Chapter 23: The Start
Backbite......
After a whistle, the afternoon confrontation training officially began.
Yu Liang, who was wearing a yellow vest that symbolized a substitute, rushed towards Zhou Haibin immediately after the whistle blew. Zhou Haibin went back directly, and Yu Liang bypassed Zhou Haibin and continued to chase after him. Feng Xiaoting, who received the ball, looked at Yu Liang after all, and made a long pass with a big foot, but the ball was obtained by Cui Peng after half time.
Cui Peng, who received a red card in the last game, was banned for the next game, so he was arranged by Crouchen on the substitute side in the confrontation match. The main midfield partners are Zhou Haibin and Zhao Xuri. Cui Peng, who won the ball, took a few steps, and after shaking off Zhao Xuri, he passed directly to Yu Liang.
If he wants to pass Zhou Haibin, who is better physically and technically than himself, Yu Liang doesn't have much chance of winning, but he still plans to give it a try.
Stepping on the ball, Yu Liang looked at Zhou Haibin and said with a smile: "Haibin, I'm here!" β
"Come on...... Depend on! β
Without waiting for Zhou Haibin to say the word, Yu Liang directly accelerated and dribbled horizontally.
In terms of speed, Yu Liang didn't have much advantage, even if he had an advantage of one or two seconds, he was finally caught up by Zhou Haibin.
"You can't get by!"
The confident Zhou Haibin didn't believe that Yu Liang could get rid of himself.
"Just try it and you'll find out!"
Although Zhou Haibin's main position will not change, Yu Liang's outstanding performance in the two games has made the competition within the team become fierce, after all, the team's ultimate goal is the 2008 Beijing Olympics. There will be a lot of changes in more than three years, if you don't want to be eliminated by this team, you can only continue to improve yourself and impress the head coach with your strength.
He didn't want to lose to a guy who was two years younger than him, listening to Yu Liang's words, Zhou Haibin accelerated again, wanting to directly cut off the ball at Yu Liang's feet.
Seeing Zhou Haibin accelerate again, Yu Liang knew his plan, seeing that Zhou Haibin was about to surpass him, Yu Liang stepped on the ball with his right foot, and then buckled with his right foot, reflexively kicked with his left foot, and got rid of Zhou Haibin with a reflexive smash!
"Good! Pretty! β
Yu Liang's reflexive smashing action immediately received applause and cheers from the fans on the sidelines. At the same time, it was also unexpected by Zhou Haibin, in order to prevent Yu Liang's breakthrough, tell Zhou Haibin who was marching, forcibly turn around, and under the action of huge inertia, Zhou Haibin's ankle was under tremendous pressure.
Sting!
As soon as he turned halfway, Zhou Haibin heard a sound, as if it came from his thigh, and the next second, a sharp pain directly made him fall to the ground.
"Beautiful!"
Fans who don't know what to do thought thought that Yu Liang would directly knock Zhou Haibin down with a reflexive smash.
Turning his head and glancing at it, he found that after Zhou Haibin fell to the ground, Yu Liang had an endless joy in his heart, and at the same time, a smile appeared on his face, he succeeded, he successfully got rid of Zhou Haibin.
Backbite!
Just when Yu Liang was thinking about whether to pass the ball or continue to break through, the whistle directly interrupted him, and at this time he noticed that Zhou Haibin was still curled up and lying on the turf.
Yu Liang's first reaction was that Zhou Haibin was injured.
"Team doctor, team doctor!"
When listening to his teammates shouting as team doctors, Yu Liang estimated that Zhou Haihai's injuries were not light.
The look of joy immediately disappeared from his face, and Yu Liang walked over quickly.
"How?"
"I guess it's a muscle strain!"
Zhou Haibin's words made the originally relaxed players chuckle in their hearts.
The other quarter-final, played in Enschede, ended last night. Of the 24 teams participating in the World Junior Championships, Spain, the most attacking team, eventually fell to Argentina. In this way, Argentina has reached the semi-finals five times in the recent World Youth Championships, and its strength can be seen.
is about to face such a strong opponent, and the young team did not show timidity, let alone a depressed atmosphere, on the contrary, the atmosphere in the team was quite relaxed and happy.
In the morning tactical training and ball training, the players also let out bursts of hearty laughter from time to time. Even after the match began, they still had a relaxed smile on their faces.
"I think I heard a tearing sound!"
If it's just a simple strain, after emergency treatment, or a closed game, you can barely hold on to a game. But Zhou Haibin heard the sound of tearing, it was not a simple strain, maybe it was a muscle tear, maybe it was a ligament tear.
After hearing Zhou Haibin's words, the team doctor had no intention of checking it.
"Go to the hospital for a check-up so that you can know your injuries as soon as possible!"
With Zhou Haibin leaving, the relaxed and pleasant atmosphere in the training ground dissipated and was replaced by a heavy and oppressive atmosphere.
The injury to the main player before the big game is not good news for any team.
"That's it!" Crowchen licked his chapped lips and said to the players: "Boys, keep training!" β
The players immediately returned to their positions, but the match did not start immediately, because Zhou Haibin's injury left the main team without a midfielder.
The players standing on the training ground all looked at Crowchen, and they all seemed to be waiting for Crawford's arrangement.
"Uh......" seemed to have discovered this, Crawford groaned for a moment, and then his eyes kept sweeping in the training ground, and finally his gaze fell on Wang Hongliang's body, "Wang, you come to the main side!" β
Crowchen's decision made Yu Liang a little disappointed.
However, Yu Liang was not shrouded in disappointment, and after the confrontation training continued, Yu Liang actively fought in the field, hoping to prove that he could become the main force with practical actions.
In the end, the main players defeated the substitutes 3-1, ending the intra-team match.
Whether it is the main player or the substitute player, they have shown a good performance in this confrontation, and the previous few mediocre performances of King Dong also reflected the essence of a striker in this confrontation, frequently creating killing opportunities to threaten the door of the main players, and also scored a goal.
But for the players' good form, Crawford didn't have much joy in his heart. Because of the exact news from the hospital, Zhou Haibin has torn the ligament in his right inner thigh and will have to rest for more than a month.
Cui Peng was suspended, Zhou Haibin was injured, and there were two main midfielders missing at once, which was indeed a big blow to the Chinese youth team.
The next game against Argentina may be even more difficult for the fans, but for Krauchen, how can he build his midfield?
After the training session, the players simply gave an interview to reporters and went straight back to the hotel.
As the time of the game got closer and closer, the discipline of the team became stricter and stricter, and of course, the players did not dare to do anything indiscipline at this time. After a night's rest in the hotel, the next morning they went to the training ground west of Tilburg as usual, but the number of fans was much smaller than the previous days, as most of the fans had already travelled to Utrecht to cheer on the next match of the youth team.
After the morning of training, the players quickly returned to the hotel, and after a brief meal, they began to pack their bags, which will be in the afternoon for their trip to Utrecht to prepare for tomorrow night's match against Argentina.
Utrecht, the fourth largest city in the Netherlands, is located in the middle of the Netherlands, the capital of the province of Utrecht, a water transport center and railway hub, as well as a trade and cultural center.
The city, journalists from China, and the players of the youth team are no strangers to the city.
Because all three matches of the group stage of the World Youth Championship were played at the HagΓ©wald Stadium in Utrecht, it is fair to say that the city has witnessed the miracle and madness of the youth team.
For the youth team, the city is also a blessed place for them.
Coming back to the city has a sense of intimacy for the players of the youth team.
After a long journey, the players did not have a training task in the afternoon, but during their free time, they all chose to rest in the hotel.
At 7 p.m., head coach Crouchen and his players left the hotel and headed for the Debit club's training base. The club's training base is only a five- or six-minute drive from the hotel where they live, which is very convenient. This is where they trained during the group stage. Because of the excellent performance in the group stage, the youth team also received the support of the club's fans, and specially formed a cheerleading team to cheer for the youth team at Hagevald Stadium.
The youth team who came to this training base again was warmly welcomed by them.
But the fans didn't get the chance to interact with the players, and after the lap warm-up, the players all went into the power room for some recovery training.
After almost an hour of training, they headed straight back to the hotel.
The next morning, the team went to Hagewald Stadium for a training session before returning to the hotel and waiting until the start of the game to enter the stadium.
There was a long time in between, and after lunch, the players were asked by the coach to go back to their rooms to rest.
"Damn. When a pig is raised? Eat, drink and sleep! β
Back in the room, Yu Liang couldn't help complaining. In addition to training, most of the time is spent in the room. On top of that, he is so excited at the thought of playing at night that he can't sleep at all.
"So what else do you want? A big sword? If you can't sleep, you have to lie in bed, you don't know! Besides, who can sleep at this time? β
It is true that people like King Dong who have seen the world can't sleep, let alone Yu Liang.
What makes Yu Liang even more anxious is that Crawford is as confidential as ever, and has not announced the starting list so far. After Zhou Haibin was injured, he has been coveting this starting position, but there has been no movement on Crowchen's side, which makes him a little impatient.
"Who did you say would start tonight?"
"I don't know, sleep, don't think about these useless things! You can't ask for what is yours and what is not yours. Not much expectation, not much disappointment! β
After speaking, King Dong directly closed his eyes and forced himself to sleep. In fact, he expects himself to be in the starting list more than anyone else.
Seeing that King Dong closed his eyes and went to sleep, Yu Liang stopped talking and just kept lying on the bed. He didn't know when he fell asleep, but he knew he was woken up by a knock on the door.
"Wake up, the conference room is assembled!"
After waking up King Dong, the two of them washed up briefly, and then went directly to the conference room.
"We're back here again! When I left here, I said we would be able to come back, and now we have done it! You guys are the best! But I don't think it's enough to just come back here, I want to stay here until the final! β
After everyone had arrived in the conference room, Crawford walked directly to the front and began to mobilize before the game. Although there are not many words, and they are not particularly passionate, they can make people's blood boil. But the next words made some of the players take their breath away.
"Tonight's game is special for us, so every one of you deserves to be in the best shape for this game! Let's talk about today's starting ......"
On the tactical paper behind Crawford, the assistant coach is writing the numbers representing the players one by one.
The goalkeeper position, there is no doubt, is Yang Cheng from Shandong Luneng.
The position of the back line has changed, Zheng Tao, who did not perform well in the last game, was replaced by Yuan Weiwei, the central defender is still Feng Xiaoting and Zhao Ming, and the right fullback is still Tan Wangsong!
When the assistant coach wrote about the midfield, Yu Liang's breathing began to become rapid.
In the absence of Cui Peng and Zhou Haibin, Zhao Xuri's start is no suspense. When the assistant coach wrote a "1" on the tactical paper, Yu Liang began to look forward to it.
Because when the assistant coach writes these numbers, a formation also jumps on the paper. Zhao Xuri's position is the position of the back waist, and next to him is also a position of dragging the midfield, only Wang Hongliang and him Yu Liang can play this position, but Wang Hongliang is wearing the No. 6 jersey that symbolizes the main force.
Sure enough, the assistant coach wrote a 4 after the 1!
Started on the 14th!