Chapter 187 The Strongest High School Player
As soon as Hu Lai ran into position to catch the ball, he was pinned down by defender Li Longkang of Chongwen Middle School and was unable to turn around.
In desperation, he could only pass the football back to Xia Xiaoyu, who had just passed the ball to him.
But before Xia Xiaoyu could catch the ball, he was intercepted by a player from Chongwen Middle School. The players from Dongchuan Middle School, who finally got an opportunity to attack, could only immediately switch to defense and quickly return to defense.
In order to prevent Chongwen Middle School from counterattacking, Xia Xiaoyu chose to foul on the spot and pulled down the Chongwen Middle School player who was holding the ball. He used a tactical foul to give his teammates the opportunity to calmly return to defense.
Seeing this scene, the commentator said: "In today's game, Hu Lai was closely guarded by Chongwen Middle School. After his record-breaking five goals in a single game in the quarter-finals, he deserved such treatment. . From the beginning of the game, the defender of Chongwen Middle School He will always appear next to him immediately, making it impossible for him to take the ball calmly... and when he goes forward to grab points, he will always be interfered by the defender of Chongwen Middle School... So far, he has only had one shot. Opportunity, no shot on target yet..."
"Of course, Hu Lai got few opportunities, which may also be related to Dongchuan Middle School being on the defensive in the game... In order to withstand the attack of Chongwen Middle School, the two full-backs that Dongchuan Middle School is good at failed to make assists. Whether it is Wang Junchao or Li Mingwei, the two full-backs have heavy defensive tasks and cannot press forward to participate in the attack as unscrupulously as they did against Qingyang Yigao..."
"Chongwen Middle School used its strong overall strength to constantly put pressure on Dongchuan Middle School. During this period, Dongchuan Middle School was very passive. Chongwen Middle School completely controlled the situation on the court, and they relied on passing to mobilize Dongchuan Middle School's players. Dongchuan Middle School had to try its best not to lose the ball... ...This is Chongwen Middle School, which is recognized by everyone as having the strongest overall strength. If Chen Xingyi from Shuguang High School was not so good, they would have won the national championship last year, and if they could reach the finals again this year, then again. A revenge drama will be staged..."
"Speaking of the drama of revenge, in fact, for Dongchuan Middle School, today's game is also a battle of revenge - in the last national competition, Dongchuan Middle School, which participated for the first time, performed well, especially eliminated the previous national competition Huitang Middle School, the top four in the competition, was called the "dark horse". This dark horse's road to the national competition ended with Chongwen Middle School... Although Dongchuan Middle School did not have Luo Kai in this competition, it still had a lot of success. With Hu Lai, who is more efficient in scoring, he reached the semi-finals in one breath and met again Chongwen Middle School. Although the team's strength has improved, they can only be on the defensive when facing the stronger overall strength of Chongwen Middle School, and even have to set up a bus. However, Dongchuan Middle School's bus is not available. It is not placed at the door, but very far forward. This is to keep the three lines compact and compress the movement space of Chongwen Middle School players. However, in this way, the space behind them will appear very large, giving Chongwen A chance for the middle school to hit behind them..."
As soon as the commentator finished speaking, he saw an attack from Chongwen Middle School. Midfielder Liu Jingshuo passed the football horizontally to his other midfielder Zhang Wenhao, and then decisively accelerated forward. Zhang Wenhao picked up the football, passed an overhead ball, and tried to hit the football into the penalty area of Dongchuan Middle School.
But just when he picked up the football, goalkeeper Meng Xi decisively abandoned the goal and attacked before Liu Jingshuo could run. He jumped up and raised his hands high, like picking a rebound, and picked the football out of the air. .
"Dongchuan Middle School also knows the problems with their defense. Head coach Li Ziqiang obviously specially told Meng Xi to expand his attack range in the game and make up for some of the space behind the back line... But this tactic There is a problem, that is, you cannot lose the ball. If you lose the ball first, you will not be able to continue to deal with Chongwen Middle School like this. It means that no mistakes can be made, not even one. Looking at it now, the players of Chongwen Middle School are more patient. They firmly believe that they can always break through the defense of Dongchuan Middle School every time they fight offside. As a defender, Dongchuan Middle School cannot make a single mistake. This pressure will become more and more intense as the game progresses..."
As the commentator said, the failure of this attack did not make the players of Chongwen Middle School impatient. Liu Jingshuo, who did not receive the ball, did not even have a regretful expression on his face. He turned around and rushed to Zhang Wenhao who passed the ball to him. Thumbs up, indicating that he passed the ball well just now.
It didn't take long for Chongwen Middle School to gain the ball again and plan the attack. They passed from the backcourt to the midfield, developed from the center to the wing, and then moved laterally from the wing to the other side. They once again used the back row to insert into the space behind Dongchuan Middle School.
However, this time Dongchuan Middle School's defense retreated quickly under the command of Mao Xiao. Wang Junchao made a timely defense and made a tackle at the edge of the penalty area, destroying Chongwen Middle School's offense.
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"Oh, this game was so good..." Chu Yifan's roommates looked anxiously in the stands, "It was so dangerous! It was almost a foul instead of a tackle!"
"If we continue playing like this, I think it will be a matter of time before Dongchuan Middle School loses the ball..."
Chu Yifan shook his head: "After all, it is the semi-finals, and the opponent is Chongwen Middle School. I think everyone's performance is already very good. It seems that they have made serious preparations."
"That's what I said, Dachu. Actually, I think the problem your school has right now is that it can only defend passively. If the opponent scores a goal, this tactic will be completely ineffective. You can only press out to attack, and then there will be more space behind you. Chongwen Middle School doesn’t have this worry. They can play very calmly because Dongchuan Middle School’s offense cannot threaten their goal.”
"Hey, actually think about it now, Hu Lai's 'Five Sons Dengke' in the last game was not a good thing... He successfully pushed himself to the forefront before the semi-finals, and was successfully noticed by his opponents. So if you look at this game Chongwen Middle School's defense against him was really strict, and he could hardly get the ball..." a roommate sighed.
Another roommate refuted him: "You can't say that. If Hu Lai hadn't scored five goals in the last game, how could Dongchuan Middle School eliminate Qingyang Yigao so easily? It can be said that Qingyang Yigao was completely defeated. Hu Lai’s five goals collapsed..."
"But actually it's not bad. Since we have reached the semi-finals, even if we lose, we can still participate in the third or fourth place finals. Maybe we still have a chance to compete with Chen Xingyi for the top scorer. Yesterday's semi-final match , Chen Xingyi relied on a hat trick to surpass Hu Lai by one goal in the scorer list. The gap between the two is very small.”
Hearing what his teammates said, Chu Yifan smiled: "You are already optimistic that Hu Lai and Chen Xingyi will compete for the golden boot in the national competition?"
The three roommates looked at each other and then asked him together: "What do you think of Dachu? Do you think Hu Lai can get the golden boot?"
Under the gaze of his three roommates, Chu Yifan shook his head: "I don't know, let everything take its course. It would be great to get it, but even if I can't get it, I won't think Hu Lai is worse than Chen Xingyi."
"Wow, you are more optimistic about Hu Lai than us!" After hearing his last words, the three roommates exclaimed.
"That's right, he is the 'Chosen One'!"
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While Chu Yifan and his roommates were chatting in the stands, the first half of the game was over.
The score was still 0:0. Although Dongchuan Middle School was in a thrilling situation, it managed to hold on for forty minutes and did not concede a goal in the first half.
The ten-minute halftime break can give them a chance to breathe and allow the head coach to make adjustments to their performance in the first half.
The fans watching the game in the stands could also take this opportunity to take a rest. They left their seats one after another, either going out to buy drinks or going to the toilet. Of course, it is not ruled out that some people think this game is too boring and just leave - in their eyes, as long as there is no goal, this football game is boring. As for the tactics and details that fans talk about, they can't feel it at all.
Sitting on the top floor of the stands, wearing a peaked cap to hide his identity, Chen Xingyi stood up and stretched.
"Are you disappointed?" Sun Yonggang, who was sitting next to him, looked up at him and asked with a smile.
Chen Xingyi pouted: "How is that possible, Brother Sun?"
"That's right. He is your competitor on the scorer list. You should be happy that he didn't score. How could you be disappointed?" Sun Yonggang laughed. He also felt that he had just asked a very stupid question.
Unexpectedly, Chen Xingyi refuted him again: "No, Brother Sun. I am not disappointed because I want to see what else he can do under such circumstances. In other words, I have high expectations for him." Looking forward to it.”
As he said these words, he kept his eyes on the court below.
Sun Yonggang opened his mouth in surprise at first, and finally turned his head to glance at the photographer a little further away. He was holding a SLR camera mounted on a stabilizer to capture this scene.
He wanted to find a photographer to confirm whether this scene was successfully captured - when Chen Xingyi stared at the court and said these words, Sun Yonggang saw what he had always wanted to capture from his side face.
A talented young man longs to meet an opponent who can make him fight.
The photographer also understood what he meant and gave him an "OK" gesture behind the camera.
After confirmation, Sun Yonggang breathed a sigh of relief and returned to the discussion with Chen Xingyi: "Is this why you must come to watch this game?"
"Yeah." Chen Xingyi continued to stand in front of the seat, with his hands in his pockets, looking at the empty stadium.
"Do you see him as a competitor for the Golden Boot?"
"The facts are here, I shouldn't take it seriously. Isn't he already my competitor? In the scorer list, I am only one goal ahead of him."
Sun Yonggang thought for a while and then asked: "You have signed a contract with Golden Arrow. Hu Lai also said that he wants to go to a professional team. Do you think you will still be competitors after joining the professional team?"
This time Chen Xingyi did not answer immediately. There was no expression change in the close-up of his face in the telephoto lens. After a few seconds, he shook his head: "I don't know, Brother Sun. Professional football and high school football are completely different." They are two different worlds. Even if you go to the professional team's echelon, you may not be able to play. Isn't Luo Kai still in the youth team?"
"Then what if after joining a professional team, you work hard for several years but fail to achieve success? Your studies will also be wasted. Will you regret it?"
"Before I went to high school, playing football was more of a hobby for me, and I didn't have any career plans. Anyway, playing football and studying can be done at the same time. But in fact, I know that this situation cannot continue forever. , there will definitely be a crossroad waiting for me, and then I will have to make a choice, whether to choose football or go to college," Chen Xingyi said slowly.
Sun Yonggang kept quiet, did not ask further questions or interrupt, but quietly waited for what Chen Xingyi would say next.
"I chose football because I think I have the ability to pursue a career path. Brother Sun, if you ask me if I will regret it if I don't play, that will happen in the future. I don't know if I will in the future. Regret. But if I didn’t try for it even though I had the ability, I would regret it now.”
Having said this, Chen Xingyi took his eyes back from the empty stadium, looked down at Sun Yonggang who was still sitting, and said with a smile:
"Hu Lai said he wanted to be a professional player. In order to be a professional player, he must win this game and give a convincing performance. So I wanted to see if he was talking nice or not. I really plan to do my best for my ideal. Brother Sun, you asked me if I would still compete with him after joining a professional team. I don’t even know if he can join a professional team. How should I answer your question? If he doesn’t join a professional team in the end, how can he be qualified to be my opponent?”
I don’t know if it was due to the height difference between the two people. Sun Yonggang, who was looking up at Chen Xingyi, suddenly had a feeling...
Be it online fans, media reporters, or even Xue Chaoyu, the general manager of Golden Arrow that day.
When they talked about the young man in front of them, they all said that he was the strongest high school player in China today. How much of this is bragging from fans, how much is ridicule, and how much is truly appropriate evaluation?
Until this moment, Sun Yong had truly felt the aura of a strong man. This aura convinced him that the Chen Xingyi in front of him was indeed the strongest high school player in the country. (End of chapter)