Chapter 159: The Hungry Lion
After gaining Ricano's trust, Zhang Jun's life in Florence was much better. Mondonico is very satisfied with this, the atmosphere in the team is not bad now, Zhang Jun has the help of Di Livio and Ricano, the integration of the team is very smooth, and now Fiorentina's goal is only to speed up the pace of catching up in the remaining half of the season, and strive to qualify for promotion to the first division at the end of the league.
This was the task that Fiorentina gave him Mondonico and the only goal of Fiorentina for four years.
Zhang Jun knows that he has captain Di Livio in the team now, and it is not a problem, so he should focus on the court. He needs to score, keep scoring, lots and lots of goals, like he did in Warrendam.
What does success mean? Help your team level up with goals and become the hero of the city.
Those who have been following Zhang Jun since his debut know that Zhang Jun is an efficient goalscorer, otherwise he would not be able to enter the top four of the Dutch Super League scorer list for three consecutive seasons without even playing for one season.
It was at AC Milan that Zhang Jun scored goals soon after delaying time due to adapting to the new environment.
Judging from the experience of the first second division game, Zhang Jun believes that in a way, the second division league is indeed more intense than the first division: the offensive and defensive conversion speed is fast, the defense is more physical, the movements are rough, and the referee scale is a little loose.
But Zhang Jun also learned a little from this, when he was injured, Basten once told people not only to know how to use acceleration to rush, but also to learn to use technology. Now is the place to use technique, try to make as little physical contact with the opponent as possible, use technique and feints to deceive the opponent and then shoot at the first time.
In the team's usual training, the players were amazed by Zhang Jun's ability to master the accuracy of shooting, and basically did where to play. The Shaolin abbot of Riga after the 80s, inside the door frame is a barbed wire fence the size of a goal, and there are forty holes slightly larger than a football on the net, eight horizontal and five vertical.
'The coach asked us to be able to shoot the ball into the hole anywhere in the box.
"Anywhere in the exclusion zone?" Rigano was a little surprised, "Isn't this a bit too harsh?" ”
Zhang Jun nodded: "So many people can't finish it." ”
"Are you done?" Rigano smiled.
Unexpectedly, Zhang Jun nodded again, "The best result is twenty shots and eighteen shots." ”
The corners of Rigarno's mouth twitched with a smile: "Still shot? ”
"Nope." This time, Zhang Jun shook his head, "It's a running shot, but when I'm still, my accuracy is lower." ”
Rigano was in a cold sweat when he heard this, and he listened to Zhang Jun say this, only to discover the horror of this Chinese kid. I used to look down on him because I didn't know anything about him. Now they have been training together for two weeks, two games, Zhang Jun scored one goal and assisted twice. It is only then that Rigano is gradually becoming aware that the striker, who "can't make it in Milan", is not what the ignorant Italian media have claimed.
Rigano couldn't see how powerful Zhang Jun really was, because he was always very modest, not good at being exposed, and rarely took the initiative to show his abilities in front of others. Since the contact time has not been long, Rigano is not sure if this is a form of self-protection for Zhang Jun or if his surname is the same.
One thing is for sure, if someone told Rigano that Zhang Jun could score three goals in a row in the next game, he would believe it.
"Brute Bull" is such a person that he will hate a person and will like a person very much, provided that the person must win his trust. Zhang Jun has now won the trust of "Manniu".
Because they are partners.
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“goooooooooooooooooooooal!! Zhang's second goal in Fiorentina came so quickly! It's only been eight minutes since the start of the game! Zhang scored with a long-range shot from outside the box! It was a beautiful shot! ”
Zhang Jun excitedly waved his fist at the South Stand of the Frankie Stadium, where the most die-hard Fiorentina fans are concentrated, the largest fan group in the Florence area, the Bauhinia Fan Association. Rigano told Zhang Jun that if he wants to get the widest possible support in Florence, he must be right to please these fans. They can even influence the attitude of the local media towards you.
Sure enough, he received a huge cheer that made everyone crazy. The 47,000-seat Frankie Stadium seats more than 30,000 people today. The second division has entered the second half of the season, and it is the critical moment to rush to the first division, and every Fiorentina home game, fans will not let go.
Fiorentina are now sixth in the table, and according to Serie B promotion rules, the top two teams will be promoted directly to the first division by the end of the season, and four of the teams in the third to sixth place will play promotion play-offs to determine the final first division spot.
Now, in addition to the eight-point difference between the first-placed Empoli and the second-placed Torino team, the biggest difference between the second and seventh teams is only three points, and the higher the ranking, the more fierce the competition. Second-placed Torino and third-place Verona have the same points and the same goal difference, and Torino are only five more goals than Verona to be in second place.
Fiorentina's opponent* in this game is behind them, seventh.
The two teams are separated by two points and a win for Fiorentina would be a good opportunity to open up the gap. Because * is six points different from Piacenza in eighth, there is no need to worry about going down to one* but catching up with one Piacenza.
Rigano rushed into the box the moment Zhang Jun shot and was going to make up for it. Because in the first half of the season, he knew that the goalkeeper of this team was very good, and he saved four dangerous shots in a game, and the team had to accept a draw away from home.
He saw that Zhang Jun's thighs were not completely swinged, it should be a hasty shot, and the goalkeeper would be easier to save. Thinking of Zhang Jun's terrifying shooting accuracy, he expected that this goal would be saved, but he may not be able to hold it, as long as he can't hit the boundary, then he still has a chance to make up for it.
The goalkeeper judged correctly and flew in the direction of the ball. But Zhang Jun's shot was more tricky than he and Rigano had imagined, and the ball was drilled into the goal by sticking to the inside of the post.
The goalkeeper is out of reach, and he can only look at the ball and sigh.
As the commentators said, it was a beautiful goal.
The goal in the opening eight minutes completely disrupted the set-up*, who had intended to defend first on the road and then wait for an opportunity to counterattack. But he didn't expect to be hit by Zhang Jun's "cold shot" outside the penalty area.
The backward * fought back, but they were able to finish seventh all thanks to defense, and the attack was not very good, so there was nothing to do in the face of Fiorentina's backline led by the old captain Di Livio.
It was Zhang Jun, who ignored the defense that was at the top of the second division and was very active in the front court. It was his third game for Fiorentina, his second home game, and he desperately needed to prove to the fans and the local media that he was a first-class striker and that he had what it took to help the team get promoted.
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In the 27th minute, Rigano was fouled 23 meters in front of the goal, and the referee gave Fiorentina a direct free kick. This was a great opportunity for Zhang Jun to carefully lay the ball on the turf, then take two steps back and wait for the opponent to line up the human wall.
Zhang Jun lowered his head and looked at his purple jersey, when he asked Robbie to teach him free kicks in Brescia, he never thought that he would one day be able to play at Fiorentina. It's only been three years, and a lot of things have happened to him, and sometimes he even gets dizzy, doesn't have time to catch his breath, and doesn't have time to think about why.
He has tasted praise, joy, blame, and pain, and it was in these three years. Sophie graduated, worked, her father died, Yang Pan fell in love, and Anke became a professional player...... Not only him, but even the people around him are changing.
The fate with Robbie was linked by this free kick, and in a sense, his fate with Fiorentina was also connected by this free kick. And my own path turned like this arc three years ago, where will it end up? Zhang Jun didn't know.
So now use this arc to draw the first rainbow for your future.
The human wall of * was finally lined up slowly, with a total of five people, blocking Zhang Jun's front tightly.
The referee stepped out of the way, and when he stepped back to a place where he would not interfere with the ball's flight, he blew the whistle.
"Toot!"
Zhang Jun runs, one, two, three steps, his left foot next to the ball, and his right foot quickly pulls into the lower middle of the ball like a whip, while he stretches out his hands and keeps his upper body straight.
The soccer ball flew out, bringing up a cloud of grass clippings at the same time.
A very, very clear arc, like a rainbow on the horizon, crossed the wall of people who jumped up and blocked, and drilled into the upper left corner of the goal.
The goalkeeper, who had suffered for Rigano in the first half of the season, simply turned his head to the football – and by the time he spotted the ball coming out from behind the wall, it was too late to make a move.
The ball suddenly fell as it approached the goal, burrowed into the goal against the crossbar, and crashed into the net!
Deciduous balls!
The Frankie Stadium boiled for the second time, and more than 30,000 fans cheered loudly the moment the ball hit the net, shouting, "goooooooal!" ”
“gooooooooooooooooal!! Zhang's brace! Fantastic direct free-kick! Poor Scarppi! He didn't even make a single gesture to reach out! Let's cheer for Zhang!! ”
In the past, when Zhang Jun scored a free kick, he would only celebrate with a smile, just like the name of the free kick. But this time, Zhang Jun's celebratory gestures were brutal enough to surprise those who knew him well. He ran to the corner flag, then kicked the corner flagpole into the air, and finally yelled at the camera lens.
It's been three months, and it's been a long time since I've played football like this. Dribble, accelerate, shoot, and score! This is the football he wants, the purest football. Even if he is covered in injuries, he has to play like this, playing the most beautiful and exciting football.
He didn't want to please anyone now, he just wanted to satisfy himself, and that heart that longed for passion had stopped beating for three months. Just as Qiu Suhui said when he was still in Warrendam, Zhang Jun is a hungry lion and will not let go of any opportunity to hunt prey.
Di Livio rushed up from behind and hugged Zhang Juncai tightly to calm him down.
"Well done, Zhang!"
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Zhang Jun's two goals greatly damaged the morale of *, and although they tried to equalize the score after that, they were helpless and weak, and the disorganized attack could not pose a threat to Fiorentina in the slightest. On the contrary, it is the combination of Zhang Jun and Rigano that often makes * dangerous in front of the goal.
"Ricano's powerful shot! It's a pity that he was saved by the goalkeeper! He held his head, very annoyed! ”
"This is a wonderful pass from Maspero! Zhang's back insertion, single knife! Oh! Zhang's shot hit the far post! Rigano followed up with a follow-up shot - and it flew away! It flew away!! ”
'The first half was coming to an end and Fiorentina got off to a good start. It seems that they have great hopes of being promoted to the first division this season! ”
Just as the on-field commentator said this, Di Livio made a 50-metre pass from the backfield, and Rigano jumped high in front of him, using his physical advantage to grab the position, and then he saw Zhang Jun appear in his sight.
As soon as the head was off, the football was pushed to Zhang Jun. The distance was a bit far, twenty-four meters, and Rigano felt that Zhang Jun should stop the ball and wait for his teammates to come up and make plans.
However, Zhang Jun found that the opposing goalkeeper was standing a little forward when Rigano passed, and if he could draw a curling ball, he might score.
The ball that Rigano ferried for him was just right to shoot at goal, and Zhang Jun thought that Rigano thought the same way, so he would give him an assist.
Since it's a brute's assist, it can't be wasted. Thinking like this, Zhang Jun leaned back slightly, his left foot as a supporting foot, and his right leg was raised high back according to the height of the ball, and his hands were spread out to maintain balance, and the whole movement was very coordinated.
When the ball arrives, the right foot also arrives, volley!
Volley!
*'s goalkeeper Scarpi was taken aback, because the opponent's ball was still in the second half, so he stood relatively forward, but he didn't expect to hit the penalty area in just two seconds, and it was too late to retreat at this time. He could only hope that Jang Jun would stop the ball and then surround it by the defenders to give him time to retreat. He didn't expect Zhang Junzhen to volley directly, and he shot accurately!
He reflexively jumped back on the spot and held his left hand up in the hope of getting the ball out of the goal.
But he didn't rise as fast as Zhang Jun could have volleyed with all his strength, and the ball grazed his fingertips before smashing into the underside of the crossbar and bouncing into the goal with a huge cheer.
The ball is in again!!
Hat trick!!
"Incredible goal! Zhang volleys directly from outside the penalty area! The ball went in! It was his third goal of the game! Hat-trick! Hat trick!! Frankie Field is cheering for one person only! He's Zhang-Jun!! A young man from China! ”
Rigano looked at Zhang Jun, who was surrounded by everyone, and the excitement on his face would make people think that Fiorentina had been successfully upgraded.
I thought he would stop the ball, but I didn't expect him to shoot directly! And it even went in!
Rigano was a little reluctant to find that he might not be able to surpass this man in his lifetime, although now he has scored more goals than Zhang Jun.
He is an ordinary person who has come up step by step by hard work, but what about him? A genius who has had bad luck in recent months.
Fortunately, it is only on loan, if it is a permanent transfer, then when will he be able to come out?
Zhang Jun got out of the crowd and ran towards Rigano who was standing on the side. "Wonderful assist, brute!" He smiled and hugged Ricano.
Rigano muttered in his ear, "Well done, Zhang." ”
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In this game, Fiorentina finally relied on Zhang Jun's hat-trick to win 3-0 at home*. Three brilliant goals in the first half and a slightly dull second half, with few chances for either side. Zhang Jun was also substituted in the 77th minute of the second half, and when he came off the pitch, he heard thunderous applause.
At that moment, Zhang Jun knew that the demanding Fiorentina fans really accepted him. They see him as part of the big family because he is a Fiorentina player.
Zhang Jun is proud of this.
Zhang Jun, who successfully passed the adaptation period, also began his honeymoon period with Fiorentina, Mondonico gradually helped Zhang Jun to the core of the attack in terms of tactics, and his teammates, who were previously prejudiced against him, changed their attitude when they saw his goal.
Because this long-haired Chinese is always scoring goals.
Even because of his slightly curly long hair, some fans called him the "new god of war". Zhang Jun is afraid of arousing Ricano's disgust, and always makes his position clear in front of the media: he likes and respects Batistuta very, very much, but Batistuta is Batistuta, and Zhang Jun is Zhang Jun. Since his debut in the Netherlands, he has been considered by countless people to be Marko; Fan; Basten's successor, as a result of which he parted ways with Milan. Now in Florence, he doesn't want to be seen as a replacement for anyone, that's not interesting.
Although Batistuta is an official of Fiorentina FC, he has been scouting new talent for the club in Argentina for a long time, and has not returned for several months, in fact, Zhang Jun is eager to meet the legendary superstar.
Because of his love for Brazilian football, Zhang Jun doesn't like Argentine football, even if it's the football king Maradona, he doesn't like it very much. But there is still one player in the whole of Argentina who deserves his respect and is liked by him, and that is Gabriel; Batistuta.
Respecting him because of his loyalty, and liking him because of his manhood, Zhang Jun thinks that a man can really be said to be perfect like Barty.
He still has a long way to go.
Sophie also went well in Yanjing, and the two talked on the phone as before.
At the end of 2005, the bad luck finally left Zhang Jun, and in 2006 he got off to a good start in Florence.
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Pirlo was surprised by Yang Pan's excitement during the warm-up, and Kaka pointed to the VIP seats in the San Siro stands: "The head coach of the Chinese national team is sitting there!" ”
Kaka knows Yang Pan, and he will definitely be particularly combative because of the gaze of the national team manager, because he wants to show Qiu Suhui: Although I am still only a substitute in Milan, my strength is not declining, but improving.
Ancelotti also gave Yang Pan a great opportunity in this game, he let Yang Pan start as a right midfielder, while Gattuso sat on the bench. Of course, this is not because Ancelotti gave face to Qiu Suhui who came from afar, but because AC Milan's opponent in this game is too weak, Milan does not need to pay attention to defense, they just need to attack, attack, and attack, not only to get three points on the opponent, but also to grab as many goal difference as possible.
Although Milan is now the first, but Juventus behind them is only one point behind, and no one knows if it will end up to the point where they need to fight for goal difference to decide the championship.
Messina, a small club that was promoted in the previous two seasons, was barely relegated last season and is still the favorite for relegation this season due to financial constraints.
The home team are the favourites to win the title and the visitors are favourites to be relegated, so there is basically no suspense in this game.
What intrigued the Chinese media was Yang Pan's debut and Qiu Suhui's arrival in Milan. Zhang Jun gradually got on the right track in Florence, but he refused most media interviews and put himself in a relatively closed space.
The media couldn't dig up news from Zhang Jun, so they had to make a fuss about other people. It happened that this time Yang Pan's debut and Qiu Suhui's arrival in Italy happened at the same time, and it was a series of news to do a good job.
Qiu Suhui is not here to meet old friends in Europe this time, his destination is not just Italy, Milan, Italy is just the first stop, and then he will go to Florence, Dortmund in Germany, Munich, Anderlecht in Belgium, and Manchester in England. From the above destinations, it is not difficult to see that the purpose of Qiu Suhui's trip is actually those Chinese players who play overseas, the World Cup is imminent, and the team's warm-up preparation is also imminent, Qiu Suhui's trip is to check their condition. A month and a half later, before the start of China's domestic league, he will lead the team to Europe for a half-month training camp, when there will be three very important warm-up matches, the opponents are all good teams, Qiu Suhui naturally hopes to use China's current strongest squad to play, in order to truly reflect how far the Chinese team and the world level are still behind.
He meets with every player who has played in Europe to get first-hand information.
The first two targets were Yang Pan, who played for AC Milan, and Li Yongle of Inter Milan. He had already met with the two of them first, and both of them told him that no matter the body or the state, there would be no problems when it came to the warm-up of the training camp.
Yang Pan's situation, Qiu Suhui knows a little bit about all kinds of news, but he doesn't know much about Li Yongle. After being moved to the first team by Roberto Mancini this season, he only played two games for a total of 12 minutes, and most of the time, he only trained with the team, got on the bench five times and played eight games in the reserve team.
The result made Qiu Suhui very satisfied, Li Yongle was stronger than when he was in the National Olympic team, his skin was tanned, with short broken hair, and he was very healthy and energetic. And all the techniques have been improved, and the header that has always displeased him is much better. In Italy, which pays attention to tactical literacy, his tactical understanding and execution ability have made great progress.
Qiu Suhui lamented the gap between foreign and domestic countries. The same group of members of the National Olympic team have faded out of his field of vision in China. Unless you are a genius of geniuses, you can make such a clear and gratifying progress. The people he has selected now are the best among domestic players, but they are still far from many players in the world.
This gap is not only technical, but also in the ideological gap. The gap in technology can be made up through training, and the gap in thinking can only be changed by allowing them to go out more, broaden their horizons, and play against the world's strongest teams.
As for Li Yongle's form, Qiu Suhui has nothing to worry about after watching a match between them and Juventus Reserves.
It was just a reserve match without spectators, but Li Yongle took a Serie A match against Juventus seriously. As a result, he alone in the midfield to make the opponent's rookie Gasbaroni defend nothing, and also assisted the player with a long pass to score a goal.
Qiu Suhui learned from a friend that Mancini was actually very optimistic about Li Yongle. Because Inter Milan's waist has always been the most criticized problem, Li Yongle is definitely a strong "waist". Now let him play as a substitute, also out of consideration for training him. And Inter Milan currently has a good record, third in the league, tightly biting Juventus and AC Milan in front, Mancini can't think of a reason to change the lineup, so he can only let him come step by step.
Mancini can have this idea, Qiu Suhui is relieved.
In today's Serie A game, Li Yongle did not enter the bench of Inter Milan, and Qiu Suhui came to see Yang Pan's performance.
Yang Pan did not disappoint him, he was very active on the right side, the left-back in Messina could not keep up with his speed at all, and the fans of the San Siro waved their arms excitedly as if they were watching a gladiatorial battle of great strength: "Sprint!" Sprint! Sprint!! ”
Qiu Suhui carefully observed Yang Pan's performance through TV broadcast in the VIP box. In his opinion, although Yang Pan is mainly a substitute in Milan, and his position on the field must also be changed according to the game situation, the coach needs to change at any time, which is not conducive to his performance. But on the other hand, his overall view and sacrificial spirit are becoming more and more obvious, whether on the court or in life, he is always a person who is willing to sacrifice his own interests for others, such a person is born to be the material of the captain.
As for Yang Pan's technique...... Qiu Suhui is not worried, the person who can be looked at by the giant AC Milan will not be incompetent.
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Yang Pan consciously leaned towards the middle from the right side, Kaka naturally understood what he meant, the other Milan players also understood, and the 80,000 fans of the San Siro even understood.
How could Messina, as an opponent, not understand?
Because Yang Pan has a very loud nickname: heavy artillery!
"Don't let him shoot!" Messina's goalkeeper, Eret Herapoulos, roared loudly, and as a goalkeeper, he didn't want to face a shot that could reach a speed of 100 kilometers per hour.
Suddenly, two defenders pressed towards Yang Pan, who was dribbling the ball.
Yang Pan picked up his right leg before the opponent could press up, and when the defenders and goalkeepers were nervous and the fans were excited, he shifted the ball to the left side.
Seedorf stopped the ball with his thigh near the touchline and the attention was diverted to Milan's left with the long ball.
Seedorf didn't take the ball down, but flicked his right foot and cut inside. On the left side of Milan, Seedorf was also a good player with a long-range shot, and the Messina goalkeeper was nervous again: "Don't let him shoot!" ”
Two Messina players rushed forward to defend, one stepped forward to grab it, and the other stood aside to protect it, waiting for the opportunity to move.
Seeing that there was no chance, Seedorf stopped pushing and used his left foot to pass the ball to the centre of the box, where Kaka was and he organized the attack again to look for opportunities.
Kaka ran towards the ball, seemingly intending to get the ball before the opposition defenders cleared it, and then he could fall down and get a dangerous free-kick.
The team didn't buy any strikers during the winter break, and Bodinov just wanted to be bigger. Judging from the first twenty-five minutes of this game, the strikers were a little unable to find their senses, and they were slow to find the goal of Messina. Maybe Zhang Jun's departure has given them a lot less pressure to push them up.
But it's not just the strikers who can score in the game. Now there's a guy behind me who is desperate to score and he's getting a little impatient......
"Kaka!"
Kaka straddled his legs, as if to stop the ball into the box, but did nothing, allowing the ball to pass between his legs quickly!
This is a tacit understanding at the dawn! Kaka smirked inwardly.
Just when many TV viewers were speculating about who the ball would be exposed to, Yang Pan suddenly appeared in the camera!
Yang Pan suddenly appeared at the front of the penalty area, which many people did not expect that the nearest Messina defender rushed to block the bet, but he was not as fast as Yang Pan.
"Yang Pan directly volleyed! The soccer ball drilled into the far corner of the goal! The ball is in! The ball is in!! The Messina goalkeeper turned out to be unresponsive! AC Milan leads Messina 1:0!! ”
After the goal, Yang Pan ran to the sidelines, and before the players could catch up with him to celebrate, he raised his hand to the grandstand box in a U.S. Marine salute - he raised his right hand to his temple, and then swung it down vigorously.
In this way, he assured Qiu Suhui there: There is no problem with the state, no problem with the body, no problem with the national team and the World Cup!
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Qiu Suhui saw this scene on TV in the box, he smiled and shook his head gently: "This kid ......" His heart was full of relief.
After laughing, he thought of Zhang Jun, who had been by Yang Pan's side before, and there was a game in the second division the day after tomorrow, Fiorentina's home stadium, and the opponent was Modena, which was ranked fourth.
That would be a great opportunity to examine Zhang Jun.
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