God of Greenery

"nice shot!"

Van Gaal in the stands couldn't help giving a low praise, and then applauded Jiang Xiaolin's goal together with the fans, feeling very satisfied in his heart.

This ball was Jiang Xiaolin's active counter-attack, which forced the opponent's No. 6 midfielder to make a pass error in the backcourt, and then immediately started to rush into the penalty area, facing the ball swept by Langlot, and scored without stopping the ball.

This ball not only showed Jiang Xiaolin's fighting spirit of actively fighting back, the most important thing is that the last shot was as accurate as ever, exactly the same as what Van Gaal saw in the trial training, and it did not change because of the official game. Out of shape.

This is what Van Gaal is most satisfied with.

Some players are very good in training, all kinds of technical movements are fancy and easy, but they can't perform because of tension and pressure during the game. Such players Van Gaal dare not use them lightly.

But Jiang Xiaolin obviously didn't have this problem.

What level he is in training is what level he is in the game, that's good.

The game continues.

Groningen, who lost the ball, obviously strengthened their offensive. Most of the time, the ball was wandering around the midfield. Jiang Xiaolin couldn't get a shot for a long time, so he could only retreat to the midfield to help his teammates pass and catch the ball.

But Jiang Xiaolin's ball-handling skills were still a bit poor.

In the 35th minute, Jiang Xiaolin had just received a pass from Douglas, and before he could pass it out, he was shoveled away by the opponent's midfielder.

The opponent not only did not foul the ball, but also took the opportunity to launch a counterattack.

If it weren't for goalkeeper Elmer's outstanding performance, Groningen might have to tie the game.

Of course, mistakes and steals are common occurrences on the football field, Jiang Xiaolin is not alone, and no one blames him.

The game continued, and the two sides continued to fight back and forth in the midfield, occasionally hitting the opponent's hinterland and it was difficult to form a shot.

Even if a shot is formed, the shooting skills of the others are far from Jiang Xiaolin's. Either they miss the goal or the angle, lack of strength is confiscated by the goalkeeper, and neither side has scored a goal for a long time.

It wasn't until the 42nd minute that Alkmaar's right back August suddenly put in an assist and disrupted Groningen's defense, allowing Jiang Xiaolin to find a gap.

Jiang Xiaolin ran a gap outside the penalty area on the right and made a shot after receiving a pass from August, causing two Groningen defenders in the penalty area to jump up and try to block the hole.

The goalkeeper also looked at Jiang Xiaolin nervously at the near end of the goal, thinking that Jiang Xiaolin was going to shoot.

Jiang Xiaolin's shooting skills really made it hard not to be nervous.

In the end, Jiang Xiaolin made a fake move.

He knows that he is the opponent's key target. Even if he gets the chance to kick the ball, the ball is likely to be blocked immediately.

Therefore, he observed the position of the opponent's two defenders in the penalty area before he made a gesture to shoot the ball, knowing that the opponent would definitely block the hole, and it would be difficult for him to hit the ball.

So his shot was just a feint.

His real intention is to pass the ball.

After attracting two defenders to block his shooting route, Jiang Xiaolin's lowered foot did not shoot. Instead, he flicked his ankle and crossed the ball to the center.

With a short pass at 15 o'clock, Jiang Xiaolin's pass was quite satisfactory, not subtle, but there were no mistakes.

Because Jiang Xiaolin attracted the attention of the opponent's two defenders, Cagle in the middle was in a short gap at this time.

On the penalty area line, Cagle pushed the ball across from Jiang Xiaolin and kicked the ball to the lower left corner of the goal.

Because of Jiang Xiaolin's deception, the goalkeeper on the right side of the goal had no time to save the ball.

Unexpectedly, the moment the ball was about to hit the net, the Groningen full-back rushed back from the wing with a flying tackle and saved the ball on the goal line.

This goal line rescue attracted a small number of a dozen Groningen away fans on the sidelines to applaud, while other Alkmaar home fans sighed.

Then, the full-back who completed the goal line rescue fell into the net by himself, but the ball was stopped after all, and rolled gently back into the penalty area, causing chaos again.

Several players from both sides rushed towards the ball, but Groningen's No. 4 central defender was the first to touch the ball and kicked the ball out of the baseline, which was considered a temporary relief.

The players in Groningen breathed a sigh of relief, and then went to pull up the full-back who saved the goal line, hugged and clapped, thanking him for his rescue.

Otherwise, they will fall behind 0-2.

However, the danger is not over yet, and Alkmaar still has a wave of corner kicks.

Langlot took the corner kick. Jiang Xiaolin, Cagle, Douglas and the team's tallest central defender all entered the penalty area to compete for the top. Joel, Bruno and other shorter players waited for opportunities outside the penalty area. Grab the ball.

Cagle was at the front point, Jiang Xiaolin was at the second point in the middle, the high school defender was at the third point, and Douglas was at the back point, forming a four-point echelon for the top spot.

Groningen has seven or eight players defending in the penalty area. Jiang Xiaolin and the high school defender are surrounded by two people, trying to prevent Alkmaar's corner kick attack.

The two sides cursed and pushed each other in the penalty area, which also attracted the intervention of the referee, so that the two sides' movements should be smaller and there should be no physical conflicts.

After everything was ready, the referee exited the penalty area and whistled to indicate that Langlot could make a free throw.

Langlot kicked the ball out, and it hit Jiang Xiaolin in the middle.

Jiang Xiaolin's header has been tested in both training and games, and it is definitely the team's number one.

As long as Jiang Xiaolin grabs the first point, he will probably push in.

Therefore, in the corner kick tactics of the Alkmaar youth team, Jiang Xiaolin is the first target, and it just depends on the footwork of the free throw player.

As the main attacking midfielder, Langlot has good footwork, and the quality of the penalty is also quite high.

One of the players who competed closely with Jiang Xiaolin was the tallest central defender in Groningen, a few centimeters taller than Jiang Xiaolin.

But he, who took off at the same time as Jiang Xiaolin, was a little shorter than Jiang Xiaolin in the final height he reached.

Because Jiang Xiaolin's jumping attribute is as high as 19 points, jumping higher than him.

Seeing that Jiang Xiaolin jumped over the height of the central defender and was about to hit the ball falling from the air with a header, he suddenly felt his body being pulled backwards and fell down rapidly.

Another defender who was closely guarding Jiang Xiaolin subconsciously stretched out his hand and pulled Jiang Xiaolin down when he failed to take off in time.

Caught off guard, Jiang Xiaolin fell to the ground in all directions, the violent impact made him dizzy, and he was almost thrown over.