In this seemingly crisis-ridden and crumbling national football situation, we seem to be in a sports version of the "Edge of Crisis" drama, the audience frowns, and the pens in the hands of reporters are trembling, as if they are recording a football game, more like depicting a touching emotional blockbuster with mixed joy and sorrow.
In the face of the situation of the national football team, it is even more incomprehensible than translating ancient Chinese. Zhang Yuning, Yan Junling and Wu Lei are all expressing their worries, as if they are filming a satellite TV drama, and the audience can't wait for a "national football counterattack drama" to be staged.
In the past, the national football team was the team that could conquer the world with the fighting spirit of "swearing to fight to the death and vowing not to surrender". But now, it looks more like an old man on crutches and faltering, and all the dramatic plots have been smoothed out by life, leaving only a touch of helplessness.
In the face of the strong strength of the Qatar team, the national football team seems to be facing a mutated version of the lion. The Qatar team qualified ahead of schedule, which was like entering the "leisurely mode" in advance, while the national football team seemed to be in the "desperate mode" at the last moment, and could only look up to the light of the opponent.
If the national football team does not advance, it will retreat, which no longer seems to be a simple slogan, but a "confession book" before the game. The national football team, which used to be passionate and swallowing mountains and rivers on the field, has now become a faltering and difficult to move "Whampoa Military Academy" (note: refers to the training system of Chinese football), and the once heroic words can now only be heard in the silent night.
And under the pressure of "advance or retreat", our players are like prisoners who have been driven to the gallows, and it seems that they are facing a test of life and death in every game. Even against weak teams such as Lebanon and Tajikistan, the national football team seems to be making final preparations for a big battle that "must win". Every grain of sand on the pitch seems to be counting down, and the fate of the national football team seems to be constantly swaying under the pendulum of time.
The situation of the national football team is like a cup of milk tea with too many ice cubes, no matter how you stir it, it always feels like there is something suspended on it, and these suspended things are the current predicament of the national football team. If you want to drink a sip of smooth milk tea and see the counterattack of the national football team, it seems that you need more time and patience.
And in this predicament, the media and fans seem to be a group of helpless onlookers, both eager for a miracle to happen and full of worries about the future of the national football team. Every fan is an anxious director, hoping that the national football team can perform a touching show in this "counterattack battle", and every reporter is a screenwriter who lays out the plot, hoping to use words to paint a vivid and touching picture.
But at this seemingly desperate moment, it may be an opportunity for the rise of the national football team. Many great stories in history have happened in adversity, like butterflies breaking out of the cocoon, perhaps the national football team can also complete the transformation and rejuvenate in this test.
Perhaps, what the national football team needs is not just a victory in a game, but also a performance of self-redemption. They need to use every step to smooth out the thorns in front of them, and use every goal challenge to prove their strength. It's like a football version of the "Brave Game", where each player has to find his or her own way out of this virtual world.
And Zhang Yuning, Yan Junling and Wu Lei's worries may be the truest portrayal of the national football team. In this arena, any team has the possibility of collapse, but it is at this moment of crisis that the national football team may be able to find a more resilient force and let the world witness the rise of Chinese football.
Regardless of the outcome, the national football team has become one of the most compelling characters in this sports drama. Every move and pass they make is an epic of honor and dignity. And this epic, perhaps still being written, awaits an unexpected ending.
In this crucial game, the national football team seems to be an actor, an audience, a director and a screenwriter at the same time. Everyone is working this big show, and every player is an indispensable part of this show. And the final outcome may depend on everyone's efforts and the performance of every moment.
Before this life-and-death battle, the national football team seemed to be a lost team in the desert, and Jankovic was the desert guide who suddenly appeared, trying to lead everyone to find a way out of the predicament. For foreign coaches, Chinese football is like an undiscovered tomb, full of unknowns and challenges.
Jankovic stood on the sidelines, his eyes as if he was watching a tense Hollywood blockbuster, every action on the pitch was a plot drive, and every goal was an emotional climax. He probably knows better than anyone that this is not just a ball game, but a test of life and death for the national football team, and a severe test for his coaching career.
The problems of the national football team, Jankovic saw it clearly. He is like a football version of Hua Tuo, not treating specific diseases, but trying to start from the fundamental problems of football and adjust the health of the national football team bit by bit. And this battle in Qatar is a real combat test of whether his "medical skills" can work.
The problem of Chinese football is like a group of penguins trapped on the edge of a cliff, seemingly with no way out, but Jankovic seems to have a unique set of football dance steps to try to lead this group of "penguins" out of the predicament. Under his command, the team showed an unprecedented state of hard work, as if they were a group of soccer warriors with superpowers, trying to resist the pressure from their opponents.
But the root cause of China's football problems is like a stubborn and incurable disease, which needs to be treated in a meticulous way. Jankovic may be a miracle doctor in football, but treating this patient requires the entire football system to work together. He's like a director with great acting skills, trying to bring out the best in each player's talent to create a thrilling football drama.
The problem of the training system of the national football team is like an inflating balloon that can never be fully mastered. Jankovic may have left a series of question marks in his heart, why is the fundamental problem of Chinese football always so headaches? He may need to look through the history books of football in the middle of the night to try to find a secret that can save Chinese football.
In this battle of Qatar, the national football team seems to be an army that has been given a historical mission, and every player is a time traveler, trying to change the fate of Chinese football. Jankovic stood in the dugout, like a conductor, waving his baton, hoping to play a symphony that would change history.
But in this life-and-death battle, the opponent of the national football team is not a team that is easy to bully. The Qatar team is like a sand crab hiding in the desert, lazy and harmless on the surface, but in fact it contains deadly flanking power. Jankovic may have figured out his opponent's hole cards before the game.
This game is not only a test of the overall strength of the national football team, but also a trial of Jankovic's coaching strategy. He is like a gambler standing at the table, and every bet he makes is related to the future of the team. And all of this is vividly presented on the field, as if it is a football version of the gamble.
The tactical execution of the national football team was also exposed in this battle of life and death. On the field, the players seemed to be a well-trained special forces, methodically carrying out their tasks under the command of Jankovic. Each of their movements is like a football version of the dance, beautiful and powerful, showing the beauty of football.
At the end of the game, when the score was deadlocked, Jankovic's eyes looked like he was watching the ending of a suspenseful blockbuster. He holds a "playbook" in his hand that concerns the future of the entire team, and every decision could change the course of the story. The audience, on the other hand, is looking forward to a counterattack ending in tension, hoping to see the miracle of Chinese football happen.
The battle of Qatar is like a football version of the "Romance of the Three Kingdoms", every team is a force, every player is a general, and Jankovic is a wise and brave Kong Ming. In this era of football, what the national football team needs is not only a victory in one game, but also the reform and upgrading of the entire football system.