God of Greenery

On the match day, in the afternoon, before the start of the match, AZ AZ, the home stadium of Alkmaar, was full of seats.

In addition to Alkmaar's home fans, there are countless Chinese and overseas Chinese fans, and even other foreign fans.

Jiang Xiaolin's performance in the Olympic Games, with the global live broadcast, not only conquered the Chinese fans and Alkmaar fans, but also many Dutch and European fans.

Today, those fans are all showing their support for one man.

Almost all of the 17000 fans held banners, slogans, five-star red flags, or Jiang Xiaolin's personal portraits to express their support for him.

This is the first time Jiang Xiaolin has appeared on the court of an official game since he was injured in the Olympic final.

These fans are all here to support him, hoping that he will return to his peak state as soon as possible and present more exciting goals for everyone.

The number of reporters on the sidelines is also unprecedented for Alkmaar.

Countless media reporters from the whole of the Netherlands, Europe, China, and other Asian countries poured into the AFAS stadium, ready to report the news of Jiang Xiaolin's comeback as soon as possible.

With 17 goals and 3 assists in the Olympics, Jiang Xiaolin directly led the Hua Guo team to win the championship, making Jiang Xiaolin the number one star in Asian football, and also gained fame in world football.

If he hadn't been injured, Jiang Xiaolin would have been snapped up by the giants in Europe's top leagues.

Jiang Xiaolin's injury just made it logical for him to stay in Alkmaar.

Otherwise, I have to try to explain to the outside world why he chose to stay in Alkmaar and refused the solicitation of so many super giants.

In today's game, Jiang Xiaolin himself proposed to Van Gaal that he wanted to participate.

After using the healing potion produced by the system, he is naturally full of confidence. He believes that he must have fully recovered, and he doesn't have to worry about whether he can return to his peak state or the recurrence of the injury.

Now that the hospital has repeatedly checked to confirm that he is fully recovered, and the club's medical department has also checked and confirmed that his body has recovered, then he can completely rest assured to boldly train and compete.

But this is just Jiang Xiaolin's own idea.

He has the system to cheat and the healing potion produced by the system. Of course he is confident, knowing that he has fully recovered and is capable of high-intensity professional competitions.

But no one else knows!
Especially Van Gaal, how dare he let Jiang Xiaolin play so quickly?
In case of bad luck, if Jiang Xiaolin's injury relapsed because he came back too soon, or even became more serious, how would he explain to the boss?How to explain to the fans?
Therefore, even though he was included in the squad by Van Gaal at Jiang Xiaolin's plea, it was completely impossible for him to start.

Moreover, even if he entered the big roster, the chances of Jiang Xiaolin wanting to come off the bench are not high. At most, he will be put on the final stage of the game to get used to it for a few minutes.

That's all, it depends on the chance.

If the team leads by a big score and is sure to win, then Van Gaal will let Jiang Xiaolin get used to it for a few minutes, otherwise it will be impossible.

Jiang Xiaolin was also very helpless.

He can't be the master of this matter at all, he can only listen to the boss's mercy.

However, during the warm-up before the game, Jiang Xiaolin was personally very moved when he saw so many fans supporting him.

During the warm-up, Jiang Xiaolin had a long shot from outside the penalty area that exceeded 30 meters. It was so powerful that it directly pierced the goal guarded by Romero, causing the reporters and fans on the scene to applaud.

Everyone thought that Jiang Xiaolin was just entering the roster, sitting on the bench to re-feel the atmosphere of the game.

Unexpectedly, judging from the warm-up state before the game, Jiang Xiaolin's right foot has fully recovered, otherwise he would not be able to shoot such a powerful long-range shot.

And looking at Jiang Xiaolin's relaxed face, it's obviously not forced, but really capable of shooting this kind of shot in the game as long as he has the opportunity.

This made everyone look forward to it.

However, it is obvious that the first start is impossible.

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Alkmaar is still playing a 442 midfield diamond formation, with Hamdoy and Ali as the forwards.

Perhaps stimulated by Jiang Xiaolin's return and resentment at being forcibly deprived of the No. 9 jersey, Ali was very excited in this game, and he was very active in running and scrambling and shooting.

However, it seemed a little too excited.

In terms of running position, Ali, who is eager to attack and shoot, is often offside, making his own offense useless, and the ball is taken away by the opponent.

In terms of offense, Ali often ignored the better running positions of his surrounding teammates and forced the ball to break through or shoot by himself, wasting opportunities in vain.

In terms of shooting, Ali does not have such superb shooting skills as Jiang Xiaolin, so he often wastes opportunities, and even hit the plane with another shot 5 meters in front of the goal.

This made Van Gaal on the sidelines frown.

Fortunately, another striker Hamdoy is more reliable than the attacking midfielder and avant-garde.

Because the opponent is a newly promoted after all, very weak.

Alkmaar took a 1-0 lead in the first half.

In the 73rd minute of the second half, Hamdoy received another wonderful pass from Marten Martens and successfully hit the goal in the penalty area.

Alkmaar has already led 2-0 at home and can almost seal the victory.

The next game must have become garbage time. With the strength of Volendam's newly promoted team, it is impossible to score two goals in an away game to tie the score.

Under such circumstances, Van Gaal couldn't help thinking of letting Jiang Xiaolin play to adapt to the atmosphere of the game.

Jiang Xiaolin's long shot during the warm-up before the game was not the reason for Van Gaal's determination.

An occasional powerful long-range shot does not explain the problem.

What moved Van Gaal's heart was that in the previous two days of training, Jiang Xiaolin performed perfectly in terms of physical fitness and technical training, and he did not appear to be seriously injured at all.

In such a situation, it shouldn't be a problem for him to play with a 2-0 lead and with very little game time left to adapt to the game score, right?

What's more, there are so many reporters and fans at the scene, all eagerly waiting!
However, on the question of who to replace, Van Gaal was a little hesitant.

It stands to reason that Ali, who performed poorly, should be replaced.

But in that case, Ali's self-confidence will be severely hit, and it may be abolished.

Anyway, it is not necessary to score when the score is behind. After thinking about it for a few minutes, Van Gaal decided not to replace Ali, but replaced the goal hero Hamdoy.

Relatively speaking, Hamdoy, who scored a goal, would not have too many thoughts, and it doesn't matter if he gets off the court early.

Therefore, after thinking about it, Van Gaal called out Jiang Xiaolin, who was on the bench, and said, "Jiang, go warm up and be back in five minutes!"

Jiang Xiaolin, who had already exhausted his patience and thought that Van Gaal would not let him come off the bench in this game, was overjoyed. He jumped up from the bench, rushed to the side and began to warm up along the open space outside the touchline.

This season, Huaguo National Television has purchased the live broadcast rights of the Eredivisie, so this game is broadcast live for Huaguo.

Although it was already midnight in Beiping, there were still many fans of Huaguo standing in front of the TV, waiting for Jiang Xiaolin's possible comeback.

However, as the game time passed, Van Gaal hadn't allowed Jiang Xiaolin to warm up until more than 70 minutes, and everyone was almost desperate.

Unexpectedly, at this time, Van Gaal actually called Jiang Xiaolin up to warm him up.

The commentator immediately lifted his spirits, and explained loudly excitedly:

"Get up, Jiang Xiaolin is up."

"Van Gaal called Jiang Xiaolin from the bench and asked him to warm up on the sidelines."

"Could it be that Van Gaal is really going to send Jiang Xiaolin on as a substitute?"

"Perhaps, it is really possible for us to witness Jiang Xiaolin's first match back!"

The Huaguo fans, who had already started to doze off in front of the TV, were refreshed and stared at the screen, ready to witness Jiang Xiaolin's possible first comeback performance.

Sure enough, after a few minutes, Van Gaal called back Jiang Xiaolin who had finished warming up, explained a few words, and then asked the fourth official to play the electronic card for substitution.

At the same time, the on-site commentator in the stadium also reported to the fans on the radio: "Alkmaar has a substitution, No. 10 Hamdoy goes off, No. 9 Jiang Xiaolin comes on!"

The entire stadium suddenly became noisy, more than 1 fans applauded and cheered loudly at the same time, and the reporters also pointed their cameras at Jiang Xiaolin who was wearing the No. 9 jersey on the sidelines.

A historic scene is about to take place.

After seeing the substitution sign, Hamdoi did not feel any displeasure, walked off the field calmly, hugged Jiang Xiaolin, said "Come on", and then returned to the bench.

Amidst the watching and cheering of countless fans at the scene and in front of the TV, Jiang Xiaolin came on as a substitute in the 81st minute of the match between Alkmaar and Volendam at home.

In fact, before playing, Jiang Xiaolin took the time to spend 2 attribute points to increase the "position" of 14 to 16, and the balance of attribute points was 111.

It's too obvious to fill up, but it shouldn't matter if you only add 2 attributes.

After all, it has been more than two months since his last game.

In the commentary seats, or in the studios of TV stations in various countries, countless commentators excitedly explained:
"Audience friends, Jiang Xiaolin is on stage!"

"After leading the Hua Guo Olympic team to the Olympic final and helping the Hua Guo team win the gold medal, Jiang Xiaolin was kicked by his opponent for a malicious foul and broke his calf at the last moment of the final. He almost bid farewell to football."

"After more than two months of treatment and recovery, Jiang Xiaolin once again stood on the field of professional competition."

"Let us wait and see, and hope that Jiang Xiaolin's comeback will be successful and perfect."

Under the expectant eyes of countless fans, Jiang Xiaolin ran into the field, high-fived his teammates who were close to him, accepted their encouragement, and started the game.

However, after the start of the game, the Volendam players did not strictly guard Jiang Xiaolin.

On the one hand, it's because Volendam is a newly promoted team, and his understanding of Jiang Xiaolin is not as intuitive as the team that played against Jiang Xiaolin in the Eredivisie last season, and he doesn't know much about Jiang Xiaolin's threat.

On the other hand, because Jiang Xiaolin was recovering from a serious injury after all, the Volendam players didn't think Jiang Xiaolin was much of a threat.

At that time, they might as well attack more and try to equalize the score.

After all, they are now only two goals behind, and football history is not without two goals in the last few minutes.

As a result, Volendam attacked vigorously on the field, leaving only two central defenders in the backcourt, one defending Ali and the other defending Jiang Xiaolin.

Seeing this state, let alone other people, even Jiang Xiaolin's competitor Ali wanted to complain.

Volendam is looking for death, right?
Although Jiang Xiaolin has just recovered from a serious injury, but after all, he is the one who scored 6 goals in 17 games in the Olympic Games. Are you so careless?

What's more, judging from his performance in training, Ali also thought that Jiang Xiaolin might have fully recovered, otherwise he wouldn't dare to train with everyone so desperately and still act as if nothing had happened.

Facing Jiang Xiaolin like this, how dare your newly promoted polo team look down on Jiang Xiaolin?

Who gave you courage?
Even Ali thinks this way, let alone other teammates.

Everyone was overjoyed immediately.

In this case, as long as he counterattacked, with Jiang Xiaolin's technique and speed, he was almost sure of hitting one hit!
Sure enough, less than 3 minutes after Jiang Xiaolin played, Alkmaar got an excellent counterattack opportunity.

After all, Volendam is just a newly promoted polo team. Even if they aggressively attack, they will not be able to break through Alkhamar's goal, and even the penalty area will be difficult to attack.

In the 83rd minute, Volendam's frontcourt pass was seen through by Alkmaar's midfielder David Mendes, and he intercepted the opponent's pass halfway with an early grab.

Mendes, who grabbed the ball, looked up at the running position in the frontcourt and was overjoyed.

Because Jiang Xiaolin had already turned around and rushed towards Volendam's half, and there was only one central defender in front of him: another central defender was guarding Ali far away!
When the opponent has only one defensive player, as long as the ball is kicked over, with Jiang Xiaolin's body, speed, grabbing point (ability to judge the landing point), and stopping skills, Jiang Xiaolin has a high probability of getting the ball and forming a single-handed fight. Just like what Jiang Xiaolin did in the Olympics.

Therefore, Mendes, who was still not far from the front of the penalty area, took the ball to adjust a step without hesitation, and then kicked the ball towards Volendam's half with a big kick without waiting for the opponent's player to counterattack.

This goal was played well by Mendes. Not only was it in the right direction, but it was right in front of Jiang Xiaolin, so Jiang Xiaolin didn't have to go around to grab the ball.

Moreover, the landing point is quite good, just over ten meters from the front of the penalty area, so that Volendam's goalkeeper dare not attack at all, and the central defender here can't compete with Jiang Xiaolin's speed.

There is a high probability that Jiang Xiaolin will grab the ball.

Mendes made a good pass.