Chapter 135: Winning streak
In these warm-up games, Xiao Yang temporarily transferred Fu Zilong and Zhou Guodong from the youth team to the first team to participate in these games. Pen ~ fun ~ Pavilion www.biquge.info After half a season of training and games in the academy in Gosau, these two talented players have made great progress, and they are now eating nutritious meals prepared by the professional physical coaches of Gosau Club, which makes their bodies much stronger, and they have also improved a lot in other aspects.
Fu Zilong can play the position of center defender, midfielder and midfielder, he is 1.89 meters tall, and now his stealing ability is already very strong, but his ability to mark and head the ball is still insufficient for the time being, but when he played the game, he had a board and a glance, no stage fright, and he was already quite a general.
Zhou Guodong can play two positions: forward and forward, and his characteristics are that of a typical nine-and-a-half player, with good skills, strong passing ability, flexible running, and tricky shooting. His type of striker is exactly what the current Gosho team lacks, and the three strikers in the current Gosho team are all big men over 1.9 meters, although the skills are not bad, but playing this kind of position always makes people feel that there is still some lack of spirituality.
These two Chinese players are very important to Xiao Yang, they will not only occupy a very important position in the future Gosau team, but more importantly, they are Chinese, Xiao Yang hopes to cultivate them into world-class stars, which can be regarded as a little contribution to Chinese football, let the world know that Huaxia does not lack the talent to play good football, as long as they are given the right soil, they can also play well.
Of course, since Fu Zilong and Zhou Guodong are not yet 17 years old, Xiao Yang will not officially transfer them to the first team for the time being, but will let them continue to train in the academy until the coach in the academy thinks they are capable enough to compete in the first team.
Attached is Gosau's 2012-2013 first team squad:
Goalkeeper Christian Leite, Brazil, 25; Giuseppececcarelli, Italy, 18 years old. Centre-back: Adnansalihovic, Switzerland, 21; David. Mendes. Reach. Silva (David Mendesdasilva), Netherlands, 30; Brunochevallier, Switzerland, 19 years old. Full-backs: Jose Antonio Ampedro, Spain, 17; Sandrogugelmann, Switzerland, 23; Hugoribeiro, Portugal, 19; Patrick Ceccaroni, Switzerland, 18 years old. Defensive midfielders: Zlatkoantunovic, Croatia, 19; Ninadivanovic, Switzerland, Serbia, 19; Ricardocabanas, Switzerland, 34 years old. Wingers: Michelavnzini, Switzerland, Italy, 24; Dmitrytorbinskiy, Russia, 29; Claudioholenstein, Switzerland, 23; Sartre (Thomassutter), Switzerland, 18 years old. Forward: Lima (Delima), Brazil, 24; Igolhodel, Switzerland, 18 years old. Forwards: Silvaneggmann, Switzerland, 22; Coutinho, Portugal, 23; Andrea Esposito, Italy, 21 years old.
On 13 July, the Swiss Super League kicked off with defending champions Gossau taking on the promoted Zurich Grasshoppers away from home.
This race was supposed to be an ordinary race, but it received a lot of attention because the Zurich Grasshoppers were not your average promoted team.
After the Zurich Grasshoppers were relegated the previous season, Grasshopper fans demonstrated several times in front of the club's gates, demanding that the club bring back former head coach Sforza. The club's management realised their mistake and brought back Sforza, who was at home, to re-head the team.
After Sforza came to power, he not only kept most of the team's main players, but also hired an excellent young goalscorer Zigoni from Serie A giants AC Milan on loan-and-buy. The 21-year-old striker, who spent just €1.4 million on the Grasshoppers, scored 21 goals in 28 appearances for the Grasshoppers in the Challenge Group last season, arguably the first contributor to the team's promotion.
After the Grasshoppers were promoted to the Swiss Super League, Sforza made another big move, bringing in two outstanding young wingers from the Mexican club Blue Cross. Gonzalez and Giulio. Reyes, these two transfers cost the Grasshopper a total of 6 million euros, and then he bought young goalscorer Gruncel from Slovenian Glicka FC for 500,000 euros, and signed Hamburg's Czech international Yarolim who has expired his contract for free to strengthen the position of the midfielder.
These outstanding transfer deals have greatly boosted the overall strength of the Grasshoppers, and together with the strong team heritage of the Grasshoppers, the Grasshoppers have once again become a strong contender in the league, and Sforza has also shouted out the goal of entering the European competition next season. Although this game is against the defending champions, the Grasshoppers are playing at home, so Sforza will definitely not be willing to rest on their laurels.
The match attracted the attention of many Swiss media and was also broadcast live on the Swiss National Sports Network. From the start of the game, the Grasshoppers relied on the home advantage to launch a fierce attack on the Gosau goal, and their Mexican wings Gonzalez and Reyes were very active, repeatedly breaking down the flanks and sending in crosses, while the Grasshoppers' leading scorer Zigni also had two very dangerous shots, but they were both cleared by Gosau goalkeeper Cicarelly.
In the 26th minute, Horensten dribbled the ball on the right side, cut inside to the middle, he sent a wonderful through ball, Kautinho inserted it to form a single knife, in the face of the opponent's attacking goalkeeper, he calmly pushed a far corner, the ball went into the net, and the Gossau team took the lead 1:0.
After conceding the goal, the grasshopper team began a fierce counterattack, in the 37th minute, Gosau's left-back Ribeiro made a big mistake, he dribbled the ball in the backfield, facing Reyes who pounced on the interception, he tried to shake Reyes, but was successfully broken by Reyes, Reyes broke the ball in front of an open field, he went down and crossed directly, Gosau's defense was retreating at this time, and there was some confusion, as a result, Zigni easily headed the goal, equalizing for the grasshoppers, and Cicarelli was helpless in the face of this close-range header.
After the equaliser, the morale of the Grasshopper team was greatly boosted, and for a time the Gosho team was almost unable to pass the half, but fortunately Cicarelli performed well, high and low, and tried to keep the goal from losing.
At halftime, Xiao Yang severely criticized Ribeiro in the locker room, and Ribeiro also knew that he had made a big mistake and honestly admitted his mistake.
At the start of the second half, Xiao Yang replaced Ribeiro with Ceccaroni, but Cicaroni came on the field and kept an eye on Reyes, who was active in the first half. In the 55th minute, Cecaroni cut off the ball at the feet of Reyes in the backfield, and immediately after the break, Checaroni made a straight pass and passed the ball to Horensten in front, and after Horensten dribbled the ball to the front court at high speed, he sent a diagonal bocce ball, Kautinho received this pass again, forming a single knife, this time he hit the ball into the far corner of the Grasshoppers goal in almost the same way, and Gosho rewrote the score to 2:1.
The Grasshoppers were not willing to lose the game like this, and they launched a frantic counterattack, and their offense was so fierce that Eggman had to return to the box to help defend. In the 72nd minute, Gosau's centre-back Chevali was injured in a defence, and Shawyan replaced Chevali with Branislav Ivanovic, allowing Antunovic to drop back to the centre-back position. In the 83rd minute, Egerman used a header on the line of the big penalty area to top a long pass from the grasshopper team to Lima in front, Lima faced the pressure of the opposing player, knocked the ball back to Ivanovic, Ivanovic did not stop the ball and directly passed a long-distance through ball, this pass was accurate as if measured with a ruler, just in front of Caudijho, who was cruising alone in the front. Cardinhoe had a chance to take the ball for the third time, and this time he didn't miss it, dribbling past the goalkeeper and slotting the ball into the empty net with ease. Coldinghoe also scored a hat-trick.
Ivanovic's scalpel-like long-distance pass amazed everyone, and it can be said that at least 70% of the credit for Kaudinho's pass goes to Ivanovic's name. And Sampedro sitting on the bench is also applauding this exquisite pass, although he is now under the guidance of Antunovic, but Ivanovic and Cabanas have also given him a lot of help, which has benefited him a lot, but the demonstration on the training ground is not as strong as the feeling in the game on the spot, it can be said that seeing Ivanovic send this lightweight pass at close range is more useful than Sampedro training on the training ground for a week. Sampedro is a very talented player, but he has not yet learned about it, and Ivanovic's performance is like pushing a window into which direction to go next.
The Grasshoppers, who were 3-1 down, were not discouraged, they tried hard to find a goal, and Zigny hit the crossbar with a header, but they did not score a single goal until the end, and the game ended in a 3-1 victory away from Gosau.
Although the Grasshoppers lost the first game, the tens of thousands of Grasshopper fans at the scene still stood up after the game and applauded the Grasshoppers for a long time, because although they lost this game, they suppressed the opponent for a long time in the game against last season's treble champion Gosau, and only lost because their ability to seize the opportunity was not as good as the opponent, but they have shown their strength and courage. Fans are confident that they will achieve the desired results this season, and this game is the beginning of the Grasshoppers' revival.
In his post-match press conference, Xiao Yang praised Sforza's work, saying that the work of coach Sforza has been fruitful and that he has built a very effective team. Whoever emerges victorious in this game will not come as a surprise.
Sforza reciprocated the favor by speaking highly of the achievements of Xiao Yang and Gosau over the past few seasons. He also said that the victory of the Gosho team in this game was deserved by Coach Xiao Yang.
The Swiss media also made a lot of coverage of the game, and the Grasshoppers performed well in this game, with several of their new signings showing a high level, and the Grasshoppers also used this game to officially declare their return to the ranks of the Swiss Super League powerhouses.
The performance of the Gosho team is becoming more and more calm and sophisticated, although they are not dominant in the game, but the ability to create and grasp opportunities is terrifying, and anyone with a discerning eye can see that the passivity of the Gosho team on the field is nothing more than Xiao Yang wants to win the game at the lowest cost, in fact, he has also done this, and the process of the game has been firmly controlled by the Gosau team. A team that knows how to hide will be more terrifying than the previous team that was sharp and sharp.
After the game, the team doctor told Xiao Yang that Chevali had suffered a minor injury and that he would be fine with a week's rest. Xiao Yang was relieved that a week's rest meant that Chevali only needed to miss one game.
The first victory made the Gossau club very happy, but there were two people who were not very good, one was Ribeiro, he was very annoyed that he had made such a low-level mistake in the game, and he also made a deep review to Xiao Yang for the first time after the game, Xiao Yang accepted his review, and also told him that as long as he performed well in future training, he would still be his first choice in the left-back position, and Ribeiro happily returned to the training ground after taking a reassuring pill.
The other one was Eggman, who couldn't score in this game, which had something to do with the team's tactics, but he also had a few shots on goal that he didn't take advantage of, which made him not very happy with his form, so he started to practice like crazy again.
Xiao Yang saw all of this, and he understood Eggman's mood very well. In the first half of this year, Eggman scored a total of 46 goals, and Messi with Barcelona's form ups and downs, no longer so crazy goals, he only scored 31 goals in the first half of the year, far from Eggman, Eggman won the 2013 top scorer should not be a problem, but Eggman also wants to break the annual goal record to prove that he is the best scorer in history.
After more than an hour, Xiao Yang finished his work and was about to go home, when he saw another person practicing shooting on the training ground.
Xiao Yang walked to the side of the training ground and saw that this person was Eggman, he took dozens of footballs by himself and practiced shooting in various positions, but because he was the only one who practiced, no one passed the ball to him, he could only practice fixed-point shooting, but he still enjoyed it.
Xiao Yang walked to the training ground, picked up a few footballs, and passed them to Eggman, Eggman was too involved, at first he didn't find that there was one more person on the training ground, when Xiao Yang passed the football over, he saw Xiao Yang, he was stunned and said: "Boss, why haven't you gone back yet?" ”
Xiao Yang approached Eggman and said, "Aren't you still here?" ”
Eggman said, "I, I don't have anything to do when I go back today, so I practice here for a while, and I'll leave after a while." ”
Xiao Yang smiled and said, "I don't blame you. Sylvain, I know what you're thinking, and I'm confident that you'll be able to accomplish your goal. ”
Eggman was embarrassed and said, "You got it? I thought no one knew. ”
Xiao Yang said: "It's not just me, everyone in the team knows your goal, and everyone works hard to pass the ball to you. But sometimes it takes a bit of luck to score goals, so don't be in a hurry. ”
Eggman lowered his head, and Xiao Yang continued: "You have been training very hard, and your shooting skills are also very good, and you are also one of the best in the world, so as long as you believe in yourself, you will definitely score." Not to mention that you played an important role in the defense in this game, and you also contributed to the team's victory, so you must have the right mentality, don't rush to achieve results, and practice too much, lest your body can't withstand such a large amount of training and lead to injury. ”
Eggman raised his head and said, "Boss, don't worry, I asked the team doctor and the physical trainer, and they all said that my physical fitness is very good, and I can fully withstand the extra training." ”
Xiao Yang thought for a while and said: "That's it, then I'll accompany you, you can't practice alone, I'll pass the ball to you." ”
Eggman said, "Thank you, sir. With that, he went back to training.
Eggman's initiative to practice also infected other players, and Awanzini, Holensten, Sartre and others also began to take the initiative to stay with Eggman to practice and pass the ball for Eggman, and finally it developed to the point that almost all the players in the team asked for additional practice. Xiao Yang felt very much about this craze for extra training, but he was afraid that too much extra training would lead to an increase in injuries for the players, and after consulting the team doctor and physical fitness coach, he banned several older and average physical players from training, and only allowed some young players and players with better physical fitness to practice, and the time for extra training was also strictly controlled to ensure that the players could withstand such a training volume.
On July 21, in the second round of the Swiss Super League, Gossau hosted Basel. Basel has also invested a lot this season, with a total of around 10 million euros to bring in German full-back Hildebrand, Brazilian striker Alipio, and a loan-to-buy deal from Real Madrid to bring in Mexican striker Martin. Galwan, these outstanding players have made the Basel team a huge increase compared to last season. As a result, Basel are also ambitious this season and want to make a difference in the league and Europa League.
As Basel are playing away from home and are facing a strong Gossau team, Basel coach Yakin has wisely opted for a counter-attacking style of play, hoping that their fast Brazilian striker Alipio can make a difference on the counter-attack when the defense is solid.
However, Yakin's wishful thinking was quickly shattered, in the ninth minute, Horensten, who has been in good form recently, dribbled the ball to the front field at high speed on the right side and passed the ball to Lima in the middle, Lima controlled the ball and passed the ball straight to Eggman on the left side of the front of the penalty area, Eggman took a few steps laterally, shook off the angle and shot angrily, his recent practice showed results, the ball smashed into the upper left corner of the goal like a cannonball, Basel's Ukrainian goalkeeper Bazilevch was out of reach, only looking at the ball and sighing.
After the goal, Eggman roared and rushed to the stands of the Gosau team, and the fans gave Eggman the warmest cheers to cheer for Eggman's first goal of the season.
After taking a one-goal lead, the game entered the pace of Gosau again, and Yakin had to direct his players to attack, which also gave Gosau more space for the attacking players in the front court.
In the 17th minute, the Gosho team got another chance to counterattack, Lima took the ball to the front and knocked it to Eggman on the left, Eggman had his back to the goal and was defended, he knocked the ball back to the inserted Ivanovic, Ivanovic kept the ball and plugged it straight, Avandzini on the left side got the ball after inserting into the penalty area, facing the attacking Bazilevtsi, Avandzini made a beautiful curve ball with his right foot, the ball bypassed Pavlevci's fingertips and drilled into the back corner of the goal, and Gosau expanded the score to 2:0.
After taking a 2-0 lead, the Gosho team let go of their hands and feet, and they played more and more smoothly. Under the possession style of play of the Gosho team, the players of the Basel team felt that they had no strength but could not do anything, and with the help of luck, they survived the first half and did not be extended by the Gosau team.
At the start of the second half, Yakin made two changes in a row, but the situation on the pitch did not change in the slightest, and the Gosau team remained firmly in control.
In the 70th minute, Horensten dribbled the ball to the middle line near the midfield and knocked the ball to Lima in the middle, Lima sent a very imaginative long pass over the top, Kautinhoe understood, inserted at high speed, and drove the ball straight into the Basel team's penalty area, he shook off one of the Basel team's central defenders, because the angle was too small, he did not choose to shoot directly, but swept the ball, passed the ball to the Basel team's small penalty area, and Egerman, who followed at the back point, easily blocked the ball into the empty goal.
After taking a 3-0 lead, Xiao Yang made three changes at once, replacing Avazini with Tobinski, Ivanovic with Sampedro and Lima with Hodel. The substitutions were brought in to give them more chances to play, and the second is that Gosau will face another week of double matches this week, and he also needs to save some energy for the main players.
Xiao Yang told Sampedro before he was replaced: "Antonio, your task after you come on the field is mainly to do a good job in the defense of the midfield, on the premise of doing a good job of defense, you can observe the situation on the field and decide the direction of the ball by yourself, but there is one thing you have to remember, don't stick to the ball." I'm sure you've learned a lot from Zlatke and Ninard these days, and now it's time to put what you've learned to the test, go ahead and do it. ”
Sampedro said confidently: "Don't worry, boss, I will definitely do a good job." ”
Sampedro performed decently after he came on the court, his defensive ability was not bad, especially the marking and stealing ability, so he had two tackles in just ten minutes after he came on the court, he kept in mind Xiao Yang's words, after the steal was successful, there was no sticky ball, he was a kick out of the ball, and handed the ball to his nearest teammate.
In the 83rd minute, Sampedro once again broke the ball successfully in the backfield, this time he observed the situation on the field before the break, because the Basel team was eager to score, and now the attack is very fierce, so the front court of the Gosho team is relatively empty, after Sampedro broke the ball this time, he did not directly hand it over to his nearest teammate, but got rid of the Basel player who pounced on him after being broken, and then sent a long pass over the top of 40 meters, and handed the ball to Hoddle in the front. At this time, Tobinski had already started, along the left side of the high-speed insertion, Hoddle did not control the ball too much, but directly kicked the ball to Tobinski's side, the ball was very comfortable, Tobinski did not need to adjust after catching up with the ball, directly from the left foot cross, Eggman a retreat, attracted the last central defender of the Basel team, Kautinhoe stepped forward and hit the ball with a powerful forehead, smashing the ball into the Basel goal.
Kaudinho's goal sent the Gossau fans roaring with cheers, and Xiao Yang stood up to applaud his players. It's not just about scoring goals, it's about the growth of a couple of substitutes.
After falling behind 0:4, the Basel team completely lost its fighting spirit, and the Gosho team had no intention of expanding the score, and the game time was consumed under the tacit understanding between the two sides, and in the end, the Gosho team defeated the Basel team 4:0 at home.