Zhou Zijing, who had just landed, saw the football falling into the goal from behind the American goalkeeper Todd. He tilted his head to confirm that he had really scored.
Then he turned and ran towards the corner flag area.
But because he was so excited, he even forgot that he should celebrate by sliding on his knees.
He just opened his arms and ran wildly, jumping up and down, like a starfish with teeth and claws...
The movements look very uncoordinated and very funny.
But none of the fans in the stands nearby could laugh.
Because they are all American fans!
What does it mean when your team is three goals behind with twenty minutes left in the game?
They know it better than anyone else.
It may be difficult for the American team to make a comeback and win the championship.
Unless...unless the referee recklessly sent off four players from the Chinese Olympic team, causing the Chinese Olympic team to have insufficient numbers and give up the game.
But how could something like this actually happen?
Even the most shameless Americans only dare to think in their hearts, and their remaining sense still tells them that this is impossible...
In the last women's football final, the referee's practice of favoring the American team almost all the time aroused unanimous criticism from the world's public opinion after the game.
At the same time, Li Qingqing almost became a world-class hero because she single-handedly defeated the "evil and despicable" Americans.
This is a great comfort and encouragement to those people in the third world who are still resisting the hegemony of US imperialism.
The fierce criticism of the women's football final by world public opinion also made it unlikely that the men's football final would be like the women's football final.
This is indeed the case. Compared with the previous game, the style of this men's football final is much more normal.
The referee did not deliberately favor the host team, and the calls were basically satisfactory.
If the Chinese team performs poorly, the referee may be slightly more biased towards the American team.
But the Chinese team performed so well and took a two-goal lead in the first half. Even if the referee had such thoughts, he probably gave it up.
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After the game restarted, the American fans in the stands, who had been noisy for 70 minutes, were much quieter than before. Many people just sat in their seats, staring blankly at the stadium without saying a word.
As for the four American fans who were holding up "M.A.G.A" just now, they also stopped at this time. The sign was still there, but it was not raised, but leaning in front of them.
The Olympic team, which was leading by three goals, became more and more stable as they played.
After the experience of the previous five games, today's Chinese Olympic team players are no longer country bumpkins who have never seen the world. Especially the two knockout games against Spain and Argentina gave them endless confidence.
Let them realize that as long as they perform normally, they can beat world-class teams.
So they are roughly equal to a world-class team.
That being the case, what should there be to fear when facing the United States, Argentina's host who is not as powerful as Spain?
Passing and controlling is actually a great test of a player's mentality, because if someone's mentality is unbalanced, either nervous or too excited, he will not be able to become a qualified part of the passing and controlling system - when the ball reaches his feet, he will most likely lose it.
, how to do this transmission control?
Many years ago, the Chinese national team also played pass-and-control for a while, but they could only play pass-and-control when facing teams that were weaker than themselves. Once they encountered a strong team, they were blind.
It is because when facing a weak team, the players have the upper hand in mentality, are more relaxed and confident, and can naturally play better. Of course, the players of the weak team are weak and cannot press the Chinese team players, giving them more passes and control.
The space is also one of the reasons.
When encountering a strong team, the Chinese players are mentally timid before fighting, and they accept the disadvantage. In addition, the opponent is strong and dares to press, which limits the space and time for the Chinese players to get the ball. Naturally, the passing and control will not be good.
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The performance of the current Olympic team players has allowed people to see a certain transformation of Chinese players.
At the Madrid Olympics four years ago, both the players themselves and the fans and spectators felt that the Chinese team was a weak team, and they always felt uneasy. If they encountered some setbacks during the game, they would be easily frightened - they always felt that they were going to lose.
It’s over, it’s going to be black for × minutes, it’s going to be a tragedy, and it’s going to be made up into jokes and scolded by people all over the country...
In the past four years, the Chinese national team has entered the World Cup and performed well in the World Cup group stages, tying with former world champion Brazil 3:3.
In the past four years, Hu Lai, Zhang Qinghuan, Xia Xiaoyu, Zhou Zijing and many other Chinese players have gone abroad to play in European football where the level is higher and the competition is more fierce, and gradually established a foothold... No, not only
Gaining a firm foothold and showing off one's strengths has invisibly enhanced the confidence of many Chinese players.
They realize that the widely circulated statement that "Chinese people are not suitable for football" is nonsense. As long as they work hard, they can also compete with players from developed countries in football.
The psychological changes brought about by this increase in self-confidence may be the most important progress in Chinese football.
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The game time passed quickly due to the slow passing and control of the Chinese team.
Soon, when the fourth official raised the sign indicating five minutes of injury time, huge boos erupted from the stands, and those American fans seemed to be alive again.
I don’t know if their boos were because they thought the stoppage time was too little, or because they were dissatisfied with losing another gold medal...
"Five minutes of injury time! Although judging from the second half of the game, the injury time is only four minutes at most... But it doesn't matter! We are now leading by three goals. Even if the US team is given five minutes, what can they do?
What to do?" He Feng said very proudly in the commentary box.
He, a Chinese commentator, has never commented on such a safe game!
Yan Kangzhi shouted excitedly next to him: "Ladies and gentlemen, audience friends! We are about to witness history! A new history that belongs to Chinese football and Asian football! Now we are only five minutes away from this history! In five more years
Minutes... the Chinese Olympic team will win the Olympic gold medal! And on August 21st, the Chinese women’s football team and the men’s football team will become world champions at the same time!”
In front of the TV, Xie Lan, Hu Lixin and Li Ziqiang were already standing watching the game.
It’s not just them, in the inpatient building of the Affiliated Hospital of Jincheng Sports College, in the rental houses of Chu Yifan and Tang Xiuyuan, on the busy streets, in the crowded squares, in restaurants, in the subway...
In front of countless large and small screens, no one can sit and watch the game.
Some excited people couldn't wait to start cheering and celebrating.
Many pedestrians on the street stopped and looked up at the large screen on the outer wall of the commercial building. Even the traffic on the road slowed down. The drivers turned to look out of the car window. No car behind them sounded their horn to urge them.
The arrival sound sounded in the subway car. The door of the subway car was open, but few people came out of the car and no one entered the car.
People inside and outside the carriage looked down at their mobile phones and remained motionless, as if they had been cast by some kind of magic.
Different places, different crowds, different performances, some are cheering, some are so nervous that they are motionless...
Football + Olympic Games, these two elements combined, touched the hearts of countless Chinese people at noon on August 22, China’s domestic time.
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Hu Lai and Zhang Qinghuan, who had been substituted, stood side by side with their substitute teammates. They hugged each other, stood on tiptoes, and looked forward to it.
The same goes for all members of the coaching staff of the Olympic team. Mai Zhaocheng kept raising his hands to look at his watch. Team leader Ran Jiachang put his hands together in front of his mouth, closed his eyes tightly, lowered his head and moved his lips slightly, not knowing what he was mumbling.
Compared with the excited anticipation of the Chinese team, the coaching bench and bench of the U.S. Olympic team next door are filled with an atmosphere of decadence. Some people are slumped on chairs, some are squatting on the ground, holding their heads in their hands, and some are kneeling on one knee.
Kneel down and make the sign of the cross on your chest.
It seems to be praying to God.
But don’t they know?
God has no control over the Chinese who do not believe in evil!
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"Half a minute left!"
He Feng reminded loudly.
After a while, he shouted again: "Twenty seconds left!"
"The new world is not far away! I seem to hear... the footsteps of that world! It's coming! It's approaching!"
When He Feng said this, his eyes didn't look anywhere, just staring at the referee on the field.
Until he saw the referee pushing his hands flat from his chest, even though he hadn't heard the whistle yet, he couldn't wait to shout:
"The game is over!!! The game is over!!! It's here! World champion!! The Chinese Olympic team defeated the host U.S. Olympic team 3:0 in the final! Won the gold medal in the men's football event of the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics! 2028 August
On the 21st of the month, August 22nd domestic time, on this day, the Chinese football team, the men’s team and the women’s team became Olympic champions at the same time! On this day! Chinese football has turned a new page! From this day on
One day begins! The history of Chinese football will be rewritten!!"
Yan Kang beside him roared with him: "We are the champions!! We are the champions!! Chinese football...is the champions!! Yes...is...championship, champion!! Champion..."
He roared till the end, till he was hoarse and broke down in tears.
The former national football player burst into tears in the commentary box. In the end, he could not even stand firmly. He could only lie down on the commentary box and let his wails reach thousands of households in China through satellite signals.
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Another subway train entered the station, the door opened, the people in the train rushed out of the car, and the people on the platform rushed into the subway. They cheered in the car and on the platform, hugging and celebrating with people they recognized and unrecognizable around them.
The cheers echoed in the underground space, drowning out the electronic prompts for entering and exiting the station, then went up the passage, and finally rushed out of the subway station.
The main street on the ground has long been covered by an endless stream of cars and car horns.
The green light at the intersection turned green, but no cars started. The drivers honked their horns, stretched their hands out of the windows, and waved vigorously.
People on the sidewalk rushed to the motorway, high-fiving and hugging people in parked vehicles.
Some people rushed out of the shops in the streets and alleys and shouted outside: "We won! We are the champions!!"
Someone in the company cubicle took off their headphones, or had no time to take them off, and cheered loudly: "Long live China!!"
Yan Yan was shouting: "Hu Lai is awesome! The Olympic team is awesome!!"
Meng Xi, Mao Xiao and others hugged each other.
Among the cheering crowd, Chu Yifan grabbed Tang Xiuyuan's arm and asked: "Let's get married, Yuanyuan!"
Tang Xiuyuan smiled and threw herself into his arms: "Okay!"
In the inpatient building of the Affiliated Hospital of Jincheng Sports University, the nurse station was surrounded by cheering crowds. Some patients were holding on to the wall with one hand and holding their crutches high with the other. Some people even threw away their crutches and hugged each other tightly, even sitting in wheelchairs.
The patient was also hugged by the nurse...
Sun Juan was screaming at the top of her lungs: "Okay! Good!! Champion!! I won the championship!"
Xie Lan had a smile on her face and raised her hands to wipe away her tears.
Hu Lixin and Li Ziqiang looked at each other, smiled, and patted each other on the shoulders.
"Congratulations, Sister Xie, Lao Hu!"
Li Ziqiang said from the bottom of his heart.
On the TV screen in front of them, a huge five-star red flag was pulled out from the Chinese team's bench. It was held high by the running players of the Olympic team and "floated" onto the court.
Three months ago, when Hulay appeared in the La Liga final wearing the national flag, it was just a small spark.
And now, what appears on the court in Pasadena, Los Angeles, is a winding red dragon!
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The women's football girls in the stands were cheering, screaming and celebrating like ordinary fans.
Xu Wen hugged Li Qingqing and shouted in her ear: "We are champions!! We are champions! We are all champions!!"
Li Qingqing, who was hugged tightly by her, turned to look at the green field. She easily found the figure running holding on to the edge of the national flag.
She didn't cheer, but was surprisingly calm.
She just thought of the evening when she first met Hu Lai, a clumsy but stubborn puppy-like boy.
Unexpectedly... he really went from that unnoticed corner to the Olympic podium... Although this is not the top of the world, it is already close to the top of the world.
You did it, Hu Lai!
We did it!
It's great to meet you!
Li Qingqing shouted loudly: "Hu Lai!!"
She didn't say anything else, just called the boy's name.
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PS, the first day of April, please vote for me!!!
In addition, I have finished writing the Olympic plot. I will update it for four days starting from tomorrow. I will save the manuscript. It happens to be the Qingming Festival holiday, and I may have to play with my children... For example, I recently bought a bicycle for myself and him. Every weekend I
I will take him to ride on the nearby greenway. I can’t go too far during the Qingming Festival holiday. I may take him to ride on the greenway in the park. On the one hand, it can enhance the parent-child relationship, and on the other hand, it can also give me some exercise.