radicalducati Chapter 18: Did Lao Yin become a traitor because of the starting lineup?
Chapter 18: Did Lao Yin become a traitor because of the starting lineup?
At the pre-match press conference, Yin Tiesheng and De Sartre directly clashed.
The hot-tempered de Sartre even lost his temper at the end.
In De Sarthe's view, how dare a mere Chinese national team coach challenge him, the coach of the Belgian Red Devils, to his face...
This is a complete insult to Belgian football.
However, with so many reporters present, De Sartre eventually suppressed his anger, politely shook hands with Yin Tiesheng, and turned to leave the press conference.
His anger was temporarily suppressed, but it didn't last long for De Sarthe.
A short while later, after arriving at his own locker room, De Sartre vented his frustrations on his players, who were still laughing and joking, seemingly not taking the Chinese team seriously.
"Fuck!"
"You bunch of lazy bums!"
"Your loss to Brazil has made all Belgian fans ashamed to even come to this stadium!"
"And did you know? The Chinese team's head coach just said at the press conference that he will lead his team to defeat you!"
"You're packing your bags and heading back to Belgium ahead of schedule..."
De Sartre began his signature pre-match motivational ritual, but before he could fully energize the players, the assistant coach suddenly pushed open the locker room door and quickly walked to De Sartre's side.
"Boss! Something's wrong! The starting lineup for the Chinese team was just changed!"
"Um?"
"Boss, um...it seems the Chinese team has two goalkeepers?"
The moment those words were spoken, not only was De Sartre stunned, but all the Belgian players in the locker room were also stunned!
Two goalkeepers?
this.....
What's going on?
Have the rules of football been changed?
Can we field two goalkeepers now?
Two people guarding the gate?
"No, it's that Chinese goalkeeper who got a hat-trick of assists in the last game; he's moved to midfield!"
After the assistant coach said that, everyone finally realized what was going on.
"The goalkeeper is being moved to midfield?"
As if still unable to believe it, De Sartre asked the same question again.
"Boss... I'm sure this is real... Pfft!!!"
As the assistant coach was talking, he seemed to find the whole thing funny and couldn't help but burst out laughing.
"Hahahahaha!"
"Hahahahaha!"
"This is absolutely the funniest thing I've ever seen!"
The statement about the goalkeeper playing in midfield instantly changed the serious atmosphere of the Belgian team!
Even De Sartre, who had been holding back his anger, couldn't help but laugh.
Yes!
De Sartre was just worried that the Chinese team's changes to the starting lineup would cause him some trouble, but now everything's fine...
That Chinese head coach...
That guy's brain...
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The Belgians treated Su Yu's starting position as a midfielder as a joke.
And after this latest roster was released.
Back home, however, things immediately went up in an uproar!
Huge blunder in the national Olympic team's starting lineup? Goalkeeper Su Yu appears in midfield!
Goalkeeper switched to midfield? Is Yin Tiesheng using the Olympic Games as a training ground?
The starting lineup for the Chinese Olympic team has been changed at the last minute; Su Yu will replace Zhou Haibin!
- [Holy crap, what is Yin Tiesheng doing? Making the goalkeeper play in midfield? Has he lost his mind?!]
- [That's right, I was originally thinking of playing a defensive counter-attacking style in this match, hoping to force a draw or a narrow victory against Belgium to secure a place in the knockout stage, but now? Putting Su Yu in midfield, what's Yin Tiesheng's strategy?!]
- [Su Yu's performance in the last match was indeed amazing, but he's a goalkeeper. Can he even play midfield? Does he even know how to play midfield? Damn it, don't let him instinctively grab the ball when someone brings it to you!]
-【Oh my god, that's actually quite possible! I was a goalkeeper back in school, and when they were short a striker, I stepped in and caught the ball with my hands right there in the penalty area!】
- [It's over! Ugh, I just thought there was a glimmer of hope for Chinese football, but it turned out like this... A bunch of idiots messed things up, putting the goalkeeper in midfield, and changing that at the last minute for such an important match! Chinese football is truly hopeless!]
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An unexpected change to the starting lineup has occurred.
Countless fans across the country formed a super league to denounce Yin Tiesheng.
QQ status updates, Weibo, even Baidu Tieba, and the comments section of the national team's official website!
In less than half an hour, Yin Tiesheng became the eternal sinner of Chinese football.
However, no matter how fiercely the fans criticize,
They couldn't stop Yin Tiesheng's outrageous move that shocked the whole country and even the world!
7 PM!
"Zhuang Dian'er Tai!"
"Zhuang Dian'er Tai!"
"This is a live broadcast of the second round of the Men's Football Group C matches at the 2008 Beijing Olympics!"
"China's Olympic Team vs. Belgium's Olympic Team!"
"The players from both teams are now positioned in their respective halves of the field!"
"The referee is checking his watch too!"
"Beep!!!"
"With the referee's whistle!"
"The competition has officially begun!"
"First, let's look at the starting lineups for both sides!"
"I'm sure you've all learned about this from various sources!"
"It's different from the last game."
"In this match, the national Olympic team's head coach Yin Tiesheng remarkably placed Su Yu, the MVP of the previous match, in the midfield position, forming a brand-new midfield trio with Zhao Xuri and Zheng Zhi..."
"The other positions are the same as in the last match!"
"4-5-1!"
"Alright, on the other side, Belgium's starting goalkeeper is Bailly!"
"Defenders: Ruvor, Vermaelen, Landry Müllermo, Sebastian Poconoli!"
Midfielders: De Mul, Harroun, Vertonghen, Van den Borre!
"Two forwards: Kevin Mirallas and DeSmith!"
"Facing the Chinese team, Belgium's head coach De Sarthe fielded their most familiar 4-4-2 formation!"
"First, Belgium launched an attack!"
Huang Jianxiang, sitting in the commentary booth, began his commentary.
now!
Huang Jianxiang, who was gritting his teeth in the commentary booth, was actually just as furious as countless Chinese football fans.
As a professional football commentator, he knew very well how risky it was to have a goalkeeper play in midfield!
Although Del Piero took off after switching from goalkeeper to striker, he was only 13 years old back then!
But what was Yin Tiesheng doing?
Why switch a 19-year-old goalkeeper, whose skills and habits are almost fully developed, to midfield?
This is absolutely...
Huang Jianxiang grew angrier the more he thought about it, and he even felt like he was about to lose his temper during the live broadcast.
However, just as he pulled the microphone over, ready to speak!
On the field, Su Yu, who had been moved to the midfield position by Yin Tiesheng, suddenly silenced him.
The reason, of course, lies in the Belgians' recent attack.
Su Yu, appearing on the field for the first time as a midfielder, actually...
He single-handedly used a predictive sliding tackle to steal the ball from Vertonghen's feet.
And after making the steal, Su Yu quickly got up and led the Chinese team in a counterattack.
Just those few moves...
It looks...it seems pretty good?
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