Mario Binco's words made everyone look at each other for a while, but then everyone turned their envious eyes to Alan Willard.
Although the head coach did not name him, everyone knows that if there is anyone on the team who is most likely to attract the attention and purchase of the first-class team in the near future, it is undoubtedly Alan Willard.
Dalia, who was standing next to Willard, slapped him in the face and said: "Willard, it must be you. I'm so envious that a first-class team has taken a fancy to you."
Bonnie Fashaw from the side chatted: "Willard's performance is so outstanding and he is young. Isn't it natural to attract the attention of the first-class team?"
Other teammates also looked sideways at Willard, their envy was palpable.
But Willard said quite calmly: "Don't look at me, the boss didn't say it was me. Besides, after we are successfully promoted to the First Division, won't everyone be a first-tier player next season? What is there to envy?" "
Mario Binco waved his hand to interrupt everyone's private discussion and said: "Stop guessing, there is no need to guess. Anyway, now everyone just devotes all their attention to training and competition, and strives to be promoted to the Premier League. Just like What Willard said, after the promotion is successful, everyone will be a player in the A-League next season, so there is no need to envy anyone. Okay, let’s disband.”
After the training on September 30, Willard's total experience reached level 13, 501,000/500,000, and was automatically upgraded to level 14, 01,000/600,000. He also received an upgrade reward of 20 skill points, and randomly opened it. The new skill "Gatekeeper" has an initial attribute of 23.
Of course, no matter what the "goalkeeping" attribute is, Willard cannot use it. Only the 20 skill points obtained from upgrading are useful.
However, the existing skills are almost enough, and it just takes time to upgrade.
On October 1, in the 11th round of the second division, which was also the last round of the first half, the Hurricanes played away against Independiente Mendoza.
The Hurricanes are now ranked 4th in the standings, and Mendoza is independently ranked 6th. There is a 3-point difference and they are direct competitors for promotion to the first division.
Therefore, this game was very competitive. The two sides fought against each other from the beginning. They both wanted to score goals and win. Moreover, they fought fiercely in the confrontation and refused to give in to each other.
But few people on the other side dare to confront Willard head-on, and they usually choose to avoid him when they encounter Willard.
It is true that Villard's strong "record" in just a few games in the new season is a bit scary. Now he has been publicly called a beast-waist and a midfield butcher by the media. Everyone is afraid that the ball will not be kicked and Willard will give him a bad performance. Kicked off.
This curbed Mendoza's independent offense to a certain extent. Even though they were playing at home and in better overall condition, they failed to score the first goal. The first to score was the away team Hurricane Athletic.
In the 17th minute of the first half, the Hurricanes Athletic Team, which had many attackers, used a teamwork to tear apart the opponent's defense. In the end, Gonzano Martinez and center Thomson Mira, who had his back to the goal, completed a wall-to-wall collaboration. Then he reached the penalty area and scored with a powerful shot, helping the Hurricanes lead 1-0 away from home.
Behind the score, playing at home and behind the Hurricanes in the standings, Mendoza became a little impatient. His attack became simpler and more direct, and he began to try to attack in the middle.
After all, the center is facing the goal. If a breakthrough shot can be formed from the center, the threat is undoubtedly much greater than that from the wing.
However, Willard soon let his opponents know what a beast's waist is.
In the 28th minute, Mendoza independently tried to tear apart the Hurricanes' defense from the center through teamwork. When facing Velarde, Mendoza's independent forward Lucero did not dare to try to break through Velarde. Instead, he chose to hit the wall in a one-two and passed the ball to his teammate Guerra who was connecting from the side. Get around Willard and get behind Willard to catch the ball.
As a result, Velarde instantly saw through Lucero's intention and immediately turned around to follow Lucero. When Lucero received the pass from teammate Guerra again, he was already stuck by Velarde and could not easily dribble the ball in. Shot from the penalty area.
If Lucero had passed the ball decisively at this time, the following would not have happened.
But perhaps because he was eager to make a contribution, he did not pass the ball out, but opened his arms to block Velarde behind him. While adjusting his pace, he shouldered Velarde's push and prepared to shoot directly outside the penalty area.
This position is on the right side of the top of the penalty area, about 20 meters away from the goal. If hit within the door frame, the threat is still considerable.
Just when Lucero raised his right foot and was about to shoot, Lucero blocked the ball behind him with his hand. Velarde, who couldn't reach the ball, made an immediate decision and directly put down the shovel, driving Lucero with the ball from the side and behind. The shovel fell outside the penalty area.
Lucero's supporting ankle was hit by a shovel. He screamed and fell to the ground holding his ankle, writhing in pain.
"beep……"
The referee's whistle sounded, and Velarde was shown a yellow card and awarded a free kick at the edge of the penalty area.
Mendoza's independent players rushed to find Velarde to argue, but they did not dare to approach him. They pretended to denounce Velarde under the obstruction of the referee and Hurricanes players.
Willard chuckled and stood on the outside, paying no attention.
After examination by the team doctor, Lucero's ankle was injured by Velarde's tackle and he was unable to continue the game. He was helped off the field by the team doctor.
The commentators exclaimed:
"Another one went off injured."
"And it was Willard who hurt people."
"This is the third game in a row that Willard has hurt someone."
"He is worthy of the title of the Hurricanes' strong waist and midfield butcher."
"The flying tackle from the side and back just now is indeed quite dangerous. If it were the five major European leagues, it would be a proper red card. However, this is the second division, the scale of the foul is relatively large, and the referee was relatively lax in enforcing the law today, so Willard was not given Red card, only one yellow card."
"Willard has escaped."
"However, after receiving a yellow card, it is a question whether it will affect the defense behind Velarde."
"Perhaps this is Mendoza's chance to become independent?"
Mendoza independently failed to score the free kick this time. Then he stepped up the attack in the middle, specifically targeting Velarde who had already received a yellow card, trying to get Velarde to get another card. Two yellows turned into one red. Being fined. Or let Villard affect their performance without scruples, which will help them break through and shoot.
The result was counterproductive. Velarde seemed not to be affected by the first yellow card at all. He should hit or shovel, without hesitation at all.
Moreover, the action is not small either. However, the following tackle, Willard, first tackled the ball to clear the ball, and then brought down the opponent's player. There was no foul.
This surprised Mendoza's independent players.
How dare Willard?
Aren't you afraid of getting a second yellow card or being sent off with a red card?
In fact, of course Willard was afraid, but he didn't show it. With a mental age of over 30, Willard knows that if he shows his weaknesses, his opponents will take advantage of him.
And once he continues to show his indomitable momentum, he can calm the opponent.
Sure enough, after two consecutive accurate tackles by Villard, which not only destroyed the ball, but also brought down the Mendoza Independent players, almost causing them injuries, the Mendoza Independent players began to avoid Villa. Virtue.
In their eyes, Willard is a completely reckless man who seems to not care at all about the yellow card he already has and has no scruples.
They are afraid.
He was afraid that like Lucero, he would be tackled by Velarde and leave the field. Even if Willard is shown a second yellow card at that time, two yellows are changed to one red, and he is sent off directly, allowing the team to fight more and win in the end, but it is not cost-effective for the player himself.
If you get injured, you may lose your position. Even scarier is the fact that the risk of injury is not fixed. In case of serious injury, a truce for several months, or even a direct interruption of career, not everyone dares to take such a risk.
Therefore, in the rest of the first half, Mendoza did not dare to attack from the center and deliberately avoided the defensive zone where Villard was located.
But as a result, their offensive efficiency was greatly reduced, and they failed to equalize the score in the first half.
The two sides entered the halftime break with a score of 0-1, and the away team Hurricane Athletic temporarily led by one goal.
