When Hu Lai ran to find his mother after his father went to work, as soon as he said the words, his mother guessed what he was going to do: "There is another game today, right?"
Hu Lai nodded quickly: "The new Anton Cup has begun, Mom."
"Go ahead, go ahead." Xie Lan waved his hand.
But just when Hu Lai turned around happily, she added: "But, Hu Lai, you still have to be careful when you are in your senior year of high school."
Hu Lai stopped and looked back at his mother.
"It will be only one year before the college entrance examination. Mom hopes that you can focus on your studies, football and so on... We will suspend it for one year. When you go to college, no one will care about how you want to play.
, anyway, we are not with you, so you don’t have to worry about being discovered by your father - even if he finds out, he can’t go to another city to take care of you, right?”
"Oh..." Hu Lai did not refute his mother, but simply responded and returned to his room.
Sitting in front of the desk, looking at the open books and homework, he picked up the pen and put it down again, pursed his lips, and his eyes fell into a state of trance.
He actually knew that what his mother said made sense, and her mother already understood him very well. Instead of asking him to give up football completely, he stopped for a year and could play as much as he wanted when he was admitted to college...
These are all correct.
It's just that in Hu Lai's mind, he didn't have such a plan for his future.
Luo Kai was successfully signed by a professional club in the last national competition, which touched him a lot.
He also wants to play professional games and become a professional player.
But obviously, his performance in the last national competition alone is not enough to impress those professional clubs.
He must perform better and be more convincing.
If he does not attract the attention of professional football clubs during his sophomore year of high school, he may really be forced to give up football for a year due to family pressure in his senior year.
After a year's interruption of training and competition, when he was admitted to college, who knows what would happen again?
Besides, what his mother said sounds quite right, but only if he only regards football as his best thing. He just likes football and wants to play football. It’s really okay not to play football for one year in his senior year in college.
It doesn't matter if I start playing football again.
But if he wants to go to professional football, then this one-year gap period will be a huge loss to him.
Hu Lai doesn't want to obey his parents' arrangements, he wants to fight for his own future.
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When Xia Xiaoyu and Chen Rui were sitting in the school cafeteria eating, Hu Lai came to them holding a dinner plate.
"Ah, Deputy Hu, come and sit here..." Chen Rui saw Hu Lai and quickly wanted to invite Hu Lai to sit down and eat.
But Hu Lai waved his hand: "I won't eat here."
He pointed to the distance, where Mao Xiao and Meng Xi were waiting for him.
Then he looked at Xia Xiaoyu: "Xiaoyu, you must pass the ball to me more during the afternoon game."
"You don't need to tell me that I will do the same, Deputy Hu."
"Then I still have to emphasize that if you have the chance, pass the ball to me. Don't be afraid that I won't catch it." After saying that, Hu Lai turned to say goodbye to them and walked to the dining table where Mao Xiao and Meng Xi were sitting.
"In the first Anton Cup match, I didn't expect Vice Hu to be nervous too..." Chen Rui said, "I thought it was just us freshman in high school who would be nervous."
Xia Xiaoyu shook his head: "No, I don't think Deputy Hu is nervous."
"Aren't you nervous that he came to you to confirm such a small matter? As the organizer of the team, wouldn't you have passed the ball to him?"
"Deputy Hu said 'pass the ball more' instead of passing the ball to him. There is quite a big difference here."
Chen Rui frowned and thought for a while: "What difference does it make? Isn't it going to be passed to him anyway?"
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Because of Dongchuan Middle School's success in the national competition, the football atmosphere in the school is much stronger than before. Even on Saturday, many students came to the school specifically to cheer for the school team.
There were many people sitting in the stands.
This scene was much more spectacular than the Anton Cup match of Dongchuan Middle School last year.
Even the old players were so frightened when they heard the sudden loud cheers in the stadium when they came out that they almost lost face in front of the new players...
"Oh, I really didn't expect that without that guy Luo Kai, there would still be so many people watching our game..." Meng Xi raised his head and looked around, looking around with a strange expression.
"Be confident, we are already in the quarterfinals of the national competition!" Captain Yan Yan raised his chest and raised his head, enjoying the cheers from the stands.
"That's what I said. But captain, isn't our coach's luck not very good? In the new Anton Cup, everyone wants to have a good start, right? As a result, we won a provincial experimental middle school that was among the top four in the previous competition. It's poisonous, right?
?" Meng Xi complained to captain Yan Yan as he walked onto the court.
The draw results came out last weekend. At that time, many people had already learned about the results through the official website and other online channels.
When they saw this opponent, many people felt a headache.
Originally, in the first game, everyone wanted to have a good start.
But when it comes to the last four Anton Cup semi-finals, this game may not be that easy to play.
Not to mention the last Anton Cup, when Dongchuan Middle School played against the Provincial Experimental Middle School, the memories were not good at all - if it weren't for Luo Kai's super personal ability, Dongchuan Middle School almost wouldn't even make it to the Anton Cup finals
went.
That game left a deep impression on many Dongchuan Middle School players.
The Provincial Experimental Middle School's defense against Luo Kai was very successful, leaving Dongchuan Middle School, which relied on Luo Kai, in a very awkward and passive position.
Of course, in the end, the Provincial Experimental Middle School was just a foil for Luo Kai. The more successful they were in defending Luo Kai during the game, the more it would reflect Luo Kai's personal strength in the end.
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The head coach of the Provincial Experimental Middle School was sitting on the coaching bench at this time, waiting for the game to start.
His eyes were set on the Dongchuan Middle School players on the field.
Although Dongchuan Middle School performed well in the national competition and achieved results like the quarterfinals.
But in his heart, he has always been a little unconvinced.
He always felt that Dongchuan Middle School relied on one person and relied too much on Luo Kai's ability, so the results achieved were not convincing at all.
After all, it is impossible to achieve stable results by relying on one person. The final result of the team depends entirely on the performance of one person.
For example, now that Luo Kai has left the team to go to a professional football club, what is left for Dongchuan Middle School?
Without Luo Kai, they are like tigers without claws, even worse than cats!
He already said this to his players before the game started.
Today's game is really a great opportunity for them to get revenge.
It would be great if we could win the top eight flag in the national competition.
The goal of the Provincial Experimental Middle School in this Anton Cup is to reach the finals and compete with Jiaxiang High School.
Jiaxiang High School does not have Wang Guangwei this time, just like Dongchuan Middle School does not have Luo Kai. Maybe the Provincial Experimental Middle School will also have the opportunity to represent Andong Provincial High School Football in the national competition...
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After Xia Xiaoyu got the ball on the court, he immediately passed the football out.
As soon as the ball was passed, the opponent's defensive player came forward.
The defense is still very tight...
But that doesn't mean there are no opportunities.
Xia Xiaoyu kept shaking his head from side to side to observe the situation on the court.
The game had been played for more than ten minutes. After his observation, he found that the Provincial Experimental Middle School still valued him, but its defense against Hu Lai was almost useless...
What's wrong? Looking down on our Vice President Hu?
Let me tell you, Vice Hu is a man who scored three goals in the national competition!
Do you think he relies on luck?
hehe.
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After observing the game for more than ten minutes, the head coach of the Provincial Experimental Middle School became more confident in his previous judgment of Dongchuan Middle School.
Without Luo Kai, they don't even have a scoring point. Without Luo Kai, they also lose their scoring weapons.
If they hadn't had Xia Xiaoyu in their first year of high school, they might not even be able to control the midfield...
The reason such a team can become the top eight in the national competition depends on Luo Kai and luck. But now with Luo Kai's departure, luck has also gone with them.
On the other hand, the Provincial Experimental Middle School emphasizes the whole. Although there are no particularly outstanding players in each position, the Provincial Experimental Middle School is still a traditional football powerhouse in Anton with its strong overall competition ability.
This is also the thing that makes him most proud. After all, such a strong overall football is his greatest contribution as a head coach.
At the end of the day football is a team sport…
Just as he was thinking this, he saw the football being passed to Xia Xiaoyu again.
At the same time, his own midfielder defensive player immediately pressed forward, denying Xia Xiaoyu the chance to calmly control the ball.
Seeing this scene, a smile appeared on his face. His players were quite obedient and went up very quickly...
But Xia Xiaoyu did not stop the ball, but directly pushed the football diagonally with the inside of his right foot.
The football rolled quickly towards the penalty area of the Provincial Experimental Middle School.
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Hu Lai also saw the gap, but he did not run directly towards it, but moved laterally. At the same time, he kept turning his head and staring at Xia Xiaoyu.
After seeing Xia Xiaoyu pass the ball, he immediately turned around and changed direction, breaking out from the state of keeping a line with the opponent's back line!
He has practiced this set of actions countless times on this court. As soon as he hears the coach's call, he must immediately rush into the square area, then change direction, run out, catch the ball, and shoot.
When Hu Lai suddenly appeared behind the defense line of the Provincial Experimental Middle School, their defenders saw someone behind them, so they raised their arms one by one to signal that Hu Lai was offside.
But no one from the linesman to the referee said anything.
Hu Lai's ball was not offside!
Unmarked, he spread his arms to maintain balance, and at the same time raised his right foot to stop the football from Xia Xiaoyu.
The stadium stands of Dongchuan Middle School were filled with deafening cheers.
At this time, the defensive players from the Provincial Experimental Middle School woke up from their dreams and chased Hu Lai.
But at this time, Hu Lai had already adjusted the football and started shooting directly!
He kicked a kick that touched the ground, and the football quickly rolled towards the back corner of the goal against the turf.
The goalkeeper of the Provincial Experimental Middle School did not have time to attack and block the angle, so he could only throw it on the spot, but failed to block the far corner. The football flew from his palm into the back corner of the goal!
Amidst the thunderous cheers, the referee's whistle was almost inaudible, but everyone could see his gesture - he pointed his finger at the center circle, which meant that the goal was valid!
Hu Lai succeeded in countering offside and the goal was valid. Dongchuan Middle School broke the deadlock in the 16th minute and took the lead!