Regarding the absolute disadvantage on the scene, Takeshi Okada had already anticipated it. He did not stand up and yell to remind the players or adjust tactics. Instead, he discussed in low voices with Haruyama Shota and others, and took notes from time to time.

Gifu FC's head coach Katayama Jiro glanced at the home team's bench. He didn't understand why Takeshi Okada remained indifferent in this situation. And what happened to the No. 9 forward, although he was very good in height and weight.

, but isn’t it funny to play defensive counterattack with his bulky body?

Takeshi Okada was not an idiot, otherwise he would not have been able to save the Japanese national team twice, but Jiro Katayama couldn't figure out the joints, which made him even more depressed.

Fortunately, where is the gap in strength, he did not make the lame mistake of underestimating the opponent and sending a substitute. As long as he persists in attacking like this and scores one goal, Takeshi Okada will have to make changes, and then the doubts will be solved.

After thinking about this, Erlang Fangshan stood up and walked to the sidelines.

"Keep the rhythm, don't stop, pay attention to cooperation!"

Jiro Katayama, like most Japanese head coaches, likes to attack, especially since he has two aces in his hands, and wing attack is his tactical highlight.

As the saying goes, if you attack too long, you will break if you defend too long, you will lose. It is a pity that Imabari FC could not last until the first half as required by Takeshi Okada.

In the 31st minute of the first half, Gifu FC's left winger Tanaka Kishimoto suddenly exerted his strength. He first used a man ball to overtake Watanabe Kobayashi and successfully broke through. Then he stabbed the football before Yamanaka Kazuki was in place to defend and succeeded again.

Too much.

Tanaka Kishimoto, who was not outstanding before, suddenly burst out with speed and instantly defeated Imabari FC's right defense. Tanaka Kishimoto did not choose to cut inside, but directly dribbled the ball towards the baseline.

Tanaka Kishimoto finally made the pass when he was about three meters away from the baseline, and Gifu FC's forwards were already surrounded by people in front of the penalty area, in the middle, and from the back. There were also people at the top of the penalty area who were ready for a second shot.

After seeing the positioning of Gifu FC's offensive players, everyone knew that this was an offensive routine they had practiced for a long time.

Previously, because Gifu FC was playing against Imabari FC, they played more often in the middle, and the sudden speed-up of crosses from the wing caused many mistakes in the positioning of Imabari FC's personnel in the penalty area. Gifu FC made some mental calculations and unintentional decisions here.

Take advantage of this attack.

The football flew to the middle, a black figure leaped high, and the football hit the net.

"Oh, the goal was scored. In the 32nd minute of the first half, the goal was made by Gifu FC's No. 9 player Darren Sanchez. The current score is 0:1 behind Imabari FC. Let's cheer for Imabari FC!"

The home DJ was devastated by the loss, but his professionalism still required him to report to the scene. The silent stands recalled applause and cheers, and everyone began to shout rhythmically, "Come on Imabari!"

A layman watches the fun, an expert watches the door.

Lin Hong's observation ability has always been his strong point. The No. 7 of Gifu FC just made a cross and assisted, but his continuous passing actions were all passing the ball past the man, and then using his speed to crush the passer. Is this a coincidence?

?Maybe!

Also, Gifu FC does not have many high points in the frontcourt (a common problem for Japanese teams). The Brazilian foreign player is indeed a high point, but the other players who are seizing positions and competing for headers are more likely to be prepared to miss the ball.

Why is there such an arrangement and such a drill?

Haruyama Shota quickly took out the player information of Gifu FC, and then he found that there was no relevant information about the opponent's No. 7.

Because it was a low-level warm-up match, there was no press conference beforehand, and the opponent was only given the starting lineup half an hour before the start of the game. This also led to serious flaws in the intelligence collection of both sides.

Fortunately, this is the Internet age. Haruyama Shota quickly took out his mobile phone and started searching. He still didn't believe that there was no information about such a unique player.

Opening Google, a few simple related news from Tanaka Kishimoto soon appeared on the screen. Shota Haruyama clicked on it and read it for a while before passing it to Takeshi Okada.

Tanaka Kishimoto has been practicing track and field since elementary school, focusing on the 100-meter and 200-meter sprint events, but his favorite sport is actually football. He has repeatedly expressed that if he cannot run into the top ten in Japan before the age of 20, he will play football.

It was obvious that he couldn't do it, so he came to the football field, which was also his first game.

There are many fast horse players on the football field, and there are also some who have reached the level of track and field sprinters. But what really makes a successful fast horse and remain standing is not just speed.

"He sees football too simply. Does he think that as long as he can't catch the ball, he can't defend it? I think there were so many people fighting for the top in the penalty area just now because no one knew where his pass would go, because

He didn't have the right idea at all."

Takeshi Okada saw through Tanaka Kishimoto's background at a glance. What he didn't know was that Lin Hong had also guessed something. Although he didn't know that Tanaka Kishimoto had a "record" of sprinting, he could also see that he was actually a strong man on the outside but a serious cheat on the inside.

Partial science.

"Damn it, this speed is not much slower than yours. Our right-side defense is not fast. It will be difficult to defend against it. Could it be that we were defeated in the first half?"

Qi Hong poked Lin Hong, who was sitting next to him. He was a little worried. If the team fell behind by a big score, the chances of him, a substitute forward, wanting to play would be even smaller.

"Don't worry, this kid won't be arrogant for long. Believe me, he will be unlucky next time he dares to do this. Don't forget that there is a treasure on the field!"

Although losing the ball is a bad thing, since No. 7 has been exposed, he is not a threat, but may become a weakness.

The game restarted and Imabari FC won an offensive opportunity with a kick-off, but the ball was lost before it advanced to the edge of the penalty area.

Gifu FC's counterattack, the football was immediately sent to the feet of No. 7 Tanaka Kishimoto. The latter's stop was a little far, but his speed quickly caught up with the football, and he completed the ball against Nagashima Ota in just two steps.

The ball passed by him, but just when he was about to pass Kobayashi Watanabe in the same way, a blue figure quickly approached and rushed towards him from the diagonal thrust.

Tanaka Kishimoto was hit just when he was about to pick up speed. He endured the pain in his waist. He saw that the man with a blood-red mohawk and a ferocious face was none other than Kazuyuki Toda, whom he once cheered for.

Kazuyuki Toda did not hold Tanaka Kishimoto in a friendly manner, but turned around and shouted at the young player Kobayashi Watanabe: "You can only let him pass the same as the man and the ball!"

Tanaka Kishi was not a fool, so he naturally knew that this was meant for him.

There is no direct physical confrontation on the track and field. Whether it is straight or curved, everyone goes their own way, but the football field is different.

Jiro Katayama yelled on the sidelines to indicate that Kazuyuki Toda should receive a yellow card, but the referee believed that the foul was not worthy of a yellow card.

Kazuyuki Toda's roar and the referee's penalty scale were like signals to everyone. Imabari FC's players began to frequently use foul tactics when facing stronger opponents. As a result, the rhythm of the game became intermittent, and Gifu FC's offensive organization also changed.

It became quite difficult.

Of course, Gifu FC is not a good-tempered player either. They responded politely to fouls, and the scene suddenly became full of sparks.

Just when the green field was about to evolve into the ring, the referee finally remembered that he had brought two cards.

In the 39th minute, Imabari FC center back Iizumi Ryouya brought down Tanaka Kishimoto with a sliding tackle on the right side of the penalty area and received a yellow card. Two minutes later, Darren Sanchez raised his foot too high in the penalty area and kicked Wataru Nakahara and received a yellow card.

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However, the emotions on both sides have been ignited, and two yellow cards can easily extinguish it.

Lin Hong saw everything on the court, and he admired Kazuyuki Toda's experience. It was originally a one-sided game, but because of Kazuyuki Toda's tentative foul and a roar, both sides unconsciously turned against each other.

Pull down the same horizontal line.

This is experience, the precious wealth of players who have played in top leagues and World Cups. No wonder people often say that having an old man in a family is like having a treasure!

Okada Takeshi watched all this from the sidelines, with the corners of his mouth slightly raised unnoticeably. Using the temptation of assistant coach to invite Toda Kazuyuki to Imabari FC was one of the three most correct things he did to accept the club.

The second thing is to take back Daisuke Yoshii from Oita Sanshin Club, retaining the strongest local player for the club.

As for the third item, he subconsciously looked at Lin Hong. This was really an unexpected surprise.

If these three can work together, he can foresee how bright this season will be.

Tanaka Kishimoto, one of the two explosive points prepared by Jiro Katayama for this game, has been basically useless. His ability is too single and he has no good way to deal with fouls. Another Brazilian, Darren Sanchez, fell into hand-to-hand combat.

It's a trap that you can't get out of unless someone prompts you. It seems that there is a reason why a Brazilian can only come to Japan to play J3.

"Don't be anxious, hold on to your formation, don't let the defense overwhelm the midfield, keep everyone back, and hold on to the 1:0 score until the end of the first half!"

A loud voice sounded from the backcourt of Gifu FC. Kawaguchi had more experience in large-scale competitions than Kazuyuki Toda, and he seemed to have figured out Takeshi Okada's plan.

Takeshi Okada was a little disappointed. Originally, he wanted to take advantage of the last few minutes of the first half, but now, under the reminder of Nori Kawaguchi, the players of Gifu FC began to shrink back as a whole, which meant that his plan was dead.

Half of it.

In the last few minutes, taking advantage of Gifu FC's retreat, Imabari FC suddenly launched three or four waves of attacks. Takei Narihao also got a chance to turn around and shoot in the penalty area, and Okayama Kazuki also had a long-range shot that missed the target.

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Kawaguchi Nokatsu gave full play to the goalkeeper's talent of delaying time. He delayed the ball twice and even waved down to ask his teammates to slow down the rhythm. Those who didn't know thought they were ten or eight ahead.

The referee's whistle sounded, the first half ended, and the score of 1:0 remained unchanged.

Although Lin Hong was sitting off the court, he had a thorough view of the offense and defense of both sides in the first half.

Kazuyuki Toda was the defensive midfielder, and Nougat Kawaguchi was the goalkeeper. They rarely faced each other directly, but in the entire first half, one of them decided the trend of the game with one word. As for that goal, Lin Hongzhen felt that there was an element of luck in it.

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Chapter completed!