Godfather of national football

Chapter 85 Dreams and Salted Fish

The distance from the middle circle to the penalty spot is less than 50 meters, but this distance seems to be longer than Zhou Dun's coming to China from Chile.

Zhou Dun's face could not see the slightest turmoil, but his heart was surging. He knew his responsibility. This kick will determine the fate of the Chinese men's football team in this game and the fate of the Olympic journey. This ball is worth a thousand dollars!
When Zhou Dun set up the ball, the atmosphere was a bit stagnant. Many fans lowered their heads and dared not look at it anymore, while more fans were praying. On the Italian side, the players were also praying. They prayed that the Chinese team would not score the last penalty, so that the Italian team would still have a chance to come back to life.

Taking a deep breath, Zhou Dun started to run...shoot!
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"Spoon, great spoon," accompanied by the roaring commentary of the CCTV commentator, all the players on the bench of the Chinese team rushed into the field, and everyone hugged together. The game is over, and we have advanced!In the final penalty kick, Zhou Dun kicked a scoop penalty kick as gently as a Tai Chi push hand, sending the Chinese team to the semi-finals in the Chinese way.

At this moment, the stadium was overwhelmed by joy, Zhou Dun was overwhelmed by his teammates, and Li Guo was overwhelmed by tears, and finally entered the semi-finals!

The Italian did not stay to appreciate the joy of the Chinese. He left the field at the moment Zhou Dun scored a penalty kick and fell on the penalty spot again. The penalty curse of Italian football seems to continue.

"Li Guo, we did it," Chen An said excitedly.

Li Guo hugged Chen An and Du Te, and the three embraced together, "Actually, I didn't expect that we could go so far."

"Then you're still bragging," Chen An teased.

"Haha, what can I do, I was forced,"

Before the three of them could recover, their legs suddenly left the ground, and they couldn't help themselves. It turned out that the excited players lifted the three of them into the air.

"Li Guo, I'm about to fall apart," Chen An was excited and scared at the same time.

"Yeah, but I'm feeling good, boys, throw it higher,"

"Okay, big guys, work harder," Mu Fei and Geng Chong coaxed.

Li Guo was thrown higher and higher by these boys, and he felt a little scared. If this guy can't handle it, then...

I guess I have to time travel again, Li Guo doesn't want to do this, he is used to the current life.

"Okay, okay, stop,"

Everyone slowly put the three of them down, and Dutt was already crying, "I have a fear of heights."

At this moment, Li Guo remembered Zhou Dun, the hero of the lore, "By the way, where is Zhou Dun?"

"It's probably surrounded by fans over there," Mu Fei pointed to the area behind the goal, which was in a mess, with fans, photographers, and security guards at the scene.

"Hehe, then let him go."

Li Guo turned and left the court, and returned to the player tunnel. The hustle and bustle was suitable for young people, but not for him. He wanted to find a quiet place.

In the player tunnel, Li Guo saw Sun Jihai, "Jihai, why don't you celebrate with them?"

Ji Hai smiled slightly, "Having experienced a lot, don't be shocked by honor or disgrace."

Li Guo walked over and put his hand lightly on Sun Jihai's shoulder, "Remember what I said? I'm going to take you to South Africa."

"Boss, I believe your word now, honestly, you are the one who rekindled my football dream."

"So you didn't believe me before?" Li Guo said half-jokingly.

Sun Jihai didn't answer, it was a tacit consent. At this moment, a loud voice came from outside the player tunnel. The sound seemed to be compressed through the narrow player tunnel, making it even louder.

I only heard a burst of "champion" coming from outside.

"champion,"

"champion,"

"Champion? Such a big appetite"?Sun Jihai was a little speechless. Previously, Jihai didn't even dare to dream of being an Olympic men's football champion.

Li Guo smiled, "Don't you think about being a champion?"

Sun Jihai was stunned for a moment, not knowing how to answer, answering "no", seemed to have no ambition, if he answered "thought", then he would be lying in front of the coach again, Li Guo didn't feel embarrassed, and said: "Remember one sentence, if a person has no dreams, he is no different from a salted fish."

After saying this, Li Guo left, and the post-match press conference is about to begin.

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When Li Guo appeared at the press conference, there was a burst of applause. Before the Olympic Games, 90% of the reporters were waiting to see the jokes of the national football team, but what they saw at this time was the myth created by the national football team.

As the host, Li Guo first gave time to the Italian side. The Italian coach Casiraghi first congratulated the Chinese team for their promotion, and then expressed his disappointment with the result in frustration, "We played well, but it is a pity that we lost again to a penalty kick."

A reporter at the scene asked this question, "Italy always lacks luck in penalty shootouts. May I ask why?"

Casiraghi shrugged and said with a wry smile: "I don't know, and I am helpless about it. As an Italian, I hope FIFA can cancel the penalty shootout."

Sparse laughter came from the scene as a response, and after the time for the Italian side ended, Li Guo began to accept questions.

"Director Li, among the four opponents that the Chinese team encountered in the Olympics, is Italy the strongest?"

"Of course," Li Guo replied simply.

"If we have crossed the mountain of Italy, does it mean that the next opponent, Nigeria, will not pose any threat to the Chinese team?"

Everyone thought that Li Guo would at least be polite on the surface, but Li Guo said bluntly: "Nigeria is a bit worse than Italy. I think the next game will be easier than this one."

Some of the international media at the scene were unconvinced and thought: "Everyone looked down on Chinese football before, but the Chinese team dare to look down on others at the scene?"

I thought so in my heart, but I didn't dare to say it out of my mouth. After all, China is the host country, and Li Guo also has a violent temper.

The last reporter to ask a question was a South Korean reporter. This was not arranged by the press officer. It was his turn according to the situation at the scene. Before the South Korean reporter asked a question, Li Guo asked first, "Are you a football reporter?"

"Yes,"

Then Li Guo put on a harmless expression and asked, "Didn't the Korean team be eliminated in the group stage? Why are you still in China?"

As soon as this remark came out, many people at the scene were caught off guard and burst out laughing. The South Korean reporter wanted to find a crack in the ground to sneak in. Li Guo continued, "Ah, I'm just curious. It's nothing else. You can ask questions."

But the South Korean reporter had already had one Buddha born and two ascended to heaven, and began to stammer, and finally asked a random question, Li Guo also answered, and the press conference ended after the last question.

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