legendary midfielder

Chapter 107 Is it Really Retirement?

When the referee blew the whistle for the end of the game, all Valencia players breathed a sigh of relief, sat down on the grass limply, and kicked heavily.

In order to keep this rare share and not to be a substitute in the next game, they tried their best in the last 10 minutes and almost exhausted all their physical energy. Therefore, when the game ended, no one was able to stand properly.

On the contrary, all the players in Deportivo have a feeling that they are still unsatisfied. Zhang Xu and his teammates believe that as long as they are given another 10 minutes, oh, even 5 minutes, they will be able to break through the gate of Valencia again!

Unfortunately, after all, it still failed to achieve a miracle and reversed Valencia to win.

However, even so, it is still something to be proud of. After all, it is indeed very difficult to score two goals in such a difficult situation.

When Zhang Xu and his teammates got off the field soaked in sweat, head coach Altera led the coaching staff and all the players on the bench to applaud warmly for every player who left the field.

When Zhang Xu walked down, the head coach Ortera didn't dislike his sweat at all, hugged him excitedly, and shouted in Zhang Xu's ear: "Zhang, you did it! You really did it! I'm proud of you!"

"Thank you boss, but it's a pity that we didn't win the game!" Zhang Xu was still brooding over his failure to win the game at the last minute.

"Haha, it doesn't matter, you have done a good job! I believe that based on your performance in this game, no one from Deportivo will be disappointed with you! Haha!" Ortera said with a big laugh.

"Yes, Zhang, you have done a very good job! I think that even Ronaldo and Messi may not be able to do much better than you!" The assistant coach nodded and echoed.

At this time, captain Belleron came over, looked at Zhang Xu with relief, then patted Zhang Xu on the shoulder, and said, "Zhang, I finally saw the day when you matured! You are the captain on the field today, you are very good!"

"Captain, didn't I learn all this from you?" Zhang Xu has always respected Beleron, after all, this big brother taught him a lot.

"Get out! Don't run around and flatter me. If it were me, I would definitely not be as good as you! Boy, the future of the team is up to you! I can finally rest assured!" Belleron cursed with a smile, and then said earnestly.

"Captain, look at what you said, the autumn wind is rustling, hehe, are you going to leave us?" Zhang Xu originally wanted to tease Belleron, but found that Belleron had a serious face, and his heart sank. Could it be that the captain is really leaving?
No, it's impossible, the captain has been in the team for 12 seasons!How could you be willing to leave La Coruña?But Belleron was really, really old!Do you want to retire?Really retired?

Zhang Xu froze there for a moment, his mind was muddled.

However, soon, his thinking was interrupted by the praises of his teammates, and everyone gathered together to celebrate this hard-won draw.

Coach Oltra and Valencia coach Manuel Pellegrino shook hands in a friendly way.

"Congratulations, your team is very good!" Oltra smiled and complimented.

"Excellent? Then your team is even better!" Pellegrino said with a gloomy face, "Especially your No. 15 Chinese Zhang! He is indeed very good. If possible, I would really like to buy him!"

"Oh no no no, this is impossible!" Oltra immediately shook his head and said, "Zhang is the treasure of our team, not for sale, thank you for your kindness! Haha!"

"Hmph!" Pellegrino snorted, then turned and left. At this moment, he thought in his heart: Maybe it would be a very interesting thing to create some transfer rumors for this Chinese zhang!
With two assists, Zhang Xu, who led the fight with one less player and tenaciously equalized the score, was once again named the best player on the spot.

When he returned to the locker room with the champagne in his arms, the team members yelled and snatched the champagne, and quickly divided up the champagne belonging to Zhang Xu.

Zhang Xu happily looked at his cheering teammates, and was very happy in his heart. From today's game, he can feel that the cooperation between himself and his teammates has become more tacit. Zhang Xu believes that a team with tacit cooperation will definitely achieve good results in the league. In this way, at the end of the season, it will no longer be very difficult for the team to qualify for the European arena!

After this game, Deportivo scored 4 points and ranked seventh in the league, behind Atletico Madrid.

September 2012, 9 was the match day when La Coruña played against Getafe at home in the third round of the league.

At five o'clock this afternoon, when the team bus arrived at the Riazor Stadium, it had already been rendered into a blue-and-white ocean by the Deportivo fans.

Today's fans are a little different from the past. After singing Deportivo's team song, they immediately sang "Song of Zhang Xu"!
This is the first time for such a situation at the Riazor Stadium. It can be seen that Zhang Xu's performance in the last game has deeply moved all Deportivo fans, and his status in the hearts of the fans has been greatly improved.

At six o'clock in the afternoon, the game officially started.

Due to the high morale of the team in the last game and the tenacious spirit of the team, after the start of this game, Deportivo showed a strong desire to attack.

In the 3rd minute of the game, after receiving the pass from Zhang Xu, Belleron directly passed the ball to forward Pizzi.

Pizzi moves with the ball at high speed, and then suddenly takes a cold shot!The football hit the goal post and flew out of the baseline, startling the Getafe players in a cold sweat.

In the 7th minute of the game, Deportivo made a comeback. This time it was Zhang Xu. After receiving a diagonal pass from Belleron outside the penalty area, he directly pushed with his right foot and pushed the football to Ricky's feet.

When Ricky couldn't turn around, he saw that Zhang Xu was in a good position and was unmarked, so he passed back.

Zhang Xu was also polite, he immediately swung his right leg and shot from a long distance!
This shot is very powerful, the only shortcoming is that the angle is too straight, Getafe's goalkeeper jumped up and lifted the football out of the crossbar.

In this way, Deportivo launched wave after wave of offensive frenzy against Getafe. Under this frenzy, Getafe's defense became precarious and threatened to collapse at any time.

Finally, at the No. 17 minute of the game, Getafe couldn't stand it anymore. Their defense was torn apart by the wonderful cooperation of Zhang Xu and Belleron, and the goal followed.

This time it was Gama's breakthrough. He ran all the way on the left side. After passing two Getafe players in a row, he suddenly made a precise cross and passed the football into the penalty area.

After Pi Qi jumped up, with a header, he took off the football and pointed it to Zhang Xu who was responding.

Zhang Xu didn't stop the ball, and directly passed it with one kick, passing the football from the middle of the two Getafe defenders, and accurately landed at the feet of Ricky, who made a breakthrough through the oblique thrust.

Ricky immediately faced the rolling football and took a shot. The football rubbed against the inner post of the goal and got into the net all at once!

The goal was scored and Deportivo led 1:0!

After leading by one goal, the team played more aggressively and resolutely.It turns out that Getafe can still resist, but now it is basically exhausted.

Game No. 208 minutes, Deportivo scored again, this time it was Ricky who scored and Belleron assisted.

Zhang Xu was near the center line. After holding the opponent's No. 17 Castro, he stabbed the football under the opponent's foot with a precise tackle.

The ball was picked up by Valeron, who immediately and quickly started, and after a few times with the right midfielder Aguilar, he quickly approached Getafe's big penalty area.

Finally, he saw the opportunity, and with an imaginative heel pass, he tore through Getafe's defense. Finally, Ricky's low shot shot the football into the net!

2: 0!

The first half ended with Deportivo taking a two-goal lead.

Soon, the second half of the game continued.

During the intermission, Ortera changed two players, one was Oliveira, who replaced Pizzi, and the other was Thomas, who replaced Belleron. Zhang Xu once again became the captain of the field and the core of the team's midfield.

Although there is one less playmaker, the strength of the team has not declined much. This is mainly because Zhang Xu's offensive organization relies more on his quick passing and receiving of the ball, constantly pulling, thus tearing apart the opponent's defense line, while Belleron is better at finding the opponent's loopholes. There is a difference between the two, but they have the same effect, and the effect is relatively good.

Under Zhang Xu's organization, Deportivo's offensive speed suddenly became faster, which immediately made Getafe, who had just adapted to Belleron's offensive organization, once again at a loss.

In the 408th minute of the game, which is the 3rd minute after the start of the second half, Zhang Xu reached the edge of Getafe's big penalty area in a blink of an eye in a series of wonderful quick cooperation with Thomas.

Zhang Xu saw the opportunity and immediately took a long shot.

This shot did not score a goal, but the football hit the crossbar, and then bounced back into the penalty area by a ghost, and was caught by Oliveira who was guarding the penalty area. Oliveira pushed the ball obediently into the net!
3: 0!

With a score of 70-[-] and the team having a clear advantage, Olterra replaced Zhang Xu in the No. [-] minute of the game.

However, after Zhang Xu left the field, Getafe became active. In the 85th minute, they launched a sneak attack and scored a goal.

In the end, Deportivo defeated Getafe with a score of 3:1 in this game!
(End of this chapter)