Golden Greenery

Zhuoyang was suspended for four games in the league. Perhaps it was God's will. These four Serie A games were neatly interspersed with three other games, two Champions Leagues and one Italian Football Association Cup. After a boring home draw with Messina In three days, AC Milan will go to Brescia to compete in the second leg of the FA Cup Round of 16.

The city of Brescia is close to Milan. The two are similar to the geographical and urban relationship between Shanghai and Suzhou. Brescia's many castles and churches are unique in Italian style, and they are also similar to Suzhou's gardens, which are among the best in the world.

Waiting to greet AC Milan and Zhuo Yang in the Rigamonti Stadium was the old Apennine prince Robert Baggio.

Baggio has played for seven Italian teams in his career. Vicenza, which represented the first team at the age of 15, is where he made his debut. Fiorentina has a love-hate relationship, and Juventus is the place where he places his greatest hope. Two Milans And Bologna, who spent one year together, all have an unsatisfied feeling about Baggio, but Brescia, who has played for four years in the twilight of his career, is unprincipled and loves him the most.

Staying in Brescia for the last four years made Baggio the greatest player in the history of this small club. It was because of Baggio that most fans in the world began to understand the Brescia team. During those four years, whether it was his football skills or personal charisma, Baggio single-handedly kept this weak team firmly in Serie A, attracting many famous players at the time, such as Guardiola, Toni, etc. wait.

The world had many nice words to say about Baggio, but only Pep Guardiola spoke of him in spirit.

——Being with him will always make your heart calm, and even the sea will never make waves again.

If the 1994 World Cup made Baggio a god, then these four years in Brescia made him a Buddha.

Baggio retired from Brescia in 2004. His last professional game was at San Siro. It was the last round of Serie A, when AC Milan faced Brescia. At that time, the streets of Milan were empty, and for the only time Rossoneri and Nerazzurri stood together in solidarity with each other.

"Zhuoyang, there is no need to worry about the things in front of you. You can't keep a single thing cold, and the ice blows and freezes over the lake. Everything has its own destiny. You are still so young, and your youth is still the same..." Baggio was comforting Zhuoyang, I'm afraid he won't be able to think about being suspended because of his young age.

"Don't worry, don't worry. Brother Robbie, why did you come to Brescia?" Zhuo Yang and Baggio are already very familiar with each other. The old prince helped him twice, breaking through the bottleneck and Madibao No. 9 and a half. Baggio can be regarded as Zhuo Yang. The noble person in Yang's life.

"Hunting, of course, is hunting. You don't know, the deer in the nearby mountains are running all over the place, and that shot... is a great sense of accomplishment." When it comes to hunting, Buddhist Baggio's eyes instantly light up.

"Is deer meat delicious?" Zhuo Yang's focus was indeed different from Baggio's.

"It's OK when burned, but it's a bit fishy when grilled. It can't be suppressed without butter." Foodie Baggio.

"In my hometown, we use white wine and onions, ginger, and garlic to marinate it in advance, so that the fishy smell of the meat can be covered up." When it comes to eating, Zhuo Yang is very capable, and I guess Baggio may not be his opponent.

"I don't know this, but as a Buddhist, the precepts prohibit me from eating pungent meat like onions, ginger, garlic, and alcohol. Namo Amitabha..."

Zhuo Yang: "..."

"Brother, you have killed all the animals and eaten all the meat. Do you still care about this?" Three black lines appeared on Zhuoyang's forehead.

Before the summer, Baggio had actually been trying to persuade Zhuoyang to go to Juventus, but after the Calciopoli scandal broke out and Juventus' prospects became worrying, he stopped mentioning the topic. After the summer, not only did Zhuoyang not go, but even the second brother Montolivo, whom Baggio regarded as the successor, also fled there, which made Baggio very sad.

"I was originally worried that you would be suspended, but it seems that I was worried too much." Baggio always looked enigmatic when he smiled. "When you live to my age, you will know that there are not many things worth worrying about in life. There are only one or two things that remain in your heart."

"Brother Robbie,

What is left in your heart? Can I know? Is it the penalty kick in 1994... Bah, bah, bah, I have a bad mouth, don't mind it! "The mouth was too fast, Zhuo Yang quickly slapped himself twice.

"Haha, let alone the penalty kick, football has left nothing in my heart." Baggio turned around and looked up at the sky at the top of the mountain at a 45-degree angle. "In the depths of my soul, there is only one thing left, and that is an apple."

"Apple? What apple? Food or mobile phone?"

Baggio held up the Buddhist ritual with one hand and twisted the beads, smiling and saying nothing.

25 years ago, in the Caldogno High School in Vicenza, 14-year-old Robert Baggio said to Andrena, a beautiful girl one grade above him: "Andrena, turn around, if I If my free kick can hit the apple on your head, you will be my girlfriend, okay?"

25 years later, Baggio and Andreina’s third child is already two years old.

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The following season after Baggio retired, Brescia was suddenly relegated to Serie B, where they still remain.

Facing a second-division team and winning 4:2 in the first round, the club did not regard the FA Cup as the focus of competitive performance, so AC Milan played with all substitutes and the second team as usual, and the important players of the team stayed at home and did not come. , except Zhuo Yang.

Idle time is also idle, Zhuo Yang not only came, but also volunteered to play the whole game. So, the team captain's armband was once again worn on his right arm. He thought it was normal, and several veterans also thought it was normal.

The FA Cup is a competition for AC Milan to train substitutes and second-team players. However, the performance of Antonelli and Lunati, who were selected in the last round, was not satisfactory, which disappointed everyone, but the opportunity cannot be given only once. Today Luna Ti once again started the game, with him and Brocchi playing as double midfielders.

Captain Zhuo Yang and Oliveira, who also had to be supported by Ancelotti, partnered up front. When this kid came on the field, he looked at Zhuo Yang as if he wanted to give him a red envelope. As the saying goes: Who doesn’t eat dumplings during the Chinese New Year? People can't always drink cold water and stuff their teeth to memorize words.

In the 15th minute, Jankulovsky, who played as a winger today, broke through and got a corner kick. After Gourcuff's penalty, Zhuoyang jumped up from the front point, turned around in mid-air and looked back at the moon, aiming at Oliveira to pass the ball. After passing by, Brazil floated in the middle of the small penalty area and made an alley-oop, and the football was almost knocked out by him.

After scoring the goal, Oliveira's eyes were red. He rushed to hug Zhuo Yang and his movements were as wild as a primitive man. However, Zhuo Yang took his hand and twisted his waist and put him directly on the ground. Then he called out: Come on, press up.

At this moment, Zhuo Yang returned to Madibao in a trance.

It's not easy for Oliveira. The number 7 left by Shevchenko on his back has now become a travesty. The decline in level is one thing, and his balanced but not outstanding style in all aspects is also a very important reason why he cannot adapt to Serie A. In Apennines, unless you are a balanced forward player who is top-notch in everything, like Zhuo Yang, otherwise, if you want to stand out, one trick will always be more effective than a comprehensive approach.

Look at Master Jiu and think about Bierhoff, right?

Not only did Oliveira, a striker in desperate need of rebirth, want to curry favor with Serie A's pie king, but even the young players from the second team on the bench looked at Zhuo Yang with flattery.