Chapter 415: Super Genius
After the goal, Gao Zheng did not run all the way, but trotted to the corner flag area and waved his finger at the Napoli fans in the stands.
What this action means, even fools understand.
So the Napoli fans in the stands erupted in boos again.
It's just that the boos at this time are useless.
Sampdoria managed to take a two-goal lead in an extremely unfavourable situation, and Napoli fans could not rewrite the score on the big screen, no matter how loud the boos were.
Many people booing is just venting their disappointment and pain in their hearts.
We were three goals behind on aggregate, and it was very difficult to score three goals in 30 minutes.
They couldn't be as optimistic as they were at half-time.
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Amid the boos, Gao Zheng ran to the corner flag area and waved his fist again at the top of the stands to greet them and thank them for their support.
Soon, his teammates ran up from behind, hugged him excitedly, and celebrated the goal with him.
Everyone was very excited, and even goalkeeper Romero rushed to the front to celebrate with everyone.
He hugged Gao Zheng and yelled at him: "Am I considered to have an assist?" ”
Everyone laughed.
Gao Zheng also replied to him with a smile: "I think it should be!" ”
"Well done! I knew you could, and to be honest, I was going to pass it to you! Romero was unashamed and the rest of his team-mates booed.
"Are you sure, Sergio?"
"Nonsense, you obviously want to break the siege!"
"That's it, you're just kicking blindly!"
Gao Zheng waved at Romero: "Thank you for kicking far enough, otherwise I wouldn't have this chance to get rid of them!" ”
After receiving Gao Zheng's thanks and praise, Romero didn't care what other people thought of it, and smiled beautifully.
Then everyone hugged Gao Zheng and returned to their half.
The boos from the stands continued, but the Sampdoria players didn't care.
In their minds, the game is not over yet, but they are already confident to go to the final.
This time it is not a light enemy, but out of responsibility - Gao Zheng has helped the team open a gap of three goals, if this can't be held, what face do they have to face Gao Zheng?
So no matter what, they must also withstand Napoli's attack and not let Gao Zheng's goal go in vain.
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"I don't want to say that Napoli have lost, but the situation is really too dangerous for Napoli...... They were doing well at the start of the second half, maybe just a little bit close to finding the Sampdoria goal, but then the situation will be completely different from what it is now. But Gao's goal changed everything and made all of Napoli's previous efforts meaningless......"
Caresa sighed.
Napoli played very well during this period, on the contrary, Sampdoria did not play well. But it was Sampdoria who scored in the end, not Napoli.
This is football, there is no logic or reason, anything can happen.
If you play well, you don't necessarily win, and if you don't play well, you don't necessarily lose, and there are too many factors that can affect the final result.
The most common is of course the individual ability of the star.
Sampdoria gave full play to Gao Zheng's personal ability, and the whole team shrank back to swing the bus to ensure that the ball was not lost, and then relied on Gao Zheng to play alone.
Many teams do this, but they lack a star with outstanding ability like Gao Zheng.
That's probably the difference between them and Sampdoria.
Why was Sampdoria able to pass five hurdles and kill six generals, all the way to the semi-finals of the Coppa Italia, and still have a good chance of reaching the final?
Isn't it because Sampdoria has Gao Zheng and other teams don't?
One could even say – why was Sampdoria able to still lead Napoli by two goals away from home, even at home? Isn't it because Sampdoria has Gao Zheng and Napoli does not?
If Sampdoria had not been Gao Zheng, in the face of Napoli's crazy offensive, it would have been impossible to hold out for so long, and Napoli would have been beaten into a sieve long ago......
When there is such a superstar in the team, everyone else only needs to do their part, and someone will naturally help them solve other problems.
Di Francisco found a way to use Gao Zheng correctly, that is, try not to give Gao Zheng too many restraints, let him play freely, and he will definitely live up to everyone's trust.
Bergomi looked at Gao Zheng and didn't speak, and his mood was a little complicated.
Last season, he said many times in public that he was more optimistic about Icardi, he believes that Icardi is a genius who does not lose to Gao Zheng at all, as long as he is given enough trust and status, he will definitely grow into a player who competes with Gao Zheng.
But more than halfway through the season, it must be said that Icardi has done a good job at Inter Milan, scoring eleven goals in the league so far and ranking third in the scorers' charts. is already the main force that Inter Milan can't beat.
But compared with Gao Zheng's achievements, it still pales......
Icardi is of course a genius, but perhaps there is still a huge gap between him and Gao Zheng.
That's the gap between a genius and a super genius.
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After the game restarted, Benitez quickly made personnel adjustments and no longer let the four defenders stay in the backfield to defend Gao Zheng, because it turned out that even if all four people focused on Gao Zheng, they could not prevent Gao Zheng from scoring.
Since the results of the four people defending Gao Zheng and the two people defending Gao Zheng are the same, why not free up the two fullbacks and devote them to the attack? Maybe we can score a goal.
And now Napoli is not qualified to make a choice question, and there is only one way in front of them - either attack wildly, chase three goals in a row in the last 30 minutes, and drag the game into extra time. Either die in indecision.
Even if the former were to score Sampdoria, they wouldn't have any reason to worry.
Napoli, who had put down their burdens, performed better, attacking fiercely.
But Sampdoria's players also have faith in their hearts to live up to Gao Zheng's goal and are also tenacious in defence.
There were even Sampdoria players using their bodies to block eye-catching defensive scenes on the field.
The veteran captain Gastad had cramps and had to be replaced by Mustafi.
Gao Zheng can't directly help the team's defense, but he can use his foot skills to try to control the football under his feet for a while, so that time can be consumed more. If a Napoli player is impatient because he grabbed the ball, he can also force the opponent to foul, so that the time is consumed even more.
But even so, Sampdoria conceded a goal in the 88th minute.
It's just that this conceded goal doesn't affect the overall situation.
Although Higuain, who scored the goal, rushed into the goal to catch the ball in the first place, there was not much time left for him and the whole Napoli team.
Four minutes after stoppage time, the referee blew the whistle for the end of the game.
"It's over! Sampdoria defeated Napoli 2-1 away from home, eliminated their opponents with an aggregate score of 5-3, and reached the Coppa Italia final first! This is really a result that many people did not expect! Because when Sampdoria first started this season's Coppa Italia, many people thought that they would abandon this frivolous competition, after all, they were focusing on the Champions League and the league, so many people were not mentally prepared to reach the final of the Coppa Italia......
Bergomi shook his head next to him and said: "I really didn't expect that Sampdoria this season gave us too much unbelievable - before the Champions League group stage, everyone thought that they would go home after the group stage, but now they are the only Italian team to reach the knockout stage of the Champions League." In the league, when Di Francisco made it clear that he wanted to specialize in the Champions League, everyone thought that their goal in the league might be relegation, but halfway through the league, they are now seventh, away from the relegation zone. Now the Coppa Italia has come as a surprise once again...... I gotta say this team is simply against the analysts. ”
Caresa laughed: "It's good that no one bets on Sampdoria's performance!" ”
Bergomi waved his hand again and again: "After last season, I'm afraid no one will dare to do this kind of thing anymore......"
Caresa burst out laughing, laughing heartily.