Grass roots glory

Chapter 1223 Epilogue

After facing Real Madrid's shocking 2015:16 comeback in the 3-2 UEFA Champions League final, Zhou Tiancheng faced the most question: has represented three teams to win the UEFA Champions League, is there any goal in his career?

Zhou Tiancheng didn't think much about holding his chin, and gave an answer naturally: the World Cup champion.

Even though it was a joke, Zhou Tiancheng himself knew that the possibility was very slim.But when the time came to 2018, he and the Chinese team set foot on the World Cup again.Four years ago, we were only one step away from the final. This time, we will pursue a higher leap.

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This year, Zhou Tiancheng and his three buddies from Germany are all 29 years old and at the peak of their careers. However, the Chinese team's signing luck is not as good as it was four years ago.

In Russia, the land of ice and snow, in Group C, France, Denmark, and Peru, this time the Chinese team is greeted by the most famous European and American powerhouses.

Facing the French team in the first game, the focus of the audience was not Zhou Tiancheng and the stars of the French team, but the two supernovas in both teams.

The French team took the lead in the 204th minute of the game. CCTV commentator He Wei sighed, although regretful: "Mbappe! A genius who debuted from the Ligue [-] youth training giant Monaco, this time he tore apart China with speed. The defense on the right side of the team is only a short pass and shot away from the youngest scoring record in the World Cup. What about our genius? Nizamati still has a chance!"

At the beginning of the second half, Lippi replaced the freshest blood in the Chinese team's roster, Nizamati.

19-year-old Mbappe, Nizametti, this is the era of genius.

Nizamiti has spent his first season in Dortmund's first team, nineteen appearances, seven assists and six goals, the Bundesliga best rookie of the season, and already has his place in the best team of the season.

Whether in Dortmund or the Chinese team, everyone believes that Zhou Tiancheng's perfect successor is already in the lineup.

Nizamati proved Lippi's vision with his actions.

"Beautiful! It's a goal! It's a goal! Nizamati! The light-hearted Mati dodges Kante, Pogba and Koscielny all the way, and has the youngest scoring record in his bag— ——73 days, the youngest goal scorer in the World Cup. This is an era of talent blowout. Fortunately, we not only have an absolute superstar like Zhou Tiancheng who is proud of the entire football world, but also have a super talent that makes the whole of Europe jealous. continue!"

A 1:1 draw with the French team, which is worth nearly one billion euros and five times larger than itself, is already the best start.

With a 2:2 draw against Denmark and a 3:0 victory over Peru, after breaking out of this deadly group, the world's media has remembered a young Chinese man - Nizamati.

Zhou Tiancheng's hat-trick of assists did not attract much attention. Now all opponents know that he is a super substitute and Lippi's strongest trump card.

He played as a substitute in three group games and scored three goals.When everyone expects Zhou Tiancheng to continue to kill the Quartet as he did four years ago, he has chosen to transform into a metronome for the Chinese team when he is mature.

With honors and golden boots in hand, he no longer needs to score goals to prove himself. He is willing to hand over the right to fire in midfield to this young man.

Four years ago, I gave this kid from a small village in northwest China a chance, and he became a teammate four years later, and Zhou Tiancheng didn't mind giving him a push.

The flag bearers will always need fresh blood, especially this team followed by 14 billion people.

Having qualified first in the group for two consecutive World Cups, this time Nizamati deserves credit.

The eighth-finals hit Argentina led by Messi head-on. This is a game full of topics.

A hearty goal battle, 4:3, the Chinese team won without any risk. The Kazan Stadium witnessed Zhou Tiancheng's brace and Nizamati's deadly feed from the bench. Of course, there was also Mei Xi shook his head and walked away lonely.

Four years and four years, the overtime lore at the Maracana Stadium four years ago may be the eternal regret of the king.

However, Zhou Tiancheng's road to the World Cup and the expectations of Chinese fans are still going on.

In the quarter-finals, Suarez's Uruguay was sent home 2:0 cleanly.

It's the semi-finals again, the hurdle four years ago, this time waiting for the Chinese team is the "Balkan Lion" Croatia.

It seems that it is not as good as the German chariot four years ago. No. 304 minutes, the overhead connection between Zhou Tiancheng and Jiang Hao brought Chinese fans infinitely close to the final stage of the Luzhniki Stadium.

However, Vrsaljko's scissor-kick against Zhou Tiancheng in first-half stoppage time was the turning point of the game...

2:3, this is the final score, even if Nizamati gave the Chinese fans a glimmer of hope in the second minute of stoppage time, it was still a little short.

On the sidelines, Zhou Tiancheng's stretcher was placed next to the bench, and he was stroking Nizamati's head.

"I did my best, McGrady, you did a great job. I can take over now, hold my head up! Stand up and leave, if you want to be the backbone of the team, you can't get down!"

How can he not regret in his heart, don’t say that Messi’s hero is late, and Zhou Tiancheng doesn’t know whether the Chinese team really needs him in Qatar four years later—if he can hear the summary of CCTV commentator He Wei, he will definitely think so .

"We should be thankful that we have achieved two consecutive World Cups. The Chinese can also play football well! Our national team can not only amaze the world, but also the young people can take the lead. This is the greatest comfort. This is not warm in Russia. In summer, Nizamati has perfectly taken over the torch from Zhou Tiancheng!"

In the first World Cup, Nizamati scored six goals and shared the World Cup Golden Boot with England's top scorer Harry Kane. Mention has surpassed countless ball champions and can stand shoulder to shoulder with the alien Ronaldo.

Dortmund was destined not to be able to keep him, and invitations from giants came like snowflakes, and Nizamiti won a brand new title in Europe: China Emperor Star.

Many years later, Zhou Tiancheng was asked what he thought of Nizamati's amazing performance in Russia, and he smiled and told the truth: "There are talented people from generation to generation, and finally the burden can be unloaded."

At this moment Zhou Tiancheng thought of his original decision.

He fell in love with Nizamati just because he believed that China has never been short of talents, and he didn't expect that in just four years, he would have the feeling that he was ready to take over.

Russia in 2018 is destined to be just the beginning of the rise of the emperor and stunning the world, but Zhou Tiancheng, the position that will carry the hopes of all Chinese fans, will burn forever like a little spark. Although it is insignificant, it will never go out.

He is a legend, but what belongs to us is definitely not just this one legend.

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