"Hurry, hurry, hurry!"

At Antwerp's training grounds, the players who had finished their holidays followed manager Ivan Ake in their daily training sessions.

Yu Liang, who also ended his vacation, was on the sidelines for recovery training under the leadership of assistant coach Günther, while team doctor Frank was standing on the sidelines.

"Hiss......"

Yu Liang, who suddenly exerted strength, felt a trace of discomfort in his ankle and immediately stopped training.

"What's wrong?"

Seeing that Yu Liang had stopped training, the team doctor Frank immediately walked over.

"Feeling a little unwell!"

After spending an unforgettable Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, sending Deng Yu on the plane back to China, and spending the winter break at home, Yu Liang followed the assistant coach and began his own recovery training.

The intensity of the recovery training is much greater than the previous intensity.

Yu Liang, who has always felt that his ankle has recovered well, even felt that the doctor was a little cautious, but after following Günther for recovery training today, he felt that the doctor was not worrying about the sky, but that he was too naïve.

After hearing Yu Liang's words, Frank immediately ended today's outdoor training.

To be on the safe side, Frank took Yu Liang directly to the hospital again for a detailed examination.

After confirming that the ankle injury did not recur, Yu Liang went to the physiotherapy room to receive physiotherapy.

"Hiss......"

Yu Liang, who was lying on the bed, immediately took a breath of cool air after his ankles were pressed by Frank's fingertips.

"It's a little swollen!"

Although there have been some recovery exercises before, and a series of strength exercises have been done in the pool. However, in the pool, the buoyancy of the water reduces the stress on the ankles, so the pressure is not very great. But on the training ground, the ankle is directly stressed, and the pressure is much greater, and the ankle that has been resting for so long is suddenly under tremendous pressure, and it is inevitable that there will be a trace of discomfort.

"Stick to it every day for a while, and I believe you will be able to recover soon!"

When there was discomfort in his ankle during training today, Yu Liang's heart couldn't help but worry, and at that moment, he even felt that he might be away from the court. But after going to the hospital for a check-up, he breathed a sigh of relief. After receiving the physical treatment, the discomfort in the ankle disappeared, and the feeling of swelling was reduced a lot, allowing Yu Liang to regain his self-confidence.

"Yes, I also believe that it won't be long before I'll be able to get back on the pitch!"

After a period of training on the training ground every day, Yu Liang would receive a period of physiotherapy in the physiotherapy room.

After a week of disciplined training, Antwerp played their first league game after the winter break, away to Viton.

Weitong's strength is not strong, and he can still rank in the middle and lower reaches of the league with 14 points in the first stage of the league. However, after the start of the second stage of the league, they have only won one game so far, and they have six points from one win and three draws, and they are at the bottom of the league.

In the face of such a team that is not as strong as himself, Van Ake did not choose to retain his strength mercifully, and they still played away from home.

The game went as he expected, and although they were playing away, they quickly took control of the situation with their main team. It has an absolute advantage on the pitch.

In the 12th minute, Di Gregorio's through ball in the middle went straight through the Viton defence.

The short holiday did not destroy the good state of King Dong, at the moment when Di Gregorio went straight to the stop, King Dong stepped forward, burst into the penalty area and received the pass from King Dong, and directly volleyed. This powerful shot flew straight into the corner of the goal.

Just as all the Antwerp were about to cheer for the goal, the crossbar denied King Dong's shot and the ball bounced straight back into the box and was cleared by the opposition player.

King Dong regretted missing a good chance to score, but he didn't complain about it, and still created chances through active running in the later games.

The difference in strength between the two teams is indeed a bit big. But these gaps did not become a drag on the Viton team. Antwerp, who also dominated the field, were not able to translate that advantage into goals. The Viton team relied on a tenacious defense to block Antwerp's shots again and again, and the score was still 0-0 at the end of the first half!

But in the second half, the situation on the field took a dramatic turn.

In the 50th minute, a shot from outside the box by Viton unexpectedly took a 1-0 lead.

The danger of a shot from outside the box by the Viton striker is not very great, and the average defender can easily clear the ball, and even if he does not clear the ball, he cannot threaten the goalkeeper. It was because of the clearance that Cisse and his teammates collided. Not only was he unable to clear the ball, but he let the ball hit his thigh, deflected, shook the goalkeeper and flew into the far end of the goal. At the same time, he also caused a soft tissue injury in his knee and could miss a month.

Immediately after the goal, the Viton team retreated into the half-court and defended tightly. I want to defend to defend this hard-earned three-pointer.

However, Van Ake did not expect the Witon team to play so conservatively at home, and after Cisse's injury, he dropped Mihem's position back and replaced it with Ferjans, still maintaining a 4231 formation.

But at this time, seeing that the other party set up the bus, Van Ack decisively chose to adjust.

Replaced Biga and replaced Lukovic, and formed a double center forward with King Dong, while continuing to strengthen the attacks and crosses on the wing, hoping to use the high-altitude bombardment of Lukovic and King Dong to tear apart the defense of the Viton team.

Van Ake's adjustment quickly paid off.

In the 64th minute, Kevin Jensen broke through on the right and crossed directly before the opposing defender could return to the defense.

The route of this cross is very high, the ball speed is not fast, and after Dong Wang grabbed the point in front of the point, he did not have a good chance to attack the goal, so he directly chose to rub back. Lukovic, who was at two o'clock, directly squeezed away the defenders around him, shook his head and attacked the goal, rewriting the score to 1-1!

Just as Van Ake was celebrating the goal, there was unfavourable news on the pitch. After the pass, Kevin Jensen, who was knocked over by an opposing defender and fell to the ground, was injured.

Van Ake, who had just used up two substitutions, had to be forced to make another passive substitution, replacing Kevin Jensen with Stankovski.

It's a counterpoint substitution, and while Stankovski isn't as fast as Kevin Jensen, his skill and experience are unmatched by Kevin Jensen. After coming on the pitch, Stankovski threatened the Viton team with a diagonal pass.

Originally, after being equalized, the Viton team also wanted to strengthen the attack and take the opportunity to score a goal and seek a chance to overtake.

But after Stankovski's threatening pass, the Viton coach simply abandoned such an idea.

Two substitutions were made in a row, taking off two attacking players on the flanks and replacing them with two defenders. For them, the poor performance in the second stage of the league is worth fighting for.

As a result, Antwerp had fewer and fewer chances after the Viton team strengthened their defence, and the game ended in a 1-1 draw.

After this round, the standings in the standings are once again complicated.

Ham, who won the victory, are directly at the top of the table with 15 points. They were followed by the victorious team Lum and Saint-Gilloise team, both with 14 points. Antwerp are in fourth place with 13 points.

A point in this game is not unacceptable for Antwerp.

The main thing that Van Ack couldn't accept was the loss of two key players in the game.

In their next game, they will travel to Mons. This is the strongest team in the second division, with Mons losing just three games for most of the league. Although they did not win the championship in the first stage of the league, and in this stage, they may not have won the championship because they lost two games. But as long as Mons doesn't have any surprises in the third stage, then they will definitely be the team that ranks first in the total points and directly qualifys.

Against such a strong team, it is difficult for Antwerp to win in the absence of a young man, especially away from home.

A week later, Antwerp took on Mons away from home.

Van Ake, who was not sure of winning this game, discharged a defensive formation of 541 in the game, leaving only one King Dong as an arrow to counterattack in the frontcourt. Van Ake is hoping that the defence will bring a point to his team.

But the end result backfired.

After the opening, Mons pressed all the way straight away, putting a lot of pressure on Antwerp's defence. With no time to fight back, King Dong stayed on the field to play a minimal.

As a result, Mons scored two lightning goals in the 16th and 18th minutes of work to achieve the victory.

Antwerp, who failed, were immediately left behind in points with four rounds left in the second stage of the league.

Ham, who lead the standings, continue to win this round and sit at the top of the table with 18 points. With four rounds remaining in the second stage of the league, Antwerp still have a chance of winning the title.

Back at home, Antwerp welcomed Gil.

Gil, who had a poor performance in the first stage of the league, played well after entering the second stage. Eight rounds of league games, four wins and two draws, good form. As long as they beat Gil in this round, Antwerp still have the possibility of winning the second stage.

Van Ake, who had no way back in this game, lined up the strongest lineup in his hand.

However, the full-court attack did not bring him a victory. Instead, the Gil team took advantage of a counter-attack and broke through the Antwerp gate directly.

0-1, Antwerp lost this game. After this game, the possibility of Antwerp still winning the championship is very slim. With three rounds remaining, they have only 13 points. In the other game played at the same time, Ham beat Ronser 6-2 to continue to lead the table with 21 points.

If Antwerp want to win the title, they will not only need to win the next three rounds, but they will also have to hope that Ham will lose all of them, and that the other six teams will not be able to win.

Such conditions are almost impossible to meet, so the third stage of the league is Antwerp's last hope for promotion!