Chapter 287: You Brought It On!
Bulgarian Army Stadium.
Nearly 25,000 CSKA Sofia fans filled the stadium, which can accommodate more than 20,000 people, and many more stood in the hallways to watch the game. With the two teams playing, the atmosphere of the scene also became hot.
Unlike their last opponents, TNS all-network team, Bulgarian fans don't seem to be very friendly.
As the commentator introduced the players from both teams, the Bulgarian fans cheered loudly for their players and 'booed' at the Liverpool players, and just listening to this boo, you can know that the mentality of the Bulgarian fans is very different from that of the Welsh fans.
They hoped for a victory for CSKA Sofia and were hostile to the incoming Liverpool.
But the 'boo' is a trivial thing for Liverpool, which has a lot of experience, and it is difficult to affect the performance of Liverpool's players, and it is even more trivial for Zhang Tiehan.
"Look, they're welcoming us!" He grinned at Gerrard, pointing to the Bulgarian fans in front of the aisle.
Zhang Tiehan's actions obviously angered the nearby fans, they yelled at Zhang Tiehan, and threw all kinds of things at him, but the distance was a little far, and their accuracy and strength were completely insufficient, Zhang Tiehan still laughed, "Look, they have a response." ”
With that, he raised his hand.
It was as if the fans were really welcoming him, and he was responding like the fans...... Gerrard next to him was silent, even if he would not be affected by the away fans, he would not do such a thing, if the referee noticed, he might directly give a yellow card for 'provoking the fans'.
Thankfully, the referee didn't notice.
The Bulgarian fans were quite unhappy with Zhang Tiehan, but there was barbed wire around the stands, and they couldn't enter the stadium at all, and the only thing they could do was shout and make all kinds of threats and intimidation. It's just a verbal counterattack, Zhang Tiehan doesn't take it seriously at all, he enjoys it very much.
In such an atmosphere, hit the ball into the opposing fans and slap them in the face...... It's definitely cool!
Zhang Tiehan thought, and the smile on his face became more.
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The race is on.
Zhang Tiehan is a shadow striker. The position is higher than the midfield, so at the beginning of the game, he rushed out, in front of him is Morientes, Zhang Tiehan needs to do, not only free play, but also pass to Morientes when he has a good opportunity, Morientes will also help him attract defensive attention.
That's the striker pairing.
But the two are not one left and one right, in terms of formation. Liverpool can be counted as 4411, Zhang Tiehan is the '1' in the middle, the position behind Morientes, this position is more convenient for him to play, he can receive passes from the midfield, and he can freely choose to pass or shoot at that time.
However, the CSKA Sofia players will not let him play freely.
Unlike Liverpool, CSKA Sofia is still far behind Liverpool, but they also want to eliminate Liverpool and enter the Champions League. So they did a lot of research on Liverpool before the game, and obviously Zhang Tiehan will also be in the scope of the study. He is the 'standard king' of the Premier League's transfer this summer and will definitely attract attention.
Zhang Tiehan's start was not unexpected by them, and they also made defensive arrangements for Zhang Tiehan, whenever Zhang Tiehan stepped forward, there would be defensive players to mark him specially, and it was also difficult for Zhang Tiehan to show himself at will in the front court.
In the opening stages, both teams were tentative.
Liverpool don't have the upper hand. CSKA Sofia occupies more time on the ball, but with the end of the trial, when the two teams really put together, CSKA Sofia's advantage is gone, and the strength of Liverpool's midfield drives the whole team to follow. CSKA Sofia struggled with Liverpool in midfield and they soon had to drop back a lot or face a disconnect between the front and back.
CSKA Sofia's players were still good, and their challenge as the game progressed was rushed, which made Liverpool's two fast attacks go nowhere, and then Liverpool launched an attacking attack.
If there is an advantage in the middle, there will be an advantage in the game, which is why many teams have to fight for the initiative in the midfield.
Liverpool have the advantage of being in midfield, so they can calmly launch a push attack without worrying about a sudden tackle, and the opponent will play a fairly fluid counter-attack - because the opponent has to shrink the formation, most of the players are at the back, unless they have the top, fast strikers, it is not easy to rely on one or two people to complete the counter-attack.
At this time, Zhang Tiehan had more opportunities.
However, it was CSKA Sofia who got a good chance first, and in the 15th minute, CSKA Sofia won a corner, and midfielder Yanif followed up with a header in the penalty area, and the ball flew wide of the far post.
Two minutes later Liverpool returned to colour.
Luis Garcia crossed from the oil road, Morientes returned to Zhang Tiehan, Zhang Tiehan met the ball and shot straight away, and the ball hit the post and bounced out of bounds.
It's a pity!
After shooting, Zhang Tiehan covered his head with some annoyance, this opportunity was not easy, and he almost scored...... But she still couldn't score, her teammates ran to comfort her, and Zhang Tiehan waved his hand to signal that it didn't matter.
But this is enough to make CSKA Sofia break out in a cold sweat!
This is Zhang Tiehan's first shot in the whole game, a shot is so threatening, they suddenly found that they should pay more attention to Zhang Tiehan's defense, but they don't know that many teams in Serie A have to send two players to mark Zhang Tiehan, even so Zhang Tiehan still scores frequently.
Two defenders of CSKA Sofia? Can you catch up with the combination of AC Milannesa and Stam?
The answer is no.
So in the 27th minute, Zhang Tiehan quickly shook off the defenders, and at a distance of 20 meters from the goal, it was not unusual to shoot the ball directly into the net again.
"The ball is in! GOAL! A 20-meter shot! Pretty! ”
"Zhang opens the scoring for Liverpool!"
"This is his second shot in the game, a goalpost, a goal, this is Zhang, this is the strength of the top scorer in Serie A history in a single season!"
The English commentator talked with great interest.
Zhang Tiehan was also happy after the goal, although it was not a very difficult goal. But his Liverpool career has only just begun, and scoring goals is still very important for him, especially in this game, Benitez is still very critical to his position, and if he doesn't have a table, he will still be under a lot of pressure, and he also exhaled after the goal.
But at this time. The stadium crowd remembered the sound of 'Woo Woo ......'.
Zhang Tiehan didn't react for a while, and when he looked at the fan stands, many Bulgarian fans put their hands in front of their mouths, and his brows furrowed.
Gerald next to him also frowned.
Although Zhang Tiehan has not encountered it, he knows what it means, and the sound often represents racial discrimination, with Bulgarian fans mimicking the sounds of monkeys.
It is self-evident who this is racial discrimination against.
He had just scored.
In many European countries, white people tend to look down on blacks and yellows, and they are yellows. And in the Champions League, it is not the first time that racism has been carried out, last season at Stamford Bridge, Rijer Calder, Eto'o were racially discriminated against, UEFA has also strengthened the enforcement of racial discrimination on more than one occasion, but this is not very effective, fans from all over the world can do what they do, and the ban on clubs to watch games is not very effective.
Now it's your turn.
Racist fans tend to treat people with different skin tones as monkeys, and Zhang Tiehan naturally belongs to the 'yellow-skinned monkey'.
Northern Europe is a region of very high levels of racial discrimination. is particularly discriminatory against yellow people, and I didn't expect that I would encounter this kind of thing one day.
Zhang Tiehan noticed Gerald's expression. Out of concern he asked, "What's wrong?" ”
Gerald hesitated, wanting to tell Zhang Tiehan something, but he still didn't say it, he didn't know what Zhang Tiehan didn't know what the voice meant, but Zhang Tiehan frowned and looked at the stands. Let him know the answer.
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In the media gallery of the Bulgarian Army Stadium, many reporters frowned when they heard this voice.
They know the meaning.
In football, such a noise against a player is a very bad thing, even Bulgarian journalists understand that this is not a trivial matter, and English journalists are ready to write a post-match report to denounce it.
But now everyone is saying nothing.
It's the same on the pitch. Gerrard didn't say anything, Zhang Tiehan didn't say anything, they continued to play as if they didn't know.
But some commentators still expressed their dissatisfaction, "This is too much! I think everyone knows what this voice represents! They racially discriminated against Zhang, who had just scored a goal! ”
"This is the plain zhì of the fans of the Nordic countries!"
"If they can't win on the field, they use other means to influence the players...... "The England commentator made a series of criticisms of the Bulgarian fans, of course, when he said this, he automatically ignored that in fact, this kind of thing happens in England.
The various commentators expressed sympathy for Zhang Tiehan to some extent, but what they didn't know was that Zhang Tiehan didn't need sympathy at all.
He was never a loser.
Zhang Tiehan knew very well what this voice represented, he was very angry, very angry, but he was still playing normally, he endured it, endured it, but there was always a time to break out, he was just waiting for the opportunity to break out.
Nima's!
Provoke Lao Tzu!
You brought it on yourself!
The actions of the Bulgarian fans have been deeply remembered in Zhang Tiehan's heart.
……
In the subsequent game, Zhang Tiehan kept asking his teammates for the ball.
He played harder than anyone else, looking for shots, and he kept attacking CSKA Sofia's defence, which made the latter quickly know that it was impossible to limit Zhang Tiehan with a single defender, but they couldn't do more because their strength was not dominant.
They can't stop Zhang Tiehan, and they can't stop Morientes and Gerrard, Alonso, Luis Garcia...... Wait a minute.
In short, they are powerless.
And Zhang Tiehan has put all his efforts into it, he continues to use his strong body, use all his abilities to fight and run, and constantly impact the defense line of CSKA Sophia.
Under this onslaught, CSKA Sofia's backline had to shrink into the box, and even then they felt unsafe, as if the goal was in danger of being broken at any moment.
Zhang Tiehan is pressing the back line of CSKA Sofia.
Liverpool had a good chance in the 39th minute when Steven Gerrard and Alonso in the middle broke through CSKA Sofia's defence, and then Gerrard passed the ball.
Entangled with Liverpool for so long, CSKA Sofia has experience, often at this time, Zhang Tiehan will be next to Gerrard, Gerrard will pass the ball, he will directly choose to shoot from a distance, his long shot is quite threatening, every kick is like a kick in their hearts.
But when they looked for Zhang Tiehan next to Gerald, they didn't find him.
Where is he?
The CSKA Sofia defender was bewildered and saw that Gerrard had passed a high ball, and the ball jumped into the air to reach the highest point before hoisting straight into the middle of the box.
Where? There!
"Look at him!" When the CSKA Sofia players finally spotted Zhang Tiehan, they immediately shouted for careful marking, but only one centre-back really had a chance to mark.
The central defender is only 1.8 meters tall, which is not short among professional players, but it is much worse than Zhang Tiehan, not to mention, his body is not on the same level as Zhang Tiehan.
The soccer ball hangs to Zhang Tiehan's point.
Zhang Tiehan was still running forward, he rushed forward with all his might, with an indomitable and unstoppable momentum!
The centre-back seemed to be intimidated by his momentum, and he kept stepping back and stumbling a little on his feet.
……
This is the opportunity that Zhang Tiehan has been waiting for!
'Steven Gerrard lobbed the ball into the box...... It's Zhang! When Gerrard passed the ball and saw Zhang Tiehan rushing forward in the penalty area, many commentators exclaimed nervously at the same time.
What will happen next is already imagined by many people, but everyone is still engrossed in the forbidden area, without blinking their eyes, they want to witness this moment.
The soccer ball fell quickly, and in an instant it was overhead.
Zhang Tiehan jumped up violently, he jumped so high that at the highest point, the camera that shot the half-length shot could not even catch the figure of the central defender.
In the camera, there is only Zhang Tiehan.
At the highest point, he seemed to be able to look down on the whole court, his face was bruised, as if all the strength of his body was concentrated on his head, and then, his head swung forward fiercely!
Boom!
There was a touching muffled sound.
The football happened to fall on the forehead, and the impact changed direction and rushed towards the right side of the goal, the speed was almost the same as that of a shot with his feet, and Zhang Tiehan used all his strength for this header.
The Bulgarian goalkeeper clearly underestimated the power of Zhang's header when he wanted to see the ball in the direction before making a save...... It was too late, but the football had already flown into the goal.
The 'woo' sound that has lasted from just now to the present has come to an abrupt end at this moment! (To be continued......)