After Mitsui Takayuki sent Morikawa Junpei to training, he drove back home - before Hu Lai came back, he stayed here temporarily and was responsible for taking care of Morikawa Junpei's daily life, negotiating with the club, and helping Morikawa Junpei
Adapt to training and life in the UK as soon as possible.
As soon as he got home, he couldn't wait to turn on the TV and watch the China-Japan war in the Asian Cup.
The Asian Cup is also an intercontinental event, and it will still be broadcast by TV stations in the UK.
Of course, the TV station responsible for broadcasting is not a big TV station, and you need to pay to watch it.
After all, the proud British are not interested in low-level Asian competitions.
Even if there are players like Park Soon-tae and Hu Lai who play in the Premier League in this Asian Cup, not many people will watch it.
Perhaps the vast majority of people who paid to watch the Asian Cup, apart from those crazy fans who watch all games around the world, are Asians in the UK.
Mitsui Takahiro is one of them.
He is particularly concerned about today’s Sino-Japanese war.
The game starts at three o'clock in the afternoon local time in the UK, which coincides with the training time. So Junpei Morikawa can't see it, but he can.
The reason why he pays so much attention to this game is naturally not just because he is a Japanese and it is natural for him to watch his own national team’s games.
At the same time, we also pay attention to the results of the competition.
He hopes that the Japanese team can eliminate the Chinese team. In addition to being Japanese, the more important reason is that if the Chinese team is eliminated, Hu Lai can return to Leeds early.
With Hu Lai’s help, I believe Chunping’s integration into the new team will be faster and easier.
After all, Junpei Morikawa is still not good at speaking English.
His personality also makes it difficult for him to integrate into a completely unfamiliar environment.
The reason why he was able to perform well in Flash Star had a lot to do with his encounter with Hu Lai in Flash Star. Hu Lai helped him quickly integrate into the team and solve many troublesome problems, so that he could devote himself to football.
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At the same time, Hu Lai brought Junpei Morikawa to live with many of the main players of the Stars, and they developed enough tacit understanding in life, so after Morikawa came on the field during the game, there was no sense of alienation or strangeness between him and most of the Stars players.
It can be said that when Hu Lai returns to Leeds City, all the problems Junpei Morikawa encountered here will be solved.
As soon as the live broadcast appeared on the TV, Mitsui Takayuki saw goalkeeper Nobuo Nishiguchi rising into the air and knocking the football away with his fists.
At the same time, the British commentator also exclaimed: "Luo!! He suddenly took a shot from the penalty area line and almost caught the Japanese team off guard! During this period, the Chinese team's offensive was very fierce, and the Japanese team could only shrink its defense.
, looks in danger..."
Mitsui Takahiro thought he heard wrongly.
What does it mean that "the Chinese team's offensive is very fierce, and the Japanese team can only shrink its defense"?
That’s the opposite, right?
It should be that the Japanese team has a fierce offensive, and the Chinese team can only shrink its defense, which seems to be in danger!
It seems that you can hear the complaints and doubts in Mitsui Takahiro's heart. At this time, the TV broadcast screen showed simple statistics of the two teams:
The ball possession rate of the Chinese team is 42%, and the Japanese team has an advantage of 58%.
This is normal. The Japanese team’s football style originally emphasizes passing and control, so their ball possession rate in the game is basically higher than that of their opponents.
However, the Chinese team had six shots, three of which were within the goal frame.
The Japanese team only hit the goal frame three times...zero times.
Just looking at the shooting data, you know that the British commentator was right, the Chinese team's offensive is indeed stronger.
This confused Mitsui Takahiro so much that he even forgot to sit down and stood in front of the TV, fascinated by the live broadcast of the game on the screen.
He could not understand how the Chinese team was able to suppress the Japanese team on the scene.
This is not because he looks down on the Chinese team, but because he knows that the Japanese team is stronger overall.
Although the Japanese team's forward scoring ability may not be as good as China's, relying on its strong midfield, Japan's overall scoring ability is not weak. It also scored six goals in the three group matches. This result is not bad, you know
The South Korean team only scored four goals in three group matches...
Six goals are already the third most goals scored by any team in the group stage.
How could the overall stronger Japanese team be pinned by the Chinese team in their own half?
With such doubts, Mitsui Takahiro continued to read.
It didn’t take long for him to see the clues.
The Chinese team's offense is very fast and simple and crude. They attack frequently from both sides and then pass the ball from the side.
Use the speed of Chen Xingyi and Luo Kai to attack the Japanese team's defense.
Forcing Eiji Kawasaki and Yoshitoki Kiyota, two full-backs with excellent offensive abilities, to not go up to participate in the attack, they could only stay in the backcourt to deal with the Chinese team's wing attack.
After learning this, Mitsui Takahiro's frown relaxed.
He is no longer worried because he sees the hidden worries in the Chinese team's prosperous situation - how can their physical fitness support them to be so fast?
Once they slow down, the two full-backs will no longer be able to assist frequently and cannot suppress our two full-backs Kawasaki Eiji and Kiyota Yoshitoki... won't they be pushed back in turn? What's the use of such a style of play?
What’s the significance? So even if the Chinese team is attacking well now, it will collapse sooner or later.
He took a look at the game time. When the game statistics were printed, it was twenty minutes, and now it is twenty-four minutes.
The Chinese team's offensive should have slowed down, and their physical fitness will also reach the first hurdle...
But look at the Chinese team players in the game, their two full-backs are still rushing forward.
At one time, there were only two central defenders and the goalkeeper behind the halfway line. They were not afraid of being intercepted by the Japanese team and counterattacking...
If we lose the ball, how can we get it back?
Mitsui Takahiro shook his head: The head coach of the Chinese team has lost his mind!
“The Chinese team attacks again!”
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"The Chinese team attacks again! But actually we can seize the opportunity to hit them behind..." The Japanese TV commentator gave advice to the team.
As soon as he finished speaking, he saw Luo Kai making a pass on the right wing.
The Japanese left back Kawasaki Eiji, who was guarding him, jumped up to block Luo Kai's cross.
He did not consider that this might be a fraud, because the Chinese team had frequently started to pass from the wing, and it had almost become their fixed offensive routine.
Unexpectedly, Luo Kai suddenly changed his style of play this time. After Kawasaki Eiji jumped up, he dunked the football inside with his right foot!
Just like that, Eiji Kawasaki got away and headed into the penalty area!
The Japanese team's left midfielder Yudai Tanabe, who was caught in the ribs, quickly came up to block the interception.
This time Luo Kai sent the cross very cleanly and passed the ball with one foot!
Hulai ran towards the football and shot it with his feet!
Shangan Kenwu, who had been sticking close to Hu Lai, stretched out his feet to block Hu Lai's shot. He also pulled Hu Lai's shoulders with his hands and squeezed him with his body, interfering with his body stability when shooting.
His defense was successful!
Affected by him, Hu Lai made a flaw when shooting, and the speed of the football after running on the turf also slowed down.
This gave Nobuo Nishiguchi an opportunity. He fell to the ground and threw the football away with one hand!
"Beautifully..." The Japanese commentator was halfway through cheering when another red figure appeared in front of the door!
“Chen Xingyi!” He Feng clenched his fists and shouted.
When Chen Xingyi was running towards the landing point of the football, he was entangled with the Japanese team's right back Yoshitoki Kiyota.
Kiyota Yoshitoki put his hand on Chen Xingyi's shoulder and pulled him down hard. However, Chen Xingyi, who had trained in Europe for more than half a year, was no longer the thin winger before. His core strength helped him resist
He resisted Kiyota Yoshitoki's pull and tried hard to maintain his balance!
Running in front of the football, he was finally pulled to the ground by Kiyota Yoshitoki, but he had already completed the shovel shot!
His right foot drove the football into the goal!
No matter how quick Nobuo Nishiguchi reacts, it is impossible to pounce back at this time. He can only watch the football rolling into his goal...
"Eh!? Chen Xingyi! Hey! Chen Xingyi!! Hahaha!" He Feng laughed and shouted, "Chen Xingyi! The Chinese team scored first! In the 25th minute, the Chinese team took the lead.
, one goal ahead!!”
The Chinese fans in the stadium jumped up from their respective seats, raised their arms and shouted.
Like a roaring and burning mountain fire!
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“Chen! The goal is scored! The Chinese team leads the Japanese team 1:0! After continuous attacks, the Chinese team finally broke through the Japanese team’s goal! Their indiscriminate bombing has paid off!”
The commentator on British TV is relatively calm. After all, he is just a neutral commentator and does not have any predetermined position before the game. He simply raises the volume for the goal.
But Takayuki Mitsui stood in front of the TV with his eyes wide open, standing in a daze.
I can’t believe that the goal came so easily, and I can’t even believe that the Chinese team scored first!
He suddenly realized that he had made a mistake.
Unconsciously, he was still looking at the Chinese team from the same old perspective, subconsciously feeling that only Hu Lai could pose a threat to the Japanese team.
But now, unlike in the past, in addition to Hu Lai, Chinese football also has many players playing in Europe.
The overall strength of the Chinese team has been greatly improved!
Chen Xingyi, who scored the goal, is already able to play for Atlético Amsterdam, so how could he be an incompetent person?
Needless to say about Luo Kai, although he plays in the Dutch second league, he is a superstar in the Dutch second league.
The Chinese team's front line composed of such three people may be the basis for their fierce attack from the beginning of the game.
Because they believe that Hu Lai, Luo Kai, and Chen Xingyi will not let down the fast break they gritted their teeth and persisted in!
But I foolishly thought that if the Chinese team continued to break fast, their physical fitness would collapse and they would have to slow down the pace. But they never considered this option at all. They knew that they would definitely score and take the lead!
On the TV screen, Chen Xingyi got up from the ground after scoring a goal and ran wildly to celebrate.
Beside him are Hu Lai, Luo Kai, Zhang Qinghuan, and Xia Xiaoyu...
These Chinese players playing in Europe certainly cannot compare with Japanese football in terms of numbers, but their strength cannot be underestimated.
The most important thing is that they are still young.
They will become the strong rivals of Japanese football in the future!