Chapter 13: The Moment of Miracle
Andrik: "Leiy, you've just joined the team, and I don't want to talk to you about too complicated tactics and formations. You just have to remember that the right side you are on will be a vital part of the situation on the pitch. ”
Lei Yi: "Yes, sir. ”
Andrik: "It's just against Uzbekistan, I'm sure they'll be very difficult to stop you. Unlike traditional wingers, you can play in a lot of variety, so don't let anyone catch the rhythm of your attack. ”
Lei Yi: "Yes, sir. ”
Andrik: "When necessary, attack from the flanks, charge through the middle, support your teammates, and pick up your teammates. ”
Lei Yi: "Yes, sir. ”
Andrik: "Remember, neither of the Uzbek wing-backs turned fast enough. ”
On the sidelines of the football field at the Chinese team's training base, Andrik said this to Lei Yi. And before he just said obediently, "Yes, sir." Lei Yi smiled when he heard this, and then said with confidence on his face: "Whether their turning speed is fast or slow, it makes no difference to me." ”
Sure enough, Lei Yi's words finally caused him to be hit by Mr. Andric's "love braincase".
Before Lei Yi returned to China from Brazil, the head coach of the Chinese team, Mr. Andric, had already passed on all the information of the Chinese team's eleven players who played in the last game and the two substitutes to Lei Yi. As a new player who has never spent even a minute in the Chinese Super League and has never met his international team-mates on the field, Andrik's first task for Thunder Wing is to get acquainted with his teammates, not just the names, but also the positions on the field, as well as the league highlights of the season.
But of course, these are not enough, after gathering at the training base, not only Lei Yi, but all of them need a lot of half-court tactical training to familiarize themselves with each other's offensive methods, as well as the tactical play style formulated by the coach, the next game.
Prior to this, head coach Andric had already told his players that they could pass the ball to Thunderwing when they didn't know how to attack and felt that they might lose possession if they pushed forward.
The players did not understand why the manager would trust a 16-year-old boy who had not even played for the national team at a critical moment in a life-or-death match. But on the field, what the coach says is the order they must obey.
Anyone who has trained with Thunder Wing in tactical training will be able to know what kind of shocking energy this skinny-looking boy can burst out on the football field. They knew how Lei Yi could dribble the ball, how to easily dodge at high speed in very tight spaces, and they knew that his dribbling skills at his feet were far beyond all of them. But no one knows what such a boy can do in the life-and-death battle between the Chinese team and Uzbekistan.
But at such a moment, in the face of such a boy who came out of nowhere, too magical, it seems that they can only do what they say to their manager at the moment, to believe.
Just one day later, the Uzbek team arrived in Beijing, China. Although in the first leg of the home game, the Uzbekistan team beat the Chinese team 2:0, and this battle can be said to completely hold the initiative in their own hands, but this team from Uzbekistan is not relaxed.
There is no national team in the world that does not aspire to reach the World Cup finals, but the defeat in the Asian top 10 has forced Uzbekistan to face four play-offs in a row. At this point, there is no essential difference between them and the Chinese team.
They can't afford to take even a minute before they actually grab the last extra spot.
For the Uzbekistan team, that cannot be taken lightly, and for the Chinese team, it is a real back-to-back battle. Although most fans are not optimistic that the Chinese team can turn defeat into victory at home in this game, this does not affect everyone's attention to this game at all. It seems that every time the national football team fights to the death, paying attention to where Yue Yihuang is at this time has become a habit for many domestic fans.
This time, although they still got an answer that made them feel disappointed - Yue Yihuang was still in Turin at this time, but the Serie A player who had led the Chinese team to the round of 16 of the World Cup posted his Weibo status the day before the second leg of the play-off match between the Chinese team and Uzbekistan:
Yue Yihuang's Weibo undoubtedly made many people who have been following him explode. Until the first leg of the Chinese team against Uzbekistan, the No. 11 jersey used by Yue Yihuang in the national team was still in a semi-retired state. Although Yue Yihuang has made it clear that he does not want the jersey he wore to be retired and no one has been able to use it since him, but in the past seven years, no one dares to choose the jersey that his predecessors once wore.
But on the eve of the life-and-death battle between the Chinese team and the Uzbekistan team, Yue Yihuang released such a message, which was extremely surprising. If you carefully study the 23-man squad for this game announced by the Chinese team in advance, you will find that there is only one completely unfamiliar name among them.
Thunder Wing.
"Chinese team, No. 11, Lei Yi!"
This is the sound of the DJ at the scene of the game, in Beijing, at the Galaxy Football Stadium in Beijing, the best football stadium in the country built for the 2032 World Cup in China! This is the home of the Chinese team! And just today, the stadium welcomed Uzbekistan, a guest who also struggled with China in the four-round play-off of the World Cup finals.
Fifteen minutes before the start of the game, stereoscopic projection technology in the stadium showed the starting line-ups of both teams and the formation of the game in mid-air throughout the center of the stadium. Every time a player appears in the projection, the DJ will loudly announce his name and jersey number.
This made the atmosphere reach a terrible height before the players even played.
"Thunder Wing? I've never seen this guy before! ”
"Oh my God...... He looks so small! ”
"Is he an adult?"
There was a lot of talk at the scene. Perhaps the face was so young that most people were surprised to guess his age and not notice the name printed on the back of his jersey: "Garrincha"
And at this moment, at this moment, someone in the locker room of the Chinese team also called out Lei Yi's name.
"Lei Yi, don't be nervous when you come on the field later."
Of course, the captain of the Chinese team, Zhang Shaolin, said this. Zhang Shaolin was half angry with this headache on the night two days ago, but after making a phone call to his idol, he suddenly found that he seemed to have been opened a door to a new world!
This kid looks so unreliable, he has already scored a brace in the Brazilian First Division! And he is still very popular in Brazil!
Demon General! Another demon general!
Zhang Shaolin deeply felt that as long as the ball is played well, can score goals, and assists, there are some problems with this nature, and the seniors can still tolerate it, thinking that this is still Xiao Lei Yi's national team debut, and he encountered such a critical battle in the first game, and started in this key battle, the little ghost must be under a lot of pressure, so Zhang Shaolin said comfortingly.
But I didn't expect it...... When Lei Yi turned his head and took off the headphones, Zhang Shaolin suddenly found ...... This bear kid is actually watching the black-and-white screen competition video that is very old seriously and happily! It must be that Garrincha's game video again! It must be!!
Captain Zhang Shaolin, who recognized this, said that he felt that he was in pain everywhere......
Perhaps, at this moment, only Lei Yi can have such a relaxed state. He is still very young, and he will not turn 16 until next year's World Cup officially begins. And this kind of World Cup qualifying play-off is so new to him. Perhaps you can't exaggerate the word "arrogance" for this boy, because he never seemed to think that they might end up losing to Uzbekistan in this Asian qualifier.
For others, however, the Asian play-offs are much more than that.
Many players may only play one World Cup for their national team in their lifetime. Four years is a long time for a player, and it can change a lot of things. Many times, a player is still in high spirits at the age of 25, feeling that he can create countless possibilities and countless honors, and create an entire era in world football. But when he is 29 years old, he often laments that his career is gradually approaching its twilight years.
For example, Zhang Shaolin, seven years ago, when he was 25 years old, he participated in the World Cup with the team, and set a milestone record for the Chinese team to break through the group stage for the first time in the World Cup. But after that, the Chinese team failed to qualify for the group stage. Until this year, how can it not be sad to see that they will not even be able to enter the finals of the World Cup?
Zhang Shaolin knows that as a center forward, in terms of the physical condition of Asians, 31 years old is close to the limit, he is sure that he will not be able to play for another four years, and even if the Chinese team misses the World Cup finals again, he will have to announce his retirement from the national team in advance.
Thinking of this, Zhang Shaolin turned his head and glanced at Lei Yi again, and suddenly sighed in his heart.
"Are you all ready? Let's go! Zhang Shaolin put on the captain's armband of the Chinese team and shouted this to his national team teammates in the locker room, and got a positive answer after that.
Although the head coach and team leader had already mobilized them before the game, Zhang Shaolin still hesitated before taking the whole team out of the locker room: "Anyway, we are also playing this game at our own doorstep." Win or lose, just ...... Kick with dignity. ”
When Zhang Shaolin said this, Lei Yi, who was walking behind him, happened to be stopped and hit Zhang Shaolin's body, which made the captain of the national team instantly fish, scoop the little guy into his arms, rubbed his head again, and said: "Kick well in a while." ”
"Well, don't worry about the captain, I'll make the cut with a hat trick!"
Lei Yi's words made all the national team players in the locker room laugh, but the more they laughed, the more uncomfortable they felt. At that time, everyone thought that it was just a child's joke. But no one thought that the boy with long and short legs would really do what he said......