Shenfeng Wuying

Chapter 18 Onside

"Hey! Hello everyone, welcome to the live broadcast of the fifth round of the Dutch First Division. I am today's special commentator, Dennis Bergkamp. I am very happy to explain today's focus battle for everyone."

Don't be surprised, it's him, it's him, it's him!The "Ice Prince" Bergkamp, ​​who was famous all over the world, bid farewell to the stadium because he couldn't let go of his love for football.Therefore, he joined the commentary world and became a special guest of the Dutch Sports Channel.

"Today's game is played by my home team Ajax, oh, sorry, is it not good to say that? It is played by Ajax, who is second in the Eredivisie standings, against Eindhoven at home. .”

"Ajax has been plagued by injuries recently, so that several forwards are not able to play, so Mido, who has been in a very unstable state, can only be put on the starting lineup, and his partner is, he (HE)? What is he doing with his gender on his jersey? Oh, sorry, who is this?"

Hearing his question, his team, who had never heard of No. 99 before, hurriedly searched for He Xu's information online.It is a pity that the information on the Internet is also blank, which makes Bergkamp, ​​who is not ready, very upset, "Okay! Dear viewers, I don't know anything about the number 99 at present, so I just I can’t introduce it to everyone.”

At this time, the game had already started. After Toivonen passed the ball to Lens, he ran forward by himself. When he passed by He Xu, he realized that this kid was short enough.

At this time, in a small Internet cafe in Harbin, Northeast China, an uncle woke up the aunt next to him, "Hey, hey, hey! Look, the game has started. My son is actually the starter!"

The couple stared intently at the computer screen.

He Xu had woken up from the initial dizziness at this time. In the tactical arrangement before the game, he was asked by Koeman to actively return to defense. Thinking of this, he quickly stepped back and stared at the man holding the ball. Guy, look at the name on his jersey, he should be called Reis, or it can be pronounced, **? **Well?
He Xu thought with vicious humor, he kept moving his feet, and actively went up to grab this guy, and the referee immediately awarded a free kick in the frontcourt.

Bergkamp in the studio was surprised: "Oh, God! This defensive action is really amateurish. Is he a temporary worker drawn from the reserve team? As a midfielder, he shouldn't be so reckless. of!"

As soon as he finished speaking, his assistant kindly obtained a copy of the information he had just obtained internally and handed it to him.

He glanced at it and was stunned. Did he make a mistake? He was really recruited temporarily from the reserve team, at center forward?Why do you retreat so deep as a center forward?

Eindhoven's long-range free kick did not pose a threat, Vertonghen headed the ball up the field.

When building the human wall, Massimo Charlie joked to He Xu: "Do you worship me? You want to be in the same position as me so much."

He Xu rolled his eyes at him and ignored him at all.Instead, he ran forward to meet Sim De Jong who was holding the ball.

If He Xu now has football skills that are not easily displayed in addition to his speed, his biggest advantage is probably his excellent physical strength.

The first half lasted 10 minutes, the score was still 0-0, Ajax's offense was lacklustre, the lone striker Mido was in poor form, and their young midfielder Sim De Jong's performance did not reach people's expectations. expected.

"Old He, why do you think your son is running around on the court and can't catch the ball?" He Xu's mother asked her husband.

He Fengjie shook his head, "You don't understand that. He's called keeping a low profile, and if he doesn't make a show, he's going to be a blockbuster!"

"Number 99 fouled for the fifth time and I thought I had to call Ronald and tell him it was a disaster to have this kid on the field. Do you think he'd agree with me? By the way, the boy was a Center, can you imagine?"

Bergkamp's commentary has always been loved by the audience for being funny, but facing his home team, which is obviously abnormal, Bergkamp can't laugh.Therefore, he could only point the finger at the unlucky He Xu.

He Xu, who didn't know who was being teased, squinted his eyes. I haven't touched the ball yet in this game.In any case, you have to scare your opponent first.

Thinking of this, he finally got out of the position of the back waist and ran forward. While running, he raised his hand.

Sim de Jong was being at a loss for what to do by the strong Engelal. Seeing this, he passed the ball sideways, and the ball rolled to He Xu against the ground.

After He Xu received the ball, he rushed towards the opponent's penalty area without stopping. In front of him was an PSV defender whose name he didn't know. Alone?Isn't it easy for me to pass you?He Xu thought so, and accelerated his feet.

It may be because the space is too small, and He Xu's speed advantage has not had time to be used. The ball that was a little too big for him broke the Eindhoven player. He took the ball and rubbed against He Xu. Over the shoulder, and then the big foot drove the ball to the frontcourt.

While He Xu was still in a daze, the ball accurately landed at the feet of Afeilai who was pulled to the side, and Van der Veer stared at him intently.

Afeilai chose to play the ball quickly and sent the ball back to the middle. Toivonen, who was originally a center, got rid of Vertonghen's marking and retreated to the top of the arc of the penalty area. The ball went to the middle and prepared to receive the ball. The breakthrough Lens attracted Vertonghen's attention again.

After taking the ball two steps forward, Lens knocked the outside of his instep and passed the ball back to Toivonen, who was unmarked at the top of the arc in the penalty area.

Koeman stood up yelling, the ball was too dangerous.But he stopped after only half a roar.

Toivonen, who had been waiting for a long time because of the bow and arrow, had already kicked the ball in. Facing the comfortable pass, the Swedish striker leaned his body, and his kick looked more like a shot from the ground. The ball passed through like this. In the gap, he got into the bottom corner of the goal.Although Stekelenburg had fallen, the ball rolled into the goal from under his arm one step faster.

After the goal, Toivonen raised his hands in celebration, while He Xu, who was still immersed in the regret of being intercepted, was stunned.

0 to 1!In the away game, Eindhoven took the lead by counterattacking.

"Oh my god! A catastrophic performance. The breakthrough level of No. 99 is really too bad. He is like a cramped monkey on the court. Maybe the monkey performs better than him when he puts on the jersey."

It's not that Bergkamp's words are so mean, but because He Xu didn't have any outstanding performance in the first half except for fouls. In addition, his first touch caused the opponent's goal. No wonder Bergkamp, ​​who is a diehard Ajax fan, would say so.

Mi Duo and He Xu stood in the middle circle and were about to kick off. Mi Duo, who seemed sleepy, glanced at He Xu, "Boy, why do you seem nervous?"

He Xu stretched out his hand and pushed the frame of the frame, "Nervous? No... I was just thinking about how to celebrate if I score a goal later!"

Mido waited for him to finish, passed the ball to him, and ran up by himself.He Xu passed the ball back to Sim de Jong.Sent his first successful pass.

De Jong was actually very dissatisfied with his teammate, because his ramming like a headless chicken in the frontcourt completely affected his passing thinking.

He had to be ready to tell this teammate when and where he should appear.

He Xu also seemed to know that his running position was unreasonable, so he simply retreated to his home half, and participated in the defense with peace of mind.

Seeing He Xu's performance, even the fans in the stands couldn't bear it.

They yelled frantically, "Number 99, go home!"

"Hey! Are you an undercover agent from Eindhoven?"

"That bastard, are you a tease invited by a monkey?" Huh?It seems that this line should not appear here.

Compared to Ajax, where the fans began to boo, PSV Eindhoven gained momentum after scoring a goal. They methodically organized wave after wave of attacks that made Koeman's heart extremely nervous.

Just when there were 3 minutes left in the regular time of the first half, and the fourth official had already started to check the time to determine the length of the stoppage time, there was another change on the field. broken.

After stealing the ball, Englar looked up and then passed the ball to the retreating Toivonen. The accurate passing of the Swedish center often retreated to make Ajax's defense very uncomfortable.

Vertonghen, who had just missed the ball and lost the ball, pressed up nervously. At the moment he rushed towards Toivonen, Toivonen poked with his toe, and the ball went past his feet and rolled into the penalty area , Vertonghen raised his hand subconsciously, signaling to the referee that Lens, who received the ball, was offside.

However, the referee did not blow the whistle, and a single-handed Lens shot with his left foot was extremely fast. Stekelenburg could only watch helplessly as the ball flew into the goal from his hands again.

"This ball is offside! This is an offside ball! Why didn't the referee blow it?" Bergkamp in the studio was already angry.

Koeman on the sidelines also had to stand up and put pressure on the linesman.

"Let's look at the back defense again, it's obviously an offside ball," Bergkamp said.

However, when the back defense was broadcast, he opened his mouth wide and stopped talking.

It seems that the moment the ball was passed by Toivonen, Lens, who received the ball, did seem to be offside.

However, it's just like, because if you look carefully, you will find that Ajax has another person dragging at the end, a person about three meters away from Lens, just enough for him to catch the ball without being offside, and it can't be against him. The position where he poses any defensive threat.

The one who appeared in this sad position happened to be He Xu who was actively defending...

"Is this No. 99 from Eindhoven's No.12? He..." Thinking that he was in the studio, Bergkamp controlled it for a long time before he said the word "fuck" Swallowed back into the stomach.

Afterwards, he had to take into account his current status, and said against his will: "The ball was not offside, the timing was right, it was a good shot." In fact, he had already begun to greet the rookie He Xu in his heart.

(End of this chapter)