The top prediction at the start, I am the third ball king

Chapter 12 The second round begins

At three o'clock that afternoon, Santa Malaga and his party took the train to Alcorcon.

At eight o'clock in the evening, Santa Malaga and his party got off the minibus and stood in front of a hotel.

There were no call girls on both sides of the street. Juan exhaled a long breath, and his whole body relaxed.

Antonio and Pablo patted him on the shoulder in satisfaction and gave him a thumbs up.

The expressions of the team members were different, some felt regretful, some felt relieved.

Liag smacked his lips, feeling regretful, but he quickly thought about it, it's okay, let's play a good game this time...

In order to avoid Sabadell's embarrassment, the boss Juan specially asked a friend in Madrid to help him when he booked the hotel.

Juan quickly completed the formalities, and Li Chuanqi still lived with Liag.

“The scenery here is beautiful!”

Liag stood on the balcony with a glass of boiled water: "Li, come and see, beautiful women are like clouds, oh no, the scenery is picturesque and the lights are bright."

Li Chuanqi didn't go to the balcony to watch the picturesque night view, nor did he care if he could see the beautiful women.

The reason is that he has a fear of heights. The room they lived in was on the eleventh floor. Not to mention the view, his legs would feel weak and his palms would sweat when he stood on the balcony.

For some unknown reason, the game was still scheduled for the afternoon. The weather this time was good. It just rained yesterday and the weather was cool.

Living in a quiet hotel, the team members cut off the thoughts of Aventure, and soon took a shower and went to bed.

The boss Juan couldn't sleep because he had to contact the training venue and wanted to adapt to the competition venue in advance.

But Alcorcon told them that training would be impossible tomorrow morning due to tidying up the turf.

Juan begged for the second and proposed training at their training base, but the other party did not agree, saying that their training base was undergoing routine turf maintenance.

If the training problem is not resolved, he will not be in the mood to sleep.

Home by their parents, go out to rely on friends.

Juan started looking for the friend who helped him book a hotel, but the friend told him that being able to book a hotel was already his limit, and he didn't have the ability to find a venue for training, nor did he have any friends in this area.

How to do?
After thinking anxiously for a long time, Juan came up with a solution and went downstairs to the front desk to find the hotel manager.

"You've found the right person!"

The manager smiled and said to him: "A relative of mine happens to be the principal of a middle school. Their school has a football field, but the conditions are not very good."

Juan happily held his hand: "As long as there is a venue for training, we are not picky, thank you so much!"

The manager made a phone call and quickly resolved the problem at the training ground, and Juan thanked him again.

……

The next morning, Santa Malaga went to a school more than [-] kilometers away from the hotel for training. However, the team members were in a good mood and no one complained.

Antonio did not engage in a large-scale confrontation, but only did some warm-up and simple coordination training.

Antonio is still very satisfied with the training in the morning. In the final stage of the training, he arranged the attack of set kicks.

Liag was in good form, blasting the goal with three consecutive kicks during free kick practice, and Pablo also scored twice in corner kicks.

Even Li Chuanqi, a little guy who is not good at headers, scored a goal.

The defensive counterattack is formulated rationally based on the strength of the team.

Then set kicks are an important means of attack, and modern football pays more and more attention to set kicks.

The second goal in the last round of the Copa del Rey was done through a corner kick.

There is another reason that makes Antonio happy. Through data comparison, he found that Alcorcon's set-piece defense is not good.

Alcorcon conceded 37 goals in the second division last season, [-] of which were set kicks.

In other words, more than half of their conceded goals were due to poor set-piece defense.

If set-pieces are anything to go by...

At three o'clock in the afternoon, Santa Malaga took a minibus to the Santo Domingo Municipal Stadium and arrived half an hour later.

After quickly changing their jerseys, the players entered the court to warm up.

Alcorcon also arrived on time, and players from both sides warmed up meticulously.

Half an hour later, the two sides returned to the locker room to make final preparations for the upcoming game.

In the locker room of the visiting team, Li Chuanqi was both excited and surprised when he heard his name appeared in the starting lineup.

It's not that he hasn't started, but in such a big game, he basically came off the bench in the second half.

When he walked out of the locker room, Antonio patted Li Chuanqi on the shoulder: "Are you surprised?"

Li Chuanqi nodded.

Antonio smiled and said: "This is a recognition of your ability, we think you are fully qualified to start!"

Li Chuanqi said to him seriously: "I will not disappoint your trust!"

On the other side, Pablo put his left hand on Liag's left shoulder and said to him: "Today you are going to play the whole game, so you have to pay attention to your physical fitness."

Liag exhaled heavily and replied: "Captain, the last game was a shame for me!

I will never make that mistake again, so don't worry, I will definitely come up with a good answer today! "

Pablo said: "It's not just me, we all believe in your ability."

Trust is a rare quality, and people who are trusted will generally do their best to accomplish their goals.

Alcorcon's starters were very active and it was a rare opportunity for them to perform as they mostly came off the bench.

Although the opponent is only a third-tier team, this is the King's Cup arena.

The starting players of both sides walked into the stadium under the leadership of four referees. There were only more than 5000 fans in the stands that could accommodate more than 1000 people, which looked sparse.

"Tick!..."

At 04:30 on time, the referee blew the whistle to start the game.

Alcorcon, who took the lead in serving, quickly transferred the football to the frontcourt to start the attack.

As coach Alcorcon judged, San Malaga's tactics were indeed a defensive counterattack, huddled in their own half, and set up a line of defense.

For some reason, coach Alcorcon didn't feel relaxed and watched the game with a serious expression.

Alcorcon's offense was very fierce, hitting the San Malaga defense again and again, but every time they advanced within 30 meters of the goal, they encountered the most tenacious resistance.

It's like falling into a swamp, making it difficult for them to move.

The game was at a stalemate, until the 9th minute, the Alcorcon midfielder took a long shot in the hinterland, and this was the first shot of the game.

This shot seemed to open a gap, and in the next five minutes, Alcorcon completed two more shots.

"Don't mess up the formation!"

Antonio can still sit on the bench safely, walk to the command area and yell at his defensive players on the field.

The opponent was able to complete the shots these two times, but the formation was a bit messy.

In the next 10 minutes, San Malaga's defense was impenetrable and did not give the opponent any chance to shoot.

Perhaps coach Alcorcon reminded his players before the game, so the players on the field were not impatient, but slowed down the offensive rhythm.

After Liag exhaled, he began to actively press, and now it's time for them, the midfielders, to contribute.

Liag was not fighting alone, two wingers and three midfielders were involved in the pressing up the field, and on several occasions almost took the ball away.

It should have been a frustrating thing to fail to steal the football, but instead of being frustrated, the frontcourt players in San Malaga pressed more aggressively.

Today's opponent is a second-tier team, the highest-level team they have encountered since they formed a team to participate in the competition.

Almost grabbing it down means that their high-position press is effective, and maybe they will succeed next time!
In the No.203 minute of the first half, Li Chuanqi crazily rushed towards the player who received the ball.

The other five midfielders quickly moved their positions and blocked the player's route of the ball.

Under Li Chuanqi's aggressive pressure, Paris, who was holding the ball, did not panic, but stopped the football with a card.

Li Chuanqi kept stretching his feet to harass him, and did not give him a chance to handle the ball comfortably.

Liag, who was closest to them, keenly sensed that the opportunity to steal was coming, so he rushed over to double-team with Li Chuanqi.

"Pass the ball!"

Teammates spotted the danger and yelled at Paris.

Is it dangerous?
Paris doesn't think so. Is it dangerous to get rid of the double-team of two amateur players?

Paris faltered with his left foot and lightly tapped the inside of his right foot. He wanted to forcibly get rid of Li Chuanqi behind him, and then get rid of Liag who pounced on him!

He wants to use this method to damage the morale of San Malaga, telling them that there is a huge gap between the D and B teams.

However, the imaginary picture did not appear, not to mention Liag who jumped on him, he couldn't even get rid of Li Chuanqi.

An irritability rose from Paris's heart, damn it, can't even a little guy get rid of it?

Just when he was in a trance, Liag seized this fleeting opportunity, quickly stretched out his right foot, and poked the football away from his foot with his toe!
"Ah!...Damn it, why didn't that guy pass the ball earlier..."

There were voices of dissatisfaction in the stands.

"Don't worry, it's the game. The game is about tackling someone or being tackled, that's pretty common."

His partner comforted him, isn't this a normal thing, this D-level team can knock out a C-level team, it still has a certain strength.

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(End of this chapter)