Chapter Thirty-Three: A Struggle of Wills?
By the time Bruin scored, the first half had already reached the 43rd minute, and with two minutes to go, Arena could have replaced Chen Lin at half-time, as he had originally intended.
But in the face of Bruin's provocation, Arenal felt that he could not wait, although he was already a half-cut old man, he would definitely not lack the blood of young people.
Arena motioned for Chen Lin to prepare to enter, Chen Lin stood up from the bench, Bruin was still standing in front of the Los Angeles Galaxy coach's box at this time, Chen Lin stood up and glanced at him.
There was contempt and ridicule in Bruin's eyes, but Chen Lin didn't seem to be aware of it, he walked straight to the sidelines and began to warm up.
"There was a very dramatic scene on the field, Houston Dynamo striker Bruin provoked Chen Lin after completing the goal, and the old man Arena made a direct substitution under Bruin's provocation, he asked Chen Lin to warm up on the sidelines and prepare to play." Bruin and Arena's actions did not escape the eyes of the on-site narrator.
"Haha, Arenal is so characterful, now there are less than two minutes left before the end of the first half, what else does Arenal expect Chen Lin to do on the court?" The commentator responded with a smile.
"In two minutes, Arena shouldn't expect Chen Lin to do anything, he just couldn't get used to Bruin's provocation, so he actually chose to respond with such an unreasonable substitution."
The commentators and commentators sang and harmonized, and they didn't have a bad feeling for Arena, and even had a lot of good feelings.
After all, Arena is the man who led the U.S. national team to the quarterfinals of the World Cup, and no American fan will hate him, they will only like him, like his hot-headed personality, and like his short-sighted character.
Although Chen Lin has only been under him for less than half a month, Arena has already regarded him as his "own person", and his own person has been provoked by the other party, so he has to find some ground, and Arena will not think that Chen Lin is worse than Bruin.
Beckham also saw what was happening on the sidelines, he didn't have any surprises about Arena's actions, this old man would be enthusiastic from time to time, he didn't care if the young man standing opposite was a young man or not, he should fight back, Arena would not show mercy at all.
Such a character is not like a scheming old man, but more like a child who likes to gamble with others, of course, it is Arena's childish side that has won him the love of many fans.
Beckham smiled and shook his head, it looked like it was time for him to go.
Beckham had no objection to being substituted so early, and he was already happy with his performance in the first half, not just for him personally, but even for demanding fans, who couldn't find fault with his performance in the first half.
Beckham was ready to be substituted, the game restarted, the LA Galaxy kicked off, and the football quickly reached Beckham's feet, Beckham did not return the pass, nor did he continue to organize the attack, but directly kicked the ball off the field.
Dead ball, Beckham is deliberately creating a dead ball, so that Chen Lin can play as soon as possible, there is not much time left in the first half of the game, if you don't make a dead ball, Chen Lin will have no chance to play.
And what about Arena's dissatisfaction with Bruin's provocation? Beckham also didn't like to see Bruin's villain triumphant.
Beckham, who made the dead ball, calmly walked to the sidelines, and he winked mischievously at Chen Lin, who was waiting to play, Chen Lin discovered for the first time that Beckham also had such a cute side......
"Hey, Chen Lin's popularity in the Los Angeles Galaxy is good, not only is Arena willing to stand up for him, but even Beckham deliberately makes more playing time for him." The narrator at the scene snorted.
"It's a pity that there is too little time left in the first half, and it is difficult for Chen Lin to make a difference in the first half, and Arena and Beckham are just a battle of spirit." The commentator seems to be a little unimpressed, in his opinion, the actions of Arenal and Beckham have no meaning at all, so why bother to see it like a child like Bruin?
Chen Lin didn't want to meet Bruin in general, but after seeing Arena's "childishness" and Beckham's "cuteness", Chen Lin felt that he should not live up to their expectations.
Since they all felt that they should respond to Bruin's provocation, let them respond.
Chen Lin glanced up at the time on the scoreboard, and then quickly ran into the court, now that the game has been played for forty-four minutes, even if injury time is added, the remaining minutes of the first half will not exceed three minutes!
The players on the field were a little lax, and after a whole first half of the game, the players' physical strength declined significantly.
At this point in time when the first half is coming to an end, it is easy to let the players on the pitch feel relaxed, especially if the score is a draw.
The LA Galaxy team has lost the opportunity to chase after the victory, they are no longer in a hurry to attack, but want to save more offensive opportunities until the second half, and the Houston Dynamo, who has just equalized the score, will not be in a hurry, they are very satisfied with the equalizer before the end of the first half, as for the task of overtaking the score, it is better to leave it to the second half.
With the players of both teams thinking like this, how can they not slack off in their performances? The only ones who haven't relaxed are probably Chen Lin and Bruin.
Chen Lin has just come on the field and doesn't want to disappoint Arena and Beckham, while Bruin doesn't dare to relax because of Chen Lin's play, although the time in the first half of the game is running out, but who dares to guarantee that Chen Lin can't get a good chance in this short few minutes?
What's more, Bruin himself has no intention of giving up, he still hopes to overtake the score before the end of the first half, because that will make him look more capable and he can also impress the fans.
Although Bruin, like Chen Lin, did not let up, the football was still at the feet of the LA Galaxy for most of the time, and they wanted to spend the final minutes of the first half by constantly reversing the ball in the middle and back.
However, when they saw Chen Lin, who was actively responding, the players of the LA Galaxy team couldn't help but pass the football to the right side. Chen Lin received a pass from his teammates a little forward in the middle line, and in the face of the defense of the opposing player, Chen Lin passed the ball to the middle, and then accelerated forward by himself.
Juninho in the middle understood, and after receiving the ball, he directly passed the football back to Chen Lin, and the two made a one-two collision with the wall.
Juninho passed a advance when passing the ball, since Chen Lin had accelerated and ran, Juninho didn't want his pass to hinder Chen Lin's acceleration, so he passed the football a little forward, so that Chen Lin didn't have to slow down, and he could directly catch up with the football.