Chapter 166: Third place in the World Cup
The four minutes of stoppage time were over, but the referee on duty Cunha also gave some time at his discretion, but it was a pity that the Belgians, who were two goals behind, lacked fighting spirit and did not show the momentum of breaking the boat at all, and countless Belgian fans sitting in front of the TV sighed for this.
However, reminiscent of Tang Zheng's ultra-long-distance hanging shot at the end of injury time to expand the score, even if he quickly pulled back a goal when there was little time left, it was not enough time to equalize.
Since there is not enough time, there is no need to spend any more energy.
Most of the commentators in the commentary booth no longer paid attention to the progress of the game, because they knew that nothing would change in the result, and they were more focused on Tang Zheng's earth-shattering super lob.
From the Chinese team's defense of the right sideline from the bottom line of about 20 meters from the bottom line, the football flew diagonally in a straight line, until the penalty area did not land, although the ball speed was slow to the extreme, but taking into account the Belgian goalkeeper Courtois gave up the pursuit, as long as the football is not off the goal post, Tang Zheng's hanging shot is a must! Tang Zheng is obviously prepared, and his outstanding footwork eats very well at the touch of the ball, so the football is slowly bounced into the goal to help the Chinese team expand the score in the injury time of the game!
He Wei, the commentator of Central 5, and Xu Yang, the guest commentator, were the two most excited commentators in the entire on-site commentary seat, and they were ecstatic and talkative.
"Beep~Beep~Beep~~"
With De Bruyne's long pass making a mistake and flying out of the left attacking touchline, the referee on duty Cunha decisively blew the whistle, two short and one long.
"It's over!
At the same time, He Wei, a commentator of the Central 5 Stadium, shouted violently: "The Chinese team defeated Belgium 4-2 at the St. Petersburg Arena! Won this game and successfully finished third in the World Cup in Russia! The Chinese team has also set a new record for the best result of an Asian team in the World Cup. Congratulations to the Chinese team here! Congratulations to the Chinese players who have contributed every strength to the Chinese team! They deserve this glory! From today onwards, we are the third in the world!!"
The Chinese fans sitting in front of the TV looked very excited, raising their arms and shouting at the moment when the whistle sounded at the end of the game, making all kinds of excited sounds, but fortunately there are the vast majority of fans doing the same thing at this moment, which is not surprising.
In Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Chengdu and other cities, there are a large number of fans hysterical rants, venting the excitement of the Chinese team to win the third and fourth place finals.
Although the semi-final penalty loss to England missed the final, the Chinese team has done its best, which is not ...... They defeated Belgium in the third- and fourth-place finals and finished third in the World Cup.
Andy Gray, the British Sky commentator, looked at Tang Zheng on the broadcast screen, and said passionately: "Who would have thought of this result before the game? The Chinese team defeated Belgium 4:2 at the St. Petersburg Arena! Won the third place in the 21st World Cup in Russia! Congratulations to Tang! Congratulations to the Chinese team! This is what they deserve!"
As soon as the words fell, the commentator Martin Taylor was emotional, almost frantically shouting: "If it weren't for the luck in the semi-finals, the team that would meet the French team in the final must be the Chinese team! But the Chinese team did the best they could, third place! The best results of the Asian team in the World Cup! The overall strength of the Chinese team is two grades inferior to that of Belgium, and the victory in the game is entirely because of their hard work, so ...... The third place of the Chinese team is well deserved! Congratulations to the Chinese team! Congratulations to Tang! The national team has also achieved a breakthrough despite winning the Grand Slam in his club career! Congratulations!
The live director gave Tang Zheng a close-up shot that was pushed to his face, and Martin Taylor read another emotion from Tang Zheng's happy expression, so he felt it: "It's a pity that Tang grew up in the Chinese team, if he can be born in a football powerhouse, I think he will have no regrets in his career!"
Tang Zheng's career started at River Plate, to Borussia Dortmund, and then to Real Madrid.
La Ligue Autumn League Champions, La Liga Spring League Winners, Copa Libertadores Champions, Bundesliga Champions, German Cup Winner, German Super Cup Winner, Europa League Winner, UEFA Champions League Winner, European Super Cup Winner, La Liga Champion, Copa del Rey Champion, Spanish Super Cup Winner, Club World Cup Champion......
At club level, he's won everything.
At the national team level, he led the Chinese team to win the 2015 Asian Cup in Australia, and if the Russian World Cup can win the World Cup in an upset, it will be a grand slam in the true sense of his career.
However, thinking of the limited strength of the Chinese team and the difficulty coefficient of winning the World Cup is very high, Tang Zheng's career is very difficult to achieve in the real sense of the Grand Slam, but being able to win the third place in the World Cup is already the highest achievement that the Chinese team can achieve.
Therefore, the unwillingness on Tang Zheng's face flashed away......
People are to be content.
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The Belgian players who appeared on the broadcast screen looked confused, they really didn't expect that they would lose to the Chinese team......
Before the game, I thought of countless possibilities, and even possibly played overtime and penalty shootouts, but I didn't expect to be defeated by the Chinese team in 90 minutes, and lose with a score of 2:4.
While the Chinese players were frantically celebrating the victory of the game, Belgian captain Eden Hazard was in mixed moods, with his hands on his hips and shaking his head constantly.
De Bruyne sat on the grass with his hands on his knees and his head on his knees.
Lukaku held his head in his hands and pursed his lips, listening to the loud shouts coming from all directions, looking pained.
The mood of the other Belgian players was also overflowing, and the sadness was vividly reflected.
After all, before the game, almost everyone thought that Belgium had set the best record in the history of the team in the World Cup, but ...... At the end of the game, the Chinese team won 4:2, and this huge sense of disparity in my heart made people feel a little uncomfortable.
Belgian coach Martinez was disappointed and did not forget the proper etiquette, and he shook hands with the head coach of the Chinese team, Lippi.
Lippi is a world-class coach and this game was the last game of his coaching career, so he deserves a lot of gratitude.
The game can be lost, but the person cannot lose.
Besides, the Chinese team won the game with its strength and should be respected.
In addition, Belgian assistant coach Thierry Henry also took the initiative to go to Lippi. During Henry's short stay at Juventus for half a season, he had a brief collaboration with Lippi, although it was only a short month or less, but it was still a master-apprentice game, and it was appropriate to send blessings in the last game of Lippi's coaching career.
The Chinese players celebrating the victory of the game took the initiative to walk towards the head coach Lippi under the leadership of Tang Zheng, and soon, Lippi, who was about to celebrate the victory with the players, realized that the situation was not right, and when he was ready to 'run away', it was too late, and the Chinese players led by Tang Zheng grabbed Lippi's left and right hand and left and right feet respectively.
Immediately, according to the rhythm of Tang Zheng's shouting, he threw it up hard, and then caught it.
If it weren't for the fact that Lippi was already seventy years old, Tang Zheng would have been ready to come a few more times.
At the same time, Yang 5 commentator He Wei said passionately: "This game is the last game of Lippi's coaching career, and the Chinese team's 4-2 victory over Belgium at the St. Petersburg Arena is the best gift for him! In 1982, from the Sampdoria youth team to coach the Chinese national team, he has a coaching career of 36 years, which is amazing, although he failed to lead the Chinese team to the World Cup finals, but the third place is already the best result that the Chinese team can get! The victory in this game is also the best gift to say goodbye to Old Man Lippi!"
Commentator Xu Yang was also full of passion and said: "Thirty-six years is really not easy, but Lippi's coaching career is very successful, he has won many league championships in Serie A Juventus, and also won the Champions League once, and he took up the coaching whip of the Italian national team in 2004 and led the Italian team to win the World Cup in the 2006 World Cup in Germany, which can be called the peak of his personal coaching career." ”
Although 2010 ushered in a small ebb, but he coached Guangzhou Evergrande for a year and a half to win the league championship and the AFC Champions League, the highest glory of Asian football, in 2014 for the first time to coach the Chinese team, he led the Chinese team into the top eight of the World Cup in Brazil, if not for the penalty shootout defeat to the Netherlands, the Chinese team has advanced to the World Cup semi-finals four years ago! A year later, the Australian Asian Cup broke out in full swing, the Asian Cup champion! In his fourth year in charge of the Chinese team, he led the Chinese team to the third place in the World Cup, setting the best record for an Asian team in the World Cup......"
The Chinese fans sitting in front of the TV listened to He Wei and Xu Yang's commentary, and then looked at Lippi, who was just given to the broadcast screen, and felt uncomfortable.
If they can, they all hope that time will slow down, let Lippi coach the Chinese team for a few more years, and then set a better record at the World Cup in Qatar four years later.
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The close-up of the live broadcast was not given to the lost Belgians, but more to the Chinese players, especially the retiring Chinese coach Lippi, in other words, the focus after the final of the third or fourth was not the players on the field, but Lippi.
Tang Zheng, the captain of the Chinese team, took the initiative to hug Lippi and expressed his true feelings: "Thank you, old man Marcelo, for your selfless dedication to the Chinese team, I really hope that time can go a little slower, so that you can lead us further in four years." ”
Lippi, who patted Tang Zheng the shoulder, smiled very happily, but he knew that his body was no longer allowed to continue, if it weren't for the fact that his son owed a lot of debt, he chose to retire four years ago, so the more he laughed, the more far-fetched it became, until he finally sighed and held Tang Zheng's raised right arm hard: " In your Chinese words, there is no feast in the world, to be your head coach and win the third place in the World Cup with the Chinese team, I have no regrets, I hope that the Qatar World Cup in four years will see you lead the Chinese team to the end......"
At the same time, Yang 5 commentator He Wei sighed: "It's really unforgiving, ten years ago, Lippi was still coaching the Italian national team, Tang Zheng was still struggling in River Plate, in the blink of an eye, ten years have passed, Lippi has come to the age of ancient rarity, Tang Zheng is also about to enter the year of establishment, the Chinese team can win the Asian Cup, the World Cup won the third place, and the efforts of Lippi and Tang Zheng are inseparable, unfortunately, I will never see the cooperation between Lippi and Tang Zheng in the future......"
The close-up of the live broadcast gave Tang Zheng and Lippi, and countless Chinese fans sitting in front of the TV listened to He Wei and Xu Yang's commentary.
The other Chinese players also hugged Lippi in turn, their faces heavy because they knew that there would never be a way to play under Lippi again.
This is a regret that can never be remedied.
The lost Belgian players are only watched by the Belgians, but the winners are always the ones who attract the attention of competitive sports, so the depressed Belgian players did not receive special attention from the live broadcasters, even if the Belgian players had more big-name stars than Chinese players.
Parting is something that Chinese players thought about before the game, which means that they have been mentally prepared for a long time, so for the players on the field, they are not as sad as the fans in front of the TV, they are more excited about the victory of the game.
The St. Petersburg Arena match was the last game of the Chinese team in the World Cup in Russia, and they were very excited and excited to finish third, hugging and shaking hands with head coach Lippi and then walking to the sidelines, pulling their wives or girlfriends and children to celebrate the third place in the World Cup won by the Chinese team.
As the captain, Tang Zheng pulled Zhao Lina, who had been transferred to a full-time wife, to the stadium, and at the same time followed Tang Qingqing, who had learned to walk.
Tang Zheng, who became a winner in life at the age of 28, is very comfortable, and can also enjoy a good family fun when he leads the Chinese team to win the third place in the World Cup.
The St. Petersburg Arena has become a sea of joy for Chinese players and fans, with deafening loud shouts one after another.
"Victory is not accidental, we have to let the victory always accompany, the 2018 World Cup in Russia is over for the Chinese team, but we can prepare for the Qatar World Cup in advance four years later, thank the players for their hard work, thank you for the selfless dedication of Lippi Coach, thank you to the fans in front of the TV, I am He Wei, this is a live commentary brought at the St. Petersburg Arena, goodbye ......"
At the regular press conference after the game, the head coach of the Chinese team, Lippi, became the focus of the media.
The third- and fourth-place final between China and Belgium was the last game of Lippi's coaching career, and even Tang Zheng, who scored eight goals in this World Cup, had no way to compete with him.
Of course, Tang Zheng didn't mean this, he wished that all the focus was on head coach Lippi.
A few hours later, the morning news broadcast of the Central 1 focused on the third and fourth place finals of the Russian World Cup played by the Chinese team at the St. Petersburg Arena, and the focus of the media after the game was that the focus of the morning news broadcast was that the Chinese team won the game, refreshing the best results of the Asian team in the World Cup created by the South Korean team in the 2002 South Korea-Japan World Cup.