Section 392 Behind the scenes
As a player, wishing your game being manipulated is perhaps the last thing you should do. No matter how bad the defeat is, it's better than having a definite result and pretending to go through the game. Hoping that your team has already won and then going out on the pitch for a lap is what actors, not players, should do.
This is the most basic moral cultivation as a sports athlete. Although Gao Shunyao is considered a halfway monk to play football, he is not unclear about this truth. It's just that sometimes, when the competition is fierce and he really can't afford to lose, he can't help but have some such delusions. He had so much expectation of victory that he knew something was wrong, but he couldn't restrain his thoughts.
He doesn't know if what the media says is true or not, but he is hesitant: if it is really true, should he gladly accept it or should he oppose it? He really can't say these things. He wouldn't do such a thing himself, but if someone else did, shouldn't he object? He felt that he didn't need to be such a righteous gentleman.
If it is really a predetermined victory, he can also pretend not to know, and it is not impossible to accept it gladly. After all, the chance of qualifying for the World Cup is too slim for China, and he doesn't want to give up any opportunity, even if he knows that this opportunity is a little dirty, it is difficult for him to give it up.
This thought is largely due to the fact that his team does have a real hope of victory: greed when they see the near-impossible World Cup finals in sight. Everyone has it. If it weren't for the unexpected failure of the Iranian team to win, the Chinese team would have been eliminated at this time, and Gao Shunyao wouldn't have thought much about these things at all. However, it was precisely because of the accident on the Iranian side that stimulated his thoughts.
After all, Iran's loss in this game is really a bit weird.
Iran's game came a little later than China's. In the round of 10, there are five teams in one group, so the game times are also staggered. Before the arrival of the Iranian team in June, the Iranian team was as much as 4 points ahead of the Chinese team, which was also a considerable advantage. However, after the arrival of June. Their luck seemed to be gone all at once.
On June 6, China took the lead in the match against Japan, and a week later, Iran also had their own match. In that game, the Iranian team had a big advantage over the Chinese team, and they were four points ahead of the Chinese team. It was supposed to be this game. As long as they can win it, no matter how much the Iranian team loses in the last game, they will definitely qualify from the group, and no matter how well the Chinese team plays, there is no chance to turn the tables.
However, in this crucial game, the Iranian team was not able to win. In this game, although the Iranian team still tried quite hard to win, it was in the middle of the game. They didn't play as well as expected.
And the biggest reason why they lost was not because they didn't have enough level. It's because of this game, they really can't get the favor of the referee.
In this game, the Iranian team itself was not particularly conservative, they were not as thick-skinned as China, they shrank all over the field, and although they could ensure victory by relying on a few counterattacks to seize opportunities, it was not their style. Their game, as always, still opened the frame for a confrontation, compared to the Chinese team, the Iranians are obviously much more courageous.
It's just guts that bring it, and it's not necessarily the best outcome. Compared with the hearty victory of the Iranian team against the Chinese team, this time the Iranians did not play the whole game very smoothly. Although in terms of strength, Iran is definitely the top four teams in Asia, and in the whole group, except for the Japanese team, they are not afraid of anyone. However, there are some accidents in football games, following the defeat of the Japanese team by the Chinese team, the Iranian team also exposed an upset.
Not long after the game started, they were directly awarded a penalty because of a big defensive move, which can be said to be unfavorable, which made the players feel a lot worse at once.
A penalty was awarded at the start of the game, which was quite frustrating. For Iran, however, this is just the beginning. This penalty is just a microcosm of the whole game. Throughout the game, the referee's whistle has been a little obviously biased, which has caused the Iranian team to suffer a lot of losses.
Although the Iranians are very strong and they have been trying hard to attack, but after their two good chances were rudely destroyed by their opponents, the referee did not see it, and they themselves were almost sent off because the game was not going well, and the players yelled at the referee angrily. They kept attacking, and their strength was obviously superior, but except for a long-range shot from outside the penalty area, which unexpectedly got a goal, other times, they were simply fighting against the referee. And in this game, the Iranian team also lost to the referee. They had the complete superiority, but because of the referee's whistle, they didn't get the victory.
At such an important moment of the game, there was such a game penalty, which also caused an uproar in Asian football. The South Korean referee who enforced the law made an unfair decision, and after the game, it also attracted the attention of the AFC. However, no matter how much the AFC attaches importance to this new one, at least this game, the result has been determined, and the Iranians just have the ability to turn over the game that has already been played.
They did not win in the game, and at the most critical moment, they were once again brought closer by the Chinese team. After the competition, there is a final round. Iran played against Japan, they are now only 2 points ahead of China, if this one is lost, they will be overturned by China at the last minute.
This result can be said to be at the last moment, giving the Chinese team a ray of life. Their unexpected draw made the victory of the Chinese team against the Japanese team also have quite real significance. In the last game, Iran vs. Japan can have any result, and as long as they lose and China wins, then it will naturally be the Chinese team that goes to Brazil.
This game is an important reason why Gao Shunyao is most excited.
However, it is precisely because of this game that there are many other discordant voices. Why is the Iranian team being treated like this at this time? This has also become a huge question for people.
The Iranian side first broke the rumor that the game was rigged. The Iranians believe that this is Zhang Jilong's withdrawal from the AFC presidential race in exchange for the AFC's support for the Chinese team to qualify for the World Cup group. As we all know, the Japanese team can be called the son of the AFC, and it is impossible for the AFC to pit them, so the unlucky person can only be the Iranian team.
Some time ago, the filthy scandals caused by the Football Federation seem to have a new possibility of brewing and fermenting at this time. Only this time, it seems that the Chinese team is no longer the usual victim, but has become the possible beneficiary.
Originally, such words were just speculation, and the Iranians just said it, and they had no evidence. However, what is surprising is that after these words were transmitted to China, the country also went through some oil and vinegar, but sorted out a new version. The birthday gift to the leader has become a common ridicule in the media, and some people have begun to boast that Zhang Jilong's withdrawal from the election has given the Chinese team a chance to qualify, not to mention, but also provided support for the retention of the Olympic project, which can be described as killing two birds with one stone and has many benefits.
The name Zhang Jilong, after the news from the Iranian side came out, suddenly became hot. He was almost dubbed the World Cup lucky star of Chinese football by the Chinese media. The last time the Chinese team qualified for the World Cup, people said that it was the result of Zhang Jilong's draw. And this time, it was Zhang Jilong who got out of the line. It's ironic that football officials, who have always been disgraced, have become heroes to the fans.
The conspiracy has always had a market in China, and the persistent distrust of the Chinese soccer team has led to the desire to find a more plausible reason for the Chinese team's victory. Compared with Chinese football players playing seriously, it seems that it is more likely that officials have played a big game of chess, and such comments will naturally not be less.
Although such comments are a bit absurd, they also stir up many people's hearts. Gao Shunyao also listened to a lot, and then thought about which weird game in Iran, even he wondered if there was really an inside story. And if you think about it, if there really is an inside story...... Maybe it's really not a bad thing. At least the players can ensure qualification, and the last game doesn't have to be so hard.
As long as the above helps, then the last game gives your team a few penalties, isn't that the same thing?
Sometimes, the efforts of the bottom are really inferior to the transactions of the upper layers.
It's just that he can think about these things, but as a player, when it's really time to do things, Gao Shunyao knows very well that he can't take these words seriously.
Gao Shunyao also had delusions about this. But sadly, whether this is an insider or not, at least Gao Shunyao, as a player, has not been exposed to any inside information. After thinking about what is wrong, he still needs to face reality again. Looking back at the game, Gao Shunyao found that he was still not ready to relax.
Although he doesn't know what the situation is on the Iranian side, at least he is sure that his team will win the Japanese team by hard work rather than exchange, and if it were not for the efforts of his teammates, the current Chinese national team would have been eliminated.
They can get their footing, maybe with support from above, but more often than not, they can only rely on themselves. If they don't win, then no matter how many backroom deals there are, the team still can't escape the doom of being eliminated.
He didn't have access to the insider, which meant he still couldn't let up. And taking a step back, even if there is a real exchange, then there must be the strength to complete the exchange.
He has to work hard, and in the last game, he still needs to work 100% - no one knows how the deal is behind the scenes, but he is the pillar of the Chinese team, and the game in front of the stage must be completed by his hard work, only in this way can he control his own destiny. (To be continued.) )