Chapter Ninety-Nine: The Goal Drought Continues, and Strong Enemies Attack
In midweek, Lille host the group's weakest opponents, AEK Athens. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. biquge。 info
AEK Athens has a very embarrassing record, that is, in 2000-2003, they did not win a single game in 18 consecutive UEFA Champions League matches, setting a record for the entire UEFA Champions League, which shows the weakness of this team.
The Greek team, which lost the first two games, is obviously not Lille's opponent, but the media did not have confidence in Lille before the game, because the situation of Lille at the moment is really bad, and the team's top scorer is also in a goal drought.
Reeves was not named in the squad announced on the day of the game, as there is a more crucial game on the weekend, with Lille hosting Ligue 1 giants Lyon, which is likely to be directly related to the title trend of this season, and if Lyon win, their lead will be further extended and Lille's title race will become slim.
So in this Champions League group stage, Puel played as a substitute, and even Kluivert got the opportunity to play for the first time and completed a beautiful assist.
"Oh! In this moment, Kluivert was reminiscent of the Dutch national team's top scorer in his heyday, receiving a long pass from a teammate and stopping the ball directly with his chest to Bastos on the other side, who blasted home unmarked. ”
The live camera showed the camera to Reeves on the sidelines after the goal, and they wondered what the expression of the young goalscorer, who had been troubled lately, would appear.
Reeves in the camera did not have much joy on his face except clapping and celebrating his teammate's goal.
Reaves is frustrated by not getting a chance to start today, but he is confident in his ability to recover, believing that even if he runs out of energy in this game, it will not affect the weekend's league game. But this statement did not convince the head coach, so Reeves had to sit on the bench.
And this goal completely killed his possible chance to play, if he continues to be anxious, maybe the manager will send himself up to rush, but now that he is ahead, Puel naturally reserves the strength to deal with the weekend's league game.
"Kluivert's ability is exactly what Reeves lacks, and Kluivert's ability to play the ball is still at a very high level."
Seeing Cluevas's beautiful assist, Reeves was full of envy, and passed the ball to the opponent's feet extremely comfortably without making adjustments, this kind of action is extremely difficult, especially in the confrontation, which is rarely done, it seems that there is a chance to steal in the future, if there is such a ability to do the ball, Reeves is not afraid of the bag at all, the more people surrounded, the more opportunities for teammates.
In the end, with Kluyves' assist for Bastos's goal, Lille won 1-0 at home to AEK Athens, temporarily behind AC Milan on goal difference, and ranked second in the group.
After the game, Reeves was the first to walk to the locker room after thanking the fans, he did not participate in the victory of this game, he was just a spectator who was not very enthusiastic, Reeves could not enjoy the joy of victory like the players on the field.
Puel just patted his lover on the back and didn't say anything.
He understands how Reeves feels now, but he doesn't regret not giving Reeves a chance to play, he knows that this soon-to-be-17-year-old teenager is like a spring, setbacks will not crush him, only accumulate the strength to rebound, this game may be a goal for him to play, but Puel feels that it is better to let Reeves time the rebound in the strong confrontation with Lyon at the weekend, which may be a surprise for the team and a qualitative leap for Reeves himself.
In addition, Puel has other ideas, he thinks that Reeves has been too smooth since his debut, there has never been such a stunning debut in the history of Ligue 1, too much praise will only make people lose themselves, suffer some setbacks, it is not a good thing, it can make this young man more mature, but also better recognize his own strength, which will help him grow in the future. Puel thought it was a valuable experience and it would be a shame to get over the setbacks too quickly, so he wanted Reeves to spend more time in the setbacks to improve himself.
As for the criticism of the outside world, Puel did not pay attention to it at all, as soon as Reeves scored again, all the negative news immediately disappeared, and even the media themselves will not remember what was said, he believes that Reeves himself knows this.
After the game, most of the media focused on Kluivert, who played for the first time in Lille, which made Reeves feel a lot less pressure.
While most of the media were acknowledging Kluivert's performance, they speculated about the timing of the Dutchman's off-field affair.
'The former Netherlands international is back on the pitch after a few months, which is a victory in itself for his fans, and even more rarely, Kluivert's flash of inspiration has given Lille a difficult victory.
"But it is important to be wary of whether Kluivert's performance is a sign of a comeback or a resurgence, and based on past experience, Kluivert is not trustworthy and it is likely that there will be a chaotic off-field news from the Dutch."
There are also media outlets that occasionally talk about Reeves when talking about Kluivert.
For example, Rennes's New Catholic
"The experienced Kluivert taught the immature Reeves a lesson, and in addition to that beautiful assist, Kluivert also had a couple of excellent header ferries, and if it wasn't for his team-mates' poor grasp, he would have been able to get more assists."
However, there is one media that still focuses on Reeves, and that is "Lens Sports Edition"
'Lille finally got a win, while Reeves was on the bench.
"It makes Reeves' position in Lille look awkward, and even a late-career veteran like Kluivert can do more than him."
"If it weren't for the physical limitations, Kluivert would be more worthy of the main position than Reeves."
"Reeves' goal drought will continue, because the next game he will face is the strongest team in Ligue 1, I don't think Reeves will use goals to help Lille challenge Lille to dominate Ligue 1, I believe Lyon will use a hearty victory to tell Lille, the gap between the two, Lyon's leading goalscorer Fred will also use a goal to tell Reeves, the gap between the two."
Fred? Reeves, who read the report, was not interested in this man, he was more interested in Benzema, the new striker in the Lyon team.
Although he did not grow to the expected heights in later generations, Benzema still has the quality of a first-class star as a member of Real Madrid's BBC group. Being able to hold the position of the main striker at Real Madrid is an affirmation in itself.
The current Benzema has just played the main role in the Ligue 1 hegemony, and it will take until next season to really break out.
But that doesn't stop Reeves from looking forward to competing with Benzema.
Therefore, Reeves's training time has been further extended in the past few days.
He's going to be at his best against strong opponents.
He's going to announce his return with a goal.
He hates days when he doesn't score.