Lin Hai Ting Tao
Chapter 1149 Cunning
The team doctors and physical therapy teams of both sides were racing against time to massage the leg muscles of the players who felt tired, helping them recover their strength.
The head coaches were holding tactical boards and explaining the tactical arrangements for extra time to their players.
Everyone was listening very carefully.
The TV broadcast was taking the time to replay He Ying's last shot. He Ping still regretted it: "If that ball had gone in, none of this would have happened... What a pity, but that's football, that's football. You never know what will happen in the next second... I hope the Chinese team's lads won't be affected, I hope He Ying won't be affected. If there's a chance in front of the goal next time, still shoot decisively!"
Lippi was talking non-stop in front of the players with the tactical board in his hand. His translator stared intently at him, and then took advantage of his breathing space to translate the long passage he had just said in one breath.
"...Remember, stabilize the defense, then translate. Be decisive and resolute in counterattacks, don't have any extra thoughts. The most important thing is to be patient, to be calm, don't panic. We practiced penalty kicks specifically before the game. If it really doesn't work, we'll go to penalty kicks. The chances are equal for both sides in penalty kicks, Brazil isn't necessarily stronger than us..."
The translator's rapid tone, in the current environment, highlighted a sense of tension and urgency, making many Chinese team players' throats tighten.
However, when he was about to take the field, Zhou Yi clapped his hands to his teammates and said, "The Brazilian team definitely didn't expect that they would be dragged into extra time, so this is a big blow to their mentality. As long as we stay calm, the advantage is actually on our side. Play according to the previous rhythm, don't think too much."
Although he was young, he had experienced many battles. Everyone felt at ease when they heard his words, because what kind of scene had Zhou Yi not seen? The experience of two Champions League finals was unique among Chinese players.
What he said was accurate, if he said there was no problem, then there was no problem.
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After a short adjustment and rest, the players from both sides returned to the field.
Lippi took the lead in making a substitution, he replaced Yang Hao, who was exhausted, with Zheng Zhi.
Yang Hao had started the first four World Cup games in a row. Although he started every game, he also consumed a lot of energy. This game had to be played for another thirty minutes, and he couldn't keep up with the rhythm anymore. If loopholes appeared due to physical reasons, no one wanted to see that.
Zheng Zhi was old, but he was experienced, and thanks to his excellent professional qualities and lifestyle habits, his physical fitness and condition were well maintained. Otherwise, he wouldn't be able to be the captain and main player in Guangzhou Evergrande, the overlord of the Chinese Super League.
Zheng Zhi is a very comprehensive midfielder. He can both organize attacks and play defense. When necessary, he can also retreat to the defender line to be a center back. Letting him play is equivalent to having several more people.
In addition, after Zheng Zhi came on the field, he could also help Zhou Yi sort out the midfield and reduce the burden on Zhou Yi.
Unlike the Chinese team, who substituted just at the beginning of extra time, Brazil still had the last substitution spot left. Scolari chose to stand still.
After the game started, the home team Brazil continued to launch attacks on the Chinese team's goal.
Now that the game had reached extra time, they certainly hoped to score as soon as possible, establish an advantage, and then end the battle in extra time.
In the ninety-first minute, Hulk broke through on the left and was brought down by Zhang Linpeng. The referee Webb awarded Brazil a free kick near the baseline. This free kick was basically equal to a short corner kick.
Neymar took the free kick, there were people everywhere in front of the goal. He passed the ball to the front of the goal, hoping to create chaos and then win in the chaos.
But the ball was headed out of the baseline by Guo Nu, who jumped up and snatched it before everyone else.
Then the Brazilian team got a corner kick.
This time, the Brazilian team didn't kick the ball directly to the front of the goal again. They took a tactical corner kick and reorganized their attack. Then they passed the ball to the front of the goal again, but this time, when Ruo flew to grab a point, his raised left foot directly kicked Sun Pan. Webb ruled that Ruo had fouled the goalkeeper and gave Ruo a yellow card.
But for Brazil, the trouble might not be just that.
Sun Pan, who was kicked by Ruo, took advantage of the situation and lay on the ground without getting up.
According to the rules, if a player is injured in the game, the injured player must leave the field for treatment, and can only return to the field after the treatment is completed. In the meantime, the team can only fight with one less player.
There is only one position that is not like this, that is the goalkeeper.
If the goalkeeper is injured, he doesn't need to leave the field for treatment, and the game cannot be resumed. When the goalkeeper's treatment is over and it is confirmed that everything is fine, the game can be resumed. Before that, no matter how anxious you are, you can only wait.
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Ruo kicked Sun Pan's arm, and Sun Pan immediately covered his arm and fell to the ground. The Chinese team's medical team also quickly entered the field with the permission of the referee to carry out an examination and treatment of Sun Pan.
Actually, there was no big problem, but everyone knew that this was a good opportunity for the Chinese team to delay time.
So the medical team slowly carried out a detailed examination and treatment, while Sun Pan lay on the ground, covering his arm and making a painful expression. The other Chinese players surrounded him, some replenishing water, some watching the excitement, and some resting.
How could the Brazilian players not know what the Chinese team was planning? Everyone was experienced, and no one was a rookie. Ruo came up to the referee and said that Sun Pan was definitely delaying time: "I kicked him, but it's definitely not that heavy, he can't need such a long treatment!"
As the team's captain, Zhou Yi certainly had to stand up for his teammates at this time. He leaned over to Ruo and said, "You're not a doctor, how do you know it's not serious?"
Ruo argued: "My strength is not great..."
"Oh, not great? Then if you kick it right on a critical spot, it doesn't take too much strength to cause a lot of damage." Zhou Yi argued (hu)(jiao)(man)(chan).
"You're sophistry!" Ruo was very angry.
Zhou Yi took a step forward, almost touching Ruo, and then looked up at him and said, "You're the one who fouled, I don't think you have the standing or the right to say such a thing. Remember, you already have a yellow card."
Although Ruo gritted his teeth, after hearing Zhou Yi's words, even if he was unhappy, he couldn't really do anything to Zhou Yi.
And at this time, the Brazilian players also came up and pulled Ruo away. They were worried that if Ruo was impulsive and pushed Zhou Yi, Zhou Yi would also cover his face and lie on the ground, then it would probably really lie down until the end of the first half of extra time...
Brazilian captain Thiago Silva put his arm around Zhou Yi's shoulder and said to Zhou Yi, covering his mouth with his hand: "Everyone knows what's going on, that's enough..."
Zhou Yi looked innocent: "I can't decide this, it depends on the team doctor, and the team doctor also has to look at Sun Pan's condition..."
Thiago Silva was helpless in the face of such a brazen person.
Who made his side impulsive and kicked the person he shouldn't have kicked?
In the end, Sun Pan withstood the overwhelming boos from Brazilian fans and was pulled up by the team doctor after lying on the ground for three minutes.
What is the concept of three minutes?
In the first half of extra time, which lasted fifteen minutes, he wore away one-fifth of the time on the ground.
When Sun Pan got up and moved his legs and feet, the boos in the stands became even louder.
But Sun Pan didn't care, and even waved to the Brazilian fans in the stands who were booing him and giving him the middle finger...
Seeing this scene, even Zhou Yi had to admire Sun Pan. When he was shameless, he could be even more shameless than himself.
"Sun Pan is up, it seems that there is nothing serious, he focused on moving the arm that was kicked by Ruo..." He Ping didn't mention that this was delaying time.
But the Brazilian commentator was not polite: "This is very unsportsmanlike, very despicable behavior! Before the game, Zhou Yi kept saying that the referee was taking care of the Brazilian team, but look at what the Chinese team is doing, every one of them is trampling on the spirit of fair and just sports!"
But in fact, Sun Pan did this not only to delay time, but more importantly to allow the Chinese team players to have a few more minutes to rest.
Unlike the Brazilian team, the Chinese team's bench depth is obviously not enough. The four games were basically played by this lineup. The physical consumption was high, and it was impossible to fully recover in a short time. Playing a full ninety minutes in this game and having to play extra time is also a huge test of the team's physical strength.
So the Chinese team needs such rest time to facilitate them to better cope with the next extra time.
After such a toss, the game could finally be resumed.
After Sun Pan's delaying behavior, the Brazilian fans were full of anger, waiting for the game to start, completely blow up the Chinese team, and turn the goal guarded by Sun Pan into a sieve.