Chapter 64: Physical Problems
The difficult victory with Tottenham Hotspur made Ling Feng's prestige reach a peak again, according to the rules of football, the midfield ball can be shot directly after it is opened, but it can be returned, and there are not many people who can shoot directly.
However, the direct opening of the goal after the half-time kick-off brought people not only a goal, but also a record - the fastest goal to score.
Just imagine, if Ling Feng's goal was scored directly in the midfield at the beginning of the game, then it would definitely set the record for the fastest goal in Ligue 1, but such an opportunity is hard to come by.
However, Ling Feng didn't have much time to think about it now, because the match against Tottenham Hotspur consumed a lot of his physical strength, but in three days, they would go to Strasbourg for a Ligue 1 match.
Perhaps this is the reason why many excellent players have a short football career, and it is always difficult for players to recover from consecutive games, and many key players often have to wait until the winter break or the end of the season to get a proper rest, and then soon have to return to intense training and games.
A game with Tottenham can be regarded as the hardest battle for Saint-Germain, and now Ling Feng, who has the best physical strength in the team, will never stand up no matter where he goes, let alone veterans such as Rai and Le Guin, and the condition of Djokaeff and Loko and others is not necessarily much better, and for a while, the problem of physical strength has become the most urgent problem for Saint-Germain.
Fernandez is now anxious like an ant on a hot pot, constantly cursing the system of double matches a week, in today's recovery training, Ling Feng fell on the turf and began to snore, Djokaeff actually ran two laps and had calf cramps, Rai was even worse, he was old and had no physical strength, and he stepped on the ball and fell on his heel during training......
It was just a fall, but he couldn't get up when he fell, and after the team doctor's examination, it was a calf ligament strain, although it was not a major injury, but for the sake of insurance, it was estimated that he would not be able to play in the game against Strasbourg two days later.
For a while, Saint-Germain suddenly became full of wounded soldiers, Fernandez secretly regretted that although Ling Feng was strong, he should not have been so completely dependent on him as the core, from Ling Feng to Saint-Germain to the present, he has basically played the whole game, and his running is also the most active in the team, although it has brought great results to Saint-Germain, but it also buried the factor of his physical exhaustion in the hidden, after all, he is a child who is less than sixteen years old.
It's useless to think so much now, fortunately, the strength of the opponent Strasbourg team in the next game is not very good, although it is an away game, but Fernandes thought about it, and if Ling Feng and Djokaeff each play half the game, and send a few newcomers to the field at the same time, it should not be difficult to win this game.
Taking 10,000 steps back, even if he loses, it will not damage the overall situation, Saint-Germain has not lost since Ling Feng came, this is not a completely good thing, without the threat of defeat, the enthusiasm of the players on the court will be reduced, especially Ling Feng, now that he has been pushed to the altar, players who have not experienced any setbacks will not be able to grow further......
Thinking of this, Fernandez suddenly slapped himself and said to himself: "Okay, why do I have to think about losing, it's really a crow's mouth!" ”
Strasbourg drew 1-1 with Saint-Germain in the first round of the meeting, but they were playing at the Parc des Princes at the time, and the Strasbourg team was happy to get a point at Saint-Germain's home stadium.
Ling Feng was really depressed enough, and before he could rest, the old man of Fernandez told himself that he wanted to strive to score in the first half, was he the same as scoring a goal and eating? Say it's in?
After some haggling, Fernandez finally agreed to replace Ling Feng as soon as he scored, and this decision made Djokaeff's face turn green, because ...... Ten minutes after the opening game, Ling Feng knocked on the opponent's door with a free kick.
Wearing a thick down jacket, Ling Feng's whole body shrunk into a ball, lying on Rai's lap, watching Djokaeff run on the field depressed.
The day before the game, it snowed heavily in Strasbourg, and although it was treated by the staff, there were still traces of snow on the turf, and because of the snow, the Menauéu stadium, which could accommodate 20,000 people, was not even half full, including more than 2,000 loyal fans of Saint-Germain plus Chinese students.
Forget to mention that Strasbourg is known as the capital of Europe and a university city in Europe, and many Chinese students who study in France basically choose between Paris and Strasbourg, and there are still relatively more in Strasbourg.
However, Ling Feng's performance disappointed many Chinese fans, because he was in a hurry to get off the field and easily cheated a free kick opportunity in front of the penalty area, and then ......
The free kick opportunity given to Ling Feng in the dangerous area in front of the penalty area was not much different from the penalty kick hit rate.
Watching Djokaeff gritting his teeth and running on the field, Ling Feng shrunk back into his clothes and began to close his eyes to recuperate, according to him, Strasbourg's offense and defense are not very good, although nearly half of the main force of Saint-Germain did not play, but it doesn't matter much, the victory of the game must belong to him.
Ling Feng's head moved a little to make himself lie as comfortable as possible, then closed his eyes and fell asleep unconsciously......
By the time Ling Feng opened his eyes, it was already the end of the first half, the score was still 0:1, and Saint-Germain was one goal ahead.
Djokaev took the mineral water handed by Rayi, took a small sip, and then complained angrily: "They are really good enough, they all hide in their backfield and refuse to come out, basically even give up the attack, and the field is too slippery, I fell at least five times in the first half!" ”
Ling Feng smiled and poured a cup of hot water and handed it to Djokaf, the thief smiled and said, "Yuri, it's very cold on the court, why do I see that your face is a little purple?" Don't get sick, or your wife will tear my bones off." ”
Djokaf glared at Ling Feng, took the water and didn't speak, he knew that being angry with Ling Feng was not going to be able to get along with himself.
Fernandes also made adjustments, replacing the already slightly tired Loko with De Valdés and the veteran Le Guin with Kennedy, using up three substitutions at once, and the requirement for the second half was to score a goal to ensure the victory of the game.
At the start of the second half, Strasbourg were still in a half-dead state, with the cold weather and slippery pitches making it impossible for Saint-Germain's players to organise a decent attack, with Djokaeff shooting from distance in front of the box and Mboma and De Rivaldés preparing to shoot from the top.
However, Strasbourg's goalkeeper Wenchel from Slovakia played really well, many balls were directly held by him, Fernandes kept complaining on the sidelines, he doubted that Wenchel's gloves were the latest product, otherwise how could he hold it so firmly?
Vinchel? Ling Feng's boredom began to think nonsense again, could it be Schmeichel's brother? Otherwise, how could he be so brave?
Of course, Strasbourg also had a few attacking chances, but they were all destroyed by Saint-Germain's defenders, and their already dominant wings could not play to their strengths in such a field, and it seems that nature is still the fairest, whether against the home team or the away team.
The change in the situation came in the thirtieth minute of the second half, when Norma was brought down by Domi on a breakaway and Strasbourg was awarded a free-kick near the corner.
Rodrias crossed the ball into the penalty area, and Strasbourg's French striker Batickel suddenly burst into a powerful bounce under the pressure of two men, and a header hit the door guarded by Rama, but he also fell unsightly because of his loss of balance.
The header was a bit square, and Rama just moved slightly to block the ball's trajectory.
But at this time, a sudden change occurred, I don't know if it was the cold weather that caused Rama's body to stiffen or the ball was too slippery, or both, Rama, who should have been foolproof, miraculously got out of his hand, and the ball happened to fall in front of Batickel who fell to the ground.
Everyone was stunned, and before Rama could react a second time, Batickel on the ground tried his best to stretch his head a little, fortunately, his head touched the ball, and the ball easily rolled into the goal line a meter away.
1:1 Draw!
In the thirtieth minute of the second half, Strasbourg took advantage of a chance that was not a chance to equalise.
Fernandez slammed his head against the wall in frustration, this goal was really scored, too perverted!
Batickel lay on the ground and arched forward to hit the ball, which is really depressing, although this shape is unsightly, but in this situation, he can have such a timely reaction is already very good, to blame can only be blamed, Rama is so good to die but to get out at this critical moment.
In fact, Rama was also wronged in his heart, he basically didn't touch the ball in the whole game, and it can even be said that he didn't move much except for the occasional goal kick, plus the weather was so cold, his body was already stiff, and the opponent suddenly hit the goal with a header that surprised him, and it was not entirely his fault that the cold hand didn't hold the ball, but after the ball was taken off by the opponent in such a strange way, there was really no way at all.
Ling Feng's bowels hurt when he was lying on Rai's lap, and Fernandez stared at him with a murderous look, Ling Feng scratched his head, although it was the goal scored by the other party, but this way was too funny, why didn't he think of this funny way of scoring goals before?
Watching Batickel take off his shirt and run naked around the field after scoring the goal, Ling Feng couldn't help but think maliciously, wasn't he worried that he would catch a cold at all?
Regardless, the score was leveled, a fact that Saint-Germain could not accept.
Djokaeff's teeth itched with hatred, now that Ling Feng is not on the field, he is the core of Saint-Germain's attack, and it is really a shame for him to be equalized by the opponent.
Saint-Germain launched a crazy attack, the front of the three Mboma, De Valdés and Djokaeff launched one after another impact on Strasbourg's back, but the more impatient the more prone to make mistakes, in this kind of slippery field Djokaef did not dare to make fine movements, because it is easy to lose the balance of the body, which is one of the reasons why Saint-Germain can not open the situation for a while.
Strasbourg's confidence has increased after scoring a goal, and it is already a luxury to draw with Saint-Germain, and there are occasional counter-attacks that are not aimed at scoring, but rather to delay Saint-Germain's attack and waste time in the game.
Djokaeff gently stuffed the ball to the side, Mbema crossed from the bottom, De Valdés' header was confiscated by Wenchell, De Valdes spat out, why didn't this guy get rid of it?!
The time left in the game is getting less and less, and Djokaeff is getting more and more anxious, is it that Ling Feng is not on the field, and Saint-Germain can't even break through the goal of such a weak team? This is really an unacceptable thing for him, the attacking mainstay of the French national team.
In fact, the form is not as Djokaeff thought, Strasbourg's strength is very weak, but now Saint-Germain's attack is much weaker than usual.
The two main strikers Loko and Rai are not there, and there is no defensive support from Ling Feng in the midfield, plus the weather and venue, it can be said that Saint-Germain lost the right time and place in this game, and it is reasonable that they cannot break through the opponent's goal.
But Djokaeau's pride has made it impossible for him to accept this reality, and now he is starting to shoot from distance at every opportunity, but unfortunately very few can hit the woodwork, and even fewer can pose a threat.
For Djokaugh's "provocative" behavior, Strasbourg's defenders also held back their fire, according to his play, maybe Wenchel will make a mistake, so then their own situation of finally equalizing will fall into passivity, so several defenders tried their best not to let Djokaeff shoot.
In the 40th minute of the second half, Djokaev had another chance in front of the penalty area, and was about to shoot when Czech defender Sukparek flew over and knocked Djokaf head-on.
The referee blew the whistle for the foul and gave Sukeparek a yellow card, but at this time, Djokaeff suddenly lay on the ground holding his calves with a painful face, such a long run consumed almost all his physical strength, plus the cold weather, he cramped!
This is undoubtedly worse for Saint-Germain, because Fernandes has used up all the substitutions at half-time, which means that Djokaeau, who has lost his combat effectiveness, will not make a big difference even if he stays on the pitch, and in the final moments of the game, Saint-Germain will have to fight with ten men.