God of Greenery

With the end of the international match day, the national players of various countries have returned to the team to start training and prepare for the league.

However, for Alkmaar, Maarten Martens' injury in the world preliminaries undoubtedly dealt a heavy blow to the team.

Martens was injured while participating in the European World Cup qualifiers with the Belgian team. He is expected to need to rest for half a month. He will not only miss the 23rd round of the Eredivisie against PSV Eindhoven, but will also miss the UEFA Cup 1/16 finals two-round match.

因为2月14日的荷甲第23轮联赛是客场作战，紧接着2月18日与波兰莱克普斯纳的联盟杯1/16决赛第一回合也是客场作战。

Coupled with the injury of Marten Martens, after the discussion of the coaching staff, the team simply gave up the 23rd round of the league with Eindhoven.

Alkmaar is now leading No.2 in the Eredivisie standings by a full 13 points, and there is enough room for error.

Therefore, on February 2009, 2, Alkmaar played away against Eindhoven in the 14rd round of the Eredivisie. Alkmaar rotated most of the main players. Most of the starting lineup were substitutes, only goalkeeper Romero and defenders. Hector Moreno, striker Jiang Xiaolin and a few other main players continued to start.

The purpose is to stay in the league and prepare for the UEFA Cup 1/16 finals.

There were even a few main players who didn't even make the roster, didn't come to the away game, and stayed at home to rest.

Alkmaar's performance this season is really outstanding, suppressing the three giants of the Eredivisie, Ajax, Eindhoven, and Feyenoord.

Now facing the game that Alkmaar voluntarily gave up, Eindhoven, who is playing at home, will naturally not be polite, and the main force will be used. Alkmaar, who played with most of the substitute lineup, launched a confrontation battle and wants to win a big victory. .

However, the final result of the game did not meet Eindhoven's expectations.

In the 21st minute, PSV Eindhoven played a wave of wonderful pass and cut cooperation amidst the cheers of the home fans, passing the ball into the penalty area, and striker La Soviu made a good shot from the right corner of the penalty spot.

Eindhoven opened the scoring and scored the first goal of the game. Tens of thousands of Eindhoven fans in the stands burst into cheers.

After scoring the first goal, Eindhoven's morale was boosted even more, and they wanted to continue scoring to expand the score.

However, before they scored their second goal, Alkmaar scored the equalizer in the 35th minute.

The goal this time was due to Eindhoven's aggressive pressure and then a counterattack by stealing the ball.

Lukes, the substitute starting midfielder, used a precise flying tackle to tackle the ball at the feet of PSV's ball-handler in the backcourt, and the tackled ball landed at the feet of the forward Simon Poulsen not far away. .

Poulsen first spiked the ball to avoid the Eindhoven player, and then passed the ball to Jiang Xiaolin near the center circle.

The moment Jiang Xiaolin received the ball, Eindhoven's midfielder Epson, who was not far from Jiang Xiaolin's side, shoveled over, trying to destroy the counterattack while Jiang Xiaolin was receiving the ball and his footing was not stable. Lose.

But Jiang Xiaolin was a little faster than him. He touched the ball ahead of time and swung it forward. Then he jumped up and avoided Epson's flying tackle. After landing, he quickly dribbled the ball towards PSV's half. go.

At this time, there were only two central defenders standing back and defending in front of Jiang Xiaolin.

Jiang Xiaolin's forward speed was naturally faster than his opponent's backward speed. When he was about 20 meters away from the penalty area line, the two sides got close enough to grab the ball.

So one of the central defenders stopped backing and tried to go up, and the other defender also slowed down, preparing to cooperate with the No.1 defender to steal.

However, Jiang Xiaolin's grasp of timing was too strong.

The moment the two of them stopped, Jiang Xiaolin kicked the ball out, and then went around from the outside by himself: the ball passed.

Jiang Xiaolin used extreme speed to add the ball to pass the last two central defenders of Eindhoven.

However, the ball that Jiang Xiaolin stabbed just now was a little too big, and the goalkeeper Isaacson immediately attacked from the penalty area, trying to clear the ball before Jiang Xiaolin caught up with the ball after the score.

Even if he can't use his hands outside the penalty area, as long as he grabs the ball ahead of Jiang Xiaolin, he can destroy the ball with a big foot.

However, Jiang Xiaolin's speed was faster than he imagined.

Jiang Xiaolin, who is full of physique, not only broke free from the pull of the opponent's defender when the ball passed, but also caught up with the ball one step ahead of him after exerting his speed to the extreme, and poked the ball towards the baseline again. Then he jumped up to avoid Isaacson's flying shovel, and chased after the rolling ball.

There was no suspense about what happened next.

Although Jiang Xiaolin had a very small angle when he caught up with the ball, he easily kicked it into the empty goal before the ball crossed the baseline.

Eindhoven full-back Jeremy, desperately trying to defend the goal line, failed to save the team and fell into the goal together with Jiang Xiaolin's kick.

In the 35th minute, Jiang Xiaolin scored a goal for Alkmaar through four players including the goalkeeper in a quick counterattack and equalized the score.

The score between the two sides became 1-1.

After the score was tied by Jiang Xiaolin, although Eindhoven wanted to continue to attack and take the lead again, Sergio Romero played well and repeatedly resolved the opponent's attack.

The first half ended with a score of 1-1, and the two sides entered the intermission.

After a 15-minute break, the two sides changed sides and fought again. Eindhoven continued to press forward and bombarded Alkmaar's penalty area and goal indiscriminately.

After attacking for more than 20 minutes, in the 72nd minute, Eindhoven finally passed a free kick in the frontcourt from the side and dropped the ball into the penalty area. The score was rewritten to 2-1.

After another goal lead, PSV did not stop.They also want to continue to score goals and strive for a big victory against Alkmaar.

Even if this season can't prevent Alkmaar from winning the championship, it would be good to give the opponent a big defeat.

Now that Alkmaar has rarely rotated most of the main players for the next UEFA Cup game, Eindhoven will naturally cherish the opportunity to win a big victory.

They thought that most of Alkmaar's substitutes were easy to bully, and they could win a big victory at home, but the Alkmaar's substitute players who finally got the chance to start did not want to lose.

They also want to perform well and want to change from the bench to the main force.

Therefore, Alkmaar, who was one goal behind, not only continued to actively fight to defend his goal, but also played a beautiful attack in the 88th minute.

Although most of Alkmaar's starting players are substitutes, they are not amateurs.

A player who can play as a substitute in Alkmaar will not be inferior to the main players of the lower reaches of the Eredivisie in terms of ability.

Although most of the time the coordination of passing and cutting is poor, but sometimes with good luck, you can still play some good coordination.

The attack in the 88th minute was the best result of Alkmaar's frontcourt pass and cut cooperation in this game.

Alkmaar, Alli, van der Velden, and Simon Poulsen made consecutive passes in the frontcourt, and finally Van der Velden made a wonderful pass with his heels in the penalty area , let Jiang Xiaolin, who used his speed and off-the-ball movement to get rid of the close-marker, volleyed the ball non-stop in the gap of the penalty area, and slammed the ball into the lower left corner of PSV's goal.

Even the commentator of Dutch TV shouted in the commentary booth:
"Goooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooow

"The ball is in!"

"It was Jiang Xiaolin who scored the goal again!"

"Jiang Xiaolin scored twice and helped Alkmaar equalize the score!"

"However, this offensive team cooperation is more effective. Alkmaar, who played with most of the substitutes, played a good pass and run coordination in this offense."

"Especially Van der Velden's last assist to Jiang Xiaolin's heel pass, it is absolutely wonderful, and it can definitely be listed as one of the most exciting assists this season."

"Although Marten Martens is injured, Van der Velden can also take on the heavy responsibility of organizing offense for Alkmaar!"

"Eindhoven's plan to take advantage of AZ Alkmaar's majority of their games off the bench for a big win fell through."

"At this time, the game time is almost over!"

"Perhaps, Jiang Xiaolin's goal is a perfect goal in the final stage of the game!"

The commentator was right, as he said, Jiang Xiaolin's goal in the 88th minute was the last goal of the game for both sides.

Although Eindhoven made a frantic press attack in the last few minutes of the game, creating several shot opportunities.

However, Alkmaar also united as one, and even Jiang Xiaolin and Ali withdrew to the backcourt to help defend, and finally withstood Eindhoven's attack.

Of course, there are reasons for Van Gaal's constant substitutions to delay time and interrupt the opponent's offensive rhythm.

There is also the reason why Eindhoven's players are not good at shooting.

In fact, in the last few minutes, Eindhoven had three shots, but none of them hit the goal frame.

After 3 minutes of stoppage time, the referee blew the whistle for the end of the game. Alkmaar, who started the game with most of the substitute players, led by Jiang Xiaolin, drew 2-2 away with Eindhoven. The big pitch is back in full swing.

For Alkmaar, this is undoubtedly a very good result.

When Van Gaal replaced most of the main players, he was actually preparing for an away game loss.

Unexpectedly, under the leadership of Jiang Xiaolin, the team retreated from the away game and scored a point.

Therefore, although it was only a draw, the Alkmaar players were still in a good mood after the game, and they lined up under the stands of the away fans to thank the fans who accompanied the team on the away game.

Jiang Xiaolin also received experience rewards for the game when the referee blew the final whistle.

This game did not win, and Jiang Xiaolin, who scored twice, only got 2 goals and 4000 basic experience.

In terms of game performance, although Jiang Xiaolin only scored two goals, it was his active fighting throughout the game that suppressed Eindhoven's backcourt players, making them afraid to fully press up and participate in assists.

In the final stage, when Jiang Xiaolin withdrew to the outside of the penalty area to participate in the defense, he also used his full positional skills to make a huge contribution to the defense.

Therefore, the system finally rated Jiang Xiaolin's performance as "excellent", with a rating factor of 3, and the total experience that Jiang Xiaolin gained in the end was 4000*3=1.2.

Including the daily training experience of the previous few days, Jiang Xiaolin's experience has risen to more than 22 at level 89.

After the game, Jiang Xiaolin, who almost single-handedly led Alkmaar to retreat from the away game, was unanimously praised by the media and fans.

With Jiang Xiaolin's brace, his number of goals in the Eredivisie this season has reached a terrifying 42.

In the next Eredivisie league game, as long as Jiang Xiaolin scores one more goal, he can equal Cohen Dylan's record of 43 goals in a single season in the Eredivisie; and once he scores two, Jiang Xiaolin can set a new record.

How can such efficiency not be praised by the media and fans?

Of course, the media and fans of some other Eredivisie teams also expressed some pantothenic acid: Alkmaar has already suffered from "Jiang Xiaolin dependence".

But the players and fans of Alkmaar don't care.

Which team does not have an offensive core with the most goals?

It's just that Jiang Xiaolin's performance is more prominent, and other teams and fans are just envious and jealous!

Their envy, jealousy and hatred are the pride of Alkmaar.

Amidst the hot discussions outside, the returning Alkmaar team had two days of daily training at their training base, and then took a flight to Poznan, a city in western Poland, one day earlier on February 2.

On February 2, Alkmaar will face Lekpusna, who currently ranks at the top of the Polish Superliga standings, at the Lesa Stadium in Poznan.

Although the Polish league can only be regarded as a third-rate league in Europe, which is far behind the Eredivisie, Van Gaal is still not careless. He does not want to be eliminated by an unknown Polish team in the first round of the knockout round , then his reputation as a world famous coach will be ashamed.

What's more, Alkmaar's situation is so good this season.

Although Alkmaar's priority this season is to win the Eredivisie championship, Van Gaal may not have the ambition to win the double or triple crown in the Dutch Cup and UEFA Cup.

Otherwise, he would not have rotated in the last league game and sent most of the substitutes to play away games against Eindhoven.

Therefore, the team arrived in Poznan one day earlier for field adaptation training, preparing to face Lake Pusner with all its strength the next day.

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