Before AC Milan reserve players came out to warm up, Sampdoria reserves finished their warm-up and prepared to leave the court.

Stropa also planned to go back to the locker room, but at this moment he found that Gao Zheng was called, and the person who called him turned out to be...Philip Galley!

He was just watching Gao Zheng, but he didn't notice when Galley appeared on the sidelines.

Stropa didn't go up to disturb the two of them, but just continued to hide in the corner and observe in secret.

What surprised him was that when Gao Zheng faced Gary, he had a smile on his face from beginning to end.

Did he really have no emotions at all?

The two of them didn't talk for long, and Gao Zheng quickly separated from Galli and ran back to his team. Galli was staring at his back.

Stropa, on the other hand, left the court and returned to his team's locker room.

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"Who is that person?" When Gao Zheng returned to the team, Maxi asked him curiously.

"Philip Galli, AC Milan Youth Training Director."

"It was he who terminated the contract with you?" Maxi was a little surprised.

"Um."

"Then you were chatting and laughing with him just now..." Ma Xi was very confused about Gao Zheng's performance just now.

"What else should I do? Pretend not to hear him calling me? Or speak ill of each other? Alberto, there is a saying in China that is good, saying, "A gentleman will never curse when he breaks off his friendship with others." This is the traditional virtue of the Chinese people for five thousand years. Learn more about Alberto, don't call the "devil" and "big demon" all day long."

Alberto Masi looked at Gao Zheng and suddenly had an illusion, as if a light lit up from behind this man, covering him. The man in front of him seemed to be no longer a "devil king", but an "angel"...

He blinked hard and realized that the sunlight that was passing through the woods on the side of the field was just shining on Gao Zheng.

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When AC Milan reserve players came out to warm up, they found that they were the only one on the court, and no one Sampdoria reserve player saw it.

Carmona has always been very curious about Gao Zheng. He wanted to see through warm-up, but he didn't see anyone.

So when he warmed up, he looked at the entrance from time to time.

"Stop watching, Adria. I heard that Sampdoria has finished warming up and gone back." Desilio reminded Carmona to stay focused and not be distracted when warming up.

Carmona withdrew his gaze in disappointment and focused on warming up. He was the starter in this game. Now he is not warming up and he will have no chance in a while.

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In the simple visiting locker room, young people from Sampdoria reserves are listening to the final instructions of head coach Bruni.

"They are indeed stronger than us. For this game, they recalled a few people from the first team... But this is not a reason for us to surrender. I don't want to tell you about winning honors for the reserve team. I just want to tell you that since we entered the reserve team's playoffs, we have received more attention from the first team. Just for your own future, we should also play well in this game, exchange victory for more attention, and make a good start for your future career."

What Bruno said is very real, and this is indeed one of the things that reserve players care most.

Although there are occasional cases where players in their twenties and thirty-year-olds participate in reserve team competitions, it is only occasionally for one or two games. After they are over twenty, the players in the reserve team are basically unable to continue to stay in this team. If they cannot be promoted to the first team, they will face the fate of being loaned, sold, or even terminated.

They have been practicing football hard for more than ten years, not for the final termination. Everyone hopes to become a real professional player.

In the future, they will be more than ten years of their time.

After Bruney finished his explanation, he took the substitutes from this game out of the locker room and went to the sidelines to wait. The starting lineup will be led by the referee before playing.

Gao Zheng sat on the bench on the sidelines, and behind him was the only stand on the D Stadium, with many AC Milan fans on it.

This environment is no stranger to him.

He spent four years in Vismara, where he trained, competed, and stayed.

He is familiar with every grass and tree in the entire training base, including the stadium.

Here are countless memories of his teenage years, both beautiful and unpleasant.

But he is back today without immersing himself in too much memories, just as he said to Philip Galley who suddenly appeared on the sidelines: "The past is gone."

It is meaningless to recall the past.

Look forward and walk forward.

And today's Vismara is just a place he passed by when he walked forward.

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Stropa sat on the coach's seat, beside him, the substitutes were talking about Gao Zheng. When they walked out just now, they saw the tall figure on Sampdoria's bench.

“It’s so high!”

"Although it's a little bit changed... but I'm sure it's him!"

"It's incredible... He actually became our opponent!"

Stropa heard the comments from the substitutes, but he did not stop this comment. No one could erase the fact that Gao Zheng had played here for four years. Many of the teams in this team were teammates who used to play with Gao Zheng.

At this moment, Philip Galley suddenly sat next to Stropa: "I talked to Gao, he told me that everything was gone, and he also told me that in his heart, AC Milan always has a special status..."

Stropa looked at him in surprise: "Does he really say that?"

"Of course." Galley shrugged. "You didn't notice that he had a sincere smile on his face when he said these words to me..."

I saw it... Giovanni Stropa complained in his heart.

"I told you, Giovanni, there is no need to be so nervous. We did nothing wrong. His physical condition was really bad at that time, and he took the initiative to terminate the contract. And don't forget that we trained him. He received high-level football training in Vismala. If it weren't for us, he might have changed his career to play table tennis in China. In their country, I really can't say whether it is more promising to play table tennis or table tennis..."

Philip Galley smiled and said, evidently he was relaxed and in a good mood.

Stropa didn't know if it was the impact of Gao Zheng's statement, but his doubts were not relieved at all: Did Gao Zheng just expose the scar? Deep in his heart, he really had no resentment about AC Milan termination of his contract with him?

Can the past really pass?

Thinking of this, he spoke out to remind Gary: "Phillip, I think you should not be too happy too early."

"I'm not happy, Giovanni. I just think you don't have to be so nervous, just relax..." Galley's smile did not diminish.

Stropa stopped talking, he really hoped it would be easier.

But his inner intuition told him that when you hope something goes well, it often won’t go too smoothly.

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PS, guess the winner and loser of Belgium, guess the winner and loser of Mexico!

Germany is the only one left!

I don't know what the German team will end up with...
Chapter completed!