I am the king of football

Chapter 37 Dilemma
"Brothers, welcome to the live broadcast room. The game is about to begin. This game is Hull City's home game against Crystal Palace. Yes, it is the Crystal Palace team that General Fan once served as captain."

Sitting in front of the camera, as the live broadcast room was promoted to the top position on the sports platform, Kono is now getting more and more excited. He did a lot of homework in advance and explained to the fans like a veteran commentator.

"General Fan played for Crystal Palace for three years and won the team's best player award in the first year. Although it happened ten years ago, it is definitely a role model for Chinese overseas players."

"There's no point talking about this, we want to see Brother Tiger!"

"Qin Hu! Qin Hu! Qin Hu! Only Qin Hu can give us hope now~"

It is useless to recall the past. The development of the Chinese national football team in recent years has already broken the hearts of fans. What they care more about is whether Qin Hu, who suddenly emerged, can continue to be strong.

You should know that the last genius that attracted national attention, Dong Fangzhuo, had quickly disappeared from the public eye in a similar way to how Zhongyong was injured, while he started his overseas career with the Red Devils Manchester United.

"Ahem, okay, both teams are already standing. In this match, Chinese player Qin Hu has once again been given a chance to start. He is standing in front of the kick-off spot, ready to kick off."

Let's stop talking about useless things. Everyone's attention was focused on the Kingston Communications Stadium where it was raining. The rain had soaked the entire stadium, but fortunately it did not affect people's viewing of the game.

“Shh! Shh!”

The whistle sounded and the game officially began. Qin Hu pushed the ball to Fryatt in front of him and turned around and ran forward. Along the way, he strode on the grass and splashed countless water.

As Fryatt passed the ball to Collen in the midfield, Hull City's possession of the ball officially began.

In fact, according to the tacit understanding formed by the constant cooperation between Kelun and Qin Hu in the team's daily training, they had a small tacit understanding after the start of the game, that is, if they kicked the ball for the first time, he would try to send a lob pass to Qin Hu, so that the next moment Qin Hu could directly try to kick it with his foot.

Unfortunately, this cannot be done in the current situation. The rain makes the field and the ball even more uncontrollable. If the ball is not controlled steadily, it is very likely that the pass will be intercepted before it reaches Qin Hu.

Seeing that Hull City did not attack immediately, the Crystal Palace players were not idle either. Although they were arranged in a 451 formation, their midfielders would not retreat if the opponent did not attack.

Soon after the Crystal Palace midfielder rushed up quickly, players from both sides began to press fiercely for the ball.

"Hull City lost the ball. There was nothing we could do. The field was too slippery and it was difficult for the players to pass the ball perfectly."

Five minutes into the game, Hull City lost the ball under the pressure of Crystal Palace's midfielders, and they were not even able to organize an effective attack.

What made Hull City fans even more upset was that after Crystal Palace intercepted the ball, they immediately used their own center midfielder East's precise long pass to launch an attack that directly threatened Hull City's goal.

That was East's performance of counterattacking against Colen after receiving the pass from his teammate Boya. He dribbled past the opponent calmly, and after briefly winning himself a passing space, he made a tricky long pass.

"Young Zaha rushed in quickly, he and East directly linked up, received the ball on the right side outside the penalty area, and shot!!!"

"Oh!"

Fortunately, Zaha is not a player who is good at long-range shooting. His shot was more of a deterrent. When Gulas, whose hearts shrank, and the home team fans in the stands breathed a sigh of relief because the ball hit the crossbar, the momentum of the Crystal Palace team had overwhelmed the Hull City team.

When the ball was sent back from in front of the goal by Gulas, Hull City's momentum could no longer be regained. Due to various factors, the team no longer had the upper hand in ball possession.

For a while, no one expected that the Crystal Palace team, which deployed a 451 formation, could actually turn the tables. This was completely different from the pre-match expectation of a bus vs. bus battle. Crystal Palace's single striker Wilfred Zaha became the protagonist of the game. With a height of 180cm, he had excellent qualities in all aspects, especially in speed. Coupled with his good shooting skills, although he was only years old, he had already secured a starting position in Crystal Palace.

In fact, judging from the game experience, Zaha, who has been promoted to the team's main force since the 10th season, is more experienced than Qin Hu and Kane.

When the five midfielders of Crystal Palace continued to pass the ball to Zaha in various ways, the young player fully demonstrated his ability to the world.

"Another shot! Zaha's basic skills are very solid. He was not affected by the rain and forced out shooting space many times."

From the fifth minute to the fortieth minute of the game, Hull City had few opportunities to attack throughout the game. Even Qin Hu did not get many chances. Kono and the fans in the live broadcast room had to keep admiring the performance of the young Crystal Palace player.

"This kid is really good, I think he can go to the Premier League~"

"Not just the Premier League, he's only 18, there must be a lot of big clubs paying attention to him."

"Ahem, brothers, that's right, Manchester United has now announced that they are interested in signing Zaha. Next season, the Red Devils fans will welcome a new potential stock."

While everyone was chatting about this, the advantages that Crystal Palace had been accumulating on the field finally reached a qualitative change.

In the 42nd minute of the game, Crystal Palace once again seized the opportunity of Hull City's passing error and intercepted the ball. Evans, who had the ball, took advantage of the space behind Maguire and Chester who were pressing forward and sent a through ball.

When the racing Zaha passed by Maguire, the defender hadn't even turned around and a one-on-one goal was born.

"Oh!"

There was no suspense. Zaha, who had been eager to shoot several times, had already calibrated his aim. Facing the attacking Gulas, he calmly pushed the ball into the goal.

1-0, Crystal Palace took the lead away from home, which is consistent with the situation of the two teams in the first half.

"Shit!"

On the sidelines of the court, Bruce frowned. He was anxious about the team's playing style recently. The Crystal Palace team's move to take advantage of the situation was beyond his expectations, and apparently the same was true for his disciples.

"Hold on, there are still a few minutes left in the first half!"

The dilemma had already occurred. With little time left in the first half, Hull City did not make any adjustments after the kick-off. They just carefully controlled the ball and used up the final time.

"We were trailing 0-1 at home, and the opponent used a 451 formation which is best at defensive counterattacks. Hull City had a difficult game."

After the whistle for the end of the first half, the fans realized the home team's predicament without Kono emphasizing it. Qin Hu did not complete a threatening shot in the entire first half. This was a portrayal of Hull City in this game.

Everyone can only hope that Hull City can break through in the second half.

Today's update is here! Thank you all for your support!!! It's the season change, I caught a cold, it's so uncomfortable, everyone please keep warm.

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