Chapter 042: Radical Fans of Ajaccio
In the list of starters announced by Gong Falong in advance, Wen Jie heard his name.
He didn't show much excitement.
Since he got his last game in the 16th round of the league, counting the two games for the French Under-17 national team, he has played four games, scoring three goals and providing two assists.
This is enough to prove that his condition is getting better and better, and I believe that the Montpellier coaching staff has seen their statistical performance, coupled with the Daishonin's systematic evaluation of his own level has been worthy of Montpellier's start.
That's why Wen Jie behaved so calmly.
But the team's other 18-year-old high school forward, bald Fude Koita, was less forthcoming.
After hearing that he had won the starting position, he excitedly hugged Wen Jie beside him.
"Xiaojie, I'...... I'm so happy......"
Fude Koita was thrilled to have only been allowed one substitute in the first 17 league games he had played, playing just a measly eight minutes.
"Forde, let me go, I'm about to be strangled to death by you."
"Hehe, I'm sorry, I'm so excited."
Everyone was very happy for Fode Koita, and in training, this kid worked very hard, trained hard for three or four months, and finally got the chance to start.
This is the best reward from the coaching staff for his hard work.
Last season, Ajaccio, like Montpellier, both managed 54 points in the league, but Montpellier finished 8th on goal difference, while Ajaccio finished 9th.
However, this season, the two teams have had very different performances in the league, with Montpellier sitting fourth in the league and Ajaccio only 16th, just six points clear of bottom Reims and the slightest mistake could lead to a fall into the relegation zone.
Girard explained:
"The reason why I'm announcing my starting line-up right now is not because the opponent is not as good as us or as good as us, on the contrary, I think Ajaccio is a very difficult opponent and I hope you all can pick yourself up and take the last game before the winter break, win this game and have a good Christmas with your family."
"Boss, don't worry, we will take this league very seriously."
The starting line-up of the Montpellier team was quickly reported by the media.
A reporter asked Ajaccio head coach Olivier Pantaloni to respond:
"I don't know what the manager thinks, although we are not very high in the league, but I just want to say that the game against Montpellier is our last game before the winter break and I hope that all the Corsicans who support us will come to our Stade François Coty and cheer for the team. I believe that with the support of the fans, in our home stadium, no one dares to underestimate us!
Of course, the opposition announced the starting line-up in advance, which also reduced the workload for our coaching staff. From this point of view, I am still quite grateful to the other manager, haha. ”
This season, Ajaccio has basically won league points on their home turf.
That's why Olivier Pantaloni said that, despite the huge gap between the two teams in the standings, but at Ajaccio's home stadium, the Stade François Coty, the two teams are not as big as the difference in the league standings.
This can be seen from the odds offered by the bookmaker.
The probability of Ajaccio winning at home is 2.81, the probability of a draw is 2.81, and the probability of losing is 2.54.
The bookmaker also believes that the outcome of this game is unpredictable, and everyone has the possibility of winning.
Girard's early announcement of the starting line-up caused an uproar among Ajaccio fans after being rendered by the local media in Corsica.
Montpellier is clearly looking down on them!
Don't look at us in 16th place in the league and you are in 4th place in the league, but we Corsicans are not so easy to bully!
Ajaccio fans have decided that tomorrow night's game, they will definitely walk into the Stade François Coty and cheer for the team, hoping that the team can knock down the arrogant Montpellier team.
They hope that the team can slap Montpellier in the face with a big win.
Let you look down on people, let you look down on us Corsicans, we are the homeland of Napoleon, and if you want to conquer us, there is no door!
When Wenjie followed the team to Corsica, he really felt the madness of the Corsicans.
No sooner had their bus pulled up to the hotel, and before they had even gotten out of it, they heard the roar of the Corsicans, a roar that was almost hoarse.
The Montpellier players did not dare to get out of the car until the police arrived, and if there were radical fans among the Ajaccio fans gathered outside, and they behaved against the players, the situation would not be easy to manage.
With the police to maintain order, the Montpellier players dared to get out of the car.
Although the Ajaccio fans did not behave out of line, they kept swearing in their mouths, which the 16-year-old Wen Jie had never heard before.
"Xiaojie, don't be affected by them, you can play well tomorrow night."
The captain of the team, Roman Pitawu, cared.
"Captain, don't worry, I won't be affected by them."
The frenzy of the Corsicans, instead of stopping with the fall of night, went so far as to set off fireworks outside the hotel, making a loud noise in an attempt to disturb the sleep of the Montpellier players.
All night, it didn't stop.
Ajaccio fans are also fighting hard for the team to win this league!
Early the next morning, the Montpellier players' faces were written with tiredness and listlessness.
Seeing the form of the players, Girard was worried.
I don't have a good rest, so how can I play tonight's game?
However, Wen Jie was different, at night, he entered the sleeping space training ground created by the Great Sage system, and he would not be affected by the bad moves of the fans outside.
Seeing Wen Jie's energetic appearance, Girard said in his heart, this little guy's psychological quality is simply too strong, he has not been affected by the crazy fans of Ajaccio, he is simply a guy with outstanding psychological quality.
Such a player, if he does not succeed in the future, is simply intolerable.
I was able to coach such a player, and it was his debut season, and I earned it!
"Hey! It would be nice if such a player was not on loan! Girard felt a little sad in his heart.
Seeing everyone's listlessness, Girard finally canceled today's training for tonight's game.
Let's go back and catch up on sleep.
If the players don't rest well, tonight's game will definitely be lost!