Chapter 406: Performance Doesn't Match Ranking
"High! High...... Beautiful! The amplitude of the swing of his body was very small, almost inaudible! But he was quick to shake off Albiol! ”
When the Marassi Stadium passed Albiol, the shouts that had been going on suddenly increased a little.
Fernandes, another Napoli centre-back, rushed over to make up for it.
Originally, he and Albiol were not far apart, just to prevent that – if his centre-back partner was gone, he would be able to come over and make up for it. Don't give the attacking players much time to react and adjust.
However, Gao Zheng's reaction speed is much faster than him.
As soon as Fernandez rushed over, he saw Gao Zheng making a gesture to break through from the right, and after he shifted his center of gravity, his raised right foot shook a shot, and the outside instep of his left foot knocked the football in the opposite direction, and the football dodged Fernandez's outstretched foot to break the ball by a small margin.
At the same time, Gao Zheng's body shook and he rushed past Fernandez's left!
The two consecutive passes were very small and very hidden and sudden, whether it was Albiol or Fernandez's body, they couldn't keep up with Gao Zheng's rhythm at all, and in the face of Gao Zheng's breakthrough, they couldn't do anything but watch Gao Zheng wipe past them.
The distance between the two sides was so close that as long as they stretched out their hands, they could stop Gao Zheng, but in this sudden change in rhythm, they couldn't even stretch out their hands - they froze in place, watching Gao Zheng step into their forbidden area!
"High! He's in! Two changes of direction in a row, beautiful! ”
The cheers at the Marassi Stadium are almost at their peak.
After connecting two people, Gao Zheng who drove the ball into the penalty area did not completely get rid of Napoli's defense.
The high-speed Inler had already made his way into the box and was pressing on him from the middle, while goalkeeper Reyna moved into the near corner to block his shot.
Gao Zheng flicked the football to the outside gently, and after opening up the distance between himself and Inle, he picked up his left foot and volleyed!
He shot very decisively, although it was not sudden, and the angle was not large, but it was very accurate.
The ball quickly flew against the turf towards the far corner of the goal.
Reyna blocked the near corner, but couldn't block the far corner, and the ball rolled past his feet and raced towards the back corner of the goal.
Another Napoli player who returned to defend in place, Jorginho, the defender, did not care about the possibility of causing an own goal at this time, and still shoveled towards the football, hoping to clear the ball.
But he didn't touch anything.
The ball hit the inside of the far post before he could and bounced into the back of the net. Then, he slid into the back of the net.
"Wow!!" Caresa exclaimed. "High! A beautiful solo ride! Sampdoria took the lead after just thirteen minutes of the opening period! ”
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Di Francisco burst out of the dugout amid the loud noise, spun in place, waved his arms, and finally hugged his assistant coach.
That's why he can both swing in front of goal and play defensive counter-attacks to threaten the opposition goal.
Because he has Gao Zheng!
Omnipotent Gao Zheng!
His super individual ability allows him to score even without the support of his teammates.
"Sampdoria are off to a good start on their home turf! They took the lead early! If they can beat Napoli by a big margin at home, they will have an early run in the race for final qualification! ”
In the shot, Di Francisco is smiling exceptionally happily.
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After the goal, Gao Zheng ran to the corner flag area with open arms, where he hugged his teammates to celebrate the goal.
He has set his sights on winning the Coppa Italia, so he will make it to the final no matter what, and he will definitely not be afraid of the opponent because they are third in the league.
He didn't know if every one of his teammates was on the same page as him.
He's not a captain, and even a captain can't force others to do what he wants.
But luckily he's a striker, he can still show his will and determination on the pitch. That's with goals.
One goal after another not only helps the team reach the final, but also shows everyone that he is determined to achieve his goals.
Then he doesn't need words to motivate his teammates, and after seeing his performance, others will naturally follow suit.
There are many kinds of leaders, and Gao Zheng feels that he will definitely not be able to be the kind of bombastic leader in the future.
But if it's to lead the team with practical actions, then he is very happy.
Sampdoria's teammates rushed up and hugged Gao Zheng, everyone laughed and yelled happily, and vented their inner emotions to the fullest.
They were set against the backdrop by the jubilant and dancing Sampdoria fans in the stands.
On the Napoli side, captain Hamsik was constantly slapping his hands and loudly reminding his teammates not to be discouraged: "It's just a ball!" Let's get it back! ”
However, luck doesn't seem to be on Napoli's side this time.
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After the resumption of the game, Napoli did step up their attack, and even the two full-backs were heavily involved in the attack.
As for Sampdoria, after taking the lead, they did not take advantage of the situation to press out and attack, but continued to defend and counterattack steadily.
Ten minutes later, in the twenty-third minute, Napoli's left wing-back Revier accidentally strained his thigh muscle during a sprint and was unable to continue the game.
Rafa Benitez had to make an early substitution, bringing on substitute left-back Faozi Ghulam for the injured Reviere.
The young left-back only moved to Napoli from Ligue 1 side Saint-Etienne during the winter break.
The substitution disrupted Benitez's plans and disrupted Napoli's rhythm of the game, even the siege of Sampdoria was not so threatening.
In the 32nd minute, Napoli seized the opportunity, advanced the attack, hit the Napoli goal, and finally Berardi put the ball into the Napoli goal.
“2:0!! Whoop! Sampdoria is in full swing on their home turf! Two goals ahead before the end of the first half! Just looking at the performance in the first half, it's hard to believe that Sampdoria are only seventh in the league this season! ”
"If Sampdoria hadn't played in the Champions League and focused on the league, they wouldn't have been in the same position as they are now, and I think the top four would be fine......
"That's really ......," Caresa suddenly sighed.
The last time Sampdoria participated in the Champions League, if they could rank seventh in the league, it is estimated that Sampdoria fans will be smiling. Any commentator or journalist would consider this ranking a satisfactory result.
And now, ranked seventh in the league, he will have the idea of "this result is not satisfactory".
What the hell.
But it's true.
At Sampdoria's current level, seventh in the league is indeed a bit lower.
The difference between the two is only that the former does not have Gao Zheng, and the latter has Gao Zheng.
In the former, Gao Zheng is still in the reserve team and is completely unable to help the team.
This second goal doesn't seem to have anything to do with Gao Zheng, but if it weren't for Gao Zheng's threat to Napoli being too big, forcing Napoli to send more defenders to defend him, and treat him as a key figure when defending, how could Berardi get the opportunity to head the goal?
I think that when Di Francesco went to Sampdoria, Gao Zheng was set as the offensive core of the team, which also caused questions from the media.
Thinking about the start of this season, everyone talked about Sampdoria's prospects for this season, and some people thought that Gao Zheng would be short-lived.
Now, both voices have disappeared.
Your face is swollen......