Morikawa Junpei and his teammates finished celebrating and wanted to return to the bench, but were stopped by assistant coach Chen Mo.
He took Morikawa Junpei's arm, pointed to the warm-up area, then raised three fingers and said to Morikawa Junpei in English: "Three minutes!"
Morikawa Junpei understood that this meant asking him to warm up for three minutes.
He's coming on!
So he nodded repeatedly: "Hi, hi, hi, Wakali Masita!"
Then while everyone was still celebrating, he quickly put on his substitute vest and ran to the warm-up area.
This will be his first professional game in a foreign country!
He was a little excited, wondering if his teammates in Kobe Izumi would be able to see his game.
I don’t know if the head coach of the Japanese Olympic team, Koichi Sato, will pay attention to him. After both clubs officially announced the news of his transfer, he once received a call from Sato’s coach.
During the phone call, Coach Sato did not tell him that he would not be noticed if he went to China, but encouraged him to continue to play well in China and work hard to improve himself. As long as he performs well, he will definitely have a place in the Japanese Olympic team.
These words gave Junpei Morikawa great encouragement.
Three minutes later, when the game had restarted, Sato Koichi returned to the coaching bench. With the help of a translator, he was trying to understand clearly the tasks assigned to him by Zhao Kangming:
"Your task is very simple. Now we are one goal ahead, and there is not much time left in the game. So I will replace you to strengthen our defense in the midfield, use your interception ability to cut off the connection between their midfield and the frontcourt...
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Morikawa Junpei stood next to the translator. When the translator said something, he would nod.
Chen Mo was watching from the side, thinking that no wonder Hu Lai said Morikawa Junpei was born in the year of the Rooster...
Logically speaking, Morikawa Junpei, who was born in 2002, should be a horse, but Chen Mo also thinks that chicken and Morikawa Junpei are more compatible.
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The South China Tigers made substitutions when they lost the ball. Yu Daisong was replaced dejectedly, and Qian Yunwei came on as a substitute.
Taking advantage of a dead ball opportunity, Junpei Morikawa also stood next to the fourth official.
"Flash Star is also about to make a substitution! Standing on the sidelines preparing to play is the foreign aid that Flash Star spent 15 million to bring in from the Japanese J2 League team Kobe Izumi, Junpei Morikawa! The majority of Chinese fans should be familiar with him.
Well, in the just-concluded U23 Asian Cup, as the main defensive midfielder of the Japanese Olympic team, he performed very well and left a deep impression on everyone... Of course, the most important reason why he made us familiar with him is that he and
Hu Lai’s relationship..."
I don’t know if it was an illusion, but when He Feng said this, the audience in front of the TV seemed to hear a chuckle.
Yan Kang said: "I don't know who Junpei Morikawa will replace. I think maybe Xia Xiaoyu will be replaced. It's not that Xia Xiaoyu did not perform well, Xia Xiaoyu performed very well, very well. Considering this is his first official game with the first team
In the game, facing opponents like the South China Tigers, his performance could not be better. But now that the team is leading and needs to defend, I think Zhao Kangming will consider replacing Xia Xiaoyu and keeping the more experienced Qin.
Lin is on the court..."
But when the fourth official raised the sign, he discovered that the person who was replaced was surprisingly Qin Lin!
“Ah this…” Yan Kang felt as if he had been slapped in the face.
Fortunately, He Feng was immediately there to help him out: "Qin Lin is old after all and has poor physical fitness. It is normal for him to be replaced..."
Not to mention that Yan Kang, an experienced commentator, didn't expect it. Even Xia Xiaoyu on the court didn't expect it. When he saw Junpei Morikawa standing on the sidelines, he thought he was about to be replaced.
When he finally saw who was going to be replaced, he cast a confused look at Qin Lin.
Qin Lin seemed very calm. He first gave Xia Xiaoyu a thumbs up: "You are playing well, keep up the good work."
Then he took off the captain's armband from his arm, turned around and walked towards the back line.
Find Wang Guangwei and handed him the captain's armband.
Before the start of the season, a vote was held within the Flash Star team to select three captains. The first captain was Li Tielin, and the second captain was Qin Lin.
The third captain was somewhat beyond the expectations of the coaching staff. Most of the players chose to vote for the young Wang Guangwei.
However, the captain allocation of Flash Star has always been voted by the players themselves, without interference from the coaching staff.
So even though I am surprised, since all the players have chosen Wang Guangwei, Wang Guangwei is the third captain of the team.
Now, with the first captain on the bench and the second captain about to be replaced, Wang Guangwei will wear the Sparkling Star captain's armband for the first time in an official game.
“The 41-year-old Qin Lin was about to be replaced, and he handed the captain’s armband to the 22-year-old Wang Guangwei, as if it was a special arrangement...” He Feng said with emotion.
Yan Kang said next to him: "Qin Lin's presence in this game is not strong, but it cannot be said that he did not perform well. In fact, Qin Lin performed very well, otherwise how could Xia Xiaoyu perform like this? In this game, Qin Lin performed very well.
Lin played the role of a veteran very well, stabilizing the midfield of the Stars, and leading the young Xia Xiaoyu to deal with the South China Tigers. When he left the South China Tigers, many people felt that it would be impossible for him to return to the Chinese Super League.
But now, seeing his performance in this game, it’s really disappointing, he’s still so old!”
"There has been news that Qin Lin will retire after this season. However, this matter has not been confirmed by both Flash Star Club and Qin Lin. I think with Qin Lin's condition and his professional attitude, he can definitely continue his career.
Keep playing. Flash Star is a young team. The young team is energetic, but not stable enough. It just needs an experienced veteran like Qin Lin to hold down the team. Anyway, I hope Qin Lin can seriously consider his decision to retire.
, as an evergreen tree in Chinese football, he can continue to write this record..."
Seeing that Qin Lin was about to be replaced, Star Flash fans stood up from their seats and applauded him.
Then they found that the South China Tigers fans on the opposite side also stood up and applauded Qin Lin. Some Flash Star fans suddenly realized: Qin Lin had played for the South China Tigers for ten and a half seasons before coming to Flash Star!
The highlight of his career was also accompanied by the glorious era of the South China Tiger, and the two were completely mutually successful.
It is impossible for any South China Tigers fan to not have feelings for Qin Lin.
So even though he is now an opponent, no matter what unknown secrets he and the club have behind Qin Lin's departure from the South China Tigers, it has nothing to do with ordinary fans. Everyone just misses everything Qin Lin gave for the South China Tigers.
, I was grateful to this veteran, so I chose to give him a standing ovation.
It’s not just the fans in the stands either. Although they are still one goal behind, the South China Tigers players on the court at this moment did not go up to urge Qin Lin to leave the field. They just stood there and waited quietly while watching Qin Lin walk off the field.
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This scene fascinated many young people.
“He is indeed the last big boss of Chinese football... awesome!” Zhou Zijing praised in the stands while applauding with his father.
Hu Lai watched Lin Ge off the field. When he saw Lin Ge walking to the sidelines, he raised his hands, turned around, and waved to the fans in the stands.
That back figure overlapped with Brother Lin's again.
He exhaled softly.
He still changed some people and things...
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After Qin Lin was substituted, he was greeted by a hug from Zhao Kangming: "Well done!"
Qin Lin chuckled: "Actually, I can still play, but I understand that you replaced me, not Xiaoyu's intention. The future belongs to them."
Zhao Kangming repeated: "The future is theirs."
Behind them, Junpei Morikawa accelerated onto the court with his head down.
At the same time, keep saying silently in your heart:
This is my battle, this is my practice! This is my battle, this is my practice!
When he ran to his position, he saw Hu Lai giving him a thumbs up in the distance, so he laughed happily.
Then he turned his attention to the South China Tigers players, and the smile on his face faded little by little.
Finally, he stared at the other person with sharp eyes, as if fire was shooting out of them.
The South China Tigers player Lou Jiarong who was being targeted was confused. He thought to himself that we have never played against each other before? How could it be that we have been feuding for many years...
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After Junpei Morikawa came on the field, many people focused their attention on him. Everyone was curious about how much improvement the Stars could bring to the team by specially introducing a player from the Japanese Olympic team.
Unlike other clubs in the Chinese Super League who spend large sums of money on offensive foreign players, or on successful big-name foreign players, Shining Star not only introduces defensive midfielders, but also Japanese Olympic players who are not even national team players.
Regarding offensive players, Flash Star did not buy any foreign players.
Soon Junpei Morikawa was on defense, pulling and pulling to stop Lou Jiarong's attack. Of course, the price he paid for this was a foul.
On the surface, it seems that Lou Jiarong has the upper hand. After all, he caused a foul on Morikawa Junpei.
But this is not basketball. Players must be ejected after six fouls.
Lou Jiarong got up from the ground and looked at Morikawa Junpei with a frown.
This guy looks like he has thin arms and legs, but his core strength is pretty good. It’s not easy to get rid of him after being entangled with him...
Morikawa Junpei silently got up from the ground and retreated to his position, preparing to face another wave of attacks from the South China tiger.
There is not much time left for the South China Tigers. He can fully imagine what kind of offensive the South China Tigers, who are one goal behind, will launch. It will definitely be a violent storm!
But it doesn’t matter, let the storm come more violently! I will use these ten minutes of performance to give my career in China a good start!
He opened his arms as if to embrace the storm.
“What is he doing?” Zhang Qinghuan asked Hu Lai.
Hu Lai frowned: "Did you suffer from the second disease again? Ignore him..."
Wang Guangwei clapped his hands behind and shouted: "Return to defense! Return to defense! We must defend!"
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Morikawa Junpei thought well. In the next game, he and his Shining Star teammates faced the South China Tigers' stormy offensive.
The South China Tigers, who were one goal behind, would never accept the result of losing to a newly promoted team in the Super Cup.
In the last ten minutes of the game, they went out with all their strength and launched a fierce attack on the Bingxing goal, hoping to equalize the score.
As long as the game can be dragged into thirty minutes of overtime, the South China Tigers' chances of winning will greatly increase.
Faced with the fierce offensive of the South China Tigers, the Flash Star team shrank its defense and set up a bus in front of the goal.
Morikawa Junpei played a very important role at this time.
With his excellent running ability, he can always appear in key positions and make key defenses.
During the ten minutes of the game, the commentator He Feng mentioned Morikawa Junpei's name many times.
“Junpei Morikawa...beautiful! He took a timely kick to destroy Lou Jiarong’s through ball!”
“Good ball! Junpei Morikawa’s tackle was clean and no foul!”
“Junpei Morikawa protected the ball and forced Alessandro to push for a foul...”
With Junpei Morikawa's defense in front of the back line, the pressure on the back line composed of Wang Guangwei and Ding Yuanhai is greatly reduced.
Coupled with the support of Xia Xiaoyu and Junpei Morikawa, these two young midfielders of Shining Star are like building another firewall for Shining Star’s bus.
Chen Mo, who was watching from the coach's bench, repeatedly praised: "The second grade is great. I don't know what stage fright is for my first appearance... I'm not afraid of facing the Chinese Super League champions! Hey, I remember Hu Lai's debut performance.
Very good, indeed you are right, Lao Zhao, their brain waves are quite consistent!"
Zhao Kangming smiled: "That's not a second grader, that's pure."
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When the South China Tigers players found that as time passed, they still could not break through the gate of Flashing Star, they became impatient.
At this time, naturally all the arrangements and instructions from the head coach were forgotten, and it was impossible to patiently organize the offense and play steadily.
No matter who it is, when they get the ball, they want to shoot, or they just take the ball directly from the wing and try to header the ball from the center to score the goal.
Just these two offensive weapons are nothing more than thunder and rain in front of the shining star players who have united to build the Great Wall.
In the last half minute of injury time, even goalkeeper Lin Zhiyuan rushed to the frontcourt. Although it was not a set-piece opportunity for the South China Tigers at this time, he seemed to want to contribute to the team's offense.
His move shocked many people.
"It's unbelievable. South China Tigers' goalkeeper Lin Zhiyuan rushed up and participated in the attack... It can be seen how far the Flash Star has pushed the South China Tigers..." He Feng said with emotion. "Who would have thought of the young Chinese Super League before the game?
Can a newly promoted team make the Chinese Super League champions so embarrassed? I'm afraid many people think that it would be good if Flash Stars could lose less... At the end of the first half, including me, I felt that Flash Stars only conceded one goal, which was a good performance...
...Do you dare to think about the result? The Stars are actually going to win this Super Cup showdown! When they faced the Chinese Super League hegemon, not only were they not at a disadvantage, they even won!"
No one thought that He Feng was announcing the winner in advance, because just as he finished speaking, the referee blew the whistle to end the game!
“The game is over! The game is over!” Yan Kang next to him shouted excitedly, “Flashing Stars defeated the Chinese Super League champion South China Tigers in the Super Cup! They became the king of Chinese football as a newly promoted team!”
The Stars players on the field hugged each other, and the Stars fans in the stands also hugged each other.
Cheers with an Anton accent echoed through the sky.
This is the first national top championship in the history of Anton football!
