Chapter 36: Victory in the First Battle
Honduras and China are in the same group, and it makes people feel that they don't pose any threat to the other two teams in this group. (Baidu search 4G Chinese network update faster)
Perhaps from this point of view, there is no difference between the Honduran team and the Chinese team.
If there is one difference between them, it is that the Honduran team is from the Central and North American region, while the Chinese team is from the Asian region.
And one of them came here directly using the World Cup finals quota in their own region.
And the other, the other one, went through the play-offs in their own region, and played the intercontinental play-offs with teams from South America, and it took a hard fight to get here.
It is for this reason that this match between the Honduran team and the Chinese team is forgotten by many.
The fans forgot to watch the game. They may be more interested in the matches between Italy and Chile in Group G, the firefight between Argentina and Croatia in Group B, and Germany and Greece in Group H at the same time than the clash between China and Honduras in Group E.
But perhaps when the two matches in the second round of the Group E group stage of this World Cup were played one after another, everyone who missed the game will regret that they didn't watch the replay of the game after the game.
You may wonder if you regret not seeing those two beautiful goals from China, or do you regret not seeing the wonderful midfield combination of Honduras?
That depends, of course...... Do you prefer Portugal or Spain?
On June 13, the Group E match of the group stage of the World Cup.
China vs Honduras, 2:1, the Chinese team won, accumulating 3 points, and the Spanish team temporarily topped the group.
"How the hell did he do it! His whole person is oblique to JâĄJ, and even a little bent to the right! Theoretically, he should have tripped over himself as soon as he got up! â
As a unified activity of the whole team, the Portuguese team deliberately canceled the evening training today, and the whole team sat together to watch the match between the Chinese team and the Honduran team from beginning to end. One can imagine what kind of shock they will be when they see the Chinese No. 11, who looks particularly thin among the tall and strong players on the field, appear on the side with the ball and show his dribbling footwork that is unique in today's football.
A black-and-white image of the bird on the football pitch in Brazil a century ago seems to have resurfaced in the minds of the Portuguese players.
The first dribbling demon in history.
The reason why people gave such a title to Garrincha a century ago was, of course, because no one before him had the same dribbling skills as he did. And after him, after him, no one else has been able to surpass him, or even ...... Just shoulder to shoulder with him.
In world football, players have never stopped learning the art of Garrincha-style dribbling.
There will always be a few freaks who have tried to learn the almost magical dribbling footwork from the blurry black-and-white game images of the '60s.
But such an old game video can't even make people clearly see how Garrincha did that, and how can people really learn the essence of Garrincha-style dribbling?
But Thunder Wing appeared.
Right in this World Cup!
Right on that race that just ended!!
"Maybe I should tell you about this No. 11 player from China, Garrincha! Although this player is still very young, there are many amazing stories about him! Not long after the player turned 17! However, he twice turned the tide when the Chinese team was about to be eliminated in the World Cup qualifiers! The name printed on the back of the jersey, as well as his legs of different lengths, make it difficult for us to associate him with the Brazilian genius Garrincha a century ago!! â
"It's the No. 11 Garrincha of the Chinese team again!! He launched a devilish attack on the flank!! You might think it wouldn't be difficult to catch up with him when he's pushing with the ball, but you can't stop him! Sky! When he broke through the Honduran team's wide defense with the ball, it was like a slalom show! â
"Goal!! 1:0ïž The 17-year-old didn't have any stage fright in his first World Cup game! Even when he faced a number of Honduran defenders, he was so laid-back that we all sweated for him!! â
Every time the Chinese team scored a goal, or launched a strong attack, the commentator would mention that name loudly and excitedly. You may not be able to tell whether this boy's style of play is too classical or too advanced, but you can't deny that he is like a light and swift bird in the rainforest, flying into your sight and into your heart, so that you will never forget his presence with the ball tonight.
The boy, who was only seventeen years old, scored in the first World Cup game of his career.
Perhaps just before this match between Honduras and China, you would have thought that the focus of Group E would be on the battle between Spain and Portugal.
But now, everything will be different.
Perhaps, now it is only one step away from the seventeen-year-old boy's fame in the World Cup.
"It seems that everyone is very interested in our next group stage game against Portugal. But maybe there are some things I don't say, and everyone understands them. It was not easy for the Chinese team to defeat the Honduran team this time. So for the next two games, I would tell the players to calm down, prepare for the worst and do their best. â
This is the scene of the press conference after the match between the Chinese team and the Honduran team.
The press room, which is located inside the stadium, usually has a very spacious feel. But today, it was crowded with media reporters and camera equipment for the post-group press conference of the World Cup, and many felt like there was no room around them to turn around.
But that certainly didn't dampen their excitement.
The Chinese team defeated Honduras in the first game of the group stage!
While Honduras may not be a team that is intuitively invincible, and this valuable victory was not something that no one had thought of before.
Think about it! How bumpy the Chinese team has been on the way to the finals of this World Cup. They played the Asian play-offs and then played the intercontinental play-offs against Ecuador in the South American highlands. Every game was played so hard, and every game made countless people think they were going to be eliminated before the final moment.
If you struggle too many times on the elimination line, you don't have much hope for such a clean victory.
In this post-match press conference, it may not be so important to recall how China beat Honduras that night. The media reporters present asked the head coach Mr. Andric one after another questions about the next two tournaments.
For these problems, the Brazilian head coach of the Chinese team is extremely sincere.
Although the Honduran team is not a favorite team in the World Cup, it is a strong enough opponent for the current Chinese team.
But Andrik's answer, although sincere, was not what many reporters who came to the scene wanted, full of "explosive" answers. Therefore, they shifted their attention to Lei Yi, who once again created a miracle for the Chinese team.
Only 17 years old!
A dribbling skill that is unique in world football!
Scored in the first World Cup finals!!
Compared to coach Andrik, media reporters will obviously be more interested in Lei Yi.
But before asking Ray Yi questions directly, they might be able to ask the Brazilian boss some questions they've already thought of and get the answers they're looking for.
"Mr. Andrik, I heard that you are the Bole of Thunderwing. You were the one who first discovered him and single-handedly sent him to Brazil, where he could learn football very well. Can you tell us a little bit about that time? â
Lei Yi was constantly wandering and even a little drowsy in the questions that seemed boring to him, and he was only awakened several times by the silent staring of Yerti who was sitting next to him. This time, he heard the microphone amplify the volume of his name! So Lei Yi sat up straight, as if to see who had lifted him.
Regarding the reporter's question, Lei Yi missed, and the coach of the Chinese team, Andrik, gave an answer that surprised everyone as if he ignored it:
"It's about Leiy's football talent. I want to say that even if the outside world has a high evaluation of him now, it is still less than one ten-thousandth of what he has. I know that many of you are probably wondering how I met this kid and what happened after I realised his talent and before he made his debut in SÃĢo Paulo. However, I was able to speak out about this story, but not everyone had the courage to listen to it. So, I think it's wiser for me to keep this secret between me and Leiy. â
Andrik has been in China for a while and has been the coach of the Chinese team.
But it is clear that the Brazilian has not been able to learn how to speak "more Chinese".
As a head coach, his love for Thunder Wing is well known, and his praise for Thunder Wing is overflowing.
At this point, Thunderwing's on-court scoring ability and immeasurable potential are certainly a reason. But even more important is the "Garrincha" complex of Brazilians. Just because Thunder Wing plays like Garrincha, that alone is enough for any Brazilian coach to look at him differently.
But Chinese fans don't think so, and they don't see it that way.
The author has something to say: Huh! Last night, when I closed the WPS file, I accidentally clicked the wrong button when the box of saving no jumped out...... Dropped 6,000 words of manuscript!!! After confirming that I couldn't find it, I wrote it back in the middle of the night...... But I didn't write it all back after writing it for a night, and there was a paragraph that I wrote at the time that I felt super like, and it didn't feel right to write qaq
It's so sad and sad...... I'm so depressed that I'm dying......
At one point, I thought about breaking off...... But then I still felt that this was not good...... And the New Year's benefits that I thought of before still have to be sent.
Today, on the first day of the Lunar New Year, before 12 o'clock at midnight, I have a long message, and the children who communicate sincerely with Lang Evil and do not irrigate are red envelopes! (Okay, it's not that long, it's okay orz)
Lang Xie let everyone experience the feelings of childhood again......
I wiped my tears and said Happy New Year to everyone......