Volume 4 Chapter 16 The Mountain Rain is Coming
"The ball is in, the ball is in, the ball is in......", Duan Xuan shouted excitedly, "It's Ma Qin, connecting the two, a light pick, beautiful"
"This is the first goal scored by a Chinese in the World Cup since I watched the game, and Makqin has been recorded in the history of Chinese football, and the World Cup is opening up a new history for him"
England fans are excited and can't help themselves, the Chinese are proud of Mackqin, especially the overseas Chinese, at this moment, there is still tolerance.
They can proudly pat their chests and tell others that we have Makqin in football, Da Yao in basketball, and Brother Xiang in track and field, and more and more Chinese will enter the mainstream sports world in the future.
History will remember this moment, on June 12, 2010, only 6 days before the age of 19, Mack Qin scored in the 36th minute of the second half in the 36th minute of the second half at the Rustenburg, Royal Bamfordken Stadium, 19th World Cup, Group C, first round, England vs USA.
"He was born to record, as long as he keeps it up, when he retires, all kinds of football competitions, the Chinese community will become his footnotes, and he will be destined to become a great legend", seeing this moment, Duan Xuan can no longer suppress the excitement in his heart, they will witness the legend of the Chinese football superstar.
For those Chinese who love football, what a pride they will be, the times.
The galloping Mack Qin ran to the sidelines, jumped high, and waved his passionate arms, this excitement, like his first time breaking the net, could not be replaced.
"Great England, great Mark", Lineker's cheeks flushed with excitement, "we will never fall at the feet of the American team, absolutely not!" ”
"Mark scored a golden goal, it saved England from a series of mistakes in this game, Capello still has time to adjust, good goal!" , Wilson said with a compliment.
The score was equalised, and Howard reluctantly picked the ball out of the goal and threw it outside the box, and they were less than ten minutes away from the hope of victory. Whoever is leveled like this will not feel good in his heart, just like what originally belonged to him was stolen.
The England players who celebrated the completion walked back to their own half, and when they restarted, they became the side of the frenzied pressing, and the momentum on the pitch was like that.
The whole of England wanted to take advantage of this momentum, score another goal, overtake the score, and get the first victory, but the United States team was not too flustered, this is really a team that has always been very mature, in addition to being limited by personal ability, all three lines are veterans, and they have also participated in the World Cup.
When England pressed, they still tried to fall in the backfield, and then directly found the front four, which is really effective for England today, except for the two halves to let England continue to control the ball and play a wave of continuous attacks, under normal circumstances, there can be a back and forth.
There was not much time left, and after a wave of attacks on both sides, no more goals were scored, and the final score remained tied at 2:2, which was an acceptable score for both sides, but neither side was satisfied with.
Capello shook hands with Bradley Sr. and went straight to the dressing room, there were more problems than he thought, he had to think about how to deal with it, and the other was the state of the team.
It was really a bit unexpected for him to be in such a poor state before and after, he didn't understand what the problem was for the whole game, was the league too late and the players were tired? Or is it a problem with the training camp?
Of course, the most important thing is psychological problems, especially the main players he newly promoted, who are too nervous, and it is not as good as the 19-year-old Macqin to relax.
"I can accept the result, we made a couple of mistakes in the game that we shouldn't have made, and that's what we're going to deal with when we go back, the USA team is a quality team, they're not as weak as you think," and of course, England aren't as strong as you boast about, Capello said to himself.
"Mr. Capello, will Milner, Ledley King, Green and Rooney be stripped of their starting place because of today's performance?" At the press conference, another reporter asked.
Capello still looked unsmiling, and replied simply: "We will arrange the start according to the state of the opponent and the player, the team does not have absolute starters and substitutes, all 23 of us have a chance"
Although the goal was scored, the team was drawn, and the England players who returned to the dressing room were not very excited, and it can only be said that the mood was not too bad, but the air pressure around the few people who did not perform well was obviously a little low, and Beckham still acted as a psychologist.
After taking a shower, Mack Qin, the best star of the game, was called into the interview area for a post-match interview, and captain Gerrard followed Capello to the press conference.
"Mark, congratulations on scoring your first goal at the World Cup, how does it feel now?"
"I hope we win more than we score", said calmly, "It's a pity that we lacked a little luck today, but the result is okay, and we will try our best to win next game"
"Mark, I'm from The Times, did we make you unhappy with the two goals we conceded today?"
Makqin shook his head and said, "We have made some mistakes, but we are a team, whether we win or lose, we will bear it together"
"Do you have anything to say about Green and Rooney? Did they bury England's first game? ”
"We can't say that", he affirmed, "We are a little out of form at times, but this is because at the beginning of the tournament, we will be in better shape and more confident, what can we say about Rooney, he is a world-class striker, as long as he scores a goal, he will get back into form"
"Do you also support him mocking England fans in the game against the camera?"
"Hehe", Mack Qin replied with a smile, "I don't think he is a provocation, he is a forward, he wants to score goals for England, the recent goal drought has caused him to be under too much pressure, I also hope that the fans will give him more time to get back into shape, so that he can better help the team"
Mackin has been in the football world for several years, and he has dealt with these media without leakage, even if he knows that there will definitely be some turmoil in the team when he returns, but to announce it to the media, the first person to deal with him is Capello.
For his first World Cup game there were so many situations, did not win, he still felt a little unhappy, not the game is like this, it is impossible to be perfect in every game, after the interview, England did not stay longer, directly took the bus back to the training base.
After going back, Capello told them to give them a day off the next day, but they were not allowed to go out of the city, let alone spend the night outside, and their next game was in a week, and then it was basically every three or five days, if there was any.
Barry can return in the next game, which somewhat alleviates Capello's troubles, Carrick is more organized, and Mackin is in conflict with the function, and the protection of the back line is not enough, as long as Barry is healthy, the first choice of the back is definitely Barry.
But the problems of the wing-backs, goalkeepers and defenders who partner John Terry are enough for Capello to have a headache this week, not to mention the uneasy Rooney.
In the evening, after going back to Mack Qin and Isabella for a while on the phone, and after making an appointment to go shopping in Sunshine City together tomorrow, they went to bed early.
It's too luxurious here, they have a villa by themselves, and there is no one to chat and play games at night, Capello has to use video conferencing for meetings, and Mackin is simply speechless.
Rustenburg is a city of European immigrants in South Africa, and it is not much different from visiting a small city in Europe, but Sun City is an ultra-luxury resort known as a "paradise", with green mountains and green waters, and has also restored an ancient city located in the middle of the jungle, called "Valley of Waves".
It sounds natural, but it's home to all the modern amenities, including a casino, and it's not much better than Las Vegas and a famous Miss World pageant.
Mackin took Isabella and his sister to go shopping for a day, and he didn't finish 1/3 of the shopping, and the time was limited, so he could only wait for the opportunity to come back later, and at about 6 o'clock in the evening, he went directly back to the training base.
"Hey, Mark, come over and have some beer", as soon as he entered the gate, he saw a group of teammates drinking and chatting on the grass by the pool.
He walked over and pulled out a chair and sat down, and picked up some food from the long table, which he hadn't really eaten well in Sun City today.
"Beer is warm? Now be careful to have diarrhea on this day", he said casually.
"Drink it with confidence, the chef has made it to room temperature, neither cold nor hot, just right", Carragher took him a large cup, poured it full and handed it over.
After the hiccup passed, they continued to chat, Mackin ate while watching the news on his phone, and the media in England were mixed about their performance in the first game.
Thankfully, they did not lose, the latter two opponents are not as strong as the United States, and the probability of England qualifying, especially the first place in the group, is still quite large.
Of course, what worries them is their inexplicable mistakes, as well as state problems, the media is not too busy anyway, and there is nothing to say.
For example, in the "Times", Mark Qin clicked on his mobile phone and read that Capello could not bear the pressure and said that if the group did not qualify, he would resign immediately.
And all kinds of celebrities have generously supported England, some say that they will change the formation, and some say that they will replace Rooney and let Mack Qin play as a striker, and some say that it is better to reuse Joe Hart, it is a mess, and now with the Internet and mobile phones, these messages are transmitted at a fast pace.
"I think the main problem is that we are too nervous," Terry continued the conversation without, "Everyone has just come out of the season, and before they have time to rest, they are training immediately, and the head management is very strict, we can't stay with our families to relieve the pressure, and many of us who are playing in the World Cup for the first time are probably frightened by the media and fans."
"The fans and the FA have high expectations for this World Cup", Gerrard said as he leaned back in his chair, "and the mentality of some of the players in the team really requires us veteran players to take more responsibility, although I don't fully agree with the approach, but it is understandable"
"What's the use of saying this", Rooney said disdainfully, "Is there any problem when you win, once you don't win, everything is a problem, why don't you play on the first day, don't you know this?"
The people who came to drink today can be said to be old people from the national team or have a certain status, and they don't hide this kind of topic, so everyone should chat casually.
'Let's see,' Lampard took a sip of his drink, 'if we don't win in the second round, then it's really big trouble, I guess the head should be meeting tomorrow'
"You know you're very nervous, why didn't you go out to relax today", Mark wiped his mouth after eating, and joined the chat, "There is still a week, I think our state will be better"
"I went out, the time was too short, it wasn't interesting, and I came back after shopping", several people replied to him, all looking a little uninterested.
They are all like this, it seems that the morale of the team is really not high, everyone is psychologically tired, and it seems that they are still a little war-weary, Mackin and Gerrard glanced at each other, and the signs are not very good.
'I think we should mention it,' said Terry, 'and we need to look at the management of the team to some extent, because we are the ones who play on the pitch
"Didn't you mention it", James said, "when we trained, we weren't against the lockdown management during the World Cup, but the FA supported the leader, and I was afraid that the media would distract us."
It may be that the beer is a little drunk, and many old guys also talk freely, but no one expected that an ordinary party chat would evolve into England's biggest crisis in this World Cup within a few days.