Champion’s Heart

After Hulk came on the field, the Brazilian team's offense did improve. Just after this attack failed to score, in the 41st minute, the Brazilian team attacked again. Oscar made a direct pass from the left, and Damian was in the penalty area. He caught the ball on the left, leaned on Guo Nu, and then passed the football out. Marcelo, the left back who came from behind, met the ball and shot furiously. [八?一中文〈〈 )〕]]〕?

Sun Pan made a save, but failed to touch the football because the football missed the goal post and flew straight out of the bottom line...

Marcelo! What a pity! But I think the Brazilian team has finally found the right direction to attack, and their offense is becoming more and more threatening! BBC commentator Mark Lawrenson said. Meneses made a very important and crucial substitution. He replaced Hulk, which gave the Brazilian team more confidence when they attacked the Chinese team's 30-meter zone!

The Brazilian commentator even said excitedly that the Brazilian team was getting closer to the goal step by step.

The Brazilian fans in front of the TV were also very excited and optimistic.

Although they conceded a goal just at the beginning, the Brazilian team was finally awakened by this conceded goal. It can be regarded as a blessing in disguise, right?

Fans in China began to worry about their team. After taking the lead early, the current situation is what everyone is most worried about - how long can the Chinese team maintain its lead with the full counterattack of the Brazilian team?

Taking an early one-goal lead is like being in the lead from the very beginning of a marathon, and thinking about maintaining the lead throughout the long race is a huge pressure, and this pressure will always be with you. The leading athlete was eventually passed midway due to excessive physical exertion. Once he was passed, he would not be able to fight back. He could only watch helplessly as his opponents who were lagging behind him passed him one after another and ran forward.

Therefore, smart and experienced long-distance runners will never rush to the front at the beginning of a marathon. Instead, they will always be in the second group, following the leader in the crowd and constantly exerting invisible pressure on him.

The relationship between China and Brazil is now that of a leader and a follower.

However, the weakest thing about Chinese football is their psychological quality. They always fall behind at the most critical moments.

Now facing Brazil's onslaught, are their hearts strong enough?

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Unlike the worried Chinese fans in front of the TV, the Chinese team's goalkeeper Sun Pan was very excited. He kept shouting and baring his teeth in front of the goal. You could not see any sign of being under heavy pressure from him.

He was very excited,

It's because the Brazilian team's offense can finally threaten the goal he is guarding, and he can finally play to his heart's content and steal the show.

In the 44th minute, the Brazilian team attacked again. Marcelo tackled the pass from the left again. Neymar broke into the ribs on the left side of the penalty area and got the ball. Guo Nu came up to press him. He made a timely pass and the football hit. There was a line change on Guo Nu, but he landed crookedly in Hulk's area. He jumped high and headed for the top!

Hulk!! Mark Lawrenson shouted.

Be careful with the header! He Ping exclaimed anxiously.

Hulk almost headed the ball towards the goal with a header from the small penalty area line. Such a close distance, coupled with the line change when the football was passed before, can be said to be very unexpected.

But the ball still did not escape Sun Pan's fingers.

He leaped high and plucked the football out of the air with both hands, and held it tightly to his chest, not giving the opponent a chance to make a follow-up shot.

Sun Pan, who picked up the ball, grinned at Hulk after landing. This was not a friendly smile.

Then he threw the football out. Zhou Yi retreated and stopped the football with a ****. Just when he was about to turn around and pass the football out, Marcelo, who was returning to defense, rushed up from the side and tackled him. The ball Lost it and the whistle sounded.

Oops! He Ping took a breath and shouted, as if the kick was shoveled on his leg, but he really hoped that he could take it instead of Zhou Yi, because he was worried that Marcelo's kick would make him Zhou Yi's foot was injured. Marcelo must be given a card for this action! This is a tackle from behind! According to FIFA's penalty spirit, tackles from behind will be given a card regardless of whether the ball is tackled or not!

Sure enough, the referee showed Marcelo a yellow card.

Zhou Yi held his calf and sat on the ground until his teammate Yang Muge came up to pull him up: How are you, are you okay?

Zhou Yi shook his head: Fortunately, I hid quickly, otherwise it would not be the calf, but the ankle.

Be careful, South American players are dirty when they play football. He Ying next to him reminded Zhou Yi. The way you control the ball against the South Korean team may not work against Brazil. They really dare to kick your ankles and knees.

Don't worry, Lao He, I was almost attracted by La Masia, I still have a little bit of acting talent!

Damn! He Ying was speechless. At this time, Zhou Yi was still making fun of Barcelona.

Yang Muge smiled. Zhou Yi's ability to joke meant that everything was normal with him.

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After Zhou Yi got up from the ground, the regular time of the first half was over. At this time, the fourth official held up a sign indicating three minutes of injury time in the first half.

As soon as the sign was displayed, a burst of boos was heard from the stands - of course the boos came from Chinese fans.

It's rare to see three minutes added in the first half, unless there are really a lot of interruptions in the first half. However, this first half was quite smooth. Only the Chinese team's goal celebration was interrupted the longest.

You must know that Marcelo's tackle on Zhou Yicai was only the first yellow card in the first half, which shows how smooth this first half was.

It was really surprising that such a smooth first half had as many as three minutes of injury time.

This stoppage time...is there three minutes of stoppage time in the first half? He Ping also asked tactfully.

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Players on the field also noticed the injury time in the first half.

Fuck! Zhang Jiadong spat. Does this first half require three minutes of stoppage time?

I definitely want to buy Brazil a little more time. Wu Lei said.

Zhou Yi also noticed the three minutes of stoppage time. He turned around and said to everyone: It doesn't matter. Let's try to keep the football on our side. If we can't hold it anymore, just try to kick the football as far as possible into their half. Kick as far as you can.”

Originally, Zhou Yi planned to kick the football forward and let He Ying complete an attack single-handedly. Regardless of whether it succeeded or not, it would be good to harass the Brazilian defense.

But he has now changed his mind.

The possibility of scoring a goal on counterattack is really very low, and the ball will soon fall to the Brazilian team. Looking at the injury time, three minutes is enough for the Brazilian team to attack twice.

So now we should try our best to control the football on our own side and let the three minutes of injury time pass.

So he asked He Ying to stay in the frontcourt, leading the way, while everyone else returned to the midfield, and asked Yang Muge to stay next to him to facilitate his passing.

After He Ying ran to the frontcourt, he raised his hand to ask for the ball. His movement attracted Thiago Silva's personal marking.

The Brazilian players also believed that the Chinese team would definitely pass the football to He Ying, and then use He Ying as a gun to attack their defense. They paid a little attention to He Ying when they were defending.

But when Clattenburg blew the whistle, Zhou Yi passed the football back to midfielder Yang Muge.

Yang Muge did not kick forward directly, but continued to pass the ball back. At the same time, Zhou Yi also ran back to meet his teammates.

In this way, the Chinese team started to take advantage of the midfield.

Now it's Brazil's turn to press the Chinese team...

After passing the ball in a circle, the football was kicked towards the frontcourt by Zhang Jiadong. It was intercepted by the Brazilian goalkeeper Gabriel who ran out of the penalty area, and then started to attack.

But at this time, half of the three minutes of injury time had passed, with only one and a half minutes left.

Neymar made a diagonal pass from the left, and Romero headed the ball ten meters in front of the goal. The football was dragged off the crossbar by Sun Pan, and the Brazilian team won a corner kick.

After the corner kick was taken, the football was pushed out by Guo Nu and fell outside the penalty area. The Brazilian team seized possession of the ball. The game continued and the first half was still not over. The Chinese fans in the stands booed louder and louder, but they were quickly suppressed by the cheers of the Brazilian fans.

Neymar received the ball again. This time he faced the Chinese team's defense and chose to break through.

After he broke into the penalty area, facing Guo Nu's frontal interception and Cao Yun's assisting defense, Neymar did not choose to continue to break through, but directly shot.

Sun Pan pounced over, but when he was about to pounce on the football, he raised his hand and let it go. The football flew straight out of the baseline - he was sure that the ball was not within the goal frame, and he did not want to give it to the Brazilian team again. A corner kick opportunity, otherwise this first half will never end.

He was right. After the football flew out of the baseline, referee Clattenburg finally blew the whistle to end the first half.

The Chinese team ended the first half with a score of 1:0. This result was really surprising. No one expected that after forty-five minutes, the Chinese team would be leading!

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Back in the locker room, Blazevic praised his players' performance and now seemed unconcerned that he would get carried away by praising his team at halftime. After all, they were facing Brazil, so there was no need to worry that the Chinese team would get carried away.

Blazevic then asked the team to continue playing like this in the second half, and wait for opportunities to counterattack on the basis of consolidating defense. He emphasized patience.

We must be patient and wait for the opportunity. As the game progresses, if the score cannot be rewritten, their pressure will increase and their performance will naturally become more and more impatient. At that time, it will be our opportunity, and before that , you must stay calm and be patient!

At the same time, in the locker room of the Brazilian team, head coach Meneses was also encouraging the players: Believe you, the national flag on the chest of your jersey is Brazil! The Chinese are invincible in table tennis, but in football, We are the invincible ones in the world! Don’t be afraid of their lead, give full play to your skills, and you will definitely be able to change the score!”

Apart from some words of encouragement, he made no adjustments to his tactics. Because there is really nothing to adjust. Do we still want the Brazilian team to switch to defensive counterattack? He believes that the only thing that can be changed is the mentality of the players. There is no problem with tactics and strength, but if there is a problem with the mentality, they will not be able to perform well.

In order to adjust the players' mentality, of course he has to encourage them. In his opinion, these talented players in Brazil have more or less psychological problems. When playing with the wind, they are all Pele II, but once they encounter difficulties and setbacks, they can easily lose their mentality. Imbalance and lack of resilience.

Before this game, Menezes thought that the Chinese team would play defensive counterattacks. Because they mainly played defensive counterattacks in this Olympics, you can imagine what tactics they will adopt when facing the powerful Brazil.

But Menezes felt that even if the Chinese team used defensive counterattack, the Brazilian team could mainly control the situation firmly and there was nothing to worry about. But he really didn't expect that the Chinese team would score a goal in the first 25 seconds... This conceding goal completely disrupted the rhythm of the Brazilian team. Before he replaced Hulk, the Brazilian team's offense was basically He was a headless fly with no clue. He couldn't stand it any more. He replaced Hulk and the Brazilian team's offense immediately found its direction, and then it was able to threaten the Chinese team's goal many times. .

Now that Brazil is finally back on track, all they need is encouragement to believe they can do everything in the second half.

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When the second half was about to begin, Zhou Yi also encouraged his teammates in the locker room: Come on, there are still forty-five minutes. The Brazilian team will definitely counterattack desperately in the second half. As long as we can withstand their attack, we will win. Get a lot of counterattack opportunities. Remember, the Brazilian team is...

Paper cat!

His teammates answered him in unison, then laughed together.

Amidst laughter, they opened the door of the dressing room and walked to the stage of Dream Theater.

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ps, sorry, I forgot to upload the update yesterday... (To be continued.)