No one could have imagined that Gao Zheng could complete an assist with his heel when he was completely facing away from the offensive direction.

So after Wu Lei scored, many South Korean players, including Ji Chengyong, raised their arms to signal that Wu Lei was offside.

Even the commentator of South Korean TV shouted: "Isn't this ball offside?!" ”

The linesman didn't say anything, and the referee, who appeared on the screen, pointed to the center circle.

The linesman could see clearly that before Gao Zheng passed, Wu Lei was of course not offside.

The subsequent slow-motion replays of the televised broadcast also proved this.

So the South Korean commentator no longer complained, but said regretfully: "Our defense has a problem when switching between attack and defense, and we want to create offside but we are not uniform......"

The Chinese commentator didn't see it that way, and He Ping said excitedly: "Gao Zheng's back-heel pass was too unexpected for the Korean players, so they didn't think about defending Wu Lei at all, or making an offside position or something." After all, at that time, Gao Zheng had his back to the offensive direction, and it was still a little difficult to threaten the goal of the South Korean team......"

After the goal, Wu Lei, amid the cheers of the Chinese fans like a tsunami, excitedly ran to the corner flag area to celebrate the goal.

Gao Zheng ran to Wu Lei with other teammates, and Zheng Zhi hugged Gao Zheng halfway and crooked Gao Zheng's body.

"Pass beautifully! How did you see Wu Lei there? He asked.

"Generally speaking, when a football is pushed out, the defense will press it quickly. I think as long as I pass fast enough, Wu Lei should not be offside. Gao Zheng told the truth.

Zheng Zhi shook his head: "It's amazing that many people have a hard time passing the football even if they can think of it......"

Gao Zheng smiled.

Soon everyone hugged Wu Lei and hugged each other.

And when the celebration was over and everyone dispersed, Wu Lei came up to express his gratitude to Gao Zheng when he ran back to his half.

"You're welcome, you deserve it. You know, not everyone is going to be in that position. Gao Zheng said. As I said, your off-ball runs are European level. Are you really not thinking about coming to Europe to play? I think that if you come out, there will definitely be improvement, which is good for you and good for the national team. ”

Wu Lei fell silent.

Gao Zheng could see that Wu Lei wanted to play abroad, but it seemed that for him, playing abroad was not his thing.

This also involves the club that has spent countless efforts and money to cultivate him, as well as his mentor, as well as the interests of the local sports bureau in Shanghai......

Seeing Wu Lei, Gao Zheng couldn't help but be glad that he came out early when he was still in football school, otherwise it would not be easy to come out when he was playing in a domestic club - there is no shortage of players in Chinese football who are favored by foreign clubs but ultimately have no chance to stay abroad due to various domestic reasons.

Now he no longer needs to consider the influence of domestic football on him, to put it mildly, now it is not that he wants to show his loyalty by playing for the country, but on the contrary, the Football Association also has to look at his face.

For example, the Football Association hoped that he could come back early to prepare for the Asian Cup, but they did not dare to force him to express his stance or force him to put pressure on the club. He can come back if he wants to, he doesn't want to come back early, and the Football Association can't do anything about him.

Thinking of this, he patted Wu Lei: "I want you to come out, but it's up to you." If you can really come out, I will have a companion in Europe. ”

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Sun Xingmin watched Gao Zheng and Wu Lei run back to the half side by side, although it was Wu Lei who scored the goal, his eyes were firmly locked on Gao Zheng's body.

Everyone plays in Europe and is the number one star and representative of their respective national teams.

However, if you really compare the results of the two people in Europe alone, it is obviously Gao Zheng who is better. After all, he scored ten goals in the Champions League, was the top scorer in Serie A for two consecutive seasons, broke a series of records, and transferred to Atletico Madrid for a sky-high price of 75 million euros......

None of these achievements can be compared with Sun Xingmin.

But in the eyes of Korean stars, Gao Zheng is not an insurmountable mountain.

At least on the field of the national team, Gao Zheng can be defeated.

He played in the Bundesliga, and he has never met Gao Zheng, who played in Serie A and La Liga. Today is the first meeting between the two of them, and Son Heung-min has decided to show his determination with a victory - his career will definitely be more successful than Gao Zheng in the future, and he will definitely surpass Gao Zheng!

Now seeing Gao Zheng out of the limelight with a wonderful backheel pass, Sun Xingmin was aroused.

You must know that from the beginning of the game to the present, he has basically not played much...... The TV broadcast cameras were basically occupied by Gao Zheng, and the Chinese team had the upper hand under his leadership, and the offensive was wave after wave.

In comparison, the performance of the South Korean team is much bleaker.

In fact, as neutral fans in this game, what they are most looking forward to is the peak duel between Gao Zheng and Sun Xingmin.

In today's Asian football, Gao Zheng is regarded as the first star, Son Xingmin is regarded as the second star, and the Koreans regard Son Xingmin as Gao Zheng's strongest challenger, asserting that if anyone can replace Gao Zheng's position, it must be Son Xingmin.

However, judging from the more than 20 minutes of the game, Son Xingmin's performance is not worthy of the media's excessive praise for him.

The TV broadcast also gave a close-up of Sun Xingmin at this time.

The Korean commentator was cheering him on: "Come on, Son Heung-min!" You are the best! ”

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Although South Korean fans and commentators put their expectations on Son Heung-min, after the restart of the game, the leading Chinese team became more and more courageous, morale was high, and the state was bursting.

South Korea, on the other hand, inevitably fell into chaos after conceding the goal.

Son Heung-min wanted to attack and desperately wanted to equalize.

However, in the face of the aggressive offensive led by Gao Zheng, the Korean players in the backfield preferred to hold on first.

There was a split within the team and they couldn't work together. In addition, the players of the South Korean team made frequent mistakes, and under the offensive of the Chinese team, they played very embarrassed.

In the 36th minute, Gao Zheng also had a shot on goal, but the football hit the crossbar and bounced off the bottom line, which shocked the Korean fans in a cold sweat.

I almost thought that before the first half was played, the team was going to be two goals behind.

And Chinese fans regret it.

After Gao Zheng hit the beam, He Ping held his head in both hands: "Ahhhhh If it weren't for the crossbar, the Chinese team would have taken a two-goal lead! ”

In his and many people's minds, if the Chinese team can lead the South Korean team by two goals in the first half, with the team's state and Gao Zheng's ability, it is almost impossible for the South Korean team to turn the tables in the second half - if they want to turn the tables, they asked Gao Zheng if he agreed?