Prominence in Football Community

Chapter 371 Van Dijk's Shadow

In the "Children's Swimming Pool", after scoring the goal, Gao Zheng stood in the Celtics penalty area with his hands on his hips and celebrated the goal.

And his teammates flocked to him, imitating him, standing side by side in front of the Celtic goal with their hands on their hips, facing the Celtic fans in the stands behind.

It seems that a group of sailors who have overcome the wind and waves are proudly looking at the ocean they have tamed!

Then they laughed and hugged each other.

"Gao! Gao! Gao! gaoooooooooooooool!!!" Caresa screamed again and again. "It's a high-style goal! He played with Van Dijk with his skills and imagination! Fantastic goal! I thought Gao's goal against Barcelona at home would undoubtedly be the best goal in the Champions League this season. The ball, but now I have doubts about this judgment, Gao once again refreshed his masterpiece!"

"Unbelievable way of handling it. Van Dijk never expected that Gao Zheng would get rid of it like this. To be honest, when Gao Zheng scored the ball and threw off Van Dijk, this scene reminded me of Redondo's old Trafalgar. Ford passed Borg's wonderful moves. But Lei Dong used his heels more, while Gao Zheng tapped his toes lightly, lifting the weight as if it were light... It's pure enjoyment!" He Ping was so happy that he couldn't help but read "World Soccer" " slogan.

Of course, in the face of Gao Zheng's goal, no one can exaggerate it.

In fact, the Chinese fans on the Internet are even more unscrupulous and bottom-line than the TV commentators.

After all, they don't have to be responsible for what they said, so naturally they are exaggerating.

Weibo, Hupu forums, and post bars are all full of fans who are overwhelmed.

Words are already difficult to express everyone's feelings, and in the end they simply brushed up the emoticons.

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a few years later,

When Virgil van Dijk transferred from Southampton to Liverpool for 85 million euros, he set a record for the value of a defender in world football at the time.

For Van Dijk, this price is simply the pinnacle of his career. The media from all over the world have introduced to the bewildered fans why a central defender is worth almost as much as a first-class striker.

Among them, the way the Chinese media introduced Van Dijk is probably the most frustrating for Van Dijk.

"The grievances between the world's most expensive central defender and Gao Zheng!"

"The black history of the most valuable central defender was also played by Gao Zheng repeatedly!"

"Liverpool's new aid, Gao Zheng's defeat!"

"Gao Zheng was in a state of embarrassment back then, but now his net worth has set a world record. The growth history of Liverpool's new signings!"

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The goal that Van Dijk conceded in Celtic's home game against Sampdoria was repeatedly mentioned and played by the Chinese media. It was only at this time that many Chinese fans suddenly realized that it turned out that the Chinese team that Liverpool paid a lot of money to buy. The defender turned out to be the background board that strained his thigh muscle behind Gao Zheng!

In fact, not only the Chinese media, but some other national media, especially the Italian media, also mentioned the scene that happened at Celtic Park that year.

Van Dijk, who was still a little young at the time, was completely defeated by Gao Zheng's genius strike.

That is also the history that Van Dijk has been unwilling to look back on.

Not only did he fail in defending Gao Zheng, but he also strained a muscle... He lost his wife and lost his army.

While the Sampdoria players stood in front of their goal wantonly celebrating the goal, Van Dijk lay flat on the ground clutching his thigh muscles, his other hand covering his eyes, in pain and despair.

He knows exactly what this strain means.

He won't be able to continue this game, and it's hard to say how many games he will miss this season.

This is not the first time he has suffered against Gao Zheng. When the two teams met last time, he was in charge of defending Gao Zheng and Gao Zheng scored the winning goal.

In the confrontation with Gao Zheng, he was considered a complete loser.

The failure and the injury made him feel extremely bitter.

Even if he sets a world record in the future and transfers to Liverpool, today's scene is also a shadow in his heart. Perhaps only by defeating Gao Zheng with an impeccable performance can he get rid of this shadow.

When Sampdoria celebrated the goal, Van Dijk was carried away by the unit price. Seeing this scene, the Celtic fans were a lot silent.

The score fell behind and the main central defender was injured and left the field. This was a huge blow to everyone's morale.

Di Francesco smiled happily. Why did he dare to play a defensive counterattack like this and let Gao Zheng fight the entire defense line of the opponent in the frontcourt alone? Just because he believed in Gao Zheng, this kid's personal ability is too strong, as long as he is given a chance, he can seize it.

Strictly speaking, this ball is not a particularly good opportunity. After all, Van Dijk had already attached him at the time, but Gao Zheng was able to turn decay into magic and turn a defensive action of Van Dijk into an opportunity.

Sampdoria, with a one-goal lead, can play defensive counterattacks more calmly.

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After Gao Zheng's goal, the Celtics, who were hit hard, were a little bit unmotivated for a while.

In addition, there is not much time left before the end of the first half.

In the end there was no change in the score and Sampdoria entered the break with a score of 1:0.

During the intermission, Sampdoria coach Di Francesco heard the news from another stadium-Ajax, who was playing at home, led Barcelona by two goals at home!

This made Di Francesco secretly applaud the danger.

If Gao Zheng missed the goal and the game is still in a stalemate, then Sampdoria would be very dangerous.

If Ajax really beat Barcelona at home, and Sampdoria fails to win the Celtics, then in the final points ranking, Ajax will surpass Sampdoria with six points. Ya, became the second in the group.

Although the two teams had a chance to confront each other directly in the end, why did they push themselves to that point?

In response to this situation, Di Francesco felt that it was not safe enough to lead the Celtics by one goal. He made adjustments to the tactical arrangements for the second half, requiring the team to strive for another goal on the basis of a solid defense.

If they can lead the Celtics by two goals, then their chances of finally winning three points are very high.

Sampdoria now wants to beat the Celtics on the one hand, and on the other hand, it also expects Barcelona to comeback away and defeat Ajax in a reversal.

Only in this way is in the best interest of Sampdoria.

However, to Di Francesco's disappointment, Barcelona did not complete the reversal in the second half. Although Xavi scored a goal for Barcelona at the beginning of the second half, Ajax also set up the bus afterward, and Barcelona was unable to win again. goal.

When the referee blew the whistle for the end of the game, the score was fixed at 2:1. Ajax, who played at home, unexpectedly defeated the mighty Barcelona 2:1.

Also to Di Francesco's delight - Sampdoria also won.

Sampdoria were unable to score again in the second half, but neither did Celtic.

In the end, with Gao Zheng's wonderful goal, Sampdoria beat the Celtics 1-0 in the away game.

In this way, Sampdoria, with eight points, continues to rank second in the league, one point ahead of Ajax, which is third, and there is still a theoretical possibility of competing for the first place in the group-as long as Barcelona loses at home in the last round. The Celtics, and Sampdoria beat Ajax at home, they can overtake Barcelona and qualify as the first in the group.

It's just that this possibility really only exists in theory and is difficult to realize. After all, in the last round of the group stage, Barcelona is at home, not away like this time.

Of course, it doesn't matter if you don't get the first place in the group. Sampdoria fans don't care whether they are first or second, as long as they can qualify.

As for the result of the draw for the second place being inferior to the result of the first qualifying round, this is not within their consideration at all. This is something that the rich teams will consider. After all, for a person who is not full enough to eat, it is meaningless to tell him that eating 70% of each meal will lead to a longer life, eating less meat and more vegetables is healthier, and eating less refined grains and more coarse grains is good for the body...

Now Sampdoria only needs to draw with their opponents in the final round against Ajax at home to qualify.

It is another "draw to qualify", but Sampdoria does not have the "excellent tradition" of Chinese football, so there is no need to worry about it.

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