Gao Zheng sat on the bench of the bench, which is completely different from the soft leather chairs of the home court of those giant teams, and the hard plastic chair is indeed a veritable "cold bench" when he just sat on it.

Gao Zheng, like other teammates, pressed the hem of his long sports jacket under his buttocks and sat on the cold bench to become a little more comfortable.

Athletes are very particular about maintaining their body temperature after warming up, and sitting on a cold bench like this for a long time will cause the body temperature to drop, which is not good for the body.

This is also why sometimes in the cold weather, the players will wear a thick coat and sit on the bench, just for fear that the body will become cold after sitting for a long time, resulting in muscle and joint injuries.

Not only that, but the players sitting on the bench will be called up by the coach in batches from time to time to go to the sidelines for warm-up activities.

All in order to avoid getting cold and getting hurt.

Players have to be extra careful with their bodies, and some actions that seem not a big deal to the average person can cause injuries to players.

For example, the famous England centre-back Leo Ferdinand, as a TV fan, rested his legs on the coffee table in front of his chair while watching TV at home – a position that many people enjoy – but it was this position that caused him to suffer. After a few hours had passed, and after the television had finished, he found that he couldn't move his legs. It turned out that because he had been in that position for a long time, he had strained the tendon behind his knee......

Look, what seems to be a common thing for ordinary people actually made Leo Ferdinand, who had just joined Leeds United not long ago, miss the game against Newcastle, and also caused Leeds United to lose 1:3 at home to the opponent in that game.

Gao Zheng had just returned from the warm-up area, and he and his teammates had completed another round of warm-ups. Now he wears a thick coat and continues to sit on the cold bench to watch the game.

The game had reached the 77th minute, the score was 1-0, and the away Sampdoria reserves temporarily led the Parma reserves by one goal.

Icardi was still on the pitch and his only goal was scored. He didn't let that stop him and continued to look for opportunities to score. Icardi was very active in this game, even more so than before.

But maybe he was too active, he wanted to score too much, and he didn't feel good in front of goal today. Ten shots were scored in almost 80 minutes, but only one goal was scored.

With only a 1 in 10 goal percentage, it's no wonder Icardi is now full of anger.

Head coach Bruni stood on the sidelines, he looked down at his watch, it had been almost eighty minutes, he turned around and hooked his hand directly to Gao Zheng and said, "Ready to play, Gao." ”

Gao Zheng took off his coat and stood up.

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As Bruni said to Gao Zheng before, the coaching staff did not have any requirements for his playing time and performance in the game. Bruni even just patted him on the shoulder and said, "Relax, kick as you please." ”

This brought Gao Zheng into the field.

Gao Zheng replaced Icardi.

Icardi, who was substituted, was a little unhappy because he didn't want to miss the direct conversation with Gao Zheng.

However, he didn't dare to disobey the head coach's arrangement, so he could only reluctantly walk off the field.

When he high-fived Gao Zheng, he still said a little weakly: "Come on." ”

The tone was very perfunctory.

Gao Zheng didn't care about Icardi's little temper, and ran on the field with a smile.

Alberto Massi, who was on the field, saw Gao Zheng on the field, gave him a thumbs up and cheered him on.

After coming on the field, Gao Zheng played in the center forward position, but he did not try to stay in the box like Icardi, waiting for his teammates to pass the ball to him, but often retreated and pulled out.

This also caused a problem - teammates who are used to Icardi as a central striker want to pass the football into the penalty area, but often find that Gao Zheng is not there.

Bruni saw the scene on the sidelines and said to Casirio, the assistant coach next to him: "You see, Alfredo, it's not a question of who replaces whom, it's about coexistence. They can coexist completely. ”

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The one-goal lead gave the home team Parma reserves hope of an equaliser, which was their home stadium after all, and although there were no spectators, it was difficult to explain the loss.

Parma stepped up their attack in an attempt to equalise before the end of the game.

Sampdoria's reserve players had to choose to recycle the defence, so there was much less support for Gao Zheng.

But this did not affect Gao Zheng's performance in the slightest.

He still did not wait in the box, but continued to expand his area of activity around the box.

Although his physical fitness is not very good, he is now at full physical strength after waiting for 80 minutes to play, which can fully support him to swim around.

At the eighty-sixth and a half minutes of the game, the Sampdoria reserve team, which was on the defensive, took the ball in the backfield, saw Gao Zheng alone in front, and took the player to choose a long pass to find Gao Zheng.

Gao Zheng's performance in training made them all confident, even if Gao Zheng was alone, there was no problem.

The football was passed from the left side of the field to the right side of the field where Gao Zheng was located.

Gao Zheng began to accelerate and sprint, chasing the football.

But he's also flanked by a Parma defender – now a Sampdoria reserve player up front, and it would be hell if they all could slip through.

The two ran side by side, chasing the spot where the football landed.

When the ball fell from the air, Gao Zheng made the first move, and out of the accurate judgment of the landing point of the football, he touched the football first.

As he was running at high speed and the ball was falling at high speed, he just flicked the falling ball inward, and the ball passed over the head of the Parma reserve defender who was caught off guard.

At this time, the opponent jumped up and wanted to destroy the ball, but it was too late, and this jump also made him lose the opportunity to continue chasing Gao Zheng.

Gao Zheng, who picked the head of his opponent, changed direction slightly, dodged the Parma reserve defender who jumped over, and caught up with the football.

At this time, although there is still a Parma reserve player in the middle who has returned to the defense, it is too far away from him, and far water cannot quench his thirst.

The place where Gao Zheng got the ball was almost close to the top of the penalty arc in the Parma penalty area, and the goalkeeper of the Parma reserve team could only abandon the goal when he saw this, intending to block Gao Zheng's shooting angle after Gao Zheng slipped the football into the penalty area.

In the face of the attacking goalkeeper, Gao Zheng did not rush to make a move, but continued to take the football forward and took another step, when the opponent's goalkeeper had rushed past the penalty spot, Gao Zheng suddenly picked up the football in the run!

The ball thus passed the attacking Parma reserve goalkeeper and fell into the empty goal behind him!

Spoon Hang!

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