I am Chuqiu Wang

Chapter 41 The San Severon Stadium Defense Battle

The bell is ringing in St. Etienne's Church, and the cruise ship is roaming on the confluence of the Moselle and the Serre River. The entire city of Metz is divided into the small Solcy Island, the Grand Solcy Island and the Chambier by two rivers. island.

Flowers adorn every corner of the three islands, Metz, the "European Garden City", quietly exudes its charm, and the Deutsches Gate across the Moselle River is extremely obtrusive.

Different from the lightness and freedom of the surrounding buildings, the architectural style of Deutsches Tor is solemn and rigorous, simple and elegant. After more than a hundred years, it still stands proudly.

Deutsche Gate is a product of the Prussian occupation period. French writer Daudet's "Last Lesson" describes the story of France being forced to cede the Alsace and Lorraine regions after France lost the Franco-Prussian War. It happened in a rural elementary school.

Metz, as the central city of the Lorraine region and the capital of the Moselle province, naturally left many traces of being occupied by Prussia. The Deutsche Gate is the symbol of the occupation of Metz.

The area where this small city with a population of just over 20 has a long history can even be traced back to the Rees Ice Age in 20 BC.

After the Middle Ages, the history of Metz was a history of humiliation. As the main traffic route from Rome to Reims, Metz was frequently occupied.

The Metz people have never lacked the spirit of resistance. Even the local Metz club team logo is printed with the cross of Lorraine, which symbolizes "Free France".

In modern times, Mace's role in the military has gradually diminished, and he will never experience the baptism of war.But someone once said that football is the continuation of modern warfare, and the green field is another battlefield.

It's time to fight on another battlefield.

Christmas, the most important festival of the year, is approaching, and the whole of Metz is decorated in red.It's not bright red, but the dark red marks left after the blood dries up -- the color of the Metz Club.

This is the city's support for the Metz club.

If you don't watch football, you won't understand how many people's youth is penetrated by that touch of dark red.

If you don't watch football, you won't understand a team or a city.

If you don't watch football, you won't understand the meaning of hard work.

The result of a football game is very important, but the cold score does not bring people sensory enjoyment.

Even Metz fans have no hope of advancing. They think that the game against Lyon is the last game of the French Cup for Metz this season. Everyone feels that this is a game destined to lose.

But this does not affect them to support the team, give everything, without reservation.

This kind of support is engraved in the bones and passed down from generation to generation.

At the St. Severon Stadium, you can always see fans holding babies. The first contact between local children and football is always dark red.

As night fell, except for the vicinity of the San Severon Stadium, it was difficult to see pedestrians on the streets of Metz.

Occasionally, there are footsteps passing through the night sky, and they are also walking quickly.

Sitting in the locker room, Wang Hao felt the atmosphere of the upcoming battle for the first time. Hearing the home fans singing the team song, every cell in his body was burning.

In the stands of the San Severn Stadium, the she he wanted to see would be there too?

……

San Severn Stadium, Press Room.

Lyon coach Gérard Houllier is the focus of the reporter's attention. Tadio, who has always had greater ambitions, saw the opponent's full confidence in front of the reporter, and he couldn't help but think "a man should be like this".

"... Now is the pre-match press conference of the French Cup. Your focus should be on the game itself, not on the rumored transfer news. I reiterate again that Lyon will never let go of any one until the summer transfer window opens. The main force of the famous team.”

Just a few days ago, "World Sports News" broke the news that Barcelona is interested in Lyon defender Eric Abidal, because the opponent is the mouthpiece of Barcelona and has a certain degree of credibility.This news has caused an uproar in the French football world. Coupled with the rumor that Manchester United coach Ferguson hopes to sign the talented teenager Benzema, the focus of the reporters will inevitably be biased.

"Gerard, do you think Metz will bring any trouble to Lyon?"

The reporter's tone was a bit frivolous, obviously looking down on Metz, which caused a burst of dissatisfaction in Tadio's heart, and he was even more eager to become the coach of a big team.

Without waiting for Tadio to attack, Gérard Houlier frowned and replied: "Metz is an excellent team. They are young and energetic. In the last round, they eliminated the Le Mans team. Could it be Can you guess the result before the game? If my players think the same as you, I'm afraid we will lose the game."

"In the football world, there is no absolute victory or defeat. Football is not a game of cards. You may not believe it. Before this game, we made some adjustments specifically for Metz."

"They have a lot of players who deserve attention. I admire the young people of Metz, they are really good."

"So Lyon are paying attention to Metz's youth players?"

a reporter asked.

"It's true that great young people represent the future and no team doesn't want to be in control of the future."

"Then who do you want, Allais or Pjanic, or Metz's striker Saliba?"

Feeling Tadio's displeasure, Gérard Houllier did not continue to entangle on this issue: "They are all great, but they are Metz players. It is obviously inappropriate to talk about Metz players at this time. I think I've said what I should have said, and I won't answer any questions..."

"Since you all think that Metz will lose, then I have nothing to say. Lyon is very strong. We will go all out and wait until the end of the game to see the rest."

Belittled from the start of the press conference, Tadio finally broke out.

After saying a word, he hurriedly left the field. The press officer of the Metz team could only clean up the mess for him, hoping that these "uncrowned kings" would show mercy.

……

"Alai, why aren't you nervous?"

"Do you think we can win?"

Pjanic was afraid of losing face, so he stuck behind Wang Hao and asked in a low voice.

He didn't feel anything during the warm-up, and when he returned to the player tunnel, those famous Lyon stars were only a few steps away from him, and Pjanic finally felt the majesty of the Ligue [-] overlord.

"Of course I can win."

Hearing Wang Hao's sure answer, Pjanic asked, "Why?"

"Because I want to win."

boom--

Pjanic's mind "hummed", and he felt a sense of arrogance soaring into the sky.

Because he wants to win?
Because he wants to win!
Your mother is so domineering!

Wang Xie was obviously one year younger than him, but he could say such a thing in the face of Leon, and thinking about himself, Pjanic suddenly felt that the gap between him and Wang Xie was a bit far.

"no!"

Pjanic clenched his fists and cheered secretly: "I can't be let down by Aleby!"

Seeing Pjanic's performance, Wang Hao not only smiled.

After only a few words, he returned to normal. This guy really has a big heart.Even Real Madrid players feel nervous when they meet Lyon, no wonder Pjanic's future development will get better and better. This psychological quality alone is far superior to other players.

This is why the two will become friends, and it is more appropriate to describe Wang He and Pjanic as sympathetic.

They are friends and competitors.

It is very important to have an opponent, and the sense of competition will make people never stop moving forward.

……

"The Lyon team has been in trouble in recent games. It is hard to say that they have not been affected by transfer rumors. On the other hand, although their opponent Metz has been plagued by injuries, several players from the youth team have filled the vacancy perfectly."

Channel 5 sent its ace commentator Jean-Paul Bernard to appear in the live broadcast room today. This is due to Metz's upset elimination of Le Mans. Of course, it is also due to his opponent Lyon.

Otherwise, Ligue [-] games are often not even broadcast.

"But today is a big day for the boys of Metz. I don't know what kind of performance they can show against Lyon. I also heard an interesting rumor. It is said that Allais of the Metz team played in Arsenal It was a surprise that Wenger was rejected after the trial passed."

Bernard's news was indeed very well-informed, and it was the first time for many viewers in front of the TV to hear about it.

The name of the shadow man of the tree.

As soon as they heard that the French pride Wenger had taken a fancy to Wang He, they immediately became interested and wanted to see how good Wang He was.

"Okay, let's get back to the topic, let's take a look at the starting lists of both sides today."

Lyon 433
Goalkeeper: Rémi Vercourt

Defenders: Abidal, Chriss, Patrick Muller, Anthony Revier

Midfielders: Jimmy Toulalan, Juninho Jr., Thiago
Forwards: Malouda, Fred, Govou

Mace 451
Goalkeeper: Landry Bonifay

Defenders: Cedric Anton, Franck Liberia, Pascal Del Homeo, Papu Diaw

Midfielders: Pjanic, Julian François, Allais, Ludovic Obranik, Daniel Gomez

Forward: Jonathan Valasiak

"Mamadou Saliba, who has performed well recently, has not been able to appear in the starting list. The Metz coach still chose Valasiak, who has just returned from injury. He may feel that the veteran will play in this important game. more robust."

"Lyon's Wiltord was replaced by Govou before the game because of a recurrence of a groin injury. This is also a big blow for Lyon. Govou's performance in front of goal is not worthy of the Lyon jersey. Captain Juninho is free from injury and he scored a beautiful free kick in the last round of the league."

"Although many people think that there is no suspense in this game, I still want to say a word, football is round, and anything can happen on the pitch."

"This is the fourth meeting between Lyon and Metz. Lyon won all the previous four times, but Metz's results have been more stable recently. They won all the previous 5 games, while Lyon only won 2 games. . . ”

"Sitting here I can already feel the enthusiasm of the home fans, there are a lot of banners in the stands of the San Severn Stadium."

"Players from both sides have walked out of the player channel..."

……

Today's St. Severn Stadium is full of seats, more than 6000 seats are all filled.

The Tifo was played early in the stands, the team flag was waving, and it was dark red.

Every time a player walks out of the tunnel, there will be screams.

At nine o'clock in the evening, the referee team blew the whistle for the start of the game on time, and the defense of the San Severn Stadium began...

　Let’s do 3K today, get up tomorrow morning and check the typos, my eyelids are constantly protesting, I can’t hold it anymore...

　　
　
(End of this chapter)