Fame with a ball

Verratti sincerely apologized to Capello. Although Capello scolded him, he did not give him any punishment—neither transferred him to the reserve team to play games, nor said that he would be punished in the next few months. His suspension or something, it seems that this matter is handled so coldly.

Verratti lamented that Lin Zhigao's method had worked for him. I don't know if it was because of this that he had a good impression of Lin Zhigao, or because he naturally liked to contact others, and he began to be particularly willing to get close to Lin Zhigao.

No matter in team training or in the locker room, he always followed Lin Zhigao closely.Whenever he encounters something he doesn’t understand, he directly asks: “Lin, what should I do about this matter?” During training, when he receives the ball, he always passes it to Lin Zhigao immediately, even if he is not far away. Just stand with teammates who are better in other positions.

This caused other people in the team to ridicule Verratti. They laughed and said: "Marco (Verratti's name), are you Lin's little tail? You always stick to him like this Behind?" Or behind the training, his teammates told him helplessly and amusedly: "Hey, Marco, if you really want to go to the game field, you can't only see Lin! You also want to pass on to us. ball!"

As for Verratti's reaction to this, he always blushed first, then smiled shyly, rubbed the corner of his clothes with his fingers, and said nothing.

Lin Zhigao didn't feel that Verratti was particularly clingy to him, maybe it was just a kind of incompatibility when he first arrived.When I helped him, he started to have a good relationship with him. After a while, when his teammates got to know him well, he would make other good friends.

In addition, perhaps another reason why Verratti has a good impression of Lin Zhigao is that they are the closest in age, one in 92 and the other in 93. Most of the pure men in the Juventus locker room are 80 The old men of the 85s are rare.When young people are with young people, there are indeed more topics and better communication.

I don't know if it's because life in Turin is already on the right track, but after several days of training and driving home by himself, Lin Zhigao unexpectedly has a rare feeling that his home is so big and empty, lonely and unaccompanied.

After suffering from insomnia for two consecutive nights, Lin Zhigao finally mustered up the courage to call the contact in the phone book which was set as "John".

The phone was connected after three rings, and Elchin's voice was slightly tired: "Hello, I'm John Elchin."

"Uh, it's me." Lin Zhigao exhaled silently and held his breath: "Well, um, I want to ask you, are you free this weekend night? I want to treat you to dinner, you know, that date. "

There was silence on the other end of the phone for a few seconds, and then Elchin's dumbfounded voice came: "Lin, I'm in Paris."

Lin Zhigao was stunned: "Paris, Paris?"

"The workers here are on strike again, and I can't leave until the matter is resolved." Elchin said helplessly, "However, I will try to get back as soon as possible—Lin, someone is calling me again, I Hang up the phone now."

"Okay, I wish you—" Just as Lin Zhigao was hesitating whether to say "I wish you a quick resolution to the strike" or "You should have a good rest", the other party had already hung up the phone.

Lin Zhigao took the mobile phone away from his ear, and there was a busy tone of "beep beep beep", he threw it on the bed casually, and suddenly felt a feeling of being left out.

……

Regardless of Lin Zhigao's mood, the game must continue, and his state cannot be lost.

From the beginning of this half season, Juventus officially started a three-line battle-the Champions League, Serie A, and the Coppa Italia.

Similar in nature to the FA Cup in England, the Coppa Italia is also the highest level football cup in Italy.Since its establishment in 1922, it has a history of more than 90 years. Before 2000, Juventus has always been the club that has won the most championships in the history of the Italian Cup-nine times.

But after 2000, no, it should be said that since 95, Juventus has never won again.After 08, the record created by Juventus in the history of the Coppa Italia was surpassed by Roma - Roma also won the Coppa Italia 9 times, and it also won 7 runner-ups, the number of runners-up than Juventus 3 more times.

The Coppa Italia schedule consists of five qualifying rounds, quarter-finals, semi-finals and finals.Except for the semi-finals, which are decided in two rounds at home and away, the rest of the rounds are decided in a single game.Juventus, as one of the quarterfinals of the Coppa Italia last season, will not enter the schedule circle until the fifth round.

January 1.Juventus hosts Catania in the fifth round of the Coppa Italia.

In modern society, if you want to play football well and make a club flourish, you cannot do without one word—money.To put it in a more easy-to-understand way, it is inseparable from the sales of club tickets each season, the sales profits of jerseys and other peripheral products, the support of sponsors, and the support of fans. Donations, support from local governments.

This is why now, the bigger the city, the more international it is, and the more powerful teams there are. Because the city is big, the economy is good, the fans are rich, the publicity is strong, the sponsors are favored, and the money is naturally rolling in.

Catania is a famous seaport city, located on the east coast of Sicily, and is an important transportation hub in Italy. Because of the prosperous economy, the city's football team is also developing very well.Since Catania was promoted to Serie A in the 06-07 season, it has not fallen into Serie B. In the 12-13 season, it has performed well and is currently ranked eighth in the league.

At this moment, the New Alpi Stadium has become a sea of ​​black and white. The Catania fans who came from afar to help the team, although they have the natural enthusiasm and excitement of the Sicilians, their number is still less than 3000. Juventini, who were no faster than 7 people, their cheers were completely drowned out.

5 minutes before the start of the game, the Juventus starting players of this game are being played one by one on the big screen above the stadium. First, a section of the player's personal game highlights, and then the player's name is played, and all the fans in the stadium are together. Shout the player's name and the screen cuts to the next player.

Deafening shouts were heard throughout the stadium: "Buffon!" "Chiellini!" "Cáceres!" "Pepe!" "Marchisio!" "Lin!"...

After they finished shouting and the players appeared from both ends of the player tunnel, the cheers reached a climax.While Juventini cheered for their players, they also gave the Catania players the middle finger.

"Go back to Argentina! South Americans! You are not welcome in Italy!" shouted some extreme Juventus fans.

The reason why they scolded Catania players like this was that the game affected their emotions on the one hand, and on the other hand, it was because there were actually 11 Argentine foreign players in the Catania team, which is the highest among all European clubs. Rarely, the Argentineization of the team has also made fans of other Serie A clubs always use this as an article about Catania.

The hostility of the fans has not yet spread to the pitch. Juventus and Catania players shook hands in a friendly way and stood face to face before the game started to discuss the difference between the weather in Turin and Catania. .

In fact, the players know better than any fans that the rivalry on the field is just a play on the field-most European fans are only loyal to one team, but in the players' short career of more than ten years, the club has It may reach two or three, or even three, four, five or six.Many players from the same country fight side by side in the national team, but the clubs they play for are sworn enemies.

So over time, it has become the default rule for many players to be enemies on the field and friends after the game. Of course, this rule does not apply to fans.

……

"Hey, Lin." Pepe ran past Lin Zhigao and patted him: "Why are you standing still?"

Lin Zhigao instantly withdrew his blank-eyed state of indifference, and after a moment of excitement, he secretly asked, "The boss didn't notice me, did he?"

Pepe shrugged and said, "Probably not. Are you tired?"

"It's a little bit, I didn't sleep well last night." Lin Zhigao also patted Pepe back, and then went into Catania's half to look for opportunities.

He wouldn't tell Pepe that he was in a daze just now!

In the No.12 minute of the first half, Pepe's shot failed, giving Catania a chance to counterattack.

Catania goalkeeper Kosicki kicked the football towards his teammate Potenza. After receiving the football, Potenza strode towards the midfield.

Lin Zhigao followed closely beside Potenza, looking for opportunities to steal the ball.

Potenza dribbled the ball into the half-court, and suddenly the ball went to the rear right, and the football was picked up by his teammate Delvecchio.

After passing the football away, Potenza made a gesture to Lin Zhigao: "Boy, do you want to break my ball? You are still young!"

Lin Zhigao glanced at him without saying a word, then turned around and ran away after the football.

Potenza patted his head behind him. He wanted to provoke the other party to fight with him. Why didn't the other party respond?

As everyone knows, Lin Zhigao is in a bad mood because he has seen through his aggressive tactics and just doesn't bother to talk to him.

After adjusting his mood, Lin Zhigao told himself "don't bring your private life into the game", and then got up his nerve, and went wherever there was football.

Finally, in the 20th minute of the first half, he seized a chance.

Catania center Prasmati's shot was saved by Buffon. Lin Zhigao received the ball, let the football spin under his feet, turned around and rushed towards the opponent's half.

This time it was Catania defender Potenza who ran after him.

Potenza kept making voices like "Hey! Yo! Hey!", trying to disturb Lin Zhigao, but Lin Zhigao ignored them all.

When he was about to break into Catania's restricted area, Potenza, relying on his height, took a sudden step forward and blocked Lin Zhigao.

Potenza always seizes opportunities, trying to cut off the connection between Lin Zhigao and football, but Lin Zhigao does not act rashly, bouncing the football back and forth between his feet, shaking his shoulders left and right from time to time, attracting Potenza's attention force.

Potenza suddenly had a bad feeling in his heart. Looking at the thin and fair Asian boy in front of him, for some reason, he suddenly thought of a UEFA Champions League group match between Juventus and Barcelona that he had watched before.

Will he use his stunt that shocked the football world at this time?That elusive technique that is too fast to see clearly?

While Potenza was still thinking about this, Lin Zhigao had already moved!

Lin Zhigao's shoulders suddenly sank sharply to the left!

Before Potenza's brain started to function, he had already stretched out his leg towards Lin Zhigao's left side, but just as he moved over, he caught a black and white afterimage passing by him in the corner of his eyes!

I have been passed!Potenza was annoyed and scolded himself: You clearly knew that kid would do this trick, how could you still be deceived!

As for Lin Zhigao, after passing Potenza, there are still three Catania defenders and goalkeeper Kosicki left in front of him.

Lin Zhigao rushed into the penalty area with the ball, and another Catania defender, Spoli, rushed diagonally forward. He dribbled the ball to the side and moved to the edge of the penalty area.

Out of the corner of his eye, he caught sight of the other people in the penalty area who were about to surround him. Lin Zhigao kept on doing nothing, raised his right foot, and shot from a small angle in the penalty area!

After the football was kicked, it followed the tricky angle and passed the Catania defenders, and rushed into the goal at an angle that Kosicki couldn't catch!

……

"Lin! Lin! Lin!"

The Juventini shouted frantically, waved the team flag in their hands, and their faces were full of bright smiles: They are ahead!

"Wonderful goal! Although there is no such thing as one pass three one pass four, but Lin's sense of smell in front of the goal is really keen! The shot angle he captured, whether it is a change in the time of choice, or a little bit more , This goal will not be scored!" The Italian commentator also praised Lin Zhigao.

At this time, the big screen above the stadium suddenly switched a camera, from the live broadcast of the game on the stadium to shooting the floor-to-ceiling glass windows of a certain VIP box.

In front of the floor-to-ceiling windows, a figure of a man in a suit and leather shoes appeared. He had a handsome face and was facing the court with a smile on his face. He raised his right hand and clenched it into a fist. Judging from his mouth shape and movements, he Cheering excitedly!

"Whoa, look at what our cameras have captured!" The Italian commentator suddenly fussed: "It's Mr. John Elchin! He's cheering for that wonderful goal just now! He doesn't come to Nuevo Alpe very often Watching the game, in the VIP box dedicated to him, there is no one there all year round! But the Juventus chairman, Mr. Andre, often appears in the stadium!"

"Is Mr. Elchin also impressed by the achievements of Juventus this season? Has he also fallen in love with football since then? If this is the case, then it is really great news for Juventus! With the support of this super large shareholder, Juventus’ transfer funds may exceed Manchester City’s and Chelsea’s! Is Juventus going to reproduce the dominance glory of the 90s?”

This commentator should be a Juventus fan, otherwise, he wouldn't start talking about the glory days of Juventus in the last century.However, he was also criticized by many Milan and Inter fans after the game. They angrily accused the commentator of being too biased and asked him: Have you forgotten the era of the Three Musketeers in Milan?Have you forgotten our big Inter Milan era?

What happened after the game was left to be discussed after the game. Now, John Elchin's sudden appearance on the camera made it not only the excited commentator who was shocked.

On the coach's bench, Capello stared at the big screen with frowned eyes, puzzled and puzzled. He knew John Elchin well, and he knew that he didn't really love football that much, and he basically didn't go to the stadium before. Come to watch the ball, so why is he here now?

Capello couldn't help but cast his eyes on Lin Zhigao on the field.

Unexpectedly, after seeing this, he turned pale with fright, hurriedly stood up from the coach's bench, and then shouted loudly: "Lin! Be careful——"

However, Capello said it was a step too late.

"Bang!" Lin Zhigao's forehead hit the goal post heavily!

……

"Ah! God! What happened in front of the goal?! Why did Lin Zhigao's body soften like spaghetti?" The commentator, who was only paying attention to Elchin just now and had no time to look in front of the goal, exclaimed in amazement.

The audience was in an uproar. They all stood up and leaned forward, wanting to know what just happened.

Catania's defenders Potenza and Spoli were surprised and raised their hands in bewilderment, signaling their innocence to the referee.

The arena fell into a standstill for a while.Off the court, Capello greeted the staff angrily: "Team doctor! Where's the team doctor?! Go and carry Lin down to see if he has a concussion!"

At this time, the camera that had been staring at the field for shooting finally realized it later, and cut into the picture that had just been ignored on the big screen.

Next, let us replay what happened just now in front of the Catania goal along the big screen: Lin Zhigao raised his foot and shot from a small angle in the penalty area - the shot was successful - Catania goalkeeper Kosicki To pick up the ball—the big screen in the stadium cuts into the scene of Elchin cheering for Juventus—Lin Zhigao looks up with a surprised expression—Kosicki kicks the football out and passes it to his teammate Spoli— Spoley turned around with the ball, and Lin Zhigao was behind him at this moment——Spoley turned around with a fierce momentum, Lin Zhigao still kept his face staring at the big screen without any reaction——Spoley’s half body grazed Lin Zhigao heavily , Lin Zhigao was caught off guard, and staggered a few steps forward, but was still knocked sideways—the goal post was in front of him...

There was a few seconds of silence at the Nuevo Alpi, and then there was an explosion of noise, laughter, screams, shouts of "Oh, poor boy, God bless you!", the Italian commentator I don't know what to say: "Uh, this has nothing to do with the Catania players. Although Spoli turned around, Lin shouldn't have had the slightest reaction... Spoli did not receive a red card, the referee's This penalty is correct... But, what was Lin thinking just now? He was staring at the big screen! But there was nothing on the big screen except Mr. Elchin! Poor Lin, just hit the goal post, did he just Did he suddenly fall asleep? Don't get hurt."

No one noticed that there was no one in front of the floor-to-ceiling windows of the VIP room that had been stared at by the camera just now.

The team doctor carried a stretcher to the field and placed it beside the unconscious Lin Zhigao.They moved Lin Zhigao's body carefully, looked at his eyelids, and touched his forehead. They were slightly relieved when they saw that there was no other blood stains except a trace of bruise, and then prepared to put Lin Zhigao on the bed. Lift him down on the stretcher and wake him up again.

At this time, Lin Zhigao, who was being played by them, suddenly moved his arm, and sat up from the ground with a sudden sound!

"Wow!" The team doctor was taken aback, and hurriedly said: "Lie down, lie down! Your forehead has been knocked!"

Lin Zhigao shook his head, opened his eyes, and felt that the team doctors in front of him had changed from one to two.

Then he closed his eyes and opened them again, and now his sight was normal.

"I'm fine, it's just that my head was hit." Lin Zhigao stood up from the ground as if nothing happened, and waved his hands: "Hurry up and get down, I'm going to continue the game."

"How can you continue the game!" The team doctor was angry: "It's not a trivial matter to be knocked on the head, it is very likely to cause a concussion! No, you have to go down with us for an examination immediately!"

"I don't want it!" Lin Zhigao insisted, and he turned his head to look at the big screen again, but only saw his own face on it.

"I'm a man, and I can't get out of the line of fire with minor injuries!" He said seriously.

The referee also came over at this time and asked Lin Zhigao if anything happened.

In order to prove that he was in good health, Lin Zhigao actually smashed his head with his hand, and then said carelessly: "Look, I have no problem at all. It was just a smash. It's a small matter. I won't get a concussion. My Your health is fine!"

The team doctor sighed beside him: Why is this kid so disobedient!Even if you are really healthy and abnormal, you can't withstand an occasional accident!Is it really so difficult to ask you to go to the field to check?

The referee then signaled that if Lin Zhigao is fine, then continue the game quickly, otherwise the stoppage time of this game will be delayed for a long time!

Lin Zhigao nodded like a chicken pecking rice: "Okay, I can continue the game right away."

The team doctor was so angry that he wanted to ask the head coach directly, but it was a pity that Capello didn't give them a chance to perform, and he had already reacted.

The fourth official played cards off the court: Juventus, Quagliarella replaced Lin Zhigao.

The team doctor patted the stretcher triumphantly: "Lin, hurry up and come down with us for an examination!"

Lin Zhigao ignored the team doctor's words, but shrugged his shoulders, lowered his head, and left the field step by step—how ​​much he wanted to stay on the green field and continue to score goals for John to see!

Behind him, Pepe smiled and said: "Lin, go down and have a good rest, we will give you a victory! See you in the locker room!"

Pepe's words provoked the Catania players around him to stare at him.

As for Lin Zhigao, his bowels of regret have already been cleared-if only he had just obediently let the team doctors carry him off the field, and if he was checked that he was fine, he could continue to play the game.And he!Actually chose to ink on the court!Okay now, Mr. Capello was angry and replaced himself directly!

Damn it, it's rare for John to come to Neue Alp to watch a game!