God of Greenery

In the past, Jiang Xiaolin didn't understand why the football team's away and home results were so different. Many teams were poor at home and poor at away. Now he has experienced it personally.

Many times, being in that environment is not something you can do just because you think in your heart that you don't care about the shouts and curses of the opponent's fans.

More or less there will always be some impact.

It's just that players who are older and have more experience in away games are less affected.Young players and players with less experience in away games will be more affected.

Perhaps, Van Gaal added him to the 18-man squad for the away game, with the purpose of letting him feel the atmosphere of the away game.

Jiang Xiaolin, who was sitting on the sidelines as a player for the first time, worked hard to adapt to the atmosphere and pressure of the away game.

A few minutes after Jiang Xiaolin and others sat on the bench, the entrance ceremony officially began. The players of the two teams each led a small ball boy, led by the captain, and followed the referee team into the field.

Next, in the middle of the referee station, the two teams stood in a row on both sides for reporters to take pictures, then shook hands and picked sides, and the game officially began.

2008年2月17日下午15:30，荷兰足球甲级联赛第25轮格罗宁根VS阿尔克马尔的比赛在格罗宁根的主场欧罗堡球场正式开始。

Amidst the cheers of the home fans, Groningen, who played at home, launched wave after wave of offensives towards Alkmaar.

Dutch football itself advocates offensive football, not to mention that Groningen is playing at home, so it is naturally impossible to play conservatively.

On Alkmaar's side, they played a little timidly.

On the one hand, the away game itself has the effect of reducing combat power. This is not transferred by ideology and will, and even super giants such as Real Madrid and Barcelona cannot avoid it.

On the other hand, it is the recent six-game losing streak, which has collapsed the confidence of the players and seriously affected the players' on-the-spot performance.

Weak offense, weak defense, and full of loopholes are the true portrayal of Alkmaar during this period.

第19轮客场1-6输给阿贾克斯，第20轮0-4输给海伦芬，第22轮0-3输给威廉二世，第24轮2-5输给尼美根……

In the 6 games of the 4-game losing streak, 3 games were a minimum of 3 goals conceded, and then a big defeat with a score difference of more than [-] goals.

It can be seen how bad Alkmaar's defense is.

In this game, Alkmaar still has no hope of victory, and even the progress of the game at the beginning of the game made Alkmaar fans feel desperate.

Under Groningen's stormy attack, Alkmaar conceded the ball in less than 10 minutes.

In the 8th minute, Groningen's offense forced midfielder David Mendes to put in a shovel and gave the opponent a free kick in the frontcourt about 25 meters away from the goal.

Then, the opponent's No. 10 midfielder, Goran Loverey, made it overnight and sent the ball directly into Alkmaar's net with a beautiful arc free kick.

Amidst the carnival of more than 16000 Groningen home fans, Alkmaar's coaches, players, and team fans could only sigh, and had no choice but to accept the fact that the team fell behind 10-0 in less than 1 minutes.

However, Alkmaar's bad luck is not over yet.

In the 14th minute, just a few minutes after conceding the ball, Groningen got another chance to attack from a corner kick.

Then, on this corner kick, goalkeeper Didulica bounced off the ball inside the six-yard box and collided with Groningen's No. 9 striker Markus Berger.

Although in line with the principle of protecting the goalkeeper in the penalty area, the referee fouled Marcus Borg for charging the goalkeeper and gave him a yellow card.

But it didn't help the fact that Didulica lay motionless on the ground.

Didulica was hit head-on in the chest by Marcus Berger in this collision, and he was suffocated immediately.

After only 14 minutes in the first half, Alkmaar's main goalkeeper Joey Didulica had to end with an injury and was sent to a local hospital for a more detailed examination.

Argentine goalkeeper Sergio Romero, who was only 20 years old and hadn't even had time to warm up, had to be rushed off the bench.

Seeing this young substitute goalkeeper who most people don't even know was forced to come off the bench in a hurry without even having time to warm up, many Alkmaar fans in front of the TV covered their eyes and couldn't bear to watch anymore.

Everyone seems to have seen the goal guarded by Romero being bombed by the opponent in turn, and then Romero picked up the ball from the goal again and again.

Even the substitute players on the bench looked like they didn't want to watch anymore, extremely pessimistic.

Only Jiang Xiaolin, who has a good relationship with Romero, his eyes lit up, and he cheered for Romero's sudden appearance in his heart: "Romero, we must seize the opportunity, impress the coach, and firmly stand as the main goalkeeper. !"

Of course, you can't say this, you can only think about it in your heart.

After all, Romero's debut was in exchange for Didulica's injury.

Moreover, no one knows the extent of Didulica's injury, and Jiang Xiaolin couldn't show a happy expression for Romero on his face.

Then, the game started.

Seeing that Alkmaar's main goalkeeper was injured and replaced by a childish 20-year-old young substitute goalkeeper, the Groningen players naturally became more aggressive, wanting to score goals as soon as possible and expand the score advantage.

Just when most people thought that Romero, who was young and rushed to the field without even having time to warm up, would definitely be crushed by Groningen's offensive, Romero guarded Alkmaar's goal firmly. , It can be said that one man is in charge of the gate, and ten thousand husbands cannot open it.

In the 20th minute, Alkmaar did not concede a goal.

In the 30th minute, Alkmaar did not concede a goal.

In the 40th minute, Alkmaar still did not concede a goal.

Until the 47th minute, the first half of the 2-minute stoppage time was over, and Alkmaar still did not concede a goal.

In the full half-hour since coming off the bench, Sergio Romero made eight saves in front of goal, an average of one every four minutes.

Among them, Groningen had 6 shots that were within the range of the goal frame and he saved them.

Among these 6 shots, there was even a vigorous supplementary shot close to the penalty area line, which was all set aside by Romero's subconscious stretch of hand to the crossbar.

As the game progressed, the Groningen fans stood up again and again with hope, and then sat down with a sigh of disappointment and shock.

And the only more than 300 Alkmaar away fans became more and more energetic as the game progressed, constantly cheering and shouting for Sergio Romero's wonderful save.