Starting with playing defensive midfield for Evergrande

Chapter 12 The Stunning Rainbow at Tianhe Training Center! (Please add to your favorites)

"Team B's lone striker: Ni Bo!"

Midfielders: Feng Renliang, Zhao Xuri, Su Hao, Qin Sheng, Feng Junyan.

"Defenders: Rong Hao, Zhao Peng, Tang Dechao, Yi Teng!"

Madaloni then read out the starting lineup for Team B.

"Su Hao?"

At the front of Team A, upon hearing this name, Conca subconsciously looked towards Team B. There was no way around it; everyone else was a veteran of the team, and Conca knew them all, but this was the first time he had ever heard the name Su Hao.

Although Conca didn't attend yesterday's dinner party, he knew it was a welcome banquet the team was throwing for the new players.

In his opinion, Guangzhou Evergrande had already gathered almost all the decent players in China. If they brought in newcomers, especially a 16-year-old, it would be questionable whether he could stay in the first team. Unexpectedly, this guy made his debut as a starter for the B team on his very first day.

"Dario, what's wrong?"

As Conca turned his head, Elkeson, who had been chatting with him, followed Conca's gaze and turned as well.

"Oh! You don't know that guy?"

Compared to Conca, who is indifferent to worldly affairs, Elkeson, who usually enjoys all kinds of gossip, is much more aware of the news about Guangzhou Evergrande.

"I didn't go to yesterday's party; it seems like it was just to welcome this guy."

"I had something to do yesterday and couldn't go, but I know that all over China is saying that our boss forced this kid in to promote his football academy. I guess it's the club's decision to let him join the B team today!"

"Oh!"

Elkeson's summary was perfect, and after listening to Elkeson's explanation, Conca turned away indifferently and continued with his warm-up exercises.

For Conca, all he wants is to complete his contract with Guangzhou Evergrande as soon as possible and return to South America.

Anything else or anyone
He wasn't interested in any of them.

"Gao! Stick to the same tactics as before. You need to pass the ball out as soon as you receive it in the attacking third!"

"Zheng! Protect Conca's back!"

After the teams A and B were assigned, Lippi, as is his custom, began to give his final pre-match speech through a translator.

For Lippi, the training matches within the team are his way of getting his full-strength A team cohesive. So, in his pre-match speeches, he would patiently give instructions to each player in each position on the A team.

Although these are all old clichés!
However, today is a bit special. He wants to take a closer look at Su Hao, the young man he has recruited on the spot, to see what level he is really at.

Especially when facing Team A, a team he considers to be the best in all of Asia.

So, after giving instructions to everyone on Team A, Lippi walked straight to Su Hao and said this to him personally.

"Su! Just stay in your familiar position. There are no tactical requirements. Just do what you're used to."

That one sentence drew everyone's attention to Su Hao, who was the tallest and most handsome player in the entire Evergrande team.

As soon as Lippi finished speaking, the translator instinctively leaned over to give Su Hao a direct online translation.

But before he could even speak, Su Hao answered the old man with a fluent "YES" in Italian.
Got it!
The translator then realized that the person in front of him seemed to speak even more standard Italian than he did.

The translator wasn't surprised, but the other members of the team were.

It's worth noting that none of the entire Evergrande team, including the three foreign players, speaks Italian.

Previous news reports about Su Hao all focused on how he was exceptionally recruited during the selection competition, but no one reported that Su Hao could speak Italian.

"Holy crap, Xiao Hao, you can actually speak Italian?"

Zheng Zhi was the first to ask.

"Hey, Brother Zhi, I've studied it on my own before, I know a little bit!" Seeing everyone looking at him, Su Hao suddenly felt a little flustered.
"Alright! Let's begin!"

After the brief incident, Lippi walked to the sidelines on his own.

After the old man was in position, Madaloni blew the whistle to officially start the training match.

Team B kicked off first.

After the whistle blew, Ni Bo sent the ball behind him without hesitation.

As is customary, Team B's attacks are usually initiated by Zhao Xuri.

Zhao Xuri, who received the ball, didn't have any other thoughts, or deliberately set up the ball for Su Hao.

After receiving the ball, Zhao Xuri strode towards Team A's half of the court.

On Team A's side, the moment Zhao Xuri received the ball, the entire Team A team, which had been transformed into the Italian defensive mode, immediately took their positions.

Gao Lin, as the first line of defense, pressed forward relentlessly towards Zhao Xuri.

Since they were all family members, Zhao Xuri knew his dribbling skills were unreliable, so as soon as Gao Lin approached, he immediately passed the ball sideways to Feng Renliang on the left.

In the current Guangzhou Evergrande team, if it weren't for the two top strikers, Muriqui and Elkeson, Feng Renliang would definitely be able to secure a starting position in the first team based solely on his ability to break through on the wing.

Therefore, after receiving the ball, Feng Renliang naturally took the opportunity to make a quick run, intending to use his speed to tear a gap on Team A's flank.

However, teams A and B have been practicing for far too long.

Feng Renliang's three-pronged attack was already within Zheng Zhi's calculations.

Even before Zhao Xuri passed the ball across, Zheng Zhi had already instructed Huang Bowen to move to the wing, while he himself was also orchestrating a defensive play alongside Huang Bowen.

There wasn't much pressure. Huang Bowen made a close move, and Zheng Zhi swiftly scooped up his foot.

Team B's first attack was easily neutralized by Team A.

The moment he won the ball, Zheng Zhi skillfully sent it out with a long, angled kick.

Left side!

That position belongs to Guangzhou Evergrande, or more accurately, to Muriqui, currently the strongest winger in all of Asia.

Long balls are launched at Muriqui, the whole team pushes forward, and Conca stays back to find the opponent's fatal weakness.

This is a killer move that Evergrande has mastered to perfection.

Seeing Zheng Zhi launch the long ball, the entire A team prepared to smoothly put the ball into the B team's goal as usual.

However, something completely unexpected happened.

Just as the ball was about to land in front of Muriqui, it grazed past him.

A tall, dark-haired young man had already positioned himself in front of the cheetah.

A height of 1.91 meters, plus a physique that is completely out of place for someone his age.

With just a simple block and a jump, Muriqui, who was originally thinking of receiving the ball, was knocked off balance and stumbled.

Team A's ultimate move came to an abrupt end.

It wasn't just Team A's attack that was blocked.

The 1.91-meter-tall young man used an extremely smooth chest control to stop the ball and then fiercely kicked it towards the lower right edge of the ball with his right foot towards Team A's backfield!

In an instant!
Suddenly, a magnificent rainbow appeared on the grass of the Tianhe Training Center, spanning almost the entire field!
(End of this chapter)