Chapter 10: Chapter 10 Thunder on the Ground

Chapter 10 Thunder on the Ground

The next morning, the excited Qin Hu and his teammates who were on the roster gathered at the training ground early.

Even for the U17 youth training match, Hull City Club arranged a special car. Led by Hearn, everyone boarded the bus and headed to Millwall for the away game.

Along the way, compared to Coulson who fell asleep with headphones on as soon as he got on the bus, Qin Hu was quite excited. This was his first time to play for Hull City U17, and the customs and habits outside the window were completely different from those in China.

Although he had extended his visa with the help of Li Xiang in the past week, he was immersed in training every day and had no time or opportunity to go out for a stroll.

Therefore, Qin Hu spent almost the entire short bus trip looking out the window, but this did not affect his state. Compared with away games in China, which often require flying or taking a train or high-speed rail a day in advance, the UK is really not that big.

Soon as the bus arrived outside Millwall U17's stadium, Hearn asked the players to get off the bus quickly.

After getting off the car, Qin Hu looked up. As a Championship team of the same level as Hull City, Millwall's training ground was not simple, but from many details it could be seen that the club's ambition and strength were not as good as Hull City's.

For example, there are fewer stadiums, more basic gates, and fewer fans waiting at the stadiums.

If Hull City is a top team in the Championship with ambitions to be promoted to the Premier League, Millwall is more like a regular visitor to the Championship. Staying in the second tier is a position in which the club is very satisfied.

There was no time to think about it. The Hull City players quickly entered the locker room under the guidance of the staff. They simply changed their clothes and rested for a while before walking out of the locker room.

As it was an U17 match, they were not eligible to play at Millwall's home ground, so they walked out of the stadium without even entering the player tunnel.

There were two large trapezoidal seats on the sidelines, with about dozens of home team fans wearing Millwall jerseys and a dozen Hull City fans.

Yes, even in such a simple U17 match, the visiting team still has fans willing to travel with the team.

"Listen, follow our established tactical plan, stay focused, don't miss the opportunity and bring the victory home."

Perhaps out of consideration for Qin Hu who did not bring an interpreter, Hearn's speech before the final game was very brief and powerful. His eyes were like lightning and he looked completely different from his usual relaxed appearance during training, which even made some team members start to get nervous.

“Understand Coach!!!”

All the players on the team responded loudly to the coach and strode towards the court. Cooper, who was walking to the front with Qin Hu, took the initiative to pat him on the shoulder.

"Don't be nervous new recruit, I'm going to throw some good passes over your head."

"Haha, OK, you're most welcome."

Qin Hu grinned so much that his mouth almost reached his ears. He was not actually nervous. No matter how many times he stepped onto the field or how big it was, when he entered the game state, he only had the desire for goals and victory, and it was the same at this moment.

The captains of both teams quickly completed a rock-paper-scissors game to determine possession of the ball, and Hull City would kick off first.

Holding the ball to the serving point, Qin Hu put it down steadily and looked towards the Millwall goal.

“Sh ...

A long whistle pierced the sky, and the game officially began.

In this game, Hull City wore yellow away jerseys, while Millwall wore dark blue home jerseys. The two completely different torrents were mixed together as soon as the whistle sounded.

There is a reason why Hearn and a group of coaches repeatedly emphasized that this opponent was not a strong opponent. When Hull City took control of the ball and moved forward after the kick-off, the opponent could not put much pressure on them.

This allowed their first attack to quickly advance to the opponent's half. In the fifth minute of the game, the team's attacking midfielder Mills took the ball and passed it to the right side after dribbling past two defenders. Cooper took the ball and was ready to burst forward.

Unfortunately, due to the pressure from Hull City at the beginning, Millwall's defenders were almost waiting for Cooper's outburst. He took a big step forward and blocked the opponent's possible route. "Shit!"

Seeing that his route to the bottom was blocked, Cooper braked urgently to control the ball under his feet. Now he could only wait for several teammates in the midfield to come up and pass the ball to him and reorganize the situation.

"Koopa! Ball!"

At this moment, a loud shout attracted his attention, and he saw a figure wearing the No. 99 yellow jersey striding towards the space between Millwall's back line and the midfield defense line that had just been left behind and had no time to chase back.

Seeing this scene, Cooper already knew what to do. This was a good opportunity for a long shot.

"Shu~"

Just before the left-back was about to touch him, Cooper passed the ball diagonally.

Qin Hu ran to the position perfectly without any adjustment, and kicked the ball directly towards the goal.

"Oh!"

It was like a bolt from the blue, nothing more than that.

The loud noise made the Millwall midfielder who was closely following Qin Hu feel a pang of pain in his teeth, and then he looked at the goalkeeper in front of the goal with a little sympathy.

At the beginning of a football match, forwards from both sides will often try a few shots to get a feel for the game, so this shot that was a bit far from the top of the penalty area should just be trying to find the right aim, right?"Shhh!!!"

The next second, the midfielder's inner thoughts were interrupted. What appeared in front of him was his stunned goalkeeper and the ball in the net behind him.

"The ball went in? Qin, this is so cool."

What kind of goal was this? Cooper, who had been observing after the ball was passed from the side, definitely had the most say. Qin Hu's shot was like a fully drawn bowstring that burst out in an instant, and an afterimage appeared almost as the ball left his feet.

At such a fast speed, although the direction of the goal was not tricky, just the left side of the goal, the Millwall goalkeeper was obviously not prepared enough and had to look for the ball in the goal without even making a move.

Cooper led the way, followed by Mills, and a group of Hull City players excitedly rushed towards Qin Hu and surrounded him. At this moment, no one would question why the new Chinese striker could start in the first game.

Scoring a goal is the kingly thing, not to mention such a powerful shot.

"Nice!"

On the sidelines, Hearn also pumped his fists vigorously to express his excitement.

He made the decision to put Qin Hu directly in the starting position after careful consideration, because Millwall's team always failed to adequately protect the space between the midfield and the back line.

This situation was a very easy flaw to exploit, but in previous encounters, the team did not have anyone good at powerful or long-range shots, so Hearn could only give up.

Therefore, when Qin Hu's burst shooting ability was reported to him by the forward coach, Hearn remembered this matter. Now it has been proved that he is definitely a wise coach.

"Roar!!! Hull City! Hull City!!!"

With the cheers of more than a dozen Tiger City fans on the sidelines, the strength of the competition in the first round of the U17 League has become very obvious.

Today's update is here! Thank you for your support!!! The new book is on the way, please collect it and recommend it! In Qin Hu's first game, he encountered the opportunity that was most conducive to his ability, and he had such a shot. Let's continue to look forward to his performance~

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