824 Psychological adjustment
Woodson and Rogers' restlessness is not the only rare phenomenon.
Not to mention the players, even the Green Bay Packers fans on the stadium stands have noticed that there is a missing figure on the side of the stadium.
In just one season, the young figure who set an example and took action by himself has become the brightest scenery beside Green Bay Packaging Factory. From doubt to support to belief, the mentality of fans and players has undergone subtle changes. It seems that as long as that figure appears, they will have hope.
From stranger to familiarity, they are getting used to Lu Yiqi's command.
But today, Lu Yiqi's figure was absent, which inevitably made the fans a little uneasy.
However, Green Bay fans did not know what was happening in the locker room, and more speculations were focused on the possibility of accidents or illnesses. But thinking about the calmness of the pre-match press conference and overturning their own speculations, they were inevitably in a state of ups and downs.
Then……
"coach!"
Hawke, who was always watching the movements of the players' channels, was the first to find the figure that appeared. Before he could think, he made a sound. The joy and excitement hidden in the words were so surging that Hawke himself was shocked. The idea of "As for it?" flashed in his mind, but then he was thrown behind and quickly met.
Hawke is not alone.
Harris, Driver, Nelson and others all met each other, moving their steps bustlingly, and their eyes firmly locked in Lu Yiqi's figure, fearing that Lu Yiqi would be thrown away again in a blink of an eye.
Even Woodson took two steps forward, and then realized the excitement of everyone, he stopped awkwardly and just stood there and watched.
Such a lively scene immediately entered the eyes of the audience. The fans of Green Bay Packers shouted to welcome them, and even the studio was filled with teasing words:
"Coach Archie, who was late, was like a rock star," "This young coach has indeed won special treatment", "it is more lively than the quarterback."
Lu Yiqi saw the players coming towards him at a glance, with different affection flashing in his eyes, either grievance, worry, excitement or joy, etc., and a warm smile appeared in his eyes. He took the initiative to step forward and patted Nelson, Hawke and others' arms to express comfort.
Then, Lu Yiqi gently raised his jaw and said, "Continue to warm up, don't disrupt the rhythm." He then made a downward gesture to the players who had not had time to come from afar, indicating that everyone should be calm, stay calm, and continue to complete their warm-up as planned.
After turning around and moving along the sideline of the court, Lu Yiqi joined the ranks of his colleagues in the coaching staff and returned to his job.
One after another, the players and coaches' eyes drifted towards Lu Yiqi, guessing what Lu Yiqi and Thompson were talking about and what had to exchange opinions before the game. Isn't even waiting for a while? Although the anxiety and impetuousness settled slightly with Lu Yiqi's appearance, their attention was still not fully concentrated.
Even Augustus is no exception.
Concerning that there were other coaches around, Augustus could not ask openly, and could only wink at Lu Yiqi and keep giving hints. However, he did not expect that Lu Yiqi ignored Augustus at all, just folded his hands on his chest, standing on the sidelines like a black tower.
Then, Augustus noticed that Lu Yiqi's gaze looked towards the stands of the Phoenix University Stadium.
Involuntarily, Augustus's gaze also projected over, but he didn't understand what Lu Yiqi was looking at. He just saw the vast dark red ocean, and the golden green set off by the dark red, gently surging and floating in the dark red all over the sky.
"What's wrong?"
Augustus approached Lu Yiqi and asked loudly, thinking that there was something wrong with the stadium stands.
Not only Augustus, the players who were still unable to calm down at this time also looked over. Looking at the grand occasion of the whole audience, their thoughts sprouted little by little.
At this moment, Green Bay Packers fans are welcoming Lu Yiqi's appearance. They stand up together, waving the support scarf in their hands, and can vaguely see the cheese heads dotted in it, jumping and cheering continuously rolling in the dark red ocean.
However, the overwhelming dark red ocean is so magnificent and majestic, it seems that just one wave can easily subvert the faint golden green. The Arizona Cardinals fans don’t even need to unite. The bustling noise is enough, easily swallowing the hoarseness of the Green Bay Packers fans, and the slowly surging dark red wave exudes a bloody smell.
"65,000 vs. 5,000", the huge gap further magnifies the home and away game comparison.
This is the third consecutive playoff away game for the Green Bay Packers. They have long been familiar with this and are very familiar with this situation, but their minds awaken what just happened again, and the uneasiness in the whole story is further amplified.
Brush brush.
His eyes were sparsely shifting towards Lu Yiqi:
What the hell is going on?
How could the coach not understand the truth they all understand? So, why did the coach suddenly start to care about the huge gap in away games?
Obviously it’s not because of the difference in cheering up!
Then, the players remembered the tactical meetings of the past week. Instead of directly emphasizing the strength of the opponent, the coach expressed his importance through detailed and complex tactical meetings - this is a tricky opponent, even the most difficult opponent so far.
Compared to the repeated emphasis, the tactical meetings convey the importance of tactical levels is secretly sounding the alarm, but it is not direct enough. Coupled with the side influence of the public opinion trend, the final result is that the players' mentality is more or less relaxed, full of confidence, and take it for granted that they are the ones that have the upper hand. Even the New York Giants have successfully been defeated. So what are the fears of a mere Arizona Cardinal?
Until now.
First, Thompson broke the preparation plan and summoned Lu Yiqi on the spot, and then Lu Yiqi felt the pressure of the away game meaningfully. Then the seeds planted in the previous tactical meeting began to take root and sprout-
The coach is definitely not the type of "looking down on yourself and raising your opponent". The coach's attention and seriousness must have the reasons, and things are definitely not that simple.
Chapter completed!