Almighty Athlete

Chapter 946 The Door God
Whether the national team has the strength to play in the World Cup, Zhang Guan is very clear.

There are only 32 teams that can participate in the World Cup. If they really advance by strength ranking, no team in Asia can enter the World Cup.Fortunately, the selection system of the World Cup will take care of all continents, so only countries in Asia and Africa can enter the finals of the World Cup.

For Asian countries, even if they enter the World Cup, they often go home after three games in the group stage. Few can enter the knockout stage. This is still the top team in Asia.The strength of the Chinese team in Asia can only be regarded as mid-range. To be honest, it does not have the level to play in the World Cup.

Although the current Chinese team has entered the World Cup by luck, it is impossible to go further in the World Cup.From the perspective of the grouping situation, the Chinese team may have a chance to beat Nigeria, but it is basically impossible to beat a veteran European team like Poland, let alone the world's top Brazil team.

With the strength of the Brazilian team, it is normal to play casually and beat the Chinese team 4-0 or 5-0. If the Brazilian team gets serious and plays China 10-0, no one will be surprised.And no matter how good Zhang Guan is as a striker, he can complete a hat-trick against the Brazilian team, which is considered to have reached the limit level.If calculated in this way, with a score of 10 to 3, China is still a disastrous defeat.

Besides, on the stage of the World Cup, there are many teams on the same level as Brazil. Even if other teams are not as sharp as Brazil, they are far superior to the Chinese team. The two or three goals scored by Zhang Guan desperately, people You can get it back in minutes.

Zhang Guan appears in the forward position and can easily crush the defense of Asian teams. But facing the world's top teams, Zhang Guan's scoring speed alone is far behind the speed of the Chinese team's defense losing the ball.

In football, every position is important, but the position that can most determine the outcome of a game is undoubtedly the goalkeeper.

If you play as a striker, although it is easiest to score goals, there is a premise that you need the opponent to pass the ball to you. Even if it is Messi, it is useless if no one passes the ball to him.In the Asian arena, Zhang Guan can still receive passes from his teammates, but on the stage of the World Cup, Zhang Guan can't guarantee this. Maybe the Chinese team will not even have many opportunities to get the ball.

But the goalkeeper is different. The goalkeeper does not need the support of his teammates, and the second does not need to be integrated into the coordination of tactics. A superb goalkeeper is enough to affect the trend of the entire game.In the final analysis, winning or losing a football game depends more on goals, even if it is crushed by strength, but in the end it cannot turn the advantage into goals, it is just doing useless work, and the goalkeeper is the one who can turn all advantages into useless work people.

Not conceding a goal in the World Cup, this is the goal Zhang Guan set for himself.This goal is not a fantasy. Kahn, Buffon, Iker Casillas and other top goalkeepers in the world have all played consecutive games without conceding a goal in the World Cup.

The news of Zhang Guan's change to goalkeeper is still kept secret. It was not until the national football team announced the roster before the World Cup that people discovered that Zhang Guan's name appeared on the goalkeeper position.

"Really? Zhang Guan has changed to goalkeeper!" The news once again caused a sensation in the country.

In fact, many goalkeepers are strikers.Forward players are often tall, strong, explosive, fast, and quick-response, which is the same as the goalkeeper's requirements, and the forward is the position that is best at scoring goals. If you switch to goalkeeper, it is tantamount to knowing yourself and the enemy.

However, Zhang Guan, as the sharpest knife in the national team's offense, wants to play goalkeeper instead, but many people can't understand. Originally, everyone was still talking about how many goals Zhang Guan could score in the World Cup. All misfired.

"Zhang Guan actually went to be a goalkeeper. I thought our Chinese team could break the goal shortage in the World Cup. It seems that there is no way!"

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On June 2018, 6, Group E ushered in the first round of competition. At the Rostov-on-Don Stadium, the Chinese team faced the world's most powerful Brazilian team for the first match!

The internal atmosphere in Brazil seemed very relaxed. Facing the Chinese team, they didn't even make any tactical preparations.The head coach of the Brazilian team did not make tactical arrangements either. He felt that facing an Asian team, there was no need to arrange any tactics at all, and it was enough for the players to play freely.

In the player channel, Neymar looked at the Chinese team players standing in a row beside him. He didn't know any of them except Zhang Guan. On the contrary, it was Paulinho who was chatting with several Chinese team players.

"Zhang Guan is a goalkeeper. It was reported that he was a striker before. How did he become a goalkeeper?" Neymar pouted indifferently. Neymar felt that no matter who the opponent's goalkeeper was, he had the ability to score the goal. .

"Try to score three or four goals in the first half, and then you can probably be substituted in the second half to rest, clock in early, and go to a nearby nightclub to see if there are any beautiful Russian chicks!" Neymar thought silently.

Russia is closer to China, so a lot of Chinese spectators came to the scene. They had already gathered together, waving the national flag, turning half of the auditorium into a sea of ​​red.

As for the audience from Brazil, there are not many. After all, it is still a long way from Brazil to Russia.But the Brazilian team is full of stars after all. Many local Russian audiences know the stars of the Brazilian team. They have become fans of the Brazilian team and cheer for the Brazilian team. However, they are not their own team after all. The momentum of the Russian audience is obviously not as good as that of the Brazilian team. Chinese audience.

Among the 11 players in the starting line-up of the Chinese team, there is not a serious forward, but a forward midfielder, and his position is relatively low. As for the other players, they are even more huddled in their own half.After the kick-off, the Chinese team continued to pass the ball in their own half, without any intention of attacking.

"The Chinese team didn't intend to attack at all, and they have to defend to the end! It's ridiculous, do you think that only attacking but not defending can level us? Let you know right away, we have a thousand ways to score goals!" Neymar With a cold snort, he led the team up across the board.

The Brazilian team has indeed seen this kind of scene too much. More than [-]% of the countries in the world hope to tie the game when they encounter the Brazilian team. Only a few countries dare to challenge Brazilian football.Even those enthusiastic South American countries will turn into a tortoise when they encounter Brazil, instead of going crazy to attack.

At this stage of the group stage, no one intends to take all three points from the Brazilian team. It has become the best result to face the Brazilian team if they can keep the tie and get 1 point. On the contrary, it has become the most normal choice.

For the Brazilian team, breaking the opponent's defensive defense is like a routine.

I saw that the players of the Brazilian team began to press very skillfully, putting pressure on the passing ball of the Chinese team.

As soon as the Brazilian team got the ball, it was a big cross. Neymar went straight in, obviously not taking the Chinese team's defensive players seriously.However, the Chinese team's defensive system exceeded Neymar's expectations. The two defenders rushed up at the same time, forcing Neymar to make a pass error.

Coach Lippi is a coach who is very pursuing the overall operation of the team, and is also a coach who pays more attention to defense. He can be called a defensive master-level coach.The teams under his guidance tend to be relatively tough in defense. Although sometimes the defense is ugly, the effect is really good.

The Brazilian team basically did not arrange tactical details today. When it comes to the court, it basically depends on the tacit understanding and performance of the Brazilian players. In terms of personal strength, it is no problem for Brazilian players to play one against two against Chinese players. Without arranging detailed tactics, relying entirely on the personal ability of the stars, the still suppressed Chinese team can't hold up their heads.

Everyone in the Chinese team retreated to their own half to defend. Relying on the advantage of a large number of people and adding some fouls, the Brazilian team's attack was contained in a short time.

This is also related to the more casual play of the Brazilian team.For the Brazilian team, it is not a big deal to show a little bit of indulgence after getting the ball, and lose a few opportunities. Anyway, scoring is only a matter of time.For example, Neymar is very happy to play now. When he plays all kinds of kung fu with his feet, Chinese players are playing around.

However, the Brazilian team did not score a goal. The Chinese team tried to compress the defensive space as much as possible to prevent the Brazilian team from having a chance to shoot. The two or three shots that the Brazilian team tried were either missed or had no power. They were given by Zhang Guan. Rotten down.

After 20 minutes of the game, the bodies of the Brazilian players gradually warmed up and gradually entered the state. The overall offense played more smoothly, and their personal skills became more and more perfect.In the 23rd minute, Fernandinho knocked across, and Augusto volleyed across the crossbar 24 meters in front of the goal, which was the prelude to the Brazilian team's attack.

"Neymar, pass back from the right! Paulinho shot! He was pushed out by Zhang Guan!" CCTV's commentator let out a sigh of relief. The ball just now was indeed dangerous. Paulinho hit the goal from the front of the penalty area. Half-volley Fei Fei shot, the speed of the ball was very fast and very sudden.

However, the Brazilian team's attack did not end because of this. Augusto controlled the ball, raised his left foot near the baseline and hit the side net. This ended the Brazilian team's attack. If so, this goal even looks like a real goal.

Three minutes later, the Brazilian team's attack came again. Neymar made a low pass from the left, and Coutinho dribbled the ball inward and volleyed vigorously to the upper right corner 3 meters from the goal.

"Danger!"

While the commentator was yelling in horror, Zhang Guan had already moved. He jumped up and grabbed the basketball with both hands.

In the 30th minute, Paulinho took a long shot and was caught by Zhang Guan.

In the 32nd minute, Neymar hit the wall with a free kick.

In the 38th minute, Neymar received a pass from Coutinho, cut into the penalty area from the right and changed the line to cleverly deceive the players of the Chinese team. He shot from a small angle 8 meters in front of the goal. The ball was about to go along the post. He flew into the goal, but was stopped by Zhang Guan just right.

Before the end of the game, Maquinhos scored a long-distance through ball. Neymar broke into the left side of the penalty area 9 meters away from the gate, and then suddenly raised his foot and kicked the ball to the lower right corner of the goal. Zhang Guan flew to save it. Once again saved the day.

"This can be stopped!" Neymar seemed a little annoyed. He repeatedly attacked the goal directly, and they were all very good opportunities, but he was stopped by Zhang Guan many times. Zhang Guan's reaction speed and physical explosiveness far surpassed Neymar. Unexpectedly, Neymar felt that the ball just now required speed, speed, and angle. Even the top goalkeepers in the four major European leagues would not be able to stop it, but Zhang Guan was able to catch the ball steadily. live.

"The speed of the ball is too fast, and the explosive power of the legs is very strong. It is worthy of being a world champion of sprinting." Neymar thought to himself.

The last attack of the Brazilian team in the first half was resolved by the Chinese team with a yellow card. The Brazilian team could only return to the waiting room unwillingly with a 0-0 score.

From the statistical point of view, the Brazilian team is absolutely occupied, the ball possession rate accounts for 70%, and the number of shots has reached 20 times, with an average of one shot in a little more than 2 minutes.And the Chinese team didn't even pass halftime, let alone the number of shots.At the same time, only in the first half, the Chinese team received two yellow cards.

However, the score of 0 to 0 means that the two yellow cards are worth it. You must know that the opponent is the Brazilian team. It is very rare for the Chinese team to be able to persist in halftime without losing points.

Of course, the main reason is the existence of Zhang Guan. The Brazilian team's several excellent attacks were all resolved by Zhang Guan's successful saves. If the goalkeeper were replaced, they would be at least 0 to 3 behind.

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At the beginning of the second half, the Brazilian team immediately launched a fierce attack. Paulinho forcibly broke through the two defensive players of the Chinese team and pushed hard on the right side of the goal. The corner kick was passed directly to the goal, and Zhang Guan also caught the ball.

At this time, the Brazilian team has discovered that it is a very wrong decision to pass the corner kick directly in front of the Chinese team's goal, because Zhang Guan will take the ball every time.

When the corner kick is in front of the goal, the other players at most rely on the header to compete for the top. However, as a goalkeeper, Zhang Guan can use his hands. Zhang Guan has also obtained 20+ rebounds in a single game in the NBA, and his round bounce is better than anyone else. Strong and able to use their hands, the players of the Brazilian team can't compete with Zhang Guan even if they comb their hair with a broom of tens of centimeters.

Next, the Brazilian team made several threatening attacks, but they were all resolved by Zhang Guan in the end.

"What's going on, it's been 70 minutes, and the Chinese team's goal has not been scored yet!" The head coach of the Brazilian team stood up angrily, and he started to change players!

The players of the Brazilian team on the field suddenly looked a little ugly. They could see that this substitution was a tactical adjustment forced by the head coach. They were obviously dissatisfied with the delay in being able to break through the goal of the Chinese team.

As the core of the Brazilian team, Neymar felt the pressure. He knew that he could not continue to play so casually, otherwise he might be tied. The Brazilian team needs to show some real skills.

"Damn, I didn't expect the Chinese team to be so difficult! No, it should be said that Zhang Guan is so difficult!" Neymar's face was gloomy, but his heart was quite calm.

Two minutes later, Neymar cut in from the left to catch the ball, and when he was close to the bottom line, he passed the ball directly to the opposite point. The Chinese players thought the ball would go out, so the action was half a beat slow, but Augusto suddenly rushed over. A shovel pass from the bottom line, the ball just landed in front of the goal, and the benefit of Paulinho's signing appeared where the ball landed.

"Beautiful cooperation! It's so smooth!"

"This is the real Brazil team, the cooperation is wonderful!"

Even Chinese fans have to admit that Brazil's cooperation this time is very beautiful, and it is definitely the world's top cooperation.

Facing Zhang Guan, Augusto did not continue to take the ball forward, but chose to hit the goal directly. The direction he chose was the dead corner on the upper left of the goal.

"It's over!" Many fans of the Chinese team closed their eyes, they didn't dare to watch this scene.

"Give me in!" Augusto yelled, and he exhausted all his strength for this ball.

"Hey!" A crisp voice sounded, and Zhang Guan flew into the air and slapped the football. The football changed its angle, concentrated on the goal post, and then bounced beyond the baseline.

"What! I was thrown!" Augusto looked at Zhang Guan in disbelief.

"It's Zhang Guan again! It's a corner kick again!" The head coach of the Brazil team suddenly became gloomy.

The Brazilian team did not pass the corner kick directly this time, but chose to cooperate and conduct in a small area near the bottom corner to seek opportunities to score.The Chinese team compressed the defensive space very tightly and did not give Brazil the slightest chance.

In the 80th minute of the game, the Chinese team received its first red card and was sent off.With one less player to defend, the situation became very unfavorable for the Chinese team in an instant, and it can be said that it was in danger.

However, the Chinese team also knows that the game has reached the final moment, and now it only needs to last for 10 minutes, so everyone is desperate, even if the technical level is not enough, they will use their bodies to block the progress of the Brazilian players.

The Brazilian team also really started to get anxious. The game had already been played for 80 minutes, and the Chinese team hadn't even passed halftime.This is the stage of the World Cup. If they are tied by the Chinese team, the Brazilian team will really be ashamed.

The Brazilian team began to go crazy, and the stormy offensive made the Chinese team breathless.

In 87 minutes, the Chinese team received a second red card.The two sides became 9 players against 11 players.

The referee showed the stoppage time sign, and the stoppage time was 3 minutes.

"Persist for the last 3 minutes!" The Chinese players gritted their teeth and ran on the court.

At this time, Neymar made a fake move and turned around, got rid of the players of the Chinese team and rushed into the penalty area. The Chinese player raised his foot to steal the ball and touched Neymar a little, although it did not affect Neymar's body Balance, but the monkey-like Neymar fell to the ground.

"Penalty kick! Oh my god! 90 minutes, the last moment of the game, penalty kick! Brazil is going to kill the Chinese team!"

At this moment, all the players of the Chinese team covered their faces in annoyance, and some even couldn't help crying. They didn't expect to lose the game at the last moment after persisting for the whole game.

The Brazilian team let out a sigh of relief. The penalty kick at this time undoubtedly saved the Brazilian team's life.

Neymar set the ball up, glanced at the opposite goal, and started kicking after a few strides.

"Neymar, feint!"

Neymar's first kick was just a fake move, but Zhang Guan on the opposite side had already seen through Neymar's intention, his body trembled slightly, and then stabilized instantly.

The next moment, Neymar really kicked, and the football hit the bottom left of the goal.

At the same time, Zhang Guan also flew to the bottom left of the goal.

"Not good! He guessed it!" Neymar was shocked when he saw the direction of Zhang Guan's movement.

Zhang Guan, on the other hand, grabbed the ball in his hands.

"It's right, Zhang Guan has saved the penalty!" The Chinese audience in the auditorium uttered a thunderous cry, and many players on the bench of the Chinese team wept with joy.

The players on the field wanted to hug Zhang Guan, but Zhang Guan waved to them: "Hold on, the game is not over yet!"

The game is not over yet, there are still 2 minutes left.

In the 93rd minute, the Brazilian team couldn't wait to serve. According to the remaining time, they could stop the last attack.

At this time, the Brazilian team is still pressing forward with all members. Even the goalkeeper Alisson also gave up his own goal, and ran to the half of the Chinese team to participate in the team's attack. After all, it is the last attack of the game. A person is also an advantage.

Run, pass the ball.Brazil are trying to do everything they can.

"Neymar, chance! Shot!"

Neymar seized the last shot with all his strength, but he immediately realized that his shot was too right.

"The angle is too straight. The tricky angle before was blocked by Zhang Guan. This shot must be sad for Zhang Guan's Wuzhishan!"

The situation was just as Neymar expected, the angle of the ball was indeed too straight, and Zhang Guan hugged him directly.Immediately afterwards, Zhang Guan did not hesitate at all, as if he was in a hurry, he kicked the ball to the backcourt of the Brazilian team with a big kick.

"The game is coming to an end, and the Chinese team even drew with Brazil!" Everyone knew that Brazil's last attack was blocked by Zhang Guan, which meant the end of the game.

The referee puffed up his cheeks, and he was about to blow the whistle to end the game. Before blowing the whistle, he subconsciously looked down at his watch.

"There are still 5 seconds until the end of stoppage time. But what can 5 seconds do? The Brazilian team controlled the ball for more than 5 seconds. The big game is over! I really didn't expect it to be a draw." The referee looked up. , ready to blow the whistle.

However, in the next second, he discovered that the football flying in the air was really flying a little high and a little fast, and the flying angle was also in the middle of the field.

"Wait a minute, this ball..." The referee didn't whistle, but his eyes widened in surprise.

For the Brazilian team, Alisson, the first goalkeeper to react.

"Oops!" Alisson yelled, and ran towards his goal as fast as he could. However, how can a person's speed compare to the speed of the ball flying!

"The goal is empty!"

"Look, the football is flying towards the goal!"

The auditorium was full of continuous exclamation, and the TV broadcast camera was precisely aimed at the football in the air.

It landed on the ground, right at the frontier of the restricted area.

The ball bounced, then fell, bounced slightly, immediately fell, and then began to roll forward, and the goal was directly in front of the ball.

If there is a goalkeeper at this time, it only takes a few steps to pick up the football.

But now, there is an empty goal in front of the ball!Brazil's goalkeeper is not in front of the goal, he just participated in the last attack of the Brazilian team!
Behind, the players of the Brazilian team were chasing crazily, but the football was still rolling forward without haste.

Neymar ran wildly, he felt he had never been so fast, but he couldn't catch up with the football.

The next second, the football rolled into the goal.

The ball is in!
Alisson knelt on the ground, and due to inertia, his body slid forward a lot. He held his head in pain and covered his face with his hands, unable to believe this scene.

The other players of the Brazilian team showed expressions like the sky was falling. 11 players played against 9 players. The opponent was still the Chinese team, but the Brazilian team did not win. Not only did they not win, they even conceded a goal and lost the game.

"Entered? Really entered?" Coach Lippi kept repeating this question, and he couldn't believe this scene.

"A goal? Is this a goal? Is it really a goal? Are we leading? Are we going to win?" The commentator of CCTV suddenly short-circuited his thinking. He still felt that he was dreaming. Involuntarily pinched his tiger's mouth.

The next second, the broadcaster played subtitles, 1-0, the Chinese team led.

At this moment, the commentator just woke up like a dream.

"Go in! Goal! We scored! Zhang Guan! He scored! This is not a big kick, it is a shot! He is a shot! The first goal, the first goal of the Chinese team in the World Cup A goal."

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"My God, what did I see? Goalkeeper's goal! The goalkeeper was in his own box, kicked the ball into the opponent's box and scored! How could this happen!"

The Russian audience at the scene couldn't help applauding and cheering for Zhang Guan after they were amazed. It is not unheard of for the goalkeeper to kick off the ball and score directly in football, but the audience at the scene has never I thought that I would witness this miraculous scene with my own eyes.

Finally, the referee blew the whistle for the whole game.

"Lore, the Brazilian team has suffered a lore, and it was also a lore by the Chinese team. The one who offered this lore is actually a goalkeeper! Zhang Guan, even if he is standing in the goalkeeper's position, he still gives him a lot of money. We performed miracles!"

(End of this chapter)