Chapter 804 I swear to the flag
Paraguay's players were already waiting in the tunnel, but their opponents had not yet arrived.
But it can't be called late - as long as they come before the referee team arrives.
Although in the previous locker room, their head coach David Arturo emphasized to them that this game should not be taken lightly, most of the players were still very relaxed.
And they don't think it's a bad thing. On the contrary, for South American players, a relaxed mentality is more helpful for them to perform well.
They lead by two goals in the total score. Even if this game is an away game, most Paraguayan players still have a relaxed mentality.
What, the Chinese team is very motivated?
Then let them score a goal that hits the sky, right?
And what about us?
We also want to score goals!
From now on, every goal we score will be an away goal!
It is true that the Chinese team has one away goal, but it is only one. We only need to score one goal to offset their away goal advantage.
And with Sosa's condition, how easy is it to score a goal?
Besides, maybe the opponent's young goalkeeper will be crazy and take the initiative to give a big gift?
The Chinese team wants to score two more goals without conceding a single goal, but facing our captain Arce, even Hu Lai has no chance. Otherwise, why did he hold back the last game until the end and could only use one heel to assist his teammates instead of scoring himself?
Because he really couldn't score under Arce's defense!
Hu Lai's assist in the last game was unexpected, because everyone thought Hu Lai was a particularly unique player. So before this game, in response to this, the coaching staff also made adjustments to make Paraguay's defense more compact and become an inseparable whole. Not only against Hu Lai, but also against Luo Kai, Chen Xingyi and Zhang Qinghuan.
Face the attack of the Chinese team's front four as a whole.
After making up for the last shortcoming, Paraguay can be said to be foolproof and without any loopholes.
As long as we perform normally, it is absolutely impossible for us to overturn in the away game!
Whether it was a draw or a small loss - in fact, this was the worst result in the minds of Paraguayan players - it could not change the result of Paraguay eliminating the Chinese team and reaching the World Cup finals again after 20 years.
As they were thinking about it, they heard a dense crunching sound coming from behind them, which was the sound made by the impact of shoe nails on the marble floor.
Many Paraguayan players who were chatting looked back and saw the "late" Chinese team players appearing in their field of vision.
They also noticed the Paraguayan players and cast unkind glances at them.
For this unabashed look, the Paraguayan players did not care.
After all, they are competitors. It would be damned if they nodded and bowed and smiled when they saw them.
The key is the final result of the game. Letting them stare will not affect the result of the game...
Just stare.
Many Paraguayan players glanced at him and then withdrew their gaze, continuing the previous conversation with their teammates.
Only a few people seem to care about the performance of the Chinese team.
Arce is one of them. He feels that this time the Chinese team gave him a different feeling than before the last game.
But it was hard for him to tell what exactly was different. It was a very subtle change.
He saw Hu Lai, who was also looking at him, with a hint of...danger in his eyes?
Arce actually sensed danger from Hu Lai's eyes... This was incredible to him.
It was clear that he was the loser in the last game. In the end, if it weren't for the backheel pass that was a bit beyond his imagination, he couldn't break through his defense at all.
Then why do you think Hu Lai is more dangerous today than in the last game?
Arce even wondered if he was too sensitive...
Even if Hu Lai is the biggest threat in the Chinese team, he shouldn't let himself feel in danger, right?
Over there, when Arce was surprised by his impression of Hulay, Sosa also noticed the young goalkeeper of the Chinese team - it was difficult not to notice, the latter was staring at him.
And it's an unabashed, naked gaze.
From approaching him to walking past him, his head seemed to be locked on him, always facing this way.
It wasn't until he stood in his position that he looked back at himself a few more times before looking back.
Souza frowned at the sight. What was wrong with this young goalkeeper?
Is this a demonstration to yourself?
Hey!
Sosa smiled inwardly.
Unexpectedly, I was provoked by a young goalkeeper...
He didn't understand what Lin Zhiyuan had to be proud of, but he didn't mind teaching his opponent a lesson during the game, telling him to "respect the elderly."
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Before the Chinese team took the field, the sky above Lotus Stadium was filled with all kinds of shouts and songs.
The game hasn't started yet, but the Chinese fans seem to have already entered the game state.
They even held singing activities in the stands on all sides, just like during military training:
"Is the singer from the North Stand good at singing?"
"Okay!!"
"Then do you want to play another song?!"
"Yes!!!"
"One more song! One more song! Chirp, chirp, chirp!"
If the scores of the two rounds of both sides were not displayed on the big screen at the scene, it would really make people wonder whether the Chinese team had already qualified in advance. These fans are here to enjoy the joy...
But in fact, the situation is not optimistic. Chinese fans also know that they also know that this team needs their support more than ever, so they create such a crazy home atmosphere, hoping to create huge psychological pressure on the Paraguayan players and affect their performance in the game. performance in the game.
Even if each shout can only affect a little bit, the accumulation of countless little bits will eventually form an unstoppable avalanche!
This is a little ambition of Chinese fans.
However, judging from the expressions of the Paraguayan players, this goal is still far away - listening to the singing and shouting of the Chinese fans outside the channel, few Paraguayan players take it to heart. They kept their faces straight, did whatever they had to do, and talked about whatever they had to do.
It wasn't until the referee team came out and captain Arce slapped his hands to remind them that it was time to go out that they paid a little attention to expression management.
Everyone calmed down their expressions and lined up honestly, waiting to appear.
What was different from them was the Chinese team next door. The players kept a straight face the whole time and didn't look away.
This made many Paraguayan players snicker inwardly after seeing it - look at how nervous they are!
To be honest, I don't blame the Paraguayan players for thinking so, because the performance of the Chinese team players really looked like they were too nervous, causing their facial muscles to stiffen, and they could only maintain a dull expression.
Don't talk about them, maybe their appearance on the TV broadcast will cause countless Chinese fans in front of the TV to worry...
But at this moment, no one on the Chinese national team would consider what others think of them.
There is only one thing on their minds - start the game quickly and let us kill the Paraguayans!
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As the players from both sides walked out of the tunnel and entered the stadium, all the sounds on the scene turned into cheers, which gathered in the sky above the stadium and lingered for a long time.
He Feng in the commentary box said excitedly: "Friends from the audience! Now the players from both sides have appeared! The final battle of the Chinese team to compete in the World Cup is about to begin!"
Amid the cheers of the fans at the scene, He Feng had to raise his voice as much as possible because he could hardly hear his own voice clearly even with a sound-isolating headset.
For a senior commentator who has experienced every home game of the Chinese team, this is the first time He Feng has encountered such a situation.
Even the previous game when the Chinese national team defeated the South Korean team at Jincheng home court, there is no way to compare it with now.
After all, this is a key step that really affects whether the Chinese team can break out of Asia and go global.
In the match against the South Korean team, it was only the Chinese team that could survive. I’m not qualified to think too much about the future...
Now everyone is looking forward to the future passionately. Although I am still a little uneasy, the future is indeed behind that door.
Through the crack that was pushed open, brilliant light poured into this dark iron room, letting everyone know that there was good weather in the outside world.
It's just that the door is still closed, and it's not easy to push the heavy door open.
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The noisy stadium fell silent instantly when the prelude of "March of the Volunteers" played.
It was as if someone pressed the mute button, and suddenly all the noisy sounds disappeared. The audience in front of the TV could clearly hear the prelude to the national anthem without having to increase the volume.
Then, there was a heart-pounding national anthem chorus composed of 80,000 people.
During the national anthem, the cameraman carried a machine and scanned the faces of the national team players one by one.
Goalkeeper Lin Zhiyuan stood next to captain Yao Huasheng, turning his head to look at the five-star red flag held up by the ball boys.
He put his right hand on his left chest, looked at the flag and swore secretly in his heart:
I swear to the flag that I will seal a clean sheet for Paraguay today!
But no one knows what the young goalkeeper is thinking at this moment. They are just worried that Lin Zhiyuan will have a brain attack at a critical moment again...
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After the national anthem, the noise returned to the Lotus Stadium.
Players from both sides stand in their positions and prepare to kick off.
Hu Lai stood in the center circle with a football under his feet. He looked around behind him and saw that they were all his teammates.
Looking forward again, his eyes passed through Paraguay's forward, midfielder and back line in turn, all the way to their goal.
Hu Lai suddenly felt that this scene had a very good meaning:
In front of me is where I want to go.
Behind me is the strength I can rely on.
With their support, I can just go for it!
A crisp whistle sounded, Hu Lai turned around and kicked the football towards Zhang Qinghuan behind him, then threw his legs away and ran forward.
"The game begins!!" (End of this chapter)