Matuidi was the first to jump onto Ding Yue's back, feeling every muscle in his body tremble.

It's hard to tell whether the excitement of his clenched fists comes from a focus on high-intensity play or a release of pressure, or maybe both.

Teammates rushed from all corners of the stadium and pounced on Ding Yue one by one, shouting Ding Yue's name loudly. Half a minute later, everyone slowly ran back to the back from the opponent's penalty area. Ding Yue gave a thumbs up in the direction of Galtier.

When he came to France, no one, not even his agent, would have felt that he was a great signing.

However, in less than a season, Saint-Etienne fans have already composed a song of his own for Ding Yue.

Words are not enough to describe Ding Yue's excitement at this moment, and under the excitement, the first thing that comes to mind is the trust of the old boy on the sidelines.

Galtier applauded the whole team. Look at the stars in desperate situations, and look at the whole team in adversity.

In fact, it was not only Galtier who was determined to prove himself, not only Ding Yue, but also Sacco.

Saint-Etienne everyone wants to prove themselves, to prove that this team is still a competitive team without Payette, and to prove that everyone in this team deserves to be at the top of the table now!

The rest of the matter, for Saint-Etienne, was much simpler.

Galtier switched to a defensive midfielder and a central defender, with a clear purpose, to keep the ball, to hold the three points!

Ding Yue stayed in his own half of the court more, except for a small long pass to find Sacco, he no longer had the desire/desire and strength to run long distances. All the focus was on defence.

When the referee blew the whistle for the end of the game, Ding Yue cried with joy.

The game looked like a mediocre league fixture in the inconsequential French Primera Division. But everyone at Ting Yue and Saint-Etienne knew how much they had prepared for this game without Payette....

Fans will watch in front of the TV or live, but they do not fully appreciate their efforts and hardships, and regard everything that happens as a talking point, watching football as a way to socialize, stories as a way to show off, and abundant feelings as a means to attract the opposite sex.

Wiping the wetness from the corners of his eyes, Ding Yue saw the opposing player who gave away the penalty with a blank look on his waist and shook his head.

That's right. While the players are doing their best on the pitch for glory, for the sake of proving themselves, or even for the right salary from the team, the fans are on the TV and on the sofa, in the bars and restaurants, judging the game and the players, showing their 'love' for football - but this 'love' is not worth the sweat that each player puts in.

The man was comforted by his captain's approach, lowered his hand, and slowly walked back to the locker room.

Perhaps, this is life. And that's a part of life!

Galtier was waiting for the players a few meters in front of the crossing. One by one, he patted them on the head and said a few words from time to time.

Ding Yue also walked in front of Galtier.

Galtier opened his hands and hugged Ding Yue fiercely.

"Well done. ”

"Thank you, coach. Ding Yue smiled, sweat still gushing out of his forehead like a spring.

Putting Ding Yue's shoulder, Galtier walked with him to the locker room.

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After a little cleaning, Ding Yue followed Galtier to the post-game press conference.

No one can take that honour from him, two goals, the best of the game, no doubt.

Galtier is one of those managers who talks so much that if you talk to him, you can do it until the wee hours of the morning, if he's in a good mood. He was in a good mood at the moment. With the team losing a key player and most people looking down, the away team struggled to win the three points.

It doesn't get much better than that.

As for the next one... The next game is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for Saint-Etienne, and every game should be played as if it were a final.

"Yes, Ding Yue, I have emphasized more than once that this is one of the sources of our team's attack. When he is on the field, he will bring confidence and calmness to other players, everyone can see that it depends on Ding Yue's ability, and more and more experience..... which makes other players find a sense of security....even, when facing difficulties, they can quickly adjust their mentality and re-attack the victory. How to say it... It's like a moment of crisis, Superman landed safely with the heroine in his arms..."

The audience burst into laughter, and Ding Yue scratched his head a little embarrassedly and laughed.

Galtier is still the same old fritter and finished tearing the skin with the reporters.

At this time, Ding Yue was also able to joke with reporters freely and answer their questions ambiguously. It's just that not all journalists come with good intentions.

"After the opponent equalized, the team struggled, at this time, did you waver, this game can't be won?"

'No, I always believed in my coach, my team-mates, we played the way we set it up before the game, and at half-time, the coach redeployed, and I always believed that if we did our best, we could win the game. ”

"With the loss of Payette, everybody says that Saint-Etienne's dream of winning the title this season is gone, what do you think? ”

Ding Yue listened to this question and wanted to call Yuan Fang, but he still replied with a smile on his face: "Payette is one of the biggest contributors to the top of the standings now, and we are all sad to lose him." However, football is not an individual competition, and overall football is the most powerful first combat force. I think with today's game, people will change their perceptions. ”

"You mean your goal is to win this year, and how will you deal with the next races?"

One set is not flat, and the other is up again.

"We don't think about it that much, we play every game with peace of mind, which is what we care about the most. Deal with it. At this stage of the game, anything is possible, and if we want to stand out in a league full of strong teams, we can't make the slightest mistake and we have to be a little bit lucky. In general, I think the level of technology, tactical literacy, quality of will ... If you want to continue to win, you must hold at least one of these three things in your arms. Thank you. ”

……

"Every press conference is also a battle. ”

Gardiye took a sip of water and said to Ding Yue, who was walking side by side.

Ding Yue definitely listened very carefully at this time, because this is the experience accumulated in Galtier's football career for decades.