Chapter 813: Debut, superstar aura
"Ai Ai Ai Ai Ai!!"
The stands at the Stade de France, both home and away, chanted Iello's surname so loudly that the fans sitting in front of the TV were surprised at this moment...... There is no distinction between nationality and team, only the tenacity of returning from a serious injury, the world has never lacked players with quality and talent, but too many good players have been ruined by injuries.
Before the game, countless media and fans hoped that Iroh would make a comeback, but at the same time, they were afraid that the injury six months ago would cast a huge shadow on Iro, and he would lose his spirituality on the field......
Six months later, on December 5 last year, Chelsea faced Manchester City at the Etihad Stadium on December 5, when Arlo was left seriously injured by a deliberate foul by Frenkie de Jong of the Dutchman...... The first person in world football, our number one star in China, stood on the pitch again after half a year, I believe that many people are full of expectations for his future, but I hope everyone is rational, don't rush, give him a little time to recover, because this is not the game we play, it is impossible to resurrect with full blood......"
The game on the court continued, but Huang Jianxiang's attention was no longer on the court.
The same is true for most of the Chinese fans sitting in front of the TV, who didn't even hear what Huang was saying, they were just desperate to see Iello on the pitch and then integrate into the team with lightning speed, leading China to beat France and bring confidence and morale to the national team ahead of the World Cup.
Huang Jianxiang and the Chinese fans were not on the field, but the other commentators were still focused on the game itself, and they knew that if Iello stood on the sidelines, it meant that he was about to play, and it was useless to be in a hurry.
Again...... How do you change the undead ball?
In the 66th minute of the game, the Chinese team finally controlled the ball from the back to the belly of the French team's half. As far as we know, Wu and Zheng, who were replaced in the second half, are the attacking playmakers of the Chinese team, while Zhang, who is getting the ball, is still a little young......"
As soon as the arrogant French TV commentator finished speaking, Zhang Xizhe, who had the ball, shook very easily in the face of Govu, who retreated to the midfield position, and played a wall-hitting cooperation with Gao Lin before Gourcuff made up the defense, and dribbled the ball into the 35-meter area of the French team's defense.
As a result, a suffocating exclamation erupted at the scene.
Tulalang, the only defender of the French team, chose to step forward immediately, even if he couldn't break the football at Zhang Xizhe's feet, he had to leave him in place, and if he let him take the ball a few meters further forward with the goal facing the goal, then it would pose a direct threat to the goal.
Even Iello who was waiting to play was surprised by Zhang Xizhe's appearance, he was only nineteen years old and did not have any timidity at all, and he dared to make moves and cooperate in the face of the famous French star, from here it can be seen that Zhang Xizhe's future is limitless, and maybe he can grow into the main player of European giants in the future.
He was very surprised by the speed of transformation of domestic players......
What Iroh didn't know was that these changes were brought about by his success, just as he called "football" when he first won the World Footballer of the Year...... There is no racial color, and the yellow race and Chinese can also stand on the highest stage. ”
This...... It is the changes that Iello has brought to Chinese football that have made Chinese players see hope.
Or rather...... It is the Chinese players who have a goal.
Now that you have a practical goal, the motivation will follow......
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The camera returned to the playing field, Zhang Xizhe did not lower his head with the ball, but dribbled forward with his natural sense of the ball, looking at the menacing Tulalang, the corners of his mouth rose slightly, and his right foot suddenly buckled the dribbling football to the left, and at the same time his body faced his own side to attack the left side, looking like he was going to pass the ball to Yu Hanchao, who suddenly inserted forward to the left rib.
Tulalang didn't dare to slack off, running in a straight line, he turned a small bend in the run and rushed towards Zhang Xizhe, and stretched out his right foot in an attempt to cut off the football that Zhang Xizhe passed to Yu Hanchao.
But...... Zhang Xizhe is not passing.
Zhang Xizhe's right foot was quickly retracted, and he used the flexibility of his right ankle to stealthily shake the ball to the right front.
The soccer ball slipped between Tulalang's legs, which stretched out his right leg.
"Whoa!!"
The Chinese fans in the stands looked at Zhang Xizhe's spiritual expression and subconsciously chanted.
Ai Luo and Yang Xu, who were standing on the sidelines, also stood on tiptoe and looked at Zhang Xizhe, who flashed his body and was about to get the ball.
Merely...... The experienced Tulalang has a strong sense of position, knowing that he is the last barrier in front of Gala and Abidal, and he can't let Zhang Xizhe pass, otherwise the goal will be dangerous.
So Tulalang chose to foul when he couldn't touch the ball, and his left foot, which was dragging behind, swept towards Zhang Xizhe's supporting foot.
Suddenly, Domenech, who was sitting in front of the coach's seat, felt a sense of unease in his heart, but he didn't know exactly what was upset.
The referee's whistle then sounded and Tulalang was shown a yellow card.
Immediately afterwards, the referee received a sideline prompt from the fourth official, turned around and raised his right arm to point to the sideline in the middle of the court, and the Chinese team made another substitution adjustment.
Nearly 10,000 Chinese fans at the scene shouted again, and the substitution adjustment they most wanted to see finally came.
Ai Luo and Yang Xu are up, Gao Lin and Yu Hai are down.
"Come on! Ai Ge!! Gao Lin hugged Iroh and patted her back in encouragement.
The moment Iello stepped onto the pitch, the Stade de France surprised the fans in the stadium clapping their hands, and thunderous applause swept through the stadium.
Sagna, who was about to play against Iroh in defense, instinctively felt a little nervous, he had already tried Aillo's metamorphosis in more than two seasons at Arsenal, so he was very afraid that the next game would not be found by Aillo.
For him...... The loss is small, the loss is big, otherwise Anelka would not have been allowed to test the tone.
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In order to thank the fans for their selfless dedication, Iroh quickly raised his arms above his head and patted his palms after stepping onto the court, responding to the fans in the stands on all sides.
"Hello audience friends, I believe everyone at this moment is as excited as me, Iello appeared on the field again after half a year, and this game is the last warm-up game of the Chinese team before the World Cup, which will be used as a reference for the first World Cup game against the German team, which means that he will likely appear in the starting lineup for the first World Cup game against the German team......"
As Huang Jianxiang talked, Iroh had already walked towards the foul location.
That's right! The set-piece that Zhang Xizhe won for the team was penalized by Ielloh.
Seeing this, Domenech, who was sitting in the dugout of the home team, finally knew where his inner turmoil came from.
Originally...... Iroh will take the set-piece.
Tulalang's foul was about 32 meters away from the goal, facing the goal, Lloris had long heard of Elo's set-piece skills in Ligue 1, even if he had just returned from injury, he did not dare to slack off, and discharged a wall of up to five people.
"Oops, this is the location with the highest set-piece breakage rate! I'm sorry, but I'm going to take back my earlier praise for Jeremy Tulalang, whose reckless foul on the front of the bench put the team in a very passive situation, and if Ai shoots from a set-piece, he's a sinner......
The French TV commentator changed his face very quickly and said with a straight face.
At this moment, he has forgotten that Iroh has just returned from injury, and his game status has not yet been verified.
Maybe...... That's the aura that a superstar brings.
No one knew that when Iroh appeared on the stage, many fans who did not follow the friendly match between the Chinese team and the French team learned about Iroh's game on social networks, and did not hesitate to turn on the TV or computer and watch the live broadcast.
If you were lucky enough to see Ielo standing behind the football, the familiar back, the familiar position, or the familiar feeling of scoring a goal?
Countless fans who pay attention to Iello are full of expectations, will Iello return to the peak after half a year?
In fact...... No one knows, Iroh is still the same Iro, and he has never been to the trough!
Loew, who was sitting in the stands scouting the enemy's situation, looked at Ailo nervously, as if the game on the field was not China and France, but the first match between China and Germany in Group D of the World Cup a week later.
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Everyone knew that set-pieces between 28 and 35 metres from goal were the exclusive position of Ielloh, so there were no other Chinese players standing behind the ball.
At this point, the five-man wall of the French team also seemed to feel the pressure from Elo, and they moved a few steps forward without the referee noticing, closing the distance to the football, so as to play the role of fending off set-pieces with their bodies.
Beep~~~~
Just then, the whistle sounded.
Whether it's the fans in the stadium, the fans sitting in front of the TV, or the coaches and players in the stadium, all eyes are on Elo.
The scene fell eerily silent for a moment.
Iroh let out a long, habitual exhale, and then run.
One step, two steps, and the third step is extraordinarily large.
The left foot is firmly planted about 30 cm on the left side of the football, the arms are swung naturally, and the right leg swings from back to front, and the power is instilled from the waist and abdomen to the thighs, and then transmitted to the inside of the feet through the hub of the thighs and knees.
The muffled sound of "bang" was particularly clear in the quiet Stade de France.
Iroh's right instep was like a whip and struck the lower middle of the soccer ball.
At the same time, the French team's five-man wall colleagues jumped, but they didn't touch the football.
Standing in the middle of the goal, Lloris only saw the football leap over the human wall and go straight to the top right corner of the goal, and before his body could react, the football plunged headlong into the snow-white net.