Football: The immortal legend on the green field

Shen Bin was sure that he would not score because Herbert Bhutto's footwork was too weak! His supporting foot did not catch up with the pace when he shot.

Shen Bin leaped towards the goal and tried to score against Fritz's body. As expected, Herbert's shot was too straight and not strong enough, but the Utrecht goalkeeper did not dare to take it head-on to be on the safe side. He just punched the ball hard, and Shen Bin just caught up with the landing point.

But due to Fritz's pull, he couldn't shoot at all.

He used the arch of his foot to barely kick the ball to Junior on the other side. Junior could have kicked the ball directly, and if he had kicked it, he would have had a high probability of scoring a goal. However, his bad habit once again wasted this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

He chose to dribble, trying to get past Findis who was blocking him.

In desperation, Findis raised his leg to kick the ball, but Junior had already started, and their feet collided. Junior lost his balance and fell in the penalty area.

"Beep..." The referee blew the whistle and pointed directly to the penalty spot at 12 yards.

In the 13th minute of the second half, Haarlem Athletic won a penalty.

Junior wanted to compete for the penalty kick but was stopped by Shen Bin. The penalty was taken by Deng Zhuoxiang, who scored in one fell swoop. Haarlem Athletic took the lead again, 2:1.

After taking the lead, Shen Bin looked at Fritz and raised two fingers.

Now, you wretched bald guy might have to guard me twice to offset your mistake.

That's what he meant.

"Damn Chinaman, Fritz will teach you a lesson!"

When Shen Bin followed Deng Zhuoxiang to the sidelines to celebrate, Fritz did not follow this time. He stood with the goalkeeper who conceded the goal.

Van Beek stood on the sidelines and cursed at Fritz again. Shen Bin gave Van Beek a thumbs up, and his action was again booed by Utrecht fans.

After the game started again, Haarlem started to defend with all their strength. Shen Bin became a real pure defensive midfielder. Fritz who followed him now seemed redundant, and Utrecht had one less attacking point in the frontcourt.

Because even in the Dutch Eredivisie, Fritz's offensive contribution is considered mediocre.

When a counterattack is needed, Deng Zhuoxiang often makes a long pass directly to Junior on the front line. This is the first time that Junior has played the most comfortable half of the game since he joined Haarlem. As long as Haarlem gets the ball and cannot pass the ball back, they will pass the ball to him. He can display his talent for dribbling in the frontcourt without any scruples and also bring applause from the fans on the scene.

When he looked at Shen Bin guiltily, he was greeted with words of encouragement from Shen Bin.

The game ended in dullness, with the only bright spot being Junior's several dribbling and acrobatic performances.

Haarlem won the Dutch FA Cup in the 04-05 season.

Martins did not appear at the post-match press conference. He was replaced by Neeskens, who sat in the box throughout the game.

This seems to be a cycle again. The last time we lost, it was Martins who replaced Neeskens and bore the media's criticism.

When asked by reporters about the fact that the key player of Haarlem SC was almost stared at by Fritz throughout the game, Neeskens responded, "The young man still needs experience. He needs to learn how to get rid of the opponent's entanglement. Their defensive attention was on Shen Bin, which brought good opportunities for his teammates. And in the two goal attacks, Shen Bin played a certain role."

"What about Junior? What do you think of him helping the team win the penalty and eventually winning the FA Cup?"

Both fans and the media prefer players like Junior because his gorgeous performances always give people a pleasing feeling.

"He has always been excellent. It's just that our system conflicts with his style. Both the team and Junior himself need to slowly adapt to each other. When he adapts to the team, or the team adapts to him, he will burst into brilliance that is no less than Shen Bin."

"Mr. Neeskens, can you tell me why you resigned as head coach?"

"No, I don't want to talk about this." Neeskens' tone quickly cooled. "I know I'm very tired. My team and I have made great efforts for Haarlem to win the championship again after 16 years. We will definitely return to the top league next season. Our young people are just participating in regular professional competitions for the first time. They are still very immature. Both the team and they need time to settle down. As long as I stand here, it won't be a problem."

Haarlem unexpectedly won the Dutch FA Cup, which caused quite a stir in European football. Subsequently, many teams from the top five leagues began to take action, and several young players of Haarlem were their targets, including Deng Zhuoxiang, Tiote, Gular and Shen Bin.

Neeskens didn't want to let go of anyone except Shen Bin. This was a consensus reached between him and little Horst.

Of course, if the price is right, little Horst will not be stingy with the money.

Neeskens knew that the gentleman's agreement between him and Horst Jr. was not solid, so he had to personally go down to the field to work with the players, except for Shen Bin of course.

Before the match between Hallam and Maestri, Gular asked Shen Bin for his opinion, "What do you think? Which team do you want to go to?"

"I will definitely go, but I don't have a specific team to go to yet." Shen Bin knew what Gular meant by his question. "Why? Did a team contact you secretly?"

The league has not ended yet and the transfer window has not opened yet. If you contact the players in a high-profile manner, you will be punished by FIFA. Of course, there is no problem with secret contact in advance. As long as the players do not report it, FIFA will turn a blind eye.

"Four teams have contacted my agent: Manchester City in the Premier League, Fiorentina in Italy, and Frankfurt in the Bundesliga. My old club Ajax also asked me to go back."

Shen Bin thought for a while, "If you can go to the top five leagues at once, you should go directly. Forget Ajax, they just want to train you for a year. When you are good enough, they will sell you. They are just doing a business. As for the other three teams, you have to consider them comprehensively. You are only 19 years old and your skills are not mature yet. Don't put money first. Choose the team that can arrange more playing opportunities for you. When you prove your worth, you can make more money. If you are paid a lot but cannot play, you will fall behind your competitors of the same age in two or three years. From an overall perspective, you will make the least money."

Shen Bin knows that these young people aspire to join big clubs and want to enjoy the happiness that financial freedom brings immediately. As a friend, he always treats them with sincerity and gives them correct guidance.

Afterwards, Hallam Athletic went to the last stop of this season's away trip - Maastricht.

But in this world, everyone likes the result to be correct. No matter how correct your process is, if the result is wrong, it will be 0 points, and there is no room for rebuttal.

In addition to Junior's outstanding performance in the last game, Neeskens asked Martins to focus on training Junior during the conversation, because he received news that several players including Gular might leave Haarlem in the summer transfer window.

He needs to make some plans in advance for next season.

Junior's performance in the last game also made Neeskens feel that he is mature enough to take on big responsibilities. It is time for him to prove his vision in a focus game that is not watched by many people.

Just like that, Junior replaced Deng Zhuoxiang in the attacking midfielder position without any preparation and was put on the starting list by Martins.