Fox in the Penalty Area

After Li Qingqing finished his morning training, he quickly returned home, cooked a bowl of simple pasta as quickly as possible, poured instant tomato minced meat sauce on it, and a simple lunch was ready.

Then she brought the steaming noodle bowl to the coffee table, sat cross-legged on the carpet under the coffee table, set up the tablet, opened a game webcast app, and found the live signal of the match between the Chinese team and Paraguay.

The game hasn't started yet, and the APP's own advertisement is still playing in the live broadcast signal.

Li Qingqing picked up the noodles in the bowl, blew a few breaths, and then snorted into his mouth.

Enjoying her lunch while waiting for the game to start.

The key battle of Chinese football is kick-off at 7:30 p.m. local Beijing time, and it is 12:30 noon in Paris, France.

In the afternoon, Paris Eger also had a training session, but it started at four o'clock in the afternoon.

It didn't delay Li Qingqing from watching the game at all - it was only a little after two o'clock after the game.

The only problem is that after the training in the morning, the time from the training base to home is a little tense.

That's why Li Qingqing made lunch like a war.

After eating the noodles casually, you will deal with it.

In fact, generally speaking, it is not a problem to miss a few minutes of the game. After all, the first few minutes of a game are basically a stage of mutual testing between the two sides, and there will be no exciting scenes.

But Li Qingqing didn't want to miss even a minute of this match.

The advertisement on the tablet computer finally ended. After a brief loading, the front scene appeared on the screen, and there was also the noise from the Lingnan Lotus Stadium.

Li Qingqing just looked up, then lowered his head again, and ate ordinary spaghetti with tomato bolognese amidst the hustle and bustle of the match scene.

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"My good fellow, it's really noisy with drums and drums, firecrackers are going off, and there's a sea of ​​people..."

In the stands of the Lotus Stadium, some fans expressed such emotion while holding up their mobile phones to take videos.

The game hasn't started yet,

In the north and south stands, there are already fans organized in the hot field. With their uniform shouts, rhythmic drums sounded.

Apart from the lack of firecrackers, this fan's description is really appropriate.

Despite the unsatisfactory results of the first round, the Chinese team trailed by two goals in total, and the hope of advancing was somewhat slim.

But the Chinese fans did not give up the second round. In their home arena, they do everything possible to create the most enthusiastic atmosphere.

I hope that I can help the Chinese team in the game and let the opponent Paraguay feel the huge psychological pressure, so that they can play abnormally...

Today is Wednesday, a working day.

The Lotus Stadium, which can accommodate 80,000 people, is still full of seats—except for the seats that must be vacated because of safety, all other seats are full of people.

In terms of momentum, the performance of the Chinese fans today is no less than that of the Paraguayan fans at the Hill Stadium in the first round.

Chinese fans must show their enthusiasm and vision for the World Cup.

Of course, there are still many people who are concerned about the starting list of the Chinese team for this game-this is the most important thing at present.

Ever since Lin Zhiyuan made that low-level mistake in the first round, the voices in the public opinion calling for him not to be allowed to start have gained the upper hand.

Now everyone wants to see how Shi Wuyin will react to such public opinion.

"The starting list is out! Lin Zhiyuan is indeed still starting!"

"I rely on... it's over!"

"Shi Wuyin really likes the people of his Olympic team... I don't understand, how is Sun Rong not as good as Lin Zhiyuan!"

"That's right. I'm not saying that if a young man makes a mistake once, he should be overturned with a stick. I'm not saying that he will definitely make another low-level mistake in this game...but after what happened, on and off the court. With so many voices, it will definitely affect Lin Zhiyuan's preparations. Under such circumstances, it is really doubtful how good he can be. Therefore, after all considerations, Lin Zhiyuan is indeed not suitable to continue to start..."

Whether it's the fans at the scene or on the Internet, everyone is discussing the starting list in full swing.

In the eyes of many people, Lin Zhiyuan's starting is definitely a failure. There are even a few pessimists who have decided that the Chinese team will definitely lose this game...

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In the locker room of the home team at the Lotus Stadium, the starting lineup has just been announced, and everyone knows who will start the game.

In fact, there is nothing suspenseful about this list. After these days of training, everyone has done it well.

Generally speaking, compared with the previous round, the starting lineup has undergone several adjustments.

For example, let Qu Lu, who is better at attacking, start as the left back. Shi Wuqian values ​​​​this player's excellent offensive ability, although the defense is a bit stretched. But what the Chinese team needs most in this game is not defense, but goals.

But the most eye-catching adjustment is the goalkeeper position.

The original starting goalkeeper Hao De was unable to play due to injury, and Lin Zhiyuan started instead of him.

This adjustment did not surprise everyone.

From the first training session back in Lingnan, everyone knew that Director Shi would definitely choose Lin Zhiyuan.

as predicted.

Since he apologized to everyone in the locker room, everyone's attitude towards Lin Zhiyuan has changed.

But if you really want to become intimate, that's not it.

Many people only accepted Lin Zhiyuan's apology out of face.

But it's hard to say what they think about Lin Zhiyuan in their hearts.

To put it bluntly, if Lin Zhiyuan wants to truly gain everyone's forgiveness and acceptance, it is useless to just say a few beautiful words. In the end it all comes down to his individual performance. If he can prove that what he said is true with actual performance, then everyone will accept him again. Otherwise... just stay where it is cool!

Lin Zhiyuan also knew in his heart what these teammates thought of him, and he agreed - he still had to show a convincing performance.

So I won't let Paraguay score a single goal in today's game!

Lin Zhiyuan believes that only in this way can he make up for the mistakes he made in the last game.

Because of that mistake, the Chinese team had to beat the opponent 2:0 at home, scoring two goals, and still not allowing the opponent to score.

Lin Zhiyuan can't control the matter of scoring two goals, but he can be responsible for preventing the opponent from scoring.

So it became very simple - as long as I don't let Paraguay score in the game, I can atone!

Come on, Paraguay!

Come on, Sosa!

Lin Zhiyuan slapped hard, and with a slap, he attracted the attention of other people in the locker room.

After everyone saw that it was him, they looked away as usual.

Hu Lai didn't care about Lin Zhiyuan at all. He exchanged for himself a [Lover's Red String] and [Broken Bear Legguards], as well as a [Teared Bear Jersey] from the system mall. ], spent almost all of his points.

But in order to successfully reach the World Cup, he is willing to pay any price.

He seldom exchanged [the worn giant bear jersey] in the game before, because he didn't rely on strength for a living. But in this game, he must consider the situation where he needs to fight hard against his opponent. If he loses an excellent scoring opportunity because of his poor physical confrontation ability, he will not forgive himself.

After the first round of the contest with Arce, he also knew that the core strength of this seemingly insignificant central defender was terrifying. Even after nearly a year of training in the Premier League, it was difficult to compete with Alce match. He had to resort to plug-ins.

In addition, choosing to exchange [broken giant bear shin guards] does not mean that Hu Lai thinks that Paraguayan players play dirty and needs to be careful. It's because he wants to choose a more risky style of play this time - if there are some opportunities that he is not allowed to dodge, then with such a shin guard to avoid injury, he has the capital to go head-to-head with his opponent .

As for the lucky [Lover's Red String], it's all a routine operation.

In addition to the three [Consonance Cards] he exchanged for Zhang Qinghuan, Chen Xingyi, and Luo Kai in the first round of the match, he paid a total of 150,000 points for this match. Almost instantly back to before liberation.

But if you can go out of Asia and go to the world, then a mere 150,000 points is the most cost-effective investment.

Opening the system vision, Hu Lai confirmed that Brother Huan, Xiao Xingxing, and Luo Kai had white light chains connected to him, and then closed the system vision safely.

It's like an old driver who must check all the key components of the car before leaving the car to make sure that everything is safe, and the car must not be allowed to break down suddenly on the most difficult road sections.

After he had just checked his equipment, the door of the locker room was pushed open, and head coach Shi Wuzhen walked in.

The voice in the locker room disappeared instantly. Everyone looked up at him, but no one spoke.

Shi Wuyin felt the eyes of the team members, and he also took a deep breath to calm himself down a little.

This game is equally important to him, even more important and critical than when he led the Chinese Olympic team against Argentina.

After stabilizing his emotions, he said: "...We have traveled a long way to come here. It is not easy. How difficult it is, you have all experienced it, and you should know it better than me later."

The old players in the national team all showed thoughtful expressions on their faces.

It's really not easy.

Almost halfway through the quarterfinals, they all thought they were about to say goodbye to the World Cup again. For many of them, they even say goodbye to the World Cup forever, because they are not young, and it is impossible to persist for another four years.

Unexpectedly, with Director Shi taking office, the performance of the Chinese team in the top 12 competition has come to a big reversal.

They won the third place in the group with an unbeaten record in the second half of the top twelve and qualified for the play-offs.

Then they eliminated Uzbekistan in two rounds in the Asian play-offs, and then they came to Paraguay.

Shi Wuyin raised his hand and looked at his watch: "In five minutes, for many of you, the most important game in your career will start. Because this may be your last chance to charge for the World Cup. At this moment, I don't want to emphasize any tactical requirements to you. I have repeated it too many times in the past few days. I just want to talk to you... what is 'team spirit'."

He held up a finger and swiped from left to right. His eyes followed the finger and turned his eyes to the Chinese players in the direction the finger pointed.

"Because of the well-known incident in the last round, the team is not very peaceful inside and outside during this period. I also noticed some unharmonious voices..."

When he said this, Hao De sat in his seat.

Although he was unable to play in this game, he still wore the uniform of the Chinese team and appeared in the locker room with everyone in order to express his determination to be with the team.

"I hope all of you understand a very simple and simple truth-unity is strength. If we can't be united, then what awaits us after going on the court is a massacre, and the opponent will break us one by one. Complain at this time It doesn't matter whose fault it is, you just have to keep in mind 'if we don't work together, we die'! Mistakes may be made by one person, but death is everyone's death! Blame whoever made the mistake It's pointless, and it won't save you from dying!"

Everyone cast their eyes on Lin Zhiyuan intentionally or unintentionally, obviously they all knew what Director Shi was talking about.

After Lin Zhiyuan made a mistake, everyone's attitude towards him was indeed rather cold.

"It's normal for teammates to make mistakes. Because no one will not make mistakes. Today it is him, maybe tomorrow it will be any one of you!" Shi Wuyin pointed in the direction of Lin Zhiyuan. "Someone might think, 'He made a mistake, why should we all wipe his ass?' But that's the way it is, the whole team should wipe one guy's ass, and that's how it should be! Because without it, the team can't It is called a team! You must ask why, and the answer is one: 'Because you are teammates!' Isn't it natural to sacrifice for teammates?"

Hearing Director Shi's words, Lin Zhiyuan lowered his head, which was still high before, until he stopped looking at anyone and just stared at his toes, his hands clenched into fists.

She was still trembling slightly because of the excessive force.

"You sacrificed for him at this moment, and he will sacrifice for you the next moment. All for one, one for all! This is team spirit! Everyone must keep this in mind, otherwise we will not qualify for the World Cup, We don't deserve to go to the World Cup, and if we go, we will be ashamed! For you, what you have exhausted your entire career to pursue is only to go to the World Cup to show yourself and be ridiculed?!"

Shi Wuji asked a spiritual question. He didn't wait for the players to give him an answer, and he didn't need to give him an answer, so he continued: "I believe that no one wants to be laughed at... But Chinese football, to be precise, is The Chinese men's football team has been treated as a joke for too long! After all, we have a chance to justify ourselves. Are we going to ruin it in internal strife?! At that time, let everyone point to your head and say: 'Look! , Men’s football is a bunch of mud that can’t support the wall!’ I don’t accept it anyway! If I can accept it, I won’t come to the muddy water! I don’t have to be scolded, I can go to the club just based on my Olympic results Make a lot of money...Why do I still come to the national team to fight fires? Just because I am not willing to see my career become a joke for everyone! I want to save it again and do my best."

No one will think that the middle-aged man in front of him is pretending to be aggressive, because he has indeed led the Olympic team to achieve a historic breakthrough in the Chinese men's football team at the Olympics, and he can indeed get better treatment by virtue of this historical breakthrough. There is no point in coming to the national team to fight the fire.

It is also because of this that even though Shi Wuyin became a monk halfway to coach the national team, there are still many players in the team who listen to him.

Because such a head coach really deserves everyone's respect.

"I should have said it all. If you are like me, unwilling to accept the fate of being a joke again, then go to the court and fight. Of course, if you are all used to being laughed at, then take it as if I didn't say it, whatever you want, Anyway, I have a clear conscience..."

Before he finished speaking, team captain Yao Huasheng stood up abruptly and said excitedly: "Director Shi, I am not reconciled! I, Yao Huasheng, have played football for so many years and haven't gone to the World Cup yet. I am not reconciled! And... I believe there are many people in the team who are as unwilling as me!"

"That's right, Guidance Shi, I'm not reconciled either!"

"Yes, we are not reconciled!"

There was an uproar in the locker room, and everyone scrambled to express their opinions.

Lin Zhiyuan even yelled at the top of his throat: "I promise that Paraguay will never score a goal! I can swear it!"

Seeing that the atmosphere in the locker room was getting hotter, Shi Wuyin raised his hands to signal everyone to be quiet.

Then he said: "In this case, that's good. In football games, the winner is king. Especially in such a critical game, you are the heroes if you win. If you lose...no matter how you lose, there is no 'although you lose You Rong's saying that losing is a bear is a joke! Only by winning and going to the World Cup can the fate of Chinese football be changed! So I have one request for you in this game-victory! Victory! Besides victory, it is still victory!! !"

"Fuck Paraguay!!"

"I'm going to the World Cup!!"

"Fight with them! This is our home field! Afraid of a hammer!!"

The door of the locker room was slammed open, and the Chinese players in red home jerseys poured out collectively, as if the door of a high-temperature furnace opened, and hot flames and molten steel poured down, igniting everything that passed along the way.