Chapter 11 The crux of the matter
But it's a pity that Zhou Yi is not on the court, and it is impossible for him to be substituted.
After Zheng Zhi got older, playing such a high-intensity game also made his physical strength a little unbearable.
In the 86th minute, Lippi made another substitution, and he replaced the physically exhausted Zheng Zhi with Hao Junmin.
Then he replaced Gao Lin with Yang Xu, a high school striker with an excellent header.
After using up all the substitutions in one go, Lippi hoped that the Chinese team could win the game at the last minute.
The Chinese team's tactics in the end are also very simple, that is, cross from the side and bomb with headers in the middle. Hopefully they can blast the Chilean goal.
However, Chilean goalkeeper Bravo was like a hanger, facing the header bombardment of the Chinese team, save, and tried to keep the goal intact.
And in the 92nd minute, Chile also got a chance to counter-attack because of Bravo's excellent performance.
At that time, in front of the Chinese team's cross, Bravo attacked in advance and intercepted the ball. Then he immediately threw the ball in his hand and launched a counterattack.
Chile quickly attacked.
"Be careful!" Duan Xin exclaimed.
Alexis Sanchez dribbled past halfway and played the ball out. He passed the football to striker Piña, who had just come off the bench for a short time.
That's a big slate!
"It's dangerous......"
After receiving the ball, Piña dribbled the ball to the Chinese team's penalty area.
And at this time, there is only goalkeeper Sun Pan in front of him!
Sun Pan has already abandoned the door to attack.
"Chance——!!!" the Chilean TV announcer roared excitedly.
In his roar, Piña did not choose to pass Sun Pan, maybe he was a little unconfident in passing Sun Pan, so he chose to shoot directly.
When he was shooting, Sun Pan also fell to the ground to make a save, expanding his defensive area.
His leg managed to block Piña's shot, and the ball hit his calf headbone and bounced back.
Guo angrily rushed up, intending to clear the football out, but he was a little far away.
The football was still in the hands of Chilean player Bocejour, who saw the empty goal and decided to shoot.
So he adjusted and shot with his foot.
The ball flew towards the goal on the turf.
Just when the hearts of Chinese fans were in their throats, Sun Pan, who had previously saved and fell to the ground, got up from the ground, and then staggered to the football again!
Like a torpedo flying close to the sea, he hit the football and knocked it out of the bottom line!
"Sun Pan! He saved the team in the last minute of the game! Although he conceded two goals in the game and made mistakes, this time, he was the hero of the team!"
"Two saves in a row, Sun Pan showed his good second reaction and explosiveness!
"Piña was single-handedly saved...... There's still a chance! Bosejour's follow-up shot was ——! saved! Incredible! The goalkeeper of the Chinese team, Sun Pan, who plays for Chelsea, made a very difficult save!" The Chilean commentator exclaimed repeatedly. "Chile lost a chance to beat the Chinese team!
Sun Pan got up from the ground, and he didn't wave his fists excitedly. If it was the Chinese team leading Chile by one goal at this time, and then Chile launched this decisive counterattack and was saved by him, he might be excited to make a good show.
But now, it was only a draw, and he just avoided the defeat of the Chinese team, but his save could not bring victory to the Chinese team.
This is the reason why Sun Pan's mood is not high.
Boasted before the game, but conceded two goals in the game. What kind of face is there to blow this performance?
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Sun Pan was not very satisfied with his performance, but the Chilean team was like being hit hard.
When it came time for Bosejour to shoot, Sanchez couldn't wait to throw his hands up and ready to celebrate the goal and victory.
As a result, when he raised his hands, he saw an unbelievable scene - Sun Pan set the football out of the bottom line!
The final kill of the Chilean team was stifled by Sun Pan!
His raised hands clasped back and rested them over his head.
My God......
He muttered to himself.
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Sun Pan saved the ball and gave Chile a corner.
But this time the shot didn't go in, and it was a big blow to the Chilean team. Their corner kick flew high over the crowded area in front of goal, flew out of the box, landed on the ground, and finally bounced off the sideline - the ball was returned to the Chinese team.
With time running out of time, it basically meant that Chile lost the chance to score again.
And the Chinese team did not score either.
At the ninety-fourth minute and twelfth minute of the game, referee Douai blew the whistle for the end of the game.
"The game is over......" Duan Xin was not very excited, because he knew that this result was very cruel for the Chinese team. In the end, the Chinese team also failed to beat Chile, and the two sides played to a 2-2 draw. For us, this result means that it will be more difficult for the Chinese team to qualify from this group...... Of course, it's not that we can't show up, we can't beat the Netherlands and Spain, but in terms of probability, the odds of beating the Netherlands and Spain in quick succession are very, very low...... It's a shame we didn't win this game. It was the national team's first World Cup and they were inexperienced and a little nervous after the opening...... Of course, the lack of Zhou Yi still has a great impact on the team......"
The game was over, and the Chinese players on the field were also depressed and depressed. They are hoping to win this game. They played very well in the second half and it stands to reason that they should have won, but how can football be so "reasonable"?
When I returned to the locker room, everyone was still depressed, and the atmosphere in the locker room was a bit dull because of this.
Head coach Lippi went to the post-match press conference, and Zhou Yi stood up and slapped him.
His applause drew everyone's attention and attention.
"Be positive, at least we didn't lose. When we were two goals down, a lot of people probably thought we were going to lose, but in the end we equalised. Zhou Yi said. "So it's not that bad, we have one point, it's better than no point at all, right? So don't get too frustrated, forget about this game and look ahead. ”
"That's what I said, Zhou Yi. But if you can win, wouldn't it be better?" Wu Lei shook his head.
"Of course. But how can there be so many ifs?" Zhou Yi spread his hand. "The game is over, don't say anything if. In short, mentality is very important, I haven't lost confidence yet, it's too early to say that it's over, it's over. ”
"Let's analyse what we need to do next to qualify. Zhou Yi continued. "The second game against the Netherlands was very, very difficult to play. If we want to get out of the group, I think it's better not to lose. Of course it's good to win, but the hope is slim, but I think a draw can still be done. What happens if we draw against the Netherlands?"
Zhou Yi began to write and draw on the whiteboard used by Lippi to explain the situation to everyone. It's useless to be depressed and frustrated if you don't win a game, and at this point you should forget about the game you just finished and then calm down and think about what to do in the future.
"Scenario A: If we draw with the Netherlands and Chile loses to Spain. Netherlands has four points, Spain three, we have two points and Chile has one. Scenario B: If we draw with the Netherlands and Chile and Spain draw, the Netherlands has four points, we have two points, Chile has two points and Spain has one point. Scenario C: If we draw with the Netherlands and Chile win against Spain, the Netherlands has four points, Chile has four points, we have two points and Spain have zero points. ”
Zhou Yi wrote all three possible scenarios on the whiteboard.
Everyone watched him intently, listening to him, and the frustration and frustration of not winning the game just now had been left behind them.
"Scenario A is the simplest, as long as we beat Spain in the last round, then we will qualify regardless of how the Netherlands and Chile play. To be honest, I don't think it's impossible for us to beat this Spain team. In case B, we beat Spain in the last round and the Netherlands and Chile draw, then the Netherlands has five points and we have five points...... Lo and behold, we even have a chance to fight the Netherlands for top of the group. Zhou Yi spread his hands. "It's still scenario B, we win against Spain, the Netherlands wins against Chile, we qualify. What if Chile wins against the Netherlands? We are tied with Chile on five points and the Netherlands have four points, so the champions and runners-up of the last World Cup are eliminated from the group stage. ”
Speaking of this, Zhou Yi smiled: "That picture must be very beautiful." Well, scenario C, we beat Spain in the last round, the Netherlands won against Chile, and we qualified with the Netherlands. If Chile wins against the Netherlands, we qualify with Chile. ”
"Here comes the most important thing. Zhou Yi raised his voice, everyone had been completely brought into the topic by him, and when they heard Zhou Yi raise their volume, their spirits were also lifted.
"In case C, we beat Spain in the last round and the Netherlands drew with Chile...... That's hilarious. We, the Netherlands and Chile will be tied on five points. That's when we have to compare goal difference, we now have zero goal difference like Chile and two for the Netherlands. If we can draw with the Netherlands in the second round and draw with Chile in the third round, then the goal difference for the Netherlands will always be two. Our goal difference against Chile is really down to the result of our respective matches against Spain. We just need to win more goals against Spain than Chile. So, in fact, you see, things have become easier all of a sudden. ”
Zhou Yi said this, picked up the eraser and erased everything he wrote on the whiteboard, and then rewrote one word: SPAIN.
Spain.
Then he drew a big cross on the name of Spain.
"In the end, we just have to beat Spain. ”
A group of people were stunned, but they didn't expect Zhou Yi to analyze and analyze, and finally fell into such a sentence.
"That...... Why do I think the defending champion made you a soft persimmon?" Sun Pan muttered.
"Spain are certainly not soft persimmons, but if we want to qualify, we have to beat them, even if they are the defending champions. Zhou Yi said to Sun Pan with a smile. "We must have such confidence and conviction, otherwise it is better to surrender in advance. But I don't want to surrender, so what can I do? Of course, I still have to defeat Spain. ”
"There's a problem, Zhou Yi. Yang Muge raised his hand. "Your assumption is based on one basis, which is that we have to draw against the Netherlands in the second game......"
"That's right, just beat the Netherlands in Spain 5-1. Zhou Yi nodded. "But I have faith in you, and I'm sure you can do it. Especially Sun Pan, you ......" Zhou Yi turned to Sun Pan.
"Damn, then it doesn't need to be said! If I let them score a goal, Lao Tzu will eat ...... live broadcast" Sun Pan couldn't stand being stared at by Zhou Yi.
"Even if you dare to broadcast live, we don't dare to watch it. Or don't. Zhou Yi hurriedly waved his hand. "Besides, if you eat, have you asked your roommate Zengcheng how he feels? He will have to live in a room with a person whose mouth is the smell of, how difficult it is......"
Zengcheng covered his face: "I really thought about that scene for a while......"
"It's a picture with a taste. Zhou Yi said.
"Damn!" Sun Pan shouted.
Others burst into laughter, and the somewhat depressed atmosphere in the dressing room was swept away.
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By the time Lippi returned to the dressing room after his post-match press conference, the players were back on the bus.
He walked around the locker room, also about to leave, when he caught a glimpse of the whiteboard he had used.
THE STUFF HE HAD WRITTEN ON IT HAD BEEN ERASED AND REPLACED WITH "SPAIN", AND HE NOTICED A BIG CROSS ON THE SPAIN.
Lippi paused and stared at the whiteboard.
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