"This is what a team leader should be! Countless times before, Zhao Gang has proven that he will step up in crucial moments, and when his teammates are struggling, he will also give up the chance to shoot directly and help his teammates find their form!" The Dragon Country commentator couldn't help but exclaim at this wonderful free-kick assist.

A team's leading scorer, capable of breaching defenses, made an unconventional play with a teammate instead of taking a direct shot.

The reason, of course, was to help Hilo regain his form.

Hilo hadn't played in nearly thirty games. His leg injury had just recovered, and what he needed was a goal to regain his confidence.

He had been struggling the entire game. Without Leit Philip feeding him the ball, he was practically isolated and helpless.

But as soon as Zhao Gang came on, he wasn't thinking about how to score himself, but about helping his teammates regain their form and confidence!

How could such a selfless team core not be loved by his teammates!

"Create opportunities, get a free kick in the frontcourt." Zhao Gang whispered to Hilo.

Hilo nodded without hesitation. If it was Zhao Gang's word, he would naturally listen.

As a former starting striker, his ability to create chances from the side and protect the ball was considerable.

It was just that Hilo was too anxious, wanting to prove himself, so he often lost possession or chose extremely unreasonable shots.

If he focused on protecting the ball and looking for free-kick opportunities, he could certainly do it in the Championship.

"We will win, as long as you can seize the opportunity, run into position, you will be the biggest contributor to the team's victory in this game!" Zhao Gang's eyes were firm as he patted Hilo on the shoulder. If anyone else had said this with only a dozen minutes left, Hilo would have thought they were being fanciful and didn't understand football.

But this was Zhao Gang.

Watching Zhao Gang's departing figure, Hilo recalled the various miracles this young man had created when he himself was unable to play.

He clenched his fist tightly.

After more than seventy minutes of being in a daze, feeling like he was about to be substituted, Hilo suddenly felt full of strength.

He, who had rarely tracked back, had retreated behind Zhao Gang.

Millwall kicked off, Zhao Gang only had eyes for the ball, while Claire only had eyes for Zhao Gang!

Both of them were forwards, and their coach had said more than once that if the team had Zhao Gang, they could also compete for the championship!

These words didn't sit well with Claire.

But he couldn't reach Zhao Gang's level.

So what to do?

Instead of improving himself, destroy others!

His goal was to make Zhao Gang look bad, make him uncomfortable, make him angry!

He definitely wouldn't let him touch the ball easily! Constant petty actions to make him feel annoyed.

Zhao Gang wasn't familiar with Claire and didn't take him seriously.

Soon, Hilo's aggressiveness paid off. He made a sliding tackle in midfield, cut off Millwall's ball, and quickly got up, dribbling forward.

Hilo's passing awareness was poor, but he was definitely a good hand at charging into battle. The reason he hadn't been playing well before was because of his mentality.

After scoring, full of confidence, he dribbled past two players in a row.

Ospina moved forward in the middle, drawing away defenders, while Zhao Gang on the wing drew away the defender and Claire.

Hilo's previous performance had made Millwall's defenders complacent. He actually charged all the way forward on the wing, quickly reaching a dangerous area.

One more player and he would be in the penalty area facing the goalkeeper!

Millwall's defender had no choice but to kick Hilo down.

Beep!

Foul, free kick.

"Hilo's confidence is back. Before, because of mental issues, he was always a little impatient and easily had the ball intercepted. Now, his ball protection has finally returned to its previous level. This has a lot to do with his goal just now!"

"Yes, that's right, this is one of Zhao Gang's abilities, not only can he score himself, but he can also help his teammates quickly regain their form, a true team core!"

As the two Dragon Country commentators kept steering the topic towards Zhao Gang, the traffic in the live broadcast room returned.

Many fans had left to play games or watch videos when they saw that Zhao Gang wasn't playing.

However, they would always come back to the live broadcast room every ten minutes or so to see if Zhao Gang had come on.

There were also some fans who hadn't left the live broadcast room at all, staying in stealth mode, half asleep. Hearing that Zhao Gang had come on, they finally perked up and got up to cheer for Zhao Gang.

"It's another free kick, almost the same position. At this distance, Zhao Gang has scored directly in previous games!"

"Yes, yes, yes, Zhao Gang is improving very quickly now. From just seizing opportunities to shoot at the beginning, now his free kicks and passes are improving at a visible rate. His talent is truly world-class!"

Zhao Gang stood in front of the ball. Ospina in the penalty area was the tallest and received the most attention.

Mendy had also arrived in the penalty area, ready to grab a point. As a center back, he had heading ability.

Hilo, on the other hand, wasn't particularly tall.

He stood outside the penalty area line, with the defender marking him three or four meters away.

Hilo's position made it difficult to receive the ball and shoot directly.

If Zhao Gang's shot was too fast, he would basically kick it away. If the shot was too slow, the defender would have enough time to disrupt it.

Therefore, most of the defense was inside the penalty area.

Zhao Gang raised his hand and gestured a "three."

It was a tactical arrangement, and the direction he raised his hand also mattered. Different directions represented different tactics, in order to make it difficult for the opponent to see through.

Ospina and the tall center back looked up at Zhao Gang's direction. When Zhao Gang started his run-up and kicked the ball into the penalty area, the two of them started at the same time, running towards the goal.

The defenders rushed over at the same time, jumping high, preparing to compete for the header.

"Ah, this ball is a bit high, a bit floaty..."

Not only the defenders, but even the commentator could see that the ball was too high over the wall.

It was flying directly towards the baseline.

"Whoa!!!" The commentator opened his mouth wide, looking incredulously at the ball's trajectory. At the high point, it was rapidly falling.

It was a falling ball!

It was a deliberate effect, but it wasn't heading towards the goal.

Passing everyone, it would probably bounce out of bounds.

The footwork was strong, but the accuracy was a bit off.

"Defense, defense!!! Are you trash???" Millwall's coach stood on the sidelines, shouting until he was almost suffocating.

Because, the moment Zhao Gang kicked the ball, Hilo had already run directly towards the far post.

And the Millwall players, looking at the high ball, subconsciously rushed into the penalty area!

Hilo at the far post was completely unmarked!

If he hadn't run over in advance, Hilo wouldn't have been able to catch the ball.

The ball speed and the falling speed were both extremely fast. If Hilo's reaction speed was a little slower, or his starting speed was half a beat slower, he wouldn't have been able to receive the ball.

It was just right. Hilo threw himself out, extended his right leg, and touched the ball, changing its direction, heading straight for the goal!

The goalkeeper didn't even make a save!

Goal!

Norwich scored another goal!

In just three minutes, they directly equalized the score!

The defending players never expected that the ending point would be Hilo, who was still outside the penalty area!

Hilo scored twice. Hearing the cheers of the fans, he subconsciously rushed towards the fan zone.

Last season, after scoring, he liked to interact with the fans, feeling their worship and cheers, which was his favorite thing to do.

When he slid on his knees, the fans cheered, and his teammates rushed to hug him, it was his proudest moment.

But today, as he was about to slide on his knees, he suddenly thought of something, and ran back from the sidelines. Seeing the figure rushing towards him, Hilo opened his mouth wide and jumped up, lifting Zhao Gang up.

"This is Zhao Gang. Two months ago, he couldn't even pass the ball. Now he can use set pieces to find the best landing spot with incredible precision!! Assisting his teammates to score!"

"Yes, look, this ball also has a clear drop. This kind of footwork is definitely not a mistake, it was deliberately looking for the far post. And Hilo understood and rushed over, obviously they had practiced it before!"

"That's right, including the center back and Ospina's forward rush, it's more like a cover. This tactic is perfect!"

Farke clapped his hands hard, yes!

It was a tactic!

This was the tactic he had specifically designed for Zhao Gang.

Seemingly simple, passing, shooting.

In fact, it required teammates to constantly run, covering the finishing teammate!

Of course, the most crucial link was that Zhao Gang could deliver the cannonballs in place!

Farke had long discovered that Zhao Gang's free kicks were improving rapidly, it was simply incredible.

Even Manchester City's trainer, Will, felt like he had met God.

He had never seen this kind of player before, his free-kick footwork reaching such a terrifying level in a month!

Therefore, Farke formulated different free-kick tactics for Zhao Gang, and all the players would cooperate with him in running positions.

He could choose to pass or shoot!

The effect was significant!

"It's really strong! The whole game was a disadvantage, almost being pressed and beaten. As soon as Zhao Gang came on, two free kicks changed the situation, and the players' fighting spirit has obviously increased a lot!"

"This is the player's personal charisma. When he comes on, all the players have a backbone, they all have confidence!"

"However, there are also hidden dangers in Zhao Gang's appearance. He doesn't participate in defense. Millwall's attack is still quite strong. Now that Norwich's players are mostly substitutes, Millwall will definitely not let go of this opportunity and will probably launch a large-scale attack."

"Norwich should be careful with their defense!"

"Yes, Zhao Gang's teammates are not as good as the main players after all."

Claire glanced at the celebrating Norwich players, looking at the excited Hilo, feeling a little frustrated.

Millwall's two-goal advantage, built over seventy minutes, was wiped out by someone in four minutes!

And it was equalized by this striker who was in extremely poor form throughout the game and had just recovered from injury!

He gritted his teeth and looked at Zhao Gang, damn it, I could have scored these two goals too!

Wasn't it said that this guy scores goals like crazy and is competing for the league's Golden Boot?

How could he miss such a good opportunity and assist his teammate?

Did the honor not mean anything to him at all?

Hilo was eating two cakes, and the most important thing was Zhao Gang!

Claire knew that limiting Zhao Gang would limit the Hilo who wasn't in good shape!

But... but Zhao Gang wasn't even taking the ball, these two goals were all free kicks!

Then Claire roared at his players, "Don't let them get free-kick opportunities easily!!"

Millwall, regaining their spirits, understood Claire's words.

They no longer took it lightly. Facing Hilo's ball possession, they would always send two people to double-team, and would no longer easily foul Hilo.

Sure enough, Hilo's passing vision was too poor. His footwork was okay, but after being double-teamed, it was difficult to pass the ball out.

And Millwall's players also tried not to extend their feet easily.

Millwall's players' personal abilities were still stronger than Norwich's substitutes.

Soon, they seized several opportunities and kept threatening the goal.

There was not much time left, so Millwall's players cheered up, hoping to take away a victory.

This was Carrow Road, this was with the red-hot Zhao Gang leading the team!

Regardless of whether they were substitute players or not, Zhao Gang was on the field anyway!

Being able to win could definitely be boasted about for a long time.

The fans in the stands watched their defense anxiously, exclaiming again and again.

Zhao Gang tried hard to follow the defense, but it was really a bit clumsy.

He realized this problem in his heart. If he faced a strong opponent, something might happen.

Fortunately, the team's defenders were focused, and all the midfielders and forwards had returned to their own defensive zone.

Millwall's thunder was loud but the rain was small.

They didn't get a chance to score.

Last season's team's top scorer, Hilo, almost never defended, because he had the right to do so.

He felt that his ability should have this kind of treatment!

This was one of the reasons for the team's relegation.

But today, he was different, focused, like a defender.

Because Zhao Gang had retreated to defend, why shouldn't he defend?

"Run!!" With Zhao Gang's loud roar, Hilo took the lead, rushing forward quickly.

Just now, Norwich's players had finally defended successfully once.

Claire, who had been attacking crazily, actually relaxed his marking of Zhao Gang this time, allowing Zhao Gang to get the ball easily!

The fans at the scene suddenly recovered from the suppressed panic and stood up, cheering loudly.

There was less than a minute left in added time!

This should be the last offensive opportunity.

As Claire rushed towards Zhao Gang, Zhao Gang had already passed the ball with one kick.

His passing had improved a lot. At this time, Hilo was unmarked. Before he had crossed the center line, the ball had already reached in front of him!

Although he was in an offside position, there was no such thing as offside for half-court passes!

He charged all the way forward, taking the ball towards the penalty area!

The defenders behind him tried their best to chase, but their speed couldn't compare to Hilo at all.

Hilo was directly facing the goalkeeper, a one-on-one chance!

This was due to Millwall's large-scale press and Zhao Gang's broad passing vision and passing timing!

Carrow Road was shrouded in thunderous sounds.

If this ball went in, they would complete a miraculous reversal!

A group of substitutes had defeated Millwall, who had played with their full strength!

It was just a bit of a pity that their king, Zhao Gang, could no longer break his own scoring record.

A consecutive goal in thirteen league games! He had already broken the Championship's consecutive goal record!

This game was about to end!

This kind of record was extremely attractive to a player.

But to Zhao Gang, it didn't seem to matter.

His desire to attack wasn't strong enough at all, as if this kind of record didn't matter.

Bang!!!

Hilo, who rushed into the penalty area, was directly扑倒by the opponent's goalkeeper before he could even shoot.

Penalty!