Team Spirit

Chapter 13: Physical Monster, Controlling the Situation

Ashley Young has practiced this set of moves no less than a thousand times on this court.

Now, it’s time to test the results!

Swish!
The football went into the net, creating white waves.

"GOAL!"

"One to zero! Ashley Young opens the scoring for Dartford!"

"This player, nicknamed Kenshire Little, is very agile. His cut-in volleys are smooth and the quality of his shots is very high."

"The goalkeeper from Hanworth Villa was clearly a little slow to react."

"I have to say that with the addition of Ashley Young and the chemistry he has with Lu Kai, Dartford's attack on the left is quite threatening."

"Sixty percent of their attacks come from the left!"

The Dartford fans began to cheer.

The team players celebrated together.

In the 43rd minute, the first half of the game is about to end.

The head coach of Hanworth Villa signaled his players to attack aggressively in an attempt to equalize the score in the first half.

Dartford also retreated to defend at Lu Kai's signal.

The opponent's number seven failed to break through the wing and passed the ball back to the midfield.

However, Lu Kai, who was participating in the defense, made an accurate prediction and stepped forward to intercept the football.

[Basic Interception·Black Iron] has done a great job.

Lu Kai dribbled the ball forward and launched a counterattack.

But this time the opponent returned to defense very quickly.

Lu Kai found that there was no chance and could only pass the ball back to George.

George saw the opportunity and sent a straight pass to To Madeira on the right.

In fact, this through ball was not excellent.

But To Madera was too fast and he ran out of the opportunity. He caught up with the ball and made a cross.

boom!
The quality is pretty good!
Oliver competed with the opponent for the header at the front point.

Neither side touched the ball.

But Lu Kai came in from the back row, shook his head towards the football, and didn't even need to jump.

The football immediately went into the net.

"GOAL! 2-0! Dartford wins again!"

"Lu Kai arrived just in time. This header wasn't difficult. It only took someone to get there."

"Hans Villa's goalkeeper was scolding the defenders. He was unhappy with his teammates' restrictions on Lu Kai. The defenders of Hanworth Villa were also helpless because Lu Kai was outside the penalty area one second and then got in the next second."

"I have to say, Lu Kai's physical fitness is simply abnormal among young players."

"In recent times, he has been starting and playing the full 90 minutes."

"And he's not even fifteen yet!"

Generally speaking, for players of this age, playing for 60 minutes is enough, and this is a match for the youth training team.

When playing against adults nowadays, coaches will further shorten their playing time because the competition will be more intense.

In the eyes of some people, Lu Kai's kicking style is an overdraw of the body.

And if you don’t have level 6 [Physical Strength], then you will indeed be overdrawn.

But now... everything is within Lu Kai's tolerance.

After all, the running energy consumed in amateur leagues is much lower than that in professional leagues.

In this way, Dartford led 2-0 in the first half.

People are in high spirits when they are happy. During the half-time break, Jiang Mengyun’s convenience store was flooded with orders.

Everyone ordered beer, hamburgers, French fries and other delicious food, ready to start watching the movie.

In view of this situation, the halftime selling time of this game, oh no... the halftime break time was not shortened, it was given a full fifteen minutes, which really shows that every minute counts.

In the second half, Dartford played relatively conservatively, waiting for the opportunity to tire themselves out.

But George was unwilling to be lonely and was very eager for personal data. He made two consecutive through passes in an attempt to instigate an attack.

The ball was intercepted by the opponent once, and passed directly to the baseline once.

No matter how fast Thomas Madeira is, he is still a human being after all, and he cannot be caught up by any bad pass with a lot of lead time.

In the 66th minute, after Dartford got the ball, George could no longer stay there and signaled his teammates to press forward to create conditions for him to attack.

As a result, George was intercepted by the opponent as soon as his teammate went up.

Hanworth Villa had been watching him for a long time and had been waiting for this opportunity.

Then Hanworth Villa counterattacked and scored a long shot to equalize the score.

Two to one.

The game becomes more uncertain.

This goal boosted the morale of Hanworth Villa.

Dartford began to be suppressed.

In the 73rd minute, the opponent's cross from the right was too big, but it created an opportunity at the back post.

The opponent's number seven shot from the back post.

Fortunately, the Dartford goalkeeper performed superbly and blocked the ball with one hand.

Lu Kai kept shaking his head.

The team is doomed!

If we continue to play like this, we will probably lose the ball again!
Momentum is a very mysterious thing in football.

It can be roughly understood as "intensity".

The momentum has increased, which means the intensity of confrontation, tackling, attacking, speed, dribbling, passing, etc. has increased, and the quality has become higher.

The situation is over, you have become weak in these aspects and the quality has declined.

But it is difficult to communicate this directly with the players, because only a very few players can control their own "momentum", or not be affected by the team's "momentum" and ensure their own performance.

Players in the larger divisions can only take advantage of the situation.

That is to say, if you want to build up a player's momentum, you can't tell him that you want to build up momentum. You have to tell him "we are going to attack, attack resolutely"!
In this way, the player can improve his strength in confrontation, fighting, speed, etc.

Likewise, when you tell your players to back off on defense, most of them lose momentum.

Therefore, a team that takes the lead and then squats to defend can easily be caught up by the opponent. In addition to tactical reasons, momentum is also important.

Attack, gain momentum, and enhance players' abilities.

Defending, losing advantage, and players' abilities weakened.

This is one of the fundamental laws of football.

There are teams that can defy that rule, but it certainly won't be Dartford.

"Attack, push forward! Beat them back!" Lu Kai said.

Alfred then directed the players on the sidelines and cooperated with Lu Kai to attack.

George rolled his eyes.

In his view, this is a manifestation of Lu Kai's privileged "chairman halo".

We are still leading, and I want to attack but you say it is not good for the team.

If you want to attack, will it be good for the team?
What's the logic!

Alfred ignored George because a player who cannot feel the momentum will never be the core of the court.

Following Dartford's attack, the two sides started a fierce competition in the midfield, with people being brought down and fouls being committed.

In the 81st minute, Lu Kai intercepted the ball in the midfield and passed it to Ashley Young.

Ashley Young dribbled along the left and cut inside, but was double-teamed by the opponent and the ball was poked to the side.

Lu Kai rushed over and took a long shot towards the goal.

"This shot was a little too straight!"

"The opposing team had players pressing in, so Lu Kai didn't have a good angle to shoot."

"The quality of this shot was not high, it was a bit of a waste of opportunity."

Before the fans could finish their words, they saw the football rise up, then bend down, drawing a downward arc.

(End of this chapter)