Chapter 4 I Can
"Ten minutes, is my journey to the World Junior Championships only ten minutes?"
Watching the ball fly quickly towards the goal, Yu Liang, who was struggling to chase back, had a trace of unwillingness in his heart.
As a member of the national youth team, Yu Liang is proud.
But I haven't been able to get a chance to play so far, and as a midfielder, it's really embarrassing.
The World Youth Championships, for many young players, is just a stage to show their talents to the world. But for Yu Liang, the World Junior Championships have another meaning.
The World Youth Championship, or FIFA U20 World Cup, is an international under-20 men's football extravaganza, held every two years, with a total of 24 teams competing for the final title. Although it does not have the same attention as the World Cup, it still has a considerable influence among young players. After all, this stage has produced countless talents who have shocked the world of football, and this is a gateway to their road to superstardom.
But for Yu Liang, this may be the World Cup in his life.
If he can, he not only hopes that this World Youth Championships can continue, but he also hopes to compete for his country again at the World Youth Championships in two years' time.
For Chinese fans, the World Cup is a thorn in their hearts and a mountain in front of the national football team.
Although they were lucky enough to climb to the top of the mountain three years ago, after a brief moment of joy, they quickly fell into the valley.
After experiencing joy and tears, the national football team and fans are full of expectations for the new World Cup journey, but this time they were actually blocked out of the quarterfinals, and the difference in the number of goals missed the World Cup again.
After a brief period of pain, fans are once again looking forward to the World Cup five years from now.
With the talent and talent shown by this national youth team, the World Cup in five years is definitely worth looking forward to. Just like the World Youth Championships four years ago, the players of that national youth team are just as worth looking forward to.
But what the final result will be, no one knows.
What's more, there have been too many changes in the past five years. Therefore, Yu Liang will not pin his dream of participating in the World Cup on the ethereal five years later. Therefore, the World Youth Championships is his own World Cup stage.
"Even if it's only ten minutes, I'm going to have a gorgeous curtain call!"
Looking at the ball close at hand, Yu Liang jumped forward, and the whole person jumped directly towards the ball flying towards the goal......
"Malvern's header hits the goal, the ball bounces off the ground, dodges the goalkeeper's save, haha, brilliant shot, now Michel should think about the next opponent. Whether it's Brazil or Syria, I'm sure they'll all be cannon fodder under the German tank......"
The commentator on the commentator of German TV 2, Luke Bed, was there to explain the game with emotion, and a relieved smile appeared on his face after seeing Matip's header hit the goal. This 90-minute game made him a little breathless, and he had to admit that this Chinese team shocked the world, but now everything is over, and the German team will achieve the final victory.
Luke Bed, who breathed a sigh of relief, naturally picked up his water glass, unscrewed the lid, and drank the water directly. My throat was already smoking, and now I urgently needed water to moisten it.
But in the next second, the warm water almost killed him.
"Ahem......"
The violent coughing made it difficult for Luke Bird to open his mouth to speak, and the snot and tears slowly flowed out under the strong stimulation.
But at this time, Luke Bird showed his professionalism very well, and after coughing, he immediately closed his mouth, directly endured the strong stimulation, and continued to explain with a hint of hoarseness.
"No, God, God, I really can't believe it, the last thing I believe happened happened, the No. 14 player, the No. 14 player of the Chinese team, actually blocked Malvin's shot, God......"
Luke Bed, the hoarse voice reached thousands of homes in Germany via television.
In street bars, in taxis, many Germans opened their mouths in disbelief.
They saw the most incredible scene, they heard the most incredible thing - the victory that was about to come, was destroyed by a guy who came on the bench and went on the goal line!
"Well, his name is Yu Liang, he was born in eighty-seven years, and it will be his eighteenth birthday in three days, God, he has prepared the most unique gift for his coming-of-age ceremony!"
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"Beautiful, beautiful, Yu Liang, Yu Liang used his face on the door line to block the fatal blow of the Germans, well done! This is the most wonderful and important header clearance in his eighteen years of life, Yu Liang, maybe he will remember this moment for the rest of his life, 7:26 pm local time on June 21 in the Netherlands! ”
"Well done!"
Yang Cheng made a forward pounce and confiscated the ball that bounced back directly. After getting up, he hugged Yu Liang's head and kissed it.
At this time, any language may seem cumbersome, perhaps not as direct as an action, at this moment he just wants to thank Yu Liang for his solution.
As a goalkeeper, it's not embarrassing to be breached. But if you want to be a good goalkeeper, you have to be mindful of the number of goals you concede.
After thanking Yu Liang, Yang Cheng waved his hand and motioned his teammates to press forward, and then a big foot found Gao Lin in the front court, and the game continued.
After missing a great chance to score, the Germans also knew that it was impossible to settle the battle in 90 minutes of regular time, so they simply recycled the formation to save energy and prepare for the next penalty shoot-out.
After Gao Lin stopped the ball, he saw that the Germans put on a stubborn posture, and did not choose to attack, but passed the ball directly back to the midfield. Chen Tao, who received the ball, looked at the posture of the Germans, and did not choose to continue to attack, but fell upside down in the midfield. After all, they are not sure to kill their opponents before the final whistle blows.
"Tick! Tick, tick......"
Just when Yu Liang sent the ball to the feet of Zhou Haibin in the front court with a diagonal pass, the final whistle sounded in the stadium.
Ninety minutes of match, two minutes of injury time ended, China 2:2 Germany, the two sides will go into extra time.
As soon as the final whistle blew, the substitute players of both sides, members of the coaching staff and the team doctor immediately rushed to the stadium, some brought water and towels to the players, and some directly relaxed the muscles of the players. They need to hurry up in a few minutes and help the players get fit. Because after the regular break, there are only a few minutes of rest before overtime.
Yu Liang, who was sitting in the crowd, had never enjoyed such treatment.
After receiving the towels and energy drinks handed over by his teammates, Yu Liang felt a sense of recognition in his heart.
Since entering the national youth team, he has faced doubts from all sides, without excellent physical confrontation ability, no excellent foot skills, no outstanding explosiveness and speed, the only thing that can barely be said is that he has excellent running ability and sweeping ability, and a tenacity that does not admit defeat. What no one expected was that with this tenacity and excellent running ability, they won an opportunity to create a miracle for China's U20.
Crowchen was not surprised by Yu Liang's performance on the field, and it was precisely because of Yu Liang's ability that he recruited Yu Liang into the national youth team.
Looking at Yu Liang sitting in the crowd, Crouchen smiled, walked in front of Yu Liang, and praised him, in the current predicament, Yu Liang's performance will also be related to the outcome of the national youth team.
"Well done, kid!"
Seeing Crowchen coming over, Yu Liang immediately stood up. Hearing the head coach's praise, Yu Liang smiled very happily.
"Not only can I raise my salary now, but I may also go to the Chinese Super League!"
Listening to the head coach's praise and thinking about his performance in the game, Yu Liang believes that he can be favored by more teams.
"But kid, there's still thirty minutes of brutal extra time, and I hope you can continue to play your part and win the game for the team!"
Looking at Yu Liang with a smile on his face, Crouchen didn't make too much elaboration and went straight to the topic.
'In midfield, we need your running ability and sweeping ability to defend the team, you will be the barrier to the back line, you will be the iron gate of the midfield of the team, so you can't make any mistakes! Will you be able to do it? No, you have to do it! ”
Yu Liang, who was a little thin, still kept a smile when he listened to Crowchen's chatter there, but after hearing the translated words, the smile on his face gradually retracted and began to become grim.
"Can I?"
With a hint of suspicion, Yu Liang looked at Crowchen in front of him. This old German man with gorgeous hair gave him a resolute gaze!
"If I can clear the ball on the goal line, why can't I stop the Germans for the next 30 minutes?"
Thinking of this, Yu Liang's eyes gradually became clear and bright!
"I can do it!"
After glancing at the translator and Crowchen, Yu Liang took a sip of the energy drink, then nodded resolutely, and shouted in his heart.
A few minutes of rest was fleeting, and the players, who hadn't been able to get enough rest, stepped onto the pitch again to continue the fight for victory.
Backbite!
After the players of both sides were in place, the referee blew the whistle directly and extra time began.
With the first 90 minutes of warm-up between the two sides, fans can't help but look forward to the next 30 minutes. However, they overlooked an important factor, which was that after 90 minutes, the players were close to exhaustion, and even if they were given a five-minute break, they could not recover much. Compared with the German players, the fitness crisis of the Chinese players is more serious, so the extra time is destined to become a one-man show.
However, before the one-man show, China U20 launched a fast attack and lifted the cruelty of overtime!