Chapter 1474: Their respective longings
In slow motion, Ou Yangjin just fell to the ground. He put his hands on the ground, arched his body forward, and curled up his legs, as if he was trying to get up from the ground.
At this time, the football was bouncing about half a meter in front of him.
Closer to him than to Mellie.
But even this close distance seems as insurmountable as a natural chasm.
Just behind him, Melly has already moved forward with his legs - Melly's arms can be seen in the close-up.
If nothing else goes wrong, Melli will easily get past Ou Yangjin, who has fallen to the ground, and catch up with the football, thus forming a one-on-one shot.
But what happened next made the audience’s eyes widen:
Ou Yangjin was seen interlacing his hands to support his body, and then crawling forward quickly according to the inertia.
After crawling only two steps, he thrust his body forward with his arms, lying on the turf with his whole body and ejaculated!
At the same time, he shook his head toward the football that was already nearby!
At this time, Merry had already rushed to his side, supporting his body with his left foot and swinging his right foot forward!
He is very likely to kick Ou Yangjin in the head!
But Ou Yangjin didn't consider this at all. In the picture, in order to increase the power of his head swing, he first turned his head to the left, then pointed his head towards the football, and then turned to the right. At the same time, his knees and hands were still supporting his body and he moved forward a little further.
In this way, the head he threw out could barely touch the football!
But just like that, Melli didn't expect it. He was still swinging his legs vigorously and stretching out his right foot, but the football arrived early... So the touch that should have been controlled with intensity turned into a kick. Throw the ball hard!
The football was kicked out of the bottom line by him!
A barrage floated across the screen:
"Maybe this is football!"
"With teammates like this, how can we not fight tooth and nail?"
"Ou Yangjin is really hardworking, this is defense!"
"It made me cry..."
"'Flying General' Ou Yangjin!"
"I'm sorry Ou Yangjin, I will never say that you are obscene when playing football! You are a real man!"
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Hu Lai put down his phone, turned to Ou Yangjin behind him and said, "Congratulations, Ou Yang, you are popular now!"
"Ah? Really, Brother Hu?"
"Yeah, look at it, no one else calls you obscene!"
"Ahem..." Ou Yangjin coughed, "What kind of anger is this! I thought a European team was interested in me..."
"Then don't worry, there will definitely be some! Just based on your performance in defending Melli in the game yesterday, all the scouts from the European teams can see it as long as they are not blind!"
Ou Yangjin chuckled and continued to focus on a jersey placed on the bed in front of him.
That is the No. 10 jersey of the Argentine Olympic team. The name of the jersey holder is printed on the number:
MELLI
Melly
This is Melli's jersey.
To be exact, this was the jersey that Melli took the initiative to hand him at the end of yesterday's game.
Ou Yangjin himself was surprised at that time. He didn't expect that Meili would come to him to exchange jerseys.
He originally wanted to ask Brother Hu to help him translate, but Meili asked him directly in English: "Do you speak English?"
Ou Yangjin nodded repeatedly with a confused look on his face.
Melly communicated with him in English: "You performed very well, so I want to exchange jerseys with you. Although your little moves are annoying, you were trying to guard me, and you succeeded..."
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Ou Yangjin was stunned almost the whole time, without any thought in his mind. When he saw Meili taking off his jersey, he also took off his clothes.
Seeing Melli hand over the jersey, he also handed it over.
Just like that, the jerseys were exchanged.
At the end, Melly reached out and patted him on the shoulder to show encouragement.
During the whole process, Ou Yangjin was in a state of confusion.
Even though he was holding the jersey with Melly's body temperature in his hands, he felt unreal and thought he was dreaming.
That's Melly!
He, a nobody, was actually approached by Melli to exchange jerseys... Such face!
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"Haven't seen enough?" Hu Lai asked when he turned around and saw Ou Yangjin still looking at Melli's jersey.
"Hehe... Brother Hu, this is Melli's jersey, and Melli took the initiative to change it for me!" Ou Yangjin touched the back of his head.
Hu Lai was happy to see him like that: "When you go to Europe in the future, there will be many opportunities to exchange jerseys like this, as long as you like it."
"Brother Hu, do you think I can go to Europe?" Ou Yangjin asked excitedly.
"Yes, why not? Europe is very big, and Europe is not just the five major leagues. You see, don't Xiaoyu and Chen Xingyi also play very well in the Portuguese Super League, the Eredivisie and so on? The key is to find a suitable You can play in a place where you can play football, instead of just pursuing a wealthy club." Hu Lai gave advice as a veteran.
After hearing Hu Lai's words, Ou Yangjin fell into deep thought.
He stared at the Melli jersey in front of him, his eyes gradually losing focus, and he envisioned himself playing football in Europe in the future.
Hu Lai saw this scene from the side and did not disturb him. Instead, he picked up his mobile phone and sent a WeChat message to Li Qingqing:
"I heard... we can participate in the closing ceremony of the Olympic Games this time."
Li Qingqing quickly replied: "Yes! The closing ceremony is the day after the finals, so we can definitely attend the closing ceremony together this time!"
For these two football players, no matter how many times they participate in the Olympics, they will never be able to attend the opening ceremony.
If they can participate in the less eye-catching but equally important closing ceremony, it will be a successful conclusion to their Olympic journey.
Four years ago, Li Qingqing's Chinese women's football team won the bronze medal. However, because the third and fourth place finals were one day earlier than the finals and there were still two days before the closing ceremony, the day after participating in the third and fourth place finals was the football event. On the day of the finals, the women’s team packed up and left.
The men's football team went earlier, as they were eliminated in the quarter-finals.
This time, because both teams reached the finals, regardless of whether they won the championship or not, they could stay for the closing ceremony the next day.
At that time, the two of them finally had the opportunity to join hands and truly participate in this great human event.
This is something Li Qingqing has been dreaming about for a long time, and this time he is finally getting his wish!
At the very least, we have to attend the closing ceremony together to be considered as participating in the Olympics together!
"We will hold hands and attend the closing ceremony together!" Li Qingqing gave Hu Lai a hook expression.
"Okay, okay." Hu Lai responded with a hook expression.
Li Qingqing sent a picture of a smiling face with grinning teeth.
Hu Lai also replied with the same grinning emoji.
Two people sat in the same room with their backs to each other. Ou Yangjin was looking forward to going to Europe in the future, while Hu Lai was looking forward to attending the closing ceremony of the Olympic Games with Li Qingqing.
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"The football finals of this Olympic Games have only one theme, and that is the 'China-U.S. Showdown'! After the Chinese women's football team eliminated the French women's football team and reached the Olympic finals, their opponent was the American women's football team. The opponents of the Chinese men's football team in the Olympic finals have also been revealed. , the U.S. Olympic team defeated the Brazilian Olympic team 2:1 in the semifinals and entered the finals, where they will compete with the Chinese Olympic team for the championship gold medal. So there was such an interesting scene in the men's and women's football teams at this Olympics - fighting. are the same opponents..."
"Look!" Xie Lan saw the news and slapped the coffee table, "I said it! The Yankees are uneasy! Now the two games are not going to be easy... ugh!"
Hu Lixin did not comfort her because Americans have criminal records.
The 1999 Women's World Cup final was held at the Pasadena Stadium in Los Angeles. At that time, the Chinese Women's Football Team and the United States Women's Football Team were still tied at the end of the 120-minute match, so they had to have a penalty shootout.
As a result, at the last crucial penalty kick, the goalkeeper of the US women's football team Jennifer Meyer moved early and saved the penalty kick of the Chinese women's football player Duan Feixia.
As a result, the Chinese women's football team lost the World Cup championship.
The penalty kick after the game was highly controversial, but the referee had already made the penalty and the save was valid. The result could not be changed.
So the United States team won the first World Cup championship in their country's history - regardless of men or women.
The Chinese women's football team is still struggling to pursue the opportunity to return to the World Cup finals.
That final seemed to be a watershed for women's football in the two countries. In fact, before that, the Chinese and American football teams were two powerful forces in the women's football field. Unlike the men's football teams in these two countries, which were relatively weak, the development of their women's football sports It was earlier than other countries, especially developed countries in European and American football. So the strength starts very high. (Note 1)
The first Women's World Cup was held in China. The Chinese women's football team reached the semi-finals, but was eliminated by the US women's football team, ultimately finishing fourth.
In the second Women's World Cup, the Chinese team reached the semi-finals again, but this time they were eliminated by Germany and finished third.
The third Women's World Cup is the peak period of the golden generation of Chinese women's football. Everyone hopes that the sonorous rose can bloom in the United States.
The Chinese women's football team did not disappoint, advancing all the way to the finals and meeting their old rivals, the United States, at the Pasadena Stadium in Los Angeles.
Then, under the scorching afternoon sun in Los Angeles, they lost to the U.S. Women's Football Team again... making the U.S. Women's Football Team win the World Cup for the second time.
Since then, the "golden generation" has retired and disbanded, and the Chinese women's football team has been in decline. At its worst, it could not even qualify for the Olympics.
The U.S. Women's Football Team's victory at home has inspired more girls to devote themselves to football. Today, the U.S. Women's Football Team has become the number one hegemon in the women's football world.
They have participated in all Women's World Cup and Olympic Women's Football competitions, and have never fallen out of the top three in all ten Women's World Cups they have participated in - the worst results were third place, four championships, two second place, and four third place. .
In the first eight Olympic Games with women's football events, the U.S. women's football team won four gold medals, two silver medals and one bronze medal, with its worst result being the quarterfinals.
The U.S. women's soccer team is so powerful, far more powerful than their male compatriots, that the U.S. women's soccer team took the lead in launching the "equal pay for men and women in sports" movement, demanding the same treatment as male soccer players.
Judging from the historical records of the two teams, they are indeed qualified and confident to do so...
Going back to this Olympics, Hu Lixin understands the grievances between the United States and the Chinese women's football team, so he can't comfort his wife.
Because it is really possible for the United States to do what my wife is worried about!
It stands to reason that the United States ranks higher than China in FIFA rankings for both men's and women's football.
But this is the case in the United States. Even if they are stronger than you, they will still play dirty tricks.
When you are not strong enough to threaten him, "fairness and justice" is the high hat they put on you.
But once you become stronger and threaten them, this tall hat turns into a shackle and is tightly tied around your forehead.
As for themselves, they have never abided by the concept of "fairness and justice".
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Note 1: The grievances between the Chinese and American football teams are based on the actual situation, but they are not completely copied.
For example, in reality, the Chinese women's football team finished fifth in the first World Cup and was eliminated by Sweden in the quarter-finals. In the second session, they lost to Germany 0:1 in the semifinals and finally finished fourth.
PS, I will start a single update today, which will last for four days. It is convenient for me to save the manuscripts. With enough saved manuscripts, I can write more calmly. Thank you for your support and understanding, thank you! (End of chapter)