I am the king of football

Chapter 32 Unbearable Hunger and Thirst

After the fierce battle with Blackpool, Hull City's opponents in the second round of the Championship finally returned to normal. They will go away to challenge the "Tractor Boys" Ipswich.

This is a team that has been lingering in the middle of the Championship for many years. Its strength is much weaker than Blackpool, which was relegated from the Premier League. However, Bruce did not underestimate the enemy. He and his team still collected enough intelligence about the opponent.

As players, Qin Hu and others only need to train step by step. It is foreseeable that the offensive and defensive momentum between them and Ipswich in this game will be opposite to that against Blackpool, and Hull City will be the team with the most offensive momentum.

Three days passed quietly, and Qin Hu finally welcomed his first star-level talent.

"Congratulations to the host. The Golden Bomber's talent has reached the star level. Please keep up the good work."

After a simple reminder, more real and detailed memories began to flood into Qin Hu's mind, and he once again personally participated in one wonderful header after another.

If before he became a star, his mastery and understanding of this talent was only at the level of knowing how to do it, then at this moment, he has truly reached perfection.

"Cool!"

With the help of the card talent, he repeatedly rehearsed various header scenes in his mind. When Qin Hu opened his eyes, his brain was already hungry.

The match against Ipswich will be held this Saturday, which is the day after tomorrow. Qin Hu really hopes that he can get a chance to play.

The next day, at the end of the team's last training day, Bruce once again obtained Qin Hu's updated data from George. This was the second time that Qin Hu had updated the data board since joining the first team.

"Sir, if you want to try the long pass tactic, I suggest you use Qin Hu. I think his heading skills have improved again, and his positioning ability has also greatly improved since he first joined the team."

If Bruce didn't pay too much attention to Qin Hu because he had to take care of the whole team, George would definitely follow up on Qin Hu's changes in a comprehensive manner.

Throughout the day, he used various methods to evaluate a player's heading ability to examine Qin Hu. He finally made up his mind and came to Bruce to say this.

This time Bruce was stunned. George had never specifically asked him to recommend a player. This reminded him of the scene when Qin Hu scored the winning goal against Blackpool that day.

"I will give full consideration to your opinion."

Facing Ipswich, Bruce does have two plans. The first is to use the traditional British style of long passes to directly break down the opponent. The second is to use technical tactics of controlling the ball and advancing. The sufficient signings before the season gave him ample options to choose either one.

After signaling George to leave, Bruce couldn't help but look towards the training ground. Qin Hu happened to hit the ball with a powerful header that Kane passed from the wing into the goal.

"I hope you won't disappoint me."

The day before the game, the entire Hull City team gathered in the conference room. Bruce stood at the front and pulled out the tactical board. It was time to announce the team's starting lineup.

"In tomorrow's game, we will play 433. I need each of you to exert your impact and try to attack the opponent's goal with fast plays and long passes."

The team's tactics were defined in one sentence, and the lists of the starting eleven began to be announced one by one.

"Goalkeeper Gulas, four defenders Dudjian, Chester, Hobes, and Rosenior, three midfielders Caveli, Coren, and Evans, the three of you line up in a row, with Coren as the core."

There are not many changes in the defense and midfield formations. It is obvious that Bruce is still very satisfied with the defense in the last game. The focus is on the team's three forwards.

"Left winger Kane, right winger Cooper, center forward Qin Hu!"

"Wow~~"

As soon as the last three names came out, the whole locker room could no longer control the noise. Some veteran players had great doubts about the head coach's deployment. This was not surprising, because Bruce actually started all three young players with an average age of 18 and put them on the front line, which was closely related to the team's victory.

"An Jing, everyone must seize their opportunities in tomorrow's game, otherwise I will make substitutions at any time!"

Bruce used his authority to suppress the situation, and only then did he say something quite serious to calm everyone down.

It seems that Bruce has regarded Ipswich as a training ground for the team. At the beginning of the season, he is ready to select available talents from the new young players in the team.

"Understand coach!"

Qin Hu and the other two couldn't care less. Getting the chance to start in the second round of the new season was such an opportunity. Both Qin Hu and Kane were extremely excited.

The remaining players on the roster were soon announced. Maguire and Coulson both appeared on the bench. Compared to forwards whose levels can be tested quickly and with immediate results, defenders have to wait more time if they want to get a chance.

"Disband now. Meet at the parking lot at 8am tomorrow morning. The bus will take us to Ipswich."

"Roger that!"

After a dreamless night, the next day the entire Hull City team set out on a journey to Ipswich's home ground, Portman Road, a large stadium that can accommodate more than 30,000 people.

When the players arrived at their destination, it was already filled with a blue ocean. Although it was a Championship match, the stadium's attendance rate was still over 60%, with nearly fans set to watch the game.

"nervous?"

After changing clothes and starting to warm up, Qin Hu, who was in the same group with Kane, was asked this question by the other party.

"No, I'm excited."

"Haha, me too."

The two geniuses who once had a fierce battle between them showed the same smile. As they are both big competition players, only smiles could be seen on their faces.

Soon, after the two sides finished warming up and returned to the room for a short preparation, they were brought back to the court by the referee team. Everything seemed to be fast-forwarded. When the two teams stood on the court, the atmosphere on the scene had reached its extreme level.

“Shh! Shh!”

"Okay brothers, the referee blew the whistle and the game officially began. In this game, the home team Ipswich, wearing blue jerseys, will take the lead in attacking from left to right, while the visiting team Hull City, wearing black away jerseys, will attack from right to left."

Kono's live broadcast room was already crowded with people because he promoted it immediately after seeing Hull City's starting lineup, and many fans chose to watch the live broadcast here.

"In this game, Chinese player Qin Hu got the chance to start. He, Kane and Cooper formed an extremely young forward line."

On the field, shortly after the game started, Ipswich, who used a 451 formation, did not launch a large-scale attack. Their tactical arrangement was clearly biased towards defense.

However, their opponents would not give them the chance to sit there and when the home team midfielder Boye was holding the ball and didn't know what to do, Collen seized the opportunity and kicked it away, then he passed the ball forward.

"Qin Hu passed the ball with his back to Kane, who got the ball on the left. In the third minute of the game, Hull City had already switched from defense to offense!!!"

Today's update is here! Thank you all for your support!!! Brothers, I'm sorry about the update. There are some emergencies at work this month, so I can only update once a day. Dao Li promises to update twice a day after everything is settled!!!
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