Green Field Eunuch

Chapter 91 Righteous and Awe-inspiring Shan Yongzhuo

Gao Hongbo directly explained his purpose to Shan Yongzhuo, which did not surprise Shan Yongzhuo.

With my current performance, it's only a matter of time before I join the national team. No head coach would dare to withstand such pressure without giving me a signal.

However, Gao Hongbo also told Shan Yongzhuo that there are no major competitions for the national team right now. His idea is to invite Shan Yongzhuo to train with the team during the off-season, play some friendly matches, and build up their teamwork before making any decisions. In the major competitions to come, Shan Yongzhuo will definitely be the one to take the lead.

Shan Yongzhuo didn't care. He considered himself a very professional player and had no objections to the head coach's arrangements.

However, he suddenly thought of a problem and then volunteered to make a suggestion.

"Coach Gao, I think it's a great honor to represent the country."

Shan Yongzhu put on a righteous and awe-inspiring look, "It is very important to work together with teammates, so I can participate in friendly matches during international match days, even if it is a lot of travel. It is a matter of winning glory for the country, as long as it does not conflict with club matches."

Gao Hongbo's expression turned serious, and he couldn't help but look at Shan Yongzhuo with newfound respect.

What an amazing player!

They are willing to travel back and forth tirelessly for the sake of the national team.

This young man is truly commendable!

"Since you put it that way, then no problem, I will make the necessary arrangements."

"Thank you so much, Coach Gao!"

Watching Gao Hongbo leave, Shan Yongzhuo felt that he was really too clever.

In Serie A matches, my true ability is simply not enough. Even with outstanding footwork and a golden right foot, it is actually difficult to get a comfortable shooting opportunity. Most of my goals rely on skill.

However, this match against Papashinnaikos made Shan Yongzhuo fully aware of a problem.

It might be very difficult for me to play in a league like Serie A, but against teams in leagues like the Austrian Bundesliga or the Greek Super League, even against their league leaders, it wouldn't be difficult to get a comfortable shooting opportunity.

Through continuous training, my stats have improved: Strength has reached 57, Endurance 71, Speed ​​57, and Dribbling 56.

While these points may seem weak, they are actually not particularly weak. If shooting is excluded, these points would be unrealistic to expect to play in the top five leagues, but they would be sufficient to be a decent player in some lower-level leagues in Europe.

With a shooting rating of 99, even without any special skills, he would be an almost overpowered character in these leagues, let alone in China's friendly matches.

Generally speaking, the opponents that the Chinese team chooses for friendly matches are mostly not strong teams, often including opponents like Thailand and Vietnam.

These opponents probably can't even beat Kaffinburg.

What if you kick it yourself?

You can earn points legitimately!
Moreover, not only will no one criticize you for farming points this way, but you can also gain a lot of reputation.

This is a national team match!

This is bringing glory to the country!

Thinking of this, Shan Yongzhuo then offered his suggestion to Gao Hongbo, which made him deeply proud of his own intelligence.

"Although doing this might seem a bit unfair to Rome, Rome has to take a backseat to my life's most important matter!"

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Back in Rome, Shan Yongzhuo only had one thing to do: rest!
In a major battle, especially one fought after insufficient sleep, rest and recovery are essential.

Last season in Kafmburg, I didn't feel much, but this season, having come to Serie A, one of the world's highest leagues, Shan Yongzhuo has come to truly understand how difficult it is to be a professional player.

Professional football matches are very tough; it's common to be physically exhausted after a big game.

Especially in intense matches, even players with good physical fitness often need two or three days to adjust and recover, not to mention those with poor physical fitness.

Shan Yongzhuo's physical condition is not great, but it's not bad either. Moreover, he often takes walks during the competition, which is what allows him to persevere.

After the match against Papašinnaikos, Roma did not have much time to recover and adjust before having to immediately start training.

Two days later, Serie A saw its first match, regardless of the circumstances, with Roma hosting Catania.

Catania performed exceptionally well in this match, scoring three goals in the first half alone, completely overwhelming Roma.

Roma's overall form is poor, and they are also missing key midfielder De Rossi. Totti's physical condition is also not good, so he can only sit on the bench.

Shan Yongzhuo did start the game, but he only scored one goal.

Other players who came on, including Vucinic, Taddei, and Pizarro, were also not in good form. Toni scored a goal in the final moments of the game, but it was not enough to salvage the situation.

Roma could only accept a home defeat to Catania, suffering their first two-game losing streak of the season.

However, despite Roma's loss, Inter Milan still failed to capitalize on their opportunities, drawing at home against Sampdoria and only managing to secure a point.

The gap between the two teams remains at 4 points.

Therefore, Spalletti did not lose his temper. He could understand the players' hard work. The continuous matches had taken a heavy toll on Roma, and the injury list still included De Rossi, Riise, Perrotta, Santos, and others. Losing was inevitable.

Then, on February 26, the second leg of the match between Roma and Papašinnaikos took place at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome.

Spalletti fielded a semi-substitute lineup for this match.

Although Papašinnaikos played very hard and scored two goals, Luca Toni's goal in the 65th minute of the second half completely dashed their hopes.

Ultimately, although Roma lost the match 1-2 at home, they still advanced to the Europa League Round of 16 with a total score of 5-3.

That day, Shan Yongzhuo was quite relaxed. He watched the team's game from the living room and felt helpless about the loss, but considering that even a fringe substitute like Okaka had played, it was not bad that they only lost by one goal.

Shan Yongzhuo didn't think too much about it; he could only do his best to maintain his physical condition.

After finishing their Europa League match, Roma had no time to rest and immediately headed to their away game against Napoli.

In this match, De Rossi returned from injury, Shan Yongzhuo also performed well, scoring two goals, and Vucinic also scored one goal.

However, in the second half, Napoli suddenly erupted, scoring two goals in eight minutes to equalize the score.

Roma still had chances until the very end of the match, but with Shan Yongzhuo's free kick going over the crossbar, Roma could only manage a disappointing draw.

However, after the match, Shan Yongzhuo received some good news.

He received a system notification that his skills had been enhanced.

(End of this chapter)