Chapter 28: Accident

The game ended, and Turin defeated the visiting Kosenza with a score of 3:1. Although the game was not as smooth as expected, fortunately, due to Chu Jiang's outstanding performance, the Bulls finally won the game without any danger. Chu Jiang's beautiful free kick and two accurate long passes naturally became a hot topic for fans after the game. What were also paid attention to by fans were his unique No. 98 jersey and his even more peculiar Chinese name...

The Italian Cup qualifiers did not have a mixed area for players to be interviewed, so only the head coaches of two teams stayed after the game and were interviewed by reporters. Although Chu Jiang was not present, the reporters were most concerned about the Chinese boy who looked very strange. Chu Jiang, who had a stunning performance in his debut, undoubtedly became the focus of this game. His unknown mystery before the game increased the media's interest in him.

In the interview, Lerda first affirmed the visiting team's tenacious defense, and then attributed the victory to the efforts of the whole team. He was not hesitant to praise Chu Jiang's performance, but also reminded the media that this is just a game, and the future game is still long, and young players should be given a more relaxed growth environment. At the same time, Lerda affirmed the club's pursuit of Palermo goalkeeper Rubinho, and was unquestionable about whether Chu Jiang would become the main goalkeeper of the Bulls.

Compared with Lerda's cover, Kosenza's head coach was much more straightforward. He believed that the Bulls did not show the style of a strong team, and Kosenza was not at a disadvantage in this game. The reason for losing was completely "being defeated by the Chinese goalkeeper". At the same time, he strongly criticized the referee of this game, believing that the referee punished a penalty kick, a free kick and a red card, which took too much care of the home team and completely changed the course of the game. Finally, he said enviously that if Chu Jiang was in Kosenza, today's victory would definitely belong to him.

In the Bulls' locker room, Chu Jiang, as the biggest contributor to the victory, accepted congratulations from all teammates. Through this game, the teammates had a deeper understanding and trust in the young goalkeeper. However, since the main goalkeeper Morelo had left the locker room before the end of the game, he was not among the teammates who celebrated.

At the same time, Chu Jiang unexpectedly received Corso. Pagapiao Astronomy reported this Italian Cup with the title "Updated and Downward Games, the Brave and Excellent Chu Jiang". The picture accompanied by it was the scene where Chu Jiang pointed at the No. 98 jersey with both hands. This report finally attracted the attention of some domestic media, and some online media began to focus on Chu Jiang. On the Internet, sporadic reports about Chu Jiang began to appear.

Seeing his son's achievements, Chu Jiang's parents were very happy. And their happiness was Chu Jiang's motivation to work harder!

Although Chu Jiang only played for only twenty minutes in this game, as the best player in the game, he still gained double experience given by the "Gate God System", 200 points. In this way, Chu Jiang's existing experience value suddenly increased from 115 points to 315 points! The training value of a game is far beyond the training gains of several days.

Unfortunately, this time, the "Epiphany" skill was not triggered. In order to trigger this skill, Chu Jiang still needs some help from luck.

After eliminating Serie C team Cosenza, Turin's next knockout opponent will be the powerful Serie A team Bari, and it will be a away game. However, that game will be on October 28, and there are more than two months left before now, and it is far from when considering that game.

Now, what is imminent in front of the Bulls is the Italian League Two, which is about to start. Seven days later, on August 23, the Bulls will host their first opponent at home, the newly promoted team Valese.

Last season, Torino failed to fulfill its desire to upgrade in the final upgrade playoffs. This season, the Bulls made a comeback, and their only goal was to return to the First Division. In the eyes of many football celebrities and media reporters, the Bulls naturally became the number one favorite for upgrade this season. At the beginning of the season, Unibet Gambling Company even gave the Bulls the lowest odds of 1 loss of 2.25 for Serie B.

Turin's opponent, Valese, who competed in Serie B for the first time in nearly 30 years, was optimistic about this team before the season. Even Valese's fans just hope that the team can successfully relegate and everything will be fine.

However, what was unexpected to everyone was that before Chu Jiang's rebirth, Valese's final result in this year's Serie B League was 16 wins, 20 draws and 6 losses, scoring 51 goals and conceded only 34 goals, ranking fourth in the league with a record of 68 points, and his number of goals conceded was the lowest in any Serie B team! If it weren't for the lack of luck and the failure to pass the play-offs, this seemingly inconspicuous team would have performed a miracle of three consecutive levels in three years!

And what about Turin? In the same 42 games, the Bulls scored 15 wins, 13 draws and 14 losses, scored 49 goals but conceded 48 goals, ranking eighth in the league, and they were not even qualified to participate in the play-offs. At the beginning of the season, who would have thought that the number one hot Torino team could only achieve such a dismal result at the end of the season?

In the first round of the Serie B League, the Bulls were even more likely to be defeated by the promoted team Varese at home. After this unexpected defeat, the Bulls began a season-long tragedy.

There are many reasons for the Bulls' tragedy, and its weak defense is one of the most criticized factors. The 48 goals conceded, ranking seventh among all 18 Serie B teams. Although the Bulls successfully loaned Palermo's former main goalkeeper Rubinho on the last day of the transfer window being closed, they failed to restore their decline.

In this life, with Chu Jiang's joining, can the Bulls change their destiny?

The first game of the league will soon begin, and the atmosphere of the battle in Torino City is getting stronger and stronger. On the streets of the city, fans wearing Bulls crimson jerseys are becoming more and more common. Fans are very optimistic about this game. Messages asking Bulls to win a big score can be seen everywhere in fan forums everywhere.

Also optimistic are the players and coaching staff of the Turin team, including Chu Jiang. Chu Jiang was in autism period in his previous life, locking himself in the room and not interested in anything. Therefore, he had no idea of ​​the actual result of the game.

In the preview of the game on the official website of Turin, the big title reads: "We have never lost!" In the previous confrontation, the Bulls' record against Valese was 10 wins and 1 draw, and their advantage was even much more obvious than the Italian Cup rival Cosenza! In this case, who would have thought that after this game, the Turin team would actually swallow the bitter fruit of the defeat?

The day before the game, the official website of Torino gave the Bulls' roster as usual. The number one star Bianci was still absent due to injury. The full-back star Dambrosio will also miss this game due to suspension last season. What surprised the fans the most was that in the goalkeeper position, Morelo, who made mistakes in the last game and Bashi, who just came on loan this season, were selected together, while Chu Jiang, who shined after the substitute, did not even make the roster!

The last time, Chu Jiang was selected into the Italian Cup roster, which caused continuous speculation among Bulls fans, because it was unfamiliar with Chu Jiang. This time, Chu Jiang's unexpected defeat caused greater debate among fans, because it was due to his recognition and love for Chu Jiang!

Coach Lerda was also helpless about such a result. In his plan at the beginning of the season, Chu Jiang was not on the list of the first league games. After all, the team's main goalkeeper is Morelo, and Bashi is also a goalkeeper with rich experience for a long time. But he did not expect that Chu Jiang's unexpected appearance in the Italian Cup would actually give him such a big surprise.

Although he also hopes to include Chu Jiang on the roster, he doesn't know which goalkeeper to replace with Chu Jiang.

Bashi? Bashi just came on loan and let him be the third goalkeeper without playing in a game. Can this make people convinced? Besides, when Chu Jiang played in the Italian Cup, Lerda personally promised Bashi that he must be the main substitute in the league. Lerda can't go back on his word, right? If he does that, what is the authority as a coach? Where is the integrity?

Morelo? It is true that Morelo made two mistakes in a game, but the players cannot be allowed to make mistakes, right? Moreover, as a 32-year-old goalkeeper, Morelo is experienced and well-knowing about the team. Because a mistake in a game will allow a newcomer who has just joined the team to replace his main position, it is easy to disappoint the old players. In fact, after the end of this game, Morelo found the captain Bianchi who was recovering from the injury, and found Lerda together, admitted his mistakes to him, and expressed his opinion that he would work harder to contribute to the team in the future.

As a new coach who has just arrived at the team, Lerda cannot fail to respond to the old players' demands. He cannot ignore the opinions of the team's meritorious captain. He may not care about Morelo alone, but he cannot ignore the feelings of the old players, the attitude of the captain, and the opinions of the locker room.

Therefore, the melancholy head coach Lerda chose to sacrifice Chujiang and recruit Morelo and Bashi.
Chapter completed!