Chapter 157 Neymar was scolded for diving, while Lin Quan was praised!
The first semi-final match was between the host country and Uruguay.
This game was a civil war in South America. There were many grudges between the two teams, so the atmosphere outside the stadium was full of tension before the game even started.
As the biggest star in the Brazilian team, Neymar's personal strength is beyond doubt and he has been recognized by the majority of fans in the group stage.
However, Neymar's character has been questioned by fans.
This guy has just joined Barcelona, but it seems like he has completely mastered the acting skills of La Masia Film and Television Academy.
His clumsy and exaggerated diving performance on the court made many fans feel embarrassed for him.
The key is that Neymar himself doesn't realize it, and often uses this trick on the court. Sometimes he can even deceive the referee and get a free kick or even a yellow card from the opponent.
This is no longer embarrassing, it's shameless!
Fans of the teams that have played against Brazil were disgusted by Neymar's diving performance and attacked his character online, calling him a shameless villain.
Before the game even started, Uruguay's captain Lugano publicly criticized Neymar for often relying on diving to deceive the referee.
"I don't understand why a young man as talented as him doesn't use his skills to win the game honestly, but instead turns the football game into a show in such a clumsy way?"
After the Uruguayan captain's statement was reported by reporters, it immediately caused an uproar.
Brazilian fans were naturally outraged and attacked Lugano online.
The Brazilian Football Association also urgently stood up to express its protest. They issued a public statement before the game:
"Neymar is an important member of the Brazilian team. The threat he poses to opponents on the field is obvious to all. Facing such a talented player who is difficult to defend, opponents will take more aggressive actions or even fouls to curb his offense.
Neymar's actions are not a performance, but a form of self-protection.
The Uruguayan attack was ridiculous. They were worried that Neymar would pose a huge threat to them on the field, so they tried to use such remarks to interfere with the referee.
Leave a bad impression on the referee, thereby affecting the referee's decision and giving them an opportunity to take advantage.
We firmly oppose this and strongly protest!"
The Brazilian Football Association's response makes some sense.
It is not ruled out that the opponent wants to use foul tactics to curb Neymar's attempt, but the Uruguayan's counterattack is also particularly sharp: "Haha, bad character is bad character, what does it have to do with football skills and talent? Lin Quan is also talented and outstanding.
Why are there no fake falls or diving?
We lost to Spain on the field, but we will not attack their character, because we lost with conviction! ”
This response was a critical blow, and the Brazilian Football Association was speechless for a moment.
In terms of the ability to create threats, Lin Quan is not inferior to Neymar at all, and is even better than Neymar.
However, none of the opponents who have played against Spain have ever attacked him for having a record of diving, lying on the grass, or other behaviors that are unsportsmanlike.
Comparing the two sides, Lin Quan directly completed the matchup with Neymar! Lin Quan was innocently caught in the crossfire again!
It was originally a dog-eat-dog fight between Uruguay and Brazil, but I didn't expect that I would be dragged into it.
But judging from the results, it seems pretty good?
There was no such direct comparison before, so people didn’t think there was anything wrong.
But with Neymar as a negative example, Lin Quan's image in people's minds suddenly became taller.
"I never realized that Emperor Lin's playing style is so good!"
"He's so talented, so handsome, and has such a good character. I love him!"
"I originally had no feelings towards Lin Huang, but now, considering his sportsmanship, I have no choice but to become his fan!"
"The little black fan upstairs has shown his chicken feet, right? We real fans all call Lin Huang Brother Lin, how can we follow the black fans and call him Lin Huang?"
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Faced with questions from all sides before the game, Neymar had to stand up and publicly say:
"Everyone has freedom of speech, and these comments attacking me for diving will not hurt me.
I don't care about the verbal attacks from my enemies, I just think about how to help my teammates and my team and bring happiness to all Brazilian fans and fans who support the Brazilian national team."
This statement is of high standard, but it is not enough to just say it.
Neymar must prove himself with actual actions on the court! And Neymar did not disappoint. At the beginning of the game, he gave a world-class diving performance on the wing.
In the 3rd minute of the game, Neymar met Uruguay captain Lugano when he broke through with the ball.
Neymar first used a bicycle kick to try to get past his opponent.
But Lugano was experienced and did not fall for it. Instead, he looked at Neymar as if he was watching a fool's show.
Seeing that this trick didn't work, Neymar accelerated forcefully and tried to overtake.
Lugano was not an easy opponent. He immediately stopped in his tracks, moving his feet non-stop, trying to steal the ball from Neymar.
During the fight, the two men pushed each other and made small movements with their hands.
While Gargano was raising his right hand, Neymar's performance began:
He suddenly paused, leaned back, covered his face in the air, and looked very painful.
Then he threw himself in the opposite direction with great force and fell heavily to the ground, like a gymnast, very exaggerated.
Neymar's "gymnastics" move caused strong dissatisfaction among Uruguayan players, who surrounded him and condemned him.
Lugano stood nearby, spreading his hands, indicating his innocence, and silently mocked Neymar who was lying on the ground: See, I told you this guy can dive! The referee came over with a dark face, ignored Neymar's performance, motioned for him to stand up, and awarded the ball to the Uruguayan team.
The Uruguayan players nearby immediately applauded the referee for his keen observation, while the Brazilian players looked embarrassed.
Only Neymar kept talking to the referee, thinking he had been violated.
But in the referee's mind, he had already been blacklisted, so he simply ignored his protest.
Seeing that his protest was ineffective, Neymar gave up.
In the 13th minute of the game, Uruguay launched an attack. Lugano dribbled into the penalty area and was about to shoot when he was tripped by David Luiz.
The referee decisively awarded a penalty kick, putting the host team on the edge of the cliff.
The Brazilian fans at the scene couldn't help but worry:
Could it be that the tragedy of fifty years ago is going to happen again?
Will they be eliminated by their old rival Uruguay at home? At the critical moment, goalkeeper Cesar, who had played for Inter Milan, performed bravely and saved his team by saving Diego Forlan's shot! Afterwards, the two sides fought fiercely in the midfield, but both made mistakes and it was difficult to control the situation in the midfield. The game became tense! Seeing that the team could not take the lead for a long time, the Brazilian fans at the scene could not help but start to get anxious.
They called out the players' names loudly, hoping that they would step forward and help the team win.
Among them, Neymar's name was the most shouted.
Encouraged by this, the morale of the Brazilian team has improved.
In the 41st minute, after the Brazilian midfielder intercepted the ball, Paulinho made a lob pass into the penalty area.
After receiving the ball in the penalty area, Neymar shook off the defender. Instead of passing the ball to his teammates, he chose to do it himself.
The Uruguayan goalkeeper was focused and saved Neymar's lob shot with the outside of his right foot.
But the ball he saved fell into the penalty area and was caught by Fred who followed up and shot with his right foot from 5 yards away from the goal, changing the score to 1:0. After seeing their team take the lead, the Brazilian fans at home sang and danced, with smiles on their faces.
They seemed to have seen their team advance to the final! However, things changed suddenly after the start of the second half. Just two minutes later, Uruguay equalized the score by taking advantage of a mistake made by the Brazilian defenders.
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The culprit for this goal loss is Marcelo, the left-back who plays for Real Madrid!
After receiving the ball, he passed it indecisively and was intercepted by Cavani.
The other defenders of the Brazilian team failed to make timely defense, giving Cavani the opportunity to face the goalkeeper alone.
As the top transfer target of the summer window so far, Cavani will naturally not miss such an opportunity.
After the score was tied, the game became more tense.
Both teams attacked with great force, but neither team was able to score.
85 minutes had passed and the score was still 1:1. This score made the Spanish players who were paying attention to the game a little unsure about who would advance to the final.
"Brazil is a little bit more difficult to play against. We have played against Uruguay twice and are more familiar with them. If Uruguay advances to the final, it will be more advantageous for us!"
"It's hard to say. Uruguay's momentum has clearly picked up. Their defense has become much more stable in this game. If we meet them again, I'm afraid it won't be as easy as before!"
“Why think so much? No matter who makes it to the final, we have enough confidence to beat them and win the Confederations Cup trophy!”
Ramos, who was full of confidence, did not seem to take these two opponents seriously.
In his opinion, Spain's current lineup is even stronger than when they won the World Cup three years ago. With such a strong team, who should they be afraid of? ...
Seeing that the game was about to be dragged into overtime, Neymar, who had not performed well throughout the game, finally stood up.
In the 86th minute, Brazil got a corner kick opportunity.
Neymar stood in the corner area, observed the positions of his teammates and opponents, and then kicked the ball to the far point.
The Brazilian midfielder Paulinho, who was lying in ambush here, carried the opponent's defender, jumped high, and headed the ball into the goal, changing the score to 2:1! Scoring a goal at this time point is almost a lore!
There were less than four minutes left in the game, and even with injury time, it would be less than eight minutes.
As long as they can hold on to this goal lead and prevent their opponents from scoring, they will be the ones to advance to the finals!
Just as Brazilian fans and players were celebrating the goal, the big screen at the scene replayed the conflict between Neymar and Uruguayan player Gonzalez in the corner area.
The two seemed to have an argument, and when Gonzalez walked off the field, Neymar made a gesture similar to a flying kiss to Gonzalez.
There is no doubt that Neymar's "blowing kiss" and the quarrel between him and Gonzalez will definitely become the focus of media reporters after the game.
In the end, thanks to goals from Paulinho and Fred, Brazil defeated Uruguay 2:1 and advanced to the final first.
Although there were many controversies in the match between Brazil and Uruguay, some of Neymar's actions after the game caused a war of words between fans of the two countries.
However, after this game ended, people's attention quickly shifted to the other semi-final.
Perhaps it was because Neymar's performance on the field was too exaggerated, or perhaps it was because he failed to continue his momentum of scoring goals in the last game.
So before the start of the match between Spain and Italy, the debate about who is stronger between Lin Quan and Neymar seemed to have been answered.
Currently in the scorer list, Lin Quan is 2 goals ahead of Neymar.
If he can score another goal in this game, he will surpass Neymar in consecutive scoring games and will not give his opponents a chance to overtake.
Moreover, as long as Lin Quan can score a goal in this game, he will have a goal advantage of at least 3 goals over Neymar after entering the final.
There has never been a famous game in the finals since ancient times. It is very difficult to perform a hat trick or even a hat trick in the finals.
Especially when facing a top team like Spain.
Therefore, if Lin Quan can score against Italy in this game, he will basically secure the title of top scorer in this Confederations Cup.
Considering that Lin Quan has already scored 5 goals, he is only 2 goals away from the Confederations Cup's historical goal record.
As long as he can score three goals in the remaining two games, he will break the historical record of 7 goals set by Romario in the 1997 Confederations Cup.
Of course, this record is still a little hard to break.
Spain's next opponents are all strong, and it will be difficult to score three goals against Italy and Brazil.
Under the watchful eyes of the public, the semi-final between Spain and Italy kicked off as scheduled one day later.
However, it was not quite the same as what the fans had imagined before the game.
After the start of the game, the Italian team performed very well.
Their catenaccio seemed to have regained its spark, repeatedly stifling the opponent's attacks outside the penalty area.
At the end of the first half, the score between the two teams was still 0:0. Spain could not find a chance to score and had to return to the locker room with a depressed feeling of a draw.
This result surprised all the fans!
Why did Italy, who had just conceded four goals to Brazil in a single game and three goals to the weak Japanese team, allow the world champions to do nothing about them?
Could it be that the world champion is not as strong as they imagined?
In the locker room, Bosque said to the players with a serious expression: "We underestimated our opponents!"
(End of this chapter)