Chapter 85: The Derby of Shencheng (Part 2)

  After realizing the problem, Tao Wei's face eased a bit, but he still bluntly expressed his concerns. "It is understandable for technical players to use unconventional means to protect themselves, but if they develop this habit at a young age and become obsessed with it, it will inevitably affect their improvement in ball skills. So I still hope that Xiao Gao will not think about these crooked ideas..."

  He Wei is more open-minded about this, as many world-class soccer stars have done similar things. Maradona even had the infamous "Hand of God" and still became a widely recognized king of soccer. Moreover, it's extremely rare for Chinese football to produce a talent like Gao Lin, so most Chinese fans would rather see him play poorly than retire early. However, there are some fans with high moral standards who started to dislike Gao Lin after this incident, forming a special group called "Gaohei". Later on, they often clashed with extreme fans of Gao Lin, known as "Gaofei", in online forums and Baidu Tieba...

  No matter what, Gao Jun successfully brought down the opponent's main defender and scored a goal, making the situation on the field very favorable for Dongfang Team. However, Gao Jun was far from satisfied with the score of 1:0. He wanted to bring down Huahua Team from their position as the old giant of Shanghai football and trample them underfoot, so they couldn't turn over. Because only in this way could Dongfang Team, a newly emerging team, quickly become the new giant of Shanghai football and avoid being hurt by the former giant's various off-field tactics, especially since it wouldn't be long before that particularly capable and shameless pighead San would take over Huahua Team. If they couldn't make Huahua Team unattractive before then, after that bastard took over, he would definitely use his special relationship with the old coach to poach Dongfang Team's main players for free, just like in history...

  The Shanghai team, which was one man down after the score fell behind, was forced to launch a large-scale attack, but this approach can't be said to be completely wrong. The current Shenhua team has three top-notch strikers in the Super League: Zhang Yuning, who has been considered a genius center forward since his debut; veteran Xie Hui, who seems to have regained his form this season; and Martinez, a fast foreign aid with a speed of 11 seconds per 100 meters. This powerful "trident" combination is enough to break through the defense line of any domestic team. If they fall back to play counter-attack, it would be self-defeating.

  However, the ability to grasp opportunities of those three forwards was far from being as exaggerated as Gao Jun's. After they wasted three not-so-good chances in a row, Gao Jun used a quick counterattack to stab Shanghai Flower Team again...

  "Gao Jun came back to get the ball, he didn't pass it out, and with a beautiful pull of the ball, he easily got past Yu Tao, directly rushing towards the penalty area of Hua Flower team! Yu Tao made a desperate effort to catch up, but the distance was getting bigger, Gao Jun's speed with the ball was actually faster than his empty run! " He Wei saw Gao Jun's speed and couldn't help but exclaim that it might be even faster than Yu Hai's high-speed dribbling.

  Entering 2005, Gao's physical development has made his absolute speed almost indistinguishable from Yu Hai (the difference in the fastest 100m speed is about 0.2 seconds). Considering the impact of physical condition and endurance, Gao's empty running speed in competition may have already surpassed Yu Hai at times. Due to stronger explosive power and faster reaction, Gao's 30m sprint speed is significantly better than Yu Hai, not to mention the 10m short distance sprint.

  While in terms of ball control, Gao Jun may not be as flashy as Yu Hai, he is perfectly suited to his speed and acceleration, and after years of hard training, it's now a consensus within the Dongfang team that if only considering speed, Gao Jun's dribbling is actually faster than Yu Hai's. It's just that Gao Jun rarely does long-distance dribbling in games, so outsiders aren't aware of this. In fact, even for someone like Ribery, who has already reached a world-class level in terms of ball control and breakthroughs, if only considering the speed of his dribbling runs, he may not necessarily be above Gao Jun...

  At such a terrifying speed, no defender in the country can keep up with Gao Jun's rhythm. Moreover, Shanghai Flower Team now lacks a central defender on the field, and their defensive system is already incomplete. They are not prepared for Gao Jun's solo breakthrough, so he rushes into Shanghai Flower Team's penalty area like a whirlwind, unstoppable.

  The goalkeeper of the Shanghai team, Yu Weiliang, has rich experience and had also studied Gao Jun's characteristics before, knowing that rushing out to block him would be easily countered by his clever shots. Therefore, he simply waited at the goal line for Gao Jun to shoot. However, one second later, Gao Jun suddenly dodged a Shanghai defender and made Yu Weiliang realize that facing his solo shot, "rushing out is seeking death, not rushing out is waiting for death." Although Yu Weiliang was waiting in ambush at the goal line, when facing an angle of less than 60 degrees to the goal, there was only one goalkeeper on the path to block him. With Gao Jun's shooting accuracy, it was almost like shooting into an empty net...

  The ball went in again, and Gao Jun's shot was as accurate as ever, helping the Oriental team to expand their lead to two goals. By the way, Gao Jun's one-on-one shots and penalty kicks seemed to have never missed! Such a shooter is really making the goalkeeper desperate...... He Wei looked at Gao Jun's performance and for a moment didn't know how to praise him.

  "It's a pity that Gao Jun's body has not fully developed yet, in order to avoid getting seriously injured, he only occasionally uses his ball-breaking skills, and will not use them frequently in the game. Otherwise, Gao Jun's performance would be even more astonishing." Tao Wei's regret is enough to show his appreciation for Gao Jun, although he still has some opinions about Gao Jun's previous "diving". However, football is a world where the strong are respected, as long as one's strength and performance are good enough, even if there are some unethical behaviors, people will easily forgive, except for the victims, of course.

  It seems that Gao Jun wanted to deliberately slap Tao Wei in the face after hearing his words, and chose to break through with the ball again 3 minutes later. However, Hua Hua team was too prepared before the game and was not prepared for Gao Jun's frequent breakthroughs, so the defense line was torn open again. This time, however, Gao Jun did not shoot himself, but instead attracted the defense of Hua Hua team and passed the ball out, and Ribery, who had been lurking on the side, easily pushed the ball into the net, expanding the score to 3:0!

  The Shanghai team, except for the period led by Xu Genbao, has never been good at playing against the wind in history. Once they lose a few games, they tend to collapse easily. Okay, saying collapse might be an exaggeration, because they will still continue to attack, which is better than those who give up early. However, their impulsive and attacking style, neglecting defense, may lead to even greater disasters.

  PS: Actually, it's not just this team that has this problem. In reality, most teams in China's domestic competitions are not good at grasping opportunities, so unless they get extremely lucky, even if the opponent gives up defending, it's hard to score an overwhelmingly high score, and sometimes there are even chances for a comeback or reversal.

  But if they encounter a strong team that seizes opportunities, they will inevitably lose by a large margin. Yesterday's defeat of Shun Tian is an example of this, and last year's Asian Champions League loss to Seoul FC was also due to this reason. It's said that Coach Gao has always been opposed to this approach, because although this seemingly aggressive and desperate style of play can occasionally bring about some classic matches, it will lead to ups and downs in performance and make it difficult to build a strong team foundation.

  However, the team's character formed during the Dragun era has taken root, and even if it is a high guide, wanting to change it is not something that can be done in a short period of time. So I have always thought that Gao coming to Shuntian was a mistake, hoping he could use facts to prove me wrong ^_^

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