I am the king of football

Chapter 12 Come forward
On the way back after the game, Qin Hu once again reviewed his progress board. He had been training hard for half a month, so his talents in Ares Explosive Shot (entry level) and Golden Bomber (mastery) increased by 14% and 7% respectively.

After the game, although he only played for half the game, due to his excellent performance, the system still judged that he participated in a high-quality game. In addition, the goals he scored by header and shot respectively, both progress bars increased by 4% again.

As a result, the progress of the two talents is quite gratifying, Ares Shot (63% for entry level) and Golden Bomber (28% for mastery). Qin Hu is very excited. The feeling of seeing improvement after hard work and struggle is a great motivation for any athlete.

On the way back, teammates came up to Qin Hu to chat from time to time. They were obviously impressed by his two goals. From the hat trick in the friendly match to the two goals at this moment, this big guy from China is simply incredible.

After rejecting with a stiff smile the proposal of several teammates to go to the bar together after returning home, Qin Hu was able to return to the apartment prepared for him by Hull City next to the youth training camp.

Qin Hu finally calmed down after excitedly sending his performance of the game to Li Xiang and Boss Qin. Then, he started exercising at home as he couldn't sit still.

A seventeen-year-old boy has endless energy. Even if he makes a little progress every day, it will accumulate into great achievements over time.

In the new week, no teammate was dissatisfied with the fact that Qin Hu received a salary second only to several youth training veterans as soon as he signed the contract. As his English ability continued to improve, Qin Hu began to integrate more into the team.

Five days later, the second game of the U17 League arrived again. This time, Hull City will face the challenging Sheffield Wednesday at home. From the reactions of his teammates and coaches, Qin Hu realized that this opponent might not be easy to deal with.

"The opponent is very good at defense. In this game, I need to keep penetrating the front court. Everyone should be fully focused and not miss any opportunities."

Standing in front of the players, Hearn began to explain the tactics for tomorrow's game. Sheffield Wednesday is an English team that is very good at defense. The team mainly relies on fierce physical collisions for defense. They are accustomed to playing cross-field passes with the center forward as the fulcrum for passing the ball or heading the ball into the goal.

Hull City players suffered many setbacks in front of this team in the first half of the year, so everyone was training with full energy.

Sheffield Wednesday's ferocity is not just talk, they actually use daunting fouls and menacing mental suppression to wear down their opponents. Once they encounter a team that is not tough enough, they will climb up the ladder and directly occupy the commanding heights of momentum on the field.

In a football match, the momentum of both teams is also an important factor in determining the victory of the game.

"David will be the starting center for tomorrow's game."

Qin Hu integrated into the team at a fast pace and he proved himself in the first round of the league, but lineup requires flexibility. Facing a team like Sheffield Wednesday, Hearn believes that David, who has more match experience and better dribbling ability, is more competent.

Qin Hu had no objection to this. In his opinion, being able to always appear on the team's roster and be with the main team in every training match was already a good start.

Time passed quickly, and the next day the Sheffield Wednesday bus arrived outside the Hull City U17 Stadium. A group of players in white away jerseys got off the bus. The Hull City players who had already started warming up on the field saw that the other team was obviously a little nervous.

It's not the fault of these 17-year-old kids. Although they are all U17, the coach of Sheffield Wednesday's youth training prefers physically strong players. In his team, if the players who are less than meters tall and thin are not very outstanding, they will transfer to other clubs early. This leads to the entire Sheffield Wednesday team looking big and strong. Coupled with their fierce expressions, it is normal for the Hull City players to be scared.

"Concentrate on warming up!"

Hearn saw that the rhythm of the whole team was frozen and he quickly shouted at them, which made the players who had been watching Sheffield Wednesday come back to their senses.

"Shit, we must not lose momentum this time."

Coulson, who was standing next to Qin Hu, cursed under his breath. As the captain of the team, he had a deep memory of the previous match with the opponent. It was a very uncomfortable feeling to be suppressed for the whole game and lose the game without any achievement.

"Are they strong?"

"It's not a matter of strength, Qin. They are very good at using tricks."

"Ok?"

“You’ll know once the game starts.”

After the warm-up, Qin Hu sat on the bench, and the game officially started.

This was a dull thud just three minutes into the game. Mills, who was in control of the ball for Hull City, was ruthlessly knocked down when facing the Sheffield Wednesday midfielder. The opponent obviously had no apology after knocking Mills down, and even yelled at Mills.

Since the game had just started and the foul was not serious, this guy didn't even get a verbal warning.

Afterwards, Qin Hu really broadened his horizons. He had never seen a team that had such a precise grasp of the refereeing rules.

In the first forty minutes of the game, Sheffield Wednesday committed seven fouls. Almost every time Hull City had the ball to attack, they were able to knock down or knock away Hull City players in the right place in a way that would not result in a card but looked extremely ferocious.

As the Sheffield Wednesday players roared, the momentum on the Hull City field became more and more suppressed, and in the end, Coulson's constant shouting alone had no effect.

In this situation, it was almost impossible to expect the team to perfectly execute the head coach's tactical arrangements. Hull City didn't make many effective attacks at all, and the players became more and more angry and impatient.

In the 45th minute of the game, Sheffield Wednesday got a chance for an indirect free kick in the midfield. As their midfielder lifted the ball far into the penalty area, the team's center forward headed the ball into the goal.

1-0, for a moment, Sheffield Wednesday completely suppressed Hull City in terms of momentum and score.

At this time, Qin Hu discovered the problem with his teammates. It seemed that no one dared to stand up. Although the team captain Coulson was very tough when defending, he was obviously a reasonable defender and did not directly respond to Sheffield Wednesday.

Qin Hu, who has worked his way up from the bottom of China's youth training system, knows too well how to deal with opponents like Sheffield Wednesday. If he is aggressive, you have to be more aggressive than him. If the opponent is aggressive, someone on your side must stand up for you.

So, there was a scene in the 60th minute of the game when the team was falling behind in all aspects and David was completely unable to display his technical characteristics. Not long after Hearn replaced Qin Hu, this scene happened.

"Boom!"

The team's fast winger Cooper was dribbling forward on the right, but Sheffield Wednesday defensive midfielder Nord made a fierce tackle from the side and sent Cooper and the ball out of the sideline.

"Ah, woo~"

Covering his left foot in pain, Cooper was obviously not properly tackled.

However, since Sheffield Wednesday tackled the ball first, it was not a foul. After completing the tackle, Nord yelled at Cooper who fell to the ground.

Such a provocative action made all the Hull City players red-eyed, and a figure immediately rushed towards his fallen teammate.

"Boom!"

Before Nord could return to his position in triumph, a figure more majestic and brave than him appeared, and he was hit hard in the head as soon as he turned around.

"Fuck your mother!"

Qin Hu's English was just starting out, so the curse had a bit of Chinglish in it, but he felt it was the sentence that best expressed his mood at the moment - fuck your mother.

Today's update is here! New book is on the way, please collect it! Please recommend it!!! Overlord, what is an overlord? Extraordinary dominance, commanding four armies. A weakling can never be an overlord, and a gentleman can't be one either. Only players with personality, courage, and bravery, who are willing to stand up for the team and overwhelm their opponents with their momentum, can be called overlords, right?

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