Chapter 130: They Think We've Won
"They have nothing to fear! We're just one goal behind! In the dressing room of the South Korean team, South Korea's captain Ji Seong-yong was cheering on his teammates.
However, judging from his performance in the first half when he was completely suppressed by Gao Zheng, he was really unconvincing when he said this......
At this moment, Sun Xingmin stood up and took over the captain's words: "What the captain said is right. They also hit the crossbar with a first-half goal, which may have been seen by the Chinese as a sign of a threat in their attack. But I don't see it that way: as long as you don't score, it's not a threat. On the contrary, I think that shot hit the crossbar is a good sign that their attack is over! The important thing is that we are only one goal down and in the second half we can change the situation if we work hard! All it takes is one ball and we can bring the advantage back to our side! ”
Son Xingmin said so much that his teammates were a little surprised, because in their impression, Sun Xingmin is not the kind of person who likes to talk at length in the national team, and sometimes, he is even a little shy.
And now, looking at his impassioned appearance, it is as if the captain's armband is worn on his arm......
"And most importantly – they had such an advantage in the first half that the Chinese players must be very carried away now and feel that it was only a matter of time before they beat us. Then let's give them a little bit of a good look in the second half, and let them know that 'Koreanophobia' is not so easy to cure! ”
Sun Xingmin waved his hand vigorously and made the final decision.
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At halftime, the atmosphere in China was really relaxed.
The relevant leaders who accompanied Gao Zheng's parents to watch the game at Gao Zheng's home shook hands and talked with Gao Zheng's parents with a spring breeze, thanking them for cultivating such excellent players for the country, and said on the spot that any difficulties can be raised, and those that can be solved must be solved.
Gao Zheng's parents said that everything is fine now, there is no difficulty, and they will not cause trouble to the government.
Then the leader and Gao Zheng's parents started a routine, and the reporters kept pressing the camera shutter around the three, and the camera lens recorded all the scene, which may appear in the local news tomorrow.
Feng Shiyu and Xiao Yingying were sitting in front of the TV, one holding a mobile phone and scrolling through Weibo, and the two of them were amused by the talented jokes of sand sculpture netizens and the sand sculpture pictures made by P from time to time.
Zhao Ju and Guo Wei were also satisfied with the performance of the Chinese team in the first half, and they chatted with interest about the shining points of the Chinese team in the first half.
But when they were chatting happily, Yang Wenlong suddenly snorted: "It's only half a game, don't be too happy!" We only have a one-goal lead, South Korea is not a soft persimmon, I think the second half is the most important thing! ”
"Oh, Lao Yang, don't be too serious. Anyway, we are one goal ahead, and that's our advantage......" Guo Wei said.
Yang Wenlong shook his head: "No, just lead by one goal, if the other party can equalize, the situation will immediately turn to them, their morale will rise, and the Chinese team will be hit, resulting in low morale or something, if you make some mistakes again, then I am afraid it will change from leading to falling behind by one goal." ”
"Not so unlucky, right?" Guo Wei asked.
Yang Wenlong nodded: "It's better to think bad than to be blindly optimistic." Of course I don't want to be so unlucky, but what's going on the football field, who knows? ”
Guo Wei, who was originally very happy, couldn't laugh when Yang Wenlong said this, he thought about it and said, "Such an obvious thing, I think Pei Lan must be able to see it, right?" ”
'It's one thing to see it or not, it's another thing whether the players can really realise it. Otherwise, there would be no such thing as 'underestimating the enemy' in this world. Yang Wenlong snorted.
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In the Chinese dressing room, Perrin was admonishing his players with a serious face: "The South Korean team must have thought that we would celebrate in the midfield, that we thought we had won." If they're willing to think that, let them want to go! But most importantly, we can't think so. Don't look at the first half we played well, but in fact we were only one goal ahead, which was the biggest hidden danger, if the opponent scored a goal, it would have equalised...... So you have to be careful in the second half and don't concede the ball first......"
Yang Wenlong considered the problem, how could Pei Lan not think about it?
Naturally, he repeatedly warned his players not to rejoice too soon.
In fact, for most of the break, Perrin was talking to the team about this. Until every player's expression becomes serious.
The only thing that made him unhappy in the first half was that he only scored one goal despite having the advantage. It would have been nice to have killed the game in the first half.
Of course, it's good to be one goal ahead, but you have to be careful not to give the opponent a chance.
"Remember, always stay focused and don't give them a chance! Wait until the game is over, and then we'll celebrate! ”
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Before the start of the second half of the game, Gao Zheng and Wu Lei stood in the middle circle with football, ready to kick off.
He noticed that there was someone in the South Korean lineup opposite who seemed to be staring at him.
He soon saw the person staring at him, because among the group of people opposite, the person's eyes were the brightest, like a cat with the flash on.
The man staring at him was Son Heung-min, the star of the South Korean team.
Gao Zheng knew Sun Xingmin, but he didn't know much about him, so he was limited to knowing him.
Now this man is staring at him with a very aggressive look.
If Gao Zheng had looked in the mirror when he looked at Cristiano Ronaldo, then he would have known that Sun Xingmin's eyes at this moment were exactly the same as when he looked at the Portuguese, a beast-like gaze.
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Although the Chinese players did not take pride in the first half, there was an accident at the beginning of the second half.
Central defender Mei Yuan was injured in the confrontation with No. 7 Son Xingmin and could not continue the game, and was forced to be replaced in the 49th minute.
So Peilan had to replace Mei Yuan with Jiang Zhipeng, and Ren Xing, who started to play left back in this game, returned to his familiar central defender position, and Jiang Zhipeng played left back.
However, Jiang Zhipeng had already been shown a yellow card before this game, and if he received another yellow card in this game, he would be suspended and miss the next game - provided that China can eliminate South Korea and reach the semi-finals.
Now all the players of the Chinese team with a yellow card are on the field.
Fortunately, no one in the Chinese team ate cards in the first half, but the South Korean team, which was one goal behind in the second half, will definitely strengthen its offensive. In the face of their all-out counterattack, everyone in the Chinese team will be under tremendous pressure, under this pressure, can they still stay calm and not eat cards?
In addition, if you don't dare to do your best in defense for fear of missing the semi-finals due to cards, what if it causes the Chinese team to lose the game?
Of course, the situation is the same for the South Korean team, two players received yellow cards in the first half, especially Ji Chengyong, who has confirmed that he will miss the next game.