Chapter 137 Professional Football Stadium
"Oh! So impressive!"
"Isn't this a high school playground?"
When the players from Dongchuan Middle School faced the green grassy football field and the almost packed stands, they couldn't help but express their amazement by using foul language.
Dongchuan Middle School has a renovated football field with brand-new artificial turf, and there are stepped stands on the north and south sides of the playground. It is considered a school with good hardware conditions.
But after seeing the football field of Jiaxiang High School, many players from Dongchuan Middle School were shocked by the size of the field.
Outside the stadium, there are stands on all sides. The stands are connected in a ring with no gaps in the middle. Except for a side door on the east and west sides and a main entrance directly below the south stand, the football field is surrounded by ring stands.
Best of all, this is a professional football stadium without a track!
Yes, there is no running track. Under the two-meter-high stands, apart from the area reserved for the coaching benches and benches of both teams, there is the area of the football field. There is no wide runway, the stands are closer to the stadium, and the experience of watching football here is naturally better.
"Let me go, there is no track, how can people from Jiaxiang High School go to the stadium and hold sports meetings?" A group of country bumpkins looked at the stadium and were dumbfounded.
"This is the west section of Jiaxiang High School. It covers the largest area among the three campuses, so they also have a football field on the other side with a track and artificial grass. Usually the school has physical education classes, All sports meetings are held at that venue, and this court is only used by the school team," Xia Xiaoyu introduced. "My cousin told me that he goes to Jiaxiang High School and is a sophomore this year."
"Two football fields on one high school campus?"
"Yes."
"Awesome..."
"Damn it, the provincial capital high school is rich!"
"Okay, okay! Don't act like you've never seen the world before!" As the captain, Yan Yan still has to shoulder the responsibility of the captain. "Hurry up and warm up!"
Only then did a group of people step onto the natural grass football field.
The first touch was completely different from the artificial grass football field they had at their school. It was softer and the force feedback was slightly weaker.
Looking down, the grass is very dense. Except for a small area in front of the goal where exposed soil can be seen, there is very little yellow-brown soil in other places.
This is almost the same as the Provincial Sports Center, the venue for their Anton Cup final last year.
From this point alone, it can be seen that the turf of this stadium is usually well maintained.
As expected of a team that has won the Anton Cup for five consecutive years, its football hardware strength has surpassed all high schools in the province.
I'm afraid that the home stadium conditions of many second-division teams may not be as good as the football field at the West Campus of Jiaxiang High School.
Hu Lai stepped on the turf, lowered his head to observe, suddenly squatted down, and then cut through the grass with his hand.
"What's wrong, Hu Lai?" Mao Xiao asked upon seeing this.
"A lot of water." Hu Lai turned over and showed his wet palms to Mao Xiao.
Seeing this, Mao Xiao squatted down and touched the turf, then looked at the water in the same palm and said, "Jiaxiang must have poured a lot of water before the game."
Then he raised his wet hands and reminded: "Everyone, be careful of falling. This place must be slippery than usual!"
"Holy crap! Is... Jiaxiang really so despicable!"
"Who said this game is their home court?"
"Although it is common to water a real grass stadium before a game, is it too much to water so much water? How about planting rice here?!"
Everyone went up to try it out and it was like this. Many of them were wearing sneakers that they usually play on artificial turf. The spikes are generally shorter, making it easier to slip when playing on such a venue.
Players pay for sneakers themselves, and the school team is not responsible for providing them uniformly, so everyone does not prepare multiple sets of sneakers to deal with different court conditions like professional players do. After all, it is a high school football game. No matter how you say it, there is still a big gap between it and professional football...
Who would have thought that their opponents not only have a football field that is comparable to professional games, but also have a professional football mentality, and can even think of working hard on the field conditions. In order to win, they are really... a bit unscrupulous.
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Li Ziqiang also stood on the slippery football field. He also wore football shoes suitable for artificial turf. With his experience, he knows exactly what it will be like when the game starts later.
He turned to look at the other half of the field. The players from Jiaxiang High School had already started to warm up. Judging from their movements, they were not greatly affected by the field.
This is of course not because the half of the court where they are playing is not watered, or there is less water, but because they have all changed to long-spiked sneakers to cope with such field conditions.
Did Jiaxiang High School, known as the football hegemon of Andong High School, start playing outside the game when facing Dongchuan Middle School?
He sneered.
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"Deputy Hu, don't take this to heart..." Xia Xiaoyu said with some embarrassment when he saw Hu Lai standing there, frowning and looking at the turf.
Why is it a little embarrassing?
Because he almost went to Jiaxiang High School, he always felt a little embarrassed when facing this situation today.
After all, Jiaxiang High School used to be the flagship of high school football in Andong Province, and it was a holy place that many people yearned for. If he hadn't watched the Dongchuan Middle School game and was attracted by Hu Lai, he would have had a high chance of appearing on the opposite court. When the time comes, he would have been even more upset when he saw the overlord using this method to deal with his hometown team. Embarrassing...
"Hu Lai, what are you thinking about?" Seeing that Hu Lai didn't respond to Xia Xiaoyu, Meng Xi patted Hu Lai on the shoulder.
"Ah? It's nothing..." Hu Lai touched his chin and murmured to himself, "I was just thinking, isn't this ground condition particularly suitable for kneeling down to celebrate after scoring a goal?"
Xia Xiaoyu, who still felt a little bit sorry inside: "???"
Meng Xi rolled his eyes: "What are you thinking about?"
"Isn't this a normal idea?" Hu Lai pointed at the turf and said, "Who dares to skate and kneel on artificial grass? Can your knees be worn out? Don't you all want to skate and kneel on natural turf to celebrate? Just like those professional players. …”
"No...is it time to think about how to celebrate now? With the conditions of the field, it's hard to say whether we can score a goal or not!" Meng Xi said, "Fortunately, there is no grass in front of the goal, it's all dirt. I don't want to step on the ground. Then I slipped and fell on the spot and became stiff..."
"I'm definitely going to score anyway." Hu Lai said firmly.
Because he has a mission to complete. If he can't score in this game, the mission has failed. He is still looking forward to the scene of female fans waving banners with his name in the stands...
Seeing what Hu Lai said, Xia Xiaoyu was also infected by his optimism and echoed: "Deputy Hu is right, I will try to pass the ball to you as much as possible!"
Meng Xi looked at Hu Lai, then at Xia Xiaoyu, who was suddenly very motivated, and said sincerely: "I told you, Xiaoyu. If nothing happens, stay away from Hu Lai. You think you are infected..."
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Xia Wu stood in the stands, surrounded by his classmates. Last year they went to the Provincial Sports Center to watch the Anton Cup final.
He wanted to use Jiaxiang High School's victory to persuade his cousin to firmly attend Jiaxiang High School.
Unexpectedly, the car overturned in the end.
After watching the finals, my cousin ran to Dongchuan Middle School.
Although my cousin didn't say it, he wanted it with his butt. Obviously, my cousin didn't tell the truth. He definitely didn't choose Dongchuan Middle School because it was close to home.
He must have felt that this year's Jiaxiang High School did not have Wang Guangwei, so the hope of entering the national competition would be reduced, so he chose to join Dongchuan Middle School. After all, Dongchuan Middle School was the top eight in the last national competition.
But Xiaoyu, Wang Guangwei only attended Jiaxiang High School for two and a half years. Before him, our Jiaxiang High School was also the dominant player in the Anton Cup, and was the only team that could represent Anton High School football in the national competition!
This is the foundation of Jiaxiang High School!
You will regret your original decision, Xiaoyu!
In fact, he saw the staff holding water pipes and pouring a lot of water on the stadium before the game. As a fan, he also knew what it meant.
But he didn't see anything wrong with it.
If the players from Dongchuan Middle School feel that this is an outside move, then please think about how your No. 14 Hu Lai dealt with our Kings team in the finals last year!
When he came up, he messed up the King's hair and also messed up the King's heart. Isn't it an outside move?
If you are in the first year of junior high school, don’t blame us for being in the fifteenth year!
Seeing that No. 14 from Dongchuan Middle School fell backwards and fell on the turf after shooting because he couldn't stand firm, Xia Wu thought with some pleasure in his heart. (End of chapter)