Fox in the Penalty Area

"... In a U23 third-place final that ended this afternoon, the Chinese Olympic team defeated the Iranian Olympic team with a score of 3:1 at the Tokyo National Arena and won the third place in this U23 Asian Cup. As a result, he qualified for the Olympic Games held in Los Angeles, USA this summer...

"At the last moment of the game, Zhou Zijing scored a goal to seal the victory for the Olympic team. But this goal also caused chaos on the field... The players of the Iranian Olympic team thought that Zhou Zijing's way of scoring was not polite... In the end In the conflict, the goalkeeper of the Iranian Olympic team was sent off with a red card...

"With a few minutes left in the game, the Iranian Olympic team had one less player and was two goals behind. It had completely lost the hope of winning the game... After the game, Zhou Zijing was very happy that he could help the team reach the Olympics. As for his controversial goal, there was no mention at all... But on social networks, Zhou Zijing posted a Weibo message with only four words: 'retribution'..."

In the news footage, Zhou Zi passed by the goalkeeper of the Iranian Olympic team and dribbled the ball into the penalty area, but did not shoot directly. Instead, he walked all the way to the goal line, stepped on the football on the goal line, turned around, and turned his back to the goal.

In full view of the Iranian Olympic team players, he gently knocked the football into the goal with his heel.

This action angered the players of the Iranian Olympic team, and they rushed to cause trouble for Zhou Zijing.

Zhou Zijing was not afraid at all, and just stood there and butted the opponent.

Until the goalkeeper of the Iranian Olympic team rushed up, grabbed Zhou Zijing's neck, and pushed him to the ground...

The players of the Chinese Olympic team and the Iranian Olympic team who ran up to celebrate the goal pushed each other, and the scene was chaotic...

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"Zhou Zijing, Zhou Zijing! What do you want me to say about you?"

Ran Jiachang of the National Olympic team pointed at Zhou Zijing angrily.

"Just kick the ball in and that's it. Why are you doing all that?!"

Zhou Zijing scratched his head and said, "I'm just so angry. They did this to us in the first place, and I want to take it back!"

Zhou Zijing is talking about an old story.

The 201 Continental Cup twelve years ago. It was the first U23 Asian Cup, which was also the Olympic qualifier. The Chinese Olympic team met the Iranian Olympic team in the key match of the group stage.

The Chinese Olympic team must defeat the Iranian Olympic team.

Only then can we qualify to advance to the U23 Asian Cup knockout rounds and compete for Olympic tickets.

But at that time, there was a huge gap in strength between the Chinese Olympic team and the Iranian Olympic team.

Even though the Chinese Olympic team tried their best, they still lost 1:3.

In the end, he missed the knockout rounds and the Olympics.

If it were just like this, it would be just an ordinary failure that was common in Chinese football at that time.

There seems to be nothing to say about losing to a team that is stronger than itself.

There is no shortage of such failures in Chinese football.

But this game still left a deep impression on all Chinese fans.

Because it's so humiliating...

The Iranian Olympic team not only won the game, but also humiliated the Chinese players in a special way.

That was also the third goal of the Iranian Olympic team in that game.

At that time, the forward of the Iranian Olympic team also passed the goalkeeper of the Chinese Olympic team and faced an empty goal.

But he did not choose to shoot directly. Instead, he brought the football to the goal line, and then made a call to friends, calling the surrounding Iranian Olympic team players over and forming a circle. On the one hand, he was guarding against the Chinese Olympic team. The goalkeeper came back to save the ball. On the other hand, it was also a celebration.

Then he lay down again and used his head to head the ball into the very close goal.

Scored such a special header...

This way of scoring a goal can be said to be extremely humiliating to the Chinese Olympic team. When Zhou Zijing, who was only 12 years old at the time, saw this lost ball, his blood pressure soared, and countless grass and mud horses rushed past in his heart.

What made him explode even more was that in the face of such an insulting goal, the players of the Chinese Olympic team remained indifferent. They may have been numbed by the loss, or they may have been paralyzed by the actions of the Iranian Olympic team.

In short, what showed was that when the Iranian Olympic team players humiliated them in this way, no Chinese Olympic team players stood up to express their anger and dissatisfaction.

They just put their heads in their hands or lay down on the ground, creating the best background for the Iranian players who cheered and celebrated.

This scene was deeply imprinted in the heart of young Zhou Zijing.

He didn't know what he could do. The only thing he could do was to keep this incident and this scene firmly in his mind.

But now, when he faces the Iranian Olympic team again, that unforgettable scene comes to mind again.

When he deceived the goalkeeper of the Iranian Olympic team, he realized that he could finally let out the anger he had accumulated for twelve years!

So he took a huge risk and stopped the football on the goal line of the Iranian Olympic team. Then, looking at their horrified, desperate and angry expressions, he gently knocked the ball into the goal behind him.

After hearing what Zhou Zijing said, Ran Jiachang collapsed even more: "That happened twelve years ago. What does it have to do with the Iranian Olympic team?!"

Zhou Zijing curled his lips: "Then when Koichi Sato stole our Asian Cup championship with a handball, what does it have to do with the subsequent Japanese team?"

"You!" Ran Jiachang didn't expect Zhou Zijing to be so strong.

His hand pointing at Zhou Zijing was trembling, but he could not speak.

Because there is nothing wrong with what Zhou Zijing said...

When Koichi Sato scored with his hand in the Asian Cup final, it completely destroyed the morale of the Chinese team and led to the Japanese team eventually winning the Asian Cup in China.

This incident has become a permanent pain for Chinese football. Every time the Chinese and Japanese teams meet in the future, it will be brought up and talked about, reminding the Chinese players not to forget this incident.

Want revenge.

In the U23 Asian Cup four years ago, when Hu Lai helped the Chinese Olympic team defeat the Japanese Olympic team and win the U23 Asian Cup championship, countless fans and media were shouting that this Olympic team was the big brother of the national team that year. Revenge was taken.

So how can it be justified by the fact that the current Iranian Olympic team did not do anything like that to the Chinese Olympic team?

The head coach of the Olympic team, Mai Zhaocheng, who had been silent for a long time, suddenly glared at Zhou Zijing and shouted: "Zhou Zijing, you have gone abroad to play football, and you are so fucking successful! How did you talk to the team leader? Get back here! Write a profound letter Leave your review to me, and if I’m not satisfied, you’re not allowed to leave the room! When you write that I’m satisfied, you can leave the house again! Get out!”

As soon as he finished speaking, Zhou Zijing turned around neatly and walked out the door.

Ran Jiachang looked at the door that was closed again, and then at Mai Zhaocheng: "It's urgent."

"There's no need to rush, Lao Ran. I'm telling you, this brat needs to be dealt with. He really swelled up after he went abroad to play football. If I don't worry, when he goes to the Olympics and causes big trouble, it will be too late to deal with him. Got it!"

Ran Jiachang sneered: "I mean you were too hasty to protect the calf."

Mai Zhaocheng was stunned for a moment, and then he laughed again: "I really asked him to write the examination, and I really plan not to let him go out unless the examination he wrote satisfies me."

"Forget it..." Ran Jiachang sighed, "You are right, if his temper is not cured, he will really cause big trouble... Neither of us can afford to walk around. Fortunately, we didn't do it this time. What's the big problem..."

Mai Zhaocheng chuckled: "Isn't this the case that the Iranians should take care of their own losses first?"

Iran is indeed in the wrong, so it can't cause trouble.

What Zhou Zijing did also caused an uproar in public opinion on the Internet. The Iranian media was naturally very dissatisfied with his actions and criticized Zhou Zijing's actions as "violating sports ethics and lacking in sportsmanship."

But the Chinese media immediately hit back, bringing up the bad thing that happened twelve years ago, throwing it in the face of the Iranian media, and asking them to translate what the hell is called "unsporting ethics, no sports" demeanor"!

Oh, what your Iranian Olympic team did back then, but our Chinese Olympic team can’t do now?

When the Iranian Olympic team did it, why didn't you see your own media coming out to exterminate relatives?

Who have the face to accuse our players now?

Without the "cause" you planted back then, where would the "fruit" you are bearing now come from? !

Therefore, the fierce firepower used by the Iranian media to criticize Zhou Zijing finally fell on themselves.

On the Chinese Internet, countless fans praised Zhou Zijing as a "national hero."

Of course, it’s not that the Japanese Japs wanted to “repay evil with kindness.” Even if they did that to us back then, we shouldn’t take revenge like that. If a dog bites a person, why should he bite him back if he can't take him away?

However, this kind of two-jail remarks were quickly washed away by the turbulent public opinion and completely submerged in the tide. It did not cause any waves and did not affect everyone's overall evaluation of Zhou Zijing.

On the Internet, many people are watching the jokes about the Iranian Olympic team. Some people still know about the grievances between the Iranian Olympic team and the Chinese Olympic team.

Ran Jiachang could tell that Mai Zhaocheng was determined to protect Zhou Zijing, so it was hard to say anything else. After all, this matter was only subject to review within the team.

After all, Zhou Zijing is the hero of the Chinese Olympic team's ability to reach the Olympics this time, and he also helped the Chinese fans. Now he is very popular among the Chinese fans. It is impossible to really punish Zhou Zijing, otherwise he will just I'm afraid it will cause some big public opinion incident...

He took a deep breath to calm down and changed the topic: "Now that we have entered the Olympics, there is an issue you need to seriously consider, Lao Mai."

"What's the problem?" Mai Zhaocheng asked.

"The problem of over-age players." Ran Jiachang said, "In the last Olympics, Shi Wuyin insisted on not using over-age players. In addition to the fact that he wanted to train the young players, it was also because there was really no one who was too strong among the over-age players. It can enhance the strength of the Olympic team. But the situation is different now. Do we need even one over-age player in our Olympic team?"

Mai Zhaocheng frowned and did not answer Ran Jiachang immediately.

This is indeed an issue that requires careful consideration.

Should over-age players be used? If so, which three over-age players should be selected?