"Qingqing, do you want to go shopping with us later?"
In the locker room, the teammates who had just finished training extended an invitation to Li Qingqing.
But Li Qingqing had already ran out of the locker room with her bag on her back, leaving only one sentence: "Sorry, everyone. I have something to do and have to leave first. Next time, I will go shopping with you next time!"
A group of people looked at her back and shook their heads: "What's the matter, are you so anxious?"
"Oh, maybe you are in a hurry to go on a date with your boyfriend?"
"That's right! With Qingqing's good looks, it's strange that she doesn't have a boyfriend..."
"I really wonder which lucky boy will be Qingqing's boyfriend?"
In the locker room, a group of women gossiped fiercely.
Li Qingqing had already run out of the training base and headed for a bus stop just outside the base.
While running, she was arranging the headphone cable she took out from her backpack, untying the knots that she didn't know how to tie, straightening the cable and plugging it into the headphone jack of her phone.
At the same time, I opened a live broadcast app on my phone and found the live broadcast section of the National High School Football Championship. I clicked on it and looked for the live match between Dongchuan Middle School and Xizi Middle School.
When she finally ran to the bus stop and stopped to wait for the bus, the live broadcast also appeared on her mobile phone screen.
The moment the picture appeared, she was stunned.
Eh?
It was a shot taken from behind the sideline. At the intersection of the center line and the sideline, there were two people standing. One was the fourth official wearing a black referee uniform, and the other one with his back to the camera was wearing the yellow and blue uniforms of Dongchuan Middle School.
A red jersey with a huge number printed on the back:
14.
At the same time, the commentator's voice came from the headphones: "With twenty minutes left in the game, Dongchuan Middle School made its first personnel adjustment. They used player No. 14... Hu Lai
, the replaced center No. 9 Zhong Shihao..."
Hu Lai is going to play?!
"...After taking a three-goal lead, it is obvious that the head coach of Dongchuan Middle School needs to rotate and let the main players take a rest..."
After hearing the commentator's words, Li Qingqing noticed the score on the broadcast of the game, which was that Dongchuan Middle School was leading 3:0.
At this time, a bus pulled into the station. She stared at the screen of her phone intently and followed the people in front of her in line to get on the bus. After swiping her card, she found an empty seat at the back of the bus and sat down, continuing to watch the game.
During the game, Dongchuan Middle School had completed substitutions, and Hu Lai ran onto the court.
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"By the way, why do we use training time to watch the Dongchuan Middle School game?" In the school's audition classroom, the players of the Jiaxiang High School football team were talking among themselves while waiting for the audition teacher to adjust the projector.
"Aren't you curious about the performance of Dongchuan Middle School that took our place in the national competition?"
"What are you curious about? It's not the national competition we went to... When I hear the name of Dongchuan Middle School, I still think of the final we lost..."
"You can't say that. We are all high schools in Andong. Whoever goes to the national competition will represent all the high schools in Andong Province. We still have to cheer for them. After all, if they perform too poorly, they will be laughed at.
It will only be the entire Anton High School football team..."
While he was talking, images and live sounds of the game broadcast appeared on the 200-inch large curtain.
The audition teacher turned off the lights in the classroom, and the classroom with closed curtains suddenly became dim, with only the fluorescent light on the big screen.
When the picture became clear, someone exclaimed: "Here, isn't this the No. 14? He actually appeared?"
"Damn, when I see this No. 14, I think of the captain..."
"Wu Yue, Captain really went to Flashing Star?"
Wu Yue, who was sitting in the front row, nodded: "Well, I went to Flashing Star. But I still have to come back to take the graduation exam and get a high school diploma."
"Do you think the captain will watch this game like us?"
"I don't know... Okay, stop arguing and watch the game carefully. You can't even hear what they are saying!"
The audition classroom became quiet, and the commentator's voice came through the speakers located at the four corners of the classroom: "...After taking a three-goal lead, it is obvious that the head coach of Dongchuan Middle School needs to rotate and let the main players take a rest.
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Only then did a group of people realize that the real-time score in the upper right corner of the screen was that Dongchuan Middle School was leading Xizi Middle School 3:0.
They looked at each other.
What the hell? Is Dongchuan Middle School so strong? Xizi Middle School, which was able to compete in the national competition for the first time and has never missed a national competition, has no power to fight back?
Although they lost to Dongchuan Middle School in the Andong Cup finals, considering that Dongchuan Middle School participated in the national competition for the first time and had no experience, plus some players may be nervous...it should be the same in the first game.
It's only right that they are inextricably linked to Xizi Middle School.
Why is Dongchuan Middle School leading so easily now?
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Wang Guangwei was running on the treadmill, his arms swinging up and down, and he was walking like flying. The speed displayed on the treadmill was fifteen kilometers per hour.
His naked upper body was completely wet with sweat, and his skin was darker than before. The sunlight outside the window shone on his body, and the skin covered with a layer of water film was glowing with high-gloss reflections, just like he had just pushed.
It's like oil.
As the arms swung, sweat was constantly being thrown out of the hands, and the ground on both sides of the treadmill was already wet with sweat.
His feet staggered heavily on the treadmill pedals, making a rhythmic and rapid muffled sound, like a heavy machine gun being fired.
Bang bang bang bang bang bang bang…
While running, he held his head high and stared at the training base outside the floor-to-ceiling window in front of him, where there were rows of green trees and green grass.
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Zhong Shihao, who was substituted, returned to the bench after high-fiving Hu Lai. As soon as he sat down, other substitute teammates handed him towels and water to wipe away his sweat.
He took it and wiped the sweat from his head with a towel, then put the towel around his neck, unscrewed the water bottle, and drank half of the bottle in one gulp.
Only then did he raise his eyes to look at the court.
Hu Lai has moved to the center position.
He was standing next to Wang Le, the opponent's captain.
There was a sharp contrast between the bodies of the two people. Hu Lai, standing next to that person, looked like he came from Lilliput...
He frowned, a little worried about Hu Lai.
The head coach didn't know what happened when Hu Lai and the opponent were in the cafeteria.
Now that Xizi Middle School is lagging behind by a big score, I am afraid that it will lose. If we meet Hu Lai again under such circumstances...
Zhong Shihao repeatedly looked at the physical gap between Hu Lai and his opponent, and felt that Hu Lai had no chance of winning.
Don't think about how you can perform yet, make sure you don't get hurt first.
That's why when he was handing over to Hu Lai, he whispered to him to be careful.
He didn't know if Hu Lai had listened. Just looking at his appearance at that time, he seemed to be impatient to play.
This kid must have a clear head!
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The moment he stepped onto the court, Hu Lai received a new task in his mind.
At that time, he was so excited about being able to compete in the national competition that he didn't care about what the emotionless voice in his head said.
After he ran onto the field, he first went to find the captain Chu Yifan and conveyed the latest instructions from the head coach to Chu Yifan: Adjust the tactics and not play according to Zhong Shihao's situation on the field.
Because Hu Lai's technical and tactical characteristics are completely different from Zhong Shihao. They are even two extremes. Zhong Shihao likes to stay in the penalty area, stand in dead positions, and use his body to get the ball. Hu Lai's physical fitness determines that he cannot be like Zhong Shihao.
He must keep running when kicking. So Li Ziqiang asked him to take the initiative to retreat to respond. At the same time, this can also pull out the opponent's defender and create space.
Since the center's playing style has changed, Chu Yifan and the team's tactics will naturally have to adjust accordingly.
This is recorded during training, so it's not too troublesome. You just need to tell the captain.
After passing the message to Chu Yifan, he ran to where the center should be.
Now he is standing next to the person who faced him in the cafeteria that day. This person is actually the captain of Xizi Middle School, wearing the captain's armband on his arm.
Wang Le looked down at Hu Lai, who was standing next to him. Because he was on the verge of being eliminated, his anger seemed to have finally found an outlet. He gritted his teeth and said, "I guarantee you will regret being substituted, kid."
Hu Lai ignored this person. He entered the system space, and the task he just sent automatically appeared:
"Mission: You have been targeted by the opponent. Facing him who is strong and angry, you need to protect yourself to avoid injury during the game. Mission reward: Points x5000, [Broken Bear Leg Guards] x1."
[Broken Bear Shin Guards]?
Bear shin pads?
Still damaged?
What the hell is this name?
It looks like it’s just a shin guard. What’s so strange about a shin guard?
Hu Lai thought to himself.
He has his socks stuffed right now.
As the name suggests, shin guards are equipment used to protect the players' calf bones to prevent damage to the calf bones during collisions. After all, this area is often prone to contact during games.
In high school games, shin guards are even mandatory equipment. Before the game, the referee team will check one by one whether the players are wearing shin guards. If not, they will not be allowed to play.
Before a substitute player takes the field, in addition to checking the player's spikes and any illegal accessories, the fourth official also asks the player to pull down his socks and check his shin guards.
Before those experienced players take the field, their socks will not be pulled to the top at all, but rolled up around the ankles, exposing the complete shin guards, so that the referee can know the situation at a glance, which is convenient for himself and the referee. After the referee has checked
Then pull up the socks.
Judging from the system space, this pair of shin guards is generally white, with a pair of roaring bear heads on it. The shin guards themselves seem to be severely worn, with obvious scratches on both the edges and the front, especially the sharp scratches on the front.
At first glance, it looks like it was caught by a giant bear...
[Broken Bear Leg Guards]: After equipped, it greatly reduces the chance of the wearer getting injured in a confrontation. It is only effective in one game.
There is also a line of small words below: It is said that the original owner of this pair of shin guards did not suffer serious injuries throughout his entire career, and only the traces of wear and tear were left on this pair of shin guards.
What the fuck?!
Hu Lai was shocked that it was such a good thing!
Anyone who knows a little bit about football or even a basic understanding of sports knows how much impact injuries have on a player.
Especially in the age of teenage players, the talented players that people see in professional football may not even be the strongest in their teenage years, but they must be the luckiest because they did not suffer serious injuries when their bodies were growing.
Injuries are the only way to stand out from your peers and eventually enter professional football.
However, there are many peers who may be more talented than them, but they have to say goodbye to football due to injuries, or even if they can enter professional football, they are lost in the crowd, and their strength and potential are far apart.
Now there is such a thing, as long as it is equipped, there is a very high chance of avoiding injury...
Hu Lai began to think seriously about how to complete this task.
After a few seconds, he turned his wrist and a red bracelet appeared in his hand.