The next day, a few media finally put the news that Atletico Hurricanes once again upset the first-division team Estudiantes of La Plata and advanced to the Argentine Cup semi-finals on their front page.
After all, except for the Hurricanes Athletics, the other three teams that entered the semi-finals were all Class A teams. Being able to defeat three A-level teams in a row and reach the semi-finals is worthy of attention.
Of course, La Plata University's upset loss to the second division team is also worthy of media coverage. Therefore, taken together, this gives Hurricane Athletics, a second-tier team, a rare chance to receive general coverage as a first-tier team.
Among them, Alan Willard's performance has naturally been widely reported by the media, calling him the backbone of the Hurricanes' defense and the anchor of the sea. He alone holds up half of the wall of the Hurricanes' defense. The biggest discovery of the season in the Albanian League.
This made more fans who only watch the games of the first-division team pay attention to Alan Willard, and they also learned that there is a new star in the second-division league. He can be elected as the best player every time as a midfielder, which is incredible. .
The number of fans of Willard's various social platforms has exceeded 10,000 at the least, and more than 20,000 at the most. The key is that these fans are all living people, and Willard is not adulterated, unlike some celebrities who buy zombie fans to increase their numbers.
No matter what updates you post or what advertisements you place in the future, these fans will be able to see them. This is an invisible wealth.
This day was Thursday, so Willard did not go to find his sister or girlfriend, but found a community court to practice on his own. During the training process, a few people recognized him and asked him for autographs and photos, and Velarde also complied with their requests.
On Friday afternoon, Willard went to pick up his three sisters, found a Chinese restaurant near the school, and invited the three sisters to taste the Chinese food. All three said it tasted good.
On Saturday, Willard did not train anymore, but drove the three of his sisters to the beach for a day of fun.
On Friday and Saturday nights, the two girlfriends, Willard, stayed with each other all night, so there was no need for my sister to change beds.
On Sunday, the Hurricanes, who had a bye in the league after a three-day holiday, resumed training, while other teams were playing in the 13th round of the league.
After the 13th round of the league, Cruzeiro Norte, which was previously ranked behind the Hurricanes, won and overtook the points, pushing the top-ranked Hurricanes into second place. Atlético Tucumán, who was previously third, lost the game and remained unchanged on points.
Hurricane Athletics is ranked second, 2 points behind Cruzeiro Norte at the top of the table. The gap is not big. As long as the Hurricanes can seize the opportunity, when Cruzeiro Norte gets a bye in the second half, it will be the time for the Hurricanes to take the lead.
On Monday, October 13th, it was time to add skill points again. Willard spent 8 skill points to increase his speed from 70 to 71, his header from 65 to 66, his technique from 62 to 63, and his shooting from 62 to 63. 52 is added to 53, leaving 62 skill points in balance.
As for defense, physical fitness, and consciousness, they are all 80, which has reached the upper limit of the A-League club and cannot be added.
After another extra point operation, Willard showed better speed, heading skills, and ball control and passing ability in training, which once again shocked the coach and teammates.
This kind of steady progress every week was shocking and surprising. But when they asked Willard what his secret was, Willard didn't tell them. He just shied away and said that he got it through serious training. .
Naturally, the secret of the system cannot be revealed, and he can only shirk it as the reward for his hard work and serious training.
This has made the teammates take training much more seriously. Although they will not ask for trouble and practice extra time with Velarde, their usual collective training is much more serious than before.
Coupled with the strong morale brought by consecutive wins, everyone's fighting spirit is high. We have entered the second half of the season, and it is time to sprint without any distractions.
Soon, a few days passed by and the weekend league started again.
Cruzeiro Norte has a bye in this round. As long as the Hurricanes win, they will overtake the opponent and top the standings again.
However, in Saturday's game, although Atletico Tucumán lost again, Santa Fe United, which had the same points as Atletico Tucumán, won the game and reached 22 points, surpassing the Hurricanes with 21 points. The Athletic Team has allowed the Hurricane Athletic Team to be ranked third for the time being without a game in this round.
The current situation is that Cruzeiro Norte ranks first with 23 points, but they have a bye in this round and have no game; Santa Fe United ranks second with 22 points, but they have already played this round; Hurricane Athletic The team ranked third with 21 points, but their game in this round has not yet been played.
As long as the Hurricanes can win this round of games, they will be able to take the initiative, surpass two opponents in a row, and rank first in the standings.
It just depends on how the Hurricanes Athletics perform.
On Sunday, October 19th, in the 14th round of the second division, Hurricane Athletic faced Sarmiandu at home. Krisina, Heidi Alisa, and Reese Bertha naturally came to the scene again to pay tribute to their brother/ My boyfriend cheers me on.
Before this game, center Thomson Mira was injured in training and was unable to play, so the starting center was replaced by Avila. The other positions were basically similar to the 352 single midfielder formation that started during this period.
Salmiandu, who was ranked fifth in the standings before the game, was quite pragmatic and did not take the risk of trying to attack the Hurricanes at Duke Thomas Stadium. Instead, he deployed a 532 formation and went all out for defensive counterattacks.
One 352, one 532, just reversed, forming a targeted offensive and defensive battle.
After a few minutes of testing, the Hurricane Athletics team formed forward one after another and began to launch a positional battle.
It won't work without positional warfare, because the opponent won't take the initiative to attack!
In this case, Velarde can approach the opponent's penalty area and participate in the attack more often.
However, he did not shoot randomly just because he was closer to the opponent's penalty area. Instead, he still patiently participated in passing and cutting coordination, or intercepted the opponent's counterattack immediately, using his superb level of consciousness to play a role in the transition between offense and defense.
Although it seems that Velarde does not appear in the camera very often, people watching the game can feel Velarde's role. He often nips the opponent's counterattacks in the bud, and cannot see how powerful he is at all.
Only professional Mario Binco or a few senior fans understand how Willard defends.
He relied on his superb level of consciousness to position himself in advance to block the opponent's most likely passing or running route during the counterattack, forcing the opponent to change the passing or running route, wasting time, and then allowing his teammates to return in time. Defend and neutralize the opponent's counterattack.
As evaluated by the media, Velarde has become the core of the Hurricanes' defense and a mountain that is difficult for opponents to overcome.
