Chapter 14: A historic moment, the hero appears! ()

Although he really wanted to score a goal in the game and performed in front of the first team head coach, Chen Yingxiong did not start in this game, but sat on the bench. Popovich did not intend to give him too much time. He and his teammates did not cooperate well enough. He was afraid of showing flaws when he had too much time. He simply arranged for him to play in the final stage of the game.

Chen Yingxiong was a little disappointed, but he was still on the bench and cheered for the eleven starting teammates on the court with his teammates.

Head coach Edward Carter and assistant coach Porter stood beside Popovich and watched the game on the court.

If they didn't say it, no one knew that they were looking at Chen Yingxiong specifically.

The media focused their attention on these two big names, not paying attention to Zenit's bench, and there was a newcomer with black hair and yellow skin on the eastern side...

After the game started, the stands were quite lively. Although the number of spectators was definitely not large compared to the real Super League, there were still people singing and cheering. After the Zenit Youth Team made a beautiful attack, there would be a burst of warm applause. It was quite like that.

Chen Yingxiong didn't know that there were many family and friends of Zenit youth team players present, so they were so excited.

Although Tomsk is a guest, his strength is not weak, and they performed very positively in the game.

Both sides are young players, with less tactical strategies and full of fighting spirit, and they both want to show themselves in the game.

Especially Zenit's players, Popovich has told them that the two people on the sidelines are the first team's head coach and assistant coach. This is undoubtedly exciting and they intend to perform desperately in the game.

In particular, forward Pavel Komolov, is very active. He has played eleven times in the Youth League, four of which were substitutes, scoring a total of eight goals for the team. He is the team's leading scorer.

He felt that the youth team was no longer the goal he was pursuing, and he should go to the first team.

Today, the head coach and assistant coach are on the sidelines, which is their own opportunity...

But unfortunately, there is such a strange phenomenon in football games - the more you want to exert force, the less you are. The more Komorov wants to score, the more he misses the goal.

In the 21st minute, he got an excellent single-ball opportunity. However, although the football he shot bypassed the goalkeeper, he also bypassed the goal and flew directly out of the baseline!

Many Zenit fans in the stands hugged their heads and felt sorry.

Komolov himself is also a pity.

Although Komorov wasted such a good opportunity, the first goal was the St. Petersburg Zenit Youth Team. In the 33rd minute, they scored a goal by another striker, Georgy Mozgovoy, and took the lead!

When Mozgovoy scored, everyone on Zenit's bench stood up and applauded and cheered for his teammates, and Chen Yingxiong was among them.

The Tomsk youth team equalized the score before the end of the first half, with their No. 7 player using a direct free kick to score.

In the away game of the youth team, no fans would follow the team to watch the game away. So after they scored, there were only sighs of regret for Zenit in the stands, and the cheers all came from the bench and players on the field on the Tomsk youth team.

Edvorkat is quite interested in such a game. In addition to watching Chen Yingxiong, he also wants to see what players are available in the St. Petersburg Zenit Youth Team. As the head coach of the first team, the youth team also needs to be understood. Only in this way can he be considered qualified.

He knew that Zenit Youth Team is now ranked first in the first group of the Russian Under-18 Youth League, but this doesn't mean anything. A head coach will not easily believe those things, and he still has to see with his own eyes to know how strong this team is.

Judging from the games that have been played, Zenit Youth Team's level is pretty good, at least much better than he thought. However... there are no players who are too outstanding. It can be seen that these young men are working very hard and want to show themselves in front of them. I don't know if they are too nervous and excited, or if they are of this strength...

Assistant coach Porter seemed a little impatient, and he frequently looked at his watch: "When will that Chinese big man appear?"

Edvocart shook his head: "I'm afraid Popovich has the final say. He is the youth training supervisor."

"It looks really strong and has a good height... but you know, there are many guys who are pretty, Dick." Porter commented at Chen Yingxiong's back.

Edvocart is unknown: "So we need to go through actual combat to test it."

Chen Yingxiong must not have much playing time. Judging from Popovich's behavior, he planned to give him time to play until the end... What can he show at such a little time?

He was a little confused.

If Popovich wants Chen Yingxiong to show his strength, shouldn’t he give him more playing time? Then what should he do at the end of the game? Could it be that this person himself is not strong enough and only gives him such a little time in order to avoid making a fool of himself?

Why buy it if you don’t have enough strength? Could this person be the brother-in-law of former assistant coach Borovikia?

Edvorkat had too many questions in his mind now, but he didn't show it.

He was still standing on the sidelines, just for one thing, seeing Chen Yingxiong on the court, and then observing his performance up close to see if he is worthy of Zenit signing.

Assistant coach Porter and others were impatient, and Chen Yingxiong was also anxious.

In the sixtieth minute, I finally heard Popovich's instructions to get him up and warm up!

He jumped up from his seat and stood up suddenly. His height of 1.92 meters was fully revealed, which scared everyone next to him.

The reporters who were originally going for Edvocart noticed that there was such a strange face hidden on the bench of Zenit Youth Team.

Apart from goalkeepers, these local media in St. Petersburg do not remember Zenit having players over 1.9 meters tall.

"Look! Who is that?"

"A...Oriental?"

"Oh my goodness! When did Zenit introduce an Oriental?"

"Korean, or Japanese?"

"I haven't seen such a guy in the Zenit Youth Team's lineup in the last game..."

The reporters started to talk in surprise.

It’s not their fault that Chen Yingxiong signed a contract with the club is a very trivial matter. He is not a star player, nor is he a young genius who is highly expected to become famous at a young age. He is an ordinary player who joins the team through self-promotion. The Nizenit Club in St. Petersburg did not promote this matter. It was not even mentioned on its official website. So even the most hardcore Zenit supporter, unless he went to the training ground of the youth team in person, he could know that there was such a guy in the youth team.

Some reporters immediately took action, intending to run to Chen Yingxiong, interview him, and understand his origin - this mysterious Oriental aroused their curiosity.

The club secretly completed a signing contract, which made the reporters who thought they had a good relationship with the club a little unhappy.

But they were all stopped by Popovich.

"I'm sorry, sirs. I'm still in the competition now! If you have any questions, let's talk about it after the competition is over..."

The commotion also attracted the attention of Zenit players. Teammates who were also sitting on the bench looked at Chen Yingxiong and murmured: "Why don't I have a reporter for an interview?"

The teammate next to him patted his head: "If you are a big man with black hair and yellow skin, I think there will be media interested in you!"

Chen Yingxiong warmed up in the narrow warm-up area on the sidelines. He had his own teammates and opponents. Everyone squeezed together and did the most basic warm-up - running back and forth, leg pressing, waist exercise...

Of course, all his thoughts were on the court. He knew that he was going to play, so he would definitely have to solve the battle when he got up. The score between the two sides was still 1:1, and the scene was stalemate. At this time, a powerful center was needed to solve the problem! Ha!

He tried hard to warm up while waiting for the call from the coach's seat.

When the game reached the 73rd minute, Chen Yingxiong was finally called back.

Popovich looked up at Chen Yingxiong, who was one head taller than him: "Do you remember what you did during the test before coming to this team?"

Chen Yingxiong nodded.

"My request is very simple - just do that!" He patted Chen Yingxiong on the back and pushed him to the sidelines. At the same time, a referee had already raised the sign of substitution on the sidelines.

Chen Yingxiong, who is wearing a size of No. 33, is about to replace Komolov.

The football flew out of the sideline and the dead ball provided a chance for substitutions.

Komorov walked down a little dejectedly. He performed very positively in this game, but he always missed the goal. For the forward, not scoring a goal means failure. There are many standards for measuring players in other positions, but there is only one standard for measuring the performance of the forward, Henggu remains unchanged - goals.

If you can score goals, you are an excellent striker. If you can't score goals, you are a waste. Even if you assist thirty-five times a season, the media and coaches will tell you: the position you are suitable for is not the striker, but the midfielder...

Komolov and Chen Yingxiong clapped perfunctorily and passed by Chen Yingxiong.

Chen Yingxiong jumped on the sidelines, took a deep breath, and murmured: "This is a historic moment! The hero is on the stage!"

There was no television broadcast or live commentary for the youth team's game, so Chen Yingxiong added such an explanation to himself...
Chapter completed!