Fox in the Penalty Area

On August 21st, in the twenty-fifth round of the Chinese League One, Anton Shining Star played against the Kunlun team from Xinzhou at home.

The game kicked off at 7:35 in the evening, which happened to be the prime time after dinner.

Anton Satellite TV Sports Channel will broadcast live.

When the game started, Xie Lan found that her husband was uncharacteristically sitting on the sofa and did not leave.

But she didn't talk to him this time, for fear of running him away—although the husband didn't say anything, he still sat on the sofa obediently, obviously preparing to watch the game.

This is a remarkable improvement for the husband.

In this case, try not to provoke him if you can...

How could it be possible for Xie Lan to give up all his previous achievements just to show off his quick tongue?

So she sat next to her husband and watched the game with him.

After the game started, she was more nervous than her son.

She hopes that her son can impress her husband with his outstanding performance on the court, so that he can accept his son as a professional player from the bottom of his heart.

What she is most worried about is that Hu Lai's poor performance will make her husband find a reason not to support her son to continue playing football...

But it seems that the more I worry about something, the more something will come.

Until the end of the game, Hu Lai failed to score.

Although Flash Star defeated Xinzhou Kunlun 2-0 at home, but his son failed to score, Xie Lan felt that Hu Lai's performance was not good enough.

After the game, Xie Lan looked at her husband cautiously, and hesitated to speak several times.

Seeing her like this, Hu Lixin snorted: "How is it? You know how difficult it is to score goals in a game, right?"

Facing the facts and her husband's ridicule, Xie Lan was speechless.

"He didn't even shoot a few times in this game, and most of the time he just kept running in space... Do you really think the ball is so easy to score?" Hu Lixin chased after the victory.

Xie Lan, who has watched so many games, has naturally understood the truth that "the ball is really not so easy to score".

But she was worried that her husband would take advantage of the problem, so she retorted: "Although my son didn't score a goal, isn't the commentator also praising him?"

When she spoke, her voice became smaller and smaller in the end, and she seemed to lack confidence. After all, in her opinion, her son is a striker, and if the striker fails to score, this performance is not considered good...

But what she didn't expect was that her husband nodded in agreement with her statement: "Yes, although he didn't score a goal, his performance is actually not bad."

Xie Lan stared at her husband with wide eyes, and asked uncertainly, "You're not talking ironically, are you?"

Hu Lixin was unhappy: "I am that kind of yin and yang person?"

Xie Lan smiled: "Do you really think our son is doing pretty well?"

"I just said that the performance wasn't bad, I didn't say that the performance was good." Hu Lixin saw through his wife's small thoughts, and corrected him with a straight face.

"As a striker, his task in the game is not only to score goals. He needs to use his running position and threats to create opportunities for his teammates and attract the attention of the opponent's defense-in this game, the defenders of the Kunlun team are obviously more important to him. I care, after all, he scored a hat-trick in the last game. And when Kunlun's defensive focus is shifted to him, the defensive pressure faced by other teammates is much less. So the forward foreign aid and Qin Lin both have a chance to score." Hu Lai said to his wife that it was rare for him to explain football knowledge to his wife so patiently.

"From this point of view, Hu Lai's performance is not bad. But if you want to say that he performed well, he must have scored a goal. Otherwise, if you look at the score after the game, his score will definitely not be as good as the one who scored the goal. Qin Lin and foreign aid are high. As a striker, the weight of goals in the scoring system is very high."

Xie Lan turned her head to look at her husband who was talking eloquently, and did not make a sound, but listened carefully, just like a primary school student listening to a class.

"That's why I said before that you shouldn't be too happy. Hu Lai scored a few goals, and you thought he had a bright future. He was able to score goals before because the opponents were not familiar with him enough. They didn't understand him and despised him. , he didn’t treat him as the main target when defending, so he was given so many shots. From this game, it can be seen that if the opponent takes him seriously and studies him carefully, what will happen to his performance Sample.

"He is a point-grabbing striker. Although his efficiency is higher than the average striker of this type, he is still a point-grabbing striker and needs the support of his teammates. Without this support, he will not be able to play at his level. Come on. In this game, Xinzhou Kunlun's defense only did one thing against Hu Lai, and the effect was very good. When in the penalty area, try to keep his back to the goal so he can't shoot and create a threat.

"So you see him running in the game, going to the left, going to the right, don't think he's running around. He's just looking for an opportunity to catch the ball...just until the end of the game. , he couldn't find it, so he didn't score."

After hearing her husband's long speech, Xie Lan asked worriedly: "Then what should we do? Or... why don't you just call Hu Lai and tell him these words..."

When Hu Lixin heard this, he quickly waved his hands: "Nervous... Do you think the head coach of the flashing star can't think of this? Besides, he is the coach of a team, not your son alone. Hu Laijin What does it matter if you don’t score? As long as others score, the team wins, doesn’t it?”

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The team defeated Xinzhou Kunlun 2:0 at home and won the victory. Qin Lin and Murphy also scored goals, but on the second day of the game, when Zhao Kangming led the entire coaching staff to replay the game, The focus is still on reflection.

"Although we have scored two goals, it does not mean that we have no problems in offense. On the contrary, we must pay attention to the problems we encounter in offense..." Zhao Kangming cut to the chase. As soon as the coaching staff meeting started, he said Straight up. After speaking, he turned his attention to assistant coach Chen Mo.

Next, Chen Molai will analyze the problems in the offense in detail.

"Hu Lai was very, very tightly marked by the opponent in this game because of his hat-trick in the last round. In the game, Xinzhou Kunlun had a defensive player who followed him at every step. In addition, they were very Emphasis on cutting off the connection between the rest of us and Hu Lai. This led to our offensive ineffectiveness in the first half..."

Through the projector, Chen Mo showed everyone a few paragraphs of the defense that Hu Lai encountered in the game yesterday.

This is what he edited overnight after yesterday's game.

Through the video review, everyone can understand it at a glance.

In the first half of yesterday's game, as Hu Lai was restrained by the opponent, Flash Star's offense encountered difficulties and did not play well.

In the second half, Zhao Kangming adjusted his tactics. Instead of using Hu Lai as the main attacker, he used his running position to disrupt the opponent's defense and create offensive opportunities for his teammates.

All of a sudden, the situation was revived.

Qin Lin and Murphy also scored a goal each to help the team win.

It stands to reason that the team has won, and the adjusted tactics have also played a role, so there is no problem.

But Zhao Kangming didn't see it that way.

"Obviously, with more and more games, the way our midfield operates, especially the connection between Qin Lin and Hu Lai, has begun to be studied by opponents," he said.

Many people think that the main reason for Flash Star to improve the scoring shortage is the joining of Hu Lai.

In fact, the coaching staff is very clear that Hu Lai is of course the main reason, but at the same time there is another important reason that cannot be ignored, that is Qin Lin who joined with Hu Lai.

This 38-year-old veteran who seems to be unwanted by the Chinese Super League club is still alive and well in the Chinese League One, and there is no problem at all with his own level in the Chinese League One.

As the core of the midfield who has ruled the midfield of the Chinese national team for more than ten years, Qin Lin is simply a dragon-slaying knife to the midfield of Shining Star.

The tacit understanding between him and Hu Lai can be quickly established, which is the key to Flash Star's continuous scoring.

After all, a striker like Hu Lai needs his teammates to pass the ball to him. Otherwise, he ran to the position, but his teammates didn't see it, and if he didn't pass the football to him, his wonderful running position would be equal to zero.

After more than a month of training and observation, it is no exaggeration to say that Qin Lin is the only midfielder in the Flash Star team who can cooperate with Hu Lai tacitly.

Even Waters can do it only occasionally.

But the problem also lies with Qin Lin.

Because of Qin Lin's outstanding ability, Flash Star relies too much on Qin Lin's offensive organization in the midfield, especially on the connection between Qin Lin and Hu Lai.

Hu Lai is an excellent receiver, but Qin Lin is not a particularly good passer who can send a deadly pass.

It’s true that he is a midfield commander, but he is better at controlling the rhythm and scheduling offense and defense, rather than sending a scalpel-like pass at the front of the opponent’s penalty area-he can also do this kind of thing, but he can’t do it at the top. Compared with the scheduling work that he is better at, it is worse.

Whether it is in the Chinese national team or the Lingnan South China Tigers, he has played the most, and his best position is on the lower midfielder.

Flashing Star had no other choice. There was no other suitable candidate, so Qin Lin could only play this role as a cameo.

Chen Mo suddenly thought of something. He looked up at Zhao Kangming, but he didn't speak.

Zhao Kangming continued: "Of course, this problem is not something we can solve now. Hu Lai also has problems. His playing characteristics are single, and he is easily restricted by the opponent. Xinzhou Kunlun kept Hu Lai away from the goal area, and made him unable to play. Turning around, it prevented Hu Lai from scoring very well... Next, we need to strengthen Hu Lai's ability to hold the ball with his back in training."

Physical fitness coach Sun Yi said: "Hu Lai needs to continue to strengthen his physical confrontation ability. According to the standards of professional players, his confrontation ability is still a bit weak. If he does not improve his physical confrontation, he will not be able to improve his back-up. The ability to hold the ball."

Zhao Kangming nodded in agreement.

"But strength improvement is not so easy, and it takes effect so quickly..." Chen Mo raised a question, "This can't solve our problem in a short period of time."

Zhao Kangming shook his head: "That can't be helped, we can't stop him from practicing strength because of this. Besides, the situation in Xinzhou Kunlun is special after all. Who told Hu Lai that kid just had a hat-trick in the last game? Immediately It became the target of public criticism. And that Anton Satellite TV's trump card program contributed to the flames..."

Fitness coach Sun Yi suddenly thought of something: "Hey, this show really pushed up everyone's expectations for Hu Lai. As a result, he didn't score in this game. Will it make Hu Lai feel a lot of pressure?"

Hearing what he said, Zhao Kangming and Chen Mo looked at each other, and then Chen Mo shook his head: "No, that kid has a thick skin, and other people's expectations or opinions of him can't affect him at all."

Both of them were Hu Lai's immediate superiors when he was in the Poseidon youth team. Among all the people present, only the two of them had the longest contact with Hu Lai, and they naturally knew Hu Lai the best. Especially Chen Mo, when Hu Lai was in the Poseidon youth team, he was the head coach of this kid.

Seeing that Chen Mo had said so, Sun Yi had no doubts.

Zhao Kangming began to assign tasks: "Sun Yi, recently gave Hu Lai a detailed physical examination and test, and according to his current physical condition, make a detailed physical exercise plan. We'll see the situation later."

Now it is about to enter September, and it will be three months before the end of the league.

Making a training plan with a time limit of three months shows that Zhao Kangming did not expect to be able to solve the problem of Hu Lai's confrontation this season, but looked ahead to the next season.

Sun Yi had no objection, and nodded in agreement.

"As for offensive tactics, we need to further enrich the routines of wing attacks. Hu Lai has a good ability to grab points, but he has to face the goal. Crossing from the side can help him get rid of the defense with his back to the goal...our full backs The assist ability needs to be utilized..."

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After the meeting ended, other coaches left the head coach's office one after another, only Chen Mo stayed at the end.

After everyone had left, he walked to the door, but instead of going out, he closed the door of the office, turned around and walked quickly to Zhao Kangming, and said to him: "About who can send Hu Lai a message?" Regarding the ball, I have a suggestion, do you want to listen to it?"

Zhao Kangming glanced at him: "Is this why you hesitated to speak just now?"

"Well, there are too many people, it's hard to say. It's just the two of us in this room. Let me tell you. You can see if it can be done. If it can't be done, just pretend I didn't say it."

Seeing that Chen Mo was suddenly so serious, even a little too cautious, Zhao Kangming laughed: "Speak up if you have something to say, Old Chen. Why are we still talking about this?"

"Well... I want to say that although Qin Lin's arrival was an accident, at the beginning we didn't have Qin Lin's position in our tactics. Of course, after he came, the benefits far exceeded expectations, which also proved that he was right. Dong Wen's operation in this area is quite reliable... But Lao Zhao, you know that the original organizer of our team is actually... Zhang Qinghuan's, right?" Chen Mo said here, dead Staring at Zhao Kangming, wanting to see the change in his expression.

Zhao Kangming knew why Chen Mo had to wait until he and himself were left alone in the room before making his suggestion.

Zhang Qinghuan is a sensitive topic.

"Do you think Zhang Qinghuan can do it?" He asked.

"I don't know. But I have been observing the team's training these days, and then I found that Zhang Qinghuan's training attitude is much more serious than before. I don't know why he is, maybe he was stimulated by Hu Lai, Because he often acts against Hu Lai in training... But no matter what the reason is, he is training more seriously now, can you consider letting him play?"

Ever since Zhang Qinghuan was detained, it was as if he had been thrown into limbo by Zhao Kangming.

After the detention, he was thrown into the reserve team for a month.

Although he returned to the first team after the expiration, he has never been able to get a chance to play... Let alone play, he has not even been selected for the 18-man squad.

It seemed that Zhao Kangming was determined to give up Zhang Qinghuan completely.

But it was also because Zhang Qinghuan hadn't trained seriously for a long time. Even those who don't like Zhang Qinghuan will admit that if he can play seriously and perform normally, he will be inferior to playing in the Chinese Premier League with his ability. He should be at the level of the Chinese Super League AFC Champions League...

"If Zhang Qinghuan can play normally, he can solve the problem of the last pass. At the same time, it can also liberate Qin Lin, allowing him to retreat to his most familiar midfielder position to control the rhythm and become a qualified metronome , but also take into account the defense. I think this kind of midfield configuration is the optimal solution." Seeing that Zhao Kangming hesitated, Chen Mo continued to speak, telling his thoughts.

Zhao Kangming shook his head: "You have made our previous mistake again, Old Chen."

"Ah? What's wrong?" Chen Mo was at a loss.

"Only consider issues from the perspective of technology and tactics, not people's hearts." Zhao Kangming said earnestly. "Don't you know Zhang Qinghuan well enough, Old Chen? He has only been training seriously for a few days? Do you really believe that he can reform himself? Anyway, I don't believe it. Just keep observing...don't worry."

After talking about Zhang Qinghuan's problem, Zhao Kangming turned to Hu Lai again: "In fact, even if some opponents start to study the connection between Qin Lin and Hu Lai, they may not be able to find a solution so quickly—not all players The team can spend so much thought on defending Hu Lai like Xinzhou Kunlun. And although Hu Lai's goals will be affected, he can create scoring opportunities for others. If there is a team that does this , just to let Hu Lai not score alone, but let our other players score, so what's the point of doing so?"

After listening to Zhao Kangming's analysis, Chen Mo felt that what Old Zhao said made sense.

"You're right, Old Zhao... I'm a little concerned, but I'm in a mess."

Zhao Kangming smiled and said: "You haven't completely escaped from the role of head coach of Hu Lai's youth training. We are now coaching the Flash Star first team, not the Poseidon youth team. Of course we have to train Hu Lai with such talent young people, but also consider the team as a whole. Moreover, for Hu Lai, how to deal with opponents like Xinzhou Kunlun is also a valuable experience. Don’t always think about paving all the way for him, otherwise he will Can't improve. Besides, Hu Lai just didn't score in one game. Isn't this normal? Who can guarantee that he should score every game? I think this kind of thinking itself is very important to Hu Lai It’s just unnecessary pressure and trouble. He was in such a good state before that I was even a little worried. Now that he hasn’t scored a goal, I feel relieved. In short, don’t worry too much.”

Chen Mo nodded, ready to leave, but he couldn't help but asked, "Where is Zhang Qinghuan..."

"Don't worry, there are still three months before the end of the season anyway." Zhao Kangming, standing behind the desk, waved his hand. "That kid used to be good for a while and bad for a while, and he didn't last long when he was good, and it didn't happen once or twice. This time, I want to see if he came on a whim or really realized his own Wrong, let the prodigal son turn back."