Chapter 1 The first time on the green field
On May 14, 2006, Rennes, the capital of Brittany, France, had a quiet night as usual, but there was one place that was particularly lively: the Stade de la RΓ©ne-Lorient in the heart of the city was packed out tonight, where the final round of Ligue 1 was played by Rennes at home to Lille. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info
After 37 rounds, 3rd place Lille has 61 points, 4th place Marseille has 59 points, and the last round of the two will fight for the last train ticket to the Champions Cup, Lille away to 5th place Rennes, as long as they are undefeated to secure a Champions Cup place, Rennes is fighting to secure a place in the UEFA Cup; Marseille away to challenge Bordeaux, who have already secured the runner-up and have no desire. If Lille want to win the third place in the league, they must not miss three points in this game. If you lose, you will have to look at Marseille's face in the end.
Lille played away this time, the situation is not optimistic, the main central defender Statis Tavlaritis, the captain of the main left-back Grigory. Six players, including Taflao, main defender Dimon, right-back Di Baozhi, and striker Mosru, are out due to injury. However, there is also good news, the opponent Rennes has only scored 2 points in the last 3 league games, and only 1 win in the last 6 games. However, Lille is playing away from home this time, and its away record has been poor, winning only 4 away games this season, and it is not easy to win this battle.
It's been 70 minutes since the start of the game, the score is 2-0, the home team is in front, the away team is behind, and Lille is 2-0 down. Another venue, Marseille, won the game with Tofirou. Molida's valuable goal in the 68th minute led Bordeaux 1-0 away, with Marseille already one point ahead of Lille and third in the table, Lille dropping to fourth and Rennes securing fifth place in the league for the time being.
Lille head coach Claude. Puel sat firmly on the sidelines, looking at Rennes' steady Tarzan-like defence, there was no trace of discoloration on his face, but there was already a little anxiety in his heart, Rennes were one of the worst defensive teams in Ligue 1, conceding 47 goals in 37 games, only slightly better than the three relegated teams. So today, Poole went crazy and opened with a 424, a nostalgic formation that has almost disappeared from football for 30 years.
It is said that 424 is almost extinct because this formation has occasionally appeared in a special period of time in some games in the past 30 years. It's just that a starting lineup like Poole's from the beginning of the game is unique in a relatively high-level professional league.
Of course, Puel has no choice but to sacrifice 4 forwards, Lille has too many injuries, the midfield is no longer available, injuries make Poole's employment stretched, from the effect of the game, the pros and cons are half. The four strikers hoarded in the front court, which did increase the choice and intensity in the attack, and created countless opportunities, but the Rennes backline, which had not performed well all season, was extremely strong today, and its back line did not have a particularly capable player. Lille could only look at the door and sigh.
At the same time, due to the lack of manpower in the midfield, midfielder Mathieu. Bodmeier was weak in attack and defense, Dumont was absent, and Jane Macon alone could not stop Rennes' wave after wave of shockwaves, the first wave of interceptions and the protection of the defense were almost completely ineffective, Rennes had far more time in possession than Lille, and relied on last season's Golden Boot Alexander. Frei took the lead with two goals.
Lille coach Puel shook his head secretly, and the situation on the field can be summed up in one word: chaos! Lille sacrificed their midfield defence in the hope of relying on numerical superiority up front, and unfortunately, the league's second-most-scored striker couldn't beat the league's fourth-most-conceded backline. Are you going to lose? The Champions Cup and the league are not easy to deal with, although the Champions League performed well and reached the round of 16, but the league withdrew from the title race early.
Honk! Lille striker Kevin Milares kicked the ball away with another flak gun, and Puel slapped the plate next to him in annoyance, the Belgian is really unreliable, he will only waste chances, he can't do this anymore, he has to change. Turning around and looking at the players on the bench, his eyes fell on a delicate face, and he hesitated in his heart, this kid performed well in the second team, and his training was also outstanding, but he was not too young, would he be crushed when he played at such an important time? After thinking about it for a moment, I still made up my mind, no matter how bad it is, it is much better than Milares, who shoots badly on the field.
"Reeves, warm up, get ready to play."
The young man was overjoyed when he heard this, and asked in disbelief, "Sir, are you really calling me?" β
Puel smiled faintly: "It's not you, who else, little Napoleon." Play well and score a goal for me to see. β
The boy nodded vigorously, his dark black eyes full of vigor and confidence, and he got up and began to jog.
This boy is our protagonist, his full name is Napoleon Reeves, a Chinese-French mixed-race, his father Li Fuguo is a French expatriate, and his mother Alice Napoleon is the great-great-daughter of King Jeromy of Westphalia, the younger brother of the French Emperor Napoleon I.
Napoleon Reeves is currently one of the "heirs" to the British throne, due to the fact that Reeves's predecessor, King Jeromy of Westphalia, married Catherine, Princess of Wutemburg in Germany, in 1807, and became a distant relative of the British royal family, Reeves is currently ranked 2628th in the British throne heir sequence.
Reeves often complained that his father's name was too arbitrary, and that foreigners' names were different from those in China, with a first name in front and a surname in the back, and Reeves's father chose Reeves's surname instead of Li's surname, and used his mother's surname as his own name. Got a bit of a nondescript Napoleon Reeves. It stands to reason that others should call him Napoleon, but the title Napoleon means a lot to Europeans, most people call him Reeves, and he likes to be called Reeves.
Despite the diminutive stature of Napoleon Bonaparte, Charles was born in Paris on October 19, 1989, and is 16 years old as a striker. At the age of 13, he was admitted to Clairefontaine, the most famous youth football base in France, and from Clairefontaine came out of Zidane, Henry, Anelka, Trezeguet, Gala and other superstars. Usually they stay in the base, go to the key middle school in the morning to receive formal cultural education, train in the afternoon, and return to the Lille youth echelon to participate in the competition on the weekend. Reeves is the top scorer in the team at all levels of competition, so he is highly regarded by the Lille club.
As the seed of the next generation of superstars that Lille focuses on developing, Reeves was brought to Rennes as a substitute to get a feel for the atmosphere of professional football. No one could have imagined that Reeves, who would turn 17 in a few months, would embark on an epic journey.
Reeves meticulously warmed up on the sidelines, and for the first time he was in a top-flight stadium to listen to the cheers of tens of thousands of people, the sound of which converged into a huge wave of sound that hit the eardrums. However, there was not a trace of nervousness in Reeves's heart, except for excitement and excitement, as if he was there for this kind of scene, enjoying the shouts in the sky. When I came back to my senses and looked at my feet, even the turf looked so special, in fact, this turf was no different from the turf of the training ground, but this different feeling was just because this was the "arena" of the professional league!
In the 72nd minute, the fourth official raised the sign, and Lille made a substitution, under the 27th and on the 45th.
When the home fans found out that Milares had been replaced by an unknown mixed-race teenager, they immediately reported a cacophony of boos and laughter. They don't think an unknown can knock on their team's door.
Listening to the voice of contempt, Reeves clenched his fists and slowly ran inside, secretly determined in his heart that I would make everyone remember my name: Napoleon Reeves.