Champion’s Heart

But it is a pity that Zhou Yi is not on the court, and he cannot be substituted.

As Zheng Zhi got older, playing such high-intensity games also made his physical strength somewhat unbearable.

In the 86th minute, Lippi made another substitution. He replaced the exhausted Zheng Zhi with Hao Junmin.

Then he replaced Gao Lin with high center forward Yang Xu, who was excellent at heading the ball.

All the substitutions were used up in one go. Lippi hoped that the Chinese team could win the game at the last minute.

The Chinese team's final tactics were also very simple, which was to pass the ball from the wing and bomb the ball with a header from the center. I hope I can blast away Chile's goal.

But Chilean goalkeeper Bravo seemed to be hanging up. Faced with the header bombardment of the Chinese team, he fought hard to save the goal and kept the goal.

In the 92nd minute, Chile also got a chance to counterattack because of Bravo's outstanding performance.

At that time, the Chinese team passed the ball in front of the goal, and Bravo attacked in advance and intercepted the ball. Then he immediately launched a counterattack by throwing the ball.

Chile quickly launched an attack.

Be careful! Duan Xin exclaimed.

After Sanchez dribbled the ball through the midfield, he passed the football. He passed the football to forward Pinha, who had just come on as a substitute.

This is a big opening!

It's dangerous...

After receiving the ball, Pinha drove the ball towards the Chinese team's penalty area.

At this time, there was only goalkeeper Sun Pan in front of him!

Sun Pan had already abandoned the door and attacked.

What an opportunity! Single-handedly——!! the Chilean TV commentator roared excitedly.

In his roar, Pinha did not choose to pass Sun Pan. Perhaps he was not confident in passing Sun Pan, so he chose to shoot directly.

When he shot, Sun Pan also fell to the ground to save, expanding his defensive area.

His leg successfully blocked Pinha's shot, and the football hit the bone of his calf and bounced outward.

Guo Nu rushed forward, intending to clear the football, but he was a bit far away.

The football was given to Chilean player Beausejour, who saw the empty goal and decided to shoot.

So he adjusted and shot with his feet.

The football flew towards the goal against the turf.

Just when the hearts of the Chinese fans were in their throats, Sun Pan, who had fallen to the ground during the previous save, got up from the ground, then staggered towards the football again!

Like a torpedo flying close to the sea, he hit the football and knocked it out of the baseline!

Sun Pan! He saved the team at the last moment of the game! Although he conceded two goals and made mistakes during the game, this time, he is the hero of the team!

With two consecutive saves, Sun Pan showed his good second reaction and explosive power! What a world-class save!

Pinha was saved alone... there is still a chance! Beausejour's follow-up shot -! It was saved! Incredible! The Chinese team's goalkeeper, Sun Pan, who plays for Chelsea, made an extremely difficult save! The Chilean commentator repeatedly exclaimed. Chile lost a chance to defeat the Chinese team! What a pity!

Sun Pan got up from the ground, but he did not wave his fists excitedly. If the Chinese team was leading Chile by one goal at this time, and then Chile launched a desperate counterattack and was saved by him, he might be excited to show off.

But now, it is just a draw. He just avoided the failure of the Chinese team, but his save cannot bring victory to the Chinese team.

This is the reason why Sun Pan is not in high spirits.

He boasted about Haikou before the game, but he conceded two goals during the game. How shameful is this performance?

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Sun Pan was not very satisfied with his performance, but the Chilean team seemed to have been hit hard.

When Beausejour made a supplementary shot, Sanchez couldn't wait to raise his hands, ready to celebrate the goal and victory.

As a result, when he raised his hands, he saw an incredible scene - Sun Pan pushed the football over the bottom line!

The Chilean team's final kill was just killed by Sun Pan!

He clasped his raised hands back and covered his head.

my God……

He murmured in his mind.

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Sun Pan saved the ball and gave the Chilean team a corner kick.

But the shot missed this time, which was a big blow to the Chilean team. Their corner kick flew high over the crowded area in front of the goal, flew to the outside of the penalty area, landed on the ground, and finally bounced off the sideline - the ball was returned to the Chinese team.

With little game time left, this basically meant that the Chilean team lost the chance to score again.

The Chinese team also did not score a goal.

At 94 minutes and 12 seconds of the game, referee Douay blew the whistle to end the game.

The game is over... Duan Xin was not very excited because he knew that this result was very cruel to the Chinese team. The Chinese team failed to defeat Chile in the end, and the two sides tied at 2:2. For us, this result means that it will be more difficult for the Chinese team to qualify from this group... Of course, it does not mean that we It will definitely not happen, and we will definitely not be able to defeat the Netherlands and Spain. But from a probability perspective, the chance of defeating the Netherlands and Spain in succession is very, very low... It is a pity that we were not able to win this game. This This is the first time for this national team to participate in the World Cup. They lack experience and were a little nervous after the start... Of course, the lack of Zhou Yi still has a great impact on the team...

The game was over, and the Chinese team players on the field were also very frustrated and depressed. They hope to win this game. Their performance in the second half was very good. Logically speaking, they should be able to win, but how can there be so many reasons in football?

When we returned to the locker room, everyone was still depressed, and the atmosphere in the locker room was therefore a bit dull.

Head coach Lippi went to attend the post-match press conference, and Zhou Yi stood up and clapped his hands.

His applause attracted everyone's attention and attention.

Be positive, at least we didn't lose. When we were two goals behind, many people might have thought we were going to lose, but in the end we equalized. Zhou Yi said. So it's not that bad, we have a point, which is better than not having any points at all, right? There are also examples in history of not winning the first game but qualifying from the group in the end. So don't get too frustrated and forget about this game. Look forward.

That's what I said, Zhou Yi. But wouldn't it be better if we could win? Wu Lei shook his head.

Of course. But there are so many ifs? Zhou Yi spread his hands. The game is over, so don't say what if. In short, mentality is very important. I haven't lost confidence yet. It's too early to say it's over or there's no chance.

Let's analyze what we need to do next if we want to qualify. Zhou Yi continued. The second game against the Netherlands is very, very difficult. If we want to qualify from the group, I think it is best not to lose. It would be great to win, but the hope is slim, but I think a draw can still be achieved. If we force What will happen if we draw against the Dutch team?

Zhou Yi began to write and draw on the whiteboard used by Lippi to explain the situation to everyone. There is no use being depressed about not winning the game. At this time, you should forget about the game that just ended, and then calm down and think about what to do in the future.

Scenario A: If we draw with the Netherlands and Chile loses to Spain. Netherlands four points, Spain three, us two points, Chile one. Scenario B: If we draw the Netherlands and Chile and Spain draw , the Netherlands has four points, we have two points, Chile has two points, and Spain has one point. Scenario C: If we draw with the Netherlands and Chile beats Spain, the Netherlands has four points, Chile has four points, we have two points, and Spain has zero points.

Zhou Yi wrote three possible situations on the whiteboard.

Everyone looked at him intently and listened to what he said. As for the frustration and depression of not winning the game just now, they had forgotten about it.

Scenario A is the simplest. As long as we beat Spain in the last round, no matter how the Netherlands and Chile play, we will qualify. To be honest, I think it is not necessarily impossible for us to beat Spain. Situation B, we beat Spain in the last round Spain, the Netherlands and Chile are tied, so the Netherlands has five points, and we have five points... Look, we even have a chance to compete with the Netherlands for first place in the group. Zhou Yi said with a hand. It's still situation B. We beat Spain, the Netherlands beat Chile, and we qualify. What if Chile beats the Netherlands? We and Chile have five points, while the Netherlands has four points, so the champions and runners-up of the last World Cup were eliminated in the group stage. Knocked out.”

At this point, Zhou Yi smiled: That picture must be beautiful. Okay, situation C, we beat Spain in the last round, the Netherlands beat Chile, we qualify with the Netherlands. If Chile beats the Netherlands, we will qualify with Chile Qualify.

Here comes the most important thing. Zhou Yi raised his voice. Everyone was completely brought into the topic by him. Their spirits were lifted when they heard Zhou Yi raise his voice.

Situation C, we beat Spain in the last round, and the Netherlands and Chile tied... That would be lively. We, the Netherlands and Chile will be tied with five points. At this time, we have to compare the goal difference, and we now have a goal difference. Like Chile, the goal difference is zero, while the Netherlands' goal difference is two. If we can draw the Netherlands in the second round, and the Netherlands and Chile draw in the third round, then the Netherlands' goal difference will always be two. The goal difference between us and Chile actually depends on the results of our respective games against Spain. As long as we can win more goals against Spain than Chile, that will be fine. So, in fact, you see, things suddenly become simple.

After Zhou Yi said this, he picked up the eraser and erased everything he wrote on the whiteboard, and then wrote a new word: SPAIN.

Spain.

Then he made a big cross over Spain's name.

In the end we just have to beat Spain.

A group of people were stunned when they heard this. They didn't expect that after Zhou Yi analyzed it over and over again, he finally landed on such a sentence.

Um...why do I think the defending champion made you a soft persimmon? Sun Pan murmured.

Spain is certainly not a soft persimmon, but if we want to qualify, we must defeat them, even if they are the defending champion. Zhou Yi said to Sun Pan with a smile. We must have such confidence and belief, otherwise we might as well surrender early. But I don't want to surrender, what should I do? Of course we still have to defeat Spain.

I have a question, Zhou Yi. Yang Muge raised his hand. Your assumption is all based on the fact that we have to draw with the Netherlands in the second game...

Yes, the Dutch team just defeated Spain 5:1. Zhou Yi nodded. But I have confidence in you. I believe you can do it. Especially you, Sun Pan... Zhou Yi turned to Sun Pan.

Damn, that goes without saying! If I let them score, I will live broadcast it... Sun Pan couldn't stand being stared at by Zhou Yi.

Even if you dare to live broadcast, we don't dare to watch it. It's better to say goodbye. Zhou Yi waved his hand quickly. Besides, if you eat shit, have you ever asked your roommate Zengcheng how he feels? When the time comes, he will have to live in the same house with a person whose mouth smells like shit. How difficult it will be...

Zengcheng covered his face: I really thought about that scene...

This is a tasteful picture. Zhou Yi said.

Fuck! Sun Pan shouted.

Others burst out laughing, and the slightly depressed atmosphere in the locker room was gone.

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When Lippi finished the post-match press conference and returned to the locker room, the players had already returned to the bus.

He walked around the locker room and was about to leave when he caught a glimpse of the whiteboard he had been using.

All the things he had written on it had been erased and replaced with SPAIN. He also noticed that SPAIN had been marked with a big cross.

Lippi stopped and stared at the whiteboard in trance.

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