Chapter 49: The Spear and the Shield

"I do." Sophie's voice was as gentle as ever, but very firm. Zhang Jun is right, the two of them are too far apart, it is too difficult to get together, how to keep this relationship from dropping, it is not enough to miss each other, they need a commitment, a hand to hold the son, and a promise to grow old with the son. When Sophie said these three words, no matter what the vicissitudes of life, the two would continue to wait, and at this time, waiting became happiness.

"I do."

When Zhang Jun heard this, his waist, which had been straightened, softened suddenly, and his left hand was clenched into a fist.

"Sophie, it's not early, you can rest. Wait for me, I will definitely go back and marry you! You can rest assured! ”

Yang Pan saw Zhang Jun turn off the phone, and then jumped up suddenly. "Hooray! She said yes! Sophie agreed! Banzai! Zhang Jun excitedly hugged Yang Pan at the door and shouted hard.

Yang Pan looked at Zhang Jun's excited face, he was not so excited even if he scored a hat trick. Sophie is really important to him, and in the future, Sophie is no longer Zhang Jun's girlfriend, but should be his fiancée.

Zhang Jun has found a home in life, what about himself?

At 8:26 p.m. on December 16, 2002, Zhang Jun was in a deep ecstasy with Yang Pan in his arms, and no one could wake him up at this moment. Because he was already drunk......

The next day, Hua Fang came back and heard about the scandal between herself and Zhang Jun, and her first reaction was to laugh, and her second reaction was to laugh. When she was really tired of laughing, she said to Zhang Jun: "Give me the name of the first newspaper to publish this news, and we can solve it through legal means." ”

But Zhang Jun shook his head: "Forget it, there's no need." ”

Zhang Jun's performance surprised Hua Fang, because she heard Yang Pan say that Zhang Jun's reaction was fierce last night. "Why? They have violated your reputation. ”

"They don't know I already have a girlfriend, so it's no wonder if they don't. Besides, I've explained it clearly to Sophie, those who are clear are self-purifying, and those who are turbid are self-turbid. ”

Hua Fang thought for a while: "I think it's better to sue them, and you can also use this opportunity to hype up your fame and attract more attention and business contracts for you......"

Hua Fang's words were interrupted by Zhang Jun: "I don't like others to use my private life to hype, I hope that my fame and attention will grow because of my performance on the field, not those miscellaneous and trivial hype!" ”

"Zhang Jun, your idea is too naïve! In today's football world, if you don't use the media, you will never become a superstar, and you will never make a lot of money......" Hua Fang still wanted to persuade Zhang Jun to change his mind.

But Zhang Jun replied: "Do you make a lot of money?" I think it's enough money. As for being a superstar, I never thought about it, I just wanted to play happily! With that, he turned and walked out the door.

Yang Pan looked at Zhang Jun's back, then at Hua Fang, he shrugged at Hua Fang, and then followed out. Only Hua Fang was left alone in the back shaking his head and sighing: "Naïve child! ”

Wednesday's edition of Sports Weekly has garnered attention for its exclusive release of Mr. Zhang's statement, which is only 300 words, in which Mr. Zhang first cleared up the rumors and then condemned some of the domestic media involved in the incident. But the statement did not say whether Zhang Jun had a girlfriend, nor did it say that he would resort to law to seek justice, let alone ask the media to apologize publicly.

In short, the statement that Zhang Jun dictated for the first time was so full of loopholes that many people thought it was fabricated by Li Yan after reading it, and the media even countered that Zhang Jun's approach itself was an attempt to cover up.

However, even when the domestic media is making a lot of noise, the parties are still living a peaceful and busy life, the outside world is very lively, and the outside world is very boring.

Adrianse suddenly noticed that Zhang Jun was enthusiastic in training, and he didn't understand why, but judging from the training effect, it is a fact that Zhang Jun is in very good shape. It looks like there will be drama in Saturday's game against Ajax.

Kozel is also excited and he's looking forward to putting on a good show in front of Ajax. After all, he is only on loan for one year, and he has to return to Amsterdam next season, so if he can show his quality in front of the club, then it should not be a problem to go to the first team next season. As a player who has been cultivated in the Ajax youth system, it is his biggest dream to play for the Ajax first team.

Yang Pan's performance has been as consistent as ever, and with the gradual improvement of this group of young players, the prospect of Warrendam is becoming more and more exciting.

Adrianse has to thank Qiu Suhui, who has only been in the team for half a month, but has taught a good lesson and laid a solid foundation for the team's young players. Now, good luck to him in China!

If the Amsterdam Stadium had a mind, it certainly wouldn't have imagined that there would be so many Chinese in its stands. Students from all over the Netherlands, some overseas Chinese, and Chinese journalists in the Netherlands...... For the first time, so many five-star red flags bloomed like flowers at the Amsterdam Stadium.

Li Yan took a picture of this scene, maybe this photo will not be in the newspaper, but it can be treasured. This game, which is watched by the whole of the Netherlands and all of China, is unfortunately not broadcast live in China, otherwise it will definitely create a new high in ratings. Ajax manager Koeman was a little cautious in his pre-match interview, first praising Warrendam's quality, saying that the team is young and energetic, and then expressing respect for Adrianse, saying that he is still a student compared to the old manager. Finally, he also commented on the Chinese players who are in the limelight.

"The two teenagers are very strong, which is evident in their goals and assists statistics. I think if they can keep up this form, Warrendam can at least finish in the top eight! ”

Adrianse cautioned his players not to be fooled by Koeman's low profile. "They're aiming for all three points!" In fact, Adrianse is the same, he spoke to the media about his happy days on this pitch, praising Ajax as one of the greatest clubs in the world, the foundation and symbol of Dutch football. Van der Meyde, Van der Vaart...... is the hope for the future of the Netherlands, blah blah blah. But he turned his head and said to the players in the locker room: "This game is a steady counterattack, we are not here to play a supporting role, one point to three points are our goals!" ”

No matter what the coaches of the two sides said to the media before the game, it can still be seen from the starting lists of both sides in this game that they are all the main players, and no one has any intention of giving up the game.

Warrendam sent out the 541 formation they are good at, with a diamond-shaped position in the midfield, five defenders in the backfield, and Zhang Jun as a striker at the front. Koeman also adopted his favorite three-striker formation, the combination of Litmanen, Mido (Mido), Ibrahimovic (Ibrahimovic) is invincible in the Dutch Super League, and there are two Dutch stars in the midfield, Vandervaart (Vandervaart) and Van der Meyde (Vandereyde) left and right, and the defensive core of the backfield is naturally the double captain of Ajax and the Romanian national team. Chiva is only 21 years old.

Many media have set the contest between Volendham's top scorer, Zhang Jun, who has scored eight goals in six league games, and Kifu, the best central defender in the Dutch Super League, as the biggest highlight of the game.

Is it the tip of a spear, or is it a strong shield? Ninety minutes later, it will be revealed.

More than one person mentioned this Romanian in front of Zhang Jun, who is only one year older than himself, but has already worn the captain's armband of Ajax and the Romanian national team, and many people say that he is the heir of the famous German central defender "Iron Plaster" Kohler. To be honest, before coming to the Netherlands, Zhang Jun had never heard of such a number one person, and later stayed in the Dutch Super League for a while, and often heard comments about him, everyone thought that his future was undoubted, and it was only a matter of time before he went to a wealthy club.

Zhang Jun's understanding of him is limited to the evaluation of others, only one year older than himself, but he has already succeeded, and he is just getting started.

At the start of the game, it was Ajax's Donny van der Meyde who planned an attack on the right, but Ibrasimovic's goal-grabbing effort was deflected wide by Louis Rink's interference.

Adrianse knew it would be foolish to attack against the mighty Ajax. Courage is not knowing what you can't do, it's knowing when to do it and when not to do it. Zhang Jun, Yang Pan, and Hevel are all very fast, and it is perfect to play defensive counterattacks. Adrianse asked his players not to dribble too much after winning the ball in midfield, try not to pass the ball more than four times, pass through the midfield quickly and concisely, and threaten behind Ajax with the speed of the front line.

Fifteen minutes into the first half, Ajax was still pressing Volendamm's attack, and the cheers on the Amsterdam pitch were also rising higher and higher with Ajax's attack.

"Ajax was so good that they couldn't even breathe for fifteen minutes. You see, Zhang Jundu returned to defend in front of the penalty area. Li Yan's two Chinese counterparts began to discuss.

'Four shots, Warrendam haven't conceded a goal yet, it's good. It is clear that Adrianse came to Amsterdam with a flat mentality. ”

"So, when will you see the performance of Zhang Jun and Yang Pan?"

'They shouldn't have many chances to perform, after all, Ajax are dominating the game now.'

"But the Dutch media still hyped the duel between Zhang Jun and Kifu before the game?"

"Isn't it the same at home? We journalists and fans always want that, but the coaches have their own arrangements. ”

Li Yan listened for a while, and then turned his attention to the court. Westtrop had just saved Mido's long-range shot, which was already Ajax's fifth shot in 18 minutes, and the home side's hope of winning the three points was exposed from the start, and Koeman could have lied before the game.

In the face of the opening situation, Adrianse was prepared and the defensive counter-attack strategy was correct.

Westtrop threw the ball directly with his hands, and Warrendam was about to launch a counterattack! He threw the ball to the right side, the ball was thrown far away, Ajax's Van der Vaart and Yang Pan went to chase the ball at the same time, but obviously Yang Pan was faster, he grabbed before Van der Vaart, and stabbed the falling football forward, the ball rolled out more than ten meters away, rolling along the sideline but not out of bounds!

Yang Pan knew that if he fought for speed, there were few opponents in this game, so he stabbed such an amateur kick, which was to let his speed have room to play.

Van der Vaart wanted to grab the ball, but he didn't expect Yang Pan to come from behind and come with such a kick, and in surprise, Yang Pan had already overtaken him. Van der Vaart didn't want to throw in the towel, but he found himself moving farther and farther away. If he runs with the ball, he is absolutely confident that he will stop him, damn it! Cunning Chinese! Van der Vaart waved his hand in annoyance and stopped chasing.

The Warrendam fans saw Yang Pan scurrying along the flanks and cheered him on. Because of the reason why Ajax just attacked, there are only two central defenders at the back now! Kifu was really following Zhang Jun who came up, while his partner protected Yang Pan's running route, preventing him from cutting inside and preventing him from shooting from a distance.

Yang Pan didn't cut inside, and he didn't shoot from a distance, but passed! The ball goes around the defender and goes to the box!

As soon as Zhang Jun saw Yang Pan's pass, he stepped forward, but Kifu turned his body sideways and stuck firmly in front of him, so that he couldn't speed up or jump. Then when the ball came, Kifu stretched out his long legs and blocked the ball to his partner, and the centre-back immediately passed the ball to Van der Vaart behind Yang Pan.

The first duel between Jang Jun and Kifu ended in the defeat of Jang Jun, who deserved to be the captain, with a veteran defense and no leakage. Zhang Jun is too tender compared to him.

Yang Pan shrugged his shoulders at Zhang Jun with some regret, and then ran back to participate in the defense, leaving Zhang Jun alone in the front court and slowly walking back.

Kifu is really powerful, even though this is only the first time to fight, Zhang Jun already knows something. It only takes one shot for a true master to make you understand how powerful he is, and when Kifu gets him stuck behind him, Jang Jun feels like he's hitting a wall.

Another highlight of this game is the competition between Yang Pan and Van der Meyde, two right forwards, because of the position, the two cannot talk directly, but the secret competition is still indispensable.

Before the game, a Chinese reporter asked Van der Meyde what he thought of Yang Pan. The 22-year-old right-wing prodigy, who scored for the first time in the national team, smiled and told reporters: "He is a player with a lot of potential, but he has too little experience in the game, maybe in a year he will be a first-class star." ”

Then the reporter took Van der Meyde's words and asked Yang Pan. Yang Pan deftly dodged the question, saying only that the team's results in this game were the most convincing, and as for the rivalry between him and Van der Meyde, "That's not something I'm thinking about. Yang Pan shook his head, put on his coat and left.

So far, Donny van der Meyde has had a couple of dangerous crosses that have caused Warrendam plenty of problems in the box. And Yang Pan also proved himself because of the galloping side breakthrough just now.

In the 32nd minute, Van der Meyde broke through Butley's defense on the right and then passed the ball to the veteran Litmanen, who had withdrawn from the box, and the Finn moved the ball to the left, Van der Vaart made a slight adjustment and crossed!

Midow and Ibrasimovic caught the attention of Hossmann and Luis Rink in the box, while Van der Meyde had snuck in and stabbed the ball into the back of the net in front of Kozel!

The ball is in!

“goal!”

After the goal, Van der Meyde shook his fist and roared to the cheers of the Amsterdam Stadium! He was soon surrounded by excited teammates.

Warrendam are behind away!

In frustration, Westtrop picked the ball out of the goal behind him and stomped towards the midfield. Kozel looked at the Ajax players in the red and white jerseys, then turned his head to look at his teammates, not knowing what to do. He was responsible for the goal he conceded just now, he didn't expect Van der Meyde to be so resolute and reacted a step slower, maybe this is the gap between the youth team and the first team!

After the restart, Warrendam still used defensive counter-attacking tactics, but added long passes in the middle, but ......

Jang Jun stumbled and almost fell to the ground, and when he was fighting for a header with Kifu, he was completely defeated, and the ball was pushed back by the opponent. The second time he fought with him, he ended in defeat again.

Ajax fans mercilessly offered boos to Zhang Jun, adding to the psychological pressure on him.

Kozel and Louis Rink combined on the edge of the box to steal the ball from the Finnish veteran Litmanen, and then Kozel played a long pass to Hevel, who beautifully stopped the ball and then crossed diagonally.

Jang Jun ran towards the ball, Kifu followed, and instead of chasing the ball, he stuck on the inside to prevent Jang Jun from breaking through and shooting. Because at the moment of starting, he found that he was half a beat behind Zhang Jun! "The start-up was really fast......

Jang Jun got the ball and singled out Kifu again.

The Chinese fans in the Amsterdam stadium cheered for Zhang Jun loudly, and some even opened the inscription "Zhang Jun, we will always support you!" Banners with the word.

But it's a pity that their cheering didn't help Zhang Jun much. Zhang Jun wanted to shake the kifu, but the other party was not moved at all, but took advantage of Zhang Jun's shaking, quickly stabbed his ball away, and then stuck in front of Zhang Jun to get the ball, Zhang Jun wanted to turn around and grab it back, but found that he hit a wall again.

The boos of the Ajax fans rang out again.

The third duel was still lost.

The game ended the first half 1-0, with players and coaches from both sides stepping into the locker room to prepare for the second half. Ajax fans, on the other hand, sang and set off fireworks at half-time to build momentum for their home stadium.

"Hey, Li Yan, what do you think of the first half?" Domestic counterparts asked Li Yan beside him.

'In the first half, it was clear that Ajax had the advantage, they had an unquestionable lead.

"What do you think of Zhang Jun and Yang Pan's performance?"

Zhang Junhe ...... Hey? You should ask Adrianse these questions, right? Li Yan was a little strange.

"Hehe, let's talk to each other." The peer smiled, "I think Zhang Jun was completely suppressed by Kifu, and Yang Pan also didn't invest enough in offense because he was too involved in defense, so he didn't play much." ”

"Yes, that's right."

"So what do you think will change at halftime Warrendam? For example, let Jang Jun avoid Kifu ......"

"Avoid?" Li Yan thought for a while, "Unless Zhang Jun is replaced, he can't avoid it......"

In the dressing room, Bayes patted Zhang Jun on the shoulder as a sign of comfort, the first half was unsuccessful for Zhang Jun, who was completely unreachable by Kifu.

Adrianse didn't expect that Zhang Jun would have nothing to do in the face of Kifu in the first half, and there was no chance at all, is the gap between the two so big? After thinking about it, he decided to liberate Yang Pan and let him participate more in offense than defense.

"Yang, you consciously strengthen the long-range shot in the second half, the opponent presses up, you don't have to think too much about passing when counterattacking, you can shoot as much as you see fit."

Yang Pan nodded, he only won the duel with Van der Vaart once in the first half, and then he was busy defending, and his best long-distance runs and powerful long-range shots had no chance to play.

On the other side, Coman praised Kifu's performance in the first half, and then reminded the team's defense: "In this game, we should pay special attention to the opponent's No. 25 Yang Pan, who was mainly defending in the first half, but he assisted with the ball that time, I believe everyone was shocked, right?" Van der Vaart, tell me how you feel. ”

"That guy's speed is terrifying!" Van der Vaart shrugged his shoulders and pouted, "Van der Vaart, he would be a strong contender for you on the right flank!" ”

Van der Meyde smiled slightly, noncommittal to Van der Vaart's words.

"I think the other side will definitely arrange for Yang Pan to strengthen the long-range shot, and after Zhang Jun was frozen by Kifu, Yang Pan became their most important point of attack. However, when our midfielder got the ball on Yang Pan, we immediately reduced the space for him and then tried to interfere with his feet as much as possible. I have carefully observed that the preparation for Yang Pan's shot is very long, the concealment is not enough, and the target is too obvious. These are all things we can use, as long as we guard against him, Warrendam will be like a tiger with teeth and claws pulled out, and there will be no threat! ”

Half-time was always short for players and coaches, with Adrianse clapping and signaling for his players to come on.

Zhang Jun walked at the end of the line, and he saw the Ajax captain Kifu coming out on the opposite side, who was talking and laughing with his teammates, and noticed that someone was paying attention to him, so he looked over.

When Zhang Jun saw Kifu looking over, he quickly looked away and walked forward with his head down.

Mido smiled and said to Kivo: "Your men are defeated, and when they see you, they will hide!" Ha ha! ”

Kifu thought about it, and in the first half, he and Zhang Jun went head-to-head three times, and he won them all. "I don't know what kind of adjustment the other party will make to let him take the edge? Plugging in the back row to attack? Or retreat to get the ball? Or, still single-handed......"

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