Chapter 035: Where Are the Heroes? (1st Update)
Swiss national television program "Green Time Machine".
“…… In a key match in the sixth round of the league, Basel beat Lausanne 1-0 at home. "Moderator Haferey. "It's normal for Basel to win, but it's worth noting that the Chinese striker Jiang, who was in hot form for goals, was not able to continue his scoring form in this game. ”
'I said a long time ago, his goal luck will be over.' Program guest Siriaco. Sforza said.
"I'm sorry, Silyacot." Hansen shook his head and said, "After you said that last time, Jiang scored four goals in three league games, and that's not counting his four goals in the two legs of Champions League qualifying. ”
There was a burst of laughter.
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"However, it is undeniable that Jiang was very closely guarded against Lausanne." Haferey. Songke said.
On the big TV screen, the players were interviewed after the game.
"I know Jiang, he's been very hot lately, but I managed to limit him in this game, which was not easy, and luckily, I did." Lausanne defender William Kaz said excitedly as he spoke to the microphone.
Lausanne coach Laurent was also full of praise for William Kaz at the post-match press conference, "Willian did a pretty good job, he blocked the hottest scorer in the Swiss Super League at the moment, I seem to see a homegrown talented defender appear, yes, he did a great job. ”
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Haferey. Sonk turned off the video, shook his head and smiled, "Mr. Laurent seems to have forgotten that they lost this game, and it seems that in his heart, he has prevented Jiang, who is in hot form, which is more important than winning or losing the game." ”
"Maybe other coaches should be grateful to Laurent, in fact, the outstanding performance of China Jiang is enough to arouse the vigilance of all coaches in the Swiss Super League, and today Lausanne can freeze Jiang, this game must bring them some inspiration." Hansen said.
After the game, Basel coach Hecky . Mr. Vogel slammed the referee's enforcement scale, arguing that the referee connived at some of the foul actions of the Lausanne players against Jiang. Songke said.
"There's nothing to say about it, the referee's enforcement is also part of the game, you can't get the referee to adapt to you, you have to adapt to the referee." Sforza shook his head, "Judging from this game, maybe Jiang is indeed very talented, but his lack of game experience is his weakness, when the opponent team begins to understand his characteristics and defends-for-tat, his goal statistics will drop significantly." ”
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"Is this another prophecy of yours?" Songk asked immediately.
"Of course." Sforza nodded, "This time, I still choose to trust the experts. ”
The camera zoomed in, and on the laptop he opened, it was David. Zahavi's personal website.
Jiang Chenxi was dumbfounded, and Zahavi finally began to be active again.
"As I said a long time ago, when the coaches and players of the opposing team start to understand the Chinese kid and be familiar with his characteristics, his living space on the field will be greatly compressed...... Look, the game against Lausanne is just the beginning ......" - David. Zahavi.
There was another burst of laughter.
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"Siriaco." Sonk held back a smile and said to Sforza, "Good luck to you and Mr. Zahavi. ”
"Thank you." Sforza deliberately made a triumphant face.
"This scene is so familiar." Hansen said suddenly.
The scene was quiet at first, and then burst into laughter, and many audience members laughed so hard that their stomachs hurt.
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The situation that Worgel thought he feared most arose.
Jiang Chenxi's appearance is Basel's biggest surprise and discovery this season, but he is worried that when the opponent becomes more and more aware of Jiang Chenxi's technical characteristics, it will be more and more difficult for Jiang Chenxi to score goals.
This situation, for young people, is very common.
The performance is very good at the beginning, but when the opponent is familiar and no longer mysterious, the performance of young players is often greatly reduced, which is why the appearance of young players often fluctuates.
The game against Lausanne reminded him that in the following games, it may be difficult to expect this young man to score goals like before.
In addition, what he was most worried about was that if Jiang Chenxi was affected by this, or even fell into a goal drought, it would not be good.
Goal drought is a problem for every striker, even top stars, such as Spanish star Fernando Torres, who arrived at Chelsea from Liverpool for a record £50 million in January last year, but his performances have fallen far short of expectations. It took him 13 games to score his first goal in the Blues shirt and it wasn't a pretty one, as Spain stumbled past an in-form West Ham side in the rain and mud. Moreover, after scoring this goal, Torres continued his goal drought for more than ten games.
The goal drought is an obstacle, once you get into it, it's hard to break through easily.
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"What are you worried about, Hawkey?" Assistant Coach Mutra. "Jiang is just a twenty-year-old who has scored six goals in five games, and some of his peers can't do it in a season." ”
Worgher was stunned for a moment, and then laughed directly, yes, what are you worried about, it's just that there was no goal in a game, besides, it's normal for young players to fluctuate in form.
"You're right, Mutra." "Maybe Jiang was too good before, and I expected too much from him. ”
Yajin nodded, it is true, why not himself, a twenty-year-old young man, played five games in the league, scored six goals, and scored four goals in two legs of the Champions League qualification, such an outstanding performance will make him subconsciously forget that this is just a twenty-year-old young man.
"However, the game against Lausanne also gave us a wake-up call." "I have to think about starting the game against Cluj. ”
Cluj are the champions of the Romanian First Division, and they are Basel's opponents in the UEFA Champions League play-offs.
This is a very experienced opponent in the Champions League, and he is worried about whether the young Jiang Chenxi can do it.
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August 22, 2012.
St. Jakobs Park, Basel, Switzerland.
The game was over, and there were bursts of boos from the stands.
Basel fans could not hide their disappointment, losing 2-1 at home to their opponents in the two-legged knockout round, a disastrous scoreline.
Yes, Basel lost 1-2 at home to Cluj in the first leg.
Basel didn't play until the 85th minute when right-back Marcus Murphy played the game. Steinhofer's goal in the first half gave Basel a 1-0 lead, but in the final moments, Cluj staged a comeback, scoring two goals in five minutes to achieve a miraculous comeback and push Basel to the brink.
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Jiang Chenxi sat on the bench in this game and did not get a chance to play, and he witnessed the process of the team from a one-goal lead to being reversed. It's terrible to be able to watch the team get reversed and feel powerless.
"If only you were on the court." His good friend, Mohamed Salah, complained that Salah started the game and that he had delivered at least two excellent dangerous passes for the striker Streyler, who started today's game, but both were wasted by the Swiss international's high striker.
"A score of 1 to 2! Basel is almost in a desperate situation, and a week later in Cluj, we need heroes, we need someone to step up, who will be Basel's heroes? The commentator Hansen's tone was heavy, he asked a question that he didn't know the answer to, and at the same time, the camera also swept over the field, Basel's players were all depressed, today's starting striker Streller crossed his hands on his hips, drooping his head, the rest of the players were also a little dazed, and finally, the camera stayed on the black-haired and yellow-skinned young man, who was comforting his friend Salah......