Fox in the Penalty Area

Chapter 1778 Unwilling

Qin Lin looked at the players in the locker room. Most of them took off their clothes, with their upper bodies naked, and wiped the sweat from their bodies with dry towels.

Qin Lin didn't speak during this period. He just crossed his arms and crossed his chest and watched quietly in front of the tactical board.

At the same time, I was thinking about what to say to the players next.

Peng Weijun sat in his seat, lowered his head and wiped his body honestly, and kept stealing glances at the head coach from the corner of his eyes, trying to guess his fate from the current changes in the head coach's expression - whether he would be in the middle. Substitute yourself during the break?

In the last ten minutes of the first half, although the Madrid Pirates stepped up their offensive on the right, the South China Tigers still held on.

With the help of all his teammates, Peng Weijun's side finally stopped conceding the ball.

This process is thrilling, and the South China tiger is very passive in the scene.

It was just a matter of luck - one of Hu Lai's shots was held up by goalkeeper Duke and then bounced off the crossbar.

At that time, everyone was frightened to the point of cardiac arrest.

Although he did not lose any more goals, Peng Weijun didn't know whether head coach Qin Lin was satisfied with his performance.

Because to be honest, in these defensive processes, his contribution was not big and his performance was not outstanding.

It mainly depends on the help of the whole team's defense.

Even the Madrid Pirates' offensive may cause boss Qin Lin to make up his mind to replace him - because if the Pirates continue to attack like this in the second half, he will most likely not be able to withstand it.

Peng Weijun knew that based on his performance in the first half, even if he was really replaced, he would have nothing to say.

But he was still a little unwilling.

This unwillingness is not directed at Qin Lin, but at himself.

He obviously trained hard before this game and made full preparations, hoping to do well in the game.

The result was only an impression of embarrassment.

If he is substituted like this, it means that this impression will be fixed, and what everyone will remember is his poor performance in the first half.

From now on, when everyone mentions him, they will only say: "Peng Weijun? Oh, you know, he's the idiot who was beaten by Kamara in the semifinals of the Club World Cup!"

He doesn't want to be the "idiot" everyone says he is.

But if the head coach wants to replace him, what can he do?

Thinking of this, Peng Weijun felt a little downcast.

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After everyone has changed into dry jerseys one after another,

Qin Lin finally spoke:

"We played well in the first half. We only conceded two goals when we took the initiative. The most important thing is that when the opponent started attacking us on the left, we did not continue to concede the ball... I know the process is very difficult. We were embarrassed and took advantage of our good luck...but these are not important. The most important thing is the result, and the result is that we did not concede any more goals and only lost two goals!"

When he said the last sentence, he put the emphasis on the word "only".

This is what he wants to emphasize.

It sounds a little funny - we are two goals behind, so why do we "only lose" two goals? Are you sure this isn't sarcasm?

But Qin Lin was really not being sarcastic. He continued:

"The score is not very good now, but it is not very bad either. I still say that this is our hard-won opportunity. It would be a waste if we don't try our best and throw up our hands and admit defeat. So the second half and the first half It’s the same at half-time, if you have a chance, attack it. We are only two goals behind, and we still have a chance! When attacking, the two wingers still have to press! We must try our best! Don’t think about the lack of physical fitness. Anyway, this is the situation, either we fuck them before we run out of energy, or they fuck us after we run out of energy!"

Then Qin Lin called Yao Huasheng's name: "Huasheng, after Peng Weijun comes up in the second half, you should move closer to him and help him defend."

Yao Huasheng nodded and agreed without saying a word: "No problem."

But Peng Weijun was stunned. He suddenly raised his lowered head and looked at the head coach with wide eyes.

He had been worried that the head coach would call his name and then tell him not to play in the second half.

As a result, his name was indeed mentioned, but the content of the mention was to keep him on the court!

For a person who originally thought he was dead, this feeling is no less than coming back from the dead!

There was light in his eyes immediately.

Qin Lin, however, seemed to have not seen Peng Weijun's eyes at all. He turned to the others and continued to make his own adjustments.

Peng Weijun lowered his head again and clenched his fists hard.

He knew that his life had been extended, but he couldn't sit back and relax just yet.

You still have to perform well enough to convince the coach to let you stay on the court!

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Kamara looked at the South China Tigers players coming out of the tunnel and spotted the left back at a glance.

He originally thought that the left back would be replaced early at halftime due to his poor performance in the first half - which meant that he had defeated the silly boy.

But I don’t know why, the head coach of the South China Tigers did not make any substitutions during the halftime break.

So the left back comes on again…

Was it because he was unwilling to give in and strongly requested the head coach to stay on the court?

But whatever the reason, you're going to regret being there, kid.

After Kamara withdrew his gaze from the left back, he turned to Hu Lai and asked: "Hu Lai, if I hit too hard in this game, will you have any objections?"

"Ah?" Hu Lai didn't realize what Kamala was talking about at first.

Kamara pursed his lips in the direction of the South China Tigers' left back: "That boy, I want to teach him a lesson."

"Oh, that's no problem."

Hu Lai looked at Peng Weijun.

He had no impression of this person and had not known him at all before, so of course there was no need to worry about Peng Weijun.

After all, isn’t it normal to try your best on the field? Kamara wants to go all out. Whether Peng Weijun can stop it depends on his own destiny.

Hu Lai can't control it.

Although he is a Chinese player, it does not mean that he has to maintain a friend-like relationship with every Chinese player and consider every Chinese player.

Besides, doesn't a young player grow up from facing strong opponents one after another?

If Peng Weijun really wants to develop well in the future, wouldn't it be better to be able to fight against a strong opponent who goes all out?

If Peng Weijun is really defeated by Kamara, it only means that his psychological quality is not up to par. It will be difficult for such a player to achieve much in the future.

So Hu Lai doesn’t care whether Peng Weijun will be beaten by Kamala...

Kamara, who received Hu Lai's reply, nodded, and then set his sights on the South China Tigers' left back again.

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"Why didn't you replace Peng Weijun?"

the assistant coach asked Qin Lin.

Qin Lin covered his mouth and said, "There is no better candidate."

"Isn't Yang You on the bench? His defense is better than Peng Weijun..."

"But what about the offense?"

The assistant coach Qin Lin asked couldn't answer.

Actually, does this even need to be answered?

Offensively, Yang You is certainly not as good as Peng Weijun. The latter is a winger after all!

It can be seen from Qin Lin's answer that he still cares more about offense.

Therefore, we would rather give up defense and attack.

But the question is... no matter how good our offense is, can we really beat Madrid Pirates?

"Peng Weijun's defense is indeed not as good as Yang You, but his speed is much faster than Yang You. Replacing Yang You may not be able to guard Kamara." Seeing that the assistant coach stopped talking, Qin Lin further explained.

From a defensive perspective, Peng Weijun is also a more suitable choice than Yang You.

"I suddenly had an idea. After this game is over, no matter what the final result is... maybe we should reposition Peng Weijun..."

After hearing Qin Lin's words, the assistant coach asked: "What do you think?"

"I think, judging from Peng Weijun's performance, he may be more suitable to play as a left back... This way there will be more space for him to sprint. His foot skills are indeed a bit rough. In a small space, he is very It’s hard to get the ball out…”

The assistant coach thought about it and felt that what Qin Lin said made sense.

but……

"But... aren't you afraid that he will lose confidence in this game?" the assistant coach asked.

"He's not that fragile." Qin Lin said, "Didn't you notice that kid was always clenching his fists during halftime? He was very unwilling to do so."

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"Friends from the audience, friends from the audience! Welcome back to the second half of the Club World Cup semi-finals! The current host Lingnan South China Tigers are temporarily behind Madrid Pirates with a score of 0:2... There are forty-five minutes left in the game, I don’t know Hu Lai Is there any chance of scoring his 100th goal of the year in this game... He had a great chance in the first half, but the ball was tipped to the crossbar by Duque..."

Commentator He Feng said this when the referee blew the kick-off whistle for the second half.

After the first half, he resigned himself to his fate.

The focus has been on whether Hulay can become the first player in history to score 100 goals in a natural year.

This is obviously more suspenseful than the outcome of this game.