Chapter Seventy-Seven: Victory in Sight
"Did the referee think that the German team was much better than us, so sending one person off would not make the game one-sided, but would make it more beautiful?" , Duan Xuan's joking words inadvertently revealed half of the truth. As for the other half, Neuer, who finally gave up arguing on the big screen at this time and ended up with a black face, had already thought of it
"FIFA doesn't want to see Germany win three in a row, at least not easily, because that would be a big hindrance to the development of football. On the contrary, if the Chinese team can win the championship at home, the world's most populous country will inevitably surge with an unprecedented football boom, which is definitely what FIFA is looking forward to", Neuer was full of remorse at this time, if he could have thought of these earlier, no longer superstitious about the impact of the higher status of German football on the referee, just now he would rather let Gao Jun score, just equalize, it is much better than the unfavorable situation that the German team not only conceded the goal, but also had to fight alone
After Manuel Neuer was sent off, the ugly-looking Loew had to urgently replace the substitute goalkeeper Mark Neuer, who played for Barcelona. Andre. Ter Stegen came on but replaced him with a defensive midfielder rather than a striker, and it was clear that he still wanted to beat China in regulation time rather than conservatively rely on defense to get to the penalty shoot-out. It is not surprising that Loew made such a decision, with one less man on the field, the physical exertion of the German players on the field will be much greater than that of the Chinese team, and the longer the game drags on, the more detrimental it will be to them.
But on the other hand, after seeing the German team unexpectedly lose the soul on the field, Hiddink is not Hiddink if he doesn't know how to seize the opportunity. However, because the game had entered injury time when Neuer came off the field, the Chinese team was unable to rewrite the score again before the end of the first half. Hiddink's adjustment was not made until half-time
"The Chinese team sent both Su Lin and Wuqiu Wang to the field, is this going to play 361 instead?" , Duan Xuan said with some excitement, and when he watched the game for a while, his increasingly excited expression unconsciously brought a little uneasiness and worry, "No." It looks like it's 343! Is Hiddink planning to attack with all his might and bring down the German team? β
As a guest, Gong Lei was also a little worried, "The strength of the German team is very strong, even if there is one less person, it is not easy for us to win in the attack, right?" Now that time is in our favor, it seems that there is no need to rush so much"
"Germany are not just numerically inferior, Neuer is not just a good goalkeeper, he also plays an irreplaceable key role in the German team's tactical system. Now he is suddenly and unexpectedly off the pitch, which will have a huge impact on the German team's defensive system and even attack. Even if the players in the German team are very good. There will still be a certain amount of chaos in a short period of time, and this is our chance", Hiddink muttered to himself as he looked firmly into the field.
The introduction of two powerful attackers and the adjustment of the formation made a qualitative leap in the attacking ability of the Chinese team, but the German team still showed better control in the midfield, which did not lose personnel. In the first ten minutes of the first half, the German team, who were trying to take the lead again, had three shots on goal, although they were not very threatening, and they were much stronger than the Chinese team did not have a single one
But as the leader of the Chinese team on the field. Gao Jun is not in a hurry at all, when the opportunity is not very good. He would rather fall slowly with his teammates than easily break through on his own and risk losing possession. However, once the opportunity arises, Gao Jun will definitely not let it go. In the 57th minute, Gao Jun, who had been pretending to be a serious injury and barely supported, suddenly moved the ball forward after receiving the ball, and then immediately accelerated forward, and the king of Wuqiu after receiving the ball did not stop the ball. Directly a kick came out again, only to see that Gao Jun, who was like an arrow from the string, caught up just right, what a beautiful two-by-one!
The only remaining central defender on the field of the German team immediately saved, trying to block the angle of Gao Jun's shot, but Gao Jun did not stick to the ball. Shoved the ball into the right side of the German penalty area before he got close, only to see that the second half-time Gyalin had fully picked up his speed, and when he received the ball, he had already left the entire German team's back line behind
"Sue Lin is really a treasure knife and is not old! He knocked the ball across the middle and Gao Jun had gotten rid of the defense! Seeing the exciting scene in the arena, Duan Xuan quickly shouted uncontrollably, "Oh, oh! Gao Jun's signature calm push shot, the ball from Ter Stegen's goal into the net, a wonderful shot! β
This is his 11th goal in this World Cup, and as long as he scores two more goals, he can equal the miracle created by the legendary French football superstar Fontaine. Seeing Gao Jun's current heroic appearance, I think everyone can rest assured, the injury should be fine, it may just be a shoulder dislocation. After praising Gao Jun's performance, the guest Gong Lei did not ignore the contribution of Gao Lin, "But to be fair, the biggest contributor to this goal should still be the man who ran out of position to receive the ball and sent a wonderful pass, although he is now 32 years old, but judging from the sprint just now, his explosiveness has not weakened much compared to when he was young, and the running position is more sophisticated, indeed, as many fans say, 'the older the more demonic'." It is really a huge wealth for the national football team to have a veteran like Xue Lin, 'there is an old family and a treasure.' 'Ahh β
Seeing the wanton celebration after the Chinese team's goal, the head coach of the German team, Loew, couldn't help but look sad, the lack of a defender is indeed a huge impact on his own backline, and although Ter Stegen is also very good, but after all, it can't play the same role as Neuer, such a water-injected German team's backline can't prevent the Chinese team's unparalleled frontcourt quartet
"It's useless to rely on defense alone, you can only attack with the Chinese team, in fact, that's what I originally planned." After all, he has won two World Cups, and Loew's psychological quality is now very strong, his expression quickly regained his composure, and shouted loudly into the field, comforting and motivating his players, "Don't care, attack with all your might, the victory must be ours!" β
It must be admitted that although the Chinese team has a super strong front four, they are all forwards, even if they have a certain amount of ball control and organizational ability, they are still incomparable with pure midfielders, and the gap in defensive ability is even greater. Therefore, although the Chinese team has the advantage in the midfield, once the German team is fully engaged in attacking, it can still press the Chinese team on the field. However, Zhang Bin, the young goalkeeper of the Chinese team, showed better and better form, making two key saves in succession, which made the world's top scorer like Muller feel helpless. On the contrary, the Chinese team won a corner kick opportunity after grabbing a free kick in the 66th minute, and Xie Wenjun's header extended the lead on the field to two goals!
"The ball is in again! This time it's Xie Wenjun! Before the game, I am afraid no one thought that the Chinese team would be able to lead by two goals in this game, and now the Hercules Cup has reached the hands of the Chinese team, it depends on whether they can catch it! Duan Xuan's face flushed with excitement.
It's no wonder that the famous football commentator of CCTV is so excited, now there are less than 30 minutes left in the game, but the Chinese team is already two goals ahead, and there is one more number of people, no matter how you look at it, the Chinese team is already in control. At this moment, the vast majority of Chinese fans are probably thinking like this in their hearts, and to a certain extent, Duan Xuan's words are expressing everyone's hearts.
Not to mention the Chinese fans, even the national football players on the field celebrated wildly after this goal, almost everyone thought that the Chinese team had won, and even the coach of the Chinese team, Hiddink, sat back on the bench with a spring breeze on his face at this time, chatting with his assistant coach.
At this time, a small number of German fans on the Internet look a little "dead duck with a hard mouth" message can only attract everyone's ridicule, "You are too naΓ―ve, I admit that the German team is very strong now, but the excessive obsession with technology has made them lose their former blood and will, if it is the German tank of the year, maybe there is hope for a turnaround, the current German team, it's okay to fight a tailwind, want to make a big reversal in this desperate situation, dream of it!" β
"Hey, you guys who worship foreign people also have a limit! It's okay to like foreign teams, but now they are the opponents of our national football team, you don't support your own team, but support other countries? Hmph, if it was a war year, were you going to be traitors? But today your father is not angry, and the winner is us! Brother is in a good mood, so I won't worry about you! Ha ha! There are even some people who accuse those German fans of forgetting their ancestors, but now they are in a good mood, and it will not develop into a scolding war on the Internet.
But at this time, an unexpected thing happened, in a scramble for position in the penalty area, the Chinese team's central defender Lyon moved too much, attracting the referee's whistle. The guy who had made countless Chinese fans feel like they had risen to heaven before the end of the first half suddenly became the villain, ignoring the arguments of the Chinese players and Hiddink on the sidelines, and firmly pointed to 12 yards and awarded a penalty to the German team!
"Alas, the referee is starting to find a balance, what the players of the national football team should think of, this is the final of the World Cup, and the referee can't sit back and watch the game become a one-sided situation", Duan Xuan suddenly cried out in pain (to be continued......