Chapter 743: I Originally Thought Ten Hag Was Disgusting Enough (Plus)

"Alright, the match is over!"

"Oh, the final score of this match is fixed at 2:2. To be honest, this game was truly not easy for the Chinese team!"

"Mm, yes. Actually, I think the Chinese team played quite well in this match; the main problem lay in the first half. It seems the Chinese team didn't expect Japan to play this way, which indeed brought some difficulties."

"Haha, but in the end, they successfully secured 1 point away from home!"

"Beep beep beep beep!!!!"

"Boooo!!!"

"Beep beep beep beep!"

The stands were filled with sounds of dissatisfaction from the Japanese fans.

Although the score was 2:2, because they had been leading at the end of the first half, the Japanese fans were now in a very bad mood.

They had expected 3 points.

But in the end, they only got one point!

"Brother Ning!"

Tang Ye and Zhang Zhang Yuning embraced each other.

"That last goal was a pity, damn it; if it had gone in, we would have turned the tables."

Zhang Zhang Yuning was still regretting his second one-on-one opportunity.

If he could have run a bit faster, he would definitely have been able to seize that chance!

"It's all the same!"

Tang Ye slapped his teammate hard on the back.

Coming back from 0:2 to 2:2 was already extremely difficult; the team's strength is what it is, so we absolutely cannot be too greedy.

"China!"

Bang bang!

"China!"

Bang bang bang!

Cheers from the fans rang out in the away section.

From the camera's perspective, there were even a few European faces among them.

These fans were Tang Ye's loyal supporters; some had even flown over from England just to watch the match.

Originally, they only intended to support Tang Ye, but the Japanese striker's bowing celebration thoroughly enraged this group of Manchester United and Dortmund fans, so they decisively stood by the Chinese team.

Tang Ye raised his right hand high to greet the fans in the stands.

Suddenly thinking of something, Tang Ye signaled his teammates to follow him toward the main podium.

"Let's go!"

Wu Lei gave a reminder, signaling Luo Lu Guofu to follow.

"This..."

Seeming to guess what Tang Ye intended to do, several Chinese team players on the substitute bench appeared somewhat hesitant.

"Is this really necessary..."

"Hurry up and go."

Ai Ai Kesen pushed Luo Lu Guofu from behind.

Luo Lu Guofu had been sitting on the substitute bench, so perhaps he couldn't fully appreciate the anger felt by the players on the field: "Tom already said it; aren't you coming?"

"This... alright."

Communication issues already existed among the foreign players; if he didn't listen to the big brother now, wouldn't being isolated later cause an immediate explosion?

Under various pressures, Luo Lu Guofu followed along, with Gao Gao Zhunyi and Liu Dianzuo beside him.

"Tang Ye is truly awesome."

"Haha!"

"Faster, faster!"

The teammates were very in sync; everyone knew what Tang Ye wanted to do.

"Beep beep beep!!!"

"Fuck you!"

"You stole our victory! Three points! Give us back our three points!"

The east stand was now the most lively.

The Chinese team equalized the score and then moved closer to the home fans' section; wasn't this just asking to be cursed at?

Under the tracking lens of the cameraman, more than twenty Chinese team players on the field orderly formed a single line.

Zhang Zhang Xizhe and Wu Lei were very meticulous, specifically leaving the central position for Tang Ye.

Facing the two Japanese prime ministers in the stands, they bowed slightly.

"Haha!"

The Chinese ambassador to Japan, sitting behind them, accidentally laughed out loud; fan mobile phone lenses immediately turned over, causing the ambassador to instantly become serious: "Mm..."

Shinzo Abe and Fumio Kishida were now in a rather awkward situation.

They could not respond to the Chinese players' retaliatory actions, but constrained by etiquette, they also could not simply turn and leave.

"That wasn't a very good gesture..."

Marti took a deep breath.

Although the Chinese team players had already left, Marti worried that the celebratory gesture just performed might bring trouble to the team: "Ferran, you'd better tell them; if they could apologize..."

"Ferran?"

Turning his head, he saw that Escrivá had slipped away at some point.

By the time Martí turned around and spotted Escrivá again, the Chinese head coach had already reached the front of the podium, bowing to the AFC officials and the two Japanese Prime Ministers in the stands, before shaking hands with Hajime Moriyasu.

"..."

He had almost forgotten that Escrivá was also a victim of this match.

Ferran... you acted impulsively too!

Check Dongqiu Di Match Report: Zhang Zhang Yuning scores on a breakaway, Tang Ye unleashes a 30m+ super axe-kick, China ties the score with two away goals! Escrivá's miraculous formation change, Osamu Daikawa's celebration sparks controversy. (427,321 comments)

【Hahaha】

【Feels good, brothers. One point away first; we'll win outright at home.】

【Wait, isn't our ambassador to Japan a bit too abstract? Haha.】

【Tang Ye is truly fierce. Will this affect my Ball King's selection as a People's Congress deputy?】

【Why worry? Next year is the World Cup; Tang Ye's seat as a People's Congress deputy is guaranteed unless the Chinese team implodes in the remaining matches. If we can grab a point away against Japan, do you really think the national team can't handle Oman and Vietnam?】

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"We were definitely excited; we were very nervous when we fell behind 0:2 early on."

Facing a Xinhua News Agency reporter, Zhang Zhang Yuning spoke frankly: "Because our initial plan was a draw; if we had to lose, we didn't want it to be ugly. But falling two goals behind by halftime naturally made us nervous."

Before facing Japan, China had won three consecutive matches, securing nine points as a buffer; logically, losing one game wouldn't draw blame from the fans.

But Japan was a special opponent.

Even if losing wouldn't invite scolding, the Chinese players would still carry a heavy psychological burden.

"Can we talk about your second-half goal? That strike really opened things up for the team."

"Haha, I think that goal was mostly thanks to Brother Ye; I just finished it off."

Zhang Zhang Yuning's face flushed slightly: "I saw him receive the ball and turn; I reacted instinctively by running forward, never expecting it to work out by sheer luck."

"But your control and subsequent handling were indeed extremely calm."

The reporter praised.

"We saw that you were still trailing 0:2 at halftime, but your performance clearly improved in the second half. Do you think Escrivá's decision to change formations mid-game had a significant impact on the team? What was going through your minds when you learned you'd be playing a 4-4-2 in the second half?"

"... Escrivá's tactics were definitely sound."

Zhang Zhang Yuning expressed absolute support for Escrivá, while also offering some excuses for the team's first-half deficit, such as Hajime Moriyasu's new tactics catching them off guard.

"However..."