Chapter 64 Physical Problems
The victory against Tottenham was difficult, which made Ling Feng's reputation reach a peak again. According to the rules of football, he can shoot directly after the midfield ball is drawn, but no one can shoot directly, but not many people can shoot directly.
However, the goal scored directly after the midfield kicks off not only brings people a goal, but also represents a record - the fastest goal record.
Just imagine, if Ling Feng's goal scored directly in the midfield at the beginning of the game, it would definitely have created the fastest record of Ligue 1 goals, but such an opportunity is hard to come by.
However, Ling Feng has no time to consider this issue now, because the game against Tottenham consumed a lot of his energy, but in three days, they will go to Strasbourg for a Ligue 1 match.
Maybe this is why many excellent players have short football careers. Continuous games make it difficult for players to recover their physical strength. Many main players often have to wait until the winter break or the end of the season to get proper rest, and then they will soon re-enter the intense training and competition.
A game against Tottenham can be regarded as the most difficult battle for Saint-Germain. Now, Ling Feng, who has the best physical strength in the team, will never stand up no matter where he goes, let alone veterans such as Lai and Leguen. Djokav and Loko are not necessarily in good condition. For a time, physical strength issues became the most urgent problem for Saint-Germain.
Fernandez is now as anxious as an ant on a hot pan, constantly cursing the system of double-game for a week. In today's restorative training, Ling Feng fell on the turf and started to sniff. Djokav actually had a cramp in his calf after running two laps. La Yi was even worse. He was old and had no physical strength. During training, he stepped on the ball and fell...
It would be fine if he fell down, but he couldn't get up after falling down. After examination by the team doctor, he was injured in the calf ligament. Although it was not a major injury, to be on the safe side, he probably wouldn't be able to play in the game against Strasbourg in two days.
For a moment, Saint-Germain suddenly became wounded and Fernandez secretly regretted that although Ling Feng was strong, he should not have relied so completely on him as the core. From Ling Feng's joining Saint-Germain to now, he has basically played the whole game, and his running is also the most active in the team. Although it has brought great results to Saint-Germain, it has also laid the factor of his exhaustion in hiding. After all, he is a child less than sixteen years old.
It's useless to think so much now. Fortunately, the opponent Strasbourg, who will be in the next game, is not very strong. Although it is a away game, Fernandez considered it and played half-time with Ling Feng and Djokav each, and sent a few new players to the court at the same time, it should not be difficult to win this game.
Taking a step back, even if you lose, it will not hurt the overall situation. Saint-Germain has never lost since Ling Feng came. This is not a complete good thing. Without the threat of failure, the players' enthusiasm on the court will be reduced, especially Ling Feng. Now he has been pushed to the altar, and players who have not experienced any setbacks cannot achieve further growth...
Thinking of this, Fernandez suddenly slapped himself and said to himself: "Why am I doing well, I have to consider losing? It's such a crow!"
Strasbourg tied 1:1 in the first round of the confrontation with Saint Germain, but at that time they played at the Princes Park Stadium and scored one point at Saint Germain's home court. Strasbourg was also very satisfied.
Ling Feng was really depressed enough. Before he could get off, the old man Fernandez told himself to try to score a goal in the first half. Does he think the goal is the same as having a meal? He just enters whenever he wants it?
After some bargaining, Fernandez finally agreed to replace Ling Feng with a goal and immediately replace him with a rest. This decision made Djoklaf's face turn green because... Ten minutes after the opening game, Ling Feng knocked open the opponent's door with a free kick.
Dressed in a thick down jacket, Ling Feng's whole body shrank into a ball, laying on Layi's legs, watching Djokaf run on the field depressedly.
It snowed heavily on Strasbourg the day before the game. Although it was handled by the staff, there were still traces of snow left on the turf. Due to the snow, the Menaiou Stadium, which could accommodate 20,000 people, was not even full of half of the people. More than 2,000 of them were loyal fans of Saint-Germain and Chinese students.
I forgot to say that Strasbourg is known as the capital of Europe and is also a European university town. Many Chinese students studying in France basically choose between Paris and Strasbourg, and there are relatively more people in Strasbourg.
However, Ling Feng's performance disappointed many Chinese fans, because he was eager to get off the court and easily cheated a free kick opportunity in front of the penalty area, and then...
Giving Ling Feng a free kick opportunity in the dangerous area in front of the penalty area is not much different from the shooting percentage of the penalty kick.
Watching Djokav running on the court with gritted teeth, Ling Feng shrank his body into his clothes and began to rest. According to his opinion, Strasbourg's offense and defense were not very good. Although nearly half of Saint-Germain's main players did not play, there was nothing big about it. The victory of the game must belong to him.
Ling Feng moved his head a little bit, trying to make himself lying more comfortable, then closed his eyes and fell asleep unknowingly...
By the time Ling Feng opened his eyes, it was already the end of the first half, and the score was still 0:1, with Saint-Germain leading by one goal.
Djokav took the mineral water handed over by Lai, drank a little, and then angrily complained: "They are all so naughty. They all hid in their backcourt and refused to come out. They basically gave up on the offense. The field was too slippery. I fell at least five times in the first half!"
Ling Feng smiled and poured a cup of hot water and handed it to Djokav. He smiled and said, "Yuri, it's very cold on the field. Why do I think your face is a little purple? Don't get sick, otherwise your wife will remove my bones."
Djokaf glared at Ling Feng, took the water and said nothing. He knew that he was angry with Ling Feng and was unable to get along with him.
Fernandez also made adjustments, replacing Delvaldez with a slightly tired Loco, and replaced veteran Leguen with Kennedy, using three substitutions at once. The requirement in the second half was to score a goal and ensure victory in the game.
At the beginning of the second half, Strasbourg was still half-dead. Due to the cold weather and the field was slippery, Saint-Germain's players could not organize a decent attack. Most of the time, Djokav shot from a long shot in front of the penalty area, while Mberma and Derevaldes were preparing to make up for the shot.
However, Strasbourg's goalkeeper, Venchel, from Slovakia, performed very well. He hugged many balls directly. Fernandez kept complaining on the sidelines. He suspected that Venchel's gloves were the latest product, otherwise how could he be so jailed?
Wenchel and Ling Fengxian were bored and started to think randomly again. Could it be Schmeichel's brother? Otherwise, how could he be so brave?
Of course, Strasbourg has had several opportunities to attack, but they were all destroyed by the defenders of Saint-Germain. Their originally advantageous wings cannot play their advantages under such a field. It seems that nature is still the fairest, whether it is against the home team or the away team.
The change in the situation on the field occurred in the 30th minute of the second half. Noma was squeezed by Domi with his body when breaking through, and Strasbourg won a free kick opportunity near the corner point.
Rodris passed the ball to the penalty area. Strasbourg's French striker Baticker suddenly burst out with strong jumping power under the suppression of the two people, and headed the ball to the goal guarded by Rama, but he also fell indifferently because of his loss of balance.
The header was a bit straight, and Rama just moved a little and blocked the trajectory of the ball.
But at this time, the mutation occurred. I don’t know if it was because of the cold weather that caused Rama’s body to be stiff or the ball was too slippery, or both. Rama, who should have been foolproof, miraculously took off her hand, and the ball fell in front of Batikel who was lying on the ground.
Everyone was stunned. Before Rama could make a second reaction, Batikel, who was lying on the ground, tried his best to stretch his head a little longer. Fortunately, his head touched the ball, and the ball easily rolled into the goal line one meter away.
1:1 square meter!
When the second half reached the 30th minute, Strasbourg took advantage of an opportunity that was not an opportunity to tie the score.
Fernandez hit the wall in depression. The goal was so perverted!
Batikel lay on the ground and arched forward to knock the ball into it. This was really depressing. Although the shape was not elegant, it would be great that he could have such a timely reaction under such circumstances. If you want to blame it, Rama was so desperate that he had to take off at this critical moment.
In fact, Rama was also wronged. He had basically never touched the ball in the whole game. It can even be said that he didn't move much except occasionally sending the ball. In addition, the weather was so cold, his body had long been stiff. The opponent's sudden header surprised him. It was not entirely his fault that he didn't hold the ball with a cold hand, but after the ball was taken off, the opponent was hit in such a strange way, so there was no way at all.
Ling Feng was lying on La Yi's leg and laughing so hard that his intestines hurt. Fernandez stared at him with a murderous look. Ling Feng scratched his head. Although the opponent scored the goal, this method was really too funny. Why didn't he think of such a funny way to score goals before?
Seeing Batikel take off his shirt and run barely on the court after scoring the goal, Ling Feng couldn't help but think maliciously, is he not worried at all that he would catch a cold?
No matter what, the score was tied, which is a fact that Saint-Germain could not accept.
Djokav was so angry that he was tiring. Now that Ling Feng was not on the court, he was Saint-Germain's offensive core, and it was really a shame to be equalized by his opponent.
Saint-Germain launched a crazy attack. The frontcourt Mbma, Derevaldes and Djokkaf launched repeated attacks on Strasbourg's defense. However, the more impatient he is, the more likely he is to make mistakes. Djokkaf dared not make too detailed moves on such slippery fields, because he could easily lose his physical balance, which is also one of the reasons why Saint-Germain could not open the situation for the moment.
After scoring a goal, Strasbourg's confidence increased greatly. It was already a luxury to be able to tie Saint-Germain. There were occasional counterattacks, but the purpose was not to score goals, but to delay Saint-Germain's offense and waste time in the game.
Djokaf gently stuffed the ball to the side, Mbma made a cross from the bottom, Derevaldes' header was confiscated by Venchel, and Derevaldes spitted. Why didn't this guy take off his hand?!
The remaining time of the game is getting less and less, and Djokav is getting more and more anxious. Could it be that Ling Feng is not on the court, Saint-Germain cannot even break the goal of such a weak team? For him, the main offensive force of the French national team, this is really unacceptable.
In fact, the form is not as Djokav thought. Strasbourg's strength is very weak, but now Saint-Germain's offense is much weaker than usual.
The two main strikers, Loco and Lai, are not there, and Ling Feng has lost the defensive support in the midfield. In addition to the weather and the venue, it can be said that Saint-Germain lost the right time and place in this game and was unable to break through the opponent's goal.
But Djokav's pride made him unable to accept this reality. Now he started shooting from a long time as he had the opportunity. Unfortunately, few people could hit the door frame, and even fewer could pose a threat.
Strasbourg's defensemen were also angry about Djokav's "provocative" behavior. If he continues to play like this, maybe Venchel will make a mistake. In this case, his side finally equalized the situation and will be passive again, so several defensemen tried their best to prevent Djokav from shooting.
In the 40th minute of the second half, Djokaf got another chance in front of the penalty area. When he was about to shoot, Czech defender Sukparek flew over and knocked Djokaf head-on.
The referee blew the foul whistle and gave Sukparek a yellow card. However, at this time, Djokaf suddenly lay on the ground and hugged his calf with pain in his face. Such a long running consumed almost all his energy, and in the cold weather, he cramped!
This is undoubtedly a worse injury for Saint-Germain, because Fernandez had used up all substitutions during the halftime break, which means that Djokav, who has lost his combat effectiveness, will not play a big role even if he stays on the court. At the last moment of the game, Saint-Germain will have to fight with ten people.
Chapter completed!