Chapter 151: Christmas
Xiao Yang saw that the situation on the field of the Gosho team was a little passive, so he called the central defender Silva and asked him to warm up, preparing to replace Kautingho with him, and preparing to use the three central defenders to deal with the three forwards of Boca Juniors. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. biquge。 infoIt's a final with an important title at stake, and the most important thing now is to keep the win, not to look good.
But just when Xiao Yang was about to make a substitution, Boca Juniors scored. In the 68th minute, Riquelme sent a precise through plug again, and Tratito, who had just come on the field, faced the attacking goalkeeper Cicarelli with a low shot in the face of unguarded conditions, and this shot was saved by Ceccarelli bravely, but due to the lack of reaction, Ceccarelli did not hit the ball far, it fell close to the line of the penalty area, and Riquelme, who followed him, pushed the ball into the empty goal easily. Cicarelli hadn't had time to get up because of the save he had just made, so he could only sigh at the ball.
Riquelme did not make a celebration after scoring, but ran to the goal to pick up the ball, and then quickly ran to the center circle to put the ball down, waiting for the Gossau players to kick off, which was so agile that it didn't look like a 34-year-old veteran at all.
Xiao Yang was a little uncertain, he didn't expect that his substitution was only a minute or two slower, and he let Boca Juniors score, and now the score has become 2:1, which is a very dangerous score, if the players of Boca Juniors play their form, then it is difficult to say what the final result will be.
Thinking of this, Xiao Yang immediately replaced Coldingho with Silva, no matter what, let's stabilize the defense first.
Eggman and Avandzini walked to the centre circle and prepared to tee off. Eggman saw the players of Boca Juniors eager to try one by one and couldn't wait, and a wave of anger rose in his heart, when did our Gosau team be forced into such an embarrassing situation by others?
Eggman said to Avanzini: "Mitchell, I think we need to fight them back, they are so arrogant!" ”
Avanzini nodded and said, "That's what I mean, we need to fight back, or we'll let someone else ride on our necks and." ”
The two discussed, Avandzini made a gesture to Ivanovic and the others, Ivanovic nodded, and then Eggman and Avandzini kicked off.
Egerman ran towards the Boca Juniors penalty area after kicking off, and after Avandzini received the ball, the Boca Juniors players immediately pressed him violently, Avandzini knocked the ball back to Ivanovic, and then cut in along the left side at high speed, while on the other side, Horensten also drove full speed and cut in along the right side.
Branislav Ivanovic took control of the ball, picked up his right foot and sent a long diagonal pass from 40 yards out in front of Avazini. The ball was a comfortable pass, and it jumped forward after landing, just enough to allow Avandzini to sprint at full speed without slowing down.
Now Boca Juniors are attacking in full force, their midfield does not have a full-time midfielder, and after changing to a second striker, their backfield has also become a three-center-back combination, Ivanovic's pass is very tricky, just enough for Boca Juniors' right central defender Rodrigo. Ford couldn't possibly get the ball, and Ford hesitated a little, and Avazini was already in front of him with the ball.
Ford had no choice but to step forward to intercept Avanzini, but Avanzini passed the ball to Eggman inserted in the middle, Eggman did not stop the ball and sent a straight stopper, the two completed a two-by-one cooperation, Avandzini received the ball and burst into the left side of the penalty area, Ford saw that now he would reach out again will be a penalty and a red card, and he did not dare to act rashly, so he could only follow behind Avandzini.
In the face of Boca Juniors' goalkeeper Clemente, Avandzini directly pulled out his foot and shot angrily, in the face of this shot, although Clement made a save, but his fall to the ground was just a subconscious behavior, completely resigned to fate, such a close distance, such a fast ball speed, he couldn't make a judgment at all, he could only rely on luck. Of course, his luck today was not so good, he didn't touch the ball as a matter of course, just when his heart was cold, he heard a muffled sound of "bang", and before he could turn back, he saw the ball bounce back into the box at the same speed, and was kicked out of the touchline by the midfielder Queiroga who had just returned to the defense.
This blitzkrieg of the Gosho team left Clement in shock for a long time, and it took a long time to get up from the ground. The rest of Boca Juniors' players also calmed down from that frenzy, and it turned out that Gosho was not an opponent who could let them do whatever they wanted, and they would also kill them.
Boca Juniors' offensive momentum suddenly stagnated, while Gosau's momentum faded and suppressed Boca Juniors.
In fact, in the period just now, Boca Juniors were able to suppress the Gosho team in terms of momentum, not because of how strong they were, but because they had a kind of mindset to break the boat, and they put everything out of the way, plus their style of play is very casual, their imagination is very rich, and they can often make some unconventional moves, which makes the defenders of the Gosho team very uncomfortable.
And now, the defenders of the Gosho team have gradually adapted to the playing style of Boca Juniors, and after Boca Juniors scored a goal, they had the idea of wanting to win and being afraid of losing, but they lost the momentum of being killed and reborn, and of course they were not the opponents of the stronger Gosau team.
The momentum of the suppressed Boca Juniors team now feels that they have become constrained in playing, and there is no longer the same state of circle and happiness as before, while the attack of the Gosho team is becoming more and more fluid, forcing the players of the Boca Juniors team to return to their own half of the defense, but just now Basile has replaced several offensive players in a row, and now there are three strikers on the field alone, even if they return to their own half, defense is not their strong point, therefore, the attack of the Gosho team is higher and higher, and the goal of Boca Juniors is in danger.
Xiao Yang judged the situation and replaced the defender Antunovic with forward midfielder Lima in the 75th minute of the game, and he decided to strengthen the attack and take advantage of the current Gosho team to win the game in one fell swoop.
In the 82nd minute, Ivanovic shared the ball in the backfield and passed the ball to Horensten on the right side, who faced the opponent's left winger Mesa, who was defending himself, suddenly accelerated, used his strong explosiveness, forcibly overtaken, and broke through Mesa's defense.
After Horensten broke through Mesa, there was an open field in front of him, he sprinted at full speed, and when he was close to the bottom line, he got up and crossed, and Egerman, who followed up in the middle, beat Boca Juniors' central defender Pellegrino, and a powerful header rushed to the top, but unfortunately the ball was a little right, and was saved by Boca Juniors goalkeeper Clement, but the ball was very powerful, Clement did not control it, and the ball fell to the center of the penalty area, just when another Boca Juniors central defender, Chepeda, wanted to clear the ball with a big foot, Lima appeared in front of the ball ghostly, and with a slight push, the ball obediently rolled into the goal, and the score was rewritten to 3:1.
Lima's goal was the straw that crushed Boca Juniors, and Basile sighed and understood that Boca Juniors was on the wrong track. Although after the kick-off again, Basile still directed his players to strengthen the attack, hoping for a miracle, but miracles do not happen every time, otherwise they cannot be called miracles.
In the final minutes of the game, Gosho played possession on the field, and Boca Juniors were unable to counter-attack. In stoppage time, Xiao Yang used up the last substitution and replaced Horensten with Sampedro to kill the last bit of time.
Less than a minute after Sampedro came on the pitch, the referee on duty, Duby, blew the whistle for the end of the match. As soon as the whistle blew, the coaches and players on the bench rushed into the stadium and celebrated wildly with the players on the pitch, and the fans in the stands also let out a deafening cheer to celebrate the Gosau team winning this year's Club World Cup.
Xiao Yang stood up from the coach's box, walked to Basile, the head coach of Boca Juniors, with a smile, and extended his right hand to him.
Basile grabbed Xiao Yang's right hand and said, "Congratulations, your team has performed better, and today's victory is deserved." ”
Xiao Yang looked at the 69-year-old man sincerely and said, "Where is it, I still have a lot to learn from you in terms of command." ”
Basile shook his head and said, "We are old, and the world will be yours in the future." Maybe I'll be retiring next season. ”
Xiao Yang wanted to comfort Basilai, but he didn't have anything to say, looking at Basilai's white hair, and saying anything more about what he was still young was to deceive himself. He patted Basila's hand and said, "Take care!" Then he walked into the locker room.
The players of the Gosau team also followed Xiao Yang into the locker room to prepare for the award ceremony afterwards.
In the locker room, everyone showered, changed into commemorative T-shirts specially prepared for the championship, and then walked out of the locker room and onto the pitch.
The podium had already been set up on the pitch, and by the time the champion Gosau came out of the locker room, the medal ceremony officially began.
The first award was the Fair Play Award, which was given to the team with the best discipline on the pitch, and the Gossau team received only one yellow card and no red card in this tournament, so they received the award, which was received by the captain of Gosau Avanzini on behalf of the team from the President of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) Hayato.
Next up were the gold, silver and bronze goals of the World Club Cup, which was won by Riquelme, the heart of Boca Juniors' midfield, who scored the only goal for Boca Juniors in the final, and his performances at other times were also remarkable.
Riquelme received the Bronze Ball trophy from AFC President Zhang Jilong, but there was no joy on his face, only a lonely face, his goal did not bring victory to the team, so he was not happy, and he is 34 years old this year, his career has entered the late stage, and it is difficult to win glory for the team.
The Silver Ball was won by Gossau striker Kautinho, who played a key role in Gosau's victory with a shot and pass in the final, and was presented with the award by King Mohammed VI of Morocco, who warmly embraced Kautinho with his athletic love.
Eggman won the tournament's Ballon d'Or without dispute, opening the scoring in the final when the two sides were deadlocked, and when Boca Juniors were on a counter-attack and Gossau were in a desperate situation, it was his header that forced Boca Juniors goalkeeper Clement to make a save and led to Lima's game-winning goal. It is also worth mentioning that his goal in this game was also his 100th goal of the year, and he created a feat unprecedented in the history of world football.
The award was presented to Egerman by UEFA President Michel Platini, who, after presenting the trophy to Egerman, smiled and said, "Congratulations on winning the Ballon d'Or for this tournament." Also, I am optimistic that you will win this year's FIFA Ballon d'Or, and I hope you will continue to work hard. ”
Eggman also smiled and thanked Platini.
In the previous battle for the third and fourth places, the Mexican American team defeated the Kashima Antlers 2:1 to win the third place in this competition, and they first received the third place medal.
Boca Juniors took the stage to receive their runners-up medals, and some of the Boca Juniors players were still very happy, while others such as Riquelme did not have a happy expression, and it is true that winning a runner-up place is not something to be happy about.
Finally, the players and coaches of the Gosho team took the stage to receive the championship medals, and it was the President of the World Football Confederation (FIFA) Blatter who presented the medals and trophies to the Gosho team. As he hung the glittering championship medal around Xiao Yang's neck, he smiled and said to Xiao Yang: "I am very happy to present this award to you again, and I am also very happy to present this award to a Swiss team for the first time, and I hope that I will have the opportunity to present it to you in the future." ”
Xiao Yang said, "Thank you, Mr. Blatter! I am also delighted to present this award to us, and I am sure that you will have the opportunity to present it to us in the future. ”
When Gosau captain Avazini took the trophy from Blatter, he pulled Shoyan to his side again and lifted it with him.
The Mohammed V Stadium sounded with the song "We Are the Champions" and the fans in the stands set off fireworks to celebrate the victory.
The news that Gossau won this year's Club World Cup with a win over Boca Juniors has caused a strong reaction around the world, and after winning this title, Gosau has won all the titles they can in the past year, they have won the Swiss Super League, the Swiss Cup, the Champions League, the UEFA Super Cup, and now the World Club Cup.
Looking at world football, the last team that has had such a glory was Barcelona in 2009, when Barcelona won an unprecedented "six crowns", one more championship than this year's Gossau, but one more championship is the Super Cup in their own country, and there is no Super Cup in Switzerland, so it does not mean that Barcelona's performance is beyond Gosau's, and the two teams have also won all the honors that a club team can get in one year.
Many influential media in the world have added the title of "dynasty" to the Gosho team, indeed, the current Gosho team is in full swing, invincible, if such a performance can not be called a "dynasty", then there are few teams in history that can be called "dynasty".
Of course, Xiao Yang is not satisfied, in his opinion, just one year of performance does not prove anything, and he still has to lead the Gosau team to continue this performance.
In addition, Egerman's astonishing performance of scoring 100 goals this year has also attracted the attention of world football. 100 goals, in today's world football, some players may not be able to score so many goals in a lifetime, and some strikers may not be able to score so many goals in five years.
Today's strikers are tasked with more than just scoring goals, they are also tasked with so many other tasks that their goalscoring function is becoming more and more degraded, resulting in the fact that in recent years, the world's most goal-scoring players are not pure centre-forwards, but more players like Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi who are roaming outside the box.
After the center could not score, the position of the center forward became more and more embarrassing, and some teams such as the Spanish team even once discharged a "no striker" strange formation, but still achieved good results, which also made people think about whether the position of center forward can be revoked.
Now that Eggman has emerged, he is undoubtedly a pure centre-forward, and his terrifying goalscoring ability has reminded people of the center-forward's goal-scoring function, and the centre-forward is no longer a player like Husky who can only defend and play and not score. It can be said that the presence of Eggman has reaffirmed the value of the existence of the center.
Eggman has also been hailed by major media outlets as a strong contender for this year's FIFA Ballon d'Or winner. Earlier this month, the top three players selected for this year's FIFA Ballon d'Or were announced, with Gossau having two finalists – Eggman and Avannzini – and Barcelona player Lionel Messi. FIFA will announce the winners on the evening of January 7, 2014 in Zurich, Switzerland.
Gosho were the biggest winners in European football in 2013, so it was no surprise that they had two finalists in the final three, and Messi's individual performances this year were impeccable, with 83 goals scored in all competitions this year, so there is no doubt about his selection.
However, if you look at the collective accolades and individual performances of the trio, Egerman's achievements are undoubtedly the most convincing, so Egerman is also the most vocal to win this year's FIFA Ballon d'Or.
In addition, Xiao Yang's call for winning this year's FIFA Best Coach is also the highest. 2013 is not a big year, so the national team coach does not have an advantage in the selection of this award, and among all the club's head coaches, Xiao Yang led the Gosau team to the "five crowns", his results are undoubtedly the most dazzling, so he deserves this award.
Most people regard Xiao Yang as the best coach candidate, but few people notice that Xiao Yang is only less than 30 years old this year, and it is also unprecedented to win the honor of best coach at this age.
After playing the World Club Cup, Xiao Yang led the team back to Switzerland the next day. After that, the Swiss league will usher in a winter break of more than a month, and Xiao Yang also gave the players a holiday, so that the players who have played for half a season have a good rest.
However, Xiao Yang himself and the coaching staff can not take a holiday, before the final of the World Club Cup, the draw ceremony for the knockout stage of the Champions League has been held, and the round of 16 matches have all been produced, but in order not to affect the World Club Cup final, Xiao Yang did not announce the draw results to the players.
Looking at the opponent of the Gosho team in the quarterfinals, Xiao Yang showed a wry smile, before the draw, a reporter asked him which team he was most reluctant to meet in the eighths finals, and the first team he said was Real Madrid, but he didn't expect him to be a prophecy, and the opponent drawn by the Gosho team was Real Madrid.
In the previous seasons, Real Madrid has been suppressed by their archrival Barcelona in the league, and their results in the Champions League are not satisfactory, and they have stopped in the round of 16 of the Champions League early, for which they have also fallen into the shameful title of "Champions League Sixteen". After bringing in Mourinho this season, Real Madrid's results in the league have improved, and they can already compete with Barcelona, but their performance in the Champions League is still very average, and in Group F, they actually fell behind Germany's Werder Bremen, and relegated to second place in the group.
Of course, they are still a little better than Jose Mourinho's former club Inter Milan, who finished third in the group and have to play in the Europa League.
Although Real Madrid only finished second in the group and had the notoriety of "Champions League 16", Xiao Yang did not dare to despise them at all. Real Madrid as a giant of the giants, the well-deserved boss of the 20th century football club, their heritage is very deep, in their team, the big names are like clouds, as long as they play normally, their combat effectiveness is undoubted, and Mourinho is undoubtedly one of the best managers in the world, their combination no team dares to win.
On February 25, 2014, the first leg of the match between Gosau and Real Madrid will be held at the Bernabeu Stadium, the home of Real Madrid, but now Xiao Yang has begun to let the coaching staff collect information about Real Madrid, and can start to make targeted deployments. This is also the secret of Xiao Yang's success in the past few seasons, and he always makes preparations in advance.
The strong collision between the Gosau team and the Real Madrid team has also aroused strong interest, Gosau is a European upstart, and Real Madrid is a traditional giant, and the relationship between Xiao Yang and Mourinho has not been very good, there are many grievances between them, and it is rumored that the president of Real Madrid, Florentino, first invited Xiao Yang as the head coach of the team to no avail before retreating and then invited Mourinho, this match has so many gimmicks, of course, it has also attracted the most attention.
Some sources also said that this match was arranged in advance by UEFA in order to have more gimmicks and increase ratings. This statement has also aroused general agreement, because this is UEFA's usual practice, such as this season's Champions League group stage, there are many such gimmicks, such as Mourinho's current and former club Real Madrid and Inter Milan are said to have been arranged in advance.
Hearing such a statement, Xiao Yang was a little depressed, could this really be arranged in advance? That's too dark, isn't it? Why don't you put me on a weak team? Shakhtar Donetsk like Galatasaray and Shakhtar Donetsk are good, but it's really not good, so it's okay to arrange a Sporting Lisbon for us. Didn't Galatasalej and Sporting Lisbon both lose to Gosso? It's an old grudge.
Of course, complaining is complaining, the draw result is impossible to change, and Xiao Yang is not afraid of Real Madrid, at most he thinks that it will take a little more effort to defeat them.
Real Madrid coach Jose Mourinho issued a statement saying that he is happy to be with Gosau, giving him a chance to get revenge, and he will let everyone see who is better.
The day after returning to Gossau, it was the traditional Christmas Eve in the West. On Christmas Eve this year, because Wen Wan's family members came to Gosau, Xiao Yang and Wen Wan couldn't live in a two-person world, Wen Wan had been preparing at home for a long time in advance, preparing for a good Christmas as a family.
When Xiao Yang returned home on the evening of the 24th, he found that a huge Christmas tree had been placed in the yard, which was full of colorful gift boxes, with the white snow in the yard and a tall snowman piled up gently, which was indeed very Christmas-like.
Wen Wan's grandfather, grandmother, father, and mother also put on new clothes and stood in the yard with great interest to watch Wen Wan decorate the Christmas tree.
Wen Wan saw Xiao Yang go home, and shouted happily: "Fenglei, you are back, it just so happens that we are all ready, let's spend Christmas together as a family." ”