I am practicing in Tokyo

Chapter 52 Retreating to Advance

"I've been studying you for a while, but I still don't have any actual data on your performance in the game."

Jose looked directly at Fujii Tree and said a little disappointed.

"If you look at today's performance, in this low-level competition, with this level of performance, you will not be able to enter the La Masia youth training camp, let alone play for the Barcelona first team."

"It doesn't matter, I never thought about playing professional football."

Fujii's golden finger was so comprehensive that he never thought of hanging on a tree. He answered directly and clearly. Fukuda Shogo next to him looked at him in surprise. This was a Barcelona scout, from the top player in the world.

Football clubs, the defective products they don't want, can become the main core of weak teams.

"Don't you have any ambition? Then why do you want to play football? Don't you feel bored after training for several hours every day?"

Jose immediately made a tit-for-tat statement. The purpose of his appearance was to force Fujii Shu to show his full strength in the game. Judging from the data he observed, Fujii Shu faced a weak team like a high school, and in one game

If you don't score five or six goals, you're just paddling.

"Life is only a few decades long. I want to experience different careers, but every time, I will take it seriously. Isn't it boring to lose the suspense too early?"

Fujii's verbal skills are not as good as those of his opponents. At the same time, this is also his psychological talk, and it is also said to Suhara and others, so that they can be mentally prepared in advance.

This is very difficult to do.

The exchange between Jose and Fujii broke up on bad terms. Fujii and Suhara returned to the hotel rented by the school near the competition venue, closed the door, and Suhara spoke.

"You really don't want to play professional football?"

"Yes, when my senior year of high school starts in April, I will change my sports program."

Fujii doesn't want to lie. There is not much room for upgrading the football skills of the LV5 football champion. It is a wise choice to change the project in time.

"You are so good at football, but if you switch to other sports, you won't be able to do so well."

Suhara was uncharacteristically smart. There were only a handful of East Asian players who could attract the attention of Barcelona scouts. Wasting his talents seemed to him an irresponsible squander.

"Don't think so much, let's win the championship first. There are still five games waiting for us to challenge."

Fujii knew that he couldn't convince the other party with words. There would be a second round of competition the day after tomorrow, so he couldn't be distracted at this time and think about what was there and what was not.

On the other side, Hachioji High School's opponent in the second round, Otsu High School in Kumamoto Prefecture, head coach Maruyama, had just watched the video of Hachioji High School's game.

"The formation is a 442 diamond midfielder. Center forward Tatsuya Suhara and winger Shogo Fukuda are all players who performed well in high school. Shogo Fukuda, who has balanced feet, is even close to the level of ordinary professional players, and his sense of smell in front of the goal

And the running position is top-notch, which is rare and hard to come by.”

The head coach, who seemed to be very calculating on the outside, moved the projection screen in front of him backwards to show Yuya Tanaka breaking through the Hachioji High School defense line alone. Captain Nakamura, who was the first to step forward to intercept, had the skills but lacked the skills.

Due to his physical resistance, he was quickly defeated.

"Captain No. 10, Nakamura, is in the defensive midfield position and has obvious flaws. Although he has a long pass and vision, he cannot play the role of a defensive organizer behind the diamond midfielder."

He watched the replay of Captain Nakamura's failure several times frame by frame. Otsu High School has always been famous for its offense. It has a 433 offensive formation, relying on senior winger Honda Toru and midfielder Makino Shitaka, averaging 3.5 goals and conceding goals per game.

1.8, he is a typical adherent of offensive football.

"We just need to target midfielder Nakamura and let Honda take advantage of his physical weaknesses as a breakthrough for the offense."

Coach Maruyama came to a conclusion. He looked at the moment of Fujii's performance again, and his eyes were almost glued to it.

"With comprehensive outstanding skills, he is not afraid of any physical confrontation, his running position and vision are far beyond ordinary people, and his speed is as fast as lightning. God has given His preference for football to this player Fujii!"

He murmured to himself and exclaimed in amazement. He attached great importance to data analysis and could not find any flaws in Fujii. The more he looked at it, the more tempted he became. With such a player at his disposal, he could definitely be called a championship puzzle piece.

"What a pity. Your coach is too young, and the team also has irreparable loopholes. We are destined to win this game."

Shaking his head, Coach Maruyama said sadly, and with a long sigh, he turned off the projector in the room, and the light dimmed, hiding his figure in the depths of darkness.

On the second day of the first round of competition, a rest day, an old man in casual clothes wearing a baseball cap, white eyebrows, round head and round face came to the side of the school's football training field.

"Teacher Yasuda, why are you here?"

Coach Fukai did not receive any notice of Coach Yasuda’s visit in advance. He was obviously very surprised, but he could not suppress the excitement on his face.

"Don't I still have a job as a consultant for the Hachioji High School Football Club? I receive a salary of hundreds of thousands of yen every month. At this critical moment of a national competition, just remote guidance is not enough."

Coach Yasuda explained that the Kashima Antlers team he leads, and the island nation’s J1 professional league in which they participate, will not start until February, so he has time to come over and provide guidance.

On the other hand, he saw the weaknesses of the Hachioji High School team on TV Asahi's live broadcast. While he was on vacation at home, he couldn't help but go out and try to reform the Hachioji High School team's formation. After all, the original 4-4-2 diamond midfield style was

It was also he who proposed it to Coach Shen Jing.

It would be a pity if a team with players like Fujii failed due to the coach's miscalculation.

Coach Yasuda glanced at the football field where football practice was taking place. All the players were doing technical training to maintain their condition. They had to compete tomorrow, but they couldn't exhaust their energy during training.

"Shen Jing, have you noticed the weakness in the team?"

Coach Yasuda deliberately asked his disciple, wouldn’t Fukai not know about such an obvious flaw?

"Defensive midfielder, the 442 diamond midfielder you designed for me, our team's defensive midfielder Nakamura is not very qualified for this position."

Coach Fukai is actually aware of this problem, but finding the problem does not solve the problem, especially in the case of the Hachioji High School team, which lacks capable rotation players. The coach who can solve this problem is definitely the kind with strong ability and rich experience.

"It's too late to change the formation on the spot. I need you to swap the positions of Fujii and Nakamura. Especially when defending, Fujii needs to take on the responsibility of being the core defensive organizer in the backcourt. Only teams with excellent defense can win the game.

Go far in the game.”

Coach Yasuda gave his own countermeasures. Fujii Shu is not just a sharp knife in offense. When needed, this genius can transform into a defensive gate, effectively blocking the opponent's attack methods.

Let the audience in the island country see how strong and versatile you are!

Looking at Fujii's duel with Suhara on the court, Yasuda Koichi was full of confidence.

(End of chapter)