19. Emergent
"Ladies and gentlemen, we are now commenting on the first match of Group B of the European Under-21 Youth Football Championship, when Germany takes on the host country, France."
Before the commentator finished speaking, there was a burst of cheers from the stands, and the blue, white and red tricolor flags shook dizzy. Yue Yiran waved the black, red and gold flag in his hand, and his heart was inexplicably weak.
The players from both sides have been shown on the big screen.
Germany (433): 1-Tom/3-Clay, 16-Crowey, 7-Cola, 21-Francis/18-Fred, 9-Chris, 13-López/2-Quest, 14-Didawi, 17-Ziegler.
France (442): 1-Gigli/5-Hannick, 4-Ibisevic, 2-Odell, 23-Machaida/8-Molinaro, 3-Holzhauser, 6-Andre, 19-Robert/9-Thomas, 7-William.
"Hey, Jonas didn't play." Yue Ze'an asked suspiciously. He was dressed up quite a "fan" today, and although he didn't have the German flag painted on his face, his whole face was also painted with oil paint. He now has a harmonious and happy family life, and his face is a lot rounder, and he doesn't know where to throw away the old pedantic style for a long time.
"He's a substitute!" Yue Yiran explained, "You should be prepared that he will never appear!" ”
"Hey, it's a pity," Yue Ze'an said, "what a great player, how can he be a substitute!" Germans are really old-fashioned, heroes have been teenagers since ancient times, how can there be age prejudice! ”
Yue Yiran smiled, when his father objected to her falling in love with Jonas, she could use this sentence to support herself. How can there be age bias in love?
In the locker room, the players had finished their final warm-up, and the fans outside could be vaguely heard singing the French national anthem neatly, and everyone's faces were even more solemn.
Almost none of the Under-21 players have any experience of major tournaments, and many have no experience in the first division. The head coach, Mr. Bale, is also a strict man, who does not speak softly to soothe him, and the whole dressing room is so quiet that you can hear a pin drop on the floor.
"Alright, boys, it's time to play." Bell held out his hand with a calm face.
Everyone folded their hands together and shouted "Come on"! It seems that he wants to shout out all the tension and depression in his heart!
After venting like this, Jonas also relaxed a lot. Although he is a substitute, the substitute is also nervous! While looking forward to playing, I am afraid that my performance will not be satisfactory.
With a vague sense of excitement, players from both sides played! Standing on the left side of the pitch in a blue jersey is our French team! And the one wearing the white jersey is the German team. Although Germany won the last Under-21 edition, this year we have the best midfielder - Thomas! The commentator excitedly introduces the players who have swept the camera one by one.
The narrator's heart is boundless, Yue Yiran pouted, but it is not difficult to understand that journalism has no borders, but narrators have borders.
There was a chorus of boos from the stands of the German team, while the applause from the stands of the French team was thunderous.
The commentator was unaffected and still commented loudly: "Referee Harry has blown the whistle, and the game has officially begun!" ”
The main reason why France have adopted a 442 formation is that they have two very good midfielders this year, one is the just mentioned Thomas, who currently plays for FC Barcelona. The other is William, who dramatically plays for Bundesliga giants Bayern Munich, where he is team-mates with Germany's Korra and Didawi. The two of them can attack, retreat and defend, and also provide space for the players behind them, which is quite flexible.
And the German team, whether it is the U19, U21, or even the World Cup, no matter what the surface formation is, their strategy is to attack! Offensive! Attack again! It looks cool, but it's always hard to win. The reason is simple, if you choose to keep attacking when you are ahead, it will only make more holes in the backline and give the opponent a chance to take advantage of it.
Sure enough, after kick-off, as soon as the German team grabbed possession, they began to organize an attack.
"At the moment Germany Francis is in possession of the ball, and under the trap of Ibisevic and Odell, he is forced to pass the ball, a long-range cross! The ball was passed to No. 17 Ziegler, and it seems that his teammates who are also Dortmund clubs still have a tacit understanding, but Francis gave up the straight line of Deidawi to pass to his teammates! ”
This is a satire of the internal struggle of the German team! Even Yue Ze'an, a pseudo-fan, heard that something was wrong: "Di Dawei is not a teammate?" ”
"Just go in the left ear and go out in the right ear," Yue Yiran said, "How can someone's heart grow in the middle?" The German team is already quite united. ”
"Ziegler passed the ball to Quest, who was unguarded in the box, and he tackled!"
Yue Yiran had no intention of taunting the commentator for being slapped in the face, and looked straight at the ball flying towards the goal.
"Missed the entry post!" The narrator raised the volume.
Yue Yiran couldn't help but sigh. Quest was less than five metres from goal, which was too unlucky.
"Too young, nervous!" Yue Ze'an made an excuse for him.
"After the restart, France's André took possession, he held the ball firmly at his feet, and he shook the German team's No. 7 Section and No. 18 Fred, and he passed the ball!"
"A powerful and handsome pass! Now it's Thomas with the ball! ”
Yue Yiran immediately looked at Thomas, who was pinned on by the French. This young man is really handsome, and his dribbling skills are quite good. With a slight movement at his feet, he shook past Crowley with a feint, burst into the box from the left, and fired into the near corner after a change of speed.
Tom's eyes burned as he did at the ball, like a large wild animal with its prey. The moment Thomas lifted his foot, Tom moved!
He hugged the ball, and the whole person was staggered by the back force. Tom rubbed his head and smiled brightly. He can always judge the true intentions of the shooter, and is rarely deceived by feints, perhaps because simplicity creates concentration.
"It's the 29th minute of the first half and the two sides are still in a stalemate, with Germany missing three shots and France missing one."
"Yellow card!" The commentator shouted angrily, "Makaida was pushed to the ground by Ziegler in the penalty area, and he held his foot in pain." ”
Sure enough, the referee then showed a yellow card, and France were given a free-kick opportunity in the opposition half. Penalty by Thomas.
"Thomas made a good shot! He quickly dribbled the ball past the halfway line, and the player had a speed of 87 and an acceleration of 92! The narrator said proudly.
Yue Yiran laughed, the frog at the bottom of the well! She knew that Jonas had a speed of 95 and an acceleration of 99! This is called honor!
"He shot! He turned sideways about fifteen meters from the goal, almost volleyed into the air, and strafed the near corner! ”
"Ah, beaten back by German goalkeeper Tom on his knees with his hand!" The commentator sighed and had to admit, "The young goalkeeper of the German team is still very promising." ”
“GOALLLLLLLLLLLLL!” Before Tom had time to get up, William stepped in and shot a follow-up shot! The ball is in!
The score was 0:1.
Yue Yiran chuckled in his heart. Coach Bale's face is not very good-looking. It's not that the Germans can't afford to lose, but they can't accept losing to France, a neighbour who has always been inferior to them in football. After Zinedine Zidane's retirement, the French team was never able to produce another genius.
"The German team has changed! They replaced Ziegler, who had already received a yellow card, with No.12 Jonas Kahn. ”
Yue Yiran noticed that he didn't know where to start, Jonas had already begun to warm up. Yue Ze'an sat up straight, his eyes shining. For those who can't understand the game, it's still refreshing to see familiar talents!
"I just got the information about the number 12, he is only 16 years old this year, he was discovered by the manager Bale in the Bundesliga, he is 179cm tall and weighs 71kg."
He paused, still commenting with a bit of mockery: "It seems that the bench of the German team is not thick enough!" Is this the player who came up from the U19s next door? ”
"Okay, without further ado, let's get our attention back to the game."