Zhigao Supreme: The Legend of Greenery

Chapter 75 The Last Hope
"Hurry up, hurry up, hurry up!"

In the training ground of Antwerp Football Club, the players who have finished their vacation follow the head coach Van Acker for daily training.

Yu Liang, who also finished his vacation, is undergoing recovery training on the sidelines under the leadership of assistant coach Gunter, and team doctor Frank is also standing on the sidelines.

"hiss……"

Yu Liang, who suddenly exerted strength, felt a slight discomfort in his ankle, and immediately stopped training.

"what happened?"

Seeing Yu Liang stop training, team doctor Frank walked over immediately.

"I feel a little uncomfortable!"

After spending an unforgettable Christmas Eve and Christmas, sending Deng Yu on the plane back to China, and spending the winter break at home, Yu Liang started his recovery training with the assistant coach.

The intensity of recovery training is much greater than before.

Yu Liang, who has always felt that his ankle is recovering well, even felt that the doctor was a little cautious, but after following the recovery training with Gunter today, he realized that the doctor was not worrying, but that he was too naive.

After hearing Yu Liang's words, Frank immediately ended today's outdoor training.

To be on the safe side, Frank took Yu Liang to the hospital again for a detailed examination.

After confirming that there was no recurrence of the ankle injury, Yu Liang went to the physical therapy room for physical therapy.

"hiss……"

Yu Liang, who was lying on the bed, took a breath of cool air immediately after his ankle was pressed by Frank's fingertips.

"Some swelling!"

Although there has been some recovery training before, and a series of strength training in the swimming pool.But because in the swimming pool, the buoyancy of the water can reduce the force on the ankle, so the pressure is not very great.But on the training ground, the ankle is directly stressed, and the pressure is much greater. The ankle that has been rested for such a long time is suddenly under tremendous pressure, and it is inevitable that there will be a slight discomfort.

"Persist for a period of time every day, and I believe that I will be able to recover soon!"

When he felt discomfort in his ankle during training today, Yu Liang couldn't help but feel worried. At that moment, he even felt that he might stay away from the court.But after going to the hospital for an examination, he was relieved.After receiving the physical therapy, the discomfort in the ankle disappeared, and the swelling feeling was also reduced a lot, which allowed Yu Liang to regain his confidence.

"Yes, I also believe that it won't be long before I can return to the court!"

After a period of training on the training ground every day, Yu Liang will receive a period of physical therapy in the physical therapy room.

After receiving a week of training in this way, Antwerp ushered in the first league game after the winter break, challenging Verton away.

Weitong's strength is not strong, and it can still rank in the middle and lower reaches of the league with [-] points in the first stage of the league.But after the start of the second stage of the league, they have only won one victory so far. With one win and three draws, they have accumulated six points, ranking last in the league.

Faced with such a team whose strength is not as good as his own, Van Aker did not choose to retain his strength mercifully, and they still played the main force in the away game.

The game went on as he expected. Although they played away, they played the main force and quickly took control of the situation.Occupied an absolute advantage on the court.

In the 12th minute, Di Gregorio's through kick in the middle directly penetrated the defense of Verton.

The short vacation did not destroy King Dong's good state. At the moment Di Gregorio passed through, King Dong took advantage of the situation and broke into the penalty area. After receiving the pass from King Dong, he volleyed directly.The kick was strong and heavy, and it flew directly towards the dead corner of the goal.

Just when all Antwerp people were about to cheer for the goal, the crossbar rejected King Dong's shot, and the ball bounced directly back into the penalty area and was cleared by the opposing player.

King Dong, who missed a good chance to score a goal, regretted it, but he did not complain about it. He still created opportunities through active running in the following games.

The strength gap between the two teams is indeed a bit big.But these gaps did not become a drag on the Verton team.Antwerp, which also has an absolute advantage on the field, has not been able to convert this advantage into goals.Relying on tenacious defense, the Viton team blocked Antwerp's shots again and again. When the first half ended, the score was still 0-0!

But in the second half, the situation on the field took a dramatic turn.

In the 50th minute, the Weitong team took a shot from outside the penalty area and unexpectedly took a 1-0 lead.

The striker of the Verton team from outside the penalty area is not very dangerous. The average defender can easily clear the siege, and even if he does not clear the siege, he cannot threaten the goalkeeper.It was because of the clearance that Cisse and his teammates collided.Not only was he unable to clear the ball, but he let the ball hit his thigh, refracted, passed the goalkeeper, and flew into the far end of the goal.At the same time, it also caused his knee soft tissue injury, and he may miss the game for a month.

After the goal, the Weitong team immediately retreated to the half court to guard against death.I want to defend this hard-won three-pointer through defense.

However, Van Acker did not expect that the Verton team would play so conservatively at home. After Cisse was injured, he withdrew Mihem and replaced him with Ferjans, still maintaining a four-two-three-one formation.

But at this time, seeing the other party set up the bus, Van Aker decisively chose to adjust.

Replaced Biga, replaced Lukovic, formed a double center with King Dong, and continued to strengthen the assault and cross from the side, trying to use the high-altitude bombing of Lukovic and King Dong to tear apart the Viton team line of defense.

Van Acker's adjustment quickly paid off.

In the 64th minute, after Kevin Jensen broke through from the right, he made a direct pass before the opponent's defender returned to the defense.

The route of this cross is very high, and the speed of the ball is not fast. After Dong Wang grabbed the point, he didn't have a good chance to attack the goal, so he directly chose to rub back.At 1 o'clock, Lukovic directly squeezed away the defenders around him, shook his head and attacked the goal, rewriting the score to 1-[-]!

Just as Van Aker was celebrating this goal, bad news came from the field.After passing the ball, Kevin Jensen, who was knocked down by the opponent's defender, was injured.

Van Aker, who had just used up two substitutions, could only be forced to make another passive substitution, replacing Kevin Jansen with Stankovsky.

This is a match-up substitution. Although Stankovski's speed is not as fast as Kevin Jenson's, his skills and experience are unmatched by Kevin Jenson.After playing, Stankovski used an oblique pass to threaten the gate of the Verton team.

Originally, after being equalized, the Weitong team wanted to strengthen their offense, took the opportunity to score a goal, and sought a chance to overtake.

But after Stankowski's threatening pass, the Verton team's coach directly gave up such an idea.

Two consecutive substitution adjustments were made, the two offensive players on the wing were removed, and two defensive players were replaced.For them, the poor performance in the second stage of the league, every point is worth fighting for.

In this way, after the Verton team strengthened their defense, Antwerp got fewer and fewer opportunities. In the end, the two sides shook hands 1-1 in this game.

After this round of competition, the rankings on the standings became complicated again.

The Ham team, which won the victory, directly ranked first with 15 points.They are followed by the victorious Romm and St.Giros, both with 14 points.Antwerp is in fourth place with 13 points.

It is not unacceptable for Antwerp to score a point in this game.

The main thing that Van Aker can't accept is that they lost two main players in the game.

In the next game they will go away to challenge Mons.This is the team with the most outstanding strength than the second league. In the past half of the entire league, Mons only lost three games.Although they did not win the championship in the first stage of the league, and in this stage, because they lost two games, they may miss the championship.But as long as there is no accident in Mons in the third stage, then they will definitely rank first in total points and directly advance to the team.

Facing such a strong team, it is very difficult for Antwerp to win in the absence of major generals, especially in away games.

A week later, Antwerp challenged Mons away.

Van Aker, who was not sure of winning this game, formed a five-four-one defensive formation in the game, leaving only King Dong as an arrow in the frontcourt.Van Aker hopes that the defense can bring the team a point.

But the end result backfired.

After the opening, Mons pressed all of them directly, which put a lot of pressure on Antwerp's defense.When there is no time to counterattack, King Dong's stay on the court has little effect.

As a result, Mons scored two lightning goals in the 16th and 18th minutes of work and won the victory.

With four rounds left in the second stage of the league, the defeated Antwerp was immediately thrown away in terms of points.

The Ham team, which leads the standings, continued to win this round, ranking first with [-] points.With four rounds left in the second stage of the league, Antwerp still has the possibility of winning the championship.

After returning home, Antwerp ushered in Jill.

Jill, who performed poorly in the first stage of the league, played well after entering the second stage.Eight league rounds, four wins and two draws, in good condition.As long as Gill is defeated in this round, Antwerp still has the possibility of winning the second stage championship.

Van Aker, who had no retreat in this game, formed the strongest lineup in his hand.

But in the case of a mad attack by the whole court, it was not able to bring him a victory.Instead, the Gil team took advantage of a counterattack opportunity and directly broke through the gate of Antwerp.

0-1, Antwerp lost this game.After this game, Antwerp still has little chance of winning the championship.With three rounds left, they only accumulated 6 points.In another match that was held at the same time in this round, the Ham team defeated Ronser 2-21 and continued to lead the standings with [-] points.

If Antwerp wants to win the championship, it not only needs to win the next three rounds, but also hopes that the Ham team will lose all, and at the same time requires that the other six teams cannot win.

Such conditions are almost impossible to achieve, so the third stage of the league has become Antwerp's last hope for advancement!
(End of this chapter)