Chapter 61: The Pit

On February 9th, the first day of the Chinese New Year, Wen Zhihao stepped on the Stade de Guerredome for the first time on this special day, and Vitesse hosted league leaders PSV Eindhoven.

This season's Dutch Cup has reached the quarter-finals stage, and although the shock win over Ajax in the last game was very morale-boosting, it did not help Vitesse much to move up the rankings. They remain in ninth place, four points clear of eighth-placed Zwolle, and will have to face the likes of Feyenoord and AZ Alkmaar in the back of the fixtures, making it a bit difficult to secure a place in the Europa League with nine league games remaining.

Frase, who has always been very ambitious, decided to fight for the cup. According to the rules, the winner of the Dutch Cup can directly qualify for the group stage of the Europa League.

However, God played a big joke, and Vitesse ran head-on to league leaders PSV Eindhoven in the quarter-finals.

However, Fraser has never been willing to disarm, and he sent a positive signal to his players at his pre-match press conference: "PSV Eindhoven? Well, of course they're stronger, but football is played with the feet. It's our home stadium and I'm confident the players can do what they want to do. ”

Wen Zhihao looked extremely excited. Hitting such a heavyweight matchup in this traditional festival, he hopes that in addition to the team's victory, he can also gain something in this game and make a good start to the new year.

Because Vitesse has two Chinese players, Wen Zhihao and Zhang Yuning, the whole team knows that the day of the game is the Chinese New Year, and Wen Zhihao is now very popular in the team, and everyone asks Wen Zhihao to think of a special goal celebration to dedicate to Chinese fans thousands of miles away. Wen Zhihao thought for a while and whispered in front of everyone, everyone was surprised, and Rashka couldn't help but tease: "Wen, I can only say that you people in the city really know how to play." ”

After Father Wen and Mother Wen came to Arnhem, they didn't bother Wen Zhihao, and first walked around the city and the surrounding scenic spots. On the day of the game, I went directly to the club's exclusive store next to the stadium and bought two home team uniforms and watched the game like a regular fan.

The owner of the store, Ney Kornan, is a 30-year-old Vitesse fan, and since the last round of Wen Zhihao's victory from the sky, all Vitesse fans have been ecstatic, and now Wen Zhihao's No. 22 jersey is the most sought-after item here, and he has already bought two batches of goods in three days or is still in short supply.

When the three of them talked, many fans came one after another, most of them asked for Wen Zhihao's jersey, Ke Liang told them that it was out of stock, and these fans were still very dissatisfied and left disappointed.

Daddy Wen wore his son's jersey and uncharacteristically flaunted it everywhere in the crowd. Look, this is his own son. One ball, one city!

However, the brain circuit of Dutch fans is relatively simple, and they did not connect Father Wen with Wen Zhihao, who quickly became popular. Otherwise, it is very likely that the house and the black will cause a riot outside the stadium.

Perhaps it was the crucial home game and the more brutal one-game tiebreaker of the Dutch Cup that left Frase with plenty of leeway in his line-up. The biggest change was that Wen Zhihao was put on the bench, while Kosuke Ota, who had not recovered from a cold, continued to be trusted and appeared at right-back. The formation also changed from the usual 4-3-3 to 4-5-1.

The Dutch Football Federation sent UEFA elite referee BjΓΆrn Kujpels to officiate the highly-anticipated matchup. Kujpels blew the opening whistle punctually.

As always, Peja and Calus of Dutch national television stirred up the emotions of the audience: "Vitesse performed a miracle three days ago, can the miracle continue tonight?" ”

After the opening kick-off, Vitesse took advantage of the home rate to start the attack. The structure of the Goleidom Stadium is quite characteristic of the geography of the Netherlands. The overall elevation of the course is below sea level, while the spectator seats on both sides are generally higher than the course for safety reasons. The players felt the sound of the crowd exploding above their heads on the pitch. This momentum is an incentive for the home team, and for the visitors, it is like a pressure on the top of the mountain.

PSV Eindhoven's players have clearly been affected. In the 10th minute, young defender Lakasson, who had just joined AZ Alkmaar this season, made an amateur mistake in front of the penalty area, but Van Xiaowolf's low shot was brilliantly cleared by goalkeeper Zotte.

Peja's tone was high-pitched: "Ricky Van Wolfswinkel missed out on the gift to the door!" The goal did not reflect the quality of a Dutch international striker. ”

PSV Eindhoven manager and two-time World Cup decorated midfielder Cocu couldn't sit still after seeing his team almost lose in the opening stages, and moved his squad after 20 minutes, with Dutch international striker Luc de Jong coming on.

Kocu was known for his big-picture vision and precision as a player, and now he has replicated that trait perfectly in the dugout. While Vitesse started with momentum, Cocu was keenly aware of the huge holes in Vitesse's defence on the right. He pulled Frenkie de Jong from the front to the flank, focusing on breaking through Kosuke Ota.

This trick captures Frasser's biggest fear. Kosuke Ota, who is in his heyday, is not De Jong's opponent, and he is even more powerless to fight when he is sick.

Kosuke Ota's blow soon caused a chain reaction, Vitesse's defense was full of mistakes in an instant, and central defender Cruzvik often had to make up for this side to help defend, and Mexico's new Mexican international Lozano in the PSV Eindhoven front line took the opportunity to turn the clouds around. Frasse hurriedly got Kashya ready to go into battle.

But this adjustment is still a step too late.

In the 31st minute, PSV Eindhoven broke through on the side and passed to the back post, and Kosuke Ota hurriedly cleared the ball with a big foot, which smashed impartially into the shoulder of his teammate Miazga behind him, and then flew into the goal guarded by Rum under everyone's gaze.

Miazga also has nothing to say about this innocent lying gun, but he fucks Ota over and over again in his heart.

Frasser's performance was even more exaggerated, directly sending the coach's seat to jump up and quickly take two steps forward, and then covered his face and lay directly on the ground, so angry that he almost fainted.

Nima, Lao Tzu is just about to change people, you can give me an oolong. Can you pit it a little more?

Kocu was ecstatic at the 100 per cent goal, leading the scoreline and the situation was instantly better.

But soon he was even more exaggerated than Frasser, kneeling directly on the sidelines.

It's not a celebration, but I really want to say, if you want to ask which one is stronger in the giant pit, no one will obey your uncle!

In the 40th minute, the PSV Eindhoven defender's header hit his own crossbar, and Van Xiaowolf and Nakamba stretched out their feet in the box at the same time. However, the opposing central defender Arias reacted faster and took the first kick, but this kick did not clear out of bounds, but bounced on the left post, and in Zott's desperate eyes, he made close contact with the white net.

The Stadio Gelredom erupted in huge cheers and the fans vented their passion for the equally unexpected goal.

Wen Zhihao's eyes widened on the bench, and an extremely unbelievable exaggerated expression was written on his face.

What an eye-opener today!

The first time to solve the siege of the middle pillar is not enjoyable, and then there is a second time to solve the siege of oolong!

Could it be that in these years, the pit father also has to exchange courtesies?