Chapter 157 Opportunity!

Zhou Yi's insistence on passing the football out was, in the eyes of many, undoubtedly a sign of being overeager.

In situations like this, when a quick counterattack was difficult to execute, the correct approach should have been to turn and control the ball, first ensuring it remained under the Chinese team's control before considering the attack.

But Zhou Yi still did it.

On one hand, it was because Zhou Yi believed that Barcelona's defense was unstable and worth attacking.

On the other hand, it was because he trusted He Ying. In He Ying's previous contests with Muneza, he had noticed that Muneza's steps were slowing down and becoming somewhat labored.

Therefore, in this counterattack, when He Ying's speed picked up, Muneza would face even greater pressure.

After passing the ball, Zhou Yi continued to run forward, but his speed was no longer as fast as it had been during the counterattack.

In fact, his job was already done, and the rest was up to He Ying.

As an assist provider, the glory of the final shot and score did not belong to him.

Although his importance in the attack was self-evident.

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When He Ying saw Zhou Yi going back to receive the ball, he thought this counterattack was doomed.

But he didn't expect Zhou Yi to insist on passing the ball back to him.

However, He Ying wasn't too surprised, or rather, the moment he received the ball, he stopped thinking about things that would distract him.

Facing Muneza, he now had only one thought in his mind—break through him!

Having received the ball while already running at high speed, He Ying didn't slow down. He pushed the ball to the outside and accelerated past.

Facing He Ying's breakthrough, Muneza turned to meet the challenge.

But as soon as he turned, He Ying, catching up with the ball, used his right foot to pull the ball to the left.

Seeing that He Ying was about to cut inside, Muneza turned again.

Just as he turned, he saw He Ying's right foot use the outside of his foot to flick the ball to the outside again, a second change of direction!

Muneza had no choice but to turn again, but just as he was about to turn, a signal suddenly came from his right knee, immediately triggering a red light in his brain—a slight pain, very subtle, but it made Muneza very sensitive because that area had just recovered from a serious injury that had taken four months to heal!

The pain after the injury and the depression during the recovery period had left such a deep impression on Muneza that even the slightest discomfort in his knee would immediately trigger a warning signal in his brain.

As soon as this signal was issued, Muneza's turning process was terminated. All the strength in his knee was unloaded, his body first froze, then lost all support, and he fell to the ground on his backside.

As for He Ying, who had changed direction, he could only watch him go and was powerless to do anything…

After the second change of direction, He Ying noticed that Muneza hadn't followed up. At this point, he knew Zhou Yi was right. He was afraid of getting hurt and didn't dare to go all out!

And this gave him the opportunity to break into the penalty area!

So He Ying touched the ball and rushed into the penalty area.

For a calm striker like him, the rest was easy.

Outside the stadium, the Chinese team's bench and coaching area were already boiling, and they couldn't wait to shout, "Shoot—!"

In the midst of their shouts, He Ying faced the onrushing goalkeeper of La Masia Youth B team and swung his right leg.

The opposing goalkeeper dived to save, but failed to block the ball, because the football had flown over his body, a beautiful Panenka chip!

“Wooooooooooooooooooo——!!!”

In the cheers of the Chinese team players, the football plunged into the goal of La Masia Youth B team!

In the twenty-second minute of the first half, the Chinese team broke the deadlock and took the lead!

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The La Masia Youth B team players who were tracking back stared blankly at the football bouncing in the goal, their faces full of disbelief.

We… conceded a goal?

We… are behind?

Either of these two things listed separately would be shocking enough for them.

And this time, both things happened at the same time!

Their brains were a little overwhelmed and went into a brief state of shutdown.

For these proud sons of the La Masia youth training camp, they had never taken this game seriously. What qualifications did the opponents who had been humiliated by them with twelve goals have to deserve their attention?

The talented La Masia teenagers who came on the field with a relaxed and playful attitude were struck head-on, making them see stars.

The opponents they looked down on had taken the lead against them!

Watching the Chinese players celebrating wildly, many of their eyes and hearts were stung…

Since this accident had already happened, it was useless to refuse to accept it. For a mature and strong team, the best approach was certainly not to always immerse themselves in the stubbornness of "this is impossible", but… revenge.

Yes, as the proud sons of La Masia gradually came back to their senses, their thoughts were very unified—they must let these Chinese kids know the consequences of angering them!

Many people who had participated in the last game also associated it with the last game, and they were sure that the Chinese team would die even more miserably this time. Last time, one of their shots went wide of the post, which brought a stormy revenge from the La Masia geniuses, and eventually they conceded twelve goals and were slaughtered.

And this time, they even scored a goal, so what will the final score be?

1:24?

Since they scored a goal, then be prepared to bear double the punishment!

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He Ying was very excited after scoring a goal. It was his goal to be able to score against the La Masia youth team. He didn't complete it the last time they played, which made him depressed for a few days, wondering if he didn't have any talent. Fortunately, his self-adjustment ability was very strong, otherwise he would have been devastated.

But he still wanted to score against this team.

Yes, he was a Barcelona fan, but that didn't stop him from going all out when playing against a Barcelona team. Because he wanted to join this group, he had to show his ability and let the other party recognize his value, so that his chances of joining Barcelona would increase.

Why accept this TV reality show invitation to participate in a seemingly child's play program?

Because this way he had the opportunity to directly promote himself in front of Barcelona!

And this goal was the best advertisement!

A beautiful half-court raid, speed, skill and composure in front of the goal were all demonstrated, and there was no better template than this.

But He Ying also knew that he had to thank Zhou Yi. If he could only be favored by Barcelona because of the performance of this goal, he had to thank Zhou Yi.

If Zhou Yi hadn't told him how to deal with Muneza before the game, he wouldn't have been able to resolutely adopt this method to score a goal in the game.

Facts have proved that this is the most effective.

So after scoring the goal, He Ying ran to Zhou Yi and hugged Zhou Yi.

Zhou Yi had assisted him with nine goals before, and he had never taken the initiative to hug Zhou Yi. Either Zhou Yi hugged him, or he did his own celebration.

Obviously, this goal was of great significance to him.

Zhou Yi patted He Ying on the back and shouted excitedly, "Nice goal! Awesome!"

The other players rushed up excitedly from the backcourt and surrounded them, celebrating the goal.

Being able to score in a game against the La Masia youth team might feel better than winning against the Chelsea youth team.

After all, the Chelsea youth team is not strong, but the La Masia youth team is very strong!

However, Zhou Yi hadn't forgotten that the game had only started for twenty-two minutes. While everyone was surrounding him, he also said to everyone: "Pay attention, pay attention, they will definitely counterattack frantically after we score. So if we concede a goal soon, then this goal will be meaningless. We must defend it, try to defend this goal for as long as possible!"

No one felt that Zhou Yi's words were a bit of a buzzkill now, because they also knew very well that the opponent was very strong and the time was still long.

Everyone dispersed and returned to their own half.

Zhou Yi and He Ying walked side by side, walking towards the back half of the field together.

He Ying said to Zhou Yi when there was no one around: "Thank you."

Zhou Yi waved his hand with a smile: "We are teammates, isn't this what we should do? Also, I just took a look, that Muneza is not injured, but this is a good thing. If he is injured and leaves the field, the biggest hidden danger in their defense will be gone. But his staying on the field is our chance. Next, as long as there is a chance, you rush him, break through him, and shake him! He will definitely not dare to do his best in defense."

While talking to He Ying, Zhou Yi twisted his body and waved his arms, imitating He Ying's movement of shaking Muneza just now.

He Ying nodded constantly as he listened.

Now he really had nothing to doubt about Zhou Yi. He knew a lot, had a clear mind, and had a good personality—he used to think that Zhou Yi's carefree and heartless personality was lack of fighting spirit and lack of ambition, but after so many games of contact, he knew that his roommate was probably more ambitious than anyone else, but the way he showed his ambition was not through some seemingly passionate but actually nonsense slogans, but through calm thinking and practical actions.

Finally, Zhou Yi gave He Ying a thumbs up: "Just play like this, even if you can't score a goal, you can contain their defense and prevent them from pressing up to attack with all their strength, so our defensive pressure will be much less. The so-called offense is the best defense, haha!"

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On the field, the Chinese team's celebration ended, and off the field, the Chinese team's coaching staff's crazy celebration also ended, and everyone returned to calm.

Hao Dong looked at Zhou Yi, who was still communicating with He Ying while walking back, and He Ying kept nodding as he listened. This scene made him smile.

That kid, the person with the least seniority in the team, but everyone is willing to listen to him.

He doesn't speak loudly, but he can drown out shouting.

It's really amazing…

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