In the visiting team's locker room, the Shining Star players all lowered their heads and were in low spirits.
Especially the team captain Li Tielin. He sat in his chair and covered his head with a towel to prevent others from seeing his expression.
It wasn't until head coach Zhao Kangming came in and clapped his hands that the uncomfortable silence in the locker room was broken.
"Don't pay too much attention to the result of this game. We only lost two goals. Your performance was already very good. I'm not comforting you. I really think your performance was very good. After conceding the second goal
After that, I saw that you were flustered for a while on the court...but you quickly returned to normal again, and I am happy for your performance..."
Some coaches say this to ridicule the performance of their players, but Zhao Kangming really just said this to praise them.
To be honest, although the Stars lost 0:2 in the away game, their performance was not bad. Otherwise, they shouldn't have just lost two goals.
And considering that one of the two goals conceded was an own goal, it means that they may only lose one goal...
"So don't take the result of this game too seriously. We knew very well when we came here that it is completely impossible to defeat our opponents here. Fortunately, the final is two rounds, and we still have one chance.
Returning to our home court, it’s not that we don’t have the ability to compete with them... the key is whether you want to win or not?”
he asked his players.
No one in the locker room answered for a while.
Everyone is asking the same questions in their own minds and trying to find the answers.
Do you want to win?
Who doesn't want to win?
But some words are easy to say, but difficult to do.
Can we win?
What do we need to do to win?
As if he knew what the players were thinking, Zhao Kangming added: "You don't need to think about how to win, you just need to tell me... do you want to win? Li Tielin!"
He suddenly called the captain's name.
Li Tielin raised his head in a panic and looked at his head coach through the shadow under the towel.
"Tear off the white towel on your head. Who are you going to show to me wearing sackcloth and mourning?" Zhao Kangming said in a stern voice. "I ask you, do you want to win?"
Li Tielin grabbed the towel and said, "I want to win, Director Zhao, I want to win!"
"Very good. Qin Lin!" Zhao Kangming called the name of the locker room boss again.
Qin Lin was sitting in his seat, with a calm expression and a calm tone: "No one enters the finals just to win the runner-up, Coach Zhao. I also want to win, no matter whether I can win or not."
Director Zhao looked at Hu Lai again. This time, before he could call his name, Hu Lai smiled flatteringly and said, "Director Zhao, you know me..." Then he took a deep breath and shouted with all his strength.
: "I want to win the championship!!!"
Wang Guangwei, who was next to him, was caught off guard by him, trembled with fright, and then covered his ears with his hands.
Upon seeing this, Hu Lai quickly pointed at him and said, "Look, Director Zhao, Lao Wang doesn't want to win!"
Wang Guangwei became anxious: "Who the hell said I don't want to win! I want to win too!"
"The voice is too soft, I can't hear it!" Hu Lai suddenly changed his identity and became assistant coach Chen Mo. "You talk so softly and you still want to win the championship?! Do it again!"
Everyone laughed, even Zhao Kangming couldn't help laughing.
Amidst the laughter, Wang Guangwei had a ferocious look on his face, gritting his teeth and roaring: "Report to Director Zhao, I want to win! I want to win! I! Want! Win!!!"
Seeing that the two young people were so excited, which also infected other people around him, Chen Xingyi simply stood up from his seat, raised his chest and raised his head and said loudly: "I want to win more than anyone else, Director Zhao! I want to prove it to Golden Arrow
look!"
After he finished speaking, without Zhao Kangming continuing to read, Zhang Qinghuan stood up and said: "I also want to win, Director Zhao, I want to win the Football Association Cup!"
Just like this, one after another, all the Flash Star players in the locker room stood up and answered Zhao Kangming's questions energetically.
They all want to win!
Even if they knew their opponents were strong and beat them 2:0 in the first round, they still wanted to win.
Because the idea of wanting to win the championship is the instinct of a professional player, and this instinct has nothing to do with the gap in strength.
But not everyone will be like this. Some people will inevitably have a surrender mentality after encountering setbacks.
Therefore, Zhao Kangming needs to confirm whether everyone's beliefs are firm and whether their ideas are consistent.
Just like the FA Cup semi-finals.
Only this time, he did not rely on the tacit understanding of both parties, but had to confirm this to everyone.
Now he has the answer.
"Very good!" Zhao Kangming was unknowingly affected by the atmosphere in the locker room, and his voice grew louder. "I understand! Since we have the same goal, things will be much easier to handle. Find a way
How to win is the business of the coaching staff, and implementing the ideas is your business... Generally speaking, the preparation for a game starts a week before the game. But now, our preparation for the second round of the final starts from
The new press conference begins after the game!”
At the post-match press conference, Zhao Kangming told reporters that he was convinced of his defeat:
"The strength of Dashun Golden Arrow is indeed very strong. We have tried our best in the game... but everyone has seen the result. I will not criticize the players because they all gave their best performance. Losing the game is completely
Because our overall strength is not as good as our opponents, this result is normal and fair. Next, I will forget about the FA Cup and concentrate on playing well in the league. For us, ensuring promotion is the ultimate goal of this season... Yes, I know
There is still a second round in the final, but it makes no sense to talk about the second round in the face of a score of 0:2. It is already a dream-like performance for us to reach the final... We are a Chinese League One team, and Dashun Golden Arrow is ranked
At the forefront of the Chinese Super League..."
Facing the camera, Zhao Kangming's eyes were particularly sincere when he said these words.
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"... In the first round of the just-concluded Football Association Cup final, the away team Flash Stars lost 0:2 to Dashun Golden Arrow... This result is not unexpected, and it can even be said that this score cannot fully reflect the two goals.
The difference in team strength..."
"Flash Star was very tenacious in the game, but despite this, they still conceded two goals, one of which was an own goal... It is said that Dashun Golden Arrow head coach Wang Xianke was dissatisfied with the team's performance after returning to the locker room.
He thought that he only scored two goals and failed to complete the task... Although it was just a rumor, reporters tended to believe this statement. Because before the game everyone believed that for the Golden Arrow, the best result of this game was to end the two games in one game.
The suspense of winning the championship in this round. In this way, Dashun Golden Arrow can go all out in the next Chinese Super League and compete with the South China Tigers for the Chinese Super League championship..."
"Flash Star head coach Zhao Kangming admitted defeat after the game and believed that the team's next focus is on upgrading... I think his mind has finally come to his senses. He previously put personal grudges ahead of the fundamental interests of the team. In the FA Cup
The forced rotation before the semi-finals caused the team to lose to Heihe North Stars in an away game... Looking back now, if it had not been for the failure in that game, Flash Stars would now be seven points ahead of Nanhai Team and ten points ahead of Ningtian Yongan. As long as they win again
Why do we have to keep the Stars fans waiting and on tenterhooks when we can be upgraded in one game?"
"Let me declare in advance that I am not a fan of Flash Star. I just think that Zhao Kangming was a little inflated before, and now he has been awakened by the Dashun Golden Arrow. A team in the Chinese League A that dared to win without promotion. The boss of Flash Star Club is really tolerant. If I were the boss, Zhao Kangming would have to dismiss the get out of class. This is simply too selfish! But to make up for it, fortunately they lost to Dashun Golden Arrow in the away game, otherwise If so, I think Zhao Kangming will probably have to go all the way in the FA Cup..."
After the game, not only the traditional media, but also people on the Internet expressed their opinions on the Flash Star game.
Just like these examples, most people think that it is unwise for Bingxing to be obsessed with the FA Cup for no reason, so losing the first round of the FA Cup final is not necessarily a bad thing for Bingxing.
In this way, Shining Star should be able to wake up and concentrate on preparing for the league and ensuring promotion.
As for the second leg of the FA Cup final... why are you even thinking about it? Could it be possible that the Flash Stars can return to home court and make a comeback even though they are two goals behind?
What are you thinking about...
Of course, not everyone can accept this result calmly, especially Flash Star fans.
No matter how reasonable the commentators, media reporters, and people on the Internet may be, no matter how objective, neutral, fair, and impartial they may be... they cannot press the heads of Flash Star fans and make them accept this calmly or even happily.
The result of losing.
It is normal and reasonable to lose the game due to lack of strength.
But it cannot be said that Flash Star fans should clap their hands and laugh because of this: "We lost well, we lost wonderfully, we lost so much that we screamed!"
I was angry and couldn't vent my anger to the culprit, Golden Arrow, so I naturally had to find another outlet.
They hope that in the next league, the team can qualify for promotion as soon as possible in the league.
There is no chance of winning the FA Cup, but the Chinese Super League qualification must not fly!