Chapter 64: The First Injury

Ringer rested on the sidelines for more than 10 minutes, and the team doctor gave him a simple ice application, and then went for a detailed examination.

Bobovic sat in the stands as his team lost 2-1 at home to Kawasaki Frontale. In the match played at the same time, Sanfrecce Hiroshima defeated Nagoya Whales 2:1 away, chasing only one point in the standings, a very dangerous point gap.

At the post-match press conference, Bobovic took the lead: "It was a serious malicious foul, malicious injury, and the extent of Lin's injury is not very clear now." ”

Then he "explained" his impulsive move: "I was just worried about Lin's injury, I wanted to go up and see how he was, he is the most important player in the team~~~"

Although it is a forced explanation, it is better than nothing.

After a detailed examination, Ringer really did not have a big problem, he only needed to rest for about a week, Bobovic arranged for him to have a good rest, and he didn't have to think about the league in a week, and he waited directly for the second leg of the AFC Champions League quarterfinals nine days later.

This result may not please rivals, especially Sanfrecce Hiroshima.

Soon, the Japanese Football Association's punishment of Bobovic also came out, in addition to the suspension of the red card itself, an additional suspension punishment was added, a total of two suspensions.

In fact, the Japanese Football Association is very face-saving for Bobovic, this season he led Tokyo FC to outstanding results, in the AFC Champions League is the only J-League team to reach the quarterfinals, the league is also a strong contender for the championship, with which he slowly has the name of "famous coach", so he was lightly dismissed.

The head coach of the Japanese national team, Zaccheroni, said: "He was acting like an angry bull and rushing into the stadium with great momentum, which is not what a manager should do at all. ”

Bobovic retorted: "He's better take care of his team, if Japan can't make it to the World Cup in Brazil, there will be a group of angry bulls rushing towards him." ”

Previously, there was only one European coach in Japan, and that was Zaccheroni. Now that Bobovic is leading Tokyo FC to play and has the name of a small coach, Zaccheroni needs to come out and declare his sovereignty.

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Ankle sprains, technically speaking, are injuries to the deltoid ligaments in the ankle, and depending on the severity, the time when you need to rest is also different.

Ringer's is the slightest injury, if it is an ordinary person, you just need to pay attention not to carry weight, do not run and jump, do ice, and rest for two or three days. As an athlete, Ringer should of course be more careful and rest for a few more days to ensure that he is fully recovered.

"Gakki, why are you here?" Ringer was recuperating in his apartment when he was a little surprised to receive a call.

"Open the door quickly, or someone will find out."

Ringer hurried over to open the door, and sure enough, the young lady wearing a baseball cap and big sunglasses stood at the door and hurriedly welcomed people in.

"I saw that you were injured on the news, and although I called to say hello, I was still a little uneasy, but I didn't have time to visit until today, how about my foot injury?"

"In the last few days, I have been recuperating at home, and the club's team doctor will come to me every day for physiotherapy, and now there is basically no problem, and I can probably do simple training with the team tomorrow."

"I brought some delicious seaweed hand-rolled sushi, let's try it together."

After eating, the two sat on the sofa together and watched TV, the young lady leaned sideways on Ringer's shoulder, everything was so warm and beautiful.

But soon, Ringer put his arm around the young lady and began to be dishonest.

"What?" The young lady is immersed in a warm and beautiful atmosphere.

Ringer replied with action, bringing his lips together.

"No, you have a foot injury."

"It's okay, it's all right."

On September 29, in the 27th round of the J League, Tokyo FC challenged Kashima Antlers away.

Although Ringer began to adapt to training two days ago, he did not make the squad at all, nor did he go away with the team, and continued to stay in Tokyo to recover.

Bobovic was also suspended and could only command the team from the stands.

The media is hyping that this is likely to be a match in which Sanfrecce Hiroshima overtook the points.

At present, Kashima Antlers have not succeeded in relegation, and they will definitely do their best at home, and if Tokyo FC is forced to draw away and Sanfrecce Hiroshima wins in this round, they will surpass Tokyo FC in one fell swoop and reach the top of the standings.

Tokyo FC is not impossible to lose in the case of the injury of the core players and the suspension of the head coach, let alone being forced to draw.

But when Ringer got the result in Tokyo, he was taken aback.

1:5!

FC Tokyo suffered a 5-1 defeat away to Kashima Antlers, setting a team record this season.

The biggest loss score of the season, the most goals conceded in a single game, the first time to suffer two consecutive defeats in the league, three consecutive defeats in all competitions.

Kashima Antlers also became the first team in the J-League to complete a double against Tokyo FC this season, and it will also be the last. Although there are still seven rounds of league games, the next seven opponents, Tokyo FC did not lose in the first leg, and it is impossible to have a double against Tokyo FC.

At the same time, in this round of matches, Sanfrecce Hiroshima defeated Sagan Tosu 4:1 at home, overtaking Tokyo FC by two points in the standings.

"The gas team has lost three in a row, and the low morale may affect the AFC Champions League"

"In Ringer's absence, Tokyo FC suffered the biggest defeat of the season"

"The gas team failed miserably, and the purple lily won to the top of the list"

Tokyo FC has the name of the Gas Team, while Sanfrecce Hiroshima has long used the purple jersey and has the name of the J-League Purple Lily.

There has been a lot of coverage about this game, and it has had a lot of influence on the Chinese side, after all, it is the first time that Ringer has missed a game with an injury.

"It was a real surprise but what we need to think about now is the AFC Champions League and I believe the team will come out of the shadow of the defeat and Tokyo FC will advance to the semi-finals."

Ringer looked a little depressed in front of reporters, and seemed to be very sad about the team's fiasco and the top spot, but in fact, he was still a little proud in his heart.

Isn't it just that he lost two games with an injury and suffered two consecutive defeats and created the biggest defeat of the season.

The only concern is that the league title race is dominated by Sanfrecce Hiroshima, and Tokyo FC will have to fight on two fronts.

However, Ringer is not too worried, after a conversation with Bobovic, he now values the AFC Champions League more, as long as he can lead the team to win the AFC Champions League, even if he is only in the middle of the league, he can be elected this year's Asian Footballer of the Year. And with the current results of Tokyo FC, even if you can't win the league championship, at least it's a league runner-up.

The Japanese media have not yet fully recovered from the news maelstrom of the Tokyo FC fiasco, and the second leg of the quarterfinals of the AFC Champions League is about to begin.

Adelaide United manager Scomina was also happy to learn that Tokyo FC had suffered consecutive defeats recently: "We are in good shape, but Tokyo FC is not in good form, and it will definitely be Adelaide United who will advance to the semi-finals. ”

On October 3, Tokyo FC hosted Adelaide United.

In the previous day's game, the first half of the season had ended, and Jeddah Ittihad lost 1:2 away to the Creators, but still eliminated the opponent with an aggregate score of 5:3 to advance; Jeddah Al Ahli returned to the home stadium to defeat Sepahan 4-1 and eliminated the opponent with an aggregate score of 4-1 to advance.

The quarterfinals of the first half of the region are all over, and the two Saudi teams meet in the semifinals.

On the evening of October 3, at 19 o'clock Tokyo time and 18 o'clock Beijing time, the second leg of the AFC Champions League quarterfinals will be played at Tokyo Stadium.

In the afternoon, when the whole team arrived outside the stadium, there was a huge cheer outside the stadium.

"Lin Jun, come on!"

"Beat the Australians and advance to the Final Four!"

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