Chapter 34: Cheers at Home (Ask for Collections and Recommendations)
Located in the north of France, Lens is a city in the Norr-Calais region, and Lens is very small, with a population of only 70,000, which is not visible on a general map. The www.biquge.info two teams were only 35 kilometers apart from each other in the same district as Lille, the capital of Lille, and the two teams formed a "feud" relationship in the early years due to regional cultural reasons.
Founded in 1906 by a group of football-loving secondary school students, Lens won the 1997/98 Ligue 1 title in 1998, and in 2002, Lens finished one point ahead of second-placed Lyon before the final round, and only needed to draw with Lyon to win the title, but it fell short, losing the game 1-3, and then there was no strength to challenge for the title.
Lille is a club with a history of 100 years, but it has been suppressed by its sworn rivals Lens until the turn of the century. With Lens temporarily depressed, Lille has gradually become the boss of the northern region of France, and last season Lens was squeezed into the League Cup by Lille, plus historical grievances, making this northern derby destined to be extremely hot.
In the last 21 meetings between the two sides, Lille has 6 wins, 9 draws and 6 losses, scored 23 goals and conceded 25 goals, winning half of the games, but Lille has a superior home record, with 5 wins, 2 draws and 3 losses in the last 10 home games. But that's just the data, and when it comes to the field, the two sides are still on the same starting line.
"Last year, the Lens team reached the Europa League, and this year in order to achieve the goal of entering the Champions League, the Lens club has tried its best to retain important players and maintain the overall structure of the team. However, Lens have already made the game and they have already snatched Strasbourg's 21-year-old talent Sidi Keita for €6 million. "Canal+ is still in charge of commenting on the game, Dugarry, who is now a fan of Reeves, at least on the surface, and Dugarry has offered to explain this Northern derby.
"Lille played a Champions League qualifier in midweek, which was a bit of a physical exertion, and injured two more key players, centre-back Statis Tavraridis and left-back and captain Grigory. Tafro was injured and couldn't play. "Dugarry's commentary partner is French legend Jean Hollande", and Lens is also short of lineup due to the strike of main defender Arau Diarra. ”
At this time, there was a loud cheer in the stadium, Dugarry looked into the field, and the players of the Lille team began to warm up, and when Reeves entered, the cheers suddenly rang out. This was the first time Reeves made his official appearance at the Stade de Lille and as a jewel of the Lille academy, Reeves was warmly welcomed by the fans.
"Players from the Pure Lille Academy; Last season, he scored three goals in one game to retain qualification for Lille in the Champions League; Another excellent performance in the first two games of the season is a reason for Lille fans to cheer for Reeves. Dugari said with envy.
Wearing the red No. 45 Lille jersey and guided by the stadium DJ, Reeves came to the main stand, "Let's welcome the prince of Lille---- Napoleon Reeves"
The stadium erupted in frantic cheers again.
"Reeves! Reeves! Reeves! ”
Standing in front of the main stands, Reeves looked very excited, this was the first time he stood at the Lille Stadium as a player, and the meaning was naturally different, Reeves bowed his head and kissed the Lille emblem on his jersey, and he was responded to by even more crazy cheers.
Enjoying the cheers, Reeves waved his hand, he loved the feeling and it made the blood boil.
He's ready for battle!
And here, this is his battlefield!
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After the warm-up and back in the dressing room, manager Puel laid out the tactical arrangement, and met the derby opponent on the first home game of the opening game, which was obviously terrible, although the Champions League qualifiers in midweek were retained, but the back field still injured two main players, Puel decided to press out this game to reduce the pressure on the backline.
Reaves was instructed to draw in the defence, cut inside for the wide players and wait for an opportunity to pick up leaks. Reeves has no objection, the excellent performance in the first few games is destined to be taken care of in this game, and he is not the kind of player who puts personal interests above the interests of the team, he believes that the manager's arrangement is reasonable, besides, although he is not the core, as long as he can be on the field, he can score goals in any tactic.
Reeves nodded, and readily responded to this instruction, and Puel, who was secretly observing Reeves's expression, breathed a sigh of relief, and was worried that this kid wanted to be in the limelight because it was his first start and it was a home game.
"Alright, it's time to play." Puel is not that kind of passionate coach, he doesn't have any grandiose words, he just takes the lead out of the dressing room after just one sentence.
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Reeves and his teammates stood in the tunnel waiting to play, wearing the red home jersey today, with Reeves at the back of the line.
It was Reeves' first start, and it was at home, so he was thrilled. He couldn't wait to rush into the pitch and fight.
The stadium radio rang out with the voice of a live DJ: "Let's welcome the lads of Lille!" ”
"Lille! Lille! ”
A huge cheer erupted from the stands.
The whole team is getting ready to enter.
Before the team in front of him began to move, Reeves was hit by Rami who was standing behind, and when he looked back, Rammy's face was full of nervousness and a little strange, but thinking about his rather legendary career, Reeves was relieved.
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Adil Rami is a tall white centre-back of Moroccan descent.
Rami has loved football since he was a child, but due to his family environment and other reasons, he has not been able to receive too formal and systematic training. Rami had previously played part-time in the French third division, and his other job was as a gardener working for a town hall in Corsica.
It wasn't until last year that Lille scouts discovered his talent by chance and watched him for a while, and this summer, Lille poached Rami from Ligue 3 side Fréjus.
Puel valued him very much, and he was substituted many times in the summer warm-up games, but this time because of the injury of the main defender, he was very bold to send him on.
So, this game was Lamy's first Ligue 1 game, so it's no wonder he's so nervous.
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"Don't be nervous, Adil, you should be playing a warm-up game." Reeves didn't mind being bumped at all, and persuaded him.
"Thanks, Reeves." Rami grinned and thanked Reeves for his kindness.
At this time, an incongruous voice came from beside him, "A gardener can also play the main force, is there no one in the Lille team?" ”
Reeves turned his head to see that it was the No. 3 player of the Lens team, central defender, Brazilian Vittorino Hilton.
Reeves knew him because of the news that Vitorino Hilton, who later transferred to Marseille, was ransacked at his home by armed bandits, who also attacked Hilton with a baseball bat, and remembered the name with the surname of his American Hilton sisters. When I looked at the opponent's roster before the game, I paid special attention to the photo of this unlucky guy.
In the past, Reeves was quite sympathetic to his plight, but now Reeves has completely lost his affection for him.
"Ignore her, any woman can play in Lens, you can too, you are much better than him."
"Women?"
"She's Hilton, and her full name is Paris Hilton." Reeves directly wore the crown and Parisian Hilton was an American socialite.
Rami couldn't hold back, bowed his head and grinned.
"Number 45, I remember you, come to the field to let you know if I am a man." Hilton was furious, and if it weren't for the referee being around, he would have gone up and beaten Reeves violently.
was interrupted by Reeves, the tension in Lamy's heart was reduced a lot, and he admired Reeves's back with some envy, this teenager was 5 years younger than him, but he was much more mature than him, and not only was he not nervous when he started for the first time, but he also comforted himself in turn.
At this time, the DJ on the live radio began to announce the home team's starting list in turn, pausing at each name to allow time for the fans to cheer.
When Bodmeier in front of Reeves started walking, Reeves followed, walked out of the aisle, and stepped onto the pitch lawn.
Reeves' name was read on the live broadcast of "Napoleon Reeves", and the fans in the stands cheered "Reeves!" Reeves! "From the cheers of the fans, you can test the popularity of a player among the fans. The cheers that Reeves sparked were almost as good as the cheers of Keita and Bodmeier, the team's core. It can be seen that Reeves's status among Lille fans is already very high.
Reeves had already enjoyed the cheers of the fans when he warmed up just now, but at this moment, hearing the cheers of the fans again, Reeves still seemed to enjoy it extremely much.
It's such a good feeling that Reeves feels his blood is already boiling and he can't wait to show himself in front of the home fans.
Reeves looked at the lawn on the court and encouraged himself in his heart,
The sky is full of stars, and he wants to be the brightest one!
And at this moment, he is preparing to step onto the stage of the starry sky!