Fox in the Penalty Area

When Hu Lai walked into the locker room under the rostrum of the school stadium, he saw Mao Xiao gave him a thumbs up and said to him: "Come on, Hu Lai."

And Meng Xi, who was standing next to Mao Xiao, looked at him differently from before.

Not only these two people, Hu Lai could feel the atmosphere in the locker room changed. In the past, in the locker room, except for taking risks and Meng Xi would take care of him, everyone else basically regarded him as air. And now, it's clear that he's the center of attention, some even firmly on himself.

It has been a weekend since the last training session, and on Tuesday of the new week, the football team regrouped and started training.

And this day was also the first day the coach said he would start special training for Hu Lai.

Everyone didn't know what the special training would be, even captain Chu Yifan and deputy captain Yan Yan, who were close to the coach, didn't know.

They have discussed in private, but no matter how the discussion process is, the final conclusion is the same - this time Hu Lai may be more or less ominous.

Although the head coach did not say that he would directly expel Hu Lai from the team, but after a year of basic training, I am afraid that Hu Lai himself will not be able to bear it and will voluntarily leave the team.

In other words, this is the true purpose of the head coach. He doesn't want to be a villain, he just forces Hu Lai to give up...

Of course, the premise of all this is that Hu Lai can't pass the special training-but there is almost no suspense, Hu Lai can't pass the special training arrangement of the head coach 100%.

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As soon as school was over, Li Qingqing came to the stands outside the football field with her schoolbag on her back. Relying on Song Jiajia's size advantage and everyone's prejudice against "greasy fat people", they easily occupied an excellent position. Rubbing shoulders with people around you, body to body, like everywhere else - there were a lot of people who came to see the training today.

"Why are there so many people?" Li Qingqing questioned.

"It is said that they are all here to see Hu Lai's joke." After looking around, Song Jiajia pursed her lips and said with contempt in her tone.

"Looking at Hu Lai's joke?"

"Bad things spread thousands of miles. What happened last Thursday afternoon was widely spread, and soon everyone in the school knew about it. Everyone wanted to see the worst guy on the school team. How do you face the wrath of the devil coach?" Song Jiajia sighed, and her tone was full of vicissitudes of time. "Oh, I remembered that Hu Lai asked me how to become the man of the school, and now he is already the man of the day..."

Li Qingqing was speechless.

After going back that night, she asked her father secretly how to train Hu Lai, but her father told her to think about it.

She no longer dared to show too much concern for Hu Lai in front of her father, because she had never cared so much for other people in the whole team.

So she didn't question her father because of her father's attitude. She just hoped to inquire about his father's special training, and then tell Hu Lai in advance, or help Hu Lai think of a way.

But I didn't expect to find out any effective information.

Therefore, until today, she has not been able to help Hu Lai.

I don't know if it's because my father was dissatisfied with the performance of the team that beat the opponent 2:1 in the third round of qualifiers, so he was so irritable.

Dongchuan Middle School did not play well in that game. Maybe it was because the first game was 5:0, and after the second game was defeated 3:0, everyone was a little proud and underestimated the opponent, which led to a hard fight in the third round of qualifiers.

However, last weekend the team beat their opponent Luochuan High School 2-0 in an away game. The whole team performed well. I hope this can make Dad feel better.

Dad is in a better mood, maybe he will let Hu Lai go...

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In the previous training, the only part that Hu Lai was able to practice with the team was the warm-up before training.

After warming up, he will go to his own basic training alone.

He can do the jumping and dribbling training by himself, and the shooting training does not require a goalkeeper. He just needs to kick the football into the goal, but the passing and receiving training is a little more troublesome. At first, Yan Yan was arranged to cooperate with him, but later he was simply asked to practice passing and catching the ball against the wall. Li Ziqiang would personally "guidance" Hu Lai only during the training breaks of the large troops.

But today, under the watchful eyes of everyone, Hu Lai, who finished his warm-up training, was left behind by Li Ziqiang.

"I said last week that I would give you a chance, and I will do what I say." Li Ziqiang, standing in front of Hu Lai, said.

Hu Lai stopped begging for mercy, because it was useless to beg for mercy, and he still had a task waiting for him to complete.

In fact, he doesn't care much about the reward of this task. What he cares about is that completing this task means that he has indirectly gained the opportunity to play, and then he can get the reward of another task.

Although the effect of only ten training sessions has improved, it is still better than no training session at all.

"You filled in the position of 'forward', right? Then I will ask you according to the standard of forward. I know you have some talents, and I also know your current shortcomings. Don't worry, I won't set some things that you can't complete at all. to make things difficult for you. Do you think I will take this opportunity to drive you away? You underestimate me." Li Ziqiang said coldly.

"I don't think of you that much, coach. Even if I fail your test, I will be willing to do a year of basic training. I'm not being stubborn, this is my true opinion." This time when facing the coach, Hu Lai did not He no longer lowered his head, but raised his head to look at the head coach, and said his thoughts frankly.

Others were secretly surprised when they saw this scene, because Hu Lai would not speak to the head coach like this before. Let alone Hu Lai, there are not many people in the team who dare to be so straightforward and talk to the head coach with an almost equal attitude. Luo Kai may be one, but he has the capital.

What about Hu Lai? How could he have this capital?

But he just did it, very calm and calm in front of the manager.

Thinking about it now, this change should have happened after he sprayed his saliva on the head coach's face that day, right?

Li Ziqiang didn't expect that Hu Lai would talk to him in such an attitude, he snorted coldly: "Is it hard-spoken, you will know when the time comes."

Then he assembled the team: "Next we will conduct set-piece offensive training. Note that this training can only be done in the penalty area. If the football leaves the penalty area, the training will end and start again."

Then he handed the yellow training vest to Hu Lai, and said to Chu Yifan: "You will be in charge of setting the ball later."

Chu Yifan nodded: "Okay, coach."

Li Ziqiang called out the names of three more players: "Meng Xi, Yan Yan, Mao Xiao. The three of you are on the defensive team and are in charge of defense."

Among the three people he selected were a goalkeeper and two defenders.

All of them are the starting main force of Dongchuan Middle School.

"The three of you have only one task, which is to prevent him from scoring goals."

Hearing the head coach say this, everyone including Luo Kai was surprised.

Even if the goalkeeper Meng Xi is left out, there are two people defending against one person...

Let the two main central defenders of the school team defend a rookie with the lowest strength, and at the same time, the main goalkeeper is responsible for guarding the goal. So far, only one goal has been conceded in the three qualifiers.

Li Ziqiang ignored the players' surprise and incomprehension, turned around and said to Hu Lai who was standing beside him: "And your task is very simple, score a goal without fouling—as long as you can score a goal You have passed the special training. Today, tomorrow and the day after tomorrow, as long as you can score a goal in these three days of training, the special training is over, and then you and I will give you a chance to play."

Wow!

There was an uproar among the team, but it died down quickly.

Everyone just looked at Hu Lai with complex eyes of surprise and sympathy.

"Any comments?" Li Ziqiang asked Hu Lai.

Hu Lai asked, "Will you listen to me if I have an opinion, coach?"

Li Ziqiang shook his head: "No."

"Oh, then I have no objection." Hu Lai said.

"Okay, let's train like this. Everyone is in place!" Li Ziqiang blew his whistle.

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Li Qingqing and Song Jiajia standing in the stands couldn't hear the voice on the other side of the goal. They still don't know the specific arrangement of the special training.

But when Li Qingqing saw the players' positions on the field, she was taken aback.

In front of the goal, besides the goalkeeper, there were two players wearing red vests standing in front of Hu Lai.

Other than that, there was no one else in the box, no more defensive players, but no other offensive players either.

This means that in this special training, Hu Lai has to face two main central defenders of the school team and a main goalkeeper alone.

This... Dad is too strict, right?

For things like one-on-two, Luo Kai might be able to do it.

But now this is Hu Lai, what level is Hu Lai, can he still not know?

It seems that Dad is determined to let Hu Lai do basic training for a year...

Although Li Qingqing agrees that Hu Lai needs more basic training now, but through this method of beating Hu Lai in public, let him train with peace of mind... Is this method a bit too drastic?

Song Jiajia beside him didn't quite understand, so he asked, "Li Qingqing, what are you doing?"

"It should be for Hu Lai to face the defense of two people alone..." Li Qingqing explained.

"One vs two? Is Hu Lai so powerful?"

Li Qingqing shook her head.

Obviously, he's not that good.

The onlookers also understood what Li Ziqiang was going to do, and similar discussions sounded from the sidelines, buzzing.

Li Zhiqun, who was standing in the crowd, did not participate in the discussion of others, but looked at Hu Lai who was alone in the restricted area, and sneered.

In any case, you cannot escape the fate of being a joke!

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"Let me tell you, don't think about putting water in the training, and face the training as a formal game. Otherwise, go and do a year of basic training with Hu Lai. If you don't practice for a year, don't even think about playing the game!" Before the training started, Li Ziqiang said.

Hearing his words, Meng Xi shrugged at Hu Lai.

As the goalkeeper of this special training, if Hu Lai wants to score goals, his performance is crucial.

It's true that he didn't think about deliberately selling a loophole during training, letting go of the water a little, so that Hu Lai could score a goal. He and Hu Lai are not yet friends, and this is all because of his friend Mao Xiao's support for Hu Lai.

But obviously his little thought has been seen through by the head coach...

Li Ziqiang blew the whistle, and the special training officially began.

After the whistle sounded, Chu Yifan kicked the football towards the goal. The whole process seemed to be taking a set kick. He passed the football diagonally towards the goal at a forty-five-degree angle with the goal.

And Hu Lai ran diagonally almost at the same time as the whistle sounded.

His reaction was so fast that both Mao Xiao and Yan Yan didn't expect that Hu Lai had the upper hand.

Hou Lai managed to catch the ball before the two defenders. He didn't try to continue to dribble or adjust a few more times, but shot the football directly towards the goal!

But just when he shot the football towards the goal, a long leg stretched out and blocked the football from the baseline!

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"Oh, what a pity!" Li Qingqing almost jumped up in the stands.

In her eyes, although Hu Lai only had basic training this month, she has made great progress. The connection between his movements and movements is much faster and smoother than before. This is also the meaning and function of basic training, allowing him to generate muscle memory during repeated training.

For example, when seeing a ball coming, the body can immediately react to how to stop the ball.

Once the ball is stopped, it is possible to say what to do next.

If you can't stop the ball well, if you stop the ball ten meters away, what is the connection?

Just lose possession of the ball, okay?

Another thing that makes Li Qingqing feel that Hu Lai performed well is that after receiving the ball, he did not continue to dribble the ball, or try some fake moves to get rid of it, but directly connected with a shot, which can be said to be very decisive. .

This is a shooter's intuition.

The only regret is that the central defender Mao Xiao reacted faster, arrived in time, and blocked his shot with his leg.

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Mao Xiao, who blocked Hu Lai's shot, gave Hu Lai a thumbs up: "Good job, Hu Lai, your reaction is a little faster than I thought."

Hu Lai curled her lips: "But it's still not as fast as you, you just want to take the opportunity to praise yourself, right?"

Mao Xiao showed a simple smile: "No, you think too much."

Hu Lai didn't care about him. He felt hopeful in the attack just now. He felt that if the training continued like this, he still had a chance to score in three days.

But just when Hu Lai was feeling good, he suddenly heard Li Ziqiang's urgent whistle: "Stop, stop, stop! What are you doing?!"

Then Li Ziqiang aggressively walked into the restricted area and came up to the three people. He glared at Mao Xiao and said very rudely: "This is your defense? Remember what I said before, what should I do if someone releases water?"

Mao Xiao, who was quite happy just now, panicked, and quickly explained: "But coach, I didn't release the water, and I blocked his shot..."

"Oh? Really? It looks like I still have to praise you?" Li Ziqiang sneered. "But you don't forget, if this is an official game, what your performance looks like. You should not even let him catch the ball! You let this rookie striker catch the ball in front of you, and even give him back. Space kick shot! You call this a good defense?!"

Li Ziqiang pointed at Hu Lai.

And Mao Xiao lowered his head amidst the coach's criticism, unable to say a word.

He admitted that the coach was right, his mentality just now was completely different from that in the game. He will be more aggressive in the game, and just now he didn't even have physical contact with Hu Lai...

"And you, Yan Yan!" After Li Ziqiang finished criticizing Mao Xiao, he pointed the finger at the vice-captain again. "Two defensive players faced an offensive player, and one of them just watched from the sidelines? What about the defense? Where did the things that usually practiced go? Do you watch the whole game while defending in the same way? ?!"

Faced with the head coach's unceremonious accusations in front of real people, Yan Yan blushed: "I'm sorry, coach..."

"What did I say before? Treat training with the mentality of an official game! Remember, this is not training, this is an official game! What you did in the official game, show me how to do it now!"

Then he turned around and walked out of the restricted area, blowing the whistle again: "Come again!"

This time Hu Lai was bumped by Yan Yan just after receiving the ball, and lost his balance. Then the ball was intercepted by Mao Xiao, and the attack was over.

Even people who don't know much about football can see that Mao Xiao and Yan Yan are obviously much more serious than last time.

But the coach was still dissatisfied, and the hasty whistle interrupted Chu Yifan's serve again.

Li Ziqiang walked up, shook his head at the two defenders, and said, "Let me demonstrate to you what physical confrontation is."

After finishing speaking, he waved to Chu Yifan: "Pass the ball!"

Chu Yifan passed the football, and Hu Lai ran to where the football landed.

At the same time, Li Ziqiang, who was stuck inside, also moved. Like Hu Lai, he ran towards the football.

The football was in the air, and Hu Lai jumped up to fight for the top. Li Ziqiang also jumped up, towards the landing point of the football, and also jumped towards Hu Lai.

Then there was a muffled bang.

Li Ziqiang slammed into Hu Lai's ribs hard, knocking him flat and flying him out...

Hu Lai felt as if he had been hit by a high-speed car, and his internal organs were displaced. By the time he reacted, he had already fallen to the ground five meters away.

He stared blankly at the coach. The coach on the ground turned his back to him and was saying to Mao Xiao and Yan Yan: "This is physical confrontation! Follow this standard for me! If you can't do it, you will let it go!"

Then he turned around, looked at Hu Lai who was still sitting on the ground, and said condescendingly, "You want to play? Let me tell you, kid, this is how you will be treated on the court."

After saying this, he turned around and walked out of the restricted area, saying to everyone, "Come again!"

Behind him, Hu Lai slowly got up from the ground.