Chapter 30: The Inheritance of the Flag

Besiktas's goalkeeper nervously commanded his teammates to line up into a wall. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 info

Amid his shout of "a little to the left, a little more to the left", Besiktas threw out a wall of six people and almost covered more than half of the goal.

With only four players left to play in the defence, apart from the man in the wall, Brescia's attacking players in the box looked dominant.

But at this time, Besiktas didn't care so much, and Baggio's free-kick kung fu reputation was too good for them to be careless.

"The free-kick was 27 metres from goal, slightly to the left, and it was just right for Baggio, who was good with his right foot. Let's see if Baggio can take advantage of the opportunity created by Zhang Shu. ”

Not only Besiktas's players, Huang * Jian * Xiang also thinks that Baggio's free kick goal rate in this position is very high, when he saw Baggio holding the ball to the foul place, the data stored in his mind for many years almost didn't need to think about it - in the 00-01 season Baggio scored 4 set-pieces, including a corner kick directly scored, 01-02 scored 3, last year scored 5...

But before he could tell the stats, Baggio put the ball on the turf and stepped aside, while Zhang Shu stood in front of the ball with his waist crossed.

This scene surprised Huang Jianxiang a little.

"This is? Is Zhang Shu going to take this free kick? Or is he just helping Baggio as a cover? ”

"Zhang Shu also has the ability to take free kicks, I remember last year's friendly match with the Brazilian team, Zhang Shu helped the Chinese team score the first goal was a beautiful free kick goal." Zhang Lu on the side said, "It's just that Baggio has always been the first penalty taker in Brescia, so Zhang Shu doesn't have much opportunity to show his free kick skills." I think even if the ball is taken by Zhang Shu, it must be quite threatening. ”

was reminded by Zhang Luyi, Huang Jianxiang suddenly remembered last year's warm-up game.

"Yes, that's right, Zhang Shu also has the ability to score from a free kick in this position, let's wait and see if Zhang Shu will take the penalty!"

"Zhang, do you want to cover for you?" Baggio asked after helping Zhang Shu put the ball away.

But Zhang Shu waved his hand, "No, no, I'll do it myself, Robbie, you have to have confidence in the free kick skills you taught me~"

Look at his confident look, it's like he's about to take a penalty instead of a free-kick.

Baggio didn't say anything more, turned and ran straight to the edge of the box, ready to fight for the second point in case Baggio's shot was saved.

"It seems that this ball was really taken by Zhang Shu, and Baggio has left the penalty area! Okay, let's take a look at this free kick from Zhang Shu! ”

Besiktas's goalkeeper also saw Baggio's movement, and for some reason, he should have breathed a sigh of relief without facing Baggio's free kick, but the uneasiness in his heart has been permeating his mind.

Brescia: What is this going on? Haven't their free-kickers always been Baggio's? Why did it suddenly become that Zhang? Isn't it a direct shot but a pass? Or is that Chinese's free-kick better than Baggio? But there has never been any information about him taking a free-kick before? Does he prefer to play near or far corners? Do you prefer a big blast or a big arc banana ball? Will I arrange too many human walls? Do you want to keep an eye on the captain of Brescia?

Countless questions arise, and none of them have even the slightest clue.

But time was out of his mind, and the referee had already blown the whistle to serve. Besiktas' goalkeeper could only try to keep his attention focused on Zhang Shu, waiting for the unknowable fate to be decided.

Almost as soon as the referee's whistle sounded, Zhang Shu had already started to run.

In an instant, he stood on the left side of the ball, leaned over, and struck the lower right side of the ball with the arch of his right foot, as he had done countless previous exercises.

Then, after the ball leaves the ground, the calf continues to lift up, giving the ball a downward rotational force.

"This action ... It's exactly the same! ”

Seeing Zhang Shu's free throws, this thought flashed through the hearts of many people.

For many fans and commentators, they are already familiar with the free kick posture of some free kick masters, such as Beckham's signature 45-degree tilt that looks like a supporting foot that looks like he wants to break his ankle and a large arc swing arm from top right to bottom left, Carlos's small step to run directly against the goal and volley with the outside of his instep, and Ronaldinho's posture that looks like a cat leaning on his waist to increase his strength at the moment of the ball.

In contrast, Baggio's free-kick stance isn't as recognisable, but it's still easy for anyone who watches his penalty shoots to see who is shooting. Compared with other players, the biggest feature of Baggio's free kick free throw posture is that the running distance is extremely short, generally speaking, only half a step to one step, the inclination of the body is not high, and the range of action is also very small, mainly relying on the accuracy of the touch of the ball and the strength of the short distance to improve the flight speed of the football, after a short touch of the ball, it will not continue to swing its legs sharply in order to increase the power of the shot, and there is almost no balance after the ball, which looks very relaxed.

Now, seeing Zhang Shu kicking the football towards the goal in the same posture as Baggio, if it weren't for the big difference in height and hairstyle, it would be difficult to tell from a distance.

Even Baggio, who was standing in the penalty area, saw Zhang Shu's free throw, and a trace of complicated emotions flashed in his eyes.

It seems that yesterday was still the young man in Fei Lengcui's fresh clothes and angry horses, 20 years of career is just a blink of an eye, and now his body has long been weathered by the years, standing aside, seeing another young self, a healthy self, a young man who can surpass himself. This sourness was mixed with a hint of relief, which made Baggio sigh.

Looks like there's really nothing he can teach him on the pitch.

The Besiktas goalkeeper couldn't relate to Baggio's mixed feelings, or the familiarity of the others who saw Zhang Shu's penalty pose, and the threat of the approaching ball that spun towards the goal made him have no time to care.

Almost without the slightest hesitation, he took two quick steps to his right before throwing himself into the air in desperation.

In the air, he stretched his left hand so hard that he could touch the ball slightly.

But the ball slashed over his palm, and then when it was about to fly off the crossbar, he heard only a soft "poof", and when he turned around in mid-air, he saw the ball slamming into the goal line from top to bottom. Then it continued to bounce high until it was caught by the net at the top, lost all kinetic energy, and slowly fell deeper into the goal.

"The ball went in!! goooooooooooooooooooooal!!!!!!! Huang Jian's passionate voice burst out from the TVs of thousands of households in an instant.

"Drift~~~Bright~~~~!! Strike!!! Almost at the same time, Zhang Lu couldn't help but scream.

Not just the two of them, but all the Chinese fans who were following the game jumped from the front of the TV.

If there are statistics, the word that appears most frequently on the land of China at this moment may be "beautiful" or "good ball".

"It's only been two minutes! Zhang Shu scored a free kick he created himself! Brescia's first goal in the Champions League came from China!! The first goal of the Chinese player in the Champions League came from Zhang Shu!! ”

"Who would have thought that this goal would come so quickly! Who would have thought that Zhang Shu, who participated in the Champions League for the first time, would perform so well! Such a start is simply perfect! Whether it is for Brescia or for Zhang Shu, this goal is significant! ”

"Although Zhang Shu said in the pre-match interview that he would not be nervous about his first Champions League game, we still couldn't help but worry about whether this young player under the age of 18 can withstand the pressure, and now it seems that Zhang Shu has turned all the pressure into motivation, and this goal will definitely boost the self-confidence of him and the entire Brescia team!"

"Brescia is not lacking in quality, for them psychology is the most likely factor to affect their performance, now with this goal, I believe Brescia will play much better in the next games. If this game can be won, then Zhang Shu will definitely be the biggest contributor to this game! ”

After Huang *Jian*Xiang finished shouting the "goal", his mouth kept spitting out praise for Zhang Shu like a machine gun.

It's not that he favors Chinese players, he praises this ball with peace of mind.

The free kick was won by Zhang Shu after the opening with the ball straight to the Yellow Dragon, the free kick was kicked by Zhang Shu himself, and the whole goal process was passed by Tony when he opened the halfway line, and the other player who touched the ball was only Baggio who helped Zhang Shu put the football on the lawn. It can be said that this attack is really Zhang Shu defeated a team alone, and Huang Jianxiang feels that it is not too much to brag about such a performance.

And Zhang Lu saw something deeper.

"Of course, it's a good thing that this goal has scored, but in fact, even if this goal is not scored, it is still a good signal from the standpoint of Chinese football."

"In the past, Baggio's set-pieces were taken by Baggio, and even if they were sometimes too far away or far away, Baggio had a direct shot and scored. This is due to Baggio's status in Brescia, where he is the captain, the flag, the heart and the biggest star of the team. Even Pep Guardiola, who had a much more brilliant career than him, could not shake his position. ”

But now that Baggio is about to retire, we can see that these halos on him are gradually transferring to Zhang Shu. The tactical core of the team has been changed before, and now the responsibility for free-kicks is slowly being put on Zhang Shu, which I think shows that Brescia wants to renew the club's decision-making level. ”

"Maybe next season, or even in the second half of this season, I think Brescia will slowly change from Baggio's Brescia to Zhang Shu's Brescia. And Chinese football will also become the first team in Asia to have players in the five major leagues as the absolute core. ”

"Yes, that's a big possibility." Huang *Jian*Xiang agreed on the side.

The Chinese audience in front of the TV was extremely comfortable listening to the words of the two of them, who doesn't want their country's players to be Niu X, who used to only watch the Japanese boast that they have Nakata Hidetoshi and Nakamura Shunsuke, and the Koreans have Cha Fan Geun, and the previous Chinese foreign players could not compare with these two neighbors in terms of achievements. But now we have it! What Nakata Nakamura Che Fan Gen, compared to Zhang Shu, I'm afraid it's still a step worse, right?

Thinking about it this way, Chinese fans suddenly have the confidence to say tough things in front of the two close neighbors.

While the Chinese audience in front of the TV was rejoicing, Zhang Shu, who scored the goal, was already surrounded by his teammates, and this goal that opened only two minutes made many young players put down a boulder in their hearts.

Although the coach and veteran players tried to downplay the milestone of the game before the game, hoping to reduce the pressure on the young players, where is the pressure reduced? Faced with a field that they have never set foot in, many people are always apprehensive in their hearts.

But after Zhang Shu's goal, all the baggage disappeared.

It seems that the Champions League is not a big deal, isn't it so easy for us to lead?

Can a team that can be easily handled by Zhang alone be better than those old rivals in Serie A?

With such a mentality, the Brescia players suddenly relaxed, and this relaxation was of course not the relaxation of Ma Fang Nanshan, but the relaxation that returned to their usual calmness.

In this way, under Zhang Shu's rather personal heroism goal, the nervousness of the Brescia players lasted only a minute before disappearing without a trace.

When the game restarted, they played more freely, firmly controlled the situation on the pitch and scored another goal before half-time. The goal was also a set-piece, as Baggio was pulled down in the box when he met Di Biagio's pass and the referee awarded a penalty to Brescia.

While the Chinese audience in front of the television was expecting Zhang Shu to take the privilege of the team's first penalty taker, Zhang Shu seemed to have little interest in this unfulfilled way of scoring. He simply exited the forbidden area, without the slightest intention of fighting for it.

Baggio steadily kicked the ball into the bottom left corner of the goal, and the goalkeeper made a complete save.

"Should have asked. Our opponents have been completely suppressed by us, and we have surpassed them in all aspects. Igor said lightly on the bench, "It was a smooth game, and Jang Jae-il's opening goal solved our biggest problem." ”

'In theory we have a good chance of winning, but we can't show it in front of the players, and the lesson last time was deep enough.

Mazzoni nodded imperceptibly, responding in a voice that only the two of them could hear.

"By the way, is it your arrangement for Zhang to send a free kick?" Igor suddenly remembered the question.

Mazzoni shook his head, "No, I didn't arrange it, it should be Zhang and Robbie's decision after discussing it themselves." Anyway, it didn't turn out bad, was it? ”

"Ah, that's right." Igor laughed.

"It seems that Robbie is already preparing for the shift." (To be continued.) )