When the game was ended by the referee, many Argentina players were sitting on the ground. Not only was the record of four consecutive clean sheets broken, but it was also almost tied. In the last twenty minutes, they were exhausted. Not now.
It was Argentina three years ago. The players at that time were not as strong as they are now. They failed to keep a clean sheet in four of the seven games in the World Youth Championship. But the growth rate of these Chinese people is even more amazing, especially that
After being provoked, Rey shot fiercely without saying a word!
Although the Chinese team members are regretful, they are not disappointed. This is not because they do not want to pursue victory, but because everyone has worked hard to the limit. Wang Ai's physical fitness has long been in deficit, otherwise he would not have been easily injured. Although the injury was not serious, he still
He was able to persevere, but he had to be supported by Zhao Xuri when he walked off the court.
Compared with the calm mood of the players, the Chinese fans who did not know the truth were much sadder. They did not know that the Chinese team had tried its best, and they did not know that the Argentine team actually "let go" in the first 20 minutes of the second half, so many
The fans kept cheering hoarsely in the stands, especially when Wang Ai scored three goals in a row, they thought they could win. But the cruel final whistle finally sounded, and many people felt regretful.
There were a large number of neutral fans at the scene. The local fans in Athens were originally on the side of Argentina. Who allowed the Chinese team to eliminate the Greek team? But they were shocked by the Chinese team’s pursuit in the second half, so when Wang Ai and the others walked to the sidelines while whispering
When, applause suddenly burst out.
The big dark horse of the Chinese team has lived up to its reputation as a "dark horse" after all. It was the first to break through the powerful Argentine goal, the second, the third, and the fourth! Although it failed to perform the dark horse miracle to the end, it is still enough to be proud of.
Argentina is as strong as ever and has never been weak. But the little-known Chinese team is what surprises people.
Wang Ai raised his head in surprise amid the applause, only to find that many fans were applauding for them. Wang Ai scratched his face, a little surprised, we lost, okay? It took 120% of the performance to reach this point.
Argentina only used 80% of its efforts.
"What are you talking about?" Captain Dewey came over and patted Wang Ai on the shoulder, helped him walk to the bottom of the stands, and greeted the fans, especially the Chinese fans who were so emotional that they wiped away tears.
"I still lost after all." After a long silence in the Beijing CCTV live broadcast room, Liu Jianhong couldn't help but sigh.
Zhang Lu couldn't help but say "hehe" twice: "It's not that we are not pursuing it, I have to say, it's almost done. We are already in the semi-finals, so what? The professional league can spend money to have a 'Kaiserslautern Miracle', but you
Which national team can do this?"
Liu Jianhong had not yet gotten over his sadness and couldn't help but retort: "Isn't there a European Cup this summer? A Greek myth? Who won the championship after reaching the finals for the first time?"
Zhang Lu was at a loss for words. He had forgotten about this, "...you also said that it is a 'myth'. Although it is dazzling, it is hard to come by. If we want to achieve good results in Chinese football, we still need to develop steadily.
, we can’t set our goals too high, that’s unrealistic. If we place our hopes on miracles or myths, it’s likely that we’ll fall miserably. And Jianhong, have you noticed? Also this year, the Greek National
The team won the European Cup, while the Greek Olympic team did not even make it out of the group stage. This shows that the strength of Greek football is weak, accidental, and happens to happen due to the convergence of various factors. It does not represent the country as a whole.
The level of football is the best in Europe."
Liu Jianhong nodded in relief: "You're right, I'm too anxious. It's good enough to reach the semi-finals."
Hearing the words "too anxious", Zhang Lu frowned and said in a slow tone: "I think you may not be the only one who is anxious. This summer, we won the Asian Cup and entered the semi-finals of the Olympic Games. Such good results It will definitely help social resources tilt towards football. However, the resource tilt in the short term will not significantly improve the level of football. On the contrary, the pressure on the team will be much higher. Jianhong, let me say it bluntly, Director Shen led this It is considered normal for a team to enter the Olympics, but it is definitely abnormal to reach the semi-finals. Look at our number of goals, scoring 15 and conceding 10, which seems pretty good? But Wang Ai scored 13 by himself! What if there is no Wang Ai? Excluding his 13 goals, we will score 2 and lose 10. Then we may be like the 88 Olympics, unable to win a game. This is probably our true strength."
Liu Jianhong, like the fans who were still waiting in front of the TV late at night and full of excitement, was shocked when Zhang Lu said this.
Some people also thought that in the Olympic qualifying stage, the team's top scorer was also Wang Ai.
Many people find it difficult to recover and then feel depressed again.
Liu Jianhong didn't look good at it, and he was overjoyed... Well, it can't be too boring anyway, so he quickly answered: "Director Zhang's analysis was very profound and pointed out some shortcomings of the current National Olympics. But from another perspective Xiao Wang is also a pure Chinese player. His appearance and progress are also the progress of Chinese football. Although we still have to be down-to-earth, there is no need to underestimate ourselves. If I remember correctly, at the Asian Cup that just ended, Xiao Wang Isn’t he the top scorer? There is also Bai Guanghai.”
Zhang Lu also realized that the topic was too serious, so he changed the topic and joked: "That's right, Xiao Bai didn't come, otherwise Xiao Wang wouldn't be able to win the golden boot. The two of them are teammates and good buddies, but on the court The competition is really fierce. Even the top three scorers of the Asian Cup were not included in the World Cup Silver Boots. I heard that Xiao Wang gave Xiao Bai a hard meal."
Coincidentally, in a stadium interview broadcast live a few minutes later, Wang Ai also expressed a similar view, even more straightforwardly than Zhang Lu: "Chinese football has improved a bit, and this is true from the results. But our progress is based on It is not solid. The number of young people of the right age to play football in the country is still declining, which means that the scope of selection and employment of our national team will become increasingly narrow. This may cause our performance to suddenly decline at some point. Five years ago, Liu Ailing and her team won the runner-up in the Women's World Cup in the United States, but last year they stopped in the quarterfinals. This year's Olympics also barely qualified for the quarterfinals, and Germany beat 8:0. So I think today's loss to Argentina may be A good thing, at least it can let everyone clearly see our Chinese football, even if we try our best, where is its limit and at what level. I hope fans who love Chinese football will not just pay attention to The performance of our first team only belongs to the present, but it does not belong to the future."
This chapter has been completed!