Bianliang Shiyue Chapter 185 The Competition Begins
In the palace, in the training ground.
With the referee's whistle, the first warm-up match between the Fanlou team led by Pan Wen and the grassroots team led by Chen Chen officially began.
To say that Chen Chen chose to stand on the sidelines as a coach and not choose to play the next game, this was of course Chen Chen's own decision. However, when the whistle blew, Chen Chen still felt a little disappointed in his heart. After all, this was the first game of a grassroots team.
A game, and as the leader and captain of the grassroots team, Chen Chen still hoped that he would run on the field in this first game, but there was no way. In order to test how well the grassroots team could perform without him,
Chen Chen chose to serve as a coach first and stood on the sidelines. Although he felt a little regretful, he did not show it too obviously.
After the game started, the Fanlou team took the lead to kick off. At this time, everyone watching the game focused on the feet of the ball holder. However, this was not the case for Lu Yao. As the actual organizer of this game,
There are many things that Lu Yao needs to examine. The thing that makes him most at ease is probably the team members, because in this aspect, Zhe Kexing helps him keep an eye on it. After more than ten days of training for these eight teams, even if
No matter how bad the team is, it is still a decent Cuju team. Therefore, Lu Yao is not worried at all about the strength of the players and the excitement of the competition.
On the contrary, it was the referees and commentators who had only done a few assessments. Lu Yao felt that he needed to be more attentive, even though he had already conducted two assessments against the trio of Bao Zheng and the two brothers Su Shi and Su Che before.
I have investigated it, but after all, it is not the situation in a real game. Take commentators as an example, let them watch a video or video to explain, their psychological pressure will definitely not be great, because even if they are wrong,
There is no need to bear any consequences, because after all, this is a video. But the live broadcast is different. Just like now, the situation on the court is changing every minute and second. Therefore, the two brothers Su Shi and Su Zhe need to do this.
The ability to control the situation on the spot and the ability to adapt to changes must also be very superb.
Of course, what Lu Yao wanted to examine Su Shi and Su Che this time was their eloquence level. After all, these two people would definitely become officials in the future. Lu Yao also wanted to check the eloquence skills of these two people in advance.
How powerful is it?
From the beginning to now, Lu Yao feels that these two people have performed pretty well. From a commentary perspective, some basic knowledge about Cuju, the players on both sides, and the analysis of the situation are also very good. The most important thing is
Yes, because Chen Chen suddenly changed his tactics this time and did not play, it did not cause much trouble to Su Shi and Su Zhe. On the contrary, it became a way for the two of them to relieve tension. They were targeting Chen Chen's absence.
The matter started chatting, and it was very natural, without showing any nervousness. After hearing this, Lu Yao was able to confirm that Su Shi and Su Zhe would not appear in this Cuju competition, whether it was the warm-up match or the final match.
What a mistake in explanation.
As for the referee, Lu Yao also needs to observe carefully. After the start of the game, the situation on the field changes rapidly, and the referee's eyes and judgment skills must also be high, because this is in ancient times, and if there is a wrong judgment, the consequences will be very serious.
Seriously, and it is impossible to confirm one's own judgment by looking back at the camera like in modern times. Therefore, in today's competition manufacturers, referees still have great power.
Just when Lu Yao was about to take a closer look at the referee's performance, Zhan Zhao's whistle had already sounded.
It turned out that when a player from the Fanlou team was dribbling the ball into the frontcourt in preparation for a pass, he was tripped by a defender from the Grassroots team.
Zhan Zhao blew the whistle, then found the player who committed the foul and held up a wooden sign.
This wooden sign was painted with yellow paint. Naturally, this was Lu Yao's idea. The meaning of this thing is naturally a yellow card warning. In the new Cuju, the distance between yellow cards and red cards has also been set. Two yellow cards were received.
Or a red card and you will be sent off directly.
Of course, it is also up to the referee to decide whether to give a yellow card or a red card.
Everyone's attention was focused on the court. Fan Zhongyan, who was standing on the sidelines, looked at the players on both sides, and then said to Emperor Zhao Zhen on the side: "Your Majesty, the uniforms of the players on both sides, and this.
Who designed the embroidery on the clothes?"
Fan Zhongyan had just returned to Bianliang and naturally didn't know about these things, so Zhao Zhen said: "Oh, the team names and embroidery patterns are designed by the leader of each team, but it was Lu Yao who made this request.
, he felt that every team should have a name that reflects the characteristics of its own team, and of course, it should also have a corresponding pattern."
Fan Zhongyan nodded and said: "As expected of Mr. Xiao Lu, I'm just a little confused. What does the logo of this grassroots team represent?"
It seems that even Fan Zhongyan did not understand the meaning of the pattern Lu Yao designed for the grassroots team.
So, Zhao Zhen smiled and said: "The embroidery pattern of the grassroots team was designed by Lu Yao himself. I think you can ask him after the game."
Fan Zhongyan nodded and said nothing.
His words caused Lu Yao's attention to change direction. He had been looking at the referees and commentators, and almost forgot to observe the preparation level of the "hardware" such as the players' clothing, numbers and embroidery patterns.
After some observation, Lu Yao found no problem. After all, these things were ultimately the responsibility of the royal family. Although he was the organizer of the competition, Zhao Zhen, the emperor, was the organizer to the outside world, so these honorable tasks were inevitable.
Do it well.
Back to the game, five minutes after the opening, Fanlou team found an opportunity by relying on the passing of the ball by its three midfielders. During the breakthrough process, it successfully caused a foul by Chen Chen's grassroots defender. The defender also received a yellow card, and
Fanlou team won a free kick opportunity.
"The so-called free kick means that you can take the kick at will at the place where the foul was committed. No other player can block it within a certain distance in front."
"Yes, based on this distance, the Fan Lou team can actually choose to hit the goal directly."
"Instructor Zhe, what do you think?"
Su Shi and Su Che sang together, first explaining the meaning of a free kick to everyone present, and then handed over the professional part to the commentator Katsuyuki Oki again.
Zhe Katsuyuki's voice came immediately, "The members of the grassroots team are actually not very dominant in height. There are not many tall players in the entire team. Therefore, this caused them to form a human wall defense."
The defense will be weaker at that time. If the player who takes the free kick from the Fan Lou team has good shooting skills, he will have a chance to score."
Chen Chen, who was standing on the sidelines, naturally heard these words. At this time, he was shouting and arranging the distribution of the human wall.
Chen Chen's shouting naturally attracted the attention of those watching the game. Lu Yao originally thought that Zhao Zhen would blame Chen Chen for shouting too loudly, but Zhao Zhen didn't say anything. It seemed that Zhao Zhen had carefully studied what he had written.
I read the coach's manuscript, and I also know that although the coach is standing on the sidelines, he has the right to shout and guide tactics.
While Chen Chen was making arrangements, Pan Wen was not idle either. He first loudly shouted the name of a player. Obviously, he would take the free kick.
Then, Pan Wen made a gesture. Because he made the gesture so fast, Lu Yao didn't see clearly what order he gave to the team member.
Then, the center forward of the Fanlou team, whose name was shouted out by Pan Wen just now, walked to the side of the ball.
After taking a run-up and touching the ball, this player from the Fan Lou team directly chose to hit the goal.
The ball drew an arc in the air, crossed the wall, and went straight to the rounded corner of the grassroots team's goal.
The goalkeeper of the grassroots team had no time to react, so he made a symbolic save and the ball hit the net.
Five minutes into the game, the Fanlou team took the lead with a free kick, leading the Grassroots team 1-0.
This is a completely unexpected result. After all, after listening to Su Shi’s previous introduction to the grassroots team, it can now be said that all the leaders already know the tactics of the grassroots team. This is a team that focuses on defense.
The team is mainly engaged in defensive counterattacks. But the problem is that Chen Chen, the soul of the team, did not choose to play. Now, with defense as their strength, they were the first to score a goal. It seems that the next
The game will be very difficult to play.
The players on the field were naturally very excited, especially the player who scored the goal. He jumped up happily. The referee did not stop him. Lu Yao once wrote in the referee rules that in every team
After scoring a goal, there is half a minute to celebrate.
At this time, Lu Yao's eyes were focused on Chen Chen on the sidelines. Lu Yao wanted to see what Chen Chen's reaction would be when his team conceded a goal in the first five minutes.
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What made Lu Yao satisfied was that Chen Chen, who was standing on the sidelines, did not seem to have suffered much blow. Although there was a hint of loneliness on his face, he soon returned to normal. This is what Lu Yao wrote in the coach's handbook.
A very crucial sentence is that, no matter how far behind or ahead your team is, as a coach, you cannot express your inner emotions.
Moreover, Lu Yao could see from Chen Chen's calm reaction that the current result seemed to be within Chen Chen's expectation. Indeed, if he did not play and the team fell behind, it was an acceptable result.
Lu Yao was very happy to see Chen Chen's growth. It seemed that although he had been in seclusion and the imperial examination for nearly half a month, it might not be a bad thing now that he thought about it. Chen Chen was no longer the same person who argued with him in the outer city.
Now Chen Chen can be said to have successfully become a leader, which makes Lu Yao feel more confident about leaving important things to him in the future.
Having said that, although Chen Chen did not show any sad emotions on the surface, it is an indisputable fact that the grassroots team allowed the opponent to score a goal in the first five minutes. While the Fanlou team celebrated their goal, Chen Chen took advantage of it.
Taking the opponent's opportunity to celebrate, he called over two members of the grassroots team. Lu Yao could tell at a glance that these two people should be the two main players of the grassroots team besides Chen Chen. Chen Chen explained in their ears that it was
It seems that the next tactics have been laid out.
As for Pan Wen, after all, his Fan Lou team is very competitive and has already scored a goal in five minutes. This means that the tactics he formulated before the game still seem to be quite effective, so there is no need to change his tactics now.
The time should be reserved for the team members.
In terms of commentary, Su Shi and Su Che also began to analyze the goal. After all, in this era, there is no replay function. The goal only happened in a moment. If you want to recall the moment just now, you can only use commentary.
The members’ narratives were combined with their own imagination to recall.
Therefore, regarding the goal just now, Su Shi and Su Che's follow-up commentary was very critical.
"It's such an honor. We witnessed the first goal in the new Cuju competition. Although this is not the first goal in an official game, it is enough to make us excited."
"That's right. Moreover, not long after the game started, the Fan Lou team quickly broke the deadlock. Moreover, they faced a grassroots team that is known for its defense. I don't know, instructor Zhe, what did you think of that ball just now?
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"The free kick was taken by Li Hao from the Fanlou team. He had already shown superb shooting skills during training. Of course, scoring goals with this kind of free kick is a very effective way to score.
The Fanlou team also took advantage of the fact that the grassroots team's overall players did not have an advantage in height. If it were a normal attack in sports battles, the Fanlou team might not be able to take advantage because of the physical fitness of the grassroots team's backline players.
They are both excellent and will not lose to the Fan Lou team in terms of strength."
What Zhe Kexing said was very clever. When Lu Yao heard what his good brother said, he smiled inwardly. Even though Zhe Kexing was just a young general on weekdays, he behaved in a smooth manner and spoke tactfully so as not to offend others.
But they understand better than anyone else that if Su Shi and Su Che asked Zhe Kexing just now, it would be like digging a hole for Zhe Kexing. Everyone knows that Zhe Kexing has a better relationship with Chen Chen and Pan Wen.
At this time, if Zhe Kexing is allowed to comment on Fanlou's goal and the goal conceded by the grassroots team with a stronger defense, doesn't this show that no matter what Zhe Kexing says, he will offend people.
Fortunately, Zhe Kexing was very smart and cleverly avoided the pit dug by Su Shi and Su Che. He attributed this goal more to the personal ability of Fanlou team member Li Hao and the free kick.
In terms of the offensive method of scoring, this not only affirms the Fan Lou team's offensive method and scoring, but also prevents Chen Chen's grassroots team from feeling that they have lost face. After all, they score through free kicks rather than through sports battles. This kind of ball is
Scoring sometimes has nothing to do with the ability of the defensive players.
Of course, Su Shi and Su Che were just enjoying their explanations. They also wanted to review the wonderful goal just now through Zhe Kexing's words. Lu Yao believed that they did not intend to dig holes. If there is a replay function, Su Shi and Su Zhe would definitely
I won't say much, just watch quietly.
In addition to the three people who served as commentators, the three referees on the field were also happy for the goal just now. Although they were referees, being able to see such an exciting moment also made Bao Zheng feel that he had been
Since then, he has been memorizing the relevant knowledge of referees all night long, and it has not been in vain. He also understands how important every penalty made by the referee on the field is.
Of course, not only the staff of the Cuju competition were excited about this goal, but the people watching on the sidelines were equally excited.
Among them, the most excited person is Zhao Zhen. Zhao Zhen is different from other leaders. Although he is the emperor, before the new Cuju appeared, he had seen Wang Da and other members of the original royal Cuju team perform during the New Year and the holidays.
I have performed old-fashioned Cuju. To be honest, at that time, Zhao Zhen thought that old-fashioned Cuju was quite interesting, and he was quite happy to watch some people show off their skills.
But when comparing the new Cuju competition in front of us with the old Cuju competition, I always feel that there is something missing, and that is the excitement brought by competition. In the previous Cuju performances, even if there were scoring, there was no competition.
For this key element, the team members have no psychological burden. All they have to do is perform. But now this new Cuju competition is different. With two sides and scoring, naturally no one wants to lose, so
They will try their best to win, and they will try their best on the court. In this way, the game will naturally be much better.
Of course, what excites Zhao Zhen the most is the visual impact that Li Hao’s goal just brought to him. Who in the previous Lao Cuju team could score such a goal? Whether it is technical or personnel.
In terms of physical fitness, he is not up to the current level. Li Hao's shot just now was enough to shock Zhao Zhen, and it also made Zhao Zhen very sure that this game must be held well, even if
It is not possible to achieve universal participation and awareness, but the palace must hold this new Cuju competition regularly in the future. This can also give me, a person who has always lived in the palace and sometimes feels bored, some fun.
Compared to Zhao Zhen's excitement, although the other leaders were briefly surprised, they quickly regained their composure. After all, whether it was a free kick or Li Hao, they actually had some understanding of it. In addition,
From their point of view, the mysterious tactics used by Chen Chen today, and that he did not play, according to normal circumstances, it is reasonable for the grassroots team to fall behind.
Therefore, compared to Zhao Zhen's excitement about scoring a goal, the leaders of other teams watching the game on the sidelines were more concerned about the technical content of the goal just now. After this goal, all the leaders watching the game were still
Some team members have already memorized Li Hao's name, especially Yang Tao. As the coach of the Tigers, Fanlou's opponent in the first round of the official competition, he has already made Li Hao a key observation target.
"This new type of Cuju turns out to be such an interesting sport. It seems that my decision was not wrong, and Lu Yao's idea is also good." Zhao Zhen, who was watching the game, looked at Fan Zhongyan and said, obviously, this new Cuju is more interesting than
captured Zhao Zhen’s imagination.
Although Fan Zhongyan had just returned to Bianliang and didn’t know much about the new Cuju, but after watching these few minutes and scoring goals, Fan Zhongyan could see at a glance the feeling this new Cuju can bring to people. He said: "
It can arouse people's emotions in a short period of time and make them addicted to this sport. This new Cuju is really a good thing. It seems that we should hold more competitions like this in the future."
The so-called laymen watch the excitement, and insiders watch the door, is what I mean right now. Even though Zhe Kexing and Su Shi explained twice about the goal just now, Zhao Zhen and Fan Zhongyan were still immersed in it.
In the atmosphere of competition.
However, this is not the case for leaders such as Cao You and Wang Da. In previous training, they did not pay much attention to free kicks and penalty kicks caused by fouls. They felt that there should not be too many fouls in the game.
However, the goal in the first five minutes was caused by a free kick, which made Cao You and Wang Da start to pay attention to free kicks and penalty kicks. As expected, training must be comprehensive.
After the celebration time passed, after all, this was the first game, so the referee had to strictly control the time, so Zhan Zhao blew the whistle again, and two members of the grassroots team came to the midfield position, and the lagging team kicked off the ball.
attack.
As the game continued, the mood of everyone on the scene began to change. Of course, this was related to the first goal, and Lu Yao and other leaders were focused on the grassroots at this time.
Will the team's tactics change, as well as Chen Chen's response strategy?
After all, it was Chen Chen's initiative to make the decision. If he did not start the game at the beginning, he should have considered it if the team fell behind. Therefore, everyone wants to see what kind of adjustments the grassroots team will make.
As expected, the tactics of the grassroots team did undergo some changes. The two players who had just been called aside by Chen Chen for a secret discussion began to run towards the Fanlou team's frontcourt, one on the left and one on the right. The formation of the entire grassroots team,
They also carried out an overall forward pressure after the kick-off. In this way, even if the Fan Lou team grabs the ball and launches a quick counterattack, as long as the grassroots team defends properly, it will easily cause the Fan Lou team to be offside.
The forward pressure of the overall formation also puts a lot of pressure on the Fanlou team's back line. After all, it is the grassroots team's offensive time. It depends on how the Fanlou team arranges this defense.
Although the players of the Fanlou team are not as strong as the grassroots team in terms of defensive ability, they still have an advantage in terms of height. It is still relatively difficult to find opportunities through long passes over the top.
