Chapter Twenty-Six: The Dancing Eagle
It wasn't just sports manager Tosi who was surprised by Gao Zheng's final pass, but also others. They all thought that since Icardi had swung his fist at Gao Zheng, what it meant was clear at a glance, everyone was a striker, so of course Gao Zheng should use the goal to scare back.
Unexpectedly, Gao Zheng passed the football to his teammates lightly.
Even Beretta, who scored the goal, then found Gao Zheng and asked him why he wanted to pass the ball to him.
"Because you're in a better position." Gao Zheng looked like "why do you still ask me such an obvious question".
Beretta thought about it, he didn't deliberately look for a vacancy, there were actually defensive players in the position he was in at the time, but with the cross, the person who was supposed to defend him ran to Gao Zheng's side, so he became a vacancy there......
The phrase "because you're in a good position" sounds simple, but it's not that simple to implement. How many people will be able to see a better location? How many people are willing to give up their chances to shoot and pass the ball to a teammate in a better position?
Icardi was also puzzled by Gao Zheng's choice, if it weren't for the fact that his Italian wasn't good enough, he really wanted to ask Gao Zheng if he looked down on him.
However, Gao Zheng did not shoot, which was an opportunity for Icardi, who was bent on winning, as long as he scored one more goal, he could lead Gao Zheng.
He decided to use practical actions to make Gao Zheng regret his choice just now.
What Mauro Icardi does best is shoot and he doesn't show mercy!
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But it was not Icardi who got the opportunity first, but Gao Zheng.
A teammate passes the ball near the penalty spot, which is a high ball.
Gao Zheng, who is 1.9 meters tall, did not fight for the top with his head, he leaned on the defender Messina who was defending him, and then cushioned the football with his chest, and then he leaned back and pressed the weight of his entire body on Messina, who was close to him, forcing Messina to no longer make other movements. He then raised his right foot high with the outside of his right foot with the outside of the goal.
He took advantage of his long legs and slammed the ball towards the goal with a very irregular move before another defender, Brandett, cleared the ball.
The ball cut a parabola in the air, dodged a save from goalkeeper Andre Tozzo, and then grazed the underside of the crossbar and fell into the back of the net......
After the shot, Gao Zheng removed all the support, fell to the ground backwards, and he also turned his head to look at the goal, confirmed the goal, and then got up from the ground. After the goal, he didn't look for Icardi to throw his fists in a demonstration, but ran to his team-mate who passed the ball to him with open arms, hugging him in celebration.
His teammates came up and hugged him.
"This ball is too sassy! I didn't think you'd fight like this! ”
Gao Zheng, who was slapped on the head by everyone, bent down and bowed his head and said: "Temporary intention, temporary intention......"
Bruni, the head coach of the reserve team who was on the sidelines, was also explaining Gao Zheng's goal to Tosi: "...... In fact, when he received the ball, the chances were not very good, and it could even be said that there was no chance to shoot on goal, because Messina stuck to him very tightly, and it would be good if he could catch the football...... But perhaps it was after his chest padded the ball that he changed his mind, and in the end he finished with a surprise shot that was beyond the expectations of the defenders. And goalkeeper Tozzo was also blocked by Messina and Brandt, he didn't see Gao Zheng's shooting, he waited until the football flew over and then pounced......"
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Gao Zheng's goal did not destroy Icardi's fighting spirit, on the contrary, it made him more active.
His activism paid off in the second half, as he scored twice to make it 2-3 for his team.
Because it is not a regular game, it is just an intra-team game, so the game time is not strictly set to 90 minutes, and the two halves are only 20 minutes each.
Icardi scored 10 minutes into the second half.
Then the two sides fell into a stalemate, and it seemed that no one could help the other.
Whether it is Icardi or Gao Zheng, they are closely marked by defenders, and it is not so easy to score goals.
Icardi is like an angry bull, still pounding the defence, looking for a chance to score.
In comparison, Gao Zheng's side is much calmer, he will not be obsessed with shooting, and he will pass the ball to his teammates when he should pass the ball to his teammates.
Just looking at this comparison, it is really inevitable to wonder if Icardi is wishful thinking......
Towards the end of the game, the blue team's midfielder Luca Franchini suddenly broke through with the ball on the edge of the box and smashed into the box.
In the face of the opponent's interception, he passed the football to Gao Zheng, who was near the penalty spot, and then continued to insert it himself.
Gao Zheng was facing away from the direction of the attack at the time, judging from Franchini's actions after passing the ball, this is a very typical style of play that wants to seek a two-on-one match against the wall.
Gao Zheng also really mobilized his center of gravity and put on a posture of passing the football to him.
Messina, who was defending him from behind, followed and moved towards Franchini.
But Gao Zheng just shook a shot, and his body quickly twisted back and flicked the football in the opposite direction, which was to turn around and walk to the other side!
Messina hurriedly pounced on it again and decisively tackled the destruction.
Gao Zheng stuck him, protected the football outside, turned around and gently moved the football forward with his right foot, allowing Messina to shovel it into the air - although he hit Gao Zheng, Gao Zheng only stumbled a little, and still completed the turn!
Standing in front of Gao Zheng, who had just turned around, was another RED team defender, Brandett, who happened to be on Gao Zheng's way, and the two were about to meet!
Among them was the football that was dialed over by Gao Zheng.
Gao Zheng took the advantage of long legs to make the first kick, and gently flicked the football to the left side with the outside of his left instep, as if he was planning to break through from this side.
Brandett also quickly pounced.
But just as he opened his legs, Gao Zheng's left ankle suddenly threw back from behind the football, and buckled the football that had been rolling to the left to the right!
The ball went right between Brandt's legs!
Brand tried to close the door, but this hasty action caused him to lose his balance and sit on the ground.
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"Oxtail?! I'm not mistaken?! Doriano Tosi exclaimed.
Even the always calm Bruni leaned forward, his eyes widened, his hands already clenched into fists at some point!
His gaze followed closely to the tall figure in the forbidden area. The flickering and moving in the small space just now made him seem to see a giant eagle dancing among the flowers—when it flapped its wings and rolled up the howling wind, the grass and trees around the fan were upside down and messy, and the petals and leaves flew into the sky, a mess. But the eagle didn't care about all of this, just enjoyed its dance steps......
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In the field, Gao Zheng shook off Brandett with an unbelievable oxtail. The third defender, Bruno Maltra, finally arrived, and he made a flying tackle to stop Gao Zheng from continuing to advance.
Gao Zheng didn't make any adjustments, he directly took out his long legs in the process of catching up with the football, and flicked the football in front of him with the outside of his left instep!
The ball jumped into the near corner of the goal before Maltra's feet could reach it.
And goalkeeper Andre Tozzo was not prepared for Gao Zheng's decisive and sudden shot, he fell to the ground and made a save, but he couldn't stop the football.
The soccer ball rolls into the goal!