Chinese champion

Chapter 8 The First Battle
"Now, let me read our starting lineup for this afternoon's game."

"Goalkeeper, Wu Qi, four defenders, from right to left are Chang Feng, Liu Jun, Yao Le and Zhou Bin, midfielder Han Xiu, left midfielder Zhu Jun, right midfielder Zhao Junwei, midfielder Pei Wei, forward He Wei, Li Tong."

He Jin stood by the court and finished reading the starting lineup, and then said: "This is our first game, we don't know the opponent's strength yet, they just arrived in BJ yesterday, it seems that they are not very good for the game. Pay attention, but we can't afford to make mistakes, so I sent all the main players, you must maintain your strength, especially you, Pei Wei, you should make more adjustments in the midfield, and the offense will be handed over to the two sides. Also, this time In the game, you have to pass more and shoot less. Even if you shoot, you can only shoot in the penalty area. I don’t mind you being the third striker, you know?”

"Yes!" Pei Wei looked at He Jin and said loudly knowingly.

"Okay, let's warm up!"

The team members ran into the field and began to divide into several circles to "walk the monkeys". Five minutes later, the Jiangsu team also arrived.

At 3:00 pm, the game started.

The Jiangsu team attacked first, they back and forth a few kicks, a long pass to find the striker, Yao Le rushed the ball ahead and headed it out.

Han Xiu got the kicked ball, and he handed it directly to Pei Wei.

Pei Wei took a few steps, remembering He Jin's words, passed over the top to Zhu Jun on the left, and ran into the penalty area by himself.

Zhu Jun received the ball, facing the defense of the opponent's defender, kicked him directly behind him, and accelerated to run forward by himself.

The other party was taken aback by him, and it was too late to turn around again, Zhu Jun rushed past him like the wind.

"What a speed!" A middle-aged man in the stands praised.Sitting next to him were four or five people, all of whom were members of the Dalian team. This person was none other than Feng Yu, the coach of the Dalian team.

Yang Bing showed a look of disdain: "Just rushing with speed like this is amazing? I can only say that the defender is too bad. If I meet me, I don't even know how he lost if I want to let him lose!"

Feng Yu knew that he wasn't talking big. Yang Bing's one-on-one defensive skills were the best in the entire Dalian team. If the No. 11 only had speed, it would be a piece of cake for Yang Bing to deal with him.

While speaking, Zhu Jun had already caught up with the ball and made a cross with a big foot!
Li Tong was the first to hit the goal with a shake of his head!

The goalkeeper jumped up, but was a step too slow, watching the ball slip through his fingers.

With a sound of "clang", the ball hit the goal post and fell back to the center of the penalty area!

Pei Wei got into the penalty area and shot with his left foot!
The ball flew to the right, the goalkeeper was still lying on the left, and the defender failed to stop the shot. In the 5th minute, the Hubei team opened the scoring!

Li Tong threw Pei Wei down: "You boy, I should have scored the goal!"

Several players rushed forward at the same time, stacking up Arhat...

"This No. 10 has a good sense of grabbing points." Zhang Kun said in the stands.

"Not bad." Hu Yong, who hadn't spoken all the time, also said: "He didn't stop after passing the ball to the wing, and rushed directly into the penalty area. Hehe, interesting, a restless midfielder."

Feng Yu looked at his proud disciple: "If you are asked to deal with him, how sure are you?"

Hu Yong thought for a while: "If his strength is what he is showing now, I think I should be [-]% sure that he will not be able to show it."

"Oh?" Feng Yu looked at him with interest: "Why? Isn't his range of activities very large?"

Hu Yong smiled: "Coach, physical strength is my strength." Then he frowned again: "But I don't know if he only has this strength."

"You mean he's hiding his strength?"

Hu Yong said slowly: "It's hard to say, I always feel that his strength is different from what he has shown."

On the court, the Jiangsu team kicked off the ball again and launched an attack. The ball passed to the penalty area.

Wu Qi kicked the ball out with a big kick, and right forward Zhao Junwei made a diagonal pass at a 45-degree angle. He Wei's header was weak and was blocked by the opponent's goalkeeper.

The game continued, and the field fell into a stalemate. The Jiangsu team strengthened their defense after conceding a goal. The Hubei team had no good solution for a while, and the time passed by.

Ten minutes into the first half, the scene was lackluster. Zhang Feng in the stands yawned: "It's boring. These two teams are not very good. They are not as good as Guangzhou. It seems that the three-game winning streak is very easy. thing."

Feng Yu gave Zhang Feng a stern look: "Any opponent should not be underestimated. I often say that there is no game that can be absolutely won. Don't you remember?"

Yang Bing smiled: "Boss, don't make such a fuss."

"Look! It's 2:0!" Yan Song's voice attracted everyone's attention to the field.

Pei Wei's through ball in the middle allowed He Wei to form a single goal. He faced the goalkeeper and scored easily.

After scoring the goal, He Wei was also "ravaged" by his teammates.

He Jin also laughed off the court. He didn't expect his opponent to be so vulnerable. It seems that a few players will be replaced in the second half.

The first half was over, He Jin made a surprising adjustment during the intermission, Lin Zifang replaced Pei Wei, Zhao Lin replaced Han Xiu.

At the beginning of the second half, the Jiangsu team, unwilling to fail, launched an attack, but the Hubei team's defense, led by captain Liu Jun, withstood the opponent's offensive.

Zhao Lin was also very active. In the 13th minute of the second half, he stole the ball from midfield and passed it to Zhu Jun. After Zhu Jun broke through, the cross made Li Tong score with a header, 3:0!

The Jiangsu team, which was hit again, had no morale and no intention of fighting, and the Hubei team didn't want to push too hard. He Jin replaced He Wei with Li Chao, and the score of 3:0 was maintained until the end.

The match was over, and the Hubei team took the bus back to the base after celebrating. The Dalian team also left the stadium. Feng Yu said:

"What do you think?"

Zhang Feng said carelessly: "Two bad teams."

Feng Yu glared at him, and captain Zhang Kun replied: "Jiangsu team has nothing to say, Hubei team, they seem to be hiding their strength."

Yang Bing agreed with the captain: "The level of the Hubei team should be more than that, but the Jiangsu team is too poor to see the true strength of the Hubei team."

Feng Yu smiled: "Yes, the Hubei team should be a difficult opponent. Their No. 1, No. 5, No. 6, No. 10 and No. 11 are all good, but the others are not so good. It shouldn't be very difficult to grasp their weaknesses and defeat them, we will fight against them tomorrow, how about it, do you have confidence?"

"Yes! We are players of the Dalian team, last year's champions, we will not be afraid of any opponent!"

night.

The players of the Hubei team are all asleep, but the coach's hut is still brightly lit.

"Well, do you all have any comments?" He Jin said.

"Coach, isn't it a little risky?" Old Zhao said, "Remove Zhao Junwei and let Zhao Lin play double midfielders. Will Zhu Jun's premise be counterproductive? The offense is also affected, and the defense also has loopholes?"

He Jin nodded: "Lao Zhao, I understand your concerns, but from the situation I watched in the Dalian game this morning, the Dalian team did not have a midfielder, and the key in the midfield was their No. 8 Hu Yong. The organization mobilized two full-backs and two wingers to launch an attack. Zhao Junwei's defensive ability is not good, and he can't play much role when the opponent is heavily stationed on the side. However, Zhao Lin and Han Xiu can divide the work and cooperate. , Han Xiu beware of Hu Yong's back-up, and Zhao Lin is responsible for covering the two sides, so at least our defense will be much stronger."

Lao Wang objected: "Then what about the offense? Zhao Junwei is not on the field, only Zhu Jun is left on the wing, and you have seen the level of Dalian's right back. It's all on Pei Wei, if he misfires, our offense will be paralyzed! Facing the Dalian team, if we don't attack, we will have to wait for death!"

He Jin said helplessly: "I also know this, but the gap in strength is there, and now the focus is on the two of them."

"Two people?" Lao Bai asked suspiciously, "Which two?"

He Jin clicked on the tactical board: "One is Zhu Jun. I will ask him not to be limited to the position on the left, but to run on both sides. If Dalian's right back stares at him, there will be a gap on the right. If you don't follow Come out, at least the left back is easier to deal with, right? That's easy."

"The other one is Pei Wei, right?" Old Zhao asked.

"That's right! The key to this game is whether he can get rid of Hu Yong's defense and how to suppress Hu Yong. This is the key to this game!"

Lao Zhao opened his mouth again: "Coach, do I think it is necessary to die in Dalian? The top two and No.3 with good results can qualify. Why don't we save our strength when facing Dalian and save our energy for the day after tomorrow and Guangzhou? Fight, No.2 is not ashamed to qualify?"

He Jin glanced at Lao Zhao with a cold gaze, and said coldly: "I don't want the players to have any chances of luck. If they just calculate this and that all day long, what's the point of qualifying? After seeing a strong team It’s just a bear bag, and when you see a weak team, you will act wild? Do you know how harmful it will be to their future growth? I just would rather we lose with Dalian and fail to qualify for Guangzhou than our players They are willing to lose to opponents who could fight in order to qualify!"

Lao Zhao said with difficulty: "I'm worried about you... If none of our teams qualify, I'm afraid the club leaders will dismiss you because of this. You are the best coach I have ever seen, I know, You shouldn’t be coaching in this kind of youth team, your goal should be broader...you should think about your future.”

He Jin lowered his head and fell silent.

He understood what Lao Zhao said, and he also knew what Lao Zhao meant.

After a while, He Jin raised his head, with a firm light flashing in his eyes, and hugged Lao Zhao tightly: "Thank you, Lao Zhao, but I can't do it, I can't let such a group of people do it for my own future. A shadow is left in the heart of a good boy."

(End of this chapter)