All Star players, including Lai Zekai, who have entered the 18-man roster, believe that Hu Lai will definitely start in this home game against Youjiang Honglian.
But when the team set off from the Shining Star Liucheng training base and arrived at the Provincial Sports Center in the north of Jincheng City, Zhao Kangming announced the starting eleven, but Hu Lai was not on the list.
Lai Zekai is still the starter.
It's as if what Zhao Kangming said when he replaced Lai Zekai in the last game was not to deal with him, but the truth. He really still has to rely on Lai Zekai in the next game!
After coming back to his senses, Lai Zekai didn't expect that his opportunity would come so easily and so quickly.
While he was ecstatic, he also glanced at Hu Lai.
Not only him, but other team members also set their sights on Hu Lai.
After all, everyone knows that Hu Lai performed well in training and won the trust of the head coach. However, he still failed to start. Some of them were worried about Hu Lai, while others were simply curious about what Hu Lai would do.
reaction.
Hu Lai had no reaction. His face was expressionless, and it was unclear whether he was unhappy or confused.
After head coach Zhao Kangming announced the starting lineup, he clearly saw everyone looking at Hu Lai and did not explain much.
He believed that with the tacit understanding between Hu Lai and him, there was no need for further explanation. If he said it, it would seem artificial and hypocritical.
Besides, he didn't want to explain it to Hu Lai in front of so many people - the head coach had to explain it to him just because the player failed to start? What does this make other players think? Is that what he will do in the future?
Players who are not selected for the starting lineup have to explain themselves?
Not so pretentious.
Hu Lai will definitely understand why he did not put him in the starting lineup.
"Okay, let's go out and warm up!" Assistant coach Chen Mo stood up and clapped his hands.
The players then stood up and walked outside the locker room.
Hu Lai is also among them.
When they walked out of the locker room, Wang Guangwei joined them: "Actually, last season I occasionally came off the bench and performed well, but I still had to wait for a long time. It wasn't until Director Zhao came this season that I started in the first team.
Don't be discouraged, Hu Lai, sooner or later you will have a place in the starting lineup..."
Hu Lai couldn't help but laugh when he heard him comforting himself: "I'm not discouraged, Lao Wang."
"Ah? You're not discouraged? I thought you had some objections to Director Zhao's arrangements..."
Hu Lai waved his hand quickly: "No, no, no objection. I know that Director Zhao is doing it for my own good and wants me to relieve some pressure. After all, after I came on as a substitute in the last game and scored a goal to help the team win the game, I am now being criticized by many
Normally, there will be pressure when people are following me. So Director Zhao asked me to serve as a substitute because he didn’t want me to be under the gaze of so many people all the time.”
Wang Guangwei breathed a sigh of relief after hearing Hu Lai's words.
He patted Hu Lai, looked around, and then lowered his voice and said: "It's okay, I think Lai Zekai will definitely not be able to score a goal today..."
Hu Lai grinned: "Old Wang, you are so bad..."
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"What? Hu Lai didn't start?!"
When Yan Yan brought his former high school teammates to the Provincial Sports Center, the starting lineup for this game was also announced.
Everyone exclaimed when they discovered that Hu Lai was not in the starting lineup.
"Isn't it? That Lai Zekai can still start? He is actually the head coach's godson, right?"
"That's right, it's obvious that Lai Zekai is out of form, why do you still let him start? What does Zhao Kangming think?"
"Fuck, I came to watch the game specifically just to come to Hu Lai. But Hu Lai doesn't start, so why not watch Jie Bao!"
"I will play if I play. I think Lai Zekai will definitely not be able to score a goal. At this time, the head coach will know who is the most worthy of his trust..."
"That's what I say, but who knows when Hu Lai will be able to play?"
Everyone was talking a lot, and Yan Yan, who was surrounded in the middle, felt that he was surrounded by a swarm of flies, so he had to raise his hand and said: "Okay, okay, don't make trouble, we are here, how can we turn around and walk away? At the beginning
It's not easy to buy game tickets. We just wait in the stands, even if he comes out for only ten minutes, we have to let him see us!"
The former captain of the team spoke, and naturally the others had no objections.
So everyone packed up their things and headed to the stadium.
It's just that this incident has affected the mood to some extent. Everyone who went to watch the game was not as cheerful as before, and the conversation was lively.
Many people fell silent, thinking in their minds when Hu Lai would appear.
Will he come on with twenty-five minutes left in the game like the last game, or will it be later or earlier?
Because he is not the starter, there are many possibilities, and the development of the game on the field will also affect the probability of substitute players coming on.
For example, if one player is sent off during the game, one substitution will be wasted, and there will only be two substitutions left. Will the head coach still give Hu Lai a chance?
Although the chance of this kind of thing happening is very small, caring leads to chaos. Everyone cares about Hu Lai, so they unconsciously consider the worst possibility.
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"I said it's not that easy to start, right?" Hu Lixin glanced at his wife.
Xie Lan just found out that Hu Lai did not start in this game, and his whole mood went down. When he heard her husband pouring cold water on herself, she frowned and said in disgust: "Why don't you go out for a walk today?"
"The time has not come yet." Hu Lixin said.
Xie Lan snorted and ignored him.
Seeing his wife's absent-minded look, Hu Lixin hesitated for a moment and then said: "It's good that Hu Lai scored a goal in the last game, but the situations faced by starting players and coming off the bench are different. The opponent's physical strength is reduced when coming off the bench.
It is naturally easy to get opportunities. If you start a game, you will be defended by the opponent's players from the beginning. Just because he scored a goal as a substitute, you cannot think that he can definitely start. No coach would do that..."
Xie Lan didn't expect that her husband would take the initiative to explain to her. She was stunned for a moment and then asked: "Then how can I start the game?"
"At the very least, you have to perform well in this trip continuously. It is useless to perform well in one game."
"So our son scored another goal in this game?" Xie Lan's eyes lit up when she heard her husband say this.
Hu Lixin snorted: "Childish! Just score a goal if you say it is a goal? Do you think it is so easy to score a goal, just like eating a meal?"
"I think it's easy for our son to score goals. He runs to the goal and the ball comes. He touches his foot and the ball goes in," Xie Lan said.
"You..." Hu Lixin felt that it was impossible to talk to a ball-blind person.
Although he didn't watch that game and didn't see how Hu Lai scored the goal, he heard his wife say this... Is it so easy to "run to the goal"? He really thought that the opponent's penalty area was his own living room.
Can you run into the open space just by strolling? "The ball is coming", how did the ball come? Did you run here with your own long legs? Do you know how many people's efforts and planning are behind these four words "the ball is coming"?
"Lift your foot and touch" is the shooting technique that best reflects a striker's ability. Saying it in your mouth is like throwing a punch. Whether you can hit or not depends on luck, right?
And this "the ball just went in"... What a simple description. If you put it this way, all the goals in the world's competitions can be highly summarized in these four words. Does it sound like all goals are particularly simple?
Anyway, it can be expressed with the phrase "shot, the ball went in".
"What am I, you tell me..."
"I'm too lazy to tell you..." Hu Lixin picked up the cigarette and walked towards the gate.
"Why are you going? Tell me clearly, Hu Lixin!"
"I'll tell you a hammer..."
After saying these words, Hu Lixin ran out of the door, closing the door and shutting the roar of his wife behind him in the room.
Then he lit a cigarette and went downstairs for a "walk".
