Football: The immortal legend on the green field

Italian Bonucci watched Torres approaching him with the ball. He took advantage of the fact that Torres was slowing down when he flicked the ball to the right and reached out to grab Torres' jersey.

When a player is moving at high speed, the center of gravity is very fragile. Just a little external force can destroy the player's center of gravity. Torres fell forward and rolled on the grass.

But before falling, he kicked the ball to the front right.

Just as the referee was about to blow the whistle, he saw Balotelli rushing towards the football quickly. Goalkeeper Joe Hart rushed out, perhaps because the opponent failed to pose even a substantial threat to the goal in the previous game, Joe Hart's body was not in an excited state.

Obviously slower than Balotelli.

Balotelli got the ball first and shot without any unnecessary movements. The football slipped through the fingertips of Joe Hart's outstretched hand and went straight to the upper right corner of the goal. "Bang" the football hit the intersection of the post and the crossbar forcefully and bounced back into the penalty area. Cahill, who had already returned to defense, kicked the ball out of the sideline.

"Oh" the fans in the stadium exclaimed in regret.

Interim coach Basque held his head in his hands, what shit, the ball was at the perfect distance from the goalkeeper to get rid of the opponent. A smarter approach would have been to lob the ball high. Joe Hart was already half-fallen to the ground, and it would have been easier to score if the above two methods were adopted, but Balotelli chose the most difficult one, a powerful volley.

If this kind of ball goes in, it will be a world-class goal. The reason why it is called the World Cup is that it means the chance of success is extremely small.

The TV screen kept repeating everything from Modric's steal, to the extremely concealed outside-of-the-foot pass, to David Silva's return pass, to Shen Bin's crucial long-distance ground shot in the first half, to Torres and Balotelli's runs and beautiful volleys. Ferguson watched the TV screen over and over again, obsessed.

This multi-person team performance was so beautiful, fully demonstrating the artistic charm of football. He didn't expect to see such exquisite coordination among a group of teenagers. He had a hunch that with the emergence of this group of extremely talented people, world football will usher in another glorious 20 years.

Add to that Rooney, Messi, Shevchenko and Fabregas who are not on the field, perhaps this is an era when superstars begin to emerge.

Ferguson began to calculate in his mind that Rooney was close to a transfer, and with his on-site observation, his assessment of Ronaldo was considered over. Then, looking at the midfield, Shen Bin, Modric, David Silva, and Fabregas, who was favored by his old rival Wenger, if he could win over two of these four and wait for them to grow up in a few years, they would not be able to dominate Europe, but at least they would be able to dominate the Premier League.

When Ferguson thought of this, he started to get excited. Although Fabregas's ability was inferior to those four, he was still happy to see that he could give the Frenchman some trouble.

The commentator said, "The game is now 40 minutes in, and with the extra time, there will be no more than 10 minutes left in the first half. In the entire first half, except for Balotelli's amazing volley, the International Youth Team in red jerseys did not have any other good performance in offense. The control of the field has always been firmly controlled by the youth team. Mr. Papin, how do you think the youth team should adjust in the second half to change the passive situation on the field?"

"My opinion is exactly the opposite of yours. The youth team has the advantage in ball possession and field, but have you noticed that the youth team is fragmented as a whole? The six players in the backcourt and the front attack line are like two teams, and their formations are seriously out of touch. The four defenders and two defensive midfielders always pass the ball smoothly, but once the ball is passed forward, they are always unsatisfactory in choosing the passing targets. Once the ball is passed to the attacking line, they will face the dilemma of fighting alone. The four players in the frontcourt and the six players in the back cannot be said to cooperate at all, because they do not have a defensive midfielder with outstanding organizational ability. On the other hand, the youth team has Sen, Modric, and David Silva in the midfield. The three of them have excellent organizational skills. One side is full of engineers, and the other side is full of demonic organization masters. Although they still have to grow, I am surprised that they have such performance at this age. If the second half of this game continues to develop like this, it will be hard to say! Although age is key, ability has effectively made up for the 2-year gap."

In the locker room, no one spoke, even Basque stood at the door without saying a word. Everyone's eyes were on Shen Bin, who was sitting quietly in the corner drinking water.

I have to say that Chinese people have very good-looking faces, but there is never a shortage of handsome guys in the football world. Look at the 22 people on the field in the first half. Sometimes I wonder if Bobby Charlton's team selected the players based on their faces?

But unlike others, Shen Bin didn't seem to do any modification to his face. He didn't trim his eyebrows or use hairspray. Although he kept himself clean and tidy, he stopped there.

Shen Bin didn't notice other people's attention. He wasn't pretending to be cool. Instead, he was thinking carefully about everything that happened on the court.

He felt excited, yes, excited. He had been suppressed for years, and now he was released with one move. It felt like all the hair on his body was about to explode.

Shen Bin reached out and touched his chest. He could feel it beating violently.

This action attracted Basque's attention. He stopped writing and drawing on the tactical board and looked at Shen Bin and said, "Sen, what's wrong? Are you feeling unwell?"

After all, this is an exhibition match, and all the players who stay must be given at least 30 minutes of playing time. He is planning which players will play in the half and which players will wait until the 60th minute before being substituted in.

Only four of the 18 players can play the full game. First of all, he plans to keep Torres in the forward line, and Suarez will replace Balotelli in the second half.

The defense line has two players in and two out, and the goalkeeper must be replaced. The difficulty lies in the midfield. I have already promised Fabregas that he can play at the beginning of the second half, and he can replace his compatriot David Silva. The other one is in trouble. The other midfielder, Tiote, is an engineer-type defensive midfielder. Logically speaking, his appearance will strengthen the team's defense, but only one of Shen Bin and Modric can be replaced, but the two were the best performing pair in the first half.

He didn't want to give up on either Shen Bin or Modric. With Fabregas as the midfield organizer, Modric would be a bit crowded if he stayed on the field. He made up his mind and was about to announce the decision to make a substitution in the second half. Seeing Shen Bin's unusual calmness, an idea flashed in his mind.

In some clubs, the head coaches and team bosses have been fighting for the right to speak. Some coaches are strong and their words are final in the locker room, while some team bosses have even more say, and even the players and the head coach have to consult their opinions before the game.

Everyone looked at Shen Bin nervously. Oh my God, if this young captain wasn't there in the first half, they might have been killed. They couldn't let anything happen to him now.

Shen Bin seemed to see the anxiety on Basque's face and quickly shook his head: "No, sir, I feel very good now."

Basque breathed a sigh of relief, and then a smile appeared on his face: "You all performed very well in the first half, sen."

But when he looked at the remaining players, he was much more serious. "We will face more difficulties in the second half, but I don't want to see you being beaten into a sieve. Position, boys, pay attention to your position."

Then he immediately changed his face to a smile, "Sen, come out with me for a moment."

After walking out of the locker room, Basque slammed the door shut, then handed the tactical board to Shen Bin to look at, and shared his confusion with the boy who had just turned 17.

Shen Bin felt a little uncomfortable.

Seeing Shen Bin like this, Basque said to Shen Bin very calmly, "You have to know that in some teams, the head coach does not have the final say. For some key issues, the team's say often belongs to the more capable one... You are a natural leader, so you have to exercise your leadership in advance. Sometimes the coaches hired by the club's board of directors always make a mess of things..."

He was embarrassed to say that the ball hog had encroached upon the head coach's rights, but Shen Bin understood and began to seriously consider the coach's confusion, "Why must Modric and Tiote choose between the two? Why don't we do this..."