Chapter 103: The Feast Begins
This Ligue 1 focus battle, in addition to attracting the attention of many media, is also extraordinary for Lille fans.
All tickets for the match were sold out early, and on the day of the game, outside the stadium, there were a large number of Lille fans who could not buy tickets, these fans hoped to buy tickets from others at a high price or buy tickets for the evening from scalpers, but as the game time approached, expressions of disappointment abounded, and the less than 30,000 tickets were obviously not enough for the enthusiasm of Lille fans, and few people would give up their tickets.
Unwilling ticketless fans can only flock to the bars around the stadium, ready to cheer for their team in the closest place to the stadium, hoping that their cheering will reach the stadium and bring strength to the team.
"Good evening, everyone, welcome to the highlight match of the 10th round of the 06-07 Ligue 1 season broadcast by C***** TV for you, Lille in second place in the standings hosts the league leader Lyon, both teams are the glory of Ligue 1 this season, Lille drew 2-2 with Serie A giants AC Milan not long ago, Lyon is even better, beating the Galaxy Battleship Real Madrid 2-0 at home, proud of them at the same time, but also looking forward to them can bring a wonderful strong confrontation to the audience." The person in charge of the commentary of this game is still the ace commentator Dugari of C***** TV, and he is generally the leader of each important game in Ligue 1.
In addition to the confrontation between the teams, another highlight of this game is the form of Lille youngster Reeves, who has fallen into a slump after coming out, and it is clear that Reeves is at the first low point of his career. However, in a pre-match interview, Reeves claimed that he had overcome the difficulties and found a way to break the goal drought, and bet with reporters that he would definitely score in this game. "The guest commentator of this session is the French famous Artec.
"I also heard about this gambling contract, I don't know if the reporter asked if he had the idea of selling the live broadcast rights when he fulfilled the bet, and our TV station was very willing to provide him with a platform to allocate it."
"Looks like you're bullish on Reeves to win the bet."
"Yes, because I have scored in every game he has scored, I think I am his lucky star. Ha ha! Dugarry laughed and said that although Lucky Star was joking, Dugarry was confident that Reeves would score because he believed that the stubborn teenager would rise in the face of adversity.
He is not the only one who believes this, Lille fans also believe that Reeves can win the bet and expect Reeves to lead the team to victory with goals.
They support their players with a variety of banners and slogans.
The most striking thing is a banner with a map on it, showing a walking map from Lille to Lens, and a few large bright red letters in the blank space at the end of the map are very eye-catching: Monsieur Boutol, go all the way.
During the pre-game warm-up, Reeves ran to the side of the court under the stands to pick up the ball, and suddenly a huge sound sounded in the stands, and after converging into a sound, the content became clear, that is: goal! Goal! Goal!
"Looks like I'm not the only one who thinks Reeves has a bet deal." Dugarry said with a smile as he listened to the sounds in the stadium collected in the headset.
"Hopefully it won't be a pressure on him." Jatek cautioned that because this is a common occurrence in football, when everyone expects him to score, he will play badly.
"The big stage needs great goals to decorate, and hopefully Reeves doesn't disappoint the fans who support him."
When Reeves heard the cheers, he looked up and saw the banners and slogans hanging in the stands, many of which were cheering for himself, and the most impressive thing for him was an inconspicuous piece of cardboard with a line of words written: Where is the road? The road is at your feet, where is the goal? The goal is at the end of the road, and when you step forward with your feet, you can shoot the ball into the goal.
And so on and so forth.
It is impossible to say that you are not moved, and it is the most precious thing to be supported in the face of adversity.
But Reeves won't bother in being moved, all he can do is fight hard to repay the fans' support.
Bowing to the stands, Reeves ran back to the court to continue warming up.
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The game was about to start, and Reves, who was standing in the players' tunnel, was calm, and had time to look at the opponent's starting lineup, and did not see Benzema.
Reeves' memory is a bit skewed, as Benzema only played in the second half of the season and is now the worst number nine in Brazil's history, Fred, up front.
But Fred, who was in poor form with the national team, was a big hit at the club, and the Brazilian league goal-scoring machine landed in Lyon for €12 million in the summer of 2005, where he was deployed by Houllier as a replacement for Kalou. Fred quickly adapted to European life and the atmosphere of Lyon with the help of Juninho Jr., and was keen to spot the back of the net in his limited playing time. In the latter stages of the league, he finally made a series of efforts to squeeze Karui onto the bench. With just 14 goals in 20 starts, Fred lived up to his mission. Fred, who played as Lyon's main centre-forward in the new season, is the top favorite to score the league this year.
Reeves lost interest after just one look at Fred, and instead set his sights on Juninho, the 31-year-old Brazilian who is probably one of the best midfield masters of his era, and who thinks he is good for nothing but free-kicks is a stream of impressions. Lyon's rise and fall can be equated with Juninho's career curve, he is the barometer of Lyon's performance, he has Essien by his side, Diarra, he can lead Lyon to challenge any giant.
In his previous life, Reeves fell in love with Real Madrid because he liked Ronaldo, but Ronaldo's Real Madrid was beaten many times by Lyon led by Juninho Jr. in the Champions League, which made Reeves know this midfield master who covered up his playmaking talent with free kicks.
"Let's go!" Reeves' thoughts were interrupted by the captain's voice, and he took a deep breath and jumped up and down in pull-ups, steading his mind and preparing to play.
Players from both sides slowly walked into the pitch behind the referee.
As the stadium radio took the lead, the Lille fans in the stadium called out the names of the players in unison.
When Reeves came out, the decibels in the stadium reached their highest level.
"Reeves! Reeves! Reeves! ”
Three shouts were followed by other voices.
"Goal! Goal! Goal! ”
As neat as the name was shouted, just as high, and it was clear that all Lille fans were expecting Reeves' goal.
For the fans, the feast has begun, and all that is left is the goal.