With a loud roar, Lin Zhiyuan jumped up high, raised his hands, and plucked the football from the air.
Beside him, both his captain Yao Huasheng and the opponent's forward Sousa Espinola were lonely and became his background.
After landing, Lin Zhiyuan put the football in his arms with one hand and raised the other hand to point to the sky, leaving only Sosa's back.
Holding the sun and moon in my hand and picking up the stars, there is no one like me in the world!
Lin Zhiyuan couldn't see it himself, but he imagined the scene in his mind and thought it was so cool!
But at this moment, he heard Chen Xingyi shouting: "Stop pretending, throw the ball quickly!"
After being interrupted from casting a spell, Lin Zhiyuan glared dissatisfiedly at Chen Xingyi outside the penalty area, raised his arm as if to pass it to him, but suddenly turned around and threw the football to Luo Kai on the other side like a discus.
At the end, he made a face at Chen Xingyi: I won’t give it to you!
Chen Xingyi resisted the urge to give Lin Zhiyuan the middle finger mainly because he was afraid that the referee would think that he was provoking the opponent's players and thus receive a red card...
He had no choice but to gouge out Lin Zhiyuan, turn around and rush forward.
The Paraguayan player who originally rushed to defend him was shaken by Lin Zhiyuan, then turned around and chased him back.
"Lin Zhiyuan intercepted Paraguay's cross, and then he threw the ball to launch a counterattack, Luo Kai!"
Following He Feng's loud explanation, cheers rose to the top of the Lotus Stadium.
※※※
Shi Wuyin on the sidelines didn't pay much attention to the result of the Chinese team's counterattack. He turned to look at Li Zhifei with a relaxed smile on his face: "The normal Lin Zhiyuan is back."
Unlike others who are always worried that Lin Zhiyuan is too crazy, Shi Wuyuan is more worried about Lin Zhiyuan who was silent a few days ago. He feels that Lin Zhiyuan is not a normal performance. If he plays in such a state, he is afraid that he will have to
Something happened.
Compared with Lin Zhiyuan, who had a seizure, he was more afraid of this kid's sudden depression.
Now seeing Lin Zhiyuan still seizing the time to show off and show off on the court, Shi Wuyuan's heart dropped to the ground.
Li Zhifei smiled and shook his head: "That person is going crazy... I hope he doesn't go too crazy this time."
Hao De, who was wearing the uniform of the Chinese team's sports jacket, sat in the stands with other members of the national team who could not go to the bench.
Lin Zhiyuan's performance during this period was naturally seen by him.
Thinking of his original support for this young man, Hao De smiled, feeling that his trust was finally paid well...
In addition to his somewhat annoying personality, this kid's strength is still lacking.
Speaking of personality... Hao De recalled that he seemed quite annoying when he was young. The smile on his face froze for two seconds and then he smiled again.
But this time there was bitterness and helplessness in the smile.
It would be great if I could meet such teammates and coaches when I was young...
※※※
After scoring the goal, the Chinese team completed their first strategic goal so far.
The second goal is of course to score another goal.
There are two ways to achieve this goal. The first is of course to take advantage of the opportunity to score the first goal, keep up the good work, and attack Paraguay's goal to score another goal.
But if this path doesn't work, then slow down the pace, stabilize the formation first, and don't let the opponent sneak attack you because you blindly pursue offense.
After stabilizing, slowly deal with Paraguay and patiently look for opportunities.
The first method is a blitzkrieg, and the second method is naturally a protracted war.
For these two tactics, the Chinese team has made plans in advance.
At present, the blitzkrieg has failed, and the next step will naturally be a protracted war.
The Chinese team and Paraguay began to see each other in the midfield, with each other attacking and defending, but neither scored a goal due to their respective outstanding defensive performances.
Until the end of the first half, the score was still 1:0, and the Chinese team temporarily took the lead at home.
But the total score was one goal behind 2:3.
For Paraguay, they are just forty-five minutes away from returning to the World Cup for the first time in twenty years.
"For the Chinese team, we only have 45 minutes left to reach the World Cup finals for the first time in history... The Chinese team performed well in the first half and only needed to score one more goal in the second half.
But a football game is not such a simple math problem. No one knows what will happen in the second half, so we still hope that the Chinese team can continue to put pressure on Paraguay’s defense after the start of the second half as it did in the first half. Hu
Rai's goal proves that even a top central defender like Arce, we can compete with him..."
Amid the cheers of the Chinese fans at Lotus Stadium, the Chinese players collectively left the field, entered the corridor, and went to the locker room.
In the tunnel, their jerseys were clinging to their bodies due to sweat, and there were still some grass clippings on their faces. Their socks had fallen down, and their shin guards were pulled out and held in their hands... They all looked a little embarrassed, but
Those eyes were bright and sparkling.
※※※
After Lin Zhiyuan walked into the locker room, he was slapped hard on the back by Yao Huasheng.
The loudness and power of the sound shocked even Lin Zhiyuan who was being photographed.
It even attracted the attention of other people in the locker room.
Yao Huasheng didn't care about everyone's looks, but grinned at Lin Zhiyuan: "Well guarded, kid!"
This is a compliment to Lin Zhiyuan's performance in the first half.
As the captain of the national team and adhering to the concept of "there is no concept of a club when you come to the national team", Yao Huasheng is a little harsh on Lin Zhiyuan. He cannot give people the impression of "because this kid is my teammate in the club.
So I have to take care of him" feeling, so he seems to be harsher on Lin Zhiyuan than on non-club teammates.
This is certainly unfair to Lin Zhiyuan.
They are also newcomers to the national team. What kind of treatment did Hu Lai and Wang Guangwei receive when they joined the team?
Qin Lin called himself personally, and Zhang Qinghuan led the way, and then he supported the two young people.
And what about Lin Zhiyuan?
When people came in, he gave a brief introduction to the players in the locker room: "Lin Zhiyuan, goalkeeper, was selected for the national team for the first time."
This is simply the difference in treatment between diamond-level VIPs and ordinary members.
In the national team, he always restrained his emotions towards Lin Zhiyuan.
Even after Lin Zhiyuan made a mistake, it was Hao De who helped him do what he was supposed to do.
So when it comes to guilt, Yao Huasheng has some feelings for this young man.
Now his heavy slap naturally contained praise and support for Lin Zhiyuan, as well as some apology from him.
Of course Lin Zhiyuan understood what the captain meant. He turned around and grinned at Yao Huasheng: "You didn't embarrass our South China Tigers, did you, Captain Yao?"
Yao Huasheng said with a straight face: "There is still half a game, let's talk about this after the game!"
Lin Zhiyuan nodded repeatedly: "Of course."
※※※
Hu Lai sat down in his seat, and the first thing he did was to take off his sneakers and socks, so that his feet, which had been suffocating for forty-five minutes, could breathe freely.
This is almost a standard operation for professional players. No one will wear sneakers during halftime.
In order to fit the foot shape to the maximum extent and not affect the player's touch and control of the ball, football shoes are often smaller than ordinary shoes, which can be a bit uncomfortable to wear. These shoes cannot be worn for a long time, so of course you must take a break when you have time.
Time to relax your feet. So actually the smell in the locker room is not very good. In European and American locker rooms, everyone always uses a lot of perfume. In addition to their own perfume culture, they also want to cover up.
This taste has something to do with it.
But in Hu Lai's opinion, it's better not to wear perfume, but after spraying it, the smell is even more indescribable... He personally feels that whether it is odor or fragrance, it is better to be as pure as possible.
In addition to taking off their shoes to relax, some players even deliberately cut holes in the front or back of their good-looking sneakers to let their feet feel more free.
Just when Hu Lai relaxed his feet, Luo Kai came over despite the smell.
He first glanced at Hu Lai's bare feet, and then said: "I don't owe you anymore."
Hu Lai looked confused: "What do you owe me? Do you owe me money?"
Luo Kai did not expect Hu Lai's reaction. When he found out that the other party was not pretending on purpose, he became angry: "You passed the ball to me in the last round and said that I owed you! I won't tell you what I did before."
Those balls passed to you. At least for Paraguay, I don’t owe you anymore!”
Only then did Hu Lai react and laughed quickly: "Okay, okay, it's even, we're even! But there's no need for you to come here to tell me this, right?"
Luo Kai said with a sullen face: "After you told me that I owed you in the last round, I thought about it for a long time and felt that I had to return this sentence to you, otherwise I would be angry!"
Hu Lai grinned in a mean way: "Oh, look at you, we have been classmates for so many years, and we still care about this..."
Do I even care? You said it first!
Hearing what Hu Lai said, Luo Kai was so excited that he almost went crazy.
He quickly took a deep breath, trying to calm down his emotions.
Then I smelled that sour and refreshing smell...
This caused him to lose his breath and cough violently.
It also attracted the concerned looks of others in the locker room.
"Oh, Luo Kai, what's wrong with you?"
"Why did you suddenly start coughing?"
"You choked on the water?"
"Are you okay?"
Hu Lai patted Luo Kai on the back and waved to his teammates: "It's okay, it's okay, he's not angry, just let it go, it'll be fine, just let it be, it'll be fine..."
Wang Guangwei, who was watching the whole process from the side, rolled his eyes.
When Hu Lai turned around and saw him like this, he asked, "Old Wang, are you angry too?"
Wang Guangwei moved to the side: "No, it was smoked."
※※※
The relaxed atmosphere didn't end until head coach Shi Wuyuan entered the locker room.
He remained calm and emphasized the importance of the second half to his players, and at the same time told them to launch a fierce attack on Paraguay's goal from the beginning of the second half in order to score another goal.
"There are still forty-five minutes!" he emphasized at the end. "We have traveled a hundred miles and a half, and now is not the time to be happy. Until the referee blows the final whistle, everyone is not allowed to stop and rush at full speed.
! Our goal is still victory! Not the victory of this game, but the final victory of the two rounds!"
At the same time, in the visiting team's locker room, head coach Arturo was almost roaring to his players: "There are still forty-five minutes! All of you are only four minutes away from the first World Cup in your life."
Fifteen minutes! The opponent will definitely start the attack in the second half, and what we have to do is to defend and counterattack! We only need one ball! Only one ball!"
He held up his finger and waved it in front of all the players.
"One ball! You can make the opponent fall from heaven to hell! And we can reach the other side smoothly! Just one ball and defeat them!"