78. Qualify!
"The game is over, the game is over!" Huang Jianxiang's voice was already hoarse, "The contest between South Korea and Iran on the other court just now is also over, and the score is 0:0. We have nine games so far, six wins, one draw and two losses, accumulating 19 points, ranking second in the group, five points ahead of the third-placed South Korean team. ”
"It also means that with one game remaining, we finished second in the group and qualified for Group A of the Asian Preliminary Round of 12, with South Korea benefiting from our victory and qualifying for the play-offs by five points more than Uzbekistan. And the Uzbek team lost the opportunity to enter the World Cup in Russia. ”
"Sixteen years have passed, and I have finally waited for this day. Huang Jianxiang cried with joy at this time.
Su Dong, who has always been cold-faced, also secretly wiped his tears at this time: "Like you, like all the friends at the scene, like the audience in front of the TV, like all the people who care about Chinese football, and as fans, we all understand what this moment means." ”
"This qualifying can be said to be a new chapter. It is of great significance to carry forward the past and forge ahead into the future. Su Dong rarely began to confide in his true feelings, "What I think about is, if we abandon the past and look at the future, in the future, as fans who care about China, what kind of mental outlook and mentality should we have? Of course, we will still love our favorite team, have our own gods, or enjoy every game impartially as long as it can be called good-looking." However, don't forget that the meaning of football is not only to be a spectator, but to start with yourself and let football happen to you, which is the most realistic meaning. ”
A series of words made Huang Jianxiang also begin to think deeply: "Yes. For example, me, as a football commentator. I witnessed great competitions, which in turn required me to stay up late. Therefore, I need a good body to minimize the disadvantages caused by staying up late. For example, I am moved by other people's emotions, and then my emotions become highs and lows. So, I need a good heart that can carry everything and feel everything. For example, I admire other people's skills and want to experience them for myself. - That's a good thing, but it also requires me to develop a body and physique that is suitable for exercise. ”
"Isn't there a slogan for everything? Football is not just about scores. Inside and outside the event, the extension of the event determines that we are not just a spectator. Only when everyone is truly involved in this sport will this sport really take root in China, and will not be manic because of one or two World Cup qualifiers, and finally fall into one deeper trough after another. Huang Jianxiang concluded.
Two professional industry insiders are exuding their own thinking and being prepared for danger in times of peace, but the vast majority of fans will not care about this, the entire Jiangcheng Sports Center has become a sea of joy, and the same is true for the square outside the sports center.
Old man Tan was talking to his two old brothers on the phone, although he had already known that they had learned about the news of the Chinese team's qualification through the TV broadcast, he still excitedly poured out his desire to communicate: "Old Tang, we are qualified, we are qualified again!"
The old brother on the other side obviously liked to hear the good news from Old Man Tan very much: "Hey. Monkey baby, I regret my death now. If it weren't for the fact that I couldn't get out of the body, I would have gone to watch this game live. Nie Jiang, this baby, wants to be ...... If only the old clock were still there, it would be great. ”
The two old guys chatted for a long time, until Mr. Tan's mobile phone prompted a call to come in, and then hung up: "Ouch, I'm close to you, the phone from the horn is here." Hang, hang. ”
Hanging up the phone with a smile, Old Man Tan chatted with another old brother again.
Just when the fans were happy, the celebration of the players on the field also reached a climax.
From the moment the referee blew the whistle at the end of the game, the whole field was boiling, whether it was the players on the field or the players on the sidelines, the coaches, and the personnel of the working group, all rushed into the field.
According to the rules, the player who is sent off cannot stay on the playing field during the game, which also includes the bench and the warm-up area, that is, if the player is sent off by the referee with a red card, the player cannot sit on the bench and the warm-up area, and the player who is sent off by the referee can only go to the spectator stand or the players' lounge.
Of course, there is another place where players can go, and that is the players' tunnel, where many players will continue to watch the game on the field when the referee turns a blind eye.
Du Zhenyu is like this.
In order not to violate the rules and not cross the boundary of the field, his whole body twisted into a strange position, nervously and greedily watching the game in the court.
When the referee blew the whistle at the end of the game, as if he had been let go of the leash Erha, Du Zhenyu rushed to the field with joy, he was both excited and scared, laughing and crying, with a smile that made people laugh, and hugged Nie Jiang who scored the goal fiercely - if this game really lost because of his being sent off, he would become a sinner in Chinese football, and Nie Jiang could be said to have saved him.
Nie Jiang is silly at this time, he is just 19 years old, from playing colorful games for his life before, to now suddenly becoming a decisive figure for the Chinese national team, the transformation can be described as vicissitudes.
Nie Jiang, who was still half-asleep and half-awake, was startled by Du Zhenyu's bear hug from behind, and saw the tears on the other party's excited face, he immediately returned to his usual giggling appearance, turned around and put his arm around Du Zhenyu's shoulder, and patted him on the back: "Brother Yu, it's okay, it's okay." Who am I, I'm a hero, your hero, I'm here to save you mortals, haha. ”
Du Zhenyu, who was originally very moved, was also calmed by Nie Jiang's cheekiness, and could only roll his eyes.
Nie Jiang, who was still a teenager, saw that Du Zhenyu was tricked by himself, and suddenly became happy, the mood of the young man is like this, he was still sad and sad in front of him, and he is now a hippie smile.
Nie Jiang, who was in a gloomy mood, soon ran like a young wildebeest, pouting his hooves and running wildly on the court, hugging and dancing and laughing with this teammate for a while, and then hooking up with the members of the coaching staff.
As the captain of this game, Li Yun was squatting on the court at this time, covering his face with his hands, secretly sobbing.
He is an outgoing person, who likes to express himself, has excellent communication skills, and is good at integrating into the group, but at the same time he is also a player who has the courage to take responsibility, has a persistent pursuit of football, and hides his love for football deep in his body.
Li Yun very much agrees with the words of his predecessor and an excellent central defender, Li Weifeng: "Life, the biggest achievement dream, you must stand at the top, so what is your top? I think if you have not experienced the baptism of the World Cup, it is difficult for you to say that your sports career is very perfect." ”
has such thoughts, and it is also related to the fact that his father often encourages him.
Although he didn't have much time to educate Li Yun, his father always used the words of his idol, Liu Guoliang, the fat man of the Chinese table tennis team, to teach Li Yun, who later officially chose football as a professional: "As an athlete, you must remember that when you represent the country, the honors you receive will make you a national hero, and the national hero will definitely be remembered in history." ”
Therefore, before this crucial game, when Li Yun got the captain's armband, he knew that he had taken on the responsibility of leading the team to victory, entering the World Cup with his teammates, and helping to hand over the captain's armband to his old captain Zheng Zhi's dream.
In the game, when Du Zhenyu was sent off, although Li Yun was as stable as a dog on the surface, he was actually panicked like a dog in his heart.
He was afraid that the team would lose one less person and lose the game, which would affect the team's chances of qualifying directly, and once he fell into the most unfavorable situation - going to the play-offs, he would really be the team's sinner.
After all, before the old captain Zheng Zhi handed over the captain's armband to himself, the position of the national team was full of opportunities to qualify.
At the moment when the game ended, all the burdens on Li Yun's heart were lifted, and the whole person cried with joy.
At this time, the old captain Zheng Zhi had already cried for a long time with a headache covered with a jersey.
Zheng Zhi in real history, this year's Asian Preliminary Top 12 can be said to have completed his performance in the national team with a full score, but in the end, the gap in the team's strength and the bumpy change of coach in the middle still made him hate.
Not to mention the tears on his face after the last game.
With his strong temperament, in the penultimate game, when Gao Lin took the penalty, he didn't even have the courage to watch, and you can imagine how eager he was for the World Cup with his back on his back.
However, in this time and space, God finally gave the 37-year-old veteran a chance.
Looking at his senior, Li Yun, who was in a good mood, walked over and gave him a big hug, which can be regarded as the perfect handover of the two captains of the Chinese national team.
In the end, the members of the national team who had already made a plan took out the pre-prepared cultural shirt, which had a national flag on the chest in front of the red cultural shirt, and the two words Douda on the back, and a big exclamation mark.
Everyone on the field, including the reporters who accompanied the team, mixed up with one of these commemorative uniforms.
After all the members put on the cultural shirts, everyone rushed to the most important person for the Chinese team to qualify this time - head coach Lippi.
Without giving Lippi any chance to defend himself, everyone lifted the old man up.
Considering that the old man is about to be 70 years old, everyone no longer threw him into the air like the Evergrande team won the AFC Champions League in 2013, but carried the old man around the field for a short lap before putting him down.
After showing off the manager, the next step is the interaction between the players and the fans.
Lippi was in a very good mood at this time, and while greeting fans and acquaintances, he walked back to the lounge to wait for the players to return from the game, and the players came to the fan stands hand in hand to interact with everyone.
Although the game has ended for ten minutes, the players and fans of the Uzbekistan team have already left the stadium with tears in their eyes, and the stadium has become a stage for the Chinese team and fans to perform.
The slogans of "Chinese team", "long live Chinese football" and "long live China" resounded throughout the stadium, and the players and fans sang the songs of the motherland one after another like singing.
The CCTV staff in charge of broadcasting, plus the photographers of the local snake like Jiangcheng TV, like crazy men, followed the star players of the Chinese team tightly, and at this high tide stage, they formed a large circle longer than the queue of the Chinese team players.
As the players and fans sang in chorus, even these journalists and media personalities joined in.
The stadium did not become deserted by the end of the game, but the atmosphere became more and more enthusiastic.