Team Spirit

Chapter 94 (1 words, please vote) Is the opponent in English League Two? Whirlwind hook angel shooting
[Ding! You led the team to win the Yingyi Cup for the first time in team history and were named the best player of the tournament. Rewards:]

【Banana Ball Silver 5】

【Precision Lob Shot - Bronze 4】

[Weighted Spin Pass - Bronze 4]

[Low-altitude long pass - Bronze 3]

Cycling Bronze: Your dribbling ability is slightly improved. After quickly cycling five times, your explosive power is temporarily boosted.

[Long Pass Guidance - Silver: Your long pass ability is improved. Your long passes from the midfield and backfield will be more accurate. Your passes will be more conducive to your teammates stopping, passing, and shooting.]

[Ding! "Flower Kick" upgraded to "Tango Flower Kick"]

[Tango Flower Kick Bronze: Your Flower Kick's kicking ability is slightly improved. Your Flower Kick movements become more elegant.]

[Ding! Detected that you have both "Tango Flower Kick" and "Angel Biography" at the same time, gaining new special effects.]

[Ding! "Hook Shot" receives a critical hit, promoted to "Whirlwind Hook"]

[Whirlwind Hook Silver: Your shooting ability is improved. Your hook shots will be faster and more powerful.]

Before the final match of the FA Championship, Lu Kai sorted out the skills he had recently acquired.

Attribute values ​​have also been greatly improved:
【Set-pieces: 63+1】

Long-range shots: 62+1

Long Pass: 65+1+1+3

Dribbling: 69+2

[Cadence adjustment: 59+1+2]

[Shooting: 69+4]

Volleys: 46+1

【Shot Pre-swing: 45+2】

Among them, the whirlwind hook adds two points to [Shot Pre-swing]. This is a high-level red attribute and is very rare.

Friends who are familiar with traditional martial arts should know the basic move of "tornado kick".

The whirlwind hook is the football version of this move.

The players fell backwards very quickly, which was very entertaining.

In the 2024-2025 Champions League semi-final between Inter Milan and Barcelona, ​​Dumfries scored a whirlwind overhead kick.

After the appearance of Tango Kick, the skill entries in Angel Legend changed.

Angel Cross Silver: Your crossing ability is enhanced. The arc of your crosses will be more conducive to your teammates' headers. Using a slingshot pass has a chance to trigger Angel Shot, giving you a chance to score directly.

There is an additional "Angel Shooting" special effect.

It has the same special effect as Beckenbauer's pass.

There is always a chance of scoring a goal when passing the ball.

But one is the outside instep technique, and the other is the inside instep or toe technique, which are different categories of abilities.

Chain bicycles are repeated on the basic bicycles, which is still a simple skill, the simplest and the most difficult.

The more you pedal the bike, the more difficult it becomes.

……

May 21, 2001, Cardiff, the capital of Wales, UK.

Cardiff Millennium Stadium.

The stadium was built in 1999 at a cost of 126 million pounds and has a total of 75,000 seats.

It is a UEFA five-star stadium and can host various large-scale football and rugby matches.

It is the second sports stadium in Europe with a retractable roof and the largest sports stadium with a retractable roof in the world.

Today the finals of the FA Cup and the FA Championship will be held here.

The FA Cup final will be held here tomorrow.

These events were previously held at Wembley Stadium, but in October last year, Wembley Stadium entered a renovation.

Over the next five years, all FA matches originally held at Wembley Stadium will be moved to the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff.

For the players who can come here to play, this is a configuration upgrade.

After all, Wembley Stadium is too old.

The various modern high-tech facilities at Cardiff's Millennium Stadium allow people to deeply feel the progress of football.

Tickets for the FA Bottle and FA Championship are sold as a bundle.

However, the organizers were still able to calculate the actual number of spectators for the two events based on the differences in ticket windows and channels.

Last year, Dartford attracted a lot of traffic and attention, as well as the presence of Manchester United stars.

The FA Cup Final saw a record-breaking attendance of 34,000 fans.

There were less than 10,000 spectators at the FA Championship.

A total of 45,000 fans watched the game.

People originally thought that this record would not be broken for decades.

The result...this year is even more exaggerated than last year.

This year, the FA Cup + FA Cup fans occupied the entire stadium.

Seventy-five thousand people!
Not one less!
Once again, refresh the historical record.

This time, it was not the FA bottle that had been ignored that broke the record.

But it’s the FA Championship!

This number is even greater than the number of spectators for tomorrow's FA Cup final.

You know, tomorrow's FA Cup final is a super battle.

Liverpool vs. Arsenal!
The ultimate showdown between the Red Army and the Red Gun!

This is the result, and the number of spectators tomorrow will be only 74,000.

A thousand fewer people than today!

This is not a statistical error.

But it’s because this year’s FA Championship was too explosive!
What about the FA Cup?
You have a red gun, I have a green gun!
As the current most popular club in English football, Dartford's box office appeal is unparalleled.

They brought at least 30,000 tickets to the FA Championship.

And if the game were held at Wembley Stadium in London, that number could reach 50,000!

However, because it is in Cardiff, Dartford is not the king of box office appeal this year.

But their opponent... Wrexham!

Or Wrexham!

This is a Welsh team that plays in England and is the third largest professional football club in the world.

Nicknamed Robin and Red Dragon.

More people knew about this team after future Hollywood superstar "Deadpool" Ryan Reynolds acquired it.

At that time, Wrexham completed three consecutive jumps in a short period of time, from the fifth-level league in England to the Championship, creating a football myth.

But that was 2025.

And now, the reason why this Wrexham team is well-known is because of Darren Ferguson, the son of Manchester United head coach Ferguson!

Darren is currently the team's midfield core, wearing the number ten jersey.

He brought the Red Devil gene to Wrexham, turning the Red Dragon into a Red Devil Dragon!
Darren Ferguson spent the majority of his career at the club.

After retiring, he also inherited his father’s coaching talent and became a successful head coach, known as Yin Pei… known as the King of the “British Championship”!
This is a third and fourth tier cup competition, which Darren Ferguson has won four times.

So why are Wrexham selling more tickets than Dartford this year?
Can Darren Ferguson have such appeal just by trying to cheat Manchester United?

of course not.

Cardiff, the capital of Wales.

Wrexham, who just won their third Welsh League Cup the season before last, are a top Welsh team!

Fighting on home soil will naturally attract hundreds of responses.

And… there are other factors behind the Welsh fans’ support for Wrexham this year.

Logically speaking, it is impossible for Wrexham and Dartford to play together.

Because the former was still playing in English League Two last season!

It is a third-tier team in England!
They will not participate in the FA Championship for the fifth to eighth levels at all.

Even if they were relegated last season, they should have been in League One, not the fifth-tier English Premier League.

However, last season, Wrexham violated the rules by participating in European competitions and was severely punished by the English Football Association. They were directly kicked out of the professional league and relegated to the fifth level.

The so-called violation was because Wrexham participated in last season's UEFA Cup (which has been reformed several times and will be referred to as the Europa League in the future, and is the second-tier European competition after the Champions League) by virtue of the spot of the Welsh League Cup champions in the previous season.

The Welsh League Cup champion can participate in the UEFA Cup qualifiers.

And Wrexham participated in the European war with this quota in the 1991 season and lost to the Red Devils coached by Ferguson.

The two teams have a deep bond.

But this time is different.

In the United Kingdom alone, there are four football association teams in international competitions: England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.

This is obviously unfair.

Football associations from various countries have called for the four British associations to be reunited.

Reasons included that the Welsh Football Association did not have its own league.

Therefore, the Football Association of Wales established the Welsh Premier League in 1992.

However, four successful professional teams near England, namely Wrexham, Cardiff City, Swansea and Newport, refused to return.

They will then participate in the Welsh League Cup and qualify for European competitions through the championship.

Therefore, the Football Association of Wales ordered that only teams from the Welsh League could qualify for the European competition in the Welsh League Cup.

Therefore, even if teams such as Wrexham, Cardiff City and Swansea become the Welsh League Cup champions, they cannot go to European competitions.

The place will be inherited by the runner-up.

If they are also the runner-ups, then the winner will be decided by the third or fourth place.

There are many interests involved in this, and it is difficult to completely cut them off.

For example, if these four clubs are really not allowed to participate in the Welsh League Cup, the Welsh League Cup will be abolished.

Because these four teams have great box office appeal and influence in Wales.

Over the years, the Welsh Football Association has been trying to get the four rebellious sons to return.

They got the breakthrough against Wrexham.

Therefore, last season Wrexham received the go-ahead from the Welsh Football Association and was ready to leave League Two and return to the Welsh Premier League.

Can the English Football Association tolerate this?
They directly instigated the rebellion of the Welsh League Cup runner-up, the team whose European qualification was snatched away by the Red Dragon.

Suing UEFA is a slap in the face to the Welsh Football Association.

English Football Association: If you steal again, we will empty your family’s assets, believe it or not!

Then they kicked Wrexham out of the professional league system and forced them to be relegated to the fifth level, giving the Red Dragons a profound lesson.

As a result, many players of the Red Dragons left the team, and their strength was damaged.

But Darren and other players are determined to stay with the team. Although he no longer has the courage of the Red Dragon, he can still be considered a Skull Dragon.

Next season they will be promoted back to English Football League Three and will dominate the FA Cup.

Therefore, the Cardiff Millennium Stadium was packed for this game, and it was also a protest and declaration of war by Welsh fans against the English Football Association!
They want Wrexham back!

Gotta beat England's clown team!
In this way, two teams with no historical connection were first connected because of Lu Kai, Darren Ferguson, Ferguson, Darren Fletcher and others.

Now he has become the representative of the struggle between Welsh fans and English fans.

The Red Dragon is the Welsh Dragon of Vengeance!

The Green Gun is England's anti-secession gun!
The most ironic thing is that the person wielding the anti-secession gun has an Oriental face!
……

"Dear viewers, this is the radio station! I'm your good friend Huang Jianxiang, and you're watching..."

"Red Dragons Wrexham's starting lineup is:"

Kevin, Hector

"Crowell, Darren Ferguson, Phillips, Llewelyn"

"Blackwood, Carey, Lawrence, Edwards"

Rogers

"Dartford's lineup is:"

Ashley Young, Akinfenwa, Morgan

Lu Kai

"Patton, Kylo"

"William, Williams, Duff, Makov"

"An Qi"

"Dartford has two key players injured and unable to play: Eastwood and Tori Madeira."

"Oliver barely recovered from his injury and made the bench."

"In addition, their starting midfielder Victor was reportedly unwell before the game and was temporarily removed from the squad."

"Dartford is short of players for this game and the situation is not optimistic."

nonsense!

It is precisely because Dartford has a high probability of losing that Welsh fans are so enthusiastic.

Who is sick and likes to be abused?
"Huh? This is... Wow! We can hear the fans cheering as the camera finds Ferguson in the stands!"

"This is the father of Darren Ferguson, the player on the field! He is also the head coach of the Premier League giant Manchester United!"

"As a Scotsman and a renowned Premier League manager, he deserves applause from both sides today. Appearing in the camera with him is his wife, Ms. Casey..."

In the visiting team's locker room, Lu Kai, wearing a green and white jersey, patted Alfred, but the latter did not respond.

"Alfred!" Lu Kai slapped him repeatedly, and finally summoned the old man's soul back.

Lu Kai glanced at Casey on TV and said thoughtfully, "Boss, cheer everyone up. The competition is about to start."

Alfred's chicken soup is a specialty.

However, Alfred's performance was slightly below par afterwards.

He wasn't aroused.

It was as if something disturbed his thoughts.

"Well, Lu, how about letting Director Jiang take over as coach today?" Alfred then found Lu Kai.

"Ah? What are you talking about?" Lu Kai thought he had misheard.

Alfred was embarrassed. "Well, during the European Cup, Director Jiang coached a few games in my place. I think the results were pretty good..."

"Enough!" Lu Kai shook his head. "Alfred, I don't know what's wrong with you."

"If you accepted money from any gambling organization, confess now and I can pretend it never happened and avoid sending you to jail."

"If you're worried that we'll lose and embarrass you, then you really don't have enough confidence in us."

"I tell you, don't say there's only one Darren Ferguson on the field. Even if the opponent today is the real Manchester United, we will fight to the death."

“Escaping the problem won’t solve it.”

“If a loser keeps running away, he will keep losing, and a winner will keep winning.”

"But do you see anyone in football who always wins?"

Alfred didn't know how to explain: "I'm not talking about football."

Lu Kai interrupted the spell, "It's the same with love! Can't losers have their own happy lives? Do we have to hide from them forever? If their lives covered the entire world, would you hide underground?"

Alfred's expression changed. "What's the point of this? She's just my sister... I, I... I'm fine. Don't worry, I'll be cheering you all on from the sidelines!"

Lu Kai nodded, and then the other players walked out of the locker room and into the player tunnel.

A few minutes later, after the cheerleading dance ended, the competition officially began.

At the start of the game, Dartford did not back down because of the opponent's identity.

On the contrary, they actively launched an attack against Wrexham.

In the fourth minute, Makov went deep into the penalty area, feinted and then sent a cross.

If it was Eastwood, he would most likely have scored this goal.

Unfortunately, Akinfenwa moved slowly and failed to keep up.

Lu Kai tried to outflanking from the back post, but was unfortunately blocked by Lawrence.

The football slid out of the goal.

Players like Makov are good at playing on their own, but their ability to adapt to their teammates is too poor.

To put it bluntly, it’s because my basketball IQ is not enough.

In the seventh minute, Morgan fell to the ground after a fierce fight with the opponent's defender Carey in the Red Dragons' penalty area.

The referee indicated that there was no foul.

In the ninth minute, Ashley Young cut in from the left and reached the edge of the penalty area.

But while turning, he was pushed away by Lawrence and then rolled to the ground.

Ashley Young attempts a penalty.

But the referee still thought it was not a foul.

This referee is not a bad whistle.

But his officiating in this game was very strict.

The level of competition in low-level events is not as good as that in top-level events. For the sake of ratings, such super-large finals are likely to artificially relax the competition.

If you can’t play with technique, then play with intensity!

Most of the Red Dragon players are professional players, and their confrontation ability is naturally stronger than that of the Green Gun players.

Dartford was therefore at a disadvantage.

In the eleventh minute, the Red Dragon launched a series of attacks.

Levering made a through ball from the right rib.

The football flew into the penalty area and Kevin rushed to shoot.

But An Qi acted quickly and kicked the ball out of the penalty area.

However, about thirty meters away from the goal, Darren Ferguson took the bouncing ball and made a super long shot.

It also produced a sharp drop effect.

As the football approached the goal, it bounced off the ground and avoided An Qi's hands who ran back to the goal in a panic to save the ball.

when!
The football hit the goal post and ricocheted into the net.

“GOAL!!!”

"Super world wave!"

"Darren Ferguson!"

"This is the Red Devil!"

"Wrexham midfielder Darren scored the first goal for the team!"

"The camera turned to the stands and Ferguson appeared relatively calm, clapping in a restrained manner."

"Darren's mother, Ms. Casey... didn't seem to be looking at Darren. Was she distracted?"

On the field, Darren, eager to get praise from his parents after scoring a goal, looked at the big screen, but found that his mother was looking in another direction.

He knew where his mother was and followed her gaze...

"Godfather Alf?" Darren was confused.

Alf is a nickname for Alfred.

That name came up a lot, and Darren never imagined that Alfred of Dartford would be his godfather.

The Godfather has been gone for ten years, right?
He actually went to coach an amateur team?
Why did he leave without saying a word?
Darren had many questions in his mind.

But he couldn't get an answer because this was the stadium.

"Patton! What are you thinking about in life? Why did you let him kick?"

"Don't underestimate the opponents. They are professional-level and even League Two-level opponents."

"Come on! Tackle them! Break their legs!"

Darren's face turned green.

I must have recognized the wrong person.

How could Godfather Alf let a villain break his leg?
In the 13th minute, the Red Dragons felt more relaxed after taking the lead.

Taking advantage of the situation, they launched an attack like a rainstorm of pear blossoms.

Darren made a precise through ball.

Red Dragon No. 9 Kevin ran out of opportunity.

But Duff gave him some competition, causing his final shot to go wide.

In the 17th minute, Darren was knocked to the ground by the evil Barton after passing the ball in the midfield.

This is a borderline move.

Under normal circumstances, a foul might be called.

But the scale of this game...the referee did not blow the whistle.

"You're not even going to blow the whistle? Do you really want to see him break my leg?" Darren complained after he stood up.

Barton saw the ball roll out of the sideline and immediately turned around and said with a smile: "Why are you not convinced? The Red Devil named Darren has been dealt with."

"I don't mind taking care of Red Dragon's thing again!"

"Darren!"

Darren was furious.

Barton's words were not only a threat to him, but also an insinuation that Manchester United's Darren Fletcher was Ferguson's illegitimate son.

Normally, this kind of talk wouldn't bother Darren.

But today was such an important final, and it was a rare opportunity to have my parents watching the game, and I also spotted my godfather whom I hadn't seen for ten years.

There were too many things going on and Darren's emotions began to fluctuate.

The two sides butted their chests against each other and a standoff ensued.

The referee quickly came over to control the situation and sternly warned the two: "Don't try to influence the game with anything other than football. We have zero tolerance for such behavior in this game!"

Lu Kai nodded to show that he understood.

He arrived early and got a layer of "tough guy" special effects.

But it is estimated that it will be difficult to reach the second level.

Because the referee's biggest task today is to maintain the normal operation of the game and absolutely not allow vicious fights to occur.

In the 19th minute, Ashley Young made a wonderful dribbling move on the wing.

Unfortunately, the opponent's defense was very fast and impenetrable.

Ashley Young could only pass the ball back. Lu Kai met the ball with a 45-degree cross without stopping.

【Long pass guidance】!
The ball found Akinfenwa with pinpoint accuracy.

The pass target was obvious and could have been easily disrupted.

But Akinfenwa was too big and he pushed away the Red Dragons' central defender and successfully headed the ball.

Unfortunately, the top is a bit too straight.

It hit the opponent's goalkeeper Rogers.

Red Dragon defender Carey then kicked the football out of the sideline.

Lu Kai went to the corner flag area, waited for his teammates to get into position, then gave the signal and took a corner kick.

boom!
The football drew a huge arc in the air.

[Angel Legend]!
"Stop that tall guy!"
Darren saw where the pass would land, and it was aimed at Williams, the high point of the green gun.

But his order did not take effect.

Because the Green Gun goalkeeper Akinfenwa rotated and swayed left and right in the penalty area, the "East China Sea Welsh Dragon Palace" was shaken.

The "Red Dragons" couldn't even stand steadily, so how could they have the energy to stop Williams.

boom!
Williams scored with a header.

"GOAL! One to one!"

“Dartford equalised within ten minutes of falling behind!”

"The two new players who have joined the team, one tall and the other strong, give them a certain advantage in aerial control."

"Plus, Lu Kai's passing is becoming more and more accurate, worthy of being called the Green Gun Beckham!"

The Green Guns fans at the scene began to cheer.

The Red Dragons fans booed.

You dare to fight back?
In the 21st minute, Lu Kai passed the ball to the right.

Good friends Macov and Morgan played a "winger duo" on the right and created another corner kick.

This time it was Ashley Young heading towards the corner flag.

Unless he's shooting free throws, his height makes him vulnerable everywhere.

boom!
Ashley Young takes a corner.

In the penalty area, Williams and Akinfenwa were closely marked.

The area where the two were located was shaken again.

But Ashley Young's ball wasn't for them.

But look for the front point.

Duff was not affected at all here and headed the ball into the goal.

As a result, Red Dragon goalkeeper Rogers was really amazing today.

He subconsciously reached out to block the football.

Lu Kai, who was also not caught up in the vortex of "Havoc in the Dragon Palace", rushed towards the football.

The football bounced out from the direction of the goal.

Lu Kai rushed towards the football from the side.

Darren followed the football out.

In the end, Lu Kai got to where the football landed, one step ahead of Darren.

But his position and the way he stood with his back to the goal made it impossible for him to pose any threat...

boom!
Lu Kai stood up from the ground and fell backwards.

A whirlwind kick hit the football from bottom to top.

【Whirlwind Hook】!
Swish!
The football brushed past Darren's cheek and went into the net.

Rogers didn't expect Lu Kai to shoot like this. He knelt on one knee and failed to make an effective save.

“GOAL!!!”

"Two to one! Two goals in three minutes! Dartford takes the lead!"

"Like Darren's incredible long-range shot, Lu Kai's whirlwind overhead kick is also an extremely rare way of scoring in football."

“Even rarer!”

"Oh! Lu Kai rushed to the sidelines. This is his signature celebration..."

The next moment, the Welshmen felt extremely uncomfortable.

Because Cardiff's Millennium Stadium has been desecrated by English teams:
Luuuuuu!

Lu Kai’s celebration was full of dominance.

But after the celebration, Welsh fans booed wildly.

Some people even threw garbage onto the court.

There are many football hooligans in the UK, and the quality of fans has always been worrying, causing many tragedies and jokes.

In order to avoid these scenes, the camera gave close-ups of Alfred, Ferguson and others.

But people found that these elderly people were generally in low spirits.

Alfred didn't even rush out of the coaching area to celebrate today.

He was very restrained.

It's also strange that Ferguson didn't fire up the hair dryer and lash out after his son's team lost the game.

On the court, the situation gradually heated up.

In the 27th minute, Crowell on the left wing of the Red Dragons made a feint and successfully crossed the line.

A sudden stop and spike sent Duff flying out of the baseline.

He made slight adjustments and shot at a small angle.

An Qi raised one hand to the sky and held up the football.

The football then flew to the bottom of the crossbar and bounced to the ground outside the goal.

William then cleared the ball.

"Oh! Wrexham almost equalized the score!"

"Croville has strong personal abilities."

"The Red Dragon has the ability to change the score at any moment."

In the 29th minute, Darren hit the wall and hit forward Hector into the penalty area.

But when he came in, he was bumped by Williams and stumbled a little.

Therefore, the subsequent shots were also weak.

An Qi successfully confiscated the football and launched a fast break.

Throw the ball to Lu Kai.

Lu Kai turned around and let the football fly over, then kicked the football out the moment it bounced up, skipping the steps of catching the ball and turning around to pass it.

Thus, he accelerated early and avoided Darren who wanted to get out of the tactical range.

Lu Kai then activated [Big Stride].

Darren couldn't catch up to him.

After crossing half court, Lu Kai passed the ball to Ashley Young.

Unfortunately, when Ashley Young passed the ball again, the opponent's defender Lawrence touched the ball.

The counterattack failed.

In the 34th minute, Red Dragons' right wing Lewellin made a cross from the bottom.

Williams headed the ball away to defend the team's airspace.

In the 37th minute, Williams and Kailo made a mistake in coordination.

Williams thought Kailo was going to move forward, so he gave him a little lead.

As a result, as soon as the news came out, Kylo died standing there.

Darren rushed over, successfully picked up the football, and took the opportunity to break through Kylo.

Kylo's little tugging and pulling had no effect at all.

Darren delivers a cross.

After receiving the ball, Red Dragon striker Hector went deep into the penalty area on the right and then passed it back.

Kevin received the ball in the middle of the penalty area and continued to pass it back.

Darren followed up and kicked the ball.

The Red Dragon fans were ready to cheer.

But An Qi flew over and made a great save, blocking the ball out of the baseline.

Darren was in disbelief.

His kick was comparable to Scholes'.

This seventh-level goalkeeper is so good at saving goals?
However, this mistake caused Dartford's morale to drop significantly.

The players were also a little nervous.

In the 40th minute, Darren made a long pass from the right to the left-back Blackwood who was coming up from the left.

The latter didn't wait for the ball to land and hit it in the air.

It was this move that accelerated the offensive rhythm.

This resulted in Duff not being able to keep up with Kevin.

The latter took the lead and shot.

An Qi failed to create a miracle again.

"GOAL! Two to two!"

"Wrexham equalised!"

"Darren's thinking is so clear. He might not be able to do anything at Manchester United. But at Wrexham, he passes, organizes, scores, shoots, defends, directs, and can do everything! He is simply the most perfect hexagonal midfielder!"

"And in fact, Lu Kai from Dartford is also a bit of a hexagon. But he is a lower level Darren."

"This once again reveals the cruelty of professional football. Darren, the heart of the Red Dragon, can't even play for Manchester United."

"That's why the media has been emphasizing that fans have seriously overestimated Lu Kai's abilities. No matter how amazing he is at level nine, or how much he carries at level seven, he might not be able to adapt to level five!"

In the 42nd minute, Darren made a long pass to the right.

William and Hector competed fiercely for the header and headed the ball out of the sideline.

But he twisted his ankle when he landed.

Dartford had a passive substitution.

Benjamin replaces William.

Before Williams came, Benjamin was the team's main center back.

But when Williams came, he lost his position.

Fortunately, he can also play as a full-back, which indirectly strengthens the depth of the Green Guns' lineup.

In the 44th minute, Ashley Young made another wonderful breakthrough.

First he spun around to shake off his opponent, then he crashed into the wall and broke into the penalty area.

Unfortunately, he slipped in the last step, and the ball was cleared by Lawrence.

Ashley Yang pointed at her shoes and said to Lu Kai, "It was all her fault."

Lu Kai thought for a moment, then went to the sidelines and called Alfred over.

After hearing Lu Kai's words, Alfred felt as if he had been pardoned. He left the court and went into the players' tunnel...

“Um…Dartford’s manager has left???”

"What's happening here?"

"I know there were players who rushed to the locker room because they couldn't hold back their hands. But what about the head coach's sudden departure?"

Three minutes later, the referee blew the whistle to end the first half.

Two to two.

The progress of the game was beyond everyone's imagination.

The way Wrexham scored was surprising.

Dartford's fighting back was also surprising.

……

In the locker room, Lu Kai was writing and drawing on the tactical whiteboard: "In short, we must change the tactics in the second half."

"We can't run and gun against the opponent like we did in the first half."

"We are not as good as them in terms of physical fitness."

The players nodded.

This is a fact.

In the last five minutes of the first half, the Red Dragons were like they were injected with chicken blood.

On the Dartford side, Ashley Young's slip during the final breakthrough was also partly due to lack of physical strength.

“In the second half, we focused on defense and gave them the ball.”

"But be careful, we're only giving up the ball, not the score, and we shouldn't give up the intensity."

"When you need to steal, you should steal. When you need to foul, you should foul. Remember, the sooner you foul, the better."

“Offensively, it was mainly long balls to find Akinfenwa.”

Lu Kai pointed at Akinfenwa, who had been virtually invisible in the first half except for a few corner kicks, and said, "Akinfenwa, remember what we trained for the past two days."

"I don't need you to face the goal, you just need to hold the opponent with your back, squeeze them away, control the ball, and wait for everyone to come up."

"If there's a ball route for me, give it to me first. If the two wingers have good chances, you can pass it to them in advance."

"Morgan, Ashley Young, you need to rush faster on the counterattack. Don't look for fatal opportunities, but instead try to get Akinfenwa as quickly as possible and help him keep the ball."

"As long as we can hold the ball in this way, they will have to make adjustments in their tactics and formation."

As soon as Lu Kai finished speaking, Alfred ran back panting.

Holding a pair of new sneakers in his hand.

"This is the advantage of a comprehensive stadium. The business district is right inside the stadium, and you can buy all kinds of football supplies here," Alfred said with emotion.

Ashley Young: "But you're breathing like you ran five kilometers."

Alfred smiled slightly. "Three hundred pounds, deducted from your salary. One hundred pounds is my errand fee. Two hundred pounds is because the rent of the Millennium Stadium is expensive. Even shoes are expensive."

Ashley Young: "Are you robbing me? What the hell does it have to do with me?"

The next moment, Lu Kai signaled Ashley Young to change his sneakers.

It's none of his business.

As the saying goes, a person grows taller first by his legs.

Although Xiao Heidou is still 1.65 meters tall, Lu Kai suspects that Ashley Young's feet have grown longer.

as predicted!

Ashley Young said he felt much more comfortable after putting on his new shoes.

"Don't you know that the shoes don't fit?" Lu Kai was confused.

Ashley Young scratched her head and explained: "I have been wearing my brother's old shoes since I was a child. Sometimes they are bigger and sometimes they are smaller. This is normal."

"I didn't know shoes could be so comfortable when they fit."

"I don't think it has any impact on my football."

Lu Kai shook his head.

You are really awesome.

Foreigners may not be aware of this, but most Chinese are familiar with the impact of the bad habit of "foot binding".

Unable to stand steadily is one of them.

"We must get a shoe sponsorship next season!" Alfred cheered for the players.

Soon, the second half began.

Anyone with a discerning eye could see Dartford's defensive stance.

In the 48th minute, Darren made a straight pass from the right.

Red Dragons right wing Levering's cross was caught by Williams' outstretched leg.

The football flew to the back point.

Crowell from the left wing of the Red Dragons volleyed the ball into the goal.

Unfortunately, it flew away.

In the 53rd minute, Lu Kai made a [weighted spinning pass] from the backcourt.

On Ferguson's other side, his youngest son, Jason Ferguson, who works as a player agent, shook his head: "What's this rumor?"

"When a weak team plays against a strong team, they use a defensive counterattack tactic. The most important thing about passing the ball is speed!"

"This football is about to float to the moon!"

Ferguson glared at Jason. "Don't swear in front of your parents! You idiot!"

"With your vision, what kind of quality players can you sign?"

"If we aim for a quick low pass, can Dartford's forward Akinfenwa catch up?"

"You can't be fast and accurate at the same time."

"Considering Akinfenwa's ability to confront opponents, giving him a more accurate pass is obviously a better choice!"

"If Dartford really wanted to rely on forwards to play quick counterattacks, they wouldn't have kept Akinfenwa up front."

Ferguson stared at Lu Kai and nodded slightly.

Different forwards, different counterattack passes, Lu Kai already has a very mature passing mindset.

Beckham and Scholes both have this trait.

Did the kid figure it out on his own, or did Alfred teach him?

boom!
The football landed and was controlled by Akinfenwa.

While the football was flying, he easily pressed Lawrence behind him.

After stopping the ball, Akinfenwa arched his back twice to ensure possession of the ball.

After Lu Kai came up, Akinfenwa passed the ball back to Lu Kai.

The latter passed the ball to the left without stopping.

Ashley Young pretended to cut inside and actually went down to the bottom.

Send an inverted triangle pass.

Lu Kai cut into the penalty area and diverted the defensive players' attention.

Akinfenwa followed up with a shot into the net.

Unfortunately, it was saved.

But Dartford proved that their counterattack was of the same quality and no less threatening than in the first half.

In the 57th minute, Lu Kai intercepted Darren in the backcourt, then passed the ball back to Makov and pointed it towards the frontcourt.

Makovo made a long pass to the frontcourt.

Even though I can't find it accurately.

But Akinfenwa still bumped out of position.

Lawrence was so angry at Akinfenwa that he lost control of his emotions and started pulling and tugging, and it seemed that a fight was about to break out.

The referee blew the whistle quickly.

Lawrence was given a yellow card.

He has no control over the outcome of the game. Discipline is the most important thing to him!

This is a free kick from a long distance in the frontcourt.

Lu Kai came and passed the ball directly into the penalty area.

Williams grabbed the header, but he couldn't control the direction of the shot well and the ball went wide of the goal.

In the fifty-ninth minute, since the green gun had retracted, the red dragon also pressed forward completely.

Red Dragons right-back Edwards made a run into the penalty area and created a threat with his inverted triangle pass.

However, Barton, who was returning to defense, touched the ball and the ball bounced to the outside of the penalty area.

Darren takes another long shot.

Duff stepped forward, was hit by the football, and lay on the ground for a long time to recover.

In the 64th minute, Lu Kai intercepted the opponent's frontcourt pass while moving, and immediately kicked the ball towards the frontcourt.

Akinfenwa once again found his position, pushed past the defender and easily won the ball.

Kaili came over to help Lawrence grab the ball. Akinfenwa kept bumping into people and was good with his feet. He actually held on until Lu Kai came up.

Akinfenwa passed the ball back to Lu Kai, who passed it back to Akinfenwa without stopping.

Akinfenwa passed the ball back to Lu Kai.

Bang bang bang!
Three consecutive hits!
It looked like a very meaningless pass.

But the result was... after Akinfenwa passed the ball, Carey returned to his defensive position.

Lawrence also kept a distance from him and did not continue to press.

Lu Kai received the ball and passed it because Darren was following behind him.

If Lu Kai keeps holding the ball, he will be pulled and affected by Darren and will not be able to launch an attack quickly.

After he passed the ball, he half turned around and pushed Darren away with both hands, thus gaining absolute space.

Just like that, after receiving the second pass from Akinfenwa, Lu Kai dribbled the ball forward and went straight to the top of the arc.

Facing Kaili who was standing in position, he pedaled the bicycle five times.

Ferguson was annoyed.

You're so good at passing the ball, but why do you dribble like an idiot?
Is it necessary to pedal a bicycle five times?
What's the point?
Wait for my son to catch up and deal with you?

Sure enough, Darren caught up and prepared to avenge Lu Kai for pushing him.

The next moment, Lu Kai ejected.

[Chain Bicycle] Special effect, temporary enhancement of explosive power five times or more!

Lu Kai took advantage of Kaili and immediately shot with the outside of his foot to grab an attacking opportunity after breaking out of the position.

He was then knocked over by Kairi.

boom!
The ball was saved by Rogers.

Although the shot was clever, it did not have a good angle due to Carey's influence, and Rogers was not unprepared.

boom!
Ashley Young, wearing new shoes, scored with a follow-up shot.

Three to two!
Ashley Young vividly interprets "No one can be more awesome than me wearing new shoes on the court"!
(End of this chapter)