Chapter 222: Ten More Rounds
Zhang Shujie has been working hard to score a goal. There are still nearly 20 minutes of stoppage time in the game www.biquge.info, and he still has this possibility.
Chievo, who are two goals behind, are disheartened, and the 2-0 score is not a big score, but Chievo has no way to pry open the door of Parma, and in the long run, there will be some psychological changes in the team.
Although Chievo did not give up on attacking after the restart, they became more and more anxious, and the field gradually looked a little disorganized. Before conceding the second goal, they were able to organise a decent attack or two, but now, their impatience has affected their performance, and they have failed to get the ball into the box on several occasions.
In desperation, Chievo began to take long-range shots from outside the box, but neither Pelissier nor Luciano were threatening from distance, and two shots in the space of four minutes were too high, so it was just a waste of time to go on like this.
This situation also reflects how unbearable Chievo is now, because Parma's defense has more or less problems, although Marino has winter reinforcements, but the team's defense has not actually improved, and their goal difference is currently minus six, but even in the face of such a back, Chievo still can't find a way to score.
The energetic Chievo team of nine years ago can only remain in the memory of fans.
Perissier's shot was blocked by Pasi, the ball bounced to Graceno's feet, and he tried to shoot straight at goal, but the returning Gallopa stepped first and cut the ball away.
He handed the ball to Morrone, who in turn gave it to Zaccardo on the right wing, and Zaccardo and Zhang Shujie made a wall-hitting combination and smoothly dribbled the ball into Chievo's backfield.
Zhang Shujie, Li Mu and Giovinco in the middle have caught up, Modesto has also stepped in from the left, Zaccardo looked up at the penalty area, and then at Jokic in front of him, suddenly stepped forward a big step, down the bottom and crossed.
He passed a low flat ball, Zhang Shujie preempted a position ahead of Mantovanni, and shot five yards in front of the goal, the fans in the stands and Shen Hao and Chen Hui in the press box had already celebrated Zhang Shujie in advance, Li Mu also stood in the distance and raised his arms, but when Zhang Shujie kicked the ball out, the ball actually hit Sorrenotti's body, rebounded into the small penalty area and was destroyed by Rigoni's big foot.
Li Mu slowly lowered his arms, he looked at Zhang Shujie, and Zhang Shujie showed an expression that seemed to be smiling but not smiling...... Well, it should be laughing and crying.
Chen Hui also smiled bitterly and shook his head, it was really surprising that the ball didn't score.
"Hey, Zhang, what were you thinking just now?" asked Giovinco with a smile in his eyes.
Zhang Shujie said: "I was thinking just now, I can raise my arms and cheer soon." ”
Giovinco shrugged: "I hope it's not your injury that still affects you." ”
"No, I'm feeling good now, just a little bit of bad luck. ”
"That's good. Giovinco walked back after saying that.
Zhang Shujie glanced at Li Mu again, the guy was looking at him with his hands spread and pouting, Zhang Shujie smiled and threw himself into the game.
Marino's eyes wandered over each team member at any time, and when he saw Li Mu make this move, he also knew that their mentality was very relaxed. To be in such a mood in the game seems that victory is not far from the team.
With less than 10 minutes left, Chievo was out of the game and the manager began to make two infrequent changes, using up the last two substitutions in his squad. Parma also made a personnel change, with striker Amaury replacing Li Mu and defender Calvo replacing Giovinco.
Marino wanted to defend, but he still left Zhang Shujie on the field, he knew that Zhang Shujie had just recovered from injury and urgently needed a goal.
But Zhang Shujie really didn't have the luck to score today, his shot hit the post in the 85th minute, and two minutes later, his volley on the edge of the penalty area went high and high. For this reason, he also had to sigh that he left his shooting boots at home today and wore a pair of "assist boots".
But when he thought about it, it was the first time he had done two assists in a single game, and even if he played a middle school game before, he didn't have two assists.
This can be regarded as a change in his life. Modern football is demanding more and more from a striker, and if you want to be an all-round striker, it is not enough to score goals, and you have to be involved in assists from time to time.
Ninety minutes of game time had arrived, and there were three minutes of injury time, during which Zhang Shujie did not get another chance to shoot, which was also related to the team's complete shift to defense, and he was a little isolated in the frontcourt. Three minutes later, the referee blew the whistle for the end of the game as Parma won 2-0 away at Chievo.
The players of the two teams were quite friendly, shaking hands with each other, Zhang Shujie and the referee and the two linesmen also shook hands, and then he was about to walk to the locker room, when he heard someone shouting to him: "Zhang, please wait a minute." ”
He looked back and Chievo's guard Jokic was running briskly.
"Jokic, are you looking for me?"
Jokic asked, "I want to swap jerseys with you, is that okay?" he said in a questioning tone, clearly worried that Zhang Shujie would refuse. In his eyes, Zhang Shujie can already be regarded as a star.
In the game, he was shaken twice by this shooter from China, and there was nothing he could do.
Zhang Shujie smiled: "Of course you can." So he took off his jersey, and Jokic took it off as well, and the two swapped jerseys.
Jokic stretched out his hand, Zhang Shujie also stretched out his hand, and the two shook hands. Jokic also said, "Thank you." ”
Zhang Shujie returned the salute: "No." ”
Players from both teams returned to their respective locker rooms. After Zhang Shujie took a shower and changed his clothes, he attended a press conference with Marino, which was also the first time Zhang Shujie attended a press conference.
At the press conference, Marino said that he was proud of the performance of his disciples, especially Zhang Shujie, although he did not score, his two assists helped the team win, and it was also two wonderful breakthrough assists for his teammates.
Zhang Shujie is also quite satisfied with his debut after recovering from injury, and he believes that the team can win all three points because of everyone's efforts, not on one person.
Chen Hui in the reporter group suddenly asked him in Italian: "You didn't score in this game, do you think it's a pity?"
Zhang Shujie listened to this somewhat awkward Italian, and when he saw that the person asking him was Chen Hui, he was stunned for a moment. In his impression, Chen Hui probably didn't speak Italian.
But now he can't ask these questions, but answers Chen Hui's questions, also in Italian: "Every striker is hungry to score, and it's a pity that I didn't score today as a striker. But no one can score in every game, and so am I. But I can help my team-mates in another way, as long as the team wins, whoever scores the same goal. ”
Chen Hui listened to Zhang Shujie's answer and nodded incessantly. This teenager, who has just turned 20 years old and less than a month, is gradually maturing after nearly two years of Serie A baptism.
Zhang Shujie is right, the striker's goal is indeed very important, and it is more important for the team to win. As long as the team can move forward, whoever scores the same goal.
Shen Hao quietly asked Chen Hui, "You learned Italian so quickly?"
"The environment makes people. I've been in Italy for a long time, and if I study hard, I'll be able to learn it soon. ”
Shen Hao sighed deliberately: "It seems that I can't scold you in Italian from now on." ”
Chen Hui: "......"
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The win lifted Parma up one place in the standings, five places from the relegation zone. But that doesn't mean they can rest easy, with 10 rounds left in the league, Parma at the bottom of the second group and the relegation teams in the third group are not much different, with a point gap of only five points, and if they are careless, Parma will most likely be relegated to the second division at the end of the season.
Marino looked at the rest of the fixtures, the next round is the 29th round to face Napoli in the third place in the standings, the 32nd round away to Lazio, the 33rd round against Inter Milan, and the penultimate round against Juventus!
He is now really afraid of losing, mainly due to pressure from three aspects, the first is the comparison of last season's results, the former manager Guidolin led Parma to a sixth place last season, and this season the club's hierarchy wanted to make persistent efforts to reach the European stage in one fell swoop. Everything worked well before the winter break, but once the winter break passed, the team's results plummeted and they were about to fight for relegation.
Marino was afraid that people would compare him to Guidolin, and the pressure in his heart was invisibly generated.
The second pressure is from the club. Some time ago, club owner Giraldi scolded Marino three or four times a week, and Marino was scared, and it was not because the team's record was too poor that he became the backstabber. Every time Giraldi called him to the office, he walked in with a deep face, and then walked out with a gray face.
The team didn't play well, and it wasn't what Marino wanted to see, so could he be blamed for it? At that time, Zhang Shujie and Li Mu were playing in the Asian Cup, and the team had no goal, so they couldn't let him, the head coach, play in person, right? Even if he really played, he probably didn't last 90 minutes, and he would never be able to get up on the court.
Marino also heard in Giraldi's remarks that the club regretted letting Guidolin leave. In fact, neither the club nor Guidolin has disclosed why the manager changed suddenly.
The third pressure came from the fans, and during that time, Marino would hear the voices of the fans asking him to leave class, and he hated it, but there was nothing he could do. The situation did not improve until the successive return of Li Mu and Zhang Shujie, the team won two and lost one in the last three games, and scored six points, and the fans' anti-opposition to him gradually decreased.
However, this is only a temporary silence, and if the team loses in a row, the fans will definitely continue to point the finger at him. Although there is Zhang Shujie and Li Mu's strong help, but they are not superhuman, only 20 years old, they cannot guarantee that Parma will win ten consecutive games in the remaining ten rounds of the league, it can only be said that with the two of them, the team has a better chance of winning, and Marino is also more confident.
Therefore, Marino is very concerned about the opponents of the schedule, in addition to appealing to the four teams, the remaining six teams Marino can rely on Zhang Shujie and Li Mu to fight for three points for Parma! He only hopes that Zhang and Li can maintain a good state, otherwise they will not be in good shape, the team will not be able to grab points and be relegated, and he, the head coach, will be in big trouble.
Marino also vaguely speculated that Giraldi was already looking for his double, but there was no hard evidence to prove it. However, one thing Marino can be sure of is that he will be decided at the end of the season, and if the team performs well and can stay away from the relegation group, then he will be fortunate to stay in the position, and if he is relegated to the second division or even barely managed to avoid relegation, he will definitely be sacked by Giraldi. Maybe when he leaves, he will be counted out, saying that he is not as good as Guidolin.
Marino didn't want to go, at least not in that way. If you want to stay at Parma or leave in a decent way, it will all depend on Zhang Shujie and Li Mu's performance in the final ten rounds.