Chapter 4: Stubborn Reeves
'It was also an important goal and with 15 minutes remaining, it kept Lille's hopes of equalising alive. Pen ~ Fun ~ Pavilion www.biquge.info "The CANAL+ commentator was very excited to witness a great goal and more importantly he may have witnessed the debut of a future superstar.
Lille coach Puel clenched his fists excitedly, Napoleon Jr., who made his debut brought him such a big surprise, morale was available, when he took back control of the midfield, he turned his head and looked at the 19-year-old midfielder John Cabaye, who had warmed up on the bench, and said, "Cabaye, run more on the field, and grab the midfield position back for me!" ”
Cabaye, who is also young but has more than 30 top-flight appearances, nodded with confidence.
Lille requested a substitution, and the game was mediocre, with high school striker Forweguet, who had completely disappeared from the field, replaced by a young all-round midfielder John Cabaye, who had started to play the main force this season!
The line-up was changed to 433, with Jane Marcon dropping back to a central midfield position, with Cabaye and Matiyu Bodme in charge of attacking and defending in midfield.
The substitution had an immediate effect, with the addition of a new force allowing Lille to gradually regain control of the midfield. Support from midfield gave Reeves another chance, but was ruthlessly denied by the post.
In the 80th minute, the score was 2-1, and Rennes still led by one goal.
The strong Jane Macon cut the ball off the feet of Rennes' young midfielder Joan Gourcuff and quickly passed it back to centre-back Nicolas Prestein, who held the ball steady and took a few steps forward to meet Rennes striker Alexander. Before Frei pressed up, he passed the ball to left-back Milivoje Vitakic on the left.
Seeing that there was no one in front of him, Vitakic ran directly with the ball, brought it to near the halfway, and handed the ball to the left winger Peter Odemwenji who came to respond, the Nigerian international's foot skills are good, and he gently pulled the ball, and avoided the flying tackle of Rennes fullback Grigory Borien, and the departure of the high striker made the penalty area lack a connecting point, Odemwenji gave up the opportunity to cross the bottom, and cut directly with the ball after breaking through Borien, and Odemwengi, who had been silent for most of the time, had already held his breath and went straight to the penalty area.
Mensah stepped forward to defend and hit it head-on fiercely, Odem Wenji flicked the ball to the right side, and saw that he was about to break through Mensah, when suddenly a foot stretched out, pulled the ball, and broke it, it was Gurkuf who had just been cut off,
"Gurkuf has made a meritorious deed. His comeback was timely, with the 19-year-old Rennes at the core having been in excellent form this season and hailed as the next Zinedine Zidane. ”
Gourcuff's technique is very good, and his offensive ability is also very strong, but his forward ability is slightly poor, and he lacks the ability and speed to run with the ball, so Gourcuff, who broke the ball before the top of the penalty area, did not intend to dribble the ball himself, but gently flicked the ball forward, looked up to observe the movement of his teammates in front, and got up to pass to the frontcourt, at this moment, a white shadow stopped in front of him, separating him from the football.
It was Reeves, who had been waiting for a long time, he leaned on Gourcuff, tried his best to maintain his balance, and pressed the football with his left foot far away, which could not let Gourcuff reach the football, but it was not safe at this time, at the top of the arc in front of the big penalty area, there were all Rennes players around him, and the pass was easily cut off at this time.
In the afterglow, Mensah has taken a few steps to the right side of Gourcuff, ready to break the ball with Gourcuff, Reeves is now with his back to Gourcuff, pressing the ball with his left foot, this state makes Gourcuff determined: if you want to break through from his right side, Reeves needs to hand the ball to his right foot first, this time is enough for Mensah to rush to cut the ball, if Reeves does not want to sit and wait, he will definitely break through from his left side. So Gourcuff resisted Reeves without giving a step, leaning to the left, and his left leg was on Reeves' side to prevent him from breaking through.
"Napoleon is in a predicament now, it looks like he's going to be cut off, see how our wonder boy behaves?" The CANAL+ narrator said with great interest.
Time is running out, Mensah is about to arrive, and if he doesn't act, the ball at his feet will definitely not be safe, and he made a quick decision in his heart.
The body quickly leaned to the left, guiding Gourcuff's center of gravity to the left, and then suddenly lifted the ball high into the air, and the moment the ball flew over Gourkuff's head, Reeves had already whistled past Gourcuff's right side, jumping up to avoid Mensah's long legs that were helplessly stretched out to avoid the support.
"Beautiful man has a ball!"
Mensah, who was going to pass the ball and stay behind, couldn't intercept it, so he had to pull Reeves's corner of the shirt in the hope of pulling him down.
Mensa, nicknamed the "Rock of Gibraltar", was extremely strong, and his left hand pulled back with all his might, although it was a desperate movement after losing his balance, but Mensa believed that the force of this pull would definitely stop Reeves's advance. However, Reeves' half-breed body is also very strong, and Mensa's pull only slowed down Reeves's speed, and did not lose his balance, but his inertia of high-speed progress staggered forward a few steps.
Mensah was not surprised, this slow time was enough for the two defenders to outflank one left and one right, even if they blew the foul outside the penalty area, if they don't blow, they will definitely be broken.
At this time, Reeves was already standing on the line of the penalty area, in front of him were the two Rennes defenders who pounced, behind him was the desperate Mensah, and above his head was the ball that was about to fall. How should Reeves choose?
Adhering to the principle of attacking advantage, the referee's whistle has been in his mouth, if Reeves does not touch the ball, and if he falls down, it is a free kick, and if he touches the ball, he will not blow the penalty.
The nerves of the two managers on the sidelines were tightly tied, and Lille coach Puel was looking forward to it: "Hurry up, good luck is a penalty, bad luck is also a good position to take a free kick." ”
Rennes coach Bologni is looking forward to it: "Young man, be ambitious, don't fall, shoot quickly!" ”
Reeves's action made the coaches of both sides happy and sad, Reeves gently touched the ball with his forehead, adjusted the landing point of the football, rushed forward, and brought down the defenseless Mensah who was clinging to the corner of his clothes, and supported the ground with his left foot between the sprints, and the right foot was lifted high, and hit the ball on the ground fiercely.
Bang, the football turned into a white light swept past the rushing defenders, straight to the Rennes goal, Lille coach Poole sighed, persistent children, penalty free kicks have a higher success rate than the interference of long-range shots,
Rennes coach Boloni couldn't help but be happy, he was really young, and he vowed not to look back if he didn't hit the south wall!
However, in the next moment, the joy and sorrow reversed.
Rennes goalkeeper Isaksen, who had just watched Reeves' powerful shot from close range, was so frightened that he instinctively wanted to avoid the incoming football, but his dignity as a professional made him make a save
But it was too late, and the football was like a cannonball, and it was coming in an instant.
By the time he made the save, the ball had gone over his arm and into the corner, and in disbelief, Isaksen could only hear the sound of the ball hitting the net.
In the 87th minute, Rennes 2-2 Lille, Reeves came on in the 15th minute, the second goal.
The moment the football entered the net, there were two days of joy and sorrow, and the always calm Lille coach Puel was ecstatic, what a magical boy! What an incredible goal! It was a goal that could well send them to the Champions League.
Rennes coach Bologni on the other side of the pitch looked incredulous, how could this goal be scored? Damn number 45!
“c'estlebut!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
MONDIEU (OMG) !! World Wave !! After the imaginative man divides the ball, he volleys directly under Mensah's tugging, an incredible goal, and the shooting action is breathtaking! ”
The CANAL+ narrator roared excitedly. The game of Ligue 1 has always been a lack of goals and a dull scene, and today a 16-year-old who made his debut in Ligue 1 scored two spectacular goals, and the always neutral CANAL+ commentator rarely lost his temper.
"Reeves' long-range shot pierced through Rennes' line like a cannonball! Under Mensah's full pull, he still shot a world-class long-range shot! Lille miraculously equalised! In the 85th minute, with the dream duo of teenager Reeves, Lille stubbornly pulled the score to 2-2, overtook Marseille in the standings again, and returned to the third place in the league. Rennes were overtaken by Lens and Auxerre in the standings, dropping to seventh place. ”