In the controversy caused by Gao Zheng's remarks of "I am like this", the match between Sampdoria and Juventus is also coming.

This match Sampdoria is away to Juventus.

Although Sampdoria have performed well this season as a promoted polo team, they are not worth mentioning compared to Juventus.

Juventus, who won the league last season, are certainly aiming to defend their title this season.

It took six years for them to get back to the league title after the "phonegate" incident in the summer of 2006.

They won the league title last season with an unbeaten record, with 38 league games, 23 wins, 15 draws and zero defeats.

It was the first team to win the Serie A title unbeaten in the 2004-2005 season after it expanded to 20 participating teams. They also broke the previous record of 34 league games held by AC Milan as they are unbeaten in 38 games, four more than AC Milan......

In the entire history of Serie A, only Perugia in 1978-1979 and AC Milan in 1991-1992 had won the title unbeaten in the season. Perugia had fewer teams on that occasion, with only 16 teams participating.

The more teams that participate, the more games they have to play, and the more difficult it will be to remain unbeaten in the league and win the title.

This shows how strong this Juventus team is today.

And this season, they have also maintained an unbeaten record until they met Inter Milan, and finally lost 1:3 at home to Inter Milan, ending the unbeaten streak of 49 games across the season.

However, this did not affect Juventus' results in the slightest.

They finished fourth in a 2-0 win over Parma in the first round, moving up to first place in the second round and have been in that position ever since.

Even if you lose to Inter Milan at home in the 11th round of the league, or AC Milan in the 14th round of the league, you are the first place.

Because except for the two games they lost, they only drew two games and won all the other games.

They are now in first place with 44 points, eight points ahead of second-placed Napoli.

Halfway through the competition, Juventus is actually the first half of Serie A, although there is no such thing as a winter break champion.

But even so, no one at Juventus, whether it is club officials, manager Antonio Conte, or players, has said that their title defense this season is a foregone conclusion.

And Gao Zheng is now only two goals ahead of the scorer list, so he dares to shout that he is scheduled to book the Golden Boot.

The comparison between the two naturally makes Italians unhappy.

It feels like being kicked out of the gym by an outsider.

Now all of Italy, with the exception of Sampdoria's supporters, probably thinks that Juventus is the best opponent to teach the megalomania.

Because their defense is just too good.

If it must be said that Gao Zheng is currently the sharpest spear in Serie A, then Juventus is the strongest shield in Serie A.

Juventus have conceded just 11 goals in 18 league games this season, the fewest goals conceded. Six fewer goals than Napoli who have conceded the second-fewest goals. Interestingly, in the league rankings, the team ranking is inversely proportional to the number of goals conceded, and Juventus, who have conceded the fewest goals, is ranked first. Napoli conceded the second-fewest goals. The third-placed team is Lazio, who have conceded eighteen goals, the third-fewest goals conceded. Fiorentina, who finished fourth and fifth, both conceded 19 goals, making them the fourth-fewest teams conceded.

Sampdoria, on the other hand, have conceded 21 goals so far this season.

In fact, this number of goals conceded is not much in the entire Serie A, but it is not enough compared to Juventus.

Juventus' defensive performance isn't just a matter of this season, as they were able to win the title last season undefeated, and their defense was a huge credit.

Juventus scored 68 goals in 38 league games last season, the second-highest number in Serie A that season, while AC Milan scored 74 goals, making them the most attacking team in Serie A last season.

But why it was Juventus who won the championship in the end, and it was a four-point difference.

That's because Juventus conceded just 20 goals last season, the fewest in Serie A, and 13 fewer than second-placed AC Milan.

The thirteen goals conceded opened up the gap between Juventus and AC Milan.

An analysis of the goals scored and conceded by the Serie A champions in the last five seasons shows that "defending wins the title" makes sense, and even more so in Serie A – the team that can win the title is not necessarily the team that scores the most goals, but it is certainly the team that concedes the fewest goals.

In the 2007-2008 season, league champions Inter Milan scored 69 goals and conceded 26, the fewest goals conceded. The teams with the most goals that season were Roma and Juventus, both with 72 goals, but could only finish second and third, as they both conceded 37 goals.

In the 2008-2009 season, the league champion Inter Milan, tied with AC Milan for the most goals with 70 goals, but conceded 32 goals, although Milan has strong offensive firepower, but conceded three more goals than Inter Milan, and finally ranked third.

In the 2009-2010 season, league champions Inter Milan scored 75 goals, the most in the league, and conceded 34 goals, the fewest in the league.

AC Milan, the league champion in the 2010-2011 season, scored 65 goals, which is not the most, and conceded 20 goals, which is the least. Inter Milan, the top scorer, scored 69 goals but was second with 42 goals conceded.

This shows how important defense is for the championship.

Juventus' defensive excellence is inseparable from one of their key figures, their captain, goalkeeper legend Luigi Buffon.

It was the goalkeeper's outstanding performance that allowed Juventus to win the title last season undefeated.

Buffon conceded just 16 goals in 35 league appearances last season, and Juventus conceded four goals in the three games he didn't play. He kept a clean sheet last season.

He is the most trusted patron saint in front of Juventus.

Born on January 28, 1978, Gianluigi Buffon is 34 years old this year, and he is still in excellent form. Sixteen league appearances this season, seven of which have kept a clean sheet.

It is already a little inappropriate to describe him in the future, and I am afraid it is more appropriate to use "door god".

And this "door god" is the opponent Gao Zheng will face in this game.

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When Gao Zheng finished his pre-match warm-up from the stadium and was about to return to the dressing room, he met Buffon in the players' corridor at the Juventus Arena.

The meeting between the two was completely accidental, although Gao Zheng had heard of Buffon's famous name, but he was not familiar with him, so he didn't plan to greet him, so he just passed by.

But to his surprise, Buffon stopped him.

"Hey, lad."

Gao Zheng was stunned for a moment at first, looked left and right, and found that there were only two of them in the corridor, so he pointed to himself and asked Buffon: "Are you calling me?" ”

"Of course, who else could it be?"

"Did you tell me something, Mr. Buffon?"

"Well, I just wanted to tell you that I have no personal grudge against you, but I will definitely do everything in my power not to let you score in this game. I just hope you learn to respect others. Buffon said.

Gao Zheng shook his head and said: "It seems that we have a different understanding of 'respect'. What I understand as respect for others is to give it your all in the game. ”

By this time Buffon had already walked in front of him.

The height difference between the two was almost the same, but he just stood there, but it still made Gao Zheng feel a huge pressure.

This is the aura of a world-class goalkeeper who has been experienced and experienced.

This is the champion goalkeeper of the World Cup!

When Chinese football was still struggling to reach the World Cup finals, people had already won the Hercules Gold Cup.

If you don't look at age, if you look at qualifications, you are also Gao Zheng's predecessor.

It stands to reason that if they meet in private, Gao Zheng, a junior in football, should also be respectful to Buffon.

No...... Even if it is not a private meeting, even on this occasion, Gao Zheng should show enough respect for Buffon, because Buffon's qualifications deserve to be respected.

In fact, it is also the case that Juventus plays against other teams, regardless of the relationship between the two teams, and regardless of how the opposing players perceive Juventus as a team, they have a lot of respect for Buffon.

Bowing his head in the face of Buffon is not a humiliating and humiliating thing for anyone.

This is even less true for Gao Zheng.

But when the two stood together, Gao Zheng chose to look directly at Buffon, and there was no respect in his eyes.

Buffon was obviously a little surprised by Gao Zheng's reaction.

He narrowed his eyes slightly and looked at Gao Zheng.

And Gao Zheng looked at this football legend with a calm expression.

The two looked at each other as if they had already exchanged each other countless times.

This streak was not broken until other players from both sides walked into the aisle from the pitch and the dressing room.

Those players on both sides saw such a strange scene.

Under everyone's gaze, Gao Zheng and Buffon separated, and Gao Zheng walked to the dressing room first.

The Juventus players approached and asked their captain curiously: "What's the matter, Gigi?" ”

"Nothing." Buffon also glanced back at Gao Zheng's back.

Gao Zheng was also being asked the same question by his Sampdoria teammate Masi: "What is Buffon looking for you?" ”

'It's nothing, we just talked about what we think about where football is going today.

Marcy rolled her eyes: "Ghost only believes!" ”