Chapter 120 The King of Chinese Balls
On January 17, in the 21st round of Ligue 1, Lyon hosted promoted Matroyes.
This is Zhang Chaoqiang's first match after returning from the award ceremony.
"Super Zhang is finally back."
"Super Zhang, come on!"
"Kill them, Super Zhang."
When warming up on the court, Zhang Chaoqiang could clearly hear the shouts of the Lyon fans.
Recently, Zhang Chaoqiang was not there, and Lyon lost to Saint-Etienne and Grand Paris in a row, and fans were indeed a little worried.
Losing games one after another is very demoralizing.
If it is not handled properly, it will collapse.
Now that Zhang Chaoqiang is back, everyone can rest assured.
What's more, the opponents in this game are very simple.
Troyes is not only a promoted horse, but also a vice-president, currently ranked at the bottom of Ligue 1 and arguably the weakest team in Ligue 1.
Therefore, the whole Lyon team is very confident that it will win the opponent at home.
In just 8 minutes of the opening game, Ferry sent a straight plug in the frontcourt, Zhang Chaoqiang quickly stepped forward to form a semi-single knife, and decisively fired a small angle with a burst of volley, successfully opening the scoring.
A powerful volley from close range, the ball hit the post with a bang and bounced straight into the net.
This is the way to pop a shot on a football field.
Not only is it incomprehensible, but it is also very domineering.
"Super Zhang!! Super Zhang!! ”
Wild cheers immediately rang out inside the Olympic Stadium.
The game restarted and Lyon continued to score.
In the 19th minute, Valbuena picked up a pass to assist Lacazette, who scored his first goal in the second half of the schedule.
In the 38th minute, Zhang Chaoqiang burst into the ribs of the penalty area by colliding with Tolisso and scored a brace with a rubbing shot.
Lyon took a three-goal lead in the first half, which made Troyes even more restrictive.
This made Zhang Chaoqiang not find a chance to wear a hat.
After scoring a brace in the first half, it doesn't seem to be so easy to score a hat in the second half.
Otherwise, the number of hat-tricks in football can be doubled or tripled.
It wasn't until Lyon Mingjin withdrew that Troyes relented, and Jordan Ferry scored a goal in stoppage time.
In this way, Lyon defeated Troyes 4-0 at home and stopped the decline in time.
On the other side, Paris beat Bastia 2-0 at home, but Ibrahimovic did not score.
"After returning from Zurich, Super Zhang quickly secured his top scorer with a brace...... Lyon media reported on the event.
The reaction from the Chinese media has been much greater.
Because Zhang Chaoqiang broke the record again with his brace in this game.
"Zhang Chaoqiang scored two goals and successfully broke Che Fangen's goal record"
"19 goals scored in a single season, the most Asian player in a season in the top five leagues"
"Brother Qiangzi double-rings to the top, truly crowned the first in Asia"
The domestic media frantically promoted Zhang Chaoqiang.
The single-season scoring record for Asian players in the top five leagues is held by Cha Fangen, who scored 17 goals in the Bundesliga in 85/86.
It was with those 17 goals that he finished fourth in the Bundesliga scorer list that season, helped Bayer Leverkusen qualify for the Europa League for the first time in their history, and then Che was named Bundesliga Player of the Season.
Since then, there have been plenty of Asian players who have come close to scoring 17 goals a season, but have never equaled them.
Zhang Chaoqiang was tied at the end of the half-marathon.
However, everyone knows that Zhang Chaoqiang will soon break the record.
Now, after winning the Puskas Award, he broke the record with a brace and officially surpassed Che Fangen.
Every time he scores a goal, he sets a new Asian record.
Chinese fans were very happy, and another wave of strong blowing was set off.
Naturally, the Korean media reported on it, after all, it was to break their Korean celebrity record.
Of course, the stubborn black powder has a hard mouth.
thinks that the level of Ligue 1 is too low, Zhang Chaoqiang's goal is too much water, and so on.
Park Joo-young, who played well in Ligue 1 but couldn't do in other leagues, was pulled out again as an analogy, and this time even Son Heung-min was brought along.
Son Heung-min quickly won the main position after joining Tottenham, but has only scored two goals in half a season in the Premier League.
You must know that he scored in double figures in three consecutive seasons during his time in the Bundesliga.
Korean black fans believe that this is the overall gap between the leagues.
Ligue 1 is the bottom of the five major leagues, and the difficulty of scoring goals is much lower.
If you want to compare it with Che Fangen, at least the data has to be halved to count.
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After a home win over Troyes, Lyon are in the fast lane.
On January 20, in the round of 32 of the French Cup, Lyon challenged the French C-C team Chambley away, and finally won 1:0 to advance with Cornet's winning goal.
On January 24, in the 22nd round of Ligue 1, Lyon hosted Marseille.
At present, Marseille's results are very stable under the leadership of Real Madrid legend Michel, and they have been swaying back and forth around tenth place in Ligue 1 for a long time.
But this Olympic derby, they did cause some problems for Lyon.
In the first half, the two sides drew 0:0, and in the second half, Zhang Chaoqiang broke through on the side and assisted Tolisso to break the deadlock.
After 80 minutes, Zhang Chaoqiang won with the bonus of [Mr. Key].
The game was indeed not easy to win, and the good news is that Zhang Chaoqiang has consolidated his nickname as the king of lore.
On February 1, in the 23rd round of Ligue 1, Lyon challenged Montpellier away.
Zhang Chaoqiang opened the scoring, Cornet came off the bench to score, and Lyon won 2-0.
On February 4, in the 24th round of Ligue 1, Lyon hosted Bordeaux.
Things have also been difficult for Bordeaux this season, with players consistently outside the top six due to injuries.
This has resulted in the current third-tier battle with Monaco in the table becoming Lille and the rising Nice.
But overall, Monaco is not under much pressure.
Therefore, this season's Ligue 1 is only the championship to watch.
Against Bordeaux, Alexandre Lacazette showed good form, scoring a brace in the first half.
Cornet has been in a row lately, so Fournier basically gives him around 20 minutes of performance in every Ligue 1 round.
Zhang Chaoqiang is in good shape, so naturally he will not be replaced.
As a result, Lacazette's playing time was squeezed.
This guy seems to be feeling the pressure, and he has been training frantically lately to find his form, and finally put in a good performance in this game.
Zhang Chaoqiang also continued his streak of scoring goals.
In the second half, a header from a corner kick opportunity sealed the win.
Lyon beat Bordeaux 3-0 at home to complete a four-game winning streak in the league.
On February 7, in the 25th round of Ligue 1, Lyon challenged promoted Angers away.
Yalai opened the scoring with a long-range shot in the first half, and Zhang Chaoqiang sealed the win with a double ringing in the second half.
Lyon won the game 3-0 away from home with a relaxed and happy one.
"Since returning from winning the Puskas Award at the FIFA Awards Ceremony, Zhang Chaoqiang has scored in five consecutive Ligue 1 games, helping Lyon easily complete five consecutive Ligue 1 wins."
"It's a pity that PSG are also winning in a row, and the last five rounds are also five in a row."
"However, with his outstanding performance of scoring seven goals in five games, Zhang Chaoqiang continued to consolidate his first position in the scorer list."
"At present, Zhang Chaoqiang's Ligue 1 goals are 24 goals, three goals ahead of the second-place Ibrahimovic for the time being."
"If it weren't for Ibrahimovic's goals in the last four rounds, the gap would have widened."
Zhang Chaoqiang can set a new record every time he scores a goal, and at the same time arouses cheers and celebrations from domestic fans.
On the French side, Zhang Chaoqiang has earned the nickname "Chinese Football King".
It was first a slogan shouted by Lyon's "Progressive", and with Zhang Chaoqiang's consecutive goals, many French media began to call it so.
Then in the latest issue of "Team Daily", Zhang Chaoqiang was also added with this prefix.
"In the history of European football, there has never been such an outstanding Chinese player, and Zhang can indeed be called the king of Chinese football!"