Chapter 52: Zora is not old
Listening to Redknapp's words, George couldn't help but look depressedly at Frank Lampard, who was running wildly in the stadium. Now that Redknapp has said so, it is certain that this Lampard is absolutely world-class in terms of fitness.
Thinking that before the start of the game, manager Houllier had said to himself and others that Frank Lampard was notoriously physical, and when he was at West Ham United last season, he played a full 38 games.
Gerrard, who is also outstanding and young, will naturally not watch himself be cut off by Lampard, get up from the ground, and immediately chase after Lampard.
Lampard was also very clear about Gerrard chasing behind him, watching Gerrard get closer and closer to him, and passed the ball directly with his feet, and the ball flew quickly towards Gudjohnsen.
Gudjohnsen, who is Icelandic ice skate, typically plays with his brain, whether it is a center forward, a winger, or even a midfielder. When I was in Eindhoven, I was able to partner with Ronaldo, if I didn't have a certain strength, who would believe it.
Feeling the constant pushing of Henkz behind him, Gudjohnsen stuck in his position, not allowing his body to move in the slightest, raised his head to stare at the ball in the air, and jumped high.
At the moment when Gudjohnsen jumped, Henkz, who was responsible for defending Gudjohnsen, naturally jumped up at the same time, ready to scramble for the ball.
Seeing that Henkz also jumped up at the same time, Gudjohnsen knew that he couldn't hit the goal with a direct header, so he instantly gave up the idea of heading the goal. Gudjohnsen was in a reasonable position, stopping Genkz directly behind him and chested Lampard's pass in the air.
When Gudjohnsen fell from the air, his feet just on the ground, and the ball hadn't even landed on the ground, he suddenly took a big step towards Henkz and looked at him head-on, keeping the ball behind him. With his excellent ball sense, Gudjohnsen didn't even look at it, and directly picked up the falling ball with his heel and passed it to Zola on the side.
Although Zola is old, old, and his physical strength is declining very quickly, Zola is a real world-class striker, and his skills, experience, and awareness are still there.
Seeing Gudjohnsen's pass, Zola exploded instantly, rushed towards the ball quickly, grabbed ahead of Hyypia, and shot directly to the end.
The ball was tricky, rolling quickly from the ground to the goal, and although Dudek also made a save, it was too close to the goal, and by the time Dudek reacted, it was too late. The ball rolled from Dudek's hand straight into the goal.
“Cooooooooooooooooal!!! Gianfrancolla, a beautiful tackle, penetrated the door of Liverpool, who said that our Gianfranco is old, Zola is not old, he is still the best striker in the world, he is still our greatest goalscorer at Chelsea. ”
The whole Stamford Bridge stadium, also because of Zola's goal, like a lit fire barrel, began to erupt, all the Chelsea fans shouted the name Gianfrancorzola, all the Chelsea fans, in their own way, told Zola that for what he did for the Chelsea team, the fans have nothing but respect and love.
You must know that before Zola came to Chelsea, Chelsea was not a strong team in the Premier League at all, at most it could only be said to be a "giant killer". "Sometimes we beat big teams and big clubs, but at the end of the day it's just a mid-tier team.
But after Gianfranco Zola arrived at Chelsea, Chelsea began to rise and grow rapidly, and in his first year at Chelsea, Zola helped Chelsea win the FA Cup after a 26-year absence. Chelsea have since gone from being an obscure mid-tier team to a superpowerhouse. The following season, Chelsea continued to work hard, and with Zola's outstanding performance, Chelsea became the winners of the European Cup Winners' Cup in 1997-1998, and even the title of English Footballer of the Year fell on Zola's head.
It can be seen that after Zola came to Chelsea, he brought a huge change to Chelsea, Chelsea can become the current Premier League powerhouse, Zola played a decisive role.
It can be said that Zola belongs to the kind of superstar who can achieve the effect of changing a team by himself, this kind of player is the player that any team needs the most, and the player that fans respect and love the most.
It's rare for a player to change a team in the history of football, and there have been some, but none of them have reached the level of Gianfranco Zola vs. Chelsea. In the entire history of world football, there is only one person who can do better than Zola, and Zola was his substitute at that time, and that was the king of Napoli in Italy: Maradona.
Zola smiled and stretched out his hands high as he slowly ran along the side of the pitch, where the fans erupted into frantic shouts everywhere he went, and in the minds of Chelsea fans, Zola was the spiritual leader of Chelsea and the king of Stamford Bridge.
Frank Lampard and a group of Chelsea players also became very excited after seeing Zola score, and a group of people ran slowly behind Zola. Although the Chelsea players were very excited, no one stepped forward to disturb Zola, and this moment was the moment for Zola to receive the cheers of the Chelsea fans alone, for the 35-year-old Zola, every goal probably means that this goal may be the last time Zola scores, and Lampard and others are not willing to disturb Zola to accept the cheers of the fans.
"Well done, Gianfranco, let the Liverpudlians know you're good." Seeing Zola score, Ranieri couldn't help but wave his hand, for Zola, a disciple in Napoli, Ranieri has always trusted him very much, otherwise he would not let the current 35-year-old Zola continue to be the team's main striker.
Claudio Ranieri believes that even if his team is not comparable to the Premier League's giants at the moment, with Gianfranco Zola in the front, young talent Frank Lampard in midfield, Desailly at the back and experienced goalkeeper Cudicini, his team is definitely a powerhouse in the Premier League, a team that no team dares to underestimate.
Because of his age, Zola didn't celebrate for a long time, just trotted for a while and then stopped, ready to continue the race. For Zola, the energy that is so precious at the moment is not to be spent on celebrations, but on competitions.
It wasn't until Gianfranco Zola finished his solo celebration that Frank Lampard and others stepped forward one by one to give Zola a hug to celebrate. For the congratulations of his teammates, Zola naturally smiled.
Completely different from Chelsea's situation is Liverpool, especially Hyypia, at this moment Hyypia can't understand why Zola, the little man who can't run in his eyes, would burst out with such a terrifying speed at the moment of shooting.
However, what makes Hyypia even more sad is that because of his own negligence, he let Zola get a chance to shoot, which makes Liverpool currently behind, and Hyypia blames himself deeply at the same time, but also pretends that nothing has happened, cheering for his teammates, after all, the current Hyypia is the captain on the field, the team is behind, and Hyypia knows what he needs to do at this time.