Chapter 174
No one expected that Jiang Xiaolin, the hairy, poorly-educated, wild child from a single parent, could become so famous in Europe.
While everyone was happy for Jiang Liantao and her son, they naturally cultivated several vegetable vendors who were fans. Of course, they were all men.
They felt proud of Jiang Xiaolin's fame.
After all, Jiang Xiaolin was not only from the same tea city as them, but also Jiang Xiaolin's mother sold vegetables in the same vegetable market with them every day, which made them very close.
Therefore, they paid close attention to the news about Jiang Xiaolin, and usually they were the ones who conveyed the latest news about Jiang Xiaolin to the vendors in the vegetable market.
After all, it was still a bit embarrassing for Jiang Liantao to promote her son herself.
It was more appropriate for these few people to promote him, which made Jiang Liantao feel very happy and enjoy the glory brought to her by her son's success.
Even some citizens who were buying vegetables had already known that Jiang Xiaolin's mother was selling vegetables in the Chacheng County Vegetable Market. Because she had found someone, Jiang Liantao's daily turnover was much better than before.
When the National TV Sports Channel released the preview of the National Olympic Team VS Serbia, a vendor in the vegetable market told Jiang Liantao the news.
When Jiang Xiaolin called his mother and wanted to tell her the time of the live broadcast, Jiang Liantao already knew it.
Jiang Liantao naturally seemed very happy.
She didn't know how to use a computer, and there was no computer at home, only a TV.
Usually when she missed Jiang Xiaolin, she could only take out the newspaper to read it. It was difficult to see images of Jiang Xiaolin. Even if there were any, they were only the goal collections in the TV sports news.
Now it's good, Jiang Liantao can finally see the live broadcast of her son's game, which makes her very happy.
However, she didn't know Jiang Xiaolin's status in the team. She just thought that Jiang Xiaolin had just joined the National Olympic Team and his status was not high.
Therefore, Jiang Liantao asked Jiang Xiaolin anxiously on the phone whether he could play at that time and whether she could really see her son on TV.
Jiang Xiaolin naturally gave his mother a reassurance, saying that he was the strongest player in the team. He had performed a hat trick in the last game, and now a new tactic was built around him, so it was impossible for him not to play.
Jiang Liantao was very happy to hear Jiang Xiaolin say this, but she still told Jiang Xiaolin to be humble, unite his teammates, strive to defeat his opponents and win glory for the country.
At that time, she would watch the live broadcast and cheer for her son in front of the TV.
It was past 15:00 in the afternoon of local time in Serbia, but it was actually past 10:00 in the evening of Beijing time.
But Jiang Liantao's rental house, which was usually occupied by Jiang Liantao alone, was crowded today.
Not only was there the landlord, but there were also two female vegetable vendors who had a good relationship with her in the vegetable market. They all came to accompany Jiang Liantao to watch Jiang Xiaolin's first live broadcast of a game in China.
In addition, Jiang Liantao unexpectedly received two guests, a reporter and a photographer from Chacheng County TV Station.
As a small mountainous county, it is rare to have any big news, let alone a local football player joining the National Olympic Team.
Therefore, when the National TV Sports Channel broadcast Jiang Xiaolin's National Olympic Friendly Match, Chacheng County TV sent a reporter to watch it with Jiang Xiaolin's mother Jiang Liantao, so that they could interview Jiang Xiaolin's mother as soon as possible after the match to get first-hand information.
Perhaps, in the next few days, those famous newspapers and TV stations will ask them to reprint the initial manuscript.
Next, just wait for the game to start.
A few minutes before the game started, when the entrance ceremony began, when Jiang Xiaolin's camera appeared on the TV screen and was locked for a long time, showing that the key figure of this game was Jiang Xiaolin, Jiang Liantao in front of the TV looked very excited.
This was the first time she saw her son on live TV.
Seeing her son's stronger body and resolute face than when he left last year, Jiang Liantao even felt like crying.
After all, she and her son hadn't seen each other for nearly a year.
Moreover, when his son left, his body was not so strong and his face was not so resolute.
Presumably, it was very difficult for him to be swindled and robbed of all his money in the Netherlands, and then to work in a restaurant and play amateur football part-time.
Thinking of the suffering of his son in China, Jiang Liantao felt a little excited and shed tears.
"This is the first time I have seen Xiaolin on live TV. He is stronger than before, and I don't know how much he has suffered, alas!" Jiang Liantao murmured.
The landlady next to her patted her on the shoulder and said, "Anyway, those are all in the past. Look at how successful Xiaolin is now. He can represent the National Olympic Team on the live broadcast of the national television station. He is already very successful. You should be happy for him."Others, including reporters and photographers from the county TV station, also comforted Jiang Liantao.
With everyone's comfort, Jiang Liantao gradually calmed down and watched the live broadcast with peace of mind.
On the scene, in one of the training grounds of the Belgrade Red Star training base, before the game started, Jiang Xiaolin spent 2 skill points again to increase the 5-point "arc" skill to 6, and then increased the 17-point "fried meatballs" to 18, with a balance of 43 attribute points.
On April 23, 2008, at 16:00 local time in Serbia and 23:00 Beijing time, the match between the Chinese Olympic team and the Serbian Olympic team officially began.
This game was the first time that the Chinese Olympic team played a 451 formation with Jiang Xiaolin as the core, which will be related to the future and fate of the Olympic team.
In addition, the opponent was strong, which was incomparable with the Belgrade regional selection team in the previous game.
Therefore, Dujkovic almost played all the main players in this game and sent out the strongest lineup in his mind to compete with Serbia.
This lineup has been running-in with Jiang Xiaolin for a long time in the previous two days of training, and the effect is beginning to show in the team training match.
Especially in terms of defense, the substitute team was shut out, which can be said to be airtight defense.
Of course, the substitutes of the Olympic team are not comparable to those of the Serbian Olympic team.
At this time when it is less than 4 months away from the start of the Olympics, Serbia has also played its main force.
If it follows the previous 442 formation, it may be difficult to withstand the attack of Serbia.
But this 451 formation adds a defensive midfielder in the midfield, and the attacking midfielder and forward also retreat from time to time to participate in the defense.
In addition to Jiang Xiaolin, sometimes there are as many as 10 players participating in the defense, which can be called a copper wall.
So, after the game started, what made Dujkovic and other coaching staff happy was that the Chinese Olympic team, which played in the 451 formation, actually withstood the attack of the Serbian Olympic team.
Overall, the Serbian Olympic team is indeed stronger than the Chinese Olympic team. They used their overall strength to launch a fierce attack on the Chinese Olympic team's half in the opening stage.
But after attacking for a few minutes, the football could not really enter the threat area of the penalty area. Even if it entered the penalty area once or twice, it was only at the edge, not enough to pose a threat to the goal.
The densely defended Chinese Olympic team, although not as strong as the Serbian Olympic team in terms of individual strength, really withstood the opponent's attack with its advantage in numbers.
