While Takeshita Junichiro and the others were 'admiring' the intelligence systems of the Zhang Family and Wang Family and trying to figure out the purpose of Xiaobei's disclosure of this matter, the members of both teams had already changed their clothes.
When the Japanese team came out of the locker room, Takeshita Junichiro felt a wave of dizziness. Other than the number printed on the team's clothes, there were also words and colorful patterns printed on them.
"Wenzhou Jiuyou," Takeshita Junichiro read out the words on the clothes very quickly. He turned his head to look at Xiaobei in confusion and asked, "What is Jiuyou?"
"Ah? You're asking about the words? Wenzhou Jiuyou is a company in Wenzhou called Jiuyou. They are in the leather business, and now they mainly sell leather shoes. There are men's shoes, women's shoes, and children's shoes. They are very famous, but … "
As Xiaobei explained with a smile, he looked down at himself and realized that everything he was wearing was made by his family's company. He could only look elsewhere and suddenly pointed happily.
"Do you see the person sitting twenty seats away on the left? He is wearing Jiuyou leather shoes. The workmanship is excellent and the taste is outstanding. Their advertising slogan is' Walking on the waves, walking on Jiuyou '. It is a very good company that makes shoes. The Tang people are proud to have a pair of Jiuyou shoes. "
Takeshita Junichiro nodded slowly and glanced at Xiaobei. What he meant was, "Since it's good, why don't you wear Jiuyou shoes?"
Xiaobei's comprehension ability was still very strong. When he saw Takeshita Junichiro's gaze, he smiled sweetly and said, "I also want a pair, but I can't. Their production is limited. It's better to give it to people who need it more. Watch the game. Your Japanese football team is now sponsored by Wenzhou Jiuyou Shoes."
There was still some time before the game began. At the very least, the football players from both sides had to be introduced by the commentator. The cadence of the voice echoed in the stadium, and the applause and cheers of the audience could be heard from time to time.
The commentator was dedicated, and so was the audience. No matter which country they were from, there was no need to know them. Once the commentator introduced them, he would first give a shout and show enthusiasm. This finally made Yamamoto and the others feel the magnanimity of a strong country. Of course, this magnanimity was limited to sports games.
Takeshita Junichiro, who was affected by the shouts of the audience, shook his head and finally remembered that his purpose was not to watch the game. Winning or losing was not important.
He then asked Xiaobei for advice, "Patrol Envoy Zhang, where did this sponsorship come from?"
"It's just money. Their clothes, shoes, and boards will all be paid by Wenzhou Jiuyou Shoes. There's also their appearance fee. It's not a small sum of money. You can use it as a reward or for training.
The condition is that as long as you have a competition, you have to wear clothes with their company's advertisement printed on them. I've thought about it. After today's competition ends, I'll specifically provide training assistance to your team members.
When you go back, your standards will be improved a lot. When you go back to Japan, you can win more matches. Remember to get them to train harder when you go back.
Because in the future, our Great Tang will often compete with your Japan. If you win, we'll give you points, and you can use those points to trade for technology in our Great Tang. It'll be the same as the workers you send to the Great Tang, and you'll even get more points. "
Xiao Bei kept gesturing with his hands, drawing a big picture for Takeshita Junichiro and the others.
Takeshita Junichiro did not care much about the sponsorship. He did not think that he could get much money from it. What Xiao Bei said next was what attracted him.
"If we win against you, we'll get points to trade for technology?"
"Yes, that's right. It sounds nice, but it's not easy. I don't believe that you Japanese can beat us. When the time comes, the teams we send over are all teams that have played in our Great Tang and won in the end. They're one in a million. It's the same for the other sports like billiards, badminton, and so on."
Xiao Bei said proudly. He had a look of contempt on his face.
"Yes, yes. The people of your country are extraordinary. However, we'll work hard as well." Takeshita Junichiro flattered him, but he did not admit defeat.
I'll tell you the various sports later, and I'll also tell you the rules. Get someone to bring it back. It's starting. Look, Lu Zhou's team is going to score. Aiya, won't they score if they add more spin? Stupid, the ball flew over the crossbar. It was so close. "
As Xiao Bei spoke, he suddenly stopped talking about the points. Instead, he became excited about the competition.
Takeshita Junichiro was startled. He looked at the field. As expected, someone threw a ball from behind their goal. He guessed that the ball was kicked. As for where the shot came from, he did not know. There was no replay.
However, he could guess that it was kicked by the opponent's forward, No.11. Only No.11's position was suitable. No.11 did not have a captain's armband, and the words' Lu Zhou Ocean Line 'were printed on his shirt. He was probably either from a fleet or a shipyard.
When Takeshita Junichiro looked at the formations on both sides, he could not help but feel worried. Great Tang's formation was the most common 4-4-2 formation he had ever seen. His team, on the other hand, had a 2-3-4-1 formation. It was a very strange formation. Who arranged for two defenders?
When he thought about the formation, Takeshita Junichiro looked for one of the people he brought over. He gave a few instructions, and that person immediately left. Shortly after, that person returned with another person.
"You arranged the formation?" Takeshita Junichiro asked the person who came after him.
"Yes, it's me," that person replied.
"Can you explain the wonders of this formation?" Takeshita Junichiro watched as the opponent's left flank kept breaking through. Then, they formed a shot that was narrowly saved by their own goalkeeper as he rolled and crawled. He asked the person who came after him.
"Your Excellency, my formation is 5-3-2. It focuses on defense, and it's a defensive counterattack. The two outstanding forwards are relatively skilled, and they run fast." The person who acted as the coach was so anxious that he was sweating when he saw the situation on the field.
"Oh!" Takeshita Junichiro nodded and praised, "Not bad. The five defenders are in a double defensive line, and the three midfielders are good at seizing the opportunity. They rushed forward and put a lot of pressure on the opponent. One of the forwards even ran to the side of the opponent's small penalty area and looked for an opportunity to break through behind the four defenders. Good, very good."
The coach sweated even more. No matter how stupid he was, he could understand the meaning behind Takeshita Junichiro's words. His team's formation was scattered, so why did the forwards rush over? What was there to talk about with the other team's goalkeeper?
Without waiting for the coach to explain, Takeshita Junichiro said, "The first half is already like this. Just make do with it. During the break, I don't care what methods you use, but you must stabilize the formation. Don't make a fool of yourself."
"Hey!" The coach lowered his head and hurried back to the side of the field. He shouted and even made hand gestures as he tried to save some face.
However, the 2-3-4 formation was quite exciting. When the players pressed forward, apart from the forwards who could not pass the ball, the other nine players could still fight, pass the ball, and shoot. Moreover, they shot quite a number of times, and they often broke through the midfielders of Lu Zhou's Hainan Airlines team.
Lu Zhou's Hainan Airlines team also showed off their individual skills. When the defender received the ball in front of the small penalty area, he dared to dribble and rush toward the opponent's goal. He used the Xiao Bao spin, the pendulum pass, the bicycle step, and the oxtail flick. He used everything he had the chance to use. It showed how hard he had been practicing his skills.
Moreover, as long as the players of the Hainan Airlines team reached the Japanese team's half of the field, they would definitely do a somersault to throw the ball. One was high, and the other was far. Whenever they encountered the ball, they would directly raise their feet and shoot at zero degrees. They did not pass the ball at all. They just tried their best to spin toward the Japanese team's goal.
The enthusiasm of the audience was aroused. Whether it was attacking or defending, the rhythm was so fast. When they fought for the ball, except that no one deliberately committed a foul, it was also so intense.
The only regret was that they had not scored a single goal until now.
Finally, the forward who rushed to chat with the opponent's goalkeeper made a reverse offside. To be precise, it was not a reverse offside. When the defender of the Hainan Airlines team in front of him saw the opponent kick the ball straight toward his chest, he did not use his chest to stop the ball. Instead, he did a difficult 360-degree kick with his left leg as the center and his right leg as the radius.
If he did not get the ball, it would not matter. The goalkeeper could catch it. Even if the opponent's forward got the ball, it would be offside. However, his leg touched the ball. Then, the ball changed direction and rolled to the foot of the opponent's forward who was on the same horizontal line as him. The goalkeeper had already lost his position.
Just like that, the forward got the ball. First, he kicked the ball to the goalpost more than seven meters away from the goal. After it bounced back and deceived the goalkeeper again, he dribbled the ball two steps and carefully sent the ball into the goal.
Takeshita Junichiro looked at the ball that entered the goal and listened to the various sounds made by the audience. He was dumbfounded and muttered, "That works?"
The 'fans' from Japan were happy. Although they were not here to watch the game, they naturally had to cheer since the ball had entered the goal.
However, before their happy mood could gradually subside, Lu Zhou and Hainan Airlines coordinated with each other 15 seconds after the kickoff and scored with a long-distance kick.
The audience once again made all kinds of sounds, making the Japanese people suddenly feel that happiness came too quickly. Before they could savor the excitement in detail, it was gone in the blink of an eye. They did not know if they should feel relieved or helpless.
The game on the field was still going on. The rhythm was still as breathtaking. The offside players were offside, and the dribbling players were dribbling.
By the end of the first half, both sides had scored four goals each. Two goals were scored by the Nine Wanderers first, and the other two were scored by the Hainan Airlines first. However, no matter who scored first, they caught up within three minutes, making the spectators feel excited.
"How can this be?" Takeshita Junichiro was very puzzled. Until the second half, when both sides scored three goals each, the entire game ended in a 7-7 tie. He still could not understand when the football players of his country had become so powerful.
"Takeshita Kun, you Japanese people really can't be taken lightly. I must talk to the people of the Hainan Airlines team. They're too unreasonable. After training for so long, they actually played to a tie."
Xiao Bei said to Takeshita Junichiro regretfully.
Takeshita Junichiro was happy. At the same time, he had more doubts. He could not stop thinking. He kept feeling that something was wrong.
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