Chapter 168: Pivotal

In this way, the Brazilian team, the favorite to win the championship, suddenly fell into a desperate situation: the Chinese team in Group B won all two games and accumulated 6 points and has qualified in advance; the Norwegian team defeated the Algerian team 3-0 and drew 2-2 with Brazil, accumulating 4 points and ranking second; the Brazilian team accumulated 1 point with one loss and one draw and ranked third; and Algeria accumulated 0 points from two games and two losses to the bottom......

Brazil's only hope of qualifying now is a big win over Algeria in their third group game, and they must also count on China to beat Norway.

As a result, the Huaxia team has suddenly become a pivotal factor in determining who can qualify for the group between the Brazilian team and the Norwegian team: if the Huaxia team sends a substitute to the Norwegian team to win the game, then no matter what the result of the Brazilian team and the Algerian team is, the Brazilian team will be eliminated; and if the Chinese team does its best to defeat the Norwegian team, the Brazilian team can win the Algerian team by a big score, and the Brazilian team can compete with Norway on goal difference, and the Brazilian team still has a chance to live......

As soon as such a situation appeared, Coke spoiled all the fans of Huaxia: I didn't expect that our Huaxia football team would have this day, and it could actually decide the fate of the famous Brazilian team to qualify from the group, this is the first time in the world!

As a result, these excited and proud fans began to discuss enthusiastically on the Internet and in the newspapers whether the Huaxia team should release water in the last group game, let the Norwegian team win, and directly eliminate the favorite Brazilian team, so as not to meet this strong opponent again when the Huaxia team reaches the final......

Most fans believe that the Huaxia team should hide the main forces such as Sneer Xiaotian in the last game, maintain their strength, and go all out to face the second stage of the knockout round.

But some fans who like the Brazilian team said: At this time, the Chinese team should carry forward the spirit of fair play, help the Brazilian team, kill the Norwegian team by a big score, and send the Brazilian team to the round of 16. Because these fans don't want to see international superstars such as Connavado, Leonido, and Cavenica leave the World Youth Championship prematurely to return home......

And the most nervous is the coach and players of the Brazilian team: as the strongest national youth team in the history of Brazilian football that was unanimously favored to win the championship before the game, if it can't even qualify from the group in this cup, it will not only fail to communicate to the domestic fans, but also directly affect the image of big-name stars such as Connavado and Leonidos in the minds of fans, and may also reduce their value at the club......

Therefore, they pinned all their hopes on the Huaxia team. Because they know that it is not a problem for them to win all three points in the game against Algeria, the key is that the Chinese team cannot let go of water and cannot lose to the Norwegian team.

Therefore, at the press conference held by the Brazilian team, the head coach of the Brazilian team and some big-name stars went against the norm and spared no effort to praise the Chinese team, saying that the Chinese team is a team with strong strength and a high level of technical and tactical skills. The Brazilian team lost to the Chinese team, not because of accidental reasons, but a true reflection of the strength of both sides, and they lost convincingly......

In an interview with reporters, the head coach of the Brazilian team and stars such as Connavado also repeatedly emphasized that Sneng Xiaotian is the greatest talent star, as long as Sneer Xiaotian is on the field, the Chinese team can defeat any opponent, and it is very likely to win the championship of this cup in the end.

Although the media and fans of Huaxia know that the coach and stars of the Brazilian team touted and elevated the Huaxia team and sneered at the sky like this, the fundamental purpose is to let the Huaxia team discharge the main lineup in the last group game, do their best to face the Norwegian team, defeat the Norwegian team, and help them create a chance to advance to the group, but they still feel very proud and proud in their hearts: you must know that the head coach of the Brazilian team and those big-name stars are usually very cowhide and proud figures, and they usually do not praise and praise any team or a certain star. And now, because they want to seek the help of the Chinese team, they have all put down their shelves and spared no effort to praise the Chinese team and sneering in front of the media, which has made the fans and media reporters of Huaxia Kingdom get great satisfaction, and the call for the national youth team to discharge the main lineup to play the last group game is getting higher and higher.

However, at the press conference of the Chinese team, the head coach of the British side was vague and vague about whether he would send a sneer to play the last group game, and only said: "We will reasonably arrange the main lineup of the last group stage in accordance with our strategic deployment and arrangement, and will earnestly abide by and implement the principle of fair and just competition, will not deliberately release water, and will not favor anyone in any way!"

The ambiguous answer worried and disappointed the Brazilian journalists and fans present. A few Brazilian reporters simply asked: "May I ask the British coach: Will your team arrange for Mr. Sneer Xiaotian to play in the match against Norway, and if he is going to play, will he be in the starting lineup?"

The British side thought for a while and said: "The specific players will be on the field, our coaching staff has not yet held a meeting to study. Please give us a day and tomorrow our starting line-up will be announced in the media, when Mr. Reporter can see it for himself. ”

At the meeting to determine the starting lineup in the evening, there was a great controversy among the coaching staff of the Chinese team: many assistant coaches and players believed that now that the Chinese team had qualified from the group, they should hide the sneering Tianxue: first, to prevent him from being injured in the game and affecting the next stage of the knockout round; second, if the sneering sky does not play, the Norwegian team may not be able to win the Huaxia team. Even if they win, it would be a good thing to knock Brazil out of the group stage – after all, Brazil are still the strongest team and can avoid this strong opponent if they reach the semi-finals or finals in the future.

The British side squinted and thought for a long time, then turned his head and asked the sneer who had been silent: "Xiao Leng, what is your opinion?"

Sneng Xiaotian was actually very reluctant to let the Brazilian team leave the field like this to play and return to China, but it was not easy to say bluntly that he must play, so he had to say euphemistically: "I think: we have to strive for the first place in the group." Why? Because we will face the top two in Group D in the next stage. Judging by the current situation in Group D, it is likely that Germany and Japan will finish first and second respectively. If we win the group, we can avoid a strong Germany team in the quarter-finals and take on the second-placed Japan side in the group. I think we still have a better chance of winning against Japan. Although our national team has never won against Japan in the past ten years, this time we are sure to beat them, and we can beat them in 10 years!"

The British side nodded and said, "My thoughts are the same as Xiao Leng's." We finally have this opportunity to raise our eyebrows, we must play every game well, and we must not leave an impression on fans all over the world that we are not enterprising and that a small victory is safe, but we should march forward, kill gods and ghosts, and not give any opponent a chance to breathe and luck. Moreover, the World Youth Championships are being held in our country, and we must more fully and consciously implement the principle of fair competition, play every game seriously and in a down-to-earth manner, and not leave a bad impression on others that they deliberately release water. Therefore, I still tend to put Xiao Leng in the starting lineup and do my best to play well in the final group stage. ”

Although the head coach said so, many assistant coaches and players still did not agree to arrange a sneer in the starting lineup. The British side had no choice, so in the end they had to take a compromise approach: Sneer Xiaotian couldn't start, and came on as a substitute in the second half.

The next day, the Chinese team announced to the media the starting lineup of the national youth team against the Norwegian team.

The coaches, players and reporters of the Brazilian team couldn't help but be disappointed when they saw that there was no name in the starting lineup, and they all showed desperate expressions on their faces when interviewed by reporters: If Sneer Tian does not play, the Chinese team will definitely not be able to beat the Norwegian team, and the Brazilian team can only accept the tragic fate of being eliminated.

Therefore, at the moment when they saw the starting list of the Chinese team, the leader and head coach of the Brazilian team were gloomy, and hurriedly arranged for the staff to book a ticket to return to China the day after tomorrow.

The Norwegian team was elated from top to bottom, believing that their qualification was a foregone conclusion......

The fans of Huaxia, especially those who bought scalper tickets at a high price, couldn't help but be disappointed when they saw that there was no name of Sneer Xiaotian in the lineup, and they angrily accused the coaching staff and the Football Association of not having any enterprising spirit and not being responsible for the fans at all: because the reason why they spent a high price to buy group stage tickets for the national youth team was to watch Sneer Xiaotian's charming offensive performance. If the sneer doesn't play, what's the point of watching this ball game?

At 7:30 p.m. on March 24, the last two group games of Group B, China vs. Norway and Brazil vs. Algeria, kicked off at the same time at both stadiums.

The coaches, players, fans and reporters of the Brazilian team, although they knew that Sneer Xiaotian was not in the starting lineup, still held the last trace of illusion, hoping that the Chinese team without Sneng Xiaotian could still miraculously defeat the Norwegian team and help them retain their last chance. Therefore, many fans and reporters of the Brazilian team did not go to watch the games of their country's youth team, but bought tickets for the group stage between the Chinese team and the Norwegian team from the scalpers at a high price, and squeezed here to cheer for the Chinese team. The Brazilian team also sent some staff to give timely feedback on the progress of the game on the spot of the Chinese team and the Norwegian team, so that the Brazilian team on that side can adjust their strategies and tactics in time according to the score here......

As expected, the Brazilian team and the media expected: the Huaxia team, which lacked a sneering day, was like a dilapidated old chariot without a wheel, slow in action, disorderly in attack and defense, weak in attack, and full of loopholes in defense. By the 30 minutes of the game, the Chinese team had conceded two goals......

At this time, the depressed audience, encouraged and led by Brazilian fans and reporters, finally roared in unison: "Sneering heaven plays...... Sneering in the sky ......"