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Chapter 105 Focus, Feng Qiyuan!
Although the celebration was over, the TV broadcast camera was still firmly focused on Wang Lie.

Because he is the brightest star in this game.

His every move touches people's hearts and attracts much attention.

So the shot of Wang Lie pointing his finger at Feng Qiyuan was naturally captured as well.

In the TV broadcast, a telephoto lens was used to compress the space and bring Wang Lie and Feng Qiyuan together, making Wang Lie's intention of pointing at Feng Qiyuan more obvious.

He not only pointed at Feng Qiyuan, he also nodded for emphasis.

"Haha! Beautiful! Ride on my face and attack!"

When Tang Lingfeng, who was watching TV, saw his son-in-law's action, he clapped his legs happily and laughed and praised.

His wife Wei Qin, who was sitting next to him, first said "tsk" to her husband, then said worriedly: "Will Ali's behavior... make people think that he is deliberately targeting his teammates on the national team?"

Tang Xingmei explained to her mother: "He is targeting Feng Qiyuan, Mom."

"Ah?" Wei Qin didn't quite understand. "Why?"

"Mom, you know what Ali's goal is, right?"

"Yes, World Cup champion."

This matter is not a secret, nor is it known only to Wang Lie's family.

In fact, all Chinese fans know it.

Because Wang Lie has said more than once that his goal is to lead the Chinese team to win the championship.

At first, everyone just thought it was the crazy talk of a young genius.

Later, when Wang Lie helped the Chinese team achieve the best record in history by reaching the quarterfinals in the World Cup on home soil, many people really began to look forward to the Chinese team winning the championship...

At that time, everyone praised his ambition and hailed him as a "champion with a heart".

After the 2034 Saudi World Cup, people gradually stopped mentioning it.

Because in their opinion, Wang Lie has lost the opportunity to realize his ambition. Bringing this up is like rubbing salt into Wang Lie's wounds... Out of respect for this Chinese football hero, everyone tacitly did not mention this matter to avoid embarrassing Wang Lie.

It was not until the last one or two years that people mentioned this goal again. "Winning the World Cup" is no longer a good thing that makes people excited. Instead, it has become a "meme", appearing in a sarcastic way in the comment section or barrage of news about Wang Lie.

They believed that becoming the "World Cup Champion" was no longer an incredible dream, but a curse that bound Wang Lie. That was why he refused to retire even though his physical functions could no longer keep up... This affected the national team's renewal and also blocked the upward path for young people.

Wang Lie's goal has never changed, but everyone's evaluation of his goal has undergone a regrettable change.

"Next year's World Cup should be Ali's last World Cup." Tang Xingmei said, "He hopes that his teammates can become stronger and better, only in this way can they achieve this goal. Feng Qiyuan is already the strongest central defender in the national team, first-class in Asia. But Ali feels that this is not enough, he should do better."

"Ah, this... isn't it a bit harsh?" Wei Qin couldn't quite understand this idea.

"If the goal is just to participate in the World Cup, that is indeed too demanding. But if the goal is to win the World Cup, that is a normal requirement. In order to win the World Cup, everyone, including Ali, must do their best," said Tang Xingmei.

"If we do our best in everything, can we definitely win the World Cup?" Wei Qin asked curiously.

"Of course luck is also needed. But if you don't do your best, you don't even have the qualifications to hope for good luck." The daughter answered seriously.

Tang Lingfeng loudly agreed with his daughter: "Meimei is right! If you don't try your best, how can you talk about good or bad luck?"

This time, the wife did not dislike her husband's noise. She just sighed and said, "It's not easy for him to work so hard. He wants everyone in the national team to work as hard as him? How difficult is that!"

Tang Xingmei did not answer her mother because she thought the same thing in her heart.

How difficult this is...

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"What is Wang Lie doing?" Cai Bokang, assistant coach of the Chinese national football team, saw this scene in front of the TV and asked with a frown.

After Wang Lie and Feng Qiyuan appeared in the same frame, the TV broadcast gave close-up shots of the two people separately.

After being pointed at by Wang Lie, Feng Qiyuan's expression changed obviously.

An unhappy expression appeared on Mu Ran's face.

This can be seen from his slightly flared nostrils and furrowed brows.

"Why are you provoking Xiao Feng for no reason? Is it for revenge?"

This speculation is not far-fetched.

Given Wang Lie's personality and temper, it is not surprising that he would do such a thing.

Just browse the Internet and you can find too many old news reports about Wang Lie's "vindictiveness".

The fact that Feng Qiyuan froze Wang Lie in the first half of the season, combined with the public opinion environment at the time, actually had a huge impact, especially in China.

Many people took this as evidence to prove that Wang Lie is old, and used it to endorse He Zhenyong's national team reform, believing that the national team coaching staff headed by He Zhenyong was doing the right thing.

At that time, Wang Lie didn't say a word, and no one knew what he thought about this matter.

But not expressing one's opinion may already be a kind of expression...

So some people at that time believed that Feng Qiyuan's freezing of Wang Lie was the last straw that broke the camel's back when Wang Lie was in the most difficult time. This would not have been something worth hyping up at any other time before, but it was very fatal at that time.

Being ridiculed and questioned by the crowd made Wang Lie lose face.

How could he not be angry?

No matter how much Feng Qiyuan explained for "Brother Wang" and humbled himself, how could he not have any resentment towards this "culprit"?

But at that time, he couldn't even stay in Europe, so no matter how unhappy he was, there was nothing he could do. This may be the reason why he has not expressed his opinion.

Later, when he transferred to Tyne and performed better and better, Wang Lie had the idea of ​​slapping his face, which didn't seem incredible...

He held his breath and wanted to tell the world again during the match with Feng Qiyuan that what happened before was just an accident and that he is now the real Wang Lie.

As for how he should get along with Feng Qiyuan in the national team after he had slapped his teammates in the face...that was not something Wang Lie would consider. He just had to make his thoughts clear.

If Feng Qiyuan is unhappy, then he should just keep it to himself. After all, Wang Lie is the big brother of the national team and a top superstar.

How dare you, Feng Qiyuan, be dissatisfied with Wang Lie?
Bold!

He Zhenyong disagreed with Cai Bokang's guess: "If it was before, I think your guess makes sense. But now I think Wang Lie should not be trying to slap Feng Qiyuan in the face, he should have his own considerations..."

After being reminded by He Zhenyong, Cai Bokang thought about the last national team match when the coaching staff notified Wang Lie to play as a substitute. He did not show any dissatisfaction and agreed.

It seems that Wang Lie has really changed a lot compared to before, so it seems unreasonable to speculate about Wang Lie in such an extreme way.

"So what is he doing?"

He Zhenyong shook his head: "I don't know. Maybe you can give Wang Lie a call after the game to ask?"

Cai Bokang thought about it and nodded, "It's feasible."

The relationship between the national team players will affect the atmosphere and unity within the national team. As a member of the national team coaching staff, we must pay attention to this aspect.

If Feng Qiyuan wasn't a Chinese national team player, Cai Bokang wouldn't be so gossipy as to call and ask about such a trivial matter...

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Wang Lie scored the goal in the 42nd minute of the first half, with little time left until the end of the first half.

But Tyne did not relax and continued to intensify the attack.

The last few minutes of the first half seemed to be the most dangerous moment for the Witton Hill fans.

Every attack by Tyne seemed to result in a goal.

It is no exaggeration to describe Witten Hill's defense as "disorganized."

If there were a few more minutes of extra time in the first half, the home team might have been trailing 0:3 when the referee blew the half-time whistle.

In that case, the game would completely lose its suspense...

"The first half of the game is over! Thanks to goals from Vitini and Wang Lie, Tyne is temporarily leading Witton Hill 2:0 away from home!"

"In the first half, Ramanna used a creative strategy like 'sticky candy' to defend Wang Lie, but it certainly did not achieve the effect he wanted. Ramanna must make adjustments during the halftime break. What he should consider now is not how to defend Wang Lie, but how to score a goal..."

Zhao Chuanfeng's analysis was correct. After returning to the locker room, Witton Hill's head coach Ramanna indeed changed his tactical arrangements.

He called Feng Qiyuan's name: "Feng, you performed very well in the first half. The two goals conceded had little to do with you. This is my problem as the head coach. In the second half, you should stay at the center back position as usual. Only when Wang appears in our defensive third zone, you can stick to him..."

Feng Qiyuan got what he wanted, and logically, he was free.

But he didn't feel relieved.

In fact, he had no reaction to the coach's praise or consolation, and the wooden expression on his face did not change.

Ramanna didn't take it too seriously.

He felt that it was normal for Feng Qiyuan to be dissatisfied with his performance in the first half, and that he had to digest some emotions himself.

Ramanna turned to his teammates and said, "We will change to 352 in the second half. Yakubu, you should come down and have a rest..."

The team's starting right back Jakub Staropovic lowered his head and reluctantly accepted the arrangement.

The score was behind and they changed to 352, which definitely required two full-backs with strong offensive capabilities. As a right-back, he was better at defense than offense. So when the team needed to strengthen the wing attack, there was nothing he could do when he was adjusted down...

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As the halftime break drew to a close, players from both teams came out of their respective locker rooms and headed towards the field.

Feng Qiyuan, however, consciously lagged behind.

He had been thinking about a question since he entered the locker room, and he still hadn't figured it out completely.

That is what Brother Wang’s gesture meant.

At first he thought Brother Wang was provoking him.

But later he felt that Brother Wang would not do that.

Or rather, given his respect for Brother Wang, he didn’t believe that Brother Wang would be so... “unkind” to him.

Because in the fifteenth round, he and Brother Wang were just normal opponents and had no grudges against each other before.

As an opponent, isn't it his job to defend Wang Ge and prevent him from scoring a goal? What's the problem?
The problem is those online trolls who use me to vent their dark emotions and the media who hype up topics to gain traffic. I'm just playing a normal game, how innocent!
If Brother Wang feels unhappy, it should not be towards himself, but towards those black fans who use him to humiliate him.

Given Brother Wang's personality, how could he possibly put the blame on himself?
Wang Ge is vindictive to those who humiliate him, insult him, and attack him, but he is not like that to everyone. So Wang Ge is joking with himself and comforting himself in this way?

When Feng Qiyuan thought of this, he did feel a little better.

After all, no matter who it is, being targeted by the top player of the national team is not a happy thing.

But just as he gradually accepted this explanation, he always felt a little unwilling deep in his heart:
Does Brother Wang treat me, a 26-year-old, as a child?

Do you have to comfort me specifically after I score a goal?

So this actually means that I am not even a match for Brother Wang, but just a little brat who needs to be coaxed by him?
Thinking of this, Feng Qiyuan's mood became even lower.

Is it better to be provoked and slapped in the face by Brother Wang as if he were your mortal enemy, or to be coaxed by Brother Wang as if he were a child?

Feng Qiyuan was caught in a dilemma.

Bang!
Feng Qiyuan suddenly felt someone patting him hard on the back, which made him shudder. Then he turned around and saw Brother Wang!

Wang Lie frowned and looked at him sternly: "Why are you daydreaming? You're not playing in the second half?"

It was as if this was not a game between clubs, but a national team game, and he was being criticized by Brother Wang who was wearing the national team captain's armband...

Feng Qiyuan didn't expect that the person who slapped him was Brother Wang. He stuttered for a moment: "Go...go...go, I'll go..."

Wang Lie pointed at his temple and said to him, "Focus! Focus!"

After saying that, he ran towards the player tunnel exit.

Feng Qiyuan looked at his back and was stunned at first. He didn't expect that Brother Wang would remind him to concentrate.

Logically speaking, isn't it a good thing for him that I was distracted during the game?

Eh? !

Then suddenly a light flashed in his mind.

Because he thought of the confrontation between him and Brother Wang not long after the game started.

Brother Wang pushed me down when he was fighting for position with me, and then said to me, "Focus!"

He was reminding himself to focus...

Now he was also reminding himself to concentrate.

So when he pointed at himself after scoring the goal, was he also reminding himself?
It's like being called by the teacher to answer a question in class. If you don't answer it, the teacher will inevitably scold you: "Listen carefully and don't be distracted!"

Thinking of this, Feng Qiyuan suddenly raised his hands and slapped his cheeks hard.

Snapped!
Pay attention, Feng Qiyuan!
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Wang Lie pulled to the forward line to ask for the ball. At the same time, he looked back and found that Feng Qiyuan did not follow him out, but was guarding the middle of the penalty area.

This had never happened in the first half.

So he knew that Witten Hill's head coach LaManna had indeed made adjustments during the halftime break.

But this has no effect on him, he still plays as usual.

"Sure enough, we guessed it right. Xiao Feng doesn't have to follow Wang Lie all the time." Cai Bokang complained while watching the TV broadcast. "Ramanna is really creative. He can even come up with such a tactic..."

He Zhenyong shook his head: "In fact, it can't be said that he did something wrong. If Wang Lie's physical condition was the same as in the first half of the season, Feng Qiyuan might really be able to freeze Wang Lie again. But this was also a gamble, but he lost the bet..."

"The price of losing the bet is Xiao Feng's confidence and state. Ramanna asked Xiao Feng to keep an eye on Wang Lie, but he was almost defeated by Wang Lie..." Cai Bokang was a little dissatisfied with Ramanna.

Feng Qiyuan is the defensive core of our national team. Letting you use him like this... I even suspect you are deliberately adding fuel to the fire!

If they really get angry and bring the conflicts on the field off the field, the national team will be even more uneasy!

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When Wang Lie received the ball in the midfield, the defensive player next to him was Witton Hill's midfielder Lemanger.

Wang Lie did not engage with him in the midfield, but passed the ball and then turned and ran into the penalty area.

Run into Feng Qiyuan's defense zone.

When he was approaching the penalty area, Feng Qiyuan adjusted his position and blocked his way from a distance without coming up to defend him.

"The distance is well maintained, appropriate..." Cai Bokang couldn't help but comment when he saw it - as the former main central defender and captain of the Chinese national team, he was absolutely qualified to comment on Feng Qiyuan.

When the football was passed to Wang Lie, Feng Qiyuan immediately stepped forward. Relying on the advantage of his long legs and speed, he rushed to Wang Lie in just one step and blocked Wang Lie in front.

Wang Lie tried to push the ball into the penalty area, forcing Feng Qiyuan to brake suddenly to prevent Wang Lie from breaking through.

In fact, Wang Lie let the ball pass and wanted to break through from the other side!
He crossed his right foot and pushed the ball forward...

As he pushed the ball, Feng Qiyuan tackled without hesitation, spread his legs, and used his left foot to tackle the football pushed by Wang Lie!

This happened so quickly that even Wang Lie didn't expect it.

So the football was really touched by Feng Qiyuan!

Wang Lieren rushed after the football, only to find that the ball was still behind him!
The Witten Hill fans in the stands cheered loudly for Feng Qiyuan's successful defense.

"Feng! A crucial and decisive tackle! He destroyed the ball from Wang's feet!"

However, Feng Qiyuan had no time to feel happy about his wonderful defense.

Because Wang Lie, who had run past, quickly turned around and pounced on the football again.

He immediately got up from the ground and used his body to block Wang Lie who was turning over.

Under his protection, the football was finally caught by his teammate and passed.

The alarm has been temporarily lifted.

Feng Qiyuan did not relax, but returned to his position and concentrated on the game.

He still remembered Brother Wang's gesture and reminder:

concentrate!
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After adjusting its tactics in the second half, Wittenhill used two flanks to attack and gained more offensive opportunities. From the field point of view, it was not as passive as in the first half.

Facing the home team that had regained its momentum, the visiting Tyne chose to temporarily avoid the attack, tighten their defense and counterattack.

In the 59th minute of the game, Wittenhill's attack was blocked in front of Tyne's penalty area, and then Tyne launched a counterattack.

Central defender Katic made a long pass to Wang Lie who was in front.

But this long pass was slightly off target.

The ball did not reach Wang Lie, but was headed back by Witten Hill's left center back Jaroslav Planka.

Wang Lie stopped abruptly and turned around when he saw the ball headed back by Planka passed over the head of Wittenhill midfielder Lemanger who was chasing back, fell into the center circle, and was then dribbled away by Van Ginkel who rushed up!
Seeing Van Ginkel dribbling the ball forward, Wang Lie turned around again and ran forward.

But just as he turned around, a figure rushed past him, like a dump truck, and almost hit him...

He braked reflexively, but the other party had already rushed past him. Only then did he see that it was Feng Qiyuan!
Feng Qiyuan passed Wang Lie, ran towards the football, and then grabbed the ball faster than Van Ginkel!

By the time Van Ginkel ran to the original position of the football, Feng Qiyuan had already reached the space behind him!
"Feng Qiyuan! A sudden rush! Beautiful!"

"Von! He intercepted the ball before Van Ginkel!"

The cheers from the low-lying stadium grew louder.

After Feng Qiyuan grabbed the ball, he adjusted his feet and looked up, trying to pass the ball.

But when he looked around, he saw that because both teams were in the transition phase between offense and defense, the players' positions were very messy and there were no particularly good passing targets or spaces.

On the contrary, because he suddenly intercepted the ball, there were no Tyne players around him or in front of him!
Especially in the front, Tyne's right-back Barnabas was restrained by Witton Hill's left-back Dylan Moore who was pulled to the side, and was relatively closer to the side.

The players from the other two teams gathered in the middle. On the left flank was a...smooth road!
In an instant, all the people on both sides disappeared from his sight, and there was only the green corridor in front of him, about seven or eight meters wide, leading directly to the Tyne restricted area.

He retracted his gaze, pushed the football forward, and then accelerated!
Sonny Dean chased him diagonally from the middle, trying to stop him, but soon Dean gave up the idea of ​​chasing him directly - because he couldn't catch up!

He ran diagonally, while the other ran in a straight line, and his speed was very fast. How could he catch up? !

Tyne's midfielder Ramosa in the middle ran sideways towards Feng Qiyuan. When he was about to stop him, Feng Qiyuan caught up with the ball and moved forward again, shaking him off again!
"Feng!! Breaking through the middle! Really fast!"

After two of his teammates were left behind by Feng Qiyuan at a straightforward speed, central defender Hugo Guenduzzi did not dare to go up to steal the ball, but ran back.

Prepare to use the small space near the penalty area to limit Feng Qiyuan's speed advantage.

At the same time, Barnabas, who was originally defending Dylan Moore on the wing, resolutely left Moore behind, turned around and ran towards the flank, trying to double-team Feng Qiyuan with his teammates!

At this moment, Feng Qiyuan was almost running to the penalty area line, and Tyne's encirclement of him was about to be completed.

Central defender Hugo Guendouzi was on the inside, right back Barnabas was on the outside, Ramosa was behind him, and the space in front was getting smaller and smaller... In addition, the entire center of Tyne's defense was shifting towards him.

Facing Gunduzzi who was ready to pounce on him at any time, Feng Qiyuan didn't hesitate at all and directly kicked the ball out!
Then compete with Gunduzzi in speed!

For the same distance, Gunduzzi took nine steps.

Feng Qiyuan only took seven steps!
His strides are longer and his speed is faster!
He even went around the football, adjusted his steps, then swung his left foot and used the inside of his foot to sweep the football towards Tyne's goal in front of the baseline!

Witton Hill striker Esteban Aido, who had been following up in the middle, accelerated towards the goal when the ball was passed, and ran to the front with Tyne central defender Katic beside him.

But Feng Qiyuan passed the ball very quickly, and Aido couldn't get the ball at all. Instead, he took Katic away and created a vacuum area in front of Tyne's goal!
Tyne goalkeeper Goetz turned over and dived back after the ball.

There's a mostly empty door there!

"Josh Finley!!"

The cheers on the low-lying field had turned into a thunderstorm.

Amid the deafening roar, Finley rushed over and easily pushed the ball into Tyne's goal!

"What a wonderful goal! What a wonderful attack!" Connor Cowley cheered, "Feng stole the ball from the backcourt and ran a long distance with it, delivering an assist at the bottom line! Wonderful! He's a central defender! Feng is like a sharp arrow, shooting through Tyne's layers of defense with just one shot!"

After scoring the goal, Josh Finley did not celebrate on his own, but excitedly ran towards Feng Qiyuan who assisted him. After the latter completed the ultimate assist, he lost his balance and slid out of the field until he hit the billboard on the sidelines.

He had just gotten up from the ground when he was pushed to the ground again by Finley, and then more Witton Hill players pressed on him.

"Witten Hill pulled one back! 1:2! They are only one goal behind, there is still plenty of time!"

(End of this chapter)