Chapter 79

After everyone gathered together and calmed down, assistant coach Junker began to announce the 18-man roster for the away game against Groningen tomorrow.

First, the goalkeeper position, a total of 2.

Junker read: "Goalkeeper, No. 1 Joey Didulica, No. 22 Sergio Romero."

This is the regular configuration of the 18-man roster. As long as Didulica and Romero are not injured, it will basically not change. The third goalkeeper can only continue to wait for the opportunity.

After the goalkeeper, there are defenders, a total of 5 people: "Defenders, No. 4 Hector Moreno, No. 14 Ragnar Klavan, No. 25 Moisander, No. 2 Yarians, No. 28 Sviters."

Among them, some are versatile players who can play on the wing or in the middle, or can play as a defender or a forward.

In the case of only 18 people to the game, each team will have several versatile players, and versatile players are more popular in any team.

Of course, there must be one or two positions that stand out, otherwise they will become mediocre and can't even play as substitutes.

After the defenders, it's the midfield.

Van Gaal plays a 442 midfield diamond formation, which requires 1 defensive midfielder, 2 forwards, and 1 attacking midfielder.

Including substitutes, Van Gaal brought a full 8 midfielders this time.

Of course, there are also several versatile players among them. The defensive midfielder can play as a central defender, and the wing forward can play as a full-back, winger, etc.

Juncker: "Midfield, No. 6 David Mendes, No. 19 Lux, No. 7 Moussa Dembele, No. 15 Simon Poulsen, No. 8 Stein Schars, No. 20 Elm, No. 11 Maarten Martens, No. 27 Bremen Holman."

Adding goalkeepers, defenders, and midfielders, 15 of the 18 roster spots have been taken, and there are only three positions left for forwards.

Jiang Xiaolin and several other forwards pricked up their ears, hoping that their names would be read out by Junker.

Junker: "Forwards, No. 9 Ali, No. 10 Hamdaoyi."

At this point, Junker paused. Brazilian Ali and Dutchman Hamdaoyi breathed a sigh of relief, but Jiang Xiaolin and the remaining two forwards were nervous.

Then, Junker looked at Jiang Xiaolin, closed the workbook in his hand, and said: "No. 29, Jiang Xiaolin!"

Romero, who was standing next to Jiang Xiaolin, gently bumped Jiang Xiaolin's shoulder and said: "Congratulations, Jiang."

Jiang Xiaolin was also full of joy in his heart, but he didn't dare to show it. He just whispered: "Thank you, congratulations."

Because there were many teammates who were not selected, Jiang Xiaolin, as a 16-year-old pure rookie, was selected into the 18-man roster for tomorrow's game just after a few days of training with the first team. It was already jealous enough.

If he showed ecstasy again, he would be even more hated.

Therefore, Jiang Xiaolin pretended to be calm, and like the other selected teammates, there was no sound or movement.

After the announcement of the starting lineup, Junker announced the pre-match discipline again, which was actually mainly for Jiang Xiaolin to hear, because everyone else knew it.

Junker reminded everyone that the players selected for the game list must eat in the canteen of the training base this afternoon, and are not allowed to eat any food other than the players' diet when they go home, so as to avoid stomach upset and affect tomorrow's game.

In addition, tomorrow's breakfast must also be eaten at the training base. After breakfast tomorrow, they will take the team bus from the base to Groningen on time at 9 o'clock to prepare for the afternoon game.

After explaining everything, Van Gaal announced the disbandment of the team, and the players went to the canteen for dinner together. Several midfielders and backfielders, including Romero, congratulated Jiang Xiaolin on being selected for the list.

Although he is only 16 years old, has just joined the first team for a few days, and has no professional game experience and results, Jiang Xiaolin has already won the respect of many people in the team just by what he has shown on the training ground.

In the world of football, strength always comes first.

For example, Romero, both young people and newcomers, became good friends with Jiang Xiaolin during the trial.

Captain Yarriens has long been worried about the current situation of the team. The joining of such an excellent and talented striker as Jiang Xiaolin may change the current situation of the team, and he is naturally very welcome.

Other attacking midfielders Martens, forward Dembele and others naturally hope that there will be a striker with high goal efficiency in front who can convert their passes into goals, so that their passes can become assists, which will help improve their data.

Therefore, Martens and a few others also welcome Jiang Xiaolin's joining and the fact that he was included in the game list after only a few days of training.

However, given the team's poor record of six consecutive defeats, no matter what adjustments Van Gaal makes, the team's morale is still relatively low..

Jiang Xiaolin is not a superstar, and is even just a youth team player who has no professional game experience.

Therefore, most players did not show much expectation for Jiang Xiaolin's joining, nor did they congratulate him.

No matter how much technical improvement Jiang Xiaolin has made in training and how good his shooting skills are, he has only joined the team for a few days, and there is definitely still a long way to go in terms of key team cooperation and tacit understanding with teammates.

This is also where the coaching staff hesitated before.

Therefore, even if Jiang Xiaolin was selected for the 18-man match list, let alone Jiang Xiaolin's impossibility to start, even if he starts or comes on as a substitute, it is estimated that it will not be of much help to the team's strength.

Van Gaal asked him to join the 18-man list, which may make him more willing to go to the away game to see the atmosphere of the Eredivisie game.

However, Jiang Xiaolin could not care so much, he only knew that he would really go to the Eredivisie as a player.

This is the place where Ronaldo, Kluivert, Bergkamp and other superstars have fought, the stage that countless domestic fans pay attention to, and the holy land that many Chinese players yearn for.

So many Chinese professional players, even international players, cannot come to this place, but he, a 16-year-old boy who has no experience in a professional game, is about to stand on this field.

Although it is not known whether he can play, being selected into the 18-man roster is a historic breakthrough.

Not only in the Eredivisie, this is definitely the youngest player among Chinese overseas players to be selected into the roster for the top European league games, without a doubt.

After returning home, Jiang Xiaolin called Peng Zhijie, Song Zhicheng and others to tell them the news.

After confirming it again and again, Peng Zhijie excitedly said that he would write a news release and send it back to China immediately.

Although "Sports Weekly" will not be published until Monday, he can let the newspaper sell the news to other media, so that domestic fans will know that Jiang Xiaolin has been selected into the 18-man roster for tomorrow's Eredivisie game between Alkmaar and Groningen.