Chapter Thirteen The Group of Death
"Did you listen to the game last night?"
"Of course I did. We beat Korea to a score of 7:0. It's such a relief!"
"Wu Jie scored five goals in one game. Song Shixiong said that not only was he good at playing football, but he was also very energetic. It's a pity that he couldn't see what he looked like."
"Yes, it would be great if there was TV and broadcast!"
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The next day, the whole country was discussing last night's game.
Although everyone can't see the heroic appearance of the Chinese team on the court, they all know a new hero who has won glory for the country. They just don't know what he looks like, but the name "Wu Jie" has been remembered by tens of millions of people!
Not only domestically, the battle between China and South Korea attracted the most attention in the preliminaries. TV stations in Japan, Hong Kong and Taiwan, and some Southeast Asian countries, including Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates, all broadcast the game live.
Wu Jie became famous all over the world in one battle, especially the first goal he scored, his original move to pass the goalkeeper, and the "flower arrangement penalty" that was comparable to the "spoon penalty". He was basically locked in
Asian Goal of the Year.
At yesterday's post-match press conference, a reporter asked about the names of these three extraordinary moves.
Wu Jie calls them "rainbow pass", "ox tail pass" and "pendulum pass"!
These three vivid and appropriate names have become a hotly debated topic among many fans today.
Kuwait's Prince Hamad publicly praised Wu Jie after the game: "I can't believe he created two magical passing moves. He is definitely a genius not seen in ten years. I think he is the best player in any country, not just Asian countries."
There will definitely be a place for everyone in the team.”
However, Wu Jie said after the game that neither the "rainbow jump" nor the "ox-tail jump" were his original skills. Only the "pendulum jump" was modified from "biking" and was considered his original skill.
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At this time, everyone except the South Korean reporters said that Wu Jie was really a good and honest boy.
Many reporters thought that except for the "rainbow jump", those two were his original jump moves.
But there is no doubt that even if these three passing moves were not invented by Wu Jie, few players in the world use them in international competitions, otherwise everyone would not be so unfamiliar with them!
Wu Jie wanted to regard the "cow tail flick" as his own unique technique. Unfortunately, after yesterday's game, the system awarded him up to 10,000 points and 5 points respectively for his "pendulum pass" and "machine gun fire" celebration actions.
As a special reward of one thousand Olympic coins, he was also awarded a medal with the same name.
But the other two extraordinary moves, including the military salute celebration, did not receive any rewards.
Someone has obviously used this in official competitions. If he pretends to admit it, he will most likely be slapped in the face.
However, such a high reward still gave him the urge to continue plagiarizing those uninvented skills and movements, including celebrations after scoring goals.
This "first of its kind" will not only award Olympic points, but also a special badge.
Now there is an extra badge in his badge column: "Pendulum Pass" and a "Machine Gun Shooting" celebration.
[Pendulum Pass] Effect: After wearing it, you can perform a "pendulum pass" at high speed without losing speed, increase the chance of defensive players falling to the ground out of balance, and reduce the load on the knees caused by this action!
[Machine gun fire] Celebration action: used after scoring a goal to greatly increase the team's morale and reduce the opponent's momentum. It can only be effective once per game!
Only then did Wu Jie realize that there were two such useful functions in the system. He could wear up to three badges and use two celebration actions (number of effective times) in each game.
He is now very satisfied with the effect of this [Pendulum Pass] badge, especially the last effect of reducing knee injuries.
Of course he knew that this action put a heavy load on the knee. Ronaldo, the real inventor, caused a rupture of his cruciate ligament while doing this action.
Originally, he wanted to shamelessly take away the title of creator, and then try to use this action as little as possible in the future.
Now that he has this badge to protect him, this move may really become his signature technique.
Yesterday's post-match press conference contained more than just these stories. Several South Korean reporters took turns asking him questions in a questioning tone.
The "military salute celebration" was brought out and asked whether he was using the unfinished war to humiliate South Korea?
Wu Jie's answer was: "That's just the passion of a young man!"
The South Korean reporter still refused to give up and asked him why he used those disrespectful actions to humiliate the South Korean players.
Of course they were referring to the fancy "rainbow dribble" and the "flower kick" used in the final penalty kick. South Korean reporters believed that both of these actions were full of humiliation to the opponent.
Wu Jie retorted: "I think only hurtful actions on the football field should be criticized. The word 'humiliation' is the biggest humiliation to players. Don't you want me to apologize?"
The South Korean reporters were speechless at these words. Of course they could understand what they meant. This kind of apology is the real humiliation!
The South Korean reporter was speechless, but Wu Jie refused to give up. He said with a righteous expression and voice: "I hope the South Korean players can apologize to me, because they have too many hurtful actions.
Everyone knows that victory on the court is important, but any sports activity cannot violate sports ethics and the spirit of sports. If you use any means to achieve victory, this is the most shameful behavior! I hope that the football field will not become an animal.
Survive and take out the opponent’s savage territory!”
Wu Jie's impassioned speech was widely reported by Asian media, especially Japan, the next day, and these words made the news verbatim.
What is murder and heart-breaking, this is it!
How could the South Koreans have imagined that Wu Jie would be so harsh with his mouth? This merciless attack immediately made the South Korean team a typical example of losing both games and losing. Everyone knew that he was beating around the bush and calling the South Koreans beasts.
Woolen cloth.
At this time, many people in South Korea are clamoring to kill him. They just don't know how to cross the 38th parallel or swim directly to Shandong?
After this battle, the Chinese team officially became the favorite to win the Asian Cup because they defeated another seeded team, South Korea, 7:0.
Among the strong teams in Asia, including those from Oceania, who dares to say that they can beat the famously tenacious South Korean team so badly?
This is the South Korean team's biggest loss record against an Asian team since the founding of the People's Republic of China in 1948. After scolding Wu Jie, the entire South Korean football world immediately burst into mourning!
The entire country, from the media to the fans, could not accept being kicked out of the Chinese team in such a disastrous defeat of the century. Not long after head coach Kim Jong-nam took office, he encountered the biggest dismissal crisis!
However, the life and death of the South Koreans has nothing to do with China. After this war, China will not be able to suffer from Korean phobia in a short period of time. Now, it is the South Koreans who are worried.
Wu Jie also changed the side task of "Preventing Koreanphobia" to 1:2. He doesn't know if he will encounter South Korea again in this competition. He can't bear the loss of one hundred Olympic coins every day.
All group matches in the preliminaries ended the next day, and the official group stage draw was announced that evening.
China qualified first in Group D, but it didn't seem to have any advantage in the next stage of grouping. They were still assigned to the group of death.
Teams in the first group: China, North Korea, Japan, Iran, Hong Kong.
Teams in the second group: Kuwait, South Korea, Qatar, United Arab Emirates, Malaysia.
If this grouping was not manipulated, I am afraid the Kuwaitis themselves would not believe it.
The rules of this stage are similar to those of the preliminaries. Each team has to play against the other four teams in the group. A win will earn 2 points and a draw will earn 1 point. The two teams with the highest points after four games advance to the semi-finals.
finals.
Faced with such a deceptive grouping, the Chinese team is of course having a headache from top to bottom.
It's not that I don't have the confidence to beat these teams now, but I have to put in more effort in every game.
The schedule of the Asian Cup is relatively tight. The preliminaries and main matches are played over three days, which is a big test for physical strength.
Wu Jie felt that this grouping was just what he wanted. He didn't want to play anyone now. The only team he wanted to play was the South Korean team, because only by winning against South Korea again would he not have to pay the price of 100 Olympic coins every day.
Chapter completed!