Chapter 480 Spear and Shield
After the start of the second half of the game, the South China Tigers played steadily like they did in the first half. They didn't think about "taking advantage of the opportunity that the opponent had not yet entered the state in the first five minutes" and launched a massive attack on Flash Star.
While that argument makes a lot of sense, Lehman just didn't let the team do it.
After all, "the opponent did not enter the game state in the first five minutes" will happen to Flash Star, but it may also happen to the South China Tigers themselves. At that time, I only thought about scoring the goal from Flash Star, but it was self-defeating and allowed Flash Star to sneak a goal. Didn't the South China Tigers lose?
Anyway, now the South China Tigers are one goal ahead, and Lehman has no reason to let his team take this risk.
For many people, a one-goal lead is a very dangerous score, but Lehman does not think so. He believes that as long as his team plays stably enough, a one-goal lead can be very safe.
The reason why some people think that a one-goal lead is unsafe is because they think too much. I always think that it is not safe, so I attack, but it gives my opponent an opportunity to take advantage of it - the fear of being unsafe becomes really unsafe.
Now that the South China tiger is so calm and steady, Lehman doesn't think there is any opportunity for Flash Star to take advantage of.
He noticed that when Flash Star was defending, the overall formation was not as aggressive as it was in the first half. This shows that Zhao Kangming also realized that the way he used it in the first half sacrificed the team's counterattack, so he made a decision during the halftime break. After adjusting, whether it is Chen Xingyi or Li Rong, when returning to defense, they must be further forward than in the first half.
This further proves how correct Lehman’s judgment and decision were.
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Now, as long as Chen Xingyi has the ball at his teammates' feet, he is ready to move forward.
There were several times when others had already rushed out, but the ball was not passed to him. He didn't complain, just ran back with his head buried in silence.
It looked like a young wild horse that was tied up, unwilling to run within the length of the rope and eager to break free.
This would be a big risk, but Chen Xingyi is now very willing to take the risk.
Anyway, in the first half, he felt very frustrated. He couldn't use his speed advantage. He was obviously an offensive player, but he could only retreat and become a full-back under the pressure of the opponent, racing against the opponent's offensive players again and again.
Is this something that Chen Xingyi is good at?
But there is no way, the tactics require that this must be done, and he cannot make it special.
Chen Xingyi also knows that he must put the overall situation first in his tactical system.
But knowing it, I know it, but the unhappiness in my heart will not weaken at all.
During the halftime break, Director Zhao said that his position could be appropriately premised when returning to defense, but how much premise is appropriate?
Director Zhao didn’t say anything else.
This is also the space that Chen Xingyi feels he can operate.
He believed that as long as he kept trying to attack forward, even if he was facing an iron plate, he would still be able to penetrate it!
In the 57th minute, Qin Lin and Xia Xiaoyu teamed up to block Lou Jiarong and broke the football from his feet.
Zhang Qinghuan's movement in front attracted South China Tigers' midfielder Jiang Chuan.
Xia Xiaoyu directly passed the football diagonally to the frontcourt, looking for Chen Xingyi who was already charging!
"Beautiful long pass! Beautiful!" He Feng repeated the word "beautiful" because Xia Xiaoyu's long pass was indeed beautiful.
This is not the kind of long ball that flies high in the air and takes a long time to land. It is a long ball that skims the turf at low altitude. This kind of long ball is fast and can be used low in the air when counterattacking. Penetration can increase the surprise of counterattacks.
But the problem is that the passing force is very powerful and requires high accuracy.
Therefore, commentators like He Feng shouted "beautiful" when they saw the football running in front of Chen Xingyi.
There is another disadvantage to Xia Xiaoyu's long pass, which is for the players receiving the ball.
That is, the power of the pass is too great, and it is not easy for the player receiving the ball to catch it, and it is easy to stop the ball.
But Chen Xingyi didn't even think about stopping the ball. After he struggled to catch up with Xia Xiaoyu's pass, he used the power of his sprint to grab the ball before Huang Yao pounced on it, and kicked the football ten meters away.
Then he and the football passed through Huang Yao's left and right sides respectively!
"Wow! The beautiful ball passed! Chen Xingyi flashed in front of Huang Yao's eyes like a bolt of lightning and disappeared!"
The Stars fans in the stands burst into loud cheers.
This was the loudest they had ever sounded since the start of the first half.
"This is the second time Huang Yao has been directly beaten by Chen Xingyi with his speed, right? He didn't learn any lessons from the first half when he was beaten..." Yan Kang shook his head, not satisfied with Huang Yao's performance. Very satisfied.
It's no wonder that Huang Yao has always found it difficult to gain a foothold in the national team.
After Chen Xingyi got rid of Huang Yao with his speed, he accelerated to chase the football.
He felt the wind blowing by his ears and caressing his hair... This was the feeling he wanted, to run freely on the green field, as free as the wind.
After catching up with the football, Chen Xingyi faced South China Tigers right back Yu Daisong.
He could no longer break through Yudaisong's defense by pushing the football forward. As the main right back of the Chinese national team, the 29-year-old Yu Daisong is very experienced. He did not act rashly like Huang Yao. Instead, he kept a very appropriate distance from Chen Xingyi, leaving Chen Xingyi without a trace. The method is to repeat the same old tricks directly.
Of course, since he was so far away from Chen Xingyi, it was impossible for him to go up and grab the ball. But Yu Daisong did not intend to steal the ball. He knew very well what his responsibility was when encountering the opponent's quick counterattack: of course, the priority was to slow down the opponent's counterattack rhythm, force the opponent to slow down, and provide his teammates with time to return to defense. and opportunities. The last thing is to try to steal the ball when you are confident.
Facing Chen Xingyi, he fought and retreated.
As far as he could see out of the corner of his eye, his teammates were rushing back to defend, like an ebbing tide.
Chen Xingyi naturally knew the opponent's intention. Seeing that he was really not sure of breaking through Yu Daisong, he immediately made a decision, turned sideways and passed the football to Zhang Qinghuan who came to meet him in the middle.
As soon as Zhang Qinghuan received the ball, South China Tigers' midfielder Jiang Chuan rushed up from behind and entangled him with his hands and feet.
Zhang Qinghuan did not fight with Jiang Chuan, but passed the football out again to Hu Lai, who came out of the penalty area to meet him.
Hu Lai, who had his back to the attacking direction, passed the football to Xia Xiaoyu who was pressing up.
Xia Xiaoyu moved the football to the right wing again.
Right back Zhang Hao has already come up from behind.
Before he caught the ball, he looked up and observed the situation in the penalty area, and found that Hu Lai had turned around and entered the penalty area, so he passed the ball directly without stopping!
The football drew an arc and went straight to the front of the goal!
However, Hu Lai did not hit the ball.
The ball was pushed out by South China Tigers captain and defender Yao Huasheng.
Lin Zhiyuan, who was in front of the goal, saw the captain's figure in the air and couldn't help but grin - he was ready to face Hu Lai's head-swing attack... but was pushed out of the bottom line by the captain.
Although a little regretful, he still saw hope.
The quality of Flash Star's offensive was actually very high, except that there was no shot in the end...
He believes that if he keeps playing like this, he will definitely have a chance to perform.
So he clapped his hands hard and shouted: "Good shot!"
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"It's a bit like the first half..." He Feng muttered after seeing Zhang Qinghuan take the corner kick.
In the first few minutes of the first half, Flash Star also used a sudden attack to create a corner kick.
This made him a little bit unsure whether this would be the same second half as the first half - Flash Star used the energy at the beginning of the game to launch several threatening attacks, and then was controlled by the powerful South China Tigers with their overall strength. Competition, and then was so overwhelmed that I couldn't lift my head...
Two shining central defenders, Wang Guangwei and Ding Yuanhai, came to the goal of the South China Tigers. One of them was in the middle and the other was in the front, waiting for a header.
Hu Lai was waiting at the back point.
After Zhang Qinghuan placed the football, he raised his arm and signaled to his teammates that he was going to kick the football to the center, close to the penalty spot.
Then he lowered his arms and kicked the ball!
He accurately kicked the football towards the penalty area!
Just as he started to kick, Hu Lai, who was originally at the back point, suddenly started, made a circle, and ran towards the penalty spot from the outside!
His start was very sudden, and his route selection was also very bad. Jiang Chuan, who was originally stuck in the inside to defend him, was blocked by teammates Patricia and Wang Guangwei who were guarding Wang Guangwei. It's like Hu Lai used the two of them to play a pick-and-roll!
After getting rid of Jiang Chuan, Hu Lai walked around to Wang Guangwei. Before the South China Tigers defender could react, he took off before Wang Guangwei and shook his head like a lion towards the flying football!
"Hu Lai header——!"
The cheers of the Flash Star fans exploded.
When Lin Zhiyuan saw Hu Lai jump up, he compressed his whole body, as if it was a spring accumulating power.
Perhaps the other defensive players of the South China Tigers did not expect that Hu Lai would suddenly come from the back point to the middle, but Lin Zhiyuan had been paying close attention to Hu Lai's movements, so he had already been prepared.
When Hu Lai threw the football towards the back of the goal, others also ejected to the right and stretched their right arms at the same time.
Although there were players from both sides standing in front of him, somewhat blocking his line of sight, it did not affect his determination to make this save, because he judged that Hu Lai was going to throw the football backwards!
When the football flew over, it jumped out of the baseline after being supported by Lin Zhiyuan's hand!
"Lin Zhiyuan...oh! Wonderful save!"
The cheers of the Stars fans in the stands suddenly stopped and were replaced by the cheers of the South China Tigers fans.
After landing, Lin Zhiyuan rolled over and stood up. As soon as he stood up, he punched the sky: "Okay!"
This is the game he wants!
Behind him, Hu Lai also waved his fist, but he was expressing his annoyance.
He Feng saw this scene and said loudly: "This is a direct dialogue between the sharpest spear of the Olympic team and the strongest shield of the Olympic team! Whether Hu Lai is running or heading the ball, it is completed. The quality is very high... but Lin Zhiyuan's save is also very exciting! The two teamed up to create a wonderful offensive and defensive battle! ”
"The scene that everyone has been looking forward to before the game finally appeared. This is also one of the highlights of this game! Looking at it now, both sides have performed at a very high level. This kind of duel will live up to everyone's expectations!" Yan Kang also said added. (End of chapter)