Chinese champion

Chapter 267 The Road to Glory

"We fell behind in the first half, what should we do now." Zhao Xin said anxiously.

Marco looked at the empty stadium, and the players had already returned to the lounge: "It's really bad, the score was equalized by the opponent before the end of the first half, but... I believe Pei Wei and the others will not That’s how you admit defeat.”

"Hmm... That guy Wu Qi didn't live up to expectations at all, and he just conceded two goals like that!" Zhao Xin began to point the finger at Wu Qi, complaining.

"Hehe!" Ma Keer couldn't help laughing: "It seems that Wu Qi can't be blamed for these two conceded goals. The first one is helpless. He has already made a wonderful save. As for the second goal Well...the angles and the power are almost perfect, I am afraid there is no goalkeeper in the world who can say he can save a goal like that, not even Buffon."

"Why don't you look worried at all? You know, if we lose this round, it's impossible for us to qualify." Zhao Xin looked at Ma Ke'er and said suspiciously.

"I believe Pei Wei and the others." Ma Ke'er smiled lightly: "Under such circumstances, it is impossible for Pei Wei and the others to give up like this. Those who fight back, not to mention, we have no choice but to trust them."

There are many Chinese fans who think the same as Marco. Now that they are likely to be eliminated early, they have no choice but to trust the players of the Chinese team.

You have brought us too many surprises in the European arena, now, bring us one more time!

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"We conceded a goal 5 minutes before the start of the game and 5 minutes before the end of the game. What does this mean? Our attention is not concentrated enough. You know, these two time periods are the easiest to score and be broken. Goal."

This is the first time Menotti criticized the players in the locker room. All the players became serious and looked at Menotti without blinking.

"Now our situation is very serious. We can't lose this game. If we lose, there will be no way out. You must be nervous now. Now I can tell you what my minimum goal is, and that is to qualify for the group! If the group cannot qualify, then I will feel like a failure! And you will also fall into a trough because of this performance in the World Cup. You are all very talented players. You should not be satisfied with scoring goals and scoring points in the World Cup. It's about winning! If you don't have such confidence, then I can give up the game now, and you go back to enjoy your leisurely vacation. No one will blame you, but you have to pass the test in your heart first !” Menotti said sensually.

The players didn't even dare to take a breath, Menotti's words were like a sledgehammer, hammering heavily into their hearts.

"It's a man, so show your courage! The Ukrainian team is not your opponent at all. You have to do your best to prove your strength on the court!" Menotti looked around at the players: " Answer me, do you have the courage?"

"Yes!" The players shouted together.

"Speak up, I can't hear you!"

"Yes!" A deafening roar sounded in the locker room of the Chinese team.

"Very good, now let's explain the tactics for the second half." Menotti smiled with satisfaction.

"We still have to keep an eye on Shevchenko in the second half. Although his performance in the first half was not very good, we still can't underestimate him. It is no exaggeration to say that in recent years, he is the best striker in the world. ’” Menotti said, pointing to the tactical board.

Li Min smiled indifferently. In the first half, he had a certain upper hand in the confrontation with Shevchenko. Except for a header, Shevchenko had almost no threatening shots. Although Rebro The goal scored by Rebrov was an assist by Shevchenko, but that goal was completely a display of Rebrov's personal ability. Shevchenko does not seem to have a lot of credit.

"In the second half, we need to be more aggressive in offense. The two full-backs can properly strengthen their assists. Their defense on the side is weak. We must seize this weakness. Pei, I will leave the job of scheduling other players to you. Don't let me down!"

"I see." Pei Wei took a sip of water.

"When they get a chance to set the ball, the defenders have to boldly step forward and assist. Their average height is not high, so we have an advantage in heading the ball. In short, we must concentrate all our attention until the last moment before the end of the game!"

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In the Ukrainian dressing room.

After Blokhin explained the tactics of the second half, it was time to play, and the players went out one after another, but Shevchenko, who was walking at the end, was stopped by the head coach.

"Andre, stay here for a while, I have something to tell you."

"Okay, coach." Shevchenko said respectfully. Blokhin was one of the greatest players in the former Soviet Union from the 70s to the [-]s. Although Shevchenko's current achievements have surpassed most of his predecessors, but for This former World Footballer is still very respected.

"Andre, although we are ahead, the advantage of one goal is far from enough. The strength of the Chinese team should not be underestimated. To be honest, if we talk about the scoring opportunities created by both sides in the first half, they are more than us. , the reason why we are able to lead is largely because their luck is not good, otherwise they would not have been tied by Tunisia in the first round."

"It's also fortunate that this is the case, otherwise we would be in trouble." Shevchenko smiled and said humorously.

"Yeah, the opponent's misfortune is our luck...Let's not talk about this now, your performance in the first half was not very good. Although you had an assist, it was not your best state, I Are you right?" Blokhin said seriously.

Shevchenko nodded.

"I put you behind Voronin and Rebrov so that you could use your sudden power, but Menotti was smart and he still sent two men to mark you. "

"Those two guys are very troublesome. I played against Hu in Serie A. He is a very good midfielder, and that Li is also good. He deserves to be the defender who played against Henry Van Nistelrooy."

"Are they both difficult to play against? If two guys are marking you at the same time it might be, but they're not, they're taking turns marking you depending on where you are, I don't think that level of defense will silence you 90 minutes, I need you to mobilize the whole team, you know, this is your World Cup, Andre! Maybe there will be no such opportunity in the future!"

Blokhin's words deeply moved Shevchenko, indeed, although he won almost all the championships for AC Milan, it has always been his biggest regret not to make a difference in the World Cup, which is probably also One of the reasons why he lost to Ronaldinho in the selection of the World Footballer in 2004.

And now, he's wearing the Ukraine jersey at the World Cup. Isn't this his dream moment?

Shevchenko tightened the captain's armband again, and said with a smile: "I see, sir, I will expand the score again and send them to hell."

Blokhin smiled gratifiedly.

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"Okay, audience friends, welcome back to Hamburg AOL Arena, the second half of the Chinese team's group match against Ukraine! In the first half, Ukraine relied on Rebrov's long-range shot in the final stage to lead the Chinese team 2:1! This It is very unfavorable to the Chinese team. I hope our boys can get out of the adversity and win! Now the second half of the game is about to start. The players of both sides have already stood up on the field. The referee is about to blow the second half. whistle!"

In the second half, when the Chinese team kicked off, Pei Wei returned the ball passed by Dong Yuzhuo to Hu Yong, and then accelerated to run forward.

Hu Yong flashed past Voronin, who was grabbing up, and passed the ball long to the left.

Zhu Jun received the ball, and his upper body shook continuously, making the opponent's right midfielder Gusev almost dizzy, and then Zhu Jun quickly knocked the ball to the middle, and got rid of it horizontally!

Shereyev came up to defend, and Gusev was also chasing closely behind him. Zhu Jun suddenly turned around and distributed the ball to Wang Xiaomin who came up to assist.

Wang Xiaomin ran up like a wind, moved the ball forward while receiving the ball, and then had a competition with Svidsky purely based on speed!
Svidsky couldn't run away from Wang Xiaomin, but he pinned Wang Xiaomin with his body, desperately slowing down Wang Xiaomin's progress.

When Wang Xiaomin broke through to the left side of the penalty area, he suddenly pulled the ball back, flashed a gap and passed the ball into the penalty area. Zhan Feng, who ran in place, jumped high and made a powerful header in the air!
"Wang Xiaomin made a pass, headed the ball and shot! Oops! It's a pity, it was a little higher! The Chinese team organized a very threatening attack at the beginning of the second half. This time it was the Mallorca duo in the country. Teamwork!"

Wang Jianxiang said excitedly that the Chinese fans at the scene were also very excited. In this attack, they saw the hope of the Chinese team equalizing.

But what they didn't expect was that in the next few minutes, Ukraine completely took the initiative.

The Ukrainian team made a long pass in the backcourt. Voronin grabbed the ball in front of Sun Chenghai and headed the ball back. Shevchenko received the ball behind him.

Li Min posted it right away, but he soon realized something was wrong.

"Fuck! How did it become so powerful all of a sudden?!" He muttered secretly.In the first half, he confronted Shevchenko directly and physically several times. At that time, he didn't feel that he had the upper hand. In fact, judging from the effect, he seemed to have an advantage.

But now?The advantage was gone, and when the two leaned against each other, he felt like he was leaning against a tank, and he couldn't squeeze together.

"Damn, I still don't believe that you can beat me in strength!" Li Min thought hard in his heart, and at the same time put more strength on his shoulders.

Just as he was strengthening his strength, Shepchenko suddenly leaned his body and rushed over from him. Li Min suddenly lost his strength and rushed out two steps in a row.

Shevchenko, who temporarily got rid of Li Min's defense, was not polite at all. He took a little step and shot a long shot.

This shot was no worse than Rebrov's shot in the first half. The ball roared and flew straight to the goal, but Wu Qi's spirit was very concentrated this time.

He quickly observed that it was difficult to catch this shot directly. If he let go, Rebrov, who was watching the tiger in the penalty area, would probably stab the Chinese team in the heart again. He could only muster With all the strength in his body, he hit the ball fiercely with both fists.

With a loud noise, the ball flew out of the baseline, and Wu Qi was shocked by the force contained in this shot and sat on the ground.

"Fuck! It's so powerful, it's no less powerful than Pei Wei's perverted shot!" Wu Qi said depressingly, shaking his numb wrist.

In Ukraine's corner kick, Li Min still stood beside Shevchenko, fearing that this dangerous person would suddenly explode.

But in the direct physical confrontation between the two, Li Min, who is now known for his brute force, actually felt that he was a bit overwhelmed.

The ball went to the goal, and the Chinese team's penalty area immediately became a mess, but even in this situation, Li Min still stuck to Shevchenko tightly, and the two were entangled.

Shevchenko looked at the ball and jumped up, Li Min also jumped up, but he immediately found that he couldn't use his strength, and the two hands were fighting each other, but Shevchenko had already gained the upper hand!
Li Min, who had nowhere to rely on, couldn't stand it anymore. He fell backwards involuntarily. When Shevchenko jumped forward, he exerted his strength suddenly, using his waist as the axis, and hit the ball hard on his forehead!
Wu Qi was at a loss for the header that was so close at hand. He didn't even jump. He only had time to raise his hand, and the football hit the net behind him hard.

The Ukrainian fans immediately let out a burst of cheers, they have seen the victory beckoning to them, win this game, the group stage is in sight!

"...The nuclear warhead is powerful! This is his first goal in the group stage. The Ukrainian team leads the Chinese team 3:1!" Wang Jianxiang's mood is very complicated now. He is a loyal fan of AC Milan, and Shevchenko It is his favorite. If Shevchenko scored such a goal against other teams, he would have jumped up and cheered. However, it is the Chinese team. Wang Jianxiang is really contradictory now.

(End of this chapter)