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Chapter 153
In the Milan Derby, Zhang Teng can be regarded as playing his own name, and his status in the hearts of fans and teammates has also been greatly improved.

But in order to allow himself to perform better on the court, Zhang Teng took the initiative to chat with the head coach Montella and expressed his desire to play as a full-back.

But the persistent Montella has always insisted on using the three-back formation that he is most familiar with. It is impossible for Zhang Teng to change his habit just because Zhang Teng likes the four-back formation. After all, Zhang Teng is not the kind that the head coach can customize for him. A superstar in formations and tactics.

So in the next ninth round of the league, Zhang Teng was actually placed in the position of full-back.

Perhaps in Montella's view, since Zhang Teng is qualified for the position of full-back and has good personal abilities, he may be more comfortable in the position of full-back.

But the fact is not as Montella imagined. Zhang Teng only occasionally looks very good at handling the ball in the position of winger. From the perspective of the overall effect of the game, Zhang Teng and other players in the same position are not the same. There is not much difference, and there is no potential to be seen at all.

In this way, in the ninth round of the game, Zhang Teng failed to score or assist.

In the tenth round of the game, Zhang Teng wanted to use this game to re-establish his image, but in the opening 10 minutes, he got his first red card warning in Serie A because of a flying shovel. .

Zhang Teng, who was directly sent off the court, walked off the court angrily, and went back to the locker room without even shaking hands with coach Montella.

At this time, Zhang Teng was indeed a little disappointed, because he obviously felt that his impromptu performance in the position of full-back was not even as good as that in the position of midfielder.

After all, the position of midfielder is the second choice set by the system for Zhang Teng, and the wide midfielder is not included in the selection range of the heavy artillery system at all, so in this position, Zhang Teng can't even play 85% of his total personal ability. Less than, maybe only about 60%...

But things seem to be far more than that bad. Just after the game, the incident that Zhang Teng, who was sent off by a red card, did not hug and shake hands with the coach was deliberately magnified by the media. The rumors of He and Li were fired up.

Although after the event, both of them explained to the media that their relationship with each other was very good and harmonious, but the media only believed in the facts they saw with their own eyes, and it was impossible to convince them with words alone.

Because since Zhang Teng was sent off with a red card, although he will be suspended for one game, he missed the No. 11 round against the league leader Juventus, but in the next No. 12 round of the league, Montella Excluded Zhang Teng from the squad, and did not even give Zhang Teng the chance to play.

Montella's arrangement was once again reported by the media, and the relationship between the two was described as incompatible.

In fact, there were indeed some frictions between Zhang Teng and Montella, but they hadn't reached a state of incompatibility. It was just the differences between the two on the tactical level.

Although the head coach has the right to arrange the most familiar and comfortable formation for the game, the players also have the right to choose the most familiar and comfortable position to play.

What's more, if Zhang Teng wants to show his full ability, he can only play as a defender.

But despite encountering difficulties in the Serie A league, Zhang Teng was once again absorbed by Lippi into the new national team roster to participate in the play-offs with Honduras.

With a depressed mood, Zhang Teng returned to Longguo. When he saw Lippi, he also immediately expressed to Lippi his idea of ​​playing in a four-back formation.

I thought Lippi would consider it, or even refuse it directly, but I didn't expect Lippi to say with a smile: "I have already decided that we will meet with a 4-2-3-1 formation in the next two games. Enemy, you can choose the position of full-back or the position of midfielder."

Hearing Lippi's words, Zhang Teng felt for the first time the privilege he could enjoy as the team's MVP, because Zhang Teng could hear from Lippi's words that his formation and tactical arrangements were adequate. The arrangement was made considering Zhang Teng's personal characteristics.

This reminded Zhang Teng of his embarrassing situation in the AC Milan lineup, and he wondered whether he would continue to sit on the bench after returning to the club.

However, compared to his personal future, the next two games are a major event related to the national team. If they can win the match against Honduras, the Dragons will qualify for the World Cup. A major event of national concern.

On November 11, the Long Guo team's away game against Honduras officially started.

Zhang Teng played the left back position in this game.

Zhang Teng, who finally returned to his most familiar position, felt extremely excited. He not only showed his strength in both offense and defense in the wing position, but sometimes even ran to other positions in the team formation to support his teammates. It's just a state of running around...

Honduras was not considered a strong team in history, but the strength of the players has indeed improved a lot in recent years. Coupled with the tough and tough style of play, they barely qualified for the play-offs in the qualifiers.
Therefore, the match between the Long Guo team and the Honduras team is not a game of great disparity in strength. On the contrary, after the current Long Guo team has Zhang Teng, a super player who is open, it is not impossible to win this game .

In the first 10 minutes of the game, the Long Guo team has been testing the opponent, hoping to find the opponent's weakness and hit it with one blow, but Honduras showed a fierce posture and launched a continuous attack towards the Long Guo team's goal. onslaught,

However, Zhang Teng, relying on his ability to sprint all over the field, broke the opponent's ball at the front of the penalty area, the left side of the penalty area, and near the middle circle, and successfully resolved several opportunities for the opponent to counterattack.

But when the game came to the 27th minute, Zhang Teng finally found a suitable attacking opportunity on the wing through his dribbling ability, but when he passed the opponent's two players, he was finally caught by the opponent's The No.3 defensive player grabbed the jersey and refused to let go, causing him to be pulled to the ground...

Naturally, the referee whistled the Honduras player's foul mercilessly and showed him a yellow card.

And Zhang Teng has now been dubbed by his teammates as the "free kick expert" in the Long Guo team, so naturally no one will compete with him for such a set kick opportunity.

Standing next to the ball, Zhang Teng carefully observed the position of the opponent's player on the wall, trying to find a suitable shooting path.

Although Zhang Teng no longer has the cylindrical path setting authority that can only be possessed by the midfielder position in front of Zhang Teng, but with his 100% personal ability value, Zhang Teng does not know why he has such a strong desire to break the goal. This desire and self-confidence is stronger than any position on the court.

The referee blew the whistle to signal the restart of the game, and Zhang Teng said silently: "Long time no see, my footwork."

(End of this chapter)