The signboard of "Yang Wenlong Football Training Class" is still hanging outside the iron gate, and the patent leather on the wooden sign is cracked and turned up, and the paint on the strokes of some words is peeled off. Just looking at this signboard, one has to wonder about the strength of this football training class......

On an artificial turf pitch with bare black asphalt everywhere, Yang Wenlong and his friend Guo Wei were walking around the pitch one lap after another.

“…… I'll tell you, Lao Yang, it's a pity that you didn't see that game! Kodaka's play is simply amazing! AC Milan reserves are completely beaten stupid! ”

Yang Wenlong glared at the elated Guo Wei: "Then you don't want to find a way to shoot it!" You recorded the rejection of Sassuolo, why didn't you have this game? ”

Guo Wei was a little embarrassed: "I was just thinking about mixing in disguised as an AC Milan fan, and I completely forgot about the video...... And I'm surrounded by AC Milan fans, and they don't know what to do to me if they see me recording Kodaka's game...... I'm risking my life to cheer for Xiao Gao! ”

"Okay, okay, you can endure it."

"I haven't seen each other for two months, and I always feel that Xiao Gao is stronger than before, and the muscle contours are more obvious...... Alas, yes, I have a picture of him to show you if it has grown meat. As he spoke, Guo Wei took out his mobile phone and pulled out a photo of himself and Gao Zheng when they were eating at an Italian restaurant.

Yang Wenlong took out reading glasses from his pocket and put them on, and looked at Gao Zheng on the mobile phone screen with empty eyes.

"It's darker...... Long meat? I didn't see it. After speaking, Yang Wenlong threw the phone back to Guo Wei. You must be mistaken, how can it be so easy to become strong? He's got a long way to go. ”

"Yes, yes, you're professional, you're right." Guo Wei also did not argue with Yang Wenlong.

"What should be the situation with him over there now? Is the playoffs over? Yang Wenlong asked.

Guo Wei thought for a while and said, "Not yet." They were sure to make it to the playoffs when I left...... However, Lao Yang, the situation of Sampdoria's first team is not good, and it may be relegated. Will this have a bad impact on Xiao Gao's development? ”

Yang Wenlong waved his hand: "I don't know, it's not something we can worry about." ”

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Gao Zheng pushed open the door of the "Sailor's House" Foccaccia store, and at a glance saw the listless owner Borata lying on the counter.

"Hello boss." He offered to say hello.

"Hello, high ......," Borata's reply was still weak.

Ever since Sampdoria lost 2-1 to Genoa in the crucial 'Lighthouse Derby', Borata has been like this.

Gao Zheng still remembers that after he and his teammates in the reserve team returned from Milan with the joy of victory, they heard that the first team had lost to their rivals Genoa in the relegation battle.

When he went to training the next day, many of his teammates were in the same shape as Borata.

Even the coaches' brows are tighter than usual.

Then he came here to buy Focacha, and the fat boss Borata was like a dead man, his eyes were blank, and his whole person lost his color and became gray and white.

"We're going to downgrade!" He said to Gao Zheng.

Gao Zheng remembered that he comforted him at the time that there were still two rounds of league games, and maybe a miracle would happen.

But today, I am afraid that a miracle did not happen.

"We lost to Palermo...... High, we're really downgraded this time! Borata looked at Gao Zheng, and when he said this, Gao Zheng could even see the reflection of tears in his eyes.

After losing to Genoa, Sampdoria are 18th with 36 points, and Lecce, who is 17th, have 38 points, two points separating the two, and with two rounds of the league remaining, it is not entirely impossible to create a miracle.

However, in the just-concluded 37th round of Serie A, Sampdoria lost 1:2 at home to Palermo, while Lecce defeated Bari 2:0 away.

With just one league game remaining, they are still 18th in the table, but the gap to 17th-placed Lecce has been stretched to five points, meaning that no matter what happens in the final round of the league, it will not change the outcome of Sampdoria's relegation to the second division.

This time, there was no miracle, and Sampdoria was really relegated.

"High, you know what? I sometimes can't help but wonder if we wouldn't have been relegated if we had been in the first team in the last few games......

Gao Zheng hurriedly waved his hand: "I think too much, boss." I don't have that much energy alone. Don't think about it, since you have been relegated, then try to play well in the second division next season and go back. ”

As if he had lost all faith, Borata just shook his head and muttered: "To put it mildly, this relegation, we will lose a lot of players, and the strength of the team will be greatly reduced." Relegation would also have a financial impact on our finances, and we would not be able to bring in high-quality players...... You know what, high, relegation is a nightmare for any team. ”

"I know, boss. But nightmares are better than dreams. ”

Gao Zheng's words surprised Borata, and he looked at Gao Zheng in surprise.

Under his gaze, Gao Zheng spread out his hand: "If it's just a nightmare, it's good to wake up, and it's time to cry when you wake up from a sweet dream." This is my own summary, do you think it makes sense? ”

"Thank you for the joke, ...... high" Borata didn't smile at all.

Then he silently packed the noodles into a bag, and then handed them to Gao Zheng.

Gao Zheng took the paper bag, said goodbye to his boss Borata, and left here.

Walking on the way home, Gao Zheng didn't know if he was affected by the boss's emotions, he actually felt that many people's faces had a bit of a fat boss's melancholy.

For example, the owner of the fruit stall sat there alone in a daze, letting the customers choose by themselves, and did not say hello in the morning.

There was also a little kid who came over, he was carrying a school bag, he had just come out of school, his eyes seemed to be a little red, as if he had just cried.

Among the other passengers on the bus that had just passed, some had their heads buried deep in the crooks of their arms, and some had collided with his gaze, but they only followed him blankly with their eyes and lifeless faces.

……

Gao Zheng suddenly discovered those things in this town that he didn't usually observe.

People who you don't usually have the same identity now seem to have the same identity - Sampdoria fans.

These people walk on the road like walking corpses without their souls.

Due to its proximity to Sampdoria's training base, the town of Boriasco is almost entirely full of Sampdoria fans.

And now, the town seems to have turned into a dead city, plunged into great sadness and despair.

Gao Zheng has never been a Sampdoria fan, but this kind of emotion that permeates the entire town still hits his heart.

He wanted to do something for these people, he wanted to bring the sunshine back into the town.

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PS, I really didn't expect that in the end, Colombia and Japan would qualify for the knockout round.

I'm actually hoping Senegal will qualify.

Team Japan...... The last ten minutes were too speechless, and when his fate was not completely in his own hands, he chose a very risky way of gambling.

If Senegal equalises at the end of the game, won't they be stupid?

In fact, I was hoping that Senegal could really equalize and knock Japan out of the tournament.

Heaven does not fulfill people's wishes!