greenfield legend

Chapter 83 Focus
The knockout round of the Little Nine Dragons Cup is played in two rounds, divided into home and away games.If the two sides are tied in the two games, the away goals need to be counted.The team with the most away goals advances to the next round.This kind of competition system is already exactly the same as the rules of professional league cup games, so from the knockout stage, many journalists from football magazines will come to the scene to watch the game, and even interview outstanding players and do special reports for them.

"Dehe Academy team?"

Song Wanshan was the first to know that the opponent of the Eastern Academy team was Dehe Academy, which eliminated them last year. He was taken aback, but soon a smile appeared on his face.Based on his many years of experience as a reporter, it is not difficult to see that from the perspective of revenge alone, the match between these two teams is already very attractive.

In this way, it doesn't matter if the game is good or not. He still has other side stories to write about, just like the last time he reported the match between the Eastern team and the Tianshui team.He didn't write about the competition at all, but earned enough readers' attention and sales by reporting on the love between Xiao Xiao and Tang Jiayi.

"I really want to thank my lovely editor!!" Song Wanshan hummed a little song and flipped through the calendar. The Eastern team's game will be held next week, that is, the last Saturday at the end of February. He circled the date with a pen: "I just wonder if I can see this little guy Xiao Xiao make even more amazing moves?... Oh! It's really an exciting game!!"

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"A Bao, have you heard of this kid?" Huang Weide held a newspaper in his hand and said to Zhang Junbao who had just finished training: "The latest statistics of the Little Nine Dragon Cup, this guy named Xiao Xiao scored thirteen goals in six games, and his efficiency is even higher than yours! And the Eastern team he is in is not a strong team. He was eliminated in the knockout round last year."

Huang Weide is a midfielder of the Qinglong team. Although he is not as good as Rolando, another midfielder of the team, his strength is not much inferior.He is good at defense, but his ability to run in from the back is also quite good.In the whole team, he and Zhang Junbao have the best relationship. They are buddies who have played since they were young. The cooperation between the two is also the most tacit understanding in the team.

"I haven't heard of it, which district?" Zhang Junbao wiped his sweat, still bouncing the ball on his feet in boredom: "The average goal rate of more than two points per game is really impressive."

"The Oriental Academy team in the Eastern District." Huang Weide threw the magazine to Zhang Junbao, and added after thinking for a while: "I heard from some old fans that the Eastern Academy produced a large number of talents, including several main players in the national team. They were all from the Eastern Team, but it was brilliant for a while, and then it gradually declined and lost its reputation!"

"But this Xiao Xiao has something even more powerful?" Huang Weide seemed to remember something, and said with a smile.

Zhang Junbao had a surprised expression: "Oh? Something more powerful? Let's hear it!!"

"Haha, it's not about scoring goals. It was an article called 'Pure Love on the Green Field' published in a football magazine after the Eastern team finished their last group match last year. At that time, it was almost popular in the Eastern Region, and the sales volume of the magazine also increased greatly. And the protagonist of this article is Xiao Xiao. After the guy finished his hat-trick in the game, he showed his jersey with the words 'Jiayi! I love you!!' and showed his love to his girlfriend in the stands!! It's so cool!!"

"Uh, a guy with a lot of personality!! But Vader, where did you know this?"

"I paid attention to Xiao Xiao because of his high scoring rate in the newspapers. Unexpectedly, I dug up such amazing news!! Junbao, you should try this trick when you have time. You will definitely bring our college belle He Sixuan home."

"I'm not that boring..." Zhang Junbao lowered his head and flipped through the magazine, and when he saw the profile of the team's players, he couldn't help saying, "Well, Luo Kunlun?! He also plays for the Oriental Academy team?"

"A Bao, who is this Luo Kunlun? When did you meet?" Huang Weide asked curiously.

Zhang Junbao closed the magazine and thought for a while: "How should I put it? We don't know each other, but I once heard the head coach say that there is a football genius in Hongqi Academy. I originally wanted to recruit him to our academy, but I was rejected... Later I went to Hongqi Academy to watch their game, and found that this young man named Luo Kunlun was really good at playing football... Don't be afraid to offend you, Vader. His junior high school level at that time was about the same as your current level."

"No way?" Huang Weide seldom heard that Zhang Junbao would praise a player like this, so he couldn't help being stunned: "Isn't that about the same level as Rolando? But how can such a powerful player go to a small college like Oriental College?"

Zhang Junbao shrugged: "I don't know about that either!...Hey! I'm too lazy to worry about it, but Xiao Xiao and Luo Kunlun are both in the Dongfang team, so I kind of want to compete with them."

"Hehe, it depends on how many rounds they can last. If they can reach the final, then they will definitely be able to play against us." Huang Weide puffed out his chest and was very confident that his team would reach the final.

Zhang Junbao nodded, but did not speak.It can be seen from his expression that he agrees with Huang Weide's words very much.

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"Mr. Dong, here are some materials after this year's Little Nine Dragons Cup group match! Take a look..."

A young man in black overalls handed a piece of information across the desk to an old man who was still reading a book of "Football Tactics".

The old man has gray hair, but his face is ruddy and well maintained.He looked to be in his fifties, and he was wearing a white robe with "Qi Yun" embroidered in small golden characters on the left chest of the robe, which was very conspicuous.

"Yeah, okay, thank you for your hard work, Ayun." The old man raised his head after hearing the young man's voice, first put the book in his hand with a bookmark and put it aside, and then took the materials handed by the young man.

"Are there any special newcomers in this year's competition?" The old man asked the young man while flipping through the materials.

The young man replied respectfully: "There are a few good newcomers, all of which are written in the data. However, Zhang Junbao, who ranked first in the scorer list in the cup, has also been targeted by the Giants. I heard that the Giants have sent people to contact Zhang Junbao's parents several times. But it's not just the Giants, several clubs including the Hornets and Jin Hai also have their eyes on him."

"I remember that he also won the Golden Boot in the Little Nine Dragons Cup last year, right?" Mr. Dong interrupted the young man and nodded, "He has performed well in the two consecutive cups, so it's no wonder they are so popular." He said, thinking for a while, then shook his head and picked up a pen to cross out Zhang Junbao's name on the information.

"Dong Lao, what are you...?" Seeing that Dong Lao actually crossed out the name of Zhang Junbao, the most potential talented rookie, the young man was very puzzled.

"Hehe, we can't grab other clubs!" Elder Dong explained to the young man with a smile: "Giants, Hornets and Jin Hai are now much more popular than our time-honored club. If there is only one club in a row, we can still compete for this young man, but now several clubs are in front of him for him to choose. We don't have any advantage!"

"But we can work hard! Mr. Dong, this kid named Zhang Junbao is indeed a talent. I've seen him play, and I'm not afraid to tell you the truth. He's better than most of the players on our team." At the end, the young man tried his best to keep his voice down, for fear of being heard by others.

"Hey! Forget it, the more powerful people are, the less they will choose us Qiyun." Dong Lao waved his hands and sighed: "The boss's business has not been good in the past few years, and he can't invest too much to introduce players to us. The performance is getting worse and worse. Naturally, the attraction is not as good as those emerging giants..."

"Ayun, you'd better go and see how the No.2 Chang Xiaoyong and Xiao Xiao are doing. Build a good relationship with them in advance, and then you can talk better. Especially this kid named Xiao Xiao, who has a higher scoring rate than Zhang Junbao. You can keep an eye on him. I think he may be very good."

"Okay, Mr. Dong. I heard that the Dongfang team will play against other teams this Saturday. I will go over to observe his performance..." A Yun, a young man, was a little disappointed. In fact, he was more optimistic about Zhang Junbao. After all, he played well in both games and his performance was very stable.He thought for a while and then said to Elder Dong: "Uh, Elder Dong, that kid named Xiao Xiao is only a freshman in high school this year, do we really need to pay attention to him so quickly?"

"It's okay, it's okay, pay attention first, and then build up some friendship, and things will be easier in the future." Elder Dong laughed and said, "There is no way to do this. In fact, we should have been like this a long time ago. If we did this last year, we might use the emotional offensive to pull Zhang Junbao over, but it's too late now. Hey..."

The young man comforted Mr. Dong a few words, but his heart was very depressed.

Other teams set their sights on these children to supplement their reserve players, but they don't have the money to bring in big-name players, so they dig out these teenagers who have shined in the Little Nine Dragons Cup to come and play.But if this continues, the club will really fall. Is it really reliable to rely on these little guys who have not received professional training to help the team play games?
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The Eastern team's first knockout round is played at home, which is determined by drawing lots.Therefore, although the competition was only held on Saturday, the academy has made various preparations in advance to welcome the arrival of all parties.

The Dehe Academy team also took a special bus to Jiangchao City on Wednesday and stayed in a hotel near the Oriental Academy.For this competition, they have traveled for three days and three nights, but everyone is still full of energy and there is no trace of fatigue.

The striker Zhao Yishu of the Dehe team got off the bus with his luggage on his back, stretched his waist and looked at the signboard of the Oriental Academy faintly in the distance, and raised the corners of his mouth confidently.It was a one-to-one draw at home at Oriental Academy last year, but this year, I want a victory! !

Yes!A victory, or a big victory! !

(End of this chapter)