Chapter 299: "Killing Machine" Xia Xiaoyu ran back after participating in the goal celebration. His right shoulder was suddenly tapped hard.
He turned his head and looked to the right, but saw no one.
When he turned back to the left, he saw Hu Lai grinning at him: "Where are you looking?"
Xia Xiaoyu was stunned for a moment, remembering his first game on behalf of Anton Shining Star, which was the Chinese Super Cup in the 2024 season. He stood in the tunnel as a player, which made him a little nervous.
Just when he was thinking wildly, Hu Lai patted him on the shoulder and joked with him.
He always seems to be like this, nervous about the Super Bowl and the World Cup... He is always the one who misses the key moments.
Thinking of this, Xia Xiaoyu apologized to Hu Lai: "I'm sorry, Brother Hu..."
“Why are you saying sorry all of a sudden?”
"I... performed too badly..." Xia Xiaoyu lowered his head and said. "I was too nervous... for a while, I even wished I could be replaced again. I wanted to escape..."
Hu Lai put his arm around Xia Xiaoyu's shoulders and pulled him hard to his side to stop him from blaming himself any further.
"Be a bachelor, Xiaoyu. There is nothing to worry about. The worst thing that can happen is that we lose the game. Don't you always say to think about the worst result first, so that when the worst result occurs, you will be mentally prepared? Don’t you think it’s a big deal? On the other hand, preparing for the worst in everything means that as long as the result is slightly better than this, it will be a good result? "
Xia Xiaoyu was stunned for a moment.
Hu Lai squeezed his arm hard, and then let go: "I added the BUFF of the goal just now to you, you have been strengthened, Xiaoyu, don't think so much, just do it, do it and it's over!"
After saying that, he accelerated and ran back to the Chinese team’s half.
Xia Xiaoyu, who was looking at Hu Lai's back from behind, pursed his lips hard.
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Nearly everyone is shocked at how Hu Lai could score such a goal, especially the more familiar people are with Hu Lai, the more they can't figure it out.
The label "heavy gunner" has never been associated with Hu Lai.
Even if he can shoot from a long distance, it does not mean that he is a "heavy gunner".
But this is not a very important issue.
At least for the fans of the Chinese team, they don’t need to care about why Hu Lai can hit the football 35.63 meters away from the goal. They only need to know that Hu Lai scored the most important goal in the history of the World Cup for the Chinese team.
’s first goal, and the Chinese team was only one goal behind Algeria!
For Algerian players and coaches, this is just an issue that worries them a little.
If Houlay can always threaten Algeria's goal away from the penalty area, then their defensive tactics may have to be adjusted...
Fortunately, when the game restarted, Hulay did not continue to shoot from a long distance.
Of course, Algeria has indeed stepped up its pressure on Hulay to get the ball near the center circle. Even if they can't grab the ball, they can't let Hulay kick the ball easily and calmly. They are really worried about Hulay's next super long-distance kick.
If Bo breaks the goal, there is really no excuse...
After Hu Lai showed a "miracle", he fell into the opponent's siege again.
However, because of this goal, the morale of the Chinese team has been improved, and their offense has also improved slightly.
During this period, Algeria's captain Sedery replaced Odé and became the busy man who often appeared in close-up broadcasts.
He used his fierce defense to block the Chinese team's attack.
Build a high wall for Algeria's defense in the midfield.
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Zhang Qinghuan picked up the ball in the midfield and prepared to dribble the ball forward.
Looking up, he saw Sateri in front of him.
His upper body swayed from side to side twice. Seeing that he was approaching the opponent, he suddenly pushed the football to the outside with the instep of his left foot, intending to rush past Satelli.
But Sateri accurately judged his intention and decisively reached out to grab it!
Poke the football away!
This is not over yet.
Saideli did not stop his force after poking the football away, but took advantage of the momentum to grab the ball and hit Zhang Qinghuan directly in the chest.
Zhang Qinghuan was hit and fell to the ground in pain, but the referee did not call a foul on Sai Deli.
Because he did hit the ball first, but he couldn't stop and then bumped into Zhang Qinghuan. The two people were very close to each other. At such a close distance, it was impossible to avoid them.
So collision is normal.
It's just that in a normal collision, everyone will make a force-retracting action, and the collision is actually not that severe.
But Satri didn’t, he didn’t use any strength at all.
This is his usual playing style:
It is also a one-on-one defense. Most defensive players will be finished if they poke the football away. They will focus on controlling the football.
But Sateri is different. He not only wants to destroy the defense, he also wants to give the offensive players a hard blow.
This is a kind of intimidation move that belongs to him, telling those offensive players who dare to challenge him: This is the defense you will face in the game! If you are not afraid of death, then go ahead!
After Sateri knocked down Zhang Qinghuan, he was still fine. He rushed forward, caught up with the football, and passed the ball forward to launch a counterattack.
Behind him, Zhang Qinghuan did not get up, but still covered his thigh with a painful expression.
Chinese team players constantly signaled this situation to the attacking Algerian players.
There were also loud boos at the scene.
Algeria’s players did not choose to stop the attack immediately.
In the end, Oede kicked the football out of the sideline amidst the boos, and the game entered the dead ball stage.
The referee then turned around to look at Zhang Qinghuan.
The latter was trying to get up from the ground and limped two steps. Seeing his opponent kicking the ball out of bounds, he sat down on the ground again and rubbed the outer thigh muscles of his right leg where he had just been hit.
Where Deli's knee hit.
"Zhang Qinghuan's expression looks very painful... I hope there won't be any problems..." He Feng said worriedly.
Yan Kang was comforting him and the Chinese fans in front of the TV: "It looks like it was a head-to-head encounter, a serious injury... It must be painful, but there won't be any hidden dangers. Just wait until the pain passes."
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The head coach Shi Wuyin protested to the fourth official on the sidelines. He believed that Sateri's action should be a foul.
However, judging from the slow-motion replay of the TV broadcast, although Sateri’s actions were rough, they were indeed not foul...
So there is no problem with the referee’s choice.
After the game was suspended, Saili turned around to find Zhang Qinghuan, but instead of trying to pull Zhang Qinghuan up, he possessed him and patted him on the back twice before running away again with a joking smile on his face.
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It seemed like he was mocking Zhang Qinghuan for lying down like a sissy and unable to get up on purpose.
The female fans of Zhang Qinghuan in front of the TV watching this scene were furious and denounced Sateri one after another.
This is where Sateri is controversial as a player.
There are many people who hate him, and the reasons are all the same. They think he plays rough and has a tendency to hurt others maliciously. The nickname "Killing Machine" was originally given to him by these people to mock Sateri.
Unexpectedly, Sateri liked the nickname so much that he took it and put it on his head.
Those who supported Sateri defended him, believing that he just defended with all his strength every time.
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The Chinese team doctor quickly came on stage to examine and treat Zhang Qinghuan.
After some inspection, he told Zhang Qinghuan: "It's okay, it's a hard injury. No ligaments or joints were injured..."
Zhang Qinghuan grimaced in pain, tears were about to come out of his eyes. He gritted his teeth and cursed: "Fuck! Is it okay that it hurts so much?!"
The old team doctor patted him: "Is it better than Gao Ruimin?"
After saying that, he took out the spray to give Zhang Qinghuan pain relief.
After the cold spray came into contact with the painful area, Zhang Qinghuan finally felt relieved, so he asked: "How is Xiao Min?"
"Preliminary examination, it may be a problem with the metatarsal bone..." the team doctor answered him while working.
Hearing this, Zhang Qinghuan fell into silence and did not cry out in pain.
He knew what the news meant.
Anyone who plays football knows that if there is a problem with the metatarsal, the injury is very complicated, and most of them are accompanied by bone and soft tissue defects. Recovery is very troublesome, and it cannot be cured in a week or two.
If it is really a metatarsal injury, then Gao Ruimin's World Cup journey may be over.
He just had a kick with Sateri, but he injured his metatarsal and may have to say goodbye to the World Cup...
Looking at it this way, although I was hit by the opponent's knee and my thigh muscles were so painful that I almost burst into tears, I could still stay on the field.
It’s indeed not bad.
But Zhang Qinghuan did not feel relaxed at all.
Because the "killing machine" has already targeted itself.
“Okay, let’s get up and move around.” The old team doctor patted Zhang Qinghuan and signaled that he was finished with treatment.
Zhang Qinghuan said nothing, stood up and took two steps in silence.
Although the place where I was hit was still a little painful, it did not affect my normal activities. After limping for two steps, I gradually got used to it.
He jogged back to his seat.
Chen Xingyi was asking him: "How is Brother Huan? Are you okay?"
Hu Lai also cast a concerned look at him.
He nodded to Chen Xingyi and Hu Lai respectively, indicating that he was fine.
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Although Zhang Qinghuan did not make the same mistake as Gao Ruimin, he still could not get rid of Sateri after the game resumed.
Several times when he encountered Sateri, he could only pass the football out quickly and was completely unable to organize an attack like he usually did.
His passes are mostly cross-passes and back-passes, with very few forward passes.
Li Zhifei, who watched the game from the sidelines for a while, shook his head: "Zhang Qinghuan was frozen by Sateri, and our offense could not be organized at all... The momentum that started after Hu Lai's goal is about to fall..."
Shi Wuyin didn’t say anything, just watching the game on the court.
Li Zhifei hesitated for a moment and then said: "Should we replace Zhang Qinghuan?"
Shi Wuyuan thought for a while and then said: "Change the person, call Lou Jiarong."
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The football rolled towards the sideline, and Zhang Qinghuan chased after it.
But just when he reached for the football, out of the corner of his eye, he saw Satelli coming from the side and making a sliding tackle!
He jumped up quickly to escape.
The football was shoveled by Sateri, flew up and hit Zhang Qinghuan's calf, and bounced off the sideline.
Not only did he not get the ball this time, he also gave the opponent a foul ball...
The referee blows the whistle and raises his hands at the same time to signal substitutions on the sidelines.
Zhang Qinghuan raised his head and saw his number on the sign held up by the fourth official who was close at hand.
He realized he had been replaced.
So he said nothing, walked down the field with his head lowered, and gave a simple high-five to Lou Jiarong who was waiting on the sidelines.
Shi Wuyin stretched out his hand, and he and Coach Shi also high-fived each other, then went straight to the bench and high-fived each of his teammates.
Finally, he sat on the chair on the bench. The national team staff immediately handed him a sweat towel and water, and the old team doctor came up to check the condition of his thigh muscles again.
As for all this, Zhang Qinghuan was indifferent and just stared at the stadium blankly.
“In the 70th minute of the game, the Chinese team made its second substitution. No. 7 Lou Jiarong came on and replaced No. 10 Zhang Qinghuan..."
"Zhang Qinghuan was closely guarded by his opponents in today's game, especially Sateri's very fierce defense against him, which caused him a lot of trouble. As the game progressed, it was almost difficult for him to perform properly...
...But fortunately he was not injured in that collision, take a good rest, there are still two games waiting for you."
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PS, there are still three updates today
The French team is really weak. But I personally still believe that they will win the European Cup this time.
After all, in the 2018 World Cup, they were also tied by Denmark in the group stage. What this team is best at is actually preventing counter-attacks, and the anti-counterattack tactics only come into play when they enter the knockout stages.
So the French team has no choice but to enter the knockout rounds, and it will be almost invincible.
They can make it all the way to the finals by relying on their defense and then crush their opponents.
Portugal was speechless after two own goals in the half. The defending European Cup champions scored three goals in the half, but fell behind their opponents 1:2... Can you believe this scenario?
If this were a plot, I don’t know how many readers would criticize me for “creating difficulties just for the sake of difficulty. In order to highlight the bravery of the protagonist, you wrote all your teammates as idiots. Defending champions, you wrote them like an amateur team”...
When I watch football, I often worry that I am too conservative in my writing and not bold enough. I obviously write YY, but it is not as crazy as the real world. I am really ashamed to be a YY writer!
So in the future, if you encounter something that doesn’t satisfy you and doesn’t meet your expectations, you can criticize whatever you want, just don’t criticize what I wrote as “unreasonable”. When the German team beat the Brazilian team 7:1 in front of their home, that’s a point.