Chapter 20: The Ball of Curve
Sophie saw a figure limping slowly in front of her, and she caught up.
"What about Yang Pan?"
"That stinky boy! Heavy color and light friends! A girl wrote him a letter asking him to meet and ran away...... Ay?
Sophie? Zhang Jun turned his head and looked a little surprised. Does the team not train after school? ”
"The coach said to give everyone a day off."
"I said, how can Yang Pan have time to go to the appointment!"
"Does your foot hurt?"
"What do you see?" Zhang Jun moved step by step.
Sophie suddenly grabbed Zhang Jun's arm and put it on her shoulder, and put her other hand around Zhang Jun's waist.
"Hey! Do? ”
"Don't move! If you move, your feet will hurt even more! ”
There was a heart-piercing pain in the obedient right foot, and Zhang Jun had to obediently let Sophie "manipulate".
"What a shame!" Zhang Jun sniffed, "I still want girls to pick it up." ”
"Thank you for the gift." Sophie whispered.
"What?"
"Nothing ......"
On the other side, the Peony Square to the north of the school.
"It's weird, this is it!" Yang Pan looked at his watch for the nth time, "It's been almost an hour, why hasn't the girl Sophie said come yet?" ”
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Li Yongle threw down the magazine and said to the other two people with a gloomy face: "How can this be! How can he get hurt? At such a critical time! ”
"It says he's been taken care of by his opponents." Zhang Yang pointed to the magazine and said.
"A striker who has won the national championship and has won the title of best player, do you think he will fall down so easily?" Li Yongle said with a frown.
"It's not a fraud, is it?" Zhang Yang said.
"Is it necessary?" Zhang Lintao said.
Zhang Yang thought for a while and shook his head: "It doesn't seem to be." ”
"Either way, it's unknown if he'll play next. You say, I waited for him for half a year, and finally this day came, but he was going to be out of action due to injury, what is this? It's like a bride who enters the cave only to find out that the groom has not come! ”
"That doesn't seem like an apt analogy." Zhang Lintao said.
Li Yongle blushed.
"Hey, if you don't speak well, don't learn what rhetorical devices others use!" Zhang Yang said.
"You have to take care of it!"
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Due to Zhang Jun's injury, Liang Ke began to let the players practice the 433 formation in training, pushing Ren Yudi and Yang Pan up to play forwards, and setting up double backs in the midfield. Without Zhang Jun, Shuguang can't sit still in front of the High School Affiliated to the University of Science and Technology.
In the last game, the three-forward tactics received good results, which gave Liang Ke the idea of changing the formation.
"Yang Pan! Don't always cross and shoot as hard as you can when you get the ball! Don't care where it is! Liang Ke shouted.
"Oh." A powerful shot hits the post.
"Hey! Feed! It's practice, don't be so hard, right? Anke said to Yang Pan in shock. As soon as he remembered Yang Pan's goal in the last game, he was a little afraid. He reckoned that the goalkeeper would not be able to keep the goal anymore. As long as you see someone shooting with your legs, you will tremble with fear.
"I'm going to develop a sense of hatred for the goal, for the goalkeeper from now on!"
"It's the opponent's goal and goalkeeper, right?"
"Nope! All! ”
Anke swallowed. He saw the murderous aura in Yang Pan's eyes, and it was definitely not a joke expression. In his heart, he prayed for the goalkeeper of the high school attached to HKUST.
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In the luxurious team lounge of the High School Affiliated to HKUST.
"In four days, our goal will be a match against Dawning Middle School. The other side is strong. I hope that everyone will have this in their hearts. They can't be underestimated because of their achievements in previous years. Achievements can only prove the past, not the future. Sun Laihong said as she turned on the TV and video recorder. Today's training is to study their videos. ”
The TV screen showed footage of the match between the Aurora team and the white horse. "I asked someone to shoot it. From this game, we can fully understand what kind of team Dawn is for. ”
As soon as the game began, Dawn took the lead and launched an attack. Wang Bo distributed the ball to Yang Pan, Yang Pan faced the defender who defended him, almost without any feints, just relying on his amazing speed to start from in front of the defender, and then overtake the opponent's two positions and cross. Fixed.
From this point, you can see how fast Yang Pan's speed is. It is said that his speed is within 11 seconds of 100 meters, and that is only the number of the junior high school test, and I think it is definitely faster now. As a wide raider, it's scary to have such speed. "Sun Laihong kept playing this scene as evidence." I don't think there's anyone else on the team who can match him. Zhang Yang, you must fight him in the next game, don't give him space to rush up, and use the tackle with caution. ”
Zhang Yang said: "Then I'll just put him down!" ”
"Stupid! You want to get out early! His powerful shot wasn't for fun. It is said to be around 180 km/h. It's just that it is said that I have not seen it with my own eyes, except for the description of the journalist. This kind of thing is better to believe in it than to believe in it. It's best to be careful. Zhang Lintao, is there any way? ”
"It's not for nothing that he can shoot, but you can't use it often. I was confident I blocked nine shots, but the tenth ......"
"Don't think so badly of our defenders! How could he have been given 10 shots in one game! Luo Bin interrupted Zhang Lintao's words.
"Anyway, in the first few games, Yang Pan only shot two long-range shots in total. It seems that they were going to use it against us as soon as they came up. In short, caution is better. Sun Laihong continued to play the video.
In the footage is the footage of the Dawning team conceding a goal.
"The shortcomings of this team are as prominent as their strengths. Defense isn't their forte. All but the second game was against a defensive team who didn't concede a goal, and the other two games conceded goals every game. It's not that their goalkeeper can't do it, Anke is also a very good goalkeeper. But their backline is not very strong, and it is very telling that this mediocre team of White Horse can find their goal. Our forwards and defenders have to try to create chaos in the opposition penalty area and create chances. ”
Ren Yu broke through the defense of four people in the box and scored the equaliser.
'This is the guy who needs the attention of the defenders as well. He only played football for one year in junior high school before he was expelled for fighting. But his technique is really outstanding. In the battle against Nanyang, he single-handedly disrupted Nanyang's proudest backline. However, his physical strength is not very good. Liu Chao, I'll leave him to you. ”
"Don't worry! Instructor. ”
At this time, the screen happened to show the scene of Yang Pan shooting and scoring, and in the TV, the ball also flew into the goal from the goalkeeper's face like a white light. The stadium was boiling.
There was silence in the lounge, save for the sound of televisions.
After a long time, Zhang Lintao spoke: "Although, I am very unwilling...... But, I have to admit, if I let him shoot from that distance, I wouldn't be able to save it...... It's so fast......"
Li Yongle noticed that Zhang Lintao, who had always been confident, even changed his voice this time.
Luo Bin, who was still arguing with Zhang Lintao just now, also said in a low voice: "If he is in the next game, he will ...... No way! Can't let him into the box! ”
'It's a pity that in the next game, he will play as a striker. Zhang Jun's accidental injury pushed him to the forward position. Zhao Defeng looked at the TV screen and said.
"Zhang Jun's injury is unclear, I don't know if he will play against us. However, he is definitely a dangerous person. His acceleration of five to fifteen meters is said to be inferior to even Yang Pan. For a place the size of a penalty area, the speed of this distance is enough to get away with anyone. So don't let him into the forbidden area, and don't let him turn around!
Saturday's game, if he plays, Li Yongle, you are responsible for watching him. ”
Li Yongle nodded.
"Shuguang Middle School is a bit of a commodity for these four first-graders. Others aren't worth mentioning! Zhang Yulin put his hands on the back of his head and leaned back in the chair and said.
"Nope." Sun Laihong said, "The other party's No. 10, Wang Bo." He is also a quality player. The execution of the coach's intentions is well done. And sometimes, his sudden burst into the box is still very threatening. ”
"And their captain, No. 8 Suri." Zhao Defeng said, "He is a very tenacious guy. In the first game, CITIC's Shui Huajun's will was to let him drag him across. Rough skills, not tall, average strength, but with a steel-like fighting spirit, what a suitable candidate to be the captain! ”
"It's rare to hear our captain praise someone like this! We're in for a treat! Li Qiang said with a smile.
"I'm just telling the truth." Zhao Defeng said, "Defending like him, I really don't know if I can fight him for 80 minutes......
"Hey! Even the captain has no confidence anymore! Li emphasized.
"I'm just telling the truth."
"Hey! Your surname is so speechless that ......"
"I don't think there's anything to worry about. As long as we have the win in the first half, let's play with them in the second half! Zhang Yuchao said.
"Alright." Sun Laihong interrupted everyone's argument, "No matter what, let's play our own football." No opponent can stop us from moving forward. Tell me out loud, what is football at the High School Affiliated to HKUST? ”
"Victory!" Everyone replied at the same time.
"Very good! Disband! ”
"I have a question." Zhang Jun looked at Sophie who was supporting him.
"Just ask."
"Why does Yang Pan slip away as soon as he finishes training every day, and he can't stop screaming."
"You don't know yet, huh? I heard that he had peach blossom luck and was busy going on a date. ”
"That's right. However, Yang Pan, a person who is slow to respond to girls, how can any girl take a fancy to him? ”
"Maybe it's because I saw how he did on the pitch."
"That's right! That kid is really cool on the field. But, really, I want you to help me home every day.
That guy who is heavy on color and light on friends! I won't spare him! ”
"Huh! It's nothing! ”
Distance.
"Whew!" Someone sneezed loudly.
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On the training ground, the players are practicing their shots. Li Yongle's shot in front of the penalty area was close to the ground and deflected off the goal.
Sun Laihong said to Zhao Defeng beside him: "Have you found anything?" ”
"You mean Li Yongle's shot?"
"Yes." Sun Laihong beckoned, "Li Yongle!" ”
Li Yongle ran in front of the two.
"Tell me why you always like to shoot the ball to the ground?"
"It's a little bit harder for the goalkeeper to pounce that way."
"That's right. You come here. Sun Laihong walked outside the penalty area with the ball. You're optimistic. ”
Then he shouted at Zhang Lintao, who was guarding the door: "Guard! Don't let the water go! ”
Zhang Lintao responded to him with standard preparations.
Sun Laihong began to dribble the ball, and when he reached the line of the big penalty area, he got up and shot, nothing special, the ball flew slightly off the ground and towards the bottom right corner of the goal. Zhang Lintao pounced beautifully, as if he was bound to win the ball.
But......
The ball suddenly fell in front of Zhang Lintao's hand, bounced off and entered the goal.
"This is ......," Li Yongle was a little surprised.
"It's a curl ball." Zhao Defeng next to him said, "Use the outside instep to draw the middle and upper part of the ball, so that the ball continues to rotate forward in the process of flying forward, generating a falling force, if the strength and timing are mastered, the ball will bounce in front of the goalkeeper." The goalkeeper will make a mistake because he can't judge the landing of the incoming ball. Generally speaking, curling ball shots are a headache for goalkeepers. Among the professional players, who are good at kicking the ball and shooting the goal, Rivaldo of Brazil is the representative. ”
Zhang Lintao looked at the ball in the goal in surprise. He originally looked at the location, direction, and timing of the ball, but he didn't expect the ball to suddenly fall to the ground in front of his eyes, and there was a rebound, which caught him off guard. What a shot!
Sun Laihong turned to look at Li Yongle: "Improve a little more on your close-to-the-ground shot, this kind of curling ball shot is one of the best ways to fool the goalkeeper." According to what Zhao Defeng just told you, keep practicing, and master the position, timing, strength and direction of the ball in repetition. ”
Looking at Li Yongle, who was practicing alone against the wall, Zhao Defeng asked the coach puzzled: "Coach, I don't understand, why are you in such a hurry to teach him?" ”
"Nothing. I just hope to see him shoot this kind of ball in Saturday's game. ”
"Saturday? Three days to go! Zhao Defeng was very surprised, it was almost impossible to learn this kind of difficult shooting in three days.
"Wait!" Sun Laihong smiled.
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