Gorgeous Female Tenants

Chapter 311 Coach Martin

On the other side of the field, Lu Daquan could be seen. He wore a red headband and a blue jersey identical to David’s, doing warm-up exercises outside the field, stretching his limbs.

When Xu Xiangbei saw David, David also noticed them.

Seeing Xu Xiangbei and Xiao Lin enter the field, David was pleasantly surprised and quickly came over: "Hello, Brother Xu. Xiao Lin, you came too."

It was easy to see David’s delight was because of his first love, Xiao Lin.

His smile was shy yet enthusiastic: "Brother Xu, your friend Lu Daquan is warming up outside. I played a match with him a few days ago. His footwork is decent, and he has great stamina. Our team needs players like him. I’ve already recommended him to Coach Martin. However, when Coach Martin arrives, he will need to be tested. Whether to accept him still depends on Coach Martin’s decision."

Lu Daquan saw Xu Xiangbei in the stands and waved at him with a smile. He was too far away to be heard.

Xu Xiangbei gave him a thumbs up, indicating he should do his best and would definitely pass the test.

Xu Xiangbei frankly told David, "I only know his family has a tradition of powerful martial arts, but I’m not familiar with his football skills. When it comes to football, you’re the expert. If you say the guy is good, he should be good."

David laughed: "I lent him a set of team jerseys. His original one was falling apart. Wearing our jersey for the test will leave a good impression on Coach Martin."

"Thank you. You’re truly a brother."

Onlooker Xiao Lin inserted with a smile, "Back in school, David had the best reputation among our classmates. Whenever anyone asked for help, if he could help, he would."

Praised by his first love, David felt slightly floated, his face a bit flushed, and said to Xiao Lin, "Xiao Lin, the sun is too intense here. Let’s go sit in the stands. Coach Martin will soon arrive and call attendance. We’ll then start warm-up training, and the test will follow, which will take about an hour. It will be a while."

Xiao Lin and Xu Xiangbei followed David to the stands. Xiao Lin tucked her windswept long hair behind her ear, smiling gently: "David, is the training exhausting?"

Getting concern from the goddess, David’s eyes flickered with excitement: "Not tiring. Initially, when I started playing, it was exhausting, but now I’m used to it, I don’t feel tired anymore."

"Have you been going to the gym in our community lately? I’ve been going to the gym too, but I haven’t seen you."

Looking at Xiao Lin’s charming and sensual figure, a light blush appeared on David’s face again: "I haven’t had time to go recently, the team training is too busy. There’s an important match tomorrow. I can see you’ve been working out recently, and your figure is excellent. Are you thirsty? I’ll get you some mineral water."

Just as Xiao Lin was about to say she wasn’t thirsty, Xu Xiangbei chimed in with a playful grin: "I’m a bit thirsty, bring a few more bottles. Two bottles won’t be enough for us."

"Alright, Dr. Xu, I’ll get them right away."

Soon, David returned with five bottles of mineral water, handing them to Xu Xiangbei, who accepted them all without hesitation.

At the top position of the arc on the field, there was a large parasol, with some long benches behind, used for the players to rest.

A slightly dark-skinned middle-aged man with a square face and tall stature walked over surrounded by team members, sitting under the parasol, holding a form in his hand.

David introduced to Xu Xiangbei, "That’s Coach Martin of our Qinghai Football Team."

"Your coach looks like an African?"

"Not really, he’s Huaxia, but he often leads us in training, getting tanned under the sun."

The coach began roll call, and David hesitantly said to Xiao Lin, "You guys can sit here, I need to go check in with the coach. We get assessed on attendance for our daily training."

Xiao Lin smiled: "Go quickly then, don’t delay your training."

After reporting to the coach, the football players began their warm-up jogs, including Lu Daquan, who was participating in the test. As they ran past the stands, their sights unconsciously swept across Xiao Lin’s beautiful face.

Xu Xiangbei noticed several joggers in the group whose movements were noticeably stiff, their bodies unbalanced, shoulders swaying, and footing uncertain — looked like they had leg injuries.

After three laps of warm-up, Coach Martin blew the whistle and assembled the players in front of him.

Among all the team members, only one had an unfamiliar face. He looked at Lu Daquan with a cold expression: "Are you the one who signed up, Lu Daquan wanting to join our team?"

With a stern face and imposing aura, Coach Martin made Lu Daquan a bit nervous, who replied with a nervous smile: "Hello, Coach Martin, I’m Lu Daquan."

Coach Martin’s voice was loud and clear, even Xu Xiangbei and Xiao Lin in the stands could hear: "Next, we’ll conduct the first test. Zhao Liang, you pair with Lu Daquan to dribble from midfield, break through Yang Li’s four-man defense, and shoot from the edge of the penalty area. Lu Daquan, you need to dribble, bypass the defenders, and pass to Zhao Liang for an assist. I want to see your dribbling ability. Yang Li and the three new defenders just put in, do your best to defend them, at all costs, but no fouls or injuries."

Feeling unexcited watching from the stands, Xu Xiangbei, along with Xiao Lin, walked down to the field’s edge. David smiled and came over: "The test is about to begin, Lu Daquan shouldn’t have any issues."

Soon after, both sides arranged themselves into formations. Lu Daquan shared a glance with forward Zhao Liang and started the offensive after hearing Coach Martin’s whistle.

Like a wild leopard released from its cage, Lu Daquan charged from midfield to the penalty area’s front line, flanked on either side by two defenders clamping down on him.

This kind of defense, commonly called "closing the door," involves two people acting as two big closing doors, attempting to block Lu Daquan out.

Though Lu Daquan appeared clumsy, his mind was incredibly nimble. Just as the two defenders were about to converge, he gently lifted the ball with his toe, sending it soaring over their heads.

As the two defenders looked up in surprise at the ball, Lu Daquan, like a whirlwind, darted through the narrow gap between them.

He leaned back slightly, using his strong chest muscles to calmly control the dropping ball, bringing it underfoot.

With a toe flick, slipping through the gap, and chest-stopping the ball, his movements were fluid and seamless, like floating clouds and flowing water, all in one go.

Seeing Lu Daquan break through the first defense, the defensive captain, Yang Li, guarding the penalty area edge, rushed over. Tall and solid like a small tank, Yang Li blocked his way.

With rich experience and a piercing gaze, Yang Li applied pressure on Lu Daquan, prompting him to quickly pass the ball accurately to Zhao Liang, who fought alongside him.