Chinese champion

Chapter 263 The Road to Glory, the Price of Youth

"Good job!" Menotti stood up from the coach's bench, applauding gracefully, and beside him, He Jin and Feng Yu had long put aside their so-called demeanor, and joined the other benches. The players hugged each other.

We are going to win!To score a goal, score a point, and win a game, these three goals that were not achieved in the last World Cup can be achieved in the first game!If we work harder to get rid of Ukraine in the next game, we will be able to qualify from the group together with Spain!

Everyone had this thought in their minds, and they completely forgot that the game was not over, and the opponent was not a persimmon to pinch.

At this time, Le Maire used up the last substitution in his hand. No. 10 Goodban came on the field and replaced the right midfielder Chad.

When Li Min heard the notice of the replacement, he sneered: "Gudebai? Is there such a name? It's so fucking funny!"

Du Wei also laughed at the side: "Maybe their head coach knew they were about to say goodbye, so they put on Goodbye and announced to the people of the world that we are leaving!"

Wang Xiaomin and Wu Qi were also amused by their words. The young Chinese defense line didn't take this guy who just came on the field seriously at all.

But who can wear the No. 10 jersey in a national team, is it easy to be with?

Goodban, born in 1975, played for the Tunisian national team for the first time in 96 when he was 21 years old. He unexpectedly helped the Tunisian team win the runner-up in the Africa Cup of that year (the champion was the Nigerian team that was in full swing at the time), and then has been Is the core of the midfielder of the Tunisian team, and now plays for the Gan Yasbon team in the Turkish League.

The reason why Le Maire did not send him to play at the beginning was entirely because of the threat of Pei Wei and sent two midfielders. Coupled with the injury of the main shooter, Le Maire had to give up the 4-5-1. The formation was changed to 4-4-2, which to a certain extent also led to the unfavorable attack of the Tunisian team in the middle, but now that he is behind, he can't care about anything, so he has to use the last trump card in his hand.

This guy with a funny name is not funny at all. As soon as he came on the field, he quickly broke through Hu Yong, who was a little distracted, and hit the goal in front of the penalty area, and the ball slid out of the goal.

"Be careful! The game is not over yet, do you want to celebrate?" Menotti shouted angrily from the sidelines, and He Jin followed suit: "Boys, don't be distracted! Let's change the state Keep it till the end of the game!"

After being repeatedly taught by two Chinese and foreign coaches, the players of the Chinese team became more sober. They regained control of the situation on the court. Tunisia's offense seemed a little weak in front of the Chinese team's defense.

The time slowly came to 10 minutes, and the fourth official played a sign of 3 minutes of stoppage time on the sidelines.

Seeing that the Tunisian team's counterattack did not pose any threat, the Chinese team members loosened the tension just now, and stoppage time has already begun. The opponent should have no chance to attack...

The Tunisian midfielder made a mistake in passing the ball. Pei Wei passed the ball straight to Chen Bo on the right after receiving the ball. Energetic, he immediately rushed forward with the ball alone.

Chen Bo's skills are really good. The Tunisian player who hastily returned to the defense was knocked down twice in a row. When he was about to break into the penalty area, Trabelsi, who returned to the defense, stretched out his foot and tripped him. Bercy showed a yellow card and at the same time gave the Chinese team a very threatening free kick.

Trabelsi's foul was very timely. If he hadn't fouled in time, Chen Bo would definitely break into the penalty area, and then it would not be as simple as a free kick.

"You take the penalty for this ball!" Pei Wei said to Zhang Qi after observing the location of the penalty.

"OK!" Zhang Qi was not polite either, he stood directly in front of the ball.

In the Chinese team's set-kick tactics, Pei Wei took the free kick from a little distance away, and sometimes Li Min also came up to try his feet, while Zhu Jun and Zhang Qi took turns to take the free kick near the penalty area. His free kick skills are good, especially Zhang Qi, who scored more than 70.00% of his total goals every season.

The ball is more to the left, which is suitable for a right-footed player like Zhang Qi to take the penalty.

Zhang Qi didn't retreat, but stood in front of the ball. The referee blew the whistle for a free throw. Zhang Qi didn't run up, but kicked the ball directly!

The ball lifted off the ground, drew a beautiful arc in the air, easily bypassed the human wall, and then began to fall violently!
"It's the post again! The post at the Allianz Stadium prevented the Chinese team from scoring a free kick for the second time in this game! Zhang Qi took this free kick impeccably, but it was rejected by the post! But it doesn't matter, The game is almost over, and we are still leading!" Wang Jianxiang said with a little regret, but he cheered up immediately.

Zhang Qi waved her hand regretfully. When she shot the ball just now, she felt very good. She was almost ready to raise her hand to cheer. Unfortunately, it was only a little bit short...

Although the goal was not scored, as the end of the game approached, all the Chinese fans stood up from their seats, looked at the field excitedly, and prepared to welcome the first victory of the Chinese team in the World Cup.

The Chinese players on the field were all beaming, and the game was about to end in more than a minute.

At this time, Goodban made a quick breakthrough in the midfield. Seeing that the opponent was about to rush past him, Hu Yong subconsciously reached out and pulled him down. About 40 meters away from the goal of the Chinese team, Tunisia won a Free kick.

The Tunisian players who ran out of time rushed into the Chinese team's half, even the goalkeeper Boomnier, all rushed into the Chinese team's penalty area, and all the Chinese team's players also retreated, leaving only Zhu Jun stood in front of the ball to prevent the opponent from taking a quick free kick.

"This...should be the last attack before the end of the game! The Tunisian team broke the boat. Players including the goalkeeper rushed into the penalty area, leaving only No. 10 Gurdban standing in front of the ball. They did not start quickly. Taking a free kick, it seems that he is going to hang the ball directly into the penalty area for a header. Although there are many tall players in Tunisia, the high center forward Zhanfeng of the Chinese team also returned to the penalty area to help defend. With his height, he can give China Add a barrier to the high altitude of the team!"

The people in the penalty area were running around chaotically, fighting for each other's positions. The referee warned the players of both sides several times before stopping their movements. But as soon as the referee walked away, the hand-to-hand combat started again immediately, and the referee didn't bother to control it. , If you continue to manage like this, it is estimated that the game will be over before the ball comes out.

Goodban took a few steps back and observed the situation in the penalty area. In fact, no matter how he observed it, it was useless. The situation he saw in the last second may be completely different in the next second. The amount of time the ball is in the air is enough to turn the person at the point of impact into a different person.

At this time, you can only gamble on luck.

Hearing the referee blow the free throw whistle, Goodban took a deep breath and kicked the ball far away.

The people in the penalty area lost their position in the messy marking. Seeing the ball fall into the penalty area, at least four people ran towards it.

With a "bang", Du Wei and Ha Kui, who were only looking up at the ball, bumped into each other, and both of them sat on the ground, while Zeke Harvey was fighting for the position with Li Min.

Li Min finally relied on his own brute force to squeeze away the opponent abruptly, and then jumped high, preparing to clear the siege with a header.

Due to the collision with Zeke Harvey, Li Min made a little mistake in judgment. When he jumped to the highest point, he realized that the ball had not yet landed where he could reach it!

Li Min started to fall, and when he fell, he tried his best to tilt his head upwards. The ball rubbed against his head, changed direction and flew to the left side of the penalty area!
Because almost all the people were concentrated in the middle of the penalty area, there was almost no one there, only two figures were seen running towards the ball landing point!
Both Wang Xiaomin and Mnari were running towards the landing point quickly. Halfway through the run, Mnari suddenly slowed down and turned to block Wang Xiaomin with his body. Just when Wang Xiaomin was stunned, another figure appeared Diagonally came out and received the ball!

It was Jaziri who caught the ball!The striker who opened the scoring for Tunisia in the first half looked up after stopping the ball, and then passed the ball!

Wu Qi had already moved over when Jia Qili received the ball. Although Jia Qili was relatively close to him, he was still sure to save the opponent's shot!

But the opponent actually passed the ball in a one-on-one situation, Wu Qi was taken aback, turned around and ran in another direction!

It's a pity it's too late!Jaqili's pass fell to the back point. Jaidi resisted Zhang Qi who was defending him in a physical confrontation, and leaned over and dived with a header!The ball flew into the net before Wu Qi rushed over, 2:2!Tunisia equalized at the end of the game!

Pei Wei stared blankly at the Tunisian players who were celebrating wildly, their legs softened and they knelt down on the lawn.

Li Min hugged her head tightly, her heart filled with self-blame.

If it wasn't for such a mistake by myself, the ball would have been cleared out of the penalty area long ago, but... watching the victory slip away from his hands at the last moment, I am not reconciled...

The Chinese fans in the stands were all stunned. The flags they waved in their hands were hanging down feebly. They were obviously about to win, but why did they suddenly draw?
Isn't our goalkeeper Wu Qi a first-class goalkeeper in the Premier League at the same level as Petr Cech and Lehmann?Isn't our defender the number one defender in the Premier League, La Liga, and Bundesliga?Why can't you hold on for just a few minutes?

In fact, even if it is tied, it is a very good result for the Chinese team, shouldn't it be happy?But why... the sense of loss in my heart is even greater?
Menotti sighed silently. Perhaps, this is the price one should pay for being young. The oldest player on the court is only 24 years old. If there are one or two veteran players on the court, this kind of situation will probably not happen. Is it the case?However, if it weren't for this group of young people who dared to rush and fight, maybe the Chinese team would not have taken the lead!

The game was over, and the Chinese team returned to the waiting room dejectedly, while Tunisia, which also had a draw, celebrated happily on the field.

Sometimes the game is really amazing. Even though the result is the same, the expressions of the players on both sides are quite different in the end.

"The game is over. The Tunisian team miraculously equalized the score at the last moment of the game. The Chinese team paid the price for their youth. In a game that had an absolute advantage, the Chinese team lost a chance to expand the score. , but the opponent scored an equalizing goal, but don’t be discouraged, boys, because your results are already the highest in history, and we still have a chance to win.” Wang Jianxiang said sadly, even he didn’t realize it Unknowingly, his eyes were filled with tears.

"Don't be sad, boys." Menotti didn't light a cigarette for the first time, he looked at the dejected players in the locker room: "You should be proud, you controlled the situation on the field and scored two goals , this is something your predecessors have never done, so... hold your heads up, because you are heroes, your performance is impeccable, this game did not win in the end, the responsibility is entirely on me .”

The team members raised their heads in amazement. It was obvious that we made two mistakes in the game and let the opponent catch it. Why is the responsibility on the coach?
Seemingly seeing what the players meant, Menotti smiled slightly: "I am your head coach, so the mistakes you made were my mistakes. At the last moment of the game, I should replace a more experienced player." The old man stabilized your emotions, but I didn’t, which directly led to being tied by the opponent in the end, you have to remember, you did a good job, and you have no responsibility for the rest.”

Menotti looked at the players with a smile, and adjusted his clothes: "You guys rest, I will go to the post-match press conference, He, come with me."

He Jin nodded silently, and followed Menotti out of the locker room. He knew that as soon as Menotti stepped into the press conference, he would definitely face a China that was full of confidence but suddenly disappointed. The indiscriminate bombardment of the media, coupled with the fact that Menotti had offended most of the sports media during the news blockade before the start of the World Cup, but Menotti has already taken all the responsibilities on himself. The media will describe Menotti as an incompetent person.

(End of this chapter)