Champion’s Heart

Nagai! Header! Oops! The Japanese commentator's tone was such that when people heard his words, they couldn't imagine him falling down from the commentator's seat with his head in his hands.

This goal is indeed a pity. At the beginning of the second half, if the Japanese team can score, the situation can be completely reversed.

But now...the crossbar blocked Japan's goal!

Nagai's header hit the crossbar, what a bad luck!

Mark Lawrenson was also shocked by the Japanese team's header: Kensuke Nagai is not tall. He is not the kind of player who is good at heading the ball. Unexpectedly, this header almost flew into the Chinese team. The goal... When he jumped up to head the ball, the Chinese team's defense in the penalty area was useless! Guo Nu made a big mistake!

In Mark Laurentian's view, if the ball was lost, the person directly responsible was Guo Nu, who was actually suppressed by Kensuke Nagai. But this is abnormal, because with Guo Nu's physical fitness, Nagai Kensuke, who is almost the same height as him, cannot suppress him in front of the goal.

I think it may be because of the backlight. The dazzling sunlight seriously affected the performance of the Chinese team players in this defense... Mark Lawrenson finally came to such a conclusion.

This is not a difficult truth to guess. Anyone with basic common sense can figure it out.

So in front of the Japanese team's coaching bench, when everyone felt sorry for Kensuke Nagai's missed header, head coach Takashi Sekitsuka suddenly had a bold idea in his mind.

He turned around and grabbed the assistant coach Muto Kaku, who was still holding his head in his hands and feeling regretful: Quick, go get Suimoto!

Muto was surprised - what did it mean to change people so quickly?

But he didn't ask, turned around and ran to the bench.

On the bench, there were also lamentations, regretting that the goal was not scored.

Muto Kaku pointed at one of the tall players and shouted: Sugimoto! Come with me!

Sugimoto Takeyu was stunned for a moment when he was called, then he left his teammates and followed assistant coach Muto Satoshi and ran to the head coach Sekitsuka Takashi.

Seeing Sugimoto Kenyu being brought by Muto Kaku, Sekitsuka Takashi grabbed him and asked: Did you warm up carefully during the halftime break?

Takeyoshi Sugimoto nodded.

Very good, you go on the field and let the team make more crosses from the wing, while you make full use of your height advantage and header to fight for the top of the Chinese team's goal! Even if you can't directly header the goal, We must create enough chaos in front of their door! After Takashi Sekitsuka succinctly explained Sugimoto Kenyu's mission, he pushed him out and prepared to arrange for him to play.

And Sugimoto Kenyu was still a little confused at this time. He didn't expect that he would have a chance to come on as a substitute just at the beginning of the second half...

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At the same time, in front of the Chinese team's coaching bench, Guo Bing was talking to translator Jiang Xiaojun about the scene he just saw in the locker room.

Zhou Yi was looking for people to borrow hats, but no one was wearing them... He knew at that time that sunlight would cause us a lot of trouble! Guo Bing said.

Jiang Xiaojun frowned and said: But we don't have hats either...

Guo Bing turned around and looked around, then he cast his eyes on the stands behind the coaching bench, where some Chinese fans were gathering. Guo Bing glanced over and suddenly his eyes lit up - there was a boy wearing a white peaked cap on his head. The front of the cap was There is a red five-pointed star.

It can be seen from this hat that this boy may be a fan of Cui Jian, because this hat is worn by Chinese rock star Cui Jian...

Seeing this, Guo Bing felt as if he had discovered a treasure. He dropped Jiang Xiaojun and went around to the back to ask the fan to borrow a hat.

The scene was too noisy and the two were quite far apart. Guo Bing roared so hard that his throat was broken, and the other party couldn't hear what he was saying.

In the end, Guo Bing had to compare and draw. He made a gesture of building a pergola with his hands, and the fan understood it immediately.

He could also see the impact of the dazzling sunlight on the Chinese team players, so he threw the hat from the stands without saying a word.

Guo Bing picked up the hat from the ground, patted it, and then expressed his gratitude to the fan. Then he did not turn around and run back to the coaching bench, but ran along the outer edge of the court towards the back of the Chinese team's goal.

At that time, everyone's attention was on the game going on, and no one noticed him.

When he ran behind the goal, he hid behind the billboard, and then he yelled at Sun Pan who was standing in front of the goal: Sun Pan! Sun Pan!!

But unfortunately, the scene was very noisy, and the Japanese fans cheered too loudly. Even though the two people were only a few meters apart, Sun Pan didn't hear anyone calling him from behind.

Especially when the Japanese team was launching an attack, all his attention was focused on preventing the opponent's attack. How could he be distracted?

Although the sun was still very dazzling, Sun Pan could not avoid it and could only choose to face it. He put a hand on his brow, imitating the brim of a hat, so he could barely see.

This time the Japanese team attacked with a kick from the edge of the penalty area. The moment they took off, Sun Pan put down the hand that was holding the pergola, kicked off the ground, and touched the football with his fingertips. The football jumped slightly and flew out of the baseline...

Guo Bing was shocked when he watched from behind, because he thought Sun Pan couldn't save the ball... Unexpectedly, Sun Pan actually blocked it!

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Sun Pan! He finally made a wonderful save and saved Otsu Yuki's long shot! It was so dangerous! Let's watch it in slow motion... He really made it with his fingertips! He Ping Exclaimed again and again.

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After saving the football, Sun Pan rolled twice from the ground, jumped up, and then shouted: Lao Guo, you are so scared, get on top of me! Don't let the little Japanese kid just kick up in that place. !”

Guo Nu was scolded until he said nothing. He really didn't get there in time...

Guo Bing heard Sun Pan's voice from behind. The little Japanese was really loud and powerful, and the pronunciation was obviously emphasized... But at this time, Guo Bing did not think about whether it would cause any diplomatic accident. Being on the edge of the court, after just witnessing the Japanese team almost scoring two consecutive attacks, he couldn't care less about what the Japanese thought.

After Sun Pan yelled at Guo Nu, he retreated to the goal and prepared to defend the corner kick.

At this time, he turned around and glanced back, and happened to see Guo Bing hunched over behind the billboard. He was stunned for a moment, not expecting to see the team leader here.

Guo Bing also noticed Sun Pan. When he saw Sun Pan looking at him, he quickly remembered what he was doing here, so he threw the hat in his hand over: Here, put it on!

Sun Pan glanced at the peaked cap on the ground and was stunned for a moment before he realized. Isn't this what he needs right now?

But what surprised him was that the person he sent turned out to be his most hated Olympic team leader Guo Bing...

Because of the previous incident, he was very dissatisfied with Guo Bing, a eunuch-like figure who built an army, and he treated him like an airhead whenever he saw him. As Zhou Yi analyzed for Guo Bing, players like Sun Pan who play abroad are not very dependent on the Chinese Football Association. The worst he can do is not join the national team if he offends him, but it will have no impact on his career at all. , so he doesn’t need to please the leader.

But he didn't expect that the person he hated the most would come to help him in times of need.

He picked up the hat, did not say thank you to Guo Bing, just put it on his head, then turned and returned to the door.

When Guo Bing saw him put on his hat, he was relieved and walked back with confidence. He was running when he came, but he was much more relaxed when he returned. He walked like a walk, and even walked a little slower on purpose. Behind the billboard, he watched the Japanese players running for a corner kick. For a moment, the Chinese team's goal was blocked. Packed with players from both sides.

However, the corner kick was not taken immediately. The fourth official on the sidelines informed the referee that the Japanese team wanted to make a substitution, so the referee paused the corner kick and then made a substitution gesture.

Guo Bing looked over there and saw a tall Japanese player standing on the sidelines. The fourth official next to him held up a substitution sign.

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The Japanese team is going to make a substitution, and they are replacing... forward Kensuke Nagai, whose header hit the crossbar before! He Ping said. The replacement is No. 9 Sugimoto Kenyu, a counter substitution. Sugimoto Kenyu was Nagai Kensuke's substitute in this Olympics. He started once in the previous five games, came on twice as a substitute, and failed to win twice. Opportunity to play. In terms of personal ability, he is not as good as Nagai Kensuke, but the reason why Japan Olympic team coach Takashi Sekatsuka replaced him is because he is 1.87 meters tall! This is a rare high center forward in the Japanese team !So...this is why the Japanese team must make substitutions before the corner kick is taken...

The Japanese Olympic team brought three forwards to London this time. As a lone forward for the Japanese team, three forwards are enough.

Among these three people, the main player is Kensuke Nagai. He started four times in the previous five games, substituted once, and scored two goals, ranking second within the Japanese team.

In addition to the two substitutes, Saito Manabu started once and came off the bench three times without scoring a goal. His height is... one meter sixty-six meters.

Kenyu Sugimoto is 1.87 meters tall and weighs 79 kilograms. He is an anomaly among the Japanese team's forwards. The main purpose of him being brought to London is to enrich the Japanese team's playing style and provide another idea for the Japanese team's offense.

And now what does Sekatsuka Takashi mean by replacing him? Normal people know that he wants to take advantage of the limited vision of the Chinese team in the backlight game and use high-altitude bombing. After all, the football is in the air, and the defensive players of the Chinese team have to raise their heads. It is no different from being blind...

Nagai Kensuke was surprised to be replaced so quickly, but as a Japanese player, obedience is a basic requirement. He quickly ran to the sidelines and completed the substitution with Kenyu Sugimoto.

After coming off the field, Kensuke Nagai bowed to the fans around him and then walked towards the head coach Takashi Sekitsuka.

Sekitsuka Takashi took the initiative to reach out his hand, shake hands with him, and then said to him: For the sake of victory, I have to wrong you, Nagai.

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After the Japanese team completed the substitutions, the TV camera cut back to the Chinese team's goal. At this time, everyone was surprised to find that Sun Pan had a Cui Jian-style hat on his head!

Eh? Where did this hat come from? He Ping was surprised. He had just paid attention to the substitutions of the Japanese team and did not pay attention to what happened in front of the Chinese team's goal.

Other Chinese team players also noticed the hat on Sun Pan’s head, and Zhou Yi asked him: “Where did it come from?”

Sun Pan pointed to the coaching bench: It was given by the team leader.

Zhou Yi was a little surprised, but he didn't say anything. Just wear a hat. It will be better when there is backlight. At least when you don't have to look up, you won't feel dazzling and uncomfortable.

When Kenyong Sugimoto ran to the goal, the suspended corner kick could finally continue.

Kiyotake Hiroshi kicked the football high towards the Chinese team's goal, looking for Sugimoto Kenyu who had just come on the field.

Kenyu Sugimoto lived up to expectations. Taking advantage of the fact that he had just come on the field and the Chinese team players didn't know him very well, he jumped high and hit the ball before Guo Nu!

Be careful! He Ping exclaimed again.

Before he finished speaking, he saw a figure flying in the air in front of the door. It was Sun Pan!

I saw him holding the football pushed out by Kenyu Sugimoto over the crossbar with one palm!

Beautiful! Sun Pan! He made a beautiful save! He Ping tapped the table excitedly.

Imagine the last time the Japanese team headed a header, Sun Pan didn't even judge the direction correctly, and the crossbar blocked the opponent's shot. But this time, he saved the header in time.

What does this change mean? (To be continued.)