Chapter 24 Top Dog on the Team!

The fans' cheering, like a landslide, didn't turn their team's players into supermen.

İlkay Gündoğan, Sven Bender, and Shinji Kagawa firmly suppressed Norwich with their control of the midfield.

Norwich found it difficult to truly bring the ball into Dortmund's dangerous area.

Countless Dragon Country fans cheered for Zhao Gang in front of their screens.

They wanted to see Zhao Gang's performance. As long as Norwich had possession, no matter who had the ball, these fans were shouting in their hearts, "Pass it to Zhao Gang!"

"Pass it to Zhao Gang!"

They didn't care about tactics or rationality; passing the ball to Zhao Gang was the only right thing to do!

Zhao Gang's dribbling ability was still lacking, and Dortmund's defenders were clearly stronger than those in the English Championship. Their ability to seize opportunities and their aggressive tackling were unmatched by Championship teams.

So even if Leitner found an opening and passed the ball, it would be intercepted in advance by Hummels, the top left-back.

"This is Hummels, Piszczek. Compared to the Championship defenders, they are stronger and their interception and tackling timing is better and faster. Zhao Gang's only two possessions were taken away.

But this may not be a bad thing for Zhao Gang. This will better improve himself, and it is a very good training opportunity for him!" Shen Jian really wanted to find an opportunity to praise Zhao Gang vigorously, but in nearly twenty minutes of the game, Zhao Gang had too few chances to receive the ball.

Dortmund's control was extremely strong, with a ball possession rate of an astonishing eighty percent.

"It can be seen that Norwich is actually playing tactics around Zhao Gang, and they will deliberately look for Zhao Gang in the few opportunities they have." Shen Jian's commentary was not boasting, but a statement of fact.

Unlike that player in La Liga, if he dared to comment on that player in La Liga in this way, he would definitely be flamed.

"Yes, yes, yes, Zhao Gang is still a bit young against Hummels and Piszczek. This combination has technique and experience. Not to mention Zhao Gang, even those excellent forwards who have been fighting for more than ten years, even Lewandowski may not be able to take advantage. Such a training opportunity is indeed very good for Zhao Gang.”

The two commentators almost mentioned Zhao Gang in every three sentences. In their hearts, Norwich certainly had no chance. Actually, who wins is not important, what is important is to let the fans keep hearing the name Zhao Gang.

These two words are traffic!

“Look at Dortmund’s counterattack this time!” Philipp had a passing error, and Piszczek quickly found the responding Kagawa Shinji.

Kagawa Shinji seemed particularly excited. He didn't pass the ball to the wing immediately, but instead dribbled straight through. Zhao Gang's defense was just a formality, and he easily passed him.

"Oh, Kagawa Shinji's dribbling route..." Shen Jian looked at Kagawa Shinji. The best option was to directly find Reus, because he was wide open.

A slightly worse option was to drive straight in, push past the midfield line, and then look for an opportunity.

Instead, he dribbled all the way from the right to the left, passing Zhao Gang, who was preparing to retreat on the right!

"He seems to be deliberately looking for Zhao Gang. Isn't this a bit emotional?"

"As a professional player, this behavior is indeed a bit inappropriate!"

Kagawa Shinji's dribbling speed and technique were indeed not comparable to Zhao Gang's current level. Perhaps there was no one in Dragon Country who could compare to him.

Hearing the commentary, the barrage exploded instantly.

"Little Sakura is really bad! Damn, deliberately showing off!"

"Damn it, chop off his legs!"

"I won't be a fan of the Black and Yellow anymore. Why find this kind of player?"

"If you're not as good as someone else, you have to admit it. If you have the ability, just steal the ball."

"That's right, let him pass, let him humiliate you, and then blame him?"

"F*ck you, are you a Dragon Country person? Go back to Little Sakura!"

"Damn, this stupid *ss, a traitor!"

Most of the people watching this game were fans of Zhao Gang. Seeing Kagawa Shinji's behavior, the live broadcast room had its first small climax.

They did not hesitate to fight back against those barrages that were saying strange things.

When faced with Sakura Country players deliberately provoking them, they didn't need to be rational at all.

Zhao Gang frowned and quickly retreated. Although he had the special privilege of not needing to defend, and his defense was indeed not good, Dortmund's defenders were not giving him any chances at all, making it difficult to find a scoring opportunity.

Having one more defender always provided more opportunities to win back possession.

Zhao Gang chased all the way back. It wasn't very likely that he would steal the ball, but it was good enough just to put pressure on him.

When Kagawa Shinji saw Zhao Gang rushing up from behind, he hesitated for a moment, even though he had originally wanted to pass the ball.

Mkhitaryan in the distance kept waving his arms; he was wide open!

But Kagawa Shinji started showing off in the middle!

He leaned against Zhao Gang while performing fancy footwork, spinning the approaching center-back in circles.

He controlled the ball at his feet for more than ten seconds without passing it!

Finally, the center-back tackled him directly to the ground.

*Whistle!*

Free kick, attack terminated.

Tuchel on the sidelines widened his eyes and roared in anger.

The left and right wings were completely open!

What the hell are you doing there???

Reus and Mkhitaryan both spread their hands, pointed to the huge openings in front of them, and yelled at Kagawa Shinji.

Kagawa Shinji waved his hand and apologized to his two teammates.

Zhao Gang found it a little funny and couldn't help but laugh.

Kagawa Shinji, who had just been showing goodwill to his teammates, had a gloomy expression. "You can still laugh? I pass you like crossing the street! What makes you think you can laugh??"

Kagawa Shinji wasn't tall, and he stared fiercely at Zhao Gang, looking up at him.

As a Sakura Country person, he had a natural hostility and contempt for Dragon Country players.

Now that he finally encountered one, he wanted to trample Zhao Gang under his feet.

This series of breakthroughs, deliberately targeting Zhao Gang, although the attack was terminated, would definitely receive enthusiastic cheers in the Sakura Country live broadcast!

This is the difference between me, Kagawa Shinji, and you, Zhao Gang. This is the difference between Sakura Country football and Dragon Country football!

"What am I laughing at? I'm laughing at the fact that you have no status on the team. You get sprayed by your teammates for your dribbling show. You even lick your face and bow to apologize to people. You've embarrassed yourself all the way to Europe. The whole world has seen your embarrassing appearance. And you still think you're proud, don't you?"

Kagawa Shinji's English wasn't very good, but he could understand it.

He originally wanted to mess with Zhao Gang's mentality, but he didn't expect that the young Zhao Gang was not only not angry, but instead mocked him.

Kagawa Shinji, who couldn't speak English fluently, cursed in his native language. Zhao Gang didn't understand a word, so he could only greet Kagawa Shinji in English.

Kagawa Shinji could understand some of it, and after a little guesswork, he knew the general meaning of the other words. Seeing that Zhao Gang didn't understand a word he said, he was so angry that smoke came out of his ears, and he pushed Zhao Gang.

Zhao Gang took two steps back. Zhao Gang, who was about to counterattack directly, hadn't stood still when Ospina grabbed him and pulled him to the ground. Then, Ospina rushed over like a beast.

"What are you doing??" Ospina's face was twisted with rage. Although he was only nineteen years old, he was tall and strong, and he pushed Kagawa Shinji, sending him staggering. Kagawa Shinji, who had been cursed by Zhao Gang and was dizzy, was pushed like this, and his anger rose from his heart. Blood rushed to his head, and he was about to retaliate.

Leitner and a few others quickly surrounded him, surrounding the small Kagawa Shinji. Their faces were red and their necks were thick, and they kept pushing each other.

Kagawa Shinji looked up and saw that they were all enemy players!

Inside Carrow Road, endless boos rang out.

By the time Dortmund's players arrived, Kagawa Shinji's head was spinning.

The referee team frantically blew their whistles and rushed over.

Leitner kept muttering, chasing after the referee.

"He cursed first!"

"He also pushed people!"

"Are you going to do anything about it?"

"The linesman saw it!"

"The whole stadium can testify! Don't you believe it? Ask!"

*Whistle! Whistle!*

Two yellow cards, one for Ospina and one for Kagawa Shinji.

Ospina, who had pushed Kagawa Shinji into a dizzy state, kept clamoring.

"He pushed first and knocked people down! Why are you giving me a yellow card?"

The fans in the stands booed, and the entire stadium was filled with curses directed at Kagawa Shinji.

"Oh my, he even ran to Carrow Road to cause trouble. Why didn't they beat him to death??" Brooke cursed fiercely. Not only inside Carrow Road, but also outside the stadium, the fans erupted in terrifying curses.

"This despicable means!"

"The team is already at an advantage, and they still use this kind of off-the-field trick to mess with the mentality of our core player!"

"Is this the disgusting face of a Sakura Country football player?"

Shen Jian watched the replay. As a commentator, he couldn't curse Kagawa Shinji. "There was an exchange between the two. Looking at Zhao Gang's expression, he was smiling when he spoke, and he didn't seem to be the one who started the trouble. But Kagawa Shinji's face was very ugly, and he was indeed the one who made the first move..."

Zhang Xiang, who was next to him, couldn't help but laugh.

Although Zhao Gang took two steps back, he didn't fall. Ospina secretly pulled Zhao Gang down from behind, and supported Zhao Gang with his leg, for fear that he would be hurt when he fell, and then rushed up fiercely.

"Ospina still recognizes this good big brother." Zhang Xiang couldn't hold back and said.

"It wasn't just Ospina who rushed over, it was everyone who rushed over. It can be seen that Zhao Gang's status on the team is indeed not comparable to Kagawa Shinji's in Dortmund... Oh, Zhang, you mean that's what Ospina was doing..." Shen Jian looked at the replay and finally knew what Zhang Xiang was talking about.

It wasn't just because Ospina rushed over, but also because of Ospina's small actions. Pulling Zhao Gang down made Kagawa Shinji's behavior look even worse, and it was also a way to protect Zhao Gang, keeping him away from the conflict and being directly ignored by the referee.

"This big guy still knows how to behave!"