As a goalkeeper, carry the team forward

Chapter 3 The purpose of the game?

"First of all, this is not a battle of honor, let alone a battle of life and death. It is just an ordinary exhibition game. Winning or losing has no effect on you. Secondly, what is the original purpose of sports? It is to strengthen your body. You have Hasn't the strong physique achieved the desired goal? Alright, let's get ready for the game." Xia Guoyong waved his hand and walked out of the locker room first.

Looking at the back of Xia Guoyong leaving, the whole locker room was like a pot that exploded, and there were bursts of heated discussions. They couldn't understand Xia Guoyong's actions.

"Admit defeat before the fight started, what is going on with this coach?"

"That's right, it's too irresponsible."

"I heard that the Hengtai team players are all the main players of the school teams in this city. Coach Xia probably said that because he thought we couldn't win."

"Even so, you can't lose your confidence."

Jose's complexion was also very ugly, and the voices of these discussions reached his ears, which quietly changed his heart.

"Everyone be quiet." Suddenly someone said, it was Lin Chong, the vice-captain of the school team next door.

Hearing Lin Chong's voice, everyone fell silent immediately, and turned their eyes to him.

"Everyone listen to me. They are indeed the elite of the school teams, but so what? I always believe that football is round, and no one knows the result until the last moment. Although the coach is not optimistic about us, we You can't look down on yourself." Lin Chong's words were so contagious that everyone nodded.

"Yeah, fight them."

"There are still a few minutes, let's discuss tactics." Lin Chong suggested.

"Okay, let's listen to Captain Lin."

At this time, Xia Guoyong was standing outside the locker room with a smile on his face. Everything in the locker room naturally fell into his eyes, and this was exactly his purpose, to arouse the fighting spirit of the whole team.

At 14:50, players from both sides walked out of the locker room one after another.

In the aisle, everyone verified their previous speculation. The players of the Hengtai team were indeed the main players of the school teams in the city.

"What is the purpose of such a match between a group of main players of the school team and a bunch of leftover substitute players? Why do the two sponsors sponsor such a match?" Jose secretly asked.

"The Nanling City Youth Football Invitational Tournament starts now. Players from both sides are invited to enter the field." The voice of the host came from the radio.

Hearing the voice on the radio, Jose stepped out and followed closely behind the referee.

When he walked out of the player tunnel and came to the court, Jose looked up at the auditorium.

Unexpectedly, there were a lot of spectators watching the game. Judging from their clothes, most of them were employee representatives of the two sponsors.

After the simple pre-match handshake ceremony, the referee's whistle sounded, and the game officially started.

Since it was a temporary team and they were only teenagers, there were a lot of mistakes in passing and receiving the ball, and it was difficult for both sides to have the opportunity to advance to the opponent's penalty area.

In the first half, the two sides did not even have a goal shot.

Of course, Jose didn't make even one save. He and the opponent's goalkeeper became the two most idle people in the audience.

"What is this game about? It's just two debates." Some spectators complained, and then left.

"A group of brats, they only know how to dribble and rush around, they don't know how to cooperate at all, it's boring."

"I thought it was a high-level competition, but it turned out that it was just a group of fledglings learning to fly."

One after another, people left.

At this time, Hengtai's temporary coach began to shout from the sidelines: "Pass the ball, how about cooperation?"

As for Xia Guoyong, he squinted his eyes and sat on the sidelines, as if he had nothing to do with himself.

In the end, the two sides played 0-0 in the first half.

During the intermission, Xia Guoyong walked into the locker room again.

"Everyone performed well in the first half. It is not impossible to win, so I ask you if you want to win." Xia Guoyong glanced at the teenagers in the locker room and said with a smile.

"Think." Someone responded.

"Just one person is not enough."

"I think..." All the teenagers replied in unison.

"Very good. Do you usually watch football games?" Xia Guoyong asked.

"I'll see." Although I don't know why the interim coach asked this, everyone still said honestly.

"Then have you noticed how those weak teams do when they face strong teams?" Xia Guoyong continued to ask.

"Defensive counterattack." Lin Chong was the first to answer.

"The answer is correct. Unlike basketball, football is easier to defend than to attack."

Xia Guoyong first praised Lin Chong, and then began to explain the tactical essentials of defensive counterattack.

The intermission time passed in a blink of an eye. When Hui Guang's players walked out of the locker room, all of them looked unsatisfied.

The game continued in the second half.

Unlike the chaotic first half, both sides obviously changed in the second half. Obviously, Hengtai's temporary coach also arranged relevant tactics for Hengtai.

In the 63rd minute, the Hengtai team ushered in the best chance of the game.

No. 9 Li Feng took the ball at the top of the gourd in the penalty area, attracting two defenders of the Huiguang team to defend.

On the right side of Li Feng, the No. 10 midfielder of the Hengtai team, who was unguarded, was about to break into the penalty area.

At this time, as long as Li Feng makes a through ball, Hengtai No. 10 can form a single-handed momentum to face Jose directly.

Jose subconsciously prepared to block Hengtai No. 10, but after thinking about it, Li Feng didn't seem like a person willing to make wedding clothes for others, so he decisively changed direction.

As expected, Li Feng was flanked by two defenders and forced a shot. The ball stuck to the ground and rolled toward the bottom right of the goal.

"Good shot." The crowd cheered.

However, unexpectedly, Jose made a side attack and blocked Li Feng's shot halfway.

Such a scene drew applause from the audience.

But Jose knew that the applause was not for himself, they applauded Li Feng's shot.

"This goalkeeper is interesting. Instead of blocking No. 10, he blocks No. 9, as if he knows No. 9 very well." Suddenly someone said so.

"Ah? Didn't he block No. 9 because the ball was at No. 9's feet?" the person beside him asked suspiciously.

"maybe."

The goal kick was taken, and the ball went directly over the midfield. With Jose's strength comparable to that of a professional defender, it was not difficult to do so.

"Wow." Seeing the ball flying over half the court, the audience was in an uproar.

After the ball crossed the half-court, it finally landed at the feet of No. 10 Hui Guang. After taking the ball, he directly passed the ball forward to Lin Chong.

Lin Chong used his speed to throw off the opponent's defender, but unfortunately his shot missed.

There was a sigh of relief.

The game continues.

In the 75th minute, the Hengtai team scored again.

Hengtai No. 10 took the ball near the 12 yards of the penalty area, and two Huiguang defenders were attracted to it at the same time.

At the same time, at the top of the gourd in the penalty area, Li Feng was quickly breaking into the penalty area.

Hengtai No. 10 has two choices at this time, the first is to shoot the goal by himself, and the second is to pass the ball to Li Feng who is unguarded.

How would he choose?

(End of this chapter)