"CCTV5, CCTV5, audience friends. We are now broadcasting for you a match that has attracted the attention of domestic fans in recent times, the first round of the 05/06 Italian Serie A season, AC Milan hosted Cagliari. Wang Jianxiang, who was in charge of broadcasting Serie A, started his job.

"This game was as predicted before the game, AC Milan manager Carlo Ancelotti sent Zhang Jun as the starting striker. I think this is also an acknowledgment of Zhang Jun's strength. Commentator Zhang Xiaolu began to analyze the lineups of both sides for everyone. He and Wang Jianxiang are old partners, and long before Wang Jianxiang entered CCTV work, he had already started football commentary work. At that time, he was partnered with Song Shixiong.

"AC Milan lined up the 4312 formation they are good at, and Yang Pan didn't start. Zhang Jun's performance in this game will be a highlight. The Italian league is defence-oriented, and there are not many opportunities for strikers. With a dense defence, the space for the forwards to move is also very limited. Zhang Jun didn't know if he would be able to adapt to this style of football. He is a forward center forward who rarely retreats to get the ball, and AC Milan is at home, and they will definitely press Cagliari to play stronger than their opponents, so that Zhang Jun's space to play is getting smaller and smaller. ”

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The referee glanced at the fourth official on the sidelines, saw that he signaled that the game could start, looked down to confirm the kick-off time, and then blew the whistle for the start of the new season.

Cagliari began with a steady counter-attacking approach, attacking with a trident of Zola, Langella and Esposito to threaten Milan's rear.

According to Ancelotti's request, Milan will have Zhang Jun in the penalty area, Shepchenko will often retreat, switch positions on the left and right, and run erratically, in short, so that Cagliari's defenders can't catch him.

But Zhang Jun doesn't like to stay in the penalty area as an Inzaghi-style point-grabbing striker, he prefers to be like Sheva, who has no fixed position, has more opportunities to get the ball, and can attack with the ball. Basten told him that as a center forward, you need to have the ball at your feet, and a center forward without the ball is basically the same as not existing. Scoring goals is the centre-forward's only mission, one way or another.

Zhang Jun has always kept this sentence in mind, he wants to have the ball at his feet, he wants to show himself.

In the fourth minute, Cagliari's attack was stopped by Nesta, and Milan launched a counter-attack, Pirlo handed the ball to Kaka, who took advantage of Cagliari's time to return to defend and rushed forward in the middle. The San Siro cheered, the Brazilian boy had been seen many times with the ball and several people running long distances, but it was never enjoyable.

As soon as Kaka passed through the center circle, Shepchenko and Zhang Jun ran separately from left and right, which was a tactic to attract the opponent's defense and provide Kakara with a break through the middle.

Cagliari had clearly studied Milan's tactical play, with the two defenders following Shepchenko and Zhang Jun respectively. However, there is still a centre-back in the middle, while Cagliari's midfielder is still desperate to keep him from adding up to his speed.

There is a lot of pressure on Kaka and he has to get the ball out as soon as possible or risk being cut off.

Kaka has the distinction of being able to keep his head up and not look at his feet during high-speed dribbling, which provides a good abrupt name for his dribbling balls.

Kaka found that the pressure on Sheva's side was greater, and Cagliari's defenders were jealous of him, but they didn't pay enough attention to Zhang Jun. He laughed and immediately made you suffer.

He pulled the football in the direction of Sheva, posing as if he was going to pass it to him at any time, and the defenders were really more vigilant, and the Ukrainian nuclear warhead was the top scorer in Serie A for the last two seasons, which is rare in the defensive-heavy Serie A.

As for that Chinese...... The media is blowing it up!

Kaka snickered and turned to the left, which strengthened the suspicions of the Cagliari defenders. But he stabbed the ball in the opposite direction with his right foot and passed diagonally!

The ball passed right between the central defender and the defender who marked Zhang Jun.

"Jang Jun is kept out, and it looks like he can't get the ball! The goalkeeper attacked......" The Italian commentator felt that something was wrong as he spoke.

Cagliari's defender Bega only cared about squeezing Zhang Jun out, not paying attention to the position of the ball, he wanted to jam Zhang Jun's position, and then let the goalkeeper attack to get the ball directly. It can be said that this is the right choice. But he underestimated Zhang Jun's explosiveness. Kaka knew very well, that's why he passed it like this, and the ball was not mispassed, it should be said that it was premeditated.

Sure enough, Zhang Jun understood Kaka's intentions, and kicked his right leg hard. With just this kick, the body took half a step ahead, and then slammed inward to block the opponent behind him!

His acceleration amazed the audience, it was too fast! It was just a matter of an instant, and he was even more than half a position.

Zhang Jun, who was stuck in the position, exerted his strength again, changed direction and forcibly cut into the middle. He slipped away like a loach in front of Bega's eyes.

Goalkeeper Katergiannakis (Katergiannakis) had already jumped to save the ball, but Zhang Jun took a quick step and stretched out his left leg to poke the football away from the goalkeeper's hand!

"Amazing explosiveness! Jang Jun turned what wasn't an opportunity into an opportunity! ”

Zhang Jun just stabbed the football away with his left foot, and then jumped over the goalkeeper with his strength, caught up with the football, and then picked his left leg to prepare to hit the goal!

Now Cagliari is empty!

Is Zhang Jun about to score his first goal in Serie A?

Ancelotti stood up.

Wang Jianxiang held his breath at that moment, ready to cheer for Zhang Jun's goal.

But Yang Pan frowned.

Zhang Jun supports his right foot and pulls his left foot towards the football, while twisting his upper body and leaning to the left. But at the most critical moment, his body tilted his head too much, and his left foot was driven to deviate a little, but the football flew over the crossbar!

A huge sigh!

If this goal is scored, AC Milan and Zhang Jun will have a good start that can't be better, but alas......

"Shot...... Oh! Zhang Jun hit the ball high, although only a little higher. He missed a great opportunity! ”

Zhang Jun, who finished shooting, fell to the ground and beat the turf in frustration, how good it would be if this goal was scored!

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"It would have been nice if this goal had been scored!" Wang Jianxiang sighed.

"Indeed, but I don't think Zhang Jun's shot should be missed......" Zhang Xiaolu raised his own question. I always feel that Zhang Jun's movements are a little strange......"

"Well, there's a replay soon, let's take a look."

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The TV broadcast replayed everything just now, and the Italian commentator was surprised by Zhang Jun's instantaneous acceleration at the same time, but also angrily questioned the referee on duty: "The goalkeeper of Cagliari pulled Zhang Jun's foot, otherwise he would not have missed, why not award a penalty?!" ”

But he ignored that as long as Zhang Jun didn't give up, the referee couldn't blow it off, what if Zhang Jun scored the goal? So just keep silent and forget it.

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"I see...... But the referee is really not good-looking, because the action is too fast, and Zhang Jun did not fall in the penalty area, otherwise he would not have been able to blow the whistle to stop the game......" Zhang Xiaolu shook his head and said. Zhang Jun is really persistent, but is it a good thing to be too persistent sometimes?

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Although Zhang Jun didn't score this goal, it also let everyone see a part of his strength - explosiveness. It was terrifying, and it was only one step behind half a position to overtake half of the defenders.

The Milan players are well aware of this. Zhang Jun surprised them on the training ground at the beginning, when he was one-on-one with Nesta, there was no fancy move, just a change of direction, knocking the football to the other side, and then relying on his own acceleration to overtake Nesta. He was so explosive in terms of explosiveness and skill and awareness in front of goal that it's hard to believe he had suffered a serious injury that almost brought him out of the sport. When the Milan laboratory conducted a physical examination for him as usual, he was surprised to find that Zhang Jun's two ankles were very healthy, especially the left ankle, and there was no trace of injury. Galliani even had the urge to go to China now to look for those hidden masters.

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After showing his amazing explosiveness in just four minutes of the opening game, Zhang Jun was completely relaxed and became more and more active.

The advantage of being at the front is that Jang Jun can get closer to the goal and have more chances to shoot. Three of his strikes in the space of 20 minutes were dangerous.

Li Yan in the stands said to Kaliani quite proudly: "See? Zhang Jun is world-class. Many Italian reporters underestimate him just because he is a Chinese who came out of Volendham, and after this game, you must change your opinion! ”

"Hey, I've never underestimated him, so you have to say 'them', not 'you'." Cagliari was reluctant.

"Haha, okay, okay! It's them, not you......"

But as time passed, Li Yan discovered a serious problem.

Zhang Jun's style of play is still the same as when he was in the Netherlands, and he will always squander some opportunities for the team by holding the ball for too long, intentionally or unintentionally. Shepchenko alone ran to the vacancy twice, but Zhang Jun lowered his head and didn't see the ball, which made Sheva very helpless.

And with the increase of Zhang Jun's time holding the ball, the defenders also paid more and more attention to him, and Zhang Jun was eaten by two defenders several times.

Looking at the fierce movements of the defenders, Li Yan was a little worried about Zhang Jun's left foot.

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As soon as Zhang Jun turned around, he was held by Cagliari defender Bega with both hands and fell to the ground, this action similar to judo naturally could not escape the eyes of the law, the referee gave Bega a yellow card, and awarded AC Milan a 26-meter free kick.

After Zhang Jun arrived, Milan had more options in terms of free-kick takers, but it was not easy to deal with.

Zhang Jun's free-kick was good, and he got a true pass from Baggio, but Ancelotti also had to take care of Pirlo's emotions. In the end, he took out a free kick from the left and right sides, Pirlo took a penalty, and the middle was close to the goal, and the free kick with a big scoring chance was given to Zhang Jun's plan.

Shepchenko made another sacrifice - he was originally Milan's No. 2 free-kick taker, but he became No. 3 when Zhang Jun arrived.

Influenced by the right-wing ideology of former president Silvio Berlusconi, AC Milan's players are basically the kind of "good boys" who are very obedient, although they are famous, but they have little temper. Even Gattuso, who looks fierce, is a kind person. Therefore, this environment should be considered good for Zhang Jun, he does not have to worry about how to please the big stars in the team, he only needs to rely on his performance on the court to win respect and trust.

Zhang Jun stood confidently in front of the ball, and he will personally take the free kick of his own creation.

People have seen him smile in the Netherlands, but can you see him in Milan, in Italy?

Zhang Jun took three steps back, took a deep breath, and then heard the referee's whistle, he exhaled his breath, ran up, slammed his feet, and volleyed!

The football just went around the human wall of Cagliari, and then fell precisely and fell into the bottom corner of the goal, Zhang Jun's kick shot was very tricky!

Cagliari's goalkeeper Carter Gyanakis barely reacted, because he couldn't believe that at a distance of 26 meters, Zhang Jun dared to hit a ball with such a low arc.

It seemed that Zhang Jun's cluster of cattle was inevitable, and Wang Jianxiang was ready to cheer again.

But the football bounced to the ground in front of the goal, and then hit the outside of the goalpost, rubbing out the bottom line!

Missed opportunity again!

Zhang Jun clasped his hands together, looked up at the sky and sighed.

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There were limited chances in the first half, Zhang Jun missed four, and AC Milan still didn't score by half-time, and it was clear that the players had not yet found a sense of this first round of the league.

The first half was a bit dull overall.

At half-time, Carlo Ancelotti first praised Zhang Jun's positivity, but he also criticized Zhang Jun for holding the ball too much. "Be aware that you're not in the Netherlands and the Italian defenders aren't comparable to the Netherlands. Sometimes you have to get the ball as fast as you can, and as a striker, don't let the ball stay at your feet for too long. ”

What else can Zhang Jun say? Nodding your head indicates full acceptance. Judging from the first half, he didn't realize how difficult the Italian defender was to deal with, and the difficulty also allowed him to get four chances? He was just a little bit of luck and he believed he could score if he worked hard in the second half.

Yang Pan touched Zhang Jun and asked him softly: "The opportunity that just opened, why did you reluctantly shoot?" ”

Zhang Jun whispered back: "I think I should be able to score, so I ......"

Yang Pan sighed: "If you fall down when the goalkeeper pulls your foot, it is an undoubted penalty, even if you don't come to the penalty, it is your assist." Wouldn't that start a lot better than if you missed four chances right now? Stupid! ”

Zhang Jun didn't refute either, he knew that what Yang Pan said was very reasonable, and that was not a fake fall, but a "reasonable use of rules". But from his personal habits, he is reluctant to do that, because as long as he doesn't get a dead goal, he won't give up on shooting.

Don't talk about fake falls. Even the "rational use of the rules" he can't do. Although he was a penalty taker at Warrendam, he felt that penalties were not as refreshing and energetic as sports goals in any way.

Yang Pan knew that he couldn't change Zhang Jun's mind, he was just venting the depression in his heart just now, and the only thing that made his expression change in the first half was this time. He was very aware of Zhang Jun's current situation, Kaka only told him, and when he listened to the chat of the old players, he thought that in fact, the head coach Ancelotti did not like him very much, and felt that spending 8.5 million euros to buy another striker was too extravagant in the current tightening of the monetary base. If Zhang Jun can't prove his worth the money soon, his fate in Milan is really hard to say. That's why Yang Pan is so anxious about Zhang Jun.

As for Yang Pan himself, when he came to the giant AC Milan, he already had the consciousness of sitting on the bench for a long time. Sitting on the bench is also a kind of training and learning anyway, and his impetuousness was worn out as early as the first half of Bologna's substitute career.

At the beginning of the second half, Zhang Jun reduced the time he spent holding the ball, but unfortunately Cagliari's compression of defense made it difficult for him as a center forward, and the midfielder could only pass the ball to the retreating Shepchenko. If the first half was Zhang Jun's performance time, then the second half became Sheva's performance time, and Zhang Jun watched Sheva take the ball and break through and shoot many times.

As Zhang Jun, who has a better header than Sheva, Milan still lacks a good wide crosser, and his ability to grab points is not used.

Serginho is Milan's master crosser on the left, but he is now on the bench. Yang Pan is also a master of crossing, but also on the bench. Gattuso on the right is more like a midfielder, with first-class defense and assists...... Don't mention it. Seedorf on the left prefers to cut inside and shoot hard rather than cross. Milan's attack was originally played in the middle, and Kaka and Pirlo were also masters in the middle, but Zhang Jun couldn't easily turn around even if he got the ball under Cagliari's tight guarding.

It was just an intermission, and it felt completely different. Zhang Jun used to think that Serie A defense was nothing more than that, but now he must correct this misconception. It is often a team in the middle and lower reaches of Serie A, and the defense is even more difficult. Because they are all teams that specialize in defending and counterattacking, they have a lot of experience in defense.

In fact, if AC Milan meets teams like Roma, Inter Milan, and Lazio, although there is no guarantee of a certain victory, the possibility of Zhang Jun's goal will increase greatly.

Unfortunately, he met the underdog Cagliari.

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Ancelotti watched carefully off the field, Zhang Jun did not fully adapt to Italian football, and was too weak in the physical confrontation with defenders, and lost a lot of good positions in vain. The Dutch league is dominated by technique and is far from Serie A in terms of physical confrontation.

The score was still 0-0, and Ancelotti was considering whether it was time to make a substitution.

"Yang, let's go warm up."

Yang Pan got up and took off his coat as usual, and then walked into the sidelines to start warming up. It's finally time to play for AC Milan, but he is not as excited as Zhang Jun in his heart. For him, playing at the San Siro is no different from playing in Dalara.

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Zhang Jun glanced at Yang Pan who was warming up, and thought that Yang Pan should replace Gattuso to play right forward, it seems that the coach saw that there was a lack of a crosser now, so Yang Pan came up and crossed.

Zhang Jun suddenly felt hopeful, he and Yang Pan cooperated tacitly, so he would definitely be able to score goals.

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"We saw that Yang Pan was also warming up on the sidelines, who will he replace when the time comes?" Wang Jianxiang asked.

"It's not easy to say, but in terms of location, Gattuso is likely. However, Cagliari's counter-attack was impressive, with Gattuso coming down, leaving Milan's midfield with one less barrier and Ancelotti unlikely to replace Gattuso. I think it might be Seedorf. Zhang Xiaolu analyzed.

"But Seedorf is the ...... on the left"

"Seedorf is also a right-footed player, and Yang Pan will be very convenient for him to cut inside and shoot on the left side."

While the two were talking, Yang Pan had already warmed up and returned to the bench. He was a little surprised after hearing Carlo Ancelotti's arrangement, because the manager asked him to play in the midfield, partnering Kaka. But he still obeyed the manager's arrangement, and now it is not easy for him to play, where is he qualified to pick and choose?

It's just that if he plays as a striker, who will he replace?

The fourth official held up the sign for substitutions: 16 up, 11 down.

"It's Zhang Jun who replaced him!" The two commentators and Yang Pan were surprised.

Judging from the first half, Zhang Jun was the most dangerous player for AC Milan, and after 20 minutes in the second half, his performance was also in the middle of the range. I don't understand why Carlo Ancelotti, who wants to strengthen the attack, would replace him.

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Not only were the two commentators in Yanjing puzzled, but Zhang Jun himself was a little surprised. He thought that Yang Pan was coming up to help him.

After making sure he was right, he ran off the field. As he ran, he raised his hand and applauded the stands, and the fans applauded him in return.

Although he was replaced, Zhang Jun was also content, playing 65 minutes in the starting line-up and four scoring chances, which is very good for a player who has just landed in Serie A. Leave the rest to Yang Pan.

Yang Pan and Zhang Jun hugged each other and rushed onto the field without saying anything.

Zhang Jun walked back to the bench with his head bowed, and Ancelotti turned back to say something to him, but he didn't understand because of the Italian language used.

Ancelotti also realized that Yang Pan and Kaka were not around, and he couldn't understand what he was saying, so he turned his head and stopped talking.

Zhang Jun took the towel to wipe the sweat off his face, then sat alone in his seat and was silent, focusing on the game.

Yang Pan did not play as a right midfielder after coming on the field, but played as a forward midfielder with Kaka. Milan changed the formation to 4321, which is also known as the "Christmas tree formation". Shepchenko is alone in the front as a center forward, the double forward Kaka is on the left, and Yang Pan is on the right.

Carlo Ancelotti had apparently lost patience with Milan's inability to break Cagliari's defence for more than 60 minutes, and he wanted to use Yang Pan's heavy cannon to blast through the opponent's airtight defense.

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After Yang Pan came on the court, he was immediately judged by his performance off the field, and the real "invasion was like fire". Milan's red and black jersey is a match for his style.

After four touches of the ball, he followed Ancelotti's instructions and fired a shot. A powerful volley of twenty-one meters hit the thigh of the opposing defender and popped up the bottom line.

Milan fans have seen Yang Pan's long-range shot. It was here that AC Milan played at home to Bologna last season, and his 25-metre shot found the back of the net for Dida. At that time, whether it was his long-range shot at a speed of 108 kilometers per hour, or his roar after the goal, it left a deep impression on the fans of the San Siro, and also strengthened the confidence of the then vice-president and current president of Milan Galliani to bring him back - such a titan would be a terrible opponent for Milan.

Compared with Zhang Jun, Ancelotti also prefers Yang Pan, after all, he has two years of experience in Serie A, and he is quite familiar with him, and he knows how to use him in his head.

His instructions to Yang Pan were how long to shoot, or how to tear through Cagliari's defense with speed.

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Pirlo sent this corner kick by Yang Pan into the penalty area, Shepchenko grabbed a lion head in front of the defender who defended him, and the ball flew into the goal with the tip of the goalkeeper's hand!

1：0！ AC Milan finally took the lead over Cagliari in the 72nd minute!

Shepchenko scored his first goal of the season!

The cheers of the San Siro rang out as they cheered for their hero, Sheva!

Zhang Jun also raised his hands and cheered off the court, but seeing that Yang Pan was able to hug and celebrate with Kaka and Sheva on the field, he felt a little envious in his heart, and faintly felt that he was like an outsider compared to Yang Pan.

He came to Milan, and although the media praised him loudly and paid wide attention, he also felt that compared with Yang Pan, this brother who was not much concerned and never became as popular as him was more popular. Whether in the eyes of reporters, teammates, and fans, Yang Pan is a very natural existence in Milan, as if he was born in Milan. As for himself, his teammates were friendly, but he felt that something was wrong. Yes, he is now a striker at AC Milan, wearing the number 11 shirt, starting the game, training and chatting with stars who were once only seen on TV and newspapers, but his heart is not integrated into this great team.

Could it be that the medical examination incident made him have some deep-seated resistance to AC Milan? Zhang Jun quietly asked himself in his heart, it was true that he was scared. He didn't even dare to mention such a question to Yang Pan and Kaka, after all, he was now from Milan, and it was as disturbing as betrayal to think about this question.

Zhang Jun sighed softly in the celebration of his teammates. After the euphoria of his successful move to AC Milan, he calmed down and wondered if he had made the right choice for Milan in the first place.

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In the first round of the 05-06 season, AC Milan beat Cagliari 1-0 at home thanks to a header from Shepchenko and got off to a good start. Zhang Jun, who had been thinking about his thoughts, also forgot to go to Zora to exchange jerseys, and when he thought about it afterwards, he regretted it and blamed Yang Pan for not reminding him, Yang Pan was annoyed by his nagging, and replied: "Anyway, there is an away game, what are you afraid of?" Zhang Jun thought about it, but he didn't know that his missing Zola this time had become a regret that he could never make up.

After the game, different media gave many explanations for Zhang Jun being replaced early. The official version is that he was replaced because Zhang Jun, who participated in Serie A for the first time, needed time to adapt, and judging from the first half, he adapted well, but still needs to work hard. This version was said by Carlo Ancelotti in his post-match press conference.

There are also people who are worried that AC Milan can't open the situation when Zhang Jun is there, and Milan wins the game after he comes down, which is not a good sign.

The domestic big multimedia is good news for domestic fans, praising Zhang Jun's performance, saying that it "makes the eyes of San Siro fans shine", and even the official website of the AFC commented that Zhang Jun's start after the game "is definitely a scene that should be recorded in the history of Asian football".

Only this media said that Zhang Jun made Chinese football recognized by the world. At this time, their star of the year, the pride of football, Hidetoshi Nakata, is trying to prove himself in Bologna.

In the first round of Serie A on September 1, Zhang Jun and Yang Pan played on behalf of AC Milan, and Li Yongle also entered the substitute list of Inter Milan. The golden generation of Chinese football has emerged on the international stage, and the golden years of Chinese football have slowly kicked off.

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