Fame with a ball

"Lin had a little trouble. Fiorentina player De Silvestri and Gamberini teamed up to block him. Lin tried to break through with fake moves... Gamberini was unmoved!"

"There was a stalemate, and Lin had to temporarily pass the football back to his teammate."

Verratti, who received Lin Zhigao's pass, glanced at Lin Zhigao, and the concern in his eyes was very obvious.

Lin Zhigao smiled at him and waved his hands, indicating that he was fine.

But Verratti was still uneasy while dribbling the ball while looking at Lin Zhigao. In a moment of carelessness, the football was cut off by Gamberini.

More than 20 minutes into the game, Juventus fell into a completely passive situation. So far, they have not organized an effective attack. In contrast, Fiorentina has already made two threatening shots by their main striker Amauli. Although these two shots None of them scored, but the overall morale of the Fiorentina team surpassed that of Juventus, which is the home team.

Most of the Juventus fans in the stands looked at the stadium in puzzlement. They couldn't figure it out. Juventus, the main starting team, is playing at home. How come from the start of the game to the present, the state is obviously not as good as that of the visiting team, Fiorentina? ?

Soon, the narrator solved the doubt for them:

"Lin just flew back from Asia yesterday. The long-distance flight of nearly 20 hours is already tiring. Capello arranged for Lin to start again. This kind of trust is good in normal times, but in today's game, Isn’t this arrangement a bit blind? Obviously, Lin, who did not get enough rest, was not in a good state on the court. Not only did he fail to organize Juventus’s offense, but even his dribbling and breakthrough actions were far below the standard. .”

The fans immediately thought of the report about Lin Zhigao winning the "Asian Footballer" published in today's newspaper, and suddenly realized: Ah, it turns out that Lin just flew back from Asia!

However, a person who just passed a long-distance flight should take a good rest to adjust the jet lag, so why did he appear in the starting lineup again?Lin Zhigao should be on the bench now, right?

Not only the fans can't figure this out, but Fiorentina's head coach Montella himself can't figure it out-what is Capello planning to put a player who is mentally and physically exhausted on the field?

Fans and commentators may think that this is a mistake made by Capello, but Montella thinks a lot and is very complicated. He does not believe that a famous coach like Capello will make such a big mistake. Montella even has a little conspiracy theory: Capello will not be intentional?He deliberately made their No. 10 perform poorly, created a false appearance for Fiorentina, made Fiorentina players underestimate the enemy, and then counterattacked in one fell swoop in the second half?

But when the game progressed to the 31st minute, when Fiorentina striker Amauli finally knocked on Juventus' gate with a long shot, all the wild thoughts in Montella's mind were emptied-Juventus was definitely not acting!How can anyone play a game against an away team at his own home court and still concede a goal first?It is true that Lin Zhigao is in poor condition!

Montella was so excited that he almost cried: God bless Florence!They are ahead!This is one of the most difficult home games in Serie A in New Alp!Could Florence be transshipped today?So can they...can beat the mighty Juventus in one go?

The Italian commentator was stunned for a few seconds before speaking into the microphone with a voice that still could not conceal his surprise: "Amauri scored from a long shot and gave Fiorentina the lead. The current score is 0:1, Juventus One point down at home."

"Let's look back at the goal again. Gamberini snatches the ball from Verratti and passes it to De Silvestri... De Silvestri cuts in and then The ball was passed straight to Amauli, and Amauli directly scored from a distance from 35 meters outside the penalty area. Buffon did not judge the angle of the error, but the height of the save was not high enough, so that the ball finally rubbed against the post and went into the net..."

"Groso and Caceres' defense against Amauli was actually not bad, but Amauli still relied on the cooperation with his teammates to successfully shoot. The reason is that Juventus' morale is not high. On the contrary, Fiorentina's offensive It was full of momentum when they were playing, which to a large extent deterred their opponents, and some luck. Juventus has not played well enough from the beginning of the game to now, which also makes Florence's temporary lead a necessity. , I don’t know how Juventus will deal with it in the next game time.”

Lin Zhigao stood near the center line, took several deep breaths in a row, trying to stabilize his heart.

Just seeing his goal was pierced, he felt a sense of restlessness, disappointment with himself, and dissatisfaction with the status quo.But once there are too many negative emotions on the court, it will have a negative impact on the competitive state, so Lin Zhigao must adjust his heart and not let himself be too impulsive, which will help him come back in the next game.

Thanks to the good popularity in the locker room, even though Lin Zhigao played like a sleepwalker in the first few 10 minutes, which directly weakened the offensive strength of Juventus' front line by more than half, his teammates did not blame him or blame him, and even, They are also very concerned about his body.

Pepe came over and patted Lin Zhigao on the shoulder: "Lin, are you okay? I think you don't feel well."

"It's okay." Lin Zhigao smiled: "I'll adjust it soon."

"Take your time, don't rush." ​​Pepe smiled and said, "We all believe in you."

Verratti also came over and said to Lin Zhigao dejectedly: "I am half responsible for Fiorentina's goal. If I hadn't been distracted, Gamberini would not have stolen the ball away."

"No, it's my responsibility." Lin Zhigao took a deep breath and said, "My condition is not good, and everyone is involved."

Originally, Lin Zhigao's plan was very good. He planned to fly back to Turin from Kuala Lumpur on the 26th. After getting off the plane on the 27th, he could rest for a whole day without delaying the match against Fiorentina on the 28th.

However, the plan could not keep up with the changes. On the 26th, there was a sudden heavy rain in Kuala Lumpur, and the flight environment was very bad. The flight scheduled by Lin Zhigao was delayed by a full 7 hours. When Lin Zhigao finally flew to Turin Caselle Airport It was already late at night on the 27th, and he took a taxi from the airport to return home. When he got home, it was exactly 28 am on the 5th, and the sky in Turin was already bright.

Lin Zhigao didn't even take off his clothes, and fell asleep. After less than 5 hours of sleep, he was yelled by the assistant coach on the phone, and was dragged to the club for training. During the training, his energy was already a little low. Capello observed this, and asked him specifically: "Do you need to put you on the bench in the afternoon game? But if this is the case, our bet will have to be calculated again."

Lin Zhigao refused.The bet he made with Capello was to be unbeaten in five consecutive league rounds. Today's match against Fiorentina is already the last round. He has fulfilled his promise in the first four games, and in this final One game, he can't fail no matter what.

This is not the kind of thing that I can’t do this time, and next time I will win five more games to make up for it. It’s a matter of credibility. Since I promised to do it, I will work hard. If I still fail to do it, Just throw in the towel and face the consequences.

Perhaps Capello agrees with Lin Zhigao's concept, because when Lin Zhigao explained to him, "This is a promise that I can't say goodbye in advance", the Jagged coach showed a rare smile and promised: "Then I will I want you to try it."

During the training during the day, Lin Zhigao had already recovered most of his condition. He originally thought that this would be enough for the competition, but after he really waited on the field, he found that he was a little inconsistent.

That is to say, I was thinking about how to move, but my body didn't react immediately.In the past, Lin Zhigao's reflex arc was very agile, almost as soon as his mind moved, his body was already moving, but today he was a little uncoordinated, and on the court, sometimes a drop of half a second can cause Two extreme results.

The difference between mind and body is actually easy to solve, but it needs stimulation—psychological or environmental. Stimulation is used to fully activate the body and keep up with the instructions of the brain.

Lin Zhigao now feels that his movements are becoming more and more coordinated. He believes that before the end of the game, he will be able to fully recover to his previous self and score goals for the team.

I just don't know if Capello will wait for him to recover...

During the intermission, Capello didn't say anything, just explaining his tactical arrangements.

He neither criticized Lin Zhigao's performance in the first half, nor said to him: "You can sit on the bench in the second half."

Lin Zhigao guessed that Capello fulfilled his wish by letting him play the whole game. If he can win, it will be wonderful to win, and if he loses, he will also be convinced to lose.

It turns out that the iron-blooded coach is not a person who pursues victory by any means. He is also keeping his promise with all his promises.

When the second half started, Lin Zhigao still appeared on the court.

Although Juventini were dissatisfied with his performance in the first half, after all, Lin Zhigao has rarely disappointed them since his transfer.So the moment Lin Zhigao appeared on the field, the fans cheered enthusiastically and shouted at him: "Come on, Lin! We know you can do it!"

"Perform well in the second half!"

The Italian commentator was slightly surprised: "Capello did not replace Lin Zhigao, but replaced Grosso, who was physically exhausted, with Barzagli. Compared with the first half, there was almost no change in tactics, which shows that What, it means that Capello still trusts Lin and hopes that he can perform a reversal miracle in the second half?"

Fiorentina coach Montella smiled, and he said triumphantly in his heart: Juventus, since you look down on me so much and still use the lineup in the first half to deal with our Violas, then don't blame me for being rude. Go for a big win!Ha ha!

In the 2nd minute of the second half, Marchisio made a long pass, and the football reached Lin Zhigao's feet. Lin Zhigao went straight to the front of Florence's penalty area, and then raised his foot to shoot long!

The football was almost saved by Florence Boruc, but it also shocked him into a cold sweat.

Lin Zhigao, who lost this chance to shoot, was not too depressed, on the contrary, there was a faint excitement in his heart!

Because in the shot just now, he found that he seemed to have found the feeling!The feeling that the body moves with the heart and the body and mind are united refills the body!

It's been a long process...

It was almost equivalent to wasting a whole half of the game time.

But Lin Zhigao firmly believes that all the wasted time is worth it, because he will use the rest of the game to prove it!

Several Fiorentina players laughed at Juventus' weak offense while defending loosely. It was just that the defender Cassani, who was passed by Lin Zhigao just now, muttered suspiciously: "Is it my illusion? I How do you feel, it seems that Juventus No. 10 is a little faster?"

His teammate Natalie couldn't help laughing when he heard what Cassani muttered: "How is it possible? Didn't the coach say that Lin Zhigao just took a long flight, and you also saw his performance in the first half , How can a person suddenly become better again? It should be your illusion."

Just when Natalie finished speaking, his ears suddenly felt cold, and a gust of wind rushed past him!

Natalie looked back quickly, only to find that it was not the wind, but Lin Zhigao passing by him in an instant!

The Fiorentina players quickly tightened their defense, but because it was too late to respond, Lin Zhigao had already penetrated most of the blockade!

The last line of defense in front of the goal, Fiorentina defender Pascual saw the black and white figure getting closer, and he came to him almost instantly.

Lin Zhigao's body suddenly tilted to the right, and Pascual quickly moved to the right.

But Lin Zhigao's body turned back in an instant, and then he slid his toes, which was amazing!

In front of Lin Zhigao, only the goalkeeper is the last line of defense left.

He took a deep breath, his heart beat, his feet moved——

Volley hard!

Fiorentina goalkeeper Boruc made a save, but still couldn't reach the ball that had entered the far corner of the goal.

"Juventus equalized!"

……

The off-court bench.

Juventus assistant coach Ferrari looked at the scoreboard in surprise, then at Lin Zhigao who was standing in front of Fiorentina's goal with a high expression on his face, and suddenly smiled at Capello: "Let's talk to Montella first. Showing weakness, and then reversing the game to tie the score and destroy the opponent's morale, is this the tactic you and Lin agreed on before the game? It really scared me in the first half, I thought we were going to lose. "

"No, this is not my strategy." Capello glanced at the frustrated Montella in front of the Fiorentina coach's bench, and said lightly.

"Isn't it designed?!" Ferrari was surprised: "Then you and Lin are really a pair of gamblers! He's fine, and you actually let him sleepwalk on the court for nearly 50 minutes!"

Capello just raised his eyebrows and didn't speak.

But in his heart, he said at this moment: The bet is not completely over yet, how can I give up early?

……

Lin Zhigao felt that the gloom in his chest had completely dissipated!

Feel refreshed!

Teammates jumped up one after another, or rubbed his hair, or patted his back, or hugged him, celebrating the goal.

The Juventini shouted excitedly in the stands, and the "Song of the Forest" sounded scattered from all around, and finally merged into a majestic river of music!

However, as the score was equalized, Lin Zhigao's goals not only did not stop, but even became more vigorous.

After the teammates learned that Lin Zhigao was back in full condition, they were not stingy, and they fed Lin Zhigao one pass after another.

In the 71st minute of the game, Iaquinta sent another low-altitude ball!

Lin Zhigao directly slashed towards the football with his right foot!

No matter in terms of speed or momentum, he completely outmatched the Fiorentina player Crowdrup who was competing with him for the ball. Even because Lin Zhigao kicked too fast and fiercely, Crowdrup was still scared. He jumped, thinking that Lin Zhigao was going to tackle his feet directly, so Kroldrup hesitated for a while, and it was this hesitation that made the football successfully snatched by Lin Zhigao!

The commentator suddenly screamed: "It's Lin! Amazing! His start speed is unbelievable!"

All the fans in the audience raised their voices at once, and the loyal Juventini sang "Song of the Forest" to cheer for their number 10.

Amidst the enthusiastic singing, Lin Zhigao stopped and accelerated, bypassing Kroldrup and Gamberini who were defending him, and with the ball under his feet, he ran towards Florence's penalty area like a bolt of lightning.

Time seemed to have stopped at this moment, and the anxious Fiorentina defenders could only see the black and white figure dribbling the ball, but when they ran forward to block Juventus' No. 10, their fingers and bodies All that was rubbed against was the air, as if the threat they caught in their eyes just now was just a phantom.

But Fiorentina goalkeeper Boruc knows all this is not an illusion!

Fans of the whole Neue Alp know it too!

In the entire Juventus first team, there is only one number that can do that: No. 10, Lin Zhigao. !

Boruc didn't even make a save this time. The only thing he could do was follow the leaping black and white football with his eyes, and then watched it first bounced on the post and was reflected back. , and then was shot by that nasty Lin Zhigao, and finally flew into the goal!

……

"It's Lin!"

"Facing the double-teaming of Pascual and Felipe, he passed his opponent with a croquette!"

"Exquisite foot technique!"

"Lin broke into the restricted area and hit Huanglong directly!"

"He raised his right foot - volleyed!"

"GOOOOOOOOOOOOOAL!"

"Juventus 3:1 Fiorentina! Lin did it! He lived up to the expectations of the fans! He proved with his actions that when the team is in crisis, he is still the one who can turn the tide!"

"Hat-trick, another hat-trick! Is this the first hat-trick in Lin's career? I don't know, but I hope the media can count this number after the game, because I heard from this young player The number of hat-tricks is definitely quite a lot! Among the young players, I dare say that if Lin is not the first in the number of hat-tricks, he is at least the top!"

"I think I can only use the word 'dedicated' to evaluate Lin! I just got off the plane yesterday, and I started to play for the team today, and I will never be discouraged when encountering adversity. I really see less and less of the competitive spirit in young players! He will definitely become the second Messi in football! No, Messi and Lin are both young now, maybe one day, they can be side by side Forward!"

The Italian commentator was not stingy with his words of praise. From the moment Fiorentina's goal was pierced, his mouth never stopped: "I just thought that Juventus has maintained 14 unbeaten games in 14 rounds of the league. Yes! Such an excellent result fully proves the strong momentum of Juventus this season! Before a team appears to stop them, the Bianconeri will continue to sing."

When the referee finally blew the whistle, Lin Zhigao did not rush to hug his teammates to celebrate the victory of the game, but rushed to the edge of the court and shouted to the coach's bench: "Boss, I did it!"

Capello looked at Lin Zhigao and nodded with extreme restraint.

……

After the match against Fiorentina, Juventus took advantage of the victory to pursue the victory and tied with Twente, the last Champions League group match opponent, with a score of 1:1. With 4 wins, 2 draws and 15 points, Juventus qualified first in the group , Advance to the quarter-finals of the Champions League. Another qualifying team in Group A is Valencia. Their results are 3 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses, with 10 points.

After the UEFA Champions League group stage, all qualifying teams are eagerly looking forward to the result of the knockout draw. Before that, on December 12, the list of candidates for the 7 FIFA Ballon d'Or was released first.

Before 2010, there were two major football awards in the world, one was the "European Ballon d'Or" organized by "French Football" since 1956, and the other was the "World Footballer" launched by FIFA since 1991. ".The selection methods of the two awards are different. The former is mainly voted by the media, while the latter is voted by the head coaches and captains of each national team.

These two awards are both prestigious and influential. In 2010, proposed by FIFA, the "European Ballon d'Or" and "World Player of Football" were combined into one, collectively referred to as the "FIFA Ballon d'Or". It is the highest personal honor in world football today.

This year, "World Sports News" announced the 12-man squad for this year's "FIFA Ballon d'Or" on December 7th. It is almost the same as everyone expected before. The three finalists are Messi, Ronaldo, Iniesta.

When many people saw the list of candidates, they all lamented half wryly and half resignedly: "It's them again!"

Yes, how many times have Messi, Ronaldo, Harvey or Iniesta formed a group to appear on the final stage of the Golden Globe Awards?For at least the past four or five years, except for the players of these two teams, the majority of fans have never seen fresh faces appear on the podium. Continue to be jealous of the strength of Barcelona and Real Madrid.

The good news is that Juventus has won nothing for the Ballon d'Or for many years, but this year they occupied two seats in the big list in one breath-Lin Zhigao ranked 23th in the 17-man shortlist, and Capello He directly became one of the three candidates for the best coach, and the other two shortlisted coaches were Mourinho and Ferguson.

Being able to occupy a seat in the 23-man roster of the Golden Globe Awards was something Lin Zhigao did not expect in advance. He didn't even make the top 50 roster last year!

The selection method of the Golden Globe Award is jointly voted and scored by senior media and national team coaches and captains. Lin Zhigao was able to rapidly advance to dozens of places in the ranking in just one year. This can only show that he is not only in the media It enjoys a good reputation among journalists, and even impressed the head coaches and captains of many countries!

Because the selection mechanism of the FIFA Ballon d'Or is different from others. It is selected by journalists from 208 world-renowned media, together with coaches and captains of 208 national teams. It is extremely difficult to canvass votes. Your strength or fame impressed these reporters and coaches and captains. How could they vote for you with their precious votes?

Lin Zhigao was instigated by his teammates to treat guests to a big meal, because he is the only Juventus player shortlisted this year.It doesn’t cost much to invite his teammates to dinner, and they don’t want to gamble. Lin Zhigao agreed with a smile, and at the same time, he was still looking forward to: this year ranked 17, will he be able to enter the top ten next year, or even the top three?

If it can break the long-term dominance of Real Madrid and Barcelona for the Ballon d'Or candidates on the FIFA podium, and compete with Messi and the others for an award, that would be too exciting!

Before having dinner with his teammates, Lin Zhigao also took some time to call Messi to congratulate him for being in the top three. Messi was also in high spirits, and it could be heard from his voice that he was still interested in this year's Golden Globe Awards. very seriously.

Last year's Ballon d'Or was awarded to Iniesta, and Messi failed to complete Mr. Ballon d'Or's four consecutive championships.Because 12 was the year of the European Cup, Messi did not participate. If Portugal could win the championship and Ronaldo played well, then Ronaldo won the Golden Globe last year.But Portugal did not enter the final, and Ronaldo did not win the top scorer of the European Cup. In the end, the European Cup finally fulfilled Iniesta. With the addition of the European Cup MVP, he won his first Golden Globe trophy.

Although it is true that there are people who have won the Ballon d'Or for two consecutive years, Iniesta will definitely not win the award again this year. Messi and Ronaldo have performed wonderfully throughout this year.The Spanish Cup champion and the league champion are two teams with one person. Messi broke the historical record in the UEFA Champions League last season and became the top scorer in the UEFA Champions League. Ronaldo won the La Liga Golden Boot. The honors won are equally divided, and no one can say that they completely overwhelm the other, so this year's Golden Globe competition is really a suspense.

But none of this has anything to do with Lin Zhigao. At most, he just went to the award ceremony to join in the fun and cheer for Messi and Capello. What is really related to him is the UEFA Champions League quarter-finals ten days later. result of the lottery.

UEFA did not let these qualifying teams wait too long. On December 12, the results of the draw were announced. Juventus' opponent in this round of knockout rounds is——

Arsenal!