Chapter 266 The Heart of a Villain
Sure enough, Zhou Yi's verbal confrontation with a provocative Qatari reporter at a press conference quickly became a hot topic among fans on the Internet after being deliberately exaggerated and spread by the media.
Everyone thought that the Qatari reporter was really bullying people, and for a while, there were all sorts of nasty curses on the Internet.
The professional media and celebrities all spoke highly of Zhou Yi's response.
I believe that Zhouyi truly achieved neither humility nor arrogance, and was reasonable, well-founded and restrained. In the face of unreasonable suspicion and humiliation, he did not give in, and he did not become angry. He spoke softly throughout and kept a smile on his face.
Of course, if that was all, it would be enough for everyone to applaud him.
While being gentle and polite, he did not forget to ridicule Qatar for his unclean butt. Everyone knows what happened to the hotel that was closed for renovation. After the incident came out, many people in China were dissatisfied with it and thought Qatar's actions were too shameful.
But when they curse online, others can’t hear them.
It's fine now. Zhou Yi scolded him in person, so much so that the other party couldn't even speak back.
What a joy!
If Zhou Yi was full of foul words, his ridicule of Qatar might not be so powerful, and people would be caught, and the foul language would divert his firepower.
But now, Zhou Yi made the most perfect response.
Many female fans on Weibo excitedly expressed that they wanted to give birth to a monkey for the "male god" Zhou Yi, completely ignoring that Zhou Yi has not yet reached the legal age for marriage...
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After Sun Pan heard about this, he also laughed at the Qatari reporter who was overestimating his abilities in the group, and also insulted Zhou Yi by the way: "He is so stupid and wants to quarrel with Zhou Yi, he doesn't know Can I type with my tongue when reading the Yi dynasty? **** It’s so good!”
"Not as good as you, Panpan, you can type with your face. The stunt of 'rolling the keyboard with your face'!" Zhou Yi shot back.
"Damn it! You're online!" Sun Pan was surprised, but he didn't expect Zhou Yi to reply instantly.
"I wasn't online at first, but when you said bad things about me, I felt it."
"Damn! Only a ghost will believe you!"
"puff!"
"Hahaha!" Everyone laughed happily.
"But that Qatari reporter is really deceiving people about this. If I were you, I would really draw with Jordan, and then join hands to qualify, and make Iraq and Qatar angry to death!" Guo Nu said.
"Yes, otherwise let's have a normal draw!" Sun Pan immediately agreed. There were not many times when he could agree with Guo Nu...
However, Zhou Yi said: "That's what it is, but we still have to try our best to defeat Jordan in the game."
"Why? As long as Iraq can defeat Singapore by a big score, won't they be able to advance to the top ten? They will definitely have a better goal difference than Singapore at home..." Sun Pan was puzzled. "Zhou Yi, you are not such a noble person..."
"Haha, my righteousness cannot be seen through your wretchedness, Panpan."
"roll!"
"The reason why we don't want a draw is very simple - why should we draw a winnable game?" Zhou Yi said.
"Are you so sure you can win?"
"Of course, one hundred percent sure."
Zhou Yi said that he had already played against Jordan in a virtual game, so he dared to say this.
"I always feel unhappy when I think about taking advantage of Iraq..." Sun Pan was still unwilling to give in.
Although there is a five-goal difference between Iraq and Jordan, if Jordan loses to the Chinese team, the goal difference will only be less. If Iraq can beat Singapore at home, the goal difference will not be much. What irreparable gap...
"There's nothing to feel bad about. Just because Iraq can enter the top ten, it doesn't mean they can go to Brazil. Maybe the top ten will be in one group by then, and we can still get points from them." Zhou Yi said. It was big, but it was also very easy, as if defeating Iraq was not difficult.
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Regarding whether to join hands with Jordan to qualify, Zhou Yi not only said it to his friends in the group, he also said it within the Chinese team.
Before the start of the Chinese team's home game against Jordan, Zhou Yi said to his teammates: "We still have to win this game. It's not for Iraq, just for ourselves."
His views were echoed by other teammates.
The last game of the top 20 games is still at home. Who doesn’t want to win the top 10 games with a victory?
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At 4 pm on February 29th, Beijing time, the Chinese team’s home game against Jordan began.
However, Iraq's home game against Singapore will not kick off until 9:45 pm Beijing time. By that time, the match between the Chinese team and Jordan has already ended, and Iraq will have sufficient time to prepare for the final match. In one game, calculate exactly how much goal difference they need to win over Singapore in the end...
After the game started, Jordan, who played away from home, really aimed for a draw. They could not hold on and occasionally relied on counterattacks to threaten the Chinese team's goal.
If given a choice, Jordan would rather have a tacit draw with the Chinese team because of their lack of sportsmanship, and then both qualify together.
The Jordanian fans who came to watch the game also waved China's five-star red flag and held up Chinese slogans such as "Long live the friendship between China and Jordan" to please China.
I don’t know whether it was Jordan’s defensive strategy or the Jordan fans’ behavior that really made the Chinese team show mercy. In short, the first half of the game was almost over and the Chinese team had not yet scored a goal.
The score was at 0:0, unchanged for forty minutes.
Judging from the 40 minutes of the game, the two sides did not fight fiercely, there were very few fouls, the game was smooth, and the referee's whistle was not very audible.
The smell of gunpowder is not strong.
There were Qatari reporters in the media gallery who frowned at the game, including the bearded reporter from Al Jazeera.
He watched the game with a frown.
If the Jordanian and Chinese teams end up tied, all the work done by Iraq will be useless...
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Just when the Qatari reporters were anxious, in the 43rd minute, the score on the field was finally rewritten!
The goal was scored by the Chinese team!
After receiving a pass from Zhou Yi, Hao Junmin shot the football into the goal and opened the scoring for the Chinese team!
The scene erupted with cheers from the Chinese fans, and the bearded reporter in the media box also jumped up excitedly.
No matter how much he suffers in front of Zhou Yi, it doesn't matter. As long as Iraq can pass this level and enter the top ten, it will be worth it!
There is a reason why this Qatari journalist has such a deep affection for Iraq. His mother is Iraqi...so he must be half-Iraqi.
"Zhou Yi's assist is beautiful! The Chinese team is ahead! Zhou Yi answered the slander of those villains with practical actions!" Liu Hong said. "As he said himself, our professional ethics are infinitely higher than some people's!"
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In the second half, the two sides changed sides and fought again. Qatar's offensive was significantly strengthened. They replaced defender Salman with midfielder Khalil during the halftime break. This meant strengthening the offense.
The Chinese team took advantage of Qatar's eagerness to equalize the score and scored another victory in the 69th minute.
It was Hao Junmin who scored the goal.
The bearded man was jumping up and down in the media box. The Chinese team was sure to win!
And after conceding two goals, Jordan's goal difference is only three. As long as Iraq can defeat Singapore with four goals at home, it can surpass Jordan, become second in the group, and advance to the top ten!
Defeating the weakest team in this group with four goals at home was not difficult for Iraq.
However, in the 76th minute, Gao Hongbo replaced Zhou Yi with Yu Dabao. This substitution adjustment made Big Beard nervous - if Zhou Yi was replaced so early, is the Chinese team ready to let go?
Damn, this is too obvious! There were only ten minutes left in the game, so he replaced the absolute main core... This was obviously to give up the rhythm of the game!
The bearded man fixed his gaze on Zhou Yi who was about to end. He was waving thanks to the Chinese fans in the stands with a smile on his face. He was not angry about being replaced early. It was obvious that he was very satisfied with his performance.
Seeing this smiling face, the bearded man thought of what happened to him at the press conference...
What sportsmanship? Humph, bullshit!
He cursed in his mind.
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In the 85th minute, Jordan defender Usman pulled a goal back, which made the bearded man believe that the Chinese team was deliberately letting off steam to kill Iraq.
As for why the Chinese team is deliberately trying to kill Iraq, this bearded reporter naturally believes that Iraq is a huge threat to the Chinese team.
It seems reasonable for him to think so. After all, Iraq is the only team in this group that has "drawn" with the Chinese team at home... It's really amazing.
However, just three minutes after Jordan scored, in the 88th minute, Yu Dabao, who replaced Zhou Yi, scored, sealing the victory for the Chinese team.
The bearded man's heart could completely fall back into his stomach.
Just when he was happy about the future of Iraq, a Chinese reporter in the media gallery shouted at him: "Hey, don't you, shouldn't you apologize for your previous slander and suspicion of the Chinese team!"
The bearded man looked innocent: "But isn't it natural for you to pursue victory at home? Is it right for you to lose at home?"
He spread his hands and said, as if this result was logical and natural.
"You..." The Chinese reporter who asked the question was so angry that he couldn't speak. He had seen shameless people, but never seen such shameless people...
A Chinese reporter next to him was indignant and said helplessly: "Well, you'd better pray that Iraq or Qatar don't encounter us in the top ten games again!"
The bearded man laughed with contempt. How can it be so easy for ten teams to be grouped together?
Besides, even if they are grouped together, so what? Is it possible that the Chinese team will be able to defeat Qatar and Iraq? (To be continued.)