Chapter 50 A monument should be erected
When the Chinese team players scored the goal, the Japanese TV commentator shouted regretfully: "Ahhhhh! I lost the ball! The Chinese team equalized the score! The person who scored the goal was He Ying, who played for Valladolid last season!"
Japanese players were also hit by this goal.
After scoring the goal, they were full of confidence in the tactics they insisted on, believing that as long as they work harder, they could lead two goals. Unexpectedly, they did not come to lead two goals, but instead waited for the bad news that they were equalized...
When they just lost the ball, they stood on the court one by one and were stunned until the back.
But the depression and pain on everyone's face cannot be concealed.
Shinji Kagawa, who was sitting in the private room, saw his compatriots being a little lost by the ball, but was not surprised.
In fact, when he saw the Chinese team constantly passing the ball back and even reaching the goalkeeper's feet, he had an ominous premonition.
He is so familiar with this trick. When he was in Dortmund, everyone played this way. Of course, it was because of Zhou Yi.
But unfortunately, he was in the box and was not in the coach's seat at that time, so he could not remind the head coach of the National Olympic Team, Takashi Katsuka and the players of the National Olympic Team. They could only watch them press forward and finally pressed to the near-center circle. This was a very dangerous level. The players of the Japanese National Olympic Team seemed to be unaware of it. There was only football in their eyes, and their minds were full of how to break the ball under the Chinese team's feet. Apart from that, they didn't care about anything, and they couldn't imagine...
How could it be possible that there is no problem?
In the past, he and Zhou Yi were teammates. He trained and competed with Zhou Yi. He always felt that Zhou Yi could lead everyone, but he was not very clear about why, and even thought that this was Zhou Yisang's "magic".
But where is the magic power in the real world?
In this game, he watched it high in the box and realized why Zhou Yi had such "magic" because he was using passes to control the game and everyone involved in the game!
It's amazing!
So the Chinese Olympic team can reach the finals all the way.
Shinji Kagawa was amazed in his heart.
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"Zhou Yi accurately sent a long pass, and He Ying's forward insertion was also very timely. This goal was really beautiful!!" After the goal, Mark Laurenson said excitedly. "Excellent performance! It should not only be written into the textbook, but also be carved on the stone tablet and stood outside the Wembley Stadium!"
He was so excited that the British audience in front of the TV a little strange - this goal can certainly be regarded as a textbook-like fast counterattack, but as for being so excited? It was still engraved on a stone tablet and standing outside the Wembley Stadium? It's too exaggerated, right? It's just a quick counterattack. The pass and shot are very good, but it's still far from "great"?
These strange audiences don't understand why Mark Laurenson is so excited because they don't know what Mark Laurenson is thinking.
What Mark Laurenson praised was not the last pass and shot, but the seemingly meaningless passes and downs before that. Those hidden Zhou Yi's talent and ambitions - he began to lay the groundwork for this goal at that time.
Everyone always says that many goals in football matches are actually unlogical, and many of them are the products of luck. You have passed twenty consecutive shots before and will not concede the ball, and you cannot guarantee that you can score with the last shot.
But this view is not completely correct in Zhou Yi. Sometimes Zhou Yi seems to be deliberately creating a goal.
Because of this, Mark Laurenson believes that the ball should be stood in the square outside Wembley Stadium for people to admire.
Unfortunately, the goal replay part of the game live broadcast only started with Zhou Yi's missed ball and turned around. The director believed that this was the biggest highlight of this goal. As for the subsequent sluggish long pass like a scalpel, it was just a normal performance of Zhou Yi's level, and He Ying's single-handed ball was also average.
But this is not the director. Because in Mark Laurenson's view, it is difficult to show Zhou Yi's football art and philosophy through replaying the lens - yes, Mark Laurenson believes that although Zhou Yi is young, he has indeed reached the realm of art and philosophy - because the origin of this goal is not just this time, but earlier failed temptations. Without those temptations, there would not be such a goal. Because in those temptations, Zhou Yi has always been consciously controlling the rhythm and situation of the game and consciously guiding the running of the players on both sides.
Many players have no time to think in the ever-changing situation and fierce competitions. Most of the time, they can only rely on their physical instincts to make movements. However, Zhou Yi used his brain from beginning to end. He was constantly observing and thinking, and then chose the best one among countless possibilities.
This is what wowed Mark Laurenson.
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After the Chinese players finished their celebration, they ran back to their half. He Ying and Zhou Yi ran side by side. Zhou Yi turned his head and asked him: "How is it like scoring a goal in the Olympic final?"
He Ying smiled: "It's quite satisfying."
Zhou Yi also smiled, then stretched out a hand and placed it beside He Ying, and He Ying slapped it on her.
The scene between the two people happened to be captured by the camera. He Ping's mouth curled up as he commented: "One assisted and the other scored. They are the guarantee of the offensive firepower of the Chinese team in this Olympics. It is said that they met roommates when recording a reality show. And during this Olympics, whether they were in the Olympic village or staying in the hotel, they were roommates. So there is a reason for such a good tacit understanding. Before Zhou Yi could kick the ball, He Ying rushed forward. When Zhou Yi kicked the football out, he was just running.
After passing the Japanese team's defense line, the two players' passing and running were very tacit. And not just this game, they also performed such tacit cooperation many times in previous games. He Ying has scored six goals in this game, and there are four who assisted him in this game. It can be seen that the tacit understanding of these two people. We hope that after this Olympics, players of the national Olympic team who performed well can be recruited into the national team. In this way, the tacit understanding between Zhou Yi and He Ying can be reflected in the national team, and perhaps it will help the national team to enter the Brazil World Cup finals. "
In fact, before the game, some media reported that Gao Hongbo will watch the game on the spot in this final, with the purpose of examining the performance of the young players of the National Olympic Team. Chinese media also planned a list of players for Gao Hongbo who can be transferred to the national team in advance. In addition to the Five Little Dragons, several other players should also be transferred to the national team, such as full-back Zhang Linpeng, and forward Wu Lei...
For those who love Chinese football, this Olympics is probably not just a medal. A large number of excellent players are probably the happiest to see. After all, the World Cup is the supreme stage in the minds of Chinese fans...
Mark Laurenson said: "I think Barcelona should rethink He Ying's future, right? The silver boots of the Spanish Second Division last season helped Valladolid qualify for the La Liga. His loan period this season will be back to Barcelona, but I think he should not be allowed to return to La Macia anyway, right?"
This Olympics will indeed change the fate of some players, and He Ying may be one of them.
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When the Chinese players returned to their half, Japanese coach Takashi Katsuka yelled on the sidelines: "Get up on your spirits! Don't care about losing the ball!! We are still tied now!"
He is trying to cheer up the Japanese players.
After conceding the ball, he could see that the players of the Japanese Olympic team were stunned, which was what he was most worried about.
Once players start to doubt everything they do, they can collapse.
As a coach, of course, you can't let your team collapse.
So even though he was suffering from the goal loss, he had to stand up and boost morale at this time.
However, as a coach, you can't just boost morale and do nothing. If you say a few beautiful words to help the team win the game, then the best coaches in the world are speakers. But football is not a speech, you still have to come up with specific methods.
Faced with this situation, Takashi Katsuka quickly made his decision - to target Zhou Yi, and continue to let Yamaguchi follow him in an endless manner. But to target the entire Chinese team, the Japanese team temporarily gave up the tactic of pressing in the frontcourt and dared to defend for retreating to the backcourt.
This is naturally to avoid the Chinese team scoring another goal in the same way.
Before the end of the first half, if the team goes from leading to falling behind, it will be a devastating blow to the team's morale, which is much bigger than falling behind directly in the first half.
Therefore, being able to maintain the draw until the end of the first half is a victory for the current Japanese team.
After making the decision, he quickly called the team's captain, Ma Yoshida, to the sidelines, and then gave him a face-to-face opportunity.
After hearing this, Yoshida Ma returned to the court and gathered his teammates to convey the head coach's instructions.
"You must defend to the death! Hold on to the Chinese team's next attack!!"
He waved his fists and shouted at his teammates because his teammates were a little absent-minded, as if he had not yet come back to his senses by the goal thrown away.
Seeing this, the overage player didn't curse: "Bastard! What are you doing? We were just equalized!!"
The Japanese Olympic team players who were shocked by Yoshida Maya's scolding finally understood what was going on now.
After seeing that everyone finally came to their senses, Yoshida Maya continued: "If we continue like this, it will not be a draw, but a lag behind! Next we must hold on to this score! Never concede the ball! If we concede the ball here, we will be completely finished!"
Yoshida Maha is also a qualified captain. With his encouragement, the team's morale finally recovered.
At the very least, it is not too difficult to hold on until the end of the first half.
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"Oh, the Japanese team also got together after conceding the ball. Are they having a meeting?" On the opposite side, the Chinese team players who had returned to their half found that the Japanese team was not waiting for the kickoff, but formed a circle on the opposite side, and Zhang Jiadong joked.
Hearing him say this, the other team members laughed.
But Zhou Yi turned around and said to them: "Stop laughing, they are the ones who were leading the way before!"
Chapter completed!