I am practicing in Tokyo

Chapter 61 Rotation
"Thinking about how to maintain the physical fitness of the players?"

Coach Yasuda at the side saw what was on Coach Shenjing's mind and asked.

"Hey! If you rotate players, how do you adjust?"

Embarrassedly touching the back of his head, Coach Shenjing asked his mentor for advice.

"In the fourth round, Shogo Fukuda rotates, in the fifth round, Tatsuya Suhara rotates, and everyone else can be replaced at will except Fujii Jufudo."

Coach Yasuda's reply surprised Shen Jing a bit. Would this style of play put too much pressure on Fujii? We all know that he is in good health, but we can't use it to death like this.

"Look at Fujii, do you feel a little tired? An opponent of this level can't consume much of his physical strength, and he hasn't exerted his full strength yet."

The scheming coach Yasuda saw at a glance that Fujii, who was training fish on the field, was just trying to blend in with the crowd and not be too conspicuous.

"In fact, I hope he can lose a game, so that he can be motivated to become stronger and play professional football. I have always carried the contract with me, but..."

Coach Yasuda glanced at the young players who were training seriously, and said regretfully.

"Seeing these young people who devote themselves wholeheartedly to football, you will feel that you are too complicated, too obsessed with interests, and forget your heart."

"It's better to look forward to them and try their best to compete for the championship. Let's talk about the next thing."

Coach Yasuda's demeanor was much more relaxed. He, who was not very utilitarian, let go of his obsession, and together with Shen Jing, silently watched the sweaty teenagers on the field.
-
In the tense fourth round, Hachioji High School played against Maebashi Ikuhide High School.

Ikuhide Maebashi, from Gunma County, has always been a strong contender for the national competition. Wings Naoya Koike and Rentaro Moriya scored hat-tricks in the third and second rounds. The formation is 433 biased towards offense, with both wings flying together. It's hard to have a high school team defend it down.

At the beginning of the game, the wingers Koike Naoya and Moriya Rentaro took advantage of serving first and scored a goal. Fujii stopped Koike Naoya, but Moriya Rentaro on the other side had no one to stop him. It was one of the few situations where Hachioji High School conceded the ball first.

A little difficult?
Fujii observed the situation on the field. He could lock one side, but the defense on the other side was an insignificant line of defense for either of the two wingers.

Their winger Fukuda Shogo sat on the bench this round. The starting winger was the original winger Yoshiyuki Konishi. His threat level dropped by more than one level. It was a big problem to rely on Suhara's attack alone.

Captain Nakamura replaced him as the attacking midfielder. Although his performance was better than that of the defensive midfielder, he was only barely competent. It was impossible to expect a good performance.

If this continues, we will lose the ball!

Fujii made a simple judgment of the situation. The opponents in the national competition all made their way out of the local competition. It goes without saying that Maebashi Yuhide High School's level is good enough to make it to the fourth round. Qi Yuan, it will be very difficult for the rest of the people to guarantee that they will not make mistakes. It would be unrealistic and unrealistic to stand up and show it.

Coach Shenjing, I'm sorry, your tactics are no longer suitable for the current environment.

He looked at Coach Shen Jing who was on the bench. If he stayed in the position of the midfielder, he would lose a few more goals later. Since he couldn't defend, let's attack.

Making such a decision, Fujii left his position for the first time, ran to the midfield, and called his teammates to pass the ball to him.

Fujii-san, are you going to attack with the ball?

Captain Nakamura, who was holding the ball, was stunned for a moment, but he still passed the ball. Fujii's ball protection has never been successfully intercepted by anyone at his feet.

"Oh, see? It feels like I discovered it at about the same time."

Coach Yasuda, who was sitting on the bench as an advisor to the team, let out an exclamation, and next to him, Coach Shenjing looked bewildered, not knowing what he was talking about.

"That's right. With his ability, an opponent of this level shouldn't be limited to a certain position. At least he is fully capable of being a free agent in the midfield."

Coach Yasuda's soliloquy was like a bible to Coach Shenjing, so he asked his teacher curiously.

"Will Fujii kick like this and mess up our formation?"

"If it is a game like the Premier League and La Liga, it will indeed be like this, but this is an amateur high school competition. Even the domestic overlord Aomori Yamada's team can't beat the U16 youth training team of the club, and Fujii, he has everything. The strength of the core players of the middle and upper reaches of the Premier League has increased, and may even be stronger."

Turning his head to look at Shenjing, Coach Yasuda gave his disciple a strange look and said.

"You don't think that an island high school team that can't win the U16 youth training of the Premier League club can limit a top Premier League player?"

The situation on the field is still changing. Fujii, who took the initiative to attack with the ball, knocked away the opposing central defender who was intercepting, faced the filling full-back, and chose to cross the ball to Qiyuan in the middle. When approaching the penalty area, he suddenly passed the ball back to Fujii's feet.

It's not for nothing to teach you!
Fujii had already run out of space, and Qi Yuan's ball was not a blind pass. He attracted most of the opponent's defenders, and a short pass to the side and back in front of the goal directly penetrated the opponent's defense.

In the open state, Fujii has enough time to kick up, lower the center of gravity, and draw the outside of the foot to the football. This is a trick he only realized when he was promoted to LV4. It originated from Quaresma's right leg. , with an astonishing arc, which can easily bypass the goalkeeper's ten fingers.

The football drew a curved arc in mid-air. Ikuhide Maebashi's goalkeeper flew to save him, but he just missed the ball. Before he landed, the football flew into the goal, and the score was tied.

"Hahaha! My uncle's passing is spiritual! Are you stupid?"

Qi Yuan, who obviously only got one assist, was more excited than Fujii who scored the goal. He laughed wantonly with his hands on his hips, and his tone was arrogant.

"Haven't overtaken yet, don't get carried away."

Fujii tree stepped forward and knocked a chestnut on Qiyuan, and said calmly.

Maebashi Ikuhide's two star wingers were not affected by Fujii's goal. In the 308th minute of the first half, they made another exquisite cooperation to bypass the defense line of Hachioji High School. Ryunosuke He was caught off guard, and the two defenders of the opponent had good shooting skills. After pulling away from the left and the right, he didn't know who to defend.

In the end, it was Koike Naoya on the left, a short player with fluttering long hair, who received a pass from Moriya Rentaro on the right, almost scored a goal against an empty goal, and once again led Hachioji High School by one goal.

"Don't panic, we can pay them back."

Fujii advised Suhara, who wanted to withdraw to the backcourt to participate in the defense, that what is needed at this time is to attack.

(End of this chapter)