Prominence in Football Community

Gao Zheng had just arrived in Madrid, and the agent Viviano came to pick him up. In the car, Viviano told Gao Zheng that the house was almost done, and the real estate agent had finalized several high-quality houses for them. You can go and see.

"Don't worry about it, we'll talk about it after the match against Real Madrid." Gao Zheng waved his hand.

Although Perrin advised him to settle down as soon as possible, compared with Madrid's Derby, finding a house is really not a big deal.

Viviano nodded, and did not insist on his own opinion, but asked, "How does your body feel?"

"A little tired." Gao Zheng yawned, "Go back and take a bath, and then sleep well, I think it should be much better."

"Are you still asleep?"

"I didn't sleep on the plane, and I started jet lag early." It was 7 o'clock in the morning when I took off from Beijing, including the flight time and the transit time in Dubai, a total of 20 hours. At 8:30 p.m. local time in Madrid, there is a six-hour time difference with Beijing. It is already 2:30 a.m. on the 11th in Beijing. According to the living habits in Beijing, Gao Zheng should have fallen asleep by now.

But if Gao Zheng had slept on the plane, it would be difficult to fall asleep at this time.

Most people choose to sleep on the plane in order to make the journey more comfortable, especially in the first-class cabin. The seat is flattened, the bed is made, and the light is turned off. You can lie down and sleep directly, just like at home, and it is easier to fall asleep.

But Gao Zheng stayed awake for twenty hours in order to save himself from jet lag.

And he still has to stop, because Spain at 8:30 in the evening is not too late, he has to wait until after ten o'clock before going to bed, and going to bed too early will still affect the effect of jet lag.

So even though Gao Zheng was yawning profusely now, he still couldn't sleep.

"Let's go to dinner first," Viviano said.

"Okay, you arrange it."

After that, the two kept chatting, which was what Viviano did to prevent Gao Zheng from falling asleep in the car.

Gao Zheng also knew what Viviano was doing, so he kept talking with Viviano.

"Meet the new head coach, what's your impression of him?"

"Okay,

Feeling a bit stubborn. "

"How to say?"

"I heard that during the first training camp after he coached the national team, no one over the age of 30 was recruited. The team did not perform well in the warm-up match. Many people are calling for him to recall veterans, but like Zheng Zhi The core of the midfielder, I still haven’t seen it this time when I return to the national team.”

"Then what do you think of his coaching prospects in the national team?"

"I don't know..."

"Isn't it enough to get good grades?"

"Good grades are not the only criterion. Chinese football is more complicated, Andre. And to be honest, I always think that Pei Lan is just a stopgap measure, and he must not be the best candidate in the Football Association's mind. It's just that he was about to lead at that time. When the team played in the Asian Cup, they really couldn't find a better candidate for the coach, so they couldn't continue to let Fu Bo lead the team to play in the Asian Cup, right? So I found Pei Lan..." Gao Zheng yawned again. "But this has nothing to do with me. No matter who plays under him, just play well. As for other things, I don't care."

"It's true, you just need to play well, and playing well is more important than anything else..."

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The next day, many media reporters in Madrid met Gao Zheng on the training ground.

With a trademark smile on his face, he greeted his teammates.

Seeing Gao Zheng like this, the reporters who supported Atletico Madrid were relieved.

As long as Gao Zheng is in good condition, Atletico Madrid still has hope to compete with Real Madrid in the away game.

Although in the previous Spanish Super Cup, Atletico Madrid defeated Real Madrid to win the championship, but in the first round of the away game, Atletico Madrid only drew 1:1 with Real Madrid. Except for the league last season, they still have no Beat Real Madrid at the Bernabeu.

Moreover, the Spanish Super Cup is the Spanish Super Cup, and the league is the league. The teams attach different importance to the two competitions.

Having defeated Real Madrid in the Spanish Super Cup, it cannot be said that they can also defeat Real Madrid in the league, let alone this time it is Real Madrid's home court.

If Gao Zheng is injured in the national team competition, or if his physical condition is not good, then Atletico Madrid supporters will be worried.

Because most of the players have participated in the competitions of their respective national teams and have different physical conditions, Simeone mainly focused on physical recovery training and set-piece tactical training in these two days of training.

Anyway, Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid have been fighting each other for so many years, and they have long been the most familiar people with each other, and there is no need to study their opponents and do targeted training.

When the time comes, just go straight to the field and do it.

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When the two players met again at the Bernabéu, Gao Zheng did not say "I will beat you" when shaking hands with Cristiano Ronaldo this time.

Like everyone else, when he shook hands with Ronaldo, he just touched his hand and let go.

This made Cristiano Ronaldo a little surprised - he thought Gao Zheng would come to provoke him.

The Portuguese who turned his head to look at Gao Zheng's back was lost in thought.

Does this kid think that beating Real Madrid in the Spanish Super Cup last time counts as beating me?

Although Ronaldo still didn't think that Gao Zheng was qualified to be his opponent, he felt that he had to teach this young man who knew nothing about his heights and his depths a lesson, so that he could be polite and respectful to him.

Do you think you can beat me in one game?

Just wait and see, boy!

However, Cristiano Ronaldo may be thinking a little too much. Gao Zheng didn't say that to him, not because Gao Zheng felt that he defeated a strong enemy in one game, but because he didn't think it was necessary to say it every time he met. In front of him, if you have expressed your attitude towards him, you can just issue a declaration of war. You can't declare war every time you meet, can you? That would be too stupid.

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"The game is about to start. Last season, Simeone's team beat Real Madrid in this stadium. You know, it was the first time since 1999 that Atletico Madrid beat Real Madrid at the Bernabeu... Real Madrid In the last 25 league clashes, there was only one loss, and the remaining 24 Real Madrid games were 17 wins and 7 draws... There were a total of 154 league clashes in the same city derby in Madrid, and Real Madrid had 8 Fifteen wins, 33 draws and 36 losses have the absolute upper hand, among which 52 wins, 12 draws and 13 losses at home, such a huge home advantage. And there is another statistic that may give Real Madrid fans some comfort : That is, in history, Real Madrid has never lost to Atletico Madrid for two consecutive seasons at home... Yes, Real Madrid only lost 13 games at the Bernabeu, and none of them lost two consecutive games. So Does that give the Real Madrid fans a little more confidence?"

Before the game started, Jose Maria was introducing the basic background at a very fast speed.

The same situation is happening in the studio in Beijing, China, thousands of miles away. When the commentator He Ping introduces the background information, he is also inoculating the fans:

"...Real Madrid's league started a bit badly, winning only one of the two games. This background also means that for Ancelotti, this city derby is something he can't afford to lose..."

His commentator partner, Xu Yang, a guest commentator, used gags to comfort the Chinese fans in advance: "It's okay, as long as Gao Zheng can score a goal, the task will be considered complete!"

Then the two laughed at the same time, and the studio was filled with a pretended relaxed atmosphere.