Chapter 89 Thank You Pogba, Thank You Umtiti, Thank You Dembele!

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At the end of the game, the Chinese team finally defeated the French team 1:0 and advanced to the semi-finals of the World Cup.

Another extremely simple game, even though the whole world was not optimistic about it, the French team was still defeated.

"Thanks Umtiti!"

"Thanks Pogba!"

"Thank you Dembélé!"

"They are also making great contributions to China!"

"Thank you so much!"

"The Chinese team became the first team to advance to the semi-finals!"

"In 2006, we were the top 16, in 2010, we were third, in 2014, we were champions, and 2018? We keep moving forward!"

"Next, our opponent will be the winner of Belgium or Brazil."

"We'll know the answer in two hours."

…

The scene became a sea of ​​joy for Chinese fans and a sad grave for French fans.

One by one, the French players sat on the turf with their heads down, unable to raise their heads again.

Dong Fangzhuo walked towards the young Mbappe, and crystal tears flowed from his big eyes.

He is less than 20 years old.

"Cry,"

"It feels better to cry."

Dong Fangzhuo also sat down and patted him on the shoulder.

"I failed like this before."

"I was 20 years old,"

"When I was 25 years old in 2010, I still failed."

"You are lucky, because you are less than 20 years old now, and four years later, you will be less than 24..."

He doesn't know how to comfort, nor how to comfort others.

But comforting an opponent is better than comforting a teammate...

"Have a good holiday, come back to Manchester United and let's continue to win titles together."

As soon as he stood up, Dong Fangzhuo saw Deshang walking towards him with difficulty. Dong Fangzhuo stepped forward to support him, and the two hugged each other for a long time. When they separated, Dong Fangzhuo patted Deshang on the shoulder. Doesn't look like a rookie at all.

"For a country like France, we failed to win today, and I am as sad as my country. But we still need to move on, and many good teams left early like this."

"But I won't say anything bad to them, because they have done a great job. But I still hope that in four years, you can sit quietly on the bench or the coaching bench..."

Deschamps, who had won the championship, was still calm and even made a humorous joke with him. Of course, he was probably just forcing a smile.

After sending Deschamps away, Dong Fangzhuo finally joined the celebrating team.

"We're still here,"

"But our goal is not accomplished yet."

"We know what's really needed."

"Now, we are only one step away from the finals!"

Under the eyes of tens of thousands of fans, Dong Fangzhuo is still motivating his teammates. But who can listen now? This is the time to enjoy your victory...

The younger Deng Hanwen, Wang Gang, Feng Jin, and Wu Sanshi had already rushed to the stands and mingled with the fans. Even Wei Shihao, who never got a chance to appear, was so happy that he took pictures with his mobile phone.

This is a festival for all Chinese people.

In fact, reaching the semi-finals is already considered as overfulfilling the task. It is not necessary to win the championship to be considered a successful World Cup trip. No matter what the final result is, there is no failure...

At this time, the defeated Frenchman was already surrounded by media reporters in the mixed zone. Although he was very depressed, Deschamps still accepted the media interview.

Although he was disappointed, he was still proud of the team's performance in the game and thanked the players, "France stopped in the top 8. I feel sad about this. But I want to thank the fans who accompanied and supported us, and my players." They were like lions on the pitch and gave it their all. We left Russia proud and no one should blame us."

Deschamps admitted that the Chinese team’s strength and tactics were more advantageous in the game.

"The opponent is a great team, their players are experienced and better. Today they performed well on the offensive end. At the same time, their defense was also very tenacious, which prevented us from finding opportunities to score. But but It’s football, winning and losing is normal, this is the path we have to take.”

"Pogba's unexpected end disrupted the replacement plan."

"Umtiti's penalty was not a turning point, he was just saving the ball."

"Of course, Dembele is a little anxious. He could have avoided all this. He paid the price for his youth. I hope this game can make everyone grow up."

"The Chinese people are thanking them and saying that they are the heroes of the Chinese team. What do you think of this?"

"..."

Deshang was naturally speechless.

Damn it, everyone has become a hero of the Chinese team.

But, how should I answer?

"This joke is not funny at all. Although they made mistakes, they all wanted to play well."

"We shouldn't mock them like that."

…

But in Dong Fangzhuo's view, they are the heroes. When he attended the press conference, he said bluntly: "Obviously, the three of them played a tragic role. "

"We can't win without them."

"In such a high-level competition, whoever makes bigger and more mistakes will fail."

"This is the only game in twelve years where we haven't scored a goal, haha..."

This sentence probably hit the French hard.

"Dong, will you continue to lead the team in the semi-finals?"

"At this point, yes, Mr. Krauchen needs to continue to rest, but he should be watching the game from the stands."

"Do you want to meet Belgium or Brazil in the semi-finals?"

"I don't want to touch either, but I have to touch one of them. No team is easy to deal with. Belgium's offense is smoother, and Brazil's midfield and backfield are very stable, but it is more difficult to score goals now than before."

"I said three years ago that football has changed and is different from before. Everyone has to do more. Forwards are not only forwards anymore, but also defenders. Everyone can score goals or prevent goals. .”

"But, I still want to say that in terms of personal ability, I have regressed..."

Dong Fangzhuo threw out his theory again...

"If you win the championship, you will be the king of football. Are you excited?"

"We won't know until we win. What we have to consider now is the semi-finals."

He was as calm as ever, never drifting off.

At this time, Belgium was playing passionately with Brazil, and they played a very open game...

After the press conference, Dong Fangzhuo returned to the locker room, but happened to see Brazil lagging behind Belgium.

"Will the opponent be Belgium?"

"Neymar is so disappointing."

Regarding Neymar, Dong Fangzhuo hates it.

Year after year, has Neymar ever made the Brazilian people happy? Not worth the wait at all...