Hu Lai followed his teammates out of the locker room and walked to the court through the corridor.
The fifteen-minute intermission is coming to an end, and now they are back on the field.
On the way he met the Catalan United players who were also coming out of the locker room.
So he took the initiative to go up and greet Kabangka: "Hi, Kendall, you were in good shape in the first half."
Kabangka, who was covering his mouth and talking to Lima, turned around and said to Hu Lai: "You performed well too."
Hu Lai laughed: "Then let's continue in the second half. Let me reveal something to you..."
Having said this, he first looked around, then deliberately lowered his voice and said in a mysterious tone:
"Our head coach made few adjustments during the halftime break. He just said, 'Let's play like we did in the first half'... So we won't set up a bus, and the game will definitely be good to watch. What about you?"
Kabangka smiled slightly: "What a coincidence, we are the same as in the first half."
"Really? That's really great, ha!" Hu Lai laughed.
Then he noticed Reynaldo Lima following Kabangka.
Because they had played against each other in the Club World Cup before, Hulay still had a deep impression of Lima.
So I took another look and then grinned at him: "Come on, try to be replaced as soon as possible!"
After saying that, he and Kabangka waved their hands and said goodbye.
As soon as he left, Lima snorted at his back.
Kabangka glanced at him: "What's wrong?"
"He looks down on me!" Lima said angrily. "Didn't he just mock me for being a substitute..."
Kabangka smiled: "Don't think too much, Renaldo. Some things become more complicated the more you think about them, and in the end they completely deviate from the original meaning. Maybe he just said it casually."
"Isn't it just to anger me?" Lima couldn't believe it.
"Of course it's possible, but if you don't think in that direction, then won't he be able to anger you?" Kabangka spread his hands.
Lima didn't expect that Kabangka could explain it from this angle, and he was stunned.
"You know there are many people who say that when Hu talks to you, you should not answer him, otherwise you will be in trouble, right?"
Lima nodded, this was no longer a secret.
It has long ceased to be a "meme" among fans.
"But look, wasn't I just chatting normally with him?"
"That's what I wanted to ask, Kendall. Why didn't you do what everyone else did?"
"Because it's not necessary," Kabangka replied. "I even doubted whether the so-called 'As long as you talk to Hu during the game, you will encounter misfortune' was something Hu's team took the initiative to let out?"
"Ah? It can still be like this?" Lima did not expect that Kabangca could talk about a "meme" that has been widely circulated in world football from such a tricky angle.
"Why not? Think about it, Renaldo, when the whole world knows that talking to Hu during the game may lead to bad luck, who is in the best interest of this matter? If Hu's opponents walk on the court with such worries
, and then he was constantly harassed with words by Hu. Will he feel huge pressure in his heart because of these factors? Is it because talking to Hu will bring bad luck, or is it because talking to Hu will cause excessive psychological pressure and make mistakes?
?”
Lima was dumbfounded.
This was something he had never imagined.
"So from the perspective of who benefits in the end, I think it might be that Hu's team spread it deliberately. Even if it wasn't, at least he would be happy to see the results. Work hard to create this character and make full use of his language talent
advantage to interfere with the opponent." Kabangka continued.
"After his image is completed, every opponent of his will be wary of something more when defending him. It was already difficult to defend him, but now it is even more difficult... If I were Hu, I would be very careful too.
I’m glad everyone thinks that playing against me will put you under inexplicable pressure.”
The more Lima listened, the more he felt that this was true.
After all, before Hu Lai, it was actually normal for players to bicker and chat on the court.
Players can't keep their mouths shut during games, they also talk trash to each other.
But why did the situation become special when we arrived in Hu Lai?
"Then think about it on the other hand, if you keep a normal mind when facing Hu, and when he talks to you, you respond to him with a normal attitude and don't think wildly, how can you have psychological pressure? Without psychological pressure, in the game
Will it be more likely to function normally?"
Lima's mind finally came to his senses, and he asked a question: "But can normal performance allow us to beat Hu?"
Kabangka shrugged: "Of course not."
"Then..." Lima really wanted to say, then what are you trying to do by going around in circles like this?
"But Renaldo, isn't there a win or a loss in a normal game? No matter whether you win or lose, it should be a normal result. If we blame the loss every time on our defenders and nonsense during the game,
In other words, the reason why we win is that our defenders keep their mouths shut very well... How ridiculous would that be! Then what do we, the players, need to do? Then let a mute go up and compete with Hu, and we won't be able to win for sure.
Already?" Kabangca stared at Lima.
Lima opened his mouth but was speechless.
"So it's the same sentence, Renato. 'Normal heart'. If you treat Hu with a normal heart, you will find that you can also treat the game with a normal heart. As long as you don't take the initiative to provoke him, you can do whatever you want.
If he greets you, you say hello. If he provokes you, treat him like a dog."
Lima was amused by Kabangka's last words.
Then nodded: "I understand, Kendall."
"Yeah." Kabangka wasn't sure whether Lima really understood it, but it didn't matter. He didn't expect that it took him several years to realize the truth. Lima, an eighteen-year-old boy, just
After listening to myself speak two or three times, you will understand everything.
time.
Time is the best teacher.
He believed that as long as he was given enough time, Lima could always learn those principles from constant battles with Hu Lai.
Just like I did before.
So he stopped "preaching" and said to Lima: "Let's go, we have been delayed in the passage for too long, don't keep them waiting."
Lima pouted: "Just let the pirates wait."
He still had some objections to Hu Lai in his heart.
Kabangka laughed and said nothing more about normalcy.
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"Kabonka and Lima walked out of the tunnel talking and laughing, Lima went to the bench, and Kabangka stepped onto the court. Although the score was still 1:1 and the game was in a stalemate,
None of this seemed to affect Kabangka's mood, he looked very relaxed..."
The narrator observed Kabangka's expression and mentality.
Hu Lai also observed it.
He was a little strange and didn't know why Kabangka could talk and laugh with Lima.
The ease displayed by Kabangka made Hu Lai frown.
The Brazilian probably didn't tell the truth. They must have made targeted adjustments during the halftime break!
There is no doubt that Catalonia United is determined to win this game at home.
So the second half of the game will definitely be more difficult than the first half.
Hu Lai looked at his teammates, hoping that they would have such an awareness.
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Kabangka was the last player from both sides to step onto the court. After he took his place, the referee blew the whistle to start the second half.
In the second half of the game, Catalonia kicks off.
Kabangka gestured to his teammates, asking them not to rush to hit the football, but to pass it back and forth in the backcourt, attracting Madrid Pirates players to press forward.
Anyway, the score is now 1:1, Catalonia United is not behind, and the second half has just begun.
Catalonia need not be anxious at the beginning of the second half.
During the halftime break, head coach Reilly Vicente reminded the players not to fall easily into the rhythm of Madrid Pirates and to stick to Catalonia's own rhythm.
Pass the football first and gradually attract the Madrid Pirates players to press up, so that there will be space behind them.
As Catalonia United continued to make moves in the backcourt, the Madrid Pirates players really began to press forward.
At this time, Catalan United passed forward again, and through the advantage of passing control, they quickly pressed within the 30-meter area of the Madrid Pirates.
In the end, Kabangka completed a long shot.
The quality of the Brazilian's long-range shot was very high, and Hywell made a wonderful save to avoid conceding the ball.
Although they didn't score a goal, the Catalan United fans in the stands still applauded the team after seeing the team's performance.