Chapter 86: Shencheng Derby (Part 2)
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For example, in that classic 9-1 game in history, although there were factors such as refereeing and luck, if the Shanghai team hadn't lost their minds and frantically pressed forward after falling behind by a large margin, only to be repeatedly countered by Beijing's three foreign players, they wouldn't have conceded so many goals. After all, even with the three foreign players, Beijing's strength was still not overwhelmingly superior to that of Shanghai.
And now, the Eastern team's counterattack ability is actually much sharper than Beijing's was back then. So after taking a 3-0 lead, the outcome of this match was already a foregone conclusion. Generally speaking, in situations like this, to conserve energy and avoid provoking the opposing team too much, the leading side will usually hold back. And culturally, Chinese people sympathize with the weak, so they would be even more likely to do so. However, considering the Eastern team's future, Gao Jun didn't stop his attacking momentum, and his young teammates were also full of energy and didn't know how to hold back. As a result, by the time Xu Genbao realized something was wrong and instructed Jiang Bingyao to request a substitution via phone, the score on the field had already become 5-0, and this was only in the 39th minute of the first half...
Because he is a Shanghainese, his most glorious coaching experience was also achieved when he led the Hua Flower team. Therefore, Xu Genbao has a special affection for the Hua Flower team. At that time, Zhu Tou San took advantage of this point to poach many good players from him without spending a penny, just by making empty promises (until he was no longer the boss of the Hua Flower team, and afterwards, it became a bad debt). Now seeing the Hua Flower team being slaughtered on the field, Coach Xu naturally cannot bear it, so he wants to replace Gao Jun with the Hua Flower team...
However, Gao Jun, although he has the utmost respect for Xu Guide, still had to go all out and thoroughly defeat Hua Flower team for the benefit of his own team. The reason is simple: almost all the best young players in Chinese football over the next decade have been poached by him to join Dongfang team. Therefore, if Dongfang team doesn't do well, Chinese football won't do well either. Gao Jun respects Xu Guide, but he loves Chinese football even more. So, even though he knew Xu Guide would be upset, he still seized the opportunity before being substituted out of the game to score another goal, widening the score to 6:0 and completing his unbelievable "five goals in one match".
Such a feat is enough to be recorded in the annals of Chinese football, and thoroughly conquered the hearts of fans. Even a considerable number of Shanghai Shenhua fans cheered for him when he left the field, and many of them became Inter Shanghai fans soon after. Of course, there were also some die-hard Shenhua fans who scolded Gao Lin excitedly and even threw objects at him, but in Gao's view, this was also a kind of affirmation of his performance...
Xu Genbao sighed helplessly on the stands as Gao Jun scored again before halftime, he didn't blame Gao Jun for this, but felt regretful and worried about his former team. After the 1-9 defeat that year, there were still players like Fan Zhiyi who could quickly rally the team, but it's hard to say this time. If Shanghai Greenland Shenhua can't adjust their mentality as soon as possible, not only will they give up on the Super League title this year, but also risk falling to who-knows-which place in the rankings!
Gao Jun was substituted out, allowing the Shanghai Flower team's players to completely let go of their worries and desperately counterattack, hoping to score at least one goal to save face. However, the Oriental team's backline showed the best tacit understanding and state of the season in today's game, successfully resolving the Shanghai Flower team's offense time and time again.
Zhang Yuyu, once hailed as a "genius center" who appears only once in a decade, performed poorly against the veteran Caballero in this match, looking like an amateur player. However, this is not surprising, as Zhang has been too reliant on his talent since his debut. When he faced Caballero, who excelled in all aspects, including strength, jumping ability, speed, endurance, and experience, especially in big games, Zhang was completely outplayed. With his lazy playing style, it's a wonder he could even perform at all. On the other hand, Caballero is arguably the best center-back in Chinese league history, and now that he has joined the Chinese league earlier and is in better physical condition, he is not someone that Zhang, a fleeting "genius", can contend with...
And Caballero's partner, Du Wei, also showed his best form since joining the Eastern team in this game. He was determined to prove himself in front of his old club and the anger he felt when he was wrongly accused made him raise his concentration to an unprecedented level. In this game, his defense was impeccable, and Du Wei's rare domestic jumping ability and heading ability were fully demonstrated.
In this match, Xie Hui, a renowned domestic center who was famous for his excellent heading skills since the early days of professionalization in China, was completely defeated by Du Wei in their confrontation. Throughout the game, he didn't even have one threatening header, while Du Wei utilized two corner kick opportunities to score twice with headers, overpowering Xie Hui's defense and showcasing his exceptional heading ability. As Xie Hui was thoroughly outplayed on both offense and defense, he finally realized that his "second spring" this year was just a flash in the pan, and thus began to consider retiring...
Seeing Du Wei's active performance, Xu Genbao naturally understood his idea. However, even if he wanted to substitute him at this time, there were no more places available. Because shortly after Gao Jun's substitution, Li Bei relied on his outstanding dribbling ability, which was far beyond the standard of the Chinese Super League, and broke through three Shanghai Flower players in a row, scoring a goal and forcing Xu Genbao to substitute him out at halftime under the pretext of avoiding injury. The last place had to be reserved for preventing injuries and other unexpected situations, so Xu Genbao could only silently sigh on the bench.
The highly anticipated "Shen City Derby" ended unexpectedly with a crushing defeat for one side, as Gao Lin scored an incredible five goals in the match, while Ribeiro and Du Wei each scored twice, netting nine goals in total. The Eastern team's defense, led by Caballero, stood firm throughout, repeatedly repelling Shanghai Flower's frantic counterattacks, ultimately setting a new record for the largest winning margin in China's top-level professional league with a 9-0 scoreline, surpassing Beijing Guoan's 9-1 victory at home in previous years.
