Chapter 843: Blessed Land
The Chinese team drew 3:3 with Serbia to advance to the round of 16 of the World Cup, and the Mbobella Stadium became a sea of joy for Chinese fans, and tens of thousands of Chinese fans were reluctant to leave the stadium after a long time after the game.
At the regular press conference after the game, Ailo was naturally the focus of everyone's attention, his hat-trick sent China to the round of 16 of the World Cup, and he also became the top scorer of this World Cup because of his three goals in this game.
Many South Korean media who came to the scene thought that they could make a good joke about the Chinese team by virtue of the South Korean national team's promotion to the top 16 of the World Cup, but as a result, Ai Luo scored a hat trick with his personal ability to send the Chinese team to the top 16, and the performance of the whole game was even more impeccable, and the Chinese team was even higher in terms of the excitement and gold content of the game.
So I was forced to abandon the original design.
Iroh's wonderful performance was praised by head coach Gao Hongbo: "To be honest...... I have lost confidence in the game when I entered the injury stage, I believe that many reporters present are not much different from my thoughts, Serbia fully retreated to the half, put up a bus in front of the goal, we did not have a good way to send the ball into the penalty area, but Ailo broke out when it should have broken out, his third goal of the game saved the team, and sent the Chinese team to the round of 16, so I am very honored to be able to coach the Chinese team, and it is even more honorable to have such a player who created a miracle! ”
Gao Hongbo rarely praises a player so explicitly, even if Iroh led the Chinese team to the World Cup finals, the game was just a simple comment, never like now......
Looking at the problem from another point of view, Gao Hongbo was extremely excited about the Chinese team's promotion to the top 16, and he didn't even have any restraint in speaking, thinking of what to say.
As the best captain of the Chinese team on the spot, Ailuo naturally also attended the regular press conference after the game.
Of course, the reason for his attendance was not the request of the organizing committee, but his own initiative.
Before the game in Serbia, many media had great doubts about Ailo winning the World Cup Golden Boot award, so he wanted to slap the media who questioned him in the face after scoring a hat trick in this game, and he wanted to sue everyone in the world that he was still the omnipotent Ailo!
"I remember before the game, there were a lot of journalists who thought I couldn't win the Golden Boot at this World Cup, and now I want to ask, can I really not win the World Cup Golden Boot? Hehe...... Does anyone still question it? ”
As soon as Iroh's voice fell, many media reporters were about to stand up and question, but their footsteps just lifted and fell.
Because...... They have absolutely no confidence at all, considering that Klose, the Golden Boot winner at the last World Cup, has only scored five goals, and Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo, who have played well in both the league and the Champions League, do not know if they are in a slump of form.
Messi has only scored a measly two goals in three games, while Cristiano Ronaldo has even worse, scoring just one, and is far from all six goals from Iro.
Therefore, those media who are full of emotion in their hearts dare not stand up to question it, they know that it is not comfortable to be slapped in the face......
"Haha, no one questioned it? What a shame...... Hey, there's a lack of motivation to score goals in the future! Iroh swept around the reporters who wanted to say and stopped, and said very cheaply.
After this round of Slap in the face by Aillo, the Chinese team's post-match press conference time flew by, and it was Serbia's turn to lose in the blink of an eye.
Serbian coach Antic fully recognized Ailo after the game: "We didn't lose the game, but because we didn't play well in the previous two rounds, so that we were eliminated from the round of 16 with a goal difference, but here I want to state that we did not lose to the Chinese team, but Ai, that's all!" ”
Many media are sympathetic to the stubborn Serbian old man, and the overall strength of Serbia is obviously much stronger than the Chinese team, but what is the result?
This is a football game, not a basketball game, and the stronger one is not necessarily the winner.
In addition, according to the course of the game, Antich did not admit that there was a good reason for losing to the Chinese team, Ailo's first goal was a long shot, the second goal was a direct free kick, and the third goal was a calm shake down of Vidic and then hit the dead corner with his left foot, all of which were the embodiment of personal ability, so that he willingly admitted that he only lost to Ailo alone.
Captain Stankovic smiled bitterly in the face of reporters' questions: "If Ai is a player from our country, I want to ...... Nor is it a dream to win the World Cup. ”
The Chinese reporters present were not happy to hear this, didn't Stankovic's subconscious meaning be that other Chinese players were too vegetable?
But then again, Stankovic didn't say the wrong thing, if it weren't for the hard support of Iroh, the Chinese team would have been eliminated long ago......
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Not long after the end of the game, FIFA's official website was updated again, and Iroh's i avatar was placed in a prominent position on the homepage for promotion.
The world's major sports portals have the same action, all of which made headlines by sending the Chinese team to the round of 16 of the World Cup with Aello's hat trick.
Of course, the Big Four of Chinese portals, New Wolf, Sohu, Penguin and Wangyi, were the most rapid, making changes almost immediately after the game, reporting in the most eye-catching place on the homepage that Iroh's hat-trick sent the Chinese team to the round of 16 of the World Cup.
The individualistic hero of this team sport is the most popular, with hundreds of thousands of comments in just a few minutes of the update.
The next day, the headlines of the world's major physical newspapers were still Airoh's personal heroism to send the Chinese team to the round of 16 of the World Cup, which attracted the attention of global media and fans.
Because before the start of the World Cup, many media and fans were not optimistic about the prospects of the Chinese team, and Iroh had just recovered from a serious injury for a month, which would definitely have an impact on his strength, and the result was ...... He scored six goals in three group games and scored a hat-trick in his final game against Serbia.
A state of terror!
At this time, the Chinese team has already taken a flight to leave Nelspruit and fly to Rustenburg, where they will play the World Cup 1/8 final against the United States at the Royal Baffken Stadium in the city.
The game was played three days later, and the rest time was limited for both the U.S. and the Chinese team, with only a short three-day recuperation period.
In Gao Hongbo's plan, the Chinese team was rested on the day they arrived in Nelspruit.
Having just qualified for the last 16 of the World Cup, it is time to give the players some space to relax.
If you simply use a physiotherapist to help you recover, you will not be able to achieve the most basic conditions for physical and mental relaxation.
The Chinese XX Football Association can fully keep up with the trend of world football, and the logistics staff invited the families of the 23-member players of the Chinese team to South Africa before the start of the World Cup, and reimbursed the whole process, which can make the players work harder in the stadium while selling favors to the players.
The final Group D World Cup group game was a testament to this, and on the eve of the tense World Cup quarter-finals, it was a great opportunity for players and families to spend a day together in Nelspruit.
Of course, the Chinese coaching staff also warned the players that it is not allowed to indulge in lust at this time.
Three days later, it is the 1/8 final of the World Cup against the United States, and you must ensure that you are full of energy.
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Nelspruit, the capital and largest city of Pumalanga, was formed in 2000 by the merger of the cities of Fog, Nelspruit and White River.
Known as the 'place where the sun rises', Pumalanga is the second smallest province in South Africa, only larger than Gauteng, but it is one of South Africa's biggest tourist destinations and has a reputation as 'paradise'.
Iroh's parents and sister are among them, and his girlfriend Taylor Swift has just completed a series of jobs to accompany Iroh in South Africa.
The most headache for Ailuo is naturally that Li Shiyin brought his son Li Ai here, and Ai's father and mother only recognize their grandson, as for how the son is with his real girlfriends Taylor Swift and Li Shiyin, it is not something they are worried about, in their minds, this grandson is really satisfied.
For Iroh, staying with two women was a special headache, so he tricked Taylor Swift and Li Shiyin into taking their parents to Kruger National Park, fifty kilometers away in Nelspruit, and then took Li Ai with him after cutting his hair.
Outcome...... Iroh took Li Ai to turn off the phone directly and strolled around the city of Nelspruit.
It is rare for the father and son to go out to play in such a casual situation, and the happy Iroh also temporarily bought a mobile phone and posted a tweet and Weibo to share his true feelings at this moment.
But then there was a bit of trouble for Iro, as he was a celebrity who could easily get the public eye, especially on South African soil, which is full of World Cup atmosphere.
Tweeting is actually a very 'dangerous' thing......
Even though he was wearing sunglasses that covered his entire face, he was quickly recognized by fans.
In the end, I had no choice but to meet the fans' requests, sign autographs and take photos.
By the time this was done, it was already an hour later.
To Eloh's relief, Li Ai did not look bored during the hour, but from time to time used his jerky broken English to help maintain order, making many fans laugh.
After Iello finished beating the enthusiastic fans, he picked up Li Ai and put it behind his neck, held his legs, and continued to take him to the rich atmosphere of Nelspruit, South Africa.
Of course, the indispensable one is the Real Bafken Stadium, where he could have beaten Ghana 3-1 six days ago.
In other words, this stadium is the blessed land of the Chinese team.