Chapter 61: Quick Solution
Chen Jinwu looked at him thoughtfully and asked, "What do you want to do?" ”
"Me? I want you to help me pass the ball more. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. biquge。 "To be honest, apart from you and the captain, no one seems to give me the ball. ”
"No, right? You won't be excluded either. ”
"That's not what I meant." Chen Jianhao thought for a while and said, "After all, the captain is also a striker. If I want to get the ball more, I have to count on you. ”
Chen Jinwu expressed disapproval and said: "Don't you think that your usual running position is a bit rigid? Having the ball and not having the ball are two different things, you can't always think about scoring. If you put your team in a higher position and think more about catching up with your teammates, your vision will not be limited. In this way, I believe that you will naturally have more opportunities to get the ball. ”
After hearing this, Chen Jianhao seemed to understand something, and said, "You mean, I'm playing too selfishly, right?" ”
"Of course." Chen Jinwu made no secret of his thoughts, "However, you also have the ability to be selfish. ”
"Really? So what do you think I'm supposed to do? ”
"Drop back more, pass the ball more, build trust with your teammates." "Trust me, don't be so busy thinking about scoring. With your footwork, are you afraid that you won't have a chance to score? ”
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A week later, the 2010-2011 Portuguese second division season will kick off.
Similar to the format of other countries, each group of 15 teams will play one round home and one away game in a double round-robin format, for a total of 30 rounds. The team that finished first in the final points points qualifies for a promotion play-off and will have to compete with the champions of the other two groups for a valuable promotion spot.
In the first round, the Panthers Boavista will play against Padroense FutebolClube, also from the district of Porto.
Founded in 1922, the Padran Club was once the squad of the Northern Regional League, and its home stadium, the Padran Stadio, is owned by the club and has a capacity of 3,000 people in the city of Matosinhos. Paderan FC has just been promoted to the second division this year and has been restructured from the North to the Central Zone along with other teams from Porto. The club has good youth facilities, a relatively complete echelon, and runs a very well-known local football school. The club's highlight came in 2001, when six players from the Padrang squad were included in the Portugal Under-16 squad. Other than that, there are no too dazzling honors.
Playing against a team like this in the first round, and playing at home, is undoubtedly a good transition for the lads. Compared to last week's opponent Juventud, the Padran are a lot weaker at both ends of the pitch: Armando Sergio, a 44-year-old striker, is over 35 years old in other positions. None of the players in the squad have played in the higher leagues, either as veterans who have been promoted from the third division with the team, or as a former outcast who has already played for a Portuguese second division team. On paper, this aging, weak team is far from Boavista's opponent.
Nevertheless, Govia still had to explain some precautions to the players as usual and told everyone not to underestimate their opponents. This is the first competitive league game of the year and it is important to take advantage of this opportunity to get off to a good start to the long season ahead. The Panthers were seen as favourites by the media, and in their pre-match press conference, few journalists rushed to ask Govia for his future prospects, leaving the Padran head coach aside. In fact, Boavista have been regarded as one of the most competitive teams for the past few years, but at the end of each season, they have not been able to produce satisfactory results.
Before the start of the game, the players warmed up and chatted. Chen Jianhao did not practice with others, but just traveled on his own. He still cared about the situation outside the stadium, and secretly looked towards the stands, but he didn't find Wu Xiqiong. Chen Jianhao is actually an awkward and somewhat sullen person, in order not to let others notice the relationship between him and Wu Xiqiong, he rarely contacts the other party, and only occasionally sends WeChat to ask boring questions such as "Have you eaten", "Have you taken a bath", "Let's come to see the game". He paid attention to the movements in the stands intentionally or unintentionally, and when it was close to the opening, Wu Xiqiong, who was belated, finally emerged from the crowd.
Wu Xiqiong looked at the field and soon found Chen Jianhao's figure. The bright red hair is always particularly conspicuous. She noticed that the other party was also looking over, so she smiled and waved in greeting. Chen Jianhao also immediately raised his hand and greeted each other. The two of them obviously live in the same city and study in the same school, but they have a strange feeling of looking at each other from afar. He didn't notice that at the same time as he raised his hand, Chen Jinwu also walked over.
"Yo, it's her!" Chen Jinwu covered his brow with his hands and looked into the stands.
Chen Jianhao seemed to be startled, and quickly put down his hand and said, "What are you doing?" ”
"She was here last time?"
"Uh......" Chen Jianhao muttered, "yes...... How do you know? ”
Chen Jinwu laughed and said, "Not only do I know, but there are also Tianchang and Jizhou, and I guess many people in the team have found out." You always looked at the bench in the last game, and I thought there was something to see over there. ”
Chen Jianhao turned his back and whispered, "Shh...... Don't let anyone else find out. ”
"She's coming to see you, isn't she? When did you two get along? ”
In order to avoid people's eyes, the two of them walked into the field.
"No, no." Chen Jianhao hurriedly defended, "Don't talk about this, the game is almost about to start." ”
"Ha, no wonder your mind is full of goals, you want to show them off?"
"Don't talk nonsense, it has nothing to do with her."
"Or else?"
'I'm a striker and it's my job to score goals.
"Okay...... But you're too weird, do you usually have contact? Except for training and school, I don't seem to see you pay attention to anything else......"
"Why are you endless...... I've said that I won't talk about this. ”
"Haha, okay. But I have to advise you to give your all in the game and not get distracted by things off the field. ”
"You don't need to be reminded of this, do you?" Chen Jianhao glanced at him and said, "Remember to give me more balls." I'll be running more free today. ”
With both Franciscan and Paulo Campos suffering minor thigh strains, there were no major problems, but to be on the safe side, Govia decided to give them a rest, with 21-year-old midfielder Rui Lopes and 32-year-old speed winger Rui Dolores taking their places. The other positions still have the same lineup as in the previous game: double striker Chen Jianhao partnered Renato Queylos, Paolo Gomez and Chen Jinwu partnered in midfield, and the back line from left to right was Sergio Machado, Helio, Wu Tianchang and Ribeiro.
Govia also doesn't have much to choose from, and basically the best players in every position have been put out. If nothing else, the starting line-up will remain in place until the end of the season. As for rotation, unless they can make it all the way to the end of the Portuguese Cup, or someone gets injured, there is really no need for a weekly game for any of the lower divisions.
It was September 12th, and the heat of midsummer did not subside in the slightest. All the players were ready on the field, and the originally noisy stands suddenly fell silent. The referee looked at his watch, and when the hands reached the 4 p.m. sharp, the game officially began.
As is customary, kick off at home. At the moment, the temperature is 30 degrees Celsius, and the players have not yet exerted their strength, and they are already sweating profusely. In addition to Chen Jianhao, Chen Jinwu and Wu Tianchang, several players are making their first appearance in the professional league, including 18-year-old goalkeeper Pedro Ferreira. Francis missed the opportunity, but he was not discouraged as the chairman had promised him a starting position, although he could only be deployed on the right wing due to Chen Jianhao occupying the centre. And with veteran Paulo Campos on the bench, it's time to absorb experience off the field.
At the same time that Francis was distracted, the home team quickly caused a big mess in the opposition penalty area. The ball bumped through the crowd and eventually Chan's close-range shot was blocked by the goalkeeper and the ball was cleared into the centre circle.
In the minutes that followed, the Panthers kept the ball at their feet and dominated the tempo of the game. At 4:18, an inadvertent pass from Paul Gomez resulted in a brilliant long-distance goal. The protagonist of this long-distance run is not Chen Jianhao, but the old captain Quilos. Paulo Gomez originally wanted to pass to Chen Jinwu, who was inserted on the right side, but Chen Jinwu saw that the captain had retreated to near the center circle, and at this time he was on his side, so he missed the ball and let the captain take the ball directly.
Then Quielos pretended to be a straight stopper, but deceived the opponent's top midfielder, a light turn accelerated, and the straight plug immediately turned into a ball split. Queelos was old and strong, and went straight to the penalty area, and the opposing central defender did not dare to rush up, only to keep retreating with his pace. At this time, the Black Panthers had already inserted 5 players in the frontcourt, and Chen Jianhao was originally busy reaching out for the ball, when he suddenly remembered Chen Jinwu's instructions: Don't be full of thinking about scoring goals, you should create more opportunities for your teammates. So he left the area where Quilos was forward, drawing another centre-back to the left to make room for the captain to break through.
Quellos was in the box in the blink of an eye, but the defender who was staring at him kept retreating, fearing that he would foul as soon as he stretched his foot. The other players on the other side also seemed to be in a mess, and even the goalkeeper was in a dilemma, and hesitated for a long time before choosing to attack. As soon as he ran behind the defender who was marking, he realized that something was wrong, and if Quielos crossed the ball to the other side, the goal would have gone in. Queylos didn't mean to pass the ball at all, and when he saw that the opposing goalkeeper had come out, he quickly went to the right, and then shot the ball out just by feeling.
The ball was empty in front of goal, and the ball passed under the crotch of the marked defender before rolling into the net at a high speed.