It's cheating, but Hazard

Chapter 129 127 The Corsican Monster Lands in Belgrade
After a moment of silence, the audience burst into applause.

Not to mention that the Serbian players were confused, even the fans in the stands as bystanders could not see clearly how the ball was sent into the goal.

However, they only need to know one thing, that is -

The ball went in!
"Ciel!"

“Ciel!!”

"Ciel!!!"

"After scoring a header to equalize for France, Charles then provided an assist in an almost unbelievable way."

“When people create and imagine other things, such as vampires and other things that do not exist in real life, they will subconsciously draw inspiration from their own lives. Although they are fantasies, there is always an anchor connection between fantasy and reality.”

"People cannot imagine things they have never seen, so where did Charles get the inspiration for this amazing assist?"

"We don't know where Charles got his inspiration from. It could be from diligent practice day after day, or it could be a flash of genius. Or it could be a steady performance that was anticipated and prepared in advance... Just like we don't know whether the first person who sang was guided by an angel, whether God throws dice in mathematics, or whether Schrödinger's cat is dead or alive before the box is opened."

"Before this game started, many French media were actually constantly singing the bad news and were not optimistic about the French team."

"I don't know how many people believed the French newspapers. After all, they were sincere in their pessimism. If it weren't for the support of the French Football Association, Domeneg would have been fired long ago based on his team's performance and the title of 'Little Prince of Constellations'."

"Plus, the two main players of the French team were injured before the game, and their qualification situation seemed to be in jeopardy."

"But just like we don't know how Charles assisted Gignac, we also don't know why Charles can always shut up all those who are pessimistic and pessimistic time and time again."

"On the field, nothing is impossible, or rather, Charles is the one who turns all the impossible into possible. If you feel that you have been feeling negative recently and not as happy as before, then you might want to try watching Charles' game, because his football can really make you feel happy."

Gignac, who had just scored the goal, and Anelka, who was standing in the penalty area, both looked at Charles in disbelief.

Is this the strength of the Golden Tapir... Pah, a Champions League player?
After playing football for so many years, they have lost count of how many different kinds of grass they have stepped on and how many different kinds of footballs they have kicked.

Many things learned in daily training may not be used in actual competitions, and in a rapidly changing and fiercely competitive game, it is very difficult to subconsciously make the most appropriate response.

This is why player mistakes are inevitable and even common during games.

But in that situation just now, Charles was able to miraculously complete the pass while rolling.

Anelka looked at Charles excitedly.

It would be nice if the Shire Club jersey colours were similar to the national team's.

Well, he just renewed his contract with Chelsea not long ago.

They had studied Charles before when they were preparing for the Champions League and it was still uncertain whether Charles would play.

But the video and reality are always different. With each additional game he plays with Charles, Anelka's desire to be his double teammate becomes stronger.

It's a pity that the Premier League transfer window has closed, otherwise, he would definitely find Ancelotti to strongly recommend Lichtenstein.

Serbia restarts the game.

【Charlotte Bar】

"Why does Charles celebrate every goal by jumping on someone else's back? Is this how he celebrates?"

"Maybe in his previous life he was a sloth and liked climbing trees?"

"Why didn't you say there was a snake on the ground?"

"Speaking of snakes, I've always had a question, which is, before glasses were invented, what were cobras called?"

"(⊙o⊙)... python (blind) snake?"

"Some people can't see air, but can fish see water?"

"This question really got me, does anyone know the answer?"

……

The situation on the court suddenly changed.

Miligas made a mistake in passing the ball under pressure from Diarra and accidentally passed the ball to Abidal.

Facing the pressure from other Serbian players, Abidal turned smoothly to protect the ball and passed it again before the opponent kicked the ball.

As soon as Zigic saw Gallas got the ball, he rushed up again tirelessly, but he was not as fast as the ball after all. Gallas ankle shook again, and the ball was transferred to Evra's feet again.

All the Serbian players were seriously implementing the coach's tactics, but the French players were not willing to fight with them at all.

The ball bounced back and forth between the French defense.

Soon, the ball returned to Evra's feet again, but this time, although the Serbian players started pressing Evra again as if they were executing a procedure, this time, Charles decided to give them some variables.

Krasniqi followed Charles closely and ran towards the wing. The moment Charles received the pass from Evra again, Krasniqi hugged Charles tightly. Charles couldn't move at all and was locked in place by him.

"As the game progressed, Serbia's defense against Charles became tighter and tighter. We can see just now that Charles was a little unhappy about being hugged."

"Klasnic first stepped on his foot, and now he hugged him from behind. It's obvious that he didn't want Charles to have any comfortable space. But even so, the French team's left side is still playing well."

Diarra received the ball and turned around, and Evra also moved forward without hesitation.

Without much hesitation, Diarra saw the gap and made a straight pass. After receiving the ball, Evra immediately poked it with his toes and passed it to Charles who was waiting.

At this dazzling moment, Charles stopped the ball easily, and Evra rushed forward regardless. A second later, Charles saw the opportunity and passed the ball to the expedition general again.

"Ouch, Ivanovic was slow. He didn't mean to foul, but the opponent had the ability to pass the right ball at the right time. Evra caught the ball one step ahead before Ivanovic made a defensive move."

"So Ivanovic went for the ball, but was a step slower and kicked it into Ivanovic's foot."

Ciel trotted over, "Are you okay?"

Evra took Ciel's hand and stood up, "It's okay."

France free kick.

Charles stood in front of the free kick spot and looked back at the entire penalty area.

Now the entire penalty area is like boiling dumplings. Almost every French player has at least one defensive player next to him, and these players all have their hands on them.

Stojkovic took one look at the free kick location, then looked at Charles, and felt disappointed.

Although the angle of the free kick was not very good, the person taking the free kick was Charles, so he could score in any magical way. "Nikola, Nikola——"

Stojkovic subconsciously called out Zigic's name again.

"what happened?"

Zigic trotted over and asked, "Do you want me to continue standing at the near post?"

Stojkovic shook his head. “No, no, no, you stand at the far post.”

Zigic glanced back and said, "Do you want me to keep an eye on Anelka?"

"Yes, but there is another point. Whenever Charles takes a corner kick, he can score directly from the far post," Stojkovic said solemnly.

He glanced again at where Ciel was standing.

It was very close, which meant there was no run-up, so he had no way of counting the steps to determine which foot Charles would use to shoot in the end.

Stojkovic could only focus on Charles's movements, repeating in his mind, "Left foot, left foot, left foot!"

As the referee blew the whistle, Charles seemed to have heard his wish and rubbed the ball with the outside of his right foot.

"call out--"

There was chaos in the penalty area, and some players even hugged each other and fell to the ground.

Like a rainbow piercing the sun, Charles' missile accurately found Gourcuff who was standing in the center of the crowd.

In a panic, Miligas knocked Gourcuff down. Gourcuff rolled backwards and tried to score with a back hook.

"Stop him!"

Kakar's face flushed, he jumped slightly, and headed the ball away.

At this moment, the ball bounced towards Gallas who was standing on the edge of the penalty area. The Serbian players were shocked and terrified, and a swarm of bees swarmed into the penalty area as if a beehive was on fire.

Gallas turned around to protect the ball, and just as Lukovic rushed towards Gallas, he turned smoothly, led with his left foot, and kicked Charles with his right foot.

"Snapped--"

As if it was God's arrangement, Charles appeared at the most appropriate time and in the most appropriate place. Without stopping the ball, he hit the ball with the inside of his left foot. The ball drew a slightly curved arc on the ground and magically came to the feet of Anelka, who was almost parallel to Charles but three people away from him.

Zigic and Anelka tackled the ball at the same time.

Just when Zigic was regretting, things suddenly turned around - it was Anelka who rolled the ball into the goal, and the ball flew out of bounds!

"Char, here!"

"Ouch, he was so close to scoring a brace! Anelka didn't tackle the ball accurately and the ball flew right under his legs."

"Charles also wanted to give Anelka a chance, and he was in a good position just now, but he was just a little bit short. France's front three scored together, and Charles assisted to score twice."

"The director showed the replay. When Charles kicked the ball out, Anelka and Gourcuff were pulled down. Could this be a penalty?"

Domenegue kept stroking the rune in his pocket, and after seeing that Charles was not injured and Anelka was fine without a head, he stretched out his hand, walked over to the fourth official, and bargained.

"Beep——", the referee drew a frame with his hands and then pointed with his index finger.

France takes a penalty.

Stojkovic retreated back to the goal line with a deathly pale face.

If he saves the ball, he'll be awesome; if he fails, he'll blame the defender for causing the penalty.

When he thought of this, his heart became sunny again, and he stood on the goal line and jumped around like the bouncing zombie in Plants vs. Zombies.

Unlike him, Charles walked steadily towards the penalty spot.

Looking at Charles' face, there was a brief silence in the audience.

At this moment, Charles felt that the only sound in the world was his own heartbeat.

He has never taken a penalty kick. Although this is not a penalty shootout and France is leading Serbia, once they go to the penalty spot and the whistle blows, there will only be one winner.

裁判鸣哨。

Just when Stojkovic felt he was ready, his opponent, Charles, did not cooperate with him at all.

Charles did not take a step immediately, but took one or two almost imperceptible steps on the spot, then bent down and took two more steps on the spot.

Stojkovic felt like his faith was about to collapse. Is it really that torturous?

Soon, Charles seemed to stretch out another tentative kick. Stojkovic held his breath, predicting in his heart that Charles might disrupt his rhythm again.

But unexpectedly, the next second Charles took a big step with his left foot, and then swung the ball with his right foot.

"boom--"

Stojkovic was shocked and fell to the ground, but the ball played a trick on him again and went straight to the upper right corner of the goal.

"The ball is in!"

"In the 41st minute, Charles scored twice and France beat Serbia 3:1!"

"This was Charles' first penalty kick for the national team. He once again conquered everyone with his superb shooting skills."

"After Baggio missed a penalty in the 1994 World Cup, there is a sentence I always remember: 'Life is like a penalty kick. You never know what will happen next. But we still have to work hard as always. Even if the clouds cover the sun, or the sun pierces the clouds, we will never stop until we reach our goal.'"

"At this moment, Charles, who scored the first penalty kick, was happy and delighted. He did not betray his talent, and his efforts did not make him lose sight of the results. He now opened his arms and slowly walked towards the corner area as if embracing the world again."

"Char is on his way to his peak, while Stojkovic is lying on the ground in frustration."

"He is still very young and has a long way to go. His future is bright and exciting, but when Charles looks back on his glorious football days, I think he will not forget his first penalty."

“Standing on the penalty spot of life, the goal seems very close, but it is actually very far away. Many people will be hesitant due to external interference, and many people will be fragile and trembling. However, no one can escape the fate of standing on the penalty spot one day, unless they escape far away and stay outside the arena of life.”

“People can never know what will happen in the next second, and no one can plan their life in advance. The only thing they can do is to persist, endure, work hard, struggle, and improve themselves, and then wait for the arrival of that critical moment, and show their courage and bravery when it comes.”

“Although Charles only appeared in our eyes for a short time, and although there is still a long time left in this game, let us congratulate Charles. Congratulations to him for successfully standing on the penalty spot, congratulations to him for leaving the penalty spot with satisfaction, and congratulations to him for reaching his own peak, reaching the peak of the world, and meeting and exploring more of himself!”

The temperature has finally dropped, but not by much. I still have to wear short sleeves... Perhaps this is the rare feeling of autumn?
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(End of this chapter)