Chapter 19: The strength of the defending champion!

From the quarter-finals of this year's Provincial High School Men's Football League, all competitions will be held in the stadium of the main campus of the School of Engineering. This time, it was the second time that the football team of the Youcheng Sports School came to the provincial capital. It was the opening ceremony that I had been there before.

On the way to the stadium from the hotel, Ding Chengshan winked at Liu Yu, who smiled and nodded, stood up and turned to face all the players of the Youcheng Sports School, and began the pre-war mobilization.

"Young guys, you're about to face the defending champion, Provincial No. 3 Middle School. You should have figured it out these days, right? Do you still think we are at a disadvantage now?"

After hearing Liu Yu's words, the boys from the Youcheng Sports School didn't say anything, but they just laughed...

I figured it out!

Of course I have figured it out!

It's been several days. If you can't figure it out, wouldn't you become a fool?

Liu Yu smiled and raised his right hand, only retracting his thumb: "It's been four days! Although I don't want to talk about the main lineup, substitute lineup, etc., this situation exists in any team! Our main lineup has been resting for four days now, and your physical fitness has been adjusted to its best state, and our opponents have only been resting for three days... They have only rested for three days, and they have played one more game than us! In this case, we have absolutely an advantage in physical fitness!"

"Before, when I made tactical arrangements for you, you all knew what tasks they had in today's game, and we have trained in the past two days. You all knew exactly what to do on the court. Here... I would like to remind you again that in this quarter-finals, in addition to the threats that could pose to us by the Provincial No. 3 Middle School, the strength of other teams is completely different from that of us!"

"As long as we can win today, we will easily defeat our opponents in the semi-finals. No matter whether it is the Provincial Sports School or Qishi No. 4 Middle School, it will be no difficulty for us. By the time of the final... we will also win!"

"So today's game...for us, this is the final! If we lose, we will go home with the quarterfinals and win... we will win the championship next! You guys, can we win?"

"able--"

This time, the players from the Youcheng Sports School all responded and shouted in unison.

"The oil body will win!"

"It will win!"

"Champion! Champion!"

After several days of accumulation, the group of boys from the Youcheng Sports School have no sense of rejection of the defending champion Provincial No. 3 Middle School in the quarter-finals, but instead... are full of expectations!

Provincial No. 3 Middle School?

So what's wrong?

The defending champion is indeed powerful and powerful, but... are we weak?

What's more, we have more rest time and are better in terms of physical fitness. If we don't dare to fight against the Provincial Third Middle School in this situation, then... what's the difference between the quarterfinals and the semi-finals?

If a team loses the courage to face a strong enemy, what else should this team do?

Let’s disband as soon as possible!

When we arrived at the Institute of Engineering Stadium, both sides quickly made their debut. This venue not only had four stands, but also had a huge electronic screen, which could be magnified and projected onto the screen through live broadcast when needed. Today, this screen was activated for the quarterfinals!

When the players on both sides shook hands, the Youcheng Sports School lined up according to the qualifications to join the team, and the one at the end of the team was naturally Yang Xiaozhuang. He was also the only freshman in the lineup who was older.

No. 25!

When the players of Provincial No. 3 Middle School saw Yang Xiaozhuang, their eyes were different. After watching the game video of the Youcheng Sports School, they had already determined that Yang Xiaozhuang was the most threatening person in this team and the target that the whole team must pay attention to.

Just like the tactical arrangements made by the coach of Provincial No. 3 Middle School in the pre-match tactical arrangements, defense... he only talked about Yang Xiaozhuang, No. 25, of Youcheng Sports School!

Stay tuned!

No matter where Yang Xiaozhuang runs on the court, he must follow one person around him, and at the same time, the defensive players in the corresponding area should assist in defense as soon as possible!

After the game started, the Provincial No. 3 Middle School entered the state immediately. Captain Sun Weiwei followed Yang Xiaozhuang in person, and no matter where he ran, someone else would come to assist Sun Weiwei in defense.

So 10 minutes after the game started, the Youcheng Sports School took the initiative on the court, but their offense did not improve at all, because... Yang Xiaozhuang was really restricted!

In fact, in the first two rounds of the group stage, Yang Xiaozhuang also experienced the situation where his opponents were staring at people and there were also helps. However, at that time, he really didn't feel any pressure and could get rid of his opponent through his personal abilities.

But today... it's really different!

Sun Weiwei's defensive skills don't look very good, but he can make Yang Xiaozhuang unable to receive the ball at all. Even if he finally gets the ball, it will be very uncomfortable to receive it. If you want to cause trouble for the defense of No. 3 Middle School... don't think about it!

Off the court, seeing that his team's offense was stared at by Yang Xiaozhuang and could not create any threat to his opponent, Ding Chengshan was a little anxious: "Xiao Liu, Xiaozhuang...what happened today? The No. 10 staring at him looked just average in defense skills, why did Xiaozhuang not find his state at all?"

Liu Yu's face was rarely serious: "Brother Ding, that No. 10 is Sun Weiwei, the captain of Provincial No. 3 Middle School. Although the defensive skills he showed were not very outstanding, his awareness and experience were indeed much stronger than Xiao Zhuang. In addition, the entire defense line of Provincial No. 3 Middle School was aimed at Xiao Zhuang, so... Xiao Zhuang was under a lot of defensive pressure today!"

Ding Chengshan nodded, his face looked ugly... It was not just Xiaozhuang? Today, the entire team of our Youcheng Sports School was under a lot of pressure!

On the court, although after the game starts, the Youcheng Sports School easily takes the initiative, but saving the defense of No. 3 Middle School gives people a feeling of being airtight. Moreover, launching a long pass from time to time can cause some trouble to the Youcheng Sports School's defense line, but they have not gotten a real opportunity and have not yet posed a threat to the Youcheng Sports School for the time being.

But... it's a secret!

In this game, will the Provincial No. 3 Middle School make a mistake first, or...Yucheng Sports School?

Ding Chengshan even had a premonition that if his team scored the first goal in this game today, his team still had hope of winning, but once the goal was first in the Three Middle School, there might be no suspense in the outcome of this game!

Judging from the more than ten minutes after the start of the game, this team highlights the word "stability" in both defense and offense!

When defending, the Third Middle School does not rely on individual strength to defend, but uses overall strength to defend. Although the corresponding defensive players in the area where Sun Weiwei and Yang Xiaozhuang are located are restrained, others will naturally complete the replacement position and will not give other people in the Youcheng Sports School any chance to attack.

When attacking, if there are any bad opportunities, the third middle school side of the province will just give a little test. But once some opportunities appear, two or three people will rush to the frontcourt when they attack.

Too stable!

The feeling this team gives people is really terrible!

No wonder in the last provincial league, Provincial No. 3 Middle School became the final winner. Just looking at the performance of these ten minutes, they are definitely qualified!
Chapter completed!