Chapter 2: A belated goal
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Many Chinese fans who are accustomed to seeing Gao Jun's goals are also very disappointed with Gao Jun's appearance, although most people know that Gao Jun's total playing time is less than half a goal now, and he has never practiced with his teammates before, the temporary slump of his table does not explain the problem at all, not to mention that the playing time adds up to less than 40 minutes and has 1 direct assist, although such a table is not good, but it can barely be said. However, there are still some fans and media who are eager for quick success and have begun to discuss whether it is a mistake for Gao Jun to go to Inter, and it must be admitted that after Gao Jun led the team to win the Olympic football championship, although his prestige in the hearts of Chinese fans has risen to the peak, but at the same time, it has further raised everyone's expectations, I don't know if this is self-inflicted
Although Gao Jun still did not break his goal drought after two games, Mourinho still put Gao Jun in the starting lineup for the first time in the away game against the Greek powerhouse Panathinaikos, replacing the second Balotelli who has not been able to satisfy Mourinho with his attitude of the game, and forming a double striker with the same new transfer "Cheetah" Eto'o.
Although the level of the Greek league is far from being compared with Serie A, the team that can participate in the Champions League is not weaker than that, and for Mourinho, who is good at defending and counterattacking, the opponent who is weak and does not dare to press out to attack is more of a headache for him, especially the Greek team's defense is good. So at the beginning of the game, Mourinho asked the players to attack actively, as long as they can force the opponent out with the first goal, the next game will become very good
But it may be because the two players on the front line are newcomers, and the tacit understanding and run-in between each other and other teammates are not enough. In particular, Gao Jun, who has not been training with the team for a few days, has repeatedly overlapped runs and missed opportunities in the game, not only failed to score for a long time, but also gave the opponent two opportunities to quickly counterattack, if it were not for Inter Milan's goalkeeper Cesar Biaoxiàn bravery, I am afraid that the first goal would be the home team Panathinaikos.
But even so. Gao Jun's cooperation with his teammates has at least improved to a certain extent compared to when he first arrived, but the improvement is focused on his ability to cooperate with his teammates, and it is still rare to be able to pass the ball to Gao Jun accurately and timely to form a shooting opportunity. Well, in fact, so far, Gao Jun has only had a total of 3 shots on goal since coming to Inter Milan, and two of them have been headers in set-piece attacks, and he has not received a single opportunity to take advantage of the large open space to shoot, although Gao Jun has run no less than 10 times in these three games
"Gao Jun is still working hard. But it is far from being as comfortable as when he was in the Dresden Dynamo team or the National Olympic team", He Wei, who was in charge of CCTV's commentary on the Champions League match, frowned and expressed his worries about Gao Jun's future at Inter.
And his partner Zhang Lu also sighed after hearing this, "Yes, I think the main reason is that in the past, no matter which team Gao Jun was in, he was used as the absolute offensive core, and his teammates passed the ball around him, what kind of pass Gao Jun liked." His teammates all understand and are willing to serve Gao Jun. Therefore, Gao Jun has been invincible in the past few years. And now that he has come to the giants of Inter, his teammates are all big-name stars, why should people accommodate you? ”
"Yes, and Gao Jun has risen too fast in the past few years, it is inevitable that some people will not be convinced, Director Zhang, did you notice it just now. Gao Jun obviously ran out of the vacancy, and as long as Stankovic sent a straight stopper, it was a single knife, but he directly came with a long-range shot and wasted the opportunity. Stankovic's long-range shot is really great, but no matter how good it is, it's only a long-range shot. How can the success rate be compared to a single knife? What's more, Gao Jun's single knife ball almost never misses", He Wei said this, his face turned red, and he was obviously very upset with Gao Jun.
"It's not necessarily intentional, Stankovic has this habit of playing, and his desire to shoot is too strong by the standard of a forward midfielder, and it is natural for him to compete for the right to fire when paired with a super scorer like Gao Jun." , Zhang Lu defended Stankovic, and in his opinion, the problem is not only Stankovic
"In fact, now Gao Jun can't play is also related to Inter Milan's current staffing and tactical play, Stankovic has already said, and then look at both sides of the midfield, Vieira on the left was the world's top beast waist, but now Mourinho let him play as a fullback, with his age, the physical strength is simply not enough to support frequent round-trips, so Vieira can actually only do a good job of defense, and basically does not contribute much in attack. The Inter captain Zanetti on the right is both offensive and defensive, but although his one-on-one ability is super strong, but the cross is not good, even if he has the ability to turn the opponent's back line upside down, it is difficult to provide direct support to Gao Jun", Zhang Lu analyzed helplessly, "In addition, from the perspective of the enthusiasm of the scramble, Mourinho is obviously letting Gao Jun clone Drogba's style of play, which means that in the combination of two forwards, Gao Jun is to serve his partner Eto'o, but Eto'o will not give him much support, Even though he had a good pass"
Of course, under this positioning, Gao Jun's tactical role is very large, even if he doesn't score, he can make a huge contribution to the team, but Gao Jun's personal game count will definitely not be as beautiful as before. And now among Inter Milan's teammates, there are probably only two fullbacks who can provide them with greater support, but in the case of only a single back in the midfield, the fullbacks rarely dare to go deep into the opponent's hinterland, so the support that Gao Jun can get is very limited", Zhang Lu said this, with a faint sadness on his face, "After all, even if it is a defensive striker, he also wants to score, if Drogba is just a pure coolie at Chelsea and does not score so many goals, who will think that he is the world's top center forward?" And if the goal drought continues for a long time, I am worried that it will wear away Gao Jun's aura and confidence! ”
Even Zhang Lu can see the problem, how can Mourinho not see it? It's just that he is also a newcomer after all, and it is impossible to make Gao Jun a player in the first transfer period in the first transfer period will be unstable, so I can only look forward to Gao Jun's own adaptability, "With Gao's ball quotient, it shouldn't take too much time to run in, as long as he can continue to score at Dynamo Dresden, even if the number of shots per game is reduced by half, it is enough for the team to beat any strong opponent, I am more good at defense than Magath, although the transfer period has now passed, However, it is feasible to make appropriate adjustments to the formation style of play, but the question is, with the current staffing of the team, what formation should be used to play in order to better play the characteristics of the high army without negatively affecting the overall performance of the team? ”
As Mourinho pondered, the first half of the game was coming to an end, and although Inter Milan dominated the game, they were never able to create too good scoring opportunities. But just when Mourinho began to think about how to adjust at halftime, Gao Jun's aggressive forward pressing, which had hardly stopped since the start of the game, finally paid off, under the pressure caused by his high-speed approach, one of the Panathinaikos team's central defenders made a fatal return pass mistake, and as a result, Gao Jun's forward partner Eto'o picked up the cheap, just intercepted the ball, and pushed the ball into the net after dribbling the ball to the opponent's goal, helping Inter Milan to score this crucial goal after a long attack!
After Mourinho on the sidelines saw the goal, he immediately raised his hands and shouted and rushed into the field to make a classic celebration of sliding. Although with the strength of Inter Milan, it is a matter of course to win the current Greek opponent, and it does not seem to be worth such passionate celebration, but this is a Champions League game led by Mourinho after coming to Inter, and that goal also allowed him to see the initial tacit understanding between the two partners in the front line, which is undoubtedly very important for the ambitious Inter Milan, and it is no wonder that he is so excited.
But Zhang Lu, the commentator of CCTV Sports Channel, still shook his head and sighed, "Gao Jun's integration into Inter Milan is still relatively fast, but at present, it is only focused on his cooperation with his teammates, but as a Chinese, we still prefer to see him become the protagonist!" ”
Although Zhang Lu said so, but after conceding the goal, the Panathinaikos team had to strengthen the offensive, and this gave Gao Jun's speed more opportunities, in the second half of the game he assisted striker partner Eto'o with a scalpel-like precision through to help Inter Milan beat the opponent with a score of 2:0, in fact, if it was not for his teammates to waste two scoring opportunities, Gao Jun would have hoped to make a greater contribution, and Inter Milan may also be bloodied away from home.
Although the best player of the game was given to Eto'o, who scored twice, Gao Jun's performance in this game was still praised by head coach Mourinho at the press conference, but the media reporters obviously did not buy it, they grabbed Gao Jun for failing to score in three consecutive games, questioned the original high price in the future, and even unceremoniously claimed that Gao Jun can only play well in the small ball club like Riquelme and others, which is a useless chicken rib. The only thing that has eased Mourinho's pressure is that as Eto'o has gradually found his form, the voices questioning his previous sale of Ibrahimovic have been much lower (to be continued......