Football: The national football team was expelled and rewarded with a long-range goal card Chapter 004

Apart from the S-rank skill card rewarded by the system, Ye Chen’s greatest asset was his football IQ!

This was something he had gleaned from watching thousands of football matches.

The moment he passed the ball to Januzaj, he had already anticipated the perfect scoring opportunity.

If he had charged forward between the two center-backs, he would have easily been held off by the burly Luke and McGinty, making it impossible to even get a shot off.

That’s why he ran directly to the far post.

Of course, Luke and McGinty’s attention were both drawn to Januzaj, completely missing Ye Chen’s high-speed forward run.

Not just them, everyone on the field was focused on Januzaj, overlooking Ye Chen’s intelligent movement.

Only Solskjaer’s gaze lingered more on Ye Chen!

Because he was also a striker!

And Ye Chen’s movement was the most logical path!

But he quickly made a judgment, “This ball is too far ahead, Ye’s speed won’t keep up!”

Yet, at the last second, Ye Chen’s toe touched the ball!

The ball changed direction and went into the net.

Jonathan, who was in front of the goal, didn’t react at all…

But could he be blamed?

Jonathan scrambled to his feet and immediately roared at the two center-backs, “How are you marking?!”

Luke was scolded speechless.

But McGinty retorted, “The wing was bypassed, what could we do?”

Losers always like to find excuses for their failures.

Jonathan gritted his teeth as he looked at Ye Chen, but at this moment, Ye Chen had already gotten up from the ground and was running towards Januzaj.

This cooperation was simply too good!

Of course, Jonathan felt a bit relieved in his heart that he hadn’t said those words directly to Ye Chen, otherwise, he would have been utterly humiliated.

Not only Ye Chen and Januzaj were celebrating, but the B team players also swarmed them.

You have to remember, they were the substitute team, and they were leading the A team by two goals in an intra-squad match… This had never happened before!

Ye Chen put his arm around him, “Great pass, Adnan!”

Januzaj laughed heartily, “Your goal was amazing, Ye, we’re the best partners!”

“Fantastic, Ye!”

“Ye, you’ve scored a brace!”

“That run was brilliant!”

“Score another one, Ye, I don’t like that Byrne either!”

The B team teammates swarmed around him, but Byrne, who was returning to midfield, had a gloomy expression.

Ye Chen was exceptionally strong today.

But so what?

When I go all out, I’m definitely better than him.

Don’t forget, I’m the main striker for Manchester United U 18!

At this moment, Solskjaer was also writing in his notebook: Ye Chen: Possesses excellent off-the-ball movement and long-range shooting!

He even drew a small star.

Clearly, Ye Chen had caught Solskjaer’s attention!

Ye Chen and the B team players returned to the center circle, and seeing Byrne’s ashen face, Ye Chen couldn’t help but smile, “Hey, looks like you need to step up your game!”

Byrne narrowed his eyes, “The one who laughs last is the true winner.”

“Well said, I’ll remember that!”

The match restarted, and Ye Chen didn’t go forward anymore. Instead, he stuck to Byrne like a leech.

Whether Byrne scored or not, whether he touched the ball or not, Ye Chen just stayed glued to him.

“Are you sick? I don’t even have the ball, why are you marking me?” Byrne glared furiously at Ye Chen and roared.

“How I play is my business. What, did I foul you?”

In fact, Byrne was the offensive core of the A team. They liked to play long balls to Byrne because he was tall and strong and had excellent heading ability.

But now Ye Chen was constantly sticking to Byrne, preventing the ball from being passed to him, and the A team’s attack also stalled.

The entire first half ended with the A team unable to score.

The B team, on the other hand, held onto their two-goal advantage.

During the ten-minute halftime break, the A team players gathered in a circle, discussing rapidly.

The B team, however, was very lively, with everyone beaming with joy. After all, as substitute players, they had never led the A team by two goals at halftime before!

This made them feel like they were dreaming.

“Hey, guys, quiet down for a bit, I want to say something!” Ye Chen clapped his hands, signaling everyone to be quiet, “Just now, Byrne told me ‘the one who laughs last is the true winner.’ Do you think he’s right?”

“Hahahaha…”

“Yes! Of course, he is!”

“Ye is the true winner!”

Many people started laughing.

From a distance, Byrne heard Ye Chen’s words, narrowed his eyes, and his anger burned fiercely!

Ye Chen, however, motioned for everyone to quiet down again, and said in a deep voice, “Although we’re currently leading by two goals, the A team is indeed a bit stronger than us, so the second half will be our real test!”

“So what should we do?” Januzaj asked curiously.

“Have you guys watched Real Madrid play Barcelona?” Ye Chen asked everyone.

The players immediately nodded. After all, Real Madrid was full of superstars, and their coach was the world-class manager Mourinho!

Ye Chen nodded, “Real Madrid’s players are world-class players, but they still defend vigorously when they play Barcelona. Now, let’s treat the A team as Barcelona, and hold on for the last 30 minutes!”

“But if we only defend, it’ll be hard to get through, right?” Tyler Blackett frowned and said.

Ye Chen, however, smiled, “Have you forgotten how we scored our second goal?”

Solid defense plus defensive counter-attack.

This was Mourinho’s style of play, and it was also the B team’s tactic for this match.

Januzaj’s speed was one of the best in the youth team, an absolute weapon for counter-attacks.

And his own speed was on par with Januzaj’s, making him a sharp knife in counter-attacks as well.

But the team’s mindset was to defend with all their might and run down the clock!

As long as they held on for thirty minutes, they would be the ones who laughed last!

The second half of the match quickly began.

The A team indeed made adjustments. They stopped trying to penetrate through the ground and instead started a high-ball bombardment, which was the most traditional English football!

It was also the most used tactic by Championship teams.

Byrne’s height of 183cm might not be much in the first team, but in the youth team, he was an aerial threat.

His combination with Pearson was a standard tall-and-fast duo.

Byrne fully utilized his excellent heading ability. Just 7 minutes into the second half, he headed the ball into the B team’s goal!

Ye Chen, who was standing beside him, was directly knocked to the ground!

After scoring, Byrne didn’t celebrate. Instead, he looked down at Ye Chen, “Go back to your China, after all, trash should go back to the trash heap!”

Looking at Byrne, Ye Chen smiled.

“I scored two, you only scored one. Who’s trash? Don’t you have any idea?”

“You…”

Byrne was speechless for a moment.

Trying to act tough and getting slapped in the face…