After Hu Lai's shot in the penalty area was saved, Dongchuan Middle School also tried other offensive methods, such as direct long-range shots outside the penalty area, but Xia Xiaoyu's long-range shot was too accurate and failed to hit Jiaxiang High School's
What threat does the goal pose?
However, Jiaxiang High School's counterattack was more threatening. After their defense blocked Dongchuan Middle School's attack, they quickly switched from defense to offense and advanced quickly, quickly reaching the third defensive zone of Dongchuan Middle School.
Jiaxiang High School, which is good at defense, will definitely study how to quickly transform defense into offense, so they are very strong in defensive counterattacks.
This also prevents Dongchuan Middle School from really going all out to attack. Facing Jiaxiang High School, which is very good at defense, if it cannot attack with all its strength, it will not be that easy for Dongchuan Middle School to break the opponent's goal.
Until the end of the first half, Dongchuan Middle School failed to equalize the score, and they entered the halftime break with a score of 0:1.
"I'm sorry everyone, it was all because of my mistake that I conceded the ball..." As soon as he entered the locker room, Chen Rui apologized to all his teammates.
Yan Yan waved his hand: "Mistakes are inevitable. It's all over, so don't take it to heart..."
Although he was also depressed about losing the ball, he certainly couldn't show this emotion in front of his teammates, otherwise he would be incompetent as a captain.
After finally comforting Chen Rui, Shen Yulin stood up again: "I'm sorry, everyone... I know I didn't perform well in the first half. Those boos in the stands... I don't know why, my heartbeat is fast and I feel strong.
I can’t even do it…”.
As the captain, Yan Yan had no choice but to comfort him: "It's okay, it's okay... This actually has nothing to do with you..."
The last time they played against Jiaxiang High School was in the Anton Cup final. The two sides were opponents at that time, but the cheerleaders of Jiaxiang High School were not as crazy as they are today. Yan Yan naturally knew why.
It really has nothing to do with Shen Yulin and other high school freshmen.
That's what he said, but it seemed to have no effect after saying it. Shen Yulin still lowered his head, looking very frustrated and annoyed, and even a little... afraid.
Unlike Chen Rui, it's much better if you say it.
As the captain, Yan Yan feels that he should shoulder the responsibility of boosting morale and cheering up his teammates.
But after opening his mouth, he didn't know what to say.
After putting on the captain's armband, he recalled in his mind how Captain Chu was the captain, and wanted to imitate Captain Chu.
But when it came time for him to do it, he found that it was difficult for him to imitate Captain Chu and become a captain like Captain Chu.
He can only talk a little bit, but it is actually useless in solving the problem.
For example, in the current situation, Shen Yulin has a psychological problem, but as the captain, he can't solve it. Can just saying a few nice words make Shen Yulin let go of the burden?
You can't let the head coach replace Shen Yulin who is not performing well, right?
He scratched his head in annoyance.
Just then, he saw Hu Lai.
So his eyes lit up, he pointed at Hu Lai and said to Shen Yulin: "Relax, look away, look at Hu Lai, he received more boos during the game than you, isn't he still alive and kicking? "
Hu Lai:???
Do you think I should die?
When Yan Yan saw Hu Lai's confused look, he laughed and said to him: "Come on, Hu Lai, teach everyone about your thick... No, how do you do it in front of so many boos?" The one who doesn’t change his color and his heart doesn’t beat?”
When he said this, everyone turned their attention to Hu Lai, including Shen Yulin.
After all, if you want to say who was the most hated by Jiaxiang High School fans in the first half, there is no doubt that it must be their vice-captain Hu Lai!
"Captain Yan, if my heart doesn't beat, I will die," Hu Lai said.
"Ahem, understand the spirit, understand the spirit." As he said this, Yan Yan winked at Hu Lai - and glanced hard at Shen Yulin next to him, meaning to ask Hu Lai to quickly cooperate with him.
Seeing this, Hu Lai could only sigh: "What's so difficult about this? Just think that they are praising you in a fancy way, and that's it."
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Li Ziqiang and the team leader Liu Jie, who were outside the door and were about to push it in, heard this sentence at the same time. Li Ziqiang grabbed the door handle with his hand and stopped without pushing the door.
Liu Jie was still a little strange: "Coach Li, we don't..."
Li Ziqiang put his finger to his mouth, made a quiet gesture to the leading teacher, and then put his ear to the door panel.
He heard Yan Yan's voice coming from inside the room: "Uh...praise? They are our opponents, Hu Lai."
"That's right, just because they are our opponents, they are praising us by booing us." Hu Lai said. "Look, Team Yan, let's assume that after the game is over, we try our best but still lose. Dropped it, how do you feel when you hear those people from Jiaxiang High School in the stands applauding and cheering for us?"
Yan Yan snorted: "Why do I want them to cheer? I want to win!"
"Isn't this what it is?" Hu Lai clapped his hands, then spread his hands, "If they are willing to praise us, it must be because we can no longer threaten them, so they will show the magnanimity of winners and pretend to be Give us a round of applause. I bet if we can equalize in the second half, the boos in the stands will be even louder."
"That's true." Yan Yan agreed, "When we played against them last year, the fans in the stands were not as exaggerated towards us at the beginning. This year is so crazy, not because we eliminated them and made them unable to compete. National competition?”
"So, Shen Yulin, they are not booing you, they are praising you!" Hu Lai looked at his strike partner. He also hoped that Shen Yulin could behave normally, so that at least he would be less stressed. Big. "I regard their boos as compliments and compliments to me. The more they boo me, the more it proves that I have performed well, which scares them so much. As Jiaxiang High School's fifth consecutive Anton Cup winner As a member of Dongchuan Middle School, you have to learn to get used to this kind of treatment."
"Hu Lai is right!" Yan Yan clapped his hands hard, "Look at those derby games, which one is not filled with boos? If you are too weak, you may not be able to get booed even if you want to!"
Li Ziqiang, who heard this outside the door, turned the door handle and pushed in.
Seeing the head coach suddenly come in, everyone sat back in their seats.
Li Ziqiang did not specifically target anyone, but said naturally: "We will not make any personnel adjustments during the halftime break. We will still play according to our original tactics in the second half. Shen Yulin, you have to work hard for Hu Lai." Fight for the first landing spot.”
He did not criticize Shen Yulin for his poor performance in the first half, which caused the team to become passive in the offense. He also did not encourage Shen Yulin to cheer up, and just assigned the task.
Everyone turned their attention to Shen Yulin.
Under everyone's gaze, the big man gritted his teeth and nodded vigorously: "I promise to complete the task this time, coach!"
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"Let me tell you, I seem to have seen the Kings in the stands..."
"real or fake?"
"The Kings came to watch our game? Isn't it right?! Isn't there a Flash Star game this afternoon?"
"I'm not sure either. I just said it seemed like I saw it..."
"Actually, it's possible. The King's name is not on the roster for the away game this time. That means he doesn't have to go to the away game with the team at all..."
"Sure enough, Captain Wang still thinks of us!"
"Team Wu, did you find Team Wang to cheer us on?"
Wu Yue waved his hands repeatedly: "No, I didn't mention it. I was afraid that mentioning Dongchuan Middle School would make him sad..."
"Then let's win Dongchuan Middle School this time and completely eliminate the demons in the hearts of the kings!"
In the locker room of Jiaxiang High School, everyone was more concerned about whether their captain came to watch their game.
Head coach Feng Yuanchang walked in and saw the relaxed Jiaxiang High School players. His face sank: "What are you doing? You just took the lead by one goal and you don't know your last name? Do you want to open a bottle of champagne in the locker room to celebrate?"
A group of people were so scolded by the head coach that they looked at each other and did not dare to say a word.
"Forgot how you lost the final last year? It was just a one-goal lead. You should focus on the second half of the game now. Wu Yue."
Wu Yue stood up quickly: "I'm here, coach."
"We can't relax our defense against Hu Lai in the second half. We must continue to follow him and don't let him run into space."
"No problem, coach."
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"If Jiaxiang High School scores another goal in the second half, the game will be settled, right?"
During the intermission, Dai Zetao handed a bottle of mineral water to Wang Guangwei.
Wang Guangwei took the mineral water, thanked him first, and then shook his head: "It's hard to say."
"It's hard to say? You can't guarantee victory with a two-goal lead at your home court? Jiaxiang High School is not that weak, right?" Dai Zetao was a little surprised. He thought that as the iconic figure of Jiaxiang High School football, Wang Guangwei must support his alma mater, but he
Unexpectedly, he was not as optimistic as he thought.
"I have played against Dongchuan Middle School and I know they are a very tenacious team. Last year we also lost the game with a one-goal lead."
"But last year they had Luo Kai..."
"They still have Hu Lai this year."
"Hu Lai? I admit that his running without the ball is very good, but this alone is not enough, right? His physical confrontation ability is too weak, which will greatly limit his performance..." Dai Zetao said with the perspective of a professional scout
, expressed his evaluation of Hu Lai. "A forward like him must rely on his teammates. If his teammates perform normally, his abilities and talents will be put to use. But if his teammates perform poorly, he will also be affected... You
Looking at the first half, their No. 9 high center forward did not perform very well, and Hu Lai's performance was naturally not good. If Hu Lai is a player like Luo Kai with strong individual combat ability, then he does have
Maybe I can change the score and save the team by myself, but now..."
Dai Zetao shook his head at the end.
"You're right, Brother Tao. So I didn't say that Hu Lai will definitely be able to score goals. But I would rather defend a player like Luo Kai in every game than face Hu Lai in every game.
Plant a vanguard."
Dai Zetao smiled, thinking that this was a bit harsh. With your short hair now, you don’t have to worry about him messing up your hair anymore...
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The second half of the game has begun. Jiaxiang High School, which was leading by one goal, did not rely on its lead to go out and attack. Instead, it still defended the backcourt and slowly dealt with Dongchuan Middle School.
This is in line with their usual football style.
Li Ziqiang didn't expect them to get carried away, rush in and bombard them indiscriminately, and then let Dongchuan Middle School counterattack or something.
Therefore, during the halftime break, he did not allow the players to press forward with all their strength at the beginning of the second half, create an offensive, and strive to score the first goal.
He knew that Feng Yuanchang might be eager for him to do this.
He set his sights on the court, believing that given the overall strength of Dongchuan Middle School, if it performed normally, it should actually be able to defeat Jiaxiang High School.
Although this year's Dongchuan Middle School lost Luo Kai, it is more like a whole. After all, with the addition of an outstanding midfield commander like Xia Xiaoyu, Hu Lai is also more mature.
As for Jiaxiang High School, after losing Wang Guangwei, they never found a replacement for Wang Guangwei, so they changed from three central defenders to two central defenders and started a 451 formation.
Of course, the premise for Li Ziqiang to draw this conclusion is based on normal games. This obviously does not include the opponent's crazy watering of the field before the game...
Therefore, Chen Rui's slip and loss of the ball in the first half completely disrupted Li Ziqiang's plan.
There will always be accidents of one kind or another in football matches, which will make all your careful arrangements before the game come to nothing...