When the whistle sounded over Mugnaini's reserve training ground, many of the players on the pitch collapsed to the ground.

They gasped, their chests heaved violently, and they didn't move, as if they were dead.

Instead of yelling at them and getting them up, Bruni nodded approvingly: "It's okay, after a few days of targeted training, your defensive performance is a little better than before." At least you've only conceded four goals this time, which is already acceptable. ”

Many players rolled their eyes in their hearts: I really thank the coach for being able to get such an evaluation......

'We also have to thank the attacking team for their full support and their confrontation will help you withstand AC Milan's attack.'

Gao Zheng and Icardi stood in the attacking group, calmly accepting Bruni's praise and the resentful gaze of the defensive team......

But Marcy didn't do this, he looked at Gao Zheng with complicated eyes.

After the training, Marcy expressed his gratitude to Gao Zheng.

"Thank me for what? Alberto, you don't really train until your brain has a fever, do you? Gao Zheng said to Marcy suspiciously while changing clothes.

Marcy looked left and right, then lowered his voice and leaned into Gao Zheng's ear and said, "I know, you are embarrassed to say it directly, for fear of affecting everyone's morale...... You've been shooting with your left foot all the time in training for the past few days, but you're actually right-footed...... You're doing this so that we don't get too badly hit, right? I knew that the Great Demon King was not cold-blooded and ruthless......"

Gao Zheng couldn't help but laugh after listening to Marcy's explanation: "I think too much, Alberto, I didn't mean to release water, and I didn't release water......"

"I know, there are some things that can be done, but I can't say it, it's okay, you don't have to explain, I understand you!"

Gao Zheng looked at Marcy: "Alberto, do you have any misunderstanding about me?" ”

Marcy shook his head like a rattle: "No, no! ”

Gao Zheng looked at him, and he kept a smile and bravely faced Gao Zheng's direct gaze.

In the end, Gao Zheng lost to Masi, who was in the second middle school like Icardi, and he rolled his eyes and withdrew his gaze.

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Andrea Carmona has noticed that the atmosphere in the team's training is not the same as before.

It was very easy before, and everyone did not pay attention to Sampdoria Reserves, the opponent in the first round of the playoffs.

But now, he can feel nervous from the performance of some people.

Why is this happening?

He thought about it a little and could understand. This change in atmosphere only happened after everyone knew what was high and what was their opponent.

So he was very puzzled, feeling that his teammates were nervous because he was alone, which was a little ...... It's so unproductive.

After training, he couldn't help but grab his teammate Mattia Desiglio: "Mattia, why do I feel like everyone seems to care about that height?" ”

Desiglio said: "You only transferred last summer, and it's normal to not know high. But as long as you have been in the Milan academy for more than three years, there is no one who does not know Gao. If the guy in Sampdoria's reserves is really the guy we know, then it can't be too much of a concern. ”

Carmona was even more puzzled: "That high ...... Is it that powerful? ”

Desiglio said seriously: "Very, very, very, very powerful. He was the best guy in our team at the time. Then he looked left and right, lowered his voice and said to Carmona, "Virdi could only play him as a substitute at that time......

Simeone Verdi is the current leading scorer for the AC Milan reserve team, scoring seven goals in 24 appearances in Group B of the reserve team, placing him second in the AC Milan squad.

Carmona was even more puzzled: "If he is so powerful, why is he in the Sampdoria reserve now?" I remember you said that Sampdoria's reserves are not very strong, right? ”

Desiglio sighed: "Because he suffered a very serious injury, and after recovering from the injury, he suffered two more injuries on and off, and then he terminated his contract with the club......"

"Terminated? This ...... "Carmona never expected the story to take a sharp turn.

"I don't know exactly why the contract was terminated, anyway, after that, we didn't see Gao anymore, and no one heard from him. I didn't expect him to go to Sampdoria......" Desiglio sighed a little.

"Since he has been terminated, it means that his ability is no longer up to the club's requirements, right?" Carmona didn't have Desiglio's long-standing feelings for Gao Zheng, and he thought of another aspect. "Doesn't that mean he's not that big of a threat to us?"

Desiglio didn't expect Carmona's angle to be so tricky, he was stunned for a moment, and then said: "It's hard to say, you haven't seen a high kick ......"

"I haven't seen him play, but since he's been seriously injured and terminated by the club, I think he's definitely different from him back then, right? No matter how good he was back then, it had nothing to do with him now. Carmona stood by his own interests. I think I should pay more attention to Mauro Icardi than that high, he's a scoring machine. ”

Desiglio looked at the left winger, who only moved from the La Masia Academy last summer, and asked: "Is Icardi good?" ”

"It's good, it's just that his style of play doesn't match Barcelona, otherwise how could Sampdoria get him? He wasn't terminated by La Masia because of an injury. Carmona said.

The last sentence made Desigliodore glance at Carmona, and he could feel that this teammate from La Masia seemed to have some different opinions about Gao Zheng, although Gao Zheng was no longer in the team, but he was very unconvinced by everyone's evaluation of Gao Zheng.

In fact, Desiglio doesn't know what Gao Zheng has become now. Perhaps Carmona is right, he is no longer the unbeatable Chinese genius who shone on the pitch in the past.

If that's the case, Desiglio will breathe a sigh of relief for his team, but then there will be some regrets.

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AC Milan Reserves' home match against Sampdoria Reserves in the first round of the Reserve Playoff Qualifying Tournament kicked off at 3:30 p.m. on 7 May 2011 on a small area of the D field in the AC Milan Academy Vismara Training Centre.

Because they have already made the playoffs, the number of fans who came here today to watch the game was slightly higher than usual.

Guo Wei was wearing an AC Milan jersey that he had just bought at a fan goods store, and was taking a photo with several fans in the stands - it was very strange for everyone to see an Asian face in the stands of the reserve team, Guo Wei had to play the image of an AC Milan fan who had come all the way from China to hide his identity, which made those real AC Milan fans feel excited and happy, so they came to take photos with him.

Guo Wei had to squeeze out a fake smile to satisfy those fans, looking at the smile on his face, but he was very distressed in his heart, he was now the most eye-catching existence in the stands, how could he cheer for Gao Zheng for a while......

Mattia Palin, who was dressed in disguise, stood quietly in the corner of the stands, and he also noticed the eastern face who was surrounded by AC Milan fans and took turns to take pictures.

It is not uncommon for an Oriental fan wearing an AC Milan shirt in the stands at the San Siro stadium to have such an influence. But he couldn't figure out how a reserve game could attract Asian fans......

Even if Gao Zheng used to play for AC Milan, there are AC Milan fans in China. But it doesn't make sense why this Chinese fan came back to watch the AC Milan reserve team game. You must know that Gao Zheng is no longer in AC Milan......

Is this fan news too far behind?

Well...... Is there no telling in China that Gao Zheng has left AC Milan?

Mattia Palin's mind diverged......

It wasn't until the players on both sides came out to warm up that he pulled his mind back.

He saw Gao Zheng at a glance, and he was training with his teammates to pass the ball to each other.

Because some players came out to warm up, those AC Milan fans finally let go of Guo Wei. And Guo Wei also saw Gao Zheng.

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Giovanni Stropa stood in a corner of the field, he first looked left and right to make sure he didn't pay attention, and then he turned his eyes to the Sampdoria reserve players who were warming up on the field, his players were still in the dressing room, and he ran out early, just to see the long-lost figure.

He didn't have much trouble finding Gao Zheng.

Although he has been away for a year and a half, he has changed a little in appearance and temperament, but with his familiarity with Gao Zheng, he still recognizes it.

He is sure that the tall man who is warming up in a Sampdoria jersey is Gao Zheng, who terminated his contract with AC Milan a year and a half ago.

He is warming up with his teammates, playing triangular passes in groups of three, with a player in the middle intercepting, as long as he touches the ball, he wins, and the player who touches the ball comes in to replace the player who grabs the ball - commonly known as "monkey" or "grab the circle".

The "circle" is not large, and the player who grabs the ball does not need to run to block the passing route, which increases the difficulty and forces the passer to pass the ball quickly, from stopping the ball to passing the ball can not be more than two feet - stop the ball, pass the ball - if you adjust it more, you will basically lose the opportunity to pass.

But when the ball is passed quickly, it is inevitable that there will be mistakes.

This is also the purpose of this warm-up, so that the players can find the feeling of being forced to pass the ball in the game in a short period of time, and adapt as soon as possible, and at the same time only arrange three people to pass, which can also allow everyone to move their whole body as soon as possible in a short period of time, and there will be no situation where someone passes the ball and someone watches the play.

In Stropa's opinion, among the group of Sampdoria reserve players who are in a hurry, Gao Zheng is the most calm one.

No matter how tricky the ball passed by his teammates in a hurry, whether it was flying in the air or rolling against the turf, he could always stretch his long legs and easily resolve it, he didn't even stop the ball, and directly passed the football to the feet of his teammates - in the face of a football that flew behind him, Gao Zheng stood still, his right leg was picked up, and his heel knocked the flying football to his teammates, and passed the football to his teammates' feet before the teammates could react. He does it all effortlessly.

Seeing this scene, Stropa was a little embarrassed. In the AC Milan academy that year, Gao Zheng's ball sense was top-notch. Generally, people who are too tall will give the impression of being bulky, but in Gao Zheng, he can't see this at all.

Technically, this is still the Gao Zheng he knew, and Gao Zheng who played under him and won the best U16 player.

It's the blue Sampdoria jersey he wears that looks a little eye-catching.

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PS, the game between Iceland and Nigeria, in fact, Iceland played not badly, that is, the first game with Argentina consumed too much physical energy for them, and it can be clearly seen that the physical decline of Icelandic players in the second half is very obvious, and in the case of physical decline, their defensive formation cannot be kept intact......

It's a pity.

However, it now seems that the highlight of Iceland's World Cup should be the 1-1 draw with Argentina.

They should struggle to qualify from this group.

Nigeria's victory has kept Argentina's hopes of qualifying, but with Argentina's form in these two games, it may not be easy for them to beat Nigeria......

Today's three games, Belgium vs Tunisia, Belgium will definitely win, and will win by more than two goals.

In the match between South Korea and Mexico, I like Mexico to beat South Korea by one goal.

The match between Germany and Sweden was the main event, with neither team playing very well in the first round of the group stage. But I'm more bullish on the German team, and it's normal for the defending champions to lose their first group game. France in 2002, Italy in 2010, Spain in 2014 all demonstrated this.

I think Germany, who are gradually getting back to form, will beat Sweden by two goals!

Whether that's the case or not, let's wait and see at two o'clock in the morning!