Chapter 30: The '94 World Cup Final
1994, Summer, USA, World Cup.
When the quadrennial World Cup came to the United States, which is known as the "football desert", no one expected that the Yankees would hold such a wonderful World Cup.
Although defeated South Korea, the uncrowned king of the Netherlands, stumbling Italy, lost their souls Argentina, invincible Brazil, aging Germany, and Bulgaria almost blackened...
Maradona's ban, Pagliuca's red card, Bulgaria knocking out Germany, Baggio erupting, and an epic Samba vs Tulip conversation.
Countless highlights attract the attention of fans around the world, upsets, dark horses, Mars hitting the earth, desperate survival and a series of things you can feel on the stadium, all staged in this World Cup.
Twenty-two Jianlibao members sat in front of the TV for a whole month, watching all the live broadcasts and videos of the World Cup matches.
After watching the battle of the world's strongest teams, the vision and thoughts of this group of Jianlibao students have been sublimated, and their understanding and perception of football have also been improved to a new height.
When the time came to July 17 local time, fans around the world focused on the Rose Bowl Stadium.
This is a battle between the Blue Coats and the Samba Army, who have come all the way!
In Ah Wei's villa, Ou Chuliang, Li Tie, Zhang Xiaorui and others all sat in a row, watching the game intently.
Over the course of a month, this group of teenagers has completely turned into a group of ball addicts.
The first thing everyone does every day is to discuss the winning team of the next game and call for their favorite team and stars.
Sometimes people will quarrel because of their favorite factions, and sometimes they will shout because they have a common favorite team.
In the same game, in the same living room, Jianlibao members often make different sounds because of a goal.
Zhu Guanghu is also generous for this reason, Chinese football needs to seek common ground while reserving differences, and a hundred flowers are singing.
This period of watching the World Cup planted a small seed in the hearts of Jianlibao people.
Over time, it slowly takes root and sprouts.
Sun Zhi likes Romario, Li Jinyu likes Baggio, Li Tie likes Mateus, Zhang Xiaorui likes Maradona, and Discussion likes Caniggia, the son of the wind.
When the game started, everyone sat together again, watching the ball and discussing it.
Prior to that, Brazil and Italy had both won three World Cups. Whoever wins this match will be the first country to have four stars printed on the team flag.
So at the beginning of the game, players on both sides were careless, and most of the fierce physical collisions appeared near the midfield.
Just then, Brazil broke the ball in midfield and played a quick counter-attack.
"Divide the left!" Li Jinyu shouted.
"To the right side." Sun Zhi was not to be outdone.
"You can come by yourself, and you can go over it alone!" Zhang Xiaorui also shouted.
Deng's quick counter-attack caught the Italians off guard, while No. 7 Bebeto and No. 11 Romario ran in front of Dunga on left and right.
Judging by the movement of the Italian defenders, Bebeto, who passes to the left, is clearly more threatening.
Dunga did exactly that.
Bebeto had almost no defenders around him, but he stopped the ball a little late because he glanced at Pagliuca too much.
Just as he was about to swing his leg to shoot, the experienced opposition defenders were also aware of his motives. He quickly made a sideways move, using a sliding tackle to the ground, to block Bebeto's shot.
Everyone was crying out.
"Wonderful, that's wonderful!" Zhang Xiaorui sighed, "This ball passed so well, it passed through the gap between the two people at once, and there was a vacuum around the striker." ”
Zhang Xiaorui constantly praised Dunga's accurate passing, completely forgetting that a few seconds ago, he was still yelling for Dunga to break through with the ball himself.
Li Jinyu defiantly forgot about Sun Zhi, and he guessed correctly again.
Sun Zhi looked deflated and muttered something. In fact, when the ball came to the vacuum on the left side, Sun Zhi was also stunned.
Zhu Guanghu sat on the sofa in the last row, looked at the two main strikers of the team, and whispered to Liu Zhicai on the side: "Dayu's sense of smell in front of the door and his judgment of timing are good, but it's a pity that his health is worse." ”、
"He and Sun Zhi are not the same type." Liu Zhicai immediately got to the point.
"Well, you're right. The ruler is short, and the inch is long! We can't expect everyone to be as perfect as Xiao Ou. ”
"It would be nice if Xiao Ou was an outfield player..."Liu Zhicai looked regretful.
"Stop, stop, don't mention this. Watch the ball. “
"That's the right way to pass the ball." Li Jinyu and Li Tie explained, "Although Romario on the right side is also running, the Italian defenders around him are facing him to defend in his direction. So if it is passed to him, even if the ball can be passed, it will be difficult for Romario to pose a threat to the goal in the face of the bag. ”
"On the other hand, there was more space around Bebeto on the left, and you see, although he was a little careless when he stopped the ball, he still had time to control the ball."
"It's just that the last kick was too stinky, and he wasted time by adjusting it, but he had to force a shot."
"If this ball hits the middle again, Pagliuca will not be able to use it even if he has Ogona's reflexes."
Li Tie nodded in understanding, although he knew that as a midfield playmaker, he needed to tear apart the opposing lineup for the team and create killing opportunities. But when it comes to implementation, he doesn't know how to do it.
After praising Dunga's pass, Li Jinyu shook his watermelon head again, picked up the Jianlibao drink in front of him and took a sip. "Dunga passed well, but Bebeto was too anxious. However, Italy is not easy to bully, Brazil has been unable to open the situation for a long time, and Italy's defensive counterattack should work. ”
As soon as the words fell, Italy had already attacked from the back to the front.
Berti crossed, and Baggio in the penalty area didn't wait for the ball to land, and directly raised his foot to pull out a wonderful volley!
The ball goes into the net.
"Handsome!"
"So handsome!" Everyone shouted.
Li Jinyu stood up directly and shouted loudly: "Baggio! I love you! ”
When the other Italian fans came to their senses, they also raised their hands and shouted happily.
Italy has had a bumpy road, mostly thanks to Robert Baggio's wonderful performance.
Now in the final, how can you not go crazy with such a delicate volley?
At this moment, football is extremely fascinating, and it brings such simple and great happiness to young people.
"Don't worry, calm down, sit down." Ou Chuliang pulled Li Jinyu's jersey on the side, pointed to the linesman on the screen and said: "This goal doesn't count, it's offside." ”