Restricted Superstar

In the second warm-up game with the University of California, Gao Xiaodong appeared in the position of central defender. His partner was Italian defender Materazzi.

This time everyone on the football field was shocked. Gao Xiaodong played a lot of positions, including forwards, forwards, full-backs, and midfielders, but they were all midfielders. They had never played a defender. There was a gap between the midfielder and the defender. The huge gap cannot be changed at will.

Besides, Gao Xiaodong is only 1.73 meters tall, can he play a good central defender?

Yes, the world football player Cannavaro is only 1.75 meters, but Cannavaro is talented and has spent a lifetime in the central defender position. He is not comparable to the cameo Gao Xiaodong.

The players and fans of the University of California team are also angry. This is so despising that they use a midfielder to play the guard.

In addition to being shocked, the reporters were more excited. Originally, I thought it was boring to play the University of California team in the warm-up match and couldn't attract attention. Now the topic of news is coming. Mr. 50000 million has gone to Inter Milan to play a defender. If there are more mistakes It's even better.

The 36-year-old Materazzi is the veteran of the Inter Milan team. He has won the World Cup and Serie A titles. He is most eager to win the UEFA Champions League in Inter Milan in his career. At his age, he does not have much jealousy of Gao Xiaodong’s annual salary. I just feel that it is unreasonable for Mourinho to spend 50,000 yuan to buy Gao Xiaodong. The team gives Gao Xiaodong such a high annual salary. It is even more unreasonable for the team to give Gao Xiaodong such a high annual salary. Is it a good game?

He couldn't understand Mourinho's arrangement of Gao Xiaodong as a central defender this time. Isn't this a joke? Has Gao Xiaodong played as a defender? Yes, Cordoba has poor air superiority, but Gao Xiaodong is as high as Cordoba. Can he have Cordoba's defensive skills? Have extensive experience in Cordoba?

Although I don't understand, the Materazzi team has a strong sense of honor, and I don't want to be scored by a garbage team like the University of California. At the kick-off, he confronted the high: "You are responsible for the grab, and I will delay it. If you get fouled, I will defend the two-meter high center forward, and you will defend the short one."

The task of delaying the central defender is very important. The leader of the defender and the goalkeeper's full-back partner cooperate tacitly. Wherever they are missing, where they are going to grab, wherever they are going to help defend, they must shout and yell, and sometimes they must be decisively clean at critical moments to get rid of the innermost ones. A striker knows his goalkeeper ability and attack distance and timing. This position requires experienced players to play.

Materazzi didn't talk much, but took the initiative to carry the heavy responsibility on his shoulders. Gao Xiaodong was very grateful. Apart from Balotelli's second product, this was the first time he felt the kindness from his teammates after coming to Inter Milan. , Even if it’s not entirely for him.

The strength of a team like the University of California is incomparable to Inter Milan, but the Americans are physically good, young, able to run, and occasionally creating opportunities for offense with full-court pressing. After Inter Milan scored two goals, California The college team got a chance to pass from the side. Their two-meter-tall center forward was very good. He crossed positions with another forward and left Materazzi away.

Materazzi failed to keep up. Gao Xiaodong and Materazzi could only switch defenses. The surrounding Inter Milan fans saw Gao Xiaodong defending the two-meter high center forward. They all felt that this was over and the header would definitely be lost. The opponent's center snatched it.

American fans were excited from the frustration of losing two goals and shouted: "William scored one. William scored one."

Gao Xiaodong did not panic. The system gave him 20 years of professional experience. Faced with such a problem, he quickly got close to the opponent's high center forward and interfered with his running position.

William wanted to squeeze Gao Xiaodong away with his body, but Gao Xiaodong’s strength was very good and flexible. When William didn’t squeeze Gao Xiaodong’s restricted area, Gao Xiaodong saw that William was about to take off. When he squeezed into position, he stretched out his hand and nudged him. In one click, he jumped up and used the bomb to get the ball out of the baseline before William.

This was a successful defense. William was tall and powerful, but Gao Xiaodong grabbed the header first, which surprised the fans on the sidelines.

Positioning is also a good opportunity for weak teams to score goals. The University of California has invested a lot of troops. Although William, who is two meters tall, is handed over to Materazzi, Gao Xiaodong’s striker is also 1.86 meters, which is the same as Gao Xiaodong. A head higher, the Chinese fans on the sidelines are also worried that Gao Xiaodong can't compete for him.

However, when fighting for the header, Gao Xiaodong stepped directly on the feet of the defensive forward before the jump. He jumped up and pushed the ball out, but the opponent forward jumped with Xuexue's pain.

In the subsequent games, the California forward did not take advantage of Gao Xiaodong’s several conversations. Not only was Gao Xiaodong's degree overwhelmed, but even the air defense that everyone was worried about did not have any problems. Gao Xiaodong was tall. Although short, but with the help of heightening shoes, it has much better air control ability than Cordoba.

Gao Xiaodong had the advantage and rich experience. He was able to fill Materazzi. The high-altitude ball didn't need Materazzi's help. With their cooperation, the University of California team had limited offensive power and was eventually blocked by Inter Milan.

After the game, Materazzi embraced Gao enthusiastically: "Xiao Donggao, you are a natural central defender. I don't think we need to buy a central defender anymore."

"This depends on the coach's arrangement." Gao Xiaodong said with a grin.

At this time, the eyes of Inter Milan players looking at Gao Xiaodong are almost the same as looking at aliens. The position of the central defender is different from other positions. This is a position that requires a lot of experience. The 19-year-old Gao Xiaodong can perform easily. It seems to be more mature than Materazzi, which is too unscientific.

Mourinho also looked down on a team like the University of California and deliberately let Gao Xiaodong go to play. He did not expect Gao Xiaodong to perform so well, his ability is not worse than Cordoba, and his body is much better than Cordoba. Gao Xiaodong can complement both Materazzi and Samuel. If you can't buy a good defender, Gao Xiaodong can also be an alternative. With this level of generalist, the shortage of manpower does not seem to be necessary. Anxious.

At the press conference after the game, Mourinho was in a good mood and even joked with reporters.

When the reporter asked if Mourinho would continue to let Gao Xiaodong play as a defender in the next game, Mourinho smiled and said: "Xiao Donggao performed very well. He showed extremely high defensive talent. Of course, 50 million buys. A central defender is a bit wasteful, but I don’t rule out Xiaodong’s cameo appearance in the high school.

Then Mourinho complained again, "Many people think that 50 million yuan is too expensive to buy Gao Xiaodong, but you only spent 50 million euros, but you bought an all-round fighter who can be a front midfielder, a back midfielder, a forward and a defender. , And it’s not bad at every position. This deal is a good deal."

When a reporter cleverly asked Mourinho to give a hint "whether he likes Schneider" twice in a row, Mourinho joked about him.

"It's not about likes and dislikes. Your question sounds like a gay." Mourinho said to the microphone with a smirk.

With the all-rounder Gao Xiaodong, Mourinho is more confident to give away the Inter Milan players he doesn't need.

"Football matches only require 11 to 11 players. It is not a good thing to have a player on the training field at the same time. Those who should leave know what I mean. It is not good for the club to stay in the lineup. Players now seem to look more. It’s about money and enjoyment, not about the future. Even if some players know that the coach here doesn’t need him, they won’t find another place to live. Jimenez went to West Ham, which is good for him. But if other players don’t want to. Leaving, I respect the contract they signed with the club. Anyway, I will never change the attitude and views of these players."

The change of Gao Xiaodong’s position this time was a magical touch. After this warm-up match, Gao Xiaodong played a warm-up match against American Athletic at the central defender's position. His performance was as stable and outstanding as before, which made the Argentine players. Very scared, they worry that Mourinho will really fix Gao Xiaodong in the central defender's position, so that Samuel's main position is dangerous. 8