Heijing had estimated all the difficulties, and even considered the possibility of fans causing trouble. But he had considered personnel matters, but he had neglected to calculate destiny.
The first moment he stepped off the plane, De Bruyne sneezed.
"Damn! Damn Russian territory!"
Many teammates were not used to it, but Yi Zhe, who was wearing a thin cotton-padded jacket at this time, seemed so prescient.
When it comes to Russia, there is only one word: cold. As a Chinese, Yi Zhe is more familiar with this common sense, so he is fully prepared.
But the weather in Krisnodar seems to be extremely cold today. The average temperature in the city in October should be at least 6 degrees, but today it is only 2 degrees! I suddenly came here from Wolfsburg, which was around 14 degrees.
No one can adapt to it.
Yi Zhe could only hide his head in his clothes as much as possible. Fortunately, the temperature was not too extreme for him, a Chengdu native.
This was the real problem, so much so that Yi Zhe shared a room with De Bruyne and heard him sneezing from time to time throughout the night.
"Kevin, are you okay?"
Yi Zhe immediately felt that something might go wrong, but unfortunately he was not prepared for this. Considering the physical fitness of professional players, headaches and brain fever are rare for ordinary people, but this time De Bruyne was indeed caught.
The next day, my body temperature was 38 degrees and I didn’t show up at the training ground.
And it's not just him, Perisic also expressed his top-heavy attitude... But Yi Zhe doubted whether this guy was a showman. There must be something evil when things go wrong, otherwise there would be an outbreak of influenza here.
But the team's state made Heijin look grim throughout the whole game. This was probably also the confidence of the home reporters. They saw Perisic jogging and resting alone on the sidelines, and De Bruyne simply did not come to the training ground, which immediately boosted their confidence.
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On the day of the game, the local newspaper "Victory" directly gave advice to the home team.
"Try your best to keep an eye on Yi! If necessary, if Yi can be injured and sent off, coach Kononov should not hesitate to deploy such tactics!"
Facing the aggressive looks and provocative remarks from around him, Yi Zhe just smiled calmly: "For us, this is just an ordinary group match."
But this means that the team's starting lineup will definitely change. Heijin had a conversation with Yi Zhe at noon that day.
"Yi, we have to win this game, and you have to take on more responsibilities."
Yi Zhe quickly used his lunch break to call up Kris Nodal in the system and played ten simulated games.
What made him feel strange was that these ten games were all played in heavy rain, and the system simulated it very realistically.
At first, Yi Zhe was very uncomfortable with it. The ground was so bumpy and waterlogged that the ball couldn't even roll. It's hard to imagine that this would happen in a high-level European competition.
"System, will the simulated competition increase in difficulty after advancement?" Yi Zhe asked unhappily.
The system answered him quite professionally: "Dear, in the advanced state, the system will simulate the weather conditions of the stadium on the day of the match in real time... The current outdoor temperature in Krisnodar is 2 degrees Celsius, and the heavy rain accompanied by 30mm of precipitation will continue.
Until six o’clock tomorrow morning!”
Yi Zhe woke up from his dream with a startle. He raised his head and glanced out the window. The heavy rain made the window crackle.
"I...day!"
Yi Zhe scolded him directly. Although this is a situation that professional players must face, no one likes God to steal the show.
The team still comes to the stadium to prepare according to the normal game time. Without an extension notice from UEFA, the game must go on as usual.
It's just that Kris Nodal's home court is more cheating than any other home court.
Krisnodar Stadium is located in a local landscape park. There is no direct bus access to the park, so players can only enter the stadium on foot.
But under the pouring rain, it was simply unfriendly to the Wolfsburg players.
"Ahhh! Damn it!"
"Damn Russians!"
"I swear I will blow their assholes!"
The players made all kinds of strange noises. Although this stadium is very unique, with a ring-shaped membrane structure stadium appearance and a beautiful outdoor park, in this case, all the players have only one thought: curse these Russians to death!
Yi Zhe didn't talk nonsense at all. The first thing he did when he rushed into the locker room was to enter the shower room and rinse off as quickly as possible.
It’s just that Heijin looked the worst. He had an eclectic chicken coop-shaped afro, which was soaked by the heavy rain and became sticky. With his angry mood, the collective "stand up" in an instant - it was not enough to express his anger.
can be described.
"This is what the Russians do! Boys, adjust yourselves! They think they have a chance, tell them, we are Wolfsburg!"
"Ouch——"
"Ouch——"
"Ouch——"
Everyone was already prepared. It was the time when the crowd was excited and it was logical that it was time to enter the game. At this time, the UEFA match supervisor knocked on the locker room, but it was not to inform everyone that they were ready to go out.
"I'm sorry, gentlemen, the game time needs to be postponed. The water in the stadium has not yet met the competition requirements. We are working hard to clear it. Please wait patiently."
Heijin came over immediately. He was in the midst of the fire and stared directly: "What is this? Let us wait here? Our players are ready for the game! Did those Russians ask you to do this?"
UEFA's game supervisor is not so easy to talk to: "Sir, please pay attention to your words and respect the order of the game. We also hope that the game can proceed smoothly, please wait patiently."
Black Gold's anger is justified. Everyone's emotions have just risen, and it's time to strike while the iron is hot. It's not a good thing to postpone it now.
"Damn, the Russians have a lot of dirty tricks up their sleeves!"
"He has successfully angered his uncle Ivan! Get ready to take action!"
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On the other side, the broadcast camera showed the stadium, and everyone saw such a heavy rain. The home team actually only had one water sweeper working, and most of them simply relied on manual water sweeping.
Perhaps it is a normal phenomenon in some places, but from the perspective of the highly professional European football circle, this is not just an unprofessional problem.
"Maybe the Russians just want to cause trouble for Wolfsburg! Everyone knows that under the leadership of Yi, we are playing football that controls the situation!" Reese Lubet said angrily: "But this will never change their attitude.
destiny!"
After waiting for half an hour, the Wolfsburg players had greeted Kris Nodal, the club's president for generations, before UEFA's match supervisor finally entered the dressing room again.
"Gentlemen, now, prepare to appear."
Yi Zhe thought everything was ready, but when he first saw the weather and the stadium, he immediately yelled "Fuck" again.
