Chapter 31 Opportunity

At 8:45 pm on September 4, a match in the third round of the Serie B 2010-11 season, Torino's home match against Crotone started on time at the Olympic Stadium.

This is the second time the Bulls play at home. Due to their unsatisfactory record, the number of fans who came to watch today was 30% lower than the first round. The Olympic Stadium, which can accommodate 27,500 people, only sparsely sat more than 10,000 people. Although it is still more than the number of other Serie B teams, compared with the Bulls' own seating record, it is at a lower level.[]

As the defender Ogbonna and new star Dambrosio promoted the Italian national youth team, the Bulls produced a new central defender combination in this game, Carrieri and Rivalta. The main goalkeeper was David Bashi, 25-year-old Italian goalkeeper who started for the Bulls for the first time. The Bulls' top star Bianchi, who just recovered from injury, sat on the bench, and the Chinese teenager, Chu Jiang, was sitting with him.

The conservative Lerda chose to trust the more experienced Bashi, and placed the young Chu Jiang and Bianqi, who had just recovered from injury, on the bench. Such a well-dressed formation was just as expected by the fans and the media. In addition, Lerda sent all the strongest generals to put out the strongest lineup in his mind.

In this game, the Bulls who lost two consecutive games can no longer lose, and Lerda can no longer lose!

In the first half, the Bulls and Crotone fought for victory. Although the Bulls had some advantage in the field, after 45 minutes of fierce game, both teams were futile and had nothing to do, so they could only accept the 0:0 draw. The only thing worth mentioning in the first half was that whenever the Torino team got a good free kick opportunity, the director would give Chu Jiang a close-up shot.

On the bench, Chu Jiang calmly waited for the opportunity.

In this game, the conservative Lerda included Chu Jiang in the top lineup, which has improved a lot compared to the previous situation of sitting in the stands. Although the head coach's choice is a bit passive, it at least shows that the coach recognizes him, which means that Chu Jiang has already led the previous main goalkeeper Morelo in the competition for the pole position of the main goalkeeper.

If you want to go further and replace Bashi and truly become the Bulls' number one goalkeeper, Chu Jiang still lacks some opportunities to show himself.

He already has the ability; he is very good in training attitude; he has a tacit understanding with his teammates, no less than Bashi, who just came to the team. What he lacks is just a stage to show off. The previous Italian Cup was very good, but his influence was not enough. The opponent in that game was too weak, and it could only be regarded as a small test, and the opponent in the league was the highlight. An occasional magical performance only surprised the head coach, but did not make Lerda truly trust him.

Chu Jiang needs to perform better in more games. Only in this way can he convince Lerda to truly trust him without reservation, make all his teammates completely believe him, and truly become the Bulls' main goalkeeper without any dispute!

If you want to get such an opportunity, Chu Jiang needs some luck in addition to being prepared by himself.

Compared with the calm in the first half, the second half was much more lively. Just 4 minutes after the opening game, he took the lead away. In a quick counterattack, Crotone's wing forward cutolo broke through the goal guarded by Bashi. 0:1, and the away team took the lead. In this defense, Brazil did nothing and could only watch the ball enter the net.

With this conceding goal, the Olympic Stadium suddenly fell into silence. On the side of the field, Lerda's face turned gloomy.

In the 53rd minute of the game, Zanetti, who was on the field captain and played as a midfielder, was injured in the fight. Taking this opportunity, Lerda simply sent the midfielder Obodo and the main striker Bianchi to the court. Bianchi replaced the striker Pelicre, who was mediocre in the frontcourt.

Shortly after Bianchi came on the court, he used his sense of smell in front of the goal to score a goal for Torino. Unfortunately, the goal was offside.

As time goes by, the remaining time of the game is getting less and less, while the score on the field remains at 0:1, and Torino is behind!

Could it be that the Bulls will face three consecutive losses without exception?

As the remaining time of the game decreased, the Bulls players on the field became more and more impatient and the offense became more and more chaotic. Such chaotic offense made the fans less hope of the team equalizing the score. More than 10,000 fans watching the game began to boo, and some fans even began to leave the court early, protesting to the team's disappointing performance in this way.

"Lerda, get out!" Some radical fans even shouted such slogans.

In this case, the director frequently cut the camera to the bench of the Turin team. On the Bulls' bench, there was a player who had brought magic to the Bulls in the Cup, that is the Chinese goalkeeper, Chu Jiang!

"Faced with such a situation, the Torino team must make some changes. In the hands of the head coach, there is a last substitution choice. How will he choose?" The live commentator said, and the camera also aimed at the Bulls coach, Lyrda, who was standing next to the field!

Lyerda watched the disciples running around on the field with no clue, and then looked at the watch on his wrist. The game time was only about 20 minutes left, but the Bulls could never find a way to score. Faced with this same situation, Lyerda was anxious!

If the team suffers three consecutive losses, it will be a very heavy blow to the Torino team, which is determined to win the championship. You must know that the team's chairman Kylo has always been a very patient chairman. If you really lose this game and lead the Bulls to fight against the next round of opponents, it may not be Lerda!

Looking up at the bench, Lerda thought for a moment. At this stage, the strongest attack lineup he could have was already on the court. On the bench, the attacking players were still Lazarevic and Stefanovic. However, can their appearance change the situation on the court? Lerda was not sure. If anyone else could play an immediate role in the field and could instantly change the situation of the game, then only Chu Jiang, who is good at scoring free kicks, is left!

Looking at the dazzling score on the electronic scoreboard above the field, Lerda made a crazy decision.

"I've been betting! Instead of waiting for death, it's better to take a big gamble! There's nothing worse than the current score!"

After making up his mind, Lerda turned around and walked quickly towards the bench.

"Chu Jiang, prepare to play!"

The long-awaited opportunity has finally come! Chu Jiang, are you ready?

The time has reached the 70th minute of the game, which is almost the same as the last time Chu Jiang played in the Italian Cup.

Last time, the Bulls fought with their opponents at home, and Chu Jiang's appearance immediately gave the Bulls a refreshing victory. One pass and one shot, one red card, and one fish jump to save the risk. It records the magic of Chu Jiang in that game!

At that time, before Chu Jiang came on the court, the score between the two teams was 1:1, which was a situation of equality.

Now, the score on the field is 0:1, and the Bulls are behind at home.

The Bulls, who lost two consecutive games, can no longer afford to lose, and the Turin fans who suffered two consecutive losses cannot afford to be injured!

Today's bulls need heroes to stand up, and now Turin needs heroes to come and save them! Only when the sea is flowing, can the true nature of heroes be revealed. Chu Jiang, are you ready!

Baxi looked at the substitution sign in shock, stunned for a while, and finally ran to the sidelines helplessly.

Today, his performance was average, without big mistakes, and without any outstanding performance. In theory, such a performance was acceptable; in theory, such a goalkeeper would not be replaced. However, Bashi knew that when the score was behind, the head coach needed an opportunity to break the deadlock. Settings are often the most powerful weapon to break the deadlock. Therefore, Bashi was surprised, but not surprised, and could still accept it in his heart.

"What the head coach values ​​is your free kick, not that your goalkeeper is better than me. In the next game, I will be the main force!" Bashi thought so.

Unfortunately, this is just Bashi's own wishful thinking. Although the head coach's current idea is exactly the same as Bashi, as long as Chu Jiang is given a chance, he will never let it slip away easily. He will prove with his actions that I, Chu Jiang, are the real main force of the Turin team!

After Chu Jiang came on the court, his teammates immediately realized the head coach's tactical intentions. The original style of playing was gradually becoming more regular and lawful.

Strengthen the frontcourt dribbling and strive to create set pieces in dangerous positions! This is the consensus of the Bulls frontcourt players.

What is the biggest difference between professional teams and non-professional teams? It is not footwork, not physical confrontation, not just tacit understanding of cooperation, but it must be the execution of the head coach's tactical intentions! Regardless of whether the head coach's tactical intentions are correct, professional players can always reflect their tactical intentions as much as possible on the football field. This is their professional quality, and this is also the difference between China's so-called "professional players" and European and American players.

After receiving the head coach's tactical hint, the three best-skilled players in the frontcourt, Gasbaroni, Sgrigna and Ivenko, all began to strengthen their dribbling, and even center Bianchi frequently retreated to get the ball behind his back in the top of the penalty area.

The change in the playing style of the Turin team made Crotone's head coach Menichini smell the breath of conspiracy, but he failed to guess the Bulls' tactical intentions. Because he couldn't see the real reason why Chu Jiang replaced Bashi. He also thought that Bashi's fate was that Lerda was looking for a scapegoat for the upcoming defeat, just like he replaced Morelo in the last game.

Unfamiliar with Chu Jiang's technical characteristics is destined to be one thing that Merrichney regrets the last time after the game. Chu Jiang will use this game to justify himself, and at the same time make all head coaches of Serie B teams remember his name!

Soon, Turin's tactical styles came into play.

Sgrigner dribbled the ball along the left. After two consecutive days, he did not choose to cross from the bottom, allowing Bianchi to grab the offensive routine that Crotone was very familiar with; instead, he decisively chose to cut in and headed straight to the top of the penalty area of ​​Crotone's penalty area. This unexpected sudden change of direction caught Crotone's defense off guard. In desperation, the defensive player had to reach out to pull Sgrigner to prevent him from continuing to enter the penalty area, thus completing the shot.

A direct free kick 27 meters away from the goal! Chu Jiang's chance is here!

Crotone's goalkeeper is the main goalkeeper from the Slovenian national youth team, 20-year-old Vidi Belec. Speaking of which, Belec still has some connection with Chu Jiang. Belec was born in the Appiano youth training camp and is the former main goalkeeper of Chu Jiang's friend Baldi in the youth team. This season, Belec has just been loaned to Crotone from Inter Milan and is also a goalkeeper with great potential.

However, since he left Apiano earlier, Belek did not know Chu Jiang, nor did he know his technical characteristics.

The whole team was surprised by Chu Jiang who suddenly appeared at the free throw point, from the head coach to the player.

However, the Turin players who are familiar with Chujiang are not surprised, and the Turin fans who are familiar with Chujiang are not even surprised. Seeing Chujiang take the free kick, all the fans in the Olympic Stadium stood up!

"Now is the 77th minute of the game, and there are only about 15 minutes left before the end of this game! The current score on the field is still 0:1, and the Bulls who play at home are temporarily behind! If they lose this game, the Bulls will suffer a shameful three-game losing streak. This will be a huge blow to their confidence for the team that is determined to upgrade and even to win the championship!"

"Now, Turin has obtained a free kick that is OK at the position. If you shoot directly, the position is a little far away, the angle is a bit off, and the difficulty of the free throw is not low. But this free kick is probably the best chance that Turin can get in the last time of the game."

"In the Italian Cup hero, Chu stood in front of the ball again. Faced with huge pressure, can he use his free kick skills again to save the Turin team again? At this moment, even if he only scored one point, it would be a rare opportunity to breathe! Can he, this Chinese boy, get this precious point for the Bulls?"

Faced with this set piece that might change the situation on the field, the live commentator began to try his best to mobilize the emotions of all the audience.

Chu Jiang stood in front of the ball. At this moment, he felt a lot of pressure. However, he was not unfamiliar with this pressure. Three weeks ago, he had already felt it once in this stadium. Compared with the last time, Chu Jiang began to like this feeling of accelerating heartbeat.

All the eyes of the audience are gathered together; the life and death of the team is all about your kick. Scoring a goal will make the whole audience laugh; missing the penalty will make the whole audience cry!

This stimulation makes people crazy, it's very exciting!

Chu Jiang licked his lips, enjoying this refreshing feeling, and also thinking about how to play this free kick.

27 meters away from the goal means that the football sent out must have sufficient strength; the left edge of the penalty area means that the arc of the free kick is also very high. For Chu Jiang, the left foot is not his strength, but it is not easy to use his right foot to kick a free kick with both arc and strength at this position.

Chu Jiang looked up and looked at it. Faced with this free kick, Crotone's team lined up a five-man wall. The man wall blocked the near corner, while goalkeeper Belek stood at the far end to defend the far corner. This was a very conventional defensive strategy. However, judging from the number of players placing the man wall, Crotone was very concerned about this strong defense.

It seems that Chu Jiang can't find the angle to shoot!

Belek is a very young goalkeeper. Young means huge potential and lack of experience. In terms of experience and level, Belek is not as good as Baldi, and naturally is not as good as Chu Jiang. In this free kick defensive selection, Belaire stood too close to the far corner and looked nervous. This is where he is inferior to Baldi and Chu Jiang!

After noticing this, Chu Jiang smiled and waved Garofalo over, Chu Jiang began to deploy this free kick. Soon after, both players stood in front of the ball.

Who will take the free kick this time? Crotone players are a little unable to find North.

From the position, Garrofalo stood on the left side of the ball, which was suitable for him to play the far corner with his right foot. Garrofalo was the number one candidate for Turin to take a free kick in the league, and his good foot was just right foot. Chu Jiang stood directly in front of the ball, which was suitable for left foot players to play the near corner with his left foot. However, the previous games proved that he was a right foot player!

If Chu Jiang did not take the free kick this time, wouldn't it be a pain to run up at this time?
Chapter completed!