Chinese champion

Chapter 273 The Crucial 45 Minutes of the Road to Glory
He took off his jersey, exposed his muscles and roared at the audience with a ferocious face... Why was Zhanfeng so excited after scoring a goal? This is also related to a report that the Chinese team saw before the game.

"In the 80s, we had Li Huajun, Gu Guangming, and Liu Haiguang. In the 90s, we had Gao Hongbo, Hao Dong, and Gao Feng. In the 21st century, who do we have? Is it Zhong Yan who always wastes opportunities, or is it because he has a head and can't make it? The wind of the ball, or the unstable Dong Yuzhuo and Li Jinyu who can only play in the nest? Where is the striker of the Chinese team?"

In this article, this vitriolic reporter belittled the Chinese team's forwards to nothing, which made the Chinese team's forwards feel angry. Zhong Yan, who was the most tempered, even clamored to kill this reporter. It was scrapped, and the other Chinese team players are also very unhappy, because they are now a group, and their teammates will feel humiliated when they are belittled like this.

Now that the Chinese team has scored goals in all three lines, let's see who else dares to talk nonsense!
Pei Wei patted Zhan Feng's shoulder and said with a smile, "Don't be angry about those nonsense, the Chinese team's striker isn't that bad, otherwise there wouldn't be three players playing in Europe."

Zhanfeng let out a "huh" and put on his jersey, but it was still too late. He got a yellow card for this action, and Zhanfeng didn't care much about it.

This goal not only allowed the Chinese team to take the lead, let the fans see the hope of victory, but also made Menotti feel relieved.

It seems that my proactive change before the game was correct. Not only did it protect the defense line well, but also the use of Zhanfeng instead of Dong Yuzhuo, who is more capable of scoring, also achieved results. Pablo, who is 1.9 meters tall, was not present. When playing, Zhanfeng's height is still very lethal in front of two 1.8-meter-three central defenders.

Although Puyol used his skills and defensive experience to prevent Zhanfeng's height advantage most of the time, once Puyol was attracted to other places, the remaining defenders could not stop Zhanfeng's attack. crash.

"The Chinese team took the lead! 1:0! Zhanfeng smashed Zhu Jun's cross into the goal near the penalty spot! A beautiful header! But before the goal, Zhu Jun's breakthrough was even more exciting. He That unpredictable fake move made Real Madrid's main right back Salgado disgraced! Although he was not favored before the game, the Chinese team proved with their own actions that we can enter the top [-]!"

Seeing the Chinese team gaining a one-goal lead, the Chinese fans in the field became excited. In China, I don’t know how many fans jumped up and shouted, but this time no one will protest, because today, There are very few who did not watch this crucial game.

What's more, it's still not late at night. Thanks to the members of the organizing committee of the World Cup in Germany, they arranged the game at [-]:[-] pm BJ time, and the end of the game was only [-]:[-] in the morning. I believe that the bosses of many companies breathed a sigh of relief , They don't have to worry about the staff who come to work tomorrow with two panda eyes and obviously lack of energy.

The Spanish team, which was one goal behind, launched several attacks in the last few minutes of the first half, but they were all stopped by the Chinese team's defense line, and the few shots were easily confiscated by Wu Qi in front of the goal.

Four defenders, plus two tenacious midfielders in front of the penalty area, this six-man defensive formation is indeed difficult to break. No wonder 4-2-3-1 has become the mainstream of world football in the past two years.

After Wu Qi kicked the goal kick, the referee blew the whistle for the end of the first half. With a one-goal lead, the Chinese team members walked into the locker room. When the players were in the tunnel, they were warmly welcomed by the fans on both sides of the stands. They stretched out their thumbs one after another, and they were not stingy with compliments, and they kept praising: "Good job, Chinese team!"

The captain Sun Chenghai, who was at the end, sighed in his heart. How many years has it been since such a scene?Probably in the top ten competition four years ago, the Chinese team members had such an experience, right?Most of the time, they are under the abuse of disappointed and sad Chinese fans.

Although there are many old friends missing in the team, it is really much more enjoyable to play football with this group of young people!
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Menotti and the members of the coaching staff walked at the end, and they naturally got unanimous cheers from the fans. Although the fans called Menotti to dismiss get out of class in the last game, the fans are often very forgetful. Give them a little joy and they will immediately forget about the unpleasant things.

"What's the situation over there?" Menotti asked. It's not that Menotti put his hopes on others. In this case, no matter which head coach it is, I am afraid that everyone will ask this question that everyone cares about. Bar.

"It's still 0:0." Feng Yu, who has been in contact with the staff of the Chinese team on another field, replied: "But Tunisia's main striker, Jaziri, who scored a goal against us, ended the first half. They received a second yellow card before and were sent off, now that Ukraine has one more player, they will definitely step up their attack in the second half."

"Oh?" He Jin asked strangely: "How did the striker get two yellow cards in half the game? Could it be that this guy acted badly?"

Feng Yu smiled wryly: "The first one is because of a flop in the penalty area, and the second one is because of a tackle behind the back when returning."

"Now Ukraine has the advantage." Maradona said on the sidelines.

"That has nothing to do with us." Menotti said lightly, "We just need to win this game." After saying this, Menotti immediately walked into the locker room, leaving behind three coaches There they looked at each other and shrugged together.

win this game?Easier said than done!
As soon as Menotti walked to the front of the locker room, he heard the laughter of the Chinese team members coming from inside.

"What Torres, what is Spain's new golden boy, what kind of a bird? Don't say it's a new golden boy, even if their old golden boy Raul comes, I will stare at him so that he can't even let out a fart!" Torres did nothing in the halftime, and Li Min, who ran the whole halftime in vain, yelled in the locker room extremely arrogantly.

"Haha, little Lizi, don't be too arrogant!" Wu Qi said in a good mood. This was the first time he hadn't conceded a goal in the first half of the World Cup. He couldn't help being in a bad mood: "Be careful in the second half too." Ah, I don't want to face their attacks all the time!"

"With me here, don't worry!" Li Min said wildly.

Menotti frowned. Although he couldn't listen to what Li Min said, he could easily tell from the tone of his voice that the players were in a very optimistic mood.

High morale is a good thing, but blind arrogance... Everyone knows what will happen to arrogance in front of a powerful enemy.

Despise the enemy strategically, and pay attention to the enemy tactically is the kingly way.

Menotti opened the door and walked in. The arrival of him and the coaching staff calmed down the locker room of the Chinese team.

He Jin who was the last to come in closed the door casually, also shutting out the noise outside.

"Everyone performed well in the first half, but this alone is not enough." Menotti said, He Jin next to him was quickly translating his words, so that the players in the team who could not understand Spanish understood the meaning of the coach: "We got a lot of chances, but we only grabbed one. Remember, this is the World Cup! Missing a chance is equal to giving the opponent a chance. Spain is not a good stubble, although they are in the international competition. The performance has always been unstable, but this time Aragones has changed a lot since Aragones took office, and a one-goal lead is not enough for us to sit back and relax."

"The defensive line performed well this time. We didn't give Spain's offensive line any chances in the first half. We must maintain it in the second half. After all, the Spanish team still has a few main players on the bench, and we are already the elite. Li Min, In the second half you continued to focus on Torres, he is now the top scorer in Spain, and I think you know his quality."

Li Min curled his lips in disdain, Feng Yu saw his expression, and immediately scolded him: "Li Min! Don't look down on Torres because he didn't have a chance to perform in the first half. You know, even if you successfully defend Staying with him for 89 minutes, just one mistake is enough to make you regret it forever! You are a defender, and the duty of a defender is to spend 90 minutes in the game with full concentration! Got it?"

Li Min immediately became serious, Feng Yu was his first coach, he didn't care what other people said, but he had to listen to Feng Yu's words.

"I see, coach, don't worry, I will definitely use all my energy!" Li Min stood up and said loudly, Feng Yu just nodded in satisfaction, Li Min said again: " Guaranteed to complete the task!"

Feng Yu couldn't help laughing. Except for the two Argentines Menotti and Maradona, everyone else laughed too, and the tense atmosphere in the locker room relaxed again.

After the players laughed, Menotti spoke again: "In the second half, we still need to strengthen our defense. We are already leading now. The first thing we need to focus on is defense. We have height and speed in the frontcourt, and we will fight back. It’s also very threatening! Zhu Jun, don’t withdraw in the second half, go up with Zhang Qi! Pei Wei, you still control the rhythm of the team!”

"In short, after the game, whether we go to Cologne (the No.2 quarter-final venue of Group H) or go home to watch these 45 minutes!"

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"Everyone should know what our goals are."

In the Spanish locker room, Aragones said in a low tone.

Of course, the Spanish players know what their goal is. Although they haven't announced it to the outside world, every Spanish team member knows that in the World Cup, Spain has only one goal, and that is the championship.

"So, although this game is irrelevant to us, I hope you can still win it, because a team of kings will not give up any victory in a game. Ruiz, your first half Running is not enough, against a player like Pei Wei, you can’t give him a chance to get the ball, you have to be by his side every step of the way, making it difficult for him to even get the ball.”

Ismail said with embarrassment: "I know, but the coach..."

Aragones interrupted him: "I understand what you are worried about. Is it a physical problem? You used this method when you played against Pei Wei before, but your physical strength was not enough in the second half. right?"

Ismail nodded: "That's true, coach, that guy Pei Wei is simply a monster. Although his physical condition is not very good, his physical strength is almost endless! I was very confident in my physical strength. But in that game, Pei Wei completely relied on non-stop running to drag me down!"

"You don't have to worry about this." Aragones said decisively: "You can run boldly for me, and I will replace you when you can't support. This game is different from that game. There are enough cards in the hand."

"Understood." Ismail understood the old coach's intentions. Aragones had already made up his mind to block Pei Wei at all costs, even though the goal in the first half was scored by Zhu Jun and Zhanfeng cooperated and scored, but it was precisely because Pei Wei involved the Spanish team's defensive force in the middle that Spain had a weak defense on the side, and Zhu Jun relied on his personal ability to create that scoring opportunity.

"Boys! Get ready to go! We will overturn all the stones in front of us one by one and stand on the highest peak in the world!"

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"CCTV, CCTV, audience friends, welcome to the live broadcast of the 2006 World Cup broadcast by the sports channel! This is the Fritz Walther Stadium in Kaiserslautern. In the first half, the Chinese team scored 1: 0 ahead of the Spanish team! In another game at the same time, the Ukrainian team and the Tunisian team scored 0:0 in the first half! If this score is maintained until the end, the Chinese team's points will reach five points, no matter what else Whoever wins the two teams can only reach four points, so the Chinese team will qualify as No.2 in the group! The fate of the Chinese team is in their own hands!"

With Wang Jianxiang's passionate voice, the second half of the game began.

After these 45 minutes, who will go to heaven and who will go to hell will be revealed. Will this be the last 45 minutes of the Chinese team in this World Cup?
These 45 minutes are also the most critical 45 minutes for the Chinese team in the World Cup so far.

(End of this chapter)