Godfather of national football

Chapter 203 Battle against the Netherlands ([-])
"head!"

The players who had drooped their heads suddenly became excited the moment they saw Li Guo in the player tunnel, and their eyes lit up.

"I want to tell you that Chen Gelin is fine. He made this gesture to me before getting into the ambulance,"

Then Li Guo made a "YA" comparison to the players, and the big guys smiled knowingly, "As long as Chen Gelin is fine, we will have to rely on him for the next game," Mu Fei said.

Li Guo grabbed Mu Fei's arm, "Yes, the next match!"

Geng Chong said: "Head, you are now wearing a crime, we are here to see if you have broken any rules."

As soon as this remark came out, everyone was amused.

The intermission time is very short and precious, Li Guo said: "Then I will leave it to Chen An and Robin."

When everyone was walking, Li Guo patted Feng Xiaoting and gave the latter a smile. No need to say anything, Feng Xiaoting had already felt the warmth.

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After the start of the second half, the biggest surprise for the Chinese team was Qu Bo. His several breakthroughs on the wing posed an offensive threat to the Chinese team, but Ji Ke in the middle was unable to support himself, and he did not pose any threat under the defense of the Dutch team Heitinga and Matheisen.

The goalkeeper of the Dutch team, Stekelenberg, is nearly 2 meters tall and has super control in the penalty area, so it is difficult for the Chinese team to play a simple long pass.

The attack failed, and the Chinese team lost the ball again in the backcourt. This time it was Zheng Zhi who lost the ball. The Dutch team took the opportunity to fight back.

The Chinese team was very passive, every time Li Guo made a successful save, Li Guo would stand up and applaud loudly, causing the people around him to look at him in blank dismay, but Li Guo didn't care, and still stood up to encourage the team every time.

But Li Guo's mind can't fool anyone, Big Sam asked: "Li Guo, are you ready to lose?"

"No!" Li Guo was still stubborn.

"As long as you try your best, it doesn't matter if you lose or not."

"Well, that's right."

"In addition, I also developed free kick tactics in training, I hope this game can be used!"

Allardyce looked at Redondo, felt amused, and said comprehendingly: "Argentine stuff."

"Yes, you English people should be impressed," Li Guo said with a chuckle.

What the two of them were talking about was the Argentine team's free kick in the classic battle between England and Argentina in the quarter-finals of the 98 World Cup. Veron pushed and Zanetti scored the goal.

"I hope the Chinese team can get a free kick." Li Guo thought to himself.

*****
But in reality, the Chinese team has been squeezed back to their own half by the Dutch team in the second half. The Dutch team's midfield control ability is very strong, and the Chinese team's midfielder can't win.

Li Weifeng, Zheng Zhi and the other veteran players all understood that if this continues, they will definitely lose the ball, and they will not be able to sustain it physically.

"If the frontcourt players can give the Dutch team a little threat, even if they hold the ball for more than ten seconds, the pressure on us will not be so great."

At this time, Hao Junmin retreated, and Zheng Zhi quickly gave him the ball. After 3 quick passes, the ball reached the side Lu Mufei's feet, and he kicked it in the direction of Ji Ke with a big foot.

The ball was still in the air, and the referee had already blown the whistle. This time the referee finally made a decision. Heitinga had been making small moves while defending discipline before, but the referee turned a blind eye. But this time the referee finally made a decision. Maybe after Chen Gelin, the referee paid more attention to the Chinese team.

Not only that, the referee also gave Heitinga a yellow card, and he was suspended for the next game with accumulated yellow cards, provided that the Dutch team can eliminate the Chinese team.

*****
The Chinese team came prepared for this free kick. Zheng Zhi, Hao Junmin, and Li Weifeng all stood around the ball.

"Li Guo, do you think the Chinese team can succeed?"

Li Guo held his right hand with his left hand, "I hope, there won't be too many good opportunities like this."

In fact, when a weak team plays against a strong team, set kicks are often a good chance to score, so this time the Chinese team also invested a lot.

In the design, Hao Junmin made a call, Zheng Zhi pushed it to Li Weifeng, and the latter shot after catching the ball. It is easy to say, but it requires very precise passing and most importantly, a little bit of luck.

After both sides were ready, the referee blew his whistle, and the players on the bench of the Chinese team were holding their breath nervously.

Hao Junmin waved,
Zheng Zhi pushed,
Li Weifeng got the ball smoothly, and when he was about to half turn around and shoot, someone bumped into him. It was Van Bommel.The two collided with each other and lost the ball. The Chinese players wanted a penalty kick, but the referee didn't award it.

"Depend on!"

Li Guo was depressed, he really wanted to fight with De Jong right now, but he couldn't, even though he knew that there are no generals who are always victorious on the football field, but when he really encountered difficulties, he was still full of dissatisfaction.

Soon the Dutch team passed a counterattack, and Van Persie scored another goal to seal the victory. At this time, it was 35 minutes into the second half of the game.

Chen An used up the last two substitutions and replaced them with Yu Dabao and Gao Lin. This is Li Guo's happy football idea, which allows more players to have the opportunity to play. This is also the greatest spiritual wealth left by Milu's generation to Chinese football.

When the game came to injury time, the players on the benches of the two sides had already chatted on the sidelines. The Chinese team won the respect of the Dutch team with its 90-minute performance, and the loss to the uncrowned king Netherlands was also acceptable for the Chinese team.

With three whistles, the game was over, and the journey of the Chinese team in the World Cup in South Africa was over.

The Chinese players did not lower their heads, but immediately ran to the red stands where the Chinese fans were. The big head thanked the fans on behalf of everyone. Many fans shed tears. It was not that they could not accept the result, but a kind of disappointment when they said goodbye. When the World Cup came to the knockout stage, there were always more tears than laughter.

When Li Weifeng was about to return to the player tunnel, a person called out to him from behind, turned around and saw that it was Robben.

"Can I pass this jersey over to your number 11,"

Li Weifeng took it and saw that Robben was number 11. In the Dutch national team, Robben was wearing the ball number 11, which happened to be the same as Chen Gelin of the Chinese team.

"I hope he recovers soon, he is a very good player," Robben said with a smile.

"I thank you on his behalf," Li Weifeng said.

The two looked at each other and smiled. Apart from Robben, other Dutch players also exchanged jerseys with Chinese players. Van Bronckhorst exchanged jerseys with Mu Fei, and Van Persie exchanged jerseys with Ji Ke. This is football. We are opponents on the field and we are friends after the game.

The funny thing is that after the game, everyone still couldn't find Li Guo.

(End of this chapter)