Chapter 141 Opponent Authentication
Hu Lai got the ball in the frontcourt, and this time he withstood Wu Yue's collision. Of course, the opponent didn't use too much force, after all, it was still far from the goal.
After he withstood Wu Yue's interference, he did not pass the football immediately. Instead, he leaned over and stuck out his butt, carrying Wu Yue behind him with his butt, briefly protecting the ball and waiting for his teammates to move to a better position.
Seeing from behind, Wu Yue didn't push Hu Lai up the first time, so he quickly increased his strength and thrust forward again.
This time, he succeeded in making Hu Lai jump up on the ground, but before he jumped up, he had already passed the football to Xia Xiaoyu, who ran up to meet him.
After passing the ball, he turned around and continued running, and Wu Yue naturally followed.
In the end, Dongchuan Middle School's attack did not succeed, but Hu Lai had his own gains.
He recalled his shot in the first half and thought of the situation when he protected the football just now.
Although he only withstood it for a short time, it was enough for him.
This fully shows that the special training arranged by the coach in the past few weeks for him has played its due role - originally everyone's goal was not to train him into a muscle maniac, but as long as he could catch the ball and shoot. , withstanding the opponent's first collision is considered a success.
Apparently, he withstood it, and more than once.
Before this game, he had thought about whether to wear the [worn Bears jersey] he had drawn. But he didn't choose to do it in the end. On the one hand, he felt that it would be a waste to use it now - it was just to play in the Anton Cup, and the opponent was still the defeated Jiaxiang High School. This jersey of his is to be saved for a time when it will be more useful.
Another reason is that Hu Lai wanted to test the effect of his hard work in the past few weeks. After all, it consumed three [Elementary Training Scrolls: Strength] and cost him four thousand points.
Under such circumstances, he wanted to know what his current strength level was and whether he could withstand the normal body collisions of defenders during the game - before, he had difficulty handling even normal body collisions.
Of course, if it turns out that he really can't stand it, Hu Lai will definitely change his jersey without hesitation. At this time, he will not consider the philosophical question of whether relying on cheats is cheating or whether his previous training efforts will be meaningless...
Nothing is more important than winning, nothing is more important than completing the task of scoring consecutive goals, and nothing is more important than going to the national competition to show yourself to those professional teams!
And now through these confrontations, he has concluded that his three weeks of special training are really effective. It seems that the jersey can be saved...
However, Hu Lai does not intend to compete with Wu Yue in the next game and fully demonstrate to him the results of his three weeks of hard training.
On the contrary, he planned to take the initiative to show weakness.
Jiaxiang High School probably didn't know about his increased strength, otherwise Wu Yue would have used more force when defending himself, which would have made him likely to foul.
Since the other party doesn't know, that's an advantage you can take advantage of.
Let the other party maintain their existing understanding of themselves, and then suddenly burst out at the critical moment, taking them by surprise and attacking them unprepared!
As for whether the other party has noticed the changes in his physical confrontation... Hu Lai doesn't think the other party has.
After all, he had competed with Wu Yue several times, and he had only managed to withstand it twice. Most of the time, he failed.
Such a probability is not enough for Wu Yue to discover something is wrong.
Of course, if his opponent were Wang Guangwei, it would be hard to say.
Wang Guangwei is more cautious and meticulous than Wu Yue, and he may not be able to hide from him with his little tricks.
In last year's final, I tried my best to trick him into being briefly blocked. And speaking of it, Wu Yue was still used. If Wu Yue was as smart as Wang Guangwei, how could he be easily fooled?
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"Huh?" Wang Guangwei in the stands suddenly frowned and snorted.
"What's wrong?" Dai Zetao asked.
"I always feel that Hu Lai is a little different..."
Dai Zetao was confused: "What's different?"
"He just withstood Wu Yue's pressure behind him, protected the football, and waited for his teammates to come up before passing the football out." Wang Guangwei said.
"Isn't this quite normal?"
"It's not normal." Wang Guangwei shook his head and said, "Hu Lai would never do this to let the football stay at his feet for a long time, let alone take the initiative to protect the ball. He would either pass the football quickly, or He just runs into space without the ball to catch the ball and shoot. He doesn’t have the ability or the confidence.”
"Guangwei, your understanding of Hu Lai is limited to your impressions from last year's match, right? Did you watch his game later?"
Wang Guangwei shook his head: "No."
Dai Zetao spread his hands: "That's it. You haven't watched him play for so long, so it's normal for you to think that he is different from before."
Wang Guangwei thought about it and felt that what Dai Zetao said made sense. They said that people should treat each other with admiration after three days of separation. He and Hu Lai had not seen each other for a year. He didn't watch any of Dongchuan Middle School's games in the national competition. Naturally, he didn't know how Hu Lai played in those national competitions. He only knew that he scored three goals, but what about the three goals? Apart from scoring goals, I don’t know what other performance he had.
Maybe it’s really because I haven’t watched him play for so long that I’m particularly concerned about what he just showed...
Not long after, Hu Lai competed with Wu Yue in the penalty area again. This time he was completely crushed by Wu Yue during the confrontation. When the latter hit him, Hu Lai lost his position.
After seeing this scene, Wang Guangwei completely dispelled his inner doubts.
It seemed like it had been too long since I'd seen him play.
However, from a rookie who knew nothing last year to a normal player this year who can compete with Wu Yue, this kid's progress is really fast...
After he completes three years of high school, I don't know how far he can improve.
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Hu Lai was pushed away by Wu Yue just now, but he was not depressed at all. Because in Dongchuan Middle School's attack just now, he never found a good opportunity. Even if he successfully held Wu Yue, it would be difficult for him to take a shot - the angle to catch the ball at that place was too small, and he would have to face other defensive players. interference.
In the end, Dongchuan Middle School's attack went directly to high center Shen Yulin.
After the halftime break, his performance in the second half was much more normal.
He jumped high in front of the goal of Jiaxiang High School, grabbed the first spot, and then pushed the football toward the goal.
However, due to the personal interference of the opponent's center back Huang Zheng, the ball was slightly missed.
But it’s better than not being able to grab the first goal in the first half, right?
So Hu Lai gave Shen Yulin a thumbs up, indicating that he had done a good job.
Shen Yulin scratched his head and smiled after landing. He found that Deputy Hu was right, the booing meant that the other party was afraid of them.
Because he did not perform well in the first half, he got the ball several times in the second half, and the boos in the stands were far less loud than in the first half.
What does this mean?
It shows that in the eyes of the fans of Jiaxiang High School, he is a person who cannot threaten the goal of Jiaxiang High School.
Look at Vice Hu again. As long as he takes the ball, the boos from the stands are overwhelming. This is the opponent's certification!
If you say you are great, you are bragging.
When your teammates say you are great, they are giving you face.
But your opponent says you are great... Then you are really great!
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Ten minutes into the second half, Jiaxiang High School launched an attack and successfully hit the penalty area of Dongchuan Middle School amid the cheers of the fans.
However, Xu Gaofei's shot was punched out by Meng Xi and the football fell to the wing.
Dongchuan Middle School full-back Wang Junchao received the ball, faced the Jiaxiang High School player who came to tackle him, and passed the football sideways to right midfielder Tang Yuan who came to meet him.
Then he bypassed the Jiaxiang High School players and continued to move forward.
Tang Yuan sent the football back, and the two sides played a one-two and hit the wall to cooperate.
After Wang Junchao received the ball, he continued to move forward. Jiaxiang High School's full-backs immediately came up and got stuck in his path - even during the attack, Jiaxiang High School's full-backs often did not participate in the attack, but would stay on the defensive line. in one's own position. After all, in Feng Yuanchang's football philosophy, defense is more important than Mount Taishan and much more important than offense.
Faced with such a defense, Wang Junchao did not want to force a breakthrough. He raised his head and glanced at the situation in the middle, and then chose to cross at a 45-degree angle.
The football flew high towards the center.
Shen Yulin quickly ran to his position, opened his arms, caught Huang Zheng behind him, and jumped up high, grabbing the first landing spot.
He returned the ball to Xia Xiaoyu, who was advancing at high speed.
Xia Xiaoyu raised his foot and easily removed the ball from the air.
At this time, the Jiaxiang High School fans in the stands began to boo, because they saw that when Shen Yulin headed the ball, Hu Lai had already turned around and moved forward.
Wu Yue immediately turned around and followed him.
Sure enough, after Xia Xiaoyu stopped the football, he didn't make any adjustments. Instead, he raised his foot and passed the football into the penalty area of Jiaxiang High School!
At the same time, Shen Yulin, who had finished fighting for the top position, turned and ran towards the door.
After passing the ball, Xia Xiaoyu also did not stop to watch the play, but continued to advance.
The three frontcourt attackers of Dongchuan Middle School must always maintain a suitable distance, so that they can be regarded as a "trident".
The football fell to the ground in front of Hu Lai, bounced a little, and its forward momentum weakened, which gave Hu Lai a chance to catch up with it.
Wu Yue approached from the side at high speed and killed him.
Hu Lai didn't need to turn his head, he could confirm this with just the corner of his eye. He did not waste energy and time to observe Wu Yue. His gaze shifted from the football in front to the left and towards the goal in front of the left. He saw goalkeeper Zhou Yang moving to the near corner, trying to block the angle of his shot.
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When he saw this scene, Wang Guangwei's breathing stopped for a second.
"It's okay, Wu Yue has already pressed forward..." Dai Zetao saw Wang Guangwei's body stiffened and knew that he was worried, so he comforted him with a smile. "As long as you stick it up, the ball will be gone. That kid can't hold it..."
Wang Guangwei did not respond to Dai Zetao, but stared at the court very intently.
Of course he hopes that's how it goes.
But he also knows very well that anything can happen on the football field!
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The boos in the stands were much louder than before. From the perspective of Shen Yulin, who was chasing closely behind, Hu Lai seemed to be running wildly in the wind and rain. The boos were like cold rain rushing towards him, slapping him hard on the face. face.
But this did not stop him from running towards football!
He is getting closer to football!
Of course, the opponent's captain is getting closer and closer to him...
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Li Ziqiang stood on the sidelines, keeping his posture of looking over, motionless, like a sculpture.
He felt uneasy.
This is one of the situations that he and Hu Lai have practiced in targeted training. Hu Lai runs into space and shoots directly without stopping the ball, while he uses his physical strength to squeeze against him and interfere with him.
He didn't know if the training had an effect. Three weeks was still too short compared to Hu Lai's blank period of more than ten years...
But when he thought about Hu Lai's progress over the past year, he couldn't help but have some expectations for this young man.
Perhaps it is just like what his daughter said, he is a very talented person, but his talent is not just running without the ball, but also includes super learning ability and speed of improvement...
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When Hu Lai and Wu Yue caught up with the ball almost at the same time, the decibel level of the boos in the stands reached its peak.
When Hu Lai was running fast, he adjusted his pace, moved the football to the right side of his body, and used his body to block Wu Yue.
But at the same time, his body must be able to withstand the collision from Wu Yue - at this time, Wu Yue will definitely not be polite to him.
When Hu Lai put his left foot on the ground, opened his arms, and raised his right foot, Wu Yue rushed in sideways.
He didn't think about knocking Hu Lai far away, otherwise he would have committed a foul. This was in the penalty area!
But he is also confident in his own strength. He doesn't need to commit a foul. As long as he squeezes in normally, this kid will lose his center of gravity. Even if he can barely shoot, he will lose his accuracy.
Thinking of this, while stretching out his right foot to block Hu Lai's shot, he also threw his entire center of gravity away and indulged his body to press towards Hu Lai!
The moment Hu Lai shot, he felt the pressure from Wu Yue on the left, but at this moment his left leg muscles expanded to support his body. His entire left side of the body from legs to waist to chest, and finally to the frame The strength of his left arm is contained in the tightened muscles.
Then they worked together to withstand Wu Yue's pressing body.
Even though it only lasted a second.
But it was enough for his right foot to shoot the football towards the goal!
Even after shooting the goal, he immediately lost all the strength to support his body, lost his center of balance, and was knocked to the ground by Wu Yue. His body rolled half a circle due to inertia, causing his head to be down and his feet to be up. It doesn’t look very good…it doesn’t matter anymore.
Because the football had just passed by Zhou Yang's feet and jumped towards the back of the goal!
Zhou Yang judged that Hu Lai was going to shoot the near corner, so when Hu Lai shot, he rushed towards the near corner, but Hu Lai hit the far corner and there was nothing he could do...
Xia Xiaoyu stopped when he saw Hu Lai taking a shot. In the storm of boos that almost turned into a continuous scream, he saw the football rolling quickly against the turf into the Jiaxiang High School goal!
The ball went in!
Dongchuan Middle School equalized the score!
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PS, there is an easter egg chapter after the chapter, which uses a bird's-eye view to show you how Hu Lai scored the goal. (End of chapter)