Chapter 66 The "Gift" Of Growth

At the end of the first half, neither side scored a goal.

The game scene was not exciting, but the cheerleading team of Jiaxiang High School in the stands remained undiminished.

They keep cheering for their team.

The exciting drumbeat will sound every once in a while, and the cheerleaders will shout in a uniform and rhythmic manner according to the drumbeat.

In terms of the momentum in the stands alone, Jiaxiang High School won.

And even though the score was 0:0, the cheerleaders of Jiaxiang High School didn't think there was anything wrong with their team's performance.

Even Xia Wu and the others were talking and laughing looking forward to the second half.

On the contrary, Xia Xiaoyu didn't seem so excited.

Looking at the entire first half, he found that Jiaxiang High School's adherence to the defensive system and tactical discipline was really amazing.

They played a 541 formation, no matter where the four midfielders are, they must be responsible for defense, actively return to defense, and participate in containment and filling.

All orders are prohibited, and it really looks like an indestructible whole.

No wonder Jiaxiang High School was able to win the Anton Cup five consecutive times and entered the finals of the national competition five consecutive times.

This was Xia Xiaoyu's first time watching Jiaxiang High School's game, and Jiaxiang High School's performance on the field gave him a great shock.

It is really rare to have such tactical execution ability in the high school football stage.

but……

Xia Xiaoyu just felt that he didn't like this football style very much. He is an organizer, a passer, let him run like a sapper non-stop with the opponent's players, intercept them, and rush them with his body... He finds it a bit unacceptable.

It's not that he doesn't look down on being an engineer, but he feels that he is not suitable for being an engineer, regardless of his style of play or technical type.

Just look at his body... I'm afraid there is no deterrence at all to be an engineer.

Cousin Xia Wu still bragged in his ear: "How is it? Jiaxiang is amazing! That Luo Kai is also very good. It is no accident that he must be the top scorer in the Anton Cup this time. As a result, he When facing our Jiaxiang, there is still nothing to do! Ha!"

Xia Xiaoyu was not good at brushing off his cousin's face, so he had to smile.

But deep down in his heart, he was thinking whether it was the right decision to go to Jiaxiang by himself.

It is true that going to Jiaxiang can give him the opportunity to participate in the national competition, but if he can't show his true strength and characteristics in this team, what if he goes to the national competition?

As a role player, it's just a round trip to the national competition.

If he hesitated to come to Jiaxiang High School before, he mainly considered leaving home and living in Jincheng, the provincial capital, would it be troublesome to stay at his cousin's house?

So his hesitation now is more about football considerations.

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The second half has already started, and Luo Kai is very irritable now.

He felt as if he had fallen into a swamp, and the harder he tried, the deeper he sank, unable to extricate himself.

It was the defensive system of Jiaxiang High School that gave him this feeling.

In the first half, he had tasted the feeling of being targeted by Jiaxiang High School collectively, and it was very uncomfortable.

As a result, in the second half, the situation remained unchanged.

He tried to follow the coach's request to make his range of activities wider, not only swapped positions with Tang Yuan, but also swapped positions with center Zhong Shihao. He tried to go to the penalty area, closer to the goal, and tried to catch the pass of his teammates To shoot directly to pose a threat.

But after going there, the result was that Wang Guangwei stared at him even more.

He had no choice but to exit the penalty area again, go to the side that he is more familiar with to catch the ball, and then attack Jiaxiang's goal while holding the ball.

But in this way, he was blocked by Jiaxiang's defense, and wanted to directly threaten Jiaxiang's goal.

Can only take a long shot.

He took a long shot just now, but when he shot, there were two Jiaxiang defenders in front of him, so he was greatly disturbed, and the football flew directly out of the baseline.

After the shot, he even heard the roar of laughter from the stands—it was all from the Jiaxiang High School cheerleaders.

These cheerleaders are not only cheering for Jiaxiang, they also shoulder the task of creating psychological pressure on the visiting team.

"Since the Provincial Experimental Middle School can hold him back, there's no reason we can't do it." Off the court, Feng Yuanchang said to his assistant coach. "No matter how strong Luo Kai is, he has not surpassed the category of high school students. He is the kind of player who must hold the ball at his feet to be a threat, and this kind of player is the best defense. As long as our own defense does not make mistakes, they will There’s nothing we can do about it. And have you noticed, this is Luo Kai’s third long-range shot in just five minutes, and even though Chu Yifan was in the middle to meet him, he didn’t choose to pass the ball.”

"He's pissed off," the assistant coach said.

"Yes, the path of this genius went very smoothly: he was the core of the school team as soon as he entered the freshman year; he started every game and played all the games; he scored goals in every game; the whole team played around him, Serving him alone; in order to make him play comfortably, Li Ziqiang insisted on letting Zhong Shihao play the main force. Why? Isn’t it because Zhong Shihao can play for Luo Kai? As the core of the team’s tactics, his performance also directly affects the team’s performance If he is impatient, Dongchuan Middle School may make more mistakes." Feng Yuanchang smiled.

"Losing to us in the first year of high school may not be a bad thing for him. Life always has to go through some setbacks to grow. This failure should be a gift from us to his growth."

After Feng Yuanchang said this, Luo Kai tried to force a breakthrough in the middle, but he lost the ball under the closed defense of Wang Guangwei and Wu Yue.

Wang Guangwei, who stole the ball, looked up at the front and made a long pass to launch a counterattack.

At this time, a dark blue figure suddenly burst out from the camp of Jiaxiang High School, and rushed towards the football landing point like flying!

It's Xu Gaofei, a third-year striker from Jiaxiang High School!

Just like the name, his speed is fast, and he got rid of Yan Yan in just one start!

The Jiaxiang High School cheerleaders in the stands let out deafening cheers and screams.

Xia Xiaoyu's cousin and his classmates were also among them. The boys waved their fists and shouted, and the girls jumped up and screamed.

"Come on! Jiaxiang!!"

Amidst their shouts, Xu Gaofei relied on his speed to completely throw away Yan Yan, and then caught up with the football. Xiao fights for speed.

Although Mao Xiao's speed is fast enough for the position of central defender, Xu Gaofei, who is like a sprinter, is still incomparable.

After throwing away the two defenders of Dongchuan Middle School with his speed, Xu Gaofei was left with the attacking Dongchuan Middle School goalkeeper Meng Xi...

"Fuck! That idiot Luo Kai insists on dribbling the ball!" Meng Xi cursed the culprit and rushed out of the penalty area.

Xu Gaofei didn't mean to pass him. After seeing Meng Xi attacking, he raised his foot to shoot. The football passed by Meng Xi's side quickly, and then fell into the goal behind him accurately.

Jiaxiang High School, who defended for 50 minutes, took the lead and took the lead.

"Damn it!" Meng Xi, who turned around and saw the goal, grabbed a pinch of real grass.

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Jiaxiang's bench was full of joy, and even the coaches rushed out one by one and raised their arms and shouted.

Only Feng Yuanchang looked very calm, he just stood up and applauded as encouragement and praise for the team's performance.

Xia Wu in the stands said to his cousin: "Jiaxiang is sure to win!"

Xia Xiaoyu asked: "So sure?"

Cousin chuckled: "In the finals, when Jiaxiang was leading, we have never lost!"

His tone was very firm. Others say that the greatest charm of a football game is that you don't know who will win until the last second. But for the supporters of Jiaxiang High School football team, perhaps the biggest charm of football is that when Jiaxiang High School takes the lead, winning or losing is decided...

Xia Xiaoyu thought about the defense that Dongchuan Middle School encountered in the previous offense, and felt that although his cousin was full of words, there was still some truth to it...

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Li Ziqiang, who was originally standing on the sidelines, saw the ball lost, turned around and walked to the bench without hesitation, then pointed at Hu Lai and shouted: "Hu Lai, go warm up!"

This time he didn't have the slightest struggle and entanglement in his heart, unlike when Hu Lai was sent out for the first time, he still had a lot of inner drama.

Hu Lai, who was moaning with his teammates, quickly jumped up from his seat, put on a yellow training vest and ran to the warm-up area.

He didn't expect that Li Qingqing really guessed it right, and he would have the chance to play in the finals!

This is the final of the Anton Cup!

It is the key battle to decide who can go to the national competition!

The other Dongchuan Middle School players on the bench watched this scene in amazement.

They never expected that when the team lost the ball and fell into a disadvantageous situation, the first person the head coach thought of was Hu Lai!

Don't you think he hates Hu Lai?

Why are you sending Hu Lai to play now?

Does the head coach think that Hu Lai can help the team solve the crisis?

Although Hu Lai was asked to practice shooting before, and he practiced with the team briefly on the last day. Everyone has seen these with their own eyes, but they still think it is impossible for Hu Lai to play in the final.

Now that the head coach has high hopes for Hu Lai, many people find it difficult to accept this reality for a while.

They cast their eyes on the back of Hu Lai running away, and even forgot to feel frustrated and concerned about the team's backwardness...