Chapter 40 The ideal of a drop of water
When Kratenberg blew the whistle at the end of the game, the substitutes who had been waiting on the sidelines opened their arms and rushed into the stadium. They cheered and showed their joy in front of the Brazilians.
And not only them, but also the coaches who are usually more steady are celebrating victory crazily at this time.
Only Brazevic was relatively calm. He walked towards Brazil's head coach Meneses and took the initiative to extend his hand to him. This was the etiquette after the game ended.
The two of them held their hands, but did not communicate with each other. Meneses was in no mood to chat with Brazevic now. It would be great that he could shake hands with Brazevic.
As the head coach who shoulders his mission, the team he led was stopped in the semi-finals, and the huge pressure made him not want to say anything.
"Congratulations to the young men of the National Olympic Team!" He Ping said excitedly. "This is a stroke worthy of writing in the history of Chinese football! Chinese men's football can finally stand on the top stage of international competitions! Under the leadership of Zhou Yi, this national Olympic team has accomplished a great cause that their predecessors dare not imagine! Although the Olympic men's football matches are not on the same level as the World Cup, this is a world event after all. As a Chinese football commentator, I am very proud!"
At the same time, on the Chinese Internet, it is as lively and joyful as the New Year.
"Awesome! The National Olympic Team is awesome!"
"This is my happiest news for this Olympics!"
"The National Olympic Team defeated Brazil and entered the finals. This final is full of gold quality! You must know that the Brazil team is the biggest favorite to win the championship!"
"So what about the 200 million striker? You're going home obediently!"
"Damn, is Chinese football going to make its first debut?"
"There were reports yesterday that Gao Hongbo was also in London. I wonder if he was watching this game? I think after this Olympics, all the players in the national Olympic team who performed well can join the national team, right? Now, I can finally look forward to our entry into the Brazil World Cup!"
"This Olympics is enough for me to brag for the rest of my life!"
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Although it was already past four o'clock in the morning of August 8, Beijing time, the messages on Weibo are still refreshing. In addition to Weibo, the national football area of the famous football forum, the famous football forum, is also crowded with people, new posts and replies are constantly emerging, and people who have watched the game are untiring, and they are happily communicating their feelings about watching the game on Weibo and forum.
Even at the beginning of last year, the Chinese team won the second place in the Asian Cup, they have never been so excited or excited.
He Ping is right. Although the Olympic football matches are not on the same level as the World Cup, this is an international competition after all, and the Olympics have a halo bonus. Being able to reach the Olympic finals is enough to make Chinese fans ecstatic.
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Some of the excited Chinese players wanted to go to Brazilian players to exchange jerseys, but they were rejected by the other party. In shock, Zhou Yi hugged the teammate and said to him: "Don't take it seriously. Now we are the winners. It should be that they begged us to exchange jerseys. Besides, I can't bear to exchange jerseys for such a memorable game!"
As the captain of the National Olympic Team, Zhou Yi did not go to any Brazilian player to exchange jerseys. He pulled his teammates back to the celebration camp, making the Brazilians heartbroken by themselves. They are winners and do not need to care about the feelings of losers.
In the post-match mixed zone, Zhou Yi was interviewed by Chinese and foreign journalists. A British reporter asked him: "Is it a miracle that the Chinese team can enter the finals?"
Zhou Yi spread his hands: "When we were still in China, we set the Olympics goal as gold medals, so entering the finals is just a necessary process for us to achieve our goals. How can it be said to be a miracle? I understand your reporters' idea of making big news at any time, but this is really not a miracle. This is a normal manifestation of our strength."
Zhou Yi's words made British reporters speechless, and they didn't know how to continue asking... I've seen those who are confident, but I've never seen those who are so confident! The one you just defeated is the most popular favorite to win the championship! Why is it like a simple little thing?
Chinese reporters asked excitedly: "You have spoken to the Japanese team before, saying that if Japan wants to win the gold medal, you have to pass your level first, does this mean that you are more confident in defeating Japan?"
But I didn't expect that Zhou Yi, who was very relaxed just now, said seriously: "It's not like this. We won't be afraid of the Japanese team, but we also know that this final will definitely not be easy. I think there are no weak teams who can reach the final. It is disrespect for us to look down on our opponents."
Zhou Yi's answer surprised the reporters. Everyone thought that meeting Japan would make Zhou Yi strong in fighting spirit and speak loudly. The grudges between China and Japan, whether in football or not, can be said to last for three days and three nights. Many people will be full of passion when they meet Japan.
But why is Zhou Yi's performance not very reasonable? He said it was just right to defeat Brazil, but he was cautious when facing the Japanese team. Why is this? Is the Japanese team really powerful? Everyone thinks that at least compared to Brazil, the Japanese team is not as strong as the Brazilian team. Since the Chinese team can defeat Brazil 3:1 and think this is normal, why do you become cautious when encountering the Japanese team?
Coincidentally, at the press conference after the game, the head coach of the Chinese team, Blazevic, also expressed his opinion similar to Zhou Yi. When talking about defeating Brazil and entering the final, he thought there was nothing to be surprised: "I am the head coach of this team. I have been leading this team for more than a year. I know their strength very well. I think defeating Brazil is not an incredible thing. We have this strength."
When talking about the finals and gold medals, he seemed very conservative again: "We will try our best to win."
He didn't talk much and was very cautious. He tried hard to win. This was a correct nonsense. Although it was nothing wrong, it was meaningless.
The interviews with the captain and the head coach after the game were so low-key, which should have been a matter of praise, but some people were still dissatisfied because the opponent was the Japanese team! Is it necessary to be so cautious when facing Japan?
However, most people still stand on the side of Zhou Yi and Brazevic, believing that respecting their opponents is also respecting themselves.
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On the bus back to the hotel from Old Trafford Stadium, Zhou Yi, as the captain of the team, stood at the front of the car and said to the whole team: "I know that defeating Brazil will make everyone feel full of confidence. I think the Olympic gold medal is within reach, but I hope everyone will forget this game. Any team entering the finals is completely different from before entering the finals. If the gold medal is lost because of pride and underestimating the enemy, I think you will feel unacceptable to it yourself, right? So don't be too happy too early. No matter how happy you are today, you have to hold it in. Let's celebrate it with all your heart when we win the gold medal!"
"Guys, it's just one last step. Don't die in front of the finish line!" Sun Pan also stood up to respond to Zhou Yi. "Kill the little Japanese and get the gold medal!"
"Kill the Japanese! Get the gold medal!" A uniform shout suddenly sounded in the bus.
Fortunately, no one was there to record the video, otherwise it would be posted online, and what kind of "diplomatic disputes" would cause...
After returning to the seat, Zhou Yi took out his cell phone and started browsing his head and browsing his Weibo.
Yang Muge next to him glanced curiously, and saw Zhou Yi's fingers flying, typing on the virtual keyboard.
"What?" he asked.
"Call the idiot." Zhou Yi didn't raise his head.
"****, you are still addicted to scolding!" Sun Pan poked his head out from behind. "No, I also want to register a Weibo account!"
"Panpan, you are still in the ban period." Zhou Yi said to Sun Pan while typing on his mobile phone.
"Weibo is not good either?" Sun Pan widened his eyes.
"Don't you know that some reporters are too lazy now, so they just squat on the Internet and search for news materials all day long? You say something casually, and a reporter will write the news out soon. What's the difference between this and you accept interviews with reporters yourself?" Zhou Yi explained. "So goodbye during the Olympics, at least we'll get goodbye before the end of the finals. When the finals are over, I don't care what you love."
"Damn, then why can you browse Weibo?" Sun Pan was very dissatisfied.
Zhou Yi stopped and spread his hands: "Because I was not banned."
His expression and tone were very worthy of beating, but Sun Pan didn't dare to really beat him up, so he could only grit his teeth and curse: "Damn it!"
"Who are you scolding?" He Ying, who was sitting in front, heard their conversation and turned to ask Zhou Yi.
"A financial official Weibo account who is not doing his job properly." Zhou Yi said, and then he pressed the send button. "Okay."
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After the game, fans and netizens watched the game online for almost an hour, and it was already past five in the morning. At this time in August, it was dawn and many people couldn't hold on. They pulled out of their excitement and prepared to go to bed, or had already gone to bed.
There are fewer and fewer new news on Weibo.
But at this moment, a Weibo post suddenly appeared, attracting the attention of those night owls who have not yet slept.
"Zhou Yi is not a fortune teller" a Weibo post!
"Not to mention a small ditch, even a drop of insignificant water can have the ideal of becoming a river. This is one of the most valuable qualities of human beings. Of course, I think the poor brain capacity of the editor of the Financial Network's Salt Fish may not be able to understand this. It will only mock ordinary people who work hard for their ideals, and they will also hang people out proudly. I don't know what's so proud of this. We normal people do not understand the salt fish's brain."
Chapter completed!