There is a belief called football

Chapter 245 There is only one possibility

A few hours after the match, the match between Australia and South Korea was also over, and there was a piece of good news for the Chinese team. The two teams tied and each scored one point.

At this point in the game, mathematics is a key factor. In the top 10, there are 5 teams in each group, and each team will have a bye in each round.

But it is the same bye, but the impact is different, because the later games are more intense than the previous ones, so "rear" byes will gain a certain advantage.

For example, the last three games are scheduled for June 3th, 6th, and 4th. There are three games in 11 days. The intensity is high and the game is critical. If you can have a bye at this time, then you have gained a great advantage.

But Australia used their byes in the sixth round, and China used their byes in the seventh round. In the last three games, the only team that had a bye and still had the hope of advancing was South Korea.

For the Chinese team, the South Korean team, and the Australian team, the top 10 match has completely turned into a three-nation kill, because the Chinese team accidentally lost in the last round, which has a direct impact on the fact that the three countries are basically on the same starting line.

8轮战罢，澳大利亚6战积13分，韩国7战14分，中国6战13分。

Australia and China still have two games, and the South Korean team has one more game, which is the upcoming away game against the Chinese team.

Looking at it now, the Australian team is basically guaranteed to advance. They will play Lebanon in the 9th round, and 3 points will definitely be no problem. Then no matter how China and South Korea play, the probability of Australia's advancement is already over 90%.

And the situation of the Chinese team is not bad, as long as they beat the South Korean team at home, then the Chinese team will advance to the World Cup in Brazil one round ahead of schedule.

Similarly, if South Korea beats the Chinese team, then the South Korean team will also advance successfully in the 9th round.

If China and South Korea draw, then the Chinese team can only advance to the final round by defeating Australia to ensure their advancement.

In fact, it is not only that, these analyzes are just routine, and the unconventional unpopular plots have not been analyzed yet. For example, what if Australia loses to Lebanon in an upset?

So at the end of the 8th round, China's major sports media exploded, arranging and combining the forms of the last two rounds one after another.

Stan, the players, and the coaching staff also read these things. After returning to Shanghai, Stan was calm and not angry at the training session the next day. Not only that, he was also more kind than usual.

Stan knows that if he loses the ball, he loses. The important thing now is to stop the loss. It’s okay to lose a game, just don’t lose the whole game. Now as the leader of the team, he must hold on.

"Coach, have you watched the last two rounds?"A player asked.

"what"?
"In the newspaper, the group qualifying situation looks very complicated."

"I looked, is it complicated, why does it feel so simple to me," Stein said.

The player was stunned, it's very simple?Dozens of permutations and combinations, Coach Stan, did you major in mathematics before?

"Coach, where are the dozens of possibilities?"Qi rate said in a low voice.

Stan made a gesture and signaled everyone to gather around, "There are not so many possibilities, there is only one possibility, to win South Korea, we go to Brazil, we can't win, we go home, there is only one way, understand"?
Stan's tone was unquestionable, "Don't think about going to Australia in the last round, kids, that's unrealistic. For us, the next game is the final. We are 1 point behind the Korean team. Just win, it's that simple."

Finally someone stood up to echo Stan's words, that is Li Weifeng, "Stan is right, the next game is the final".

"right",
"right",
"right",
One after another, everyone responded to Stan with a firm tone.

Stan pulls out a coin, he shows it to the players, he tosses it in the air, he catches it again, it's a game of heads and tails.

"The front means that we can advance, and the back means that we cannot advance. Take a guess."

"Front...", everyone said in unison.

Stan smiled, and put the coin back in his pocket, "You'll know the answer in a few days".

*****
Stan pretended to be relaxed in front of the players, but behind them, Stan was more nervous than anyone else. He was extremely confident that he could go to Brazil, but when the real decisive battle came, Stan found that he was just an ordinary mortal.

He wants to recall all the players for this game. Chen Fei is already on his way back to China. For Lin Zhijian, Stan decided to communicate with Hamburg.

There is no problem with Li Qiao's health anymore. He will fly to Shanghai tomorrow. Stan expects to use the strongest lineup to face the South Korean team.

On June 6th, all the players had arrived, and on June 8th was the final decisive battle. On this day, the Korean team had also arrived in Shanghai, preparing for the next life-and-death battle.

In this game, Stan is going to play the kind of football he has always dreamed of, which he calls "cool" football, that is, the fast, non-sloppy Russian football.

Now the staffing of the Chinese team can meet Stan's requirements. During the pre-match training, Stan focused on the side attack, especially the right side. Chen Fei and Lin Zhijian will form the "side corridor" of the Chinese team in this game.

On the left side, Stan doesn't need to tell you anything. Sun Jihai can't always assist, but Jihai has rich experience. Occasionally, if he sees the right time to go up, it may help the team score.

"Chen Fei, Lin Zhijian, look, pay attention to your eyes, if you want the other side to get sideways, use one look, you know?"Stan said.

Chen Fei nodded, and Lin Zhijian shook his head.

"For example, if Lin Zhijian has the ball, if he is confident in this attack, then wink and ask Chen Fei to step up, otherwise, what are you going to do?"
Stan gave an example, and both of them understood.

"The two of you are inseparable these two days, chat often and cultivate a tacit understanding for me."

Then Stan ran over to Li Qiao, and he called Ding Mu over, "How is your relationship?"
Li Qiao and Ding Mu looked at each other, Li Qiao was very honest, "We don't know each other well".

"Then you two play rock-paper-scissors when you're free, and get familiar with me as soon as possible."

After finishing speaking, Stan went to guide the others, leaving two people standing there empty, Ding Mu stretched out his hand in embarrassment: "I will give you a stone, what will you give?"
Li Qiao chuckled, "Stan is really weird", Li Qiao thought to himself.

Stan knows that in the current national team, many players are talented players. They don't need too much training, but they need to trust each other, so he took the trouble to "bring together" players who he thought should be familiar.

"Zhou Dun, Wei Xiao, pay attention to brother Yang Zhi behind you, he has more experience than you all, so talk to him more when you have time."

"Also, you can also talk to Li Weifeng. Guard is a profession that needs to be learned every day. Many guards also get older and more stable, you know?"
Stan spoke earnestly, Zhou Dun and Wei Xiao, although a little annoyed in their hearts, agreed very readily.

After the arrangement was completed, Stan stood on the sidelines, his mind spinning non-stop, hoping to find out some deficiencies and make up for them in time.

Suddenly his eyes turned, and Stan saw Qi Bing standing alone on the sidelines, looking very lonely. Stan woke up like a dream, "How did I forget him?"

Stan has been too busy recently, and he didn't talk to Qi Bing about such a big thing as changing the main full-back.

"Qi Bing",
"Coach Stan", Qi Bing immediately answered.

"that...",
"Coach, I thought you were just joking last time, but I didn't expect you to replace me," Qi Bing said with a wry smile.

"It's not a replacement, shouldn't a strong team have two high-level full-backs"?
Qi Bing didn't reply.

It was hard for Stan to explain on the sidelines, he had no choice but to say nothing, but he had a surprise for Qi Bing, but that would have to wait until after the match against South Korea, "Let him hate me for a few days now", Stan thought to himself.

*****
On the night of June 6th, Stan came to the top floor of the hotel alone. He climbed up to the water tank on the top floor of the hotel, and there was a feeling that he would be on the top. But when Stan climbed up, there was already a water tank about the size of a basketball court.

In the darkness, Stan could vaguely see his back.

"Who?" Stan whispered.

"I, Li Qiao",
Since he was an acquaintance, Stan let go of his hanging heart and walked over to sit down.

"Kind of picking places," Stein said.

Li Qiao laughed.

Stan squinted and saw that Li Qiao's two legs were hanging outside the outer eaves of the water tank, which meant that Li Qiao was in danger of falling.

Stan didn't dare to yell, he was afraid... .

"Joe, don't sit like that, it's dangerous",
Li Qiao scratched his head and said: "I don't know why, only in the face of such stimulation, I will forget the tension of tomorrow's game."

"If you don't believe me, try it too",
Stan plucked up the courage to go over, stretched out his feet in the air, and took a breath in his heart. The car below was as big as an ant, and he was doing this on the roof of a building with more than 30 floors. If it was normal, then this person must be crazy.

"Is there anything better"?Li Qiao asked.

Stan nodded.

For a professional player, the desire for the World Cup is unspeakable. The average person has a professional career of more than 10 years and encounters the World Cup at most 3 times.

"Where are the others?" Stan asked.

"Some are in the swimming pool, some are in the KTV, some are in the gym, just a little bit, no one is on the bed in the room," Li Qiao said.

"That's still the most special thing about you," Stan said.

Li Qiao chuckled, "Sometimes I feel like I'm worthless, and a game is so tense."

"Actually, I am the same. Although I am usually optimistic, if I lose tomorrow, I really don't know what to do in the future."

"I want to make this country happy again because of football," Li Qiao said.

"I hope that by this time tomorrow, we will see the tears of the Koreans and the smiles of the Chinese," Stein said.

Li Qiao chuckled, then nodded in agreement, and the two of them swung their feet and watched the night scene in the distance quietly.

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