Fox in the Penalty Area

"Hi, Luo Kai. Did you know that people on the Internet say that our game is the 'Dongchuan Middle School Derby'!"

In the tunnel of Pirates Park, Hulay covered his mouth and chatted with Luo Kai, who was standing in Tramed's team.

Luo Kai twitched his lips: "What the hell..."

"But I think it's quite touching. I just don't know if our school will hang banners on the school gate again..."

"Principal Zhai has retired."

"Ah?" Hu Lai was a little surprised.

"You don't know?" Luo Kai looked at him strangely.

"I know Principal Zhai has retired."

"Then you're so surprised."

"Tsk, I didn't expect you to care about our school's affairs. I thought you had forgotten that you are a student of Dongchuan Middle School."

"I went back to school to see it." Luo Kai said angrily.

"It's like I haven't gone back to my alma mater to visit you guys..." Hu Lai snorted coldly. "Although the old principal has retired, it does not prevent the fine traditions he left behind from being inherited by the school."

Luo Kai didn't answer.

There was a sudden silence between the two of them.

In the final analysis, the two of them are really not friends, and their relationship is definitely not on good terms.

It's not easy to forcefully talk awkwardly for so long.

If there hadn't been more and more speculations on the Internet about why the relationship between the two was not good, Hu Lai was afraid of dragging Li Qingqing into it, so he wouldn't have used the opportunity before the game to do something in the highly anticipated game. Cover up.

He just hopes that after the game, the media will report that he and Luo Kai had a happy chat before the game. All the rumors about their feud on the Internet are false! Don’t spread rumors if you don’t believe them. Stop discussing this issue and let all questions end here...

Sure enough, when He Feng and Yan Kang, who were commentating on the game, saw this scene, they said: "Before the game started, Hu Lai and Luo Kai had been chatting. Although they covered their mouths, they didn't know what they were talking about. But looking at their lively expressions, it's obvious that they are not doing anything casually..."

Yan Kang smiled and said: "Who said the relationship between the two of them is not good? Maybe their relationship is not as good as the relationship between teammates who once played together in Flash Star.

But it's definitely not bad. "

Hu Lai couldn't hear what the commentators said, but he estimated that it was just a joke.

So he patted Luo Kai on the shoulder and prepared to complete the last step: "Okay. We'll see you on the field later."

Luo Kai nodded and said seriously: "See you on the court."

Hu Lai, who had just turned to leave, looked back at Luo Kai strangely, because he heard Luo Kai's voice change just now, and the tone of his tone suddenly dropped, becoming deeper...

Seeing that Hu Lai suddenly stopped leaving, Luo Kai asked strangely: "What's wrong?"

"It's nothing, I just feel... you were perfunctory the whole time, except for this sentence."

Luo Kai smiled slightly but said nothing.

Hu Lai shook his head and turned to leave.

Looking at his back, Luo Kai said silently in his heart:

Because you don’t know how long I have been waiting for this moment and how much I have paid!

In order to be able to start in this game, Luo Kai tried his best in every previous game.

Starting with his goal against the Turin Bulls in the second leg of the Champions League quarter-finals, he has scored in four consecutive games in all competitions.

He also worked very hard after returning to the club after playing for the national team. He started two of the three league games, came on the bench once, and provided an assist.

Although his performance after returning from the national team game was not as good as before, he still won the opportunity to start in this Champions League with his attitude of trying his best every time he played.

He will not regard this game as the end of all previous efforts, but as the starting point to a higher level.

If he wants to completely conquer the head coach, he needs not just an outburst in a few games, but also a sustained and stable performance.

Look at Hu Lai, why can he quickly win the trust of the head coach every time he joins a team? It's not because he can guarantee battery life that those wonderful performances are no longer a flash of inspiration.

Although Luo Kai doesn't like Hu Lai, he has to admit that Hu Lai is better than him in this regard.

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"They are indeed defending against Balia..."

In front of the visiting team's coaching bench, Tramed's assistant coach Cohen Melburni said to the head coach Kevin Locke next to him.

Twenty minutes into the game, Madrid Pirates, playing at home, have the upper hand and are the dominant side.

Tramed is basically on the defensive and can only play defensive counterattacks.

During the counterattack, Tramed also played on the left, because the Portuguese super genius Ricardo Barea was here.

It's just that Tramed's advancement on the left side was not smooth.

The Madrid Pirates obviously made a defensive arrangement for Ricardo Barea. When defending, the focus is basically tilted to the right.

Especially Kamala.

He used his speed to frequently retreat to defend Barea, and the two fought together. Although Barea was not necessarily at a disadvantage, it greatly consumed his energy and reduced his offensive threat a lot.

In addition, Madrid Pirates' right back Irazusta does not like to attack frequently like left back Ion Martinez, which is beneficial to the defense.

Although Ricardo Barea is the top scorer in both the Tramed team and the Premier League this season, his position on the field is still a left winger. He still prefers to move on the wing rather than running to the front. Play as a center forward in the middle.

It is relatively easy to defend.

Before Ballea enters the 30-meter area, he only needs to block the wing. Before that, Ballea was active on the wing, and only after entering the 30-meter area will he move closer to the center.

"This is not surprising. With Barria's current popularity, it is impossible not to be targeted by them." Head coach Kevin Locke said calmly and in a calm tone.

"Let's see how excited Luo is after being reunited with his middle school classmates."

Contrary to what everyone guessed, everyone thought that Tramed would make full use of Ricardo Barea's personal ability in this game to threaten the Madrid Pirates' goal.

But in fact, Tramed's tactics attach equal importance to Luo Kai on the right. There is absolutely no intention of sacrificing the right wing and focusing on the left wing with all the team's strength.

Although it seems that after the game started, Tramed did play mainly on the left side...

That was just a test.

If the Madrid Pirates do not make defensive arrangements against Ricardo Barea, then they can launch a fierce attack on the left wing.

But if the Madrid Pirates target Ricardo Barea, as they are doing now, Tramed can also turn the attack to the other side.

This kind of steering is set up, not improvised, so there is no need to worry about poor results.

Of course, the fact that Tramed's coaching staff is willing to trust Luo Kai in such an important game of the Champions League is inseparable from his own performance.

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The Madrid Pirates, who were more dominant on the scene, launched a counterattack after preventing Tramed's attack on the right wing.

Through the operation of the midfield, they quickly delivered the football to the frontcourt.

Vukovic then handed the football to Carey.

In the transition from midfield to frontcourt, the person who sends the final pass is Maxi Carey most of the time.

Because of his excellent skills and genius imagination, he can always pass some incredible balls.

For example, now, when Vukovich passed the football to him, he did not stop the ball but directly knocked the football behind him with his heel.

The football jumped past Tramed captain Connor Kirk.

Hulay took the initiative to retreat and received the ball before Tramed center back Scott Wilson.

However, he also turned his back to the attacking direction.

This was not difficult for Hu Lai, who passed the football back to Kyrie who advanced forward.

After passing the ball, he quickly turned around and inserted into the penalty area, making a response.

Carey did not choose to pass the football back to him, but took advantage of the opportunity he took away Wilson to shoot!

The football flew against the turf and flew toward the goal, bypassing goalkeeper Tom Walker's fingers... and the goal post, and finally flew out of the baseline!

"Ouch! Kairi! It's just a hair's breadth! What a pity!"

Amid the exclamations of the commentator and the fans at the scene, Maxi Carey just raised his head slightly.

The King of Forces always pays attention to the management of his expression. Even if the ball is regrettable, he does not act particularly exaggeratedly, like a child with a sensory disorder.

But the teammates next to him seemed more excited than him - Hu Lai put his head in his hands, then looked up to the sky and sighed.

If you just looked at his actions, you would think he shot the ball...

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The Madrid Pirates' offense failed to score, and Tramed got a goal kick opportunity.

Luo Kai played as a right winger in this game, but he did not stand on the right sideline.

Because Tramed's formation position is further to the left, he also moved to the left, and his current position is almost to the center circle.

He looked back to pay close attention to goalkeeper Walker's movements.

If the opponent wants to pass the ball, you have to be ready to catch it. At the same time, he also needs to observe the surrounding situation and confirm the positions of the Madrid Pirates players and his teammates.

In this way, when the football flies over, he can handle it more efficiently, instead of having to stop the ball and find himself trapped in a circle and dead end.

After Tom Walker placed the football, he looked up and saw Ricardo Barea raising his hand to him for the ball.

Tramed's formation obviously tilted to the left, so the Madrid Pirates players also moved further to the right. As a result, there was a lot of space on their left and Tramed's right.

So Walker made a long pass after a run-up and kicked the football to the right.

Luo Kai looked at the football flying toward him. After judging the landing point of the football, he retreated with his back to the direction of attack.

He then jumped up and competed with Madrid Pirates left-back Ion Martinez.

He hit the ball first!

The football was thrown towards the center by him, and was given to forward Pap Bonnet who connected with him in the center.

The latter stopped the ball to take control.

After landing, Luo Kai immediately turned around and rushed forward, and at the same time made a gesture to ask Bonnet to pass the ball to him.

The French forward immediately passed the football diagonally.

"Tramed's counterattack! Rokai!"

He Feng shouted excitedly.

For him, this game is "neutral" in the true sense.

The palms and backs of the hands are full of flesh. Whoever wins is happy, and whoever loses is... unhappy.

Luo Kai pushed the ball forward from Bonnet and accelerated to catch up.

Ion followed him, stuck on the inside line, chasing after him.

As the main left back of the Spanish national team, Ion Martinez is strong in offense and defense, and is also very fast.

He won't be completely at a disadvantage when it comes to speed.

Taking advantage of Luo Kai's opportunity to catch up with the football again and slow down to control the ball, he decisively put his foot down and shoveled!

Luo Kai wanted to put the football into the penalty area, but the ball he kicked out was shoveled out of the baseline by Ion.

And Luo Kai himself was brought to the ground by Ion.

The Madrid Pirates fans in the stands couldn't wait to boo Roquet when he lost his balance - they thought he was trying to get a card.

But after Luo Kai fell to the ground, he rolled forward and stood up directly from the ground!

The booing stopped abruptly, and the scene was a little awkward...

When Luo Kai saw the football flying out of the baseline, he pointed to the corner flag area and signaled to the referee that the ball was touched by the opponent and should be given a corner kick.

"Rokai created a corner kick for Tramed. It can be seen that his condition in this game is really outstanding! Although there are not many opportunities on the right wing, as long as he gets the ball, he can create a threat!"

In front of Tramed's coaching bench on the sidelines, Kevin Locke said to assistant coach Mel Burnie: "Available!"

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