Chapter 3 Purpose of the Finals
Before Zhou Yi went on the court, he turned his head and looked at the scoreboard on the sidelines. It clearly showed "0:0", which means that neither team scored a goal or was a draw.
This is good news for him.
He didn't find anything unexpected about this score.
This score can be inferred from the on-court situation he saw before he fell asleep.
Actually, he didn't lie, he really fell asleep just now.
Before, others were still watching the game while sitting on the bench, but the game itself was really not very interesting. Apart from being fierce, it was of no significance.
He was yawning all the time, and he was so excited last night that he slept late, got up early, and had no sleep.
Even though the sun was scorching above his head and his butt was like Teppanyaki on his stool, he still fell asleep uncontrollably.
Although it was a bit embarrassing to fall asleep on the sidelines, Zhou Yi didn't feel too embarrassed. As for football, I still watched his performance on the court, which had nothing to do with off-court.
As long as you can perform well on the court, what if you fall asleep on the bench?
He ran to the court with confidence.
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After Zhou Yi was woken up, everyone understood it - it turned out that this kid was asleep on the sidelines!
So a burst of laughter rang out in the stands.
Zhou Jianliang was annoyed by this laughter - my son, no matter how embarrassing he is, he will be my son! It’s not your turn to make a joke!
So he stood up suddenly, put his hands on his lips, and shouted into the stadium: "Come on, son! Kick well! Dad supports you!"
Zhou Yi, who had just stepped onto the stadium, heard his father's shouting, and he turned around and saluted him, and Zhou Jianliang also replied to him. This is the usual way for the father and son to communicate with each other.
After saluting, Zhou Jianliang looked at the people who were laughing provocatively.
The parents found that this person was the father they made fun of. They were a little embarrassed, and they all lowered their heads or looked away.
Zhou Jianliang waited until the last person moved away from his eyes and then sat down slowly in the form of a winner.
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Although Zhou Yi was full of confidence when he ran on the court, he wanted to turn the tide with his own strength.
But the actual situation is far from what he imagined.
As a midfielder, you need to deal with the ball frequently on the court.
But when he came on the court, no one passed the football to him - of course, everyone just wanted to stick the football to their feet. How could they pass the football to their competitors easily?
No matter how Zhou Yi raised his hand and shouted loudly, no one passed the football to him.
He has been on the court for five minutes, with zero touches and zero performances.
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"It's really a pile of loose sand..." Hao Dong on the rostrum finally couldn't help it, shook his head and sighed.
Xiao Wang next to him could also see that the level of the game was very low, so he took this opportunity to ask the question in his heart: "Brother Dong, I have a question... Why don't the finals compete in various individual technologies like the previous auditions, and do such a game? Everyone put together temporarily, and they are all competitors. This game must be not good-looking..."
Hao Dong said: "These people are not bad at competing in individual technology, otherwise they will not be able to enter the finals. It makes no sense to compete any more. Why should I turn the finals into a game? Because I want to see what is beyond technology."
"Things beyond technology?" Xiao Wang was puzzled.
"Well, something other than football technology is football consciousness." Hao Dong explained, "It is a deeper thing, and technology can be practiced, but consciousness is mostly innate, and this is talent."
"This..." Xiao Wang was even more confused when he heard Hao Dong's explanation, "Will it be too exaggerated to see those things in this game, Brother Dong?"
"So I just ask for a little."
"What?"
“Awareness of teamwork.”
Xiao Wang then suddenly realized: "No wonder you mentioned it at the end, telling them that football is a team sport."
"Of course, why don't you think I'm talking nonsense? But unfortunately... I don't see these kids listening." Hao Dong shook his head and stopped talking.
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As a midfielder, Zhou Yi couldn't even get the ball near the Blue Team goal, and it was crowded here, with players from the Blue Team and Red Team crowded together, and there was no room for the ball to play.
Considering this situation, Zhou Yi did not insist on knocking down the front of the penalty area to compete with his teammates for space. He chose to retreat and retreat to the position of the midfielder.
The teammate who was originally playing as a midfielder was a little surprised to see Zhou Yi retreating on his own initiative. But he didn't ask why. Since someone was willing to retreat on his own initiative, wouldn't he have the chance to move forward?
Thinking of this, he threw Zhou Yi off and rushed straight up.
Zhou Yi also saw the actions of this teammate, but he didn't take it seriously. His eyes passed by the forward rushing teammate and continued to move forward. He saw a completely different scene from his front-facing striker.
When he used to play forwards at school teams at all levels, the activity areas were basically in the third zone during the attack, mainly in the opponent's penalty area. There, he paid more attention to the goal and the situation in the penalty area. He also needed to care about the situation in other places.
And now he can see the positional relationship of almost everyone in the game, except for the two central defenders and a goalkeeper behind him.
It's like a picture of the Qingming Festival on the River. When playing for the striker, what Zhou Yi saw is always partial.
But after being forced to become a midfielder and retreating to the back midfielder, this famous painting slowly unfolded in front of him for the first time, revealing all the true appearance...
Every detail was clearly presented in front of Zhou Yi. He waved his head to the left and saw the situation on the left side. On the left, the left back of the Red Team had rushed to the front. From the position, it could almost be regarded as a left winger. Next to him was the Blue Team's right back, and he was stuck in the inside of the Red Team's left back to prevent him from breaking in and catching the ball.
Then I waved my head back and saw the middle. The situation in the middle is much more complicated than the side road because there are also many people.
The players of the Red and Blue teams are basically concentrated here, just like intertwined dogs. I have you and you have me.
Zhou Yi looked to the right again, and it was basically the same as the left.
The midfielder who had just run up exacerbated this chaotic and complicated situation, and he couldn't get the ball even when he went up.
But in this case, how can we win?
Zhou Yi frowned.
After stepping onto the court, seeing this situation, his thoughts also changed. He doesn't know how many opportunities he has to get the only place, but compared to joining the Western Expedition team, he cares more about the victory of the game.
He didn't want to just watch the team lose the game, even though it was a temporary piece of team.
I have to do something.
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The Red Team rushed up to attack while attacking, but because they were fighting each other, they basically did not pose any threat to the Blue Team's goal. Instead, they lost possession of the ball during the attack, and the Blue Team kicked the ball out with one big foot. The ball flew straight to the midfield and flew to... Zhou Yi's front, landed, and then bounced up, and was removed by Zhou Yi with his chest.
Then Zhou Yi stepped on the football with one kick, and he did not drive forward, which surprised many people.
Zhou Jianliang was very excited in the stands. After all, this was his son's first touch in this game. He stood up from his seat and shouted: "Come on, son!!"
Zhou Yi held the ball without any movement.
It was like it was frozen, but to the eyes of more people, his performance was more like his first appearance and was at a loss after getting the ball for the first time.
While he was stunned, the players of the Blue Team rushed up in a swarm, intending to steal and then fight back directly.
The players of the Red Team began to run back, and while running, they did not forget to wave to Zhou Yi and shout: "Pass! Pass!"
Everyone hoped that Zhou Yi could pass the football to him, but Zhou Yi did not do so.
Faced with the crowd of red and blue people, he still did not make any moves.
It's like...completely scared.
The fastest run was the Blue Team's forward No. 9 Liu Yadong. He took the lead. His speed was the fastest among these twenty-three people. He had absolute confidence in his speed.
He believed that under his full speed, the Red Team player on the opposite side who had just started playing would never be able to react...
But just as he was about to rush to Zhou Yi, Zhou Yi suddenly turned around and kicked the ball backward and passed it to the central defender behind!
Liu Yadong didn't think so much. Anyway, he only had football in his eyes. Since the opponent passed the football back, he would just continue to chase him. Under the continuous pressure, the Red Team's defender would definitely make mistakes!
But just as he was passing by Zhou Yi like the wind, he heard the boy shouting: "Transfer the ball back!"
Liu Yadong glanced out of the corner of his eyes and saw Zhou Yi quickly moving to the side after passing the ball, pointing his hands down at his feet, which meant that he wanted his teammates to pass the ball to him.
However, Liu Yadong's speed was obviously faster than his brain's reaction. Zhou Yi's figure quickly disappeared from the corner of his eyes. He didn't care about what Zhou Yi's actions meant, and he still rushed towards the football and the Red Team's No. 5 central defender at high speed.
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Originally, when Li Haoran saw the football suddenly being passed by the substitute, he was heartbroken - the other party was so fierce, would you pass the football to me? Aren't you cheating me?
For a moment, he was a little overwhelmed. This time he was really overwhelmed, but he didn't seem overwhelmed.
But just when he didn't know what to do, he suddenly shouted when he heard the substitute passing the ball to him, and ran to the middle, just in time... he moved out from behind Liu Yadong, and he could clearly see him. He didn't have to worry about being cut off by Liu Yadong when passing the ball, because the two were not on the same line at all.
Seeing Zhou Yi's actions, Li Haoran quickly swung his feet and kicked the football back to Zhou Yi.
As soon as he passed the football, Liu Yadong rushed over, stretched out his leg and kicked it in vain!
Li Haoran temporarily got rid of the predicament, but he caused a trouble for Zhou Yi.
That is to ensure that the football is not cut off by Liu Yadong. Li Haoran's kick was very powerful and rushed. It was not like passing the ball, but like a clearance but not kicking. The football jumped on the turf, rushed forward quickly, and headed straight for Zhou Yi.
It is not easy to stop such a "pass".
And if Zhou Yi can't stop well, then the Blue Team player who was rushing towards him from behind would be completely likely to directly intercept the ball and fight back.
At this time, Zhou Yi raised his right foot and stopped the football that seemed difficult to stop steadily. Then he did not stop, but immediately passed the football with his left foot and passed it to another central defender, Luo Wei, No. 4 of the Red Team.
Just as he passed the football, the Blue Team player came up from behind, and of course he played free.
But this scene shocked the people watching the ball outside the court and broke out in a cold sweat - let alone not to mention that they didn't receive the ball, even if Zhou Yi adjusted a little more when stopping the ball, the ball might not be passed, and maybe he would be stabbed directly from behind by the blue team players...
In the stands, the parents of the Blue Team players let out a huge sigh, regretting that the Blue Team failed to seize this opportunity to steal the frontcourt and counterattack.
Sitting on the rostrum, Hao Dong, who was originally a little bored, had his eyes flashed when he saw this scene.
After passing the ball, Zhou Yi seemed to have no idea that he had just escaped. He did not care about the Blue Team players beside him, but ran to the side quickly. At the same time, he shouted to his teammates: "Pass it to me!"
Everything is the same as before.
Luo Wei naturally passed the football over. Zhou Yi, who was already on the wing, received the ball. This time he did not continue to pass the ball back. He received the ball, turned around, and saw the Blue Team's goal and the people in the area inside and outside the penalty area. Now there are much less than before.
Chapter completed!