Chapter 26 The Dancing Eagle
It was not only sports manager Tosi who was surprised by Gao Zheng's final pass, but also others. They all thought that since Icardi had all swung his fists at Gao Zheng, what this meant was obvious. Everyone was a forward, so Gao Zheng should of course use the goal to fight back.
But unexpectedly, Gao Zheng passed the football to his teammates lightly.
Even Bereta, who scored the goal, found Gao Zheng and asked him why he had to pass the ball to himself.
"Because your position is better." Gao Zheng looked like "Why do you still ask me for such an obvious question?"
Bereta thought about it and did not deliberately look for a space. There were actually defensive players in his position at that time. However, with the cross, the person who was supposed to defend him ran to Gao Zheng's side, so his place became a space...
The saying "Because you have a good position" sounds simple, but it is not easy to implement. How many people can see a better position? How many people are willing to give up their chance to shoot and pass the ball to teammates with better position?
Icardi was also puzzled by Gao Zheng's choice. If it weren't for his Italian language, he really wanted to ask Gao Zheng if he looked down on him.
However, Gao Zheng did not shoot, which was a chance for Icardi, who was determined to win. As long as he scored another goal, he could lead Gao Zheng.
He decided to use practical actions to make Gao Zheng regret his previous choice.
What Mauro Icardi is best at is shooting, he won’t show mercy!
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But it was not Icardi who got the opportunity first, but Gao Zheng.
Teammates passed the football near the penalty point, which was a high ball.
Gao Zheng, who was 1.9 meters tall, did not use his head to fight for the top. He leaned on the defender Messina who was defending him, then paddled the football with his chest. Then he leaned back and pressed the center of gravity of his entire body on Messina who was defending him close to him, forcing Messina to no longer do other moves. Then he raised his right foot high while facing the goal sideways, and lifted the football with his right foot outside the instep.
He fully utilized his long legs and used a very irregular movement to lift the football towards the goal before another defender Brandt headed the ball.
The football drew a parabola in the air, avoiding goalkeeper Andre Tozo's save, and then hit the lower edge of the crossbar and fell into the goal...
After shooting, Gao Zheng removed all the support and fell to the ground with a tilt back. He turned his head and looked at the goal, confirmed the goal, and then got up from the ground. After the goal, he did not ask Icardi to demonstrate, but instead opened his arms and ran to his teammate who passed the ball for him, hugging him to celebrate.
Teammates came up to hug him.
"This ball is so sexy! I never thought you would play like this!"
Gao Zheng, who was slapped by everyone, bent down and said, "It's temporary, it's temporary..."
The reserve coach Bruni on the sidelines was also explaining Gao Zheng's ball to Tosi: "...In fact, when he received the ball, the chance was not very good, and it can even be said that there was no chance to shoot, because Messina sticks him tightly, so it would be nice to catch the football... But perhaps he changed his mind after cushioning the football on his chest. In short, he completed an unexpected shot in this way, which completely exceeded the expectations of the defensive players. Moreover, goalkeeper Tozo was blocked by Messina and Brandt. He didn't see Gao Zheng's shooting. It was too late to wait until the football flew over and then swooped..."
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Gao Zheng's goal did not destroy Icardi's fighting spirit, but instead made him more active.
His activeness also received rewards in the second half of the game. He also scored twice, helping his red team to score a score of 2:3.
Because it is not a regular game, it is just a team game, the game time is not strictly set according to 90 minutes, and there are only 20 minutes each in the first and second half.
When Icardi scored, ten minutes had passed in the second half.
Then the two sides fell into a stalemate, and it seemed that no one could do anything to each other.
Both Icardi and Gao Zheng were closely guarded by defensive players, and it was not that easy to score.
Icardi is like an angry bull, still rushing to the defense line, looking for opportunities to score.
Compared to this, Gao Zheng is much calmer. He is not obsessed with shooting. If he should pass the ball to his teammate, he will pass it to his teammate.
If you only look at this comparison, it is inevitable that people will doubt whether Icardi is wishful thinking...
As the game was about to end, the midfielder Luca Frankini of the Blue Team suddenly dribbled the ball and broke through at the front of the penalty area and broke into the penalty area.
Facing the opponent's interception, he passed the football to Gao Zheng, who was near the penalty spot, and then continued to step forward by himself.
Gao Zheng was facing away from the attack direction at that time. Judging from Frankini's actions after passing the ball, this is a very typical way of playing that wants to cooperate with two and one by one when hitting the wall.
Gao Zheng also really moved his focus and put on the stance of passing the football to him.
Messina, who was defending him from behind, moved toward Frankini.
But Gao Zheng just flicked his shot, and his body quickly turned back, tweaking the football in the opposite direction, and was about to turn around and go to the other side!
Messina quickly rushed back and decisively cut off the slash.
Gao Zheng stuck him and protected the football outside. He turned around and gently stroked the football forward with his right foot, which made Messina lose his empty space. Although he bumped into Gao Zheng, Gao Zheng staggered for a moment and still completed the turn!
In front of Gao Zheng who had just turned around was another Red Team defender Brandt. He happened to be on the way Gao Zheng must pass, and the two were about to meet!
Among them was the football that was transferred by Gao Zheng.
Gao Zheng took advantage of his long legs and kicked the ball first, gently tweaking the ball to the left with his left foot, as if he was planning to break through this side.
Brandt also rushed forward.
But just as he stepped apart, Gao Zheng's left ankle suddenly threw back from behind the football and buckled the football that was originally rolling to the left to the right!
The ball just crawled between Brandt's legs!
Brandt wanted to close the door, but this hasty action made him lose his balance and sat on the ground.
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"Oxtail?! I read it right?!" Dogliano Tossi exclaimed.
Even Bruny, who had always been calm, leaned forward and widened his eyes. His hands had already clenched into fists at some point!
His eyes followed the tall figure in the penalty area. His flashing in the narrow space just now made him seem to see a giant eagle dancing among the flowers - when it flapped its wings and rolled up the howling wind, the surrounding plants and trees were all tilted down, and the petals and leaves flew into the sky, making a mess. But the giant eagle didn't care about all this at all, just enjoyed its dancing steps...
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In the field, Gao Zheng shook Brandt away with an incredible oxtail. The third defensive player Bruno Maltra finally arrived. He kicked the ball and tried to stop Gao Zheng from moving forward.
Gao Zheng did not make any adjustments. He took a long leg while catching up with the football and used his left foot to bounce the football in front of him with force!
The football rushed to the near corner of the goal just before Maltella's feet reached.
Goalkeeper Andre Tozo was not prepared for Gao Zheng's decisive and sudden shot, so he fell to the ground and made a save, but failed to stop the football.
Chapter completed!