Fox in the Penalty Area

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"That, Mom..."

When Hu Lai ran to find his mother after his father went to work, his mother guessed what he was going to do just as soon as he said the words: "Is there another game today?"

Hu Lai nodded quickly: "The new Anton Cup has begun, Mom."

"Go, go." Xie Lan waved his hand.

But when Hu Lai turned around happily, she added another sentence: "However, Hu Lai, you still have to take care of yourself when you are in the third year of high school."

Hu Lai stopped and looked back at his mother.

"It will be only a year before the college entrance examination. Mom hopes that you can focus on your studies. Football or something... we will suspend it for one year. When you go to college, no one will care about you how you want to play. , we’re not by your side anyway, and you don’t have to worry about being discovered by your dad—even if he finds out, he can’t go to another city to control you, right?”

"Oh..." Hu Lai didn't refute his mother, but simply responded and went back to his room.

Sitting at the desk, looking at the open books for homework, he picked up the pen and put it down again, pursed his lips tightly, and his eyes fell into a state of trance.

He actually knew that what his mother said was reasonable, and his mother already understood him very well. She didn't ask him to give up football completely, but suspended it for a year, and when he was admitted to university, he could play as he wanted...

That's all right.

It's just that in Hu Lai's heart, he doesn't plan his future like this.

Luo Kai was successfully signed by a professional club in the last national competition, which touched him a lot.

He also wants to play professionally, wants to be a professional footballer.

But obviously, just relying on his performance in the last national competition is not enough to impress those professional clubs.

He has to come up with a better performance, more convincing.

If he didn't attract the attention of professional football clubs in his sophomore year, he might really be forced to give up a year of football under the pressure of his family in his third year of high school.

After a year of training and competition interruption, when he is admitted to university, who knows what will happen again?

Moreover,

What my mother said sounds quite right, but the premise is that he only regards football as a hobby. I just like football. If you want to play football, it’s really okay not to play football in the third year of high school. It doesn’t matter if you start playing football again in college.

But if he wants to go to professional football, then this one-year window period will be a huge loss for him.

Hu Lai didn't want to obey his parents' arrangement, he wanted to fight for his future.

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When Xia Xiaoyu and Chen Rui were sitting in the school cafeteria eating, Hu Lai came to them holding the plate.

"Ah, Deputy Hu, come and sit here..." Chen Rui saw Hu Lai, and hurriedly wanted to invite Hu Lai to sit down and eat.

But Hu Lai waved his hand: "I won't eat here."

He pointed to the distance, where Mao Xiao and Meng Xi were waiting for him.

Then he looked at Xia Xiaoyu: "Xiaoyu, during the game in the afternoon, you must pass the ball to me more."

"You don't need to say that I will do the same, Deputy Hu."

"Then I still want to emphasize, pass the ball to me if you have the opportunity, don't be afraid that I won't catch it." After finishing speaking, Hu Lai turned to say goodbye to them, and walked to the dining table where Mao Xiao and Meng Xi were.

"In the first Anton Cup match, I didn't expect Deputy Hu to be nervous..." Chen Rui said, "I thought we were the only freshmen in high school who would be nervous."

Xia Xiaoyu shook his head: "No, I don't think Deputy Hu is nervous."

"Don't be nervous, he came to you to confirm such a small matter? As the organizer of the team, wouldn't you have passed the ball to him?"

"Deputy Hu said 'pass the ball more' instead of passing the ball to him. There is still a big difference."

Chen Rui frowned and thought for a while: "What's the difference? Isn't it going to be passed on to him anyway?"

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Because of Dongchuan Middle School's success in the national competition, the football atmosphere in the school is much stronger than before. Even on Saturday, many students came to the school to cheer for the school team.

There were many people sitting in the stands.

This scene is much more spectacular than last year's Dongchuan Middle School Anton Cup competition.

Even the old players were so scared that they almost lost face in front of the new players when they heard the huge cheers suddenly remembered in the stadium...

"Oh, I never thought that there would be so many people watching our games without Luo Kai..." Meng Xi raised his head, looked around, and said with a strange air.

"Be confident, we are also the top eight in the national competition!" Captain Yan Yan raised his head and enjoyed the cheers from the stands.

"That's what I said. But captain, isn't our coach's luck unlucky? In the new Anton Cup, everyone wants to get off to a good start, right? In the end, he won a top four provincial experimental middle school in the previous session. Isn't it poisonous? ?" Meng Xi complained to Captain Yan Yan as he walked onto the field.

The result of the lottery came out last weekend. At that time, many people already knew the result of the match through the official website and other channels on the Internet.

Seeing this opponent gave many people a headache.

Originally, in the first game, everyone wanted to have a hearty start.

But when it comes to the semi-finals of the last Anton Cup, this game may not be so easy to play.

Not to mention the last Anton Cup, when Dongchuan Middle School and Provincial Experimental Middle School played against each other, the memories were not good at all - if it weren't for Luo Kai's super personal ability, Dongchuan Middle School would have almost failed to make it to the final of the Andong Cup went.

That game left a deep impression on many Dongchuan Middle School players.

Provincial Experimental Middle School's defense against Luo Kai alone was very successful, making Dongchuan Middle School, which relied on Luo Kai, very embarrassed and passive.

Of course, in the end, the Provincial Experimental Middle School was just a foil for Luo Kai. The more successful they defended against Luo Kai in the game, the more they could contrast Luo Kai's super strength in the end.

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The head coach of the Provincial Experimental Middle School is sitting on the bench at this moment, waiting for the game to start.

His eyes were on the Dongchuan Middle School players on the field.

Although Dongchuan Middle School performed well in the national competition and got the result of the quarterfinals.

But in his heart, he has always been a little unconvinced.

He always felt that Dongchuan Middle School relied on one person and relied too much on Luo Kai's ability, so the results obtained were not convincing at all.

After all, it is impossible to achieve stable results by relying on one person. The final result of the team depends entirely on the performance of one person.

For example, now that Luo Kai has left the team to go to a professional football club, what is left of Dongchuan Middle School?

Without Luo Kai, they are tigers without minions, even worse than cats!

He had already said this to his players before the game started.

Today's game is really a great opportunity for them to avenge their hatred.

It would be great if he could win the top eight of the national competition.

Provincial Experimental Middle School's goal of this year's Anton Cup is also to reach the final, to wrestle with Jiaxiang High School.

This time Jiaxiang High School does not have Wang Guangwei, just like Dongchuan Middle School without Luo Kai. Maybe the Provincial Experimental High School will also have the opportunity to represent Anton Provincial High School Football in the national competition...

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After Xia Xiaoyu got the ball on the field, he immediately passed the football out.

Just after passing the ball, the opponent's defensive player forced him up.

The defense is still very tight...

But that doesn't mean there are no opportunities.

Xia Xiaoyu kept shaking his head left and right to observe the situation on the field.

The game has been played for more than ten minutes. After his observation, he found that the Provincial Experimental Middle School took him seriously, but the defense against Hu Lai was almost meaningless...

What's the matter? Look down on our deputy Hu?

Let me tell you, Deputy Hu is the man who scored three goals in the national competition!

Do you think he relied on luck?

hehe.

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After the head coach of the Provincial Experimental Middle School observed the game for more than ten minutes off the court, he became more certain of his previous judgment on Dongchuan Middle School.

Without Luo Kai, they didn't even have a scoring point. If you lose Luo Kai, you will lose your scoring weapon.

If they hadn't had Xia Xiaoyu in their first year of high school, they might not even be able to control the midfield...

It is Luo Kai and luck that such a team can become the top eight in the national competition. And now with Luo Kai's departure, luck has also gone with them.

On the other hand, the Provincial Experimental Middle School emphasizes the whole. Although there are no outstanding players in each position, the Provincial Experimental Middle School is still a strong traditional football school in Anton by virtue of its strong overall competition ability.

This is also what makes him most proud. After all, such a strong overall football is his greatest contribution as a head coach.

At the end of the day football is a team sport...

Just as he was thinking this way, he saw the football being passed to Xia Xiaoyu again.

At the same time, his own midfield defender immediately pushed forward, preventing Xia Xiaoyu from having the opportunity to calmly control the ball.

Seeing this scene, a smile appeared on his face, his players were still obedient, and they went up very quickly...

But Xia Xiaoyu didn't stop the ball, but directly pushed the football out diagonally with the inside of his right foot.

The football quickly rolled towards the penalty area of ​​the Provincial Experimental Middle School.

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Hu Lai also saw the gap, but instead of running directly there, he moved sideways. At the same time, he kept turning his head and staring at Xia Xiaoyu.

After seeing Xia Xiaoyu pass the ball, he immediately turned around and changed direction, and came out of the state of maintaining a line with the opponent's back line!

He has practiced this set of movements on this court, and he does not know how many times. As soon as he hears the coach's shout, he must immediately rush into the square area, then change direction and run out, catch the ball, and shoot.

When Hu Lai suddenly appeared behind the Provincial Experimental Middle School's defense line, their defenders saw someone behind them, and raised their arms one by one, signaling Hu Lai to be offside.

But there was no expression from the linesman to the referee.

Hu Lai's ball is not offside!

I saw him spread his arms to maintain his balance without being marked, and at the same time raised his right foot to stop the football from Xia Xiaoyu.

Deafening cheers have already sounded from the stands of Dongchuan Middle School.

At this time, the defensive players of the Provincial Experimental Middle School woke up like a dream and chased after Hu Lai.

It's just that after Hu Lai had adjusted the football at this time, he directly kicked and shot!

He kicked a kick to the ground, and the football rolled quickly against the turf towards the back corner of the goal.

The goalkeeper of the Provincial Experimental Middle School couldn't attack to block the angle, so he could only throw it on the spot, but failed to block the far corner. The football jumped from his palm into the back corner of the goal!

Amidst the thunderous cheers, the referee's whistle was almost inaudible, but everyone could see his gesture - he pointed his finger to the center circle, which meant that the goal was valid!

Hu Lai succeeded in countering offside and the goal was valid. Dongchuan Middle School broke the deadlock in the 16th minute and took the lead!