly, those sounds disappeared, including the noise of the fans in the stands. All he could hear was his own heavy gasps, and maybe the ...... of the guy behind him The chaotic picture in front of me suddenly slowed down, and a thought came to mind:
Near the bottom line on the right side!
Got the instructions of the brain, his eyes quickly turned over, near the bottom line on the right side, there was indeed a gap, Borger was in the back, Hartley Winterney's left wingback was pulled out by Bolger, behind him, there was about a dozen meters of empty space!
Chu Zhongtian didn't hesitate at all, he didn't know why he was so determined, and he didn't think that although it was a vacancy, if no one answered, he would directly pass the football out of the bottom line or sideline, and waste another offensive opportunity in vain. He didn't even think about whether his passing skills could guarantee that the ball could be accurately delivered to more than 20 meters away.
After seeing that there was a gap near the bottom line on the right side, he turned around, leaned the No. 14 behind him, and picked up his right foot to pass the ball!
Push your toes and fingers up again, scoop the ball off the ground, and push your legs harder, and the ball will rise into the air!
Russell originally raised his hand to catch the ball, but when he found that Chu Zhongtian's ball was flying high and had a tendency to pass over his head, he hurriedly jumped up.
"Damn, what kind of ...... are you passing this" Russell, who jumped in the air and leaned back as far as he could, still unable to reach the football, scolded angrily. But then he leaned back, and out of the corner of his eye, he caught a glimpse of a blue-yellow figure rushing from the side behind him like lightning, heading straight for the landing point of the football!
Vaguely, he saw that the number on the back of the figure was "17".
※※※ Hartley Winterney's full-back No. 3 did not expect that Wimbledon No. 17, who he was staring at, suddenly started to accelerate, and he was caught off guard and left behind. By the time he finished turning, the opponent had already thrown him at least five meters away.
There is nothing there, what does he run?
This question was quickly answered.
He saw the soccer ball appear in his field of vision, falling from the sky!
※※※ Bolger had no idea that a tactical maneuver would bring him a good fortune - the football actually came!
What he is most thankful for now is that he is naturally fast, otherwise he would not have received the ball...... Damn, who passed it on? So big!
He picked up speed again, gritting his teeth and struggling to chase the ball.
It's just that to outsiders, Borger is like lightning as he swept across the flanks, straight into the open space behind the opposing defence.
※※※ "Wow, this ball is beautiful!" Yang Yang in the stands couldn't help but scream.
Emily was also stunned, she didn't expect Chu Zhongtian to be able to pass such a wonderful pass...... Ingrich, who was on the sidelines, was still complaining to Eames, but saw Eames slam up from his seat and shout: "Rush! ”
He was startled, and when he turned around, he saw Bolger stretching out his foot to unload the soccer ball in the air beautifully.
"Pretty ......," he couldn't help but sigh.
Bolger sprinted forward as hard as he could, finally getting to the spot on time, then stopped the ball in the air and cut inside to jam Hartley Winterney's No. 3 left wing-back behind him. The opponent raised his hands and put the brakes on the emergency and put Borger in the penalty area.
"Watch out for his passes......" Hartley Winterney's goalkeeper's warning had not yet been uttered when Borger slipped into the box close to the baseline. This time he hurriedly changed his words: "Be careful that he shoots ......"
Still before he finished speaking, Borger crossed with his foot!
As a result of his breakthrough, he upset Hartley-Winterney's defence. The Maginot defence, which had been tight, was useless at this moment, and the central defenders had to throw away the Wimbledon striker in the box and rush to Borger with the ball.
As a defender, it must be remembered that in any situation, it is the dribbling player who is the most threatening...... "pass-!!" ”
Eames yelled at below, fearing that Borger would get addicted to it and have to take the ball on goal himself, which would be a waste of a surprise attacking opportunity.
Just as he yelled, Borger raised his foot to shoot and shook off one of Hartley Winterney's centre-backs who came to defend before he made a sharp stop and passed the ball again!
The ball rolled past the second-placed centre-back and into the middle of the box.
Captain Kevin. Cooper was waiting there, shooting low at the football!
The soccer ball burrowed into the net from the armpit of the goalkeeper who came back...... "gooooal-!! "There was a huge cheer from the stands.
"Wimbledon! Wimbledon! Wimbledon-!! ”
"Yay!"
"Finally waiting for the goal!"
"This ball is so beautiful!!"
※※※ besieged for half a day before scoring a goal, and scored this goal Kevin. Cooper also looked a little excited, and he swung his fist hard and pounced on Borger, who assisted him with the pass.
"Well passed, Gavin! Ha! He hugged Borger.
But Borger was not as excited as the captain, and he thought of a question: "Who passed the ball just now?" Damn, it's so big, I almost didn't get ......"
"You're fast!" Russell ran up and patted Bolger on the head. "That's Chu's."
"You are playing......" Bolger thought it was incredible, how could Chu Zhongtian pass such an accurate ball? Although I complained that the ball was a little bigger, the actual effect was just right.
Before he could finish speaking, he was overwhelmed by more of his teammates, who rushed up and patted him on the head, shouting, "Two pounds!" Two pounds! "That's the number of bonuses for the assists.
It's an unwritten tradition after the first league game, and whenever someone scores, everyone shouts a few times when they celebrate.
Everyone rushed forward, only Chu Zhongtian was an exception. He stood where he was, and then he came to his senses - I passed a ball over the top and crossed the opponent's entire defence? Is this actually true?
He looked down at his right foot, which had just kicked the ball. A pass with just the right amount of power, angle, or direction...... What's more, it's an overhead ball! Passing over the top is much more difficult than a normal boccia.
In addition to passing, there was another important question lingering in Chu Zhongtian's mind, so that he didn't have the heart to celebrate his "magic stroke".
When he was overwhelmed by the complicated situation, what was the clear thought in his mind?
He had never paid attention to the right side of the road before, so why did he have this place in his brain? He didn't know that Borger was going to be there, why did he make a desperate pass there? It's as if he knew there was going to be a gap near the bottom line on the right, and he knew that Borger was going to run there...... How to describe this feeling...... It's like guessing heads and tails of a coin, and when the coin is tossed, he already knows the answer. It was as if he was doing a very complicated multiple-choice question, and in the face of several true and false answers, he found the correct answer at a glance and filled it in.
Instinct...... He was suddenly tapped the shoulder.
"Why are you so deep? We're ahead of the curve! He looked up and saw Shirin's smiling face.
"You have the greatest credit for this ball, Chu!" Captain Kevin. Cooper said to Chu Zhongtian.
It turned out that their celebration had shifted from near the bottom line to Chu Zhongtian's side.
Boljie stared at Chu Zhongtian and aimed: "I still can't believe that the ball was passed by you......"
Chu Zhongtian grinned: "I don't believe it myself, ha!" ”
Everyone just thought he was joking, and they burst into laughter.
"Alright, guys. When we were ahead, the format was in our favour. They're going to get out of it, and we'll have more chances then, so take the chance and score a few more fucking goals! Cooper clenched his fists and said excitedly, "Now let's see how they shrink the defense!" ”
"Into the fuck ten eight! Hah! ”
The crowd dispersed, and the opponent had already put the ball in the center circle, just waiting for Wimbledon to return to his half of the court for kick-off.
After everyone had dispersed, Russell came up: "How do you know that there is a vacancy in that place, and that Borger will rush there?" ”
Chu Zhongtian pointed to his head: "Intuition." ”
He made an excuse and didn't expect Russell to believe it, in fact, he didn't even believe it himself.
But Russell's eyes lit up when he heard him say this: "Like the ball you saved me from passing that time?" ”
Russell was talking about that time at the King's Ranch, he and Chu Zhongtian were left alone for training. While doing passing practice, Russell was careless and misrouted the ball. As a result, Chu Zhongtian seemed to know in advance that he would pass off, and flew out sideways at the same time as the football was on his feet, and he was able to unload the football.
Chu Zhongtian was also stunned.
I did have an idea at the time that Russell was going to make a passing error, so he did it at the same time as the opponent just kicked the ball out. So did he make this pass this time because he knew in advance that Borger would sprint to the baseline?
If you think about it further, is it because you have such an intuition that your success rate in one-on-one defense is higher than that of ordinary defensive players? He doesn't always succeed in defending one-on-one or one-on-one, but in the eyes of others, his defensive success rate is still very high, just like when he blocked the pass between Russell and Borger twice in a row, in the eyes of Eames and Emily and others, how incredible...... "Chu! Kevin. Cooper shouted from behind, Chu Zhongtian came back to his senses, it was time to go back and wait for the opponent to kick off, he turned around and ran backwards. But there are still doubts in the mind.
Russell said, "It's a little worse than me, but I still have to say: good job." ”
Chu Zhongtian's mind was full of that question, and he ignored him, making him feel lost.
※※※ "Did you see the pass, Nicky!" Eames said to Ingrid, and he was a little excited. That's a great story! ”
Ingrid also had to admit that the ball was very imaginative, but ...... "maybe it was just luck." I don't believe Chu's performance in training would have allowed him to make such passes on the pitch so often, otherwise he wouldn't be on our team......"
What he said was true. If a player could always make such a good pass, then scouts from professional teams would have come to the door long ago. Think about the professional players who play the role of organizing the midfield, and they may not always be able to pass such penetrating balls.
"Whether it was luck or not, this ball opened us up, ha!" Eames is very happy, the opponent can't defend anymore, as long as they attack, with Wimbledon's attacking ability, it will not be difficult to score again.
"What does this mean, Nicky? It shows that sometimes the players have to be bold and let go of it, ha! ”
Eames clapped his hands and sat down again. Chu Zhongtian helped him solve a problem, whether it was intentional or unintentional, he had to say a few good words for Chu Zhongtian.
※※※ Emily turned around and asked Boss John, "Did you all see Chu's pass just now?" ”
Boss John and the others nodded.
"It's beautiful!" Emily said, clapping her face.
"Hey, I'm used to seeing Chu defending in the back, and suddenly seeing him organize an attack, it's really a little unaccustomed......" Boss John touched his nose and said. When Chu Zhongtian got up and passed the ball, he didn't react a little, and he even thought that Chu Zhongtian was a very bad pass. Because there's not a Wimbledon player in the direction of his pass. I didn't expect Bolger to be so fast, just in time to catch the ball...... "Even if it's just luck, it's enough." Old Bent said. Now our situation is open, and the other party can't hold on. We'll have more chances to celebrate! ”
And all this is thanks to Chu Zhongtian's stroke of genius.
Jackson and Phil and other people who have participated in tryouts but have been brushed off are all happy and convinced that Chu Zhongtian can be selected for Wimbledon. Chu Zhongtian can make such a delicate pass in the ninth division league, and they can only go to the Sunday league every Sunday, this is the difference.
Someone suddenly said: "It's a pity that he can only stay here for three years......"
Suddenly, the people who were in high spirits just now fell silent. No one had ever considered this matter before, and naturally no one had mentioned it. Now they are all reluctant - in three years, after Chu Zhongtian graduated from university, he will leave here and return to his homeland, or find a job that has nothing to do with football...... In short, he won't stay at Wimbledon anymore, he won't stay at Dons Bar and he won't play for AFC Wimbledon again.
There was no smile on Emily's face.
Yang Yang was a little strange about everyone's performance, did these people still plan to let Chu Zhongtian play football full-time?
Finding that Yang Yang was a little confused, Emily explained to him in a low voice: "I once wanted him to take the path of professional football, but he didn't agree, he didn't think he had that level. ”
Professional football? Yang Yang thought about it in his mind for a moment. If Chu Zhongtian really became a professional player, it would not seem bad. At least I can look forward to it on TV every weekend...... But professional football is not a good one. As his friend, Yang Yang will not easily persuade him to take this road, you must know that this is a road with no back. If you can kick out the fame, then it's okay to say, at least you don't have to worry about food and clothing. If you can only play in the lower leagues, you may not be able to play the ball anymore.
There are quite a few of these among Chinese players. When I came out to pursue my dream of staying abroad, what was the result? Most of them went home in disgrace. They are all stars who have been famous in China for a long time, and it is still difficult to play abroad when they come to play. It is too difficult for an unknown amateur player like Chu Zhongtian to embark on a professional path.
Emily clearly doesn't understand the difficulty of this. For her, only being able to play well in the ninth division will naturally attract the attention of other teams, so if she climbs up a little bit, as long as she has the strength, she will always be successful.
She ignored that Chu Zhongtian was a Chinese, and her inspirational template set was a British...... Labor certification is a big gap that cannot be bridged.
Could it be that Chu Zhongtian can still play for the Chinese national team now and make up enough appearances for the labor certificate? Even if he has the heart to play for the country, the country needs an amateur team like him...... "I think, Emily ......," Yang Yang said, "Now Chu Zhongtian can enjoy the fun that football brings him, it is enough." As for the future...... Who knows so much now? ”
The two of them looked at Chu Zhongtian, who was running on the field and focusing on it, and they didn't say anything.
(To be continued)