Chapter 5 Starting
Not only Hiddink, but Luo Weixi's face also turned pale, he couldn't imagine that An Zhenhuan would be drunk.
The water in the kettle was indeed secretly exchanged for beer by him, and judging by Ahn Jung-hwan's intelligence, it was not difficult to complete this task. But Luo Weixi really didn't expect that the dignified seven-foot man would get drunk after just taking a sip of beer. He was a little worried now, after all, it was difficult to predict what a drunk person would do.
"Why is he so drunk?" Hiddink's brows furrowed into a rope and he asked the interpreter beside him.
The translator translated this sentence to Ahn Jung-hwan on the spot.
Luo Weixi almost knelt down for the translator, and he began to suspect that IQ was contagious.
After listening to the translator's words, An Zhenhuan put away his smile, waved the kettle and sneered: "Am I drunk, do you think I look like I am drunk?" Tell the old man, don't talk nonsense, love to drink or not. ”
The translator then stumbled to translate the words to Hiddink.
"Still drunk!" Hiddink couldn't help it no matter how educated he was, and snatched An Zhenhuan's flask: "You are so unprofessional, your starting position is gone!" ”
"Bah." This time, An Zhenhuan understood without a translator, and spat at Hiddink with a mouthful of thick phlegm: "Wine shows character, I have never seen wine as bad as you, forget it if you don't drink, and you actually threaten me with the starting position......"
Seeing that Ahn Jung-hwan's words were becoming more and more thoughtless, a large group of players were afraid that he would do something stupid, so they hurriedly rushed forward and pulled the two apart. Luo Weixi saw a dark feeling in his heart: things have been going on in a good way, and he was still worried about how to create an opportunity for people to find out that An Zhenhuan was "stealing" beer, but now he has saved a lot of effort.
Park Chang's face was even more ugly than Hiddink's, he had been watching coldly, and he couldn't bear it anymore, and kept waving his fist and roaring: "Shame, shame on Korea!" Get him out of me. ”
Only then did several substitutes come to their senses, and they pulled and pulled Ahn Jung-hwan, who was still screaming, out of the locker room.
"This drunkard is the one you're going to entrust you with?" Park Chang asked Hiddink angrily.
Hiddink couldn't argue with it, he also thought that Ahn Jung-hwan's unprofessionalism caused him to drink too much before the game, not only him, but everyone thought so. After all, as long as it is a person, no one would have thought that An Zhenhuan, who is tall and tall, would get drunk with such virtue after only taking a sip of beer.
"Let's change people, who are you going to take his place?" Park Chang looked at the wall clock, and there were less than five minutes left to play.
At a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, Luo Weixi squeezed out of the crowd, patted his chest and said: "Team leader, coach, you have a perfect candidate in front of you, I am young, I have good physical strength, I will definitely be able to ......"
Before he finished speaking, he was vetoed by Hiddink: "You can't do it, you can even be late for the preparation meeting, it's not much better than him." ”
"I'm ......," Luo Weixi was dumbfounded.
He always thought that he was Ahn Jung-hwan's first substitute, as long as Ahn Jung-hwan was kicked out, it would be natural for him to take the position, and he didn't expect Hiddink to oppose it at all.
There is a Korean proverb: whenever the Korean nation is in trouble, there is always a person with noble Korean blood who stands up to save it.
All the sticks firmly believe in this statement.
Seeing that the hard work was about to be in vain, a righteous cry suddenly sounded in the locker room: "Slow! ”。
Park Chang stood up, and Park Chang, who had noble Korean blood, stood up like rain in time.
"Team Leader Park, what's wrong?" Hiddink asked.
There was a contemptuous smile on the corner of Pu Chang's mouth: "Coach, I don't think Li Tianxiu is necessarily worthy of starting." ”
Hiddink didn't think about it for a while, and explained to Park Chang: "Li Tianxiu will be late for preparation, and according to the team rules, he can't enter the starting lineup." ”
Park Chang let out a string of hen-laying laughter and said, "Coach Hiddink, this is your fault." I think Li Tianxiu can not only enter the starting lineup, but also complete the task well. As a team leader, Park Chang's self-confidence is well-known in the team, and he trusts all his judgments as much as he believes that Lee Baek is Korean.
Luo Weixi suddenly felt that Park Chang was not so offensive.
"But he did break the team rules, and just like Ahn Jung-hwan, I have to defend the discipline of the team." Hiddink is still trying to maintain the dignity of a manager.
Park Chang didn't intend to give him dignity at all, and the Ahn Jung-hwan incident made him feel that the old man in front of him was really in vain, and his sense of superiority in blood made him feel that it was time to stand up and take over the team.
"It's different, manager." Park Chang said to Hiddink, and there was some provocation in his words: "Ahn Jung-hwan is an alcoholic, and only weak people are willing to choose weak people." And Lee Tianxiu is completely different, he is young and brave, he is a veritable Korean elite, and I can even see the shadow of my youth from him. ”
"But ......"
"Say no more, you will not understand the courage of the Korean nation, a Dutchman."
"......" Hiddink, he decided to give in, he didn't want to argue with Park Chang, he knew Park Chang's status in the team, he was just a worker, there was no need to conflict with the team leader for a starting spot. Besides, if Ahn Jung-hwan doesn't play, Li Tianxiu is indeed a very good candidate.
"That's it, Li Tianxiu starts in place of Ahn Jung-hwan." Pu Chang's tone was unquestionable.
Luo Weixi remembered the idiom "not enough to achieve and more to lose".
The roster incident was resolved smoothly at this point, and Luo Weixi got his wish and got the starting position.
By this time, the music was already playing on the pitch, the assistant referee had come to knock on the door to ask for the game, and nothing could be changed, and Rovich began to work Maldini's grievances.
Walking to the door of the locker room, Park Chang suddenly grabbed him and said with a mysterious face: "Li Tianxiu, go to the court to show your courage to the opponent, don't have any scruples about fouling Smecta." Park Chang blinked: "I'm sure the Italians will soon be unable to stand Smecta." ”
Luo Weixi suddenly understood the intention of this four-eyed guy to insist on starting himself.
The earth-shattering cries, the dazzling lights, and the 40,000-person stadium were crowded into more than 40,000 sticks, and some of them had already shed tears before the kick-off.
The sticks put up all kinds of Korean slogans around the stands, wore uniform red jerseys, painted their faces with Tai Chi flags, and kept jumping and singing in the stands from the beginning of the game, this is the Korean Red Devils cheerleaders who shocked the world in 2002.
At its peak in 2002, the Red Devils cheerleading group is said to have reached a staggering 8 million members. The concept of 8 million is that about one in six South Koreans is a member of the Red Devils cheerleading team. I'm afraid there is no other fan organization in the world other than the stick that has such a high percentage.
Ironically, the lifespan of this organization is as short as that of the various celestial groups of men and women in Korea.
After the 2002 World Cup on home soil, South Korea's soccer fever began to subside, and in less than two years, nine out of ten of the eight million Red Devils remained, leaving less than 10 percent of the so-called hardcores. After Wang Xiaoer's New Year barely supported the next World Cup, these people finally could not continue anymore and officially announced their dissolution in 2007.
It is difficult to have continuity without heritage, this is Luo Weixi's feeling after seeing the news at that time.
At this time, the big screen began to play the lineups of both sides, the announcer read the list of appearances hoarsely, and the atmosphere on the field reached a peak.
Italy's starting list is 4-4-2:
Goalkeepers: Gianluigi Buffon;
Defenders: Panucci, Iuliano, Maldini, Koko;
Midfielders: Zambrotta, Tomasi, Totti, Zanetti;
Forwards: Vieri, Piero.
South Korea's side is 3-5-2:
Goalkeeper: Li Yunzai;
Defenders: Choi Jin-chul, Hong Myung-bo, Kim Tae-young;
Midfielders: Song Jong Kook, Kim Nam Il, Yoo Sang-tie, Lee Young-pyo, Park Ji-sung;
Forwards: Xue Qixuan, Lee Tianxiu.
The players from both sides entered the stadium with the earth-shattering shouts, and this was the first time Luo Weixi stepped into the game, and despite wearing the jersey of the South Korean team, he still felt extremely excited.
At the first glance of stepping out of the player's tunnel, he saw a kind and kind eight-character eyebrow - Moreno, the world's first black whistle. It was this splayed eyebrows, which looked harmless to humans and animals, that blew the Italians out of the quarterfinals and Maldini out of resentment.
Then, he saw a group of Italian players who were already on the pitch, all of whom were young players: 24-year-old Buffon, 26-year-old Totti, 28-year-old Piero, 34-year-old Maldini...... is heroic, like a male model.
After the national anthem was played, Moreno cordially motioned for the two sides to shake hands with each other, and when he shook hands with Maldini, Rovich found that Maldini suddenly smiled at him, which scared him into a heartbeat.
In this game, the two legends of the Italian team, Nesta and Cannavaro, one suspended and the other injured, replaced the defenders Coco and Iuliano, and Maldini, who has not yet become resentful, also moved from left wingback to left central defender.
Before the start of the game, Luo Weixi had already made plans, it was rare to play the World Cup once, it was better to spend fifteen minutes with Maldini and Koko to play tricks, and live the addiction of his professional players.
Then find a corner kick or a free kick opportunity to replace your goalkeeper with an injury, if possible, even the substitute goalkeeper can do it together, without a regular goalkeeper, it is impossible for Koreans to win, this is Plan A.
If that doesn't work, then execute a simple and brutal plan B: after the Italian team has achieved a big enough advantage, in the name of Li Tianxiu, the black whistle Moreno will be beaten up, and it is better to beat him to a serious injury.
In this way, Moreno retired from the game with an injury, and Li Tianxiu will also be banned for life for beating people, and then these two living treasures will both bid farewell to football, which is really the first happy thing in life.
If that doesn't help Maldini get to the quarter-finals, then I really can't help it, Rovich thought.
With a flute, the game begins.