God of Greenery

After the phone call with Peng Zhijie, Jiang Xiaolin updated the latest news on Xinglang's blog, telling the fans the good news that he was selected for the competition squad and tomorrow's game time.

Although domestic TV stations do not have the right to broadcast the Eredivisie, some supernatural fans can watch the live broadcast of the game through other methods and channels, and then pass it on to other domestic fans through post bars, forums, and button groups.

Moreover, after Jiang Xiaolin posted the latest blog post, he also saw a netizen who claimed to be a student from the Netherlands replying below, saying that he was going to watch the game live and witness Jiang Xiaolin's possible debut in the Eredivisie.

This made Jiang Xiaolin look forward to the game even more. Before going to bed, he was praying that he would come off the bench and play for a few minutes tomorrow.

As for starting, he has self-knowledge, that is definitely impossible.

No matter how optimistic Van Gaal is about him, it is impossible for a 16-year-old young man who has only practiced with the team for a few days and has little understanding and cooperation with his teammates to start in the Eredivisie.

……

While Jiang Xiaolin was falling asleep, some domestic fast-paced online media released the news that Jiang Xiaolin was selected for the 25-man squad for the 18th round of Eredivisie Alkmaar's away game against Groningen.

Many night owl fans were immediately overwhelmed with excitement. They forwarded the news everywhere on forums, post bars, and button groups to let more people know. The shocking remarks of the fans were everywhere.

"Damn it, Jiang Xiaolin has been selected into the 18-man squad for tomorrow's Eredivisie match."

"Isn't it fake? Didn't Jiang Xiaolin just transfer from the youth team to the first team a few days ago?"

"With such a short period of joint training, Van Gaal dares to let Jiang Xiaolin be selected for the squad?"

"Does Jiang Xiaolin have a tacit understanding with his teammates?"

"Maybe Jiang Xiaolin is really a genius, so Van Gaal couldn't help but ask Jiang Xiaolin to save him?"

"No matter what the reason is, anyway, I think Jiang Xiaolin is awesome!"

"It would be even more awesome if Jiang Xiaolin appeared on stage tomorrow."

"Yeah, I'm only 16 years old, and I'm making my debut in the Eredivisie. It's fascinating to think about it."

"If that's the case, Huaguo may be about to produce a football superstar."

"Watch the live broadcast tomorrow."

"Where is the live broadcast of the Eredivisie?"

"Over the wall to find foreign live streaming sites!"

"Brother, take me!"

……

There are also foreign students in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, and Chinese and overseas Chinese in Chinatown. After receiving the news, they also organized urgently to go to the game site to cheer for Jiang Xiaolin and witness Jiang Xiaolin's possible debut in the Eredivisie.

At 2 a.m. on February 17, after having breakfast at the training base, Alkmaar’s first-team players, coaching staff, team doctors, equipment administrators, etc. who were selected for the 9-man roster boarded the team bus and headed to Alkmaar The city of Groningen, 18 kilometers to the northeast.

The long-distance journey of more than 200 kilometers made the players a little tired.

If it is farther away, consider flying.

After staying in the hotel near Groningen's home stadium Euroborg, Van Gaal announced the 11-man starting list for the game in the hotel conference room.

Sure enough, Jiang Xiaolin was not among them, and the two starting forwards were Ali and Hamdoy.

Jiang Xiaolin didn't have any emotions and accepted it calmly.

Because that's to be expected.

The goalkeeper is also an experienced old goalkeeper Didulica, although he has conceded a total of 22 goals in the last six games, averaging more than 3 goals per game.

But he still has not been abandoned by Van Gaal, Sergio Romero has to continue to sit on the bench, waiting hard for a chance to come forward.

A substitute goalkeeper must be more difficult than a striker like Jiang Xiaolin. It is difficult for ordinary coaches to have the determination to take the initiative to replace the main goalkeeper who is not injured.

With Didulica not injured, no matter how good Romero performed in training, he still has to wait.

After all, on the surface, the 30-year-old Didulica is more experienced than the 20-year-old Romero and should be more reliable.

The particularity of this position determines that even Van Gaal, who is known for being good at promoting young people, did not dare to move Didulica's starting position easily, pushing the 20-year-old Romero to the front desk.

After announcing the starting roster, Van Gaal took captain Yarriens to the pre-match press conference, while the players had lunch and rest at the hotel.

At the pre-match press conference, Van Gaal announced the 18-man roster and the 11-man starting roster for the afternoon game.

Jiang Xiaolin's appearance naturally caused an uproar.

Although Jiang Xiaolin had caused quite a stir in China before, he was still not well-known in the Netherlands.

Even in the circle of reporters, apart from the reporters who reported on the He Qingjia League, not many people knew about him.

After all, a 16-year-old youth team player who is not Dutch, even if he slaughtered the Ajax youth team with six goals in a single game, could not attract the attention of reporters who focused on the top league and the Champions League.

Even if some people have seen related reports, they have long forgotten.

But this time, Jiang Xiaolin appeared in Alkmaar's 18-man roster, so the reporters couldn't help paying attention.

After all, the 18-man roster of an Eredivisie team is information that the Football Association and every media must master before the game.

This is what they announce on the radio, in a newspaper, on a website, or on live television.

Moreover, the commentators and guests of the live TV broadcast must have some knowledge of the information of these players.

Otherwise, if a player came off the bench during the live broadcast, the commentator could not tell the player's name and origin, which would be embarrassing.

Therefore, Jiang Xiaolin, who is only 16 years old, has no professional game experience, and has only been transferred to the first team for a few days, appeared in the 18-man roster, which naturally attracted reporters on the scene.

Everyone scrambled to bombard Van Gaal with questions:
"Mr. Van Gaal, can this Jiang's level reach the standard for playing in the Eredivisie?"

"You can enter the Eredivisie squad at the age of 16. Is Huaguo football so developed?"

"Is it appropriate for you to add a 16-year-old boy to the squad for away games when the team has lost six games in a row? Do you think he can withstand this pressure?"

"Are you deliberately making news to divert everyone's attention, avoid another disastrous defeat in this game, and then be criticized by the national media and fans?"

Of course, Van Gaal had already prepared for this.

The moment the coaching staff jointly decided to put Jiang Xiaolin in the squad for the match, Van Gaal had already anticipated the attack from the reporters at today's pre-match press conference.

After all, Jiang Xiaolin's age is too young, and his qualifications are too shallow.

Therefore, Van Gaal calmly affirmed Jiang Xiaolin's training attitude and strength, saying that Jiang Xiaolin is definitely enough to gain a foothold in the Eredivisie.

Yariense also represented the players of the first team, saying that Jiang Xiaolin is a genius who can supplement Alkmaar's attack power enough, so it is a matter of course that he is selected for the squad for the game.