Champion’s Heart

When the game has reached seventy-five minutes, there are still fifteen minutes left before the end of the game, and there is less and less time left for the Brazilian team.

The Brazilian fans in the stands could hardly keep their composure.

The boos began to appear more often when Brazilian players failed to attack or made mistakes.

The Brazilian players on the court were not easy to remain calm, and their mistakes began to increase.

Scolari stood on the sidelines, pacing back and forth anxiously, his expression very solemn.

Twelve years ago, when he led the Brazilian team to compete in the World Cup, he never showed such expressions or actions.

A problem that no one had thought about before has gradually become a problem that no one can bypass and pretend not to think about - the Brazilian team is not really going to fall in the top 16, right?

This is really a terrible question. When it pops up in many people's minds, it scares them all.

The atmosphere at the Mineiro Stadium even cooled down a bit.

At the thought that the Brazilian team might be eliminated, those Brazilian fans who had booed before fell silent.

This is not the result they want. No matter how dissatisfied they are with this national team, it is based on their performance requirements. No one wants the Brazilian team to fail. No one wants to see such a result. This is not the purpose of criticizing the Brazilian team and booing the poor performance of their own players.

In the final analysis, they still want to see the Brazilian team win. No matter how they criticize, the premise is that the Brazilian team can pass the test and pass the risk. If they criticize again, they hope to play better in the next games and continue to win the championship. In the end, we really won the championship. Even if there were many problems ahead, no one would mention it even a word.

But if the Brazilian team stops in the quarter-finals, then what's the use of scolding them fiercely? In other words, is there any point in scolding?

Many Brazilian fans have figured this out - no matter what opinions we have about this team, we must first ensure that the team can win. So now is not the time to cause trouble, you have to unite with the team, fight side by side, and support them!

Soon, singing and cheering resounded in the stands, and Brazilian fans were cheering for their team.

The Brazilian players are also aware of the seriousness of the problem, and the support from the fans is indeed like a shot of cardiotonic shot into their hearts.

Brazil's offense improved slightly.

In the 76th minute, Alves dribbled the ball into the frontcourt and suddenly took a long shot thirty meters away from the goal!

The football flew straight towards the Chinese team's goal. Fortunately, Sun Pan was very focused, jumped up high, and lifted Alves' shot over the crossbar with one hand.

Not long after, Neymar broke through on the right wing and shook Rong Hao away. Guo Nu came up to help defend and got entangled with him near the bottom line. Neymar used a fake move to get away from the angle and then suddenly made a pass. If he inserted in from the middle, He headed the ball towards the goal, but it went wide...

In the 78th minute, Brazil had its best scoring opportunity of the second half. Hulk broke through Zhang Linpeng on the left and then made a cross, and the football flew to the back point.

Guo Nu jumped up and tried to head the ball to clear the ball, but he failed to hit the ball. He made a rare mistake of heading the ball!

Ruo, who was behind him, came out and wanted to kick the football directly into the goal!

But he seemed to be shaken by Guo Nu, and he did not accurately judge the landing point of the football and did not kick the ball!

The football flew directly out of the bottom line...

It's so dangerous! He Ping exclaimed. During this period, the Brazilian team's offensive and momentum have increased. The Chinese team must be extra careful on defense! Don't have any incorrect mentality or ideas, and don't think that the Brazilian team is really vulnerable. You must know that in our In front of us is the only team in the world that has won five World Cup titles, and this is their home stadium!”

Faced with the changes in the Brazilian team's offensive recovery, Lippi also quickly made substitution adjustments. He replaced Gao Lin with Wu Lei.

Although it is a substitution adjustment on the offensive line, it is actually to strengthen the defense.

After replacing Wu Lei, there are three people in front who are fast enough and have certain individual combat capabilities. This way, the Chinese team does not have to invest too many troops when attacking and can just rely on them to counterattack. Others can put more energy into defense.

This relatively strengthens the Chinese team's defensive capabilities in the backcourt. After all, everyone can focus more on doing one thing instead of being half-hearted or hesitant.

In fact, the Chinese team's tactics in this game were defensive and counterattack from the beginning, but why did Gao Lin start instead of Wu Lei?

On the one hand, it is considered that Gao Lin can also play defensive counterattack. He can hold the ball and make plays for his teammates, which is very helpful for defensive counterattacks. On the other hand, Lippi took into account the changes in tactics and asked Wu Lei to sit on the bench and let him come on to attack the Brazilian team's defense when needed. Moreover, when the substitutes came on, the physical fitness of both sides was also different. The Brazilian defenders played for seventy or eighty minutes, and their physical fitness was definitely different from that of Wu Lei who had just come on. Wu Lei would then give full play to his physical and speed advantages. , Only in this way can it have the greatest impact on Brazil's defense.

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After Wu Lei came on the court, the Chinese team switched to a more thorough defensive counterattack.

Although Wu Lei and Yan Min are forwards, they must come back to participate in defense. He Ying also has to defend, but his position is slightly further forward. He is more in the middle to help defend rather than retreat. Into the restricted area.

As the end of the game approached, the Brazilian team's offensive became more and more fierce. Although they were forwards, they could not watch the team being besieged without helping.

In the 81st minute, Alves made a diagonal pass from the right at a 45-degree angle. Neymar suddenly accelerated, got out between Feng Xiaoting and Guo Nu, jumped up and shook his head to attack the goal!

However, his header was plucked directly from the air by Sun Pan who was in a good position.

Two minutes later, after Hulk broke into the penalty area from the right, he chose to volley with his right foot. This time the football was saved by Sun Pan.

During this period, Sun Pan's appearance rate was very high.

Compared with Cesar, his performance is also very good. The Brazilian team wants to score before the end of the game and beat the Chinese team, but first they have to ask Sun Pan if he is willing.

Of course Sun Pan couldn't agree.

Not only did he save the Brazilian team's goal, he also used various tricks to stimulate the Brazilian fans. After saving Hulk's explosive shot, he got up from the ground and slapped the five-star red flag on his chest with a cold face.

In this World Cup, Sun Pan has participated in four games and has conceded four goals so far, averaging one goal per game. Judging from the number of goals conceded, this performance is not outstanding. But anyone who has watched these four Chinese team games may not agree with this statement. Although Sun Pan conceded four goals, he also blocked more goals, especially in the games against the Netherlands and Spain, where he made great contributions in front of the goal.

He also conceded a goal in this game, but also saved more balls. This performance is not bad by any means.

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Because of Sun Pan's outstanding performance at the last moment, the Brazilian team failed to score even though they tried their best at the last moment.

Moreover, the Chinese team also organized a very threatening attack in the 92nd minute of the game.

In the end, He Ying's shot only missed slightly. Although it didn't go in, it still scared the Brazilian fans.

He Ying - he missed the perfect opportunity to beat the Brazilian team!

He Ping was very sorry. If this goal could be scored, the game would be over. The Chinese team would eliminate the Brazilian team and enter the quarterfinals of the World Cup. That would be another progress in the history of Chinese football.

And now the suspense is still there.

He Ying also seemed very regretful for missing the opportunity. He even knelt on the turf, held his head in his hands, and looked up to the sky with a sigh.

There were also many Chinese fans in the stands holding their heads in regret.

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He Ying's deflected shot was the last shot from both sides in the 90 minutes of the game.

Soon Weber blew the whistle to end the game.

The ninety-minute game is over! The two sides are tied at 1:1! In this way, the game will enter thirty minutes of overtime. If the winner cannot be decided in the overtime, the most brutal The penalty shootout... He Ping said. When we faced the host before the game, I'm afraid many people thought that we were destined to be eliminated. But now ninety minutes have passed and we are still alive. This is very important. If you are alive, there is hope. After ninety minutes of hard work, we must be very tired. , but at this time, we must hold on, no matter how tired we are, we must hold on, grit our teeth and persevere! We are only a few steps away from the door of the new world, and perseverance is victory!

The Brazilian commentator was very disappointed with this result, but at this point in the game, he couldn't say anything depressing, right? Therefore, he could only encourage the players of the Brazilian team: ...Don't panic. In terms of physical strength, we have the advantage. Their main lineup is relatively fixed. After playing four consecutive games, their physical losses must be more than ours. In terms of strength, We also have the advantage. As long as we can correct our mentality and perform normally, there is nothing to worry about...

That's what I say, but every Brazilian fan in front of the TV probably doesn't think so.

Because of the poor performance of the Brazilian team in this game, everyone saw it.

Although the performance of the Brazilian team in the first two group matches was not very good, at that time, if you had a draw in the group matches, you still had a chance. This is a knockout round, there is no such thing as a draw, only victory means failure.

If you can't win, you can only be eliminated.

After watching the Brazilian team's performance for the past 90 minutes, it is really difficult to believe that they are absolutely sure to defeat the Chinese team. The Chinese team is better organized than the Brazilian team in both offense and defense. Brazil's offense and defense basically rely on the individual abilities of the players.

Superstars can determine the outcome of a game based on their personal abilities, but is there anyone in this Brazilian team who can be called a superstar?

The only one closest to superstar level is Neymar.

Neymar also worked very hard today, but no matter how hard he tried, he could not break the Chinese team's goal.

After the game enters overtime, as his physical fitness declines, Neymar's threat will also decline.

Can he use his talent to defeat the Chinese team in overtime and win a key victory for the Brazilian team?