Chapter Twenty-Seven: Fierce Battle, Cameroon National Olympic Team (2)
Di Maria certainly didn't miss such a great opportunity, and immediately after receiving a pass from Saint-Tiago, he immediately slammed forward and rushed towards the Cameroon penalty area, while the players of both sides were desperate to chase after him.
After comfortably beating Reading's defender Bikai in the Championship, Di Maria struck a shot into the far corner of the net against goalkeeper Mayebi. But it's a pity that I don't know if it's just a lack of ball sense or too much pursuit of angle, this goal hit the post in the Argentine's long-awaited expectation and finally bounced out, seeing the momentum and wanting to make up for the shot, Bonanot was also squeezed out of the position by Song who returned to the defense, and a very threatening attack was defused in this way.
Seeing this scene, Saint-Tiago regretfully hammered the turf, reluctantly got up again, gave Di Maria a thumbs up and trotted towards his own half.
What a catch! If you can help your team equalize with your first performance after coming on the pitch, how handsome it would be! It's a shame that this is the best opportunity!
However, after inadvertently seeing the frightened eyes of Banning beside him, Saint-Tiago couldn't help but show a smile, this Cameroonian rare strong midfielder never thought that he knew his technical style well! And this is certainly not accidental, San Tiago did not have the heart to pay special attention to a player who played in Ligue 1 before, everything has to start from Dalian Shide in 2001, yes, Dalian Shide was in full swing at that time!
In 2001, Dalian Shide Club, which was in full swing at the time, made an amazing attempt to select 24 young players from Cameroon to take them to China for training, in order to achieve them in the future. This move caused quite a stir in Chinese football at the time, but it is a pity that the Lions plan gradually went down the drain after a few years, and it is neither a success nor a failure.
Most of the Cameroonian youngsters, formerly known as the "Little Black Lions", have left China for various reasons, and Banning, who plays as a midfielder, is part of that team. Banning only played for Dalian Shide for one season in 2002, and in that three-consecutive championship season, because Dalian Shide had ace scorers like Hao Haidong, as well as super foreign aides like Jankovic, Wadek Nicholas, and Andilson, he was trapped in the 3 foreign aid quota at that time, so Banning, who was only 17 years old at the time, was not a player in the team's first team, let alone played in the league.
In 03, the Dalian team loaned Banning and Didier and other Cameroonian young players to the Zhuhai Anping team in the A B League at that time, and in 04 years, Zhongbang owner Wei Ping bought Zhuhai Anping from Xu Ming for 20 million yuan, and renamed Zhuhai Zhongbang, Banning gradually became the main force of this team, and Banning scored 4 goals that season and became the hero of the team's rush to the Chinese Super League.
In 05, Banning played in the Chinese Super League with the Zhongbang team, which was also Banning's last season in China, and then the agent operated Banning to the European League.
It must be admitted that Dalian Shide in that era was almost most of the Chinese teenagers with football dreams, a club that they loved to pursue, as a member of the dream army, the once ordinary Santiago would naturally not be an exception, and it was because of this that he knew Banning, a Cameroonian player, and Santiago really paid attention to this player after he left the Chinese Super League.
After leaving the Chinese Super League, Banning signed with Aarau Football Club in the Swiss Premier League, and used it as a springboard to sign a four-year contract with Paris Saint-Germain Football Club, the French giants brought in Banning for 1 million euros, ready to develop him as a hopeful star, although he only made one appearance for the team that season, then Paris Saint-Germain obviously will not waste a player for no reason.
Banning, who went on loan to Ligue 2, gradually became the main midfielder there, playing almost 2,000 minutes in 26 appearances and successfully helping Sedan to Ligue 1.
Although he is not a Chinese player, Banning's success and life trajectory is the path that most Chinese players and agents envision, making a name for themselves at home, getting the opportunity to join Europe's second and third divisions, and then use it as a springboard to enter the top league. Therefore, Banning's development has attracted the attention of many people to a certain extent, and many Chinese players have embarked on this path, and Sant Tiago, oh no, it is the former Li Xuedong who naturally has such a vision.
After turning all the memories into a smile, Santhiago regained his mind and threw himself back into the game.
After being beaten by Saint-Tiago's play-off and almost conceding a goal, the Cameroonians quickly adjusted their mentality, and they did not choose to change the main attacking direction, and they looked much more cautious against Saint-Thiago again, and Banning did not want to eat the No. 28 player again. In the face of this Argentine who feels weird and seems to be a little evil, Banning is more of a cooperation with Song to intersperse, rather than blindly dead brains.
Seeing this scene, Santiago sighed in his heart that these Cameroonians are terrible because of the coordination and tacit understanding of the team, which is like Bonanot's B cubs, who insist on relying on personal ability to make breakthroughs, once it doesn't work, twice, three times if it doesn't work twice, four times.
"David, stop him, can't concede any more balls!!" While beckoning Banega to rush forward side by side with him, Santhiago quickly memorized the positions of all the players around him in his mind. He knew that the successful steal just now was not because of how strong he was, but because he happened to meet Banning, who knew his technical characteristics very well, and he couldn't have any fluttering ideas.
However, the Cameroonians do not seem to think so, and in such a situation, it is not impossible for them to use their jealousy of themselves to make a fuss, and it is not impossible to be a wingman for their close friend Banega.
Sure enough, after seeing his "imposing" back, Cameroon midfielder Nguemo on the other side of the ball immediately leaned towards his big brother Song.
"Grab him, Santiago!! Give these Cameroonians some bitterness! "St. Ty, take out your usual *** energy!!"
Listening to the cries of unscrupulous fans on the sidelines, Santhiago was in pain, and after the exchange with Nguemo, he immediately felt his physical shortcomings, and the shoulder of the player who played for Nancy in Ligue 1 was like a piece of steel along the way, constantly hitting Santhiago, and soon he was defeated. Seeing this situation, Banega, who was acting as a midfielder, immediately stepped forward to fill in the position, but Nguemo was not stupid, and immediately passed the ball at his feet, making Banega do useless work.
Fortunately, Zabaleta appeared in the Cameroonian pass in time to break the ball so that it did not cause more damage, and Santhiago turned and ran towards the front of the field, despite the pain in his shoulder, and his best technical characteristics can only be reflected in the attack.
"Get the ball back and don't let them attack!!" Song is highly respected in the Cameroon team, and after Eto'o's rise, he took the initiative to give up the armband in the team, and he was respected by all the new generation of players, and under his greeting and example, the Cameroonian immediately packed Zabaleta and the Argentine players around him who could get the ball.
Zabaleta reacted very quickly, and after successfully breaking the ball, he hastily took two steps to complete the body adjustment and immediately passed the ball out, and the big guy Riquelme took the ball! This time, there is no way for the Cameroonians to besiege them. In the sandwich between the two players, Riquelme easily controlled the ball at his feet, broke through the encirclement in more than ten seconds, and sent the ball safely to the feet of San Tiago, who was running forward and raising his hand to ask.