Chapter 22: A Familiar Feeling

Three days before the battle between China and South Korea, Gao Zheng returned to the first training session of the Chinese team, and after all the reporters were persuaded to leave, Lippi organized an in-team training match.

This is convenient for everyone to take a look at Gao Zheng's current state.

To be honest, for Lippi, he doesn't know what Gao Zheng's game is like right now.

After all, he hadn't played a game in six months.

Not to mention six months, even if a healthy professional player does not play for two months, the feeling will be completely different, and you have to go through various warm-up matches to gradually find the game form.

Therefore, Gao Zheng's current situation is worrying.

Originally, the national team wanted Gao Zheng to complete this stage of adapting to the game in the club and looking for the rhythm and state of the game.

As a result, I didn't think that Atletico Madrid Club would not give Gao Zheng a chance to play at all, so now it is the turn of the Chinese team to take this risk.

No one knows the bottom of their hearts.

But Gao Zheng broke Zengcheng's ten-finger pass with the first shot in the game.

At that time, he shook the goalkeeper Zengcheng with a fake shot in the middle, and then pushed the empty goal to score easily.

When Gao Zheng cleanly shook the goalkeeper Zengcheng, and then scored, the expressions of the other Chinese team players on the field and the coaches of the Chinese team off the field are estimated to be similar to the current Korean players, coaches, commentators, and spectators.

I really didn't expect it at all......

Everyone thought that Gao Zheng needed time to find his state slowly, and everyone should give him enough time, be tolerant, and be patient.

He's probably not going to make a difference to the game when he's just played, but it's a great win if he plays.

But Gao Zheng is obviously not satisfied with everyone's expectations of him.

He came up to win, not to find his game.

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"Wow! Gao Zheng! Pretty! This long-range shot has a lot of power, and the timing is sudden, and Kwon Chun-tae, who hit him, didn't react at all! If Zhang Xiuxian hadn't cleared the siege in time, Wu Lei might have scored! He Ping exclaimed.

What he said was not an exaggeration, just after Zhang Xiuxian kicked the football out, Wu Lei had already rushed up. If Zhang Xiuxian really had a hesitation just now, the Chinese team's attack might have been a completely different result.

Judging from Gao Zheng's shot, his leg swing was decisive and powerful, and there was no hesitation at all. What does this mean? It seems that Gao Zheng is recovering very well, and his body may really have reached the standard of playing! ”

He Ping expressed his guess, which was also what he hoped for.

This was Gao Zheng's first touch of the ball after he came on the court, and it gave him a big surprise.

He felt that his previous guess was very right, if Gao Zheng was really not ready to play, how could he be pushed onto the field?

Since he is willing to return to China and be selected in the squad, it means that he is ready to play. Otherwise, no one should be able to force him to do those things.

As for why he came off the bench instead of starting, it may have something to do with Lippi's tactics.

After all, at the beginning of this game, the Chinese team played a defensive counterattack.

It is estimated that in Lippi's plan, if the Chinese team can withstand the attack of the South Korean team without conceding the goal, then Gao Zheng is the killer weapon he uses to kill the South Korean team.

And now it is obvious that the Chinese team withstood the offensive of the South Korean team, so Gao Zheng was sent on the field.

He's here to kill the South Korean team.

As soon as he thought of this, He Ping was very excited.

But his excitement didn't show itself. After all, this is just his own speculation, there is no basis, no one believes it or not, and it may even damage his character......

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Gao Zheng's shot, although he didn't score, lifted the spirits of all Chinese fans - is Gao Zheng's body really fine?

The Chinese fans in the stands cheered loudly for Gao Zheng, and Xiao Yingying was among them.

After cheering, she turned her head to look at Sister Feng, and found that Sister Feng had a smile on her face, but she was not as excited as her.

Really...... Knowing the son is like ...... No, it's a husband who is better than a wife......

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After Gao Zheng's shot almost caused a goal, the Chinese players also breathed a sigh of relief.

Previously, they had been burdened with the mission of never allowing the South Korean team to score, and this heavy burden weighed down each of them.

They don't even know if they'll be able to hold out until Gao Zheng plays.

But they still persevered, and they didn't concede a goal when Gao Zheng came on the field.

Now seeing Gao Zheng's outstanding performance again, it suddenly makes them feel that their previous persistence is not in vain, and it is valuable and meaningful.

Because such a tall Zheng can really lead them to victory!

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After the game restarted, the South Korean team obviously strengthened its defense against Gao Zheng, but what they didn't expect was that although Gao Zheng was targeted by them, Wu Lei came back to life.

Wu Lei was no stranger to them before, and he performed well in the club, but when he arrived at the national team, he would always be the image of a soft-footed shrimp.

In Gao Zheng's absence due to injury, Wu Lei was naturally the number one striker of the Chinese team, but he was not able to pick up Gao Zheng's burden, and he did not score a single goal in five games.

The South Korean team defended Wu Lei very easily in this game, and it was difficult for Wu Lei to make any waves in front of them.

But I don't know why, when Gao Zheng came on the court, Wu Lei seemed to be resurrected and was very active.

Gao Zheng's shot just now caused goalkeeper Quan Chuntai to get out of his hands, but if Wu Lei didn't rush to the landing point of the football at the first time, how could Zhang Xiuxian be so embarrassed to clear the siege?

The later slow-motion replay helped everyone see clearly what Wu Lei did - the moment he got up, he suddenly rushed forward to the goal, as if he knew he would have a chance.

In fact, there was a chance that might have stolen a ball if it hadn't been for the South Korean defender's attention.

In fact, this is Wu Lei's best and favorite style of play, not to let him be at the front, but to let him ambush next to a strong center, using his excellent off-ball running to find opportunities and constantly harass the opponent's defense.

When there is no Gao Zheng, Wu Lei wants to be the first bird, and his characteristics of running without the ball cannot be brought into play at all, but he is asked to fight hard with those defenders and fight his body, and his performance is naturally not much better.

Now that Gao Zheng is back, he can also return to the position he is best at.

So he lived.

The South Korean team soon found that they had to defend not only Gao Zheng, but also Wu Lei, and the backline, which was quite comfortable, suddenly became exhausted.

Wu Lei was active because of Gao Zheng's return, and in turn, Wu Lei's activity also gave Gao Zheng more opportunities.

The two complement each other, and this is the perfect body of the "La Liga" level forward combination that the Chinese media and fans hope for.

The tone of the Korean TV commentator has become urgent: "Be careful of Gao Zheng...... Watch out for Wu Lei! Wu Lei!! ”

When he was shouting so much, Wu Lei completed a volley, which was slightly corrected, and was slapped out by Quan Chuntai's hands.

And Wu Lei's shot came from Gao Zheng's pass.

Despite being heavily targeted by South Korean players, Gao Zheng was still able to deliver such a lethal pass.

"He's still really good with the ball!" He Ping said happily, just now Gao Zheng directly picked the football to Wu Lei without stopping the ball, which requires a very high sense of ball, and it is difficult for ordinary players to make it in the game, but Gao Zheng did it with ease, as chic and freehand as he did before.

Wu Lei apologized for not being able to seize such an opportunity to raise his hand to Gao Zheng, but Gao Zheng waved his hand, and instead gave Wu Lei a thumbs up: "Good shot!" ”

Wu Lei smiled, although he didn't score, but this familiar feeling is really good......