Fox in the Penalty Area

It seems that just after the quarter-finals of the FA Cup, talking about the FA Cup semi-finals seems to be very far away.

But in fact, after seventeen days, Flash Star will usher in the FA Cup semi-finals.

In only half a month, this preparation time is not too long for a challenge to the sixth in the Super League. In addition, there will be three league matches in China.

The Flash Star team has switched to the FA Cup preparation mode from the top and bottom, with Poseidon as the target of all preparations.

As for the Chinese Premier League, the flashing star is completely taking time to play...

A week after the quarter-finals of the Football Association Cup, on Sunday, August 20th, the Stars played away to Kunyang City.

There was no large-scale rotation in this game, because the two games were separated by a week, enough time for the players to recover.

Zhao Kangming only made normal personnel adjustments in individual positions.

Flash Star took away the opponent 3:0 away.

Hu Lai came off the bench in this game and did not score. This is also the first time he has played off the bench in the league this season.

He is now a well-deserved main core of the flashing star, and his position was unstable last season, but his position in the flashing star this season can't be beaten.

This time, his substitute is also Zhao Kangming considering that Kunyang City is not strong, there is no need to let Hu Lai waste his energy on such an opponent.

After all, the next until September 9th, all are double matches in a week. There is also a Football Association Cup semi-final.

Of course, Zhao Kangming hoped that Hu Lai would keep his physical strength and use it on the blade.

Anyway, playing a team like Kunyang City, without Hu Lai, Flash Star also won 3:0.

Three days later, on Wednesday, August 23rd, in the twentieth round of the league, Shining Star played against the Meiling Rangers at home.

When this opponent played against each other in the first half of the season, Flash Star drew 1:1 away with the opponent. At that time, both Hu Lai and Wang Guangwei did not participate because of the East Asian Cup.

Now the flash star at home has sent a full lineup, and Hu Lai has returned to the starting lineup.

Although the Meiling Ranger is currently ranked fifth, he still couldn't withstand the aggressive offensive of the flashing star in front of all the main players.

In the end they were defeated by a score of 0:2.

Chen Xingyi was in a very good form in this game, scoring all two goals of the team.

His personal league goals reached eight, plus five assists. Chen Xingyi, who was loaned to Shining Star, was a completely reborn performer.

Already, Flash Star fans have discussed on the Internet that the club should try to keep Chen Xingyi next season. After all, the team will also need Chen Xingyi's strength to play in the Super League next season.

Now what the club and Golden Arrow are negotiating is a one-year lease. After the year expires, Chen Xingyi has to return to Golden Arrow. At that time, whether it is to continue the lease or transfer to buyout, it will need to be negotiated again.

It is different from Zhang Qinghuan. At that time, the capital, Tenglong, was eager to get rid of it, so he agreed to buy out Shining Star at a price of RMB 5 million after renting Zhang Qinghuan for a season.

And Chen Xingyi obviously put the golden arrow on the flashing star to exercise.

This is also the reason for the ambivalence of the fans of Shining Star-the better Chen Xingyi performs, the more they hope Shining Star can sign Chen Xingyi, but the less likely it is for Golden Arrow to let Chen Xingyi go easily. If Chen Xingyi's performance in Flash Star is not good, and Jin Arrowhead feels that this person has no future in training and is anxious to transfer, then Flash Star fans will naturally not want to pick up garbage...

Therefore, on the one hand, they hope that Chen Xingyi will perform well, and on the other hand, they hope that the collective brains of Golden Arrow management will be flooded. This is really too demanding.

Chen Xingyi's outstanding performance helped Shining Star defeat Meiling Ranger 2:0 at home.

Flash Star is currently one game short because of playing in the FA Cup. But despite this, they are still ranked first.

In points, they were tied with the Nanhai team, which played one more game than them, but still ranked first due to the advantage of the goal difference.

The third place became Ning Tian Yongan, who had three wins and one tie in the last four rounds of the league. They currently have 40 points, six points less than both Shanxing and Nanhai.

The previous Chongshan in southern Sichuan has fallen to fourth, but it is only one point less than Ning Tian Yongan.

These teams all play one more game than Flash Star.

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The next Sunday, August 27th, in the 21st round of the league, Flash Star went away to Heihe Province to challenge Heihe Polaris.

This time, Zhao Kangming made a huge shift in the team's lineup, replacing almost all the main players, including Hu Lai, Chen Xingyi, Zhang Qinghuan, Qin Lin, Wang Guangwei and many other main players. They didn't even follow the team to the away game.

With a full bench, he even brought a few reserve players to the bench to play Flashing Star overturned the car on the road.

They lost to Heihe Polaris 1:2 and suffered their second defeat of the season.

After the game, whether it was Zhao Kangming's formation or the team's attitude towards the game, it caused great controversy.

Although everyone knows that Zhao Kangming did this to prepare for the FA Cup semi-finals next week.

But the question is the strength of the flashing stars, will there be a chance to eliminate the sixth Poseidon team in the FA Cup semi-finals?

Even if everyone knows the grievances between Zhao Kangming and Poseidon Club, they still can't understand Zhao Kangming's actions.

Could it be that Zhao Kangming was really dazzled by the anger, wondering what is most important to the flashing stars now?

Of course it’s an upgrade, an upgrade!

You put all the main players in Jincheng, and you brought a bunch of substitutes and reserve players to play Heihe Polaris away. Do you really think you can beat Polaris by relying on these people?

The results have also been seen, the players of Heihe Polaris obviously also feel that they are looked down upon.

So irritated, they played very well in this game, and finally pulled the leader from the league's first position 2:1-because of the failure of the flash star game, the Nanhai team played one more game. He returned to the top of the league with a three-point lead.

At the same time, Ning Tian Yongan, who ranked third, had 43 points, and was only three points away from Shining Star.

Because there are only two upgrade places, the difference between the third place and the flashing star is what everyone cares about most. Now Ning Tian Yongan and Shan Xing are only three points away. With so many rounds left in the league, it's hard to say, anything can happen...

In the eyes of many people, Zhao Kangming should decisively abandon the FA Cup and send the main lineup in this away game against Heihe Polaris to ensure victory. With 13 rounds in the league, let alone lead by three points, even if Being six points ahead is not a very safe advantage.

So some reporters questioned Zhao Kangming's choice at the press conference after the game.

"The Stars will not give up the league. There are still 13 rounds in the league, and we still have one less round. I don't think the team is in a bad situation. Of course, I did it for the FA Cup semi-finals in midweek. But unlike what many people think, I have no conflicts with the Poseidon Club. I played there and coached for so many years. I have met many people, some of whom are still in touch with each other. They are good friends, mine. My family still lives in Lingnan...I am also very grateful to the Poseidon Club for giving me the opportunity to become a coach...I have nothing but gratitude for the club and absolutely no contradiction."

That's what he said, but none of the reporters at the scene believed his nonsense.

He said that he has known a lot of people and friends in the Poseidon Club for so many years. This is correct.

But to say that there is only gratitude for the club without contradiction is nonsense.

But public figures, what else can you say?

I can't tell the truth, saying that he is very dissatisfied with the club's decision back then, and it is even more impossible to curse at the press conference in front of so many reporters. Isn't it a thing?

Everyone is an adult, and the basics of being human and sleek are always there. Even if you scold it in private, you won't put these words on the table.

As for whether Zhao Kangming is really dissatisfied with Poseidon Club, can't everyone tell from his choice?

He's going to really let go, why is he holding back his energy to play in the FA Cup semi-finals?

Zhao Kangming may have guessed what everyone thinks, and he continued: "...but the team finally made it to the FA Cup semi-finals, I think whether it is for the purpose of gaining experience and experience, or for the FA Cup. In this semi-final match, and the respect of the Poseidon team, we must do our best in this match." At this point, he paused and said, "And I have already told my players Now, in the Football Association Cup in midweek, I don’t care about the results, as long as I try my best, I will have no regrets.

"Is it okay even to lose to Poseidon?" asked a media reporter from Nanling Province.

"As long as we do our best, even if we lose the game, we can accept it." Zhao Kangming replied in deep thought for several seconds.

"So the focus is on the process, not the result?" a reporter asked, raising his hand.

"Yes. As a Chinese team, being able to reach the FA Cup semi-finals is already a very impressive result." Zhao Kangming said.

"That being the case, why not send the main players in this league normally, and then use the rotation of the players in the FA Cup? As a result, I lost the league..."

"I have said it before. It is to show respect to the FA Cup. I don't think everyone wants to see the semi-finals of the FA Cup, but Shining Star uses a rotation to face the Super League team?" Zhao Kangming explained patiently .

The reporters below looked at each other, but had their own understanding of Zhao Kangming's attitude.

Obviously Zhao Kangming didn't tell the truth.

From the lineup selection, you can see his true thoughts. He would rather lose three points in the league and save the main lineup for the FA Cup semi-finals. This is definitely not without complaints against the Poseidon Club as he said.

He can lie, but his personnel choices have betrayed his true thoughts. After all, this cannot be faked.

If he really didn't care about the grudges with Poseidon, how could he let the full bench and reserve players come to play Heihe Polaris away?

He can completely let only half of the main players rest at home, which not only ensures the result of the game against Heihe Polaris, but also does not lose too badly in the FA Cup in the middle of the week-and after losing the game, he also has one The perfect excuse is that half of the team's main team expedition to Heihe three days ago, suffering from fatigue and poor physical fitness.

But he didn't do this, it shows that he is very concerned about this game against Poseidon, hoping to put the strongest lineup when facing Poseidon.

He wants to win, although hope is very slim, he also wants to win.

It's just that he couldn't say that directly, so he didn't tell the truth to the reporter, because it was the only answer he could give.

How about it?

Do you still want to say "I am upset with what Poseidon Club did to me back then, now that the three-year period has come, I want Poseidon Club to pay the price"?

Even if Shining Star eliminated the same Chinese Super League team Haihe Shuanggang in the quarter-finals, can Haihe Shuanggang, currently ranked 11th in the Chinese Super League, be on a par with Lingnan Sea God who is currently ranked sixth?

Obviously Zhao Kangming himself knew that with the strength of his team, he couldn't beat Poseidon.

So even though he had a million unhappy with the old club in his heart, he couldn't show it.

Otherwise, he has a big mouth and squirts, and when he waited for the game, he was taught to be a man by Poseidon. Isn't it because he loses and loses, and he loses the ball and is ashamed?

In this way, because the team's strength is not as good as others, no matter how much dissatisfaction and grievance Zhao Kangming has, he can only hold back in his heart. At the same time, he has to smile, saying that he has a very good relationship with the club, and he doesn't care about the club sweeping himself out. Break things.

He can only express his grievances against the Poseidon Club by leaving all the main players in Jincheng to prepare for the FA Cup semi-finals with Poseidon.

It's just that this approach seems to many people sad and helpless, and in the end it is even meaningless, and it may also affect the prospects of the flashing star.

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Through media reports after the game, Zhao Kangming's words were spread out.

Just as the reporters thought, after seeing Zhao Kangming’s answer, most fans felt that Zhao Kangming was forced to say so because of helplessness~www.ltnovel.com~ They didn’t believe that he really did what he said. , Is to let go of the grievances with the Poseidon Club.

But they also didn't believe that Zhao Kangming's calculations for the Poseidon Club could be of any use, after all, the strength of the two teams was too far apart.

This actually makes Flashstar fans helpless.

The head coach of their team was treated unfairly at the Poseidon Club. Of course, they knew the grievances Zhao Kangming had suffered and hoped that Zhao Kangming could seek justice from the Poseidon Club.

It's just that the strength of the two teams is so different, how can they beat the opponent even if they go all out?

Not to mention that the players may not be willing to do their best in this doomed match-although Zhao Kangming said that, does he have to do that for the players?

In fact, after knocking out a Chinese Super League team in the quarter-finals, many Shining Star fans felt that the team had completed the task in the FA Cup.

The next semi-final is completely tasteless.

Can't beat and beat, waste energy, and risk injury...

Everyone still pays more attention to the results in the league. Promotion this season is the only goal. Everything else is added-anyway, the team cannot win the FA Cup. If you win the championship, you can also participate in the AFC next season. If you don't win the championship, it is meaningless and almost equal to zero.

The fans of Shining Star emotionally support Zhao Kangming's revenge on the Poseidon Club, but a rational analysis also feels that doing so is...not worthwhile.

Some Flash Star fans are even worried that this semi-final, which represents the best result in the FA Cup in the history of the Flash Star team, will become a turning point in the FA Cup's rush for the Super League.

At that time, will this be considered as picking sesame seeds and losing watermelon?