Chapter Twenty-Nine: Leading the World Champions
When Zhou Yi picked up his left leg outside the penalty area and made a gesture to shoot, the Spanish commentator reminded: "Be careful of Zhou Yi's long-range shot, he has this ability......"
As a result, he soon watched Guo Nu push Zhou Yi's "shot" into the Spanish goal......
"This conceded goal......" he didn't know how to say. Was it a defensive mistake, or was the opponent too cunning?
Guo's goal ignited the emotions of all the Chinese fans in the stands of the Baishada Arena, who jumped from their seats and raised their arms and chanted.
The Baisada Arena was drowned out by the cheers of Chinese fans.
Guo Nu, who scored the goal, got up from the ground, he first confirmed that he had really scored, and he saw the football lying in the goal.
Then he jumped up from the ground in excitement, went straight around the post, ran to the billboard, and waved his fist at the Chinese fans in the stands.
And the Chinese fans responded to him with the same gesture and louder cheers.
Then Guo Nu was surrounded by other excited Chinese players.
Zhou Yi and Yan Min, who were the farthest away, also ran over there together, eager to participate in the goal celebration.
"Inter Milan centre-back Guo Nu broke the deadlock for China, who led Spain 1-0 and now have the upper hand in the race against Chile and the Netherlands!" enthuses Marcel Leif. "According to the current score, the Chinese team has five points and has risen to the top of the group standings!"
After the TV broadcast finished the celebration of the Chinese team, it cut to the replay of the goal just now.
Different angles, different positions, let everyone see this goal clearly in all directions.
When Yan Min passed the football to Zhou Yi, no one expected that Zhou Yi would kick such a ball in the end, and his shooting posture was too obvious.
As a result, the last touch of the ball, the fine-tuning of the ankle, but the shot turned into a cross.
The ball flew over the heads of the Spanish defenders and hit them behind them by surprise.
And before the ball was passed, Zhou Yi didn't glance over there at all, how could he know that there was a vacancy there, and Guo Nu was responding?
No one was surprised by this, they were already accustomed to Zhou Yi's performance.
Liu Jianhong said happily: "This is Zhou Yi's ability! This is Zhou Yi's role! Only the Chinese team with Zhou Yi can play such an attack! With his unexpected passing and precise passing footwork, he is already the world's top midfielder when he is young! Why did Lippi insist on bringing Zhou Yi to Brazil? Even if we didn't know when he would be able to come back at that time, this ball told us why! It was right to insist on bringing Zhou Yilai, and Zhou Yi did not disappoint everyone who believed in him! This goal assist is really beautiful!"
"Zhou Yi's pass is really wonderful! Ladies and gentlemen, this is Zhou Yi! This is Zhou Yi!" Marcel Leif, who is very familiar with Zhou Yi, also praised Zhou Yi's performance. "Winner of two consecutive Champions League titles, assist leader in the Bundesliga for four consecutive seasons, and now he has his first assist in the World Cup!"
The Spanish commentator also had to be impressed by Zhou Yi's performance: "How can you block such a ball? Who would have thought that it would turn into a cross in the end? It's so unfortunate that in the last game, we met a hungry Zhou Yi ......"
Praise from Zhou Yi's fans suddenly appeared on the Internet.
"This ball cock! It's so beautiful!"
"Zhou Yi! Hahaha! Finally saw Zhou Yi's assist!
"Attention everyone, the protagonist is here!"
"Zhou Yi's passing is too thief, this is his passing style, which is often unexpected!"
"Sure enough, it still depends on Zhou Yi! With Zhou Yi, our attack is obviously much more orderly!"
"Damn, when Guo Nu scored, I actually cried...... It's so handsome!"
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In addition to assisting Zhou Yi, Guo Nu was also praised by commentators and fans.
Compared with Zhou Yi, Guo Nu's popularity is much smaller, not as good as Sun Pan, He Ying, and maybe even as good as Yan Min, who has been in the limelight in the recent season.
He was mainly dragged down by not playing in European competitions, and could only play in Serie A, and of course he was not as well-known as Zhou Yi.
But he's also a strong player to be reckoned with.
Otherwise, Inter Milan would not have regretted it again and bought back the other half of his ownership from Siena and let him come back to play as the main centre-back.
In any case, Inter Milan is also a giant. To be able to play the main force in a giant club, there must be something extraordinary. Otherwise, the big fans can be very picky.
But Guo Nu has gained a foothold at Inter Milan.
The lack of European competition made him unable to be known by more people, so he had to prove his strength to the world through the World Cup.
"Guo Nu has no Champions League to play at Inter Milan, but I believe that after seeing his performance in this World Cup, Inter Milan will definitely face a lot ......of news about Guo Nu next season," Liu Jianhong joked.
"Guo Nu's leap to the top is very beautiful, and he is also very resolute and decisive! He seems to have known that Zhou Yi will pass the football over...... As Inter's main centre-back last season, he didn't score such a beautiful goal in the league. He didn't score a goal last season and as a centre-back, the number of goals scored is certainly not a measure of his performance, and he doesn't need to focus on attacking. It's really happy to see him score in the national team!" The commentator of Italian TV knows a lot more about Guo Nu, after all, he is commenting on Serie A matches.
In this World Cup, the Italian media can also be said to be very concerned about the Chinese team, after all, the head coach is the famous Italian coach "Silver Fox" Lippi.
Coupled with Guo Nu's playing in Italy, Italian media and fans can also see familiar names in the news of the Chinese team from time to time.
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The Chinese team finally ended the celebration, and everyone ran back one after another.
Zhou Yi and Guo Nu ran back to their own half side by side, and on the way, Zhou Yi turned his head and chatted with Guo Nu: "Don't blow it, don't blow it, it's not black, Lao Guo, the forward rush you just now is so beautiful." ”
Hearing Zhou Yi's praise, Guo laughed angrily.
"By the way, how do you know I'm going to pass the ball over there?" Zhou Yi asked.
"First, generally speaking, isn't it an opportunity to go back and forth? I didn't expect you and you to ...... Spread it over there, but since I'm here, I'm there, I'm there, I'm going to do it...... Prepare......" Guo Nu said honestly.
Zhou Yi nodded: "You know, Lao Guo, I love to chat with you." ”
"Huh?" Guo Nu didn't expect Zhou Yi to suddenly say such a sentence, and his mind didn't turn a corner. "Why, why?"
"It's a good word count!" Zhou Yi suddenly sped up and ran away.
Guo Nu was stunned for a moment in the back, and then suddenly realized that Zhou Yi was hacking him again......
"Damn!" Guo Fu, who reacted, caught up with Zhou Yi, rubbing his hands on Zhou Yi's hair, making Zhou Yi's hairstyle messy like a bird's nest.
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The scene landed on the footage of the TV cameras, which were transmitted via satellite and were seen by fans around the world watching the game.
"After the goal, Guo Nu and Zhou Yi didn't know what to talk about, and the two of them chased and frolicked on ......the field," Liu Jianhong said with emotion. "It's really rare - the previous Chinese team players always looked overly nervous in such an important game, how could there be a picture of players openly fighting on the field? Seeing this scene, my mood suddenly relaxed a lot, because these players have a heart that matches the World Cup stage. They've got a lot of work in the Europa League and the Champions League, and they've seen the big stuff!"
After the Chinese players returned to their own half, the Spanish players had been waiting in the center circle for a long time.
When referee Shukra blew the kick-off whistle, the Spanish players kicked the football out and the game continued.
However, there was not much time left until the end of the first half.
It was almost impossible for Spain to equalise before the end of the first half.
Indeed, after kick-off, Spain launched a quick attack that seemed to be trying to equalise, but their attack was simple, brutal and direct, without any organization, a long pass to the wing, and then a cross from the side to head the goal.
But such a simple and rough way of attacking can not threaten the Chinese team's goal, Guo Nu, who has just taken the lead for the Chinese team with a header, although his height is limited, but with his excellent bounce ability, he still jumped high and pushed the football out.
Zhou Yi got the landing point outside the penalty area, and after stopping the football, he did not immediately pass the football forward, although facing the siege of the Spanish players, he was still very calm and calm to control the football at his feet, and then got rid of the opponent's siege and passed the football out.
At this time, the first half of the game also came to an end.
When He Ying received Zhou Yi's pass, referee Shukrala blew the whistle at the end of the first half.
"The first half is over! The Chinese team temporarily led the Spanish national team with a score of 1:0 with Guo Nu's goal at the last moment! This score may surprise friends who just saw it, but anyone who watched the whole process of the first half of the game probably wouldn't think so. The Chinese team is ahead of the World Cup champion Spain, and it happened so real!"