There is a belief called football

Chapter 11 What matters is what you learn in the game

When corner kicks are taken in football games, players are often arranged to stand by the goalposts, but when free kicks are taken, this is almost never done. The reason is that it is too easy to be turned offside by the opponent, but now the Marseille team can no longer control that much.

Li Qiao saw the three opponents ready to move, and knew in his heart that once Hassler passed the ball, it would be 3 against 3, and the opponent's three faced him and the goalkeeper.

Hassler swayed back and forth in front of the ball, because there was not much time left and Lille was ahead, the referee was not as polite as in the first half, and it was a yellow card directly.

Li Qiao shouted in his heart: "yes", Li Qiao hoped that the referee's yellow card would make Hassler even more confused.

The situation at this time is that the Marseille team lined up a wall of 8 people and Li Qiao retreated to block the eye-catching. Only Sandro remained in the opponent's half.

After receiving the yellow card, Hassler didn't care to play the ball. He retreated directly and ran up to prepare for a free throw. Surprisingly, Hassler didn't pass the ball, but still shot directly. This is also Hassler's Achilles' heel, that is, he is too proud, even arrogant.

The ball in the air still started to fall after reaching a certain distance, but on the one hand, Hasler’s current physical fitness was much worse than when the game started;

At the moment Li Qiao blocked the ball, Fontaine on the sidelines blasted the French curse, which started with the English F and was similar to the one "beside the handle" in China.

Hasler didn't pass the ball and wasted a chance to score 100% of the time. No wonder the head coach was furious.

Just when the opposing player was upset about losing a good opportunity, Li Qiao had already seen Sandro in front and sent a long pass.

The other party woke up like a dream at this time, knowing that something was wrong.

Although Li Qiao's overall view of the court is very good, it's a pity that his footwork is still not good. Li Qiao's ball did not reach Sandro's feet, and Li Qiao scolded himself for being incompetent.

Just a few seconds later, the two sides began to confront each other in the midfield again, and the remaining tens of seconds passed quickly.

When the final whistle sounded, Lille won the game without any risk. The Marseille players were full of dissatisfaction, but this was a compulsory course on their football journey-accepting failure.

Fontaine immediately called Hassler to reprimand: "If the opponent's No. 9 pass is not too bad, we will lose the ball and the victory we have won will be gone."

Fang Dan reprimanded loudly, he intended for his team members to hear, but Li Qiao heard those words clearly, every word hit Li Qiao's face like a slap in the face.

"Indeed, if I could pass the ball to Sandro, the result of the game would be different," Li Qiao thought.

At this time, Stan put his big hand on Li Qiao's shoulder and said, "Your first goal is great."

Stan's words gave Li Qiao a lot of comfort, but Li Qiao still couldn't let go of it in his heart. Li Qiao secretly made up his mind that he must not do this next time.

For dinner after the game, Stein asked the players to have dinner together in the cafeteria.

"Honestly, I'm really worried that you will be KO", after speaking, Stan made a punching gesture.

"Coach, we didn't let you down," Qi Qi said.

"No, no," Stein made an exaggerated expression, which amused everyone.

"Thanks to Li Qiao's goal, otherwise..." said one player.

"Come on, let's toast Li Qiao's first ball", Stan raised the wine, and the players raised the juice.

Qi Bing said: "Coach Stan, I feel that our training has been peeped by the opponent."

Stan shakes his head and says "there's no word peeking here, only learning, no secrets between us".

Coach Shi added: "A real strong team is not afraid of peeping."

"Unfortunately we lost a goal",
Originally, the atmosphere was already very joyful by Stan, but once this remark was made, everyone fell into silence again.

Suddenly, Stan burst into laughter, "In the 2000 European Cup, Yugoslavia played against the Netherlands. Yugoslavia lost to the Netherlands 1-6. I also watched the whole game."

After finishing speaking, Stan still laughed, and then said to Coach Shi: "I believe that Chinese football will give you more experiences like this."

Coach Shi also laughed.

"Well, I should have given this lesson to you, but Fontaine, the head coach of today's opponent Lille, completed this lesson for me."

"What class, training with a beating"?Qi rate said.

Everyone secretly laughed, Stan looked at Qi Qi and said: "You are right, learn to be beaten".

After hearing this, Qi Qi felt strange. He originally said that he should be happy to be praised by the coach, but is this kind of praise ironic?
"Unless the first team you join in the future is a team of the level of Real Madrid, Manchester United, or Barcelona, ​​your team will definitely lose more games than win."

Everyone nodded after listening.

"Of course, I'm not saying that it's impossible for you to join a team like Real Madrid," everyone laughed.

"Today I'm generally very happy",
"Just because we were beaten," said another player, Qi Bing.

Many people burst out laughing.

"Heh, no, it's because you learned a lot of things today that players might not learn until a long time later, and you were lucky to learn it in the first game."

No one spoke, and no one laughed.

"It's persistence. In the face of unfavorable situations, you are not afraid, but persevere."

"You should be proud of your performance and of course your coach."

Everyone stood up and applauded at the same time. Stan didn't expect that he was just talking, but the children gave him face like this.

Seeing that the atmosphere was getting high, Stan simply asked, "Do you want some champagne, everyone?"

The players looked at each other. Coach Shi covered half of his face and whispered, "Promise him quickly, promise him quickly."

When everyone saw that Coach Shi agreed, they all became unscrupulous.

With a bang, Coach Shi opened a bottle of champagne and poured a small glass for everyone.

"Wow, I suddenly have a sense of victory," said Qi Qi.

"This may be the reason why everyone sprays champagne after winning a game on TV," Qi Bing said.

"Let's talk about who is the best player among the 22 players who played today"?Stan asked.

Now that it is already high, many people say: "I".

Coach Shi laughed, "You didn't play."

Feng Tian was more serious, saying: "I think the opponent's Hassler is really good."

Stan nodded and said: "His free-kicks and big picture are really good".

"I think Sandro is the best," said another.

"Yes, cheers to Sandro," Sandro, who has always been shy, also laughed at this time.

"I think Li Qiao is the most powerful", someone said.

But at this time, there were not many people who agreed. In fact, many people in the team were not allowed to pass the ball to Li Qiao in the end. The team still had some opinions on not getting the last chance.

Both Coach Shi and Stan could see the embarrassment in the atmosphere. Coach Shi raised his glass and said, "Cheers to Li Qiao."

Stein continued: "Hassler's level is indeed good, but Hassler is too proud, and I think his career will suffer because of this in the future."

At the beginning, no one said anything, because everyone felt that with their own level, what qualifications did they have to talk about Hassler.

But unexpectedly at this time, Li Qiao said, "Yes, if he passes the last free kick, it will be 3 against 2".

Stan was very happy to hear these words, not because Li Qiao had any insight, but because of the embarrassment just now, ordinary children might shut up, but Li Qiao was not. Stan vaguely saw the figure of a future leader on the court.

"Yes, Hasler has no team spirit, which is his biggest weakness, and he is too proud. I observed from the sidelines that he basically doesn't pass the ball to Chinese teammates. His most contact is Kuba," Stein said.

"But his free kicks are really good," said one player.

Stan said with a smile: "As long as you practice hard, your free kicks will become very good, but respect for your teammates cannot be learned, it is a character."

Stan saw more and more people nodding secretly, and he knew that everyone was getting what he said.

"Then what do you think of Kuba, coach?"
"Kuba, very good, maybe the next Ibrahimovic."

"Such a high rating"?
Coach Shi said: "In Stan's eyes, each of you is the next star."

Stan laughed and said: "That's why I like being a youth team coach, because the kids seem to have unlimited possibilities, you really don't know what they will be in the future."

"Then do you think I will be the next Chilavert?" Qi Qi asked happily.

Everyone burst into laughter.

"In terms of weight, I think it's very likely," Stein said.

As soon as this remark came out, everyone burst into laughter, and some players with spaghetti in their mouths almost spit it out.

Qi Rate did not take it seriously, and said: "What the coach said just now, don't be arrogant, you are laughing at me now, we will wait and see later."

It is indeed the case when everyone hears it. Anyone here is likely to make achievements. Maybe this fat man is the next Chilavert, so he stopped laughing.

Stan finally raised his glass and said: "After drinking this glass, forget about today's game, and everything will be a new beginning tomorrow."

Everyone toasted together and shouted: "We must score 3 points next week."

"If we win, how about we throw Coach Stan into the air," Qi Bing said.

Stan frowned and said: "I couldn't play football because of my injury. You want me to be injured again, so I can't even be a coach."

But Coach Shi said: "I promise you on behalf of Stan, next time you win, we will throw him together." Everyone in the restaurant was talking and laughing, and soon a loss was forgotten by the players.

(End of this chapter)