Friday

Yang Pan was still absent from classes on Friday. Zhang Jun knew that he was in Xinxiang for his grandmother's funeral.

Liang Ke knew that too. He had the starting lineups for Saturday to consider.

Yang Pan was the team captain, a definite starter. It was still not known if he would be back in time and the reserves were a cut below him.

Not that there would be anyone in Luoyang's high school soccer scene who could replace him either. It was going to be a tough one come tomorrow; how were they going to take down Dingding without a proper team?

Liang Ke thought of changing his formation and adding a defender by shifting into a 5-3-2 arrangement. The coach just felt helpless; there was no backup forward player who could fit into the partnership of their front four.