Chapter 43: Blade Unsheathed (Two in One) The singing at the Alpi Stadium gradually died down. Turin is still humid in April, and the night wind smells of soil and ryegrass. Ivan ran forward with a towel and water, touched his bald head, and said hesitantly: "Gao, we have to change sides in the second half, that side is Juventus' half." Gao Qi: “.” Kind of embarrassing. He almost made a mistake in the direction of his next thoughts. The old men in the coaching group were stunned for a moment, and retorted in unison: "It's none of your business. How could Gao, who is so smart, not know?" Buffon, who was passing by, picked up a bottle of water and glanced at Gao Qi's left foot inadvertently. It feels like I've overlooked something.

He quickly caught up with Chiellini and asked, "Are you sure your dominant foot is your right foot?" Chiellini has a Master of Business Administration, excellent command ability and is a high-IQ defender. And can remember the shooting habits of all the opponent's offensive points. "Right foot." "Gao has scored with his left foot, but based on the data from the past eight Serie A games and youth team games, his head and right foot are more threatening." "The sample size is small and the base number is small, but there won't be any deviation." "We will try to limit his passing between the lines." "In fact, he didn't touch the ball many times in the first half." Intermission. Roma dressing room. Enrique didn't dare drink chicken soup. After the coaching staff quickly reviewed the game, they fell silent. The players got massages while others rested. Gao Qi looked at the tactical board and patted his left foot as if he was patting a scabbard. the other side. Juventus dressing room. Conte's roar startled the staff outside the door. "Why was this kid able to successfully launch two attacks?" "Why did three people follow him?"

CTV5 live room. The commentator and coach Zhang briefly summarized the data of the first half. "The ball possession ratio between the two sides was 52 to 48." "Juventus also had a higher number of dangerous attacks." "But there were very few converted shooting opportunities on both sides." "." "Gao Qi didn't have many touches in the second half, but his tactical role was very obvious. Roma's two effective attacks were based on his running tendency." "Attack the big core!" "His movement and ball reception demonstrate top-notch spatial perception." "Let's take a look at his running heat map, the middle. More towards the left." End of summary. The live broadcast room began to replay the beautiful rainbow of the young Chinese player, and the comment section went crazy again. The famous scene that can make Juventus become a background board is bound to be very popular. The fifteen-minute break is over. The referee team led the players from both sides back to the field. The Alpi Stadium returned to its bustle, with black and white flags fluttering in the wind. Fans of both sides built up their emotions through singing. Beep! Accompanied by the referee's whistle. The second half of the game officially begins. Roma possession. Don't rush to attack, the "physical strength bar" must be distributed reasonably. Take it slow. When you find a flaw, burst out and launch a combo. The scene was rather dull. The commentator and coach Zhang chatted about something off topic. "Looking at the history of Serie A, there are too many number nines and a half born in the Apennines." “This is a tactical role honed by the Serie A defence.” “Not a stylistic type, but a tactical role.”

"Piero was a nine-and-a-half when he was young. Now it is impossible for Juventus to develop tactics around him, but his skills and football IQ can support him to switch to different tactical forms." "With the development of the times, the pace of the game is getting faster and faster. We still need a strong number nine and a half like Totti, who can have longer tactical vitality, higher tactical value and richer tactical forms." "Coach Zhang, what kind of style will the future number nine and a half have?" "I want to emphasize again: this is a tactical role, not a style type. Simeone is the only one in Europe who has thoroughly studied how to use this tactical role." The 58th minute of the game. The Zebras were the first to speed up. The Red Wolf formation contracted to resist the opponent's fierce bombardment. Gao Qi actively participated in the backcourt defense. His tackling ability is average, but his aerial clearance success rate is pretty good. During this period in Juventus' history, the forward line had not been completely improved and there were flaws on the offensive end. For example: Forward Matri is a "traditional" penalty area killer type who relies a lot on his teammates. He is the gem of Milan's youth training and is definitely a top-notch shooter. Otherwise, Juventus would not have bought him for 1500 million euros, which is not a low price in the transfer market in this era. The disadvantage is that it eats teammates. When his teammates wilted, he would wilted too. It is rare to see passionate scenes like the predecessors who solved the battle alone. A few years later, he returned to AC Milan and partnered with Balotelli in the front line. He said frankly that he wanted to retire: "Balotelli did all the work by himself. I felt like I was redundant like the appendix." Eat teammates? Balotelli will not let his partner eat him. Alpi Stadium. Pirlo dribbled the ball horizontally in front of the Roma penalty area and made a wonderful lob pass. The Red Wolf's defense line was torn apart. Matri jumped high, but Kjaer got the ball first! There is no way out. The football bounced in front of Gao Qi. Gao Qi swung his foot decisively. The football floated towards the front field. "Out of bounds!" "Enrique's stop was so cool!" There was thunderous applause.

After Enrique unloaded the ball, he bounced it a few times and passed it to Lichtsteiner of the Zebras. Lichtsteiner is a good football player, has a good life plan, and his partner is an economist. This guy's life off the field makes his fans feel at ease. "Juventus throw-in." "Hey? This ball is a knife mountain ball!" "De Rossi got it!" "Roman's quick attack!" The Red Wolves players rushed madly towards the Zebras' half. The ball was passed quickly twice. Came to Bojan's feet. At this time, Juventus' defense was almost in place. The Iron Line is not only strong, but can also be reconstructed quickly, forcing Rome's 'quick attack' to become a 'positional battle'. Totti took the initiative to stand at the front of the formation and suppress the opponent's central defender. Gao Qi pulled it out. After observing this situation, Bojan did not dare to pass the ball directly, but chose to pass it sideways to Pjanic. Pjanic thought quickly and the only solution that came to his mind was to pass the ball to Gao Qi. "Positional warfare requires beauty. Gao Qi received the ball on the right side of the penalty area." "Perform a series of wall passes with Lamela." “I still can’t get in.” Lamela wanted to dribble the ball into the Juventus penalty area, but was forced out by the big men. He had no choice but to pass the ball to Gao Qi again. Vidal blocked Gao Qi's route to the left half in time. The Juventus defense breathed a sigh of relief. Positional warfare is fine. As long as Gao Qi is restricted from appearing in the left half, Roma will have no chance to break through the defense directly. “There aren’t many chances left.” "Want to break through Juventus in a positional battle? It's a bit difficult" Courtside. Enrique felt a little tired of standing, so he turned and walked towards the coaching seat.

Suddenly I saw the old men in the teaching assistant group all had shocked expressions on their faces, even their heads were pointed in the same direction? The Roma coach suddenly turned around. On the green field. Gao Qi turned around and took the ball back three steps, preventing Marchisio and Pirlo from losing their positions. He is currently in Juventus' right half. Horizontal adjustment in two steps. Lean your body. Swing arms. Left leg swing back! Thunder breaks out from the ground! Shoot an arc with the inside of the foot! Bah! A beautiful rainbow illuminates the Alps again! Everyone was shocked, including Buffon and Chiellini: This kid has been hiding for so long, and he can actually make a rainbow with his left foot? The football flew off the ground. Rotate violently. Crossed the iron line of defense. Flying towards the upper left corner of Juventus' goal. The power, arc and angle were not as good as the rainbow shot that equalized the score in the first half. Very standard. A textbook shot from the far corner caught the Juventus defense off guard. Conte's hands clenched his pants nervously, almost frantic: Where is the Piero area? Can this kid's left foot create such an arc in the right half of the field? Buffon tried his best. In his first game in Serie A when he was 17 years old, he shut out George Weah. No one was familiar with his shot-saving habits. Just like now, no one knows about Gao Qi’s rainbow on his left foot! Tens of thousands of fans at the Alpi Stadium couldn't help but hold their breath, their surprised expressions seemed to be frozen by the rainbow. finally. The Juventus net was overturned. 1:2! ! ! The audience was shocked! Even the commentator was silent for a second. “Excellent!” "Bow left and right!"

"The sharp blade is unsheathed!" "Capture Alp!" “Reverse the score!” "When Roma was in dire straits, Gao Qi stepped up and defeated the Serie A champions with two beautiful rainbows!" "The absolute protagonist of the Apennine North-South Showdown!" "Gao Qi!" Studio. Barrage flying. - 【Awesome! 】 - 【So handsome! 】 - [The big boss in the Novice Village has only a little blood left! ] - [North-South Showdown, Chinese teenagers shine in the Apennines! ] - [Drawing a rainbow with his left foot, Gao Qi's value has increased by at least one Giroud! ] - [He is really good at hiding, just like Pirlo's early game, hiding and hiding, and then suddenly ending the game with a long shot with his non-dominant foot! ] Applause and cheers flooded Roma No. 23 on the green field like a tide. It was as if the whole Apennines were trembling slightly. Gao Qi rushed to the corner flag area and was about to celebrate when he was pinned down by his teammates who followed him. A tall arhat was stacked up. Some are happy, some are sad. Buffon shook his head helplessly. The Steel Line did not blame or complain to each other. No matter you are the champion of Serie A, there is still an opponent you are wary of, and the name of that opponent is 'unknown'. The rainbow on the young Roma player's left foot is like a sharp blade hidden in a scabbard, and its name tonight happens to be 'Unknown'. Piero stared at Gao Qi's back and couldn't help but think of his own youth. Courtside. The Roma coaching staff also huddled together. Enrique yelled: "Gao's left foot can also kick out this kind of arc? Why didn't anyone tell me?" "I don't fucking know!" "I know, I know, I watch Gao practice shooting every day, but no one has ever asked me!" The other side. Conte squatted on the grass and pounded the ground angrily. Is Juventus' unbeaten streak going to be broken by a young player? The game resumes. Piero was substituted.

At the Alpi Stadium, all the fans stood up and applauded. The singing echoed in the night. "Alessandro Del Piero will bid farewell to the Alpi Stadium at the end of this season." "Nineteen years of zebra years." "Goodbye, Zebra Prince." The director suddenly gave a close-up of Pierot. He walked quickly, but he never forgot to look back. next moment. The camera cuts to Gao Qi. Rainbow after rainbow. The narrator paused, and inexplicably thought of a poem. "You stand on the bridge and watch the scenery, and people who watch the scenery look at you upstairs." "The bright moon decorates your window, and you decorate other people's dreams." time flies. Roma did not retreat as a whole team, but instead launched a fierce battle with the Serie A champions. Juventus' new substitute Vucinic was thinking before the game that if he scored against his old club Roma, he would choose not to celebrate. As a result, there are no chances to shoot at this stage. The whole Roma team seemed to be energized and determined to end Juventus' unbeaten record. "Vucinic was born in a time of war and did not receive any systematic shooting training when he was a child. I think his shooting skills are worse than Gao Qi's." "Yes, yes, I was wrong. Gao Qi at least has one more shot with the inside of his foot." "But Vucinic plays very imaginatively, an alternative striker, and the statistics cannot reflect his value." "Hey? Why is he taking off his pants again?" De Rossi and Gago teamed up to disrupt Vucinic's advance. The football flew out of bounds. Vucinic was so anxious that he took off his pants in front of tens of thousands of people in the audience. Beep! The referee blew the whistle and pulled out a yellow card. Roma fans are used to it. Juventus fans are used to it.

Vucinic once did something even more exaggerated during a game: he took off his shorts and put them on his head. And he wasn't the only one taking off his pants. Giroud, the top scorer in the French Ligue 1, also takes off his pants during the game. Juventus backcourt. Chiellini shook his head in disgust. He really doesn't understand why some forwards do strange things during the game: Vucinic is okay, but I heard that Liverpool's Uruguayan striker Suarez even bit people when he played in the Eredivisie last year. The 75th minute of the game. The situation entered the stage of positional warfare. Juventus held Roma down and rubbed them hard. Bonucci left the high defense line, rushed to the 45-meter area, received the return pass from Pirlo, and suddenly launched a -degree diagonal pass. As an excellent defender, he has very strong passing and organizational skills, and his heading and finishing abilities are also excellent. "A defender who doesn't want to be a midfielder is not a good striker." “That’s a great pass!” "Mattrey didn't jump!" "Rescued by Gao Qi!" "It's useful. A big forward is useful. It can also enhance the team's aerial sweeping ability during the defensive phase." "Times are changing so fast. Now big center forwards like Gomez, Mandzukic, Dzeko and Gao Qi can also achieve good clearance statistics." Time passed by minute by minute. Juventus fans became more and more anxious, and the singing floating over Alpi gradually lost its rhythm. Conte became calmer as the situation became more desperate. Enrique was nervous and paced back and forth in the command area. The scene was sometimes dull and sometimes intense. The trajectory of the football gently touches the hearts of all the spectators. Beep! Beep! finally. The referee blew the whistle to end the game. Juventus 1:2 Roma. The unbeaten streak of the Serie A champions was broken. (End of this chapter)