Chapter 256: You're Great!
Zhen Shaolong used the rebound of the crossbar to accurately hand the ball to Kreuzer's feet, which was enough to shock everyone, not to mention that others could not do it, and it was difficult to even think about it.
It's not easy just to hit the crossbar, let alone control where it lands after the rebound.
Fans were shocked.
The opponent was shocked.
The media was shocked.
Even St. Pauli's teammates were very shocked, and Luz stopped his passing training with Sulentik, and instead ran to Zhen Shaolong with a smile on his face, and said excitedly, "Zhen! When it comes to the game, you give me the pass like this, they must not have imagined that they will not be able to defend it, and they will be able to easily find opportunities when the time comes. ”
Luz began to imagine in his mind that Zhen Shaolong kicked the ball into the crossbar and the goalpost, and the football bounced accurately to his feet, easily completing the scene of scoring goals in a row.
Zhen Shaolong released a look like he was looking at something, and asked rhetorically, "Why don't I kick the ball directly in?" ”
“……”
Luz found it a little simple.
Oh, yes!
If you can hit the crossbar, why not just hit the ball?
It's a philosophical question.
Luz found that he could not answer, so he walked away sadly.
Kreuzer and Sulentik, who were listening to it next to them, laughed, they didn't react at the first time, and they thought Luz's proposal was good.
But......
People are like that.
Even if they didn't think of it, they wouldn't let others see it, and they looked at Luz with disdain with the eyes of a fool.
Luz was even more depressed.
After the warm-up, Zhen Shaolong returned to the locker room with his teammates, and when he walked out of the playing field, he heard a group of fans shouting his name from the stands in front of him.
"Zhen Shaolong!"
"Come on!"
Zhen Shaolong looked up and saw that it was the St. Pauli fans who came with the team, and he smiled and waved to the fans, which immediately attracted countless cheers and responses.
This scene was also seen by many people.
The Chinese national team players in the west stand couldn't help but become a little silent, even Li Mingwei didn't say anything, the thing in front of them hit them a little hard, Zhen Shaolong, who had just walked off the field, had already received violent cheers before the game started.
This is the real star!
What about them?
Participating in club games, it is also difficult to get cheers from the fans, national team games? Ahem......
The gap is too big!
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In the dressing room before the game, Feyenoord was talking about Zhen Shaolong.
They also knew Zhen Shaolong before, because when preparing for the game, head coach Ervin Koeman highlighted this name, saying that the opponent is the player with the most goals in the Bundesliga, and there are also quite efficient scoring statistics in the League Cup.
Most of the Feyenoord players didn't pay much attention to it.
This is actually quite normal.
There are some strikers of small clubs, the number of goals will be very large, and even catch up with the top strikers of the big clubs in the same league, but it does not mean that their ability is strong, but most of the opportunities of small clubs will be reserved for capable players in the front line, and some small balls will like to play defensive counterattacks, and players who are on top of the strikers will naturally get a lot of opportunities, while teammates have almost no chances.
When the chances of the whole team are concentrated on one player, the goal statistics become very impressive.
Now the Feyenoord players have changed their minds and they find themselves seriously underestimating the opponent's ability, and it is already quite scary for the opponent to be able to use the bounce of the crossbar to pass the ball to their team-mates accurately, even if it is only in a fixed position.
"What kind of footwork is this?"
As long as you think of that extremely accurate footwork, the Feyenoord players feel incredible, and with it comes a huge sense of crisis.
If the opponent is allowed to play in the game, it is not impossible for Feyenoord's goal to be kicked into a sieve.
Even if manager Elvin Coman doesn't emphasize the defense of the opponent's number 13 anymore, the Feyenoord back line knows what to do.
You must not give each other any chance!
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In anticipation of nearly 50,000 fans, the match at the Feyenoord Stadium officially began.
Feyenoord quickly integrated into the game, showing strong midfield ability and superb combination in the opening period, and pressed St. Pauli in the half.
With Feyenoord's powerful attack, St. Pauli seemed to be able to only shrink the defense.
The game quickly turned one-sided.
In fact, Feyenoord's strength has decreased compared to last season, and the decline in strength lies in the ability of the frontcourt.
Last season, the name of the "Feyenoord Trident" resounded throughout the Netherlands, and the trio of Dirk Kuyt, Salomon Kalou and Romeo Castren showed amazing combination and attacking ability, leading Feyenoord to play a magnificent game after game, and finally finished third in the Eredivisie.
Unfortunately, the Dutch league is destined not to retain talent, even a quasi-giant like Feyenoord.
Kuyt has moved to Liverpool.
Kalou went to Chelsea.
The "Feyenoord Trident", with only one remaining with Romeo Castrom, is still in constant injury form, and has only made a pitiful four appearances for Feyenoord in the past half of the season.
The decline in the quality of the front court has also affected Feyenoord's results.
So far, they are only seventh in the Eredivisie, which is tantamount to a drop to the level of an ordinary Dutch club.
Therefore, before the start of the game, the media was still somewhat optimistic about St. Pauli, and many German media expressed their opinions, believing that St. Pauli had the hope of beating Feyenoord and approaching the round of 16 of the UEFA Cup.
It's amazing right now.
Feyenoord played a very good game, and the midfield also showed strong strength, completely suppressing St. Pauli, and most of St. Pauli's attack can only rely on quick counterattacks with occasional breaks, and it is difficult to find opportunities for frontal advancement.
Many media can't help but sigh at the importance of the 'European war experience'.
No doubt.
Feyenoord are one of those teams with a lot of experience in European competition, they often play in the Champions League or the UEFA Cup, and they are familiar with the style of teams in each league, and the Bundesliga is no exception.
St. Pauli is the opposite.
Even if you look back 20 years, St. Pauli has no experience in European competitions, so naturally there is no experience, and in the face of Feyenoord's Dutch style of play, the players are obviously a little unaccustomed to it on the field.
It's a fact.
Bergman also expected it, and he knew that it was impossible for the team to fight with the opponent, and the overall performance on the field could not be too good, especially in the away game, and almost all the advantages were on the opponent.
What are the advantages of St. Pauli?
I'm sorry.
Can not see.
So the main points of Bergman's style of play are only two words--
Defend!
The knockout round of the Europa League is a two-legged match, with the first leg being away from home, which is favorable to St. Pauli in terms of schedule.
Bergman's goal is to 'get a draw and be satisfied', or even 'be satisfied with a goal behind', and a little more extravagant, 'it's better to score away goals'.
Under the policy formulated by Bergmann, St. Pauli did not take the initiative to fight with Feyenoord, and the whole was mainly defensive.
The game seemed to be a one-sided situation, but in fact it was also the result of St. Pauli giving up the initiative to fight and focusing on stabilizing the defense at the back.
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on the field.
Zhen Shaolong kicked a little depressed.
The Feyenoord backline attaches great importance to his defense, but tough defense is not the main thing, and when the whole team is suppressed, it is a little too few to rely on counterattacks to find opportunities.
He couldn't catch the ball.
In the first 20 minutes of the game, he only had five touches of the ball, including zero shots, which meant that he didn't find any chances.
This kind of performance is equivalent to being a 'transparent person'.
At the beginning of the game, the TV screen was constantly focused on him, and after a while, the camera almost forgot about him.
Feyenoord is the protagonist!
Feyenoord excelled up front, dazzling with their successive passes.
St. Pauli's backcourt defense was not so solid.
In the twenty-seventh minute, Feyenoord had a good chance.
Castren and Hofs combined to make three consecutive passes from the edge of the penalty area, and then poked the ball into the box.
De Guzman rushed forward against offside and immediately pulled out his feet to shoot angrily when he met the ball.
Soccer ball straight to the goal!
This wonderful goal completely ignited the excitement of the Feyenoord Stadium, and the fans in the surrounding stands cheered wildly for the goal.
The Feyenoord players on the field also hugged excitedly.
St. Pauli was a little depressed.
This goal is not only spectacular, but also a real lesson for the St. Pauli backline, Dutch football is more technical than German football.
Castren and Hoves, the front of the penalty area to do continuous cooperation, such a superb continuous short pass, is very rare in the Bundesliga.
Castren's pass is also very exciting, suddenly it was a stabbing pass, the point of transmission is unimaginable, De Guzmann's sudden anti-offside position in the penalty area, in the process of rushing forward, almost without looking at the ball, he directly waved his foot and shot.
The whole goal process was full of skill, tacit understanding and decisiveness.
With this subtle combination, St. Pauli's backcourt is really a bit of a funnel.
Although it was just a goal, it was a bit of a big blow to St. Pauli's morale because of the wonderful process, and after the game restarted, St. Pauli was a little demoralized, but they were no longer the protagonists, and the media and fans were all paying attention to Feyenoord.
At this time, Zhen Shaolong had disappeared from view.
Zhen Shaolong wanted to perform, but the team's overall performance was not good, and he had no good choice but to continue to stand in the front court and wait for the opportunity silently.
But the opportunities seem to be on the other's.
In the 36th minute, Feyenoord played another brilliant attack, De Guzman broke through Sulentik with the ball and then crossed the edge of the box.
Casterron followed up with a powerful shot.
The football was blocked by Jean, and then cleared by Zihenger to the front, Zhen Shaolong rushed over to grab the ball first, but was blocked by the opponent's two defenders, he could only kick the ball back to Kreuzer, missing the best time to counterattack.
St. Pauli's attack hit the penalty line.
Kreuzer and Bol combined to hit the ball into the right corner of the penalty area, faced the opponent's siege, and passed back to Hinkel, who assisted forward.
Hinkel didn't stop the ball and then transferred it to Sulentik.
After a couple of combinations, the attack became solid, and Sulentik saw the moment and kicked the ball to the left of the edge of the box.
It was Zhen Shaolong there.
Zhen Shaolong did not run into the penalty area, because entering the penalty area will face a tighter defense, teammates passed the ball several times, but helped attract the defense, when the ball was picked up at the front of the penalty area, only two meters in front of him, there was an opposing defender.
Zhen Shaolong was about to make a sideways pass, and there was a vacancy next to him, and Boer followed up again.
The defender suddenly shifted his center of gravity.
Zhen Shaolong took advantage of the opportunity to take the ball to the left side, he didn't want to jump over the opponent, but left a vacancy, and got up directly--
Shot!
The ball was a bit far away, almost twenty-two meters from the goal.
After Zhen Shaolong finished shooting, he stared at the ball.
At the same time, everyone in the stadium and the cameras were also watching the path of the ball, and after the football rose to the highest point, it quickly fell and rushed towards the top edge of the goal.
Goalkeeper Timmer made a good judgment, but he jumped a little early, and when he couldn't block it, the ball hit the crossbar headfirst.
"Didn't enter!"
"Hoo ......"
The terrified voices of the home team's fans could be heard from the stands all around.
But it's not over yet!
After the ball hit the crossbar, it bounced to the left side of the penalty area, and after hitting the ground, it bounced right in front of Luz, who had just followed.
Faced with the opportunity that fell from the sky, Luz suppressed the surprise in his heart and calmly completed the push.
The ball quickly rushed into the left side of the goal.
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"The ball went to ——!!"
“Gooooooooool!!”
"Felix Luz, a pretty cool push! Zhen Shaolong's shot hit the crossbar, and Luz successfully completed the supplementary shot! ”
"1 to 1, St. Pauli tied the score!"
In the shouts of the TV commentators, the home team fans in the surrounding stands felt a little depressed, and the St. Pauli fans who came with the team shouted excitedly, and strangely, the names that could be heard in the shouts were......
Zhen Shaolong?
Not Luz?
Maybe everyone else couldn't understand it, but Luz was not in the 'other' ranks, he rushed to Zhen Shaolong excitedly, and then said excitedly, "I knew you would do this!" Use the crossbar to pass the ball to me! ”
"Then let me shoot, let me score!"
"Zhen! You are so great! ”
Luz was so excited that he was about to explode.
Zhen Shaolong was stunned.
He felt that he couldn't take advantage of this, and quickly emphasized, "No, I just made a mistake!" ”
"That's definitely not a mistake, otherwise it's such a coincidence! I knew it! Just know! Luz was still talking excitedly.
Bol also ran over to celebrate, and immediately said with some jealousy, "Zhen, you can give me a pass like that in a while, I want to score goals too." Our relationship ......"
"Fart!" Luz immediately became angry, "My relationship with Zhen is much better than yours!" Pass it on to me! ”
"You've got one!"
"No one is too good to score too many goals! I'm the center! ”
"But ......"
When the two were arguing, other teammates also followed, and immediately joined in when they heard it, vying for the hope that Zhen Shaolong would give him a crossbar pass.
“……”
Zhen Shaolong didn't know what to say, he really just didn't play well, and he played a little high.
But after explaining for a long time, no one believed it at all!
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