Seeing Hu Lai score, Chen Xingyi thought a lot.

When the Madrid Pirates players celebrated the goal, he just stood there in a daze.

His memories even drifted back to his distant middle school days.

Recalling that he himself was once a talented player known as "the number one player in high school football".

At that time, he had not yet entered professional football, but many professional teams had already extended an olive branch to him. This shows that in the eyes of these professional football people, he, Chen Xingyi, has the ability to play professional football.

He also thought that with his talent, it would be easy to play professional football?

As a result, reality slapped him mercilessly, making his face almost swollen.

From the champion of the high school national competition to the Dashun Golden Arrow, he could only start as a youth team player.

For a long time he was unable to get a chance in the first team.

If he hadn't cut his losses in time and went to the Flash Stars on loan, his career might have taken a different path.

The cruel professional football world has worn away his temper and pride.

He is no longer the star player who dominated high school football across the country and made countless fans scream with every move he made.

Studying abroad and coming to Europe made him deeply realize this truth.

He is just an ordinary professional player.

Looking at the records Hulay has created in European football, he is just out of reach.

He also gradually accepted this reality and felt that he could first establish himself at Athletic Amsterdam, and finally as long as he could play in the five major leagues, it would be good.

He was actually right to think so.

You know, even in Japan, which has the most overseas players, there are not many players who can play in the five major leagues. Most of them are in second-tier European leagues outside the five major leagues, or in low-level leagues.

And Chen Xingyi, even if he only plays for a relegation team in the five major leagues, he can become the main force of the Chinese national team, surpassing countless Chinese players.

He didn't even dare to think about being compared with Merry, let alone being able to do it!

But now the coaching staff of Madrid Pirates treats him like Melli.

He experienced the initial fear and pessimism - how could I possibly perform when the opponent defended me with such an attitude? I was basically locked in!

Until he saw Hulay's goal.

A very, very beautiful and imaginative goal.

He suddenly seemed to have returned to the last game of his high school years - the finals of the national competition.

His first fight with Hu Lai.

Before that game, the defending champion Shuguang High School was favored by everyone. Everyone thought they could win the national championship for three consecutive years and create an unprecedented record.

And what is Dongchuan Middle School where Hu Lai is located?

Just a dark horse.

For Hu Lai, Shuguang High School is probably equivalent to Mery Banega in Chinese high school football, right?

How can they challenge such a powerful enemy?

The results of it?

Hu Lai scored a hat trick in that game, incredibly defeated the powerful Shuguang High School, and helped Dongchuan Middle School win the cup.

And Hu Lai himself became the top scorer and best player in that national competition.

From then on, his football journey began... From a high school player to a member of the best team of the year who scored 75 goals a year, it is simply a legend.

Chen Xingyi suddenly remembered the original match, and thought of Hu Lai's courage.

And it’s not just that game, there are many times, such as the East Asian Cup against South Korea, the Football Association Cup against Dashun Golden Arrow, the U23 Asian Cup against the Japanese Olympic team, the Olympics against Argentina...

There are many examples that prove that this kid never seems to be afraid...

I don’t even know what awe is.

So he has made it all the way to the present, becoming a being who can truly compete with Merry.

Danny Drew can't get any benefits from him.

But I was frightened by my opponent's attitude towards me...

Simply ridiculous.

frustration?

Of course, he has experienced many setbacks from high school football to professional football.

But has Hu Lai never encountered any setbacks?

What's important is not whether you encounter setbacks, but shouldn't what's important be how you face setbacks?

Chen Xingyi, Chen Xingyi, I didn’t expect that these years of training have turned you into a coward.

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"Holy shit! Hu Lai is awesome!! Awesome!!"

Chen Hantang was in the stands, and there were some Chinese student fans diagonally in front of him. After Hu Lai scored, they waved the national flag in their hands and shouted in Mandarin.

The scarves hanging around the necks of these people are the scarves of Racing Amsterdam. Perhaps they are some international students studying in the Netherlands...

When his son was not performing well, Hulay used such a wonderful goal to help Madrid Pirates take the away lead. The contrast is really strong.

He was vaguely worried about how the Internet would ridicule his son.

His son's poor performance made Hu Lai a perfect foil.

Chen Hantang had no objection to Hu Lai, but he was worried that his son would become Hu Lai's stepping stone.

Thinking of this, he turned his attention to his son standing in the distance.

If it wasn't so noisy here, he really wanted to yell at his son: "What are you doing!"

Growing up, his genius son never let him worry about football. Although there were some setbacks, they all passed.

Seeing that Hu Lai, who was not as good as his son in the past, is getting better and better as he plays, he also comforts his sons that each has his own path. As long as he can help the Chinese team participate in the World Cup in the end, it will lead to the same goal, and there is no need to rush for the moment.

But now, Chen Hantang has become the anxious one.

Because he was in the public eye, he couldn't help his son.

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Hulay ran back into the Pirates' half surrounded by his teammates.

When passing near the center line, he turned his attention to Chen Xingyi.

Little Star is already standing by the center line, waiting for the kick-off.

He winked mischievously at Little Star, seeming to say to him:

You see I scored a goal, so I didn't lie, right?

However, Chen Xingyi turned a blind eye to his little move.

Hu Lai asked for trouble and crossed the center line angrily, returning to his own position.

The TV broadcast did not capture this small detail, because when Hu Lai "winked" at Chen Xingyi, the TV broadcast focused the camera on the coaching benches of the two teams.

In front of the visiting team's coaching bench, Madrid Pirates head coach Parotti and his assistant coach Valentin were talking and laughing. Of course, they covered their mouths when they spoke, so it was difficult to guess what they said through their mouth shapes.

Then the scene changed, and in front of the home team's coaching bench, head coach Munster was frowning.

Chen Xingyi, who he had high hopes for, inexplicably dropped the ball during the game, and Danny Drew, who also had high hopes for him, failed to last even half of the game in front of Hu Lai.

Although he only conceded one goal, he felt a deep sense of crisis.

If the game continues like this, it seems almost impossible for your team to make a comeback at home...

The opponent was the Pirates who had just defeated the Madrid Kings in a local derby.

Although everyone is a member of G13, the two teams are not on the same level now in terms of strength and morale. It is not easy to defeat the Pirates, even at home.

Under the premise of being tactical opponents, one has to hope that the players will be as good as he, the head coach, expects.

After all, tactics need to be executed by players. If the players...especially key players are not in good condition, perform poorly and cannot execute tactics, then what use are the best tactics?

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Hu Lai scored in the 36th minute. After he scored, there was less than ten minutes left in the first half.

During this period, Madrid Pirates failed to score any more goals, and of course Atlético Amsterdam did not score either.

When the referee blew the whistle at the end of the first half, the score was temporarily fixed at 0:1, and Sporting Amsterdam, which was playing at home, was one goal behind.

The TV broadcast first gave Hu Lai a close-up shot.

In the camera, Hu Lai walks slowly down the field with a relaxed smile on his face.

He scored a goal in the first half and was in good form, of course very easily.

Then the broadcast gave Chen Xingyi another shot.
To be continued...