Chapter 73: O'Henry's Success

"In the second half, Van Persie and Sneijder were replaced, and you two replaced Huntelaar and Van der Vaart."

Before kick-off, Van Marwijk announced the decision to make a second-half substitution.

The two of them sat on the cold bench for 45 minutes under the Nordic night breeze in the first half, and they were very unhappy.

Van Marwijk then patted Levi on the shoulder.

'You play 10 to 15 minutes more and then you have Babel on the pitch to replace you.

"Hmm."

Levi nodded in understanding.

Babel, a black winger who is 187 tall and athletic and has dual Surinamese and Dutch citizenship, blinked.

Babbel is quite good with his dribbling skills, he is fast, flexible and has excellent header ability due to his tall stature.

However, the disadvantage is that the style of play on the court is relatively unique, the teamwork ability and awareness are not very strong, and the accuracy of passing and shooting is not very sufficient.

He also made his debut as a talented teenager and has been selected for all levels of the Dutch echelon since he was a teenager.

He was called up for the national team back in 2005, when Dutch coach Van Basten even praised him: "He will be the next Thierry Henry." ”

Others refer to him as Holland's Ro.

And he is five years older than Levi, which is the year of fighting, and he was originally very hopeful of competing for the main position.

But unexpectedly, Levi turned out, and he was forced to become a substitute player.

Van Marwijk and the Dutch Football Association have drawn up a plan for Levi's use, agreeing that the 18-year-old should keep his minutes under tight control in order to ensure consistency and career length.

As long as the game advantage is obvious or the opponent is emotional, it is best to average Levi's playing time to about 70 minutes.

At the same time, Van Marwijk pressed two big players, especially Sneijder, to the bench in this game, which was also an attempt to correct Levy's position.

After all, before that, the core of the Dutch team's playmaking with the ball in the front court was Sneijder.

If a long-established star were asked to give the ball to a newcomer as soon as he came up, Sneijder would never agree.

Van der Vaart's original appearance was behind Sneijder, and the resistance was relatively small, and the facts proved that his two games with Levi also achieved very significant results.

These two games were played by the weak team that the Netherlands had a high probability of winning, and Levi did not count the penalty opportunities that he conceded, and he swiped three goals and four assists in the two games, which also gave Van Marwijk confidence and confidence.

Possession of the ball, right to fire, penalty take-off, free-kick off-take, tactical tilt.

The core doesn't mean you're you.

You have to prove that you can do this better than everyone else.

The locker room status is played.

"Robin, what's wrong?"

Van Persie, who was waiting to play, was a little sullen, and Levi greeted him, and he also seemed to be in a lack of interest.

"Nothing ......"

Van Persie is obviously emotional, watching the juniors of the national team kill all sides on the field, who can be happy.

However, his emotions were not directed at Levi, but at manager Donny van Marwijk.

As early as 2003, when he was still at Feyenoord, he had a fierce conflict with Van Marwijk, who was the manager of Feyenoord at the time.

He was at odds with Feyenoord Under-21 manager De Haan and grabbed a free-kick from Van Hojdonk, the dressing room boss at the time.

There were a number of arguments with the coach, after which Van Persie was sent to the reserve team by Van Marwijk and continued to be in the reserve.

Privately planned to transfer to Feyenoord's sworn rival PSV Eindhoven, and once scored a controversial goal against Feyenoord reserves and Ajax reserves when he played against the Ajax reserve team, and was scolded by Ajax fans for a whole game.

Van Persie was then excluded from the squad for the 2002 UEFA Super Cup final by Van Marwijk and was driven home by Van Marwijk for refusing to play in the pre-match warm-up for Champions League qualifying.

However, in the 03-04 season, Van Persie spent most of his time on the bench, and was sold to Arsenal by Feyenoord, who was actively peddled at the end of the season.

The contradictions within the Dutch team are quite complicated.

That is, chat software is not popular now, otherwise I would like four people to pull five chat groups.

Levi understands Van Marwijk's intentions, and this matter has a lot to do with him, and his interests with the coach are bound to a certain extent.

But he didn't want to have a stalemate with Van Persie because of this, so he could only neutralize the mud.

"Actually, I'm not happy too... It's so uncomfortable. ”

Levi pulled down his face, shook his head and sighed, making it look like he didn't need to mention the matter again.

Van Persie's eyes lit up, and his heart said Why are you unhappy, saying it makes me happy.

But Levi left with the second half of his sentence.

Van Persie is like a reader who sees the author's broken chapters.

I was anxious and felt like an ant crawling.

"Alas~ It's all your fault."

Levi glanced at Van Persie, and the water was broken again.

"What's wrong with me?" Van Persie was puzzled.

Seeing that the suspense was stretched, Levi began to fill in the pit.

"It's said that it's hard to be a substitute, but in fact, it's not easy to start."

"Especially the Norwegian caddie who came in with me today still doesn't like me and dislikes me in every way."

Levi sighed and opened his mouth to sell the little caddy, Martin Odegaard.

'He said he likes Arsenal in the Premier League, especially Robin van Persie, looking for you everywhere.

"Really?" Van Persie will be skeptical.

"Really."

Levi swore an oath, "I also promised him to ask him for your jersey after the game, you won't be angry, right?" ”

Van Persie was overjoyed, it turned out that Levi also had times when he was deflated, so he was much happier when he was compared.

"What's there to be angry about?"

Van Persie slapped his chest, looking like a bully who was my fan and I would spoil him.

...

The second half of the game begins.

"In the second half, the Dutch team replaced two heavyweight stars at one time, and Van Persie and Sneijder sat on the cold bench in the half, and they were all riveted."

"It was a 3-0 in the first half, and I thought the Dutch team would stop in the second half, or change some defensive players, but I didn't expect to strengthen the attack."

Duan Xuan looked at the substitution decision and commented.

"Levi has three goals and four assists in two World Cup qualifiers, and he should also rest and rest, so he should be replaced, and the schedule of La Liga is also very tense."

"The way you tackle in the first half, you might get injured if you change the glassy player."

Tao Wei also nodded, and suddenly became melancholy again.

"Three goals and four assists in two games..."Duan Xuan also suddenly reacted.

Iceland and Norway are considered weak brigades in Europe, but not in Asia.

The Netherlands played a fast-paced offensive from the start.

After Van Persie passed to Sneijder, the latter controlled the ball and observed, got rid of the Norwegian midfielder and directly gave Van Persie a straight shot.

Van Persie received the ball and burst into the top of the Norwegian penalty area, adjusted slightly and fired a long-range shot.

The Norwegian defence did not expect him to be so urgent, was caught off guard and did not interfere effectively with the goal.

Fortunately, the shot hit the crossbar and popped up, shocking Norwegian goalkeeper Clausen in a cold sweat.

The ensuing offensive was also almost one-sided pressure from the Dutch team.

Levi and Kuyt made the most of the width and space on both flanks, constantly connecting through midfield or direct long passes.

Let ten people fight, Norway, which is already declining in physical strength, is very difficult.

In the 53rd minute, Norway midfielder Hauger disrupted De Zeu's forward advance, but the ball was not broken.

Mattheison and Kanu got into a scramble and won a free-kick at the back.

Van Bommel made a long pass directly behind the walking defender, and Levi waited on the offside line, speeding up at the same time as the kick-off, and the anti-offside position was successful.

"It's like a broken arrow!"

Levi ran forward a few meters and the long ball that fell from the sky landed right on his chest, and he chested the ball forward, and the right wing-back next to him, Hoilan, was already a little difficult to intercept at this time.

can only follow Levi firmly, and want to cooperate with Hangrande, who came to block, to drive Levi to the side.

The Hangrand people are tall and imposing.

calmly settled down, and formed a closing trend with the chasing Hoilan.

"Hoylan is very difficult to follow, and they are all starting to get started, which also limits Levi's speed to a certain extent."

Levi looked at the tall Hangrand in front of him, knowing what the other party meant, and the ball couldn't pass people.

He tried to cut two steps inward, but instead closed the gap between the two of them.

"It's hard to get the ball inside, you should try to go to the touchline."

The referee shoved the whistle into his mouth and waited to see if Hoylan had any further excitement.

The confrontation between the two was about to close, and Levi suddenly stopped cutting in, and the ball was wiped with the ball on the inside of his body, and Hangrande thought he was going to give up the inside cut, and followed to block it outside.

For a moment, the gap between the two defenders was widened for a moment.

Levi wiped the ball back, and the supporting foot went up, and the ball bounced to the knee.

Hangrande, who was walking out, was in shape, and Levi had picked up the ball again and walked inside.

With Hangrande's body weight, even if he broke his knee, it would be difficult to change direction to keep up again, and only Hoilan, who reacted, fought for the ball in the air.

"What a flash of inspiration! The genius picks the ball, and the ingredients of this ball show off are too heavy. ”

Levi's figure froze, and he turned.

hooked the ball back to the veneer and picked it up, shaking off Hoilan, who was squeezing his body.

At this time, Hauger also arrived, and Levi picked up and hooked again with his left foot, and the ball went with the person, cutting directly into the Norwegian penalty area.

The moment he stood firm, he put his right foot on the pad, the football fluttered over the defender's head, and Van Persie made a spiritual run to the goal.

Overnight.

Ferguson, who was in his seat, stretched out his fingers and pushed the lenses up, rubbing his eyes, remembering a regret he had had over the years.

Negotiations between Ronaldinho and Manchester United were reduced to the details, but in the end, Rosell personally called Ronaldo and impressed the Brazilian superstar.

Manchester United and Ronaldo are out of the picture.

"I don't know how to describe it!! Such dribbles and assists are rarely seen in players of the European genre, and only in the continent where magical realism was bred can their players have such imagination. ”

"But Levi doesn't have that kind of deliberate show-off, which is very much in line with the pragmatism of European industrial football."

Tao Wei added: "Yes, I choose to live like this, then this choice must be the best choice at this moment." ”

Duan Xuan was overwhelmed by Levi's performance, and was amazed for ten seconds before he began to comment.

"No matter how difficult it is, how inscrutable it is, like the ending of an O'Henry-esque novel..."

The fourth official on the field held up a light sign.

Babbel replaces Levi.

"It's both unexpected and reasonable!"