Godfather of national football

Chapter 310 Overtime

After entering the overtime, the legs of the players of both teams were as heavy as lead. The Confederations Cup competition was still too dense. In the overtime of the semi-finals, the physical fitness of the players reached the lowest state.

The first half of overtime ended, and there were very few shots. After the players walked to the sidelines, they immediately lay down on the lawn, and the physical therapist was quickly massaging them.

Li Guo walked towards Zhou Dun. He is the most important to the Chinese team now. The physical therapist beside him was massaging. Li Guo squatted down and asked, "Is it okay?"

Zhou Dun nodded.

"I guess the Uruguayans are unwilling to enter the penalty shootout. They will work hard in the second half. You..."

Zhou Dun signaled to Li Guo that he didn't need to say any more, "Head, I'm a professional player, as long as I don't break my leg, I will stick to it until the end."

Li Guo smiled and stopped talking, then walked towards Ji Ke, "How is it, your defense is pretty good."

Ji Ke chuckled, "Skills are already so bad, if physical confrontation is not enough, how can I be a professional player."

The physical therapist was massaging Ji Ke's right leg, and Li Guo squatted down and took Ji Ke's left leg to give Ji Ke a massage.

"Hey, head, don't!"

"It's okay, idle is idle."

Li Guo's massage techniques are not professional, even crappy, but Ji Ke's heart is warm.

In Uruguay, the old coach Tavares is emphasizing that he must not enter the penalty shootout, because that is gambling, and he can only resign himself to fate. Tavares does not like to resign himself to fate, he wants to hold fate in his own hands.

"Listen, my children, I can't ask you to run like in the first half. That's unrealistic. We need to use more passes to create opportunities. Diego, you are now the midfielder, passing the ball to the teammates in front."

Fran nodded. In fact, he had been doing this all the time, but the Chinese team's midfield was very tight, and the space for him to pass the ball was greatly reduced.

The old coach walked towards Abreu, "You did a good job, don't be intimidated by the big and tall opponent, he is just a striker, just like you."

"Coach, that guy has a great body. I don't know what he ate to grow up. Every time I fight against him, it's like bumping into a cow."

"That guy is younger than you, but your experience is definitely stronger than him. In the second half, pay attention to go around in front of him and head the goal in front of him."

Abreu nodded.

After saying this, the old coach suddenly approached Abreu and said in a low voice: "If it really enters a penalty shootout, would you like to play?"

No matter how reluctant he was, Tavares had to prepare for the penalty shootout at this time.

Abreu was the penalty hero in the World Cup in South Africa. He nodded confidently, "Of course I would."

After making these arrangements, Tavares looked at Suarez. The coach didn't say anything to him. Suarez is the kind of player who doesn't need nonsense. As a coach, you just need to send him on the court.

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After the start of the second half, Mu Fei fell to the ground after completing a sprint, apparently having cramps.

His teammates were supporting him. After a while, Mu Fei stood up, and there was a burst of applause from the audience. The players have been fighting so far by gritting their teeth.

Soon, someone from Uruguay also fell to the ground. It was Gonzalez. After Lugano was sent off, Gonzalez had two positions part-time.

Professional players have a very precise grasp of their bodies, as long as they feel that they are about to die, they will definitely not rush.

In this way, the second half of overtime will become garbage time, and the players on both sides are powerless.

Li Guo, Du Te, and Chen An stood together, discussing the upcoming penalty shootout.

The Chinese team played a penalty shootout in the 2008 Olympic Games, and it has been five years since now. The Chinese team won that time, but the penalty shootout is a matter of luck, so it is hard to say this time.

"The first one is Chen Gelin." Chen An said.

Li Guo nodded.

"Let's go for the second Zhou Dun, it's more stable." Dutt said.

"No, Zhou Dun must be the finale," Li Guo said.

In the second penalty shootout, it is best to arrange a defender, because the defender himself does not know where he will kick.

But Yin Di had already left the field due to injury, and Zhou Dun had to be the finale. Finally, after thinking about it, Li Guo said: "Then Ji Ke, his footwork is so-so."

Chen An and Dutt thought it was unreliable, but they didn't object. After all, they knew Li Guo, and it was impossible to change what this guy decided.

"How about the third Liao Lisheng? The little guy looks solid," Dutt said.

Li Guo nodded, "Yes, I think so too, Liao Lisheng is more powerful than I imagined."

It's the turn of the fourth player. Under normal circumstances, in the penalty shootout, the fourth round is the most critical moment.

Chen An's suggestion was Mu Fei, and Du Te's suggestion was Qu Bo. Li Guo thought about it and finally settled on Lin Zhijian.

The last one was undisputed, so Zhou Dun went to the finale. After the decision was made, Li Guo prayed silently in his heart, hoping that Zhou Dun would have the chance to be the finale.

As the game time passed by every minute and every second, the Uruguayan coach was also thinking about his five-man penalty list.

This is a difficult decision, no less than thinking about the starting lineup. In the end, the five-man list that the coach came up with is Godin, Forlan, Suarez, Cavani, and Abreu.

The last shot of the game was made by Zheng Zhi of the Chinese team. He took a long shot from outside the penalty area, and then the referee blew the final whistle. The camera then swept to the stands. The Uruguayan fans seemed very anxious. Entering the penalty shootout means that the fate is already unknown. The fans are very worried about their team.

After the players returned to the sidelines, Li Guo announced the five-man roster, and everyone just calmly said they knew it.

Li Guo asked 23 players to form a circle with the team. Football has always been a team sport. Although there are 5 players about to play, everyone's hearts are connected.

"Remember the last penalty shootout?"

To be honest, that kind of memory is a bit fuzzy, and many players are different from then, so the answer is sparse.

"It doesn't matter, actually I don't remember, the football world is not important yesterday, what is important is the future, there will be 5 people on the field, but what I want to tell you is that we are a team and we support you behind the scenes."

"Come on, all of us put our hands together and shout, the Chinese team will win!"

(End of this chapter)