Chapter 22: The Difficult First Battle (I)
Mani took a lot of effort to squeeze into the field, fat is one thing, and there are too many spectators today, Mani couldn't imagine that a Belgian youth league can make the stadium of 800 positions seem crowded, you know, the average audience of the U19 youth league last year was only 400. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. biqUgE。 info
The afternoon sun was a little harsh, and he wiped the greasy sweat from his face, narrowed his already small eyes into a needle, and tried to find the player in his impression.
He didn't see anything, he came a little late, the players had already warmed up, went back to the locker room to change their jerseys, there were only a few staff left on the field to pack up the streamers scattered on the ground, on the sidelines, the broadcaster was adjusting the machine, the fans were chatting messily, the spectator seats were equipped with seats, but everyone was used to standing and watching the game.
Mani is a part-time scout, active in various stadiums in Wallonia, he does not belong to any club, only responsible for selling information to scouts in several big clubs, earning a small salary, of course, that is temporary, Mani has obtained a corporate legal person business license, and is ready for professional responsibility deposit, is preparing for the FIFA player agent, if passed, put down the work of a part-time scout, concentrate on being a player agent.
A player agent can have a lot more "money" than a small scout.
Mani used the document bag in his hand as a fan to fan the wind, patiently waiting for the players to appear, during which he chatted with a few fans next to him, and soon confirmed that the target of the trip was indeed Wang Nuo, a Chinese.
"You know man, we've all played with him, he went to play amateur games every day last month, and I've heard that he is now the new main player of the Under-19 team!"
Mani nodded, a little relieved, he spent half an hour from Calvier, if the subject could not play, wouldn't it be a joke, he knew a little more famous players in the standard Liège echelon, but he had never heard of the Chinese player, until a few days ago he watched a video.
A friend in Cologne showed Mani a video of a friendly match for the youth team, which was recorded by the friend himself, the two sides of the game were Cologne U19 and Standard Liège U19, this video was only a few minutes, the camera was a little shaky, and even blurred, but this did not prevent Mani from being shocked and impressed by the excellent foot skills of an Asian player, Mani repeatedly watched the magic in the video more than a dozen times, and he couldn't sit still.
Out of a scout's sense of smell, Mano estimated that this Asian kid was still unknown and could be regarded as a full potential stock, so he decided to go to the scene to see for himself.
Mani calculated in his heart that if Wang Nuo did not have obvious technical defects, and Standard Liège did not have the intention of key cultivation, then it was entirely possible for him to intervene and operate something in the middle, taking a step back, even if it was difficult for him to act, he could also get some benefits by feeding back Wang Nuo's information to the scouts of other big clubs, after all, he was a Chinese.
A cheer from the fans around him interrupted Mani's thoughts, Mani quickly stood on tiptoe and stretched his neck, he saw the players coming out of the locker room, already lined up on the field, Mani searched among the players and found the target.
Wang Nuo, wearing the No. 11 home shirt with freshly pulled grass in his mouth, shook hands with the Brugge Under-19 players and was waiting for the team's captain Viane to pick a side.
The standard Liege home kit has always been red, and they are also known as the Red Devils of the Belgian league.
Looking around, Wang Nuo was very satisfied with the atmosphere in the stadium, the stands were next to the stadium, and the spectators of nearly 1,000 people, most of whom were local fans, were coming for the standard Liège echelon, and Wang Nuo could clearly hear their cheers.
On the east side of the stands, a huge flag is open in the wind, seven meters long and five meters wide, revealing a red and white shield emblem, representing the spirit of the standard Liège - tenacity, hard work, protection, normally, this huge flag would only appear in the south stand of Duflaxen, but today the situation is different, due to the video commentary of the Walloon Sports Seven and the Flemish Super Sports Channel, the fans will make a decision and send a team of hundreds of people to cheer!
They are the most professional fans and the club's die-hards, each wearing the red number 12 jersey, which means the twelfth person of the team, and they hold the red scarf above their heads, and the uniform team song will soon resound throughout the stadium.
After picking the side, the captain Viane gathered his teammates together, and in just two sentences, everyone's emotions were mobilized, and the hands of eleven people were folded together and pressed down violently.
"Fight!" The players shouted.
With the referee's whistle, the game began.
"Ladies and gentlemen, you are watching the opening match of the 2009-2010 Belgian Under-19 Youth League, Standard Liege at home against Club Brugge, with De Bent commenting on you, and now the game has begun."
The commentator Debent did not come to the scene, such a small game is generally broadcast through the broadcast signal on the screen from a distance, because the youth league attention is not high, so he did not seriously prepare for this game, purely out of coping, even the list of players is read according to the subtitles given on the screen.
"First of all, let's introduce the starting lineups of the two sides in this game, Standard Liege lined up the usual 433 formation last season, goalkeeper No. 1 Morris, four defenders are No. 13 Olevega, No. 3 Lunte, No. 28 Goodman, No. 33 Huzay, three midfielders are No. 8 Kargill, No. 16 Van Court, and team captain No. 10 Viane, forward line, No. 7 Pelly partnered with No. 11...... Vangelo, as a left and right winger, and as a striker, No. 29 Leibia. ”
In an old house in Brussels' Lower Town, seven or eight young people gathered in front of the television burst into taunts and complaints.
"Hell, what kind of garbage commentary is this."
"I actually got Wang Nuo's surname wrong, it's WANG, not Wang."
"This commentary must have taken Wang Nuo as an Italian or someone somewhere else."
They are all teammates of Wang Nuo when he played in Brussels, and they have a good relationship with Wang Nuo, and Wang Nuo is also the first of their group to "go on TV", so they spontaneously gathered together to cheer for Wang Nuo.
At the same time, Wang Jianguo in China also had a ridiculous expression.
Wang Jianguo competed in order to watch his son, specially pulled a light drill, invited a "network master" to help him go over the wall to a foreign website, and paid the fee, even so, the screen will still be stuck, he turned off his mobile phone, excluding all external disturbances, this is the first time he watched his son's game on the Internet.
The commentator De Bent did not realize his mistake and lazily reported the starting line-up of the Brugge team, and by this time, the game had been played for two or three minutes.
Club Brugge Under-19s are a strong team in the Youth League, finishing fourth in the Youth League last season, ahead of Anderlecht, Mechelen and Standard Liege.
Perhaps because of the away team, and last year's main squad of five players promoted to the U21, so that Brugge's squad at the beginning of the season was a little thin, as soon as the start, Brugge's style of play seemed very conservative, they used a 451 formation, the midfielders defended intensively, leaving only a fast number 10 to counterattack.
They handed over the ball to Standard Liege, a steady posture, Standard Liege naturally smiled, as a team that pays attention to ground coordination, Standard Liege's style of play is delicate and changeable, and usually mastering possession means being more active and can play at their own pace.
"Oh, it was a game with a lot of character, the players in Standard Liege were very excited, they started to attack from the start, captain Viane frequently inserted assists, the two full-backs seemed to be unable to bear the loneliness, and the position was very high, on the other hand, Brugge, they were very cautious in their defensive position, and it seemed that they were going to defend from the beginning...... Look, twice in a row, the ball is broken with a big foot, what a simple and rough kick! ”
Gilgil's through ball to Wang Nuo was intercepted by Brugge's No. 6 midfield, and a big foot drove to the standard Liege backfield, Brugge's No. 10 Ildam is a Turkish immigrant, tall and healthy, a typical anti-counter weapon, he ran towards the point where the ball landed, fortunately right-back Oleviga did not get lost, rushed in front of the opponent to control the ball.
This is already the second defensive danger since the opening, the last time, the same big foot looking for Yildam, behind the standard Liege, Brugge no more than three people on the counterattack each time, but the effect is surprisingly good.
"It was a dangerous counter-attack, it seems that Brugge's counter-attack tactics were not as bad as expected, they sounded the alarm bell for Standard Liege, if the number 10 had just gotten the ball and faced the standard Liege back line, it would be troublesome."
"Pay attention to the accuracy of your passing!"
"Ronte! Watch your position and don't get hit behind you! Wittant kept reminding his disciples on the sidelines.
Compared to Brugge's defensive counter-attack, Standard Liege had more chances, and Van Court and Paley on the left side of the front court almost tore apart the opponent's defense after a one-two in a row, but unfortunately Van Court's last pass was a little less powerful, resulting in the ball not passing.
Wang Nuo also got several opportunities to get the ball, but his style of play has changed, as long as it is not a good opportunity to break through, he has given priority to passing, which is more in line with the team's overall style of play.
Standard Liege constantly fell near the halfway line, seemingly careless, but in fact was looking for holes in the opposing defence at all times.