Bovo's goal gave China an equalizer before full-time! Moreover, many players of the National Olympic team also had cramps, and the Chinese team made matters worse! ”

Qiu Suhui asked Hu Bin to replace Lin Feng who had cramps at the last moment, and his last two substitutions were originally intended to be used in injury time, so as to delay the time. But now it doesn't seem to be needed.

There should be no room for both sides in the remaining minutes, and this game will definitely have to go to extra time.

What a tough game!

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As Qiu Suhui thought, in this game plus six minutes of injury time, the two sides played very flatly, and did not fight as hard as some people thought. There is a tacit understanding between the two sides: leave some strength to fight in overtime, and win or lose in the last 30 minutes.

After the 90-minute final whistle, the players from both sides fell straight to rest on the pitch, and after five minutes they would get up and continue the fight.

Qiu Suhui took advantage of the time when the players were resting and replenishing their physical fitness, and hurried to make a final explanation: "Don't worry, don't rush to attack now." There is no golden or silver ball system in extra time, and it takes 30 minutes to play. So you have to distribute your physical energy wisely. If necessary, even if it is delayed to a penalty! Defenders were decisive with the ball and tried to give them as few free-kicks on either side of the penalty area as possible! Qiu Suhui combined with body language to express his meaning in a slightly exaggerated manner.

"Everyone's got it, right? Remember that this is your most important game, and don't give up until it's over! Well, it's time! Get up! Go to the race! Qiu Suhui waved his hand like a duck to make the team members stand up and move a little to avoid cramps.

Li Yan swept the faces of the players of the National Olympic team with a telescope. "It's still that kind of expression, although I'm obviously too tired to do it, but my eyes are very stubborn."

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At the start of extra time, even the fans who had been yelling in the stands for 90 minutes were a little tired, not to mention the players on the field?

The high temperature in the first half of the game exacerbated their physical exertion, especially for the Chinese team. Now it seems that many of the team members are no longer able to run. But they are still gritting their teeth and insisting, there is only one substitution place, and what everyone thinks in their hearts is not "Replace me and come down to rest!" It's "Don't change me!" ”

In addition to the goalkeeper and the two central defenders, Yang Pan, Li Yongle, and Xiang Tao are the best people in the team.

On the other hand, the Italian team, which has a lot of experience in professional games, has much better physical strength, so in the first half of extra time, Italy still pressed the Chinese team to play.

Xiang Tao kicked out the opponent's direct pass, and he no longer had the mood and strength to shout a few voices to boost himself and the team. Italy's pressure on the Chinese team is not only physical, but also psychological.

Is this the best team in the world? Dry!

Qiu Suhui decided to use the last substitution, he wanted to replace striker Li Jie and then replace striker Kong Liang.

Kong Liang is a striker with outstanding defensive ability, and he replaced the exhausted Li Jie to strengthen the defense. But this does not mean that Qiu Suhui gives up the attack, Hu Bin, who is already on the field, is faster, after Kong Liang plays, in fact, the Chinese team plays 4411, Hu Bin is at the front alone, using speed to contain the Italian backline, so that the opponent can not press with all his strength, and the Chinese team will fight back when they have the opportunity.

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Yang Pan was the right wing-back of the Chinese team most of the time, while Wang Liang withdrew to the penalty area as a central defender.

Andrea Pirlo was still alive and he got the ball to Gasballoni's feet. Gasballoni faced Yang Pan, he swiped lightly on the football with his right foot, and then slammed the football forward with his left foot and forced a breakthrough!

Yang Pan was stunned for a moment, then turned around and chased. In terms of speed, he will not lose to anyone, while chasing his opponent, he gradually leans his body up, does not let Gasbaroni add up the speed, and then sinks his body, stretches forward with his left foot, tackles!

Gasballoni seemed to have expected Yang Pan to do this, and he flicked the ball lightly to the outside to avoid Yang Pan's tackle!

Will there be a breakthrough?

It's going to be weird! Yang Pan lay on the ground, twisted his body outward with the momentum, and swept his right leg up!

Gasballoni apparently didn't expect Yang Pan to make two consecutive tackles, and in a panic he reflexively jumped up, and the football was swept off the sideline by Yang Pan.

Call! Yang Pan took a breath and got up from the ground, if it weren't for his physical strength, he would definitely be able to hook the ball with his right foot, Italy didn't even want a throw-in!

Yang Pan's move was also a microcosm of the Chinese team's overall team in the first half of overtime, and they were powerless many times in the first half of overtime.

Fifteen minutes passed quickly, and the players on both sides did not rest, and directly switched sides for the second half. But the players were walking very slowly, and they were hurrying to rest. Now not only the Chinese team, but also many Italian players are already a little exhausted.

Looking back now, is it more humane to play 30 minutes of extra time, or is it more humane to play the Golden Ball? The players fought hard for 90 minutes, but they had to fight for another 30 minutes, winning or losing. This is a double test of the body and mind of the players, on the other hand, if the Golden Ball system is used, then when one side scores the goal, the game is over, is this unfair to the lagging side? Maybe they still have the strength to equalize, just give them a little time...... This question is always a matter of opinion, and it is not clear to say.

However, the current national Olympic team would rather play the last fifteen minutes than let the opponent score a direct gameover. In their minds, even if Italy do score one, they will definitely be able to chase it back before the end of the game.

It's a pity, it's a pity. It's a real game, it's not a comic or a novel, some things can't be decided by spirit alone, the reality is cruel, really......

"The ball is in! Italy's captain Andrea Pirlo. He shook off the physically exhausted Li Yongle and broke through the ...... with his best long-range shot Broke through the goal of the Chinese team. When he said this, Wang Jianxiang was in a complicated mood. Because he's a commentator, it's his job to broadcast the game, but if he can, he'd rather be silent at the moment and not say a word. Italy finally scored, and it was in the 10th minute of the second half, the 25th minute of extra time, and the 115th minute of the game. "But! It's not over yet, we have five minutes left! Boys of the Olympic team, stand up! Stand up! Five minutes left, enough for everything to happen! Wang Jianxiang shouted into the TV screen as if he were on the sidelines, and his shouting could be heard by the Chinese players. But alas, he is not there.

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"Stand up!" Yang Pan stood on the field and yelled at his teammates who were sitting down, his voice was hoarse, but he tried to make his voice reach the ears of every teammate. "Five minutes to go! We still have time! Don't sit here and waste your time! Yang Pan reached out to pull Li Yongle. You were injured when you played against us, and you didn't give up. Now what soft eggs are you pretending! Get up for me, or I'll kick you up! ”

Then he ran to pull up Zhao Pengyu again, and at the same time yelled at Xiang Tao not far away: "Lie there and pretend to be dead!" Fuck me up! Aren't you usually the fiercest screamer? You play dead at the critical moment? ! Are you or not a man? ”

Xiang Tao was very uncomfortable, not because of Yang Pan's words, but because the violent rise and fall of his chest made him even breathless. But he usually hurts a lot of heroes in his mouth, and now he shouldn't lie like this when he should be a hero! "Said...... Yang Pan, you're scolding very cool, right? This account...... Remember first! I'll you when I'm done in Italy! On the one hand, he is still talking about being a hero, but on the other hand, he has already climbed up, and it looks a little difficult, I really don't know if he really has the physical strength to finish the Italian Yang Pan.

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Zhang Jun watched Yang Pan pull his teammates up one by one in front of the TV, and he remembered the game with the High School Affiliated to the University of Science and Technology in his freshman year of high school. In the end, although Yang Pan scored a goal, the game was on the verge of ending. But Yang Pan didn't care, he only knew that as long as he didn't hear the final whistle, the game would not be over for him.

This may be difficult for some strong people, but ......

If you were there, you would have done the same!

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Qiu Suhui can't do anything now, the substitutions have been used up, and the time to make tactical adjustments to the existing lineup for five minutes may not be effective. As a coach, he can only watch the players play from the sidelines.

Bet everything you have, go running, fight, win or lose, don't regret it, don't leave a trace of regret.

This is what Qiu Suhui thinks now, and it is also what the members of the National Olympic team think.

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The Olympic team, which was behind by one goal and was physically exhausted, unexpectedly cheered up, as if they had just come on the field.

Yang Pan transferred the ball from the right big foot to the left, Zhao Pengyu stretched out his foot to stop the ball, but his physical strength was seriously weak, and his supporting foot was soft, and only the toes of his left foot touched the ball, and the football changed the line slightly and bounced to the sideline. When he was about to go out of bounds, he barely stopped the ball with one foot, and then swept past Bowo who rushed up to interfere with Zhao Pengyu!

"If you don't have the physical strength, go to the back, let me come here!" Xiang Tao howled and rushed into the Italian backline.

"It's Xiang Tao! He still has the energy to rush up from behind to assist! Wang Jianxiang shouted in surprise.

However, Xiang Tao's situation is not very good, he is now gritting his teeth and fighting. Bonella rushes up, it's time to pass!

"Xiang Tao crosses with his feet! A low flat shot! ”

Xiang Tao is very smart in this ball, he knows that the forwards on the field of the Chinese team are not very good at heading, and passing high balls is just a waste of physical strength. And if the ball is passed on the ground is different, as long as the ball speed is fast enough, no matter who touches the defender and the forward, it is very likely to score!

So who will hit this kick?

Ferrari scrambled to tackle the ball first, but he was a step late and didn't touch it!

The soccer ball continues to fly through the front of the goal!

Hu Bin slammed forward, and then kicked his feet towards the football! But he collided with goalkeeper Pelizzoli! Neither side touched a football!

The ball flew to the back point!

It was Yang Pan who appeared there this time! He's at the back and unmarked! Great opportunity! A great opportunity for the Chinese team to equalize!

The ball has arrived! Yang Pan used his best right foot to meet the ball and push......

Moretti caught up from the side and flew to head the ball, but he didn't!

The ball flew over his head and towards the empty goal!

Will it go in?

Pelizzoli wanted to pounce back, but he couldn't get up, squat, jump, and reach out in a series of moves in just a second. He didn't even have time to turn his head when he heard a scream.

Did the ball go in?

Qiu Suhui's heart has mentioned his throat, and I believe that Gentilai is not having a good time. But he saw the ball fly over the crossbar, jumped on the crossbar, flew behind the goal, landed on the billboard and rolled back.

The ball didn't go in!!

Sighs and cheers suddenly mingled and filled the entire Thessaloniki stadium.

"The ball didn't go in! Yang Pan put this foot ...... Hit slightly above the beam. Wang Jianxiang was going to say that he was flying, but in an instant he changed his mind.

Qiu Suhui leaned back violently, but Yang Pan, who played the most stable in the audience, supported his feet at the most critical time, and missed this God-given opportunity in vain, God's will!

Yang Pan, who finished hitting the door, weakened his knees, and knelt down in front of the goal, he still raised his head and looked at the crossbar blankly, unable to believe that the ball was so ...... It's flying!

If this goal is scored, he knows better than anyone how important it is for the Chinese team, but he ...... I can't forgive myself for being at that time, when my right leg was about to exert force, my left knee was weak!

And just when Yang Pan was still kneeling in front of the Italian goal, the referee sounded the whistle of the end of the game mercilessly, and he did not leave a second for the Chinese, just one hundred and twenty minutes.

The Chinese Olympic men's football team's journey to the Athens Olympics came to an abrupt end at this second.

After the whistle sounded, Yang Pan still knelt on the ground in a daze, looking up at the sky, without the slightest intention of getting up, or his thoughts stopped at the moment when his right foot exerted force, but his left knee was weak.

If the ball goes in, if that goal goes in...... It turns out that I am still so obsessed with winning and losing! Why? Obviously said that no matter if you win or lose, as long as you do your best, you won't regret it? Why does my heart hurt so much? Why?

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Zhang Jun looked at Yang Pan's back kneeling on the ground, and wanted to cry, he endured it desperately, desperately endured, but in the end, his eyes were hazy.

This scene seems to be a freshman in high school, and I have been a spectator again, an incompetent spectator!

Feng Qing felt that it was not suitable for him to stay in the house in this situation, so he came to the courtyard lightly. To be honest, he wanted to cry just now, but after all, he was older and experienced more, and in the end he still held back.

It's a pity for a good team...... He took out a cigarette and was about to light it for himself, and then took a beautiful puff to relieve the depression in his heart, but saw Sophie also come out, hurriedly extinguished the fire, and took the cigarette back, in any case, smoking in front of the female surname is impolite. Although others are lustful, they still understand some basic etiquette, especially the etiquette about female surnames.

"You...... Why weren't you in there, uh, with him? Feng Qing considered what to say so as not to irritate her.

Unexpectedly, Sophie smiled lightly: "At this time, it is inconvenient for me to stay inside, although it is separated by a TV, but it is a matter between him and Yang Pan." ”

"Well, that's a shame! They played so well, but they were eliminated. ”

"There's no way, this is football......"

Feng Qing saw that after Sophie said this, her eyes drifted into the distance, she must have remembered something, right? It's better not to disturb them, anyway, after drinking so much beer, it's time to go back to sleep.

Sophie really thought of the past, what a similar scene! When he was a freshman in high school, Zhang Jun was a spectator because of an ankle injury, watching his companions work the court but ultimately failed. You're still very unwilling in your heart, right? ZHANG Jun......

Two lines of tears slipped down his cheeks and were blown away in the wind of a Dutch summer night.

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"Xiao Wang, have you taken the photo?" Li Yan asked the photojournalist next to him.

"Filmed, filmed, half filmed!" Xiao Wang patted his camera.

"Well, that's good. You must keep the negatives. The back in the photo will become a signpost for Chinese football! Li Yan looked at the back of No. 7 who was still kneeling in front of the Italian door and muttered.

The strong Yang Pan, the Yang Pan who has the same style of play, Yang Pan, who won the respect of Chinese players in Italy, even at the moment when you kneel in front of fate, your waist is still so straight, and you have never bent over your waist or lowered your head once.

I just hope that you will continue to be strong like this, because you will be the backbone of Chinese football in the future!

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Yang Pan felt that someone was pulling him, and he turned around and found that it was Qiu Suhui: "Coach ......"

"Get up, how long are you going to kneel? You, who asked everyone to stand up and continue the game, shouldn't be in front of them like this. Qiu Suhui pulled Yang Pan up hard, but as soon as he raised his hand, Yang Pan fell down, he frowned, looking very painful.

"Do you have cramps?"

"Hmmm......"

"When?" Qiu Suhui asked Yang Pan to lie down on the ground, stretched his cramped leg flat, pressed it against his chest, and then pinched Yang Pan's forefoot with both hands, desperately pulling down.

"When you just got up......"

Damn, cramps in both legs...... Qiu Suhui thought while exerting his strength while looking at Yang Pan's guilty expression. Didn't I tell you? Don't regret it if you try your best, you fight until your legs cramp, why do you blame yourself? "Yang Pan!" He shouted, Yang Pan looked up at Qiu Suhui, not understanding what the coach told him to do.

"Change your expression, you're the captain, and now it's only going to make them sadder. Your age and experience are considered big in the team, so when you can stand up and walk, go and comfort them! One by one, they cried like that......" Qiu Suhui's own voice was choked, he didn't regret losing, he just felt sad. The team members who were personally selected from all over the country have been with him day and night for a year and three months, and now they have finally come to an end. Losing to Italy, even if the national Olympic team has completed their historical mission, it will be disbanded when they return to China, and Chen Wei has long had the intention of letting him enter the national football coaching team and be Ali Han's assistant.

I wonder how many familiar faces will appear on the training ground of the national team in the future?

Yang Pan looked at Qiu Suhui, who was suddenly silent, and knew that he was just talking about it, but in fact, he must be sad to death in his heart, this team that has gathered all his hard work, and he will finally have to say goodbye to them one day!

But I'm not going to say goodbye to you, Qiu Zhi. I'm looking forward to seeing you in the national team!

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Yang Pan really did what Qiu Suhui said, one by one to comfort the team members who cried like children who accidentally dropped lollipops. Their Chinese jerseys were wet, no matter how the sea breeze blew, I don't know if it was sweat or tears.

Xiang Tao is one of the very few people who didn't cry, and he was also busy comforting Wang Yu, who was crying a mess: "Girl, don't cry!" What is there to cry about? Isn't it just a loss of a game? We'll find another chance to return it in the future! Don't cry, huh? Hear me! Cry again tonight I'll make you look good! ”

Wang Yu was only stunned for a moment, and then continued to cry, ignoring Xiang Tao's threat for the first time, and Xiang Tao looked at Wang Yu's appearance, and had to sigh helplessly.

Is this the end of my Olympics? Ha! He wanted to learn from the heroes of those movies to pretend to laugh chicly, but found that no matter how he grinned, he could only make others think he was crying, or that's it!

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Although the results of the quarterfinals have made history, the players of the Chinese Olympic team do not have the slightest excitement and joy in their hearts to create history, and some only have the bitterness and pain after losing. They don't want to make history, they just want to win.

Maybe that's the difference between a bystander and a person, right? In the days after the game, the players were silent in the atmosphere of "making history despite stopping at the quarterfinals" created by the media. Outsiders rejoice in "making history", but they are suffering in "stopping in the quarterfinals".

At the post-match press conference, Qiu Suhui arrived five minutes late, but he didn't even heat up his chair and hurried away. He only spoke one paragraph, and no one had time to ask questions, but he answered them all.

"Thank you very much. We lost, and despite our best efforts, the gap in quality is not something that can be bridged by working the pitch. The good news is that the players have learned a lot of valuable lessons through this Olympic Games, which will be of great help to them in their future football path. I said before the Olympics that I don't care about rankings, it's about how much we can learn from them. So so far, looking back at those four games, I feel like the goal has been reached, the mission has been accomplished and I'm satisfied. In the end, Italy won well deservedly and I wish them a satisfactory result. Thank you again! Good bye. ”

Very official, very diplomatic answer. At this time, anyone can see that Qiu Suhui is in a bad mood, so let him go if he wants to go, he must have a lot to say to the players, right? Shut the door in the locker room.

Li Yan noticed that Qiu Suhui's eyes were a little red. According to Qiu Suhui's surname as he knew, it was unlikely that he would cry in front of the players in the locker room, so the five minutes late was not in the locker room as some people thought, but in an unknown place...... Right?

Later, when Qiu Suhui returned to the locker room, no one knew anything except for the National Olympic team. They didn't reveal anything to the curious outside world, and in the end, they still remembered that after Qiu Suhui returned to the locker room, he didn't say a long word, but just said: "Thank you very much for everything you have done in this year or so, this summer is the best summer of my life." Now you don't need to be trained by the devil, you don't need to play every two days, you don't need to be locked up and train together every day, I'll give you a vacation, go have a good time! You didn't go out to Athens, did you? Disband! ”

After saying that, he turned around and wanted to leave the locker room.

At this time, someone shouted from behind: "Then when will we reassemble?" Qiu Zhi! ”

In the past, when there was a holiday between training camps, someone would ask such a question, but this time Qiu Suhui did not answer as before, but was stunned at the door, and then opened the door and walked straight out.

Everyone is a person who can't let go!

In the summer of 2004, the Chinese Olympic delegation won a record 32 gold medals at the Games, and surpassed Russia to become the second place in the gold medal table. In particular, Liu Xiang's gold medal in the men's 110-meter hurdles at the last moment made the Chinese people excited and proud. It's been a long time since he won the championship, and it's still being replayed on TV.

No one thinks about the Olympic team anymore, so what does kneeling in front of the opponent's back mean, what does it mean?

What does Li Yan mean by road signs?

For the entire Chinese Olympic team, the summer full of passion, hope, laughter and pain came to an abrupt end at 8 o'clock in the evening on August 21, 2004.

Later, Italy narrowly defeated China, but because it consumed too much energy in this battle, it lost 0:3 to Argentina in the semifinals. Argentina then beat their rivals Paraguay 1-0 in the final to win their first Olympic gold medal in men's football. Italy, on the other hand, defeated Iraq in a dull and negative third-place final, and won a bronze medal that was comforting for them.

But what does all this have to do with the Chinese Olympic team?

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