Seven thousand votes.
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In the second half of the game, Qin Xiong still worked hard. He tried his best to focus on the overall situation, to contribute to the team and play to his strengths.
However, things did not go as he wished.
The shoes that had been cleaned in the midfield were filled with water again in less than two minutes after the start of the second half. There was no other way. There were too many places in the stadium with water.
Not only did the water in the shoes interfere with running, but there was also pain!
The shoes did not fit, and the feet rubbed against the shoes repeatedly. Qin Xiong did not know how many abrasions there were on his feet. It was definitely not serious injuries. As for how painful it was, he was a strong man and could definitely endure it.
However, such small wounds would sting from time to time. The body would have an instinctive conditioned reflex, like there were several insects biting intermittently in different parts of the feet.
It even made it impossible for him to maintain consistency in his running.
He still did not play as well as he should have, and the situation in the second half was completely different from the first half!
In the first half, he could still make formulaic short passes. The mistakes were due to his unstable center of gravity, and it was not easy to maintain his balance on the slippery field.
But in the second half, he also had problems with his short passes.
In the 54th minute, he was about 10 meters away from the Snede and made a short pass. The football suddenly slowed down when it rolled over an area with water. The Snede immediately stopped running forward and turned back to grab the ball, but the ball was controlled by the Groningen full back.
Comain made a prompt decision on the sidelines.
Substitution!
Although he expected Qin Xiong to perform better, the current situation was that he did not want to be entangled anymore.
In particular, he was worried that if this continued, it would be a blow to Qin Xiong's confidence!
It was a kind of protection.
After all, Qin Xiong had too little experience in the professional arena. His ability to cope with different environments needed to be improved.
In such an environment, veterans were often able to play at a more stable level. They had rich experience, strong adaptability, and sufficient psychological preparation.
In the 56th minute, the referee paused the game in a dead ball state and signaled for a substitution on the sidelines.
The veteran Litmanen stood on the sidelines, waiting for Qin Xiong to come off the field.
In the stands, the FC Groningen fans jeered and booed at the unfamiliar Asian player.
Of course, they hoped to completely destroy Qin Xiong's confidence. After all, he was not one of their club's young geniuses.
On the viewing platform, Lutman and the other two old men calmly applauded to encourage Qin Xiong. Freddy, on the other hand, held his forehead and lowered his head. His entire person was lifeless.
Qin Xiong's friends were silent. They could only applaud silently to support their friend.
Qin Xiong did not show any negative emotions. After he played the substitution card and showed his number, he quickly ran off the field and exchanged with Litmanen.
Comain was still standing in the rain. Qin Xiong walked past him and went straight to the substitutes' bench.
The team was behind in the score and everyone's attention was on the game.
On the substitutes' bench, only De Rong and Stekelenberg expressionlessly looked at the field and raised their hands. Qin Xiong clapped their hands one by one and then sat down next to De Rong.
He took off his jersey, took the thermal jacket from his assistant and put it on. Then he bent down to take off his shoes, socks, and leg pads.
De Rong turned his head and glanced at Qin Xiong's feet. The look in his eyes changed slightly.
What he could see was that there were a total of five broken wounds on Qin Xiong's feet. Fine blood seeped out of them, and they all looked like flesh wounds from abrasions. There were also three blisters …
These were not serious injuries. But as a player, De Rong could imagine that this kind of injury was the most annoying!
It made you uncomfortable and drove you crazy!
As for Qin Xiong, how did he endure an hour of competition?
Qin Xiong sat on the substitutes' bench as usual. He adjusted the rhythm of his breathing and then calmed his mind. He did not think about anything else. He began to observe the game from the perspective of a bystander. He wanted to get up close, carefully, and take the initiative to learn. He wanted to see how the other players dealt with this kind of weather and field conditions in the game.
If there was any negative emotion, it would be self-blame.
In the process of analyzing the game and learning, he had indeed neglected the game in the rain. Even if he watched the game videos, the impact of the rain was not too obvious!
Because he was far away in China, the game videos he watched were all carefully selected by the coaches. They were representative matches between strong teams and high-level games.
For that kind of game, first of all, the field conditions were very good. The top of the field, the top of the turf, the drainage system, the geothermal system, and even some of the fields had a roof, which could further reduce the impact of the rain on the field conditions.
But today, in a small field with 20,000 people, the terrible field conditions were simply unbearable to look at in the rain. Such a game environment made Qin Xiong feel unfamiliar. It was no exaggeration to say, "How can a game be played in such conditions?"
But in reality, such games did exist. It was just that they might not be well known by more people. There would not be television broadcasting companies promoting such games to the other side of the world, Asia.
On the positive side, Qin Xiong was disappointed with his game. But he did not fall into disappointment after he left the field. Instead, he quickly summed up his experience!
This gave him a clearer understanding of professional football in terms of ideological awareness. He had been too idealistic before.
Football was not necessarily played in a comfortable environment where the sun was shining brightly and the trees were green and green!
What needed to be defeated was not only the opponent's team, but also the weather, the field, oh, and the shoes!
The assistant manager saw Qin Xiong watching the game intently after he left the field, which made him dispel the idea of comforting Qin Xiong with a few words.
Inadvertently seeing the blood blisters and small wounds on Qin Xiong's feet, the assistant manager immediately called the team doctor to come over and treat Qin Xiong's wounds.
Qin Xiong shifted his position, and the team doctor put his feet on his own legs. He popped the blisters, disinfected, applied medicine, and bandaged them to prevent his wounds from being infected. After dealing with all this, a staff member went to the locker room to get Qin Xiong's sports shoes. He put on clean socks and shoes to avoid getting wet again.
Qin Xiong's luck in this game was also a little bad.
Ajax's original plan was to play hard in the second half. After bringing on Litmanen, the team's offense exploded layer by layer. Even though they were one goal behind, they scored three goals in a row in the last 25 minutes and defeated FC Groningen 3: 1.
It was hard to say how key the midfielders played in these three attacks because the strategy was very simple. They all attacked from the flanks and then passed to defeat the opponent. Ibrahimovic scored, and Van Der Vaart scored twice. He returned to the front line. His forward awareness and ability to seize gaps and cut inside were still very outstanding, as stunning as last season.
On the other hand, Qin Xiong was behind 0: 1 on the field. As soon as he left the field, the team reversed.
This caused Ibrahimovic and Van Der Vaart to deliberately ignore Qin Xiong when his teammates celebrated their victory at the end of the game.
Only Snede came over to comfort Qin Xiong. He also cursed Van Der Vaart and Ibrahimovic in a low voice beside him.
"What are they so proud of? If I didn't give them an assist, would they have scored? When they're in the limelight, they put on the arrogance of being the best in the world. When they don't do anything, they only throw the responsibility to others! "
Qin Xiong, who left with his bag, turned his head and asked Snede, "Are you sure you're not showing off your two assists?"
No matter how he heard it, Snede was complaining that his contributions were not valued.
Snede grinned and said, "I didn't say anything wrong. The two of them are just like that."
Qin Xiong smiled and shook his head. He did not say anything.
Sitting on the bus leaving, Manager Comain called Qin Xiong to the back of the bus for a private talk.
Because back in Amsterdam, the First Team was temporarily disbanded. The national footballers of each country had to report to the national team, so the talk was carried out on the bus on the way back.
Qin Xiong did not know that Comain had a verbal conflict with Louis Van Gaal.
From his perspective, not only did he respect Comain, but he was also grateful for the opportunity he had given him.
Now Comain was sitting next to Qin Xiong. He said seriously in a deep voice, "Professional football is always about looking forward. Games, the past is the past. Don't take it to heart. Your performance today was not good. After we go back, we will summarize our experience and find the reason. Then, we will make targeted improvements and improve. I hope that your mentality is correct. Don't waste time on meaningless things, such as disappointment, or even resentment in your heart because you were replaced by me in less than 60 minutes. Qin Xiong, you have great talent and potential, but you need more experience now. I hope you can keep a calm mind and face the future positively. "
Qin Xiong nodded seriously. Comain did not say anything more. He patted him on the shoulder, got up and walked back to his seat.
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