I am the king of football

Chapter 25 My Name is Maguire

Faster passing speed, quicker ball output and more detailed tactical coordination. When Qin Hu began to run and adapt on the court, he had already felt the difference between his current teammates and his U17 teammates.

"Hey, kid, focus!"

After the game resumed, when Qin Hu wanted to receive the pass from his teammate for the first time, he missed the right place to receive the ball due to his slow running, which made the midfielder who sent the pass very dissatisfied.

"Okay okay."

Such an operation naturally made the other first-team players who were looking at him shake their heads, but soon everyone's attention returned to the game. They didn't say much, looking at the young Qin Hu, they could guess that this was a teammate who had just been promoted from the youth training.

In a game, except for those few passes that successfully sent the ball into the opponent's goal, all other attempts actually ended in failure, and everyone would complain endlessly about a mistake.

Soon Qin Hu gradually adapted to the rhythm on the field. He began to run faster and kept observing.

Because of the team's huge advantage in overall pressure, his main activity space in this game as the team's center is inside and outside the penalty area. This is definitely good news for him because he does not have much time to make precise movements.

More often than not, Qin Hu served as a fulcrum to help the team pull the opponent's defense line. As he repeatedly fought against the opponent's defenders and successfully passed the ball to where it should go, the offensive players of the Red Team gradually began to pass the ball to him frequently.

In the 70th minute of the game, the midfielder who had missed the opportunity due to Qin Hu's positioning passed the ball to Qin Hu again. This time, Qin Hu received the ball on the left side of the top of the penalty area while sprinting. Due to the quick reaction of the blue team's defender, he did not get the chance to shoot.

"Shu~"

Qin Hu, who tried hard to control himself and intended to observe more on the court, did not sit still and wait for death. He held the ball at the bottom and directly picked it up and flew diagonally towards the right side of the penalty area.

"Oh!"

At this moment, a figure jumped high and hit Qin Hu's pass head-on.

The ball flew diagonally towards the upper left corner of the goal, catching the blue team goalkeeper off guard. Although he made a leap to dive, he didn't touch the ball in the end, and the ball went in.

"The goal counts, 3-1!"

The referee on the field blew the whistle and signaled the scorekeeper on the sidelines to turn over the card, and the red team expanded its lead.

"Thank you bro, that was a very comfortable pass."

Just as Qin Hu was happily congratulating himself for having passed the ball directly leading to a goal, the player who had headed the ball into the goal was already running towards him.

It was then that Qin Hu realized that the other person was actually a big guy who was as tall as himself, with a square face and a head that seemed quite large compared to his body, and his age was similar to his.

"You're a very good top too. My name is Qin Hu, and I just came here from U17."

"Haha, my name is Harry Maguire, I just transferred from Sheffield United. By the way, I play as a defender."

Perhaps because of their similar body shapes, the two of them had a very pleasant chat. Maguire patted Qin Hu's shoulder vigorously and winked at him before running to his own half.

Qin Hu was also stunned. The person he assisted was actually a defender who was moving backwards. The players of the first-team are different. When attacking, all the defenders can participate.

"Good post, my name is Colen."

Just as Qin Hu returned to his kick-off position, the midfielder Colen, who had shouted at him loudly before, nodded to him and introduced himself.

On the football field, only the strong will be respected. Although it was just an assist, it was enough for Qin Hu to be recognized by the opponent.

As the players from both teams returned to their respective positions, the game soon began again. Qin Hu rushed towards the forward of the blue team who had just kicked the ball. His big body and speed were quite strong, and in a short time he played his role in disrupting the opponent's pass.

Bruce saw all of this on the sidelines. Looking at the data George handed over to him, he couldn't help but sigh that this Chinese forward really kept giving him surprises.

Time passed by bit by bit. The red team, which was leading by two goals, never gave the blue team any chance. When the opponent tried to attack several times near the penalty area, Maguire, who had greeted Qin Hu before, showed his solid basic skills and did not give the blue team's forward any chance.

In the 78th minute of the game, the Red Team once again organized a threatening attack. First, the team's defense line intercepted the ball and passed it forward along the midfield. Colen, who had the ball, passed two Blue Team midfielders who tried to steal the ball from him and went deep into the opponent's half.

"Pass the ball!"

Then, Qin Hu, who had keenly sensed the opportunity, had already started sprinting. He quickly turned around to get rid of the defender behind him and inserted himself from the left side of the penalty area. Colen dribbled the ball to the front right and then calmly passed the ball. The ball flew high and headed straight for the point where Qin Hu was about to land.

"Boom!"

The first sound that reached people's ears was not the sound of the ball being hit, but a dull impact. The defender who jumped up almost at the same time as Qin Hu and tried to knock him away fell backwards with surprise in his eyes.

"Oh!"

A powerful header, the angle and speed of which were beyond the reach of the blue team's goalkeeper, the ball flew straight into the lower left corner of the goal.

"The goal counts, 4-1!"

The assistant coach who was temporarily serving as the referee shouted again. It was a wonderful and undisputed header goal. As for the defender who was knocked over, both sides were in a completely equal confrontation relationship, so Qin Hu could not be blamed at all.

"Pretty!"

Robert Colen clearly saw the whole process of Qin Hu's goal. He was quite surprised by Qin Hu's early acceleration and the terrifying height when he jumped high. He ran to Qin Hu and couldn't help but raise his hand to touch Qin Hu's head.

"You jump really high and your header is accurate."

"Thank you."

Faced with the praise from the veterans around him, Qin Hu, who was not yet eighteen years old, felt a little embarrassed, but he could not suppress the excitement on his face.

He could feel the tremendous pressure exerted by the defender who had just defended him. This pressure was definitely much stronger than the defense of the U17 level defender, but he could also feel that his strength was still enough to knock the opponent away, which was quite satisfying.

On the sidelines, Bruce watched the entire process of Qin Hu's header visually. He nodded repeatedly and couldn't control the smile on his face.

You have to know that the reason Bruce wanted to sign Qin Hu was not because of his gifted heading ability. When he asked someone to find Qin Hu, he was attracted by his explosive shooting ability. However, Qin Hu used less than twenty minutes to prove to him that he definitely had more than one unique skill.

When the game started again, the time of this training match came to an end. In the end, the main players in red uniforms defeated the blue team with a score of 4-1. This also proved that there was absolutely no shady operation in the coach's selection of them as the main players.

In this game, in addition to Qin Hu, defender Maguire, who was recently signed from Sheffield United, which was relegated to English League One, also caught his eye.

He has a big head, reliable squatting defense, and good heading ability. Although he still lacks some experience, Bruce believes that with a little guidance, he will definitely be a rough diamond.

At the end of the game, Maguire, who was of similar age to Qin Hu and Coulson, naturally joined their small team, and they had a very pleasant chat.

Qin Hu's first-team career thus began.

Today's update is here! Thank you for your support! New book is on the way, please recommend! Please add it to your collection! Maguire actually played for Hull City, but I brought his joining the team forward, after all, it's the butterfly effect~ Bruce saw the value of Qin Hu, so he would naturally wave his money to get more. (PS: I think Datou is still quite reliable, but he doesn't quite fit in with Ten Hag's tactics. I hope he can find a good place to transfer to later.)
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