Chapter 8 A decision to change the future of Chinese football
The Chinese team did not keep the Chinese fans who cheered for them in the cold night waiting too long.
They took the lead in the first twenty minutes.
The entire stadium was like a boiling pot, with white steam rising and people shouting loudly.
The sports photographers at the scene focused their cameras on the Chinese Olympic team players celebrating their goals and clicked their shutters one after another.
This is the first step for the Chinese Olympic team towards the Madrid Olympics, which is of great significance.
This must be recorded.
In their footage, the players of the Chinese Olympic team hugged each other, high-fived, then turned around with a smile and walked side by side back to their own half. On the way, they did not forget to wave to the fans in the stands.
The fans at the scene gave them warm applause and cheers.
The red Chinese team jersey is like a beating fire on this cold winter night, bringing warmth to people's eyes and psychology.
Many years later, Chinese fans who were at the scene may be surprised if they recall this night again. They remember many things, except that they did not feel cold.
Just when they were all fired up because of this goal, just four minutes later, in the 24th minute, the Chinese team's offense came back.
This time again, Chen Xingyi got the ball from the wing and then cut inside, but instead of dribbling laterally, he just cut inside and suddenly passed the football to the center of the penalty area with his right foot.
Houlay, who was at the back in the previous goal, advanced forward this time and took away an Omani central defender, creating a gap in front of the Omani goal.
Luo Kai stepped in and jumped to the top in this gap!
The football was pushed into the goal by him!
"What a goal!! 2:0!! The Olympic team scored two goals in a short period of time! The goal this time was by Luo Kai who wasted an opportunity at the beginning!"
"The Chinese team played very well. They were proactive and used various cross-positions, which made Oman's defense a little difficult to parry!"
Amid praise from the commentator, Luo Kai, who scored the goal, got up from the ground, ran to Chen Xingyi who passed the ball to him, and then hugged him.
Whether in the club or in their student days, the two of them were rivals, and their fans have been enemies for a long time.
At that time, as a fan of both of them, how could they have imagined that one day, their idols would hug each other so closely and celebrate a goal?
Chen Xingyi’s fans circled Luo Kai’s fans online: “Hey, remember, your goal was assisted by our star!”
Luo Kai's fans couldn't reply because they had indeed assisted Luo Kai and Luo Kai also went up to hug him. They could only hold it in their hearts.
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"Chen Xingyi has completed two assists... Although he has not scored a goal so far, his performance is also very good. Shi Wuyin has tried to launch the Olympic team's performance in three warm-up matches in October last year.
After "Trident", this is actually the first time these three people have appeared in an official competition. Although the game only lasted less than half an hour, the tacit understanding between them has already surprised us...
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"Chen Xingyi and Hu Lai both played football in Flash Star, while Luo Kai and Hu Lai were teammates when they were student players. These three people have all participated in our country's own high school national football championship.
It can also be regarded as a role model for cultivating talents in campus football..."
Hearing what the commentator and guests said, Li Qingqing turned around and asked Li Ziqiang with a smile: "Dad, what is it like to train two international football players at once?"
Li Ziqiang shook his head: "Luo Kai was not trained by me. He was already formed before he entered the Dongchuan Middle School team. But Hu Lai... I really didn't expect him to achieve what he does today. Logically speaking, given his exposure to formal training
At your age, it is difficult to achieve anything..."
"He is a genius!" Li Qingqing said very proudly. "I told my father about it at the earliest."
Li Ziqiang glanced at his daughter meaningfully: "Just because of his talent for running without the ball?"
"Of course not." Li Qingqing said seriously, "When I took him to do coordination training in that open space, I found that his progress was much faster than the average person. Dad, you also know that he is too old
If you do coordination training, the effect will be much worse... But Hu Lai didn't. It was almost his first training, and the progress was already visible to the naked eye."
Li Ziqiang didn't know this detail before because his daughter never told him.
However, he also followed his daughter's words and thought of Hu Lai's performance after he was recruited into the school team.
That boy's progress is indeed faster than that of ordinary people. He is like a sponge that has been dry for sixteen years and is suddenly thrown into the water and begins to absorb water crazily...
"...I thought at the time, if dad doesn't recruit him into the school team, I will take him to practice in the open space behind our house for a year. I believe that if he takes the school team exam again, he should be able to be admitted.
He was selected. Unexpectedly, dad, you actually recruited him in the end...Hey, dad, why did you suddenly decide to recruit him to the school team? Is it because of what I said to you? "
Li Qingqing turned her head and looked at her father with wide eyes.
Under his daughter's gaze, Li Ziqiang forced a smile: "Yes, I thought about it and I really should give him a chance..."
Li Qingqing laughed: "Hey, Dad, you made a right decision! Otherwise, you see, the Olympic team will be missing such a core!"
She pointed at the TV screen, raised her chest and raised her head.
Li Ziqiang smiled dryly and turned his attention to the TV.
Luo Kai's goal just now is being replayed there.
Before Luo Kai headed the ball, Hu Lai was originally in the middle. Of course, he could also wait there for Chen Xingyi's ball to come, then jump up and compete with the opponent's central defender.
But he didn't do that.
Instead, he suddenly moved forward and took away the central defender who was following him, creating an opening for Luo Kai who moved in behind.
Does he not know the exact placement of the football?
Of course not, but he did it anyway and strictly implemented the head coach's tactics.
He is already a qualified professional player.
It is difficult for Li Ziqiang to connect Hu Lai like this with his original childish image.
Maybe my daughter was right. No matter what the reason was, she had finally changed the trajectory of this kid’s life, and maybe even changed the future trajectory of Chinese football, but not necessarily...
Thinking of this, he did feel a little proud and laughed.
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After the Chinese Olympic team took a two-goal lead in the first half, they slightly adjusted their rhythm and did not continue to maintain the previous high-pressing style of play. Instead, they pulled back and dealt with their opponents. This does not mean that they will not pursue goals.
Instead, they hope that Oman can press out appropriately to attack, so that they will have more space behind them to be used.
When playing against Oman, they seemed to be stunned by the two goals scored by the Chinese team in just four minutes. Even if the Chinese team retreated to make space, they failed to boldly take advantage of it.
Until the end of the first half, neither side scored again, and the score was temporarily fixed at 2:0.
Although no more goals were scored, the Chinese team still had the advantage on the field.
Commentators He Feng, Yan Kang and the fans were also very satisfied with the Chinese team's performance in the first half.
In the review of the first half during the intermission, He Feng and Yan Kang almost made the Chinese team happy in the first half.
It is said that he played with a spirit that is rare in Chinese football in recent years - of course, we have to put aside the East Asian Cup match against South Korea. In that game, the entire Olympic team looked like it was cheating...
That's a special case among special cases.
Today's game against Oman is still a normal game and is sustainable.
During the halftime break, in the home team's locker room, Shi Wuyin also praised the players' performance, but he only praised them one sentence, and did not praise them constantly, and praised the players in various ways.
He only said: "Everyone played well in the first half and followed our pre-game tactical arrangements."
Then there is one: "But from now on, forget the two goals in the first half, we are just playing 0:0 with our opponents. So we are not qualified to celebrate and relax."
All the players in the locker room looked solemn, and they all knew why Director Shi said this.
Isn't it just that they are afraid that they will be too satisfied with their performance in the first half and be too proud to underestimate their opponents and be overturned by their opponents in the second half?
"After we start the second half, we still have to fight as hard as we did in the first half. We continue to press high and press them so that they don't know how to deal with it and turn their brains and defense into a mess!"
Finally, Shi Wuyuan punched the palm of his hand.
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In the second half, the two sides changed sides and fought again, without anyone making any substitutions.
The Chinese Olympic team started pressing Oman as they did in the first half, and completely faithfully implemented Shi Wuyin's tactical arrangements.
Faced with the high-pressure tactics of the Chinese team, Oman seemed quite uncomfortable. Their own weak strength quickly led to many loopholes in the defense line in the face of the Chinese team's tactics. Once they were broken through, they were completely broken through.
So just ten minutes into the first half, in the 55th minute, the Chinese team once again took advantage of the wide space left by Oman's shrinking defense to launch an attack.
This time he switched to the right wing. After receiving the ball from Luo Kai, right back Bai Di passed the ball directly at a 45-degree angle!
The football drew an arc and flew high into the penalty area.
Hulay ran to the space between the two Oman players and took off. He accurately judged the landing point of the football and shook his head backwards!
When he jumped up to fight for the top, the two Omani central defenders around him didn't even take off. They didn't expect that a Chinese team player would top the ball in this place...
They just watched helplessly as the football flew towards the back of the goal.
Even though the goalkeeper who was in front fought hard to fight back, he was still out of reach of Hu Lai's slightly tricky head-swing attack!
"Hu Lai——!!! scored twice!! The Chinese team leads Oman 3:0! The second half has only started ten minutes!" He Feng cheered again.
After a fifteen-minute intermission, the atmosphere in the Ocean Stadium had cooled down a bit, but now it was rekindled with a bang.
The cheers from the fans were like the flames from the nozzle of a planetary engine soaring into the sky.