Chapter 3 What is the purpose of the competition?
"First of all, it's not a battle of honor, it's not a fight of life and death, it's just an ordinary exhibition match, and winning or losing doesn't matter to you. Secondly, what was the original purpose of the movement? It's for the sake of physical fitness. Now that you have a strong body, haven't you achieved your intended purpose? Okay, let's get ready for the game. Xia Guoyong waved his hand and took the lead out of the locker room.
Looking at the back of Xia Guoyong leaving, the entire locker room was like an exploding pot, and bursts of fierce discussions sounded, and they couldn't understand what Xia Guoyong did.
"Admit defeat before you even start, what's going on with this coach?"
"It's just, it's so irresponsible."
"I heard that the players of the Hengtai team are all the main forces of the school teams in the city, and Coach Xia said this because he thinks we can't win."
"Even so, you can't lose your confidence."
José's face was also very ugly, and the sound of these discussions reached his ears, which made his heart quietly change.
"Everyone, be quiet." Suddenly, someone said that it was Lin Chong, the vice captain of the school team next door.
Hearing Lin Chong's voice, everyone suddenly fell silent, and their eyes turned to him.
"Listen to me. They are indeed the elite of the school teams, but so what? I always believe that football is round, and no one knows the outcome until the last minute. Although the coach doesn't look down on us, we can't look down on ourselves. Lin Chong's words were very infectious, and everyone nodded.
"yes, fight with them."
"In a few minutes, let's discuss tactics." Lin Chong proposed.
"Okay, let's listen to Captain Lin."
At this time, outside the door of the locker room, Xia Guoyong was standing there with a smile on his face, everything in the locker room naturally fell in his eyes, and this was his purpose, to arouse the fighting spirit of the whole team.
At 14:50, players from both sides walked out of the locker room.
In the aisle, everyone verified their previous guesses, and the players of the Hengtai team were indeed the main players of the city's school teams.
"What's the purpose of having a bunch of varsity players play against a bunch of leftover substitutes? Two sponsors, why sponsor such a competition? José asked to himself.
"The Nanling Youth Football Invitational Tournament starts now, and players from both sides are invited to enter." The host's voice came over the radio.
Hearing the voice on the radio, José stepped out and followed closely behind the referee.
As he walked out of the tunnel and onto the pitch, Jose glanced up at the audience.
Surprisingly, the crowd watched the tournament was very large, and judging by their clothing, most of them were employee representatives of the two sponsors.
After a simple pre-match handshake ceremony, the referee's whistle blew and the game officially began.
Since they were a makeshift team and they were all teenagers, there were a lot of mistakes in passing and receiving the ball, and it was difficult for either side to get into the opponent's penalty area.
In the first half, neither side had a single shot on target.
Jose, of course, did not make a single save, and he and the opposing goalkeeper became the two most idle people in the game.
"What's this game about? It's just two lumps of defense. Some viewers complained, and then left the venue.
"A group of little kids, they only know how to rush around with the ball, they don't know how to cooperate at all, it's boring."
"I thought it was a high-level competition, but it turned out to be just a group of chicks learning to fly."
One after another, people left the venue.
At this time, the temporary coach of the Hengtai team began to shout on the sidelines: "Pass, what about cooperation?" ”
As for Xia Guoyong, he sat on the sidelines with his eyes squinted, looking like he didn't care about himself.
In the end, the first half was tied 0-0.
At halftime, Xia Guoyong walked into the locker room again.
"In the first half, everyone was good, it's not impossible to win, so I asked you if you wanted to win." Xia Guoyong glanced at the teenagers in the locker room and said with a smile.
"Yes." Someone answered.
"One person is not enough."
"Yes," the boys replied in unison.
"Good. Do you usually watch football games? Xia Guoyong asked.
"Yes, I see." Although I don't know why the interim coach asked this, everyone still said honestly.
"Have you ever noticed what those weak teams do when they face strong teams?" Xia Guoyong continued to ask.
"Defend and counterattack." Lin Chong was the first to answer.
"That's right, unlike basketball, it's easier to defend than to attack."
Xia Guoyong first praised Lin Chong, and then began to explain the tactical essentials of defensive counterattacks.
The halftime passed in a blink of an eye, and when Huiguang's players walked out of the locker room, they all looked unsatisfied.
The second half continued.
Unlike the disorganized first half, both sides obviously changed in the second half, and it was obvious that the temporary coach of the Hengtai team also arranged relevant tactics for the Hengtai team.
In the 63rd minute, the Hengtai team ushered in the best opportunity of the game.
No. 9 Li Feng took the ball on the top of the gourd in the big penalty area, attracting two Huiguang defenders to come forward to defend.
On the right side of Li Feng, the unguarded No. 10 midfielder of the Hengtai team was preparing to burst into the penalty area.
At this time, as long as Li Feng has a through ball, Hengtai No. 10 can form a single knife to face Jose directly.
Jose subconsciously prepared to block Hengtai No. 10, but after thinking about it, Li Feng did not look like a person who was willing to make wedding clothes for others, so he decisively changed direction.
As he thought, Li Feng forced his feet to shoot under the attack of two defenders, and the ball was close to the ground and rolled towards the bottom right of the goal.
"Good shot." The scene was applauded.
However, unexpectedly, Jose made a side pounce and blocked Li Feng's shot halfway through.
Such a scene attracted bursts of applause from the audience.
But Jose knew that these applause were not for himself, and they cheered for Li Feng's shot.
"This goalkeeper is kind of funny, he doesn't block No. 10 and he blocks No. 9, as if he knows No. 9 very well." Suddenly, someone said.
"Huh? Didn't he block No. 9 because the ball was at No.9's feet? The man next to him asked suspiciously.
"Perhaps."
The goal kick was taken and the ball went straight over the midfield, which was not difficult to do with Jose's strength comparable to that of a professional defender.
"Wow." Looking at the ball flying over half of the field, the audience was in an uproar.
After the ball crossed the half, it finally fell to the feet of Huiguang No. 10, who took the ball and passed it directly to Lin Chong.
Lin Chong used his speed to shake off the opponent's defender, but unfortunately the shot missed.
There was a sigh from the scene.
The game continues.
In the 75th minute, the Hengtai team hit again.
Hengtai No. 10 picked up the ball near 12 yards in the penalty area, and two Huiguang defenders were attracted at the same time.
At the same time, at the top of the gourd in the big penalty area, Li Feng was quickly breaking into the penalty area.
Hengtai No. 10 can have two options at this time, the first is to shoot by himself, and the second is to pass the ball to the unguarded Li Feng.
What will he choose?