Extraordinary coach

In fact, Neymar can be said to be the well-deserved leader of the Brazilian team.

With S-level strength, he is the best in the team.

But his characteristics and personality are not enough for the role of leader.

Before that, he gathered a small team around him. This small team made him lose himself and let him enjoy having too much power.

However, in this game with the Belgian team, Neymar did not prove himself. He failed to carry the Brazilian team through adversity.

On the contrary, after he was replaced by Sun Yi in advance, the Brazilian team ushered in a big reversal. In this comparison, in the eyes of many people, Neymar not only failed, but also had something wrong.

After the game, no matter who it was in the Brazilian team, even those who belonged to Neymar's small team, they all thought that Neymar lost. They thought he lost to Sun Yi in the Brazilian team.

From then on, in the Brazilian team, Neymar might be suppressed by Sun Yi. If things go wrong, he might be marginalized.

Because of this game, everyone realized Sun Yi's true ability. It also made everyone recognize Sun Yi's authority in the Brazilian team.

Therefore, everyone felt that Neymar would have a hard time in the future after the game.

Unexpectedly, Sun Yi went to the locker room after the game to invite Neymar back.

One is the head coach, and the other is the strongest core player. When these two people are together, it is what all Brazilian fans want to see most.

"Haha. Great! This is the best Brazilian team. Long live Brazil!!"

All the haze of the Brazilian team was swept away. Everyone can enjoy the joy of this victory.

After the game, Sun Yi also asked the officials accompanying the team to hold a small celebration dinner for the Brazilian team.

All the family members of the players who followed to Russia were allowed to attend by Sun Yi. Sun Yi is not like some teams that will prohibit the wives of players from following for the World Cup, and even ask them not to contact the players.

Sun Yi did not do this. He felt it was unnecessary.

Of course, if he did this, wouldn't his little Juanjuan not be able to meet him?

Juanjuan followed to Russia this time, and she came to every game to cheer for Sun Yi and the Brazilian team. Of course, she also attended the celebration dinner as a member of Sun Yi's family.

So far, the Brazilian team began to know Juanjuan, a young teacher's wife who could be a little sister.

After the Brazilian team successfully advanced, there were still four or five days before the semi-finals. Before that, Sun Yi took all the players to watch another game the next day.

This game was held between Russia and Croatia. Between them, the next opponent of the Brazilian team will be decided.

For the Russian team, Sun Yi is not very familiar with it, except for his player Golovin in Southampton. I am afraid that the host's status is still a big credit for being able to play in the quarterfinals.

As for the other Croatian team, although there is also Rebic, a player of Southampton, in the team, Sun Yi is not very familiar with the other players.

This is a little-known team in the World Cup.

Although the Croatian team is a frequent visitor to the World Cup, they have not achieved too impressive historical results. In Sun Yi's view, it is already very good for the Croatian team to play in the quarterfinals.

Therefore, Sun Yi could not guess who would be Brazil's next opponent before the game.

When he arrived at the scene, he found that the strength of the two teams was not much different.

However, from the perspective of absolute strength comparison, Croatia still has some advantages.

After all, in addition to Rebic, who is A-level, there is Mandzukic, who is A+ level. And their biggest advantage is probably their midfield core Modric.

Although Croatia has some advantages in strength, Russia, as the host, naturally has the advantage of the home team.

Soon, the game started.

And this game soon attracted Sun Yi deeply.

Because this game was more exciting and intense than he imagined.

At the 31st minute of the first half, the Russian team really took the lead to break the deadlock with the advantage of the home court. Cheryshev scored a goal to help the Russian team take the lead.

However, the Russian team did not lead for long. The score was soon equalized by the Croatian team.

Therefore, the two sides could only shake hands and make peace in the first half.

After the second half started, the game was still exciting.

It was just that the second half was more intense than exciting. Because neither side scored again within 90 minutes. There was no goal in the extra time.

So, the game entered overtime.

Unexpectedly, the two teams also needed to play overtime, which made Sun Yi, who had just led the team to play an overtime game, sigh.

"The team that can play to this stage should not be underestimated!"

Both sides were still fighting hard in the 30-minute overtime in the first and second half.

But in the 100th minute of the first half, it was the Croatian team that scored.

Croatia actually scored first. The goal scored in overtime is as precious as gold.

I'm afraid Croatia will win.

Sun Yi also thought that Croatia should win the game. What he didn't expect was that in the second half of overtime, the Russian team also scored a goal.

This made the score between the two sides become 2 to 2.

The winner was once again indecisive.

This forced the two teams to enter a penalty shootout.

"Wow, another penalty shootout!"

Sun Yi didn't expect to see such a nerve-stimulating event.

"It's a penalty shootout again. These two teams are really surprising!"

In the previous round of 16 knockouts, the Russian team eliminated the championship favorite Spain team by penalty shootout. And Croatia also eliminated Denmark by penalty shootout.

The two teams that eliminated their opponents by penalty shootout before now have to start to decide the winner by penalty shootout.

This is really very touching.

Sun Yi thought it would be difficult to decide the winner between the two teams before the game, but he really didn't expect that the two teams would be so close to each other.

"Watch the next penalty shootout carefully. Maybe we may encounter it later."

Sun Yi saw that both sides were preparing to start the penalty shootout, so he said to the players around him.

It's hard to say whether there will be a penalty shootout. But he hopes that the players will be mentally prepared.

Soon, the penalty shootout that made people so nervous that they couldn't breathe began.

In the penalty shootout, both sides also fought hard.

However, in the end, Croatia had a better psychological quality. The team won the match in a breathtaking penalty shootout.

The match was over, and Croatia officially became Brazil's next opponent.

Sun Yi stood up and said to the players: "Croatia, this is an extremely tough opponent!"

"We need to unite! We need to go all out!"