Chapter 334: Don’t want to accept “glorious failure”
When the ball was lost, Zhou Zijing, who was standing off the court, stared at the court in shock.
Then he realized that he was about to be replaced, but now this situation...
Do I still have a chance to play?
Generally speaking, when there is an emergency on the field, even if the player has walked to the sidelines and handed over the participation card, the head coach can temporarily change his mind and terminate the substitution.
Coach Shi wanted him to play before, hoping to add a heavy weight to the Chinese team and break the balance when the two sides were in a stalemate.
As a result, before he even came on the court, the balance had been broken.
So is it necessary for him to continue playing?
Or is it that Director Shi will make other arrangements?
Zhou Zijing turned his attention to Shi Wuyuan and wanted to know what he would do next.
When he turned to look over, Shi Wuyuan was also looking at him.
Seeing him looking over, Shi Wuyin waved to him: "Come on!"
He did not lose the opportunity to play because of this conceding the ball.
After Zhou Zijing received the latest instructions, he withdrew his gaze, looked at the court, and took a deep breath.
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In front of the Chinese team's coaching bench, Shi Wuyin was saying to Li Zhifei: "Whether he misses this goal or not, Zhou Zijing will play. It's okay now. He helped us cross out the wrong answers and kept only one answer. The only one,
The correct answer is...attack!"
In fact, when he made the decision to replace Jiang Wanqing with Zhou Zijing, Shi Wuyuan was not 100% sure that his substitution adjustment and tactical thinking were definitely correct.
After all, the Chinese team was tied with the Brazilian team at 2:2. Although it had an advantage on the scene, it was temporary after all. Who knows what will happen ten minutes later?
If because of Shi Wuyin's substitution, the Chinese team was scored by the Brazilian team and lost the game, would the responsibility be considered to be his as the head coach?
At that time, some people will definitely think that if Shi Wuyin had not made such risky substitution adjustments, the Chinese team might have been able to draw with the powerful Brazil in this last group match.
And just because of the head coach's rashness, the Chinese team lost...
No matter what, this responsibility lies with him as the head coach.
Shi Wuyuan also had some hesitation in his heart.
But in this situation, he doesn't have to hesitate anymore.
Because the Chinese team is already lagging behind, if they don't want to just accept their fate and lose to the Brazilian team, they must make substitutions and adjustments.
It is natural to replace a center forward, remove a defensive midfielder, and make a desperate gesture.
If China was worried about losing before, now China is only worried about losing.
You may lose if you resist, but you will definitely lose if you don’t resist, so why not resist?
So while He Feng and Yan Kang in the commentary box and the Chinese fans in front of the TV were all feeling pain and regret for losing the goal, Shi Wuyin showed no sign of unwillingness at all.
Instead, he breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, as if a heavy burden had been lifted...
It's just that Shi Wuyuan didn't say this to anyone. It was his own... little thought deep in his heart.
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"The Brazilian team players are still celebrating the goal, but the Chinese team has already made a substitution... In fact, this is a substitution that has been prepared before..." He Feng has recovered from the regret and pain of losing the ball.
Explanation work is in progress.
After all, facing the powerful Brazil, such a situation may be normal and not unacceptable.
Many Chinese fans must be like him. After the initial depression, they quickly adjusted their mentality and accepted the reality.
No matter how unwilling they are, the fact that the Chinese team fell behind again is before them, and they cannot help but accept it. Naturally, they can only find some reasons to comfort themselves:
"Brazil is so strong and we were able to score two goals against them. This is already a good performance..."
"Even if the national football team loses in the end in this game, it will still be a true 'defeat with honor'!"
"Before the game, I thought the Chinese team would be defeated without any suspense, just like Algeria, but their performance exceeded my expectations. I feel that even if it is a failure, I can accept it."
"Scoring two goals for the Brazilian team is enough!"
"Yes, yes, what else can you ask for? Don't put too much pressure on them. The national football team really did not let us down this time. They are worthy of the national flag on their chests! The future is promising!"
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Remarks like this appear on the Chinese Internet. Although some of them are quite touching and passionate, to put it bluntly, these are the words that Chinese fans use to comfort themselves and quickly adjust their mentality after losing the ball.
After all, if you have a choice, who would be willing to accept the result of losing?
"Zhou Zijing was standing on the sidelines, preparing to come on as a substitute. Before the decision to replace him, the Chinese team had not conceded a goal and was tied with the Brazilian team at 2:2. Now the score on the field has changed, and the situation has also changed. I don't know what to do.
Guidance on what kind of adjustments you want to accomplish by replacing Zhou Zi Jing..."
"The most likely thing is to replace Zhang Qinghuan or Xia Xiaoyu, and then let Chen Xingyi and Luo Kai return to the midfield, while Zhou Zijing and Hu Lai play center..." Yan Kang analyzed.
Just as he was talking, the substitutions were completed on the sidelines, and the fourth official raised a sign indicating that No. 19 had been replaced and No. 18 had been replaced.
"Eh?" The two commentators exclaimed at the same time when they saw this scene.
"Shi Wuyin's guidance replaced... our only defensive player in the midfield, Jiang Wanqing?!"
The two looked at each other.
"This is a life-threatening situation!"
"Director Shi probably changed the original substitution plan temporarily after seeing the ball lost. He was not willing to accept the result of failure, and wanted to counterattack and attack!"
"Basically, there is no need to defend in the midfield, it's all about offense! The Chinese team has an attacking lineup of four forwards on the field... It's really crazy! But... it's understandable, after all, instead of just sitting back and waiting for death, it's better to attack with all the strength!
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"That's right Yan Kang. Now we are 2:3 behind. We actually have nothing to be afraid of. We are going to die no matter what. Instead of dying cowardly, we might as well fight with the Brazilian team!"
The TV broadcast gave Shi Wuyin a close-up shot on the sidelines.
His expression in the camera is calm, and he doesn't seem to be excited or nervous about having just made a bold decision.
"Director Shi is a good coach..." Seeing this scene, He Feng said with emotion.
"Well, he was the first to react after losing the ball. I think, just because of this substitution, no matter what the final result of this game is, I will be proud of this team. Come on, Chinese team!" Yan
Kang Ye said emotionally, "Fight with them! It's no big deal!"
At this time, the two commentators had long thrown aside the professional principles of "objectivity and neutrality" - we were commentating on our national team's game, and saw these young men deciding to charge the enemy just after losing the ball...
If we can still remain objective and neutral, then how damn cold-blooded must we be!
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When Jiang Wanqing found out that he was about to be replaced, he was not surprised or dissatisfied, but simply ran to the sidelines.
He quickly ran to Zhou Zijing. This young man was already like a wild horse that could not be held back, leaning forward. He only waited for the substitution to be completed before rushing onto the court.
So he stretched out his hand and patted Zhou Zijing. He didn't say it to him as the club captain or senior, but as a teammate, "Come on!"
Zhou Zijing rushed onto the scene impatiently, without even having time or even thinking of responding to him.
Jiang Wanqing stood on the sidelines and raised his hands to applaud the fans in the stands.
Then he walked to the bench, and met head coach Shi Wuyin on the way. Shi Wuyin stretched out his hand to him from a distance: "Thank you, Lao Jiang. I replaced you not because of your physical strength, nor because of your poor performance..."
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Jiang Wanqing is also a senior player in the domestic football world. Shi Wuyin replaced him in advance, but he still had to give a little explanation to show respect.
Of course Jiang Wanqing could guess why Shi Wuyin did this. He quickly shook his head: "No need to explain, Director Shi. I know you are not willing to lose to Brazil like this."
"Well. After we scored two goals against them, I don't want to willingly accept a 'glorious defeat'."
Jiang Wanqing said to him: "I don't want to accept Shi's guidance either."
Shi Wuyin patted his shoulder: "Go and rest."
Jiang Wanqing nodded and turned to the bench. After briefly high-fiving everyone, he sat down and continued to focus on the game. The bench players around him also looked nervously at the court.
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The head coach of the Brazilian national team, Hoena, withdrew his gaze towards the Chinese team's coaching bench.
After seeing the Chinese team replace a center forward and remove the defensive midfielder.
He was shocked at first.
Because he didn't want to understand whether the head coach of the Chinese team had lost his mind.
He knew that Jiang Wanqing was the only player in the Chinese team who could defend in the midfield, and it was precisely because of him that Xia Xiaoyu and Zhang Qinghuan were able to participate in the offense many times.
It can be said that this is a very critical position. His presence ensured that the Chinese team was not completely suppressed by the Brazilian team in previous games.
As a result, he has been replaced now...
Then replace with a high center.
So the head coach of the Chinese team thinks they can score our goals by stacking up the front line?
Isn't he worried that before he scores, we will score another goal and completely kill the game?
Maybe...it was the decision that was spurred by the loss of the ball and made a desperate decision regardless of it?
After all, they have no other better way.
"It's just a dying struggle." Assistant coach Joe Victor came over and took a look at the Chinese team's coaching bench and said.
"No matter what it is, since they gave up midfield defense, we will strengthen our offensive and strive to score another goal in a short period of time to completely lock in the first place in the group." Hoehner said.
Russia is already ahead of Algeria with five points.
As long as the Brazilian team can defeat the Chinese team, it will firmly rank first in the group with seven points.
Although after entering the knockout rounds, the American team, second in Group A, is difficult to deal with as the host country, but it is still better than the French team, the first in Group A.
Victor followed the order and went to the sidelines to make gestures to the players to continue attacking.
In front of the Chinese team's coaching bench, head coach Shi Wuyuan had just replaced a center forward and removed a defensive midfielder, but he made a move to ask the players to take back their defense.
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PS, the second update is here, the next one will be at 3pm!
