MTL - King of World Football-Chapter 5 : Substitute debut
On Saturday afternoon, at the Ivan George Stadium in Verton, the home team and the visiting team lined up to enter one by one. Standing in the dim player tunnel, Wang Feng squeezed his neckline with his right fist, took deep breaths to relax himself, and was completely different from other calm players. different.
Walking out of the passageway, everything suddenly became clear. The small stadium with a capacity of about 5,000 people seemed big enough for Wang Feng, who was on the field for the first time.
However, the attendance rate of the stadium was not high. There were only twos and threes of the home team fans scattered in the stands. Instead, a group of fans from the visiting team gathered together to cheer for the team they supported.
Rennie leaned forward and said, "Let me just say, we don't have any die-hard fans at all. St. Gillian is really hot. Fans of the team, tsk tsk." There was admiration in his tone.
However, Wang Feng thinks that the fans are the most innocent group of people. The team has the pursuit, strength, and determination to reach the top. It will naturally produce results and attract a large group of fans. And for a team like Wilton who has been in the second division all year round and has no pursuit, their fans should be the kind of people who want to pass the time and don't care about winning or losing.
After the start of the game, St. Gillian really firmly controlled the trend of the game and created several very threatening attacks in just a few minutes. And Wilton's defense seemed a little flustered.
In the 11th minute, St. Gillian took advantage of the speed of a player on the left, forcibly tore through the defense line and then made a pass. The high center forward in the penalty area quickly followed up, pulled the green onions in front of the goal, and scored with a header from close range.
0:1! Such a quick conceded goal also caught Verton's players and coaching staff off guard. Although they were ready to lose, no one wanted to be slaughtered by a big score.
Magritte was also standing on the sidelines at this time, yelling for the players to press forward a bit, creating a threat to the opponent's defense and making them unable to calmly organize the attack. But the effect was not good. After conceding the goal, Wilton played without any rules, especially Paul Chuck, who made frequent mistakes, and St. Gillian took the opportunity to fight back again and again.
As a rookie who entered the roster for the first time, Wang Feng also looked very nervous off the field. Rennie was right. Paul was a soft-footed shrimp on the field. All of a sudden, it seems to be out of control.
In the 31st minute, Paul made a mistake again. The St. Gillian player on the field intercepted the ball in midfield. He failed to pass the football in time. After instigating a counterattack, it was passed to the wing again.
What happened next was a replica of the first goal conceded. Saint-Gilles made a cross from the left. The high center in the penalty area grabbed the first spot and headed the goal. nest.
0:2! Verton's general situation is over, and looking at the state of St. Gillian's players, they seem to know that there are many scouts' attention, so they have no plans to keep their hands. Verton's defense is also in jeopardy. Fortunately, they finally held the score and did not expand further. And entered the intermission.
The Vertong players who walked off the field were all downcast, obviously desperate for this situation.
Wang Feng could see clearly that Saint-Gilles United played in a four-three-three formation, and the tactics were not complicated. After the ball reached the frontcourt, they basically split the ball from the center to the left, and then crossed to create a threat. Their left winger has a fast attack speed and accurate crosses, while the center forward has good physical fitness and has a great advantage when grabbing the ball.
Vertong's problem is that the main winger is injured and absent. As a substitute, Paul Chuck is not capable enough. St. Gillian organized the offense calmly and frequently created threats.
The head coach Mette Magritte and the assistant coaches have been standing on the sidelines directing the situation. They seem to be aware of the problem. During the intermission, they criticized Paul severely and asked him to handle the ball more cleanly. Actively involved in defense, but he has not considered replacing Paul.
What Wang Feng didn't know was that his old acquaintance Andre Diest was in the stands, saying hello to another person: "Henks, I knew you would come, why, Anderlecht also Have you taken a fancy to St. Gillian's centre-forward?"
This man has a long beard, wearing a pair of sunglasses, and is writing and drawing in a notebook with a pen. He looked up at Dist, ignored him, and continued with his work.
Dist obviously also knew this person's character, so he didn't take it seriously, but sat beside him and muttered: "I don't know if Wang will play, I think he has good skills, and he works hard. Can't beat the main force?"
When Henks heard about it, he looked up at Diest. He didn't know the expression under the sunglasses, but he just wrote down in his notebook silently: "Henk's scouts seem to be interested in Verton's player Wang (sound)."
The second half of the game restarted.
St. Gillian still insisted on the strategy of the first half, adopting a tight state in the midfield, and went directly to the wing after stealing the ball, tearing apart Verton's defense.
Mette Magritte seemed very depressed. The technical and tactical arrangements had little effect. Relying on the gap in star strength, St. Gillian was completely crushing Wilton.
Just when he was full of depression, Paul made a mistake again and passed the ball directly to St. Gillian's feet. Of course, they would not let this opportunity pass. Under the bottom, UU reading www.uukanshu. com and then stuck his foot straight to the middle.
St. Gillian's center forward also arrived at this time, relying on his physical fitness to squeeze away the defenders and then shot at the ball. Verton's goalkeeper failed to respond, but the ball hit the crossbar and flew out.
The center forward who missed the hat-trick chance also scratched his head helplessly, but Magritte broke out in a cold sweat. He yelled at Paul from the sidelines, telling him to stabilize his focus.
Although he didn't play, it was his first time sitting on the bench. Naturally, Wang Feng also hoped that the team would win. Maybe the coach would arrange for him to be included in the squad for the next game when he was happy.
Seeing Paul's clumsy error, he also looked very indignant, jumped up from the bench, and did not sit down until St Giles United hit the ball high.
At this moment, the head coach caught Wang Feng's action. He didn't expect there to be such an active player in the team. He struggled in his mind for a while, and finally decided to send Wang Feng on the field to replace Paul!
"Wang, hurry up and take off your clothes to warm up and get ready to play."
"Ah", Wang Feng looked a little dazed, then suddenly woke up, and then a burst of ecstasy swept through his heart, his debut was coming soon.
"Calm down after playing, stand firm on the defense, don't be as timid as Paul, I believe in you." Magritte returned to his calm state after making the decision.
Wang Feng was standing on the sidelines, waiting for a dead ball to play, his heart was beating so fast, if it wasn't for the noisy stadium environment, the fourth official standing next to him would definitely be able to hear it.
The sharp-eyed Diest in the stands saw Wang Feng on the sidelines, and couldn't help but chuckled, "I knew it." Henks also turned his eyes to the sidelines, looking at Wang Feng's immature face, his doubts deepened. up.
Taking advantage of a chance of a throw-in, Wang Feng makes his debut!