Frenzy [football]

As the youngest member of the national team, Lei Yi is undoubtedly very lucky. He was born in the Asian play-offs of the World Cup and helped the Chinese team win the qualification to enter the intercontinental play-offs when everyone felt that hope was slim. .Such a record, coupled with the good relationship between him and the head coach than other players, may have easily aroused jealousy or other negative emotions from others.

But he is only 16 years old, and his legs are short and long, which is a third-grade physical disability in medicine. He even had a car accident when he was 13 years old, and he was in a vegetable state for a year because of this.Until he went to Brazil to play football, his family was still very opposed to him playing football. He even ran away from home because of this. With the help of his friends, he rode all the way to Beijing and found the head coach Andrik to recommend himself. , and also succeeded, and thus got the opportunity to go to Brazil.

All of this makes it easy for people to put words like "disabled and strong" on Lei Yi's head, and to repay him with the greatest kindness because of his experience.

It is precisely because of this that after everyone learns about Lei Yi's situation, everyone in the team will unconsciously take care of him.Although Lei Yi is arrogant, he will never look down on others because of his excellent football skills and his outstanding performance in Brazil, which makes it impossible for his teammates in the national team to hate him.

Although, this kid is a bit narcissistic...he has to watch videos of himself playing football every night, and this kid is really too arrogant, always thinking that he can save the world, but compared with the shining points on him , it is innocuous and understandable.

Although the Chinese Football Association has won more than 20 days of training time for the national team for the two rounds of the World Cup intercontinental play-offs for the first time, in the closed training before the game, everyone still had a very fulfilling day. It can be said to be ... compact.

Especially in the week before the second round, Mr. Andrik would let everyone watch another part of the video of their first round against Ecuador almost every day, and point out those problems one by one.Moreover, Andrik also has more information about the Ecuador team in his hands, and he will give tactical guidance to the players of the national team based on those who come to the national team.

These were almost never seen before.

Obviously, even if you don't point it out specifically, everyone can understand the significance of the second round of the intercontinental playoff against Ecuador at the door of Beijing.And of course they understand that in this life-and-death contest, they must be at least two goals ahead of the opponent to win the last ticket to the World Cup finals.

Sometimes, just taking a small step back at a critical inflection point, maybe everyone's life trajectory will be different.

On the last day before the game, everyone finished eating sliced ​​cakes, took a symbolic sip of wine, finished the last tactical training before the game, and began to wait for the whistle to start the next day's game.

This is not the first time the Chinese team reached the quarter-finals of the World Cup eight years ago. It was the night before the knockout match with England. Zhang Shaolin and Chen Shen, who played for Real Madrid in La Liga, jointly led the team to the night before the first match of the World Cup group stage.But as the current captain of the national team, Zhang Shaolin felt that this night was extremely difficult to sleep.

Once he recalled the scene of being led by his teammates from the national team to two World Cups many years ago, and then thought of their so-called "being beaten back to their original shape" now, Zhang Shaolin felt that he felt very uncomfortable.

"Cough, cough, cough...Lei Yi, are you asleep yet?"

Zhang Shaolin, who couldn't sleep tossing and turning, tentatively called out the name of his roommate softly, and the name of Lei Yi, whom the head coach had placed high hopes on, but he didn't get any sound.Zhang Shaolin immediately joked about his lack of prospects. His pre-match condition was not as good as that of a 16-year-old kid.Then he felt that it is good to be young, and it is precisely because he is young enough that he is not like the "veterans" in football like them, who feel extremely frustrated when encountering a meaningful game.

But when Zhang Shaolin propped himself up and was about to lie down again, he heard Lei Yi's voice.

"Captain, captain!"

"Hey, I'm here."

Hearing Lei Yi's voice, Zhang Shaolin quickly sat up and responded.Unexpectedly, Lei Yi turned over, kicked up, and then continued with his eyes closed: "Captain, don't worry, I'll be promoted after a hat-trick... I've been promoted... I've been promoted..."

Only then did Zhang Shaolin realize that the boy Lei Yi was just talking in his sleep, and immediately laughed, he got up, put on slippers and tucked the quilt up for Lei Yi who kicked over the quilt.

Immediately afterwards, Zhang Shaolin seemed to think of something and smiled evilly...

That night, Lei Yi didn't sleep very well. He dreamed that he was surrounded by an invincible golden light, and he walked along the right road to get rid of the Ecuadorians' siege and interception, and finished shooting again and again. , using his body, it seemed to be him at one moment, and Garrincha at another.He shouted loudly to his teammates in the national team in the distance: "Captain, don't worry! I'll be promoted with a hat-trick!!"

promotion?Advance to what...?What does the captain look like?

In the dream, Lei Yi didn't seem to understand at all, he only knew that he wanted to score, to score, and to score.

But just after he showed his might all the way, he was entangled by the white net when he charged forward, and he couldn't break free no matter what!The sweaty Lei Yi fluttered for a long time and finally woke up when the alarm clock rang.

But when he woke up, Lei Yi was dumbfounded, because he found... the four corners of the quilt he was covering were pressed down by three bricks respectively!

Having found the source of his nightmares, Lei Yi is in a bad mood!He lifted the quilt angrily, trying to throw the 12 yuan bricks on the four corners of the quilt away, but unfortunately, the brick hit his hand...

So he covered his hands in a muffled voice, and shouted angrily: "Who did it!! Who did it all!!"

It's a Sunday, a Sunday with a special meaning.

On this night, the Chinese team will have a desperate fight with the Ecuador team that came all the way from South America. The winner will be able to go to the World Cup next year.As for the loser, they can only watch helplessly as they are one step away from the World Cup, and continue to wait for four years to start all over again for the long World Cup qualifiers.

In order to adapt to the [-]-hour time difference, the Ecuadorian team deliberately arrived in Beijing four days before the match day, two days earlier than required by FIFA.It can be seen that the advantage of two goals did not let them be carried away.And for this away game, they are still very cautious.

On the other side of the game, the Chinese team has struggled all the way since the top ten matches in the Asian region of this World Cup qualifier, making people always worry about whether he can advance to the next round of the game.But even under such circumstances, the Chinese team miraculously struggled back from life and death after facing death again and again, and made it all the way to the intercontinental play-offs of the World Cup.

The result of this battle is directly related to whether the Chinese team can enter the World Cup finals, and of course it will attract the attention of countless Chinese people.

The home stadium of the Chinese team, the Beijing Xinghe Football Stadium, ushered in an opponent of the Chinese team before the World Cup finals.But this time, the fans gathered here had a completely different mood from the last time they came here.

This time, they came here with hope.

Even if the team they support cannot be promoted again, they still want to be here, looking at the team with the five-star red flag printed on their chests, the team that made them cry, make them laugh, and make them compete again and again. A team that was disappointed once but couldn't bear to give up until the last moment.

At the pre-match press conference the day before, the head coaches of the two sides had already announced the 23-man roster of their respective teams for this game.And half an hour before the start of the game, the broadcaster got the starting lineups of both sides.

Obviously, the performance of the two people who were additionally recruited by the national team because they grew up in a high-altitude area in the first round against the Ecuador team is still very satisfactory to the coach of the Chinese team, Mr. Andrik.It is precisely because of this that Li Yunxiao from Jingyuan, Gansu and Shen Tianhai from Golmud, Qinghai, were able to enter the starting 11-man lineup of this game beyond outside speculation.

Moreover, on the right winger position, the head coach Andrik was extremely firm in placing the 16-year-old youngster Garrinchalei Jr., who was extremely disappointing in the first round match against Ecuador and attracted a lot of criticism. .

At this time, the players of the two teams have completed their pre-match warm-ups and familiarization with the field, and are returning to the locker room to take a hot bath, and then enter the field after the preparations are complete, accepting what the fans in the field bring. their baptism.

At this time, the shower room connected to the locker room was filled with the sound of water and the steaming mist.

After rinsing off the foam on his body, Lei Yi didn't turn off the tap directly and walk out of the shower room, but stood there silently, letting the hot water pour down from his head, slide over his body, and then flow to drain.He seemed to be able to immerse himself in a kind of thinking in this.

For Lei Yi, football is a very complicated emotional sustenance, and it is also a partner who can accompany him for a lifetime.

He doesn't yearn for the trophies as much as Garrincha did a century ago.But he also understood the great difference between him and Garrincha.For Garrincha a century ago, playing against the strong did not make him high-spirited, nor did he get bored with playing against the weak. Just have fun playing the game, that's all.

But Lei Yi is different. Although he also enjoys the happiness that football brings him, compared to Garrincha a century ago, he does not have the kind of innate optimism, and he was once because of him. The long and short legs made me feel inferior and taciturn.Therefore, in his instinct, there is a desire to defeat the strong.

As if that would help him prove it.

Although the current Lei Yi is still not able to clearly recognize this instinct of his own.But he thinks that what makes people remember him may not be the many trophies involved, but the victories that people can still talk about when they mention it many years later victory.

However, due to the influence of the memories of the time with Garrincha, Lei Yi instinctively did not regard the Ecuadorian team as such a strong opponent before the match, but the loss in the last round was actually It made him more and more serious, and he had a special desire for victory in this game.

Lei Yi, who opened his eyes again, turned off the faucet, pulled off the towel hanging on the door of the shower cubicle and covered his head, wiped his body neatly and put on his pants. Sliding footsteps rushed to the locker room.

And almost at the same moment, the broadcaster cut the TV signal into the locker room of the Ecuadorian team, and these players who had just finished taking a shower were making final preparations before going on the field.They put knee pads in their socks, and some chose to wear special bandages on their backs to prevent muscle strain.

So, what about the locker room of the Chinese team?Lei Yi rushed into the locker room full of fighting spirit, and exuded a terrifying aura of "Today, the world will be saved by me!"But he just put on the socks for himself, stuffed the shin pads inside, and put on the jersey, and felt that the light in front of him was blocked by two tall and strong people...

That was his roommate and the captain of the national team, and... the only thing he was afraid of in the team, the boy from Yili, Ye Erti.

When the TV broadcast signal was switched to the locker room of the Chinese team, everyone saw this scene: Lei Yi, who was still holding a shoe in his hand, was commanded by the captain Zhang Shaolin. Ye Erti, a native of Yili, was pinned in a small corner, and suffered from Zhang Shaolin's killer-love hair dryer hot air attack...

If you can still hear something from this broadcast footage, it must be Zhang Shaolin's grinning sentence: "Aha! It's almost December in Beijing and you plan to go out to the game with wet hair? Who will tell you?" The stinky problem that you are used to? Let my brother cure you!! How about it? You are capable! If you have the ability to come out and save the world without drying your hair, if you have the ability, you can break free from you, brother Ye! Come on! Come on! !"