Chapter 81: Wind and Fire

"What time is it?" Zhang Jun asked Kozel beside him.

"August 31...... You can't even remember it, do you? "There's something strange about Kozel.

"Oh, August 31."

"What's the matter?"

"Nothing, let's move on." Zhang Jun picked up the pace of his jogging slightly.

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Yang Pan stopped and looked up at the sun in the east, which was a little dazzling. Looks like it's going to be a hot day!

He wiped his sweat with a towel and continued to run, the morning sun stretching his shadow longer and longer.

In the early morning of every home game, Zhang Jun, Kozel and Yang Pan will definitely step on the morning light and jog for half an hour.

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August 31, the competition said. At 7:30 p.m., Volendam will host arch-rivals PSV Eindhoven (PSV) at home. And Yang Pan has to continue to work hard for his qualifications.

On the huge billboard next to Veronica, Zhang Jun was quietly watching the crowd of fans gathered from all directions, including fans of the home team Volendamu and more than 1,000 Eindhoven fans who accompanied the team. A five-star red flag appeared among the fans, which was a cheering group for overseas Chinese and Chinese students, who came to cheer for Zhang Jun.

Because of Warrendam's astonishing results so far this season, occupying two first places after four rounds: the team's first place in the league and Zhang Jun's first scorer list, Warrendam fans are not as inferior as before in front of PSV Eindhoven fans. They wore Warrendam's orange jersey and sang and danced with their hands on the team's scarf.

The teams weren't here yet, and by the time the sun was shining on the small stadium in the west, the fans' performances had already begun.

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Mazzoni still hasn't announced his starting line-up and it looks like he'll not say it until he arrives on the pitch. But he's told nineteen people that everybody has to be ready to start. In the first round of the league against the strong team Parma, it can be seen that he is very important and cautious.

Yang Pan only brought a small bag containing mp3, and got on the team bus without taking anything else. The home players don't need to bring anything with them, the club staff have already prepared their jerseys, boots, socks, shin guards and everything else needed for the game, put them neatly in their wardrobes, and go to the dressing room to change in.

Bologna's home stadium, the Renatodall'ara Stadium, with a capacity of more than 42,000 people, is a behemoth for Volendam's Veronica. In terms of spectator capacity, the Dallara Stadium can fit seven Veronica! The Amsterdam Arena, home of Ajax, the largest stadium in the Netherlands, has a capacity of more than 51,000 people, and the home of a mid-table Serie A team is not far behind, even if you look at the stadium alone, you can see the level of the league between the two sides.

The loud singing of the Dalara Stadium could be heard from afar, and the competition between the fans of the two sides began before the game had even begun. When the bus drove into the parking lot inside the stadium, even the air-conditioned bus with good soundproofing could not stop the noise outside. As soon as Yang Pan jumped out of the car, he felt that he had arrived inside a huge stereo, and his heart was beating wildly with the "heavy bass". Now he really wants to go on the field and sprint back and forth a few times, otherwise I really don't know if his heart can bear it.

Signori patted him on the shoulder, feeling Yang Pan's body trembling slightly, and he smiled: "It's much more home than Volendham, right?" There are also a lot more audiences, and if you perform well, you will get several times the praise there! ”

Yang Pan barely understood, but he also knew that from another point of view, if the performance was poor, the boos he would get would be several times that of Warrendam, and the pressure on a player would be several times greater. It's all up to you how you personally face it.

Yang Pan was reluctant to face boos, but he didn't care about the pressure. What he wants is several times the appreciation, and for this, he has also put in several times the effort, and now it depends on whether the opportunity can favor him.

Go to the locker room to change your clothes, warm up on the pitch and receive cheers from the fans...... Everything is going according to plan. Yang Pan didn't even think about whether he could play at this time, he was completely immersed in the exciting atmosphere of the scene.

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Veronica is not as big as Dalara, and the team bus is just parked outside the stadium, where the players get off the bus and pass through a tunnel made up of police officers and enter the dressing room. As a result, those fans who have not yet entered the stadium will have the opportunity to see their idols up close.

Jang Jun was the last to get off the bus, and his appearance caused screams and shouts from the home fans. They shouted "Eindhoven nemesis!" Eindhoven predators! Indeed, when Zhang Jun was on the field, he held an unbeaten record against PSV Eindhoven, one of the top three in the Netherlands. I don't know if PSV Eindhoven will be able to break this embarrassing record in this game.

Zhang Jun smiled and waved to the fans, it seems that he chose to return to Warrendam in the first place, there are his familiar teammates, familiar coaches, familiar fans and familiar stadiums, he has a very happy time here, and playing football has become a kind of enjoyment. Since that phone call with Sophie, his desire for revenge on Milan has faded, and now he is going to start enjoying football and enjoying the joy it brings.

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The soundproofing of the Bologna dressing room is much better than that of Veronica, otherwise you wouldn't be able to hear it even if you were yelling in the noise of more than 40,000 people. And now, Yang Pan, sitting in the locker room, can hear every word that the translator turns.

"The starting line-up goes like this: goalkeeper Gianlucapagliuca; Centre-back Marcozanchi...... Left wing-back Tamaslocatelli ...... "Translator said this, Yang Pan's heart tightened, the next one is the right wing-back, will he hear his name?"

Nervo was just as nervous, as was evident from his tense body. Although he has always been confident in front of others, he also knows the ability of Yang Pan, a kid, just like his speed of 100 meters and 10.5 seconds, always chasing after him. If you are not careful, you may be replaced. Professional football is so cruel, the 32-year-old has been playing for Bologna since he was still in the third division, and he wants to have a good ending. He has more feelings for Bologna than anyone else, and he will not choose to leave unless he has to.

“…… Right midfielder, Carlonervo. ”

Both sighed in their hearts at the same time. Yang Pan knew that he would not be able to compete for one of the pillars of the team, the old minister Carlo Nervo. It seems that the opportunity will come later, so whether it's okay, let's study hard off the field.

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"Our goal is to win!"

Zhang Jun recalled the words that the old coach Adrian said in the locker room. After four rounds, did the first place in the league make the old coach arrogant? In the face of Eindhoven, he can shout such words, think about the scene of last year, it's only been a year!

But the goal is the same, to enjoy football and win. It couldn't be more perfect!

Sophie, watch me play!

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Warrendam vs. Einnovan, due to the feud between the two teams last year, as well as Zhang Jun's recent brave performance, was chosen by Dutch national television to broadcast live to the nation. The media from the Netherlands, Italy, and China poured into little Veronica to see if Zhang Jun could continue to score.

And Zhang Jun really did not disappoint the majority of the audience and friends, and in just seven minutes after the opening, he took the lead for the home team. But the goal wasn't scored in a sports battle, and although it wasn't a sports game, it was still wonderful.

Hena picked up the ball on the edge of the penalty area and was pushed by Van Bommel and the referee awarded Warrendam a direct free-kick 25 metres from the goal, slightly to the left.

Originally, the direct free kick in the team was taken by Yang Panlai, but after Yang Pan left, there has been a lack of a stable server. Therefore, the current free kicks are basically taken by Hevel and Kozel in turn, but the effect is not ideal.

Adrianse never knew that Zhang Jun had insisted on practicing free kicks alone every day for nearly a month. He trained himself in the way Baggio taught him to play curveball. A corner flagstick is inserted in the middle of the goal, and then a corner flagpole is inserted in the penalty spot, and the ball is 9.15 meters away from the corner flagpole at the penalty spot, and the two poles form a straight line with the football. He has to kick the ball out of an arc, go around the first pole, and then fly into the part of the goal in the opposite direction, without touching the first marker in the middle, otherwise he will start again, and he is not allowed to hit the second marker, and fly into the same goal, which is considered a failure.

Baggio told him that this would be a very convenient way to train his right and left foot kicks, and then when he could easily fly around the first corner pole and fly into the other side of the goal without touching either corner flagstick, he could try to add another corner flagstick between the two corner flagsticks, this time around the second one and fly into the other goal.

Although Zhang Jun is still in the difficulty of two poles now, he is confident in his footwork. So this time, Zhang Jun did not ambush in the penalty area to prepare for the shot, but ran in front of Hewell. "I'll kick it." He smiled at Hewell, who looked at Zhang Jun, and then walked away without saying a word, he believed Zhang Jun.

Zhang Jun's free-kick took a free kick by surprise, including Wang Hua in the stands and head coach Adrianse.

They saw Zhang Jun rearrange the football, then get up and stand back, standing two steps away.

"The first sign is the human wall, and the second sign can be seen as the goalkeeper." Baggio smiled at him.

The first one is the human wall, get around it! The second goalkeeper, also bypassing him! Zhang Jun said silently in his heart, and then he started to run, two steps later, his left foot firmly stepped on the left side of the ball, and his right foot swung and slashed out from back to front!

Keep your arms open naturally to maintain your balance, point down on your toes, and kick the inside of your foot to the middle and lower part of the right side of the soccer ball.

With a cloud of grass clippings, the ball soared into the air, making a clear arc in the air and bypassing the jumping wall!

Goalkeeper Watress flew towards the football, but Zhang Jun's ball arc was too big, although the speed was not fast, but the angle was very awkward, his hand touched the football, but still could not prevent the ball from flying into the net!

The ball is in! Warrendam leads 1:0!

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There was a huge cheer at the Stadio Dalara, and just seven minutes into the game, the team's No. 25 Andres Gugliel Minpietro opened the scoring for Bologna with a powerful shot!

Yang Pan excitedly stood up from the bench, took the opportunity to pat in the confusion and ran over to celebrate the goal, Gogliming Pietro. He needs to integrate into the team as soon as possible, so that is essential.

Only when you really become a member of the team psychologically can you have a tacit understanding when you cooperate on the field. At this moment, Yang Pan completely forgot about Warrendam, forgot Adrianse, forgot Kozel, forgot Bayes, and forgot Zhang Jun. He only had Bologna in his heart.

Bologna lead Parma by one goal, hooray!

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Zhang Jun's goal was not as excited as in the previous games, but he stood in place, pointed his right index finger to the sky, a very simple celebration action, but announced to the whole Netherlands: I am the top scorer in the Dutch League!

Zhang Jun's goal could no longer make Hiddink fall on the sidelines with emotion, and he could only watch helplessly as Zhang Jun became the center of attention at that moment. poached from under his nose, he rejected his invitation, and then continued to play the role of Eindhoven's nemesis. Even if Hiddink once brought the Korean team's historical surname to the World Cup semifinals, letting go of Zhang Jun and Yang Pan will still be a mistake that he will never forgive himself for the rest of his life.

But this time it was the turn of the old handsome Adrianse to drop something, he smashed the water bottle in his hand to the ground, the water bottle bounced high, and the splashed water wet his shirt, Zhang Jun's anger disappeared, and the old handsome's anger has not disappeared. The shooter he worked so hard to find and train was denied by a bullshit report from the Milan laboratory, can he not be angry? What do you think of Dutch football as a man with a serious left foot who has eliminated almost all Dutch defenders to become the league's silver boot goalscorer and the top scorer in the cup? Italian!

Now Jang Jun has scored again, and the ball is still a beautiful direct free kick, and he has now scored ten goals in various competitions. Milanese, did you see that? You regret it!

Kaisserman thinks about it, this is Zhang Jun's sixth goal in the league, and he is two goals behind him, so it seems that he has to work hard.

Let's see who is the top scorer, Jun Zhang!

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Bologna, who had a one-goal lead, were a bit slack, and for a while were even held down in the half by visiting Parma, and Mazzoni was unhappy with this, believing that the team should take advantage of the win and not hold back.

You know, although Parma's striker has gone Romanian Mutu (Mutu) this season, the young Brazilian player Adriano (LeitibeiRoadriano) is still there, and he can still make Bologna's defense uneasy at the top.

Sure enough, Bologna, who was too ruthless, gave Parma's No. 10 a chance to hide Toshinakata, who calmly picked up the ball in front of him, and then suddenly made a straight pass while looking around for a companion!

The Brazilian burst into the box at high speed, then stretched out his long legs and stabbed the ball into the empty net in front of the onrushing Pagliuca!

The ball is in! Parma equalise! It's only the twentieth minute of the first half!

Parma fans cheered from afar, while tens of thousands of Bologna fans fell silent. For a time, the huge Dalara Stadium could only hear the cheers and shouts of thousands of Parma fans.

When he saw Adriano hit the ball into the goal, Mazzoni patted his thigh in annoyance, then stood up and walked to the sidelines, shouting to his players to calm down and that there was still time.

Yang Pan, who was sitting on the bench, tilted his head back, very regretful. The Brazilian is really good, so keep an eye on him. Maybe you will become an opponent of the national team in the future!

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Kesserman ran to the dugout and then plunged headlong into the crowd to celebrate his goal. He had just equalised for PSV Eindhoven with a goalmouth header. The goal also left the whole of Veronica to hear only the singing of PSV Eindhoven fans. And this goal also made Kaiselman's league goals only one short of Zhang Jun's goals.

Somewhat helplessly, Westtrop kicked the ball towards the center circle, and Zhang Jun and Hena were already standing at the midpoint waiting for the kick-off.

In the thirtieth minute of the first half, Kaiselman tied the score, but Zhang Jun would not give up. Kifu is gone, and he now has only one goal in the Netherlands, surpassing Kessermann to become the top scorer in the Dutch Premier League.

In this way, this is only the first round of the duel between the two, and from the first 30 minutes, it is evenly divided.

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The referee blew three whistles, and the first half of the game ended, and the players on both sides walked towards the players' tunnel. Yang Pan, who was sitting on the bench, joined other substitutes and warmed up on the court under the leadership of the assistant coach.

A simple warm-up. Running back and forth, leg press and waist twist, group passing practice, shooting practice...... Luigidellara, who was in front of Yang Pan, shot high and flew straight into the stands. This footwork, no wonder it's a substitute......

Yang Pan was ready to shoot from a distance, and his appearance caused cheers from all the Chinese present. Although he is a substitute, it is also very happy to be in the 19-man squad.

The assistant coach kicked the ball to Yang Pan from the side front, Yang Pan rushed forward, but he did not dribble the ball forward, but directly met the ball and volleyed vigorously with his right leg!

The soccer ball arced slightly at a breakneck speed, and then slammed into the billboard, bouncing high. And the stands behind the billboard are the world of the away Parma fans.

Looking at the ball deflecting out of the goal, Yang Pan shook his head with some regret, it seems that the shooting accuracy needs to be improved, and the ball that cannot be hit within the goal frame, even if the shot reaches a speed of more than 200 kilometers per hour is useless.

But Yang Pan's amazingly powerful shot still made the Bologna fans present excited for a while. The fans, who had nothing to do at halftime, were excited by the kick and began to shout Yang Pan's name.

In the second round of shooting practice, Yang Pan resolutely chose to shoot vigorously from a distance, the football flew over a distance of 24 meters in one second, and then drilled into the upper right corner of the goal, and the substitute goalkeeper Alexmanninger (Alexmanninger) did not react!

Yang Pan, who scored the goal, waved his fist in satisfaction, turned around and ran to the bench. This is the end of his performance, and the second half of the game is about to begin.

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In the second half of the game, the two sides fought fiercely in the midfield, and the number of mistakes increased. The 442 in the parallel position is a balanced offensive and defensive formation, and both sides use this formation in this game.

When Warrendam was defending, Hena was asked to actively return to the defense, and only Zhang Jun had the privilege to stay at the front, because he had speed and skill and he was the key man to play counterattack. Zhang Jun occasionally made some pressing in the midfield, but it didn't have much effect. He focused more on waiting for the moment when he switched from defense to attack. As a peerless divine weapon, it only needs to flicker once in a while, and it is enough.

Roben cut inside with the ball, but Kozel kept it. Kozel, who broke the ball, didn't even look up to find someone, and just made a long pass forward! Such a quick counterattack, I don't know how many times I cooperated in training, and he already had a tacit understanding in his heart, he knew that Zhang Jun would definitely appear at the landing point of the ball.

Zhang Jun did appear at the point where the ball landed, but he was accompanied by Hofland, a centre-back who is on par with Kiv in the Dutch league.

Zhang Jun and Hovland can be said to be very familiar, and the two have fought many times. Judging from the previous head-to-head records, Zhang Jun seems to have the upper hand. And this time?

Zhang Jun turned around, stretched his arms and leaned back to block Hovland, he wanted to take the ball! But how could Hovland let him get his wish? He jumped first, his head stretched forward, and he wanted to push the ball out!

The ball has arrived!

Zhang Jun sensed the other party's intentions, so he shrugged his shoulders slightly upwards when Hovland jumped. As soon as Hovland jumped, he felt that something was wrong. He originally leaned on Zhang Jun's shoulder to fight for the ball, but now that Zhang Jun is doing this, the center of gravity suddenly loses its support, which directly affects the quality of the header.

Hovland didn't quite get to the ball! The soccer ball rubbed against his head and fell in front of him. I saw Zhang Jun, who had been pressed, stretched out his right leg, and then shook his toes! Hovland's ball that was not far away was hooked over their heads by Zhang Jun like this!

At the same time, Zhang Jun withdrew, turned around, and accelerated! Throw Hovland off completely in an instant!

Hasten! Accelerate again! Zhang Jun faced the defenders coming from the side, and he didn't mean to stop at all, he wanted to rely on speed to force the opponent!

The goalkeeper sealed the near corner and was ready for it!

The defender finally managed to stick to it, and constantly used his body to interfere with Zhang Jun's dribbling.

Zhang Jun stepped forward with his left foot, stepped in front of the ball, knocked the ball with his heel, and turned around at the same time! The right foot then flicked the stopped ball inward, and the left foot kicked the ground to overtake another defender who was quickly returning to the defense!

The angle of the shot has been dodged by Zhang Jun, the far corner!

Zhang Jun slammed his right leg, and Wattres quickly pounced towards the far corner!

Shot!

Near Angle! Football Cup Zhang Jun's right foot wrapped around the inside and quickly rolled to the near corner! All watched powerlessly as the football crashed into the net!

The ball is in! Zhang Jun's quick counterattack! Brace! Exceed the score!

Little Veronica erupted in a huge cheer that swept through every corner of the stadium like a flood. The fans began to sing the song they had just written for Zhang Jun - "Zhang Jun Bless Warrendam": "When the whistle blows, we call to our heart's content, call our prince, and bring us the carnival of victory!" When victory is in sight, we call out frantically, call our God, and bring us the thrill of scoring goals! The cheering seems to have stopped, and the moment is still forever! Let's sing the praises of our Prince Veronica: Zhang Jun! Let's pray, Jun Zhang, for Warrendam's forever! ola~oh~yeah~blessvolendam,mylord! ola~oh~yeahprayforvolendam,mylord! ola~oh~mylord,forevery! ”

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The Dalara Stadium erupted in a brief but loud cheer, but soon died down. The veteran Nervo cut inside on the right and then shot, but it hit the side-netting, and it is easy to think the goal has gone in if the viewing angle is not good.

"What? You say louder! I can't hear clearly! In the midst of the cheers just now, Li Yan received a call from Wang Hua from the Netherlands. Now Dalara is quiet, but he still can't hear clearly, because Wang Hua's side is too noisy!

"You don't need to hear clearly! No need to hear clearly! Wang Hua took the phone away from his ear, put it to his mouth and yelled loudly. What do you hear them singing? What are the more than 6,000 fans shouting? Zhang Jun bless Warrendam! Zhang Jun bless Warrendam! No way! They see Jang Jun as God! Oh, God! Do you know? My God! On ......" Wang Hua couldn't stop shouting, because his voice was completely drowned out in another round of cheering frenzy of Warrendam fans. He couldn't even hear what he was saying, he could only hear "Zhang Jun bless Warrendam!" Zhang Jun bless Warrendam! ”

Li Yan really heard it, and this sentence was repeatedly sung by those Warrendam fans, and it was extremely clear. I really didn't expect that a report from the Milan laboratory would have put Zhang Jun at a low point, and Yang Pan's landing in Italy should have started the glorious road of Chinese players in Serie A. But now Yang Pan is still working hard to get into the game, and Zhang Jun unexpectedly broke out in the Netherlands.

Maybe life is meant to be a football game, and no one knows what will happen in the next second.

But don't give up until the final whistle. Li Yan looked at Bologna's bench, although he could only see the ceiling because of the angle, he knew that Yang Pan was there, waiting to play.

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PSV Eindhoven were reluctant to lose to Volendham, but their attack looked a little lackluster. In preparation for the next round of the Dutch derby against Ajax, Guus Hiddink hid the heart of the midfield, Van Bommel, who himself did not ask to play because of a cold.

Therefore, PSV Eindhoven, who was in a hurry after falling behind by one goal, looked very chaotic because they lacked the offensive and defensive core. Without the support of the midfield, Kesserman made it not so difficult for Louis Rink to cope.

Coupled with Zhang Jun's deterrent power in the front court all the time, Hiddink also plans to press the back line, and now Zhang Jun, one or two defenders will definitely not be able to guard him.

The score remained deadlocked.

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The game has been going on for more than 70 minutes, and the score is still tied 1:1. Parma are not weak, but Bologna also have home advantage. The two sides were at a stalemate until seventy-eight minutes.

Nervo took the ball, collided with the retreating captain Signori and forced his way into the penalty area, then quickly got up and shot!

French goalkeeper Sebastianfrey made a save, but Nelvo's ball speed was too fast, and the ball bounced and still got into the goal!

The ball is in!

“goooooooal!!!” A roar roared from the loudspeakers in the stadium, and tens of thousands of fans at the scene immediately echoed it. “gooooooooooooooooooooooal!!!”

Bologna leads again! After Nervo scored, he was so excited that he took off his clothes and threw them into the stands. Despite being a mild-tempered person, the ball is really important, not only for the team, but also for him. Yang Pan chased closely behind, and his daily training after training could make him feel pressure. Now the goal came at the right time, and it told the head coach Mazzoni: Carlo Nervo is the team's main right midfielder, although the No. 7 shirt was given to Yang Pan, but the main position will not be handed over easily!

Yang Pan saw Nervo's excited look after scoring a goal, and somewhat guessed that it had something to do with him. But he still pretended not to see it, got up from his seat, raised his arms and cheered.

It is a pity that the joy of the Bolognese lasted only nine minutes. In the eighty-seventh minute, Adria's post-80s Shaolin abbot!

The Brazilian waved his arms vigorously in a demonstration to the home fans. Before the game, some people were worried that he would be a little lonely after leaving his good partner Mutu, but he didn't expect that he would score twice in the first round of the league and help the team equalize the score at the last minute!

Mazzoni still has a substitution place in the end, but he always looks at the field, and has no intention of substitution, let alone Yang Pan.

Yang Pan was always on the bench looking forward to his play, and he kept saying in his heart: "I'm ready!" I'm ready! ”

But until the final whistle, he was still sitting on the bench.

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The TV was turned off with a "beep", and the father looked back at his daughter Yilan, who was a little surprised, "Go to work, free part-time student!" ”

After the final whistle blew, the camera shook on the faces of the three people who scored the goal, and just after pointing at Yang Pan, the TV was turned off by his father. She was about to get angry, when she saw her father's beard and serious expression, she quickly rolled her eyes, pouted and picked up the tray and walked towards the couple who had just come in.

"What do you want from the two siblings?" Elan slammed the menu down on the table.

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The camera was on Yang Pan, he got up and walked to the locker room, and the camera followed him. He made a blank expression, he didn't want to be told by reporters that he was losing his temper because he couldn't play, he was far from qualified to lose his temper now.

It's normal that you can't play, after all, you're still a newcomer to Serie A. In this game, he was able to enter the 19-man squad, maybe the head coach just wanted to let himself feel the atmosphere of Serie A, and now he felt the full 90 minutes, which can be regarded as qualified to complete the tactical task assigned by the coach...... Yang Pan said to himself in his heart, but despite this, he still felt ...... Even if you are expressionless, it is just as hard to keep it like this!

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The game is over with a 2-1 home win over Volendam Eindhoven! Zhang Jun scored two goals alone, continuing the unbeaten record against PSV Eindhoven with him present!

Zhang Jun waved his arms excitedly and accepted the cheers of the fans. He really continues to bless Warrendam as the fans sing!

The glow of the flames had dimmed, and the wind was blowing fiercely.

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