Chapter Forty-Four: The Twin Stars Shine in the Netherlands
Looking at the display screen, Zhang Jun rubbed the sweat on his face with his sleeve, and it was only twenty-three minutes before he began to sweat. "Sixty-seven minutes left, enough to chase back!"
The ball kicks off and the game continues.
With the lesson just learned, the whole team of Bayes and Warrendam became very cautious. Zhang Jun still kept in mind the coach's requirements, constantly pulling and covering in front of him, creating opportunities for Bayes and Yang Pan.
However, Radomowski and Bayes were inseparable, while Yang Pan was suppressed by the undead Edman and could not play.
Kozel's long pass in the backfield was pushed back by Zhang Jun, and Yang Pan rushed up and shot directly from a distance, but he hit the plane because of Edman's close defense.
Because of the lead, Heerenve, who was already good at defense, was even more arrogant, and there were people everywhere in the penalty area and in front of him, so how Zhang Jun ran could not play any role. When the defender has the advantage in numbers, the gaps in the forward movement are quickly filled.
Herwell passed the ball into the penalty area, and Zhang Jun ran to the receiving point, but he was also forced to the bottom line by Klopp, who was staring at him, and the angle of the shot was very small. Zhang Jun only saw a blue figure with his peripheral vision, and he didn't see a teammate in his field of vision. The time in the penalty area is only between the lights and flints, and the slightest hesitation will miss the opportunity.
Zhang Jun still remembers what Qiu Suhui said when he opened a small stove for him: "As a center forward, the first choice in the penalty area is always to shoot!" ”
Heerenveen's goalkeeper Walker had sealed the angle, but he didn't believe Zhang Jun would shoot in such a situation - the angle was too small, and such a shot was a wasted opportunity. But he saw Zhang Jun protect the ball with his body, swing his left calf, and the football flew over with a "boom"!
Walker fell to the ground and moved half a beat slowly, and the ball had already hit the near post and popped off the baseline!
It's dangerous! Walker breathed a sigh of relief.
What a pity! Zhang Jun stomped his feet with a look of regret. As Zhang Jun's most threatening shot from Warrendam hit the post in the first half, the referee blew the whistle at the end of half. In the first half, Warrendam, who was playing at home, temporarily fell behind 0-1, and the goal was scored in the 23rd minute by Heerenveen's goalscorer De Nebohm.
Li Yan came back to his senses from regret, only to find that Qi Wei was no longer by his side, and he probably went to work in the locker room.
Adrianse was a harsh critic of Bayes in the break room. In fact, he rarely gets so angry with the players, and he really judges the issue of safety and risk he has talked about more than once in training, but some people are hot-headed as soon as they get on the field and leave everything in their usual training behind.
"I'll step up my training in this area in the future until you cultivate these things!" Adrianse took a breath and finally put the issue aside and began to analyze the situation on the field for the players.
'Because of our own mistakes in the first half, we gave the other side the lead. Heerenveen are a team that is good at defending. Tall, long-passing, and counter-attacking are their strengths. Everybody feels it, right? Was the first half hard? Adrianse suppressed his anger and tried to analyze the players as calmly as possible. was originally going to take the initiative into his own hands by controlling the ball and inverting his feet, but he didn't expect to give the initiative to the opponent's feet because of impatience. Now that Warendam is not far from the relegation zone, there is still a danger of one foot in the mud and fighting for every point.
"In the first half, Zhang Jun's performance was good and he completed the task I assigned well, but Yang Pan and Bayes were both suppressed by the other party, and the opponent was too ruthless in recycling, so we had very little space to use." Adrianse said as he scribbled on the tactical board. "The opponent plays this way, they will hoard heavy troops in the middle, and there will be space on both wings, and we will focus on two wings in the second half. It doesn't have to be a cross from the wing, you can have a variety of attacking methods, you can judge it according to the situation on the pitch. ”
The break passed quickly, and the players from both sides streamed out of the tunnel again. The atmosphere at the Veronica Stadium also warmed up with the players returning to the field.
Zhang Jun turned his head to look at the big screen, 1:0, there are still forty-five minutes, and the second half is decided!
Li Yan found that Qi Wei squeezed up again, looked at him sweating profusely, and said, "It's very hard!" ”
Qi Wei wiped his sweat: "Fortunately, in order to watch the game, the hard work is worth it." How's the game going? ”
"Warrendam is starting to pay attention to the wings, Adrianse must have said something at half-time, right?"
"Well, I see him drawing lines on both sides of the board a lot. It should be to remind the players to pay attention to the wings. Qi Wei replied to Li Yan while watching the game.
Li Yan said: "However, I think now Heerenveen is also paying attention to the wing, and Warrendam has met a veteran, which is very difficult!" ”
"Not necessarily, no matter how good a team is, there are weaknesses." Qi Wei disagreed with Li Yan's opinion.
"Oh? What are the weaknesses of Heerenveen? ”
"This ......" Qi Wei thought about it, he really didn't know what weaknesses Heerenveen had, but he couldn't be silent, "...... I think no matter how good a team is, there will be times when they make mistakes, right? ”
As soon as Qi Wei's words fell, there was a sudden uproar in the stands.
Bad pass!
Heerenveen's Radomowski was too light when he crossed his teammates at the back, and was intercepted by Kozel's outstretched leg! Kozel didn't have time to adjust and passed directly to Zhang Jun in front! And Zhang Jun is now at the moment when the opponent is switching from defense to offense just now, and there are only two defenders in front of him!
Facing Klopp, who stared at him for almost half of the game, how will Zhang Jun respond? That's probably everyone's question. The only advantage is that, unlike the previous encounters, this time Zhang Jun has already turned around when receiving the ball, facing the double block of Klopp and the goalkeeper, and there is a protective defender in the far corner of the goal.
What will Zhang Jun do?
The game was not televised, but in Monday's round of highlights, a football commentator said something when he saw the image, which he didn't expect to become a classic. Whenever the commentators see Zhang Jun holding the ball, they will repeat this sentence many times:
"What will Zhang Jun do?" ,
The answer was revealed in an instant.
Zhang Jun is at the near post, raising his right leg to shoot! Klopp, who defended him, saw his shot before the end of the first half, and did not dare to slack off, and immediately raised his leg to block. But Zhang Jun's shot was fake, his right leg swept over the ball, followed and pulled it back, knocking the football from behind him to the left side, and at the same time quickly turned around! Then he gently flicked the football that had reached the left side with his right foot away from Klopp's defensive range behind him!
Goalkeeper Walker saw the ball coming out in front of Klopp and was about to attack, but saw that Zhang Jun had turned around again and shot hard with his left foot!
The soccer ball flew over Walker's head, smashed onto the crossbar, and bounced into the net!
The ball is in!
But......
"Cruyff turned!" Almost all the Dutchmen present were shocked.
Zhang Jun ran with his arms outstretched, not knowing what kind of eyes those Dutchmen were looking at his running figure. All he knew was that the ball had gone in, the score had equalized, and there was hope of winning. As for the action that Qiu Suhui had taught him, he didn't seem to know what weight it had in the hearts of the Dutch.
Adrianse followed the figure running alone with a different kind of gaze.
Kozel followed the solitary figure with a different look.
Klopp, who was shaken to the ground by him, was still sitting on the ground, and followed the figure running alone with the same different eyes.
More people followed this figure running alone with a different kind of eyes......
A name that has left an incomparable glory and legend in the memory of the Dutch seems to have merged with this Chinese teenager at that moment.
"Qiu, I now regret why he wasn't Dutch......" one muttered amid the audience's almost frantic screams.
It took a full ten minutes for the aftermath of that goal to end, and it was ten minutes before the players were back in action before the crowd focused on the game that was now in progress.
In the seventeenth minute of the second half, Zhang Jun used Cruyff to turn around to complete the best goal of the game, and also equalized the score for Warrendam.
Football will never be an arithmetic problem of 1+1=2, or 1+2=3, as many people who know anything about football will know.
Zhang Jun's equaliser greatly boosted Volendham's morale and made the visiting team Heerenveen more passive defensively.
Zhang Jun, who scored a goal, was more confident and active, and his several shots made Klopp more and more painful. How can a person who can calmly make a "Cruyff turn" in front of him not make him feel tremendous pressure?
Yang Pan was also encouraged, and his several forced breaks down the right flank made Edelman nervous. Edelman prides himself on running to death, but under Yang Pan's rapid impact again and again, his breathing becomes more and more uneven.
Holvigin made a direct pass along the side, and Yang Pan started chasing the ball!
Edman stabbed out and tried to jam Yang Pan. But Yang Pan suddenly accelerated again the moment he leaned up, and Edman did not lean on Yang Pan, but was accelerated by him like this, losing his center of gravity and falling to the ground!
After Yang Pan broke through Edman, he looked up at the penalty area. Zhang Jun rushed forward, followed by a retreat, and the defenders thought that Zhang Jun wanted to flash out of the air again to grab a shot, and hurriedly pressed him. Yang Pan found that there was a trace of space at the front post, and without hesitation, he suddenly shot at the edge of the penalty area!
The heavy artillery fired for the first time in the game, blasting into the near corner of the Heerenveen gate!
Walker didn't dare to slack off, and his fists blasted the ball out, and the ball went off the sideline with a sigh.
Yang Pan shook his head with some regret, and the captain patted him on the shoulder to comfort him when he came up to take the throw-in: "At least it scared the other party!" ”
Holvigin threw the ball into the penalty area vigorously, and Zhang Jun struggled to get the ball, but the top was a little off, which also made Walker break out in a cold sweat.
Hevel swayed continuously on the left flank, shook off a bit of space and then quickly crossed.
Zhang Jun grabbed the first point in the box again, but this time he didn't shoot directly, but swung the ball with a header and flicked the ball to the right side of the top of the penalty arc outside the box, which was Yang Pan's range of motion.
Adrianse, noticing that Edelman was a step slow to start and didn't follow up in time, stood up, knowing that the ball couldn't run.
Hevel crossed, Zhang Jun flicked the ball outside the box at the front point, and Yang Pan shot from distance. This is a set of offensive tactics that he has practiced for a long time in training. Whether it's in training or in competition, it's tried and tested.
Sure enough, Yang Pan appeared at the shooting position at the right time, and then directly volleyed with his right foot!
The ball slipped through the crack and flew straight into the top right corner of the goal, and although Walker struggled to make a save, he was blocked from view by someone in the box. The players, coaches and fans of Heerenveen watched as the ball exploded into the goal like a cannonball!
The ball is in!
2:1! Warrendam overtakes! With five minutes left before the end of the game, Yang Pan used a powerful volley to exceed the score! Warrendam, who is playing at home, is finally ahead!
Veronica was jubilant, and they saw hope of winning.
Li Yan turned his head to Qi Wei next to him and said, "Look, China's twin stars are shining in the Netherlands!" ”
Qi Wei had a flash of inspiration in his mind, he had been worrying about what suitable name to choose for this special program, isn't there a ready-made one now?
Twin Stars Shine in the Netherlands......
"Hah! You're such a genius, Li Yan! Qi Wei hugged Li Yan excitedly, but Li Yan was startled: "Hey, hey!" Let go, you will be misunderstood! ”
Wang Hua said with a smile: "Hehe, you don't have to worry, same-surname love is legal in the Netherlands, and it will not be discriminated against......
With stoppage time, there are eight minutes left. Heerenveen attacked aggressively and tried to equalise in the final moments. Losing away to promoted Warrendam will probably be scolded to death by the media and fans of Heerenveen.
Warrendam almost all of them returned to his own half-court defense. Heerenveen's playmaker, Selakovic, tried to pass an overhead ball after dribbling past Bayes in midfield, but was headed down by the tall Louis Link. Jensen tried to get to the spot, but was pushed by Warrendam's centre-back Hossman, and the referee awarded Heerenveen a 25-yard direct free-kick.
Seraklovski's free-kick was an anti-aircraft gun and unthreatening.
Warrendam's goalkeeper Westrop placed the ball on the goal line three times before kicking it out slowly. Then, in the front court, Zhang Jun did not fight for the ball, and the Heerenveen defender pushed the ball hard towards the midfield. Bayes was in front of Radomowski and headed the ball up front, and Heerenveen's Klopp pushed it back again.
This time it was Kozel who rushed up, jumped up to unload the ball with his chest, and then quickly dribbled forward, first past a caught off guard Jenson, and then poked the ball at Hevel before Radomowski could come up. Warrendam has fought back!
Hevel didn't stick to the ball, but immediately transferred the ball to the right side, Yang Pan plugged in at high speed, and successfully shook off Eedman and inserted it into the penalty area!
The home fans cheered as they were about to see another goal.
Walker knew that Yang Pan was powerful, and hurriedly sealed the near corner. And Heerenveen's two defenders also quickly returned to the defense and pressed towards Yang Pan.
Yang Pan saw that Zhang Jun plugged in at high speed, facing the goal, and the shooting angle and space were much better than him, so he rubbed his right foot lightly, and the football drew a small arc in the air, passing between the goalkeeper and the defender.
Zhang Jun rushed too hard and ran a little too hard, but he didn't want to give up this opportunity. In a hurry, he turned around in the air and volleyed a barb!
With a huge exclamation and sigh, the ball slammed into the crossbar and flew off the bottom line!
Zhang Jun, who got up from the ground, turned his head to look at the goal with a regretful look on his face, and walked back. Yang Pan laughed and patted Zhang Jun's buttocks: "Haha! Almost a world wave! With only a six-centimeter-wide beam, you can hit the target, and you can be a shooter! Ha ha! ”
Zhang Jun glared at him: "You're still laughing!" If it were you, you wouldn't even hit the beam! My barb, ......"
Even if they were almost breached again, Heerenveen still couldn't give up the attack, and until the final whistle, even if they were poured a few more goals, they could only attack, attack, attack! Because they don't have a choice.
However, the whole Warrendam team held on to the goal with the cheers of the home fans, and until the moment the referee blew the final whistle, they did not allow Heerenveen to score another goal. In the end, they won 2-1 at home against Heerenveen, who are currently fifth.
In the dressing room after the game, Zhang Jun's "Cruyff turn" and unscored barb shot became the topic of conversation among his teammates. While everyone was amazed at the "Cruyff turn", they also felt sorry for the barb that didn't go in.
Ao Chu said to Zhang Jun with a look of anger: "Ha! If that kick was my handbar, it wouldn't be the result! ”
"What's that?" Bayes winked at him.
"Jerking off!" Ao Chu shrugged, spread his hands, and pronounced the Chinese pronunciation of "jerking off" in a half-baked tone, which was also taught to him by Zhang Jun, which means that the shooting is outrageously high.
Everyone was amused by Ao Chu's funny tone and expression, and even Qi Wei, who was working on the side, couldn't help but smile and say to himself: "What a big living treasure!" ”
"Zhang Jun, that turn......" Kozel still thought about that turn.
"Oh, it was taught to me by Coach Qiu when he was still there, and he said that this trick would be useful against the enemy. I've just been able to use it more proficiently, hoho! Zhang Jun scratched his head and smiled.
"Didn't he tell you the name of the turn?" Adrianse asked him.
"No, he just said that this is a very effective technical move, let me practice more, and it can come in handy in the future when I compete, what's wrong?" Zhang Jun looked at everyone strangely, didn't he just turn around? What else is it called?
Qiu, are you kidding? Ho ho! Adrian said with a smile in his heart, and then he said to Zhang Jun: "This turn has a name, it's called 'Cruyff turn'." It was invented by the greatest player in the Netherlands, Johan Cruyff, hence the name. ”
"Cruyff!?" Zhang Jun was taken aback, "The representative of the all-attacking and all-defending, the uncrowned king of the Netherlands, King Cruyff? ”
Everyone nodded.
"No wonder it's so easy to use, it turned out to be invented by Cruyff, hoho! I said so! Zhang Jun said excitedly.
"Hah! You kid doesn't know it yet! Bayes went up and patted Zhang Jun on the head.
Looking at the players who were making a mess, Adrianse somehow managed to make it, and suddenly remembered someone. That man made his first appearance at Ajax in place of Cruyff; He was also very skilled at using the "Cruyff turn" to break through the defender's defense. Like his shot, an unrepeatable legend began when he hugged Johan Cruyff.
Adrianse doesn't know if Zhang Jun will also be able to create a legend that belongs to him, that person cannot be copied and replaced, and so is Zhang Jun. A player like Yang Pan can become a world-class star through his own efforts, but in the current football world, his own surname is destined for his path.
Yang Pan can be a part of the legend, but he can't create a legend.
In this round of the league, Roosendaal and Groningen in front of Volendamm both lost. As a result, Warrendam, who beat Heerenveen at home, suddenly jumped two places in the standings, from 15th to 13th.
For those who were still doubting the ability of the two Chinese players and doubting the strength of Warrendam before the game, Zhang Jun's "Cruyff turn" undoubtedly gave them a resounding slap in the face. Almost all the Dutch media used the moment Zhang Jun turned around and shook Klopp as a photo of a newspaper headline and a TV news headline. The Chinese media also quoted this photo taken behind the Volendham goal, across the entire stadium. As you can imagine, Klopp is a household name in China. People are talking about Warrendam's teenager who always surprises. So, some people began to assert that Zhang Jun would be the second Basten, "although he is still young, although this is his first professional season, although sometimes he is still a little immature, although he is a Chinese...... But that doesn't stop us from seeing him as the next Basten, the young man who replaced his idol Cruyff in the league and eventually embarked on a football path that amazed the whole world of football. If Zhang Jun continues to develop in this state, I think I will see the back of the number 12 in Ajax......"
Qi Wei said goodbye to Zhang Jun, Yang Pan and a group of lovely players in the small town of Warrendam with a full box of harvests, and boarded a flight back to Yanjing in Amsterdam, where he is now eagerly looking forward to next Monday's issue of "World Football", which will be "Double Stars in the Netherlands".
After the competition on Saturday, Li Yan wrote three drafts overnight and sent them back to the Changsha headquarters. A report before, during, and after the game, a CCTV5 reporter came to Warrendam to follow up and interview. The other is a review article, the name of this article Li Yan thought about it for a long time, and finally found a very suitable name: "*".
ps:I saw on the Internet today that I don't know who put the latest chapter of "We Are the Champions" on the Internet in advance.,I'm very grateful for the love of this enthusiastic book friend.,I can't see the back of the rather use hacking methods to get it.,This kind of behavior is quite unscrupulous and ambitious to achieve the goal.。 I admire it very much. But I hope this friend will be more careful next time, I don't want such a situation to happen, the past will pass, I won't say anything more, I just hope that some people will respect the fruits of their labor. I have always had a good relationship with my book friends, and I don't want to spoil a pot of soup because of a mouse droppings.
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