870 How is he again?
The 29-year-old is very interested in this World Cup, as it may be his last.
Before the game, his conflict with the head coach of the national team also made him controversial.
The head coach accused Samuel Eto'o of not working as hard as the club in the national team, which Eto'o considered to be an insult to him because he wore the captain's armband of the Cameroon national team, which he could not accept, so he was hell-bent on proving himself in South Africa.
"I'm going to give everything I can for our fans."
"I think Cameroon can achieve something in this World Cup and I will do my best to achieve it!"
The first game against the Chinese team is considered to be the most promising game in this group to get three points, because whether it is the Netherlands or Denmark, the overall strength is not bad, Cameroon is not sure enough to win, only the slightly inferior Chinese team, Cameroon will undoubtedly get off to a good start if it can win.
For Samuel Eto'o, there is another special meaning to the Chinese team.
That's Yang Yang!
Samuel Eto'o's European football career began at Real Madrid, but he never got a chance to prove himself at the Bernabeu, he was always on loan and never trusted.
Once upon a time, his biggest dream was to wear a Real Madrid shirt, play for the White Battleship, and score at the Bernabeu.
But gradually, his wishes changed.
He was still hungry to score at the Bernabeu, but in the opposition's shirt.
He later opted for Barcelona, a team that rivaled Real Madrid, where Eto'o almost broke the goals of major European teams, including Real Madrid, giving Eto'o a sense of revenge.
But the good times didn't last long, and in his sight, an opponent appeared again, Yang Yang.
The first time I heard this name, Yang Yang also played for Ajax, but at that time Barcelona had already moved the idea of selling Eto'o and buying Yang Yang, although it was not successful in the end, Eto'o remembered the name.
Later, Yang Yang went to Liverpool, and everyone felt that Yang Yang's opponent was Messi or Ronaldinho.
As everyone knows, in Eto'o's heart, Yang Yang is also his opponent.
Sadly, Samuel Eto'o has played for Barcelona in several games against Liverpool, all of which ended in defeat, with the Champions League final undoubtedly being the most painful in '09.
It was also in the summer of 09 that Yang Yang descended to the Bernabeu as a savior and won the worship of everyone under the Royal Horse, which made Eto'o even more dissatisfied with him, because this was once the treatment he dreamed of, but it was never realized, and now it is obtained by Yang Yang, an opponent.
What embarrassed Eto'o even more was that when Yang Yang came to the Bernabeu with an extremely dazzling aura, he was used by Barcelona as an addition to the introduction of Ibrahimovic, which made the arrogant Cameroon striker unacceptable in any case, so after Barcelona failed to introduce Ibrahimovic, Eto'o still insisted on leaving the team and transferring to Inter Milan.
In Serie A, Samuel Eto'o played another peak season of his career, helping Inter Milan all the way to the Champions League final, only to be met by Yang Yang's Real Madrid.
Eto'o regarded Yang Yang as his opponent, and he also tried his best in the final, trying to kill Yang Yang, and even he almost succeeded.
The corner that led to Diego Milito's goal was created by Samuel Eto'o and McCone on the right.
Unexpectedly, in the second half, the situation took a turn for the worse, Yang Yang led Real Madrid to play a threatening attack, and Yang Yang himself scored two goals in a row to help Real Madrid reverse.
Everything collapsed at the whistle at the end of the game.
What made Eto'o even more uncomfortable was that Yang Yang not only scored two goals, but the media broke the news after the game that Real Madrid's counterattack in the second half came from Yang Yang's planning and command, and the Chinese superstar's tactical literacy and football wisdom won the appreciation of everyone around the world.
There is even news that Real Madrid will habitually listen to Yang Yang's opinions when recruiting now, what kind of respectful treatment is this?
But the more this happened, the more Eto'o was unconvinced.
In the club, whether it is Barcelona or Inter Milan, they can't help Yang Yang, so they will kill him in the national team.
The Chinese team is weak, Cameroon is stronger, there should always be a chance, right?
It was with such ambition that Samuel Eto'o started this game.
But what he never expected was that the Chinese team played a tactical style of 451 in this game, strictly defended and did not give him any chance.
Despite his hard work, he did not receive support from his team-mates, and he only had one shot on goal until the full 80 minutes of the game, and the chances he created were easily squandered by his teammates.
He ran a lot and played hard, but he couldn't break through the Chinese team's defense.
But fortunately, the Chinese team also failed to create a threatening offensive.
Cameroon also did its best to block Yang Yang, just as the Chinese team froze Eto'o.
Eto'o looked up after a setback, glanced at the time, jumped into the 80th minute, the score was still 0-0, and he took a deep breath.
"Ten minutes left, there's still a chance." Eto'o thought to himself.
But......
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"The Chinese team broke the ball in the backcourt, Feng Xiaoting stole Webb and stabbed the ball to Zhao Junzhe."
"Then pass to the front court, to Yang Yang."
"Yang Yang rushed forward with the ball alone, the speed was very fast, and the Chinese team counterattacked."
"But Cameroon's return speed was also very fast, and the quick counterattack failed to succeed."
Yang Yang raised his hand, signaling his teammates to hold steady.
"The ball was passed back to the midfield and given to Zhou Haibin."
"Zhou Haibin stopped the ball, transferred with a big foot, went to the right side, and handed it to Chen Tao."
"Chen Tao took the ball, faced Héctor's defense, shook a shot, kicked back, and picked up the penalty area."
"Gao Lin didn't go to grab ......"
"The ball fell to the back ......"
"Yang Yang rushed in, no one defended ......"
"The ball is in!!!"
"The Chinese team has scored a goal!!"
"Yang Yang!! Yang Yang!! Great Yang Yang! Long live Yang Yang! ”
"In the eighty-third minute, the Chinese team held hard for 80 minutes, and the Chinese team finally scored!"
"A quick counterattack planned by Yang Yang, this time it was played very beautifully."
"In the absence of a chance, Yang Yang passed back to Zhou Haibin, from the left side to the right side, this style of play was not common in the previous national team, and Zhou Haibin's foot transfer was very comfortable, Chen Tao stopped the ball and buckled Héctor."
"One to zero!"
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Near the halfway line, Eto'o, who had returned to the halfway point, watched in amazement at the back of the lost line, watched Yang Yang and his teammates rush out of the pitch quickly, slid all the way to the bottom of the stands, and celebrated the goal wildly, he almost collapsed.
It's Yang Yang again!
Why is it him again?
Why him again?
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The Chinese team finally won the first victory of the World Cup in South Africa with Yang Yang's goal in the 83rd minute, defeating Cameroon 1-0, which made domestic fans very excited and happy.
The Netherlands, meanwhile, beat Denmark 2-0 in their opening game to top the group.
Five days later, China played their second game of the group, with the Netherlands, the top team and the strongest team in the group.
In the face of the formidable Netherlands, the Chinese team held tenaciously for nearly an hour, but in the end it was broken by Sneijder, and the Real Madrid midfielder still played a very eye-catching form in this World Cup, which is unforgettable.
In the end, the Chinese team also lost 0-1 to the Netherlands.
After the game, Yang Yang was comforted by friends including Sneijder, Arjen Robben, Van der Vaart, Frenkie de Jong, Heitinga and Stekelenburg, all of whom are current or former team-mates and are now the pillars of the Dutch national team.
The Chinese team lost to the Netherlands 0-1, Cameroon lost to Denmark 1-2, after two rounds of matches, the Dutch team is a standout, China and Denmark are one win and one loss, Cameroon is two consecutive defeats, basically out.
In this way, in the final round of the group stage, the match between the Chinese team and Denmark will become a key battle to determine the qualification of the group, and Yang Yang will also encounter the challenge of Bendtner, a former friend of Ajax and currently Arsenal's main center forward.
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On June 24, in the final round of the group stage, China played Denmark.
After the opening, the Chinese team was still defense-oriented, fully retreating to their own half, allowing Denmark to press out and attack.
It wasn't until the 14th minute that the Chinese team scored the first shot of the game from Gao Lin.
But two minutes later, Bendtner shot from a small angle, which could be grazed against the post and almost broke through the Chinese team's goal, which made everyone break out in a cold sweat.
Just when everyone began to worry about the prospects of the Chinese team, Denmark fouled Chen Tao on the right side of the penalty area, giving the Chinese team a free kick opportunity on the right side of the front, nearly 30 meters from the goal.
Clearly, the Danes feel that fouls in this area are difficult to pose a threat to the goal.
But Yang Yang stood at the penalty spot and used a powerful falling leaf ball to directly penetrate the goal of the Danish team, breaking the deadlock on the field and helping the Chinese team take a one-goal lead.
Moreover, his free kick was taken with his left foot!
Then the Danes launched another onslaught.
But just ten minutes later, Denmark fouled Yang Yang in the middle of the penalty area, 25 meters away from the goal, when defending the Chinese team's counterattack, and gave the Chinese team a direct free kick opportunity again.
This time, everyone in Denmark was on the lookout.
Yang Yang ran steadily, with a curling ball with his right foot, and accurately sent the ball into the upper right corner of the Danish team's goal, which was a dead corner in an absolute sense.
Two to zero!
After that, the two sides went back and forth, the Chinese team still defended strictly, and Denmark adopted strong offensive tactics.
Finally, in the 80th minute of the second half, the Chinese team pushed down Yang Yang's teammate Daniel Ague during his time at Liverpool in a corner kick defense, and was awarded a penalty, and Tomasson hit the penalty.
But only seven minutes later, Gao Lin passed, Chen Tao deducted the ball after the defender, Yang Yang deftly ran out of the gap, and pushed the empty goal in front of the goal, three to one!
This goal directly helped the Chinese team seal the victory.