Chapter 52: Hats
"Nagai! Header!Oops!" The tone of the Japanese commentator can make people directly unable to make the picture of him flipping down from the commentary seat with his head in his hands when he hears his words. Pen fun and pavilion www.biquge.info
It was a disappointing goal, and if Japan could have scored at the beginning of the second half, the situation could have been completely reversed.
But now...... The crossbar blocked the Japanese team's goal!
"Nagai's header hit the crossbar, so bad luck!"
Mark Lawrenson was also taken aback by Japan's header: "Kenyu Nagai is not tall, he doesn't look like the kind of player who has a good header, but he didn't expect this header to almost fly into the Chinese team's goal...... When he jumped up to head the ball, the defense in the Chinese team's penalty area was simply useless! Guo Nu made a big mistake!"
In Mark Laurenson's opinion, if the ball is lost, then the person directly responsible is Guo Nu, who was suppressed by Kenyou Nagai. But this is very abnormal, because with Guo Nu's physical fitness, it is impossible for Kenyu Nagai, who is about the same height as him, to suppress him in front of the goal.
"I think maybe it's because of the backlight, the glare of the sun has seriously affected the Chinese players' performance in this defense......," Mark Laurenson finally came to this conclusion.
This is not a truth that is too difficult to guess, as long as you have basic common sense, you can see it.
So in front of the Japanese team's coach's bench, when everyone regretted that Kensuke Nagai's header did not score, a bold idea suddenly popped into the mind of head coach Takashi Sekizuka.
He turned around and grabbed the assistant coach Muto Satoru, who was still holding his head in his hands and regretful: "Quick, go and call the shirt!"
Satoru Muto was surprised - what does it mean to change people so quickly?
But he didn't ask, turned around and ran to the bench.
On the bench, there was also a voice of lamentation, regretting that the goal was not scored.
Satoru Muto pointed at one of the tall players and shouted, "Follow me!"
Kento Sugimoto, who was named, was stunned for a moment before he left his teammates and ran to head coach Takashi Sekitsuka with Assistant Coach Satoru Muto.
Seeing that Kento Sugimoto was brought by Satoru Muto, Takashi Sekitsuka grabbed him and asked, "Did you warm up carefully during the intermission?"
Kenyu Sugimoto nodded.
"Very well, you go on the pitch and let the team make more crosses from the wings, and you make the most of your height advantage and headers to go to the top of the Chinese team! Even if you can't head the ball directly at the goal, you have to create enough chaos in front of their goal!" After Takashi Sekitsuka succinctly explained Sugimoto's mission, he pushed him out and prepared to arrange for him to play.
And Kento Sugimoto's head was still a little dazed at this time, but he didn't expect that he would have the opportunity to come off the bench at the beginning of the second half......
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At the same time, in front of the coach's seat of the Chinese team, Guo Bing was talking to Jiang Xiaojun, the translator, about the scene he had just seen in the locker room.
"Zhou Yi was looking for someone to borrow a hat everywhere, but no one wore a hat...... He knew then that the sun would cause us a lot of trouble!" Guo Bing said.
Jiang Xiaojun frowned and said, "But we don't have hats either......"
Guo Bing turned his head to look, and then he looked at the stands behind the coach's box, where some Chinese fans gathered, Guo Bing swept over, and suddenly his eyes lit up - there was a boy wearing a white cap on his head, and there was a red five-pointed star on the front of the cap.
From this hat, it can be seen that this boy may be a fan of Cui Jian, because this hat is liked by Chinese rock star Cui Jian......
Seeing this, Guo Bing was like discovering a treasure, he fell down Jiang Xiaojun, went around the back and asked the fan to borrow a hat.
The scene was too noisy, the distance between the two was a little far, Guo Bing's roar broke his throat, and the other party couldn't hear what he was saying.
In the end, Guo Bing had no choice but to draw a picture, and he made a gesture of putting his hands on the pergola, and the fan immediately understood.
He could also see the impact of the dazzling sunlight on the Chinese players, so without saying a word, he threw the hat from the stands.
Guo Bing picked up the hat from the ground and patted it, and then thanked the fan. He then did not turn around and run back to the coach's box, but ran along the outer edge of the pitch behind the Chinese goal.
All eyes were on the game and no one noticed him.
When he ran to the back of the goal, the cat waist hid behind the billboard, and then he shouted at Sun Pan, who was standing in front of the goal, "Sun Pan!
But unfortunately, the scene was very noisy, and the cheers of the fans of the Japanese team were too loud, even if the two of them were only a few meters apart, Sun Pan did not hear anyone calling him behind him.
Especially when the Japanese team is attacking, he is all focused on preventing the opponent's attack, so how can he be distracted?
Although the sun is still very dazzling, Sun Pan can't avoid it, and he can only choose to face it. He put one hand on his brow, imitating the brim of his hat, so that he could barely look at it.
Japan's attack hit the edge of the penalty area. At the moment when they got up, Sun Pan put down his hand to hit the pergola, kicked the ground, and plucked the football with the tips of his fingers, and the football jumped slightly and flew out of the bottom line......
Guo Bing was taken aback when he watched it from behind, because he thought that Sun Pan would not be able to save the ball...... Unexpectedly, Sun Pan blocked out!
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"Sun Pan! He finally made a wonderful save and saved Yuki Otsu's long-range shot......! I really plucked it out with the tips of my fingers!" He Ping exclaimed.
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Sun Pan, who pounced on the football, rolled twice from the ground, jumped up, and then shouted: "Lao Guo, you are afraid of hair, press it! Don't let little Japan get up in that place!"
Guo Nu was scolded silently, he was indeed not too timely......
Guo Bing heard Sun Pan's voice in the back, and the "little Japanese" was really loud and powerful, obviously aggravating the pronunciation...... But at this time, Guo Bing didn't think about whether this would cause any diplomatic accidents. On the sidelines of the pitch, after witnessing the Japanese team almost score twice in a row, he didn't care what the Japanese thought.
After Sun Pan finished yelling at Guo Fu, he retreated to the goal, ready to defend the corner.
At this time, he turned around and glanced back, and happened to see Guo Bing with a hunched cat behind the billboard, he was stunned for a moment, he didn't expect to see the leader of the team in this place.
Guo Bing also noticed Sun Pan, he saw Sun Pan looking at him, and quickly remembered what he was doing here, so he threw the hat in his hand over: "Here, put it on!"
Sun Pan glanced at the cap on the ground, and was stunned for a moment before he reacted, isn't this what he needs now?
It's just that to his surprise, the person who sent it turned out to be Guo Bing, the leader of the National Olympic team he hated the most......
Because of the previous incident, he was very dissatisfied with a eunuch like Guo Bing, and he was always in the air when he saw it. As Zhou Yi analyzed for Guo Bing, a player like Sun Pan who plays abroad does not rely much on the Chinese Football Association, and it is a big deal not to join the national team, but it has no impact on his career, so he does not need to please this team leader.
But he didn't expect the person he hated the most to come to him.
He picked up the hat and didn't say thank you to Guo Bing, just put it on his head, and then turned around and returned to the door.
And Guo Bing was relieved when he saw him put on his hat and walked back with confidence. When he came, he used to run, and when he went back, it was much easier, walking was like a walk, and even deliberately walked a little slower, watching the Japanese players run to the corner kick behind the billboard, and the goal of the Chinese team was crowded with players from both sides for a while.
However, the corner kick was not immediately opened, and the fourth official on the sidelines informed the referee that the Japanese team was going to make a substitution, so the referee suspended the corner kick and then made a substitution gesture.
Guo Bing's eyes looked over there and saw a tall Japanese player standing on the sidelines, and the fourth official next to him held up a substitution sign.
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"The Japanese team had to make a substitution, and they made a substitution...... Striker Kensuke Nagai, who hit the crossbar with a header before!" He Ping said. "It's No. 9 Kenyu Sugimoto, a counterpoint substitution. Kenyu Sugimoto has been a substitute for Kensuke Nagai at the Olympics, starting once in his previous five games, making two substitute appearances and missing two appearances. In terms of personal ability, he is not as good as Kensuke Nagai, but the reason why Takashi Sekizuka, the head coach of the Japanese Olympic team, replaced him is because he is 1.87 meters tall! This is a rare high school striker in the Japanese team! Therefore, ...... That's why Japan must make a substitution before the corner kick is taken......"
The Japanese Olympic team brought three forwards to London this time, and for the Japanese team, which plays single forwards, three forwards are enough.
Of the three, the main player is Kensuke Nagai, who started four of the previous five games, came off the bench once, and scored two goals, ranking second in the Japanese team.
In addition to the two substitutes, Manabu Saito started once and came off the bench three times without scoring. His height is ...... One meter six six.
And Kento Sugimoto is 1.87 meters tall and weighs 79 kilograms, which is an outlier in the Japanese team's striker. The main purpose of his arrival in London was to enrich the Japanese team's style of play and provide an alternative way for the Japanese team to attack.
And now what does Takashi Sekitsuka mean by replacing him on the field, normal people know that he just wants to take advantage of the limited vision of the Chinese team's backlit game and use high-altitude bombing. After all, the football is in the air, and the defenders of the Chinese team have to look up, which is no different from being blind......
Kensuke Nagai was surprised that he was substituted so quickly, but as a Japanese player, obedience is a basic requirement. He hurriedly ran to the sidelines and completed the substitution with Kenyu Sugimoto.
After leaving the game, Kensuke Nagai bowed to the fans around him and walked towards head coach Takashi Sekizuka.
Takashi Sekitsuka took the initiative to reach out and shake his hand, and then said to him, "For the sake of victory, I have to wronged you, Nagai." ”
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When the Japanese team completed the substitution, the TV camera cut back to the door of the Chinese team, and everyone was surprised to find that Sun Pan had an extra "Cui Jian-style" hat on his head!
"Eh, where did this hat come from?" He Ping was surprised, he only paid attention to the substitution of the Japanese team just now, and did not pay attention to everything that happened in front of the Chinese team.
The other Chinese players also noticed the hat on Sun Pan's head, and Zhou Yi asked him, "Where did it come from?"
Sun Pan pointed to the coach's seat: "The team leader gave it." ”
Zhou Yi was a little surprised, but he didn't say anything, just have a hat, so that it will be better when the light is backlit, at least when he doesn't have to look up, he won't feel dazzling and uncomfortable.
When Kento Sugimoto ran to the goal, the suspended corner was finally allowed to continue.
Hiroshi Kiyotake kicked the football high into the goal of the Chinese team, looking for Kenyu Sugimoto, who had just played.
Sugimoto Kenyong did not live up to expectations, taking advantage of the fact that the Chinese team players didn't know much about him just after he came on the field, he jumped high and hit the football before Guo Nu!
"Be careful!" He Ping exclaimed again.
Before the words fell, he saw a figure flying in the air in front of the door, it was Sun Pan!
I saw him lift the single palm of the football that Kenyu Sugimoto pushed out of the crossbar!
"Beautiful! Sun Pan! He made a beautiful save!" He Ping slapped the table excitedly.
Imagine the last time the Japanese team's header was kicked by the Japanese team, Sun Pan didn't even judge the right direction, or the crossbar blocked the opponent's shot. And this time, he made a timely save.
What does this change portend? (To be continued.) )