Chapter 5: Not Enemies Don't Meet (II)
So the only capital that can give him a foothold on the football field now may be that his physical fitness is quite good.
Chu Zhongtian, who was so blind and was dragged back to reality by a person in front of him.
"Hey, lad, are you hitting the back?" The coach asked him with the entry list in his hand.
Chu Zhongtian nodded and replied to him in English: "Yes, defensive midfielder." ”
The coach breathed a sigh of relief on his face and showed a slight smile: "That's good......" He looked back at the person who was wearing the same yellow vest as Chu Zhongtian, and then said, "Your team is in a special situation. Well...... You know, the number of people who come here for tryouts doesn't always match the number of people in various positions. There are a lot of people in some popular positions, and your team has five strikers......"
Chu Zhongtian was taken aback, he turned his head sideways around the coach and looked at his group of teammates. No matter how you look at it, you can't tell that there is a dragon and a crouching tiger here...... Five strikers, how do you divide them?
"So what...... When it comes to the game, the midfield defense is left to you. ”
What else can Chu Zhongtian say? I could only nod and agree.
The coach patted Chu Zhongtian on the shoulder encouragingly, then turned around and left. He shouted to the group of his compatriots, "Five minutes to go, get ready!" ”
Everyone got up from the ground, patted the grass clippings hanging on their buttocks, stretched their waists, twisted their buttocks, pressed their legs, and began to do warm-up exercises.
At this time, Chu Zhongtian had already finished his warm-up, sat on the sidelines, squinted his eyes and looked at the figures running on the field.
If you have five strikers in a team, do you have to play five strikers? Apparently not. When the coach of AFC Wimbledon arranged the squad for them, he took this situation into account and arranged a 433 formation, three strikers, and another striker as an attacking striker, who can also play as a guest striker. So in front of the four defenders, only Chu Zhongtian hung alone in the midfield, responsible for building the first line of defense against the opponent's attack. He also doesn't know if two of the four full-backs behind him are the ones who like to plug in the assist when they have nothing to do......
His temporary teammates also realized that he would be a guarantee for them to roam the front court, and they all came up to greet him. "Hey, Chinese boy, it's all up to you!" Especially the five strikers, they were very enthusiastic when they greeted each other. They knew exactly what the 30-minute game meant. Whether or not you can be selected for this newly formed team may be a matter of watching a game. Of course, they have to play well themselves, but the team's results are also important, so why are the best teams in the World Series always the most winners? One thing is that if their team loses the game, their performance will obviously be greatly reduced in the eyes of the coaches. So a teammate who is willing to defend in the backfield is particularly cute at this time. Even if he's a Chinese......
Chu Zhongtian gave them a thumbs up and signaled that they didn't have to worry about anything. He'll be in charge of their big rear.
Is this really the case? Chu Zhongtian had no bottom in his heart. But to show a sad face and tell his teammates that he can't do it is not his usual style. Since I agreed, I always have to do what I have to do, who let them be a team, even if it is temporary, it is also a collective.
He is always like this, such as in the game of the Chinese student team, even if his teammates have given up, he is still working hard until he is exhausted. He never thought about the idea of "no one else fights, I fight like a fool", he only knows that since he has stepped on the court, he has his own responsibility, and this responsibility cannot be relieved until the end of the game. As for the players who didn't fight...... When the game is over, come back to settle the score.
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Terry Eames looked at the rosters of the two upcoming teams and found a question: "How many strikers do the Yellow have?" ”
Assistant coach Nikki English nodded helplessly: "We can't control the number of people who come to this trial in each position. And you know, Terry. There are always a lot of attackers, and it's easier to show their good side...... So there are a lot of attackers who have passed the test. ”
The AFC Wimbledon manager has set his sights back on the roster. Immediately below the five strikers is a non-English name: "chu_zhongtian". He remembered that it was a Chinese student introduced by Emily, who seemed to be a defensive midfielder.
In front of the back four, there was only one single midfielder, and he didn't expect the two attacking strikers and three strikers to come back in the game - they were just going to put themselves on a desperate show, and he'd seen too many of those tryouts in the previous games.
Attackers always think that they can control the game with their abilities, and if they show these abilities, they will be looked at by the coach. They adore and aspire to emulate the performances of several people who end up shooting a soccer ball into the empty goal, and most of these amateurs are naturally lacking in a sense of cooperation. He does not deny that there are many amateur players who have excellent individual skills, but they do not adapt well to professional football because their tactical literacy is so poor...... That's the difference between professional and amateur.
But I'm sorry, their future manager is a defender.
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At the end of the last game, 22 players left the pitch, some of whom didn't seem to have had their fill of the game, running down the ball with the intention of showing off their ball sense and skills in front of the manager. The winning team was elated, and the losing side was depressed and unwilling to say anything. It's already past five o'clock, and the stadium is still bustling, and there is no shadow of the evening, and the summer night always comes late.
"It's Chu's turn to play." Old Bent muttered that he had waited a day until now to cheer on the only representative of the Dons Bar.
"Chu!" Emily took the lead and stood up, waving to the audience.
The others followed him, shouting "Chu Chu".
Chu Zhongtian heard their shouts, looked back at the stage, and easily found Emily and them. He waved at them, as if he had said hello.
He was wearing a yellow vest, under the yellow vest, a red Chinese team jersey was very special, this jersey was the uniform of the Chinese student team, in order to prepare for today's trial, he asked Yang Yang to borrow. Also borrowed from Yang Yang is the pair of sneakers under his feet.
He remembered that he had asked Yang Yang to borrow clothes last night.
Yang Yang heard that Chu Zhongtian actually took the jersey and shoes to participate in the AFC Wimbledon trial, he was surprised at first, and finally happy, and he also encouraged Chu Zhongtian to be selected.
"I knew you could!" Yang Yang said to Chu Zhongtian, "You are the best player among us!" Chu Zhongtian didn't tell Yang Yang that he had received ten years of training in a football school and had participated in national competitions. But Chu Zhongtian is indeed the best player in the British student team, Yang Yang is not saying something nice.
"These shoes don't fit well, you said they were small last time, but I only have these shoes here...... I wore smaller. Yang Yang handed him the sneakers that Chu Zhongtian wore in the last game. I said, if you are chosen, go buy a new pair of shoes that fit, Da Chu. ”
Chu Zhongtian nodded. "Okay!"
He studied preparatory in the UK, worked part-time to make money, and never thought about playing football, so naturally he didn't prepare any kicking equipment. But now it's different, if he can really pass the trial and become a part of this team, then even if he is financially strained, he will have to buy a new pair of sneakers. Sneakers are a player's boots, they are the ones who eat, so you naturally have to pick a pair that suits you, so that you can play your best.
Now because the temporary borrowed shoes don't fit well, a little small, plus this whole day of strenuous exercise, the little toes of the feet are already painful, walking will have a tingling pain from the toes, it is estimated that the nails have been sharpened.
But he didn't pay much attention, he had already stepped onto the court, and on the opposite side was their opponent.
He suddenly noticed that there were two people in the opposing formation who were constantly grimacing at him, and one of them was still spinning in a circle with his head down.
He narrowed his eyes and recognized the two men from a dozen meters away.
A week ago, at the Wimbledon Art School International Student Friendship Match, he teased him in a back-and-forth manner, mocking two of his future alumni — Alley Russell and Gavin Borger — outside Jack Goodchild Alley this morning.
They were wearing red vests and were Chu Zhongtian's opponents in this match.
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ps, the update is finished today~~~~
Tomorrow's chapter is a small **.,Everyone continues to smash tickets~~~~~
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