Chapter 59: Sticking to the Ground
"Gao will take this free kick?" Casillaio turned his head and looked at Bruno, "I don't remember that he had practiced free kicks specifically in training."
Bruni nodded: "Well, he has never practiced a free kick."
"That……"
"Please be careful, my teammates."
Casillaio said nothing.
A similar conversation took place in AC Milan's coaching seat.
"Can Gao play a free kick?" Galli asked Stropa.
"At least I won't be able to do it when I was in Vismara," said Stropa.
"That's what I'm practicing in Sampdoria?" Galley touched his chin and looked at Gao Zheng on the field.
Then he noticed that Gao Zheng, who was originally standing on the left back of the football, suddenly changed his position, moved to the right, and stood on the right back of the football.
On the left rear of the football, after running, you should shoot with your right foot, which is in line with Gao Zheng's habit of being an advantageous foot, but now it is changed to the right rear of the football, which means...
Could it be that he wants to use his right foot to draw this ball?
It's hard to kick football into the goal like this...
There are not many people who use the outside instep to take a free kick, such as former Brazilian superstar Robert Carlos, who is good at shooting free kicks with his left foot and kicking. The most famous goal is the 1997 Four Nations Invitational Tournament, when Brazil faced France, he used his left foot to score a shocking free kick with his left foot and was about 40 meters away from the goal. The ball was considered to be a century-old goal. Butters, the goalkeeper who guarded the goal for the French team at the time, described him as watching the football at the beginning, running towards the corner, but he never expected that the football turned a corner and flew into his own goal...
This is the characteristic of a free kick outside the feet, which is fast speed, strong strength and large arc.
However, it is usually a free kick that is facing the goal and is far away, so you will choose to use the outside instep to draw.
A free kick with a more lateral angle and a very far distance is not a long time, but few people will choose to shoot with their outside insteps...
Galli couldn't figure out what Gao Zheng was thinking and why he chose this way to take the free kick.
But he felt that this free kick would not pose any threat to AC Milan reserve goal.
Stropa narrowed his eyes from the side.
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After Gao Zheng stood up, the AC Milan reserve team's wall was almost built.
In order to help Gao Zheng, someone from Sampdoria squeezed into AC Milan's human wall and planned to "demolite the wall" - the so-called "demolite" means arranging one's players in the opponent's human wall, so that the free kick penalty player can aim at the place where his players are when playing football. Then his players quickly evacuate, which will lead to a gap in the human wall, and the football flew through this gap and caught the opponent's goalkeeper off guard.
This is a common tactic in free kicks.
However, Gao Zheng has never practiced such a tactic with his teammates, nor has he practiced free kicks privately. This conventional free kick tactic may not work for him.
He was not confident of kicking the football accurately into the gap. In fact, not only those free kick masters could not hit wherever they pointed. Sometimes it was up to luck to tear down the wall...
So after seeing the teammate who helped, Gao Zheng decided to follow his own ideas.
The referee whistle sounded, and Gao Zheng started running. Then, what was a little unexpected to Gali off the court was that he actually kicked the football with his left foot!
While he was about to play football, the human wall composed of AC Milan players also jumped up to expand the defensive height of the human wall, intending to block Gao Zheng's shot.
But after they jumped up, they were surprised to find that the football kicked out by Gao Zheng was not flying upwards, but rushed forward quickly against the grass!
The football rolled under their feet!
The football rotated rapidly on the turf, plowing the turf into a clear arc and hitting the near corner of the goal!
Picitelli's attention was above the wall, and he looked up and waited for the football to appear around the wall.
But from the corner of his eyes, he suddenly glanced at a dark shadow rushing over under the human wall!
When he realized that it was football and fell to the ground and rushed out, it was too late...
The football just plowed the turf and rolled into the goal!
Everyone was stunned.
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"This...what the hell is this!" Philip Galley exclaimed after being stunned for a moment.
"As you can see, Philip, this is a very smart free kick." Stropa said gritting his teeth.
He asked the players to strengthen the intensity of physical confrontation and use physical confrontation to deal with Gao Zheng.
But this is actually a double-edged sword. Sometimes players can use their strong bodies to occupy the top and grab Gao Zheng's ball. But sometimes such frequent physical confrontations will definitely increase the chance of fouls and give the opponent a chance to have a free kick.
This goal is the best explanation.
"No, Giovanni, I firmly believe this ball is really lucky!" Philip Galley said seriously.
Stropa ignored him.
On the coach's seat of Sampdoria reserve team, Casilio raised his arms and cheered: "This ball is so beautiful! It's so smart! If I hadn't seen the high training, I would have thought he had secretly practiced a free kick!"
Bruni smiled and said, "You know, Alfredo. Actually this free kick gave me inspiration..."
“What inspiration?”
"Since everyone knows that Gao is not good at physical confrontation and wants to use confrontation to suppress him, why not let Gao Duo practice free kicks? Just like this..." Bruney said, pointing to Gao Zheng, who was celebrating with his teammates on the court.
Casilio turned his head to look at Bruni: "You are such a genius, Luciano! This idea is amazing!"
"The genius is Gao Zheng. I said it was his goal that inspired me." Brunoy was very modest.
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The players of AC Milan reserve team looked back at the football already in the goal, and their faces showed a look of surprise.
Gao Zheng scored a beautiful goal before, and they were not so surprised. Because they knew that Gao Zheng would not be able to play free kicks. He had never played free kicks when he played with everyone before.
But why hasn't seen each other for more than a year? Gao Zheng has learned even a free kick?
Did he be exiled or leveled up...
The players of Sampdoria reserve team were celebrating wildly, and they asked loudly around Gao Zheng: "Have you really not practiced free kicks secretly in private!?"
Gao Zheng quickly shook his head: "It's really not... not once, it was my first time..."
"It's incredible! How did you think of kicking from below?"
"Generally speaking, don't you jump up when you defend a free kick in a man-wall? I just thought if I shot the football from below while they were jumping, what would happen..."
"genius!"
"I am worthy of being the Great Devil!"
Everyone exclaimed.
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PS, in fact, the free kick that was cut close to the ground is nothing new, but the inspiration for Gao Zheng's ball came from the free kick of Colombian player Gentro of this World Cup - this chapter I wrote after watching that game...
In addition, I briefly talked about the difference between Japanese football and us yesterday, which extends a topic of "campus football". So what are the problems with our Chinese campus football?
I wrote a long article in today's official account Linhaitingtaoge linhaitingtao11 to talk to you about my views on campus football. This is actually a point I mentioned in this book - we always complain that parents do not send their children to play football, but are we ready for these children and parents to play football?
Everyone is welcome to see it.
Finally, start today's X**C activity:
Four games today.
Australia should be able to beat Peru with one goal.
I don’t think there is any suspense between Denmark and France. It is difficult for Denmark to defeat France. France now looks like the most champion in this World Cup - it can win and is low-key, unlike England, which often makes 6:1 big news...
So I think the French team should be able to beat Denmark with one goal, which is in line with the French team's setting - it can win, but it doesn't win with a big score.
The match between Nigeria and Argentina in the early morning of tomorrow is a life-and-death battle. Although I criticized Messi's performance in the first two games, I am still optimistic that he will regain his strength in this game and help Argentina defeat Nigeria, thus advancing to the knockout stage.
So in this game, I am optimistic that Argentina will beat Nigeria with two goals.
As for the match between Croatia and Iceland, Croatia is said to let those players who receive yellow cards take a rest, but Iceland's strength is limited and the two teams should draw.
Chapter completed!