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Chapter 70 The Old Monster

Wang Yixing and Lu Bing felt that they hadn't played for a long time. Since Gao Zheng transferred to La Liga team Atletico Madrid, they have nothing to do.

However, thanks to Atletico Madrid and Juventus for being assigned to a group in the Champions League group stage. Now, before Atletico Madrid's home game against Juventus, Lu Bing and Wang Yixing made a special trip to Turin to interview Juventus players, wanting to hear what they think of Gao Zheng, a familiar opponent.

Because of those well-known stories, everyone knows that Gao Zheng and Juventus have not had a good relationship.

However, when interviewed by Lu Bing and Wang Yixing, Buffon, as the captain of Juventus, gave Gao Zheng a high evaluation.

"...Yes, I have been paying attention to him. He performed very well after going to La Liga, but I was not surprised by it, because I know his ability and adapting to La Liga is not a problem. After all, he is the one who can break through my goal!" Buffon laughed heartily.

After Gao Zheng left Serie A and the two no longer had to meet each season, it seemed that the grudges and revenge that had been in Serie A back then could be laughed at.

Speaking of the next Champions League group stage with Atletico Madrid, Buffon also seemed confident: "Although it was a away game, we were confident of winning. We are all familiar with Gao. Although I personally admire his performance, we will do our best to limit his performance. So please apologize to the Chinese fans on my behalf, they may not see Gao's goal, ha!"

Buffon said half-jokingly.

But this just reflects his confidence and strength.

Juventus and Buffon did perform well this season.

The league has played five rounds so far, and Juventus has won all the money and has not conceded a single goal.

If you add the 2-0 victory over Malmo in the Champions League group stage, Juventus has won all six games and has not conceded a goal.

Buffon himself has also maintained that he has not conceded goals in all competitions this season for 980 minutes.

For Atletico Madrid, Juventus is the number one competitor in the Champions League group stage.

For Gao Zheng, Buffon was in good condition and was another strong enemy.

Every time Gao Zheng meets Juventus, everyone has to talk about the "contradictory" dispute between him and Buffon.

The direct conversation between a forward and a goalkeeper is the focus of everyone's most attention.

Buffon is in such a good condition and Gao Zheng is in good condition. What spark will the encounter between the two of them cause?

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"High! You can go up faster, don't be afraid of fouls! You just want to fouls! Anyway, you are the striker, and you are at the forefront. You can't get a foul even if you fouls. What are you afraid of? And don't worry, even if you suck, I won't blame you!"

During training, Diego Simeone was loudly reminding Gao Zheng to pay attention.

Atletico Madrid is conducting tactical training for Juventus.

And to put it bluntly, this set of tactics is...foul tactics.

Using frequent physical contact and fouls to interrupt Juventus' game rhythm, this tactic requires every player to devote himself to hand-to-hand combat.

Even Gao Zheng is no exception.

This is also something that Gao Zheng must adapt after transferring to Atletico Madrid. Everything else is easy to say, but Gao Zheng adapts a little slowly.

In previous games, he was given more offensive tasks, so he was slightly close to defense.

However, this game is of great significance to Juventus's Champions League group stage and its opponents are outstanding, so Gao Zheng naturally cannot lose his chain when defending.

So even if he is not used to it, he can only work hard to make up for his lessons during training and try to keep up with the rhythm of his teammates, so as not to wait until his teammates besiege Juventus players, his side will become Juventus' "escape exit".

Chelch had just taken the ball and was about to turn around, but Gao Zheng rushed up from behind and knocked him down. He fell to death.

"Yes! That's it! Beautiful job, I love you, tall!"

Simeone's shouting on the sidelines made everyone laugh.

So Cerci, who was lying on the ground, couldn't even make it come out even if he had any fire. The famous football manager who debuted in Rome, had a bad career development in the early stage due to excessive injuries. His repeated injuries also made him very sensitive to physical confrontation.

Such a real-life collision during training made him less adaptable than Gao Zheng, but the head coach praised Gao Zheng so much. As long as he was not stupid, he knew that he could not stand up and get angry at Gao Zheng at this time...

Just as he was about to get up by himself, Gao Zheng reached out to him and asked in a low voice in Italian: "Are you okay? Sorry..."

Seeing Gao Zheng's appearance, Chelch shook his head quickly: "I'm fine, I'm fine..."

What else can you say?

Everything is for the team...

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When Gao Zheng walked into the player's passage wearing Atletico Madrid jersey, he saw Buffon.

So he took the initiative to walk up and greet Buffon: "Welcome to Calderon, Luigi."

The owner's tone is "This is my home".

How could Buffon, an experienced Buffon, not hear the implicit sounds in it?

He smiled and said, "It seems that you are adapting well here. Are you free of language?"

Buffon tried to respond to Gao Zheng in a relaxed tone, which also meant that he was not afraid at all and did not have the mentality of being a guest. Asking for language is to put pressure on Gao Zheng. After all, when you come to a new place, the biggest obstacle is often language.

"Simple daily communication is enough. Italian and Spanish still have similarities, both are Latin." Gao Zheng used the similarities between the two languages ​​to underestimate his adaptation, which also countered Buffon's pressure.

He then said to Buffon in Spanish: "Good luck to you."

After saying that, he explained, "This is what I meant to wish you good luck. I think you really need a little luck in Calderon."

"You're right!" Buffon laughed heartily.

Gao Zheng also laughed.

Then the two hugged each other and separated from each other, Gao Zheng returned to his queue.

As he turned around, his expressions became solemn, and his previous relaxed and freehand smile disappeared.

Buffon turned around and said to his teammate Chiellini Xiaosheng: "In the game, you must be careful not to give him any chance. It is best to try not to foul and not give him a free kick..."

Chiellini nodded first, then asked a little strangely: "When I was in Italy, I didn't see you so nervous..."

"He is stronger than when he was in Italy." Buffon whispered, silhouetted Gao Zheng's back. "This kid has made amazing progress."

Gao Zheng, who was facing away from Buffon, also frowned. He did not hear what Buffon and Chiellini told him, but he knew very well that the game would be difficult because Buffon was in good condition.

This old monster is getting stronger and stronger.

Among Chinese fans, Buffon has a nickname called "Little Player". When Buffon just debuted in Parma, he became the main goalkeeper of the Serie A team at the age of seventeen. He is indeed a well-deserved "Little Player". However, at the age of 36, Buffon is still in excellent condition.

In the position where goalkeepers require special experience, the older they are, the more popular they are.

Only at the age of thirty are considered to be golden age.

However, it is incredible that at the age of 36, it is still possible to be able to not concede the ball for only 180 minutes in a row. Generally, players have retired at this age, and even goalkeepers with slightly longer career lifespans will find it difficult to maintain such a terrifying state at the age of 36. But Buffon can, and it does not explode occasionally, but always maintains this state stably.

The nickname "Little General" actually praises Buffon's state for "staying young forever".

There has always been a saying that it is the worst for substitute goalkeepers in two teams, one is Real Madrid and the other is Juventus.

Because the goalkeepers of these two teams were the most outstanding and stable goalkeepers in the world at that time, one was Igor Casillas and the other was Luigien Buffon.

However, Casillas, who is younger than Buffon this year, is now out of stock in Real Madrid. Last season, Casillas in Real Madrid has fallen to the point where he can only play in the Cup. He made a very low-level mistake in the Champions League final.

But Buffon still stood in front of Juventus' goal line. No one could steal the position of Juventus' main goalkeeper from him except when he was injured.

Many young Italian rookie goalkeepers are known as "Buffon's successor", but they are all killed by Buffon.

For example, Gao Zheng's familiar opponent Palin in the Genoa derby, this goalkeeper who was known as the "New Buffon" when he debuted has not reached the height of Buffon when he was young, let alone the height of his current age...

In addition, there are Tordo, Amelia, Marchetti, and Siligu. These people are either retired or in a very bad state. Only Buffon seems to be able to defeat time and be young forever.

Faced with such an old monster, even Gao Zheng had to cheer up.
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