"Boss, calm down."

Before kick-off, Zhao Xuri finally stepped forward and said something to Wang Ai, Wang Ai nodded: "I play normally."

When the start of the game was getting closer, the evening wind blew through Wang Ai's jersey and brought a cool breeze, and the turf near the middle circle was lush and strong, but Wang Ai remembered the call Liu Ailing called him in the morning.

"Our biggest regret at the time was that we lost to the U.S. team and didn't become world No. 1. Now your men's team can finally do it. Play well, and our sisters will all watch your game."

The referee walked to Wang Ai and gave him a slight nod, then picked up the whistle and let the whistle sound at the moment when the players on both sides were ready to go, announcing the start of the Sino-US war.

Wang Ai stepped on the ball for a flat push, Chen Tao responded to the pass, Hao Junmin passed it back to fullback Zheng Zhi again, and Zheng Zhi crossed to the veteran Luo Tongliang who played for the first time in this World Cup. Luo Tongliang took the ball and waited a moment to pass it directly to Wang Ai, who came back to meet him. Wang Ai passed on Chen Tao again, and the football turned around in the backcourt of the Chinese team.

At this time, the formations of both sides have been opened, and the battle of arms has begun.

Before the game, Lao Gao repeatedly warned that although the US team has a gap in technology and tactics with the mainstream European national teams, it also has its own advantages. One is good physical fitness. After all, it is a big country with a population of nearly 400 million. There is no shortage of talented people. Even if football is not outstanding in the American sports world, it has a wider selection than European countries with a population of tens of millions. Second, after years of development, the U.S. team not only has a European football culture that attaches great importance to collectives and cooperation, but also has the characteristics of South American football’s passion and individual performance. In short, this is a different team, and it is difficult to define it precisely. It is a bit like the German team after the reform of football technology. It just so happens that the coach of the American team is the famous German football legend - the golden bomber Klinsmann.

Therefore, the Chinese team's pre-match requirement is to concentrate and make full use of the experience of many years of battle. As long as they do not slip away and do not give the US team a chance to suddenly attack, they can expect to win the opponent. For this reason, except for Wang Ai and other individuals, most of them were forced to stop the night practice the day before the game.

Unlike the Chinese team, which remained cautious, the American team was very excited and attacked aggressively at the beginning. The players ran very actively and fought very hard. In addition to the smooth operation of the Chinese team in the kick-off lap, it began to stumble. The US team's attacking midfielders, forwards, and wingers competed just like the midfielders and defenders, and they suppressed the Chinese team for a while.

He Wei, who was in charge of the commentary, was a little surprised. He was still explaining the changes in the ball like a repeater, but he was thinking about it in his heart. The biggest change between this World Cup commentary and the previous one is that the hosts and guests gossip a lot. The fans also clearly felt this change when watching the game, and gave feedback in various attitudes: a small number of people think too much nonsense , but most of them are still supportive.

Today's fans are not like the era of Song Shixiong a few decades ago. Everyone can't see TV or can't see clearly, so the commentator needs to instill information at a very fast speed. Today's fans know a lot about the team through the convenience of the Internet. If the commentator repeats what the fans see, it will be regarded as invalid information or even blocked. There were many such phenomena in last year's Confederations Cup commentary, forcing CCTV commentators and guests to improve their commentary level, from basic information to game tactical analysis that can better demonstrate their level. This is what Yang Chen said in a long speech. background.

The game lasted for five minutes in a very fierce confrontation. With the appearance of a sideball, the momentum of the US team slowed down. He Wei and Sun Jihai finally had a chance to talk about something else.

"The past five minutes were very intense. The US team pressed very firmly. Jihai, what do you think is the reason for this?"

"It should be the lack of confidence in the Chinese team's protracted battle." Sun Jihai chuckled: "In recent years, the world's top teams have been studying the Chinese team. Judging from the past records and performance, the Chinese team has a strong stability. , tactics, personnel, and scene control are all. Once they start to fight and go down step by step, the U.S. team will not have many chances, and it may become the result of the Chinese team taking control of the audience and winning a smooth victory.”

"So, Klinsmann's purpose is to impact the stability of the Chinese team?"

"I can't talk about impact stability, it's more like an opening sneak attack. The opponents in the first three group matches were relatively stable and focused on defense. So the US team was obviously weaker but did the opposite. First, create a tactical suddenness." Speaking of this, Sun Jihai noticed that there was no obvious change in the last confrontation, and then continued: "From the perspective of the opening few minutes, the Chinese team has really fallen into a passive moment, and it seems that it has only just begun. Slow down."

As Sun Jihai said, the attacking attack of the American team at the beginning really surprised the Chinese team, and the coaching staff did not consider it in advance. Li Tie, who had no place to sit behind the coaching bench, was muttering to Chen Yang: "We still haven't done well. For the preparation of a strong team, I didn't expect the opponent to steal chickens."

Chen Yang hugged his shoulders, expressionless: "Scare me."

"Look at your face doesn't look like it?" Li Tie joked while blowing his hair.

"I'm afraid in my heart, my heart beats one hundred and eighty." Chen Yang continued to say a cold joke.

In the field, the US team's offensive was slightly slower, and the Chinese team's midfield pressure was relieved. The game spent an unexpected opening period in the silence of the Chinese in the various unconventional technical and tactical movements of the American players jumping up and down.

Under the gazes of thousands of fans, Wang Ai's expression was always calm, and he didn't seem to change from usual, except that the dark golden ring of his right index finger was captured and presented by the cameraman from time to time, which also attracted fans from all sides to speculate when the game pace was slow. .

In the 8th minute of the game, the Chinese team sent a sideline ball from the frontcourt. Hao Junmin raised the ball with both hands and had a far-reaching vision. After the referee allowed the serve, he shifted it a few times and threw it to the righteous Chen Tao. Chen Tao opened his hands to block the active American players behind him. He kicked his right foot to the side to face the incoming ball. The football went straight to the center of the penalty area and fell.

The fulcrum center Gao Lin looked up at the ball, and was firmly held by the opponent's central defender behind him. He simply pushed back, and then faced the incoming ball with a bit of force on his forehead. The football bounced to the periphery of the penalty area. Ai.

The football bounced on the ground, and in mid-air, Wang Ai raised his right foot in the air at a normal pace to face the incoming ball, rubbing it in the air, and then he landed on the ground and continued to run. In his state, he was completely unprepared for Wang Ai's quick, light and graceful shot.

Wang Ai, who was still running, saw the net flowers swaying, heard the applause, saw the red flag waving, and felt the shouting of his teammates rushing towards him. He raised his right hand, lowered his forehead, flexed his fingers, put a warm ring against the middle of his forehead, then raised his head, raised his hand, and pointed to the sky.