green mercenary

Chapter 151

After scoring the goal, Bai Xiaotian didn't realize at all that this was the first goal of the Chinese in the European competition.For the national football team, this is a milestone event.

During the intermission, occasionally some teammates came over to congratulate, but more people sat aside, watching Bai Xiaotian panting with a towel covering his face.

The kid has grown to the point where, for a lot of players, it's out of reach.But fortunately, Bai Xiaotian is still the same Bai Xiaotian, and he didn't put on airs because he became important in the team.The modesty of the Chinese is also very popular with the players in the team.

What Bai Xiaotian has to consider now is that the values ​​of sensitivity, flexibility, balance, and dribbling accuracy are still too low. In this case, using the live mode to forcefully make a right-angle incision will put too much burden on the body.

Today's Bai Xiaotian is no longer like a few months ago, who doesn't know how to allocate his energy.When to run by himself, when to switch to live mode, and whether his physical strength can last for 90 minutes, Bai Xiaotian can calculate these things very clearly.But he didn't expect that there would be an extraordinary skill that would make him exhausted again. To put it bluntly, there was still a big gap between himself and the top players.Not to mention others, it is estimated that the total score of Batman on the team will be higher than his own.

Gretz patted Bai Xiaotian on the shoulder. With this goal in the first half alone, Bai Xiaotian's position in Eindhoven was completely secured.Gretz thought he was already a hero with insight, but he didn't expect that this young Chinese really had the potential to become a superstar. The cultivation of such a player would be a bonanza for PSV.

Bai Xiaotian's goal almost killed all the suspense of the game.The total score is 4 to 1, with two away goals.Such a result made it very easy for the entire Eindhoven team to play up and down.

Seeing such a result, Gretz couldn't help temporarily shifting the team's focus from the European competition to the Dutch Cup.

After two rounds of qualifying, the top 16 of the Dutch Cup has been decided.Eindhoven, as the leader of the Eredivisie last year, will have to play the opening game of the Dutch Cup knockout match the day before other teams' games.

For PSV, the first half of 2001 was a battle on three fronts.Originally, Gretz's idea was to ensure the leading position in the Eredivisie and at the same time strive for the Dutch Cup championship.But the sudden birth of Bai Xiaotian gave Gretz a new idea.

In the 58th minute of the second half, Gretz replaced Bai Xiaotian, who performed well.And Bai Xiaotian's end also won the applause of some home fans.There is no other reason. Ever since Bai Xiaotian moved on the right side, whether it is Fabio Cannavaro or Paulo Cannavaro, even if they are together, it is difficult to snatch the ball from Bai Xiaotian's feet.

It's not that Bai Xiaotian is so quick to dribble the ball, but that Bai Xiaotian is very smart, as long as two people go up to grab the ball together, they will immediately send the ball to the feet of his teammates, making the running of the opponent's two defenders useless.

Playing at home, this Serie A powerhouse only came to their senses after Bai Xiaotian went on the field, and only then remembered how to attack.

In the 64th minute, Milosevic went to the meeting alone. Under the carelessness of the two defenders of Eindhoven, he suddenly accelerated and got out from the gap between the two, while the ball was firmly stuck to his feet.

A one-on-one goalkeeper easily pushed the ball into the gate guarded by Fréjus, and Parma tied the score at 1-2.

Five minutes later, the 5-year-old Brazilian winger Amoruso took advantage of his speed and caught PSV by surprise.Just when Eindhoven's defense leaned towards this winger who was dribbling with the ball, the opponent directly made a pass from the bottom. Oye couldn't hold back the top scorer in the European Championship at all, and Milosevic made a header.The latter picked up the ball from the net and quickly ran back to the midfield.

Scoring two goals in 5 minutes gave the home fans hope.Gretz also slapped his thigh, unable to let the cooked duck fly away from his mouth.Hastily changed a defender to play, intending to firmly hold the goal in the remaining 20 minutes.

Although Eindhoven, who is dedicated to defense, did not perform as well on the defensive end as the offensive end, but Parma, who played in the forward position, was not the same. Poor defense met poor offense.

The minutes passed, and seeing the fourth official hold up the "3" sign on the sidelines, Gretz played the last card in his hand to buy time.

However, the most dramatic moment of the game happened here. The substitute player did not warm up sufficiently, and after a free kick from the opponent, he actually took the top and was pushed into the net by Masaleni's last substitution card.

2 to 3, Eindhoven went from a 2-goal lead to a lagging side.

Gretz on the sidelines yelled loudly, these 3 minutes seemed like half a century to him. The voice that didn't come out for 90 minutes was played again and again in these 3 minutes.

Fortunately, time was running out, no matter how much the referee favored the home team, the score was finally saved after Eindhoven's defense kept making clearances.Although Parma won at home, what they swallowed was the bitter fruit of being eliminated.

At the post-match press conference, Gretz took all the mistakes for the players and took all the responsibility on himself.This left a group of reporters and media who were planning to sarcasm Gretz at a loss. They apologized first when they came up. What else can you say?
Facing the flashing lights of the media, Gretz, who lost the game, talked eloquently, while Masaleni, who won the game, also regained some face. The coaches of the two sides complimented each other and started a business mutual bragging mode.

Masaleni: "Eindhoven is a great Eredivisie team with rich experience in major competitions. Coach Gretz also has a unique arrangement of personnel, and his tactical system is also world-leading. Although we were lucky to win this game, we are still slightly inferior in terms of overall results. But Parma will continue to work hard and treat the next Serie A game wholeheartedly."

"Damn, this old boy is really lucky. I don't know where to find such a demon star. If it weren't for the Chinese, I would have advanced a long time ago!"——This is Masaleni's real thinking.

Gretz: "Equivalent to Parma, Eindhoven's performance in European competitions has not been satisfactory in recent years, so it is a challenge for the players to compete with a successful Serie A team like Parma. The defeat in this game also confirmed this point of view. Our players are still young and need to work hard. We gave up a good situation in the lead and were overtaken by the opponent. This tactical mistake has nothing to do with the players. Every game in the European war is very important. I think I will learn from it and lead Eindhoven to continue."

"Come on, I'm just lucky, if you have the ability, you can also promote a talented player from the training camp! Damn, don't BB if you don't have the ability!"-Gretz actually thought so.

"Congratulations!" - "Stupid!"

"Keep up!" - "Get lost!"

The head coaches of the two sides shook hands and ended a seemingly peaceful press conference.

On the bus, Bai Xiaotian stacked the Parma No. 1 uniforms and put them in his backpack, planning to mail them to China.If one day he retires, although this kind of thing can't be the treasure of the store, it is still more than enough to hang out as a sign or something.

(End of this chapter)