song of the saints

Chapter 94 Don't Bow Your Head

The ball whizzed past with the wind, and Liverpool's central defender Carragher watched the ball fly over his head, but he was helpless.Liverpool goalkeeper Harrison has also surrendered his gun and stood where he was, as if overwhelmed by the long-range shot.

But people failed to fulfill their wishes, and the ball hit the left goal post impartially and bounced off the baseline.There was an uproar in the stadium, and then cheers of gratitude.

Seeing this situation, David Prutton knelt on the ground and slammed the lawn fiercely, venting his emotions.The head coach Chen Zhun was also regretful, but he calmed down after seeing too many such situations.Posts, beams.These two brothers were destined to become a legendary landscape in football.Sometimes it will become your No.12 teammate, and some will become your nemesis. This is the charm of the unknown.

Chinese proverb. "If you survive a catastrophe, you will have good fortune." This sentence is also applicable to football fields. In the world, there is the famous "Law of Goalposts".This law is a good interpretation of this saying.

In the 2002 Korea-Japan World Cup, the most tragic event was the Swedish team.In the extra time of the round of 3 against Senegal, the Swedish player's shot from inside the penalty area hit the post and popped out.If the ball deviates inward by another 3 centimeters, the "African Dark Horse" will return home early.Then the Senegalese team players scored the "Golden Ball", and the Swedish team bid farewell to Japan.This [-]cm gap is no longer a gap in strength, but a trick of luck, so the Swedes sighed "We are the goalposts, and others are the golden ball".

The biggest disappointment was the goal post of the French team.In the last game of the group stage, the French team can only hope to qualify if they beat the Danish team.But the goalposts blocked the defending champion's progress.If they win this game, then maybe the French team can rewrite history, but the fact is that the French team has not won a game and scored no goals. From this perspective, it is as desperate as the Chinese team.

In fact, scoring or not is not important to the French. When the great cause of defending the title collapsed overnight, they were heartbroken.But they don't need to use a goal to prove themselves. No one will think that the French team is not a strong team. When the bridge leading to the throne is washed away by an unknown flood, the proud French are not rare.It is the Chinese team that regards this straw as a spiritual pillar.After losing to Costa Rica in the first game, scoring a goal has even become the hope of hundreds of millions of Chinese.However, Zhao Junzhe's shot hit the post and China lost to Brazil 0-4. Yang Chen's shot hit the post and China lost 0-3 to Turkey.The dream fell through, and there were 9 bullet holes on his body, all of which were damned goalposts, otherwise the Chinese team could go home happily for the New Year.However, the failure of the Chinese team has little to do with the goal post, so this is the most boring two goal posts.

The Argentine team, which symbolizes romance and passion, also received the "evil kiss" from the goal post. In the life-and-death contest with the England team, their shots and the goal post passionately kissed, and the "Tango Legion" was overwhelmed.

The teams fulfilled in the 2010 World Cup in South Africa are: South Korea, England, Japan and so on.In football matches, especially heavyweight events such as the World Cup, it seems that many people have become superstitious and are used to explaining some phenomena and scenes with supernatural power.For example, "If you survive a catastrophe, you must have good fortune" is the most commonly said sentence on the football field. If a team's shot hits the goal post during the game, then it is likely to be unlucky, because its opponent There is "Hou Fu".This is dubbed the "Law of the Gateposts".

Chen Zhun's memory of these things was still fresh, and he felt a little uneasy in his heart.Sure enough, after 5 minutes, Southampton's goal was broken by Liverpool.

Liverpool imitated Southampton's style of play and succeeded in stealing the frontcourt.Alonso penetrated Southampton's entire defense with a through ball, and Pangele scored in the end.

What Chen Zhun told before the game was shattered in this attack.The team members also lowered their heads one after another, with lonely and frustrated eyes.

Chen Zhun walked to the sidelines, put his hands in front of his mouth, and shouted loudly to the players on the field: "Don't lower your head, raise your head up for me, you are the strongest!!"

The players on the field heard the generous and steady voice from the sidelines, and couldn't help but raise their heads, seeing their head coach still talking hoarsely.There is still so much confidence in his eyes.The team members on the field were also inspired by Chen Zhun's confidence and enthusiasm. What reason did they have to be self-defeating? They wanted to fight for themselves, they couldn't bow their heads, and continued to fight with high spirits.

As the game continues, the mood is important, but the disparity in strength has caused Southampton to still be at a disadvantage on the scene.Especially after the Liverpool team scored a goal, they played more easily, so that the Southampton team did not get the excellent opportunity just now.In the football field, if you fail to seize the opportunity, then the opponent will make you regret it for the rest of your life.

Chen Zhun saw such a situation on the sidelines, and he was also devastated. The ball couldn’t get out at all. opportunity for counterattack.At this time, Chen Zhun really realized why Rafa Benitez was evaluated as a master tactician in his previous life, and he really deserved his reputation.In terms of tactical targeting, it is indeed a world-class level.

Of course, Benitez is also very nervous. The advantage of one goal is far from completely killing the game. Benitez needs more goals to completely extinguish the fire of Southampton's equalizer.But in the face of Southampton's impregnable defense, Benitez's Liverpool players had no choice but to stand tall. At this time, Benitez hoped that Crouch would be their striker.

The game came to 38 minutes, the last few minutes of the first half, this period is the most likely to cause players to lose concentration and slack.Liverpool's players also began to slowly turn their feet in the backcourt, intending to control the rhythm of the game.

Chen Zhun loudly told the strikers and midfielders to press, press, press, press.Kevin Phillips desperately harassed goalkeeper Harrison.After seeing this, Harrison drove towards the middle circle.Delap used his physical advantage to overwhelm Gerrard to grab the header and headed the ball to Prutton.Pluton looked up at Crouch's position, and then passed a long pass.

Crouch ran forward and looked at the direction of the ball. At this time, he felt a gust of wind blowing behind him. It was the wind brought by Kevin Phillips.

(End of this chapter)