Fox in the Penalty Area

Rafael Fonseca turned over, and seemed to see someone sitting on the next bed in a daze...

He suddenly lost his drowsiness, opened his eyes suddenly, and saw his roommate Kendor Kabangka sitting on the bed, not saying a word.

"God!" Fonseca whispered, "Kendor, are you okay?"

Kabanka turned to look at him: "I'm fine, Rafael."

"It's okay? What time is it..."

"It's past five in the morning."

"After five o'clock in the morning, you are sitting alone on the bed instead of sleeping, do you think it's okay?" Brazil's main left back covered his face.

"I can't sleep," Kabanka said. "I can't sleep thinking we didn't beat Russia."

Fonseca curled his lips: "It is certainly not a happy thing not to win Russia. But Kendor, in any case, is also the second strongest team in this group. And their characteristics are really against us... I I think a draw is pretty good, at least we didn’t lose. Besides, as long as we beat Algeria and China next, we will still qualify..."

"That's the problem, Rafael. Have you watched the Chinese team's game?" Kabanka asked, turning his head.

"What's the point of watching it now? I'll watch it until we play them. But I know Hu scored two goals and one of them was a beautiful world wave. But that goal was just a lucky one... ...you played him in the Premier League, don't you know what level he is?"

"The whole world is talking about his super world wave, but I don't really care about it. I don't care about his two goals. I care more about the performance of the Chinese team, Rafael. I watched them The whole game was videotaped. That is absolutely different from what we thought the Chinese team would be." Kabanka said in a serious tone.

"So you're worried that we won't get out of the line because of this? Don't worry, Kendor. Even if the Chinese team is stronger than we thought. They have nowhere to hide. I believe the old man will not fail to notice this... ...As long as we go all out, can we really capsize the Chinese team?"

Kabanka fell silent, because he really felt in his heart that if the Brazilian team does not underestimate the enemy and goes all out...it is unlikely that any accident will happen.

"Sleep, Kendor. If you don't sleep well, be careful not to be photographed by the media dozing off during training..." Rafael Fonseca yawned, turned over, and fell asleep again with his back to Kabanka go.

Kabanka continued to sit on the bed for a while before lying down again.

Anyway, that's the last round of the group stage. It's really unnecessary to think about it now considering that you can't sleep.

Pete Williams and Jay Adams sat on the England bench and were watching the game on the field.

Although Harry Bernard came back in time and caught up with the last train of the World Cup, Jay Adams also successfully selected the England team to participate in the World Cup by virtue of his outstanding performance in the league.

He was joined by club team-mate Pete Williams.

But being selected for the England team does not mean that you will get a chance to play in the World Cup.

At least in England's "captain midfielder" combination, these two juniors haven't had a chance to play.

So they are now only on the bench as an atmosphere group. When England get their chances, they watch closely on the bench. When England miss their chances, they hold their heads and sigh and the opponent threatens the England goal. Then they let out a sigh of relief.

In this way, every time the camera lens is scanned on the England bench, England fans can also see that the substitute players and the players on the field share the same fate.

But in fact, Williams is not willing to do this in his heart...

He looked at the court with his eyes, but his mind was distracted.

They are also the main players of the club, but he and Jay Adams can only be spectators on the bench.

And his teammate Hu Lai not only got the chance to play in the World Cup, but also scored two goals.

This is a goal in the World Cup!

Although Hu Lai has won the Golden Boot in the league, it does not mean that he will be able to score goals in the World Cup. You must know that there are top scorers in the five major leagues in world football, and they are still struggling to follow the precedent of their first goal in the World Cup.

After all, the club team and the national team are two completely different systems. A player who performs well in the club does not mean that he can adapt seamlessly to the national team. The staffing is different, the tactics are different, the mentality is different... There are too many factors that can affect the performance of the players.

Williams also watched that game. Hu Lai also experienced a painful struggle in the middle of the game. He occasionally flashed a light, but most of the time he couldn't see anyone. It wasn't until he scored a long shot that the situation was opened.

Speaking of which, that long-range shot is really wonderful!

It has attracted attention and heated discussions all over the world...

Now Hu Lai leads the World Cup scorer list with two goals, and has not repeated the mistakes of those golden boot predecessors.

The thought of this made Williams envious.

Hu Lai has broken the "dimension wall" between the club and the national team, but he, the main midfielder of the Premier League champion, can only be a spectator closest to the World Cup on the bench of the national team...

England wasted another chance on the pitch as Jay Adams put his head in his hands and leaned back hard in his chair.

Then he found that Williams beside him was motionless, so he touched him: "What's wrong?"

"I thought of Hu, Jay."

Adams understood why Williams was suddenly in a daze: "Are you envious of him?"

"Ok……"

"There is no way around this. The England team has no shortage of players. It's good that we can come in. If you want to play...with the current midfield configuration of the national team...it's difficult!" Jay Adams covered his mouth with his hand, Said in a low voice.

As professional players, they have developed the habit of covering their mouths during games. It is to prevent what I say on and off the court from being interpreted by others and causing trouble for myself.

"On the contrary, Hu's Chinese team is not strong, so it is easy to get the chance to play..."

Williams interrupted him: "Jay, you made a mistake. I think Yihu's ability can also play the main force in the England team..."

Adams glanced at him: "Who is talking nonsense to you, I mean the two of us! If we are Chinese players, we can already play the main force."

"oh oh……"

"But there are advantages and disadvantages to this matter, Pete. Although we are in China, we can easily play games. But if we want to win the World Cup, England's chances are obviously greater than that of the Chinese team."

"Then we have to win the Czech Republic first." Covered by his hand, Pete Williams pouted.

Almost 70 minutes into the game, the score was still 00.

"To be honest, Jay, I think there is something wrong with our thinking. Who said that the national team should gather the best players in the country? It should be the players who are most suitable for the head coach's tactical thinking. Our captain midfielder just sounds like a name. It’s just a bluff. In fact, the three of them are not compatible at all, otherwise how to explain that they played well in their respective clubs, but when they came to the national team, their performance was greatly reduced?”

Although Williams' voice was very low, Adams was still taken aback. He quickly looked around and found that his teammates were all focused on the game and didn't notice Williams' complaints. He quickly continued to lower his voice and said: "That's not what we should be talking about, Pete."

Williams also knew that he had talked a little too much, so he pouted, stopped talking, and just stared at the court.

Perhaps because of winning the league championship, Williams is now full of confidence. He doesn't have the consciousness that I came to the national team as a younger brother. He is ambitious and always wants to replace him.

Especially after seeing Hu Lai's performance in the World Cup.

Jay Adams could more or less guess what he was thinking, and he didn't warn Williams because of it. On the contrary, he thinks it is normal for Williams to have such thoughts. He is so young and extremely talented. If he maintains his self-motivation, his future achievements will not be low.

On the contrary, he...has passed the age of delusion to win the world, and now he only wants to get the chance to play in the World Cup. As for future achievements...he can't think so far, and he doesn't want to think so far.

When the referee blew the whistle for the end of the game, there was a burst of boos from the stands.

Amidst the booing, Williams, Adams, and other teammates on the bench got up one after another. Some were staring at the court in a daze, and some had already turned and walked towards the player tunnel.

Williams first looked at the court, then shook his head slightly, then turned and walked towards the player tunnel.

Behind him, Adams cast a glance at head coach Jason Riley, sighed inwardly, and walked away too.

After 90 minutes of fierce fighting, the England team, which was considered one of the favorites to win the championship before the game, did not beat the Czech Republic.

Not even a goal.

"Jason Riley should think about his tactics and personnel arrangements. In this game, we sent the strongest lineup, but we failed to win the opponent. Especially on the offensive line, we didn't even have a goal. Go in. Stones, who ranks second in the Premier League scorer list this season, is working hard, but he is obviously out of shape and looks a little tired... We need to strengthen the creativity in offense, and we can't always rely on strikers to complete dribbling, passing and shooting. Three jobs..."

Under the merciless criticism of the commentator Matthew Cox, the 00 on the scoreboard was a bit dazzling.

"Ah! Director Mogi Hiroto is going to make a substitution!"

Said so when the Nippon TV commentator saw the assistant coach running to the bench.

In front of the Japanese team's bench, the assistant coach is hooking Junpei Morikawa: "Morikawa! Morikawa! Ready to play!!"

Junpei Morikawa quickly got up from his seat, took off his vest, and walked towards the head coach Hiroto Motegi.

"Director Motegi made his last substitution of the game. He is going to replace Tatsuya Sugiyama with midfielder Junpei Morikawa... This is a substitution to strengthen defense. It seems that Director Motegi is going to play in the remaining ten. In five minutes, the current one-goal lead was maintained! The Japanese team will do their best to win the first Asian team's victory in this World Cup!"

"Junpei Morikawa plays for the Chinese Super League club Anton Shining Star. He has won the Chinese Super League championship and is a very good defensive midfielder. Motegi should let him play so that he can limit the midfielder of the Norwegian team. The core of the organization Seth..."

Hiroto Motegi looked at the not tall midfielder in front of him, and said in a very serious tone: "Your task is very simple, Morikawa. That is to freeze John Setter for me! Do you have this ability?"

Junpei Morikawa puffed out his chest and replied loudly: "I promise I won't disappoint you!"

"Very good! Morikawa! I just like how energetic you are! Go, Asian football's first victory in the World Cup is up to you!" Motegi Hiroto patted Morikawa Junpei on the shoulder vigorously.

The latter walked towards the fourth official with his head held high.

After the assistant coach took a look at him, he turned his attention to Hiroto Motegi: "It's really useful for you to say that, I feel that his whole personality is different..."

Motegi Hiroto smiled slightly: "Morikawa is a very simple person, it is better to be direct if you say too much to him. He will not let us down."

"I hope... Seth is a talented midfielder in the Bundesliga..."

"Morikawa is also a talented midfielder."

Morikawa Junpei couldn't hear the whispers of the two coaches behind him, and Hu Lai's figure suddenly appeared in his mind at this moment.

If there is no jersey given to him by Hu Lai after the East Asian Cup game. How can he stand on the field of the World Cup?

He remembered that Hu Lai and Xiaoyu had said in the group that the head coach of the Chinese team would arrange for them to watch the World Cup.

I don't know if you, Hu Laisang, have watched our game. If so... I will definitely not embarrass you!

Sugiyama Tatsuya suddenly felt something was wrong when he was high-fiving Morikawa Junpei after the end of the stage. He couldn't help but look at the other side, and saw the second boy suddenly yelled:

"Morikawa Junpei, join us!!"

"The Japanese team actually won against Norway and won the first victory of an Asian team in this World Cup..."

"Yeah, the overall performance of the Japanese team is indeed better..."

The players of the Chinese team in the restaurant were discussing the game that just ended.

"That kid Morikawa really made Seth lose his temper after he came on the stage. He was like brown sugar, and he couldn't get rid of it if he stuck to it... Hey, Hu Lai, what are you doing?"

As Chen Xingyi was speaking, he saw Hu Lai bowing his head and posting something to the group.

"Let Morikawa give out red envelopes! Shouldn't you give out red envelopes to celebrate when you win?" Hu Lai looked up with a strange expression after typing and sending it out, as if wondering why Chen Xingyi asked such a simple question.

"As expected of you, Hu Lai..." Wang Guangwei covered his face.

"Hey, Lao Wang, don't snatch the red envelopes that Morikawa sends out later!" Hu Lai snorted.

"Why can't I grab it? Can't I be happy?" Wang Guangwei was also polite.

As soon as he finished speaking, he saw that Junpei Morikawa sent out a red envelope in the group.

For a while, several people at this table stopped talking, bowed their heads and concentrated on grabbing red envelopes and fighting for hand speed.

"Ha! Twenty-three yuan!" Wang Guangwei exclaimed happily.

"I snatched seventeen yuan and fifty-three cents... Alas, this is the only joy I can get..." Chen Xingyi shook his head and sighed.

"I'm not bad. I'm not as good as the top, but I'm more than the bottom. Hu Lai, how good are you?" Zhang Qinghuan turned to look at Hu Lai.

"Damn it!" Hu Lai looked at the 80 cents he had snatched, and exhaled fragrantly.

After seeing his amount, everyone burst into laughter.

And Xia Xiaoyu, who was the best in the audience and the luckiest, could only cover his face and giggle, not daring to be too complacent.

As you can see, the World Cup is in full swing, some people are happy and some are worried.

, In yesterday's update, some readers raised questions about the number of Russian team crosses. When I wrote that number, I actually had Moyes' morale United's record 81 crosses in mind, so I discounted it and wrote it as 50 crosses.

However, it did not take into account the strength gap between Russia and Brazil, whether they can control the situation and play fifty crosses.

It has been changed now.

In addition, there will be a single change tomorrow, but three changes the day after tomorrow.