Chapter 12: Suppressed
As soon as the main selection match began, Chen Lin and Salgado found that they were in trouble, and the entire fifth team still excluded the two of them, and all the players were reluctant to pass the football to Chen Lin and Salgado's feet.
Chen Lin is a little better, he has already received such treatment in the audition competition, so he doesn't feel anything, anyway, the game has 90 minutes, so long, he will definitely find a chance.
However, for Salgado, this situation is difficult to accept, Salgado found a very good feeling of scoring in the training with Chen Lin, he originally wanted to show his strength in this main selection match, but the situation of the game was like a basin of cold water poured on Salgado's head, instantly extinguishing the confidence in his heart that had just been ignited.
Salgado suddenly realized that no matter how good the results of his training with Chen Lin were, if they couldn't get a pass from their teammates, they would have no use......
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The isolation of Chen Lin and Salgado not only affected the performance of the two of them, but also directly affected the overall situation of the game.
You must know that the fifth team is in the case of excluding Chen Lin and Salgado, which is equivalent to playing nine and eleven on the field, not to mention that their strength is not necessarily stronger than their opponents, even if they are much stronger, it is difficult to take advantage of them in the case of two less.
The players of the sixth team played very aggressively, especially after discovering that Chen Lin and Salgado were isolated, and they went out to suppress the fifth team in half the court.
The fifth team can only choose passive defense, and the rhythm of the game is completely in the hands of the sixth team, but fortunately, Chen Lin and Salgado are not really absent from the field, in the attack, they may not be able to play any role because they are isolated, but in defense, they are also very hard.
This made the attack of the sixth team not so threatening, although in the situation, they had an all-round advantage, but in a short period of time, the sixth team could not find a way to break the fifth team's goal.
Instead, it was the fifth team, using Bruin's individual ability to play a couple of quick counter-attacks.
I have to say that Bruin's strength is indeed outstanding, and in the case of the fifth team's overall dominance, Bruin still has the ability to threaten the opponent's goal.
However, it is a pity that the sixth team has long been wary of Bruin, they press hard in the attack, and there are always two defenders sitting in the back, in order to prevent Bruin from having a chance to counterattack quickly.
Since everyone knows that Bruin is fast and has outstanding strength, of course they have to find a way to target him.
Although Bruin's strength is strong, it is not so strong that he is not afraid of targeting, especially in this game, it is not too simple for the sixth team to target Bruin.
Because Bruin will only advance with the ball himself in a quick counterattack, he is absolutely unwilling and unwilling to make a wedding dress for Salgado!
The fifth team was suppressed and the formation was very far behind, which led to the fact that when Bruin got a quick counter-attacking opportunity, only the team's other striker, Salgado, could keep up with his counter-attacking speed, and the other fifth team players could not support the front court at all.
But Bruin never regarded Salgado as his teammate, especially after Salgado stood by Chen Lin's side, Bruin was even more hostile to Salgado, so he would not pass the football to Salgado's feet, even if Salgado ran to a better position, Bruin would not choose to pass the ball.
Even, it is precisely because Salgado can run to a better position that Bruin does not pass the ball to him, in this selection game, Salgado will only be his opponent of Bruin, not his teammate, and Bruin will not do anything that makes Salgado in the limelight.
A pass-through player who was not a threat to the sixth team, who were on the lookout for him at every turn, and in the opening 30 minutes, Bruin had three quick counter-attack chances, but only managed to finish a long-range shot from outside the box that was not of high quality.
The ball was easily confiscated by the opposing goalkeeper, and the only shot from the fifth team in the first thirty minutes did not really threaten the sixth team's goal.
Then the sixth team won the goal kick and they played the football to the left wing, which is the area where Shakodi and Todd are active, and it is also the area where Chen Lin is active.
Chen Lin's right side has always been the breakthrough of the sixth team's attack, although he has superb free kick footwork, but Chen Lin's defensive ability is really not flattering, saying that his defense is just an amateur level can never be regarded as wronging him.
And Todd and Shakodi's abilities have been proven long ago, and they have an absolute advantage in the direct competition with Chen Lin.
Most of the time, Chen Lin will be played by Todd and Shacody, and this time is no exception, the sixth team easily broke through Chen Lin's defense and smoothly hit the football to the right side of the fifth team's penalty area.
Todd then didn't choose to continue to rush forward after getting the ball, but moved the ball directly into the box.
The success in the audition did not overwhelm Todd's mind, at least Todd also knew that the main selection game and the audition game were not the same concept at all, and he might be able to put on a good show of five people in the audition game, but in the main selection game, he was not even sure that the right fullback of the fifth team was completely over.
So he opted for a direct cross.
Todd's strength is not too prominent among all the players who have entered the main draft, and after seeing the quality of the likes of Bruin and John Looney, Todd no longer dares to dream of being the top pick in the draft.
For him today, being drafted by a major league team and becoming a professional player is the greatest success.
Since he doesn't need to fight for the title of champion, Todd doesn't have to force himself to score, he just wants to have an assist in this game. If his assists can help the sixth team win against the fifth team, then the possibility of him becoming a professional player will undoubtedly increase significantly.
That's why Todd crossed, and he chose to trust his teammates, to believe John Rooney.
John Rooney did not disappoint Todd, and although he was not a striker for the sixth team, but only a midfielder, John Rooney used his excellent individual ability to fight for the football from the crowd.
What happened next was not hard to predict, as John Rooney hammered the ball into the door of the fifth team.
The score is 1:0! John Rooney broke the deadlock of the game and helped the sixth team take the lead in the score!
After the goal, John Rooney was very excited, he ran to the side and hugged Todd who assisted him passionately, and the other players of the sixth team also pounced, and after more than 30 minutes of fierce battle, the players of the sixth team finally saw the hope of solving the fifth team within 90 minutes!
John Rooney was excited, but Todd was even more excited, he had a feeling of revenge, sure enough, Chen Lin was still a good person, if he wasn't so bad, how could he complete such an assist so easily......