Chapter 57: It's a Smoke Bomb? A different timeline in Croatia!
"What? That Inter Su was injured? ”
Early the next morning!
Oleg Blokhin received a message in his office that made his heart suddenly feel much lighter.
"Yes, boss, the reporters broke out, that Su seems to have strained his thigh in the Inter league, in order to participate in this world preliminaries, he came with a strong force, but it seems that last night, his injury worsened!"
"Uh.... This... This can't be a smoke bomb from that Bilic guy, right? ”
"Boss, I don't think Bilic should be so boring, besides, Su has only joined the Croatian national team for less than a month, and in this kind of important game, I think Bilic should be the same as we have discussed, let Olic and Eduardo start!"
"Well, that's the most likely! If Olic is on the lineup, then Hacheridi and Almeida can continue to start, although the two of them can't limit that Su, but Olich's words, there should be no big problem! ”
"Boss, I think so too, there's no need to care too much about that Su, for Croatia, that Su is just a newcomer, Bilic can't take such a big risk to replace Olic with Su Qin, a newcomer, last week's Bundesliga, Olic scored his third Bundesliga goal of the season, in this state, Olich's start should be no problem!"
"Hmmm! That's it! ”
The assistant coach's words finally moved Oleg Blokhin, who was still hesitating.
In the last game played in Croatia, it was the tacit cooperation of Hacheridi and Almeida that successfully froze Olich's point, allowing Ukraine to successfully get three points away from home.
In this game, as long as Ukraine can hold the backfield firmly.
Even if it's a draw, Oleg Blokhin is not unacceptable.
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"Coming back?"
It's noon!
Su Qin, who had been in the hotel all morning, finally met Modric.
"Hmm!"
After washing his face, Modric sat down on the sofa and replied.
Just in the morning, when the whole Croatian team gathered, Karbazi mysteriously took Su Qin away.
After that, the reporter broke the news that Su Qin was injured.
Without even thinking about it, the rest of Croatia's players knew that their flamboyant manager was making trouble again.
Well, don't say it!
Before some important matches on the football field, this seemingly not-so-bright little trick can often really determine the trend of a game.
"Sue, I wonder how Oleg Blokhin will react when he sees you in the starting position again during tonight's game?"
"Uh... I don't know what Oleg Blokhin's reaction was, but I know Jose's reaction. ”
"Haha, José? Mourinho called you? ”
"Yes, not long after Bilic released the news, Jose's call came, he insisted that I go back to Milan City now, and complained vigorously about Bilic's unprofessionalism, obviously when he left, he injured someone in the morning after training before he played!"
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Seven o'clock in the evening local time in Ukraine.
It is less than an hour before the official start of the life-and-death match between Ukraine and Croatia in the world preliminaries.
Buses full of Croatian players finally appeared in the inner passage of the Lobanovski Stadium.
Not many Croatian fans came.
The entire area around Lobanovsky Stadium is basically full of Ukrainian fans in yellow jerseys.
No way, the sparse population, and the not-so-affluent life made countless Croatian fans who wanted to come to support their team live could only stay by the TV and pray that God would favor their devastated country.
Football!
Perhaps it is the only consolation that the suffering Croats can have.
When the bus slowly drove into the parking lot inside the stadium.
Bilic, who got out of the car, immediately rushed to the scene of the pre-game press conference.
Wait until the press conference.
Bilic then saw that his opponent tonight, Oleg Blokhin, was already seated on the stage.
After greeting with a smile, Bilic quickly sat down.
Very calm press conference.
The only question that the reporters on the scene were concerned about was whether Shevchenko, the nuclear warhead, would be able to lead this Ukrainian team to the World Cup again.
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Oleg Blokhin was happy.
At least, everything that happened so far was in its own anticipation.
After returning to the locker room, Oleg Blokhin seized the time to explain the tactical issues needed for the game to his players.
However!
When the assistant coach hurriedly handed the latest starting list to Oleg Blokhin.
Oleg Blokhin, who was still gently explaining tactics just now, exploded directly.
"This son of a bitch raised Bilic!"
As soon as Oleg Blokhin said this.
The Ukrainian players sitting around Oleg Blokhin were also nervous.
Especially Hacheridi and Almeida, who have just been given the responsibility of defending against Olich by Oleg Blokhin.
After sneaking a glance at the starting list held by the assistant coach.
Hacheridi and Almeida were stunned!
Moment!
They remembered the 45 minutes that had left them in agony a week ago.
That pervert, Kyiv who defeated them, really only took forty-five minutes.
It's been a week, and the scene that almost made them desperate is going to be repeated again on the same piece of turf?
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"Sheep Breeding TV!"
"Sheep Breeding TV!"
"This is the seventh match of Group VI of the 2010 World Cup European Qualifiers, which is being broadcast live to you."
"Croatia against Ukraine on the road!"
"The players of both teams are already standing in their respective halves!"
"Well, to the delight of many Chinese fans, Su Qin, who was exposed by the media not long ago and will miss the World Preliminary Tournament due to injury, reappeared in the starting lineup!"
"Moreover, judging from Su Qin's warm-up actions before, Su Qin doesn't seem to have any injuries to his thighs as the reporters said!"
"Huh!"
"That's it!"
"The referee is already looking at his watch!"
"Beep !!"
"With the referee's whistle!"
"The game is officially on!"
"First of all, the starting line-ups for both sides!"
"Croatia's starting goalkeeper attacking from left to right in a traditional white and red checkered jersey: No. 1 Pletikosa!"
"Left wing-back: No.6 Pranic!"
"Centre-backs: No. 3 Simunic and No. 4 Robert. Kovacs partner! ”
"Right wing-back; No. 5 Joel Luca! ”
"In the midfield position: No. 19 Fokdevic, No. 10 Modric, No. 11 Srna, No. 8 Kranica four-man pair!"
"On the front line: No. 21 Su Qin and No. 22 Eduardo are partnered!"
"On the other side, wearing a traditional yellow jersey and attacking from right to left, the starting goalkeeper of the home team of Ukraine: No. 12 Pyatov!"
"On the back line: No. 2 Manziyuk on the right, No. 6 Hacheridi and No. 16 Almeida in the middle, No. 13 Shevchuk on the left!"
"In the midfield: No. 4 at the end of the season, Shchuk is behind, No. 21 Aliyev is slightly forward, No. 19 Kalinichenko and No. 18 Nazarenko are one left and one right!"
"On the front line: veteran No. 7 Shevchenko and No. 15 high school striker Milevsky!"
Lobanovsky Stadium in Kyiv!
At the same time as the whistle blew.
Perisic, a young player who was only 20 years old, looked at Su Qin, who was two years younger than him, with envy.
And in the stands behind him!
Countless radical Ukrainian fans are still singing the national anthem of Ukraine.
Maybe in their opinion.
The starless Croatia team in front of us is just a stepping stone for Ukraine to return to the World Cup.
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