Chapter 132: It's just fading away
Just when the Chinese people were paying attention to the East Asian semifinals, the Serie A league has quietly carried out two rounds of league games, and Zhang Shujie played one substitute in these two rounds, and Parma drew one and lost one. Pen Fun Pavilion wWw. biquge。 info In the next round of the league, Zhang Shujie also came off the bench, and in these three consecutive rounds of the league, Zhang Shujie's two appearances were substitutes, and there was one game that did not play. Li Mu played in all three games, one of which was the main team. But neither player scored, and only Li Mu had one assist. Parma have one win, one draw and one loss in these three rounds and are in thirteenth place in the standings.
Crespo, who had high expectations, was a regular performer, appearing as a regular in all four games of his time at Parma, playing a total of 290 minutes, averaging more than 70 minutes per game. He had 11 shots in those four games, only three of which were on the woodwork, but there were no goals and no assists.
Just looking at the data, he and Zhang Shujie seem to be half a catty, but if you watch the game, you will know that Crespo's performance is not as good as Zhang Shujie's. In the 23rd round of the away game against Palermo, substitute Zhang Shujie was saved by the opponent's goalkeeper in the 81st minute, and then was shot into the net by Palowski, allowing Parma to get a point away from home;
In the 25th round of Parma away to Cagliari, the most classic scene of the game occurred in the 68th minute, Zhang Shujie, who appeared on the field at work, used his skillful personal skills to dribble all the way to 30 meters, shook the opponent's four defenders, and was finally put on the ground outside the penalty area, winning a free kick in front of Parma, and then Li Mu took the penalty and assisted Morrone to score the winning goal.
From the 22nd round to the 25th round, Parma only won one of the four rounds of the league and drew one, and Zhang Shujie sat on the bench for 90 minutes in the two games he lost.
For this reason, Shen Hao made a statement in the "Sports Weekly": "I don't understand what Guidolin meant, judging from these games, Zhang Shujie's condition is obviously better." If football is all about fame, then I think it's okay for Barcelona and Real Madrid to compete for the European championship every year, because they have two of the best players in the world at the moment, Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo. The other teams are only fighting for the third place, not the top two. ”
This time, Chen Hui remained silent for a rare time, and his partner Shen Hao was sarcastic to Guidolin. Shen Hao believes that Zhang Shujie has been treated unfairly. Parma's midfield still has the presence of Li Mu, and it is too worrying to organize the attack. But up front, Paloski and Crespo are conspicuously unincoming, with similar styles and sometimes inadvertently crowding each other's positions. And Crespo is starting to look old, usually after an hour of playing, he can't run a little.
Zhang Shujie and Li Mu both saw his news report, but the two did not have time to comment, because the day after he published, that is, on the 23rd, Parma's veteran defender Panucci suddenly announced the termination of his contract with the team through the club's official website, claiming that it was due to family reasons. According to media speculation, Panucci is most likely dissatisfied with the team's current record and standings, and he can no longer find the motivation from the previous games before terminating his contract with the team.
This is undoubtedly a bombshell in the Parma team! Panucci said that although he terminated the contract with Parma, it does not mean that he will retire immediately. Panucci will not play for any team until the end of the season, but a return to football has not been ruled out when the summer transfer window arrives.
Panucci's termination turmoil has temporarily passed, and Serie A has ushered in the 26th round of matches, with Parma hosting Sampdoria. Sampdoria is also the first opponent of Zhang Shujie and Li Mu in their careers, last October, the two came off the bench against Sampdoria away from home, Parma defeated Sampdoria with Li Mu's assist and Zhang Shujie's goal, I don't know if Zhang Shujie can play in this game.
When Guidolin announced the list of the starting eleven, Chen Hui found that Zhang Shujie's name was not on the list.
At the same time, there is no Li Mu.
Crespo is still partnered with Palowski as a double striker, and the midfield is transferred by Córdoba, and the Chilean player seems to have opened up in these rounds of games, and actually organized several effective attacks, I don't know if it was stolen from Li Mu.
Chinese fans don't want to see that, and they want Córdoba to get as bad as possible so that Li Mu can have more chances.
Chen Hui and Shen Hao sat in the press box, and what they were most concerned about was when Zhang Shujie and Li Mu would be able to appear. From the start of the game, Parma showed the friendship of the landlords, taking good care of Sampdoria and it was Palowski who scored the first shot of the game in the third minute.
Five minutes later, Córdoba threatened Sampdoria with a long-range strike, but it was only thanks to Castellazzi's prowess that he didn't concede a goal.
After that, Parma gradually fell silent, but Sampdoria launched several waves of attacks. After all, the strength of the team is there, and after the boos of the home fans, the Sampdoria players slowly calmed down and launched an attack in an orderly manner.
Crespo's performance was the same as in previous rounds, it was still not good, he was rarely seen in the first half hour, he only had three shots on goal, but he was not threatening, almost invisible. Palowski was very active, he had four shots on goal alone, and he originally scored a goal, but the referee ruled it offside and it was cancelled.
Crespo won the ball on the edge of the box and was ready to turn, Paloski and Córdoba were on the run, and Mariga and Galopa were also up front. Crespo hesitated, perhaps considering whether to pass or lead. But in the moment's hesitation, Zauri stabbed his foot next to him, and the ball was destroyed. Parma missed a good chance to attack.
Shen Hao asked puzzledly: "What's going on? Crespo can get the main force in such a state? He was obviously too slow and indecisive in handling the ball just now." ”
Chen Hui sighed slightly: "When you get older, you will inevitably be powerless. Many strikers start to slowly decline at the age of 30, and Crespo is almost 35 years old, and his reflexes and agility are certainly not as good as before. ”
"I don't agree with that, you see Raul, Piero, Inzaghi, in their thirties, they don't score a lot of goals. ”
Chen Hui glared at him: "This is different. Crespo is a strong centre-forward, Raul and Piero are technical strikers, and Inzaghi is dexterous and physically demanding. Besides, Piero and Raul are not as old as they were in their twenties after the age of 30, and even a 'monster' like Inzaghi has not scored as many goals as before. ”
"When you think about it, it seems like that. The striker who feeds on his body is indeed in decline after the age of thirty. ”
"So, let's not talk about Crespo today. I know that you are also thinking about Zhang Shujie, just like the report you wrote, hoping that he can get more playing time. But Shen Hao, think about it, Zhang Shujie is still very young, and there will be a lot of opportunities in the future. ”
Shen Hao also seemed to sigh, turned his head to look at the court, and looked at Parma's No. 77.
That's Crespo's jersey number.
He made another mistake as his unguarded shot flew straight to the top of the stands, and the commentator at the scene joked that the ball would fly out of the stadium. Crespo was only four meters from the goal, so close and yet playing so high.
It's not like a football superstar kicks a ball.
Perhaps, he is really old. Perhaps, this era no longer belongs to him.
Crespo was in his prime, in the 1999/2000 season, Crespo also played for Parma, that season he scored 22 goals in 34 appearances for Parma, and in the summer of 2000, Crespo moved to Lazio, scored 26 goals in 32 games, and wore the Serie A Golden Boot, then Crespo moved to Inter Milan, 2002. In 2003, Crespo scored nine goals in the Champions League, joint third with Raul, behind Ruud van Nistelrooy (12) and Inzaghi (10).
Crespo's game for the rest of his life came in the 2004/2005 European Champions League, when he wore the AC Milan shirt. In the semi-final against Manchester United, AC Milan defeated the Red Devils 1-0 over two legs, Crespo scored two goals for the whole team, and in the final in Istanbul, it was Crespo who scored twice to give AC Milan a three-goal lead over Liverpool in the first half, and the other goal was scored by Maldini. At that time, almost all Milanese smelled of champions.
In the second half, however, fate played a big joke on Crespo and his team-mates. Liverpool, led by captain Steven Gerrard, began to launch a frantic counterattack against AC Milan, scoring three goals in a row to drag the game into a penalty shootout. In the end, Shevchenko's penalty was saved by Dudek and AC Milan failed to lift the Champions League for the seventh time.
This earth-shattering battle was dubbed the "Istanbul Massacre" by Milan fans. That night, Crespo was so close to the European championship, but it was a pity that God was a Liverpool fan on this night.
AC Milan owe Crespo a Champions League!
It's not just a joke, it's something that AC Milan fans admit to themselves. In the history of the Champions League, before Crespo, before and after the restructuring, any player who scored two goals in the Champions League final ended up winning the trophy with that team. But all that was broken on the night of 25 May 2005 by AC Milan and Crespo.
It's not Crespo's fault. There were a lot of incomprehensible things that happened in that game: the quarrel between Shevchenko and Maldini, the story of Gattuso that is still unclear, and what happened in the dressing room in Milan......
Crespo doesn't owe Milan, but Milan owe Crespo a European title!
Heavy European champions!
It wasn't until two years later that AC Milan and Liverpool reunited in Athens, and in this revenge battle, AC Milan also relied on two goals from a veteran to complete their revenge and win the European championship for the seventh time. However, the veteran was not Crespo, who had already left AC Milan by then.
Now Crespo has returned to Parma, who broke into Serie A for the first time, whether it is Parma's team or Crespo's superstar, it is no longer what it used to be.
In stoppage time of the first half, the score was still 0-0 when Parma won a corner.
Morrone drove the ball into the penalty area, and Crespo, who had been "invisible" most of the time, suddenly appeared in front of the ball, he beat Zauri, jumped into the air and a lion shook his head, the ball passed through Castellazzi's hands and slammed into the net.
After forty-five minutes of silence, the stadium in Tardini finally exploded!
Crespo scored, the veteran scored!
In fact, every veteran has never left us, but in this prosperity, it is gradually withering.
Crespo ran and roared on the pitch after the goal, receiving the cheers of the fans as he scored his first goal since returning to Parma. He ran to the bench with his teammates and hugged the coach and his teammates on the bench.
Zhang Shujie and Li Mu were among them, cheering on Crespo's goal. The moment the young Crespo and the young Zhang Shujie embraced, many people saw the Argentine striker whispering in the Chinese striker's ear, and the reporter also filmed the scene.
After the game, someone asked Zhang Shujie what Crespo said to him, but Zhang Shujie did not answer, and when asked Crespo, Crespo did not say, and the quiet words became a mystery. It wasn't until many years later, when the successful Zhang Shujie recalled his life, that he revealed to reporters that Crespo only said two words to him.
"Thank you!"