Chapter 159 The Hungry Lion(1/2)
After gaining Rigano's trust, Zhang Jun's life in Fiorentina was much better. Mondonico was very satisfied with this. The atmosphere in the team is pretty good now. Zhang Jun has the help of Dilivio and Rigano, and it has been very smooth to integrate into the team. Now Fiorentina's goal is to speed up the catching up for the remaining half season and strive to qualify for promotion to Class A at the end of the league.
This is the mission given to him by the Florence Club Mondonico and the only goal of the Florence Club in four years.
Zhang Jun knew that his team's relationship now has captain Dilivio, and it was not a problem, so he should focus on the court. He needed to score goals, constantly score goals, and many goals, just like he was at Warren Dam.
What kind of success is? Use goals to help the team upgrade and become the hero of the city.
Anyone who has been following Zhang Jun since his debut knows that Zhang Jun is an efficient shooter. Otherwise, he would not be able to enter the top four of the Dutch Super League scorer list for three consecutive seasons without even being dissatisfied with playing for a season.
It was in AC Milan that Zhang Jun quickly scored a goal because he had delayed his time because he adapted to the new environment.
Judging from the experience of the first Class B game, Zhang Jun believes that in some ways, Class B is indeed more intense than Class A: the offense and defense conversion speed is faster, the body is more important in defense, the movements are rough, and the referee's standards are a bit loose.
But Zhang Jun also learned from it. When he was injured, Basten once told him not to just use acceleration to rush hard, but also to learn to use technology. Now it is the place where technology is used, try to contact the opponent as little as possible, use technology and fake actions to deceive the opponent and then shoot the first shot.
During the team's usual training, the players were amazed at Zhang Jun's ability to master the accuracy of shooting, and basically did what he pointed to. Rigano asked Zhang Jun how he did it. Zhang Jun told him that when he was still in the Warren Dam Youth Team, in order to improve his shooting accuracy, the coach specially customized a mobile "goal" of the same size as a regular goal. The difference between this "goal" and other regular goals is that there is no net behind it. In the goal frame, there is a barbed wire mesh of the same size as the goal. Forty holes slightly larger than football are arranged on the net, horizontally and 5.
"The coach asked us to be able to shoot the ball into the hole anywhere in the penalty area."
"Anywhere in the penalty area?" Rigano was a little surprised. "Is this a little too harsh?"
Zhang Jun nodded: "So many people can't complete it."
"Are you done?" Rigano smiled.
Unexpectedly, Zhang Jun nodded again, "The best result was twenty shots and eighteen shots."
Rigano's smiled twitched: "Stop shot?"
"No." This time Zhang Jun shook his head, "It was a running shot. When I stopped, my accuracy rate would be lower."
Rigano was sweating coldly behind his back. After hearing Zhang Jun's words, he realized the horror of this Chinese boy. He used to look down on him because he didn't know anything about him. Now he has been training together for two weeks, and in two games, Zhang Jun scored one goal and two assists. Rigano gradually realized that this striker who "can't make ends meet in Milan" was not as the ignorant Italian media said.
Rigano couldn't tell how powerful Zhang Jun was, because he was always modest, not good at showing off, and rarely took the initiative to show his abilities in front of others. Since the contact was not long, Rigano was not sure whether this was Zhang Jun's self-protection or his personality was like this.
But one thing is certain, if someone tells Rigano that Zhang Jun can score three goals in a row in the next game, he will believe it.
"Manniu" is such a person. He will hate someone very much and like someone very much, provided that the person must win his trust. Zhang Jun has now won the trust of "Manniu".
Because they are partners.
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"GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAL!! Zhang's second goal in Fiorentina came so quickly! The game started eight minutes! Zhang scored the goal with a long shot outside the penalty area! It was a really beautiful shot!"
Zhang Jun excitedly waved his fist to the south stand of the Frankie Stadium. It is the place where the hardcore fans in Florence are the most concentrated. The largest fan group in the Fiorentina region - the Bauhinia Fan Association. Rigano told Zhang Jun that if you want to get the most popular support in Fiorentina, then it is absolutely right to please these fans. They can even influence the attitude of the local media towards you.
Sure enough, he received a huge cheer that made everyone crazy. Frankie Stadium, which can accommodate 47,000 people, sat on the Frankie Stadium today. The second half of the second half of the season in the League Two, it was the critical moment of rushing to the First League. Fans would not let go of every home game in Fiorentina.
Now Fiorentina ranks sixth in the standings. According to the upgrade rules of Serie B, the first two places will be directly promoted to Class A at the end of the season. Four teams from three to six will be promoted to the play-offs and decide the last Class A seat.
Now, except for the eight-point difference between Empoli, who ranked first and the second-place Torino team, the biggest difference between the two and seventh teams is only three-pointers. The higher the ranking, the more fierce the competition. The second-place Torino team is the same as the third-place Verona, the same goal difference. Torino only ranked second with five goals than Verona.
The opponents in Fiorentina are ranked behind them, seventh.
The two teams are two points apart. If Fiorentina wins, it will be a good opportunity to widen the gap. Because * is six points apart from Piacenza, eighth, so there is no need to worry about one *, but catch up with Piacenza.
Rigano rushed into the penalty area the moment Zhang Jun shot, intending to make a comeback. Because when he met * in the first half of the season, he knew that the team's goalkeeper was very good. In one game, he was saved by this person, four threatening shots were saved by this person, and in the end the team had to accept a draw on the road.
He saw that Zhang Jun's thighs were not completely opened, and he should have been a hasty shot, so the goal would be easier to save. Thinking of Zhang Jun's terrifying shooting accuracy, he expected that the goal would be saved, but he might not be able to hold it. As long as he couldn't hit the bounds, he would still have a chance to shoot.
The goalkeeper was indeed right and flew towards the ball. But Zhang Jun's shot was more tricky than he and Rigano imagined. The football was drilled into the goal against the inside of the post.
The goalkeeper was beyond his reach, so he could only look at the ball and sigh.
As the commentator said, the ball was beautifully drawn.
The goal in the first eight minutes completely disrupted the arrangement of *. They originally planned to defend firmly on the away game and then wait for an opportunity to counterattack. However, they were not expecting to be "cold shot" outside the penalty area to win the first goal.
The backward * fought back, but they were ranked seventh and depended on defense, and the offense was not very good, so there was no way to face the defense line led by the old captain Dilivio in Fiorentina.
However, Zhang Jun ignored *'s top defense in the second division and was very active in the frontcourt. This was his third game in Fiorentina, his second home court, and he urgently needed to prove to fans and local media: he is a first-class striker and has the ability to help the team upgrade.
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In the 27th minute, Rigano was fouled 23 meters in front of the goal, and the referee gave Fiorentina a direct free kick. This was a great opportunity for Zhang Jun. He placed the ball carefully on the turf, then took two steps back and waited for the opponent to line up the wall.
Zhang Jun lowered his head and looked at his purple jersey. When he asked Robi to teach him a free kick in Brescia, he never thought that he would come to Fiorentina to play one day. It was only three years since there were many things happening to him, and sometimes he even had no time to breathe or think about why.
He has tasted praise, joy, blame, and pain, and it was also within these three years. Sophie graduated, worked, his father passed away, Yang Pan fell in love, and An Ke became a professional player... Not only him, but even the people around him are changing.
The fate with Robbie was linked together because of this free kick. In a sense, his fate with Fiorentina was also connected by this free kick. And his path turned around three years ago as if this arc was like a curve, and where would it end? Zhang Jun didn't know.
So now use this arc to draw the first rainbow for your future.
The *'s wall was finally arranged slowly, with a total of five people blocking Zhang Jun's front tightly.
The referee stepped back, and when he retreated to a place that would not interfere with the ball's flight, he blew the whistle in his mouth.
"beep!"
Zhang Jun assisted, one step, two steps, three steps, and one step, stepped on his left foot next to the ball, and his right foot quickly hit the middle and lower part of the football like a whip. At the same time, he stretched out his hands and kept his upper body straight.
The football flew out, bringing a piece of grass chips at the same time.
A very, very clear arc, like a rainbow in the horizon, crossed the man's wall that jumped up and blocked, and drilled straight into the upper left corner of the goal.
The goalkeeper who suffered a lot in the first half of the season just turned his head and looked at the football - when he found that the ball came out from behind the wall, it was too late to make an action.
When the football approached the goal, it suddenly fell and drilled into the goal against the crossbar and hit the net!
Leaf balls!
The Frankie Stadium was in full swing for the second time, and more than 30,000 fans cheered loudly the moment the ball hit the net, and they were shouting: "GOOOOOOAL!!"
"GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAL!! Zhang's double-shot! A wonderful direct free kick! Poor Scalpi! He didn't even have a move to reach out! Let's cheer for Zhang!!"
In the past, when Zhang Jun scored a free kick, he would only celebrate with a smile, just like the name of a free kick. But this time, Zhang Jun's celebration was so rough that everyone familiar with him would be surprised. He rushed to the corner flag, then kicked the corner flag pole with one kick. Finally, he shouted at the camera.
It's been three months, and it's been a long time since he played such a happy football. Dribbled, accelerated, shot, and scored! This is the football he wants, the purest football. Even if he is injured, he still wants to play like this, playing the most beautiful and exciting football.
He doesn't want to please anyone now, he just wants to satisfy himself. The passion-hungry heart has stopped beating for three months. Just as Qiu Suhui said when he was still at Warren Dam, Zhang Jun is a crazy-hungry lion and will not miss any opportunity to hunt prey.
Dilivio rushed up from behind and hugged Zhang Jun tightly to calm him down.
"Beautiful job, Zhang!"
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The two balls of Zhang Jun greatly affected *'s morale. Although they wanted to tie the score since then, they were helpless and powerless. The chaotic attack could not pose any threat to Fiorentina. On the contrary, the combination of Zhang Jun and Rigano often made *'s goal full of dangers.
"Rigano's powerful shot! Unfortunately, he was saved by the goalkeeper! He held his head, very upset!"
"This is Maspero's wonderful pass! Zhang's back is inserted, and he's single! Oh! Zhang's shot actually hit the far post! Rigano followed up and shot - he hit it away! He hit it away!!"
"The first half is about to end, and Fiorentina has achieved a good start. It seems that they have a great hope of getting promoted to the First Division this season!"
Just as the live commentator said this, Dilivio made a fifty-meter pass in the backcourt, Rigano jumped high in the front and used his physical advantage to grab the position. Then he saw Zhang Jun appear in his sight.
As soon as he turned his head, the football was pushed towards Zhang Jun. The distance was a bit far, twenty-four meters away. Rigano felt that Zhang Jun would stop the ball and wait for his teammates to come up before making plans.
But when Zhang Jun passed the ball, he found that the opponent's goalkeeper was a bit forward. If he could draw a curve ball, he might score.
The ball Rigano flew for him was just right to shoot directly. Zhang Jun thought Rigano thought so, so he would assist him.
Since it was Manniu's assist, it could not be wasted. Zhang Jun thought of this, his body suddenly leaned back slightly, his left foot as a support foot, and his right leg raised backwards according to the height of the ball, spread his hands to maintain balance, and the whole movement was very coordinated.
When the ball arrived, the right foot also arrived and the shot was volleyed!
Volleyball!
* goalkeeper Scalpi was startled. Because the opponent's ball was still in the second half just now, he stood in front of the penalty area, but he didn't expect that he could hit the front of the penalty area in just two seconds. It was too late to retreat at this time. He could only hope that Zhang Jun would stop the ball and then lean on the defender to allow him to have time to retreat. He once again did not expect that Zhang Jun would shoot directly, and his shot was very accurate!
He could only jump backwards in the conditioned reflex, hold his left hand high and hit the ball upwards, hoping to hit the football out of the goal range.
But his rising speed was far faster than that of Zhang Jun's ball with his full body force. The football brushed his fingertips and flew past him quickly, then hit the lower edge of the crossbar in a huge cheer, and then bounced into the goal.
The ball is in again!!
hat trick!!
"Incredible goal! Zhang volleyed directly outside the penalty area! The ball actually scored! This is his third goal in this game! Hat trick! Hat trick!! Frankie Stadium is only cheering for one person! He is Zhang - Jun!! A young man from China!"
Rigano looked at Zhang Jun who was surrounded by everyone, and his excitement made people think that Florence had been upgraded successfully.
I thought he would stop the ball, but I didn't expect him to shoot directly! And I even went in!
Rigano was a little unwilling to find out that maybe he would never be able to surpass this person in his life, although he now scored more goals than Zhang Jun.
I am an ordinary person who has made progress step by step by step by step by step by step, and what about him? A genius who is not lucky in recent months.
Fortunately, it was just a loan. If it was a permanent transfer, when would I stand up?
Zhang Jun came out of the crowd and ran towards Rigano who was standing aside. "Excellent assist, awesome!" He smiled and hugged Rigano.
Rigano murmured in his ear: "Beautiful job, Zhang."
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In this game, Fiorentina finally defeated * by Zhang Jun's hat-trick 3:0 at home. Three wonderful goals in the first half were a little dull in the second half, and neither side had many opportunities. Zhang Jun was also replaced in the 77th minute of the second half. When he left the field, he heard thunderous applause.
At that moment, Zhang Jun knew that the harsh Fiorentine fans really accepted him. They saw him as a member of the big family because he was a Fiorentine player.
Zhang Jun is proud of this.
To be continued...