Chapter 52 Hat
"Naoi! Header! Oops!" The tone of the Japanese commentator could make people unable to make a fuss about the scene where he held his head and flipped off the commentary seat when he heard his words.
This goal is indeed a pity. At the beginning of the second half, if the Japanese team can score, the situation can be completely reversed.
But now... the crossbar blocks the Japanese team's goal!
"Naoi's header hit the crossbar, so luck is so bad!"
Mark Laurenson was also shocked by the header of the Japanese team: "Naoi Kenyu is not tall, he is not like the kind of player with excellent header. Unexpectedly, this header almost flew into the Chinese team's goal... When he jumped up to head, the defense in the penalty area of the Chinese team was useless! Guo Nu made a big mistake!"
In Mark Laurenson's opinion, if the ball is lost, then the person in charge will be Guo Nu, who was actually suppressed by Nagai Kenyou. But this is abnormal, because with Guo Nu's physical fitness and his height are almost the same as him, it is impossible for Nagai Kenyou to suppress him in front of the goal.
"I think maybe it was because of the backlight that the dazzling sunlight seriously affected the performance of Chinese players in this defense..." Mark Laurenson finally came to this conclusion.
This is not a very difficult truth to guess. As long as you have basic common sense, you can see it.
So in front of the Japanese coach's seat, when everyone was regretting that Kenyu Nagai's header failed, a bold idea suddenly popped up in head coach Takashiro Kanzuka's mind.
He turned around and grabbed the assistant coach Muto Katsura, who was still holding his head with both hands and regrets: "Hurry up, go and call Shin Ben!"
Muto felt very surprised - what does it mean to replace people so quickly?
But he didn't ask, turned around and ran to the bench.
On the bench, there was also a voice of lament, and I felt regretful that the ball did not score.
Muto Jue pointed at one of the tall and powerful players and shouted: "Shanmoto! Come with me!"
Kenyo Sugimoto was stunned for a moment before leaving his teammates behind and followed Muto Assistant Coach Muto and ran towards head coach Takashi Katsuka.
Seeing Kenyo Sugimoto was brought by Muto Katsura, Kanzuka pulled him and asked, "Did you warm up carefully during the intermission?"
Kenyo Sugimoto nodded.
"Very good. You come on the court, and then let the team make more crosses from the wing, while you make full use of your height advantage and head the ball to compete for the top in front of the Chinese team! Even if you can't head the ball directly, you have to create enough chaos in front of their goal!" After Takashi Katsuka briefly explained Kenyu Sugimoto's task, he pushed him out and prepared to arrange for him to play.
Kenyo Sugimoto was still a little confused at this time. Unexpectedly, he had the opportunity to play as a substitute just at the beginning of the second half...
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At the same time, in front of the Chinese team's coach's seat, Guo Bing was talking to the translator Jiang Xiaojun about the scene he saw in the locker room just now.
"Zhou Yi was looking for people to borrow hats everywhere, but no one wore hats... He knew at that time that the sun would cause us a lot of trouble!" Guo Bing said.
Jiang Xiaojun frowned and said, "But we don't have hats either..."
Guo Bing turned his head and looked around, then he turned his eyes to the stand behind the coaching seat, where some Chinese fans gathered. Guo Bing swept over and suddenly his eyes lit up - a boy was wearing a white baseball cap on his head, and there was a red five-pointed star on the front of the baseball cap.
From this hat, we can see that this boy may be a fan of Cui Jian, because this hat is loved by Chinese rock star Cui Jian...
Seeing this, Guo Bing was like discovering a treasure. He fell down Jiang Xiaojun and went around to the back to ask the fan to borrow a hat.
The scene was too noisy, and the two were a little far apart. Guo Bing roared and broke his throat, and the other party couldn't hear clearly what he was saying.
Finally, Guo Bing had to compete and draw, and he made a move to build a pergola, and the fan immediately understood.
He could also see the impact of the dazzling sunshine on Chinese players, so he threw the hat from the stands without saying a word.
Guo Bing picked up the hat from the ground and patted it, and then expressed his gratitude to the fan. Then he did not turn around and run back to the coach's seat, but ran along the outer edge of the court to the back of the Chinese team goal.
At that time, everyone's attention was ongoing in the game, and no one noticed him.
When he ran to the back of the goal, the cat waist hid behind the billboard, and then he rushed to Sun Pan, who was standing in front of the door, shouting: "Sun Pan! Sun Pan!!"
But unfortunately the scene was very noisy, and the cheers from the Japanese fans were too loud. Even though the two were only a few meters apart, Sun Pan did not hear anyone calling him behind him.
Especially when the Japanese team was launching an offense, he focused all his attention on preventing the opponent's attack, so he could be distracted?
Although the sun was still dazzling, Sun Pan couldn't hide and could only choose to face it. He put one hand on his brow and imitated the brim of the hat, so that he could barely see it.
The Japanese team's attack hit the edge of the penalty area. The moment they kicked, Sun Pan put down his hand to the awning, kicked the ground and rushed out, and used his fingertips to push the football. The football jumped slightly and flew out of the bottom line...
Guo Bing was shocked when he looked behind because he thought Sun Pan could not save the ball... Unexpectedly, Sun Pan actually blocked it!
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"Sun Pan! He finally made a wonderful save and rushed Otsu Yuki's long shot out! It's so dangerous! Let's see how slow it off... It was really dialed out with the tip of his finger!" He Ping exclaimed repeatedly.
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Sun Pan, who had saved the football, rolled on the ground for two laps, jumped up, and shouted: "Old Guo, you're afraid of being a hairy person, press on! Don't let the little Japanese kick up casually in that place!"
Guo Nu was scolded and didn't say anything. He was indeed not very timely...
Guo Bing heard Sun Pan's voice behind him. The "Little Japanese" was really shouting loudly, obviously aggravating the pronunciation... But at this time, Guo Bing didn't consider whether this would cause any diplomatic accident. He was on the side of the court and just witnessed the Japanese team almost scored twice in a row, he didn't care about the Japanese's thoughts.
After Sun Pan finished yelling with Guo Nu, he retreated to the goal and prepared to defend the corner kick.
At this time, he turned around and looked back, and happened to see Guo Bing with his waist bent behind the billboard. He was stunned for a moment, but he didn't expect that he would see the team leader in this place.
Guo Bing also noticed Sun Pan. When he saw Sun Pan look at him, he quickly remembered what he was doing here, so he threw the hat in his hand over: "Put it, put it on!"
Sun Pan glanced at the baseball cap on the ground, was stunned for a moment before he realized that this was something he needed now?
But what surprised him was that the person who sent it was Guo Bing, the leader of the National Olympic Team, whom he hated the most...
Because of the previous incident, he was very dissatisfied with a character like Guo Bing who was a military-building figure like Guo Bing, and he always acted as an air when he saw him. As Zhou Yi analyzed to Guo Bing, players like Sun Pan who play football abroad do not rely much on the Chinese Football Association. If he gets angry, he will not join the national team, but it has no impact on his career, so he does not need to please the team leader.
But unexpectedly, the person he hated the most came to help him in time.
He possessed himself and picked up the hat, did not say thank you to Guo Bing, but just put it on his head, then turned around and returned to the door.
When Guo Bing saw him put on his hat, he breathed a sigh of relief and walked back with confidence. He ran when he came, and when he went back, he was much more relaxed. He walked like a walk, and even deliberately walked a little slower. He watched the Japanese players run to the corner kick behind the billboard, and the Chinese team's goal was crowded with players from both sides.
However, the corner kick was not taken immediately. The fourth official on the sidelines notified the referee on the field that the Japanese team wanted to substitution, so the referee paused the corner kick and made a substitution gesture.
Guo Bing looked over and found a tall Japanese player standing on the sidelines. The fourth official next to him raised the sign of substitution.
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"The Japanese team wants to substitutions. What they replaced is... the forward Kenyu Nagai who headed the ball to the crossbar before!" He Ping said. "The one who replaced No. 9 Kenyu Sugimoto, a counter-substitution. Kenyu Sugimoto was a substitute for Kenyu Nagai in this Olympics. He started once in the previous five games, played twice on the bench, and had no chance to play. In terms of personal ability, he is not as good as Kenyu Nagai, but the reason why the Japanese team head coach Takashi Katsuka changed him because he was 1.87 meters tall! This is a rare high center forward in the Japanese team! So... this is why the Japanese team must substitute before the corner kick is drawn..."
The Japanese Olympic team brought three forwards to London this time. As a single forward, three forwards are enough.
Among these three people, Kenyu Nagai, who started four times in the previous five games, scored two goals once, ranked second in the Japanese team.
In addition to the two substitutes, Saito Jue started once, and made three substitutes without scoring. His height is... 1.66 meters.
Kenyo Sugimoto is 1.87 meters tall and weighs 79 kilograms. He is an alien in the Japanese team's forward line. The main purpose of being brought to London was to enrich the Japanese team's playing style and provide another way of thinking for the Japanese team's offense.
And now what does Takashi Kanzuka mean to replace him on the court? Normal people know that they just want to take advantage of the opportunity of Chinese team's limited vision for backlight games and use high-altitude bombing. After all, football is in the air, and the Chinese team's defensive players have to look up, which is no different from being blind...
Kenyu Nagai was quite surprised that he was replaced so quickly, but as a Japanese player, obedience was the basic requirement. He hurried to the sidelines and completed the substitution with Kenyo Sugimoto.
After the game, Kenyu Nagai bowed to the fans around him and then walked towards head coach Takashi Katsuka.
Takashi Katsuka took the initiative to extend his hand, shook hands with him, and said to him: "For victory, I will give you a grievance, Nagai."
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After the Japanese team completed the substitution, the TV broadcast camera cut back to the Chinese team's goal. At this time, everyone was surprised to find that Sun Pan had a "Cui Jian-style" hat on his head!
"Hey? Where did this hat come from?" He Ping was surprised. He just paid attention to the substitution of the Japanese team, but did not pay attention to everything that happened in front of the Chinese team.
Other Chinese players also noticed the hat on Sun Pan's head, and Zhou Yi asked him: "Where did it come from?"
Sun Pan pointed to the coach's seat: "It was given by the team leader."
Zhou Yi was a little surprised, but he didn't say anything. Just have a hat, so it would be better when backlighting, and at least he wouldn't feel dazzling and uncomfortable without looking up.
When Kenyo Sugimoto ran to the goal, the suspended corner kick was finally able to continue.
Takehiro Kiyoshi kicked the football high towards the Chinese team's goal, and he was looking for Kenyo Sugimoto who had just played.
Kenyo Sugimoto did not disappoint everyone's expectations. Taking advantage of the moment when the Chinese players didn't know him well, they jumped high and won the football before Guo Nu!
"Be careful!" He Ping exclaimed again.
Before he finished speaking, he saw a figure flying in the air in front of the door. It was Sun Pan!
I saw him lifting the football that Kenyo Sugimoto pushed out of the crossbar with a single palm!
"Beautiful! Sun Pan! He made a beautiful save!" He Ping slapped the table excitedly.
Imagine that the last time the Japanese team headed, Sun Pan didn't even judge the direction, but the crossbar blocked the opponent's shot. However, this time the header shot, he saved it in time.
What does this change mean?
Chapter completed!