Chapter 140 The Frightened Lao Song
"Mr. Benkuelenka, don't you think you can show him a yellow card?" Zhuoyang said to the referee Olegario Benkuelenka with a smile.
Before the game, they guessed coins and exchanged team flags. After shaking hands with Zhuo Yang with a drooping face, Eto'o deliberately wiped his hands on the jersey. His move was very conspicuous and the message he conveyed was very clear, making several referees frown.
Portuguese Ben Cuelenca was the referee in the Champions League semi-final match between Inter Milan and Barcelona. He did not see the fight between the two sides in the channel after the game, but he heard a little bit about it afterwards. However, these matters are left untouched by the people and ignored by the officials. UEFA just pretends not to have heard of it, and Benguilenka will not interfere with it.
"Captain Cameroon, I hope you respect your opponents and respect sportsmanship." Benquelenka warned Eto'o.
"Oh, I understand." Eto'o nodded expressionlessly, then turned and walked away.
"Hey, hey... Mr. Benquilenka, don't you let him apologize to me? A yellow card will do."
"Okay, okay, you are not a fuel-efficient lamp." Ben Kuelenka said impatiently: "Zhuo... Captain of the Chinese team, I hope you will also focus on the game itself, not on my game. stir up trouble."
"Yes, sir! Quack, quack, quack..."
Zhuoyang smiled and shook hands with several referees again, and patted the fourth official Oscar Ruiz on the shoulder before returning to his team's camp. Eto'o had forgotten about this just now. Ligbet Lao Song saw this scene from a distance, his face was full of sorrow. Since a few days ago, the frightening feeling has been lingering in his heart.
Lao Song has accompanied the Cameroon national team through more than ten years of ups and downs, sharing weal and woe, and tasting flowers and cow dung. In the heat of the United States in 1994, Cameroon took advantage of Argentina, which had beheaded Maradona four years ago, and entered the quarterfinals. Cameroon was regarded by the world as a symbol of African power. But four years later, consecutive losses to Brazil and Sweden in the group stage were surprising.
However, this was not over. In the last round of the group match, Cameroon and Russia, who had both been eliminated early, met on a narrow road, but they collided with fireworks unlike any other in the world.
Russia defeated Cameroon 6:1. The African Lions only regained a little face with their mascot Uncle Roger Milla who came on as a substitute in the second half. At the age of 42, the African Lions became the oldest goalscorer in the history of the World Cup. .
That game became the most brilliant epiphyllum in world football, and Oleg Salenko, who scored five goals, will forever be remembered in history. After the World Cup, he seemed to disappear from football, and there was no splash anymore.
Because he received a red card in the match against Brazil, 17-year-old Riggbert Song sat on the sidelines and witnessed this tragic scene. Although he was not on the court that time, he felt a little palpitated the day before the game and had a premonition that something big might happen.
That feeling was very similar to the frightening feeling I had felt over the past two days.
Lao Song understands Zhuoyang far better than Eto'o. Eto'o takes football too seriously and values the fame and fortune brought by football more than football itself. But in Zhuoyang, there are many things that are far more important than football, such as friendship.
Lao Song knows very well that Cameroon seems to have passed the trough and is just around the corner to return to its peak, but in fact it is surrounded by internal crises. A young man can't afford to be a big leader, otherwise he has become so old, how can he still be indispensable.
The Chinese team is easy to deal with, but Zhuo Yang is definitely not easy to deal with. Cameroon's biggest reliance in facing Zhuo Yang will be the friendship between himself and his nephews Xiao Song and Zhuo Yang. In front of his friends, Zhuo Yang could not be cruel.
Because of this, Lao Song would think about negotiating an agreement with Eto'o for Zhuoyang, otherwise he would be too full to worry about it. Zhuoyang is a petty person. Once he is angered and lets him turn into a beast and run rampant on the court, even if Cameroon invites old Mira back in a sedan chair, it will not be of any use.
58-year-old Grandpa Mila just went to visit everyone in the locker room. He is very kind. He is now engaged in foreign trade in full swing and stays in Guangzhou for six months of the year. The plastic loudspeaker vuvuzelas that make people want to vomit blood are shipped from China by boat by boat by international second-rate dealers, including Grandpa Mila.
Lao Song didn't know whether the barbed taunts in Eto'o's words angered Zhuo Yang, and he didn't dare to ask, but Zhuo Yang's response was obviously at odds with Eto'o. At this moment, another trick only played by children happened. Lao Song felt that Eto'o was a fool. He really wanted to vent his anger. Winning the game was better than anything else, so why bother to put it on his face.
Old Song is also using himself to save others. You didn't let Zhuo Yang's stinky feet kick you in the face, so of course you can be more generous and act like a holy mother. If Eto'o in turn persuades you to have a drink with Uncle Zha, you, Old Song, will probably push his head into the toilet.
If Eto'o does this, Cameroon doesn't know whether it is a blessing or a curse. Lao Song only knows that he has been frightened for the past two days.
When French coach Paul Le Guan coached Lyon, he had three consecutive French Ligue 1 titles. Mr. Legon took over the coaching staff of the Cameroon national team a year ago, and then won a spot in the World Cup with a wave of four consecutive victories. Legane is known for his bold use of young players. Nowadays, there are many young players in Cameroon's team who are around 20 years old and full of vitality, and Legane has contributed a lot.
Before the last game against Italy, the outside world was naturally more optimistic about the defending champion, so Cameroon's draw with Italy was not a big upset. In that game, Cameroon not only tied the score, but was also on par with the Italians on the field, and even had a certain advantage in the second half. If it weren't for Brother Meng's bravery, Group F would have a lot of fun.
Facing the weakest Chinese team in the group today, Mr. Legon had a simple idea of winning! Winning the Chinese team will take the strategic initiative in the final round. Although Zhuoyang is very powerful, Montolivo was also very powerful in the last game. Football is never a one-person sport.
A few days ago, Paraguay's effective three-midfielder tactic in the second half inspired Le Guan. He also changed his formation today and sent out a 4-3-3. In addition to Eto'o and Mallorca forward Pierre Webo in the forward line, Between them was added 21-year-old center Choupo-Moting, who plays for Nuremberg in the Bundesliga.
Midfielders Arsenal Xiao Song and Lyon Macon, 19-year-old Schalke 04 defensive midfielder Joel Matip, he and Hao Junmin are club teammates.
On Cameroon's defense, Stephan Mbia is from Marseille, Asuekto is from Tottenham, and 20-year-old Nicolas Nkoulu is from Monaco. In the starting lineup, except for Lao Song and goalkeeper Soleimanu, who play in the Turkish Super League, everyone else is from the five major leagues.
Although Coach Legon is known for his fickle formations, often changing formations in five different formations in five games, he was definitely not changing formations for the sake of changing formations today. So frivolous, because the Chinese team is an underdog, and Mr. Le Guan wants to eat a fat man in one bite.