Chapter 372 I am not his replacement
When Sampdoria returned to Genoa, Europe was still discussing Gao Zheng's goal against the Celtics.
This is not the first time Gao Zheng has been discussed throughout Europe because of his beautiful goal.
The last time when he was playing against Barcelona, Gao Zheng's goal that helped Sampdoria equalize the score almost formed a viral marketing after the game. Whether he knew Gao Zheng or not, or whether he was following Sampdoria, he was forwarding the video of Gao Zheng's goal against Sampdoria, and exclaiming one after another.
And it's not just ordinary fans, but also many football experts, celebrities and media people.
The same is true this time.
Gao Zheng's name is becoming more and more well-known, not just because of his performance in the Serie A last season.
In fact, it is not very convincing about the performance of many players in their leagues.
Everyone values a player's performance in European games, especially a top stage like the Champions League.
That is more attractive and testable than the five major leagues including the Premier League, La Liga, Bundesliga, and Serie A.
Everyone agrees that young players who perform well in the Champions League will be more powerful and have a higher market value than young players who only perform well in their own leagues.
Gao Zheng's outstanding performance in the Champions League this season naturally attracted more attention.
There are both media and wealthy clubs.
Now the general view in the Italian media is that for the Sampdoria Club, Gao Zheng's outstanding performance is a sweet worry.
On the one hand, relying on his performance, Sampdoria has the hope of qualifying for the group. This result of the team in the Champions League has also brought a large amount of Champions League bonuses to the club, which is a strong support for Sampdoria's finances.
But on the other hand, the better Gao Zheng performs, the more difficult it is for Sampdoria to stay. When the giants throw olive branches to Gao Zheng again, what reason does Gao Zheng have to stay in Sampdoria this time? One reason he stayed last season was the death of the old chairman, and the other part was that Gao Zheng had not played in the Champions League. Now all the factors that restrict Gao Zheng's departure are gone. It is hard to say whether Sampdoria can still play in the Champions League next season, but it is probably difficult to see the team's current ranking in the league. There will be no Champions League next season, and there are many teams who can play in the Champions League outside who are interested in Gao Zheng, so why should he stay?
It is hard to say whether Sampdoria, who has lost Gao Zheng, can continue such an outstanding performance.
This is good news for those who don’t like Sampdoria. But for Sampdoria fans, it is a cruel reality that they must face and accept.
In today's era of increasingly commercialized football, it is difficult for small clubs to retain outstanding players. When they were young, they could use small teams as their first stop. After they made a fortune, they would definitely leave to go to a big team that could satisfy their ambitions.
What about the small team? Take the transfer fee of selling these players, and then explore some young and cheap players with potential, train them, help the team achieve good results, and at the same time attract the attention of the wealthy families and put their young players at a price... This is the survival mode of the small team.
Gone are the era of the Serie A seven sisters, and it is increasingly difficult for the small team to compete with the wealthy without the injecting capital of the rich.
Sampdoria will definitely not be able to stop this surging trend. If European giants rob Gao Zheng, Sampdoria will definitely not be able to keep people. The only thing they can do at that time is to take advantage of the lack of liquidated damages clauses in Gao Zheng's contract with them, try to earn more transfer fees from the giants and sell Gao Zheng at a high price.
Finally, if you can use this money to introduce a group of players to the team, and strive to prevent the team's strength from falling too much, and still be able to stabilize in the middle of the league, it would be a very successful operation.
Now that the winter break is getting closer, some teams can't help but plan to attack Gao Zheng at the winter transfer window.
However, Sampdoria's attitude is also clear about what will happen next summer, and it is uncertain now. But they will never let Gao Zheng go during the winter break.
After all, there is another very realistic goal that requires Gao Zheng, not the Champions League knockout, but relegation.
With the team's performance in the league, maybe Gao Zheng really needs to help Sampdoria relegate.
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"...The whole of Europe is discussing high. I don't know if this will make Inter Milan, which failed to successfully introduce high this summer, would be a little depressed. But to be honest, as a replacement for high, Icardi's performance is not bad. He has scored eight goals in his new club this season, tied for third in the scorer list with Chelch, but he still has one goal less than high..."
Before the start of the match between Sampdoria and Inter Milan, Icardi is a topic worth discussing.
Because of his performance in Sampdoria last season, his relationship with Gao Zheng, and his decisiveness when he left Sampdoria, these are all gimmicks of hype.
However, in those discussions, this statement was the least acceptable to Icardi, which was to regard him as a substitute for Inter Milan's failure to pursue Gao Zheng.
Although it is true that Inter Milan has pursued Gao Zheng many times, and it is true that Inter Milan only went to find Icardi after pursuing Gao Zheng but failed, Icardi firmly cannot agree with this statement that belittles him.
You know, he came to Inter Milan to get rid of Gao Zheng's shadow. As a result, he has scored eight goals in Inter Milan, but he is still living in Gao Zheng's shadow!
Is it tolerable?
So in an interview, Icardi said amazingly: "I am not a replacement for Gao, and the club bought me to replace Gao Zheng. I chose to transfer to Inter Milan for a simple reason. I hope to challenge Gao and I want to defeat Gao, and Inter Milan can meet my requirements."
As soon as these words came out, the reporters surrounding Icardi were stunned.
In fact, the reason why Icardi left Sampdoria and went to a team that could not even play in the European game is that as a giant, Inter Milan's glory as a trophy has not completely disappeared. In the minds of young players like Icardi, the attraction must be better than Sampdoria.
Even if Inter Milan has no chance to play in the Champions League this season, everyone firmly believes that this situation will not last long. Maybe Inter Milan will return to the Champions League next season and return to the position they should be.
And what about Sampdoria? After having a good time this season, it is hard to say whether she will still be in the Serie A next season.
So Icardi went to Inter Milan because Inter Milan is a giant, while Sampdoria is an ordinary team.
Unexpectedly, the truth of the matter was like this. Icardi didn't care whether Inter Milan was a wealthy family. He just wanted to compete with Gao Zheng before he transferred here!
Didn’t Icardi and Gao Zheng have a good personal relationship before?
Why did it suddenly become an enemy?
Chapter completed!