Today is a special day for Zhang Xu. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

At 6 a.m., he was ready to get out of bed, get dressed and shoeed, and start his usual morning run.

When he came to the living room, he was stunned by the scene that came into view.

In the living room, which is not a big one, there are strips of lanterns and colored paper, and in the middle of these colored lanterns and colored paper, there is a ---- five-star red flag!

Under the red flag, there is a line of red characters, which is actually in Chinese: Celebrating the 62nd anniversary of the founding of the Chinese People's Republic!

"This, this, this is the ...... of the James couple" At this moment, Zhang Xu was moved, he didn't expect that an ordinary Belgian family would spend the night resting for him, a Chinese player from the far East, and deliberately arranged this scene in the living room to celebrate the 62nd anniversary of the founding of China!

After the morning run, Zhang Xu and Mr. and Mrs. James had breakfast together.

"Thank you!" Zhang Xu bowed sincerely to the James couple: "Thank you!" ”

"Haha," laughed old James, "you're welcome! Kids, we're family! Your festival is my festival! ”

"Yes, child," said Mrs. James, with a kind face, "It's been almost 3 months since you came to our house, and you've brought us joy and victory for our team, and that's just a way for us to thank you." ”

After speaking, she took a package from the table in the living room and handed it to Zhang Xu: "This is your Chinese national flag, there is a league today, I hope you can have the opportunity to show him to all the White Star fans!" ”

"There must be a chance!" The corners of Zhang Xu's eyes were a little moist, and he solemnly wrapped his words, his tone firm and powerful.

With the eighth round of the league away to Antwerp at 7.30pm, the team's morning training was simple, just some recovery drills.

After lunch, after a brief break, the whole team boarded the bus and headed to Antwerp.

Speaking of Antwerp, Zhang Xu's mood is a little complicated.

Antwerp is actually just a small Belgian club, not very well-known in Europe, but most Chinese are familiar with it.

The reason is simple: there was once a Chinese player who joined on loan, and he was Dong Fangzhuo. It's a pity that Dong Fangzhuo failed to succeed here and returned to China gloomily.

Zhang Xu also tried out in Antwerp, and in his opinion, with Dong Fangzhuo in front, Antwerp may be able to open up and give himself a chance.

It's a pity that the truth is cruel, he failed and was swept away on the first day!

And today, he will represent the White Star against Antwerp, perhaps an opportunity to prove the Chinese!

He secretly clasped his hands, determined to continue his success in this match!

However, Antwerp is not a good game to play, as it is a satellite club of world football giants Manchester United, and there are two players in the team who have been loaned from Manchester United. At the same time, Antwerp also signed four players on loan from French giants Lyon.

These six players firmly occupy the position of Antwerp from the midfield to the back, and even to the goalkeeper, which greatly enhances the strength of Antwerp's midfield.

Among these six players, there is also a player who makes Zhang Xu feel the pressure, he is the midfielder Paul Pogba on loan from Manchester United.

Paul Pogba (born March 15, 1993) is a French professional footballer of Guinean origin, born in the suburbs of Paris, who underwent youth training in Le Havre in the French second division and became the captain of the French Under-16 junior team.

After Paul Pogba joined Manchester United in 2009, there were predictions that he would become one of the best players in the world in the future. However, under the stars of Manchester United, he did not get much of the opportunity to play, spending most of his time at Antwerp.

Pogba is an attacking and defensive midfielder who is at the heart of Antwerp. He is a versatile man with a tall stature and nimble ability to move, pass, protect the ball and shoot from distance, and his playing characteristics are described as similar to that of Patrick Vieira.

In the face of such a strong opponent, it would be false to say that Zhang Xu had no pressure, but to say that he was afraid, it would be true. In Zhang Xu's dictionary, there is never fear of these two words, there is only the excitement and excitement of meeting the opponent in chess.

At half past six in the afternoon, the White Stars arrived at the venue of the game, the Bosuel Stadium, the stadium in Antwerp. Bosul Stadium is much larger than the White Star Stade Stadium, with more than 16,000 seats alone. However, although the Bosul Stadium is large, it is dilapidated.

When Zhang Xu followed the team to the locker room, he was greeted by rusty wardrobes and broken and potholed floors, and even the tables and chairs were as old as antiques.

After changing his clothes, Zhang Xu and his teammates walked out of the locker room and came to the court, ready for pre-game adaptation training.

"Hey, Zhang, look there!" At this time, striker Henry suddenly pointed in one direction and shouted to Zhang Xu.

Zhang Xu turned his head and froze.

It turned out that in the stands in that direction, it was full of red. Red clothes, red hats, red scarves, red banners, and the most dazzling red five-star red flag!

Underneath the sea of red, there is also a big drum that Zhang Xu is very familiar with, and two shirtless men are waving huge drumsticks and beating the drum surface fiercely.

This is the Belgian Chinese fan group, after hearing that this game was attended by a player from China, Zhang Xu, under the leadership of the Chinatown Chinese organization, came to the Bosur Stadium to cheer for Zhang Xu.

"Zhang Xu! Come on! Zhang Xu! Come on! Zhang Xu! Come on! ”

The red square is not very big, but the neat shout, and it is also in Mandarin, makes Zhang Xu sound so clear and pleasing to the ear.

The delighted Zhang Xu suddenly didn't care about adaptive training, he hurriedly ran to the red phalanx and waved to all the Chinese fans.

When he came closer, Zhang Xu found that the banner read: "Warmly celebrate the 62nd anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China!" There is another one: "Zhang Xu, come on!" ”

Other small banners read "Zhang Xu, rise up!" "Chinese football, rise up!" and so on to cheer for Zhang Xu and Chinese football.

Zhang Xu's arrival immediately made all the Chinese fans feel excited, they waved the flags and scarves in their hands more enthusiastically, jumped and jumped and shouted loudly, and even the drums became rapid and intense.

At this time, the other teammates of the White Star team were naturally not polite, and they also followed Zhang Xu to the front of the red team and interacted with the fans with Zhang Xu.

Pogba was in a particularly bad mood today.

He has joined Manchester United but has not played for the Reds once, and in order to secure his future, he has entrusted his agent to negotiate his contract with Manchester United manager Sir Ferguson to see if he can secure his playing opportunities and events.

Pogba has told his agent that he would rather leave the Manchester United that has broken him if he can't secure a chance to play.

However, last night, the agent told him that there was no substantive progress in the talks, and Ferguson, as before, did not ensure his appearances and events, and still said in an official tone that his appearance depends on his personal status.

Fuck it and see the state!

Pogba is furious! Do I still need to see my status? Just check the data and you will know how brave you are in various competitions!

Pogba, who has already decided to leave, is naturally uninterested in the Belgian second division. Therefore, when he saw Zhang Xu and his teammates interacting with the fans on the field, he crooked the corners of his mouth: "Hmph, a group of clowns jumping off the beam!" ”

Then he saw the waving flag and a yellow-skinned and black-haired young man in the White Star team, and continued to mutter: "Chinese? Snort, do Chinese know how to play football? Joke! ”

Zhang Xu naturally didn't know that he had been called the jumping clown by the main opponent of this game, and he began routine adaptation training with a smile on his face and after waving goodbye to the red phalanx with his teammates.

That's when he saw Pogba.

Pogba is so easy to recognize, black skin is already very rare, plus a well-known cockscomb head, who doesn't know?

This is the world's most promising new star? It's too stumbling! Zhang Xu looked at the cockscomb and wanted to laugh.

Pogba noticed that someone was staring at him, so he looked over and found that it was the Chinese player, and he naturally shook off a contemptuous expression in his heart.

Uh, what's the situation? Zhang Xu was a little confused when he saw this contemptuous expression, this guy is sick, right? Well, stay away from him, don't get infected.

At 7:15 a.m., all the players returned to the dressing room and listened to the manager's last tactical arrangement.

"Today we continued with a 3-5-2 midfield formation, starting with goalkeeper Kevin and defenders Alesand and Vincent...... Dris, Henry, Zhang...... "After Matsu announced the starting lineup, he began to break down the tactics.

"The opponents are very strong, and you can see from the current ranking, they are third and we are 14th. Their strongest point is the midfield, especially the midfielder, who is called Paul Pogba, who has been loaned from Manchester United by Antwerp. ”

'This player is very strong, he is the heart of Antwerp, he is very good both offensively and defensively. Therefore, whether you can win the opponent in this game depends on whether you can limit this Pogba! ”

"In order to limit this Pogba, my plan is for Driss to join forces with Zhang, is there a problem?"

"Nope!" Driss and Zhang Xu replied in unison.

"Okay, let's move on ...... then"

......

At 7:30, the game time came, and the players from both sides entered the field in turn.

Zhang Xu happened to be side by side with Pogba, and the two sides immediately separated after looking at each other, Pogba's eyes revealed disdain, and Zhang Xu's eyes were raging war!