Chapter 68 What’s special about him?
Li Qingqing picked up her phone and browsed the official website of the Anton Cup again. Of course, there was still no news about the finals.
"What...it's been five years since the Anton Cup was incorporated into the national competition system, and the official website can't even do a text live broadcast. It's really rubbish!" Li Qingqing, who was lying on the bed, threw his phone aside and pressed his arm on it. On his forehead, he stared at the ceiling that was yellow and black due to water leakage.
In the past, she didn't go to Dongchuan Middle School's away games because conditions didn't allow it.
At that time, she was not as restless as she is now.
Because she knew Hu Lai would not play, she really just went to the game to cheer for her father.
Now that she had known that Hu Lai might appear, she was very nervous and didn't know what was going on in the game.
Generally speaking, only when there is a deadlock in the game, his father may replace Hu Lai to break the deadlock. If Dongchuan Middle School is already behind by a big score, Hu Lai will have little chance to play.
There is another situation. If Dongchuan Middle School leads Jiaxiang High School, but only leads by one goal, and this lead is not safe, Hu Lai should not be sent on the field.
Li Qingqing closed her eyes and prayed in her heart, praying that the game was still in a deadlock, praying that Jiaxiang would not lead by a big score to end the suspense.
As for Dongchuan's temporary one-goal lead over Jiaxiang... Li Qingqing thought about it and put it behind her. Because it was too much to ask her to pray that Dongchuan Middle School did not lead Jiaxiang High School by one goal.
Then she turned over, knelt down on the bed, put her hands together in front of her mouth, and muttered: "I hope Hu Lai can play! I hope Hu Lai can play! I hope Hu Lai can play!"
Say important things three times!
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At this moment, at the Provincial Sports Center in Jincheng, Hu Lai had completed his warm-up and returned to Li Ziqiang's side.
This time, Li Ziqiang did not let Hu Lai figure it out as perfunctorily as last time.
Although he didn't take out his tactical board, he obviously had something to tell Hu Lai.
Seeing Hu Lai's eager expression, Li Ziqiang sighed in his heart and said: "Your problem is that your foundation is too weak. Although I have asked you to do basic training for two months, it is still not enough, far from enough."< br>
Hu Lai thought that the coach was going to arrange special tactics for him, but he didn't expect that the coach said these words. He didn't know how to respond to the coach.
"In the last training session on Thursday, I asked you to participate in a team-wide offensive tactics drill, but that was just for you to get a feel for it. You can't expect to understand our offensive tactics through this training. So you What you have to do on the field is simple...remember those shooting drills?”
Hu Lai nodded.
"There are only two things you have to do, first, catch the ball passed to you; second, shoot the football towards the goal."
Li Ziqiang pointed out two fingers.
Hu Lai continued to nod: "I understand, coach."
But Li Ziqiang was still worried, because he thought about Hu Lai's unauthorized attempt to volley directly in the training. He added: "Don't do anything unnecessary. At this stage, you can do a good job of shooting after catching the ball." It’s already not easy. Let’s wait until you have mastered the basics to use your imagination.”
"Don't worry, coach."
"Go." Li Ziqiang said no more and pushed Hu Lai in the direction of the fourth official.
Then he turned his head and looked at the court. Jiaxiang, who had scored a goal, took it back again. He seemed to be playing steadily and maintaining the one-goal lead until the end of the game. Of course, people do have the capital to do this...
He still doesn't know if he made the right decision. But based on Jiaxiang High School's understanding of Dongchuan Middle School, this is the most likely change he made that would surprise Jiaxiang High School.
If he still couldn't break through Jiaxiang's defense in the end and missed the finals of the national competition, he wouldn't be too frustrated. After all, this is only his first semester coaching Dongchuan Middle School. It has only been less than three months since he took over the team. He was able to bring Dongchuan Middle School, which had missed the semi-finals twice in a row, to the finals. , he has performed very well, and I believe that Principal Zhai will not be dissatisfied with his work...
If he loses here, he will naturally learn from his experience and lessons, and then use another year to make a comeback.
One year later, he believes that Luo Kai will be more mature, his tactical preparation will be more adequate, and the strength of the entire team will reach a higher level. At that time, it will be his chance to take revenge on Jiaxiang.
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"Dongchuan Middle School is about to make a substitution." The assistant coach noticed the situation on the fourth official's side. He saw a No. 14 player from Dongchuan Middle School running to the fourth official with a participation certificate. "The one I want to replace is the forward, No. 14, his name is... Hu Lai, he is a freshman in high school and only joined the school team this year."
The assistant coach briefly searched in his memory and reported Hu Lai's simple information.
"I remember, he seemed to have scored a goal in this Anton Cup?" Feng Yuanchang asked.
The assistant coach nodded, but his expression was a little awkward: "Although I scored a goal,... I asked someone after that game. This Hu Lai came on the bench and didn't perform well enough. The goal was completely missing." It was because of good luck that he hit the ball. It is said that Luo Kai made a continuous pass and his shot hit the goal post. It bounced back and fell right at his feet. He faced the empty goal and hit the football in..."
After Feng Yuanchang heard the form of the goal, he did not show the joking smile that everyone else would have after hearing it, but asked: "Apart from this goal? How was his other performance in this cup?"
"There is no other performance." The assistant coach spread his hands and smiled helplessly. "The twenty minutes he played as a substitute with Brown North Middle School was his entire performance in this Anton Cup."
"In other words, when his team was one goal behind, Li Ziqiang decided without hesitation to replace a substitute striker who only had 20 minutes of playing time and scored a goal through bad luck?" Feng Yuanchang frowned. Wrinkled, he suddenly remembered something and asked: "How did he perform in the Anton Cup of the junior high school group?"
The assistant coach was well prepared for this and replied: "There is no record of him in the Anton Cup in the junior high school group, including appearance records, goal records, registration records... none of them."
Feng Yuanchang, who had always been calm and composed, couldn't hold it in any longer, and suddenly said: "Did this person jump out of the cracks in the rocks? Is Li Ziqiang's brain flooded? Send such a person at this time? Or is he? Hope this person can have another bad luck?”
The assistant coach used gestures and expressions to show that he didn't know either.
Feng Yuanchang turned his head and looked over, his eyes repeatedly switching focus on Hu Lai and Li Ziqiang.
From a physical point of view, the No. 14 player from Dongchuan Middle School is thin and not tall. Looking at his arms and legs, he seems to have little strength. The jersey even looks a bit big on him, and there is nothing underneath the jersey...< br>
And that number, he knew that in many teams, no one wanted the number 14. The fact that he wore this despised number shows that his status in the team must not be important.
So why did Li Ziqiang send such a person?
What is so special about this striker named Hu Lai?
Feng Yuanchang was puzzled.
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Feng Yuanchang was still puzzled, but Chu Yifan, the captain of Dongchuan Middle School, had a clear understanding.
When he saw Hu Lai standing on the sidelines waiting to play, he set his sights on Yan Yan.
He saw Yan Yan spreading his hands and smiling at him.
That’s the “everything is under control” smile.
Now he no longer has any doubts about Yan Yan's ideas.
Sure enough, the head coach has high hopes for Hu Lai!
Sure enough, this seemingly rookie actually shoulders the hope of the entire team entering the national competition!
Since he is the chosen one, can his appearance bring a bit of good luck and a turnaround to the current dire situation of Dongchuan Middle School?
Chu Yifan looked at Hu Lai with fiery eyes.
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After the fourth official verified Hu Lai's participation certificate, he took Hu Lai to the sidelines, checked his spikes, and then began to press the number of the player to be replaced on the electronic substitution board.
After a dead ball, the fourth official raised a substitution sign.
It says: Replace No. 9 with No. 14.
Zhong Shihao will be replaced again.
Hu Lai will usher in his second appearance in the Anton Cup.
Zhong Shihao ran off the field with a dark face the whole time, and ran directly back to the bench without high-fiving Hu Lai.
This time Hu Lai didn't stupidly raise his hands and wait for a high-five. When Zhong Shihao came off the field, he also took steps to run onto the court.
Just when the soles of his shoes stepped on the turf, he heard the emotionless voice of the system in his mind: "Mission: Use goals to help Dongchuan Middle School enter the national competition. Reward: Points × 10,000, [Junior Training Scroll: Shot]×1."
Hu Lai didn't pay attention to the newly released mission this time. He took a deep breath and smelled the unique smell of natural grass.
It tastes like the Anton Cup finals! (End of chapter)