Football: With Cheats Like These, Why Even Train?
Chapter 53

The road to superstardom

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At the beginning of the second half, Grenoble kicked off.

Auxerre's formation changes are very obvious - the two defense lines are clearly visible, and the distance between the midfield line and the back line is well maintained, leaving no room for Grenoble to penetrate.

Zhang Kuang, on the other hand, stood on the left side of the frontcourt.

He is not a center, nor a pure winger. His range of activities is a whole circle wider than in the first half, from the left wing to the right wing, from the frontcourt to the midfield. His running trajectory is like an ever-changing net, making Grenoble's defensive players completely unable to touch his rhythm.

"Auxerre's tactical adjustments in the second half are very obvious." Xu Yang analyzed in the studio, "Jelen is at the front as a fulcrum, and Zhang Kuang retreats to the free man position in the frontcourt. His range of activities covers the entire frontcourt. This arrangement gives him greater freedom and makes it harder for Grenoble's defense to target him."

"That's right." Liu Jianhong answered, "Grenoble's defense against Zhang Kuang was done to the extreme in the first half, with two people double-teaming and three people surrounding him, but he still defeated him in the first half. If Zhang Kuang's range of movement was wider and his movement was more erratic, Grenoble's defense would be even more difficult."

Forty-nine minutes.

Zhang Kuang took the ball on the left wing, and Grenoble's right back Flachez and midfielder Batlles rushed over at the same time.

He did not choose to break through hard, but knocked the ball laterally, passed it to Pedretti in the middle, and then quickly moved forward.

Grenoble's two defensive players hesitated for a second - should they continue to defend Zhang Kuang, or should they surround Pedretti who was holding the ball?

In this second of hesitation, Zhang Kuang had already rushed behind Grenoble's defense line.

Pedretti did not stop the ball and sent the ball through the ball into the space on the left side of the penalty area.

Zhang Kuang took the ball in the corner of the small penalty area. Grenoble's center back Cesar came over to block the shot angle.

Zhang Kuang didn't shoot.

He knocked the ball back with his left foot to Pedretti at the top of the penalty area, and then ran laterally, passing in front of Cesar to the center of the small penalty area.

Pedretti did not hesitate and passed the ball with one kick.

The ball flew through the air and landed on the center of the small penalty area - the head of Zhang Kuang.

Zhang Kuang took off while running, and the strength of his waist and abdomen held him in the air, waiting for the ball to fall to the most suitable height--

The fish leaps to the top.

His body was almost parallel to the ground in the air, and his forehead hit the ball. The ball was smashed to the ground, bounced off the ground, and went into the lower right corner of the goal.

4:3.

"GOOOOOOOOOOOOOAL!!!"

Bart roared, Zhang Kuang's leap was so beautiful.

Liu Jianhong was also shouting excitedly, "Liu Jianhong dives to the top! Zhang Kuang dives to the top and scores! Hat trick! This is his hat trick! Three goals and one assist! One person made all four goals of Auxerre!"

"This diving dive to the top is so beautiful!" Xu Yang's voice was also trembling, "From running position to taking off to heading the ball, the whole action was done in one go!

His waist and abdomen are so strong that he completely controls his body in the air! Grenoble's goalkeeper has no chance!"

Zhang Kuang climbed up from the turf, his body covered with mud and grass clippings.

This time, he couldn't hold back his excitement.

He ran towards the corner flag area, kicked off his legs, jumped up and turned around, throwing his hands back -

"Siu----!"

His roar echoed in Stade des Alpes.

In the visiting team's stands, Auxerre fans shouted with him, and the voices of three thousand people overwhelmed the silence of the home team's twenty thousand people.

Auxerre's bench exploded.

Stéphane rushed to the sidelines, waving his fists and shouting, but was pulled back by the fourth official. Fernandez raised his hands above his head and applauded. The expression on his face was no longer restrained, but could not hide his excitement.

Team members came running towards Zhang Kuang from all directions.

Grichting was the first to rush in front of him and jumped directly on him. Zhang Kuang was crushed by his weight and staggered two steps, and then was staggered by Mignot who rushed up.

"You are a god!" Grichting roared in his ear, "You are the fucking god of war!"

Pedretti ran over and hugged Zhang Kuang. He didn't say anything, but just patted his back hard.

Jelen ran over, squatted on the ground, and patted Zhang Kuang's calf - that "surrender" gesture was accurately captured by the photographer on the sidelines.

In France 1's studio, Bart's voice has become hoarse.

"Hat trick. Zhang Kuang When the team was lagging behind, one man scored three goals and added an assist to overtake the score to 4-3.

This is not a football match, this is a personal Hero performance. I have been commentating on Ligue 1 for twenty years, and I have never seen such an explosive performance."

Dugarry: "We are witnessing the rise of a superstar and the beginning of his road to superstardom. This is no longer about growing up, but shaping his image as a superstar."

"Yes, only superstars can single-handedly carry the team to overtake the score in such adversity, and only superstars can score amazing goals one after another..."

But at this time, the atmosphere on Japan's network has completely changed.

"Four to three..."

"Zhang Kuang hat trick. Three goals and one assist. One person created four goals."

"Matsui's performance is also very good, one assist and one goal."

"But Zhang Kuang saved a team alone..."

"Admit it, this China guy is really strong."

"It's not that he's strong, it's that he's outrageous. He can shoot from long range, header, dribble, pass, pass - he can do it all and he's good at it all."

"He is the strongest striker in the history of Asia, bar none."

"Don't jump to conclusions so quickly. How many games has he played?"

"A few games are enough. Which Asia player have you seen perform like this in Ligue 1?"

"..."

Fifty-two minutes.

Zhang Kuang Just three minutes after scoring the goal, the opponent served the ball and he was walking towards his own half.

Grenoble tried to organize an attack after the kickoff, but Auxerre's two lines of defense prevented them from penetrating. The ball bounced back and forth in the midfield and could never find a way forward.

Fifty-four minutes.

Zhang Kuang takes the ball on the right side.

This time, he faced the double attack of Grenoble's left back Flachez and center back Jemmali.

He didn't hesitate.

Move the ball forward with your right foot to accelerate.

Flachez caught up with his first step, but failed to keep up with his second step.

The explosive power of Zhang Kuang's second step caused Flachez's body center of gravity to completely lose balance, and the whole person fell to one side.

Jemmali came to defend from the front, Zhang Kuang didn't give him a chance to get close. He moved the ball laterally with his left foot, shook the angle, and then rubbed the ball with the inside of his right foot--

The ball drew an arc from the air, passed over Jemmali's head, and fell to the left side of the small penalty area.

It's not a shot, it's a cross.

Ruwa Contout - the left winger who was replaced in the second half - surrounded the left side of the small penalty area and pushed the ball forward.

The ball rolled past the goalkeeper and into the far corner of the goal.

5:3.

"The ball is in! Five to three!" Liu Jianhong's voice was so hoarse that he almost lost his voice, "Zhang Kuang assisted! The second assist in this game! Three goals and two assists! One person made five goals!"

"Grenoble's spirit was shattered." Xu Yang said, "From three to one to three to three, from three to three to three to four, from three to four to three to five - Zhang Kuang alone destroyed the confidence of Grenoble's entire team."

After Ruwa·Contout scored, he rushed to Zhang Kuang, hugged him and shouted.

This young winger has had little chance to play since joining Auxerre. Today he came on as a substitute and scored his first goal for Ligue 1 - and it was such a crucial goal.

Fernandez was originally brought in to help defend, but I never thought he would score a goal.

"Zhang! Zhang! I scored a goal! I fucking scored a goal!" Contout's voice was filled with tears.

Zhang Kuang patted his head. "Good job. Continue."

After seeing this goal, Mehmed let out a long sigh, walked to the bench and sat down, and then looked at the field with a blank expression.

The camera focused on his face, and the audience in front of the TV suddenly sympathized with this coach. He was really a man full of tragedy. God's behavior was indeed unfair to him.

Only two minutes after the restart, a midfielder Grenoble made an angry sliding tackle and shoveled the ball out of the boundary. Fortunately, it was not towards Zhang Kuang.

Fernandez immediately made substitution adjustments. On the sidelines, the fourth official raised the substitution card.

Auxerre made two substitutions in a row - Zhang Kuang was replaced, Dan Nice·Oliech was replaced, one forward and one winger.

The replacement players were all defensive players, and Fernandez's intention was obvious: leading 5-3, with less than forty minutes left in the game, they would defend and not attack.

Zhang Kuang jogged to the sidelines, raising his hands above his head and applauding.

All Auxerre fans in the visiting team's stands stood up and sent their Hero off with the warmest applause.

"Zhang! Zhang! Zhang!"

The voice was particularly clear in the night wind at Alps's feet, like an endless hymn.

After Zhang Kuang was replaced, Grenoble seemed to see some hope. They attacked again for nearly 15 minutes, but it had no effect at this time, because Fernandez had issued a dead order and conceded the ball again. Those who performed poorly would be transferred to the reserve team.

The following time was more than intense but not exciting enough. The TV camera kept switching between the faces of Zhang Kuang and Grenoble's coach Mehmed.

The director seemed to be using camera language to tell the audience: The ambitious Mehmed was high-spirited in the first 40 minutes of the first half, but the football was round, and Zhang Kuang, the god from heaven, beat Mehmed to the point where he looks a little "stupid" now. What a big ups and downs it is.

Of course, the director may also want to say something else through the camera, but the director does not output text or sound, and no one knows what the director wants to tell the audience.

Didi didi--

In the 93rd minute, the referee blew the whistle to end the game. In this ups and downs game, Grenoble lost to Auxerre at home 3:5!

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