Cao Baming even stopped his run, thinking it wouldn't hurt to give them one.
Having already conceded so many goals, to still get such an opportunity, to run such a distance...
This tenacious willpower was indeed commendable!
Anyone else would have had their spirit shattered long ago.
He began to focus on the front. White closely watched his steps. As they gradually approached the penalty area, the two finally began to slow down, and teammates providing support and defense were quickly coming to fill in!
White was also very smart, retreating again and again, not rushing to close down, giving his teammates time to arrive. He was waiting for this moment when the opponent slowed down.
In fact, this kind of defense was the most stable, because as long as one didn't actively engage, the possibility of being dribbled past was almost zero.
And the person in front of him was not someone like Daboer, who had explosive breakthrough speed or the ability for it.
"Don't waste it if you're given a chance!" Cao Baming silently willed.
At this moment, the shooting space available to him was constantly shrinking. Seeing that he was about to be caught up by the supporting defenders from behind, he finally made a feint, then shot quickly!
Some surprised fans at the sidelines began to cheer.
However, the football drew a horizontal arc across the front of the goal, continuing towards the wing, and finally went out of bounds near the penalty spot!
Glancing around, he had no teammates to receive the ball. This shot couldn't have been a pass; it had to be a shot. The power and angle, along with the expression on his face...
At this moment, after taking the shot, he immediately covered his head with both hands and fell to the ground.
Judging by his appearance, it was clear that this chance had been completely wasted. The accuracy was unbelievably low. Aiming at a goal less than three meters away, he instead sent the ball near the sideline, possibly even a throw-in.
This was a golden opportunity, and after this chance, Southampton would hardly get another one like it.
The fans' faces showed deep disappointment.
They put down their newspapers specifically to watch this unexpected counter-attack, only for it to be squandered by this player. Even a ball served on a silver platter could be missed, which was beyond the fans' imagination.
It was harder to miss this shot than to score.
Cao Baming watched, stunned. He could never have imagined such an outcome.
White, who had already been cleanly beaten, even thought it was his fault and that the opponent was about to score. Even the goalkeeper was tense.
But looking at his maneuver, he was truly surprised.
He looked bewildered, even feeling like he was suffocating.
Then, more than ten seconds later, he finally got up and slowly walked towards the center of the field.
Forget it, I should just focus on defense, he thought to himself.
It was incredibly difficult, not just a little. At this moment, they were actually unable to perform at their normal level.
The referee, after confirmation from the assistant referee, signaled for a throw-in.
Hearing this news, he felt extremely embarrassed, wishing he could turn his hands into shovels right now and dig a hole in the green turf of the field to hide in, never to emerge again.
Two minutes later, the fans finally came to their senses; this chance had been completely wasted!
They shouldn't have harbored hope in the first place, because they should have known that in the current situation, hope was completely unwarranted.
If you don't hope, you won't be disappointed, at least not this disappointed.
As the players slowly walked back to the center circle, the expressions on both sides became a little more indifferent. For the Arsenal team, they were indeed indifferent at this moment, as no further surprises could come from the result. It was almost the same for Southampton; they no longer cared about the outcome.
The fans quickly digested the situation. As the game on the field became boring, they once again shifted their attention to the news that had just come from off the field.
Cao Baming's guess was not wrong. About two minutes ago, a piece of news had suddenly emerged, and it was about Zidane's recovery from his injury, specifically the results of his emergency treatment at the hospital.
The news detailed his internal injuries and the results of the rescue, essentially concluding that he had suffered a very severe, career-threatening injury. 138 Reading Network.
To what extent was it serious? After two hours of treatment, he was still completely unable to move, lying on the hospital bed, dependent on machines for breathing.
Although the injury could heal, he also suffered multiple severe bone fractures, the most serious being a comminuted fracture of his left arm.
For a football player, their legs were naturally the most important, but even so, they were not favored by the god of luck, and accidents occurred during this incident.
At this moment, his relatives and family were likely no longer particularly concerned about whether he could play in the upcoming match. They hoped their family member would recover and get better soon. Health is the foundation of everything, and he is the most important.
However, the doctors could give an almost certain answer regarding this matter: he wouldn't be thinking about returning to the field for at least 2 years.
Although the exact quote did not appear in the news, based on the tone and the facts presented, the fans already had a general understanding.
This news was world-shattering. Within two minutes of its release, it had been clicked and shared wildly by fans, reaching over a hundred million views in just three minutes!
Even the news of the 9/11 incident did not spread as quickly, which was truly impressive.
Zidane was one of the strong contenders for the Golden Ball award this year, even considered one of the favorites, without a doubt.
At this moment, he was ranked second on the entire list. His brilliant performance in the World Cup had, at times, overshadowed Cao Baming's brilliance. More importantly, he had won the World Cup. Based on past experience, if a World Cup was held that year, the Golden Ball winner in the following year would most likely be a player from the winning nation.