Chapter 380: Fight or Not Fight
Not long after Gastadero's cramps, he was replaced. Sampdoria also used up their last substitution.
They have no power to fight back, and can only passively parry Inter Milan's wave after wave of attacks.
As the end of the game approached, Inter Milan's attack intensified.
This is their home stadium and a draw cannot be accepted in any way.
"Icardi! It's dangerous! His header was just a little bit off! ”
"Alvarez breaks through...... Marcy made a crucial tackle and he shoveled the ball off the line! ”
"Inter almost came out of the nest and launched a general attack on Sampdoria's goal!"
"The Inter fans in the stands are singing and cheering on their team, and Tohir is back focused and he's expecting his team to give him a win!"
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When a team-mate crossed, Icardi rushed towards the spot where the ball landed, ready to grab a shot.
However, the ball was cleared by Alberto Massie first.
The ball he pushed out flew towards the midfield.
Here, it is Sampdoria's player at the forefront - Gao Zheng.
Gao Zheng retreated to receive the ball, and followed Inter Milan's defender, central defender Campagnaro. He stuck to Gao Zheng, and at the same time used the advantage of physical strength to constantly press Gao Zheng and prevent him from holding the ball well.
At this moment, Gao Zheng looked up and saw Berardi who was sprinting forward.
Eighty-three minutes into the game, this kid is still sprinting so hard, as if he has just come on the field.
But at this time, you are still rushing forward like this, do you really believe that you can pass the football over?
This kid has enough trust in himself......
So he jumped up to the football.
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When Berardi pushed the football out of Masi, he found that the football was flying towards Gao Zheng, and at the same time, he saw that behind Gao Zheng, in front of him, there was an empty space for the entire half.
It was a counter-attacking opportunity, but only if the ball could be passed to the space in front of him.
And Gao Zheng is facing away from the offensive direction.
But Berardi has an almost superstitious trust in Gao Zheng, he feels that Gao Zheng will definitely pass the ball into that vacancy, and he only needs to rush forward.
If he hadn't run, he would have wasted Gao Zheng's wonderful pass.
So he buried his head in acceleration, and he couldn't look at Gao Zheng at all.
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Gao Zheng, who jumped into the air, suddenly narrowed the distance between him and the football, he raised his foot in the air and kicked the football, but instead of stopping the ball, he kicked the football behind him!
Campagnaro watched as the ball flew over his head and landed in the vast grassland-like sky.
Berardi swept past him like a gust of wind.
After Gao Zheng landed, he immediately turned around and rushed forward.
"Sampdoria's counterattack!" Caresa exclaimed.
The Inter fans in the stands booed.
Amid the boos, Berardi sprinted to catch the ball.
Despite having an Inter defender in front of him, he was determined to dribble the ball into the box.
Campagnaro, who was originally defending against the highs, was attracted by Berardi's momentum and chased after him, intending to defend Berardi with his teammate Juan Jesús in front and back.
As for Gao Zheng, his other defender partner Rolando is in charge.
And the rest of the Inter players are coming back quickly. As long as he and Jesús can work together to block Berardi and entangle him, Gao Zheng will naturally have someone to defend.
But just when Campagnaro was about to catch up with Berardi, Berardi knew that he was about to fall into a siege, as if he had eyes in the back of his head, and he quickly passed the football sideways!
It was passed to Gao Zheng.
Gao Zheng's speed was a little slower, and when Berardi's horizontal pass came, he ran to the position of the same line as Berardi.
In front of him was Inter's last centre-back, Rolando.
Meanwhile, Campagnaro and Jesús were turning around and lunging at him.
Almost everyone's eyes fell on Gao Zheng, and Inter Milan goalkeeper Handanovic also moved his steps and center of gravity to this side, ready to save Gao Zheng's shot at any time.
Gao Zheng also picked up his feet, and Rolando, who was blocking him head-on, jumped up, intending to block his shot with his body.
But what everyone didn't expect was that Gao Zheng's foot fell but it was not a shot, but he flicked the football with the outside instep, and the football rolled from Rolando's side to the penalty area and fell in front of Berardi!
This was such a surprise.
When Gao Zheng got the ball, what came to everyone's mind was the competition between Gao Zheng and Icardi, and the number of goals scored by the two in this game was a 1:1 draw, and if Gao Zheng could score, he would lead Icardi.
But at this time, Gao Zheng chose to pass the ball!
He passed the football to Berardi!
Berardi, who was completely unguarded, didn't expect Gao Zheng to pass the football back to him.
After receiving the ball, he was stunned for a moment, and then he realized that this was a great opportunity to score a goal, because the defenders were attracted to Gao Zheng, and even the opponent's goalkeeper was not on his side.
He pushes with his feet!
The soccer ball flew into the goal!
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"This ......"
In the face of this goal, the commentators collectively lost their voices, because none of them could have imagined that Gao Zheng would actually pass the ball!
Isn't he competing with Icardi!
Why is it so easy to hand over football?
See how many shots Icardi had in this game?
Many people remembered at this time that Gao Zheng once said that he did not regard Icardi as an opponent, so is this evidence?
"High ...... Berardi scored! He helped Sampdoria take the lead on the road! "Caresa wanted to say that Gao Zheng had scored a goal by reflex at first, but when the words came to his lips, he realized the problem and quickly changed his words." It was incredible, not just Sampdoria's lead, but also Gao's last pass! The whole world thought he was going to shoot, but he chose to pass! ”
Gao Zheng gave up the opportunity to shoot and gave the ball to Berardi, who was in a better position. I have to say...... Gao Zheng has a more overall view! Liu Hong quickly found the point of blowing after a brief disappointment, but in fact, he was still dripping blood in his heart - he believed that with Gao Zheng's personal ability, even if he chose to shoot, he could sometimes shoot the football into the goal. But when someone is in a better position than him, he doesn't mind giving up the goal at all.
This is not the first time this kind of thing has happened to Gao Zheng, who scored 40 goals last season and also produced 12 assists, and he is a person who is very willing to pass the ball for his teammates, and Icardi used to be the biggest beneficiary.
But this incident happened at this moment in this game, and it still makes people feel very confused - does Gao Zheng really not care about the competition between him and Icardi at all? Is it really an attitude of indifference, even if you end up losing to Icardi?
If Gao Zheng loses to Icardi by one goal in the final scorer list, will he regret it when he thinks of today's assist?
This is not only a question in Liu Hong's heart, but also something that many people can't figure out.
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Berardi's goal left the Inter players in agony, with many of them holding their heads in their hands in shock.
Icardi was also shocked, but his shock was not because the team was behind, but because Gao Zheng chose to assist Berardi instead of himself.
He immediately thought of what Gao Zheng had said to him many times.
"We're no match, Mauro."
He felt something stab him in the heart.
It's all here...... Are you still unwilling to face my challenge, high?
He clenched his fists, shaking from the force.
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After Berardi scored a goal, he went to Gao Zheng, but Gao Zheng came faster than him, hugged him directly, and said happily: "Congratulations, remember to treat!" ”
"Why?" Berardi looked confused.
Gao Zheng turned his face instantly: "What are you doing?" Do you want to pay off? ”
"How can I be a debtor...... What! I'm asking why you're passing the ball to me? ”
Gao Zheng asked with a strange face: "Isn't it because your shooting position is better than mine?" ”
"But you know, that Icardi ......"
Gao Zheng shook his head: "No personal grudge can override the interests of the team, Domenik." I'm not going to let the team lose the best chance to win the game because of personal matters. ”
"But ...... like this"
"It's just one game, Domenik. The contrast between striker and striker is very simple, whoever scores more goals wins, right? ”
Berardi nodded a little ignorantly.
"So don't you just look at the shooter list? It's been a long season, and it's not just this one. Gao Zheng rubbed Berardi's hair vigorously, "What are you worried about?" ”
Berardi opened his mouth, not voicing his fears. Because he suddenly realized that it seemed stupid to say "I'm afraid you won't be able to win Icardi" in front of Gao Zheng......
"Nothing. I'm in for a treat after the game! ”
"That's right!" Gao Zheng gave Icardi another hard hug.
The other teammates only ran up at this time, and the first question was Gao Zheng: "How did you pass the ball?" ”
Then, without waiting for Gao Zheng to answer, he said to Berardi: "Sorry, Domenic, I didn't mean that, I just ......"
Domenique Berardi nodded, "I know, I've already asked you a question. Gao said that the team's victory is more important! ”
Everyone looked at Gao Zheng again, and suddenly felt that his image was taller than 1.9 meters.