Football irons are burning

Chapter 72 Winning the First Victory

After Stankovic came up, the Yugoslav team's offense really became active.

Several passes were very threatening.

Fortunately, the Chinese team's defense was focused and did not allow the opponent to score.

In the 72nd minute, Stankovic made a straight pass to Mijatovic, who immediately knocked back.

Stankovic bypassed Li Tie, rushed up and shot a burst, the ball scraped the crossbar and flew out!

One minute later, Stankovic continued to make fake moves, shaking off Li Tie's defense and then kicking straight.

Mijatovic pushed the ball homeopathically, and the ball was blocked by Lao Ou with his foot!

At this time, Rehhagel also made a substitution, and he replaced Wu Chengying with Octopus.

After Wu Chengying came up, he immediately conveyed Rehagel's instructions and asked Sun Jihai to come to the middle to help defend Stankovic.

Rehagel obviously saw Li Tie's current problems, because of the injury, and the current running distance of more than 15000, the physical consumption is high, and it is difficult to defend Stankovic.

Therefore, Rehhagel immediately made adjustments.

Originally, he wanted to replace Li Tie, but one captain had been injured before, and now another captain was injured and retired, which damaged morale a bit.

Therefore, Rehagel decided to ask Sun Jihai to help Li Tie.

Sun Jihai is also a jack-of-all-trades player who can play multiple positions and is a very comprehensive player.

His physical fitness is still very strong. Now, Stankovic is a little uncomfortable. His running positions are always watched by Chinese players, and his passes are repeatedly blocked.

The effect of this point was also canceled out at once.

In the 88th minute, Stankovic kicked through and was cut off by Sun Jihai, and then Sun Jihai also rushed up quickly.

At this time, he was still physically fit and had the strength to run.

This back penetration caused the opponent's defense to immediately go wrong.

Yang Cheng in the front and Shao Jiayi and Yao Xia on both sides are rushing forward quickly, and they have to guard against it. When Sun Jihai advances, there is a big gap, and he can have multiple choices.

"Good job! Haizi! Go ahead, I'll keep an eye on you!"

Li Tie roared and said, he watched from behind, and couldn't help feeling that the current Sun Jihai is a bit stronger than the Sun Jihai in another time and space.

After incorporating Alba's abilities, he is like a small tank, and wherever he goes, his opponents are all invincible.

After two changes of direction, he completely threw off the opponent's defense and went straight into the opponent's penalty area.

Facing Jokanovic who was up for grabs, Sun Jihai immediately passed to the unguarded Yang Cheng.

Yang Cheng volleyed and the ball hit the net again, 4:1!

This goal also completely killed the game!

Looking at the Chinese team celebrating to their heart's content, the Yugoslav players all lowered their heads in disappointment.

There is not much time left in the game. If they want to equalize, it will be more difficult than reaching the sky.

In the stands, the Chinese fans could no longer hold back their excitement, and began to celebrate the victory on a small scale.

"The score is a bit high. It seems that the opponent has no interest in fighting. Director Zhang, the national football team won three goals in the first World Cup match. Do you think they are better than the opponent?"

Huang Daxian asked.

Zhang Hehe smiled and said: "Hey, Xiao Huang, you can't look at the ball like this. Our strength is weaker than our opponents, but our ability to seize opportunities is stronger. In addition, there is Li Tie sitting in the middle, which makes the opponent very uncomfortable, because they are best at attacking in the middle. Li Tie undoubtedly made the opponent's attack in the middle ineffective, so they swallowed the bitter fruit of such a defeat. The first game of the World Cup is always a little strange. I am not familiar with the opponent, and I may not be stable enough. It is normal for many strong teams to capsize in the gutter, of course. Now, I am not saying that the national football team is a gutter, in fact, it seems that the strength of the national football team, among the 32 teams, can still be ranked in the middle."

"Well, director Zhang is right. We can score four goals against European teams, and we can definitely be ranked in the top 16. However, director Zhang also said that as the game progresses, the opponent will become more and more familiar with us, and the following games will become more and more difficult. I hope the boys can hold on."

When the 90 minutes ended and the referee blew the final whistle, the entire stadium became a sea of ​​Chinese fans cheering.

"We won, we won!"

Li Datou roared excitedly at the camera on the sidelines, with a ferocious expression on his face.

Facing the powerful Yugoslavia team, the Chinese team won 4:1, which is enough to make the players feel excited and proud.

The image of Li Datou was quickly spread to thousands of households, and the Chinese fans in front of the TV all roared angrily.

Li Tie was talking with Stankovic at the moment, and he said: "Although we won, you are stronger. I hope you can win the next two games, and we will qualify together."

Li Tie's words are not modest. The strength of the Yugoslavia team is indeed stronger than that of the national football team.

Throughout the game, their ball possession rate far exceeded that of the Chinese team, and they had a lot of shots, but football games are like this. The winning side may not need too beautiful statistics.

Stankovic said with a smile: "Thank you, Li Tie. You have a strong ability to seize opportunities. I think you will play better and better in the future."

Li Tie smiled and said: "That's true. I also firmly believe in this. I hope we can meet again in the semi-finals. By the way, brother, are you interested in playing in Kaiserslautern? We will play in the Champions League next season and we need outstanding players like you."

Stankovic was taken aback for a moment, but quickly said: "That's okay, but my agent has already arranged for me to go to Lazio. If I break the contract, I'm afraid it will be a bit bad?"

Li Tie said with a smile: "Professional football doesn't have this kind of saying. You need a platform that suits you better. There is no doubt that Kaiserslautern is more suitable for you. After winning the championship this season, Kaiserslautern's lineup will make a lot of changes. We all hope to do a big job in the Champions League and try to give Kaiserslautern another Champions League. Your performance, in my eyes, is definitely suitable for Kaiserslautern. It depends on whether you want to come or not."

Stankovic is also happy, of course he is willing to go to Kaiserslautern.

There is the Champions League, but to Lazio, you can only play in the Cup Winners' Cup.

In such a comparison, who is higher and who is lower, can you still not tell the difference?

Stankovic hurriedly said: "Okay, then I will discuss it with my agent later."

The two then exchanged jerseys and gave them a warm hug before going back to their respective homes and entering their respective locker rooms.

Li Tie returned to the locker room and quickly went to wash it off. As the captain, he must be going to the press conference.

Sure enough, when he came out, Rehhagel told him to go away immediately.

The scene of the press conference after the game was already full of media reporters, and a large area was crowded with darkness.

When the coaches and captains of both sides came in, the reporters couldn't hold back.

After the press officer announced the start of the press conference, everyone raised their hands and asked to speak.

It is estimated that to take care of the winner's emotions, the press officer asked 5 sets of reporters to ask questions first.

Lin Hai stood up excitedly. He interviewed Li Tie at close range a lot this season, and he sent back many domestic reports.

"Coach Otto, Li Tie, hello, I'm Lin Hai, a reporter from the 5 sets. First of all, I would like to congratulate the Chinese team on their first victory in the World Cup. Coach Otto, I would like to ask you if you had predicted the outcome of the match before the match?" Lin Hai asked.

Rehhagel said: "We are confident, but we didn't expect to score such a big score. The opponent is stronger than us, but we are more capable of seizing opportunities. There is no doubt that we have an excellent captain. Line, should be full of confidence."

This is also the first time Rehhagel has disclosed the goal of the Chinese team, and he has never said anything similar before.

A victory also gave him enough confidence.

(End of this chapter)