Champion’s Heart

While the match between the Netherlands and Chile became more and more intense, the match between China and Spain fell into a relatively calm phase.

The game also entered the last ten minutes, but Mata's goal was not scored, which was a huge blow to the morale of the Spanish players.

If only this time, forget it. The key is that Villa failed to score a must-goal in the first half.

Failure to score two must-goals will make Spanish players wonder whether God is not on their side in this World Cup at all...

The Chinese team players, who had two goals in hand, played very calmly under the leadership of Zhou Yi. If there was no good opportunity, they would rather not attack than change possession of the ball easily.

In addition, Spanish players had an abnormal mentality and made more mistakes, which also helped the Chinese team.

Seeing this scene, Liu Jianhong joked: We can say now - there is not much time left for Spain!

As soon as these words came out, Chinese fans on the Internet burst into laughter.

It feels so damn good to say this famous saying about Chinese football to the defending champion!

Hahaha! Time is running out! I never thought we would be able to say such things to the world champion in our lifetime!

But this also raises another question - should Zhou Yi be replaced in advance?

Many Chinese fans actually think that Zhou Yi should be replaced. After all, this is his first official game after returning from injury, and it is also such an intense World Cup game. His physical fitness may not have fully recovered, and his injured part Whether you feel pain or not is also a concern for everyone. Substituting him early can effectively protect him and avoid further injuries.

But at the same time, everyone is worried that after Zhou Yi is replaced, the Chinese team will lose control and Spain will come back. This is not without precedent. Chinese football has had many experiences with three black minutes. Through the comparison between this game and the previous two games, everyone knows that the Chinese team with Zhou Yi and the Chinese team without Zhou Yi are completely different teams.

Zhouyi is like a strategic nuclear weapon to Spain. It is a deterrent on the court. Once it ends, it will be as if China has taken the initiative to destroy all nuclear weapons. You will have no capital to deter others. Then under Spain's full attack, China Can the team withstand it?

While Chinese fans were struggling with this, Lippi had already made a decision.

He started making substitutions in the 81st minute.

First, Yang Hao was replaced with Zhao Xuyang. Yang Hao consumed a lot of energy in this game. As the midfielder responsible for sweeping the midfield, he needed to rely on a lot of running to defend. Coupled with the pressure brought by the world championship, The Spanish players he defended in the game were all first-class stars who had experienced many battles in the European arena, but he was just a player playing domestically. There was a big gap in strength between the two sides, and the pressure was great. Let his physical energy be consumed faster and more than normal games.

It can already be seen that his running is not as active as before, and his reaction speed is also declining. If he does not change, the Chinese team's midfield defense will be prone to problems.

Yang Muge is reassuring. After all, he has been tested in the Bundesliga and the Champions League. Whether it is the rhythm of the game, the reasonable distribution of physical energy, or his own physical reserves, he is better than Yang Hao. At this point in the game, he still seems to be at ease. He can speed up when he needs to speed up, and he doesn't fall behind when he needs to fight physically.

In the 85th minute, Lippi replaced Wu Lei with Gao Lin.

Wu Lei worked hard in this game and had opportunities, but he never took advantage of them. This is quite in line with his ability - he has excellent running ability and positive game attitude, but his shooting skills are inferior in comparison, and he feels far from making a difference in front of the goal. Although he is the local top scorer in the domestic league, the defensive intensity of the domestic league certainly cannot be compared with that of the World Cup. Moreover, Lippi's positioning of him is not to make him a scoring weapon for attacking cities, but to use his speed and running position to involve the opponent's defense and create opportunities. In this regard, Wu Lei has done a good job.

Replacing Gaolin is because Lippi hopes to strengthen his ball control ability. Gao Lin is also not the kind of shooter with superb shooting skills. Although he plays center, whether in the club or in the national team, he has always been positioned as a tactical center, using his body and technology to control the ball and make plays for his teammates.

After Gao Lin came on the court, He Ying went to the right and Gao Lin was in the middle. The Chinese team still has the ability to counterattack.

If Spain wants to attack desperately at the last moment, the Chinese team can also threaten Spain's goal with a quick counterattack.

However, Spain's offensive was still unorganized and unable to threaten the Chinese team's goal.

After all, they have already been eliminated early. Whether they win or lose this game, the result will not change. The so-called fighting for honor requires you to really have enough honor. The Spanish national team is now falling apart, and there are probably not many people who are truly honorable...

Under such circumstances, when the fourth official raised the sign indicating four minutes of injury time on the sidelines, Lippi decided to use up the last substitution in his hand.

Zheng Zhi stood on the sidelines.

Liu Jianhong saw this scene and said: Zheng Zhi is going to play...Who will he replace? Will it be Zhou Yi? Zhou Yi really should take off the field early to take a rest. You must know that this is his first official game after a month of injury. Ah...his performance is very good, but we must also be careful of the recurrence of old injuries...

Soon there was a dead ball situation on the court, and the fourth official raised a substitution sign, which clearly showed that the Chinese team was substituting, No. 23 went down, No. 10 went up!

All the Chinese fans in the Baishada Arena stood up and applauded and cheered Zhou Yi.

Sure enough! Zhou Yi is about to leave! He didn't play the whole game, but he was the number one contributor to the fact that the Chinese team was able to defeat...sorry, temporarily leading Spain in this game! Thank you, Zhou Yi! Liu Jianhong said emotionally. This game proves that Lippi and Zhou Yi's original persistence was correct! Their waiting and efforts have been rewarded accordingly! Have a good rest, Zhou Yi!

Lippi replaced Zhou Yi in advance. This was not necessarily to let him rest for a few more minutes. He felt that it was more to let Zhou Yi enjoy this honor. He also deserves such treatment. If not Zhou Yi, it's hard to say whether the Chinese team can beat Spain, but with him, the score will be clearly shown on the big screen... Before the World Cup, people were still worried about whether Zhou Yi could play his club strength in the national team. Now, Everyone can dispel such doubts. Zhou Yi is still the same Zhou Yi! I am also looking forward to the Chinese team's subsequent games in the World Cup. What other performances will he surprise us with?

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When Zhou Yi saw that he was about to be replaced, he trotted towards the sidelines. As he walked, he took off the captain's armband from his arm and held it in his hand.

When he walked to the sidelines, he put the captain's armband on Zheng Zhi's arm, hugged him, and completed the substitution handover ceremony.

Then he walked off the field, raised his hands high, and applauded the Chinese fans in the stands. The Chinese fans responded with even greater applause and cheers.

There are also fans waving portraits of Zhou Yi to express their love for Zhou Yi.

The TV broadcast even captured several foreign fans wearing Zhou Yi's Dortmund jerseys in the stands. They may be Dortmund fans in Germany who came all the way to Brazil to support Zhou Yi and watch Zhou Yi's game.

After thanking the fans, Zhou Yi walked up to Lippi and extended his hand to Lippi to shake hands.

But after Lippi held his hand, he directly pulled him into his arms, then gave Zhou Yi a strong hug and patted him hard on the back.

As a thank you to him.

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Zhou Yi came off the field, leaving Spain with less than three minutes.

Spain did stop the rapid offensive at the last moment, but Sun Pan and other players of the Chinese team defended as one, and they did not give Spain a chance to score.

At 94 minutes and 7 seconds of the game, referee Shukralla blew the whistle to end the game!

The game is over! The game is over! 2:0! The Chinese team defeated Spain in a life-and-death battle and got precious three points! In this way, the Chinese team will accumulate five points, regardless of which side the Netherlands and Chile play. No matter what happens, the Chinese team will qualify from this group! When Liu Jianhong said this, his face turned red and he was very excited and excited.

This is a historic moment! The Chinese men's football team has entered the knockout stages of the World Cup for the first time in history! Audience friends! We have witnessed the birth of history! Thank you Zhou Yi! Thank you Lippi! Thank you Sun Pan! Thank you Guo Nu... ...Thank you to every player of the Chinese team! Thank you to every staff member of the Chinese national team! At this moment, we are the happiest people, let us enjoy this happy moment!

As soon as Liu Jianhong finished speaking, a song familiar to every Chinese came from the stands of the Baisada Arena.

The five-star red flag is fluttering in the wind, and the victory song is so loud!!

This is the first time that the song Ode to the Motherland has been sung on Brazilian soil, but everyone who hears the song hopes that this will not be the last time.

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