Chapter 184 Exchange Jerseys

When the referee blows the full-time whistle, it means that Guangzhou Hengyuan will miss the Club World Cup final, and they can only compete for third place.

This result is not surprising. Although it is a bit disappointing, the players of Guangzhou Hengyuan quickly returned to normal.

There is a huge difference in strength, and they tried their best in the game. Faced with such a result, there is nothing to regret.

Everyone wants to win, but there is only one winner, what should we do?

Be normal, losing a game is not the end of the world, life must go on.

At this time, it is more realistic to think about how to play in the third or fourth place finals of the Club World Cup, right?

Only captain Zheng Zhi's face did not improve at all. He seemed to be still brooding over losing the game.

But at this moment, Zhou Yi took the initiative to find him: "Change your jersey?"

Zheng Zhi was stunned for a moment. He never expected that Zhou Yi would come to him to exchange jerseys.

But after reacting, he didn't refuse. Instead, he took off his jersey and handed it to Zhou Yi.

He didn't know why Zhou Yi wanted to exchange jerseys with him, but it didn't matter.

Zhou Yi and Zheng Zhi didn't say much after exchanging jerseys. The two high-fived each other and separated.

There was no unnecessary communication throughout the process.

However, this scene has fallen into the camera lens and has also been transmitted to the fans in front of the TV.

For foreign fans, this scene is normal. But for Chinese fans, this scene can't help but make them think a lot.

Zhou Yi actually took the initiative to go to Zheng Zhi to exchange jerseys after the game?

Anyone who is familiar with Zhou Yi knows that he is not a person who likes to exchange jerseys with others, and the number of times he takes the initiative to exchange jerseys with others is even less. It may happen when he is competing with his good friends. Such a situation.

And now he actually went to Zheng Zhi to exchange jerseys?

That he did it on a whim?

Absolutely no one believed it.

There must be a deeper reason and intention here.

What is the intention?

Generally speaking, exchanging jerseys is a very common social activity after the game. For example, exchanging jerseys with idol players is half the way fans express their admiration for their idols. This is also one of the most important reasons for exchanging jerseys. . I think back then, two Leverkusen players fought over a Messi jersey and became a laughing stock.

However, in this way of exchanging jerseys, fans actively ask their idols to exchange jerseys.

Another reason for exchanging jerseys is because two people are heroes, cherish each other, and appreciate each other, so they exchange jerseys after the game. This situation usually occurs between two players who have been famous in football for a long time and have certain status and achievements. For example, in the last game of Zidane's retirement at Real Madrid, he exchanged jerseys with Villarreal's main midfielder Riquelme.

Regardless, exchanging jerseys is a way of showing goodwill and respect.

Of course, there are also people who refuse to exchange jerseys, mostly because they are in a bad mood.

What does it mean when Zhou Yi takes the initiative to exchange jerseys with Zheng Zhi?

Of course he is not a fan of Zheng Zhi and wants to collect his idol's jersey.

That should be the second possibility. Two people cherish each other?

Zhou Yi used this method to send a signal that there was no conflict between him and Zheng Zhi, making those rumors self-defeating.

This is a very clever way. You don't have to say too much, and you don't have to face the entanglement of reporters. The problem is solved by just paying the price of a jersey.

Sure enough, after seeing this scene, Chinese fans expressed their opinions on this matter online.

"No matter what the relationship between the two of them is in private, at least they can do this in front of the world's audience, so there won't be any conflicts in the future, right?"

"Even face-saving skills, I think, have value. Many times, unity is maintained by superficial skills. You cannot require everyone to be a good friend. No one can care about what they think in their hearts, as long as it is not made public. I think Zhou Yi's This is a very smart approach.”

"Now it turns out that there is really no conflict between Zhou Yi and Zheng Zhi. Can we stop throwing the blame for Zheng Zhi's failure to join the national team to our Zhou Yi?"

"I think this is Zhou Yi posing a difficult problem for Gao Hongbo - you see, Zheng Zhi and I really have nothing to do, so do you want to recruit Zheng Zhi or not?"

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Zheng Zhi looked down at Zhou Yi's jersey in his hand, then turned back to look for Zhou Yi in the crowd. He had already put on Hengyuan's red jersey and walked into the Dortmund crowd, who were celebrating the victory of this game.

He lowered his head and continued to look at the jersey in his hand. The yellow and black Dortmund jersey had Zhou Yi's number and name printed on the back, and the Dortmund team logo on the front.

This is the team emblem of a European giant.

He has also played football in Europe, but he is far away from the wealthy clubs.

At the age of 18, Zhou Yi made his mark in the Bundesliga. At the age of 19, he won his first league championship. At the age of 22, he won the Champions League championship, and he won it as an absolute main force.

Sometimes when I think about it, I feel really envious and jealous...

How can the talent gap between people be so huge?

Now he knows why Zhou Yi came to him to exchange jerseys.

Don't you want others to say that he has many conflicts with yourself?

Zheng Zhi smiled.

What conflict could there be between myself and him?

There is such a huge gap here, how can there be a contradiction?

The two of them are not from the same world at all, and there is no possibility of intersection at all. Where does the contradiction come from?

When Zhou Yi first joined the national team, there were still some "noises" in the national team, but it only took one game for him to calm down those noises, and the ability he displayed was completely convincing.

Ordinary people can be competitive with each other, but how to compete with a peerless genius?

That's ridiculous...

He shook his head, put the jersey he exchanged from Zhou Yi on his shoulders, and then walked towards his teammates.

As the captain, he needs to comfort his teammates.

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After the semi-final against Hengyuan, the next game is the final. The final is on the evening of December 21st.

There are still three days to go.

Compared with them, their final opponents are a little unlucky - another semi-final will be held tomorrow night, which means that the team that reaches the final will have one less day of rest than Dortmund, which is a challenge for physical fitness. A big test.

The next night, another semi-final begins.

Casablanca Raja, a team from the host Morocco, faced Copa Libertadores champions Atlético Mineiro.

Logically speaking, there is no suspense in this game. South American champion Atletico Mineiro is definitely stronger than Raja.

Other teams can participate in the Club World Cup because they are champions of each continent. Only Casablanca Raja can participate because of their status as the host nation.

In the end, the winner will definitely be the South American champion. Comparison: Although the Toyota Cup was replaced by the Club World Cup, which increased the number of participating teams, in the final analysis it is still a competition between the European champions and the South American champions to compete for the world championship. It is just that the number of games has increased, and it will always be a problem for underdeveloped football. Some opportunities for regional teams to show their faces...

Therefore, African champions, Asian champions, Oceanian champions, Central and North American champions, etc. are all here to make up the numbers, not to mention a host country that is not a continental champion.

The leader of Atletico Mineiro is the famous Ronaldinho, so winning the host country should not be a problem.

But the result of the actual game was very surprising - the first goal scored in the game was the Casablanca Raja team.

Ronaldinho then equalized the score with a direct free kick.

The 1:1 score between the two sides remained until the 84th minute, and then the home team received a controversial penalty kick.

With this penalty, the hosts completed the lead.

At this time, there were only a few minutes left before the end of the game. Atletico Mineiro, which was lagging behind, launched a crazy counterattack - they did not want to be eliminated in the semi-finals. They came here to compete with Dortmund for the championship, and other teams were not taken seriously by them. How embarrassing would it be if they lost now?

As a result, the host team Raja took advantage of Atlético Mineiro's eagerness to equalize the score and pressed heavily. With the space behind them, they used counterattacks to expand the score again.

At this moment, even Ronaldinho is powerless...

The host Casablanca Raja team upset the South American champion team and became Dortmund's opponent in the Club World Cup final...