greenfield legend

Chapter 7 League Begins

In September, the new semester begins.The most shocking breaking news in the college is naturally from the college's football team. Xiao Xiao, who has participated in the nine qualifying rounds for the college team, stood out in the tenth round and became a member of the college team gloriously!
In this age of football fanaticism and gossip fanaticism, the team's first training camp after the new semester broke records and welcomed more than hundreds of onlookers and even individual teachers.They have only one purpose, to see who is Xiao Xiao who has participated in ten trials.

"Ah Xiao, you are famous." Yang Hao looked at the crowd of onlookers outside the guardrail, and patted Xiao Xiao on the shoulder enviously.

Xiao Xiao rolled his eyes at Yang Hao and smiled wryly.

"Hey, Ah Xiao, thanks to you, under the watchful eyes of so many onlookers, Song Tie's group of lazy guys have worked hard in training." Zhang Sheng also followed Yang Hao, ran over to Xiao Xiao with a smile.

Xiao Xiao still rolled his eyes, ignoring this group of gloating guys.

This is not what I want to be famous, and I don’t need such a group of onlookers who treat themselves like monkeys. Xiao Xiao lowered his head and looked at the ball under his feet. He is looking forward to the first round of the college competition, and hopes that he can use his strength to conquer this group of curious onlookers and win real fame!Moreover, the most important thing is to prove to her that I am not a waste on the court, not in the past, not now, nor in the future.

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In the first round, Pearl Academy faced Changsheng Academy, a team that ranked second in the league last year.And in terms of strength, Changsheng Academy is clearly superior to Pearl Academy.So seeing such a confrontation, Teacher Xu and Teacher Dong both felt a big headache. After all, no one wants to lose in the first round. Losing the first game is too bad for morale.

"There's nothing to think about. We only have so many people on hand, so we can't make too many changes." Teacher Dong looked at Teacher Xu's tactical board and said helplessly.

Teacher Xu pondered for a moment, seemed a little melancholy, but soon made up his mind and said to Teacher Dong: "I decided to bet on the two fast horses you mentioned..."

Teacher Dong didn't express his opinion, but asked Teacher Xu: "Are you sure?"

"No, it's just that Changsheng Academy is stronger than us, so we will play defensive counterattacks." Teacher Xu explained: "During training, Xiao Xiao and Yang Hao's speed is one of the fastest in the team. We can only choose them if we need to counterattack, and Xiao Xiao's skills are also good. In this game, we don't need to break the iron barrel formation, and we don't need a pillar center like Chen Sheng."

Speaking of this, Teacher Xu still smiled sinisterly: "If Changsheng Academy saw Xiao Xiao's height and didn't send someone to mark his header, we might have an unexpected harvest."

In training, Xiao Xiao, who is less than 1.7 meters tall, often beat Song Tie, a 1.8-meter hunk, in the fight for headers. If Xu and Dong hadn't seen it with their own eyes, who would have imagined it?
When Teacher Dong heard this, he nodded again and again, and also had a sinister smile on his face.

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September [-]th, Saturday, sunny and light wind.

In the locker room, Mr. Xu pointed at the tactical board seriously, and once again repeated their tasks in the game with his disciples in detail.

"We still practice the 433-[-]-[-] formation as usual, but what is different from before is that the main task of the three midfielders in today's game is to defend, and only to consider offense on the basis of doing a good job of defense."

"Zhang Sheng, you have to control the rhythm of the court at all times, and at the same time, be careful not to let Cheng Wang and He Jie rush into the opponent's half to participate in the attack in a flash of enthusiasm."

"Song Tie, stay focused during the game and don't get distracted. You are mainly responsible for marking the opponent's forward Shen Chong, and if necessary, Zhang Wei will also come to help defend. Remember, otherwise don't blame me for letting the two of you sit on the bench next time."

"Xiao Xiao, Yang Hao and Mo Ke, the three of you are mainly responsible for the offense, and you must also pay attention to protecting the ball under your feet. When necessary, you would rather kick the ball out of the sideline than let someone grab the ball and fight back."

"In addition, Xiao Xiao, you don't have any competition experience. You must control your emotions and don't let the opponent's small moves affect your performance."

"Also, the whole team should pay attention to Murray, the opponent's No. 10 player. He passes the ball very well, so try not to let him pass the ball comfortably."

"Finally, I hope everyone can win the competition." Teacher Xu suddenly looked at Teacher Dong beside him: "If you win, how about a treat for Teacher Dong tonight?"

"Good!!!" The morale in the locker room was immediately boosted.

Teacher Dong stared at the honest teacher Xu, his eyes widened, and he was speechless in a daze.

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To be honest, this game gave Mr. Xu a little bit of confidence. They are at home today, and because of Xiao Xiao, there should be a lot of onlookers today, uh, at home.

Xiao Xiao and Yang Hao stood at the kick-off point in the midfield, waiting for the referee's start whistle.

The players from Changsheng Academy also took their positions, and the opponent also set up a 433 formation.

"A Xiao, are you nervous?" Yang Hao asked softly.

Xiao Xiao shook his head: "No, I'm a little excited and want to start the fight soon."

"Halo, it seems that you seldom come to the game, and you don't know how good the opponent's players are." Yang Hao patted his forehead, a little speechless towards Xiao Xiao.

It is undeniable that Xiao Xiao really rarely comes to the game.Before meeting the old man Dongfang, Xiao Xiao had always felt a little inferior. More often than not, he would rather choose to practice alone secretly than to watch the game with a group of people.He was afraid that others would ask how his skills were when discussing his skills. At that time, he couldn't even bounce the ball a few times.

"Ah Xiao, that No. 9 player, Shen Chong, is very good. I heard that he scored a hat-trick in the warm-up match with the senior academy team, and his shooting skills are superb." Yang Hao saw that he hadn't kicked off yet, and enthusiastically became Xiao Xiao's teacher.

"There is also No. 10 Murray, whom Teacher Dong asked us to pay attention to just now. He is also a very powerful guy. The pass within 30 meters is extremely accurate, and the most important thing is that he is also good at free kicks..."

"And that..."

"Dududu..."

With a whistle, the referee blew the first game of the academy league, and also interrupted Yang Hao's nonsense like a fly.

Yang Hao gave the referee a melancholy look, as if complaining that the referee kicked the ball reluctantly after interrupting his interest in being a teacher, and then Xiao Xiao immediately passed the ball back to his own team.

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In the stands, there were three unusual people, Xiao Xiao's parents and his grandmother.

"It's a pity that the old man is not feeling well, otherwise I would definitely pull him over." Grandma said dissatisfiedly to Xiao Xiao's parents beside her: "This is my family's A Xiao's first match."

"Mom, see what you said. It's just an ordinary children's competition, what's the big deal." Xiao Xiao's mother, Xiao Yingying, smiled and said, "If Ah Xiao hadn't told you to come, I wouldn't have let you come... There are too many people here, the air is bad, and it's not good for your health..."

"There's no such thing. If I can see Ah Xiao playing, I'm fine with everything." Grandma curled her lips, and turned her eyes to the court again.

"Hey, who do you think is Xiao Xiao?"

Grandma suddenly heard someone behind her whispering to the companions around, um, are they also here to see A Xiao?

"Yes, yes, who is Xiao Xiao? He is considered a miracle. I heard that he joined the academy team after participating in ten qualification selections..."

"Enn... That's why I didn't even go to the amusement park today, I just came here to see him..."

"Hey, that's the one standing at the kick-off point in the midfield..."

Hey!It's really unreasonable, you actually want to see my A Xiao joke.Grandma turned her head and stared at the group of open-mouthed little guys, looking very angry.

But that group of students did not notice at all that an old man in front of them gave them a murderous gaze, and they were still chatting happily, breaking out all kinds of things in Xiao Xiao's 16 years more professionally than the paparazzi.

Xiao Dasheng and Xiao Yingying beside grandma couldn't help but shook their heads, and looked at each other with wry smiles.

Son, you have to work hard! ! !
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The college’s broadcasting agency acts as a commentator. Although it is not professional, a few passionate cheers from time to time can still stir up the audience.

"After waiting for a summer vacation, the college league has finally started...Let's introduce the starting rosters of both sides..." This time, as the commentator is Su Chengcheng, a beautiful anchor from Pearl Academy. Her voice is melodious and pleasant.In addition, she is also an avid football fan, and every time she reads a name, she will set aside a period of time for the fans to cheer, so the atmosphere has just started for her to boil.

"Seeing the starting rosters of both sides, we have to say that the Changsheng Academy's lineup is really strong. No. 9 player Shen Chong was the bronze boot winner of last year's league, and No. 10 player Murray was the league leader in assists last year... It seems that Pearl Academy will have a lot of difficulty in winning today. Let's wait and see what strategy Mr. Xu, who is known as a tactical genius, will have..." Another commentator Hu Xing added.

"Of course, Changsheng Academy is very strong, but our Pearl Academy is not bad either. Our team captain, Zhang Shengke, who is also No. 10, is also an excellent midfielder. Last year, he was rated as the third midfielder in the league. There is also central defender Song Tie. I believe that with his defense, Shen Chong will definitely return without success..." Su Chengcheng and Hu Xing sang together, and finally she said in a teasing tone: "Don't forget, we still have the most mysterious newcomer, and even Mr. Xu put all his eggs in one basket. Xiao Xiao who is in the starting position..."

Speaking of this, the audience was sensational!Uh, of course there was laughter too... But it was obvious that everyone's eyes were on the calm little guy. They were very curious, really curious! ! !Xiao Xiao, will it really bring them new surprises?

"Look, Zhang Sheng passed the ball to Xiao Xiao... This is Xiao Xiao's real first touch..." Su Chengcheng's voice sounded at the right time.

Come on, Xiao Xiao!
Xiao Xiao, who received the pass from Zhang Sheng, said encouragement to himself in his heart, and rushed forward with the ball at a high speed! ! !
(End of this chapter)