In the locker room, Fernandez looked at his players.
"Continue in the second half." He said, "Lille's midfielders and backfield players worked too hard with Zhang. They are already at the end of their strength, and their physical fitness will definitely drop off a cliff in the second half."
He looked at Zhang Kuang.
"Zhang, your position can be more flexible in the second half. If they double-team you on the wing, you drop back to the midfield to support you. If they double-team you in the middle, you move wide.
There is no need to fight with them physically, it is meaningless, it will only limit your offensive ability. Fortunately, you woke up at the last moment of the first half.
Otherwise, I will remind you in the midfield. You hold your breath and fall into the trap of physically competing with them. In fact, humiliating the opponent does not mean crushing them with your body. This is a football field, just score goals."
Zhang Kuang nodded.
In the home dressing room, the head coach Lille comforted the players.
"You did a great job in the first half. At one point, you strangled Chinese Zhang's offense, causing him to fall into the energy-consuming physical confrontation.
He was hit so many times in the first half, and I believe he is at the end of his strength. In the second half, he will probably hold his breath and hit you again. If he doesn't hit you, you will hit him. You must knock out his physical strength first.
Haven't you noticed that as long as Chinese Zhang cannot score a goal, the entire Auxerre will lose its offensive ability. Therefore, as long as we use up Chinese Zhang, it will be time for us to counterattack.
Everyone, come on! If the opponent beats our fans on the court first and then beats us on the score, think about it, what will our fans think? How will they look at us?"
The second half begins.
Lille's players continued to bump into Zhang Kuang within reasonable rules. Zhang Kuang avoided what they could and bumped into those who couldn't. He didn't believe it anymore. These people could still bump into him. He was confident in his physical confrontation ability.
In this way, the audience seemed to be watching not a football match, but more like a rugby match, where they could see the two sides clashing with their bodies.
The referee couldn't call a foul even if he wanted to, because everything was within a reasonable range. There were no foul play, no small moves, and no malicious fouls.
In the 52nd minute, Zhang Kuang picked up the ball in the midfield, and two defensive players from Lille pounced on him. He did not force the ball, but gave the ball to Oliech on the wing, and then quickly moved forward himself.
Oliech takes the ball on the right and makes a pass.
The ball flew to the center of the penalty area, and Zhang Kuang took off on the line of the small penalty area--
Header goal.
The ball was saved by Landreau, Jelen made a follow-up shot - and was saved by Landreau again.
"Wow, Lille's goalkeeper Landreau was a bit cheating today. He saved several must-goals from Zhang Kuang, Jelen and Auxerre in succession."
Bart praised in the commentary box.
"Yes, in this game, the Lille players seemed to be competing desperately with each other. Everyone played bravely. If Auxerre and Zhang Kuang hadn't absorbed Lille's attention, it would be Auxerre who is lagging behind now." Dugarry added.
Bart: "That's right, but Chinese Zhang is really good at hitting. He kept hitting for nearly an hour, and he didn't even have any problems. At least he didn't see any signs of exhaustion or being unable to withstand it. But Lille's players were almost unable to withstand it."
"Yes, if this continues, Lille will be in danger."
In the 63rd minute, Zhang Kuang took the ball at the top of the penalty area. Faced with Lille's three defensive players, he tried a long shot--
The ball hit the goal frame and bounced out of the baseline.
71st minute.
Pedretti intercepted the ball in midfield and looked up - Zhang Kuang was swimming behind Lille's defense.
Pedretti passes the ball long.
The ball flew through the air, passed over the heads of Lille's entire defense line, and landed on the right side of the penalty area.
Zhang Kuang sprinted at full speed and got the ball on the right side of the penalty area.
Lille's goalkeeper Landreau abandoned the goal and blocked the near corner.
Zhang Kuang didn't shoot.
He moved the ball horizontally, deflecting Landreau's block, and then--
Empty gate.
He raised his right foot and pushed.
The ball rolled slowly into the goal.
2:0.
"Go in, go in, go in, Zhang Kuang scored twice, and finally scored again after five or six consecutive shots. There is no suspense in the game. Zhang Kuang has firmly secured the top spot in the scoring list with 17 goals, and none of his goals were penalty kicks, which is full of gold content."
"Yes, what Zhang Kuang boasted has come true. When he joined Auxerre, he said he wanted to win the Golden Boot. Now this goal is getting closer and closer. Now he ranks first in the scoring list, and there are still 13 rounds of the league. With his current state, it is no longer a question of winning the Golden Boot, but whether he can break the record."
Liu Jianhong: "I just looked at the information. I am afraid that this record will be difficult for Zhang Kuang to break, because Ligue 1's single-season scoring record was set in the 1970-71 season. The record was set by player Josip Skoblar who scored 44 goals in a single season.
Zhang Kuang only has half a season, so this record should be difficult to break. If Zhang Kuang is given a full season, I believe he may create miracles."
Xu Yang: "Ah? 44 goals in a single season? This is indeed difficult. However, I believe that as long as Zhang Kuang maintains a good state, sooner or later he will score a record goal in a full season."
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After 0:2, the Lille players suddenly lost their temper. They collectively looked at the head coach - before, when everyone believed that 'hard work will pay off', they were still holding their breath and rushing forward.
But when "no matter how hard you try and pay, you still fail," that tone will dissipate, and once it dissipates, they will doubt everything.
For example, whether the tactics formulated by their head coach are correct, Zhang Kuang is like an insurmountable wall, which makes Lille players and coaches extremely frustrated.
Lille's head coach Rudy Garcia punched the bench awning as soon as he saw Zhang Kuang's goal. The awning was completely broken by him.
He couldn't care less about how the players on the field played, because even he was a little doubtful about himself. Fortunately, Lille's captain Rio Mawuba stabilized the team on the field in time, so it didn't cause any large-scale defeat and remained tenacious.
In the 78th minute, Zhang Kuang was replaced because he was still hit hard by Lille's players. Lille's players took all the resentment of the team's lagging on Zhang Kuang.
Although Fernandez has no intention of cherishing Zhang Kuang, for the next 13 league games, the current Zhang Kuang cannot be eliminated, so he was replaced.
As soon as Zhang Kuang came off the field, Rudy Garcia stood back on the sidelines. He seemed to have confidence.
He wants to prove that Auxerre is no match for Lille without Zhang Kuang.
Sure enough, in the following regular time plus 15 minutes of stoppage time, Lille almost equalized the score. In the 85th minute, their team shooter Gervinho scored a goal.
This player was later transferred to Chinese Super League and became very popular for a while.
Unfortunately, there is not much time left for the Lille team, and Auxerre's defense is not bad.
At the end of the game, Auxerre defeated Lille 2-1 away from home.
Zhang Kuang only scored two goals in this game, but the value of the two goals far exceeded the score itself.
At the post-match press conference, Fernandez angrily condemned the Lille club and their fans.
"I have been working in the industry for 30 years and have never seen such a bad incident." The old coach's voice was trembling. "Fans hit players with bricks, six people jumped down and beat one person. Then, in order to restrict Zhang Kuang on the court, everyone from the opposing team bumped into Zhang, trying to injure him.
I hope France Football Federation will investigate this matter and punish the Lille club. If the safety of the players cannot be guaranteed, then what kind of sports is there?"
Lille's head coach Rudy Garcia sat next to him with an awkward expression.
"I regret the behavior of the fans," he said, "But I don't think the way Zhang Kuang responded was appropriate. He could have avoided those fans instead of conflicting with them."
"Avoid?" Fernandez sneered, "He was hit by a brick! Beaten by six people! How do you want him to avoid it? Can he fly?"
Garcia stopped talking.
The reporters quickly recorded.
After the game, the reporter originally wanted to interview Zhang Kuang, the best player in the game, but the security personnel escorted him away early for safety reasons.
The next day, France Football Federation announced an investigation into the Lille club.
Lille's home court may be closed for a few games, and you won't be able to get away with the fine.
But these are all things for later.
After the game, Zhang Kuang was taken away by Hengbart. Four women could not wait to see him.
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