On October 20, the national football team announced a day off to relieve the nerves that had been tense.

Head coach Qi Missheng chose his favorite leisure method - fishing, and several Dalian internationals were able to go home to visit relatives.

Everyone knows that a series of tense games will not work without relaxation. Players should not only relax physically, but also in their minds.

On October 29, the national football team held a collective meeting.

Under the leadership of Wang Junsheng, the national football team solemnly swore in front of the red flag: "Don't be a coward, don't be a deserter." For the dignity of the motherland and the honor of Chinese football, we will resolutely eat Ka, Sha and Ke...", expressing the determination to defeat the remaining opponents and obtain the right to qualify for the World Cup.

On October 31, in the morning, Qi Caosheng suddenly found Wang Junsheng and said that he wanted to go back to his hometown.

"It's going to be a game this afternoon, what are you going to do when you go home?" Wang Junsheng looked puzzled.

"TMD, I don't know who called my mother and said I was gone." Qi said angrily, "My mother is over 90 years old this year, and when she heard that I was 'gone', she thought I was 'dead'. She didn't listen to any explanation I had on the phone, she had to go back and see me in person to feel at ease..."

"Then hurry back, don't let her old man worry!" Wang Junsheng gave a fake.

After saying goodbye to Wang Junsheng, Qi Miaosheng left the hotel.

It is hard to imagine that a commander will fight to the death for the honor of the country in the afternoon, and someone should do such a thing at this juncture!

After thinking about it, it is fortunate that Ladd is in charge, otherwise the Chinese team will have no one to cope with the mistakes in the game.

At 4:15 p.m., the Chinese team played the sixth match of the final round of the World Cup qualifiers at the Golden State Stadium in Dalian and Qatar.

The 35,000 spectators who attended the stadium almost filled the stadium, and the fans were determined to cheer on the Chinese team in numbers and momentum, as Iran did at home.

In this game, the Chinese team reactivated the 442 formation, and the captain General Fan returned to the starting lineup after being suspended.

The starting goalkeeper was replaced by Fu Bing, who had been playing as a substitute, and Han Wenhai was also temporarily called up to the team, responsible for covering the bench on the bench with his buttocks.

The starting four defenders are Wu Chengying, Mao Yijun, General Fan, and Sun Jihai. The four midfielders are Li Jinyu, Li Ming, Yu Xiangwei, and Yao Xia. The two forwards are Gao Feng and Xie Hui.

The tournament was played in a low temperature of 8 degrees Celsius, which had an impact on Qatar, but it was not big after all. Facing Qatar, which has only 4 points and is at the bottom of the group, although the Chinese team is not complete, they all maintain a relaxed mentality.

At the beginning of the game, the Chinese team played a familiar fast attack at home. General Fan, who is constantly pushing forward, fully reflects his offensive value, whether it is passing the ball or earning the top, he can often be seen on the screen.

In the 12th minute, Sun Jihai hung diagonally in the penalty area on the right side, and the Qatar defenders made a mistake in clearing the siege, and the ball was cut off by General Fan Da, who was diagonally in the crowd.

General Fan strode forward, did not wait to stop the ball and crossed to the goal, outflanked to the back post of the high wind to meet the ball, and the ball went into the net.

1-0, the Chinese team opened the scoring.

After a good start, the Chinese team continued to stick to the current style of play.

However, Li Ming, who had just come on the field after being suspended, made two consecutive pass errors in the backfield and was cut off by the Qatari striker, taking the opportunity to launch a quick counterattack.

Fortunately, Wu Chengying and Sun Jihai, two young players, desperately returned to defense, coupled with Fu Bing's heroic performance, they barely managed to hold the score.

Although the score did not change, Wu Chengying paid the price of a yellow card. In the next game, he will also wear the clothes of the staff and stay on the bench to cheer for the Chinese team.

Li Ming's continuous return pass mistakes annoyed the fans, how could such a low-level mistake occur twice in a row in a home game?

Coupled with Li Ming's poor performance on the offensive end and the fact that he is a local player of Dalian Wanda, the fans' requirements for him are naturally extremely strict.

When his third lateral pass was too big and he turned the ball into a throw-in to his opponent, there was a sudden burst of boos from the stands.

Li Ming's face was blue and red for a while, and sometimes he didn't even dare to raise his head.

The fans' cries are becoming more and more extreme, and some even brought out Li Ming's sluggish performance in the first game against Iran.

With the passage of time, every time Li Ming took the ball, the fans shouted: "Change Li Tie!" Change Li Tie!! Change Li Tie!! ”

Unconsciously, Li Tie has left a very deep impression on the fans. It seems that as long as Li Tie is standing in the backcourt, no offensive player can rush through him.

"Change Li Tie, change Li Tie, change Li Tie!"

Li Ming made another decent pass, and the fans in the stands shouted loudly again.

The cabbage on the bench was flushed, and the young man didn't know how to face his teammates in such a situation.

Although the fans in the stands were chanting his name, where was this praising him, obviously roasting him on a charcoal fire!

Li Ming has become a "sacrifice", and once Li Tie makes any mistakes or plays unsatisfactory, then he will fall even worse.

Gradually, Li Ming became less and less confident with the ball, and almost every time he touched the ball, he would pass the ball out before the fans shouted.

Qi was not there, and the Gu Ming Elder came to Ladd and asked worriedly: "Mr. Ladd, in this case, is it better for us to replace Li Tie..."

Ladd glanced at Gu Ming Chang with contempt, "Mr. Gu, if the fans shout, the coach will do it." So what else does the team want this coach to do? As a coach, you have to believe in your professionalism at all times. No matter what the game throws on, you have to trust your own judgment. ”

"Instead of what they shout, you listen." Ladd said, reaching out and pushing the Ancient Captain away, as he had just blocked his view of the game.

"Well, Mr. Ladd, it's me who thinks too much, it's that I'm thinking too much." After being "taught" by Ladd, the ancient chief also woke up. Yes, how can there be a coach in this world who listens to the fans?

In this way, Li Tie was pressed on the bench all the time, and Ladd didn't even mean to warm him up.

In the top 10 games, Li Tie's role was huge.

But careful people will find that Li Tie is like a super substitute, and he was basically replaced in the second half.

Because Ladd believes that Li Tie, who played in the second half, will use his "steel body" to give the most fatal blow to the opponent who lacks physical strength.

Especially when those forwards who want to rush past Li Tie find that they can't get around Li Tie no matter what, the sense of gap in their hearts is enough to instantly crush all the self-confidence of a team member.

Maybe after three or five years, Li Tie will grow into a pillar of the national football team, and after accumulating a lot of experience in the competition, he can be sent to start.

But it's not the young man with a cabbage on his head and a green face.

It's only 20 minutes into the first half, and it's far from the time for Li Tie to play.

The fans shouted for a long time, but there was no movement in the coach's box.

Everyone has a long throat, and the Chinese team is still playing smoothly during this time, so after coaxing for a while, it gradually died down.

In the not-so-cold weather, Qatar has gradually adapted to such a climate.

To be honest, this temperature is not very cold for the human body. After a little exercise, the heat generated inside an athlete's body is enough to withstand such a cold snap. Even when the breeze blows, it feels very comfortable. This kind of refreshing feeling is difficult to feel in West Asia.

Qatar, who have adapted to their environment, are starting to play with a clear eye, and they take every opportunity to counter-attack and threaten the goal guarded by Fu Bing as much as possible.

For a while, every time the offensive ball in the penalty area of the national football team was attacked, the players were scared. After three times and twice, he couldn't even control the ball.

There were only three shots on goal in the inner half, while Qatar had eight shots on goal.

In the 44th minute, the Qatar team crossed from the right, and the No. 6 who was inserted after receiving a return pass from a teammate near the top of the arc and volleyed with his left foot.

1-1 draw.

The situation took a turn for the worse, and in the last minute of the first half, the first half ended the game with a yellow card received by Sun Jihai.

In the second half, the Chinese team was very offensive in the opening stage, but the two fullbacks assisted too much, and even if they ran with all their might, they sometimes couldn't defend themselves, burying hidden dangers.

In the 54th minute, Qatar once again played a quick counterattack, No. 18 inserted the gap left by Sun Jihai's assist on the right side, and sent a wonderful pass to the goal on the edge of the penalty area, penetrating the goalkeeper and defenders of the Chinese team.

Fu Bing and Mao Yijun made an obvious mistake in coordination, Mao Yijun thought that Fu Bing would attack in time to confiscate the ball, and Fu Bing thought that Mao Yijun would kick the ball first.

While both were waiting for the other to make a move, Qatar No. 9 suddenly came out of the middle of the two, lightly cushioned the incoming ball into the net, and actually overtook the score away from home.

"Hey! The cooperation is still too rusty! Gu Mingchang slapped his thigh, how could he not feel sorry for such a good situation being wasted?

After the score was overtaken, the Chinese team did not slow down.

In five minutes, General Fan and Li Ming both made passing errors at the front of the penalty area, but fortunately, Mao Yijun and Wu Chengying concentrated and repeatedly resolved the crisis.

Until this moment, Ladd couldn't hold back any longer. directly stopped the game and let Li Tie, who had been hot for three minutes, play.

Seeing the familiar cabbage head, the fans were so excited that they collectively chanted.

It's really a long time to come out, half cabbage and half mask!

After Li Tie came on the field, the Chinese team's midfield defense has improved greatly.

Li Tie, who has an absolute advantage in body and physical strength, is like a tireless tank, constantly going back and forth between the two forbidden areas.

At this moment, he just played defensive ball, and then he ran to the front of the opponent's penalty area to assist.

Li Tie ran so tirelessly, it seemed that he would never stop. For this reason, enthusiastic fans affectionately called: Li Tie who can't run!

However, Li Tie's play did not save the defeat, and Qatar began to make a fuss on the side again after seeing that the middle lane could not work.

In the 62nd minute, it was another side tackle in the front court, and Qatar took the opportunity to launch a counterattack.

Li Tie ran fast, but still couldn't catch up with the speed of the ball's flight.

When the ball came to the feet of Qatar No. 20, the midfielder unceremoniously stopped the ball and volleyed it directly. Fu Bing Whip couldn't reach it and conceded another goal.

In the blink of an eye, the two goals were behind, and the national football team woke up.

After Ladd replaced Peng Weiguo, the Chinese team began to catch up and frequently hit the Qatar team's goal.

In the 84th minute, Sun Jihai hung diagonally on the right side, and the Qatari defenders were not far away.

It was General Fan who plugged in again, met the ball on the penalty line with a right-footed volley, and the ball hung into the net to pull back a city for the Chinese team.

The internationals seem to see a glimmer of life and are ready to give it a go.

However, Qatar played the last two substitutions in a row, directly changing the formation to 550.

In front of the large number of Qatari players, although the referee gave as many as five minutes of stoppage time, the national football team was still powerless.

Amid the angry scolding of the fans, the Chinese team lost 3-2 at home to Qatar. Not only did he bring his opponent back to life, but his own leading position also became precarious.

Coupled with the news of Iran's 0-0 Kuwait on the other side, the situation in Group A suddenly became confusing.

The Chinese team at the top of the list and Qatar at the bottom of the list are only 3 points apart, and no one can say who will be eliminated if they can appear.

"I... I'm sorry everyone!! ”

At the moment when the whistle blew at the end of the game, General Fan, who contributed one assist and one goal in this game and was named MVP, knelt on his knees with a sad face.

The individual honor of dog P, in the face of collective honor, it is nothing.

General Fan's painful expression was screenshotted by Chen Tang at this moment, becoming one of the most classic photos in the history of Chinese football.