Chapter 259: Some People Are Happy and Some Are Sad
When Gao Zheng completed the senior at the 71st minute, Di Francesco adjusted his tactics, and the whole team contracted to play ball control tactics.
It's a way to win the game with minimal effort.
After all, Sampdoria already leads Pescara 6-0, and there is no need to continue to attack and strive for more goals. A 6-0 win is a three-point score, and a 16-0 win is still a three-point.
Playing with control and slowing down the pace now can give the main players a chance to rest on the one hand, and reduce the possibility of injury on the other hand.
As for Gao Zheng, Di Francisco replaced him in the 76th minute, allowing him to enjoy the cheers of the Sampdoria fans alone and to rest a little longer.
Amid the deafening cheers, Gao Zheng walked off the field and applauded the Sampdoria fans in the stands.
At this time, no one complained about his delay, because even if he didn't delay, the difference of six goals would be almost impossible to reverse. Pescara is finished, Sampdoria wins.
Gao Zheng was like a star on the red carpet, enjoying the cheers of the fans, and strolling off the court.
Then he hugged Di Francisco.
"It looks like you're a hungry beast after giving you a game off. I'm thinking about whether or not to rotate you, high, ha! While holding Gao Zheng, Di Francesco joked in his ear.
Gao Zheng smiled, let go of the head coach, and then walked to the bench and high-fived each of his substitute teammates one by one to celebrate his second senior of the season.
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The person who replaced Gao Zheng was Maxi López.
In front of the TV, his children were cheering for their father's appearance, but their mother's face was not very good-looking......
She never thought that her Mauro would be defeated, and so quickly......
She stared at Gao Zheng on the TV tightly, full of resentment.
The result of the final game was 6:0, after Gao Zheng left the field, no matter how hard Icardi tried, he couldn't score another goal, after all, the whole Sampdoria team didn't have the heart to attack anymore, so naturally they couldn't provide much support to Icardi.
Although he scored twice in this game, which was his most goal this season, it was immediately overshadowed by Gao Zheng's four goals, and it was not worth mentioning......
As soon as the game ended, the reporters rushed to Gao Zheng - why didn't anyone come to interview him?
"Did Cavani put pressure on me? No, no, I've always played at my own pace and don't care too much about other people's situations......"
"Yes, it feels great to finish your senior year. As a striker, scoring goals is always something to be happy about...... But what's even happier is that we won again and it's great to be able to give such a good game to the home fans! ”
"The team's goal for this season? I only know about relegation and as for the other goals, you should ask the manager, not me. The manager is responsible for setting the goals, and we players are just responsible for getting them there......"
"Does this good form have anything to do with the rest of the last game? No, you can't say that, otherwise the manager would have to give me a break often, ha! I don't want him to do that! ”
Watching Gao Zheng and the reporters talking and laughing, Icardi was a little lost. He also scored two goals in this game, but no one paid much attention.
At this moment, Maxi López put his arm around his shoulder: "You did a great job, Mauro. It's not your problem......"
He knew Icardi's goal, and although he didn't think Icardi would succeed, he comforted him at this time.
"Come to my house tomorrow for the holidays, take a good rest, and don't push yourself too hard."
He extended the invitation again, but Icardi shook his head: "Sorry, Maxi, thank you for your kindness. But before defeating him......"
"There's no need to push yourself too hard, Mauro."
Icardi asked rhetorically, "Maxi, do you have the kind of opponent who only sees one look and wants to defeat no matter what?" ”
Maxi López shook his head: "Sorry, Mauro, I don't have such an opponent. ”
"But I have, Maxi. From the first time I saw Gao in the reserves, I knew in my heart that he was my old enemy, the one I had to defeat. I even felt that if I wanted to be the best striker in the world, I had to beat him, otherwise I would never be at the top. ”
Seeing that Icardi was so stubborn and persistent, Maxi López couldn't persuade him anymore, so he could only pat him on the shoulder: "Good luck, Mauro." You do need good luck too. ”
In his eyes, Icardi is indeed talented, but Gao Zheng's talent is even better than him, unless Gao Zheng suffers a serious injury in his career, otherwise if both of them continue to develop like this, it will be very difficult for Icardi to defeat Gao Zheng.
But with Gao Zheng's style of almost knocking down on the court, how easy is it to suffer a serious injury?
He is too good at protecting himself, even if he is scolded for fake falls and outstanding acting skills, he never intends to give up protecting himself.
This is perhaps the most important thing for a person who has suffered a serious injury and almost gave up on professional football - nothing is more important than a healthy body.
If you are just scolded and hacked, but you can protect yourself from serious injuries, then what does it matter?
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After Sampdoria's 6-0 victory over Pescara, this time not only the Genoese media, but almost the entire Italian media were discussing Gao Zheng's senior happiness.
No matter how unaccustomed the media were to Gao Zheng's practice of booking the Golden Boot, they may have to admit at this time that at present, Gao Zheng is indeed the most powerful contender for the top scorer in Serie A this season.
El Shaarawy still did not score in this round of the league, and his fiery goalscoring form in the first half suddenly left him.
Although Cavani scored in this round of the league and scored in two consecutive league games, this did not help him shorten the gap with Gao Zheng, but was pulled further and further away by Gao Zheng.
This really makes those who are unhappy and high-ranking depressed.
Sampdoria coach Di Francesco commented on Gao Zheng at the post-match press conference, "I have been completely conquered by him", which can be said to be very rare for a manager to evaluate his players like this.
Pescara's goalkeeper Perrin simply declined to be interviewed after the game, perhaps the game relived the same sense of desperation he had as a child with Pistoia's junior team – no matter how hard he tried and how much he tried to cheer himself up, he just couldn't stop the man from breaking down his goal.
He even wondered again if he wasn't the genius goalkeeper people were talking about.
Mauro Icardi, who scored twice in the game, was finally remembered by the media in the post-match report, but it didn't take up much space, and some reports were full of regret for Icardi - he scored two goals, but in everyone's impression, it was as if he didn't even participate in the game. The fact that the brace and the brace are so non-existent really makes Icardi's heart stop.
Edinson Cavani, Shaarawy, Perrin, Icardi...... On the day after the game, I don't know how many people were saddened by it.