Chapter 1113 The new life of the Chinese team
"Lasky... chance!"
The commentator yelled, and Dominic Laski appeared behind the goal.
The football is flying high from the front.
And he was unmarked!
The Chinese fans in the stands also burst into cheers - because of Hu Lai, Laski, as Hu Lai's teammate in the club, has naturally won the support of the majority of Chinese fans.
So in this "China Cup" semi-final between Poland and Mexico, Poland became the "home team".
Amid the cheers of the Chinese fans, Lasky adjusted his pace while running, then jumped up and turned in the air towards the football.
Mexico goalkeeper Salvador Manrquez almost surrendered - he turned around, raised his hands, and saw Laski hitting the football in the air!
But it was too late for him to make a save, and he could only watch the football pass over his head and fly towards the goal behind him... behind him!
"Laski header!"
The football was pushed out of a parabola and flew towards the goal with everyone watching.
At this moment, on the big screen in the distant stands, the time of this game is beating:
94:21
The whistle for the end of the game is approaching, and this is the last attack of the Polish team in the game.
He has an absolute chance!
As long as this ball can be scored!
Lasky's eyes are firmly fixed on the football. The goalkeeper has raised his hands in surrender, but whenever the football falls in the goal frame...
But he saw the football hit the top edge of the crossbar, and then popped out of the baseline!
"Ouch!" the Chinese commentator yelled regretfully. "Laski missed the chance to tie Mexico! This is Poland's last offensive opportunity in this game! What a pity! What a pity!"
Watching the football fall outside the baseline, Lasky's legs went weak as he landed, and he knelt in front of the goal, then put his head in his hands and looked up to the sky with a sigh.
At this time, the referee also blew the whistle to end the game.
"The game is over! Mexico defeated Poland 2:1! Lasky almost became a Polish hero at the last moment! But unfortunately, although his header bypassed the goalkeeper, it was rejected by the crossbar! 'Chinese Cup' The first semi-final is over, congratulations to Mexico for qualifying for the final..."
In the televised footage, Lasky looked very regretful and frustrated.
"Before the game, Lasky said that he and Hulay had agreed to meet in the final. Now he has bid farewell to the final first. I have to say that this is indeed a pity... But in fact, Lasky doesn't have to So disappointed, he scored the only goal of the Polish team in the game, and his performance was very tenacious and outstanding..."
The commentator was right, Lasky's performance in this game was actually very good.
In addition to that goal, he also had several shots that fully tested Mexico goalkeeper Salvador Manriques.
The last offensive opportunity was instigated by him after a sudden attack in the midfield. In the end, he ran to the back point and hit the football.
Although he didn't score, without Lasky, the Polish team would not even have this attack.
Unfortunately, in terms of overall strength, Mexico, which was in the top 16 of the last World Cup, is indeed better.
Mexican goalkeeper Manriquez did not rush to celebrate with his teammates. Instead, he first pulled up Lasky who was kneeling in front of his goal. He reached out and patted the latter's shoulders and face to comfort him. But Lasky still looked sullen.
It wasn't until he was interviewed on the sidelines that he recovered to some extent from that depressed and lost mood.
"I'm sorry, I couldn't keep my promise, Hu." He shook his head at the camera lens. "I wish you good luck and hope you can reach the finals. The rest is up to you!"
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“Let’s see my son next!”
Xie Lan stood in the stands of the Provincial Sports Center, took a picture of the stadium, and then sent it to his circle of friends with this text.
She had just arrived at the game on the bus from her husband's school.
There are about forty minutes left before the semi-final between China and South Africa.
The stands were filled with people, almost "full".
This is in contrast to the last game between Poland and Mexico.
Although Mexico was among the top 16 teams in the last World Cup and is a traditional strong team in Central and North America, in terms of influence in China, it is definitely still far less than the host Chinese team.
That game was not scheduled at the Provincial Sports Center, but at the stadium in Liucheng District, west of Jincheng. The game time is also in the afternoon, and the game time between the Chinese team and the South African team is the prime time at 8 o'clock in the evening.
The fans who went to watch the match between Poland and Mexico didn't even fill the stadium when the game started.
According to stadium statistics, the attendance for that game was 27,000.
The match between China and South Africa has not even started yet, and the seats are already packed - the Provincial Sports Center has a capacity of 60,000 people.
The Chinese team's defeat in the Asian Cup did not affect the enthusiasm of the Chinese fans.
Not long after Xie Lan posted it on WeChat Moments, someone replied: "Little sister, are you here too?"
It's her eldest brother.
"Yes, I came with the team organized by Lao Hu's school. Are you there?"
"We're in the stands across from you."
Xie Lan looked up and saw that there were so many Chinese fans wearing red clothes that he couldn't tell where his big brother was.
But it must be in the sea of people anyway.
She lowered her head and replied on her phone: "Where's Dad?"
"Dad is watching at home, but mom won't let him come to the scene."
Seeing this sentence, Xie Lan laughed.
Dad's body is really not suitable for coming to watch the game...but Dad will definitely nag with Mom and then lose.
After just settling down the children with the school teacher, Hu Lixin turned around and saw Xie Lan holding a mobile phone and laughing, and asked: "What are you laughing at?"
"It's nothing, even our eldest brother is here to watch the game..." Xie Lan showed the phone to her husband.
Behind them, the children standing in their respective positions were chattering:
"I guess we can win this game!"
"Oh, your guess is too simple, isn't it?"
"Guess the score! Guess the score! I'll go first, 3:0! The Chinese team wins!"
"Then I guess 4:0!"
"I think 2:0 will be enough..."
"No matter how many you guess, I think Hu Lai will definitely score!"
"Hey! You are flattering our coach in front of him!"
"Hahahaha!"
The children laughed.
Hearing this conversation, Xie Lan smiled first and looked at her husband.
Hu Lixin, who originally had a serious face, gradually started to smile under his wife's gaze.
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"We have been training with high intensity these days, and I know you will be a little tired. But I believe that when you step on the court, you will find that the training these days is effective. This game will be a very big one. A good opportunity to test the effect of our training these days.”
Jorge Dillon was delivering his first pre-match pep talk to the Chinese team players in the locker room.
"I have always told you to treat yourself as a strong team. Not only tactically, but also psychologically. No matter what problems you encounter on the field, don't panic. After all, you are players who have participated in the World Cup. Team. And this South African national team has not yet participated in the World Cup. This is your home court, and you must believe from the bottom of your heart that you can beat your opponent!”
"If you have a chance, take bold risks. If you don't have a chance, take control of the ball. Keep the formation intact and keep your head clear. Dare to make moves and dare to imagine."
"The most important thing is to be bold and confident! Whether it is South Africa or Mexico, they are just an opponent, and we are also their opponents. They will also be afraid of us, because we are really strong!"
Dillon repeatedly emphasized that "we are strong" in order to instill confidence in the Chinese team players.
In his opinion, this is more important than any technique and tactics, and is the basis of all performance.
He believes that Chinese players lack confidence, and he doesn't know whether it is influenced by the traditional virtue of modesty or because they have been a professional for too many years and do not dare to have confidence. After all, confidence with strength is called self-confidence, and confidence without strength is called arrogance.
Although there was an outstanding performance in the World Cup, Chinese players believed that it was a special example under special circumstances and could not be used as a reference.
It can be said that during the World Cup, they worked hard and worked hard to achieve such results.
Let them repeat it again, they themselves think it is impossible...
Players without confidence dare not make moves or make decisions on the court, and they dare not take risks when making decisions. How can we win if we can only follow the rules?
Dillon wants to change the Chinese team in all aspects of technology, tactics and mentality.
And all the changes started from this first game!
"Starting today is a new life for Chinese football. A brand new national team will be unveiled to the world. Starting today, we officially embark on the road to the 2030 World Cup!"
Yu Jintao passionately translated Dillon's words and spoke loudly to the international players in the locker room.
According to common sense, the road to the 2030 World Cup should start with the top 40 of the qualifying rounds, but that is not wrong. Because the goal of this brand new Chinese team gathering here is to participate in the World Cup three years later. (End of chapter)