Fox in the Penalty Area

Hu Lai was replaced by Zhao Kangming after scoring the goal, and the flashing star retreated across the board and set up a bus in front of the goal. And Nan'an Jinpeng had a full 20 minutes to besiege Flash Star's goal, but it has not been able to score.

In the end, with Hu Lai's goal, Shining Star defeated Nan'an Jinpeng 1:0 in the away game.

This can be regarded as a "surprise surprise" for the flashing star who plans to go all out to prepare for the FA Cup. These three points are like picking up for nothing...

On the Sunday after this game is finished, Flash Star will face the Chinese Super League team Haihe Shuanggang at home.

At the same time, the 18th round of the league, which was supposed to be played at this time, was postponed to Wednesday, September 20th because of the FA Cup match.

When the FA Cup reached the quarter-finals, it became more concerned than before.

After all, at this time in previous years, it was basically the game of the Super League teams.

The last time a Chinese League One team reached the quarter-finals of the FA Cup was six years ago.

This season, Flash Star, as a Chinese team, reached the quarter-finals of the FA Cup, which naturally attracted the attention of many people.

It's just that this kind of attention is more of a mockery of Flash Star, and everyone is not optimistic that they can continue to move forward.

On Weibo, a fan P posted a picture. When he woke up from a coma, he saw many people around him from the first perspective. Each of the onlookers had a team logo of a Chinese Super League team that had reached the quarter-finals on their heads. . A sentence was P on the picture: "What's the matter with you, little brother?"

The Chinese Super League team Shining Star, who is surrounded by big brothers in the Chinese Super League, looks pitiful, weak and helpless, isn't he just a little brother?

Don't look at the flashing stars who are currently ranked first in the Chinese League One and are gaining momentum, and don't look at them playing the pinnacle of the Chinese League One with the Nanhai team.

But these things are not enough in the eyes of fans of the Super League team and most of the media.

It's not that people deliberately look down on Shan Xing, but from the actual situation, it is indeed the case.

Hexi Daqin and Capital Xiangyun played well in the Chinese League One last season, but after they were promoted, they were pushed to the ground and rubbed against the ground in the Super League. One was already deep in the relegation zone, and the other was not far away from the relegation zone.

So it doesn't matter how good you are in the Chinese Premier League now. The Chinese Super League and the Chinese Premier League are not in the same dimension.

Even Anton's local media told fans not to have any expectations for this game. Anton's goal this season is to upgrade, and the FA Cup can be abandoned if it reaches the quarter-finals. In fact, if the previous opponent was not too weak, Flash Star might have given up the FA Cup long ago...

After returning to Jincheng from Nan'an, Zhao Kangming called everyone together and held a very short mobilization meeting before the whole team started training, and told all the players about his plan.

"...I believe some people have already guessed when I implemented the rotation. Contrary to those speculations from the outside world, I don't intend to give up the FA Cup, or I don't intend to give up this round of the FA Cup. You all know, Our goal this season is to upgrade, but what about after being promoted to the Chinese Super League?" Zhao Kangming asked the players in front of him. "Is it fighting for relegation like Hexi Daqin and Capital Xiangyun, or simply falling back to the middle class?"

The players looked at each other, and no one answered the coach's questions.

"I think, no one wants to go to the Chinese Super League for one season and return to the first division, right? What does the Chinese Super League mean? For you, it means more attention, higher income-at least every game won The ball bonus standard is much higher than it is now. But if you return to the Chinese League, then these will be gone. You are definitely not willing to do this, so in order to prevent us from upgrading and downgrading, I want to try it out when we meet What kind of performance can a Chinese Super League team show?"

Hearing what Director Zhao said, there was a commotion among the players.

Chen Mo stood up and shouted: "Quiet!"

The commotion quickly disappeared, and everyone looked at the head coach again, with all kinds of thoughts in their eyes.

Zhao Kangming continued: "Therefore, the FA Cup is a very good opportunity. It is the only chance for us to play against the Chinese Super League team. I hope that each of you will go all out in the game - if you want to be in the To stay in the team after promotion, at least you must prove to me and the club’s management that you can compete with the Chinese Super League teams and that you have the strength to play in the Chinese Super League.”

When he said this, Zhao Kangming's expression was very serious, which made people feel that he was not joking, but very serious.

In fact, Zhao Kangming really thinks that if these players prove that their strength is not worthy of the requirements of the Super League competition, it is better to get together and disperse.

After the upgrade, the team will definitely be updated. It's like when Shining Star was promoted from China League Two to China League One, the team's lineup has almost changed by more than half.

Of course, after the real promotion this time, such a large-scale exchange of blood will not be carried out, but there will be survival of the fittest.

The players were very quiet this time, and they also knew that this is the cruelty of professional football.

"So, based on the above reasons, we will compete against Haihe Shuanggang. Regardless of the outcome, I ask each of you to do your best. Remember, if we lose, it can only be because we are not as skilled as others, and it must not be For some other reason."

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After the training, the players returned to the locker room and chatted about what Director Zhao said before the training.

"It's rare to see such a serious Director Zhao..."

"This shows that Director Zhao is serious, and he is definitely not talking about it."

"I think Director Zhao is right. I'm actually curious about the difference between us and the Chinese Super League team. Now I finally have the opportunity to see the Chinese Super League team."

There are not many people in the Flash Stars who have experience in playing for a Chinese Super League team. If you want to say who has the most experience in this area...

Everyone turned their attention to Qin Lin.

Qin Lin did not refuse when he saw this, stood up and said to everyone: "All the requirements of the Chinese Super League are higher than those of the Chinese Premier League, but they are not unbelievably high, otherwise it would not be the Chinese Super League, but the Premier League. Specifically, the Super League teams have higher requirements for discipline and training, after all, many of the Super League teams are foreign teachers, and they are indeed more professional."

"Brother Lin, I heard that if the Chinese Super League team does not allow foreign aid, it will be similar to our Chinese Premier League team. Is this true?" Han Xiangfei asked.

"That depends on what kind of team it is. If the top four teams in the Chinese Super League and the lower reaches of the Chinese Super League do not use foreign aid, there are indeed some fights. But with the top four teams in the Chinese Super League, even if the opponent does not use foreign aid, we It's not easy to fight." Qin Lin explained. "The game we played against the Nanhai team some time ago was not said by the media to be a top-level confrontation in the Chinese Super League? But if our opponent in that game was replaced by the top four in the Chinese Super League, then we would lose. And the Chinese Super League giants In the game, the confrontation will be more intense and the rhythm will be faster. We may keep up with their rhythm in a short period of time, but if we play like this for the whole game, we may be dragged down first."

Speaking of this, Qin Lin suddenly realized that what he said might be a little serious. He was afraid of hurting the confidence of his teammates, so he added: "Of course, I mean under normal circumstances. If we go all out and the opponent If you don’t care so much about us, the outcome will be hard to say. After all, our team’s training level is not low. Now there is a situation that is beneficial to us, that is, almost everyone agrees that we are a Chinese team. We are doomed not to win the Super League team, and some people think that we will take this opportunity to give up the FA Cup and concentrate on playing in the league. I believe in Haihe Shuanggang. If we think the same way, we have a chance to beat them. After all, Haihe Shuanggang They are not strong in the Super League, they are now ranked tenth, and their level is not much higher than ours."

Captain Li Tielin also stood up and said: "In short, the game against Haihe Shuanggang will definitely be more difficult than all the games we have played before, but it does not mean that we will lose. Everyone trains hard and goes all out in the game. There is hope to overthrow the Chinese Super League team."

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"Ugh……"

Hu Lixin, who was eating, heard his wife suddenly sigh.

He raised his head and looked at his wife across the table suspiciously: "What's wrong?"

"I read a lot of articles today, including Chen Jianyu, the team reporter of Shining Star, who swears that Shining Star is definitely going to give up the FA Cup this time..."

Hu Lixin rolled his eyes, feeling that his wife was worried about this matter: "Isn't that good? After being eliminated from the FA Cup, concentrate on playing the league. Next season you will be able to watch the Chinese Super League."

"You're right, but I just hope our son can win..."

"How can it be so easy to win? Their opponent is a Chinese Super League team. What do you think a Chinese Super League team is?" Hu Lixin waved his hand.

"Then how did the amateur team win consecutive games and beat the top player in China?" Xie Lan retorted.

"That's because the South China Sea team underestimated the enemy. Don't you think Flashing Star will easily defeat them next?"

"Then why doesn't Haihe Shuanggang underestimate the enemy?"

Hu Lixin felt that his wife was just arguing with him, so he frowned and said, "Is that because you know football or I do?"

Unexpectedly, Xie Lan snorted coldly when he heard the words: "You have the nerve to say it, Hu Lixin. You swore at the beginning that our son would hit some kind of 'rookie wall' in the second season... What happened? Do you dare to say that you are not lying to me?"

Hu Lixin didn't expect that his wife would not turn on which pot and which pot to pick up. He bit the bullet and said, "Of course I didn't lie to you. Generally speaking, this is true...but there are always special cases, and Hu Lai is the special case..."

What Xie Lan was waiting for was his words, and she slapped her hands: "Yes, you all know that there are special cases. Our son is a special case on the 'Rookie Wall', so how can it be impossible for our son to be a special case in the FA Cup? I It’s not as good as you understand football, but I think the reason why football is so popular is that the weak beat the strong? It’s the same as when we played against the South Korean team in the East Asian Cup. Before the game, everyone thought that the Chinese team would lose, and they even cited The data proves that the Chinese team should lose. The result? We won! How happy everyone was at that time! Why can’t it be like this in the FA Cup?”

Hu Lixin opened his mouth, but he didn't say anything that could refute his wife, because he found that what she said was actually right.

He could only shake his head: "Why are you worrying so much about it? Isn't it the end of watching the game then? Anyway, the FA Cup game is on Sunday, and you don't have to go to work. It's useless to talk about winning or losing before the game."