Chapter 41: The Passion of That Leap
In the 80th minute, in order to further strengthen the attack, Leguin replaced the physically exhausted Frau, and a face that Chu Zhongtian had seen came up - Karim. Benzema.
When Benzema came on the pitch, he received a round of applause from the Lyon fans. Although he was only seventeen years old, he was already married to Ben. Alfa has high hopes from Lyon fans, who believe that Benzema and Ben. The day the alpha matures is the moment when Lyon dominates Europe.
Seeing Benzema on the field, Ben was still warming up in the warm-up area. Alpha looked at his good friend with some envy, and even forgot to continue warming up.
'This is not Benzema's first league appearance for the first team, and although he has yet to score for the first team, no one will doubt his future!' The narrator was talking about the young kid to the audience. "It was only this summer that he won the European Youth Championship for France's under-17 national team! He has a bright future ahead of him! ”
The substitution of Benzema on Roguin made his tactical intentions clear - he was not willing to beat Metz only 2-1, and he wanted to score more goals, so he replaced Benzema and tried to strengthen the attack.
Benzema touched the ball for the first time and easily shook off the captain of Metz, Stefan. Bobiconi then kicked the ball out and goalkeeper Wimbie slapped the ball out and gave Lyon a corner.
"Although he is only seventeen years old, he is not stage frightened at all, and he has already shown his calm general demeanor!" The commentator seemed to like Benzema as a young man, and he was full of praise for just one shot on goal.
Wambi, who saved the shot, jumped up and shouted, "It's only ten minutes, hold on!" ”
Chu Zhongtian returned to the penalty area and defended the corner kick.
Juninho's corner went straight into the far corner of the net, and Essien, who was ambushed at the back post, leaped high and headed over the top of the ball to be saved by Humbi again.
Second corner in a row.
Juninho continued to take the penalty, this time it was not Essien, but Chris came to fight for the ball, but the person who fought with him was Chu Zhongtian, he was not as good as Chu Zhongtian in judging the ball, and lost this aerial battle.
"We should still look for opportunities to fight back!" Chu Zhongtian, who had completed this defense, said to his teammates.
But most of his teammates were not interested in his proposal, some because they were too tired and weak, and some because they didn't think they could still score at all, and just wanted to make the game end quickly and win with less loss.
Chu Zhongtian was a little helpless, he was not a savior, and he couldn't be used by one person for eleven people, if his teammates didn't cooperate, no matter how awesome he was.
He saw Ribery gesturing to him. He ran over.
"Don't worry, Chu. I still have the stamina and I can sprint. Pass me the ball and I'll take care of them! Ribery waved at him.
Chu Zhongtian laughed, at the last moment of the game, he could still find a comrade who had the same idea as him and was willing to work together, what a lucky thing...... ※※※ In the eighty-fifth minute, Lyon was still pressing heavily to seek a chance to score, and he didn't take Ribery Messe in his eyes at all. They are the overlords of Ligue 1, they have only lost one game this season, and they don't pay attention to teams like Metz who are struggling with relegation!
Juninho took the ball in midfield and did not continue to take it forward, but directly distributed the football to the feet of Malouda on the wing.
Malouda looked confident against Metz's right-back Aligolo. The goal that Lyon had taken the lead was when he shook off Aligolo's cross and set up Frau's goal. Now he has the confidence to repeat that goal again.
In the process of dribbling the ball, Malouda made a feint to speed up the bottom, tricking Aligolo into moving to the baseline early, and then he buckled the ball to the middle, intending to cut inside and go sideways.
At this time, he was intercepted by Chu Zhongtian, who was waiting on the inside, with a beautiful shovel!
Both of them fell to the ground, and the person who got up first was Chu Zhongtian. The 1,000 sit-ups he does every day are so powerful that his waist and abdomen make him get up from the ground faster than the average player.
Therefore, when Juninho was still about to pick up the leak, Chu Zhongtian had already rushed in front of him!
At this moment, Chu Zhongtian seemed to have returned to the day of the match with Paris Saint-Germain, when the "killing machine" in Kana faced off, they didn't let anyone in their momentum. Whether it's him or Canna, grabbing the ball is like breaking the opponent's leg.
Although this kind of action is dangerous, now is the time when this momentum is needed!
Chu Zhongtian saw Juninho raise his foot and prepare to kick the ball, so without saying a word, he fell to the ground again and put the shovel on the ground!
Juninho was really frightened by Chu Zhongtian's momentum of falling to the ground twice in a row, he thought to himself that the game was almost over, there was really no need to play against the opponent on such a ball, what if he was injured? The UEFA Champions League is just around the corner, and injuries here outweigh the losses...... Thinking like this, Juninho gave up the idea of continuing to entangle with Chu Zhongtian, and he jumped up and dodged Chu Zhongtian's aggressive shovel.
Chu Zhongtian did not shovel the ball out, but used the technique of shoveling the ball, he left the football at his feet, got up quickly again, and took the ball out.
Diarra saw Chu Zhongtian running to the middle circle with the ball, so he greeted him.
Physical confrontation? He's not afraid!
But Chu Zhongtian didn't mean to be one-on-one with him, and when he saw Diarra running over, he passed the ball to the side. Frank. Ribery receives the ball!
As he said to Chu Zhongtian before, he still has physical strength and can sprint.
Receiving the ball, Ribery smoothed the ball, turned and slid the ball out, and began to accelerate the sprint!
He was followed by Abidal, who was not an easy opponent to get rid of.
Chu Zhongtian, who finished passing the ball, originally planned to watch Ribery's solo performance, but just as Ribery stepped out of the football and started to accelerate, a picture suddenly flashed in his mind:
"Frank. Ribery was running with the ball along the touchline, while Chu Zhongtian was following up at high speed in the middle.
It wasn't a football match, it was an attack he and Franck Ribery had combined in live football last night. At that time, after he broke the ball from the computer in the midfield, he handed over the big foot to "Ribery" on the side, and then "Ribery" ran with the ball all the way, and at the same time controlled his own Ribery and shouted to Chu Zhongtian: "Keep up, brother!" Don't watch the show from behind! ”
Chu Zhongtian felt strange, he used to pass the ball and Ribery scored, but now it has basically formed a single knife, only one fullback is following him, and there is a central defender in the middle, can he still cope with such a situation?
"Didn't you shoot alone?"
"I was suppressed by him, and I couldn't get up at speed! Come up and pick me up! Ribery pressed the accelerator button hard, and Chu Zhongtian found that his speed was indeed not fast, and the fullback had been pulling and pulling on Ribery.
Chu Zhongtian then also pressed his accelerator button hard, controlling the "Chu Zhongtian" in the game to desperately rush through the middle lane.
How similar it was to today's game!
It's just that in real life, Ribery can't turn around and yell at himself, "Keep up, man!" ”
Looking at the situation in front of him, Abidal is following Ribery closely, pressing him to prevent him from accelerating easily, while in the middle, the two central defenders of Essien and Chris, are retreating.
What are you waiting for? Didn't we all rehearse it yesterday!
Chu Zhongtian buried his head and rushed forward, he ran away from Ribery for a while, but Ribery's speed never rose, and he still had hope of catching up. Incidentally, he always thought that Ribery had set his speed and acceleration too low in the game...... Alright, Frank, hopefully the next time we're playing together, you'll be able to change my speed stats!
Chu Zhongtian crossed Diarra and rushed in a straight line towards the forbidden area in front of him.
Up front there is also a striker from Metz, Elf. Toom, who is currently the only striker on the pitch from Metz. Fernandes has previously used midfielder Christopher Fernandes. Avizak replaced starting striker Sebastian. Reynold. At this time, it is interesting that Tum can still run, but it is unrealistic to expect him to be alone against Essien and Chris.
Chu Zhongtian must go up to support.
Last night, Chu Zhongtian ran up desperately, but Ribery hit the goal directly at a small angle under the opponent's pressure, and the football shot on the side netting, which made Chu Zhongtian unable to get - what do you want to do by yourself and ask me to go up?
So what choice will Ribery's kid make today in a real-life match?
You'd better not let me run for nothing, Frank!
※※※ "Oh oh! It's Mace's counterattack! With four minutes left in stoppage time, Metz launched an attack, and it was Frank who dribbled the ball. Ribery! Abidal is defending him, he's defending tightly, it looks like Ribery doesn't have a better chance, he can only dribble along the touchline and there is no way to cut inside! ”
Ribery ran forward with the ball, while constantly looking up to observe the situation in the middle, the first time he looked up he didn't see anyone himself, so he continued to look down and lead forward, and the second time he looked up he saw Elf. Toom, just ...... He was alone in the middle of Chris and Essien, and he could barely be found. If you have passed the ball at this time, it will definitely be broken. This was Mace's chance to counter-attack, how could it be so easily wasted?
So he lowered his head and continued to dribble the ball, while trying to trick Abidal into seeking a direct breakthrough.
It's just that...... Looking at the bottom line that was getting closer and closer, Ribery also hesitated, stopped and turned around or forced a cross?
Looking up for the third time, Toom was still in the middle of Essien and Chris, and he might be able to sprint forward. But it's hard to say whether you can get rid of Chris.
Just when Ribery was a little disappointed, a red figure suddenly appeared in the corner of his eye!
He couldn't see who it was, and he didn't have time to look. But he knew that another teammate would come up to his back.
Then it's up to you – pass the ball or keep looking for a breakthrough?
※※※ Diarra saw Chu Zhongtian suddenly accelerate and rush forward, he was stunned for a moment and turned to catch up, but his speed was not fast, and he was thrown away by Chu Zhongtian after a few steps.
He knew that Chu Zhongtian was going to pick up Ribery, but he couldn't catch up, so he could only hope that Essien would deal with him.
However, he has faith in his Ghanaian team-mate.
In fact, Essien followed Tum at first, but then he caught a glimpse of Chu Zhongtian who was sprinting towards the penalty area at high speed, so he changed his target, and after handing Tum to his teammate Chris, he slowed down and waited for Chu Zhongtian in front of the penalty area.
Chu Zhongtian, who was comparing his speed with Ribery, also saw Esin in front of him. This guy who had successfully defended Ribery before was the first time they had gone head-to-head.
Chu Zhongtian did not speed up, nor did he change direction, but followed the previous route and rushed towards the forbidden area.
It was at this time that he saw Ribery on the side suddenly overtaking him!
※※※ Abidal did not expect that when he was less than five meters away from the bottom line, Ribery would have to take the ball and force overtaking!
He didn't keep up for a moment, and let Ribery take half a position. Still, he was confident he wouldn't let Ribery break into the box from his own. As long as you don't stretch your feet, you can force the opponent out of the bottom line, destroy the opponent's offensive, and haven't given the opponent a corner kick, which is the perfect defense!
Ribery got the ball out and then accelerated, apparently trying to force an overtake from the outside road. But just as the football was about to roll to the bottom line, Ribery suddenly crossed!
The kick was completely unexpected by Abidal, and he didn't even reach out to stop it. Let the soccer ball pass in front of you and fly high in front of the goal!
Sure enough, Tum cut in when Ribery's cross came in and Chris ran forward with him.
But Ribery's pass was high and obviously not something to fight for at the front post.
So for whom?
Lyon's goalkeeper Kupe looked up at the football, he was at the front of the post at first, and when he saw the ball flying straight to the back post, he did not immediately move over it, but hesitated slightly.
He knew that there was Essien at the back point.
Essien is now entangled with Chu Zhongtian. As soon as Chu Zhongtian entered the penalty area, he was pulled by Essien, Chu Zhongtian did not fall in the penalty area, and the referee would not pay attention to such a fall. He didn't stop, raised his hand to signal to the referee, he just continued to rush forward as if no one was around, and the goal was straight to the back of the goal!
Essien followed him, tugging at his hands.
Ribery's cross Chu Zhongtian saw it, but he didn't make any moves immediately, but continued to run inside, and when he ran to the line of the small penalty area, he jumped out and rushed forward!
It's not a high-flying header, it's a low leap to the top!
Essien also jumped, but instead of jumping with Chu Zhongtian, he jumped high, wanting to push the falling football out. It's a pity he didn't get it!
Chu Zhongtian's judgment of the landing point of the ball was very accurate, and the football fell down on Essien's scalp, just on his trajectory to the top...... "Rise to the top!" Essien rises to the top! The French commentator exclaimed, and Essien took it as a surprise to him.
The ball is here, the head is here!
"Leap to the top!!" He Ping clenched his fists, his heart was beating fast, and at this moment he was eagerly waiting for something to happen in the next second...... But what is going to happen?
Kupe pounced, it was too late!
The football was changed direction after being hit by Chuzhong Zenith and flew directly into the goal!
※※※ "The ball is in! He Ping yelled.
Chu Zuosheng also screamed violently, and the roars of him and the commentator He Ping woke up Zhou Xiaoxiang, and she sat up from the sofa suddenly, looking at everything that was happening in front of her with a frightened expression, not knowing what was happening.
"The ball is in!" Kang Jianbo, who had spent the night in the Internet café, stood up from his seat with his arms raised in the air, and the headphones slipped off his head and fell to the ground, but the sound was completely drowned out by his own roar. And his roar startled the sleepy all-night surfers, who looked up at him, but he didn't care about those stares.
"It's pretty!!" In the press box of Gerland Stadium, Xu Xiaodi slapped his thigh. Next to him, several Chinese reporters clenched their fists and cheered to the sky.
The Terrain Stadium was silent for about two seconds before there was a chaotic cacophony of cheers from the Metz fans and boos from the Lyon fans.
The huge momentum made Chu Zhongtian not stop after he landed, but slid into the goal, and the cupe who pounced just pressed him, and Leon's goal looked like a mess.
After Essien landed, he looked at the scene in front of him and couldn't believe it.
Diarra, who was chasing back, was even more frustrated with his head in his hands.
"This ......" The French commentator didn't expect Metz to score at the end of the day, and it wasn't Frank. Ribery, it's Chu Zhongtian!
"Ball...... The ball is in! After reacting he exclaimed, "The ball is in!" It's unbelievable! Metz equalised at the last minute! The three points that Lyon got turned into one in the blink of an eye! It was ...... who scored the goal The thirtieth of Metz, Chu from China! ”
When Metz was in the dugout and Ribery dribbled the ball, Fernandez couldn't help but leave his seat, leaning forward, his hands clenched into fists at his sides, staring nervously at the pitch. And when Chu Zhongtian stabbed out obliquely and rushed the football fish into the goal, his continued emotions were finally released all at once.
He clenched his fists and raised his arms high, then leaped to his feet and rushed to the sidelines.
"This is Chu Zhongtian's first goal in Ligue 1! It was also his first goal for Metz! This is the first goal of a Chinese player in Ligue 1! Chu Zhongtian is really a record-setter! He once scored the first goal of a Chinese player in the English FA Cup, and now he has scored the first goal of a Chinese player in Ligue 1! That's a ...... That's a ...... That's great! ”
He Ping was a little incoherent at the end, which shows how excited he was.
He Ping's voice all reached Zhou Xiaoxiang's ears, and she finally reacted and asked her husband: "Did my son score a goal?" ”
Chu Zuosheng grinned and said, "Well, my son has scored!" ”
※※※ps, use Chu Zhongtian's first goal in Ligue 1 and the first goal of Chinese players in Ligue 1 to make a Spring Festival gift for everyone, is it cool?
Thank you all for your continued support of Lin Hai over the past year, not just for this book, but also for the previous one. Thank you all for another year together, and I hope we can continue to do so!
After seeing this chapter, I hope everyone can feel at ease and go to eat a Chinese New Year's Eve dinner comfortably~ I also hope that everyone can have a good year. In the coming year, everything will go well, good health, work and study will be smooth, and the family will be safe!
(To be continued)