Chapter 30: Thank you
The next day, reports about the game appeared in the newspapers, and almost all the famous and influential newspapers and magazines around the world reported on the Spanish team's hearty victory.
"Global Sports": "3:0, a flawless victory, the Matadors in the first game of the defeat, with a perfect victory, with a perfect victory, they are still the most powerful favorites in this World Cup!" β
World Football News: "The first hat-trick since the start of the World Cup in South Africa, made by Fan! β
"Team Newspaper": "There is no doubt that there is only one absolute protagonist of this game, and that is Fan!" On this night, Van is the juggernaut of Ellis Park Stadium! β
The Guardian: "The Spanish team has found their sharpest knife, Fan has continued his good form in the league to the World Cup, his pace will not stop because of the difference of opponents, a radiant Fan, who can stop it!" β
Milan Sport: "It was a victory for Spain and a victory for Fan, with the Chinese superstar scoring a hat-trick to help the Matadors get the vital three points!" This is the stage that belongs to Fan! His light is enough to move the whole world! β
Almost all the newspapers and media affirmed the excellent performance of the Spanish team in this game, and the wonderful and even gorgeous football style of the matadors fascinated everyone, and for Fan Bizhuang, it was even more praise and amazement.
Bild, Germany's leading sports outlet, published a photo of Fan Bizhuang being interviewed on their front page, accompanied by a narrator, "Top scorer in the World Cup?" Why not? βThis is almost the original version of Fan Bizhuang's answer published in the newspaper.
"If it were any other player who gave such an answer to a reporter's question, I think a lot of people would dismiss it as arrogant and ignorant. But obviously, this sentence came out of Fan's mouth, so there would be no such consequences, because Fan is that kind of person.
He is always full of infinite confidence in himself, and he will also use practical actions to achieve every word he says with one goal after another!
Yes, why not? Looking at Van in two seasons of insane scoring in the league and Champions League, he is now at the top of the World Cup scorer charts, so we have reason to believe that Van is absolutely capable of doing just that!
He was born to break all records!
His footsteps won't stop! So, keep your eyes open and look forward to the great surprise that Fan will bring to the world, both unexpected and expected! β
The focus of the UK's Sky Sports is different from that of most media and fans, who focused on the stark but domineering look of Fan Bizhuang during the game.
"This is the majesty of the king, this is the gaze of the king!" - The article uses this title, in the content, "Sky Sports" wrote, "I have to admit that when Van Goh held his head high and looked around, I was really frightened by such a look, what did we see in our eyes? Majestic, domineering, inviolable...... It's as if a true king is patrolling his realm and his subjects, and Fan is the supreme monarch!
This naturally led me to a great name...... Yes, that man is Manchester United's King Erik. Cantona. After the goal, with his collar raised high and a majestic glance at the field, Cantona was so different. Look at Van again, Ramos and his teammates knelt around Van as they bent over to shine their shoes for their hero, while Van was looking around the pitch with the same sacrosanctity!
At that moment, I suddenly had the illusion of going back in time, both of them were so unique, both of them were never short of trouble, but they were equally talented...... The only difference is that Cantona belongs to Manchester United, and Van believes that maybe in the near future, he will become the king of the whole green world! β
In contrast to most of the media's praise and exclamation to the Spanish team and Van Bizhuang, Italy's "Milan Sport" newspaper objectively analyzed the qualification situation of Group H after the end of this round of group stage.
In this group, Spain were the undisputed favourites to qualify, but in the first round, they suffered a shocking defeat to the "underdog" Switzerland, which caused confusion in the qualification situation of this group.
After the first round of the group stage, Switzerland and Chile, who also won, were tied for top of the group with three points.
The two teams that lost, Spain and Honduras, are tied for the bottom.
However, after the second round of the group stage, Spain moved up to third place, with three points behind Switzerland, who also have three points, as they lost to Chile in this round, and the Swiss team has no change in points.
Spain is temporarily behind Switzerland because of the win-loss relationship, and the goal difference between the two is the same. Chile has already qualified from the group after two consecutive wins, but because the final round of the competition with Spain has not yet begun, it is not certain whether it will be the top or second place in the group, if they lose to Spain in the final round, then Spain will replace Chile as the top of Group H.
Of course, Switzerland also have a good chance of beating Spain to become the second-qualified team in the group, and as long as they can beat Honduras in the final round, they will have a good chance of qualifying.
But it is not absolute, the rules for qualifying for the group stage of the World Cup are to compare the goal difference between the two sides first, and then compare the relationship between each other's victory and defeat in the case of the same number of points, which means that if Spain and Switzerland also win in the final round, then who has the most goal difference and who successfully breaks through the ball.
So in the final round, the priority for both teams is to win, followed by trying to score as many goals as possible.
Before the results came out, the last qualifying place in Group H could be regarded as confusing.
As for the Honduran team, they have been eliminated early after two consecutive defeats, and after the group stage, they can be called home.
In the article, "Milan Sport" analyzed the wins and losses of several teams and the advantages and disadvantages of goal difference, and then still full of confidence in the Spanish team: "Although the Swiss team seems to have the advantage in terms of the situation, we must recognize the fact that the Spanish team with Fan is completely different from the Spanish team without Fan - at least in terms of offensive firepower and goal efficiency, if Fan can still start in the next game, then the Spanish team will have a greater winning rate. There is also hope for more clean sheets.
Spain is a strong championship team, and Fan opened his international competition with a hat-trick, if Fan continues to be mad, then Spain's goal difference will definitely be able to overwhelm the Swiss team!
So, if nothing else, the two teams that qualify for Group H will have a good chance of being Chile and Spain, but it is unknown who will be first and who will be second! β
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The praise and praise from the outside world, as well as all kinds of discussions, were all over the place, but the Spanish team put the victory behind them for the time being and embarked on their journey in the final round of the group stage.
After the second group stage match, the Spanish team will travel by bus to Pretoria for the third round of the group stage against South American powerhouse Chile at the Rovtos Stadium.
Although the qualifying situation is not clear, there are many unfavorable factors, but at least the fate is in their own hands, after a hearty victory, got the vital three points, the atmosphere in the Spanish team is a lot better, because the first round of the unexpected defeat to the Swiss team is a low dissipation.
The players are full of confidence and expectation for the final round of life and death battles. However, unlike the slightly impetuous confidence of the Swiss team before the game, this time, the whole team exudes a strong momentum of "no win, no return" from the inside out.
The bus drove on the wide road, and the players sang or chatted or sang in the bus, and everyone seemed relaxed before the big game.
In fact, the first defeat was not all bad, although the three points were lost, but the atmosphere of the Spanish team gradually became integrated and united, especially in the life-and-death battle with Honduras, everyone worked together and gave it their all, at that moment, there was no distinction between Real Madrid and Barcelona, there was no superstar and ordinary player, everyone was part of the team, everyone was working towards the goal.
This is a good sign, at least Bosque is looking forward to a united Spanish team.
The match against Honduras brought all the players closer, and even after the game, there was a lot less prejudice between the various camps, and the big guys were able to sit together, talk and joke freely.
Even Ramos, these "diehards", are sitting side by side with several Barcelona players at the moment, hooking shoulders with each other, talking and laughing happily.
The sunlight outside the car is just right, warm and soft, and the barriers in the team seem to be like snow in winter, gradually melting under the warm sunshine.
Fan Bizhuang sat in the back window position, looking outside, the trees on both sides of the road were wandering in the sun, slowly retreating, and the carriage was a little noisy, but Fan Bizhuang felt calm inside, and he enjoyed the atmosphere very much.
I don't know when, someone sat down next to me.
Fan Bizhuang didn't look back, but heard a slight but sincere voice ringing in his ears.
"Thank you."
Out of the corner of his eye, he saw the face of the person next to him, and Peake sat beside him, with a sincere face.
Fan Bizhuang didn't have any extra words, nodded lightly, and continued to look out the window.