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Chapter 119 158 Semifinals

After recovery, the pre-match training of the U16 on the second day was not so intense, it was just some relaxed pass and control training.

It was the same group of players, and the movements were still the same. Rong Yu checked the physical data of the players for a long time and found no abnormalities, but he always felt that they were different.

"The spirit is different, I have grown up..."

Lin Wenlei reminded Rong Yu after seeing Rong Yu's hard work in finding differences.

Rong Yu looked at it carefully, and it really felt like this.The team members are more restrained and serious, and their concentration has also increased a lot. There is no big difference in the body monitoring data, but the changes from before can be seen at a glance.

During the few days of rest, because the previous defeat caused a lot of controversy, and under the impetus of caring people, it also aroused discussions and reflections on Jiang Yanhuo's training methods.There are also fans who lament that the team is like other Chinese teams, and its beauty is only a flash in the pan, and there is no longer hope.

However, the team has returned to calm following Lin Wenlei's extreme training, and can ignore some media noises.

What the team is most concerned about is the lineup against Atletico Madrid U16 on the second day, and they are full of desire to prove themselves again.

"...The starters are: Forwards Meng Xihe, Zhao Yao, Sun Letian. Midfielders Fan Hua, Zheng Zhi, Lin Chuncheng. Defenders Gan Rong, Xia Jixuan, Xie He. Goalkeeper Wei Haiming..."

Lin Wenlei announced the starting lineup, and immediately Sun Ge, Rong Shi, Cai Rongyu, Ning Wu, and An Shidao were all obviously disappointed.

All five of them were removed from the starting lineup. In the past, Lin Wenlei's main substitutes were not obvious, and no one paid attention to this.

But this time, the players who were replaced after the loss, not only couldn't show their shame, but the players couldn't help but wonder if Lin Wenlei was disappointed with them, or Lin Wenlei thought they were responsible for the loss, and they were full of disappointment and anxiety.

The most obvious one is Cai Rongyu. After hearing the announcement, he lost all energy. He also sat on the court and did not leave after the dissolution.

"Rong Yu, I have to admit that I miscalculated the speed at which the opponent discovered your weakness. I won't let you play until I get rid of your psychological impact and find a way to respond. Can you understand me?"

Cai Rongyu hugged his knees, nodded with his head down and said:

"I understand, who made me so worthless..."

Cai Rongyu agreed with Lin Wenlei's statement with a crying voice, his whole body trembled from crying.

Lin Wenlei stretched out his hand and patted Cai Rongyu's back, hesitating again and again but still didn't say much to comfort him.

April 8

The semi-final between Jiangxia U16 and Atletico Madrid U16 was held at the Youth Stadium.

Although many fans were lost in a defeat, the youth stadium was not obvious. The stadium with 1 people was still full, and the fans cheered and cheered loudly from the very beginning of the warm-up.

"Actually, the fans are the cutest. Unless you don't fight or keep losing, you will always cheer for the players game after game. Especially our Chinese fans, their requirements are really not high."

The team members agreed with Lin Wenlei's evaluation. They all nodded and made up their minds to play this game well.

During the warm-up, I saw former teammates Su Wu, Suo Nuo and Lu Yinuo. The three of them also ran to Lin Wenlei's side as soon as they entered the field, hugged Lin Wenlei first, and then joked with the players...

After the game started, no matter Su Wu, So Nuo, or Lu Yinuo did not relax, Su Wu easily swayed past Zheng Zhi after taking the ball, and then passed Lin Chuncheng with a beautiful tail flick, and handed the ball to Suo Nuo formed a very threatening shot.

Although the fans at the scene applauded Su Wu's beauty, they were still worried about Jiang Xia's U16.

At the beginning of this invitational match, the fans were very relieved of Jiangxia's U16 defense, but after the tragedy of scoring 4 goals against PSV Eindhoven, they were not sure.

However, the feeling of Atletico Madrid U16 is different. Jiangxia U16 put a lot of pressure on them. Jiangxia U16 dared to fight physically and foul from the beginning.

After fighting for a few rounds, Jiangxia U16 was no longer nervous, and his pass control and running position became more and more active. In 15 minutes, Zheng Zhizhi, Meng Xi and anti-offside scored a goal.

At 26 minutes, Lin Chuncheng suddenly advanced, intercepted the ball in the middle circle, and immediately knocked Zheng Zhi back. Zheng Zhi dribbled the ball straight into the penalty area, and passed the feint to Zhao Yao who ran out of the open space. break down.

Next, as soon as Atletico Madrid kicked off, Su Wu directly passed a long pass into the penalty area, Sono headed the ball and another winger scored.This goal was completely scored by taking advantage of Jiang Xia's slack after the U16 goal.

At the beginning of the second half, Atlético Lu Yinuo made a long pass to No. 7 winger, and then No. 7 cut inside, and made consecutive passes with Sono and Su Wu outside the arc of the penalty area, completely tearing apart Jiangxia U16's defense line, and the No. 11 forward on the outside A strong shot broke the goal and tied the score.

What makes Lin Wenlei most happy is that Jiangxia U16 has matured a lot. After accidentally losing the ball, he chose to recover and control the rhythm. He first stabilized his mood and position, and then continued to play the game in an orderly manner.

In the 25 minutes of the second half, Jiangxia U16 launched a textbook-like counterattack. The ball was passed layer by layer from the defense line, precise and fast, and finally Sun Letian made a bottom pass.

3:2
Then Jiangxia U16 started to defend again, not giving Atletico Madrid U16 a chance, and played several beautiful counterattacks.

The most exciting time occurred in the 32nd minute of the second half. Xia Jixuan suddenly dribbled forward as a central defender, causing Atletico Madrid’s U16’s tight defense to have a loophole. To Zhao Yao.Zhao Yao dribbled the ball and cut inside the penalty area. He quickly got rid of the defense, and then made a fake shot and passed the ball to Meng Xihe, who forced to turn around and shoot in the penalty area.

The football hit the post and bounced back. Fan Hua rushed to make a follow-up shot before the defenders cleared the siege, and hit the crossbar again...

In the end, Jiangxia U16 defeated Atletico Madrid with a score of 3:2 and broke into the final of Jiangxia International Youth Invitational Tournament.

After the referee blew the final whistle, the entire stadium erupted.

The team members were also very excited because they defeated Atletico Madrid, which is known as the strongest in the invitational tournament, and entered the final. They broke out with intense emotions and ran all over the field to celebrate. .

After winning this game, all the voices criticizing Jiangxia Flame Club calmed down, hiding in the dark and waiting for the next opportunity.

The last game of the event, the championship and runner-up match, is also the last game of the summer for the players. They will face the winner of another semi-final on September 9, ending this fulfilling football holiday.

So there was no rest in the afternoon, the whole team went to the scene to watch Leverkusen's 2:0 victory over PSV Eindhoven, and learned about the final opponent - Leverkusen U16.

(End of this chapter)