Chapter 531 Dilemma
It was still the small supermarket on the alley. The fat supermarket owner was sitting on a chair, looking up at the TV screen hanging opposite the cashier while guarding the store.
In the tenth round of the Chinese Super League, the match between Dashun Golden Arrow and Anton Shining Star at home is ongoing.
The familiar voice of Dashun’s local commentator was coming from inside: “Twenty minutes have passed in the first half, and neither side has scored yet. The score is currently 0:0... Golden Arrow’s defensive performance in this game Very well, they strengthened the separation and siege of the Flashing Star Trident..."
To accompany his explanation, there was a scene on TV where Chen Xingyi was surrounded by three Dashun Golden Arrows and lost the ball.
Seeing this scene, the supermarket owner sighed: "Oh..."
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"Wang Xianke seems to be really trying his best. Golden Arrow's pressing is even more exaggerated than we imagined..." At the game site, Chen Mo was saying to Zhao Kangming who was sitting on the coaching bench. "Their people get up very quickly."
"This is indeed something we didn't expect..." Zhao Kangming sighed.
Although they had done a lot of meticulous work before the game, they still didn't expect Wang Xianke to be so ruthless - looking at the defense of those Golden Arrow players against Chen Xingyi, those who didn't know it thought there was much hatred between them. How much resentment...
You must know that many of the team members were Chen Xingyi's former teammates. After Chen Xingyi returns to Golden Arrow next season, they will continue to be teammates.
But in this game, there is really no mercy at all.
"What should we do?" Chen Mo asked.
"We have done everything we can." Zhao Kangming said, "Tactically speaking, there is no problem. It's just a difference in specific execution. So now we can only watch the players on the court perform on their own from the sidelines... Moreover, Lao Chen, isn’t this what we have always insisted on? Give them freedom and let them play as they please.”
"Aren't you afraid that Chen Xingyi will be injured?" Chen Mo asked.
Just as he was talking, Shining Star launched another fast break. Chen Xingyi dribbled the ball from the wing and was knocked down by Yu Rongkun, the right back of Golden Arrow.
Chen Xingyi rolled on the ground several times before stopping.
The referee's whistle also sounded, and the golden arrow was called on Yu Rongkun for a defensive foul.
Zhang Qinghuan asked the referee for a card, while Hu Lai ran to Chen Xingyi's side and whispered instructions: "Why are you rolling again? Didn't I tell you all? Lie down and don't move, just pretend to be dead!" ”
Chen Xingyi bared his teeth. He didn't know if he was pretending or if it was really painful: "I rushed up and lay still after being hit by him. Isn't that even more fake? Inertia, Hu Lai, inertia! How did you learn physics?”
Hu Lai was stunned for a moment. He really didn't think about inertia anymore, but he was stubborn: "I dropped out of high school before finishing my second year of high school!"
"Inertia is taught in junior high schools!"
"Okay, I'll help you up. Move slower and look more painful." Hu Lai grabbed his hand and changed the subject at the same time.
"Don't you want to lie down for a while?" Chen Xingyi wondered.
"Lie down for a while and the stretcher and team doctor will come up together. Then you will have to go to the sidelines to re-enter. Won't this delay things? The referee probably won't give Yu Rongkun a card. Keep lying down. It's useless." Hu Lai looked back and the referee rejected Zhang Qinghuan's request to give Yu Rongkun a yellow card and only gave the opponent a verbal warning.
"Oh..."
Chen Xingyi let Hu Lai help him up slowly. After he got up, he still limped two steps.
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"I'm also afraid that Chen Xingyi will be injured." Looking at the scene on the court, Zhao Kangming answered Chen Mo's question, "But as soon as I saw Hu Lai, I always felt that things would not be that simple... Hu Lai's body Even thinner than Chen Xingyi, why is he rarely injured in games? Lao Chen, have you ever considered the reasons behind this? ”
"Because he can act?" Chen Mo blurted out his answer.
Zhao Kangming lowered his head and smiled to avoid having his expression captured by the camera. "I know some people outside say that Hu Lai flopped and had no sportsmanship. But this is also one of his means of self-protection..."
"That's not a flop, it's someone who really fouled him. He just amplified it a little bit..." Chen Mo disagreed. "The flop was made out of nothing. He didn't touch it and rolled to the ground with a cry. That's unsportsmanlike. It's not like you haven't seen Hu Lai's legs. After any game, they are not all covered with bloodstains and bruises. ? Let me tell you, Lao Zhao, if Hu Lai wasn't cunning enough, he would have been completely destroyed by continuous injuries."
"You're right, Lao Chen. So I think based on the relationship between Chen Xingyi and Hu Lai, I don't believe that Hu Lai didn't teach him how to avoid serious injuries during the game."
Chen Mo remained silent.
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Wang Xianke stood in front of the coaching bench, watching the game restart with his hands in his pockets.
Then his eyes fell on Chen Xingyi.
It seemed that the repeated attacks on Chen Xingyi had some impact on his body. His running posture doesn’t seem very natural...
After discovering this, Wang Xianke smiled in his heart.
The Olympic Games start in August, and the Olympic team will start training in July. How can I participate in the Olympics if I was injured in a recent competition? Do you think so, Chen Xingyi?
Why did he ask his players to be tougher on Chen Xingyi?
Isn't it just to make Chen Xingyi consider the risk of injury during the competition, which will affect his participation in the Olympics, thus forcing him to avoid fighting so hard in the competition?
As long as Chen Xingyi can be turned off and Flashing Star's trident loses one tip, the threat will be greatly reduced.
It's easier to defend two people than three.
So far, his defensive tactics are very successful, and Chen Xingyi is caught in a hand-to-hand fight.
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Taking advantage of the opportunity that Flash Star's attack was temporarily suppressed, Dashun Golden Arrow launched a fierce offensive towards Flash Star's goal, hoping to take the lead and break the deadlock.
In response to Golden Arrow's attack, Flashing Star recovered slightly and launched a defensive counterattack.
In the 40th minute, after Yu Zhiming blocked the shot of Golden Arrow forward Chloe Branch, he did not waste time and directly threw the ball to launch a counterattack.
He threw the football directly to Chen Xingyi who was on the sidelines.
While the football was flying toward Chen Xingyi, Golden Arrow's captain and midfielder Chai Shun also pounced directly on him.
Standing on the sideline with his back to the sideline, Chen Xingyi did not choose to stop the ball. Instead, he directly raised his foot and kicked the football from the air towards Junpei Morikawa, who came up to meet him.
After passing the ball, he turned around without even looking over there, got rid of Chai Shun who was in the air, and ran forward.
Chai Shun wanted to reach out to pull him, but was a step too late and only caught the air disturbed by him.
Junpei Morikawa saw the opponent's defensive player in front of Chen Xingyi, and thinking of the treatment he had received before, he did not pass the ball to him, but transferred it to Qin Lin on the other side.
As soon as Qin Lin caught the ball, he was hit by Golden Arrow midfielder Lian Zhangxing. Unable to turn around and pass the ball forward, Qin Lin could only pass the football back to Wang Guangwei.
Wang Guangwei made a long pass to find Chen Xingyi who rushed forward.
However, Chen Xingyi did not catch the ball.
The football was destroyed by Yu Rongkun and was knocked off the sideline.
"Yu Rongkun made a key defense. He bought time for the team to return to defense. Flash Star's fast break failed!" The local commentator in Dashun said this while breathing a sigh of relief.
Chen Xingyi originally wanted to throw a foul ball quickly, but he didn't expect that the ball boy from Dashun Golden Arrow didn't throw the football over immediately.
He had no choice but to stand on the sidelines with his hands on his hips.
At this moment, Zhang Qinghuan came up, covered his mouth and said next to him: "Director Zhao asked us to keep in touch before the game. As soon as the situation goes wrong, we will pass the ball as soon as possible. Hu Lai and I will be beside you, so that Let’s put the ball up. If you pass the ball and then run, it will be much easier.”
"Understood, Brother Huan." Chen Xingyi nodded.
After most of the Golden Arrow players returned to defense, the ball boy threw the football onto the court.
At this time, the player who took the throw-in from Shining Star was also replaced by left back Liu Binwei.
Chen Xingyi didn't seem to care about the fierce defense against him by the Golden Arrow players before, and took the initiative to ask for the ball in the 30-meter area.
Of course, when he did this, he was also followed by Golden Arrow right back Yu Rongkun.
Liu Binwei hesitated when he saw this, but Chen Xingyi still waved to him and shouted: "Give me the ball!"
So Liu Binwei threw the football over.
Chen Xingyi did not stop the ball, but passed the football back to Liu Binwei.
Then he turned and ran.
Yu Rongkun also quickly turned around and retreated.
But Chen Xingyi suddenly stopped midway and came back to look for Liu Binwei.
Liu Binwei passed the ball to him again.
Chen Xingyi had already adjusted his direction and was facing the Golden Arrow goal when he picked up the ball.
Yu Rongkun came back to grab the ball, and Chai Shun also came up to force him.
Chen Xingyi tried to break through and passed the football to Zhang Qinghuan.
Zhang Qing welcomed the football and wanted to pass the football back directly. He and Chen Xingyi made a coordinated move to hit the wall. He deceived the Golden Arrow midfielder Lien Changxing, who was coming to guard him, to pounce on his passing route. Then he suddenly retracts his legs, pulls the football to the right, and turns towards the middle.
He passed the football to Hu Lai, who connected with his back at the top of the penalty area.
Hu Lai knocked sideways again.
Chen Xingyi, who had just gone out, ran back again and received Hu Lai's cross pass just in front of the penalty area line!
After catching the ball, he raised his right foot, dunked the football in, and cut into the penalty area!
"Be careful... Oh! Danger!" the local commentator in Dashun exclaimed.
Yu Rongkun quickly approached, but he didn't dare to make any big moves. He could only raise his hands and use his body to interfere with Chen Xingyi.
At the same time, Jin Yong, the center back of Golden Arrow, rushed over and tried to block Chen Xingyi's breakthrough route.
Also rushing over with him was team leader Chai Shun.
The three of them wanted to form an encirclement and block Chen Xingyi in the penalty area.
But Chen Xingyi did not continue to lead in. After attracting the three defensive players to his side, he stepped on the football behind him with the sole of his foot!
The football passed by three Dashun Golden Arrow players and rolled behind them.
There, Zhang Qinghuan, who had just passed the ball to Hu Lai, adjusted his steps to come up to him. He seemed to be catching the ball, and his leg movements were not very large.
When contacting the football, the toes first dig down and then lift slightly.
The football was picked up by him, flew over the heads of the golden arrow players in the penalty area, and flew straight to the back corner of the goal!
Golden Arrow goalkeeper Zheng Donglin didn't expect Zhang Qinghuan to shoot directly. In a hurry, he jumped back and stretched out his arms, trying to lift the football.
But he didn't touch the ball!
The football drew a parabola, passed his hand, rubbed the lower edge of the crossbar, and fell into... the goal!
"Ahhhhhhhhhh! We still lost the ball!!" the Dashun commentator yelled regretfully holding his head in the commentary box.
"Chen Xingyi used his breakthrough to take away three Golden Arrow defensive players, creating a huge space for Zhang Qinghuan! The latter's shot was so easy and freehand!" CCTV commentator He Feng praised.
"Zhang Qinghuan was famous for his agility in kicking the ball back then. This kind of shooting was not difficult for him!" Yan Kang reminded the audience in front of the TV, don't underestimate Zhang Qinghuan!
Zhang Qinghuan, who scored the goal, first raised his hands and looked up at the sky, then lowered his arms, ran to Chen Xingyi who assisted him, and hugged him.
"Well done!"
Chen Xingyi smiled happily in Zhang Qinghuan's arms.
Dilemma?
What a dilemma! (End of chapter)