Two days before the quarterfinals, Zhang Jun received a call from Florence, Italy. It was Xiang Tao who called. He told Zhang Jun that Fiorentina had completed the first leg of their qualifying round for the UEFA Champions League, beating Bulgaria's CSKA Sofia 2-0 away and were now in pre-season training for the second leg on August 25.

Fiorentina's acquisitions this season have not been as stormy as last season, but they are also proceeding in an orderly manner. In terms of defenders, Fiorentina snatched Parma's central defender Daniel from many giants at a high price; Bonella, an excellent defender hailed as Nesta's successor, will greatly strengthen Fiorentina's backline. Since Bonella can play both centre-back and right-back, the right-back position has also been strengthened to a certain extent. The transfer cost Ren Yudi 23 million euros, and he won it after winning over Juventus, AC Milan, Barcelona, Arsenal and many other giants.

It can be said that although Fiorentina's acquisition this summer is not as crazy as last year, it has been a tough battle, and almost every transfer negotiation has not been easy. Why, Bonella was the first player to confirm a move to Fiorentina, and since him, Fiorentina's signings have made the club a lot of effort. Ren Yudi even borrowed Zhang Jun's agent, Hua Fang, to help him negotiate.

At that time, Hua Fang was unwilling, because she was the agent of a single player, not the manager of a team. But Ren Yu unexpectedly put down her body and begged hard, which made her a little tempted, and finally agreed to go out on the condition of "giving me a very high commission".

Fiorentina then went head-to-head with Chelsea.

Fiorentina and Chelsea have similar backgrounds, so they have been called "Italy's Chelsea" by many media, because the two owners are very rich, and the managers of both teams have a surname and level, and both teams rely on the above two points to call the wind and rain in their respective leagues.

This time, Fiorentina have their eye on Chelsea's left winger, Irishman Damien; Duff. The 29-year-old has lost his place in the squad at Chelsea, with the maturing Wright on the right and Arjen Robben on the left in the Premier League, who is far from the glory of previous seasons. Sabato sees this in mind, believing that there should be no problem with the player himself, as long as he talks with Chelsea. And Duff, who can't play the main team at Chelsea, is a very important player for Fiorentina, who is about to go to the European Champions League.

However, it has always been the case that Abu and Mourinho, who have deep pockets, snatched people from others, when will it be their turn to dig their corners? What's more, Mourinho insisted that although Duff could not play the absolute main force, he was still very good as a first substitute. Chelsea were reluctant to let go, and the two sides were grinding it off. Neither Zhang Jun nor Xiang Tao knew exactly what the negotiations would look like, but a month later, on August 18, the official websites of Fiorentina and Chelsea both announced the incident: Duff transferred to Fiorentina for a "sky-high" price of 28 million euros. Why put quotation marks, because for a player of Duff's age, 28 million euros is indeed a bit high. But Ren Yudi didn't care, and Sabato didn't say anything, just happy: now the strength of the left side of the team has strengthened again.

Another thing that Zhang Jun is happy about is that his friend from his time in Warrendam, the Dutchman Van Persie, is also coming. Fiorentina spent 12 million euros from Arsenal to buy this all-round midfielder who can play as a left winger, a striker or a midfielder. Known as "Bergkamp's best successor", he has not been able to play at Arsenal, depressed and hoping for a change of environment, when Fiorentina sent an invitation, he agreed without much thought, because Zhang Jun was there.

Sabato believes that Van Persie's arrival can relieve the pressure on Crewe, and he can also properly reinforce the left side, and can also play forward with Zhang Jun, in short, a very practical player. As for his temper...... Anyway, there are so many fire buckets in the team, and there are not many more than him.

In the end, Xiang Tao excitedly told Zhang Jun one thing, that is, according to a certain overexcited coach Sabato himself...... This summer, the team is likely to come with at least one heavyweight. But Sabato didn't say it, and no one else knows, but considering the boss's spending spirit, it's probably not impossible to really have a world-class star.

"Hey, Zhang Jun! Do you know? We might even be able to win the same title next season! This lineup is too strong! It's true! It's too strong! ”

Xiang Tao's excited voice was still echoing in Zhang Jun's ears, and he couldn't wait to return to Florence to meet his new teammates. But......

Zhang Jun raised his head and looked at his teammates who were silent around him, and the head coach who was analyzing the opponent for them, and was pulled back to the cruel reality.

Yes, the harsh reality......

Almost halfway through the Olympics, the Chinese team has firmly occupied the second position in the gold medal table with the advantage of the hosts, and is still threatening the first place of the boss United States. The whole country was jubilant, and the media declared that China was already the world's second sports power, and that Russia was no longer good, and that the future Olympics would be a confrontation between China and the United States, and as China's national strength became stronger, it would be a matter of time before it surpassed the United States.

In this context, the men's Olympic football team has also been entrusted with such a sacred mission - must win medals, gold medals at the best, and bronze medals at the bottom.

Zhang Jun felt that everyone must be crazy, and it was dangerous to reach the semi-finals with the current strength of the National Olympic team. Outsiders don't know, but he himself knows it, the contradictions within the team are not a day or two, watching many players ignore each other as soon as they get off the training ground, he feels that this team has no future at all.

The strength is not very good, and I really think I am a star. A group of Adou who are used to being conceived!

In the knockout round, their opponent was the not weak Argentine Olympic team, and the head coach analyzed the team's playing characteristics, strengths and weaknesses on the stage. But look at the players around them, one by one with their heads down, but how many of them are listening carefully? Zhang Jun suddenly felt sorry for this head coach, but he met such a group of bastards who had no personality charm and could only sigh when he looked at them, right? If it fails, the players will be scolded a few times at most and then return to their respective clubs to eat and drink spicy, while the coach may not be able to coach for a while, which is really unlucky.

Anke sat at the back and looked at the ceiling, his eyes blank, he had been like this for days. Zhang Jun shook his head, and Crewe looked gloomy, not knowing what he was thinking. At first, he persuaded him to participate in the Olympics, thinking that it would be a way to increase his affection for this country, but he didn't expect to see the ugly side here, and maybe he was very disappointed in his heart. Zhang Jun felt that he was very sorry for him, even if he was scolded by Sabato in Florence now, it would be better than living and suffering here, right?

Zhang Jun felt a lot of pressure, really, he didn't want the team to fail. But is it really possible to play with those people and not fail with just a few of them? And he doesn't want the victory he is desperately striving for to be just used by some people as a big red flower to please the above - Zhang Jun doesn't know what kind of person Chen Wei is, he still thinks that the Chinese Football Association is the root of all evil, and he has no ability to fight anything, but he doesn't want his efforts to be annihilated.

Football Association, media, fans, teammates, coaches...... Everyone is looking forward to him, and this expectation is far higher than Zhang Jun's strength. He's the team's number one star right now, but he's not a robot, and he's tired under too much pressure. After all, the captain has only been in office for one season, and he is far less comfortable than Yang Pan.

The coach was still talking, but Zhang Jun couldn't listen to it anymore, he only felt that his ears were buzzing, and his brain was a little confused.

A season of crazy spikes, fifteen unbeaten rounds, thirty-one goals, top scorer in the league, European Golden Boot, Olympic ...... Maybe he's really tired.

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This is the last public training session of the Chinese team before tomorrow's game, and many reporters have gathered on the sidelines, and the photographers are even more anxious to take photos.

Sophie is looking for Zhang Jun in the camera, and there are always a lot of photos of Zhang Jun in her film, and Li Yan jokes that she is using public funds for private purposes.

This time, when Zhang Jun's face appeared in the camera, Sophie didn't press the shutter for a long time.

Because she saw a different Zhang Jun than usual.

Li Yan, who was standing next to Sophie, noticed Sophie's strangeness: "What's wrong, Sophie? ”

"Hmm...... Zhang Jun is a little different today......"

"I noticed it too." Li Yan dragged his chin and looked at Zhang Jun in the field.

The dignified Zhang Jun, the frowning Zhang Jun, and the worried Zhang Jun...... It's not like Zhang Jun, who was sunny before.

This is definitely not one of the signs of maturity. Li Yan knows it, and so does Sophie.

"The pressure is too great, and now the media hype that he and the team are going crazy, talking about the Olympic gold medal all day long, all saying that this is the best opportunity to win a gold medal in football in Chinese history. The pressure of 1.3 billion people is not comparable to that of the small 300,000 people in Florence. ”

"Do you want me to remind him? I can call him after training......"

Li Yanyan stopped Sophie: "Don't, Sophie, don't call him, don't contact him." This time you don't do anything. ”

"But if you lose the game......"

"Maybe it's a good thing for him to lose...... Ah, anyway, don't call him, no matter what the outcome of that game is, just don't interfere with him too much......" Li Yan felt that his explanation was far-fetched. If Sophie really wanted to call Zhang Jun, he wouldn't be able to stop it.

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Zhang Jun sat in the lounge panting, Crewe packed his things and was still waiting for Zhang Jun, but he waved his hand and let him go. "Go back first, Crewe. I want to take another break. ”

Watching Crewe leave, and when he was the only one left in the lounge, he leaned weakly against the wall behind the bench and let out a sigh. Really tired, even if he is tired, he can't show any tiredness in front of other people, because he is the hope of all of them, he has to show enough strength in front of these boys, if he tells them now that he is not in good shape, then tomorrow he will not have to play, he will definitely lose. These people have long regarded him as everything, and it is not like this in Florence, hehe, it seems that it is not good to be the core, but the core does this only shows that others are too incompetent.

Crewe was good, but since he never gave the boys a good look, they didn't treat him as one of their own. What about Anke? I'm worried about my own all day long, where do you have any thoughts to stand up? It's a mess of the Olympics.

Zhang Jun is really not in good shape now, but he didn't tell anyone, and he was very positive in training, but there are some subtle things that only he can feel. Maybe there is still some luck in his heart, thinking that the Argentine National Olympic Games are only the National Olympics after all, and a few overage players are not a powerful role, and he still wants to let this team go further.

Go a little further...... It's not that I want to satisfy some people's expectations, but just because I don't want to lose.

Tomorrow's game, please do your best.

Zhang Jun stood up, then slowly put clothes on himself, and after cleaning up, he turned off the lights, closed the door, and left here.

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Ren Yu looked at the head coach of the team in front of him: "Are you satisfied now?" I've been preparing for this since the winter break last season. ”

"Hey, satisfied, satisfied!" Sabato rubbed his hands excitedly. "It doesn't get much more satisfying than this."

"Well, I'll tell Francisco to make this public tomorrow. Then there will be a press conference, and when he has completed his medical examination, you can take him to the training camp. Pay attention to let him have a good relationship with the players and integrate into the team as soon as possible. ”

"Don't worry, I know how to do it. Florence is not the same as it was a year ago, and I think everyone will be as excited as I was. ”

"Jorgensen can't say that, right?"

'He should be conscious, we're a team that has to play on multiple fronts and he's got a lot of injuries at the moment, so we really need to have a lot of reserves. He's a professional footballer and I think that's something you should have. ”

"Well, that's good, I don't want the atmosphere in my dressing room to be ruined. In addition, the managers are also actively contacting the other substitutes that the team needs, but I still hope that you can find some good seedlings from the youth team. ”

"This ...... Boss, you know that Fiorentina's youth team has never produced any good players......"

"It's very simple, then I'm going to invest more in youth football...... Well, maybe it's time for Frankie Field to be expanded......" Ren Yu covered his forehead, thinking about these questions, "No hurry, no hurry, take your time, take your time." What I have is time...... Okay, there's nothing to do, you go back. ”

Sabato left contentedly because he got a player he had always dreamed of, a player who helped him take the attack by storm in Europe.

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The match was played at the Workers' Stadium in Yanjing. The Workers' Stadium, which has been renovated in anticipation of the Games, has a new look and will also host one of the semi-finals of the Games' football event.

The Workers' Stadium was packed, and an ordinary Olympic football match filled a huge stadium, and the Argentines clearly did not expect to be treated like this.

Zhang Jun led the way, but he turned a deaf ear to the noise coming from the stands. In fact, he doesn't know where his spirit is now, and he is in a trance.

The noise can only become an increasingly heavy pressure on his back, and he has not felt the pressure from the media and fans for a long time, and he Chinese is really enthusiastic...... Ha!

Among the players who followed Zhang Jun, some were still muttering: "Why is it arranged for the afternoon game?" Damn, August afternoon in Yanjing is the hottest time! This kind of weather competition, do you still want people to live? ”

"Haha, it's okay, it's okay! The Argentine team is even more uncomfortable than us in this kind of weather, you must know that it is winter at this time. ”

Blind optimism......

Zhang Jun stood in the center circle, waiting for kick-off, and next to him stood the striker of the National Olympic team who was partnering him. A tall, strong, but rough center with rough footwork. Seeing him, Zhang Jun remembered that Li Jie was here, the high school striker who had briefly partnered with him in the national team, although he was also tall and well-suited, and his footwork was rough, but he was very impactful, at least he could hold the ball with his body in the front court, and then wait for his companions to come up to support. Now this center...... Zhang Jun has cooperated with him for three games, not to mention the repeated wasted opportunities, and he is still very unconscious, and always likes to fight alone. You will be respectful to him off the field, and you will treat yourself as a master when you get to the field. Jang Jun hates playing with this kind of person, but ...... This person is the only one on the forward line of the entire national Olympic team who has taken a shot - the original main striker Wu Shangshan was injured in a training session before the Olympics and is already destined to miss the Olympic Games.

"Toot!" Zhang Jun was thinking about it when the referee from Sweden blew the whistle for the kick-off.

"Audience friends, audience friends! With the referee's whistle, the much-anticipated men's football semifinals of the Yanjing Olympics began, wearing a red shirt and red shorts, attacking from the left side of the screen to the right is the Chinese Olympic team, and wearing a blue and white shirt and black shorts, attacking from right to left is the Argentine Olympic team! ”

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Meanwhile, in Italy, it's morning. A press conference is taking place inside the Fiorentina club.

"I'm going to have to introduce you to a ......," Jalimian said with a smile to many confused reporters.

Many reporters were called to attend this morning's press conference on a private phone last night, and some of them had not yet woken up and yawned at the press conference. No one knows what Florence wants to do so mysteriously, but Florence has always been so mysterious anyway, so everyone didn't worry too much about it, so they all came.

This summer, there have been many rumors that Florence is going to do something big. However, there was never any real move in Florence.

Could it be that this press conference is related to previous rumors?

"Come on." Jalimian said to the back of the stage, which was invisible to the reporters, and then saw a man stride onto the podium, in a sturdy body, and then greeted everyone with a smile on his face.

"This is Fiorentina's most important transfer job of the season, Fiorentina's number 7, right midfielder Joaquin; Sanchez; Rodriguez. ”

Everyone woke up, and they looked at the smiling Jalimian and the smiling Joaquin on the stage in surprise, as well as the smiling Sabato next to him.

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"The ball is in! Strike...... However, it was Argentina's advanced goal. Their captain, Lionel Messi, scored his fourth goal of the tournament to catch up with Zhang Jun. ”

The Chinese commentator said that there was no energy, and there were only cheers from Argentine fans in the workers' stadium.

Anke reluctantly got up and fished out the football from behind him, and then kicked it in front, he had nothing to say, the defenders were obviously out of position, Messi's inward cut from the left to the middle was very sharp, but the defenders did not pay enough attention to it.

He doesn't even have the strength to scold now. In the first game, he tried to scold a few words, but later he saw that it was useless to scold, so he simply stopped scolding. Let them be.

Now he just wants to finish the Olympics as soon as possible so that he can go back to Germany.

Zhang Jun watched the excited Argentine players crowd Messi and run back to his half, and he was indifferent.

Now everyone knows that he has become the target of Messi to surpass. Originally, Messi was the most eye-catching star in this Olympic football project, but because he came, he became the first. The competitive surname of young people is reflected in Messi.

Scoring a goal for the Chinese team is a demonstration to him.

Zhang Jun remembered that he was so eagerly looking forward to the match with Shepchenko before, and he also had such an idea in his heart. He seemed to see another version of himself from Messi's back. What kind of figure will the Argentine, who is now Barcelona's main midfielder, become in the future?

However, Zhang Jun, who has admiration in his heart, will certainly not easily let go of the opponent who provokes him in front of him, and he will not want someone to climb on his head to make a fortune.

So at the beginning of the second half, Zhang Jun equalized the score with a direct free kick. Lacking sufficient support from midfield, Zhang Jun could only rely on set-pieces to find a score. Crewe has been pinned down by Argentina's two midfielders and he doesn't seem to be in a lot of mood and rarely makes that kind of amazing technique.

"Oh--Zhang Jun!! The Chinese team equalized the score! It's only been five minutes into the second half! The narrator shouted excitedly, and the majestic national anthem came from the workers' body.

"Why is the goal celebrated with the national anthem?" Crewe was puzzled.

"This means patriotic ......," Zhang Jun explained.

Zhang Jun didn't celebrate with anyone after the goal, he walked back calmly alone, just waving to his teammates.

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"Joaquín's transfer fee is 38 million euros, which is our biggest transfer for Fiorentina this summer. Coach Sabato believes that Joaquín's talent and experience will be crucial to the team, and our marketing manager also believes that Joaquín's arrival will help boost the sales of merchandise and the team's influence in Spain. Jalimian was talking, Joaquin was smiling all the time, and he was still wearing his short hair at Betis.

In fact, Joaquín was able to come this time, and Florence also spent a lot of effort, among which I don't know how many benefits were given to Joaquin's agent alone.

Betis has always been in La Liga, and for a player as ambitious as Joaquín, it was okay at first, but as he got older, he was no longer satisfied with a lifetime in a team like Betis that didn't have much future. He wants to go to the big clubs, to the teams that can win more titles.

At the beginning, Real Madrid said that he wanted him, and he was ecstatic, among the La Liga players, except for Barcelona players, they can all be proud to go to Real Madrid. But Real Madrid had Beckham and finally gave up on him. Chelsea said they wanted him again, and this time the success rate was very high, but in the end, Wright's sudden rise made Mourinho change his mind, and he told Joaquín that if he went, he would not necessarily have the main force to play. Joaquin was arrogant and unwilling to be a substitute for a junior. In the end, Chelsea's invitation was declined. He stayed at Betis for the next three years, and one year Betis was lucky enough to reach the European Champions Cup, which seemed to give Joaquín the determination to stay here. But the results in the European Champions Cup were terrible. Joaquín realized that maybe it really had to go. He's a pro and a genius who wants to win, he wants championships, more than many, many people. Vicente have won both domestic league titles at Valencia, while Reyes have tasted league titles at Arsenal. The angel wings of Spain, he is the only one who has nothing.

When Florence first appeared in his ranks of suitors, it was last winter, and he didn't pay attention to it at all. Because a team of Fiorentina's level is about the same as Betis in his eyes.

But when that season came to an end, he had to re-evaluate Fiorentina.

A team that has been on the verge of relegation for a season can become fourth in Serie A this season, and it is definitely not as simple as luck as the Spanish media say. And the attacking principles pursued by Fiorentina made Joaquin feel that he was very appetizing. Looking at their acquisitions this summer, it seems that it is not as simple as wanting to make a difference in the Champions Cup.

And the price offered by Florence also made it difficult for Betis to refuse. There are now very few buyers who can afford to buy people for more than 35 million euros. Moreover, the club promised Joaquín more wages than at Betis.

Joaquín had no reason not to be tempted.

It's just that...... His only concern is that there seems to be no precedent for Spanish players to play in Italy, without exception, all of them go in a beautiful way and then go to the end of the world. This time he decided to come to Florence, and many Spanish media have even decided the ending for him in advance, a very pessimistic ending. Italy, who thought he was fierce defensively, must have had to sit in the stands for most of the time.

Joaquin felt it was a gamble and put his future on this transfer. Either you succeed or you fail, and there will be absolutely no other result.

"So, Joaquin, show everyone your jersey." Jalimian ended his speech by calling out both Joaquín and Sabato, and the reporters knew that the press conference was coming.

Jalimian handed Joaquin the purple Fiorentina jersey for the season, and with the back facing outward, the three men grabbed the sleeves and necklines on each side of the suit, smiled and stood together to show it to the reporters at the scene.

Under the flash, the golden name and number shimmered: "Joaquin, 7. ”

The number 7 was left over from Di Livio's retirement, and no one wore it last season, but now Joaquín wears it, believing that he has that ability.

While pressing the shutter constantly, Calyani was worried about the Spaniard in his heart.

The Italian defenders aren't as cute as you Spain, Joaquín.

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Li Yan yawned untimely in the press box, and everyone else looked nervous, only he felt like sleeping. Although it is related to the fate of the Chinese Olympic team, this game is really not exciting, and the low-level mistakes of the players are not once or twice, Argentina is forced by Zhang Jun's pressure and does not dare to attack with all his strength, and China wants to attack with all its strength but does not have the ability, and the overage players and the players who returned from overseas are not in good condition in this game.

Zhang Jun, Crewe, Anke, and Shao Jiaying are not in the state, and Wu Shangshan simply withdrew from the Olympics because of injury.

He didn't know how many people in the stands, in front of the TV, had seen that something was wrong as time went by.

I heard that Florence is very lively now, Zhang Jun, I personally think that small town is suitable for you to stay.

"Ahh Jang Jun's shot missed! This kick is a bit outrageous, and he didn't force him by his side! ”

Zhang Jun held his knees, his breathing became very rough, and he felt very tired, so the foot ball just now was "a little outrageous". Crewe walked past him and asked in passing, "Are you alright?" ”

Zhang Jun shook his head: "It's okay, I'm fine." Then he straightened up, and he realized that he was the captain, an example to those who did not fight, and he couldn't slack off first, otherwise the bastards would have even more reason. He wiped the beads of sweat from his chin and looked up at the big screen, seventeen minutes to go. If it's still 1-1, then extra time will be played, and if it is still 1-1, then penalties will be played...... This is what Zhang Jun does not want to see, if the Chinese team can win, it will be too costly to win on penalties. What he wants now is to settle the fight in ninety minutes and then fight for more rest.

"Hey, Crewe. Pass me the ball and I'll try to finish the game. ”

Crewe looked at Zhang Jun, then nodded.

To be honest, he has always felt very lonely when he came to China, but fortunately there is Zhang Jun with him. He didn't know anyone here, and the environment here was unfamiliar, at least there was a Xiang Tao in Florence where he could have some amusement.

It is precisely because of this environment that he admires Zhang Jun even more, it is not a simple matter to be able to play in such an environment and be responsible.

He had to help Zhang Jun.

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At the end of the twenty-minute press conference, Joaquin was taken by Sabato to the team doctor, who needed to do a full medical examination of him. It's not a long time, and it's not too short. After his medical examination, he will go to the training base in Florence, meet with his teammates, and then go home. The next day will be a meeting with the fan representatives in Frankie, and in the afternoon will officially enter the team for a training camp.

Joaquín was still a little surprised when he saw that it was an oriental face that had examined him. Because it's not common to see Oriental doctors in professional football clubs.

And then, the method of the Oriental doctor's examination was even more unexpected for Joaquin.

He was not put on various electronic devices to take the exercise test, but was asked to lie flat on the bed, and then the doctor was on his arms, ankles, knees, thighs, calves, chest, eyes...... Waiting to press back and forth, look here, touch there, and ask him all kinds of questions about his body through the interpreter while doing his hands.

Finally finished touching.

Feng Qing wiped his hands, and then said to Sabato beside him: "Joaquín's physical condition is not bad, but he has been injured before, and there are old injuries in his body, and there is a danger of recurrence." In addition, the Serie A defense is also a very big test for players from La Liga, I am afraid that his body will not be able to adapt at first, and you have to be mentally prepared for him to get injured. Of course, we will also arrange corresponding measures to help him adapt as soon as possible. Okay, let's let him do the test. ”

Joaquin listened to all the translated words from his translator, and the more he listened, the more surprised he became, just touching his body and asking questions, he could know so clearly and come to such a certain conclusion. It's no wonder that Fiorentina had so few injured players last season!

The rest of the procedure was finally restored to Joaquin's familiarity, but he still remembered the mysterious Oriental doctor.

It is true that he has been injured frequently in the past few years, although it is not a major injury that requires surgery, but those frequent minor injuries still make him very troubled, because he often misses the game and cannot complete a season, which has greatly affected his state, so before the 2006 World Cup in Germany, he was not even selected for the Spanish national team.

In the past two years, with his own efforts, he has gradually returned to the national team, but the competition for the main position is still very fierce.

Looking at Joaquín, who went out for an exercise test, Sabato asked Feng Qing beside him: "Well, how is Jorgensen's recent physical condition?" ”

"Very good." Feng Qing replied very succinctly. For Sabato, such a succinct answer would have been the best.

He nodded: "That's good......"

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Zhang Jun received a very hidden pass from Crewe, but this time he was surprised that Messi returned to the penalty area to defend, and it was him who defended.

He underestimated and was cut off by Messi first. Zhang Jun immediately chased back, it was his responsibility to lose the ball this time, and he wanted to make up for this mistake.

has been squeezed behind him, and it is really difficult for a player like Zhang Jun who does not have much defensive ability to successfully break the ball. Zhang Jun finally shoveled people directly behind his back.

The referee blew the whistle and then gave Zhang Jun a yellow card. Messi tossed and turned on the ground in pain, Zhang Jun glanced at him, and did not show kindness to go up and pull him, but walked straight back from him.

Messi felt bored and got up from the ground again. He was not shoveled to any critical place by Zhang Jun, so he could still be alive when he jumped, and Zhang Jun himself knew it, so he didn't go up to pull him.

"The 90-minute game is coming to an end! But the two sides are still tied 1:1! There are not many exciting scenes in this game, is it related to who can enter the semi-finals, and everyone is playing carefully? ”

"Hmm...... This possibility exists. After all, both sides value Olympic medals. The special guest used Chinese ideas to cross others, which made Li Yan, a journalist who has been in Europe for several years, feel funny.

However, the Workers' Stadium has been rebuilt for the Olympics and the dilapidated press booths are now televised, so in order to take care of the reporters, they can't see what is happening in the stadium from the stands.

He was looking down at his watch, and the referee was looking at it. The deafening shouts in the stands have faded away, and perhaps even the fans themselves feel a little ominous. The Chinese team, which has the top scorer in Serie A and the winner of the European Golden Boot, couldn't knock on the goal of the Argentine team.

"Hey, the attack power of the Chinese team is not so weak, is it? The other party is just a national Olympic team! ”

"Who knows! It seems that Zhang Jun is not in the state......"

"Damn! How can you not be in the state at this time?! ”

"You ask me, who do I ask? Why don't you say Ronaldo in the World Cup final in France? ”

Inevitably, there was a lot of talk in the audience.

"The Chinese team players are running with heavy feet, maybe the weather is too hot, and their physical energy is too much. There are four minutes left in the game. The next extra-time is a serious test for the players, we hope they can withstand the pressure, now it's a clash of wills, the Argentine players are just as tired as we are, whoever persists will be the winner! ”

The commentator said impassionedly, but if he heard the voices of many Chinese players on the field, I don't know what else he could say?

"Holy! How long does it take for the game to end? There's still half an hour of extra time...... Drag it to the penalty, penalty! We've got Anke, so there must be no problem with the penalty. ”

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Joaquin, who had finished his medical examination, was informed of the preliminary opinion of the Florentine side. They are quite satisfied with Joaquin's current physical condition, and there are no hidden injuries on his body when he transferred. Now Sabato is going to take him to the training base.

In the car to the base, Sabato sat in the co-pilot's seat, and Joaquín sat in the back seat with his agent and an Italian interpreter.

"Well, Joaquin. There are some things that need to be told to you, and you know that we have to play on multiple fronts this season, so I can't guarantee that you will be able to start every game because it is a matter of fitness and form. I hope you understand that, but as long as you're in good shape and fit, the starting XI should be yours. You've made a name for yourself and Fiorentina have a lot of young players and I want you to set a little bit of an example for them and it will help you settle into the team. There is no player in Fiorentina who can't be a substitute, even if it's Zhang Jun, if he's not in good shape and condition, I'll put him on the bench. Sabato sat in the passenger seat, then turned to Joaquín behind him.

Joaquin listened to the translation, then thought for a moment, then nodded: "I understand." I also know the situation of the team and I just hope that the coach will deliver on your promise to let me start when I am not in fitness and form. I hope that our cooperation will be based on mutual trust. ”

"There's no problem with this, I asked the boss to spend more than 30 million euros to buy you here not to make you sit on the bench. As an added point, this is the first time we have worked together, and I may surprise you with what I say and how I do things, but I hope you don't have anything else in mind. They were like that when they first saw me, but then they got used to it. ”

Joaquín laughed: "I've heard that even the Spanish media call you a 'hooligan'. ”

Sabato scratched his hair: "Hmm...... Am I that famous? ”

Joaquin's agent also smiled on the side: "Very famous, sir." So don't worry that Joaquin can't accept your coaching style, as long as you can win, the way is secondary. ”

"That's good, that's good. Actually, I'm tired of talking politely to you now, and I don't mind if I swear it, do you? ”

"Don't mind." Both shook their heads.

"Well, Joaquin, listen up. Our goal this season is not just to go around in the Champions League and come back. We're going to fight for honours, very, very many honours, and at the same time we can't afford to lose in the domestic league, the only thing we can give up is the Coppa Italia. To be honest, I've never looked down on that shit-like Coppa Italia. Unlike in Italy, unlike in Spain, this kind of cup competition is nowhere near as high-profile as the Copa del Rey. Maybe I'll use rotation in the Champions Cup and the league if I have to. We have only one goal for this season...... "Sabato held out his right index finger, "victory." ”

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"Unbelievable!! The workers booed! The commentator exclaimed, "Penalty!" The referee from Sweden actually awarded Argentina a penalty! The penalty was created by their captain, striker Lionel Messi. He burst into the box and was brought down by the onrushing Ancora...... But whether it really touched him, we need to see the replay again! ”

Messi easily broke through the Chinese defender on this side on the left flank, and then he was quick and burst into the box. Anke hit the ball very decisively, but just as he was about to touch the football, Messi cleverly flicked the ball outward, and then he was pulled to the ground by Anke.

"It's just...... The one that Messi plucked the ball was too big...... Even if Anke didn't touch him, he wouldn't have been able to catch the ball...... Well? There was an unexpected situation on the field! ”

Anke looked very angry, he jumped up from the ground, then rushed up and grabbed Messi's neck, and scolded in English: "You fake fall!" It's just an Olympic football! You're fucking shameless! ”

Anke's sudden move startled everyone, and the Argentine players rushed to defend the captain, while the Chinese team's group of boys were not good at playing football, but they were not far removed from making trouble. They also rushed forward one by one, vowing to fight with the Argentine.

Zhang Jun was negotiating the penalty with the referee when he heard a mess behind him, so he hurriedly threw down the referee and rushed in. Of course, he really went to persuade him, he pounced directly in front of Anke, and then forcibly separated him from Messi. "Let go! Anke! Let go! What do you want?! You'll be sent off! Hear me! Let him go for me! ”

"Fucking fake fall!" Anke didn't give up, even if he was hugged by Zhang Jun, he tried to rush towards Messi. "Lao Tzu didn't foul!"

And throughout the process, Messi showed very maturity, he did not have any emotions, verbal or physical impulses, and behaved like a victim - a qualified victim from beginning to end.

It was the intervention of the referee and the linesman that prevented the conflict from escalating. It's just that the players on both sides still have verbal attacks, but they don't understand each other. The referee showed Anke a red card and sent him off the pitch.

"Red card! This...... This is a real ...... However, Anke is too calm, they didn't set a good example for their juniors and disciples, Zhang Jun did a very good job. Even if the referee makes a mistake, he should not make such an impulsive move. The Chinese team was awarded a penalty at the end of the game, and the main goalkeeper was also punished...... "The commentator didn't continue, and if it continues, it is a foregone conclusion that the Chinese team will be eliminated." At the moment when the final whistle did not blow, he was reluctant to say it himself.

Anke walked off the field nonchalantly, and then walked to the sidelines, he took off his jersey, threw it directly to the ground, and walked towards the locker room with his upper body. Ignore what happened next.

The boos and scolding over the workers' stadium did not stop.

Crewe was not involved in the clash and just turned his back to the referee when he showed Anco a red card, and then the referee, who thought he had been insulted, immediately showed him another yellow card. Fortunately, he had no yellow card record before, otherwise he would have been sent off. Zhang Jun hurriedly pushed him aside: "What are you thinking!" Don't provoke the referee! Do you want to die? ”

Crewe rolled his eyes: "This game, don't play." ”

The narrator is going crazy: "...... This one...... Crewe was also shown a yellow card, and it looked like the late penalty had taken a lot of players out of their composure. It's too dangerous. ”

Li Yan was completely sleepy, he felt that this was the best part of the whole game, the most exciting part. He admits that he has bad intentions and a dark heart, but the previous game did make him want to doze off, and whether he won or lost, he didn't have anything to write about. It's different now, whether you win or lose, at least there is this conflict event that is worth writing about. However, what makes him a little regretful is that even if the Chinese team loses, some people can still find an excuse to successfully divert the anger of the masses to other places.

Messi kicked the football into the goal guarded by the Chinese team's substitute goalkeeper in the face of boos and scolding from nearly 80,000 workers. Argentina leads 2-1. This time the commentator remained unusually silent, he did not say a word about the Argentine player's goal, neither broadcast the score, nor commented on it, or even complained.

Watching Messi score the ball, Zhang Jun looked at the figure of the Argentine celebrating in the distance, and it turned out to be a little illusory, as if through a haha mirror, it was all distorted. Is it too hot? He shook his head and then said to Crewe: "Pass the ball ......"

"No, I'm going to do it myself." Crewe flatly rejected him. Zhang Jun was a little surprised, he didn't know what kind of medicine was sold in Kru Gourd. However, thinking about Crewe's personal ability, he may really be able to surprise the Chinese team to equalize again.

Although it was a bit wishful thinking to think so, Zhang Jun, out of trust in Crewe, decided to let Crewe do it himself.

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"It's stoppage time, time is running out! The chances of the Chinese team are getting fewer and fewer, can they still equalize? At this time, I think everyone is calling for Zhang Jun! But...... Crewe has a bit of a lot of the ball at the moment and he seems to want to break through on his own, which is not a good sign......

That's not what Crewe thinks in his heart, he doesn't want to break through and score at all to equalize for China. He has another purpose for taking the ball himself.

Li Yan looked at Kru on the TV screen with interest, and he always felt that Kru at this time was particularly dangerous.

Crewe dribbled the ball in the centre circle in search of a breakthrough in the middle, and this time even Messi was back completely, and the Argentine wanted to hold on to the one-goal advantage. He pounced on Messi with the ball......

That's right, that's right, it's a deliberate rush to a place where there are people.

Li Yan raised his eyebrows: It stands to reason that you should try to avoid going to places with many enemies with the ball, why did Crewe do the opposite this time?

Is there some conspiracy?

Crewe's conspiracy is obvious, when he was dribbling to Messi, he suddenly stumbled on his feet, pretending to be physically exhausted, and his feet were out of rhythm. Messi was fooled, no young player will give up the chance to score, he intends to steal in midfield, and then advance with the ball himself.

Crewe hurriedly stepped forward and raised his foot to grab the ball. It's a five-to-five chance where anyone can get the ball and anyone can't get the ball.

Messi seemed to be a step faster, but Crewe wasn't actually slow either, and both of them rushed towards the ball at the same time.

Crewe jumped all over, as if intending to pull the ball away with a Marseille slalom, separating the body in the middle.

The football jumped up, and then everyone on the field heard Messi let out a scream and fell to the ground. Even lying on the ground, he was still convulsing and struggling.

Crewe didn't care so much and chased after the football, but he soon heard the referee's whistle.

Everyone was running towards Messi, who fell to the ground.

Crewe stood in front of the ball, looking at the referee blankly, and the referee motioned for him to kick the ball away. It was the referee who stopped the game on his own initiative, not him for a foul.

Messi, who was lying on the ground, covered his left foot with both hands, convulsed in pain, and he was sweating profusely and couldn't say a word.

"Team doctor! Stretcher up! "The referee only took one look and knew what to do.

The TV broadcast was replaying the scene just now: Crewe jumped, he jumped towards the football, Messi also rushed to the football, and in order to get the football first, he reached forward with his left foot, hoping to get stuck in the position and stop Crewe behind. But Crewe didn't stop there...... Or he didn't have time to close his foot, so hard, he stepped directly on the tip of Messi's left foot...... Immediately following him with a Marseille slalom to pull the football away, the foot that stepped on the toe of Messi's left foot and then used it as a supporting foot to kick it hard, rushing forward to chase the ball.

The "......" narrator was completely speechless. If the referee had watched the TV broadcast, he wouldn't have had a problem with giving Crewe another yellow card. This is a deliberate attempt to retaliate and hurt people......

Crewe didn't mean to go up and apologize, he just stood in front of the ball and played alone, as if no one was injured on the pitch and fell to the ground.

Zhang Jun helped the referee check Messi's injury, but was pushed away by the Argentine player.

He understood the mood of the Argentine players and walked away honestly.

There were also people who seemed to want to come up and trouble Crewe, but Crewe just looked at them like that, but none of them dared to come up. They're different from Crewe, they have too many concerns, and depending on the situation, they're definitely going to advance to the next round, and if they're banned for fighting, it's too much of a deal.

Crewe doesn't care so much, anyway, this is his last game in this national Olympic team, whatever he wants. That's all there is to this broken team, he just makes it a little more messy.

Jang Jun found Crewe, and he knew that Crewe must have done it. "Hey, Crewe, what the hell are you thinking? You don't have to! Even if we lose, there's no need to retaliate! ”

"I didn't retaliate, it was he who was unlucky enough to bump into him. I just want him to know that sometimes it's better to give up. Crewe said without any emotion.

Zhang Jun's head hurt again, and everything became distorted. He covered his head, then crouched down. Why did you come here for this kind of competition...... I can't fucking figure out what I was thinking. I miss Florence for a long time......

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In this farce-like match, Argentina won 2-1 against the host Chinese team. They also won the Olympic title and successfully defended it. However, Messi did not participate in the rest of the game, he was directly taken back to Barcelona, and the team doctors in Barcelona diagnosed and came up with a sad news that made many Argentine fans, Barcelona fans, and Messi fans sad: Messi fractured two phalanges in his left foot and needed six months of recuperation.

The rising star had been hopefully awaiting the new season after the Olympics, where he would play in La Liga and Europe as Barcelona's main striker. But now everything has been forced to come to an end.

The angry Argentine media and the Barcelona media are scolding, accusing Crewe of being a butcher, a guy with no surname.

But what does all this have to do with Crewe? No, Crewe never watches the news on TV, doesn't read newspapers, and rarely gives interviews to reporters. Messi's injury he quickly forgot about it, as if everything really had nothing to do with him.

Later, someone asked him about it. He just said: "It was just an accident in football. There will be many such accidents, I hope he will be careful. ”

China's Olympic Games were "disappointing" in not reaching the semi-finals, and they did not even compete for the bronze medal. As soon as the game ended, Zhang Jun, Crewe, Anke and they left China one after another, and the new season is imminent, and they must rush back to join the team and run in.

China ended up finishing second in the gold medal table and second in the medal table at the Olympics. The whole country is celebrating again...... The closing ceremony gave the world a "surprise" under the direction of director Zhang Yimou. Thinking about it, there are really a lot of "surprises" in this Olympic Games, such as the unprecedented number of five mascot settings, such as the opening ceremony performance that is not Chinese, foreign, and nondescript, and the closing ceremony that was later circulated on the Internet as classic as "Brother Returning the Pig" and "Three Thousand Questions for Rotten Hair......

However, these have nothing to do with Zhang Jun and other professional players, Zhang Jun is only thinking about whether he can still catch the second leg of the European Champions Cup qualifying round.

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