Step on.

Step on.

The slightly messy running sound was rubbing against the green grass, and the rustling sounds were mixed with disorderly breathing, one after another.

Isaac Burns was leading the Green Bay Packers to warm up, but the players' attention was slightly distracted, and their eyes were involuntarily floating towards the sidelines, trying to explore the coaching staff's emotions and attitudes, so that their anxiety and uneasiness can also settle down.

The pressure can be felt in all aspects.

The record of five wins and six losses is objectively still among the players in the playoffs, but the premise is that the remaining five games cannot be lost, and any loss may directly ruin the team's playoff hopes. This feeling is like standing on a high-altitude rope and isolating.

The shaky and precarious state is increasing the negative emotions of tension and fear.

After returning from offseason week, the Green Bay Packers achieved a record of two wins and two losses: the two wins came from the civil war in the division, while the games outside the division were both matches.

The news media always emphasizes that Green Bay Packers are "insider in the civil war, outsiders in the foreign war". Currently, only one of the five victories comes from foreign wars. It is the difficult victory that defeated the Indianapolis Pony, but it is more or less a part of luck. Over time, the players themselves have a confusion-

Are they really "outsiders in foreign wars"?

The problem is that in the remaining five games, three foreign and two civil wars, the Green Bay Packers can't afford even the consequences of a loss now.

That invisible pressure is like a tight curse and cannot be removed.

Compared to the playoff prospects, what is worse is that the game lost to the New Orleans Saints. The score of "38:51" really made the Green Bay Packers not have the opportunity to catch up and overtake. The initiative to win is always firmly in the hands of the opponent. Every player can truly feel the sense of powerlessness.

No such helplessness has been felt in any previous game. The unfamiliar game experience has had an indelible effect. Involuntarily, the players began to question themselves and their confidence was shaken:

Can we really defeat strong enemies? Are we really on the right track? Can we really win a hard battle? Can we really burst out enough energy at critical moments? Do we really have the ability to win foreign battles? Can we really make it to the playoffs?

It is not a question against the players themselves, but a question against the team.

After Lu Yiqi entered Green Bay, the team always started preparing for the new season with some uneasiness and doubts, but they have always maintained a steady and upward state. Those negative emotions were temporarily left behind and devoted themselves to the game; the failure of this game without resistance opened a gap, and negative emotions began to grow.

This is the so-called doubt. Once the first doubt appears, it will become more and more, and eventually it will be overwhelming. A little bit of external force pushes it, it may fall apart and break up, and the destruction of the collapse and dam will follow.

Before losing to the New Orleans Saints, the players always had faith:

The team just needs time to get through. The previous difficulties were just ups and downs, but they still had the strength to win and had the ability to enter the playoffs. It doesn't matter if Lu Yiqi is a young coach who lacks experience. On the technical and tactical level, they are still improving.

However, this defeat was completely different.

From strength to tactics to performance, being at a disadvantage is no longer a situation that can be explained by "solution of state", and the players' confidence in the team cannot help but begin to shake.

Uncontrollable.

Subconsciously, after looking around, he quietly looked at the expressions of the head coach team and other teammates, secretly pondering their attitudes and emotions:

Lost? Anxiety? Fear? Cowardly? Hesitation?

Silence? Low-key? Careful? Tension? Boring?

Or -

"…Are you sure? Why doesn't it sound reliable at all?"

"What's your expression? It's like I'm a fraudster."

"Isn't it?"

"Ha ha ha ha!"

A loud laughter burst out, and then you can see safety coach Cott Schutt Haymere rolling up his sleeves with red face and shouting at cornerback coach Leone Washington, "Or we'll go out and take a look? See who is right between us."

Leone turned to Lu Yiqi and shouted in surprise, "Aqi, the locker room is on fire, don't you care?"

But Lu Yiqi shook his head seriously, "I can't control this. You will resolve your conflicts by yourself. Otherwise, you will have a wrestling scene?"

"Tsk!" Leone and Shuten Haemel both cast contemptuous eyes at Lu Yiqi, and the other coaches around him burst into laughter.

The laughter and joking sounds continued, and there was no sign of any anxiety or tension. The back and forth jokes and jokes made the atmosphere extremely lively.

Others could not imagine that they had just lost an important game, but it was more like they were leading the National League North District to sprint towards the playoffs.

Is this...is this crazy?

But when the players run around the field and pass by the coaching staff, they can truly feel the ease emitted from the inside out, and tactics are being discussed in their words:

Should the second-tier defense be targeted or regional joint defense be adopted?

Obviously, Leone and Schutten Haymer had different opinions, while Robert remained silent, while Lu Yiqi deliberately interfered with him, and then he was in a deadlock.

In this game against the New Orleans Saints, the Green Bay Packers' defensive second-tier was indeed completely blown up. Brees made 417 yards in a single game and five touchdowns. Although there are many problems in the defense team, the problems in the second-tier are particularly prominent, and they do need to carefully review their gains and losses.

It was vaguely noticed that most of the coach members were scattered around Lu Yiqi, chattering and expressing their opinions, quietly gathering.

Lu Yiqi showed valuable calmness and calmness, and his heartfelt beliefs and firmness flowed out of his eyes, words and actions. That powerful belief made other coaching team members slowly calm down, slowly gain a foothold, and return to the daily track.

Although it is a bit incredible to describe this, the title of "head coach" is indeed playing a role. All eyes are observing Lu Yiqi's behavior and reactions, and Lu Yiqi's actions are also becoming the core of the team.

The old-fashioned and calm were hard to match even Winston Moore and Joe Philbin, and the troubles and worries were settled down sparsely.

Step on.

Step on.
Chapter completed!