Chapter 22 The Familiar Feeling
Three days before the Sino-South Korea battle, Gao Zheng returned to the first training class of the Chinese team. After all the reporters were persuaded to leave, Lippi organized an in-team training competition.
This is convenient for everyone to see Gao Zheng’s current status.
To be honest, for Lippi, he doesn't know what Gao Zheng's game state is now.
After all, he hasn't played a game in six months.
Not to mention six months, even healthy professional players will feel completely different if they don’t play for two months. They must gradually find their game state through various warm-up matches.
So Gao Zheng’s current situation is worrying.
Originally, the national team wanted to let Gao Zheng complete this stage of adapting to the game in the club and finding the rhythm and state of the game.
As a result, Atletico Madrid Club did not give Gao Zheng the chance to play at all, so it was the Chinese team's turn to take this risk now.
No one is in a sure mind.
But Gao Zheng's first shot in the game broke Zengcheng's ten fingers.
At that time, he made a fake shot and dunk in the middle and knocked down goalkeeper Zengcheng, and then pushed the empty goal to easily score.
When Gao Zheng shook the goalkeeper Zengcheng cleanly and then scored the goal, the other Chinese players on the court and the Chinese coaches off the court had the same expression as the current Korean players, coaches, commentators and audiences.
I didn't expect it to be...
Everyone thought Gao Zheng needed time to find his condition slowly, and everyone should give him enough time, be tolerant and patient.
He may not bring any changes to the game just now, but as long as he can play, it will be an amazing victory.
But Gao Zheng was obviously not satisfied with everyone's expectations for him.
He came up to win, not to slowly find the game state.
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"Wow! Gao Zheng! Beautiful! This long-range shot is powerful, and the timing is sudden. Quan Chuntai is completely unresponsive! If Zhang Xiuxian hadn't cleared the ball in time, Wu Lei might have scored!" He Ping exclaimed.
What he said is not an exaggeration. Just after Zhang Xiuxian kicked the football out, Wu Lei had already rushed up. If Zhang Xiuxian had really hesitated just now, the Chinese team's offense might have been a completely different result.
"From Gao Zheng's shooting, his legs were decisive and powerful, and he was not hesitant at all. What does this mean? It seems that Gao Zheng has recovered well, and his body may have really met the standards for playing games!"
He Ping expressed his guess, which was what he hoped.
This was Gao Zheng's first touch after he came on the court, and he gave him a big surprise.
He felt that his guess was right before. If Gao Zheng was really not ready to play, how could he be pushed onto the court?
Since he is willing to return to China and be selected on the roster, it means he is ready to play. Otherwise, no one should be able to force him to do those things.
As for why it is a substitute, it may be related to Lippi's tactics.
After all, at the beginning of this game, the Chinese team played a defensive counterattack.
It is estimated that in Lippi's plan, if the Chinese team can withstand the South Korean team's attack without conceding the ball, then Gao Zheng is his killer weapon to kill the South Korean team.
Now it is obvious that the Chinese team has withstood the Korean team's offensive, so Gao Zheng was sent on the court.
He is here to kill the South Korean team.
He Ping was very excited when he thought of this.
However, his excitement was not shown. After all, this was just his own guess, without any basis. If he said it, no one would believe it or not, it might even ruin his character...
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Although Gao Zheng's shot did not score, it boosted all Chinese fans' spirits. Is Gao Zheng's health really okay?
The Chinese fans in the stands cheered loudly for Gao Zheng, and Xiao Yingying was also among them.
After cheering, she turned her head and looked at Sister Feng, and found that Sister Feng had a smile on her face, but she was not as excited as her.
Sure enough... No one knows a son... No, no one knows a husband, a wife...
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After Gao Zheng's shot almost caused a goal, the Chinese players also breathed a sigh of relief.
Before, they had always been carrying the mission of not allowing the Korean team to score goals, and this heavy burden made each of them breathless.
They didn't even know if they could hold on until Gao Zheng came on the field.
But they still persevered, and they did not concede the ball until Gao Zheng came on the court.
Now seeing Gao Zheng’s outstanding performance again, they immediately felt that their previous persistence was not in vain and was of value and meaning.
Because such Gao Zheng can really lead them to victory!
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After the game started again, the Korean team significantly strengthened their defense against Gao Zheng, but what they did not expect was that although Gao Zheng was stared at by them, Wu Lei came back alive.
Wu Lei and the others were not unfamiliar with them. They performed well in the club, but they always had the image of a soft-legged shrimp when they went to the national team.
In the absence of Gao Zheng due to injury, Wu Lei was naturally the number one striker of the Chinese team, but he was unable to take on the burden of Gao Zheng. He scored a goal in five games.
The Korean team defended Wu Lei in this game, and it was difficult for Wu Lei to make any waves in front of them.
But for some reason, when Gao Zheng came on the court, Wu Lei seemed to be resurrected and performed very actively.
Gao Zheng's shot just now caused goalkeeper Quan Chuntai to escape, but if Wu Lei did not rush to the football landing point as soon as possible, how could Zhang Xiuxian be so embarrassed to relieve the ball?
Later slow-motion replay helped everyone see clearly what Wu Lei did. The moment he kicked Gao Zheng, he suddenly rushed forward and rushed towards the goal, as if he knew he would have a chance.
In fact, there was indeed an opportunity. If the Korean defender hadn't been focused, he might have stolen a ball.
In fact, this is Wu Lei’s best and favorite style of playing. He is not to let him stand in front, but to let him lie next to a powerful center, using his outstanding off-ball running to find opportunities and constantly harass the opponent’s defense.
Without Gao Zheng, Wu Lei wanted to be the first bird. He could not show off his characteristics of running without the ball. Instead, he asked him to fight head-on with the defenders and fight for his health. Naturally, his performance would not be much better.
Now that Gao Zheng has returned, he can also return to the position he is best at.
So he lived.
The Korean team soon discovered that they not only had to defend against Gao Zheng, but also Wu Lei. The defense line, which was quite easy to do, suddenly became exhausted and rushed.
Wu Lei was active because of Gao Zheng's return, and Wu Lei's activity in turn gave Gao Zheng more opportunities.
The two complement each other, which is the complete form of the "La Liga"-level forward combination that Chinese media and fans place their hopes on.
The tone of the Korean TV station's commentator has become rapid: "Be careful of Gao Zheng... Be careful of Wu Lei! Wu Lei!!"
While he was screaming, Wu Lei completed a volley, straightened it a little, and was slapped out by Quan Chuntai with both hands.
Wu Lei's shot came from Gao Zheng's pass.
Despite being focused on being under Korean players, Gao Zheng was able to send such a deadly pass.
"His sense of ball is really that good!" He Ping said happily. Just now, Gao Zheng kept picking the football directly to Wu Lei. This requires a very high sense of ball. It is difficult for ordinary players to do it in the game, but Gao Zheng is at ease, as free and freehand as he used to.
Wu Lei apologized to Gao Zheng for not being able to seize such an opportunity, but Gao Zheng waved his hand and gave Wu Lei a thumbs up: "Good ejaculation!"
Chapter completed!