Chapter 586: A Small Test of Skills

While having dinner, Xiao Le saw Gao Xiaodong feeling depressed and said, "What's wrong? Are you worried about Cesar's car accident?"

Gao Xiaodong nodded and said: "Yes, a good goalkeeper is equivalent to half the team. Cesar's inability to play has a great impact on us."

Xiao Le said: "How is Toldo's condition?"

Gao Xiaodong said: "I'm 39 years old, what else can I do? It's better than nothing."

Xiao Le said: "Where is the third goalkeeper?"

Gao Xiaodong said: "You said Orlandoni, he is 38 years old, has been with Inter Milan for five years, and played once, which is almost the same as nothing."

Xiao Le was also depressed and said: "Why is your goalkeeper reserve so poor? After all, they are from a wealthy family."

Gao Xiaodong spread his hands, "I don't have money, or maybe I'm not willing to spend money."

Xiao Le said: "Don't you have a good goalkeeper in your youth team?"

Gao Xiaodong said: "There is a kid who often trains with us. He may be transferred to the first team tomorrow. What is his name? Yes, Belek is only 20 years old and only 1.82 meters tall. Letting him play is not as good as mine. Coming on stage.”

Xiao Le said disdainfully: "You also said that other people's children are as old as you, but you are not as tall as them."

Gao Xiaodong said with a smile: "I have more experience than him."

Xiao Le said: "It's nonsense. When did you beat the goalkeeper?"

Gao Xiaodong smiled and said nothing.

During the night break, Gao Xiaodong took out the super adaptive gloves he got when he won the Portuguese Cup.

After patting the dust on his gloves, Gao Xiaodong murmured: "Gloves, gloves, maybe you can come in handy tomorrow." After saying that, Gao Xiaodong put the gloves into his equipment bag.

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The next morning, Gao Xiaodong arrived at the Pinetina training base more than an hour early.

When Gao Xiaodong arrived, he found that the two goalkeepers Toldo and Orlandoni had already arrived. They were practicing shooting with Inter Milan's two forwards Eto'o and Milito.

Gao Xiaodong saw Balotelli practicing passing and shooting with Thornton, and came over and said: "Mario, I will guard the goal for you."

Balotelli looked at Gao Xiaodong up and down, "It doesn't seem to make any difference whether you stand in the door or not."

Thornton laughed.

Gao Xiaodong said with a smile: "You will know if you try it."

Balotelli said: "You keep it."

Gao Xiaodong put down his equipment bag, changed his clothes, took out his goalkeeper gloves and put them on, stood in front of the door and said, "Come on."

When Balotelli and Thornton saw Gao Xiaodong take out a pair of goalkeeper gloves and put them on, their eyes almost dropped, "Zhou Cao, you are actually wearing goalkeeper gloves?"

Gao Xiaodong said with a smile: "It's fun to be more formal."

Balotelli said: "Okay, then let's have fun. Don't hide when I shoot."

Gao Xiaodong touched his gloves and said with a smile: "Come on, whoever hides is an idiot."

Thornton picked up the ball from the wing and passed it to the penalty area to find Balotelli. Balotelli jumped high in the middle and smashed the ball to the side of the goal. He felt that against a player like Gao Xiaodong who had no goalkeeping skills, As long as it's within the door frame, you're in.

However, Gao Xiaodong is not a player without any goalkeeping skills, nor is he an amateur goalkeeper. He is a serious professional A-level goalkeeper, with first-class reaction awareness and positioning. As soon as Balotelli touches the ball, he He had already made a saving action and saved the ball with a beautiful flying dive.

Balotelli opened his eyes wide and said, "Hold the grass! It takes two!"

Gao Xiaodong said with a smile: "Not just for a couple of times, come again."

Balotelli shook his head and said: "You can't pounce this time, I'll hang you up."

This time Thornton passed a high ball to Balotelli, but when Thornton kicked the ball, Gao Xiaodong quickly attacked and hit the ball with both fists before Balotelli.

Balotelli said angrily: "This ball doesn't count, how can you attack?"

Gao Xiaodong said with a smile: "I am a goalkeeper. Of course I can attack whenever I want."

Then Gao Xiaodong blocked several more Balotelli's shots.

He also scored a few goals. His skillful and standard saving actions quickly attracted the attention of his teammates. Everyone looked carefully and were shocked. Hold the grass! Is this a ticket for fun? The movements are so standardized, every save and attack is like a textbook.

Later, even the goalkeepers Toldo and Orlandoni were alarmed. They were different from the others. They were masters who had been immersed in goalkeeping skills for more than 20 years. It was obvious at a glance that Gao Xiaodong had received formal training. .

Toldo grabbed Gao Xiaodong and said in shock: "Gao, have you ever practiced goalkeeping?"

Gao Xiaodong said seriously: "I practiced with the domestic youth team."

Toldo said in disbelief: "Your skills are quite good. Can you master them after practicing in the youth team for a while?"

Gao Xiaodong said with a smile: "I'll just practice and play if I have nothing to do."

Toldo was speechless. He was so stupid. If he could develop such skills while practicing and playing, he would be a fool.

At this time Mourinho also came, and he also brought the reserve team's main goalkeeper Belek. Seeing the players gathered together, he said displeased: "What are you doing? Did you come to play early?"

Toldo said: "Coach, we are watching Gao goalkeeper. His skills are quite good."

Goalkeeper coach Silvino said disapprovingly: "Goalkeeper skills are not just about standing on the goal line and throwing the ball. Besides, goalkeepers need experience the most. Without game experience, no matter how good the skills are, it is useless."

Mourinho heard Gao Xiaodong say that he could guard goal, but he had never seen it before. Hearing Toldo praise Gao Xiaodong like this, he was moved in his heart and said to Gao Xiaodong: "We will conduct technical and tactical training later, you will guard Door in a while.”

When Gao Xiaodong heard this, he got what he wanted. He just wanted to show Mourinho today that he was really worried about the 39-year-old Toldo's goalkeeping. He wanted to see if he could replace Toldo as the goalkeeper, and his attacking midfielder Sneijder was able to take the position and said: "Okay."

Inter Milan then conducted technical and tactical training, and Gao Xiaodong guest-starred as goalkeeper.

First, they practiced wing attack tactics. Right back Maicon made a cross from the wing to find the forward player. Gao Xiaodong quickly attacked and knocked the ball out of the penalty area with both fists.

This attack was praised by goalkeeper coach Silvino, "Gao's attack was very decisive."

Then Sneijder took a free kick, and Gao Xiaodong saved Milito's header from close range.

"I'll wipe it! You can save it!"

"I'm dizzy! I can even guard the gate!"

"How the hell did you practice this!"

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The players of Inter Milan couldn't help but applaud Gao Xiaodong. Saving such a shot is not something that can be achieved by chance. Gao Xiaodong has played as a forward, defender, defensive midfielder, and now he can even play as a goalkeeper. , the teammates were really impressed.

Sneijder was shocked and secretly happy. If Gao Xiaodong played goalkeeper, no one would compete with him for the midfielder.

When fighting Eto'o's one-on-one ball, Silvino once again praised Gao Xiaodong and was very surprised that Gao Xiaodong's timing of the save was so accurate, "This looks very experienced. When has Gao ever beaten a goalkeeper?" Location?"

After the technical and tactical training, Mourinho called Silvino and several members of the coaching staff aside and asked: "How is Xiaodong's goalkeeping skills?"

Silvino said: "Gao's goalkeeping skills are excellent and top-notch. I'm very curious. He has never played this position. Even if he practiced in the youth team, he shouldn't look so experienced. He is only 20 years old. , Goalkeepers are the most in need of experience, they mature around 30 years old.”

Mourinho said: "How about better than Toldo?"

Silvino said: "His skills are not as good as Toldo's, and his grasp of the timing of attacks is not as good as Toldo's, but he reacts faster and is faster than Toldo. Each has its own advantages and disadvantages, but Gao's biggest flaw is that he is too He is short, only 1.73 meters tall. If he hits the goalkeeper, he will probably be hanged by a high-altitude ball."

Second assistant coach Morais said: "Gao is a key player in our midfield organization and attack. If he is not at Cesar's level, it is not cost-effective to let him guard the goal."

Goalkeeper coach Silvino, assistant coach Morais, and training administrator and physical trainer Faria are all friends of Mourinho and were with him when Mourinho was coaching Porto. Around him, Mourinho trusted them very much. He himself felt that Gao Xiaodong was too short. After hearing the comments and suggestions from Silvino and Morais, he gave up the idea of ​​letting Gao Xiaodong play as a goalkeeper. Let the old but experienced Toldo start.

However, since Gao Xiaodong has such strong goalkeeping skills, the youth team's main goalkeeper Belek does not need to occupy a substitute spot. Mourinho sent poor Belek back to the reserve team.

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