The camera now focused on the Chinese players in front of the penalty area. He carefully looked at the gestures and expressions of the players and said doubtfully: "It seems that the players have not yet discussed who will take the penalty kick."
"According to the Chinese team's first pick for penalty kicks, captain Zheng Zhi should be the taker of this penalty kick. But looking at him, he seems to want to give this opportunity to Wang Xiaodong..."
"Xiaodong, what are you doing? The referee is calling you, go quickly! Didn't you promise me?" Zheng Zhi urged.
"I promised you to win the top scorer in the Asian Cup!" Wang Xiaodong picked his nose and looked unhurried, "But I don't want to win the top scorer with penalty kicks! If I want to score, I There are plenty of opportunities to score, so there is no need to mess up a penalty kick! Captain, you haven’t scored yet, let’s kick this ball for you!”
Seeing Wang Xiaodong's indifferent expression, blue veins popped up in Zheng Zhi's temples.
The referee in front was urging, and the coach behind was yelling, but Wang Xiaodong in front of him suddenly became angry, and he had no way to deal with him.
Even the No. 10 jersey was given away, which shows that the Football Association attaches great importance to Wang Xiaodong this time.
He also knew that there might be suspicions of "praising and killing" in this.
But does Wang Xiaodong care about this?
His performance in these three group matches has been so good, even if he is really praised by you, will he still be unable to play football when he returns to the Premier League?
When Wang Xiaodong had a group fight in Southampton, the public opinion in the country was also in a state of shock; what happens now? Doesn’t this young man have to be relied on to save the situation?
What kind of draw can lead to qualifying?
This rhetoric simply doesn’t work in front of others.
People have never heard of the so-called "curse".
In Wang Xiaodong's eyes, Uzbekistan is no different from Iran and Malaysia.
Think about it, how can a person who hunts tigers in deep mountains and old forests all year round be afraid when he encounters a lone wild wolf?
All the truths have been explained and all the good words have been said.
Now Wang Xiaodong just doesn't want to stand on the penalty spot. The reason is not because he is afraid of missing the penalty or something else, but because people simply look down on the goal scored from the penalty kick.
In desperation, Zheng Zhi could only bite the bullet and stood up on his own.
Seeing Zheng Zhi standing on the penalty spot, Zhu Guangshuqi flicked his right hand: "You missed eight goals, Zheng Zhi, what are you doing? Let Wang Xiaodong kick you, don't you know? That's what you think Goal? Look if you didn't score! The fans can't get around you!"
"Oh, the team members finally discussed the result. Captain Zheng Zhilai will take the penalty kick." He Wei's heart trembled, and he had a bad feeling.
Whenever there is so much chatter before a penalty kick, it shows that the players' mentality is not good.
Nervousness and worry are inevitable factors in missing many penalty kicks.
But at this moment, as a CCTV commentator, he naturally couldn't say this out loud. He could only silently hope in his heart, hoping that Zheng Zhi could deceive Kawaguchi and survive, so that the Chinese team could take the lead.
Zheng Zhi walked to the penalty spot with the ball in his arms and slowly put the football up. Then he seemed dissatisfied with the direction of the ball, and after some adjustments, the valve core was aligned with him.
After adjusting, he stood up and stepped back, standing four steps away on the left rear, and took a deep breath.
I have been impatient to wait for Kawaguchi to be alive.
Kawaguchi, who is 1.79 meters tall, is considered a small goalkeeper in terms of stature, but he has indeed become famous at a young age.
At the 1996 Atlanta Olympics, Nokawa Kawaguchi led his team to a 1-0 victory over the Brazilian team led by Ronaldo.
The Japanese team played very excitingly in that game. Kawaguchi was able to survive and even caught several powerful long-range shots from Carlos with his bare hands.
Since then, Nokawa Kawaguchi has been the main goalkeeper of the Japanese team in the 1998 World Cup, the 2000 Asian Cup, the 2002 World Cup, the 2004 Asian Cup, and the 2006 World Cup, and led the team to win the 2000 and 2004 World Cups. Two consecutive Asian Cup champions.
Facing the Chinese players who were hesitant to even take a penalty kick, Kawaguchi couldn't wait any longer.
When Zheng Zhi stepped back, Kawaguchi Nokatsu suddenly gave him a hard high-five, let out a roar, then bent down and stared directly at Zheng Zhi, like a wild beast staring at its prey.
Zheng Zhize kept adjusting his breathing and did not choose to look at Nokawa Kawaguchi. He only had the ball in his eyes.
If you can't match your opponent's momentum, you should choose to avoid it completely.
This is not a sign of cowardice, but the judgment a professional player should have.
"Beep!!"
The referee blew the whistle, indicating that Zheng Zhi could kick. In an instant, everyone in the stadium became nervous.
Will Zheng Zhi be nervous too?
The young Chinese captain suddenly thought of Wang Xiaodong's relaxed look just now.
"Isn't he the top scorer in the Asian Cup? What's so great about it? I can get it without this penalty kick!"
"Captain, just feel free to play!"
"You haven't scored a goal yet? Let's take advantage of this moment to score first!"
Wang Xiaodong's words echoed in Zheng Zhi's ears, and at this moment, he suddenly understood.
He wanted to understand why Wang Xiaodong would rather confront the head coach and let him take the penalty kick.
What do the Chinese team and Chinese players lack?
Isn't what is lacking just the confidence when facing strong teams?
Five years ago, perhaps when facing their old neighbor Japan, those old national players could still show disdain and fight against them.
But now, since Zheng Zhi took over the captain's armband, he has discovered that these newly promoted international players no longer have the domineering power of the old international players.
The new team members looked at him just like he looked at the seniors back then, but at this moment, these team members only had fear in their hearts and no longer had the admiration he had.
Yes, if I, as a senior, have not set a good example for the juniors. If I were a senior, I would not be able to show the determination to win when facing my opponents. What about the younger generations?
"Wang Xiaodong, Wang Xiaodong, you really gave me a big problem! Hahaha~~"
Zheng Zhi took a deep breath for the last time. He seemed to see Zhao Xuri looking at him silently from behind, General Fan looking at him nervously in the stands, Milu paying attention to him in the stands, and the TV The eyes of thousands of fans in front of the machine are looking forward to it.
One step, two steps, three steps... Zheng Zhi started to run.
In the last step, he stepped hard on the ball with his left foot, and then swung his right leg down!
This is a penalty kick and no one will get in his way.
What he has to do is to use all his strength to hit the target smoothly!
Seeing Zheng Zhi's right foot starting to exert force, Kawaguchi's eyes flashed, he quickly moved his body and rushed towards his left side.
"You guessed it right!" Kawaguchi Nengshu raised his eyebrows.
When he stretched out one arm with all his strength, the touch of the ball also came from his fingertips.
"bumped into!"
But just as Kawaguchi felt happy that he could survive, the ball rushed away from his fingertips with indomitable momentum and continued to move forward.
Uh-huh!
The ball that was pounced still went into the net. Zheng Zhi immediately fell to his knees after finishing the shot, raised his fists, and screamed to the sky.
"Ho ho ho ho ho ho ho!!!"
Players such as Shao Jiayi, Dong Fangzhuo, and Zhao Xuri who rushed into the penalty area also turned around and rushed in front of Zheng Zhi one by one, pinning the captain underneath him.
"Captain, this is a great kick!"
"It's amazing, that kid Kawaguchi can't stop him at all!"
"Captain, well done, well done!!!"
Zheng Zhi was instantly buried in the praise, and the players jumped on him one by one, forming a mountain of meat on the opponent's penalty spot.
Zheng Zhi, who was pressed at the bottom, was in pain and happiness, feeling the extra weight on his body. At this moment, Zheng Zhi's heart felt peaceful like never before.
At this moment, a pair of red and blue sneakers appeared above his head.
Zheng Zhi subconsciously looked up and saw Wang Xiaodong squatting above him.
"How's it going, captain? How does it feel to score a goal?"
Zheng Zhi took a deep breath and then spit out the dirty air.
"It's great, it's so great!"
"As long as it feels good! Hahaha~~" Wang Xiaodong nodded, stood up and walked towards his own half.
Looking at Wang Xiaodong's retreating back, Zheng Zhi gently added: "Thank you, Wang Xiaodong."
