Chapter 19 The Real Issue of Concern

The Weibo post Sun Pan posted online immediately aroused the attention of countless people.

After the Chinese team drew with the Dutch team, even though it was already past two o'clock in the morning on June 14th in China, the Internet was still very lively.

The Chinese fans were so excited that they couldn't sleep after watching a wonderful game, and some were waiting for the next game.

They took the time to refresh their Weibo, wanting to see what news and jokes about the game that just ended on the Internet, and at the same time they couldn't wait to share their inner joy.

Then these fans discovered Sun Pan's new Weibo: "I am very happy that we were able to get a key point. But we conceded a goal and the performance was not perfect. I swear here that I will guarantee the next game against Spain. Don’t let the Spanish team score a goal! If I can’t do it, I will live stream it!!”

Everyone was shocked. At first, someone cautiously replied: "Well... has Brother Sun's Weibo account been hacked?"

There are also x-on:Weibo administrators, let them handle account theft.

But when Zhou Yi retweeted this Weibo post, he added: "In ancient times, Xiang Yu risked his life to boost morale. Today, Panpan live broadcasts live broadcasts to encourage the team's morale. It's really heartwarming to use such a huge sacrifice to encourage the team's morale!" "

Only then did everyone become convinced that Sun Pan’s account had not been hacked...

Then the Internet went crazy. Everyone came to watch and forward comments, taking advantage of the joy of just drawing with the Dutch team to tease Sun Pan.

What Chinese fans like most about this group of players is that although they are shining stars on TV, in real life and on the Internet, every ordinary person can come into contact with and joke with them. They are no longer just the kind of celebrities who could only exist on wall posters and TV news. They still have their own joys and sorrows and are just like ordinary people.

Everyone can interact with them easily online.

"Brother Sun worked too hard. In fact, you performed very well in the game against the Netherlands. There is no need to do this..."

"Sheng Sunpan's performance in this game is really awesome! Of course, we are also optimistic about you in the game against Spain!"

"Brother Sun, do you really want to live broadcast Chixiang? I will definitely watch when the time comes!"

"Here comes the big killer! When was the last time Panpan said that if he loses the ball, he will live broadcast "Chi Xiang"? Do you still remember? The Olympic team played South Korea! He said at that time that if he lost the ball, he would live broadcast "Chi Xiang" ,

The results of it? It's a shame that the Korean team didn't score a goal! This time Panpan said these words again, it was just like 'don't say you didn't predict what you said'! I have to pray for the defending champion! "

"Men just have to be cruel to themselves - Sun Pan."

"This is a tasteful Weibo..."

"I'm having a midnight snack!"

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During the day, even some traditional media and online media reprinted Sun Pan's Weibo, and that Weibo made a lot of sense. Of course, it was mainly meant as a joke, and few people really took it seriously.

After the Chinese team achieved results that everyone was satisfied with, of course no one would jump out and criticize Sun Pan for being vulgar and vulgar at this time.

After all, Sun Pan's Weibo is just an interlude, not the main event that everyone is really paying attention to.

The highlight of everyone's attention is still Zhouyi.

Before the start of the World Cup, there were two opinions on when Zhou Yi would be able to return from injury. One was that he would definitely miss the first two group matches, and the other was that he might have to wait until the knockout stage before he could play.

Later, with the recovery of Zhou Yi's injury, the first statement was mentioned the most, and everyone was more willing to believe the first statement.

After all, if Zhou Yi has to wait until the knockout stage to come back, then maybe the Chinese team will be eliminated and go home, and it will be meaningless even if he comes back by then. Of course, coming back in the last game of the group stage is also risky. If the Chinese team loses the first two group games, it will also be eliminated. By then, Zhou Yi will have to go home after just one game of the World Cup. But in general, the first one is still more promising than the second one.

One day before the opening of the World Cup, Zhou Yi resumed ball training, which gave everyone hope that Zhou Yi would make a complete comeback in the third group match.

But until the second group match, Zhou Yi still trained alone and did not train with the whole team.

This makes people worry about whether he can come back in the third group match.

After all, football is not an individual sport, but a team sport. Even if Zhou Yi is physically ready, he has never practiced with the team. How can he ensure his tacit understanding with the team? When the time comes to go on the field and the rest of the team is not on the same channel at all, how can it be done? Not to mention that he is the absolute core of the team. If he is not on the same channel as the team, it means that the team's performance will not be good at all.

Now the Chinese team has scored two draws and two points in the first two games of the group stage, retaining the hope of qualifying for the group. As long as it can beat Spain in the final round, it has a high chance of qualifying for the group. Then Zhou Yi's performance after his comeback will naturally become the top priority.

After the match between the Chinese team and the Dutch team ended, the match between Spain and Chile also began. The final result was a surprising 0:2, and Spain lost the most critical game.

Having lost both games, Spain has been eliminated early. For two consecutive World Cups, the defending champion returned home immediately after the group stage, which can be regarded as making history.

But this is not good news for the Chinese team.

Spain, which has been eliminated early, has no baggage of victory or defeat in the last game. At the same time, they still have to fight for honor. They urgently need a victory to wash away their shame. Against the Chinese team, they will 100% not let go, but will go all out. Maybe the defending champion will be able to truly show its strength as a world champion at that time. It has doubled the difficulty for the Chinese team to defeat Spain.

But Lippi, the head coach of the Chinese team, has a different view on this issue. Just after the match between Spain and Chile, he accepted a phone interview with an Italian reporter he knew well, and then he talked about this: "...I I don’t think so. In fact, no matter what the result of the game between Spain and Chile is, it makes no difference to us. Because if we want to qualify from this group, we must beat Spain in the last game. Similarly, Spain If they win against Chile, they will definitely fight us in the last game because they have hope of qualifying. So I don’t care about the result of Spain. We just need to be ourselves."

Lippi answered the question while smoking a cigar.

Eight years ago, he led the under-promised Italy to win the World Cup and ascended to the altar in one battle. But four years later in South Africa, he was knocked off the altar, and the defending champions he led were ultimately eliminated in shame in the group stage.

After that game, Lippi resigned from the Italian national team for the second time. Later, he went to China, thousands of miles away, to coach Guangzhou Hengyuan. Unexpectedly, he led the team to win the AFC Champions League, completing a historic breakthrough in Chinese football. This old man in the twilight of his career suddenly found a second spring.

This time, he appeared again in the World Cup as the head coach of the Chinese team.

And he is also a temporary firefighting coach.

Only this time, compared to South Africa four years ago, he did pretty well. After two rounds of group matches, the Chinese team scored two points and maintained the hope of qualifying from the group.

This is already a very good takeover for the Chinese team that lacks the absolute core Zhou Yi. You must know that the opponents they face include the Netherlands, the runner-up in the last World Cup. Except for the draw with Chile in the first game, which was somewhat surprising, the draw with the Netherlands in the second game is definitely the most beautiful game that Lippi coached the Chinese team in the World Cup.

At the end of the interview, the Italian reporter asked a question that is of concern not only to Chinese fans but also to fans around the world: "Will Zhou Yi come back in the third game against Spain? How long can he play? Will he be a starter or a substitute? "

Lippi replied: "The answer to these three questions is the same - 'I don't know'. I don't know if he can come back in the third game, I don't know if he can start, let alone whether he can How long will he play? Until now, Zhou Yi has not trained with the team. Whether he can come back depends on how effective he is in training with the team. I hope he can come back, because he is very important to us. But I am not willing to take this risk, after all, he is still very young, he is not just participating in this World Cup, I am responsible for the player's future."

But this reporter who is familiar with Lippi doesn't think so. Although the player considers this for this reason, the more important reason is probably that he doesn't want to reveal the internal secrets of the Chinese team to him, right?

After all, Zhou Yi is an important weapon against Spain, and his comeback or not is likely to determine the results of the Chinese team and Spain. So Spain must be paying attention to the answer to this question...

In fact, he knew that he couldn't ask Lippi anything so easily, but he still had to ask, maybe Lippi would suddenly open up to him?

Of course, he failed.

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