Football: Don’t talk about feelings, I’m just an AI

In a football match, 4:1 is a huge score difference, and when this score is only the result of the first half, it is even more terrifying.

"Dear fans, the first half has already gone on for 32 minutes and Xia Qi has already scored three goals and made one assist. Xia Qi is unstoppable tonight!"

"England leads its opponent 4:1, securing two consecutive wins and advancing to the next round is within reach. Such an unstoppable England is unfamiliar. I kind of miss the old Chinese team in Europe. Oh, I am afraid that my brothers will suffer and drive a Land Rover...haha!"

"I feel like they are stronger than the England team with Benitez and O'Neal. Maybe they can really drive a Range Rover..."

"..."

Huang Jianxiang and He Wei's chat-like commentary made Chinese fans feel mixed emotions. Seeing that there is no Chinese team in Europe anymore, it would be a lie to say that they are not jealous. Thinking of the group of white-bellied chickens eating sea cucumbers, they feel even worse.
Uruguayan fans felt desperate when faced with such a huge score gap.

More and more people are starting to give up and join the ranks of racial discrimination, continuing to curse Xia Qi with words like "yellow monkey".

However, in the eyes of English fans, this behavior only makes Xia Qi's image more majestic.

After seeing Xia Qi holding an umbrella and slapping people, they liked Xia Qi even more and thought that this was the demeanor of a king.

The differences between Chinese and Western cultures are vividly demonstrated here.

The English fans shouted enthusiastically: "Xia Qi, the King!" "Xia Qi, Your Majesty the King!"

Before the umbrella and slap, Xia Qi was just nicknamed the Ice Cream Prince, but now, he has become the King of Great Britain.

After the game resumed, Suarez kept retreating to serve as a fulcrum to help Lodeiro organize the attack.

However, England, led by Xia Qi, showed no intention of stopping despite leading by three goals.

They implemented high-pressure defense, making Uruguay's already weak midfield even weaker.

In order to avoid being counter-robbed, Uruguay had to throw more players in. Despite this, they still failed to organize a brilliant combination.

After Cavani ended Uruguay's attack with a "venting emotion" long-range shot, England's fifth goal offensive wave arrived!
Joe Hart took the goal kick, and after two passes, the ball landed at Xia Qi's feet.

After receiving the ball, Xia Qi quickly turned around and passed the ball to Sterling on my left, and then ran forward like the wind.

Sterling dribbled the ball on the left and was intercepted by a Uruguayan player, so he and Xia Qi made a two-on-one pass against the wall.

The two of them worked in perfect harmony and in no time they had reached the left side of the Uruguay penalty area.

At this time, Uruguay had already retreated on all fronts, and Xia Qi was faced with the question of how to break through this dense defense.

Xia Qi reached out to Sterling for the ball, and directed his teammates to run without the ball. Through frequent short passes, he cleverly mobilized Uruguay's defense.

With the help of massive data calculations, AI analyzes the dynamic changes of each frame between the offense and defense, and deduces how to create loopholes in Uruguay's defense.

It was through these short passes and off-ball movement that Uruguay was forced to defend, creating loopholes in the process of movement and backup defense.

On the field, Xia Qi passed the ball to Sterling again and signaled him to cut inside. At the same time, he let Rooney in the middle and Walcott on the right cross positions to cover Sterling.

Naturally, the Uruguayan defense was unwilling to let Sterling cut into the penalty area easily, so they decisively adopted a double-team defensive strategy.

Sterling immediately passed the ball back to Xia Qi, then cut inside without the ball and pushed hard into the penalty area.

At this time, Xia Qi is near the penalty area line, from this position Xia Qi can directly kick a long shot.
Facing Xia Qi who had already performed a hat trick, Uruguay had to send two players to defend against Xia Qi's long-range shot. As a result, Xia Qi had already deployed four players on the right side of Uruguay's defense line.
Rooney in the middle and Walcott on the right were moved away, and now there were only two central defenders in Uruguay's penalty area.

on the field,
Xia Qi faced the ball passed by Sterling, swung his right foot directly, and placed his ankle horizontally to keep it fixed.

Then, like a golf putter, he pushed the ball into the penalty area.

The football passed by the feet of Uruguayan center back Jimenez and hit behind the two center backs.

In a hurry, Jimenez wanted to disrupt Xia Qi's sudden pass, but due to insufficient preparation, his action was quite hasty.

Not only did he fail to destroy the football, but he fell to the ground instead.

At this time, Sterling happened to penetrate the Uruguayan defense line and successfully received the ball passed by Xia Qi.

"Not offside!"

"At the moment Xia Qi passed the ball, Sterling was behind the offside line."

“It was a good shot.”

Seeing that the linesman did not raise the flag, the England fans gave a deafening cheer.

This cooperation may seem ordinary, but it actually requires extremely high control of timing. If you are not careful, it will become an offside ball.

Amid the cheers of England fans, Sterling stretched his legs to push the ball forward, switching the position of his left and right feet.

Facing the Uruguayan goalkeeper Muslera head-on, he swung his right foot and shot directly.

The football stuck to the grass, hit the inside of the near post and bounced into the goal.

Muslera's side dive was ultimately in vain.

"Slash to the ground!"

"The ball goes in, 5:1! Uruguay is doomed to fail!"

"After Sterling scored, all three front three players of England scored. This season's England team is really powerful. No wonder Hodgson let Xia Qi play as a midfielder. England really has no shortage of forwards."

This score was also the final score of the first half.

After the half-time break, Suarez did not return to the field.

There were rumors that Suarez was injured before the game, but because this game was crucial, Suarez was allowed to return.

Now that the defeat was certain, Uruguay head coach Tavares did not let him continue the game.

Seeing this, Hodgson replaced Xia Qi in the 6th minute of the game after Xia Qi assisted Walcott to score his second goal, changing the score to 0:6.

The game then entered a dull period.

6:1! This was also the final score of the game.

After the game, Xia Qi did not accept interviews from reporters. After receiving the best player of the game, he walked directly into the player tunnel.

Post-match press conference

Uruguay coach Tavares sat in the press conference booth with a lonely look on his face, his voice was full of helplessness: "This game was very difficult and we have tried our best.

Suarez's injury had a certain impact on our offense, which is the reality we need to face. But I am proud of my players who fought until the last minute. "

England coach Hodgson looked in high spirits, he smiled and said: "This was a wonderful game, our players performed very well.

Xia Qi and the forward line cooperated perfectly and brought the team victory. Of course, this is also inseparable from the efforts of the whole team. We will continue to maintain this state and prepare for the next game. "

Then his expression turned serious and angry, with a determined light in his eyes.

"During the game, there was a discordant scene.
I have to strongly condemn those extreme fans who are racist!"

His voice was sonorous and powerful, echoing throughout the hall.

"Football should be a sport of unity and inclusion, but the actions of these people are contrary to this spirit. Their racist remarks have hurt not only Xia Qi, but also the entire football community."

He paused, took a deep breath, and continued: "Xia Qi is an outstanding player, his talent and hard work are obvious to all.

He should not be subjected to such discrimination and attacks. Our entire team will stand firmly behind him and give him support and encouragement."

Hodgson's words were full of justice and power, which moved the reporters present.

"This type of behaviour will not be tolerated and we will be filing a complaint with FIFA.

I hope that all people who love football will work together to eliminate racial discrimination on the football field."

Afterwards, reporters asked some more questions and Hodgson answered them.

After entering the locker room, Xia Qi first called his parents.

Xia Qi was afraid that the Uruguayan fans who had lost would cause trouble after the game, so he asked his parents to come to the players' locker room and leave together.

It was only later that we realized that Xia Qi was not worrying too much, as the Uruguayan fans did indeed loot and smash things when leaving the stadium.

Afterwards, Xia Qi called his good friend Balotelli. He did not tease Balotelli, but sincerely wished Balotelli to defeat Costa Rica and that the two brothers could qualify together. 20 hours later, the match between Italy and Costa Rica officially started in Recife.

Balotelli missed a good opportunity in the first half with a one-on-one shot.

In the 43rd minute, Costa Rican full-back Diaz made a cross from the left, and captain Ruiz headed the ball at a small angle 4 meters away from the goal, hitting the bottom of the crossbar and bouncing over the goal line, 1-0.

The Italian team, which was behind in the score, launched a crazy counterattack in the second half.
Balotelli and Insigne were called offside consecutively, with the highest number of offsides in this campaign reaching 11 times, setting a record for the highest number of offsides in this tournament. Among them, Balotelli was offside 6 times, ranking first among players.

Accustomed to Xia Qi's precise passes to the next few tenths of a second, Balotelli fell into an offside trap in the national team.

In injury time, Italy's Cerci took a corner kick from the right side, and Balotelli's shot barely missed the far post and failed to save Italy.

The last two teams to qualify from Group D are England and Costa Rica, who have won both games.

The last round of Group D matches became useless.

The head coaches of both teams tacitly rested their starting players.

Lampard, who started the game last, scored the only goal of the game.

England beat Costa Rica 1-0 and advanced as group leader.

On June 6, all group matches were completed.

The teams that advanced to the round of 16 are:
Upper half:
Brazil vs Chile,

Colombia vs Costa Rica

France vs Nigeria
Germany vs Algeria

Lower half:
Netherlands vs Mexico

England vs Greece
Argentina vs Switzerland
Belgium vs USA
Algeria was in Group H with Belgium, Russia and South Korea, but in the end it was able to qualify together with Belgium and become the biggest dark horse in the World Cup group stage.

The traditional powerhouses, Italy and France, suffered a setback and had to board the return flight.

This World Cup was the worst performing one for Asian teams, with all Asian teams being wiped out.

After Balotelli returned home, he called Xia Qi and said, "Xia, I'm used to your big cakes at Arsenal, and my explosive ability is deteriorating, so..."

On the other end of the phone, Balotelli hummed for a long time but couldn't utter those two words.

"Is that what the fat guy meant or what you meant?"

"It's Mino, but I think what he said makes sense."

“Is this a well-considered decision?”

"Um……"

"Where are you going? Do you have a next home?"

"It could be Manchester City, Bayern Munich, Manchester United."

In another time and space, Balotelli's competitive ability declined drastically due to constant off-field troubles, and he had to transfer directly from Manchester City to AC Milan.

But this time and space is different. He has always maintained a high level and there are no troubles off the court.

At this time and space, Raiola will not sell Balotelli at a low price, so AC Milan cannot become a buyer.

Manchester City does not actually lack a center forward, but Balotelli at this time and time is definitely stronger than Dzeko. If Pellegrini wants to achieve something in the Champions League and the Premier League, he must increase investment in the forward line.

Balotelli is indeed a good choice.

Bayern Munich is looking for a center forward because the relationship between coach Guardiola and center forward Mandzukic has deteriorated, and the club wants to find a replacement.

Currently they have two targets, one is Balotelli and the other is Lewandowski.

Guardiola during this period was not actually good at using big center forwards. Either Balotelli or Lewandowski could only play as bullies. Unless Guardiola changed his temper in the Champions League, there would be no gains.

I won't say much about Manchester United. The post-Ferguson era was a mess. During this period, they had Van Persie and were not short of center forwards. I guess it was Manchester United that was doing the best for the team!

After Xia Qi screened these three companies in his mind:

"Maybe give priority to Manchester City. Good luck, Mario."

"Thanks, How about you?"

"Real Madrid or stay... I will make a decision after the World Cup."

"Bring back the World Cup trophy, and I will cheer for you in front of the TV."

"Ok."

The sadness that Balotelli brought to Xia Qi was short-lived and disappeared in a breath.

In the early morning of June 6th, the 29/1 finals of the upper half kicked off.

Host Brazil tied 120-1 with Chile after 1 minutes in Belo Horizonte.

In the subsequent penalty shootout, Brazil won 3:2 and finally advanced with a score of 4:3.

Chile was eliminated by Brazil in all four knockout rounds. This is too much of a causal relationship...

Four hours later, another match between Colombia and Costa Rica started in Rio de Janeiro.

James Rodriguez scored twice to help the team reach the World Cup quarterfinals for the first time.

At the same time, he also jumped to second place in the World Cup scorer list with five goals, second only to Xia Qi who scored six goals.

The dark horse Costa Rica team had no clear chances throughout the game.
He was beaten to death by the classic attacking midfielder J Rock.

After the game, the media declared that "C Ronaldo is a thing of the past, the future belongs to James!", "Another star with both skills and good looks",
Everyone was praising him, and for a while he overshadowed Xia Qi who scored six goals and made six assists.

They will face host Brazil in the quarter-finals.

This is the first time the two teams have met in the World Cup.

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In the early morning of the next day, the first quarter-final match of the lower half, the Netherlands vs. Mexico, was held in Fortaleza.

The Netherlands has performed well in this World Cup, especially Van Persie...

In the last four encounters between the two teams, the Netherlands team has three wins and one draw without losing, and has an absolute psychological advantage.

But the course of the game scared the Dutch half to death.

Neither side scored in the first half, and Mexico took the lead just 165 seconds into the second half.

Afterwards, Robben, Sneijder and Van Persie failed to score against Mexico.
The team has bad luck!

Coach Van Gaal replaced the wonder boy Depay to change his luck.
But the facts prove that superstition is not to be trusted.

Robben's close-range shot, a shot that was harder to miss than to score, hit the post.

The coach, having learned his lesson, began to stop believing in ghosts and gods and keep his feet on the ground. He replaced the team's biggest player, Van Persie, with Huntelaar.

It was he who headed the ball back at the back post in the 88th minute, and Sneijder volleyed the ball from 14 meters in front of the goal.
The dying Dutch team was given a timely boost in the second minute of injury time. Robben created a penalty in the penalty area and Huntelaar scored the winning goal.

The Netherlands team advanced to the quarter-finals without any trouble, and their opponent will be the winner of England vs. Greece.

Due to England's superior strength, the media can't wait to start hyping up the match between Xia Qi and Van Persie.

These two are Arsenal's new and old captains. Xia Qi, the new wave, shattered Van Gaal's ambitious dream of winning the Premier League.

Could Fan’s dream of winning the World Cup now be shattered as well?
The media are so excited!

But for Xia Qi and England, their first priority is to get through Greece... (End of this chapter)