Chapter 63: You've done a great job
After a 2-0 away win over promoted Mabrest to help, Saint-Etienne soared all the way to third place in the standings. Ding Yue and Saint-Etienne's brothers have long been familiar with Galtier's post-match arrangements, and it is another carefree day of rest, and Ding Yue has finally had some intimate taste with everyone after so many games of fighting side by side with his teammates.
A potluck.
Bognagra and Payette did not dare to challenge Galtier's bottom line. We didn't even drink much at the dinner, but the joy of the team's win was still very high.
In the next few days, Ding Yue has been living in seclusion, and at the same time insisting on continuous training of his upper limb strength, rarely going out, because as soon as he goes out, he is Jiang... It's the paparazzi.
It was really a paparazzi, and seeing Ding Yue was a slam shot, and the next day, all kinds of photos appeared in the non-entertainment section. Although Ding Yue does not reject his own popularity, but...this way, forget it.
These fall in the eyes of reporters and paparazzi, it is inevitable to feel a little weird, they know very well that the little Jiujiu of domestic stars, there is no need for the paparazzi to chase the exposed things, and they may explode.
But this kid .. Like his brilliance, it's incomprehensible.
In fact, when you do something seriously, time flies quickly, and on the 7th of October, Saint-Etienne plays Lorient.
Bognagra strained his muscle during Friday's training session and doesn't know how long he will be off. But the good thing is that apart from him, the other important players are healthy.
Galtier's stubbornness can be seen from the punishment of Payette and Bognagra and others, so the starting lineup has not been changed except for Bognegra.
In this game, Ding Yue's performance was decent, and after shining for a while, people finally realized, paid attention to and understood him as a person.
On the football field, if you are an unfamiliar state relative to everyone, then you must have some advantage. But if you are placed under a magnifying glass to dissect, your strengths and weaknesses will also be magnified.
Lorient used two people to drive Ding Yue to the bottom line, but he didn't cut inside, and then placed two tall central defenders in the central defender position, allowing you to cross.
In the first half, Ding Yue and Payette were completely cut off.
But one of the few counterattacks by Lorient also blossomed.
No.9 Kevin Gameiro took advantage of a mistake by Bognagra's stand-in Sylvain Machar to cut into the box and fired a left-footed shot to knock Jeremy Janault off the horse.
In the second half, Ding Yue was rarely confused. The opponent increased the intensity and took turns to entangle, so that his dribbling and receiving were in a quagmire. When it was about to be cool, it was Matuidi who stepped forward.
In the 78th minute, the dim-sized Matuidi headed in a free-kick from the right wing of Payet in the box.
1:1。
Saint-Etienne struggled to equalise at home.
Spirited Saint-Etienne scored the winner in the 89th minute through Payet.
Payette celebrates wildly.
Because the ban has caused a lot of damage to his reputation, and Ding Yue's outstanding performance in recent games has even shaken his core position a little.
At such a time when it should have erupted, I finally broke out. Anyone should get carried away and celebrate.
Ding Yue was a little disappointed, but Galtier was secretly happy, this is what a team should look like. If one point is blocked, the others will bloom. Moreover, in addition to competing with other teams in the standings, there must also be healthy competition internally, so that there will be progress and more victories in the game!
It was a tough match against Lorient, but as Galtier said in his post-match press conference: "I would have liked it more than a 3-0 win with a chopping melon and vegetables." You may think I'm hypocritical, but the sooner you expose your shortcomings, the easier it will be for you to correct them, and the hard-won victories will make you cherish them more. ”
"Ding Yue, no, no, no, I'm not worried about his performance. In fact, we wouldn't have been able to win without him pulling the other side in the defence. ”
Galtier also gave Ding Yue enough protection and confidence in the sluggish state of this game compared to other games.
Ding Yue was very moved. Then start reflecting.
In fact, he also knows that there are as many flowers as there are autumn leaves.
No player is in the same shape as the early days of Pro Evolution Soccer in the red, red to purple kind.
But. The audience was suppressed for 90 minutes, and this feeling still made Ding Yue feel very unhappy.
A fundamental reason is that there is an objective gap between his body and the white, black and hard people in Europe, America and Africa.
Although in terms of turning around and getting rid of it, speed, skills, etc., Ding Yue already has a certain amount of capital. But when it really comes to hand-to-hand combat, most of the time, Ding Yue is still relatively difficult to bear the special care of these 'tough guys'.
Next, in midweek, Saint-Etienne have a Carabao Cup game. But Ding Yue and Payette and others didn't even make the squad.
Those who were ready to see the joke couldn't laugh either.
Ding Yue, in Galtier's mind. It already has a considerable status. Anyway, when he needed help the most, Ding Yue also pulled him.
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• On Friday, Rigaltier announced his starting line-up for the weekend's away game against Valenciennes, with the left and right wingers still being Payette and Ding Yue.
"Damn, young master, I'm still a substitute......"
When I watched the coach announce the list before, Zouma remembered the few games in front of him when Ding Yue was a blockbuster, and began to miss the days in the youth team, and missed the lovely opponents in the youth team. The first team, this starting dream, is still a bit far away.
Ding Yue noticed that Zuma's expression was different, and he slowly turned his body and found that Zuma was staring at him, and couldn't help but ask slightly: "Look at what I do, this starter is not arranged by me....Oh, if I arrange it.. You're a substitute too. ”
It must be said that Ding Yue is also familiar with Zuma enough, if it is replaced by someone else who is so indebted, probably Zuma has already been greeted by a sandbag-sized black fist.
Kurt Zouma has long been accustomed to his words from time to time to come out of these secondary two understatements, and he didn't care at all, shrugged his shoulders in front of him, and whispered: "One day my brother sits firmly in the starter, don't expect me to pass the ball to you." ”
Ding Yue covered her mouth and laughed quietly.
The daily bickering with Zuma is also one of some ways to relax. Ding Yue enjoyed the conversation with him, each team has some living treasures, and the locker room can have less gunpowder.
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If there were no football, Ding Yue would never have known that there was a city called Valenciennes.
As soon as he arrived in this city, Ding Yue felt a different scenery from other cities in France. After asking the tour leader who was familiar with the major cities in France, Locheff learned that the city was almost completely destroyed in World War II, and the Valenciennes rebuilt after the war was all made of concrete.
And Valenciennes, which is in the middle of Ligue 1, is also like this city, hard... Exercise.
When Ding Yue saw the opponent's starting lineup, he knew that the head coach of Valenciennes must have carefully watched the video of the last match between Saint-Etienne and Lorient. There were five people in the midfield, and two people on the wings were dedicated to flanking Payette and Ding Yue with the two full-backs.
Keeping an eye on these two would mean cutting off 70 percent of Saint-Etienne's threatening attack.
Ding Yue twisted his neck and prepared to enter.
'No more condemnation!' he said to himself.
You can't let Galtier throw that reassuring message after the game – you've done a good job. Generally speaking, "you've done a great job" tends to mean "you're not doing a great job" or "you're not doing your best".
The cheers of the fans at Nongjesse Stadium poured in from the end of the players' tunnel. Ding Yue narrowed his eyes, this was definitely another crazy hand-to-hand fight. At a time when his body hadn't fully grown up, and his muscular strength had not yet reached its peak through training, he knew he needed more movement and resourcefulness to win the final victory in this power fight.
It's a bit difficult, but people have to rise to the occasion.
Pulling the jersey and finishing it, Ding Yue raised his head and stepped on the battlefield with his teammates today.
The sun was shining, and it didn't matter who killed the deer after 90 minutes, but at least at this moment, everyone felt that they had a better chance on their side.