Three hundred and seventieth chapters turned around and passed the ball
February 10, Saturday, the 23rd round of the league, Madrid Pirates challenged Samirspor away.
Due to preparations for the first leg of the Champions League quarter-finals next Tuesday, Parotti did not arrange for all the main players to go away.
But no matter what, Hu Lai still has to bring it.
In this season's league, the Madrid Pirates were second in ten league rounds. They finally defeated the league's first-place Madrid Kings in the last round of the league and were successfully promoted to first place. If they had only sat for one round of the league, they would have been overturned.
Isn’t it too unfair?
Therefore, although not all the main players will play, Madrid Pirates also wants to defeat Samirspor in the away game.
Besides, Hu Lai has scored goals in eighteen consecutive league rounds, so how could he be excluded from the lineup at this time.
Not to mention being excluded from the big list, he can't even be included in the starting lineup.
Everyone wants to see how far Hu Lai can break this record.
In this round of the league, Hulay, who had just set a new record, encountered a tenacious blockage from the Samir Sports team.
What the Madrid Kings failed to do, they achieved - they really just completely ignored the other Madrid Pirates players and focused on not allowing Hulay to score.
So under Hulay's "cover", Dikunzo and Luka Cerovic each scored a goal. In the first half, the Madrid Pirates led their opponents 2:0.
Hu Lai himself was unable to score.
"Do they think they can't save face by letting the Chinese set new records?"
Xie Lan got up in the middle of the night to watch the live broadcast of the game. He was so depressed that he couldn't help but speculate on conspiracy theories.
Hu Lixin did not refute her, but smiled bitterly.
Because he couldn't say for sure about this matter.
What if the other party really thinks so?
Previously, this record belonged to Cerrados, a native of Spain, while Hulay was an outsider...
The Spaniard does not want this La Liga record to be occupied by outsiders. If Hulay's consecutive scoring games stop at 18 rounds, then there will be others who can catch up in the future.
If there are too many games, it will be difficult to follow...
——If we don’t speculate like this, it’s really hard to explain Samir Sports’ tactics that are so head-over-heels.
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Seeing Hulay's delay in scoring, assistant coach Valentin asked head coach Parotti: "Should we replace him?"
The reason why he asked this was considering that three days later there would be an away game against Stan Park Rangers in the Champions League quarter-finals.
He was worried that Hulay spent too much energy in this game and it would affect his performance in the Champions League.
But Parotti said firmly: "No, wait until he scores a goal before replacing him."
"But what if... I mean what if he never scores?"
Parotti turned to look at him and gave his answer: "Then let him play the whole game."
"Okay..." Valentin said this when he saw Parotti, knowing that the head coach didn't need his advice.
He truly trusts and condones Hu Lai...
Of course, Hu Lai also deserves such indulgence from the head coach.
After all, he is a hard-core strongman who can score thirty-five goals in twenty-two rounds of the league.
If he were a forward who scored one goal in the 22nd round, he would be replaced immediately without any hesitation.
He didn’t even need his assistant coach’s advice…
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After Hu Lai ran diagonally to receive the ball, he took a shot, but the football was kicked away.
The football flies high into the stands behind the goal.
Samir Sports fans let out a burst of gloating cheers and laughter.
Hu Lai himself was not very satisfied with the shot and shook his head.
Then he gave a thumbs up to the Samir Sports fans who were laughing at him and deliberately applauded them.
Then the laughter in the stands disappeared and was replaced by boos.
Hearing the familiar boos, Hu Lai nodded with satisfaction, and his expression seemed to say:
This is the right taste!
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Maxi Carey, who was not included in the squad but was watching live TV at home, couldn't help but grin when he saw this scene...
The wife beside me also asked curiously: "What is he doing? Is there any purpose?"
Kaili said: "There is no purpose. You can understand it as a simple disgusting person..."
"A simple disgusting person?" My wife didn't quite understand, "What good will this do to him?"
"It's no good." Kaili shrugged.
"This... I thought he wanted to anger his opponent, make him lose his cool, and give him a chance..." The wife did not expect that Hu Lai would do such a thing that was harmful to others and not beneficial to himself, and was speechless.
Then she asked: "If you were on the court, wouldn't he have to work so hard?"
Carey answered very proudly and firmly: "Of course. I helped him solve most of the problems. He just needs to run into the space and kick the last kick."
"Then do you think he can still score in this game?"
This time Kaili pondered for a while before shaking his head and saying: "I don't know, but I find it difficult."
"So his consecutive scoring record is only eighteen rounds?"
Kaili heard the meaning in his wife's tone and laughed: "Eighteen rounds are pretty good, what are you regretting?"
"I thought he could extend the record for a few more rounds in such a good condition... If it is only one more round than the original record, I always feel that his condition is a bit wasted..."
While the couple was chatting, the live broadcast showed the Madrid Pirates launching another attack.
Hu Lai turned his back to the attacking direction outside the penalty area and raised his hand to ask for the ball.
He looks like he fits right in with Samirspor's defence.
Logically speaking, he shouldn't ask for the ball with his back to the goal like this outside the penalty area.
Once he catches the ball, he has to fight head-on with the opponent's center back.
But this is not the way Hu Lai is good at playing football.
So when Maxi Carey saw this, he shook his head slightly.
Thinking again about his "interaction" with Samir Sports fans just now, he was just like a angry child.
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Hulay could feel the pressure exerted on him from the Samirspor center back behind him.
This allows him to confirm that he has indeed pulled the opponent's center back out of the penalty area without looking back.
So he continued to run towards the football.
As expected, the central defender of Samir Sports behind him also ran up - since he had followed him out of the penalty area, there was no need to give up halfway.
What?
After he catches up, there will be a gap behind him, which may be exploited by other Pirates players?
We are already two goals behind, who cares?
We can’t let Hu Lai score anyway!
But just when the Samir Sports center back was thinking this, he saw Hu Lai running in front of him suddenly turn to the left!
At the same time, the football flew over from the right!
He was stunned there, not knowing for a moment whether to attack Hu Lai or block the ball...
In the end, he stood motionless, watching Hu Lai and the football pass by both sides of his body!
He is like a boulder in a torrent. Although he is big and looks intimidating, it cannot stop the water from rolling around him...
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"Huh!!" Sanchez shouted loudly.
When Maxi Carey saw this scene, his eyes widened suddenly.
The wife beside me also exclaimed: "This is..."
"The ball has been divided!!" Sanchez answered her loudly on the TV. "Huh! He went in!"
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When the center back of Samir Sports turned around, what he saw was the back of Hu Lai receiving the football!
He never expected that the space left behind him after being pulled out would not be used by other Madrid Pirates players, but instead used by Hu Lai himself...
Hu Lai, who entered the penalty area, received the football. Because it was too sudden, Samir Sports' defensive players had not had time to surround him. It was too easy for Hu Lai to get the ball under such circumstances.
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"Hu Lai! Beautiful! Wow! This is... an opportunity!!"
Following He Feng's roar, Hu Lai, who regained control of the ball, shot!
The football passed by the fingertips of the Samir Sports goalkeeper and crashed into the goal!
"Here it comes -!! Beautiful! Beautiful!! Hu Lai! He finally scored! Scored goals in the nineteenth consecutive league round! He pushed his new record forward by one game! His steps have not yet been
Stop! The journey continues!”
Xie Lan screamed in front of the TV, raised his arms and jumped up.
The big stone in her heart finally fell to the ground...
Beside her, Hu Lixin also applauded his son's goal.
But he is not only because his son has extended the new record, but also because the ball itself is indeed beautiful.
After Hulay finished his celebration, the TV broadcast replayed his goal in slow motion.
From the slow-motion replay, we can clearly see how Hu Lai completed this turn and passed the ball - when the football rolled over, his body actually turned to the left, which was a precursor to turning around from there.
.But at the same time, his right foot was trailing behind. When the football rolled over, he used the toes of his right foot to pick the football behind him, while he turned to the left.
The football that bypasses the Samir Sports center back does not move forward in a straight line after landing, but changes its line to the middle due to its own rotation.
Just then, Hu Lai and Hu Lai, who had bypassed each other, ran in both directions and met again in the middle.
As a non-traditional center with no physical advantage, Hu Lai's post-up ability is indeed not good enough, not even as good as his national teammate Zhou Zijing.
But this does not mean that Hu Lai has no other ways to play in post-ups. After all, he trained with Li Qingqing for many nights last season...
He made full use of his flexible turning characteristics, coupled with his imaginative ball-picking movements, which finally allowed him to successfully get rid of the Samir Sports defensive player who stuck to him for 70 minutes.
The reason why he has been able to score so many goals this season is not just because of the hard work of his teammates.
Even though he didn't know about his son's special training with Li Qingqing, Hu Lixin was also happy for Hu Lai from the bottom of his heart.
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Seeing Hulay's goal, the assistant coach Valentin on the sidelines first let out a sigh of relief and then rushed out to celebrate.
After the celebration was over, he ran back and asked Parotti: "Can we replace him now?"
Parotti nodded repeatedly: "Okay, okay, let's change and ask Ruiz to come over."
Valentin didn't wait for him to finish his words before turning around and going to the bench to shake people.
It seems that he is afraid that if the substitutions are slower and Juledo wastes some physical energy, it will affect the Champions League game next Tuesday...
Seeing his assistant's impatient look, Parotti smiled and shook his head.
He also breathed a sigh of relief in his heart - his unconditional trust in Hu Lai had won the bet!
He was ready to let Hu Lai play the entire game. If Hu Lai really couldn't score a goal and the record ended here, it definitely couldn't be because he, as the head coach, didn't give him enough time.
