"One more run, the fullback pulls in!"
"The central defender comes up to respond!"
"Don't just watch the ball, watch the people!"
On the sidelines of the court, Gao Hongbo almost shouted out his throat.
Three away games have accumulated 3 points. Such results have pushed Gao Hongbo's coaching status to the edge of the cliff.
Although in the external announcement, Gao Hongbo said that he was satisfied with the result of the game, and being unbeaten in the away game was the bottom line set before the game.
But everyone knows that after returning to the three home games in China, there is no room for any mistakes!
Australia currently has 7 points, Qatar and the national football team have 4 and 3 points respectively, and Iraq has only 1 point.
As long as they win this game, the national football team will surpass Qatar and take the initiative to compete for the qualifying spots in the group.
In fact, from the beginning, the national football team regarded Qatar as its biggest opponent.
But today Wang Xiaodong still did not appear in the starting lineup, allowing the fans in the stands to smell a stench of ZZ.
Everyone knows it.
Wang Xiaodong said the wrong thing in the previous interview!
Although the official reasons include having just returned from the team, not being able to cooperate well with the national team teammates, and other miscellaneous reasons.
But everyone knows the real reason why Wang Xiaodong did not appear in the starting lineup this time.
Although he appeared on the bench, the Champions League champion was not seen in the life-and-death battle, and the fans had no confidence at all.
It can be said that today's Wang Xiaodong is equivalent to Ukraine's Shevchenko, equivalent to Côte d'Ivoire's Drogba...
The national team has lost the trust of fans, and everyone has placed all their expectations on Wang Xiaodong.
Many fans even stopped watching the game and kept focusing on the sidelines, staring longingly at Wang Xiaodong on the bench, counting in their minds when he would be able to play.
Gao Hongbo himself is also suffering. It is a fact that the national team did not perform well in the last World Cup preliminaries. He also really wants Wang Xiaodong to play as soon as possible.
But many times, he, the head coach, does not actually have complete real power, and is more pushed to the stage to take responsibility.
Wang Xiaodong's remarks a few days ago caused dissatisfaction among some people. He tried his best to win Wang Xiaodong's right to play in the second half.
Therefore, his biggest hope now is not to make any mistakes in the first half, and wait until Wang Xiaodong comes on the field in the second half before launching a general attack.
As long as Wang Xiaodong plays at a high level in this game, even some people in the next two games will not deliberately suppress him at the request of the fans.
After the kick-off, the Chinese team quickly formed a threatening offensive - after a simple backcourt pass, the ball was directly passed into the Qatar penalty area. Under Zhu Ting's active fight, the Qatar goalkeeper and defender had unstable control and could only push the ball hastily. .
Gao Jiji rushed into the penalty area and volleyed directly. The ball missed the post.
Although it was an away game, Qatar played quite confidently.
The players' individual skills are exquisite and the team cooperation is skillful. Amid the cheers of the fans, they are evenly matched with the home team.
In the 11th minute, Qatar launched a threatening attack on the right wing - Majid got rid of the cross in front of the baseline. Sebastian outflanked the ball and shot deftly with his heel. Unfortunately, the ball hit the post and bounced out.
Seeing the center post, the team members were inevitably a little flustered.
Qatar took advantage of the opportunity and launched a wave of offensive, which made the national football team unable to find its rhythm.
In the past few minutes, Gao Hongbo stood up and sat down, constantly giving orders to Sun Xiang and Zheng Zhi, hoping that they could find a suitable gap.
In the 22nd minute, Zheng Zhi took a corner kick from the right.
After Qatar goalkeeper Sakr hit the ball, Hao Junmin kept the ball from the left and directly hoisted the ball into the penalty area.
In the penalty area, Li Weifeng took a header, but because the shot was not strong enough, it was confiscated by the opponent's goalkeeper.
In this way, after the two sides struggled with each other for more than 20 minutes, an unexpected turn occurred on the court.
In the 28th minute, taking advantage of a free kick on the right wing, Qatar passed the ball into the penalty area.
But just as goalkeeper Song Zhenyu confiscated the ball, the referee's whistle suddenly sounded.
"Um???"
Seeing the referee's gesture, all the players were stunned.
"Fuck! Will the referee make the decision?"
Gao Hongbo was so angry that he cursed loudly, kicked over the mineral water bottle next to him, and rushed to the fourth official to express his dissatisfaction.
This is our home court!
You award them a penalty? ? ?
In the slow-motion replay, Gao Jiji pulled his opponent to the ground in front of the small penalty area line while defending.
It was this foul action that caused the national football team to be sentenced to death.
In the stands, many speechless fans covered their cheeks and stared blankly into the penalty area.
The first half of the game actually played well. Although there was no goal, it still met the fans' expectations.
However, the smooth attack came to an abrupt end in front of a sudden penalty kick.
Just like a melodious violin music, it just flowed to the ears soothingly and suddenly encountered an accident of broken strings.
The moment Sebastian scored, the tight string in the hearts of the fans broke with a "boom".
"Change to Wang Xiaodong, change to Wang Xiaodong, change to Wang Xiaodong!!!"
Voices from all over the sky resounded in the Tianjin Olympic Stadium.
A forward fouled in his own penalty area and gave the opponent a penalty kick, while on the bench there was a strong player who had just returned from the Champions League...
Isn't this a waste of martial arts?
At this moment, the fans, who had always been restrained, could no longer hold back and began to curse.
Some scolded the shoes, some scolded the officials, and some scolded the head coach.
Gao Hongbo stood on the sidelines holding his shoulders, almost crying.
While he was watching the team members returning to their positions like zombies, a bottle of mineral water suddenly appeared next to his shoulder.
"Director Gao, have a drink of water."
Gao Hongbo turned his head and saw Wang Xiaodong's fearless face.
"Xiaodong, you...sigh!"
Gao Hongbo sighed.
"It's my incompetence that has caused trouble to everyone..."
"No, Director Gao, don't say that!" Wang Xiaodong laughed, "The fans say you lead the team very well and the atmosphere in the team is good. We just have bad luck. Don't worry about it, Director Gao. superior."
"Hey, Xiaodong, I know you are a good boy and very capable."
Gao Hongbo's eyes were red as he looked at the national football team, which had received free kicks and corner kicks one after another on the field, but had never been able to pose a real threat.
"Although you have played in the top leagues in Europe, you don't know our national team."
"Tottenham conceded the goal, so everyone can turn a blind eye and work together to get the score back."
"But our team...sigh!"
Gao Hongbo sighed again.
What he was sighing about was not the goal he conceded, nor the dispensable yellow card given to Gao Jiji.
What he sighed was the upcoming game and the mentality of the players.
The away game has already been tied with the opponent 0-0. If they lose again at home, the consequences will be disastrous.
When players carry such psychological baggage, even home games may become hell.
After understanding Gao Hongbo's worries, Wang Xiaodong laughed again.
"Director Gao, isn't it just one ball?"
"Just wait and see!"
"This thing is so simple!"
