Chapter 34 Flags
When Gao Zheng ran to the stadium, a huge boo sounded over the Bernabeu stadium, which was far beyond any time before the game.
Previously, no Atletico Madrid player had enjoyed such treatment, either Griezmann, Godin or Gabi.
When Xiao Yingying saw this scene in front of the TV, she couldn't help but say proudly: "Look at the handsome guy's side! The fans of the Bernabeu are afraid of him!"
In Xiao Yingying's opinion, booing is not necessarily a bad thing, because the louder booing you are, the more afraid of those who boo you are.
This kind of booing is completely different from the kind of booing you when you tackle the opponent's player on the court and the opponent's fans booing you.
Gao Zheng had just started playing and hadn't done anything, and Real Madrid fans were booing him.
Why snuff him?
Because they have a grudge.
Why are there hatred?
Because of last year's Champions League final, Gao Zheng snatched the Champions League championship from Real Madrid fans.
Amid the huge boo, Gao Zheng seemed very calm. He greeted his teammates on the court with a smile. When passing by Griezmann, he raised his hand and slapped the opponent.
"Simone used his trump card!" Jose Maria said with a higher volume. "Next, Atletico Madrid, who is one goal behind, will definitely launch the most fierce counterattack! This game is worth watching!"
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Jose Maria is right. After Gao Zheng came on the court, Atletico Madrid's offensive has indeed strengthened. This was originally a fast-paced team, but now their offense is faster.
Continuously impacting Real Madrid's defense line.
For example, when Gao Zheng just came on the court, he made a wonderful pass, and Griezmann formed a one-on-one force on the penalty area line, but his shot was blocked by Navas and left the baseline.
This season, during the seven months when Gao Zheng was absent due to injury, Griezmann took the lead in the team's offense.
He has scored fifteen league goals so far, and is the team's number one scorer. You should know that he only scored seventeen goals throughout the season last season.
However, this performance is still far behind Gao Zheng's same period last season, and Gao Zheng has scored 29 goals in the league.
Griezmann's 14 goals fewer than Gao Zheng in terms of goals, turned into Atletico Madrid's points and ranking gap in the league.
In the past, there were also fans of Griezmann, mainly French fans, who stood up for their idols and believed that Simeone was too biased. If he could tilt the resources given to Gao Zheng a little towards Griezmann, Griezmann's performance would definitely be better, not worse than Gao Zheng.
However, at that time, Gao Zheng was at its peak. No matter from any perspective, Simeone had no reason to do so.
After Gao Zheng was injured this season, Griezmann's fans did not say it on the surface, but were actually happy inside. In their opinion, Griezmann finally got an excellent opportunity to prove his ability.
Maybe Griezmann didn't think so himself, but fans always think more than their idols, and they have their demands.
After Gao Zheng was injured, Simeone indeed placed almost all resources on Griezmann, who enjoyed an absolute core treatment.
However, from the actual performance, it can only be said that Griezmann's French fans are overthinking...
Without Gao Zheng being there to attract firepower for him, Griezmann often wanted to expose himself directly to the opponent's defense, and the pressure was beyond imagination.
Of course, Griezmann is indeed very strong, so the number of goals this season must be higher than last season.
But compared with Gao Zheng, there is still some gap...
If you want to say who most hopes that Gao Zheng will return from injury, Griezmann's fans will definitely not expect that they will be their idol.
After Gao Zheng comes on the court, he will help Griezmann attract a lot of defensive firepower. After Griezmann's pressure is reduced, his performance will actually be better.
Like the attack just now, Gao Zheng distributed the football to him after attracting the attention of Real Madrid defensive players.
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Atletico Madrid has indeed improved the speed and rhythm of the offense. As long as the ball is at their feet, they can easily pass it forward, pass it to Griezmann and Gao Zheng.
Then launch a direct attack on Real Madrid's goal.
Of course, this simple and direct playing style is not technically high. If other teams use it, it may just waste opportunities again and again.
But Atletico Madrid has Gao Zheng.
Gao Zheng, who came on the bench, used his foot skills, ball sense and vision to make every attack of the team very threatening.
No one was surprised by his performance of returning from injury. After all, he has proved his ability in the national team competition and his might still be strong.
Atletico Madrid has been slow to let him play, probably just to avoid accidents before the game against Real Madrid.
Faced with Atletico Madrid's repeated attacks, Real Madrid struggled to resist.
Pepe landed in a very embarrassed manner during a defense, but he was injured and could not hold on to the game.
Nacho can only be replaced by Varane. After Varane was injured, Nacho was the only central defender on the bench in Real Madrid.
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"The situation is not good..." Jose Maria couldn't help but say after seeing Pepe being replaced by Nacho.
Although Real Madrid is still one goal ahead, Pepe's injury this time has caused him to have some ominous premonitions.
People who play football are more or less superstitious and care about some inconspicuous small details, which may be very serious in their eyes.
For example, before Gao Zheng came on the court, Atletico Madrid also had an aggressive offensive, but Pepe was still on the court.
As a result, not long after Gao Zheng played, Pepe was injured and ended up...
Atletico Madrid has strengthened its strength on the offensive line, and Real Madrid has injured a general on the defense line. Isn’t this going up and down?
The TV broadcast gave Zidane a close-up shot. Zidane frowned and seemed to realize something.
So Zidane soon made a tactical adjustment.
Faced with Atletico Madrid's aggressive offensive, Real Madrid recovered slightly overall, and at the same time slowed down the pace and controlled the game.
For this reason, he also replaced Bale, who was useless to control the rhythm, and replaced him with Isco, who was excellent in dribbling and was able to get the ball for a long time.
He seemed satisfied with the score of one goal leading and wanted to keep this lead until the end of the game.
It is of course a dangerous score to lead by one goal.
But for Qi Xuanzong, who has mysterious powers to protect him, perhaps this is not very dangerous...
As the game entered the last ten minutes, Atletico Madrid's offensive became more and more fierce, and even there was a scene of playing against Real Madrid at home. Real Madrid fans in the stands booed.
Gao Zheng appeared in close-ups on TV broadcasts many times, and he is the most active Atletico Madrid player on the court and the soul of this team.
Chapter completed!