Fox in the Penalty Area

The air conditioner on the wall directly above the head was working, and the outdoor unit hanging outside the balcony was humming and roaring, shaking the balcony glass to vibrate, making continuous low-frequency noise.

The temperature was set at 26 degrees Celsius, but Xie Lan still felt hot. She was fanning herself with a round cattail fan in one hand.

The voice of the commentator came from the TV directly in front:

"Today, the temperature in Kunyang has reached 34 degrees, and the air humidity is as high as 80%. The body will feel more stuffy. This will have a negative impact on the players on both sides of the field."

"That's right, the weather in Kunyang today is just two words: sweltering!" The voice of the guest commentator for this game sounded, "The air humidity is too high, and a water film will form on the surface of the human body, which will affect heat dissipation. It is also because of this , The game has not been exciting enough so far, and the players on both sides seem a little tired. Fortunately, it is time to replenish water soon..."

It can be seen from the live TV footage that the game was indeed held under the scorching sun.

In such weather, not many people even went to watch the game, and the stands of the Kunyang City Stadium, which can accommodate 40,000 people, were nearly two-thirds empty.

Although there are fans in the remaining one-third, they are also weak at this moment, and no one makes a sound. If they don't show the stands, it will make people think that this is an empty game.

The weather was not good at first, and neither side has scored a goal until now, which naturally made the fans feel even more bored.

"Flash Star's personnel arrangement for this game is actually more proactive than the last away game against the Eagles. They did create some opportunities in the game, but they failed to seize them. So until now A goal. At the same time, fortunately, the flashing star's defense performed well, withstood the offensive of Kunyang City, this is 0:0..."

"Actually, Kunyang City may not be unacceptable if the game ends with this score, even if it is their home game. But Shining Star definitely cannot accept it. If this game cannot be won, it will be three consecutive games without victory. Zhao Kangming is under a lot of pressure..."

Because the game scene was a bit dull and boring, the commentators and guest commentators of Anton Satellite TV's sports channel could only ramble.

Xie Lan in front of the TV couldn't help complaining when he heard what the commentator said: "If this is the case, why don't you just replace Hu Lai? My son is also a striker! To strengthen the offense, shouldn't the striker be replaced? "

When she said that, she speeded up the speed of the hand fan, as if she wanted to use the fanning wind to smooth her frowning brows.

It is four forty-three on Sunday afternoon,

Fifty-eight minutes into the match between Shining Star and Kunyang City, the score is still 0:0. The only reason for her, who doesn't know much about football, to sit patiently in front of the TV and watch this boring football game is that her son Hu Lai hasn't played yet.

No one in the house answered her questions, and her husband, the only person who knew how to play football, went out for a walk just after the game started.

In such a sweltering weather, go out for a ghostly walk... Xie Lan knew in her heart that her husband just didn't want to watch the game, and the reason he didn't watch the game was because he didn't want to bow his head and admit defeat to his son.

Men are like this, she is used to it.

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Hu Lai was not sitting on the bench. He and several other substitutes were driven to the warm-up area by the assistant coach, and they were warming up behind the goal of Kunyang City.

First sprint for ten meters, then turn back, lift your legs high while jogging, return to the starting point, turn around and sprint, and continue to repeat this process.

After finishing five sets, he stood still and began to twist and stretch. At the same time, he stood behind the billboard and watched the game from the perspective behind the goal of Kunyang City.

He felt that there was nothing wrong with the tactical arrangement directed by Zhao. Flash Star played impressively in the away game, especially in the midfield and backcourt, where they performed very steadily.

Although Brother Lin is thirty-eight years old, your uncle is your uncle. There is no pressure to play in the middle class, and he is stable in the midfield. Tandem organization, both offensive and defensive.

It's the front line...

Macaulay Murphy was closely marked by the opponent's defender, and it was difficult to have a chance.

As for Lai Zekai, I don't know if the defenders in Kunyang City know that he is in a sluggish state, and his defense against Murphy is obviously not as good as that against Murphy, which also caused Lai Zekai to get some shooting opportunities instead.

But just like his previous games, so far only one shot has hit the goal frame...

At this moment, Lai Zekai forced a long shot from the front of the penalty area. As a result, the football flew high above the crossbar and landed directly behind Hu Lai's warm-up area.

The ball boy at the home court of Kunyang City threw the football in his hand into the field, then turned around and ran to pick it up.

Seeing the figure of the caddy of the home team running hard under the scorching sun, Hu Lai felt a little sympathetic to the other party - when he played in the Dongchuan Middle School team before, there was no caddy, so if anyone shot a goal and hit the plane, he would Being booed by everyone, because no one wants to run so far to pick up the ball... In the end, whoever kicked the football out will pick it up.

"Lai Zekai's feeling in front of the door is really terrible..." Beside Hu Lai, Han Xiangfei, who was warming up with him, suddenly sighed.

"But didn't Brother Lai score 16 goals last season?" Hu Lai turned his head and asked.

"Who can tell about the status?" Han Xiangfei shook his head.

Hu Lai suddenly remembered something, and asked, "Someone on the Internet said that Brother Lai fell into a scoring drought because the club did not meet his salary increase requirements..."

"Maybe...the salary increase did not make it, and it did have some impact on Lai Zekai's mentality. During that time, Lai Zekai always scolded Manager Dong in the locker room...Li team persuaded him to adjust his mentality, but he I didn’t listen to it. In fact, he has an annual salary of one million. Even if the club doesn’t give him a raise this time, as long as he performs well, he will still have a chance next time. As a result, he made such a fuss, which made everyone very uncomfortable. A person with an annual salary of one million is saying in the locker room every day that the club sends a beggar...he is a beggar, so there is no one like us with 500,000 yuan, so we are not beggars among beggars?"

After Hu Lai heard Han Xiangfei's complaint, he pondered for two seconds and then asked, "Brother Fei, you are a beggar among beggars, so what am I?"

Han Xiangfei laughed: "Don't worry, boy, as long as you can perform well, you still have to worry about not having a good contract? Look at Guangwei, he signed a professional contract with the club at the end of last year, but as far as his current performance is concerned, let me tell you, Before the end of this season, the club will definitely re-sign the contract with him, and the annual salary will definitely increase by then."

Hu Lai asked again: "Brother Fei, I just signed a professional contract in July. If I perform well this half of the season, when the season is over, the club can re-sign me a contract and give me a contract." Is there a raise?"

Han Xiangfei turned his head to see Hu Lai's eyes light up, and thought it was funny, he shook his head: "Then I don't know, how good you have to be for the club to re-sign the contract with you in half a year?"

In fact, Hu Lai didn't know what conditions had to be triggered in order for the club to sign another professional contract with him in only half a season and give him a salary increase.

He just thought that he still owed 400,000 foreign debts, and he couldn't wait...

At this moment, the referee blew his whistle, and the players on both sides immediately suspended the game and walked towards their respective benches on the sidelines.

It's time to hydrate.

The head coaches of both sides took advantage of this opportunity to seize the time to make adjustments to what happened in the game just now.

It's actually a bit like a timeout in a basketball game.

The setting of water replenishment time also enriches the means for coaches to direct the game.

Replenishing water on the sidelines has nothing to do with the substitute players. Hu Lai and Han Xiangfei did not continue to chat, but continued to do a simple warm-up.

At this time, the team's fitness coach ran out from the Xingxing coach's bench. He ran all the way, and soon ran to the corner flag area, then leaned on the billboard, waved to the warm-up area and shouted: "Hu Lai! Hu Lai !"

At first everyone thought he was yelling "come back" to end the warm-up and return to the bench. Unexpectedly, when they all finished warming up and walked back, the fitness coach quickly waved his hands: "What are you doing back? I mean Hu Lai! Hu Lai is back!"

He also pointed at Hu Lai.

Han Xiangfei came to his senses first, and patted Hu Lai's shoulder vigorously: "Yes, Hu Lai! You are going to play! Don't be dazed, go back quickly!"

Hu Lai, who was pushed by Han Xiangfei, came back to his senses, and hurriedly ran to Shanxing's coaching bench under the envious eyes of other teammates.

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When Hu Lai ran back to the coach's bench and got close to the teammates who gathered to drink water, he heard Lai Zekai asking the head coach Zhao Kangming to stay on the court: "I can still do it. I promise to score goals. Coach Zhao It's only 65 minutes now, and there are 25 minutes left, you give me...give me 15 more minutes, and if you don't score by then, you can just replace me! I will never say anything!"

His tone was fierce and his voice was a little loud, and Hu Lai could hear him clearly from outside, but he didn't stop outside the crowd because of this, instead he slipped in and appeared in front of the head coach Zhao Kangming, smiling at the back The reporter said: "Director Zhao, did you call me?"

He was afraid that Director Zhao would be persuaded by Lai Zekai, so he jumped out to show his presence.

Naturally, Lai Zekai succeeded in making him frown.

Lai Zekai, who glanced at Hu Lai, turned his gaze to Zhao Kangming and continued, "Director Zhao, I feel really good in front of the goal today. I almost scored in the first half!"

But Zhao Kangming's attitude was very firm. Facing Lai Zekai, he shook his head: "Playing football in today's weather will consume a lot of energy for everyone. Come down and rest, and the next game will depend on you, Xiao Lai."

Lai Zekai saw that he had said so, and the head coach still refused to give in, so he knew that he could only accept the decision to be replaced.

This made him very unhappy.

So he didn't respond to the head coach's words, so he turned around and walked to the bench.

It stands to reason that Flashing Star has to be replaced, and he shouldn't go back to the bench directly, because he is not considered replaced. He should be back on the court, and when the coach is ready, he should be replaced at the next dead ball and handed over to the teammate who replaced him.

But he didn't do this, but went back to the bench directly, expressing his dissatisfaction with the head coach's substitution in this way.

In this way, Flashing Star had to make substitutions immediately, otherwise they would have one less player on the field to fight... Could it be because the opponent scored a goal because of one less player?

Sure enough, as soon as Lai Zekai left, the referee came up to remind the Flash Star players to get on the field quickly and not turn the hydration time into a halftime break...

Assistant coach Chen Mo quickly told the referee that they wanted to make a substitution.

"Why did you go early? Hurry up!" The referee waved impatiently.

"I'll be there soon, I'll be there soon..." Chen Mo said while going to get Hu Lai's competition certificate, without which he would not be able to participate.

On the other side, head coach Zhao Kangming put his arms around Hu Lai's shoulders, leaned into his ear, and said to him: "I don't have time to talk too much to you, but I also know that talking too much is bad for you." It's really useless..."

Holly grinned.

"Anyway, you have been watching for a long time off the court, and you must have your own ideas. The offensive routines we have practiced repeatedly in training are still useful against Kunyang City's defense..."

Hearing what Director Zhao said, Hu Lai nodded vigorously. This is indeed what he saw off the court. He now also believes that it is true that Director Zhao told himself that he has now found the feeling of coaching the first team, because Director Zhao is indeed capable in training and tactical arrangements, and he has been improving during the coaching of Flash Star.

"So just perform as you did in training." Zhao Kangming gently patted the hand on Hu Lai's shoulder, "Don't put any pressure on it, it's no big deal even if you don't score, the main thing is to experience the atmosphere and accumulate experience ..."

Hu Lai interrupted Director Zhao's chatter: "I know, Director Zhao. But why do you feel that you are more nervous than me?"

"What nonsense!" Zhao Kangming patted Hu Lai on the back hard, pushing him away, "Hurry up and play!"

"Obey!" Hu Lai turned around and saluted Director Zhao, took his competition certificate from assistant coach Chen Mo, took off his training vest, threw it to the bench, and walked towards the fourth official.

He carefully tucked the hem of his jersey into his shorts, and when he pulled out his hand, there was already a thin red string on his left wrist.

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"Flashing Star is going to be the first to make a substitution! Lai Zekai has already returned to the bench, and it seems that Zhao Kangming is going to use this water replenishment time to make a substitution... Hu Lai No. 33 was replaced! This young man The player was transferred from the youth team of the Chinese Super League Poseidon Club two weeks ago..."

In the TV broadcast, Hu Lai's back with his jersey tucked into his shorts appeared, and his surname: HU was printed on the huge number on the back.

Seeing this scene, Xie Lan jumped up from the bed, then turned on the camera of the mobile phone, and started recording on the TV screen.

"Guanlin, do you know anything about this Hu Lai?" the narrator asked.

"I really understand that this Hu Lai was actually a student player before that. He was favored by a professional team because of his outstanding performance in the National High School Football Championship, and went to the Poseidon Youth Team of the Chinese Super League. The director of training is Zhao Kangming who is currently coaching Shining Star." Somewhat unexpectedly, the guest commentator Lu Guanlin really did his homework, and did not rummage through the materials in the commentary booth, and then exclaimed into the microphone: "Who can tell Who am I!"

"Speaking of student players, in fact, Wang Guangwei, the No. 15 central defender of our Shining Stars on the field, was also a student player. He played in Jiaxiang High School, a famous football school in the province, and was the captain of the team. After graduating from high school, he became a player. A member of the Shining Star youth team. Now I can see a team with two players from student players appearing on the field. I have to say that the development of campus football in our country is quite effective..." The commentator also understands student football sports.

Xie Lan didn't care what the narrators said at all, and now she was staring at her son in the cell phone video.

Watch him go and hand in his badge, watch him walk to the sidelines with the 4th official, watch him take turns lifting both feet up for the 4th official to check the studs, watch the 4th official hold up the substitution sign , No. 9 off, No. 33 on.

Finally, she saw her son running into the field with his head held high.

"Come on, son..."

Mom said softly.

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