When the players from both sides came on the field, the TV broadcast gave a close-up shot of Hu Lai in the Chinese team.
Everyone knows what this lens means.
Obviously the broadcaster of this event also knew what happened to Hu Lai recently.
Of course He Feng, the famous commentator of CCTV Sports Channel who was responsible for commentating this game, also knew why the broadcaster gave this shot, but he could not tell the story behind it to the Chinese fans in front of the TV. After all, he was a national TV station
Our commentators have commentary disciplines. They are not commentators from other local stations or online platforms. They can say whatever they want and say whatever they want.
In fact, at this time, Shen Lang, the commentator of the Chinese online platform Tengfei Video, was talking endlessly to the audience of the online platform about what happened to Hu Lai in the past two days...
He Feng couldn't be so willful, but when a Chinese team player appeared in a close-up shot and said nothing, it was very abnormal, so he could only say in this shot: "No. 14 Hu Lai, for the first time
A player selected for the Chinese team, he is a forward. He played for Anton Shining Stars last season, a team that played in the Chinese League A. He scored 11 goals for the team last season..."
Before the East Asian Cup, the Chinese team assigned numbers before going out. As Hu Lai heard in high school, the number 14 is not an auspicious number in Chinese football, so no one competed with him for this number.
It's the same as his treatment at the Flash Star Club - no one competes with him for the number fourteen. Other numbers will be more or less taken into consideration, except the number fourteen. Last season, because he joined the team midway, the number fourteen
The team's original substitute forward Nie Jin has been given, so Hu Lai can no longer wear No. 14 and can only pass on No. 33. But this season, he successfully took the No. 10 from Nie Jin.
No. 4.
At that time, some teammates joked: Hu Lai, aren't you afraid of bad luck if you choose No. 14?
Hu Lai said that he was a strong man with strong liver essence and fire, immune to all evil spirits, and was not afraid of any bad luck at all.
As a result, many people now think of the cursed number legend that is widely circulated in Chinese football.
"I let you choose No. 14! You deserve it!"
"Let me tell you, all the people who don't believe in evil are dead! There are still people who dare to choose the number fourteen these days... Don't you think something will happen?"
"14, Yaosi, I'm going to die!"
"Go to hell, Hu Lai! Give me back Guan Xinyan!"
After seeing this scene on the Internet, many fans started commenting on the broadcast of Tengfei Video.
Fortunately, Hu Lai's mother was watching the TV broadcast instead of the online live broadcast, otherwise she would have been pissed to death by those barrages...
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Hu Lai, who followed his teammates onto the field, had a red string tied around his wrist, which was not very conspicuous.
This is the [Lover's Red Rope] he bought in the official mall with points. It is also a tradition. As long as it is his first show, he will choose to use this to increase his luck. After all, everything is difficult at the beginning.
Make the beginning easier. He doesn't mind using the power of plug-ins. A good beginning can determine many things.
On the football field, sometimes a surprise of luck may determine the final outcome.
The only pity is that the effect of this thing cannot be accumulated, otherwise he could return several pieces and tie the wrists of both hands...
In addition, he also took out the mission reward [broken giant bear shin guards] from the warehouse and equipped them.
This is a decision made after fully considering the "glorious tradition" of the Korean sports world. Although Hu Lai is also very heartbroken and a little reluctant to part with it, wouldn't it be a bigger loss if he was injured in this game?
You must know that this is the home court of the Korean team. They can beat their opponents to a bloody head here without being called for a foul by the referee... Be careful and sail the boat for a thousand years.
After standing still on the court, the Chinese national anthem was played on the live broadcast.
In the impassioned national anthem, Hu Lai held his head high and felt infinite emotion in his heart.
Fortunately, in this time and space, only football has changed, and the national anthem has not changed. Otherwise, there might be no sense of immersion...
Now listening to the familiar national anthem, he has a feeling that his dream is coming true bit by bit.
I put on the jersey of the Chinese national team, with my number and name on the back, and stood in the international arena as a player of the Chinese national team...
Such a thing would be almost unimaginable to me in that time and space before, and to me in this time and space just now.
But now it has become a reality.
so good……
He raised his head slightly and looked at the fans and spectators waving Korean flags in the stands.
The East Asian Cup is an international A-level event. Although this team is essentially the Olympic team, it is the Chinese national team in name. So strictly speaking, today is Hu Lai's first appearance in the national team in his career.
The first game is against South Korea.
It’s so memorable…
Hu Lai thought so in his heart.
After the Chinese national anthem was played, the national anthem of the host South Korea was played, and tens of thousands of fans sang the national anthem in unison with an astonishing momentum.
The game hasn't even started yet, and many players on the Chinese Olympic team are feeling tremendous pressure.
It's as if the Koreans' singing has turned into something tangible and can actually hurt them.
Seeing this scene, Hu Lai remembered the 2002 World Cup that he traveled back in time and space. It was the only World Cup that the Chinese team participated in, but it was notorious for the Koreans' saucy behavior.
The black whistle that was bribed at that time blew off the Korean team's opponents' attacks again and again during the game, called offside attacks that were not offside, and called out-of-bounds balls that were not out of bounds. They turned a blind eye to the fouls committed by Korean players, but ignored the Korean team's fouls.
Every move of the opponent is held with a microscope to find faults...
These Korean fans also waved the Taegeuk flag in the stands and shouted "Republic of Korea" to cheer for their "national heroes".
What an irony.
Thinking of this, Hu Lai couldn't help but sneered.
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After all the pre-match ceremonies were completed, the players from both sides stood in their respective positions, and the game was about to begin.
Hu Lai stepped on the football alone and stood in the center circle.
In this game, the Chinese team won the right to kick off.
At this moment, the TV broadcast once again gave him a close-up shot.
In front of the TV, Guan Xinyan stared at the figure on the screen. He didn't look strong or tall. Would Director Shi give up on me for such a person?
He felt it was incredible and even wanted to laugh.
But reality was placed in front of him again.
If Director Shi wasn't close to this person, why did he let him start at this critical moment?
Before the recent conspiracy theories became popular, he didn't care about Hu Lai, and he didn't think Hu Lai was here to replace him. After all, the Olympic team did not only have two forwards, himself and Hu Lai.
But when he saw that Director Shi still insisted on letting Hu Lai be the starter despite the turmoil, he suddenly felt like he was being "targeted."
Maybe those rumors on the Internet are right. This Hu Lai came for me from the beginning. My inability to be selected for the Olympic team was not because he wanted me to prepare well for the league in the club, but just so that I could make way for this kid...
After all, if he was still on the Olympic team, how could he possibly have a chance to play for this kid?
Just when Guan Xinyan was thinking this, the referee blew the whistle!
"Game start!!"
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After the game started, the Chinese team quickly launched an attack and did not pose any threat to the Korean team's goal.
The ball soon changed hands.
In the live broadcast of Tengfei Video, a barrage of "normal operation" floated across the screen.
However, the head coach of the Olympic team, Shi Wuyuan, who was sitting on the sidelines, seemed quite calm because this was what he asked for.
He has quite detailed arrangements for how to play after the game starts.
If the opponent gets the kick-off, we will press the ball from the beginning.
If we get the right to kick off, we will quickly hand over the ball and make an attack. If we can succeed, we will succeed. If we fail, we will never worry about gains and losses.
Then let the opponent attack and we press.
This style of play seems to be giving up the ball and putting oneself in a passive position.
But in fact, what Shi Wuyuan wants is this kind of passivity.
This is the home court of the Korean team, and they have the upper hand. Instead of letting the Chinese team rack their brains to figure out how to organize an offense and penetrate the Korean team's defense, it is better to do the opposite.
Give the ball to South Korea and let the South Korean team attack. The Chinese team only has to do one thing - steal.
Grab the ball and pass it forward to someone who can pose a threat to the Korean team's defense.
When the South Korean team attacks, no matter where they get the ball, at least two Chinese players will pounce on them, even if they are in the backcourt. Hu Lai is also in the team that pounces.
Even if you are a forward who can only score goals, you must serve the whole team's tactics at this time and cannot be special.
The South Korean team obviously did not expect that the Chinese team would be so fierce in the opening game. Their players seemed to be in a hurry and lack of preparation when facing the Chinese team's pressing.
This resulted in their delay in organizing an effective attack.
"Ah, the Chinese team launched a fierce attack on the Korean team's ball-carrying players from the beginning of the game. They grabbed the ball very fiercely!" After observing the game for ten minutes, the commentator of the Korean TV station finally came to the conclusion that this should be
The Chinese team's head coach deliberately arranged tactics, not the impulsiveness of the players.
"I have to say that this kind of pressing by the Chinese team does bring some troubles to our offense...but has the head coach of the Chinese team not considered the pressure this will put on the physical fitness of the whole team? Can this intensity of pressing be sustained?
How long?" The commentator on the Korean TV station raised his doubts.
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"Director Shi intends to use full-court pressing defense to force the Korean team's offense to not operate smoothly. Judging from the first ten minutes of the game, it is indeed effective. The Korean team has not played any threatening offense so far..." Commentary
Member He Feng also saw the Chinese team’s tactics and raised questions accordingly.
"But if we continue to play like this, the physical requirements for our players are very high. Even if we have enough physical fitness now, we can stop the Korean team's attack with this stalking tactic. Even if we can't let the Korean team stop the whole first half
After playing an effective offense, what happens after that? What to do next? What to do in the second half? With a lot of physical energy consumed, can our players still rely on this kind of running and attacking to limit the Korean team?"
Li Ziqiang was watching the game in front of the TV, with the same expression on his face, thinking about how the Chinese team could continue with this unsustainable strategy.
The advantages and disadvantages of this tactic are very obvious, and it is impossible for Shi Wuyuan not to know about them.
Why does he still do this?
Is it a last resort?
How long do you think it can be delayed? If you lose the game because of physical breakdown, you can still gain the reputation of being "glory even if you lose"?
In this case, it is not impossible... but Li Ziqiang always felt that if Shi Wuyuan wanted to do this, he should not send Hu Lai.
Because pressing is not what Hu Lai is good at. It would be better to have a striker with better physical fitness, stronger body, or faster speed to assist in pressing, and the effect may be better.
So why is it necessary to let Hu Lai start?
Unless you go to Hu Lai not for defense?
why?
What is Hu Lai good at...
As Li Ziqiang was thinking about it, a light turned on in his mind.
What is Hu Lai good at? He is good at scoring goals!
Shi Wuyin let Hu Lai play in order to let him score goals...
The ultimate goal of this pressing tactic is naturally not to prevent the Korean team from attacking, but to defend, but to attack!
Thinking of this, Li Ziqiang straightened up on the sofa and looked at the TV more intently.
At this moment, the South Korean team is making moves in the backcourt.
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After the initial panic, the current South Korean team seems to regard the Chinese team's pressing as a "circle grabbing game" in the warm-up, mobilizing the Chinese team players by passing the ball back and forth, watching them exhausted again and again.
It's like walking a dog.
This time they have passed eleven shots in a row without conceding the ball.
The Korean fans in the stands also understand very well that every time a Korean team player passes the ball, they can shout in unison to count for the team.
This is not only cheering for one's own team, but also ridiculing the Chinese team's pressing, which can only be a useless effort.
Amid their cheers, the South Korean team's right back Kim Buk-joo passed the ball to right midfielder Ju Yun-kyu who came back from the front to meet him.
But when Zhu Yunkui dropped back to catch the ball, he was followed by the Chinese team's left back Liu Jinge. This player is tall enough to play as a center back. Because he is thin and lacks strength, but his speed is still good, he has always played as a full back.
He has a fierce style and is particularly good at pressing.
Originally, Wang Zijian's good friend Sun Gang should be the starter in this position, but considering the tactical needs of today's game, Shi Wuyin let Liu Jinge start.
Now it seems that he completed the task well.
Even though Zhu Yunkui had returned to the second half to take over, he still followed.
Zhu Yunkui followed closely behind him, and kept pulling at the opponent's arms, shoulders, jerseys, etc. Zhu Yunkui fully felt the pressure.
In addition, the Chinese team's defensive midfielder Gao Ruimin was also running towards him, trying to guard him with Liu Jinge.
This made Zhu Yunkui give up the idea of turning around and breaking through after getting the ball, and could only pass the football back.
But to whom?
There are three receiving points at the back. One is the full-back Jin Beizhu who just passed the football to him, but there are Chinese team players beside Jin Beizhu. They just went up to pounce on him and have not returned yet; the other is the center back Sun Haomin, who is not surrounded by Sun Haomin.
In the distance, there is also the Chinese team's No. 14, who has been in trouble recently; the third receiving point is a little more troublesome, and it is the team's midfielder Jin Zhihuan. The trouble is that the angle between him and himself is not very good.
If you ask yourself to pass the football to him, then he has to retreat a little further and create a passing angle, otherwise he will not be able to pass the football to him sideways under the defense of two people.
At this moment, he saw Jin Zhihuan retreating, and he obviously realized the problem - instead of letting Zhu Yunkui pass the ball to the two defenders on the back line, he should pass it to a midfielder like him.
A little safer.
Thinking of this, Zhu Yunkui no longer hesitated and passed the football he just received directly to Jin Zhihuan.
Under Liu Jinge's pressure, he passed the ball very decisively and forcefully, giving no chance to the two Chinese players Liu Jinge and Gao Ruimin to double-team him.
"twelve!!"
The Korean fans in the stands shouted excitedly.
The football was completely shot towards Kim Ji-hwan.
The defensive midfielder who usually serves as a substitute raised his foot to stop the ball, but he obviously underestimated the power of Zhu Yunkui passing the ball to him when he was pressed... The football hit the inside of his foot hard and bounced high!
Normally, such a stop would not be considered a mistake. At most, it would require more adjustments.
But now, when Jin Zhihuan tried to lift his foot and stop again, a figure suddenly came up from beside him and stretched his foot to stab the football!
"Guo Junfu!" He Feng shouted.
Jin Zhihuan also realized the danger and ignored the ball. He rushed forward and tried to push the Chinese player away.
The two collided with each other. Jin Zhihuan, who started hastily, failed to squeeze Guo Junfu away, but Guo Junfu knocked the football forward.
The football bounced in the direction of South Korea's center back Son Ho-min.
Sun Haomin immediately stepped forward to relieve the siege.
Guo Junfu took the risk of being injured when he collided with Sun Haomin and took the lead in kicking off the ground and shoveling towards the football!
When we meet on a narrow road, the brave wins!
He felt like he had hit a football with his foot!
Then he bumped into Sun Haomin...
He no longer cared to look at the whereabouts of the football he kicked.
Because while he was shoveling the football, he noticed a figure wearing a yellow jersey just behind Sun Haomin, so he deliberately kicked the ball in that direction...
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"Hu Lai!!" He Feng shouted.
Li Ziqiang was leaning forward in front of the TV, straining his legs, and his buttocks had been slightly lifted from the soft cushions of the sofa.
Xie Lan let out a scream that she couldn't suppress, but she quickly blocked her throat with her hands.
Hu Lixin's mouth opened at some point, but no sound came out of it.
Not just them, but all the Chinese fans in front of the TV and the Korean fans in the stands saw it.
When Sun Haomin rushed towards the football, the Chinese team's No. 14 player did not follow to grab the ball. Instead, he quickly glanced behind him on the wing. There was the South Korean team's right back Kim Buk-joo. After he passed the ball, he did not
Pressed up in time, but still stayed in place...
He is closer to the bottom line than Hu Lai!
The football rolled faster on the turf that had been watered before the game, and almost rolled to Hu Lai's feet in the blink of an eye.
He is in a huge void!
"What a chance! It's not offside——!" He Feng roared in a drawled voice.
Hu Lai did not stop the football, but directly pushed the football into the penalty area, turned around and chased after him!
"Single shot! Kim Hyun-yoon strikes!" the commentator of the Tengfei video also shouted.
What floated over the top of the live broadcast screen was the barrage of Guo Junfu's successful steal...
The cheerful counting sounds of South Korean fans disappeared from the sky above the entire Seoul World Cup Stadium, leaving only a mess of boos and screams whose specific meaning was unclear!
Facing Hu Lai, the South Korean team's substitute goalkeeper Kim Hyun-yoon, who started the game, quickly attacked to try to block the angle of Hu Lai's shot.
But he was only halfway through the run when he saw Hu Lai, who was catching up with the football, flick the ball with the outside instep of his right foot!
This was a shot without any warning that was completely uncharged by the normal swing of the leg while running!
The football was bounced to the far corner of the goal by the outside instep of Hu Lai's right foot!
And because the shot was so sudden, Jin Xianjun, who was attacking, didn't even have time to fall to the ground to save it. His body only dropped halfway, and the football slipped past his armpit and crotch!
In the blink of an eye, he rushed into the goal and plunged into the net without moving!
The boos in the sky were like exploding fireworks, sparsely falling from the sky, and then being blown away in the wind - the Seoul World Cup Stadium, which had been noisy for sixteen minutes, suddenly fell into a dead silence.
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Chunyu Kun was the son-in-law of Qi. He was less than seven feet long and was very funny and argumentative... The country was in danger, and it was dawn and dusk. No one on the left or right dared to give advice. Chunyu Kun said it in a hidden way, saying: "There is a big bird in the country, which stops in the king's court."
, It has been neither flying nor singing for three years. What does the king know about this bird?" The king said: "If this bird does not fly, it will soar into the sky;
He rewarded one person, killed another person, and marched out with force. The princes were frightened and all returned to invade the land. He maintained his power for thirty-six years.
——"Historical Records·Funny Biographies"
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PS, there are three updates today, and there will be another chapter update at 1:10 noon and 6:00 p.m.!