Chapter 101 Norwich's Eternal Number Eight

Zhao Gang nodded to Xiluo, signaling it was okay, there would be other chances!

Perrin, who wasn't at the scene, watched the screen, originally ready to celebrate.

But then...

"Ah!! What kind of teammates are these?? They can only play against Manchester United and Arsenal, bully Championship teams. In the final, they become pushovers??

"But, did you see his breakthrough, his passing? Did you see his improvement?? This vision, this freehand style... Don't you admire it??" Perrin turned and looked at his younger brother sitting on the sofa.

Josep Guardiola.

Guardiola crossed his arms. Yes, indeed.

"You saw it, right? His imagination, his unparalleled creativity..."

Josep nodded. "Yes, I saw it. He's very smart, exceptionally talented, and can develop his own dribbling skills in a short time."

"He shows his strengths to the fullest, but we all know his weaknesses. But for an eighteen-year-old, he's strong enough, mature enough."

Perrin's eyes darted around, and he casually mentioned, "I went to London before, met Pochettino, met Wenger, and even had dinner with Mourinho.

"You don't know, Pochettino is willing to make huge sacrifices, directly promising Zhao Gang a starting position, as a free agent!

"To play however he wants!

"Wenger is going to sell Leitman to raise thirty-five million pounds! Wenger, he's willing to pay that price!

"Even for Suarez, he's only willing to pay forty million. That shows how much he values Zhao, right?

"Mourinho... that guy promised Zhao could operate outside his defensive system. Do you know how big of a concession that is for him?? And he's willing to offer a transfer fee of forty-five million pounds, plus floating clauses, which could reach up to sixty-five million pounds!!"

"Mourinho is indeed an excellent coach, but he can't take Zhao to a new level. Under him, Zhao will only become mediocre.

"Wenger, Arsenal... let Zhao compete for fourth place? Let him experience the pain of failure at such a young age? Lose his ambition?

"Pochettino, Levy? You're going to let Zhao take a weekly wage of sixty thousand pounds?? Ridiculous."

Perrin touched his bald head.

This younger brother of his, really.

Doesn't he want to help his family make money?

Is he planning to lower the price and save money for the big tycoon Manchester City??

"I'm telling you, you don't have to use your agent tactics on family."

...

The Norwich players were slow to realize, but when Zhao Gang dribbled through, they also saw Sevilla's defensive weaknesses.

The two defensive midfielders didn't put enough pressure, and the two wingers, Vitolo and Coke, weren't quick enough to track back.

This gave Norwich's front line a huge amount of space to receive the ball!

Therefore, Zhao Gang and Phillip would have many opportunities to break through and pass.

Norwich's two full-backs, Feman and Brian, began to position themselves higher up the field, constantly overlapping, and very frequently.

Because of Norwich's change in formation and their focus on attacking, Sevilla also had a lot of counter-attacking opportunities.

Although the two wingers were slow to track back, it also meant that their counter-attack speed would be very fast!

So, in the next twenty minutes, the game became very open and intense!

The fans on both sides in the stands were almost never quiet, and the entire Olympic Park stadium erupted with huge cheers and exclamations.

The players on the field became even more excited amidst the cheers of the fans.

The speed of transition between offense and defense was extremely fast.

This was in stark contrast to the conservative probing at the beginning of the game.

"Whoa..." The Sevilla fans let out a sigh.

Gameiro received a cross from Coke's breakthrough, dodged Mendy's defense, and a very high-quality shot was smothered on the ground by Hull, who scrambled to save it.

Hull fell to the ground, observed his teammates' runs, quickly got up, and threw the ball out.

Phillip received the ball and, without stopping it, passed it horizontally to Zhao Gang, who was speeding up.

At this time, their roles seemed to have been reversed.

Before, Zhao Gang would find Phillip without stopping the ball, allowing Phillip to carry the ball forward and look for opportunities.

Now, Phillip was receiving the ball and directing the play, and Zhao Gang had become the one charging forward.

This change had been used in previous training sessions.

So now, Phillip was adapting quickly.

"Sevilla's defense is a bit passive! They don't seem eager to press forward. It might be coach Emery's tactics, or it might be the players' on-field reactions. They're worried that Zhao Gang can break through quickly, so the two defensive midfielders keep retreating, actively compressing the defensive space, preventing Norwich players from entering the penalty area and forcing them to try long-range shots from outside!"

"But this kind of defense will have problems because Zhao Gang can not only dribble and break through, but he is even more dangerous with his extremely threatening passes. If he continues to receive the ball so easily and pass it at will, once the Norwich players run into position, they will be able to get very good shots!"

Shen Jian was analyzing the situation on the field, and Zhao Gang had already appeared in the dangerous area in front of the penalty area.

It was going to be a bit difficult to break through here.

Because this was the dangerous area, Sevilla was heavily guarded, and the space was very small.

Even the strongest dribbling breakthrough could be intercepted.

Zhao Gang quickly shifted his weight, pulled the ball to the left, seemingly looking for a chance to shoot.

The Sevilla defenders were attracted by Zhao Gang and could only try to rush over to intercept him, not giving him space to shoot.

Zhao Gang rushed towards the left side of the penalty area, and a lot of space appeared on the right!

Although Zhao Gang was surrounded, it seemed impossible to shoot or pass.

"Zhao Gang's preferred foot has always been his right foot. This can be seen from previous games. Although he can also pass with his left foot, the power is a bit awkward. His breakthrough mostly happens on the right side. Obviously, Sevilla has also studied his style of play... Oh no, this ball!!!"

Zhao Gang was dribbling forward, and when the defenders came up to block him, all the defenders thought he would pass the ball to the full-back who was overlapping on the left.

But suddenly he pushed the ball with his left foot, and the ball went directly between the legs of two defenders!

"Xiluo, he's open again!!!" Brooke stood up with a whoosh, and all the Norwich fans stood up at once, craning their necks, crossing their arms, and looking expectant.

Kick it in!

Xiluo wasn't used to shooting ground balls, so he took a powerful shot!

Directly towards the far corner.

The ball was extremely fast, and the goalkeeper had already made a desperate save, but it was too late!

Bang!!!

"Oh no, Xiluo!! He was too focused on the angle!! It hit the outside of the post!!" Shen Jian stomped his feet hard. It was another golden opportunity!

The Norwich fans covered their faces and plopped back down into their seats.

"Oh no!!" Brooke held his head in disbelief.

A chorus of regretful sounds erupted from the entire Carrow Road stadium.

Xiluo lowered his head and gave Zhao Gang a thumbs up.

Sorry.

Zhao Gang was still chasing the rebounded ball, trying to launch a second attack.

Not slacking off at all!

Seeing his teammate pressing, Xiluo didn't have time to feel frustrated and rushed over.

Ospina also quickly followed.

The Sevilla goalkeeper turned pale with fright and instinctively scrambled to his feet, continuing to stare at the ball.

Zhao Gang, working with Feman, directly forced Sevilla's right-back Mariano to retreat step by step. Mariano, with the ball, protected it, unable to pass it out.

Not far away, Xiluo and Ospina also rushed over.

Helplessly, Mariano kicked the ball out of bounds.

Then Mariano turned around and roared at his teammates, "Support! Support!!"

Where the hell was everyone???

"Ospina and Mendy have also rushed into the penalty area!"

Sevilla's penalty area was crowded with people.

"This corner kick is being taken by Phillip! This is very rare. There must be some kind of tactic... Sure enough, it's a tactical corner kick! It's not being directly lofted into the penalty area!"

Phillip kicked the ball to Zhao Gang, who was supporting him. The Sevilla defender quickly stepped forward to defend.

This time, Zhao Gang didn't break through, but passed the ball to Feman, and then made a run.

Feman dribbled towards the baseline, looking for an opportunity to break through!

Two Sevilla defenders went to press him.

This time, Feman didn't choose his favorite baseline breakthrough, but back-heeled the ball to Phillip behind him.

Phillip didn't hesitate and pushed the ball to the left side of the penalty area!

The Sevilla defenders were paying attention to the situation inside the penalty area, paying attention to Feman, who was dribbling the ball.

They completely didn't notice this position.

It was completely empty.

When they saw it, Nzonzi quickly lunged over.

Zhao Gang, taking small steps, ran to that spot.

Without even raising his head, he flicked the ball up with one foot.

The ball crossed half the penalty area, flying from the left side to the right.

Bang!!

The crossbar!

The inside of the crossbar!!

"Zhao Gang!!!"

"Zhao!!!"

Dong!!

Hua...

The Olympic Park stadium erupted with invigorating drums, and the intense cheers instantly enveloped the entire stadium!

"Zhao...aoaoaoao!!" The stadium commentator at Carrow Road clenched his fists, stretched out his arms, and shouted with all his might.

The stands of the stadium swayed. All the fans jumped and sang loudly.

"Beautiful!!"

"That's right, kick them, kick them to pieces!!!"

"Proud La Liga team, prepare to die!!"

The fans at the scene, the viewers in front of the TV.

Brooke, Rod, and even Henry, James, and Ollie, all exclaimed at almost the same time.

A god descended to earth.

Unstoppable!

"After Xiluo wasted two of Zhao Gang's excellent passes, Zhao Gang stood up himself!!"

The teammates on the field swarmed towards Zhao Gang, while the Sevilla players stood dejectedly nearby.

Center-back Rami roared at the two defensive midfielders, "What kind of defense is that???"

When all the Norwich players dispersed, ready to continue the game, the camera was still focused on Zhao Gang.

Zhao Gang pulled up his jersey, kissed the team badge, and waved to all the fans.

The scene erupted with another high-pitched cheer.

And the commentator at Carrow Road, seeing this moment, suddenly felt a twinge of sadness in his nose.

It was a secret that everyone knew.

But there were still many fans who were unwilling and unwilling to admit it.

This was Zhao Gang's last game for Norwich.

"Zhao will eventually become the most dazzling star in the entire Premier League, the entire Europe, the entire world!

"We can't keep him forever, but we witnessed his growth! No matter where he is in the future, we will still be with him and pay attention to him!

"He loves Norwich deeply, and we will give him our warmest love!!

"We witnessed the birth of a legend!

"We witnessed the growth of a legend!

"He is our Norwich's eternal number eighteen!"