Football: The immortal legend on the green field

Ever since Gao Haiyang came here, the old coach Guo Jiangping has been dissatisfied with everything about him. No matter winter or summer, his hair is combed meticulously. Even in such a hot season, he will appear in a suit and tie whenever he appears in front of the players.

Guo Jiangping once joked privately that a football coach's performance in leading a team is determined by his experience and his own ability, not that he can reach Ferguson's level just by wearing a suit.

In fact, Guo Jiangping still agreed with Gao Haiyang's suggestion in his heart, but he couldn't really do it.

He knew his team's situation better than Gao Haiyang, because more than half of the current main players were recruited by him. Playing a full game was beyond their physical limit. If they followed Gao Haiyang's advice and adopted traditional English football tactics, they would probably be exhausted in just half a game...

He can't use a group of players who can only play for 45 minutes.

In that case, if several main players quarrel again over whether to play or not, wouldn't it be a case of losing sight of one thing while focusing on another?

But he couldn't put Dai Zhao and Wang Dong on the bench. They were all veterans of Liaotianlun and had great influence among the team members.

If that happens, they might stir up even bigger waves... Oh, thinking about these things is enough to make him headache. If these guys get angry and go on strike, it's hard to say whether they can gather 12 players to play, let alone long passes. But he couldn't say all these reasons.

When Gao Haiyang saw that everyone was silent, he knew that his suggestion was in vain. When it came to arranging game tactics and personnel, he, an unpopular person, had no say in the matter. The reason he still brought it up was that he knew this would be the result.

Gao Haiyang changed the subject and said, "In the last game, I saw that although Shen Bin was young, he was still able to help the team a lot after he came on the court. Should we give him more playing time tomorrow? Maybe it will be of some help to the team."

Gao Haiyang saw Guo Jiangping sitting there smoking, and everyone else was looking at Guo Jiangping's expression. He continued, "We should also give kids like Shen Bin more opportunities to play. This will not only allow capable kids to get familiar with the atmosphere of the game, but also allow veteran players to get more rest time."

Although he knew that what Gao Haiyang said made sense, Guo Jiangping continued smoking and remained silent.

No one commented on this matter. Guo Jiangping saw that the situation was a bit awkward, nodded and said, "Let's talk about it later."

The next morning, before the match between Yanjing Guards and Jilin Province Aoxi started, Gao Haiyang came to a sunny spot in the stands in advance, took out a small DV camera and a notebook, and prepared to record the situation of the Yanjing Security Team.

Suddenly, he saw Shen Bin and Chen Tao coming to the stadium, so he waved to them and asked them to come over to him. "The game is in the afternoon. It's so hot, why don't you rest in your room? Why did you think of coming here to watch the game?"

Chen Tao was a little embarrassed. "It's just to see how powerful the members of a strong team like the Yanjing Guards are, and how big the gap is between us and them."

Gao Haiyang nodded.

The game officially started, and it was not much different from other youth games. It was intense but not exciting enough. Under the scorching sun, the tactics of both sides were unremarkable, and the game was mainly supported by the players' personal abilities.

There was an obvious gap in strength between the two sides. At the end of the first half, the score was 2-0. The Yanjing Guards had a significant advantage both on the field and in the score.

Twenty minutes into the second half, Gao Haiyang said to Shen Bin and Mao Hanmin beside him, "Did you see anything?"

Then he pointed at the back line of the Yanjing Security U17 team and said, "Look at the No. 2 captain of the Yanjing Security team. Whether he was assisting defense or one-on-one, he rarely turned to the right throughout the game. Even when he had to turn right, he looked clumsy when he turned."

Shen Bin reacted quickly. "He probably has an injury on his right leg, so he can't use it as a support. He moves to the right a lot slower than to the left, and even he hesitates when he lifts his leg..."

"It's okay if he's injured. What if he doesn't play the day after tomorrow?" Mao Hanmin asked doubtfully.

"Can you imagine Dai Zhao not playing if he has a minor injury? So you see, even with such an injury, he still insists on playing. Seeing him wearing the captain's armband, you can tell his status in the Yanjing Guards."

Gao Haiyang pointed to the court and said, "You are not ordinary spectators. Watching the game is the same as being on the court. You must learn to observe and think during the game. You must not only know the opponent's advantages, but also learn to observe the opponent's shortcomings. This is very important for frontcourt players.

This situation shows that he is either very important or Yanjing Security has no one who can replace him.

It looks like he probably strained the inner thigh muscle, maybe it's quite serious..."

Chen Tao smiled, "He needs to rest for at least ten days because of this injury. Even if he gets an injection, he won't be able to run."

Shen Bin suggested: "We can make full use of this when we play against them the day after tomorrow. Coach Gao, can you please not tell the team about this? Just the two of us can know about it."

Gao Haiyang didn't ask why, he just nodded and said, "Okay! Let's make a gentleman's agreement. Only the three of us will know about this. When the two of you are present, cooperate with each other and make good use of this. I'm afraid one person won't be able to do much."

In the end, Yanjing Guards won the game 3-0. It can be said that they have already advanced to the next round of the group and the chances of being eliminated are very small.

At three o'clock in the afternoon, the match between Liaoning Province Tianlun and Sichuan Province Sanniu officially began.

This time of year is when the temperature is the highest, and the scorching sun turns the earth into a huge steamer.

Shen Bin sat on the bench just like he did in the first game. Both head coach Guo Jiangping and Gao Haiyang sat in the coaching seats with no expression on their faces and did not mention the dispute at the preparation meeting.

Less than half an hour after the start of the game, Guo Jiangping asked Shen Bin to warm up on the sidelines and prepare to go on stage.

In fact, Gao Haiyang already knew this result. He first put forward a reasonable suggestion at the preparatory meeting, but he knew that this suggestion would definitely not be accepted by the stubborn Guo Jiangping, so he put forward the real purpose at the end. He knew that Guo Jiangping would always give him some face and would not reject all his proposals.

He knew that if Guo Jiangping sent Shen Bin as a main player at the start of the game, he would definitely lose face. Substituting Shen Bin in the first half was the best of both worlds.

The radio broadcast a Mandarin voice with a Jinling accent: "Liaoning Province Tianlun No. 7 down, No. 17 up."

When Shen Bin came on the court, the score was already 1-0 with Liaoning Tianlun leading Sichuan Sanniu.

Sichuan Sanniu head coach was a little confused when he saw the other team start making substitutions so early. He quickly opened his notebook, "Liaoning Tianlun No. 17, Shen Bin. He played as a front midfielder in the last game, and now he is replaced by a left midfielder. His playing style is simple, his kicks are fast, and he doesn't stick to the ball. He has strong breakthrough ability, can dribble with both feet, and has accurate short pass ability."

Seeing this, he hurriedly stood up, walked to the sidelines, called his team's midfielder to instruct him on the defensive strategy against Shen Bin.

When Shen Bin appeared on the court, the Sichuan coach knew that his instructions were in vain. Shen Bin did not play as a left midfielder or an attacking midfielder like in the previous game, but as a defensive midfielder. The old coach pushed Dai Zhao from the defensive midfielder position to the left midfielder position.

And Shen Bin replaced Dai Zhao.

The situation on the field immediately surprised him.

Because Sichuan Sanniu was behind in the score, the entire team was pressing forward for a period of time before this, trying to equalize the score before the end of the first half.

The coaches of both teams knew that the possibility of qualifying from the group was relatively slim. In order to give an explanation to the club, both sides believed that the other side was a soft persimmon and wanted to pin their hopes on this game.

When Liaoning Province's Tianlun took the lead with a goal, Sichuan Province's Sanniu immediately launched an attack and indeed had the upper hand on the field.

But since Shen Bin came on the court, Liaoning Province's defense immediately became three-dimensional. Shen Bin, in the position of defensive midfielder, ran actively, made accurate judgments, and had a wide frontal interception area. Although he was a little weak in physical confrontation, he kicked decisively, which relieved a lot of pressure on the back line.

Shen Bin not only did an excellent job in defense, but also performed very well in counterattacks. In the last few minutes of the first half, the counterattack threat of Liaoning Province Tianlun was much greater than that of Sichuan Province Sanniu.