Chapter 40: Returning Home

“GAO!!! GAO!!! GAOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL!!! José Maria also learned the word "GAOL", coined by the Italian commentator, to refer to Gao Zheng's goal.

The Atletico Madrid fans at the Calderón Stadium also let out such a roar:

“GAOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL!!!!”

In fact, after the Spanish Super Cup, the media in Madrid began to educate Atletico Madrid fans about the word that does not conform to either English or Spanish.

They told the fans that this is a word invented by the Italian side, combining the "GOL" and "GOAL" of the goal and Gao Zheng's surname "GAO" to form a new word, which specifically means "Gao Zheng's goal", and only after Gao Zheng scores a goal can this word be used, no one else can.

After the goal, Gao Zheng did not rush to the corner flag area with the deafening cheers, nor did he go to the south stand to curry favor with the extreme fans of Atletico Madrid, but raised his arms in place and celebrated the goal with a smile.

His teammates jumped up and hugged him and celebrated the goal with him.

"When Gao first joined Atletico Madrid, some media once swore that Gao needed an adaptation period, because Serie A and La Liga are completely different, and the set he is used to in Serie A is not universal to get La Liga...... But now Gao has proved that he doesn't need to adapt, whether it's Serie A or La Liga, it's the same for him. Two goals and one assist in the Spanish Super Cup, one goal and one assist in two rounds of La Liga, where do you need to adapt to such a performance? ”

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In the end, Atletico Madrid defeated Eibar 2-0 on their home turf with goals from Miranda and Gao Zheng to win two consecutive league games.

They, like Barcelona, are the only two teams in the league to win two in a row, with six points on their own, but are provisionally second on second place on goal difference with one less goal difference. However, the final standings of La Liga do not look at the goal difference, and in the case of a tie point, the results of the two sides when they play each other first.

So as long as Atletico Madrid has the upper hand in the final record against Barcelona, the final league ranking can be above Barcelona.

And this is not an impossible task for Atletico Madrid - they met Barcelona twice in the league last season, Atletico Madrid drew 0-0 at home and 1-1 away.

The media believes that Gao Zheng's goal against Eibar shows that he is in good shape.

This is definitely a big positive for Atletico Madrid, who are going to play the same city derby next - if Atletico Madrid were a listed club, then their share price would have skyrocketed after this game......

Because Gao Zheng's goal in this game can bring investors enough confidence.

"Real Madrid have to be careful, because their goal is already in high range!"

This kind of media headline made Real Madrid fans super unhappy, but they couldn't seem to refute it after thinking about it for a long time, because Gao Zheng had already scored their goal in the Spanish Super Cup that ended before. If they didn't score, they could still say that the media was, how could Real Madrid's goal be broken by that kid.

But if they do, you won't be able to hack from this angle.

Therefore, Real Madrid fans are particularly aggrieved, and their expectations for this game, in addition to hoping that their home team can beat Atletico Madrid at home, another biggest goal is to be able to clean up Gao Zheng in the game and prevent Gao Zheng from scoring.

When the time comes, they can taunt Gao Zheng in turn - it seems that your range is a bit short, just like your JJ.

And this is how the pro-Real Madrid media hit back at the headlines of the pro-Atletico Madrid media.

"Hames' revenge!"

That's the headline of the newspaper Marca.

In the text, the newspaper Marca stated that James Rodriguez was the only Real Madrid player to score in the Spanish Super Cup, but failed to help Real Madrid win the title. Since joining Real Madrid, the Colombian star has been the subject of controversy, having spent €75 million on the club's transfer fee, but failing to show that it was worth the money. Therefore, the newspaper "Marca" believes that for this Madrid city derby in the league, although everyone will focus on superstars such as Cristiano Ronaldo and Casillas, James Rodriguez must be full of fighting spirit and can't wait for revenge, and his performance in the game is worth looking forward to.

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But no matter how much fans on both sides look forward to this game, they will have to wait a little longer because after the second round of the league is over, there will be two national team matches.

It will not be until the national team is finished before it is the turn to win the Madrid derby.

And because of these two national team matches, it will also bring some variables to the upcoming Madrid derby - if a player from both sides is injured in the national team game, it will definitely affect the quality comparison between the two teams in the next match.

Gao Zheng, who had just scored a goal for Atletico Madrid, also left Madrid and returned to China to participate in two friendly matches for the national team.

This is a friendly match to prepare for the Asian Cup to be held in Australia in early 2015, so Gao Zheng must return to China to compete.

Speaking of which, this is the first time he has met with the new head coach after the national team changed its head coach - in fact, the national team changed its head coach at the beginning of this year, but before that, Gao Zheng missed three friendly matches of the national team and one Asian Cup qualifier.

The absence of the budget match was because the Chinese team had already qualified ahead of schedule, and Sampdoria was playing the Champions League and the league at that time, so the club and the Chinese Football Association reached an agreement early on and did not call up Gao Zheng to return to China to participate in the competition.

Gao Zheng did not participate in the remaining three warm-up games, on the one hand, to let him rest, and on the other hand, Gao Zheng had just transferred to Atletico Madrid at that time, if he was to return to China to play two meaningless warm-up games, delaying his training and run-in with the new team, it may affect his performance in the next whole season, so there was no arrangement for Gao Zheng to come back.

It can be said that although the Chinese Football Association has a lot of things that can be scolded, there is nothing wrong with them in supporting Gao Zheng. After all, the current Gao Zheng is the face of Chinese football and the focus of attention, and they really can't go too far.

In this way, after entering 2014, Gao Zheng has not participated in a national team game, and the Chinese team without Gao Zheng has only won one of these four games and lost two, one of which is the last Asian Cup qualifier, the Chinese team lost 1:3 to Iraq away, and in the friendly match, the Chinese team lost 1:3 at home to Mali in the warm-up match on July 29, and the only game won was a friendly home 2:0 defeat to Macedonia.

Despite the change of manager, Alain Perrin, who had coached Lyon to win the Ligue 1 title and the French Cup, replaced interim coach Fu Bo, but the results of the Chinese team did not improve immediately. Through these four games, everyone found that the most important thing is not the head coach, but Gao Zheng.

As long as Gao Zheng is here, even if Fu Bo leads the team, he can get good results. In Gao Zheng's absence, even the head coach who has won the championship in Europe is struggling to coach in China......

Therefore, when it is four months away from the Asian Cup, Gao Zheng must no longer enjoy the privilege and is free from the preparation of the national team, which is the final sprint time for the Chinese team to prepare for the Asian Cup, and he must be in the team.

When Gao Zheng finally arrived at Anshan Tengao Airport through Beijing, the small airport was remembered by reporters and fans who rushed to hear the news.

That scene was far better than when the whole national team arrived in Anshan to prepare for the game.

Although Gao Zheng is still young in the national team, it is clear who is the real boss of this team.