August 2, 2015.

At night, 21:45.

Wuhan Sports Center.

The stands, which can accommodate 60,000 spectators, were packed, and almost all the bright reds were visible.

"Dong, dun, dun, dun!"

Someone was beating the drum, and the intense drum sound spread throughout every corner of the stadium.

"Crazy..."

Someone was waving a giant flag and making a sound in the evening breeze.

But this seemingly enthusiastic atmosphere hides a strong sense of anxiety and anxiety.

The LED screen in the main stand is recording the current real-time score:

45 minutes, the first half ended, China 0, South Korea 1.

The goal came from the injury stoppage time. Lee from the South Korean team cut inside the city and made a quick cross. Zheng Zhi made a mistake in the interception and missed Kim Seung-da behind him. The midfielder shot and shot through the net before goalkeeper Wang Dalei attacked!

Looking at the Korean players cheering and celebrating, the 60,000 live audiences and millions of TV and online viewers in the stands, they couldn't help but ask a question:

"Where is Chen Hao?"

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Head coach Perlan glanced at the deputy leader Guo Bingyan beside him.

The latter frowned and looked unhappy:

"He just got off the plane and it took at least half an hour to drive."

Perrin sighed and turned toward the player passage.

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"Due to the impact of the flight delay, Chen Hao, who was supposed to arrive in advance, missed the start of the game. According to the latest news ahead, just now, he had already boarded the Football Association's special car and headed to the competition venue at full speed..."

Commentator He Wei also got the news during the intermission, and he quickly told the millions of viewers guarding the TV.

But guest Xu Yang still said that the situation is not optimistic:

"Even if the traffic factor is excluded, Chen Hao was able to arrive at the arena within 30 minutes, but he did not conduct training from beginning to end, and had no tacit understanding with his teammates, and he didn't even have time to adapt to the venue and warm up activities... What's the role of such a player even if he really came on the bench?"

He Wei frowned and glanced at the first half highlights that were being played:

"Today, this Korean team obviously makes us feel very unfamiliar. Judging from the list, the most familiar thing about Chinese fans is Kim Young-kwon, who plays for Evergrande. Most of the other players are basically young people in the K League. Among the 11 starters, the average age is less than 24 years old. The oldest is Kim Joo-young in 1988, and the youngest is Kwon Chang-hoon in 1994, with obvious intentions to train troops. In contrast, the Chinese team, the 35-year-old veteran Zheng Zhi is still the absolute main force, and only Wu Lei is a player born in the 11 people... "

Xu Yang sighed:

"Although the starting lineup we have not been able to rank the strongest, everyone is an old face for the national team for many years. However, such a team still cannot gain any advantage against the second and third-tier reserve teams of the South Korean team..."

He Wei thought of the news he heard before:

"This East Asian Cup, the national football team has indeed encountered many difficulties. After the roster was announced ten days ago, 10 of the 23 players were injured, so Zheng Zhi had to play a temporary guest appearance as a central defender, while Feng Xiaoting, who was partnering with him, insisted on playing with a low fever. Such a combination really cannot defend the South Korean team's assault..."

Perrin, who was sweating in a cold face, looked dull. He heard a burst of inexplicable shouts in the stands:

"Perran, get out of class is over!"

"Pig shoes, refund the money!"

Yang Yiming, who was located in the media seat, heard clearly that a young fan behind him was a little hoarse and scolded:

"Why didn't Chen Hao appear? If I hadn't come to see him, why should I pay an extra thousand yuan to buy tickets from the scalper?!"

"Refund! Refund!"

"Chinese pig shoes, disband and disband!"

The reporters in the media table were already typing their own keyboards like enclaves, and one brilliant article after another was about to be completed in an instant:

"In 28 games in 37 years, 1 win, 10 draws and 17 losses! How long will South Korea last?"

"The only victory of the national football team in the face of South Korea, everyone wants to have high guidance at this moment!"

"Perran has stepped down from the altar! A general is incompetent and exhausts the three armies!"

"Why should Suntian, who has the fourth most goals conceded in the league, contribute two defenders?"

"Wang Yongpo is the number one cancer of the national team!"

"Why does Yu Hai, a 100-year-old relationship, occupy the first place?"

"Why is the number one striker in the contemporary country (Gao Lin) humiliated?"

"Absent-minded? Feng Xiaoting missed people four times and became a black hole in the back defense!"

"The old look is revealed! Let's watch Zheng Zhi walks back to defense!"

"The running distance is one less than that of the Korean team! This is the iron-blooded spirit of the national football team!"

"Exciting news! Perrin had a carnival in a famous nightclub in Wuhan before the game! How can he be the head coach of the national team with such professional qualities!"

"There was no league game in July. Perrin really thought that Chinese footballers were stupid and had more money?"

...

Some reporters can't wait to send their manuscripts to the editor, and they can fire at Perrin and the national team as soon as possible after three whistles sound.

When Wu Lei ran out of time again, but his teammates rushed straight out of the bottom line, a trace of despair finally appeared on Perlan's face.

They had been training together for a week and had played more than a dozen games before, but their cooperation was as unfamiliar as if it was the first time they met!

Perrin called out his assistant Ali Boomnier:

"Switch people, Ali."

Boomnie responded, but he didn't have any hope:

"who?"

Perrin gave some advice:

"Use Liu (Jianye) to replace Wang (Yongpo)."

Despite not having any hope, Boomniger was still surprised.

Perrin's last substitution... he actually had to use a midfielder to replace an offensive player!

Why?

What kind of exquisite tactic is this?!

Reverse Mourinho?!

Boomniger thought for five seconds, but still didn't understand Perrin's intention, so he had to go to the fourth official and prepare to apply for a last substitution.

Before he could get to the middle, he saw a figure walking out of the player's passage.

The man walked out of the shadows and was exposed to the lights.

Boomnie was surprised:

"List?"

Chen Hao looked up at the big screen and asked in French:

"Where is our substitution quota?"

Boomniger nodded subconsciously:

"There is the last one!"

"Very good, a replacement in five minutes."

Chen Hao nodded and took off his white T-shirt.

Deputy leader Guo Bingyan, Chinese assistant coach Li Tie, goalkeeper coach Qu Chu Liang and others rushed to him almost without any distinction, and gathered him up as if he saw his owner's pet.

Chen Hao took the towel from the equipment administrator, wiped the hot sweat that was coming out of running, and then began to change his jerseys in front of the home team's substitute area.

Guo Bingyan and the others just formed a human wall to block the eyes of the outside world for him.

He Wei in the live broadcast hall was not too happy:

"Chen Hao finally caught up. From a rule point of view, he can indeed play, but... he has not adapted to the venue, cooperated with the training camp, and was not warmed up enough. What's the effect of even if he appears in a hurry? He didn't even have the jet lag reversed!"

South Korean head coach and German football legend Uli Stilik of course noticed the belated newcomer.

As a rigorous German, he believed more than anyone that football is the sport of eleven people.

He glanced at Chen Hao who seemed to be taking off his pants and shook his lips:

"Fortunately, you've come too late."

It's less than 10 minutes before the end of the game!

Your teammates have long been reluctant to fight and have even started to cramp.
Chapter completed!