Chinese champion

Chapter 82 Gorgeous and Practical

The match between Mallorca and Sevilla is over. This early October is the happiest half month for Chinese fans. The Chinese national team, which bears all the hopes of Chinese fans, beat Oman with a goal at home on the 10th. After that, they entered the World Cup finals to be held next year two rounds ahead of schedule. This is the first time in the history of the World Cup that the name of the Chinese team appeared after seven shocks and 44 years of waiting.

The long-cherished wish of 44 years will be fulfilled one day. This kind of great happiness cannot be described in words. The author was fortunate to be one of the countless fans surrounded by happiness on October 2001, 10. It's hard to describe what kind of mood I was in at that time.

After qualifying, the national football team became national heroes, and their names were engraved on the milestones of Chinese football. Even the Chinese youth team won the World Youth Championship. how big.

And this period is also the time when various sports newspapers are the most popular. Fans buy all the newspapers they can buy, and constantly search for any piece of information about the Chinese team, from coach Milucci to any of his men. Players, as long as they are involved with the national team, they will read everything verbatim, and then firmly remember it in their minds.

The prestige of the leaders of the Football Association headed by Yan Wenqiang was unparalleled for a while. Whether it was Zhang Long who won the lottery with a good hand, or Yan Wenqiang who made the decision to "gamble on the World Cup", they had already become a symbol of wisdom at this time. , all this seems to indicate that the spring of Chinese football is coming!
The fans have forgotten the middle-aged and young players who are far away in Europe. What they are talking about now is what kind of good results we will achieve in next year's World Cup. Strong, or even better?

In any case, 2001 is a year that Chinese people will always remember. In this year, China joined the WTO. In this year, China successfully bid for the Olympic Games. In this year, Chinese football qualified...

The enthusiasm lasted for a full month. It was not until mid-November that the fans' enthusiasm for the national team slowly cooled down. When some fans who cared about La Liga saw the La Liga standings a month later , They were so surprised that they couldn't believe their eyes.

3:0 home win over Vallicano, 4:2 away win over Osasuna, 2:0 home win over Tenerife, 2:1 away win over Real Sociedad, and yesterday's 2:1 away win against the Spaniard, in three While Valencia, Barcelona and Real Madrid are still entangled in the top three, Mallorca has quietly achieved five consecutive victories in La Liga, leaping to the fourth place in the standings, pulling No.5 The Coruña team has thrown away by as much as three points, and is only three points away from the top-ranked Barcelona.

In these five consecutive victories, Pei Wei's performance is indispensable. In the case of Ibagaza's injury, Aragones simply left the left midfielder vacant and lined up the double midfielder combination of Palovic and Marcos , Pei Wei became a free man in the frontcourt, taking the three positions of the front midfielder and left midfielder by himself. His excellent dribbling and erratic running positions made the opponents marking him miserable, and he often attracted most of the opponent's defensive strength. After that, Eto'o and Luke will give each other a fatal blow.

Although Sevilla's performance in these five games is not as good as Mallorca's record, but look at their opponents in these five rounds. Except for Malaga, which is a persimmon that is easy to pinch, their other four opponents They are Deportivo, Valencia, Betis and Real Madrid!The record of two wins, one draw and two losses is enough to make them proud, especially the away draw with No. [-] Valencia has affected the trend of the top three.

During this period, the Mallorca team also defeated Denmark's Copenhagen team with a total score of 5:3 in the home and away round-robin match, and successfully advanced to the third round of the UEFA Cup.

On November 2001, 11, the No.24 rounds of La Liga started in full swing. In the early rounds, the media and fans saw strong and weak games as strong and weak. Although Barcelona relied on Rivaldo for No. 14 minutes The goal once equalized the score, but No. 60 minute Urses in front of the goal made Bilbao retreat at the Nou Camp, which also made Barcelona's unbeaten home game this season broken.

At the same time, the Valencia team broke their golden stature. They have maintained an unbeaten [-] rounds at home in Real Sociedad, and it seems so fragile. Jack Ussocks' two goals made Valencia completely defeated in the away game.

The defending champion Real Madrid did not let the opportunity slip through their fingers this time. Relying on Raul's opening goal in the second minute and Morientes's two goals in the second half, they beat Vallicano away and won by one point. The advantage jumped to the top of the list!

In the second day's game, the most eye-catching game is undoubtedly the game between Mallorca and Deportivo at home!
In previous years, although Mallorca is also a force that cannot be underestimated in La Liga, compared with the strong contender for the championship, Deportivo, they are just a weak team.

This year is different. Mallorca's performance this year is surprising. Although there have been ups and downs, their recent performance has made them squeeze into the championship group. The 1999-2000 La Liga champion Deportivo even won the championship. Three points less than them in terms of points!
On the day when the game started, nearly 3000 people rushed into the St. Moise Stadium, which can accommodate 3 people. The crowded stadium made Mallorca's chairman Alemani happy and worried, happy It is how much ticket revenue the extra 7000 people can bring to the club, and the worry is also whether the extra 7000 people will cause any problems in the stadium?

Putting aside the worries of the chairman, Aragones is only happy in his heart. After achieving the team's best result in recent years, five consecutive victories, he heard a great news from the team doctor. More than one injured Yue's main left forward Ibagaza has finally returned, and in this game, he can play.

The happy old coach finally put Ibagaza on the bench, because during this period of time, the double midfielder's style of play has achieved very good results, and rashly replacing one of them will only make the team lose balance. Besides, Ibagaza has been injured for so long, and I don't know his current state. It might be a better way to let him play in the second half.

And Deportivo Irueta, the coach of Deportivo, obviously wanted to bring the Mallorca team to the ground in the away game to make up for the point difference with Mallorca. The timing of the fall, shorten the gap, so that you can occupy a favorable position in the second half of the championship battle!

He gave up the original 4-4-2 formation and changed to a 3-4-3. Dutch striker Makai, Uruguayan striker Pantiani and Spanish center Diego Tristan all played. In the midfield, a pair of The Brazilian partners, the presence of midfielder Dejaminha and midfielder Mauro Silva are definitely not inferior to any of the midfielders of La Liga giants.

With both teams trying to win, what kind of game would this be?

At [-]:[-] pm Spanish time, the game officially begins!
After the start of the game, the two teams did not test each other. Deportivo is the most stable team in La Liga. The personnel changes in the past few years are probably the least in La Liga. The tacit understanding between the players has reached a very harmonious level.

The core of Deportivo's midfielder is Dejaminha. He is different from other Brazilian players. He comes from a very wealthy family and has no worries about food and clothing since he was a child. He plays football entirely for himself. This made Pei Wei think of his friend Zhu Jun.

Djaminha undoubtedly loves football, and no one can deny his talent. As a midfielder, his skills, dribbling and overall view on the court are enough to make him a world-class midfielder, but he What is lacking is the incomparable desire for victory and that strong sense of crisis, which is why he cannot be compared with super attacking midfielders such as Zidane and Rivaldo.

He can make countless exquisite fake moves to make the opponent's defender dizzy, but ignores his teammates who run better. What he always hopes is to show his wonderful ball control in front of the audience, not to put the team's victory first. one.

Djaminha's most glorious year was 2000, when he led the still unknown La Coruna team to win the La Liga championship that year, defeating Barcelona, ​​which had won two consecutive championships before. For the first time in history won the league championship.

That year, Djaminha could not only perform gorgeous skills on the field that wowed the audience, but also send a deadly pass when the team was in crisis. The coexistence of excitement and utilitarianism also made him the hottest player in Europe. , was selected for the Brazilian national team that year is the best proof.

But after that year, it was hard to see him like that, more often seen as a fancy court dancer than a football fighter who could bring victory.

Aragones does not appreciate Djaminha. In his opinion, such a player who has no sense of team honor and is unwilling to work hard on the court is not a qualified player. Players who aren't very tall are also reluctant to use a talented player who is so loose that he puts his performance above the team as a whole.

The experienced Aragones knows how to deal with Djaminha, as long as someone pesters him and makes him unable to perform his skills comfortably, he will fall into a fretful mood, more balls, more himself Strong, this will put your team in crisis more.

At the beginning of the game, Djaminha received a through pass from Mauro Silva in the middle, and with his back to Panovic, he flicked lightly, and the ball obediently flew over Panovic’s Over the head, while turning around, he padded the ball again, and wiped out Marcos who was defending. Ma Kai had already run to the open space and reached for the ball, but Djaminha ignored him, but slammed his right foot He slammed the falling ball hard!
The ball drew an arc and flew towards the goal. Roa dangerously held the ball out of the crossbar with his fingertips.

"Wow!" Pei Wei couldn't help exclaiming after seeing this scene: "It's so beautiful!"

Eto'o next to him smiled: "Everyone in La Liga knows that Djaminha can play beautiful football, but he may not be able to lead the team to victory."

"Why?" Pei Wei asked, and then he suddenly realized: "Yes, if it were me, I would pass the ball to Ma Kai who is in the open space. Although it is not so exciting, the possibility of scoring a goal will be greater."

"That's right." Eto'o said with a smile: "He may be useful against underdogs, but against us... I believe Panovic and Marcos will give him a good look, when he starts sticking the ball Then our chance will come.”

"But..." Pei Wei still has a question: "Since everyone knows it, even players from the enemy team know it, why does their head coach still send him to play?"

"For the box office." Eto'o said: "With him, Deportivo can play a good attack, then their tickets can be sold, and the club can have better income."

Pei Wei couldn't believe it: "No way? Is the box office more important than the championship?"

Eto'o shrugged: "No one can answer this question, this is professional football."

While they were talking, Djaminha had already taken a corner kick. Nadal grabbed the ball in front of Tristan and pushed it out. Marcos immediately handed the ball to Pei Wei who was in front of him. Pei Wei took the ball and prepared to attack. But the ball was broken off the touchline by Mauro Silva.

Curtis threw the ball out of bounds, Campano took the ball and hoisted it towards the penalty area of ​​Deportivo, Luke headed the ball, but was intercepted by Naibet in the middle, and passed the ball again to the midfielder. Djaminha.

Panovic and Marcos, who felt a great loss of face because of Dejaminha's extraordinary just now, immediately pushed forward, one from the left and one from the right. The two were more cautious, blocking Dejaminha's possible breakthrough all gaps.

This shows Djaminha's extraordinary skills. Under the tough pressing of the two midfielders of the Mallorca team, he still firmly controlled the ball, but he couldn't break through.

Djaminha was a little anxious. Although the defense of Panovic and Marcos was not watertight, at least Pei Wei saw a few opportunities to play the ball behind him, but he just didn't pass, just being careful Control the ball at your feet.

Suddenly he saw a gap between the opponent's two midfielders, and he immediately rushed over from that direction, but Panovich immediately stuck to him tightly, and when the ball was slightly out of his control, he immediately Kos immediately intercepted the ball, and then passed it forward with a big foot.

Pei Wei ran back to get the ball, and Mauro Silva followed closely behind him. Pei Wei stopped the ball with his chest, and with his back to Mauro Silva, he suddenly pushed back .

Mauro Silva realized that Pei Wei must have used his strength to push himself away a little before making any moves. He was not to be outdone, and at the same time sneered in his heart, just because you are 20 years old No, the boy who hasn't developed his body yet still wants to compare his body with mine?
Pei Wei didn't want to confront him head-on, he hooked his left foot on the falling ball while his body was leaning back, the ball immediately flew over Mauro Silva's head, and then Pei Wei quickly Turning around, bypassing Mauro Silva's body.

When Mauro Silva was pushing forward, he suddenly felt light in front of him, and couldn't help but staggered forward. When he stabilized his body, Pei Wei was already five meters behind him.

The Mallorca fans in the stands immediately cheered loudly and demonstrated to the visiting team fans: So what if you have a Brazilian who plays fancy football?Our Chinese kid's skills are so gorgeous!
Pei Wei did not continue to show his gorgeous skills. He passed a precise overhead ball before the opponent's defender pressed him up. Campano quickly inserted and broke through the opponent's side. The ball was accurately thrown to the goal, and Luke, who had been ambushing in front of the goal for a long time, jumped high, a powerful header!

Although Molina, the former Spanish goalkeeper of Deportivo, reacted, the ball was tricky and shot to the dead corner of the goal. Molina was weak, 1:0!In the 8th minute, the Mallorca team opened the scoring!

This goal is undoubtedly an evaluation of the front midfielders of both sides. Djaminha's sticky ball made the team lose the first chance to score, and the goal scored by the Mallorca team was exactly what he led. It is caused by the counterattack formed by the broken ball.

Irueta shook his head helplessly on the sidelines. He really had nothing to do with Dejaminha. Although Dejaminha's very "independent" style of play made him annoyed sometimes, Dejaminha was present Occasional flashes of inspiration in the world can lead the team to victory.

Aragones looked at the field with a smile. He is now more sure of his thoughts. Although Pei Wei does not have as gorgeous skills as Djaminha, there is no doubt that Pei Wei is more practical on the field and can judge the situation better. .

But on the court, Djaminha was very annoyed that the opponent's Chinese boy who was less than 20 years old actually used the skills he used just now to pass his compatriot Mauro Silva, and then indirectly instigated a goal. In his opinion, this is obviously a challenge to himself!

Djaminha, who was burning with anger, lost his composure. He kept asking for the ball and went it alone again and again. Although he kept shaking Panovic and Marcos dizzy, every time he threw away an opponent, he An opponent will immediately fill the vacancy of his teammates, which also makes Djaminha's breakthrough repeatedly frustrated.

On the other hand, Pei Wei has become the podium of the Mallorca team. His passing makes the Mallorca team's attack line constantly pose a threat to Deportivo. His simple way of handling the ball also makes the Mallorca team Loka's attack speed is getting faster and faster.

Finally, in the No.208 minute, Djaminha's dribbling was interrupted again. Campano and Pei Wei played two-to-one consecutively. Overcoming the parallel position of the opponent's three defenders, facing the attacking Molina with a light lob shot, the Mallorca team once again expanded the score!

2: 0!

While the Mallorca team members were celebrating happily, the conflict in Deportivo finally broke out!
"What's the matter with you!" a grumpy Tristan rushed out of the Mallorca penalty area and yelled at Djaminha.

Ma Kai, who was closest to him, quickly grabbed him, and Tristan yelled: "Let go of me! Just look at this guy, he knows he is dribbling the ball. If he can pass the ball, we should be leading by two goals now." Already!"

Ma Kai let him go silently, and he was also very angry with Dejaminha. The three-forward lineup that the coach arranged was to strengthen the offense, but at the same time weakened the defensive strength, but Dejaminha The sticky ball made the three outstanding forwards completely useless, but they were counterattacked continuously by the opponent. The two goals of the Mallorca team are the best proof.

Djaminha didn't bother with Tristan's questioning at all. He shook his head and said proudly: "Can you score if you pass it? Just stand and watch. I can score these two by myself. Get the ball back!"

This made the public angry, and Pantiani said mockingly: "Only you? Who do you think you are? Maradona? Pele? Stefano?"

This time it was Djaminha's turn to get angry: "Are you mocking me? Tell you, Uruguayans are not qualified to talk to us Brazilians!"

"What did you say?"

Seeing that there was going to be a fight between teammates, fortunately, the old and steady Mauro Silva immediately stood between the two sides: "Stop arguing! Otherwise the referee will come over!" He said while looking at the audience , Coach, come on!If you don't come again, something will happen!

"Substitution!" Irueta roared, and then he made the decision to replace Djaminha with Belleron.

Djaminha was dragged off the field by several teammates. The Mallorca fans booed him off the field. Angrily, he kicked a mineral water bottle blocking the way, and then ignored it. Irueta yelled, and walked back to the lounge without looking back.

The duel between gorgeousness and practicality, now it seems that practicality has won.

Seeing Djaminha's lonely back, Pei Wei couldn't help sighing.

If he can reduce his dribbling and pass more, his achievements will definitely be more than what he is now. It is a pity that his overconfidence and aloofness have become a bottleneck restricting him.

But looking back, there is nothing wrong with Dejaminha's style of play. He is just enjoying the fun of playing football. From another perspective, Dejaminha's football is more like pure football. Don't care about winning or losing, just enjoy happy football in football.

It's just that today's football is more utilitarian, and it is more about winning and losing. Dejaminha was born in the wrong age. He may be more suitable for non-professional football. In this professional football circle, his performance is more like It was Don Quixote who fought against the windmill, and it could only be a tragedy.

Why do you play football?Pei Wei thought, he can't answer this question now, he only knows that he is also very happy now, he is absorbing the professional league experience little by little, growing step by step, whether it is victory or failure, it will make him I have made a little progress towards the perfection of my skills.

This is enough!he thinks.

(End of this chapter)