Fox in the Penalty Area

"The South China Tigers took the lead in less than one minute of the game, but the next game did not follow their script... Chen Xingyi's supplementary shot helped Shining Star lead South China 2:1 in the first half. Tiger... and in another stadium, the match between Shanhai Sailor and Hedong Thunder was still 0:0. Both sides started to exert their strength in the second half of the first half, and they both got some opportunities, but they didn't seize any..."

Cao Wei turned off the live broadcast, and returned the phone to assistant coach Wu Dening, who smiled and said, "The South China Tigers fans have always called Shining Star a shit-stirring stick, but now they have really turned them into a pot of porridge. I don't know how they feel?"

"No matter what they think, it has nothing to do with us. Thanks to Shining Star, we only need to defeat Raiden in the game to become the champion." He put his hand on the doorknob of the locker room.

"Are you going to break the news to them?"

"Well. Anyway, they will know if I don't say anything. The first thing this group of people do when they return to the locker room is to get their mobile phones to watch the score of the game. I want them to have a clear goal and give them the motivation to beat Thunder .”

After finishing speaking, Cao Wei twisted the handle, pushed the door open and entered.

The sailor players in the locker room all looked away from their mobile phone screens and looked up.

"Brothers, there is good news!" Their head coach clapped his hands and raised his voice.

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"The South China Tigers are 1:2 behind the Shining Stars in the away game. The situation is favorable to us. But if we can't grasp the opportunity, no matter how much we are helped by others, we will still be a mess of mud that cannot support the wall! So in order not to Let you regret it when you think about it many years later, you will fight against the sailors in the second half! The temptation is already enough, and the second half is to keep putting pressure on their defense and make them lose sight of the other!"

Yan Li, head coach of Hedong Thunder, said with a stern expression.

Then he called a person's name: "Luo Kai!"

Luo Kai looked up at him.

"In the second half, don't just play on the side. You should lean more in the center and ambush behind Barragan. If Barragan competes for the first point, you must control the second point."

Luo Kai was stunned for a moment, he realized what Director Yan wanted him to do by suddenly letting him go to the middle lane - just like the game against the South China Tigers, he used his scoring ability in front of the goal to catch the sailors by surprise.

This time, he is no longer the support who passes the ball to his teammates, but will be the main attacker!

Thinking of this, Luo Kai straightened up and replied excitedly: "Understood, guide Yan!"

Yan Li was very satisfied with Luo Kai's reaction,

He nodded, turned his attention to Stuart Barragan again, and said to the interpreter next to him: "Stuart, you have to make a fulcrum in the frontcourt, we will use more high balls in the second half, you have to try to make every high ball Let's fight..."

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"All right, all be quiet!" Zhao Kangming returned to the locker room, raised his arms and repeated loudly, which made the bustling locker room quiet down.

The players all had smiles on their faces, and they all sat in their seats and looked at the head coach.

"We are only leading by one goal. Don't be too happy. The South China Tigers are a team with a championship tradition. Don't underestimate them!" Seeing that everyone was quiet, Zhao Kangming seriously reminded the players.

The first half of the game ended just after taking the lead, and the players hadn't recovered from the joy of scoring.

This is actually not a very good situation.

If Zhao Kangming had a choice, he would rather put the ball at the beginning of the second half, which can not only boost morale, but also prevent the opponent from having the opportunity to make detailed adjustments.

And now he bets that Lehmann must be telling his players what to do in the locker room and making tactical adjustments.

"You have to know that we are only leading by one goal, and leading by one goal is the most dangerous situation in the world! The opponent still has a whole half of the game to counterattack us... If we don't pay attention, then we will cry in the second half when!"

Under his constant emphasis, the relaxed atmosphere in the locker room disappeared little by little.

After everyone's smiles disappeared from their faces, Zhao Kangming finally nodded in satisfaction: "Remember, you must not relax your vigilance until the referee blows the final whistle!"

Then he began to give tactical instructions: "Xia Xiaoyu, you should continue to be in the midfielder position in the second half, keep the pressure on the South China Tigers' defense line, and don't let them easily press... When necessary, you can foul in the frontcourt, pay attention to the scale, let Try to push back the time to eat cards..."

"Zhang Hao and Liu Binwei, you two full-backs, should continue to actively press forward. When our full-backs are on, Qin Lin retreats back and forms a three-back with Wang Guangwei and Ding Yuanhai. Morikawa sweeps and protects in front of you. When switching from offense to defense, the two full-backs should not entangle with them in front. Even if the ball is on your side, I will immediately return to defend and drop. Chen Xingyi and Zhang Qinghuan will be responsible for defending from the side... Hu Lai, you have to return to the defense in time to harass their midfielder Dias."

All the players whose names were called nodded, indicating that they had received the task.

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"We gave them too much space to attack in the first half! When Xia Xiaoyu came up, where were our men? Where were the men who protected our back line?"

The interpreter questioned the players of the South China Tigers on behalf of head coach Lehman.

After Zhao Kangming made a temporary change, Xia Xiaoyu rushed forward, and Zhang Qinghuan changed to the right, which created some troubles for the South China Tigers' defense and made them seem at a loss.

After all, Zhang Qinghuan also needs someone to defend.

Although Shanxing played 4231, it can actually be understood as 4222. Shanxing is two organizers in front, with a double midfielder configuration-both Zhang Qinghuan and Xia Xiaoyu can play the midfielder. This means that Shining Star has two ball-holding and ball-out points in the frontcourt, and the South China Tigers' defensive strength is naturally diluted.

"We can't let them do whatever they want in front of our penalty area in the second half! When defending, all of us, except Bernardo, have to go back to the 30-meter area to assist in the defense and compress their midfield. The space for the players to move…”

Lehman picked up a marker and drew on the whiteboard while speaking.

The translator looked at the pictures he drew beside him, and translated everything he said into Chinese.

"We also made a mistake in the first half, which was to regard Chen Xingyi as a wide player, but in fact when Xia Xiaoyu became a midfielder, Chen Xingyi was more like a striker than a winger. They didn't take advantage of it. The width of the court, instead, took advantage of our blind spots in thinking, which in turn misled us—this is how the second conceded goal occurred: we all thought that Chen Xingyi would be on the wing, but when the football hit us on the left At that time, Chen Xingyi had quietly moved from the side to the middle. At this time, he was like a shadow striker lying in ambush beside Hu Lai... So in the second half, we must further strengthen the defense against Chen Xingyi... Yu Daisong you Keep sticking to him, and don't give up halfway even if you are following the penalty area. Leave the vacancy on the side to Huang Yao, and Huang Yao has to make it up in time..."

"Team Yao continues to follow Hu Lai closely, and don't give him a chance to get rid of the shot in the penalty area. In addition, Lin Zhiyuan, you must remind our defense line in time, tell them where there are loopholes and gaps, and avoid being used by Hu Lai."

Lin Zhiyuan patted his chest with his big hand: "Don't worry, wrap it on me!"

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"...The stadium is owned by the municipal government, and we have to share the advertising revenue with the government, so whoever can enter and who cannot enter, our club has nothing to say about this matter..." Dong Wen was chatting with the boss of a local company business matters.

"Of course, if you directly sponsor the club, we welcome it. We can talk about specific matters in detail at that time..."

As soon as he finished speaking, someone else stepped in to chat with him.

At the same time, there were several people around him in suits and leather shoes, waiting to have a few words with Dong Wen.

Flash Star temporarily led the South China Tigers with a score of 2:1 in the game. Although this does not guarantee that they will win the championship, it also proves their strength and their bright future.

Coupled with the high popularity of this team on the Internet, those companies with a business vision will not let go of this sweet pastry.

As a season draws to a close, some original sponsorship contracts will definitely expire and need to be re-signed.

Those around Dong Wei wanted to get a share of the pie.

Lu Heng didn't communicate with anyone. He and the South China Tigers Club sat in their seats, watching the scene around Dong Wen with cold eyes.

It's like the eyes of the old nobles seeing the new nobles.

It was a little uncomfortable, as if all my own interests had been taken away.

But Lu Heng knew that this was what Shan Xing deserved.

As far as their performance this season is concerned, even if they don't win the league championship in the end, they can be said to be extremely successful, and it is only natural that they will be favored by sponsors.

It's just that if this scene happened at the South China Tigers' home stadium, the Lotus Stadium, then the person surrounded in the middle should be himself...

At this moment, he noticed a few people walking in from the outside, and his and Dong Wen's eyes were instantly attracted.

The person who came in was the representative of the Chinese Football Association.

The group of them walked and chatted, unaware that they had attracted the attention of the general managers of the two teams in this game.

It seems that he went out to rest and came back when the second half of the game was about to start.

Although they are very low-key, most people can't see who they are at all, but how could the two general managers of the club not know them?

After all, they came to Jincheng yesterday with the Chinese Super League championship trophy-Shenlong Cup.

The overall shape of the Chinese Super League Champions Trophy is two dragons circling upwards. On the top of the two dragons' horns, there is a football burning with flames. That's why it was named "Shenlong Cup".

The corresponding women's football Chinese Super League championship trophy is called the "Golden Phoenix Cup". The overall shape is the same as the Shenlong Cup, except that the two dragons have become two golden phoenixes.

As the highest honor of Chinese football, this trophy is not owned by any club alone. There is no such thing as winning the Chinese Super League championship for so many consecutive seasons that you can keep this trophy permanently... Usually this trophy is stored in the bank's vault, and a 1:1 replica is placed in the club's showroom , not pure gold, but copper plated with gold.

The bronze-plated replica trophy is collected by the winning club and is permanently placed in the club's honor showroom. The real trophy will only be handed over to them at the championship ceremony, and at the opening ceremony of each season, the captain of the defending champion will bring the real trophy to the scene and return it to the organizing committee. After that, all Chinese Super League teams will fight for 30 rounds to compete for this trophy.

This time, because the South China Tigers ranked first and were the most likely to win the championship, it was the real Shenlong Cup that was brought to the Jincheng Division by the Football Association.

The pure gold trophy was made of six kilograms of 24K gold.

The one taken to the Shanhai competition area is naturally a gold-plated copper replica...

The gazes of the two general managers followed the seats of the Football Association staff before they were taken back.

After that, Dong Wen was not in the mood to chat with those business representatives and bosses. He glanced at his watch, and there were still three minutes before the start of the second half.

So he bowed his hands to apologize to everyone, bid them farewell, and returned to his seat.

After sitting down, he turned his head and glanced at Lu Heng, who was sitting next to him, with a smile on his face again: "Boss Lu, didn't you go to rest?"

"I just went to the toilet once. There are too many people, and I don't want to go anywhere." Lu Heng also smiled, and his answer was very simple, neither too enthusiastic nor cold.

"Hey, there are indeed a lot of people. There is no way, everyone is too enthusiastic. This is the first time in Anton's football history. It made Mr. Lu laugh."

"Look at what you said? Who didn't come here from this time?"

The two general managers were indifferent, chatting without saying a word, waiting for the last few minutes of the intermission to pass.

Under their sight, the football field has been emptied again, and the substitute players from both sides who took advantage of the intermission to warm up left the field. Two goal line referees went behind the two goals to re-check the strength of the net to avoid holes. If the football hits the side net, but gets into the goal through the gap between the net and the goal post, it will be troublesome...

Everyone is making final preparations for the upcoming second half.

Including both players in the locker room.

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In the locker room of the visiting team, the South China Tigers players all stood in front of their respective seats, with their hands behind their backs, listening to their captain Yao Huasheng's speech.

"Forty-five minutes, a lot can happen in those forty-five minutes. Now we are behind, but at the end of the game, we will be the winner. It's just one goal behind, like that. We have passed the scene countless times... We are confident that we can reverse the score in the remaining 45 minutes, just like we have done many times before!"

"We have to be united! Fight for the league championship! This is not the most difficult championship we have ever experienced. We have won even more difficult ones, and this time is the same! Don't be disturbed by the voices in the stands... Victory will definitely belong to us! Because we are South China tigers! We are the king of beasts!"

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In the locker room of the home team, the starting players of Shining Star put their hands on their shoulders and formed a circle next to each other. Qin Lin, who was wearing the captain's armband, was also among them. He was an integral part of this circle.

He and his teammates are listening to the man in the middle of the circle.

That's their head coach.

"Put aside all thoughts about the league championship. Just think about one thing." Zhao Kangming raised a finger and looked around.

"That is to win. The ultimate goal of competitive sports and professional football is to win. Not only in this game, but in all games, we all pursue victory. Because victory makes our work valuable, and victory gives us Confidence can move forward, victory can bring joy to people, and comfort those who are sad..."

Every player looked at him, no one spoke, only his voice in the locker room.

"There are still forty-five minutes. During these forty-five minutes, no matter what happens, whether we are ahead or we are behind, you must keep in mind that you must not lie down until you hear the final whistle. On the ground! We can beat them once in the Super Bowl, and we can also beat them in the league! Compared with us a season ago, we are stronger now!" Zhao Kangming clenched his fists and gritted his teeth.

"We are flashing stars. A small spark alone is no threat, but together it is a fire, a fire that can start a prairie fire! Today we are here to light a fire that will burn the entire wasteland and burn a fire." Clean it up!"