Chapter 1046: Pass Him!

Before I knew it, I was already twenty-seven years old!

?Every time he looked up at the crowded stadium stands, Chen Zhizhao felt as if he was still a young boy in his early twenties, and that he had led the Nanchang team to successfully avoid relegation just as if it had happened yesterday.

Stay calm. This is what he demands of himself, and it is even written on his body. However, it is not easy to actually do this.

Because it is not easy, he demands this of himself.

Sometimes, people are like this, the more they want something, the less they get it.

He was once the hottest young player in the Chinese Super League and was highly expected by countless people. But who could have thought that he would suddenly fall from the peak and disappear from everyone's sight?

I finally went to Brazil to play football, but what was the result?

But he didn't even have a chance to play, only a pitiful eleven minutes.

Returning to the Chinese Super League, he was eager to prove himself again in his own country, on this familiar stage, but what was the result?

His performance in the Guo'en team has always been up and down!

This is certainly due to objective factors such as the team's tactical environment, as well as his own problems, but all of this has passed.

He originally wanted to leave Beijing Guoan when he transferred to another club at the beginning of the season, but the team's new head coach tried his best to keep him.

I still remember that on the first day the team arrived in Barcelona, ​​Spain, head coach Pochettino called me to his room and personally promised that I was in his plan and hoped that I could stay in the team.

"I know you have the ability. The past two seasons have been difficult for you, but you should believe that if you can get your form back, it will be a good thing for you, me and the whole team. You can show your ability to all the fans."

It was on that day, after meeting Pochettino, that Chen Zhizhao decided to stay with the team.

He was a proud man, and he did not want to leave Jingcheng Guoen in failure.

Pochettino didn't just talk about it. On the training ground, he would personally instruct Chen Zhizhao and even arrange for coaches to give him special training, repeatedly explaining to him some details that he didn't understand until he understood them.

Of course, it's not just Chen Zhizhao, he treats every player in the team like this.

He used to be a very good professional player, and now he is also a very thoughtful and resourceful head coach.

If the players on the team were somewhat skeptical when he first arrived, now everyone is convinced, including Chen Zhizhao.

I still remember that when Pochettino accepted his first exclusive interview with the famous domestic media Dongqiudi, Chen Zhizhao was one of the players he mentioned prominently.

"I am a professional footballer and I know very well that it takes time for players to adapt on the football field."

"Zidane's first season at Real Madrid was not successful and the fans were not happy with him, but after overcoming it, he completely conquered the fans at the Bernabeu. If a great player like him can encounter such difficulties, how can others not?"

"In today's professional football, it is sometimes difficult to give players enough time and space. We always expect to see outstanding performances from players in a short period of time, and we always make more and higher demands on a player."

"Chen Zhizhao really needs to prove his role in the team. He needs to play better and more stably. I think this is not only what he wants to see, but also what all of us want to see. But now, the only thing we can do is to help him, and the best help is to continue to give him opportunities."

"I believe he will prove his strength with his performance and reward us!"

When Chen Zhizhao saw the interview with Pochettino on the news of Dongqiudi and saw this part, he really felt grateful. He knew that what Pochettino said was true.

In the team's tactics, Pochettino emphasizes giving players as much freedom as possible based on overall collaboration.

Because he believes that creating space for players to perform well will allow them to show their true strength.

In the frontcourt of Beijing Guoan, Chen Zhizhao was allowed to switch positions with Wu Lei and Zhang Xizhe. He was not limited to the right. He could go to the middle or the left. As long as he thought there was space or opportunity, he could go there.

He can freely find the weak points in the opponent's defense on the court and exploit them.

He will no longer be asked to stay on the wing, or to make crosses from the bottom, or to actively retreat to assist in defense. He is required to hold off the opponent's defenders. Even when the opponent has the ball and attacks, he must stay in his own area and be ready to counterattack at any time.

This is a set of tactics specially built for offense!

But the amazing thing is that he does not neglect defense!

Gradually, with the team's training in Barcelona, ​​with the tempering of warm-up matches, and with Pochettino and the coaching staff's repeated tactical analysis and discussion meetings, the players in the team gradually integrated into Pochettino's tactical system.

Each of them seemed to be activated. In this tactical system, they seemed to play more and more vigorously, more and more skillfully, and more and more tacitly.

Only Chen Zhizhao!

He himself didn't know why and didn't understand what was going on.

In terms of attitude, he is no worse than anyone else. Whether in the game or on the training ground, he fights harder than anyone else.

No one, whether the head coach or his teammates, has ever questioned his commitment in games and training.

But for some reason, he seemed to be just a little bit short of it.

Just a little bit, as if there was only a layer of window paper between them, he was standing outside and the team was standing inside, it all looked hazy and blurry.

Could it be that I will never be able to return to my former peak?

Chen Zhizhao really began to doubt himself!

He could even conclude that if even Pochettino couldn't help him, then probably no one else could.

This made him feel a little depressed and he had an urge to cry!

"Hey, Chen!"

Just when Chen Zhizhao was about to cry, a shout suddenly came from the front.

List?

Is that me?

Chen Zhizhao was a little dazed and quickly raised his head. He saw Xabi Alonso shouting at him and the ball was already in front of him.

This sudden pass made Chen Zhizhao, who was dazed, a little panicked, and the defensive player rushed towards him quickly.

In that instant, the physical instincts he had developed through years of hard training made him chase after the ball almost like a conditioned reflex.

Facing the incoming ball, he passed the ball back to Xabi Alonso.

But at the moment of passing the ball back, Chen Zhizhao noticed that the defensive player was right behind him. He suddenly thought, the defensive player has come out, so is there a chance behind him?

So, at the moment of passing the ball, he suddenly stopped, turned around, and sprinted behind the defensive player at the fastest speed.

But as soon as he started, he felt a little regretful. I wonder if Xabi Alonso understood his intention?

If not, wouldn’t this trip be in vain?

Never mind, let’s run away first!

But soon, Chen Zhizhao heard the cheers of the fans in the stadium.

Then he saw the ball flying over his head.

He turned his head hurriedly and took another look, and saw Ibrahimovic and Wu Lei also pressing forward quickly.

At this moment, he suddenly had an urge to laugh out loud, and a feeling of being understood arose spontaneously.

He saw it, they all saw it!

No matter what, we have to pass the ball!

Chen Zhizhao couldn't help but speed up and chase after the ball.

Watching the ball slowly falling, he had a feeling that the pass was really good. Both the landing point and the rotation were so comfortable. He only needed to catch up with it and give it a light bounce, and the ball would be stable.

Is this the strength of the world's top midfielder?

Chen Zhizhao didn't have time to think, he quickly caught up with the ball, stopped the ball safely in front of him, and then accelerated to catch up.

The tall Taida central defender had already returned to defense and was staring at Chen Zhizhao.

Ibrahimovic and Wu Lei both rushed forward, and as long as the ball was passed in, there would be a chance.

"Teamwork is the foundation. On this basis, you can play freely according to the situation on the field!"

At this moment, Pochettino's words emerged in Chen Zhizhao's mind.

Free play?

Is there any need to say more?

Of course I passed him!

As soon as Chen Zhizhao caught up with the ball, he entered the opponent's defense zone.

Although this southern player was not tall, he was very flexible. He performed a skillful cycling movement almost instinctively, which scared the central defender of Delta and made a defensive move immediately. He wanted to steal the ball when Chen Zhizhao broke through.

But what was unexpected was that after Chen Zhizhao made an emergency stop, he tapped the ball with his left foot and turned around.

It was this dribble that dribbled past the tall center back whose name could not be told. Chen Zhizhao then chased after him and pushed with his left foot.

The ball stuck to the grass and fell into the penalty area.

The attention of Taida's defensive players was attracted by Ibrahimovic, but no one noticed that Wu Lei, who deliberately fell behind Ibrahimovic, suddenly rushed up from behind and shot directly in response to Chen Zhizhao's pass.

The shot was at a tricky angle and at such a fast speed that the goalkeeper was unable to reach it!

“Wow!!!!!!!!!!!!”

Wu Lei jumped up with excitement.

This was his first game after joining Beijing Guoan, but he scored his first goal!

It feels so good! It feels so good!

With a world-class center like Ibrahimovic in front of him to divert the defense's attention, and players like Chen Zhizhao, Zhang Xizhe and Xabi Alonso on his left and right passing the ball to him, he was so happy!

At the moment of scoring the goal, Wu Lei excitedly rushed to the right and pointed at Chen Zhizhao from afar.

Chen Zhizhao’s pass played an indispensable role in my goal!

The two players gave each other a warm hug, and teammates around them also came over.

"Good job!" Ibrahimovic came over and gave Chen Zhizhao a thumbs up.

Xabi Alonso also came forward and hugged Chen Zhizhao.

"Run more, Chen. You have to have confidence in yourself and in us. No matter where you run, I can pass the ball to you!"

After hearing what Xabi Alonso said, Chen Zhizhao felt warm in his heart. He walked up to him and gave him another hug.

They are all men, all real men on the football field. There is no need to say much, but the meaning is tacitly understood.

"Come on, Zhaozi!"

"Zhaozi, you are awesome!"

"You can do it, Zhaozi, have faith in yourself!"

At first there were only a few, but gradually, more and more fans were shouting Zhaozai.

Chen Zhizhao heard it and looked up suddenly, only to see that it was the Guoan fans in the stands who were calling him.

"Come on, Zhaozi, you can do it!"

“You’re the best!”

After hearing their shouts, Chen Zhizhao suddenly felt his eyes sore. He raised his right hand and clenched his fist with all his strength.

He made his promise like a man!

If all of you believe that I can do it, then I can definitely do it!