Chapter 169 Everything is under control
When Squin was furious when he heard Ricardo Garone's words, he was so angry that he could fight Gao Zheng head-on, but he couldn't do what to do with Garone.
Everyone knows that Garone is now suffering from a terminal illness and is in a bad state. If he had a dispute with Garone, he would be embarrassing whether he won or lost.
So Squinzi can only hold his anger in his heart now, and hopes that his team can get back the game for him.
However, Gao Zheng's hat trick seemed to have beaten Sassuolo to stupid. Until the end of the first half, Sassuolo did not counterattack with a decent counterattack.
"The first half ended! With a high hat trick, Sampdoria led Sassuolo 3:0 away, and almost half of her body was about to enter the A-League... I once again made it clear to the audience that there is no advantage in scoring away goals in the play-offs... But it's not a big deal. The total score is a huge advantage... "
In Cialio's commentary, players from both sides walked off the court.
Gao Zheng and Pelle walked together, covering their mouths, not knowing what they were talking about, but judging from the relaxed expressions on their faces, they were in a good mood.
Of course, anyone who takes three goals to lead the opponent in the first half will be in a good mood.
Pelle was saying to Gao Zheng: "Actually, I don't think you need to play the whole game. This score will allow you to go down early and rest and prepare for the second round of the game..."
Gao Zheng smiled and said, "No, Graziano. I want to turn two rounds into one round."
"Ah? What should I do in the second round?"
"In the second round, I went back to home to celebrate the upgrade."
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In the locker room, head coach Yacini did not replace Gao Zheng in the second half because he had three goals in the first half. He also emphasized to his players that the decision to let Gao Zheng play the whole game will not change.
"...It is a pleasure to lead three goals, but don't think you can win if you lead three goals. There are also examples of three goals leading three goals but losing the game in the history of football." Yacini said to the relaxed players with a serious expression.
"Remember, whenever the game is over, the referee will only end when the final whistle is blown."
On Sampdoria's side, Yacini is reminding the players not to celebrate in advance, while on Sassuolo, head coach Pia is at a loss when facing players whose morale has fallen to the bottom.
He made many plans before the game, but none of them matched the situation today.
He knew the verbal battle between Gao Zheng and the team's boss Skunzi before the game, and he also knew the grudge between Gao Zheng and the team he coached. He guessed that Gao Zheng would score a goal in this game, but he never guessed that Gao Zheng would score three goals in one breath, and it only took half a game.
As the head coach, he himself is a little messy, so how can he adjust his players' mentality?
The Sassuolo players are not much better than their coach. Gao Zheng's first two free kicks can be said to be a bit surprised, but this third ball completely stunned them.
It's not an opportunity, Gao Zheng can actually seize it... How do they play behind three goals next? Fight back? Sampdoria can fight back. With Gao Zheng's condition, it seems that they can play as much as they can.
Simply put, this team's mentality has collapsed from the top.
Although my mentality has collapsed, it is obvious that it is not enough to do nothing.
Pia focused on Sampdoria's weakness, or Gao Zheng's weakness.
It really reminded him of a physical fitness!
In fact, this is not a very hidden weakness, but Gao Zheng's performance in the first half was as if a god had descended to earth, which scared many people, including Pia. So Pia never thought about it there at all...
In addition to "genius", Gao Zheng's most famous label now is probably "ineffective in physical fitness".
He has not played the whole game this season, either appearing on the bench or being replaced in advance, and there are very few situations in the latter. This game is Gao Zheng's third appearance this season.
So this game should also replace Gao Zheng in advance...
Thinking of this, a light bulb suddenly appeared in Pia's mind. Gao Zheng in the first half was like a god descending to earth. Does it mean that he had all his energy in the first half, and he could only play halftime, and he also wanted to start the game to completely end the game in the first half?
Piya thought it was possible.
After all, in fact, Gao Zheng's outstanding performance in the first half did not expect that Sampdoria successfully led two goals in the first half, basically setting the victory.
As the head coach, Pia had to admire Yacini's courage at this moment. He was able to come up with such a crazy tactic, and he almost succeeded!
The reason why it is said to be "almost successful" is because Pia now knows his tactics.
The reason why this tactic can be operated is entirely due to Gao Zheng. If Gao Zheng is gone, the tactic will naturally not be able to play.
So Gao Zheng is the key.
He still had plenty of physical fitness in the first half, what about the second half? As his physical fitness dropped rapidly, could he still maintain such excellent performance?
Pia had a question mark inside.
He felt that Gao Zheng should have been replaced at halftime. Even if not, he might end soon after the second half.
Thinking of this, Pia already knew how to boost morale.
When he clapped his hands and attracted the attention of all the players, the head coach who appeared in front of the players was already a confident and confident head coach.
"0:3 is not the end of the game. There are not many games where they fell behind three goals in the first half but turned defeat into victory. The most famous one is probably the 2005 Champions League final. So falling behind three goals is not a reason to give up. I think Sampdoria must have begun to celebrate their return to the First Division at this time, right? Then let's give them a surprise in the second half!"
Pia told the players all his analysis of Sampdoria's tactics just now, and asserted that either Gao Zheng would be replaced during the break, and even if there wasn't, it would be impossible to play the full game.
When Gao Zheng was substituted because he was exhausted, Sampdoria should adopt a stable tactic to try to defend the advantage of three goals. For any team, three goals lead can be relaxed and choose a passive defense advantage.
So there is no need to worry about encountering Gao Zheng's counterattack in the second half. Sassuolo can formulate the tactics a little more radically.
When the second half began, Pia found that Gao Zheng was replaced during the break, and snorted coldly, feeling like "everything is in control."
Even if they didn't replace Gao Zheng during the halftime break, it didn't matter. They would definitely replace Gao Zheng in advance in the end.
He turned his head and glanced at Yachini.
Chapter completed!