Master Tutoring Class

Chapter 123 An Out-of-Transcription Performance (Second Update)

"what?"

In the office building of the sports media outlet "Football," Yao Chaoyang suddenly stood up.

"He really went on stage? He performed really well? A prodigy? Okay, okay, I'm coming right now!"

After saying that, he hung up the phone, grabbed his coat, and called out, "Xiao Zheng, come with me!"

An intern, who looked to be around 20 years old, quickly ran over.

"Master? Where are we going?"

Zheng Chaoyang picked up the paper, pen, and various equipment on the table, and said excitedly, "Pujiang Stadium!"

The media headquarters is located in the development zone at the northern end of Shanghai, while the Pujiang Stadium is in the economic and trade zone on the eastern side of the city, which means it spans the entire city and takes almost an hour to reach by car.

While Xiao Zheng was driving, Yao Chaoyang was making one phone call after another.

"Go and gather all sorts of information about Wei Lai immediately!"

"I'll make a special edited video of the national youth team match and post it on my WeChat official account when I get back. I'll also contact Willie to see if I can get more information. If possible, I'll arrange an interview. But wait, I'll arrange it myself!"

As soon as Yao Chaoyang hung up the phone, Xiao Zheng turned his head and asked, "Master, are we going to see Wei Lai?"

“That’s right!” he said, turning his head to ask, “You know him?”

Xiao Zheng nodded; "I've watched a lot of short videos about him, and he's getting a lot of hype online!"

Yao Chaoyang nodded; "After the national youth team's big victory over Australia in December, news about these national youth team players did generate a lot of buzz."

Xiao Zheng: "Is this just hype too? Is 16 years old even good enough for the Chinese Super League? That's a bit too much, isn't it?"

As he drove, he said, "There were players who joined the Chinese Super League at 16 in the past, but they were mostly strikers!"

Xiao Zheng understands that forwards have a greater margin for error, which is why young forwards are more likely to make it to the Chinese Super League, since they have the midfield and defense to cover for them.

But Wei Lai's situation is different!
This guy is a defensive midfielder, and a defensive midfielder at that. If there's even a small mistake in this position, it could very well cost him the game.

“At first, I had the same idea as you.” Yao Chaoyang nodded and said, “After all, 16 years old is still too young for the Chinese Super League, especially for a defensive position. The pressure is much greater than for a striker. If something goes wrong, it will not only damage the team, but also destroy the young player’s confidence. So, I thought Willie would take it slow. Even if he is signed now, he will have to wait for a while before putting him into actual combat.”

He paused, then exhaled and said, "But this time seems different. In yesterday's match against Shanghai Hongyun, Wei Lai played for 70 minutes, and Wei Lai even won 2-1 against Shanghai Hongyun!"

"Although Hongyun's top scorer Li Lei has gone abroad this year, they still have Zhang Wei and a group of foreign players, so their strength is still very strong. The fact that Wei Lai was able to win this warm-up match shows that he played well."

Xiao Zheng nodded; "We'll find out when the time comes anyway, let's go to the court first!"

Yao Chaoyang nodded, but inwardly he was filled with eager anticipation.

"Hurry!"

After arriving at the Pujiang Stadium and parking the car, Yao Chaoyang and Xiao Zheng jogged over.

Upon reaching the entrance, the two men showed their press passes to the security guard and then put on their work badges before entering the stadium.

Neither of them dared to waste a minute, and they jogged all the way to the front of the press box.

The warm-up matches are still ongoing on the field.

"Old Yao!"

A man wearing a black short-sleeved T-shirt, with a buzz cut and a square face, waved.

"Old Zhang!"

Yao Chaoyang immediately went over.

"What's going on now?"

Old Zhang pointed to the court: "Weili is currently leading Bingcheng Ganjiang 3-1!"

"Jersey two goals, Xie Yuanneng one goal!"

Yao Chaoyang: "Where's Wei Lai?"

Old Zhang raised his index finger: "An assist!"

Yao Chaoyang was stunned and exclaimed, "Wei Lai assisted?" Old Zhang laughed loudly, "That kid is cunning! Willie took the corner kick, which was cleared by Harbin's center-back Liu Shuang. Wei Lai happened to be disrupting the line, and after controlling the ball, he feigned a long-range shot, then suddenly used the instep of his foot to tip the ball behind the center-back. Jersey made a run back and poked it into the goal!"

After saying that, he gave a thumbs up: "This kid is fucking good!"

Yao Chaoyang turned his gaze toward the court and quickly spotted Wei Lai, who was wearing the number 18 jersey, in the crowd.

Wei Laizheng rushed from the left to the right into the gap and immediately stopped.

"Pass the ball!"

Xie Yuanneng shoved the ball through the net, and Wei Lai, without even looking up, passed it back directly.

Immediately, they pulled back a little more and shouted again.

"pass!"

Xie Yuanneng's biography continues.

Wei Lai passes the ball back again!

However, this time the pass was less powerful, and Xie Yuan could only run two steps forward. These two steps were just enough for him to get past Ice City's center forward Campbell, thus creating a gap to catch the ball.

boom!
Xie Yuanneng passed the ball across to the middle, and Jin Zhe, after receiving it, immediately passed it to Chen Jinyu.

"Thank you, Brother Xie! Well done!"

Wei Lai praised him and immediately turned and ran to his defensive area.

Xie Yuanneng was a little embarrassed. He should have been happy to be defeated, but the one praising him was his own little brother!
Something's not right!

Yao Chaoyang rubbed his eyes.

Old Zhang laughed and said, "You felt it, didn't you?"

Yao Chaoyang hesitated for a moment before asking, "Who are the decision-makers in the backcourt?"

"Wei Lai!" Old Zhang said decisively; "The two players in the defensive midfield position are Wei Lai and Jin Zhe!"

"Jin Zhe is a workaholic; he can run and defend, and he works hard without complaint, but he can't do fine work!"

"At first, I thought Xie Yuanneng or Perard would be in charge of the tempo in the backfield, but I gradually realized that Wei was in charge of making the passing decisions in the backfield. The most crucial thing is," Old Zhang grinned, "that kid is incredibly steady!"

Yao Chaoyang was stunned and said, "This is a bit beyond the scope of the curriculum!"

Old Zhang: "Old Yao, this time we didn't just produce a genius, we produced a fucking monster!"

From the sidelines, Chang Chen-ting nodded slightly as he observed the situation.

"As expected, Wei Lai and Jin Zhe are still the most suitable team composition!"

In the last ten minutes of the previous match and in the first half of this match, he also tried different midfield lineups.

For example, Zheng Yuning + Wei Lai!

Chen Jinyu's rear camera setup + Wei Lai's configuration!
But none of them are ideal!

As for the former, Zheng Xinyu is older, and although he is experienced, he can't run fast enough.

This also meant that Wei Lai had to take on a large part of the running and defense, spending almost the entire game busy with various blocking and entanglement!

He put all his energy into battling the opposing striker, which was too much for a 16-year-old. The pressure was simply too much for him.

As for Zheng Xinyu's performance in making positive decisions and coordinating efforts, it was not ideal.

In the second set, Chen Jinyu plays a supporting role to Wei Lai. Wei Lai's function remains the same, but he is given some freedom.

However, when it comes to decision-making, these two are completely incompatible!
Chen Jinyu needed to make decisions and pass the ball, and Wei Lai provided some assistance, but the effect was not as good as in the first game.

Most importantly, the goal conceded occurred during this period!

This also proves that Wei Lai alone cannot fully handle the sweeping and defense work; someone must help him share some of the pressure.

Furthermore, after Chen Jinyu retreated, Jersey was unable to fully commit to the offense, which was somewhat counterproductive for the overall lineup!

(End of this chapter)