Chapter 102 Make history?(1/2)
That night, bars, restaurants and large bars in Changsha were almost all night, because the Chinese team beat South Korea 3:0 and won the joy and excitement on our own land.
After the game, Yang Pan, who scored a goal and two assists, was elected the best player. In an interview with reporters, he emphasized in particular: "This victory was dedicated to Zhang Jun by all our national Olympic team. I hope he defeated the injury in Europe and returned to us as soon as possible."
Almost no press conference thought that Yang Pan would say this, and on this victorious night, he would mention a name that the Football Association would not want to mention. Although many media later said that this was what Yang Pan, who was Zhang Jun's friend, encouraged Zhang Jun, Li Yan believed that this was Yang Pan expressing his dissatisfaction with the Football Association in his own way.
In fact, there was another thing that was very exciting to everyone during the game. Two huge portraits were in the Chinese fan phalanx and watched the whole game silently. However, as the game was approaching the end, some fans quickly made two slogans and hung them on both sides of the portrait. On the left is "Luo Wenqiang's get out of class is dismissed!", and on the right is unexpected "Chairman Mao bless Zhang Jun!"
When the two slogans were hung out, the fans of the audience applauded so much that some reporters and players didn't know what was going on. Because the ball had just left the boundary, there was no place worthy of such cheers.
But Yang Pan noticed that more and more people noticed it. So after the game, Yang Pan took the team to the portrait and bowed to express his gratitude to these straightforward and lovely fans.
Unfortunately, the leaders of CCTV5 were afraid of being guilty of the Football Association, so they asked the superiors that they were not easy to deal with, so they never gave the stand a shot. The viewers watching TV naturally could not understand why such loud applause sounded inexplicably at that time, and they also missed the most exciting part of the stands in this game.
But Luo Wenqiang, who was present in person, saw it clearly. Although he pretended to be a smile on his face, he felt a little angry: You have to scold you if you lose, and you have to scold you if you win now! What do you want to do? You fans who don’t know anything!
Although Chen Wei, beside him, was smiling carefully, he was very happy. He finally knew Luo Wenqiang's position in the hearts of Chinese fans. No matter what the team's performance was, Luo Wenqiang would definitely be scolded a few words. In this case, the National Olympic Team played well. As long as I frequently showed up, the fans would have a good impression of me. As long as I intentionally distinguish it from Luo Wenqiang, the big layman, then in the future, Luo Wen emphasized separation, and I would definitely be the best successor. Haha, those who win the hearts of the people will win the world. Why don't you understand Luo Wenqiang? Now even the Prime Minister has a people-friendly policy, let alone the Football Association?
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Putting aside those dirty things in the officialdom struggle, the complete victory in Changsha on May 1 is undoubtedly the most enjoyable thing that countless Chinese fans feel, and it is even more exciting than a 9:1 victory over Malaysia in Wuhan.
Yang Pan and Li Yongle, who performed well in this game, were also called "two diamonds in the midfield" by the Chinese media because of their familiar relationship. Yang Pan has long become famous, so there is no need to mention it.
Li Yongle is different. He became the main midfielder and even the core of the Chinese National Olympic Team as a college student player. This story is more legendary. Many reporters pounced on Luoyang and Beijing again to dig out everything about him. The reporters with great powers even revealed his experience of fighting in junior high school.
His junior high school class teacher said in a newspaper with a proud look: "Even if he fights, he shows a different quality than ordinary people. This child is very hardworking and serious in everything he does, so I saw that he will do something in the future!"
Bai Hongfei is very realistic: "He is a very special player in the team. When others are relaxing, he practices alone on the court. I once advised him, but he said that his goal is a professional player... He works very hard, and now his efforts have finally paid off. I am very happy for him."
"Sports Weekly" was prepared for Li Yan's suggestion, so they took the lead again when reporting on Li Yongle. While others were still running around for interviews, they had already released Li Yongle's album - "Civil Hero".
"...He is not a person who likes to attract attention. Many times, he only likes to be with football. Except for friends who are particularly familiar with him, he is not good at socializing. In the eyes of many people, he is such a weirdo. But his friends: Zhang Jun and Yang Pan both think that he is a person who is extremely serious and enthusiastic about football, a good opponent, and a trustworthy teammate. When he faces our reporters, his words are still a bit dull, but his enthusiasm and persistence can still be revealed through his slightly dull words and demeanor. When he was still in college at R University in Beijing, he became good friends with our reporters. At that time, except for his extraordinary persistent pursuit of football, he was just as simple as any college student. Now, he has become the core of the midfield of the National Olympic Team. He is not inferior to Yang Pan, and he is still the same as before, just thinking about football.
If you chat with him, if you don’t talk about football, then 80% of it will be a bad game. Some people say that he is a boring person, but the reporter knows that it is because they don’t know him. He never goes to bars, and doesn’t know how to spend money after making money. He is all in the bank, and he doesn’t go shopping, and he is not interested in topics like his girlfriend. His style of play is just like his personality, simple and clear, practical and efficient, and never drags on the ground. He sorts out the midfield of the National Olympic Team in an orderly manner, so that the midfield of the Chinese team, which has always been criticized, has a key figure to solve the problem. Qiu Suhui evaluated this favorite disciple who was summoned to the National Olympic Team and said: ‘He has the potential to become a world-class midfielder. He is a midfield genius who has only produced 20 years in China.’ As a ten-year career in Europe and has rich coaching experience and countless people, saying this is not because of protecting the calf.”
"He is famous now, but his future may not be smooth. He is a college student player, and his relationship still belongs to R University. After the Olympic qualifiers ended until the Olympics, Qiu Suhui will arrange training camps and flight training. These can allow him to get sufficient training, but what will happen after the Athens Olympics end? Where will he go? Will he continue to go back to R University to study? This is obviously unrealistic and is not conducive to his development. It is said that many domestic clubs have invited him.
Because he became famous quickly, he didn't have an agent yet, so he had to worry about these things himself. However, he seemed not interested in the invitation of domestic clubs. He told reporters that he still wanted to play football abroad and follow the path of Zhang Jun and Yang Pan. Indeed, the matter between Zhang Jun and Yang Pan proved a fact: it is easier to succeed in starting his career abroad. He is now a piece of blank paper with nothing, and going abroad is more suitable for his growth, and the domestic football environment is really unreliable."
"Despite these difficulties, he is still full of confidence in the future. He is always treating sudden happiness with a normal mind, and of course, various difficulties that will come in the future. A person like him, except for being a little taller and walking on the street, no one will regard him as a rising football star and the core of the midfield of the National Olympic Games. Li Yongle is such a person, a hero on the court, and a mortal in life."
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Li Yongle is now the focus of people's discussion, and he is very calm and still lives his own life. But there is a problem he has to face up to. As the media is worried, after the Olympics, where will this midfielder genius who is known as "a midfielder who has only produced only in 20 years" go?
Yang Pan has always been very concerned about this old friend. Before he wanted to go back to Italy, he left Huafang's phone number to Li Yongle, and promised to contact Sister Hua, who was with Zhang Jun, to let her be Li Yongle's agent, and to be fully responsible for his football abroad. Li Yongle has no objection to this. Since he is Zhang Jun and Yang Pan's agent, he must be trusted by himself.
Yang Pan still gave Li Yongle a piece of advice, "When choosing where to play football, don't use the reason of 'being an opponent with Zhang Jun' as a reason. That's not good. You must choose the place that suits you best, and you don't have much qualifications to pick on anything now, but I believe Sister Hua will still find you a place that satisfies you."
Li Yongle accepted the advice: "I won't force it. Whether it is the Netherlands, Italy, or anything else, it's enough to be beneficial to my future development. Oh, by the way, when you return to Italy, you will say hello to Kaka on my behalf and congratulate me."
"Congratulations? What are you congratulating?" Yang Pan was a little confused about the situation.
"Huh? Don't you know? AC Milan won the championship ahead of schedule."
"The game against Roma has not been played yet. If they want to win the championship early, they have to win Roma tonight."
"Anyway, it's the same. This year's league championship can't be eliminated. Congratulations in advance, so I can make my vision stand out."
"Tsk! He and I are enemies. You ask me to congratulate him on winning the championship, and we are empty-handed this season..."
"Ha! It's normal for Bologna to be empty-handed anyway. And you performed so well, maybe you will fight side by side next season!" Li Yongle smiled.
"It's unlikely that there is no news about Milan so far. I guess they won't consider me in the summer. Anyway, I decided, and I won't go anywhere except Milan!"
"So, will you continue to stay in Bologna next season?" Li Yongle was a little surprised.
"It was like this until AC Milan applied for me for transfer. Bologna is also pretty good, the team, and..." Yang Pan suddenly thought that besides the reasons that prompted him to make such a decision, would there be other factors? A name and a figure flashed by, and then he was rejected by the alert. "Impossible, impossible, she is just beautiful."
"Huh? Yang Pan, what are you muttering?"
"Ah! No, nothing! Okay, I will congratulate Kaka on your behalf, hey! It's time to see someone's proud face again..." Yang Pan sighed reluctantly.
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"Hey! Kaka, take a break. There will be a game tomorrow, don't be too tired!" goalkeeper Dida rushed Kakadi and shot from a long time, then lay on the ground and said to Kaka in the distance.
Kaka wiped his sweat, then squinted his eyes and looked to the east of the sky, which had begun to gradually darken. The light of the sun in the west could not shine into the distant east. He knew that in the east, in his other motherland, there was a group of teenagers like him working hard for their dreams and for the future of Chinese football.
I really envy them.
Kaka is not pretending to be pretentious. He really envies Yang Pan for being able to return to China to play football for the country. And he... because of his absence, the Brazilian Olympic team lost to the Paraguay Olympic team, lost the opportunity to go to Athens, and also lost the opportunity to compete with Yang Pan and Li Yongle in the Olympics.
Because AC Milan refused to let go, Kaka was criticized by Brazil. During that period, he was under great pressure. It was not until Zhang Jun was injured that the Brazilian media realized the harm of running back and forth for a long distance, so they changed to unanimously understanding Kaka. It was a bit ironic. He actually saved himself from a serious injury from his friend, and that injury was exactly what Kaka didn't want to see.
Now, AC Milan is only one game away from their 17th league championship. As Kaka, who is likely to win the league championship trophy in his first year when he entered Serie A, this Serie A season seems like a dream. He is the absolute main force of the team. He scored eleven goals, he has saved his master many times, and he was compared with Boban and Platini... He has become a "phenomenon". But despite this, let's not forget that Kaka is still a twenty-two-year-old young man. The achievements he has achieved at his age are indeed amazing. But while being cheered for these achievements, he also feels pressured.
What kind of person is Kaka?
He held up the World Cup for the first time he was selected for the national team. In his first season after he entered Serie A, he could win the league championship trophy as the main player. He was so smooth sailing that he had almost never suffered setbacks.
So where is tomorrow's game? Will he be the first to hit? Although Roma is troubled by the economic crisis, he is still a strong team.
There will only be two results at San Siro Stadium tomorrow: win the championship early or not.
Kaka hopes to achieve only one result through his own efforts.
Which one is it?
"It's the last time!" Kaka shot the ball hard into the goal guarded by Dida. His long shot at 23 meters was both urgent and tricky, leaving AC Milan's main goalkeeper helpless.
Is this still necessary to ask?
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This is an extremely fierce game. The Romans will not allow the Milanese to step on their bodies to win the championship trophy because they are also strong contenders for the championship. After Juventus lost and fell to third place one after another, the only one who can compete with AC Milan for the championship is Roma.
Rome has them and even the new prince of Italy, Francesco Toti. This long-haired Roman wolf defends the dignity of capital football like a gladiator in the Colosseum, and is also the person that AC Milan needs to pay attention to.
Also need to be noted are the rebellious Casano, Brazilian rookie Mancini, Rome's iron waist Emerson... But Ancelotti knows very well that the only one who is really threatening Rome is Toti. All their attacks are initiated and intermediary are this person. As long as Toti dies, Rome is just a wolf that has lost its sharp teeth.
The important task of keeping Toti was naturally handed over to Milan's most diligent and fiercest Gattuso, a midfield meat mixer. Few people can find a feeling in his tight defense throughout the game. Even Kaka thought that if he and Gattuso met on the court, the chances of winning were not very good.
As for Kaka, Ancelotti just let him perform as usual. For this young man, the coach knew that he would analyze the situation on the field and make a judgment.
The game process was indeed as Ancelottiso expected. Totti was the core of Rome and the core of everything. Casano did not play for some reason. Gattuso's defense against Totti's people made the Roman Wolf King very embarrassed. His never-tired physical strength, fierce defense, and a fierce expression on his face all made the opponent frightened.
Even with French defensive midfielder Damatt taking care of Kaka, Roma still struggled when facing this Brazilian boy. His sharp deep breakthrough, just right pass, and long-range shots that shocked Serie A all made Roma's defense nervous.
When Kaka debuted in Sao Paulo, he became famous for his powerful long-range shots outside the penalty area. However, many people did not know that Kaka's long-range shot skills were actually taught by one person. This man just scored a long-range shot with a speed of 148 kilometers per hour in Serie A, and he set a new record for the National Olympic Team, allowing people to see the power of China's "heavy artillery". When he was at Shuguang Middle School, Yang Pan found that Kaka's thigh muscles were very developed and explosive, so he deliberately taught him the long-range shots, which also enriched Shuguang's scoring methods, but he never expected that Kaka would use this to open the door to success in Serie A in the future.
Kaka never mentioned this past event to anyone. When Ancelotti was complacent and said that Kaka had a good shot in a long time, Kaka just said humbly that it was indeed the coach's credit.
In the second round between Bologna and AC Milan in the league, Yang Pan was absent due to a cold, and Bologna also lost to AC Milan 0:2 in that game. Therefore, the two have not met in the official game. I really look forward to the match between Yang Pan and Kaka in the future, long shots and long shots. At the end, Yang Pan's strength is stronger, or Kaka's angle victory?
Well, come back to the game.
Kaka broke through the middle and made a 21-minute break in the first half, allowing Cafu, who was inserted at high speed, to pass the ball into the penalty area. Then, the "Ukrainian nuclear warhead" Shepchenko, who followed in the middle, had a powerful header, and the football flew into the goal guarded by Pelizoli.
AC Milan led Roma at home! This made San Siro excited. Milan fans shouted the nickname of the goal-scoring hero Shepchenko: "Sheva! Sheva! Sheva!!"
This ball forced Roma to start the attack early, and they began to put pressure on Milan's penalty area. However, Toti was entangled by Gatuso and could not display half of his usual strength. Toti was frozen, and Roma's attack seemed to be a stagnant pool.
Ancelotti is indeed a veteran.
During the halftime break, Capello sent another of his aces: Antonio Casano, a young man with a talented but rebellious nature. He is as big as Kaka and has a talent that amazes the whole of Italy, but because of his personality, he can never play as a main player in the Roma team. In Italy, the national team under 21 years old was even better than the head coach Gentile. But no matter what, no one would doubt his talent. This time Capello changed him to the game and decided to give it a try.
After all, with Toti frozen, Casano's ball was the only way to activate Rome.
Sure enough, as soon as the boy came on the court, he used his skills to play AC Milan's left defender Pancaro on the right. He knocked a ball through Pancaro's crotch with a heel, and then quickly started the breakthrough. Pancaro, who was penetrated by the crotch, was not allowed to be broken again, so he reached out and pulled Casano down.
Toti's free kick did not pose any threat to Dida. With the care of Gattuso's mad dog, his condition seemed not very good.
Casano worked very hard, and then he made a central breakthrough at the front of the penalty area and forced Nesta to commit a foul. The referee gave Roma a 22-meter free kick, and Totti took the penalty as usual.
This time, Toti's free kick was perfect. He passed AC Milan's man wall and was about to drill into the corner of the goal. However, Shepchenko, who was in the man wall, suddenly stretched out his hand and just blocked the incoming ball. The football changed direction and flew out of the bottom line!
Behind AC Milan's goal was Roma's fans, and there was an uproar in the stands. Toti also rushed towards the referee, patted his arm and shouted to the referee: "This is a penalty! He used his hand! He blocked it with his hand!"
The referee didn't even look at him and directly signaled Roma to serve a corner kick. However, the replay of the TV broadcast clearly showed that Shepchenko did hit the ball out of the baseline with his arm, and Shepchenko was in the penalty area. Toti and Casano surrounded the referee to ask for an explanation, but it was fruitless. He could only accept the reality that the referee misjudged at a critical moment and serve the corner kick.
The corner kick was taken, but it still did not pose any threat to the Milan goal.
Roma players accepted this reality, but Roma fans were still unwilling to give up. They booed every time AC Milan players touched the ball and began to throw debris into the field. The fanaticism and violence of Roma fans are famous in Italy and even in Europe. They were punished by the Italian Football Association and UEFA for the problems of home fans.
Just as the 70th minute of the game was in progress, a Roman fan threw a firecracker into Milan's penalty area. Dida happened to be near the firecracker. After a loud bang, thick smoke came out, and Dida fell to the ground!
This emergency forced the game to be suspended. The medical staff, police, coaches, and referees all rushed to the scene, and the scene was in chaos. The Roman fans in the stands behind were still shouting and scolding: "Get up! Don't pretend to be dead, Brazilian!"
Totti showed the captain's demeanor in the face of this situation. He approached the stands of the Rome fans and shouted loudly to the fans: "Calm down! Don't make any more trouble! What we need most now is time! You are really wasting time doing this. This is not helping Rome, but harming Rome!"
Even Capello came forward to persuade Roma fans to calm down and stop making such extreme actions. It is really unnecessary to have anything that endanger the safety of the players' lives for a game.
Taking advantage of the time when the game was suspended, some players came to the sidelines to ask for water to drink.
Kaka kept drinking water, and he seemed to be a little concerned about the atmosphere on site, the atmosphere created by the Roman fans. The fans of both sides scolded each other, shouted, sang, and tried every means to suppress the other's voice.
Gatuso also came over to ask for water. He was really hard today. Although Toti was not having a good time, he also made Gatuso more tired than usual. Gatuso, who had taken a few sips of water, saw Kaka next to him, and his expression was still a little stiff. "Are you nervous?" he asked.
Kaka nodded, "Fan, Champion..."
"Ha! Don't care about those things! Do you know? In San Siro, learn to enjoy this pressure. We are Milan, the great Milan!" Gatuso threw down the water bottle and said to Kaka, "I'll show you how to enjoy the fans." He walked to a stand on the sidelines, where there were a lot of hardcore Milan fans. When they saw Gatuso walking towards this place, they all began to shout Gatuso's name.
Gattuso raised his arms, then waved them upwards hard, and shouted loudly: "Call! Scream a little louder! Let the Romans hear their legs weak! Scream a little louder!"
To be continued...