Chapter 226: A Difficult Away Away
On April 10, Fiorentina faced Bologna in the 30th round of the league at their home stadium, and Zhang Jun did not start, after his goal record had been stopped at 20 goals. It's been thirty rounds of the league. Fiorentina has to be distracted for two purposes, which makes many Italian analysts believe that Zhang Jun is unlikely to break the 30 league goal mark this season.
Zhang Jun doesn't seem to be too keen on this record, and the most important thing now is the team's results, which are currently third in the Fiorentina league and have reached the quarterfinals of the Champions League. Considering what happened three years ago, this is already a remarkable achievement. But for the Florentines of the day, it's just a fair deal. Their quest for honor and victory will never stop.
Bologna are in the middle of the Serie A, but Fiorentina are in the upper echelons of Serie A, and their quality is no longer above the top of the list. In this game, Sabato used a rotation system, the midfield was all changed, the strikers were partnered by veterans Toney and Pazzini, the forward was also replaced by Montorivo, the left midfielder was Gasballoni, the right midfielder Jorgensen, the back was replaced by Donadale, and the back line moved a little smaller, only the right wingback and a central defender were moved, and they were replaced by Lahm and Dainelli respectively. Dainelli is Fiorentina's hope at the back for the future, so Sabato is now giving him as many opportunities as he can to play, and Sabato has been rotated for most of this season, for that reason.
Sabato said when he decided to go with a rotation system that there is no absolute main force and substitute in the current Fiorentina. How long a lineup lasts is not based on the record, but on physical strength and condition. Therefore, after playing the Champions Cup, the rotation system is a very good way to ensure the team's combat effectiveness.
Fiorentina's second squad did not disappoint Sabato as they won 2-0 at their home stadium. Pazzini and Montorivo scored one goal each, with Montorivo scoring a direct free-kick.
Zhang Jun only got a chance to play in the last ten minutes, and Sabato asked him to warm up, along with two other players: Crewe and Mascherano. The three of them are the central axis of Florence.
By the time the three came on the pitch, Fiorentina had already sealed the win 2-0. There was no doubt about the win, with Fiorentina continuing to press on the top two AC Milan and Juventus.
After finishing the league match with Bologna, Fiorentina departed for Munich, Germany the next day. Three days later, Bayern will be "waiting" for them at the Allianz Arena.
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After the first leg, because Bayern lost, Anke was not in the mood to have dinner with Zhang Jun again, so he did not ask Magath to ask for leave. The reunion between the two also did not materialize. Now that Zhang Jun has come to Anke's home stadium, Anke doesn't care about the reason why the main players of the opposing sides can't eat together during the sensitive period before the game.
After he learned about the hotel where Florence was staying, he personally drove with Lin Jia to pick up Zhang Jun to go out to dinner.
This is not the first time Zhang Jun has seen Lin Jia's real person, he has eaten with her during the Yanjing Olympics before. But now I feel different, maybe I got true love, which made Lin Jia more radiant. Although compared with Yilan and Sophie, she is not as good as her appearance, but today she seems to be a beauty, and more importantly, her figure is really hot. Today she also deliberately wore a low-cut long dress, which made her breasts very attractive. However, Zhang Jun is with such a perfect woman as Sophie every day, Lin Jia's temptation for him is almost zero, and he only admires Lin Jia's beauty, and he doesn't think too much about it.
Lin Jia is indeed tall, wearing high heels, she looks as tall as Zhang Jun, this height is quite compatible with a big man like Anke.
Seeing them appear in front of him arm in arm, Zhang Jun was very happy for his friend. Although they missed a lot before, the two of them were still together in the end.
"This is Lin Jia, my girlfriend." Anke didn't hesitate at all when she introduced. Lin Jia stretched out her hand and shook Zhang Jun gently.
"It's a pity. I knew you were going to have a treat, and I should have brought Sophie. Zhang Jun made a joke about Anke.
Anke smiled and didn't say anything. Lin Jia seemed very interested in Sophie, and pulled Zhang Jun to ask him to talk about Sophie.
Zhang Jun couldn't do it, so he had to tell him how he met Sophie in high school, how he fell in love, and finally got engaged. Listening to Lin Jia's admiration: There are such perfect girls and such perfect love in the world.
"We're eating out like this, aren't you afraid of media hype? Not afraid that the club will be dissatisfied with you? The behavior of the two of us can be filled with a lot of names. During the meal, Zhang Jun said to Anke.
Anke shook his head: "I'll take care of them!" They can say whatever they like, and we eat ours. β
"Hey, even if you find a girlfriend, your big surname still hasn't changed. Oh yes. Have you met each other's parents? β
"Lin Jia has met my parents, but I haven't met her yet."
"Why?" Zhang Jun is a little strange, the two of them have been together for half a year, why haven't they seen Lin Jia's parents yet?
Anke smiled bitterly: "The season is not over, where is the time to go back to China to visit her parents?" He looked at Lin Jia, Lin Jia felt Anke's gaze, and also looked up at Anke, the eyes of the two standard lovers made Zhang Jun feel a bit like a light bulb.
After Lin Jia and An Ke confirmed their relationship, Lin Jia was afraid that her family was still worried about her, so she made a phone call back. I realized that the family no longer objected to her dating Anke, and her father's words at that time made her cry on the phone. The love she has been pursuing for five years is finally consummated, and she and Anke don't have to hide together.
Zhang Jun tilted his head to look at the two, and then buried his head in eating. He didn't want to disturb the two of them.
It was a rare opportunity for them to relax before the battle of life and death.
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In the twilight of Munich, the roof of the Allianz Arena glows slightly red, and a big battle is about to begin.
The reporter stopped Zhang Jun, who had just gotten out of the car: "How sure are you that you will win this game?" Will there be pressure at Bayern's home stadium? You played a fantastic goal in the last leg, will you have such a good performance in this game? β
Zhang Jun blocked the reporter who tried to get up with his hand, and then smiled slightly: "Don't you think you can't get answers to these questions before the game?" Then he rushed straight out of the crowd.
When the Bayern bus arrived, the flashing lights barely stopped. Bayern finally felt the advantage at home and were a step ahead of Fiorentina in terms of attention.
When Anke jumped out of the car, he was stopped by the same reporter again: "How sure are you that you will win this game?" Do you feel pressure on your home turf? After scoring such a wonderful goal by Zhang Jun in the last round, will you completely block his shot in this game? β
Anke said to reporters with a big grin: "Don't you think it's stupid to ask these questions now? After speaking, he didn't pay any attention to what the other party thought in his heart, and walked out by himself.
The reporter was depressed by the two of them, and the rest of the questions were not raised, just standing there in a daze.
Florentine locker room.
Sabato threw the marker away, clapped his hands, and said to everyone, "That's how we're going to play this game." Attacking and trying to score, we are always more than ahead, but it's not reassuring to be one goal ahead. That's why it's the same as at the beginning of the last round......"
"Boss, you won't deliberately show weakness again this time, will you?" Xiang Tao raised his hand and asked.
Everyone else laughed.
Sabato chuckled, "No." There's no need for that now, and it's fine to use that kind of thing once, it's not effective if you use it too much, and I don't think Magath is an idiot who would fall twice in the same pit. At the same time, he muttered to himself: although he is indeed an idiot......
"That's it! Without further ado, get ready to play! Sabato said that, he let the substitutes go first, and then he and the members of the coaching staff also left the dressing room, leaving only eleven players who were about to start.
"Don't worry, everyone, I have something to say." Zhang Jun motioned for his teammates to stay a little longer.
So everyone obediently waited in the locker room.
"I think everyone knows the schedule of Fiorentina at the moment, so the mood was not high some time ago. Whether it's the Champions Cup or the league, our opponents are very strong. It's going to be tough to win them all, but ...... It's not impossible. We're still going to try to win every game and I want everyone to cheer up. Fiorentina are not a team to be afraid of. Aren't Real Madrid all eliminated by us? Our recent record against AC Milan is not bad, and so is Juventus. What are we afraid of? It's the teams we're chasing that are scared, right? AC Milan, Juventus must be nervous right now, and the pressure will always be the frontrunner. Zhang Jun patted Van Persie beside him, and then squeezed everyone's eyes. Let's play! β
When walking towards the players' tunnel, Van Persie whispered to Zhang Jun: "It's because you saw that everyone has been emotionally unstable recently, right?" β
Zhang Jun nodded, "Bayern is a very strong opponent, and if you don't ...... anything" Out of a little superstitious mentality, Zhang Jun did not say the bad result.
"Don't think so much, we'll win." This time it was Van Persie's turn to pat Zhang Jun on the shoulder.
Zhang Jun smiled at Van Persie, and then walked straight to the front of the group.
This Champions Cup is the first day of the competition, which will be played alongside Liverpool and Lyon.
When Zhang Jun and the others came out, the sky outside had completely darkened, the stadium was brightly lit, and the Allianz Arena looked like a pearl with a charming brilliance from the outside.
He heard the whole stadium singing Bayern's fan song "Southern Star", which made Bayern's home atmosphere warm up all of a sudden. It's a lot of pressure. The Allianz Arena is much bigger than the Frankie Arena, and the away pressure that comes with it is much greater than what Frankie has given Bayern.
It's no wonder that even after a 2-1 defeat away to Fiorentina, the media in Munich looked more optimistic, believing that Bayern would definitely qualify back at their home stadium. This optimism was also ridiculed by the Italian press as German arrogance and contempt for Florence.
Now that they have come to Bayern's home stadium, Zhang Jun knows that this is definitely not contempt and arrogance, but that they really believe in the strength of their team and the energy of their home team.
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Sophie finished eating, waited until the game was about to start, took a shower, and then curled up on the sofa with a bath towel and waited for the game to start. That's when she received a call from home in China.
"Mom? You haven't slept yet? Sophie was surprised, it should be almost three o'clock in the morning in China.
"yes, I can't sleep. Your dad was clamoring to watch Zhang Jun's game, and I got up to cook him supper, so I thought I'd give you a call. Although Mom was complaining about Dad, her voice sounded a little excited.
Sophie, of course, knew her mother's thoughts, and she must have been waiting for the game to start, but she just didn't admit it. My dad is a standard fan, but my mom rarely watches football. It's a rare occasion that she will get up and follow this game today.
"Fei Fei didn't go to the scene? Aren't you a journalist? β
"Didn't go. I'm only responsible for covering things inside Fiorentina, the Champions Cup is not my responsibility. Sophie tuddled her hair, which wasn't dry. In fact, she is already planning to resign from the headquarters, and now she is in a semi-working state, and she will hand in a manuscript if she has a manuscript, and she will not care about anything if she has no manuscript.
"Oh, that Zhang Jun must be absent-minded, right?" Mom laughed as she ate over there.
Although the relationship has been established, Sophie is still a little embarrassed in front of her mother. "Mom~" she said coquettishly, "The game is about to start, don't you watch the game?" β
"Oh! Yes, yes! Then I won't talk about it. With that, my mother hung up the phone, really anxious. The phone at home is in the living room, but the TV is in the parents' bedroom, and if my mother wants to watch the game, she must hang up the phone and run back to her bedroom.
Sophie put down the phone and stared blankly at the TV, which was still advertised.
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Yang Pan put down the water glass in his hand, and then turned on the TV. It happened to be ESPN, but to his surprise, it was not the Bayern and Fiorentina match that was broadcast, but the Champions Cup match between Liverpool and Lyon.
"What's going on?" Yang Pan stared at the Liverpool starting list on the TV and asked a strange rhetorical question. "How can this game be compared to the game between Bayern and Fiorentina in terms of the strength of the two sides, the excitement and the importance of the surname? Does ESPN have water in his head? "I didn't see the game I wanted to watch, Yang Pan was a little hot.
Kaka, who was in the same room with him, was surprised: "Big brother...... This is London, London, England. Naturally, they are going to play the Champions Cup for their national team. And maybe in the eyes of the British, Bayern can be compared to Liverpool, but Fiorentina may not even be as good as Lyon, but Lyon is also the winner of Ligue 1 for three consecutive times. β
"Damn the British......" Yang Pan scolded, he was unwilling to change the channel, hoping to see a TV station broadcast the game on the German side.
While cursing the British, he changed the channel, and Yang Pan really found the TV station that broadcast the game in Germany. But by the time he found it, the game had already been five minutes old.
And to his surprise, he saw the score column in the upper right corner of the TV screen: 1:0. Home team takes the lead!
He turned his head to look at Kaka in surprise and saw that Kaka was also surprised.
"What's going on? Bayern Munich leads? It's only been five minutes since the start of the game! He muttered.
"The game went really unexpectedly, with Bayern Munich taking the lead just three minutes into the game. Fiorentina looked a little flustered, and even their manager didn't say anything. Some of the players on the field didn't know what to do. "The commentator on TV was talking about the same thing, but the TV camera didn't give a replay of the goal, maybe not yet. Kaka and Yang Pan could only listen to it confused, and didn't understand why Bayern could take the lead so quickly, even if it was at home, this start was too good, right?
The TV feature gave Fiorentina manager Antonio; Sabato. He also uncharacteristically did not shout on the sidelines, but had a gloomy face and a very serious expression.
Florence, it seems, is in big trouble.
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Zhang Jun looked at the scoreboard on the big screen helplessly, the whole Fiorentina would never have thought that the total score would be tied by Bayern so early.
And it was not the result of his own lack of strength, but because of an accident.
Just two minutes and forty seconds into the game, Ballack fired a non-threatening shot from outside the box that hit Kyle's foot, then changed direction, deceived Frei, and found it easy to score.
At that moment, Zhang Junzhen hoped that his eyes were wrong, but the referee pointed his hand to the middle circle without giving face, and announced that Bayern's goal was valid.
At that time, Kyle was crouching on the ground with his head in pain, and he himself went to pull him up. But I didn't know what to say except to pat him on the shoulder and sigh. The "devil's schedule" has put a lot of pressure on many players, and now that they are behind on the road, some people have a little doubt about the future of the team: can we really keep winning? Can we really make it to the last four of the Champions Cup?
The Bayern fans sang even louder.
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At the same time, Milan, Italy.
Li Yongle tapped the TV in front of him hard: "Zhang Jun! What are you doing?! Fight back! Why are you so silent? It was just an accident! You've got a lot of time! I tell you, you have to win Bayern! I'm looking forward to meeting you in the semi-finals!! Don't run away! Don't be eliminated before me! β
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Crewe passed the ball to Zhang Jun, but Zhang Jun shot the football away, and the commentator sighed pity.
Kru suddenly grabbed Zhang Jun and whispered to him, "What are you doing?" Captain...... It's just a goal down, don't be so frustrated. Everybody's looking at you! You've got to do something, and I'm not going to waste it on you. β
Jang Jun was surprised by Crewe's outburst, but he didn't have time to think about it right now. Crewe was right, his captain was a little discouraged just now. But now it's okay, I'm going to teach Anke and Bayern a lesson!
Crewe received the ball up front again, and Ballack rushed to defend him as soon as possible. But Kru didn't look ahead, he directly picked the football forward, just over the head of the running Balak, and Zhang Jun received the football behind him!
Turn around!
Hasten!
Sprint!
Zhang Jun is fighting with Lucio for speed! Obviously, Lucio, who is no longer young, can't stop Zhang Jun, who is racing at full speed.
Zhang Jun's consciousness of breakthrough is very resolute, that is, he relies on speed to break through, without any tricks. Maybe you can't get rid of Lucio completely, but for Zhang Jun, it's enough to be able to flash a little open shot.
Empty dang! Zhang Jun shot without hesitation!
Anke blocked the near corner, the ball hit his raised arm, bounced straight up, Van Persie saw the opportunity, and hurriedly ran towards Anke, he planned to rush in front of the goalkeeper to head the ball into the empty goal. But Anke's second reaction was much faster than he expected, and Anke jumped flat on the ground, but grabbed the ball in front of Van Persie.
Zhang Jun, who did not score, was not too frustrated, but turned around and yelled at his teammates: "Okay! Offensive! It's our turn to attack! Eighty minutes to go, we have a chance! β
"Death Bayern!" There is no doubt that this is what Xiang Tao's kid roared. Fortunately, the Germans did not understand Sichuan......
A smile appeared on Crewe's normally expressionless face.
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Li Yongle sat on the sofa, clasped his hands together, put them to his mouth, and muttered, "That's right, that's right." Zhang Jun, you must not lose at the hands of Bayern, you have to stay and wait for me to beat you......"
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"Fiorentina seems to be back to normal. After a brief period of confusion after the blow, they renewed their attack on Bayern's goal. Sabato still didn't say anything, which was really incomprehensible. When I think back to the strange performance of Fiorentina in the last round, I always feel as if there was a conspiracy...... Ha ha. The narrator said jokingly. He must have reminiscent of Fiorentina's unusual performance in the previous round.
He shares his thoughts with Bayern head coach Magath. When he saw Fiorentina's unusual performance, he did suddenly think of the game he had played a week ago. Fortunately, Fiorentina soon returned to normalcy, much to Magath's relief. In his opinion, Florence, which continued to attack, was not terrible, but what was terrible was the sudden abnormality of Florence, and it seemed that he was frightened by Sabato.
Immediately after Mascherano's long-range shot was directly confiscated by Anco, Magath finally put his mind at ease. As long as everything goes according to normal, he is confident of winning Fiorentina, not to mention having such a perfect start.
Fiorentina, this is our home turf and you guys won't be on the rampage for long! The hatred of a week ago, today is a piece!
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Sophie was still wrapped in a bath towel and curled up on the sofa to watch the ball. There is an air conditioner in the room to adjust the temperature, so it stands to reason that you won't feel cold even if you wear a bath towel, not to mention that it is already the middle of April, and the weather is getting closer to summer. But Sophie still couldn't stop her body from trembling.
It's not because it's cold, it's because I'm nervous, I'm worried. Sophie was completely captivated by the game, and she watched the TV intently, for fear of missing a shot. And the body was unconsciously trembling slightly as the game progressed.
With twenty minutes played, Fiorentina were still behind, and Bayern defended very solidly and were in their favour at home and in terms of penalties.
Away games, it's hard!
But you can't give up the game because of this, Zhang Jun, come on!
Sophie bit her lip tightly.
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Zhang Jun kicked a false kick fiercely, kicking up a piece of grass clippings. His shot was saved by Anke again, this time it was saved, not saved. Anke didn't get out of the way and didn't give Van Persie any chance.
Bayern, who returned to their home stadium, was really good, no wonder Anke would pull him to eat with him before the game, because they didn't think they would lose to Fiorentina, a small team that was just rising, right?
Damn it! I'm not convinced when I think about it! What happened to Bayern Munich? What happened to the big teams? How amazing are the big stars? Can the home field be dragged away? No way! Lao Tzu doesn't believe in this evil!
Zhang Jun thought about it, and the hooligan aura in his heart gradually revealed.
Of course, Bayern is not blindly defensive, and that is obviously not Bayern's style. It's just that in terms of possession, Bayern are slightly inferior to Fiorentina. Their counter-attacks also created a couple of chances, but Fiorentina went crazy with a general attack, making many spectators think that Fiorentina now have the absolute upper hand on the field.
Bayern's counter-attack Sabato has also seen it, but what can he do now? Let the team converge a little and pay attention to defense? Don't be funny, it's against Sabato's own will.
He insisted that "the best defense is attacking" and did not want Bayern's counter-attack to threaten his goal. Then the best way is not to give Bayern the ability and time to fight back, once and for all.
Therefore, in the face of Bayern's sneak attack, Sabato's method is to press forward and create offside.
It worked, and many of Bayern's attacks fell into Fiorentina's offside trap. But the offside trap is a very dangerous tactic, and when you use it nine times, you won't feel it all, because if you fail the tenth time, it will be a fatal defeat.
Fiorentina's offside tactics had not been used for the tenth time before they made a mistake. Kyle, who was lagging behind, failed to follow up on the pace of the defenders in time β and he seemed to be distracted by his own goal β giving Podolski the chance to take advantage of the situation.
If the offside tactic fails, are you waiting to be scored? Naturally, this is not the case, and all the remaining hopes are pinned on the goalkeeper.
At this time, it is better to pray to God than to pray to the goalkeeper.
Podolsky received a straight plug like a scalpel from Barak, and the anti-offside position was successful! He received the ball and adjusted his pace to press towards Fiorentina's goal.
At the same time, Frey resolutely gave up the door. At this time, all the decisions of the goalkeeper must be resolute, whether it is to attack or stay, there is no time to hesitate. Hesitate for a second, and lose the whole game.
Podolski didn't look up at the situation ahead, which was his biggest mistake. So when Frei got in on him, he didn't even forget to shoot, instead flicking the ball to the side, hoping to break through from the ground. But Frei is now the main goalkeeper of the French national team, and this hasty breakthrough is useless for him, he flies to save, one-handed the football away from Podolski's feet, and then quickly gets up from the ground, grabs in front of Podolski and presses the football firmly under him again.
"It's so beautiful! He saved Bayern's one-on-one shot! Frey!! Bayern has such a good goalkeeper as Anco, but don't forget that Fiorentina also has an excellent goalkeeper - Sebastian; Frey!! β
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The people in front of the TV breathed a sigh of relief at the same time, when Podolski successfully countered offside just now, they all thought that Fiorentina was dead this time - the first half was even before the end of the two-goal lead, and in Bayern's home stadium, the probability of a successful reversal is almost 10 percent.
"What?" Yang Pan frowned. "Kyle's form is obviously not good, is it a little difficult for him to go back to Germany? First it was an own goal, then another offside failure, and if Sabato doesn't bring him down, I think Fiorentina will be in danger in the next game. β
Kaka smiled faintly: "It's only been thirty minutes before the game is replaced, isn't it?" What's more, with what we know about Sabato, is he the kind of guy who rushes to replace a player because he made a mistake? Let's watch the game honestly and see what Fiorentina can do on the counterattack. β
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Xiang Tao was a little angry at Kyle's absent-mindedness. Because Fiorentina's offside tactics were basically in command, and now that he has made a mistake, he is responsible for the poor command.
Belgium's Anderlecht were the originators of the offside tactic and they were the first team to use it in the Champions League. Therefore, Anderlecht has always attached great importance to the study of tactics in this area and the cultivation of players, and Xiang Tao came out of this, naturally having a lot of experience in creating offside.
Xiang Tao yelled at Kyle, and then waved his hand forward, signaling him to follow up in time next time, and stop being stunned.
After yelling at Kyle, Xiang Tao spat on the ground and scolded to himself: "Ge Laozi, what's wrong today?" Everything is not going well......"
As a result, the two sides reached a stalemate, with Fiorentina unable to break through Bayern Munich's goal, and Bayern's attack frequently fell into the offside trap. The first half ended in such a stalemate, with Bayern Munich still leading Fiorentina 1-0.
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As soon as the first half ended, Sophie's phone rang again, and it was still her mother calling.
"Hey, Fei Fei, you're a sports reporter, tell your mom, what's going on? Why did Zhang Jun and his team perform so poorly? I shot so many times and didn't score a single goal. As soon as the phone rang, my mother chattered.
"Uh...... I think maybe it's because they have too much pressure away from home, and the fact that they conceded goals at the beginning has had some bad effects on the mentality of the players. Sophie said as she watched the TV. She is telling her mother according to the words of the ESPN commentator, anyway, China's ESPN and Italy's ESPN are not a one-person commentary, and they are not afraid of gangsters.
She actually didn't know it very well, so she directly borrowed the analysis of the TV commentator. Did she think Fiorentina was a little strange, was it really the effect of conceding a goal too early?
Finally satisfying her mother's curiosity, Sophie put down the phone and sighed as she looked at the TV screen playing the commercial.
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"Hey, Zhang Jun, did we see a crow or a black cat on the road when we came here today?" Xiang Tao grabbed Zhang Jun in the locker room and asked in Chinese.
Zhang Jun looked at Xiang Tao strangely, and then shook his head: "Why are you suddenly asking this?" β
'I think it's weird that the first half didn't go well, just because we conceded too early and then it became like this. Xiang Tao spread his hands.
"Don't think about what you have, football isn't like that, if you calculate everything, what's the point? In the second half, we have 45 minutes left. Zhang Jun patted Xiang Tao on the shoulder, then walked back to his seat and sat down and waited for Sabato to speak.
Sabato looked at the players in the dressing room, and although they were behind in the first half, their mood was not very low. But there is one exception.
"In the second half, Dainelli you go up and replace Kyle." Sabato's simple sentence made many people unexpected. Including Dainelli himself, who looked up at the manager in surprise.
Kyle seemed calm, with a clear understanding of his own performance in the first half. He also knew that in this case, he would have a problem if he was not substituted.
Zhang Jun was also surprised by Sabato's decision, in his impression, Sabato is not the kind of coach who rushes to replace a player when he makes a mistake, even if the player really can't do it, he will wait until the start of the second half to find an opportunity to make a substitution. It's rare to make a substitution at half-time, if it's not for a player injured.
Seeing that everyone was silent, but their expressions were unnatural, Sabato asked, "What, do you have any opinions?" β
Jang Jun found that Sabato was watching him, and he thought that he was the captain, and the captain not only communicated with the players, but also negotiated with the coach on behalf of the players, and he had to stand up at this time.
"Boss, I don't think that's a big deal, right?"
"Oh?" Sabato raised an eyebrow, "You say." β
"Sebastian didn't play well in the first half at some points, but overall I thought it was good. The goal conceded in the opening game was just a mistake and had nothing to do with the backline. Didn't we let the opposition score again in the first half? It shows that the defenders are working hard. What's more, if you let Sebastian go off the field in this situation, what will outsiders think? This is Germany, his homeland. I don't think SΓ©bastian can be substituted early in his home country anyway. β
"Hey, even if it comes at the cost of losing the game?" Sabato stared at Zhang Jun and asked.
Zhang Jun replied categorically: "We can't lose." β
"Are you so sure?"
"There is no doubt about it."
The two looked at each other for a moment, but Sabato shifted his gaze first.
"Okay, Kyle will continue to play in the second half, Dainelli, you kid go on a rest. Even if you fall asleep on the bench, I won't wake you up. β
Everyone laughed, and Dainelli was embarrassed to laugh along with everyone.
Kyle tugged at Zhang Jun's jersey and whispered to him, "Thank you." β
"Why thank me?" Zhang Jun smiled at Kyle, "You should thank Boss, he definitely doesn't really want to replace you, otherwise even if I swear we can win the game, he will replace you." You did act a little weird in the first half, was there anything wrong? β
Kyle hesitated for a moment, and then whispered to Zhang Jun: "Anna is going to give birth...... Anna is Kyle's wife, and she always lives in Germany and Italy, but she really hasn't seen Kyle and his wife together recently, so she went back to Germany to prepare for childbirth.
"Ahh Zhang Jun screamed violently, attracting everyone's attention. "It's okay, it's okay, what should I do!" Jang Jun waved to his teammates, then grabbed Kyle and walked to the corner of the locker room.
"Why don't you tell us about something so important? I don't think anyone knows, right? β
"No, Philip knows." Kyle was referring to Lahm, both of whom are Germans, and I believe they usually communicate more. "But I won't let him tell you. Recently, the team has been playing a lot of games and the opponents are all strong, and I am afraid that saying it will distract everyone. You know, everybody's a very helpful person......"
Zhang Jun smiled: "Haha, don't be afraid, don't be afraid!" Anyway, there haven't been any good things lately, and the birth of your child happens to be a happy event. We Chinese pay attention to joy, this is a great joy! This is a good sign. He thought to himself, Xiang Tao was still asking about crows and black cats just now, but he didn't expect it to be a good luck.
He deliberately coughed loudly to get the attention of his teammates, but this time no one paid attention to him......
"Hey, I said...... I have something important to announce. Ignoring Kyle's tugging at his clothes, Jang Jun shouted with a gleeful - oh no, maybe silver cheap - expression. It's a lot of gossip, don't you want to know? β
Suddenly, everyone's eyes were on him, even Di Livio and Sabato.
Zhang Jun cleared his throat, and then said to everyone with full of anger: "Our Sebastian is going to be a father!" β
The locker room was quiet for about three seconds, then ......
"Liar!" Almost all of them answered in unison.
Zhang Jun has a feeling of failure as a human being - is he like the kind of person who lies? "Really, I lied to you and I didn't have any money. Otherwise, why was Sebastian's performance so abnormal in the first half? Ahh That's all because a father's heart is worried about mother and son! Aren't you impressed? Shouldn't we congratulate you? You ......" Zhang Jun was self-absorbed, but his teammates didn't care about so many sensational words. One by one, they went straight around him and pounced on Kyle.
"Really? I want to be the godfather of my children! β
"Don't come, the godfather should be done by me!"
"Sebastian, let me take the child's name? and his name was Uyfarusi; Kyle...... Ouch, UFO (Uy Farusi's nickname), what are you hitting me for? β
"You don't ask knowingly, I think it's still called Xiang; Kyle is more suitable. β
"Then Antonio; Sabato; Kyle might be good......"
"Are you going to rebel?! I'm the head coach, godfather I do! I'll take the name! Otherwise, you don't even want to start!! β
"Ah! It's despicable! It's so shameless! It's so rogue!! This was Xiang Tao's roar, and he was not afraid of being "retaliated" by Sabato - because Sabato didn't understand it at all, he yelled in Chinese.
Di Livio stood stunned: Woo, our precious halftime......
In Bayern's dressing room, Magath was arranging the tactics of the second half to his men with a serious face, telling them to defend against Fiorentina's attack, and then wait for an opportunity to counterattack. Let's not look good, just win. He never imagined that at halftime of such an important game, Fiorentina, as an opponent, was making a fuss about the son of a player.
But that's the Florentine style.
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Kyle stayed on the pitch in the second half, much to the surprise of the commentators who analyzed that he would be replaced by a gloomy Sabato at halftime.
Magath was keenly aware of Kyle's abnormal performance at halftime and thought that this was an opportunity they could take advantage of, so he asked the team's offense to seek breakthroughs and shooting opportunities from Kyle.
Bayern's players faithfully followed the manager's tactical thinking, but they soon found themselves on the wrong page. Kyle suddenly became a ferocious beast, and it was no longer possible for anyone to break through from him easily. You know, Kyle was also a leader-level figure when he was in Dortmund, and he was the captain that Anke had to respect. Of course, now that the two belong to two different teams, they don't have the heart to catch up on the field.
Kyle's ability is unquestionable, Podolski wants to rely on his personal skills to break through Kyle, but Kyle forcibly stops the football. The ball came to a halt at Kyle's feet, Podolski stumbled and fell, and the referee didn't think it was a foul or a block or anything, and the German-style toughness returned to Kyle, which gave Bayern another headache.
When Magath saw this, he was accustomed to thinking of last week's game. Could it be that Kyle's decline in the first half was also deliberately faked by Sabato? This damn Italian rascal!
Poor Magath is now a bit like a frightened bird, once bitten by a snake, and ten years afraid of the well rope.
Fiorentina showed high morale and a strong desire to win, and the players were very positive, which was fundamentally different from the performance in the first half. In the first half, Fiorentina attacked strongly, but it always gave people a feeling of blindness. It's different now, they all have a clear goal in their hearts: victory, for their own future, and for Kyle's children, and they must dedicate a victory to Kyle.
"Even if it's for Kyle's unborn baby, we've got to win!" Zhang Jun said this to everyone before taking the field.
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