God of Green

Jiang Xiaolin naturally didn't know about the sales of Sports Weekly in his hometown and the heated discussions it caused.

He just posted a group of photos and thoughts of the game on his blog, thanked the fans for their support, and received many fans' enthusiastic messages and attention.

Jiang Xiaolin's fans and followers increased dramatically.

Then, Jiang Xiaolin looked at the reports on the Internet.

There were also many heated discussions on the Internet, which made Jiang Xiaolin know how popular he was in China, and he was quite happy.

However, some fans called on the National Olympic Team to recruit Jiang Xiaolin to play in the Olympics, but the National Olympic Team did not respond.

Jiang Xiaolin didn't care.

Even if he didn't understand, he knew that he, who had only 2 minutes of professional game experience, could not be recruited by the National Olympic Team.

In the following days, Alkmaar resumed normal training.

After stopping the losing streak, everyone's training atmosphere was much better.

On February 22, the Chinese National Olympic Team announced the new list of Spring City training camps, and Jiang Xiaolin was not on it.

Not only Jiang Xiaolin was missing, but Yu Hai was also missing.

Yu Hai's unstable appearance in Vitesse affected his future in the National Olympic Team.

Of course, the reporters certainly asked questions about Jiang Xiaolin.

After all, a Chinese player who played in the Eredivisie at the age of 16 and scored a goal must have attracted much attention and became famous overnight in China.

According to the official spokesperson of the National Olympic Team, they have been focusing on Jiang Xiaolin's performance, but it is not yet certain that Jiang Xiaolin will be recruited. After all, Jiang Xiaolin's appearance is indeed too abrupt, and everyone knows too little about Jiang Xiaolin, which needs to be further observed.

Peng Zhijie also called to comfort Jiang Xiaolin and asked him to continue to perform. It is entirely possible that he will join the National Olympic Team before the start of the Olympics.

Jiang Xiaolin didn't care, and he didn't have any expectations for this matter.

At present, his mind is still on how to increase his playing time and gain a firm foothold. It is still a long way for him to fight for the country.

It is more important to establish a foothold in the team first.

On the afternoon of February 22, after the team finished training, assistant coach Juncker announced the next day's game list on behalf of Van Gaal, and Jiang Xiaolin continued to be on the list.

However, the next day, when the starting list was announced before the game, Jiang Xiaolin was not included.

The two starting forwards were No. 10 Hamdaoyi and No. 16 Wienblom.

This disappointed Jiang Xiaolin, but there was nothing he could do.

Perhaps it was because of his age, or because of the tacit understanding with his teammates, Jiang Xiaolin had not reached the level that Van Gaal was completely relieved of, and he did not get a chance to start.

Jiang Xiaolin could only continue to sit on the bench and wait for an opportunity.

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On Saturday, February 23, 2008, at 9 p.m., with the referee's whistle, the 26th round of the 2007/2008 Dutch League season, Alkmaar's home game against Twente, officially started at Alkmaar's home stadium, AFAS Stadium.

The weather was a bit bad for this game, with drizzling rain.

It was winter, cold, and rainy. In addition, the team had a poor record of one draw and six losses in the second half of the season, so naturally not many people came to watch the game at home.

The AFAS Stadium, which can accommodate more than 17,000 people, had an attendance rate of less than half.

However, those who can still come to support the team at this time are naturally hardcore fans.

Many people did not hold umbrellas or wear raincoats at all. They just stood in the stands, singing the team song for the host team with the slogans of the leaders of the fan organization, giving applause and cheers, etc.

Although Jiang Xiaolin did not play, he still felt different when he saw that his teammates could get unanimous applause and cheers from thousands of home fans on the scene as soon as they performed well on the field.

This is the difference between home and away games.

In the home game, it is indeed much more pleasant physically and mentally, and the performance is much better.

However, probably due to the bad weather today, the field was slippery, and the two teams were equally matched. No one played too well, let alone scored a goal.

Twente is currently ranked 8th, 9 points more than Alkmaar, and the strength gap is not big.

After the first half, the score was still 0-0, and no one scored a goal.

The only bright spot was probably Alkmaar's starting goalkeeper, Sergio Romero, who was only 20 years old.

Twente still made a few threatening shots, but they were all rejected by Romero steadily.

This was the most satisfying point for the home fans in the first half.

It was much better than the previous main goalkeeper Didulica.

Watching Didulica guarding the goal was really heartbreaking. I didn't know when he would lose the ball, and he lost several goals in every game since the second half of the season..

Although Romero is young, he can defend the goal, which is very surprising. Every time he saves, he can arouse huge applause and cheers from the fans, which makes Jiang Xiaolin quite envious. He doesn't know when he can play.

During the halftime break, Van Gaal changed a person, but it was not Jiang Xiaolin, but the midfielder.

After a 15-minute break, the two sides changed sides and fought again.

The sky continued to drizzle, and the offense of both sides did not improve. Until the 60th minute, the score was still 0-0, and Van Gaal began to look at the bench occasionally.

Probably considering who to replace.

In the 65th minute, there was still no goal. Van Gaal explained to assistant coach Juncker, and Juncker called all the players on the bench to warm up.

Jiang Xiaolin's heart was warmed up, and he took off his coat with everyone, rushed to the sidelines to warm up, and attracted Song Zhicheng and others in the stands to shout excitedly.

There were also some other Alkmaar fans, especially those who had watched Jiang Xiaolin's youth team play, who also shouted "Jiang, Jiang, Jiang" in the stands, which made Jiang Xiaolin very excited.

However, they were still warming up, but Van Gaal did not make any substitutions.

It was not until the 75th minute that the starting No. 16 striker Wienblom kicked Hamdaoyi's wonderful pass into the stands in the penalty area, which finally made Van Gaal decide to make substitutions.

Van Gaal turned his head to look at Jiang Xiaolin and others who were warming up, and finally fixed his eyes on Jiang Xiaolin for a few seconds, then turned to Juncker and said: "Tell the fourth official to replace Wien with Jiang."

Juncker nodded and ran to communicate with the fourth official about the substitution. Van Gaal shouted to Jiang Xiaolin: "Jiang, come here!"

Jiang Xiaolin, who was warming up but had been paying attention to the coach's movements, was overjoyed and ran to Van Gaal and said: "Coach."

Van Gaal said: "You will go on the court later and replace Wien Bloom. The weather is not good for this game, so tell everyone not to play ground offense. Pass the ball to you in the air. Use your body and header to break through Twente."

Jiang Xiaolin nodded vigorously and said: "Understood."