Chapter 40
While the Chinese team was taking a bus to go to the competition venue, in addition to many Chinese journalists and fans waiting outside the hotel, there were also some Brazilian media and Brazilian fans.
Some of those Brazilian fans held slogans to show them to Chinese players.
Zhou Yi almost laughed to death when he saw this slogan for the first time.
Because these slogans are written in Chinese characters, but the meaning is very strange.
"Small Zhou Yi!"
Maybe they mean that Zhou Yi is insignificant?
"Zhou Yi's caesarean section!"
This slogan may have been made by a Japanese, but unfortunately, Zhou Yi is not a Japanese. It is not popular for Chinese people to apologize for caesarean section...
"Big Bad Guy Zhou Yi!"
This meaning is clearly expressed, but unexpectedly a bit cute...
Seeing these ridiculous slogans, Zhou Yi did not get on the bus directly, but turned to these Brazilian fans, then turned around, stood in front of the slogan, and made a V-shaped gesture, asking his teammates to take photos of him and make a souvenir.
Sun Pan cooperated very well and picked up his smartphone and pressed the shutter key.
Other media reporters also noticed this scene, turned the camera and camera lenses over, and recorded this scene.
Of course, in the eyes of different people, this scene has different explanations. The Chinese think that Zhou Yi shows his confidence and humor, but in the eyes of Brazilians, Zhou Yi is provoking.
So when Zhou Yi took a photo with these messy banners, there were always Brazilian fans shouting and scolding behind him. If it weren't for the police and security guards blocking them, there would be Brazilian fans who rushed up to beat Zhou Yi up and made Zhou Yi completely miss the next game.
After the group photo, Zhou Yi took a cell phone from Sun Pan to see how he took it, and then asked him to send the photo to himself: "I want to post on Weibo!"
"Damn, I plan to send it too..."
"You can forward mine." Zhou Yi decided so.
Then the two of them lowered their heads and operated their phones onto the bus, leaving all the shouts and scolds behind them.
Soon, Chinese fans refreshed their Weibo and found that Zhou Yi updated a new Weibo. It was his photo in front of those slogans. In addition, there were several separate photos of slogans. They searched for each slogan so that everyone could clearly see what was written on the slogan.
The accompanying text is: "Thanks to the enthusiastic Brazilian fans for cheering me up, but I think they still need to study Chinese hard and improve their knowledge..."
Soon, Sun Pan reposted the Weibo post: "As a photographer, I prove that the enthusiastic Brazilian fans gave Zhou Yi very cordial greetings!"
When the fans saw the time, wasn’t the Chinese team taking a car to go to the stadium now?
At this time, the two main players are still browsing Weibo?
"Brother, can you be serious?"
"Hahaha! Brazilian fans are very anxious about Chinese!"
"Carata? Is this slogan written by the Japanese? I have heard that Brazil and Japan have a good relationship, and it seems that this is true!"
"Small Zhou Yi? Zhou Yi will prove it to them quickly, you are not small at all!"
"Big Bad guy? So cute..."
"Zhou Yi has offended Brazilian fans and has also gone to the Chinese team's hotel to protest. The pressure of the game can be imagined. I hope he will not be affected by any bad influence..."
"Damn, didn't our fans scold us?!"
"The Brazilian media is trying hard to fan the flames. I suspect it was organized by someone..."
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Because of Zhou Yi's words before the game, the smell of gunpowder in this game suddenly became much stronger.
When the Chinese team arrived at the stadium and went out to warm up, they could hear boos against them.
Of course, Zhou Yi is the one who is booed the most.
But Zhou Yi didn't care at all and just buried his head in warming up.
After the warm-up, everyone returned to the locker room.
At this time, there was more than half an hour before the start of the game.
Everyone is making final preparations.
The team's assistant coach Li Te walked in and slapped her in the face to remind everyone: "Hurry up, Lippi is coming to speak later!"
Soon, Lippi and the coaching staff members walked into the locker room, and everyone had already replaced everything they had.
They looked at the head coach, and Lippi looked at them.
"In another twenty minutes, this game will begin. Because our opponent is the host, we will always get more attention and cause more discussion than other games. Now I hope everyone will put aside the things before the game and focus on this game. Always remember that they are not as strong as they say, and we are not as weak as they think." Lippi said.
"No matter what happens on the court, believe in yourself and believe that you can beat your opponents. This is very important. This will definitely not be our last game in the World Cup, and I am very convinced of it."
"I know that the Chinese team and Brazil once met in the World Cup twelve years ago, and I also know the score of that game. But now you are not the Chinese team that year, and now Brazil is not the Brazilian team that year. There is no strong and invincible team in this world, and there is no 'unwritten rule' in which the host cannot be eliminated."
On the other hand, Scolari is also making final arrangements for his players.
"...Their core is Zhou Yi. We must keep putting pressure on him during the game, give him enough pressure, and entangle him, and don't let him pass the ball easily... In addition, be careful of their counterattacks. Our defenders must return to defend in time when they attack... Finally, what I want to say is that our strength is higher than theirs, and there is no doubt about this. This is our home court again, so we deserve to win, and we must win. What is our goal? It is to hold the Hercules Golden Cup in front of the people of the motherland! I have had the experience of winning the cup, so believe me, I will get you what you want!"
Lippi continued: "...Brazil does have an advantage at home. In the game, we will meet their huge number of home fans, and their voices will definitely have some impact on us. But please remember that it is not us who are most affected, but they. Home games are an advantage, but also a huge pressure. If they perform slightly unsatisfactory in the game, then the expectations of home fans and even fans across the country will turn into pressure... This has been proven in the first two group matches. Brazilian fans' requirements are not just that Brazil wants to win... So we have to constantly cause trouble for them in the game, including offense and defense. As long as they are put in a quagmire, those who support them will lose their patience..."
Scolari: "...We are fighting for 200 million Brazilian compatriots! Behind each of you there are eight million and seven million people watching you! They will give you strength! Don't let them down!"
Lippi: "We need to be more patient than them, and of course we need to be more cunning than them..."
Speaking of this, he glanced at Zhou Yi and Zhou Yi smiled.
"Please remember that the World Cup is a game where the result is more than anything else, and the result is much more important than the process. No matter what the process is, even if it is extremely embarrassing, as long as the winner is us, it will be successful!"
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When the players of both sides came out of their respective locker rooms, they met in the player passage.
The players on both sides stood next to each other, each forming a team.
As the captain of the team, Zhou Yi stood at the front of the team wearing the captain's armband. Other Brazilian players could easily see him without turning their heads.
These Brazilian players are familiar with Zhou Yi. After all, everyone is working hard in the European arena. Although they come from different clubs, they always have the opportunity to meet in the Champions League. For example, Marcelo, Alves, Thiago Silva, and Fernandinho in Brazil are all encountered by Zhou Yi in the Champions League. Oscars played in the European Super Cup, and Gustavo, who played for Wolfsburg, always met in the Bundesliga.
So everyone must be familiar with Zhou Yi.
Even Neymar, a player who has not had time to play against Zhou Yi in the club, must have heard of him and knew Zhou Yi. After all, the media has reported many stories about Zhou Yi.
The Champions League winners in these two seasons and the best player in Europe last season are not an exaggeration to describe it as famous.
However, Brazilian players looked at Zhou Yi not with the eyes of the Champions League champions, but with a strong hostility.
Zhou Yi just spoke wildly and insulted the entire Brazilian football.
In addition to the grudges of the national team, they and Zhou Yi also have more or less club hatred.
After all, Dortmund does not have a player who plays in the Brazilian national team, so there are no teammates of Zhou Yi in the club here, but they are all opponents.
Marcelo, who was defeated by him in the Champions League final last season, Thiago Silva and David Ruiz, who were eliminated in the Champions League quarter-finals, Hulk, who was defeated by him in the Champions League quarter-finals, and Oscar, who was defeated by him in the UEFA Super Cup.
If we count one more season, then there is Fernandinho, who was defeated by him in the Champions League group stage.
In addition, Alves and Cesar have both lost at the feet of Zhou Yi, not to mention Gustavo, who was originally in the Bundesliga. Whether in Hoffenheim, Bayern Munich, or Wolfsburg, he often plays with Zhou Yi, and he loses more than he wins.
It can be said that the entire Brazilian team is basically defeated by Zhou Yi alone...
Chapter completed!