Fox in the Penalty Area

Lin Jin saw the children of Dongchuan Middle School again in the parking lot. She already knew the result of the game. This team, which participated in the national competition for the first time, made a very amazing opening appearance and won the national competition 6-0. A frequent visitor to Xizi Middle School.

She was really worried that the team she was in charge of would go home tomorrow.

This will make her somewhat disappointed.

There is a group for those staff who are responsible for connecting with the team, and everyone in the group will also communicate and chat, joking and teasing each other. And everyone is also secretly competing, comparing the results of the teams they are playing against.

I don't know when this "tradition" began to form.

If the team I am in charge of has a good performance, I will feel more or less proud of my face, as if the team's victory is also due to my own credit-in fact, they have provided the team with meticulous service and helped the team. They eliminate worries, so that the team can train and compete with peace of mind.

And when assigning staff, follow a principle, that is, if everyone has cooperated in the previous competition and there is no problem, then this competition will continue to be responsible for the work of connecting this team—if this team comes Come to this contest.

This is also to allow the team and the staff to have less running-in and more tacit understanding, which is convenient for work and at the same time allows the team to prepare for the game with peace of mind without being disturbed by other trivial matters.

Under such circumstances, the team that can participate in major competitions every year and the staff who are responsible for matching them naturally become friends.

As for Lin Jin, since she was an intern who joined the job only last year, this year's competition is actually her first time leading a team.

Before getting in touch with the children of Dongchuan Middle School, she was a little nervous and didn't know how to get in touch with this group of teenagers.

But at the airport, the boy named "Hu Lai" called "sister" and made her feel relieved-wouldn't it be enough to just treat them as her younger brothers?

Although she didn't have much contact time, she fell in love with this group of cute teenagers and hoped that they could go further and further in the national competition.

Just as a team participating in the national competition for the first time, she also knows that the situation may not be too optimistic.

Unexpectedly, these teenagers gave her a big surprise today.

After the results of the competition came out, all the WeChat groups she was in exploded, and everyone @ her, congratulated her, and expressed their surprise.

Lin Jin, who was sitting in the car at that time, smiled, her face was like blooming flowers.

Now she is standing by the bus, watching the excited Dongchuan Middle School players running towards her, and then stretched out her hand: "Congratulations on your victory! Let's give a high-five to celebrate!"

Then she high-fives every Dongchuan high school player who gets on the bus.

After getting in the car, looking at the children who were still making noise, a smile appeared on her face unconsciously.

She actually likes this job very much, because staying with these teenagers always makes her feel that she has returned to the carefree youth full of dreams and visions for the future.

Youth is so good...

Just when she was feeling so emotional, she saw Li Ziqiang, the head coach of Dongchuan Middle School who was sitting in the row behind her, stood up and asked her to use the microphone.

After handing the microphone to Li Ziqiang, Lin Jin was also thinking about what this unsmiling head coach would say. I am afraid that even a strict head coach like him would be infected by the youthful vigor of the players and praise them severely Bar?

Li Ziqiang, who was holding the microphone, did not speak immediately, but looked at all the players in the back compartment.

Under his calm gaze, the hustle and bustle gradually disappeared, and everyone became quiet. Looking at the head coach, they knew that the head coach must have something to say to them.

After all the voices disappeared, and after confirming that every eye was looking at him, Li Ziqiang said: "It is a very happy thing to win Xizi Middle School and enter the second round. The performance is very good,

As your coach, I am also happy with your performance. "

Although he said so, the expression on Li Ziqiang's face was very serious, and he didn't mean to be happy at all.

The players are already used to their coach's unsmiling appearance, so they didn't make a fuss.

On the contrary, Lin Jin was listening to Coach Li Ziqiang's words, and he couldn't hear the "happy" emotion from his tone, and he was a little muttering-is the coach talking ironically? Wasn't he infected by the youthful atmosphere in the carriage?

"Next, we will meet the fourth place in the last national competition, Huitang Middle School in Meiling. As a team participating in the national competition for the first time, before I came to the capital, I did not set any specific information for everyone. Now we have reached the second round and become the top 16 in the country. It can be said that as the team participating in the national competition for the first time, our performance is already very good, at least better than Xizi Middle School.”

Li Ziqiang said this with a cold face, but there was a burst of laughter in the carriage.

Li Ziqiang didn't stop everyone from laughing, but continued after the laughter died down a bit: "Now we have met a very strong opponent in the second round, which is a good reason to lose the game - after all, the opponent is too strong , if you lose at the feet of such a team, it seems that there is nothing to complain about. So I would like to ask everyone’s opinions here: Do you think we should just lose to Huitang Middle School and stop at the top 16?”

After speaking, Li Ziqiang put down the microphone and looked at the team members quietly.

Lin Jin was going crazy listening to it - how can a head coach talk to his team like this? Although what he said was quite reasonable... But wouldn't it hurt the morale and confidence of the team?

At this moment, she saw Hu Lai who was sitting in the back row jumping up: "That's needless to say? It must be the fault of Huitang Middle School! The game hasn't been played yet, why are you thinking about whether to lose the game?" What happened? Coach, you must be using aggressive tactics against us, right?"

The players who were quite quiet at first couldn't help laughing when they heard Hu Lai's last sentence.

Even Lin Jin snorted, but she quickly covered her mouth, realizing that it was inappropriate for her to laugh like this at this time...

Li Ziqiang tried hard to keep a straight face, not letting his expression control get out of control, and then he gave Hu Lai a hard look, without saying a word.

At this time, Chu Yifan stood up from his seat as the captain of the team: "Coach, I don't know what other people think, and I don't know if we will definitely be able to beat Huitang Middle School. It is a very rare opportunity to play against our team. I want to go all out in this game to see how far we are from the fourth in the country. And even if we lose, then I will not regret it, because the strength is not enough Well, I accept the result."

After speaking, Chu Yifan sat back. Then Yan Yan also stood up: "Coach, I agree with what Team Chu said. I don't know if we can win, but I just want to try. But here I have some differences with Team Chu, because...in case it is us in the end Did you win? Haha!"

Even Luo Kai, who has never talked much, raised his hand at this time and said: "I will not admit defeat before the game is over."

Others also expressed their opinions one after another, and they were all unified—the practice of losing to Huitang Middle School now and finding a high-sounding reason for losing is absolutely not acceptable.

In the noisy carriage, Li Ziqiang raised his hand.

Seeing the head coach's action, everyone calmed down again and looked at their coach.

"Very good, then it seems that we have reached an agreement. After I get the video of the game between Huitang Middle School and Jincheng No. 6 Middle School, I will talk to you about this team based on the video. Let's rest now."

After speaking, he returned the microphone to Lin Jin and said thank you.

Then he sat back in his seat, and the bus returned to its previous appearance... No, it was still different from before. Some people looked out of the window in a daze, wondering if they were thinking about the next game.

Huitang Middle School from Meiling City, Nanling Province, that is a formidable opponent.

Lin Jin was worried for the boys of Dongchuan Middle School in her heart, but she was also infected by the courage shown by these boys, and had unrealistic expectations for the next competition... This made her feel very conflicted.

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Also on the bus returning to the Olympic Village from the competition, the head coach of Huitang Middle School, Lu Jianbai, was criticizing his team with a black face: "Look at your performance! Facing the 20th team in the last competition, Five, you can all concede a goal! What's the matter? Leading by four goals, you feel stable?! Then there is a wave? Wave! Continue to wave! Continue to wave in the next game, okay?!"

Sitting by the front door of the car, Wang Hao, who is responsible for connecting with Huitang Middle School, heard what Lu Jianbai said, and kept complaining in his heart:

Brother, it's already 4:0, why can't you feel stable? 4:0 ah! You can't feel stable even with a four-goal lead. Is there still a stable enough score in this world?

But he also knows that Lu Jianbai has such a temper, and he really has high demands on his team. Facing Jincheng Sixth Middle School, which was eliminated in the first round of last year, he may hope that the team can win the opponent without conceding a goal.

After all, their opponent in the next round, Dongchuan Middle School swept Xizi Middle School 6:0 in the first round. Moreover, in the last national competition, Xizi Middle School ranked higher than Jincheng No. 6 Middle School, a full ten ranks higher.

It is the difference between the top 16 and the top 32.

All the players from Huitang Middle School were scolded bloody by the head coach. They all lowered their heads and said nothing. Apart from their head coach's voice, there was no other sound in the bus.

If people who don't know the truth only see this scene, they will definitely think that Huitang Middle School was eliminated in the first round of the national competition...

"... Let me tell you, don't think that the opponent is a novice team participating in the national competition for the first time, so you take it lightly! If you face Dongchuan Middle School with the mentality of playing Jincheng No. 6 Middle School, I can guarantee that you will eventually Will die without a place to bury!"

"I've got the video of the match between Dongchuan Middle School and Xixi Middle School. When we get to the Olympic Village, let's go to the meeting room to study this team. Now you guys should reflect on it!"

After finishing his important words, Lu Jianbai sat back in his seat angrily, and stopped talking.

And the atmosphere inside the car seems to be more dignified than before...