I am practicing in Tokyo

Chapter 62 Past events

Fujii took the initiative to pass the ball again, completely abandoning his midfielder position. He was unable to defend him, but if he attacked, the opponent couldn't stop him.

He and Suhara cooperated with each other again in the opponent's backcourt. After passing the ball several times in succession, Fujii suddenly burst out with speed, passed the two defenders who were marking him, flipped the football, rotated 180 degrees on the spot, and volleyed

shoot.

Damn it! Why did this defender miss the mark again?!

Maebashi Ikuei's goalkeeper was blocked by his own defender and did not see Fujii's kick. When he noticed it, the football was already in mid-air. He could only stand in front of the goal and watched helplessly as the goal was scored.

After being scored a goal like this, the goalkeeper was naturally unwilling to accept it and began to criticize his own defender.

"You two can't even look at such a big living person, and you're still blocking my sight. Can you give me a good kick?"

The defender who allowed Fujii to score a goal knew that he was in the wrong and lowered his head without saying a word. When he raised his head again, the look he looked at Fujii clearly showed hostility.

Aren't you planning to shovel your legs too?

Fujii was not sure when he thought that the opponent's goalkeeper kicked off in front of the goal, and the ball should land in the right midfield.

At the moment, he didn’t think much about it. Before the football dropped, Fujii squeezed away the opponent’s players who were looking up to catch the ball. He stopped the ball with his chest, swung his body, touched the ball with the arch of his feet and passed the football.

Center Suhara, who was at the front of Hachioji High School's formation, received his pass. Since Maebashi Ikuei's players were planning to counterattack, and the main force was concentrated in the midfield, they never expected to lose the ball so suddenly.

Therefore, there was only one central defender in front of Suyuan, who rushed to block him in a panic, not daring to steal the ball easily.

After Fujii passed the ball, his legs instantly started, stepping on the soft turf, sprinting at a speed of 100 meters, crossing the midfield and reaching Suhara's side.

Suhara, who was still battling wits with the opponent's central defender, knew exactly what to do. He passed the ball horizontally to Fujii, who was almost parallel. The opponent's last defensive player was still in front of him. The ball did not constitute offside.

After getting the ball, Fujii rushed directly into the penalty area and faced the goalkeeper alone. The goalkeeper who had just lost the ball swallowed his saliva and chose to take the initiative.

The ball was moving back and forth between his left and right feet. Fujii's shoulders quickly changed the direction of his center of gravity and passed Messi's pendulum pass. At this moment, he seemed even more proficient. The opponent's goalkeeper was passed by, and he easily pushed the goal into the empty goal in front of him.

The entire audience burst into applause. Such wonderful passing moves are rarely seen in professional football matches in island countries. Fujii calmly imitated Baggio's celebrations as usual. He put his ears up on the sidelines and listened for a long time without being able to calm down.

of applause.

3 to 1, there are still a few minutes left before the end of the first half, but the situation of Ikuei Maebashi is already not good.

Maebashi Ikuei's two star wingers took advantage of the last moment to launch an offensive. Koike Naoya, who was on the sidelines, hit the goal from close range. The angle was very tight, but Ryunosuke made a rare use of it and flew straight into the corner.

He held the football in his arms and rolled it on the ground a few times, showing a proud smile.

"This road is blocked!"

Ryunosuke said his favorite catchphrase and wagged his fingers at the two opposing wingers who were missing. Until the end of the first half, the score remained at 3-1.

At the beginning of the second half, Maebashi Ikuei's offensive became more and more fierce. Naoya Koike and Rentaro Moriya, two outstanding wingers, created dangerous situations several times. Ryunosuke seemed to be possessed by a god today, blocking two difficult situations with left and right.

After a huge shot and a successful save, he clenched his fists and let out an excited roar.

After Ryuunosuke made a successful save, Fujii and Suhara dribbled the ball into the opponent's penalty area. He passed the ball to Suhara in front of him. The tall and strong center rose up from the ground, overcame the defender who jumped at the same time, and headed the ball.

Score the ball.

"It's 4-1. Maebashi Ikuei High School has no hope of a comeback. If I were the coach of Hachioji High School, I could already study the opponents for the next round."

Matsuki Yasutaro in the live broadcast room of the TV station shook his head and announced Maebashi Ikuei's death sentence. There was not much time left in the game. It was impossible to score 3 goals in a row to equalize the score.

His prediction was indeed accurate. When the referee ended the game, the number on the scoreboard was fixed at 4 to 2. Although Maebashi Ikuei scored a goal later, it did not help and the game was lost.

"With a player like Fujii, he is guaranteed to make it to the finals. Their opponent in the next round is Hannan University, known as the Iron Army, a high school football giant from Osaka. The head coach Yuuto Suzuki is famous in the J-League.

As a celebrity who later retired and became a coach, I really look forward to this game, and player Fujii Shu can give us a better performance."

Sergio added that Hannan University is the favorite to win the championship this year. Although there is no particularly outstanding star player, the strength of the entire team is infinitely close to the peak of amateurs. It is a strong opponent that can compete with Aomori Yamada.

Is he the next opponent?

Sitting on the return bus, Coach Fukai's thoughts were racing. In the professional arena a few years ago, as a right winger for Kashima Antlers, he was tackled by their center back Yuuto Suzuki in a match against Sanfrecce Hiroshima.

He was kicked in the leg, ended sadly, and also lost the game.

"Your foot must be amputated. All the nerves are necrotic and the ligaments are completely ruptured. It is difficult to say that such a serious injury was not caused by full force. The position of the foot is very tricky. It should be aimed at people."

The doctor at the big hospital told him the hard-to-accept fact at that time. Although the club paid all the medical expenses, his career was also ruined.

After more than ten years of football career, at the age of 27 or 28, he had no other talents except playing football. After getting the prosthetic leg, he stayed at home for three and a half years with the compensation and savings given by the club, doing nothing but drinking every day.

He just went to play Pachinko. Fortunately, he never played much, but he couldn't make ends meet and his savings were about to run out. If his mentor, Coach Yasuda, hadn't helped him from time to time, he might have really become a homeless man at that time.

Until one day, Coach Yasuda brought a magazine, and on the cover was a professional formal photo of Suzuki Yuuto.

"He retired and went to Hannan University to be the head coach of the high school football club."

Coach Yasuda's words awakened his forgotten memories.

"I also made an appointment for you at a high school in Tokyo, but it's not as famous as Hannan University. You still have half a year to learn from me how to be a coach."

He lit a cigarette, took a deep breath, inhaled the choking smoke into his lungs, and remained silent.

"If you are still a man, stand up and fight. Don't lose your face every day. I can't support you for the rest of your life."

Coach Yasuda scolded him sternly, and he lowered his head as if trying to escape.

"well!"

The disappointed Coach Yasuda turned to leave when he heard a voice behind him.

"I will, and I will make this guy experience failure and pay the price."

"Coach, I want to be a coach too!"

(End of chapter)