Green Dragon

Chapter 232 Seeing the Desperate Moment Again
"At our home court, we can score 5 goals against the Chinese team!"

This is the ruthless words of Oman coach Hamad before the game, and the Chinese media did not even dare to report this sentence...

Many Chinese players didn't care about this at first, but when June 6 really came and the game was about to start, they had to believe that their opponents were definitely prepared.

On the team bus provided by Oman, the air conditioner suddenly broke down inexplicably.

In the high temperature of nearly 40 degrees, the bus not only has no air-conditioning, but also continuously spews out hot air, which is even more terrifying than a steamer. Zhang Linpeng, who had just had a heat stroke a day ago, almost vomited from boredom.

But when the team came to the game field, they couldn't immediately enter the visiting team's locker room to prepare for the game, and no one even paid attention to it.

It was hard to find the staff of the stadium. After dawdling for 20 minutes, they found that they had taken the wrong key, and then dawdling for another 20 minutes...

Yu Hongchen, the deputy director of the Football Management Center who was in charge of leading the team, couldn't help being furious in the face of such a situation, no matter how magnanimous he was.

He has also organized many international competitions, but no matter whether the opponent is the deadly enemy Japan, South Korea, or other strong teams, he has never thought of using these off-the-table tricks to deplete the opponent's combat effectiveness-probably because he was born in a state of etiquette. Chinese people pay special attention to saving face in front of foreign friends.

But today he finally opened his eyes.

When the door of the locker room was finally opened, everyone was already sweating profusely.

The players can't wait to take off their clothes and scramble to rush into the shower, only to jump out one by one.

"Md, so hot?!"

"Mine is pure ice!"

"This water can't wash at all!"

Li Xiaoguang and Li Bing looked at each other, and they both saw each other's helplessness.

Oman is an unremarkable small country, and their football is also not popular, so...they can be shameless...

Even if we in China suffer from these hidden losses, there is no place to appeal!
Can you go to the AFC or FIFA to complain about Oman not giving us bath water?

I'm sorry, Oman is poor, not as rich as the Chinese Super League, and the stadium conditions are indeed poor, there is no way...

You complained that their buses don't have air conditioners?

Oman is poor, and the transportation facilities are too backward...

You complained they took the wrong key?

The quality of the Omani people is low, or because they are poor...

—But... can a country that produces oil be poor?
Their per capita GDP ($2.1) is nearly five times that of China ($4400)!

Are they poorer than you?
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At 18:22 local time in Oman and 35:[-] domestic time in China, the game officially started in a high temperature of over [-] degrees.

Long Shute entered the big list for the first time, but like Zhang Linpeng, he showed slight signs of heatstroke in the past two days.

Zhang Linpeng is the starter who must play, and Long Shute, who is still recovering physically, sits on the bench.

Yu Hongchen and Li Xiaoguang were sitting behind him, and while watching the game, they exchanged frequently.

Like the first round, like history, there was an accident in the 4th minute of the game.

Probably because the symptoms of heat stroke had not completely improved, Zhang Linpeng sprained his right foot after a header, and it swelled up on the spot, and was directly helped off the field.

Discomfort from the high temperature, away games, one goal behind on the total score, the main defender was injured, and the referee was still a black whistle... Faced with all kinds of pressure, these young people of the Chinese team let go.

Although their skills are still rough and they often make mistakes, compared to the previous round, they have all played a part of the level.

Dong Xuesheng's breakthrough caused Oman to foul many times, Zheng Zheng's free kick hit the goal twice, Wu Xi's corner kick also threatened Oman's goalkeeper, and Chinese goalkeeper Wang Dalei also blocked high and low, and scored within half an hour. Out of the other four shots.

But how can the cunning Oman team boost the morale of the Chinese team?
Seeing that their offense was fruitless, the Oman team resorted to another trick-they started to delay time in the first half.

Their striker lost to Wang Dalei, who was attacking for a spot, and then rolled and fell to the ground at the front of the penalty area. However, in the slow-motion replay, the Chinese goalkeeper did not have any physical contact with him at all.

But despite this, the team doctor of the Oman team walked into the stadium slowly, and then pretended to take out the spray and sprayed it wildly, directly exhausting the last bit of time in the first half.

"The first half is over, the score is still zero to zero, the time left for the Chinese team is only the last 45 minutes..."

This familiar commentary style of course comes from Liu Jianhong. Under such circumstances, he will always show a feeling of worrying about the country and the people, as well as a tragic temperament of wanting to kill thieves and being powerless:

"In the first half, the Oman team took full control of the initiative. Their offense frequently threatened the penalty area of ​​the Chinese team, and our side only had three set kicks to count..."

The guest sitting next to him was Xu Yang. He frowned and gave the team a tip:
"In the second half, we must launch a strong attack and try to score goals as soon as possible. Otherwise, as time goes by, the physical consumption of the players will intensify, and the mood will become more and more impatient... But at the same time, we must not relax our defense. Oman's counterattack is also quite sharp. The more critical the moment, the more you can't give up."

Liu Jianhong's eyes fell on the bench, he hesitated for a moment, and finally said:
"Perhaps...we should try sending Long Shute to play?"
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The second half started.

Those fans who expected Long Shute to play immediately were obviously disappointed.

Because the youngest captain of the national team is still sitting on the bench, and he doesn't even have the intention of getting up to warm up.

Yu Hongchen and Li Xiaoguang behind him felt a little bit on pins and needles.

In fact, during the intermission just now, they all tried to persuade and even ordered Long Shute to go into battle, but the Chinese captain, who was not willing to enter the game, rejected their proposal.

In Long Shute's own words: "Both leaders are experts in the field of football. My leg injury just healed three or four days ago. It is easy to relapse again under such high temperature conditions. And I was the same as Zhang Linpeng yesterday. With heat stroke, my physical and mental strength cannot guarantee to play for 45 minutes. Instead of this, it is better to let me be a surprise soldier in the last 20 minutes and attack Oman's formation when their physical strength is weakest..."

Yu Hongchen still remembers the performance of this young captain before the Asian Cup final—Long Shute "inexplicably" fell when Director Wei was reading a poem, which made Director Wei lose all interest in poetry and could only leave in a hurry.

What's more...he didn't forget that Captain Long dared to openly bombard the Chinese Football Association when he was not famous at all, and he, Deputy Director Yu, was unwilling to forcefully touch this thorn.

So they had no choice but to sit obediently in their seats and watch the group of young people continue to struggle.
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Practically speaking, if the Olympic team can play against Oman in a relatively fair situation, their chances of winning should be even greater-provided that both sides play normally.

Although the players in the National Olympics do not have any superstar talents, they are still superior to their opponents in terms of physical fitness. In addition, these players generally play for Chinese Super League clubs that can compete in the AFC Champions League. The top competition, experience and experience are not comparable to those of Oman's young players.

In the 69th minute, Baal made a successful breakthrough from the right and made a pass from the bottom. Wu Xi happened to appear everywhere in his passing route.

The 22-year-old Hebei teenager shot in the air. Although he missed the kick, the football just escaped the goalkeeper's save by bouncing off the ground. The Chinese Olympic team finally broke the deadlock.

The leaders of the Olympic Games finally breathed a sigh of relief, and they no longer urged Long Shute to play.

"1-0! A strafing shot from Wu Xi!"

Liu Jianhong finally became excited:

"Now the total score has become 1-1. Both sides have away goals, but our morale has been high. As long as we score another goal, the Oman team will face desperation!"

But it is not Oman who is facing desperation, because the Chinese team has lost the chain again...

Less than 2 minutes after scoring the goal, Cao Yunding stepped on the knee of an Omani player during a scrimmage in the frontcourt. The referee from Iran sent him off with a red card without hesitation!
Although there are no Chinese fans in Oman's home court, it has been blown up on the Internet far away in China.

Cao Yunding was of course the first to bear the brunt of the scolding:

"This is Cao Yunding! In the first game, he passed a corner kick to Oman, and in this game, he had a brain cramp and applied for a red card!"

"Do you think this Iranian referee is not black enough? Take the initiative to come forward?!"

"Shanghai players can't be reused. Blazevic used 5 Shanghai players in the last game. No wonder it's so soft!"

"Are you a good Shandong player? Zhang Linpeng, a soft-footed shrimp, rolled down before he started kicking, wasting a spot for us! Without him, how could we be so passive?!"

"Come to Tai'an for a one-on-one match! Let me show you how kind and honest the people in Liangshanshuipo are!"

"I'm sorry, I haven't heard of Tai'an, an international metropolis, or are you coming to my Dazhabei? You will get lost in the magic city every minute!"
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Li Bing, who was standing on the sidelines as a guest coach, was in an extremely bad mood.

Just 1 minute ago, he was still happily celebrating the goal with his colleagues, and he even felt that he was about to complete the reversal...

But now, he feels that this is the reality of Chinese football.

I didn't adapt to the weather at first, and my physical fitness has already passed the qualifying stage. Now I have one less player to beat, and the referee is still so dark...

Li Bing had no confidence in his heart at all.

Then he felt someone tap his shoulder.

"Uncle Li, can I warm up?"

Long Shute had already taken off his substitute's small vest. He pointed to those teammates on the field who were downcast, but there was no expression on his face.

Li Bing was refreshed, but he was a little worried:
"Are you sure you want to play at this time?"

Long Shute took a deep breath, and stretched his ankles while answering:

"I said it at halftime, I will play at the last moment, give me 15 minutes, and I will solve your opponent for you."

What is one less person to fight?
I, Long Ritian, can be used as two people!
Compared to Wembley half a month ago... what kind of desperate situation is this? !
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Explanation (do not count the number of characters):

1. The scores, goals, fouls and red cards of these two games are all real. The author did not black Cao Yunding. In fact, I didn’t even know the word in the middle before yesterday...

2. Oman's off-the-table tricks do exist, and the referee's whistle is relatively dark. This should be recognized, but the mentality and ability of the National Olympics are not very strong. Otherwise, why not fight a little bit at home in the first round? Going to the away game to fight to the death?

(End of this chapter)