Chapter 776 is already foolproof
Seeing her son raising his hands to the sky amidst the cheers of the fans, his mother Ren Changmei in the stands could not hold back the tears.
She stood alone in the cheering crowd with tears streaming down her face.
Then a gust of wind blew, and she suddenly felt something and turned her head to look to the side.
A figure that had been gone for many years appeared beside her at some point, looking towards the court.
After sensing her gaze, he turned his head and looked over, with a smile on his face that had never aged.
Ren Changmei also laughed until her eyes were wet with tears, filling her vision. She raised her hand to wipe away the tears from her eyes. When she took her hand away again, the familiar figure had disappeared.
It was as if it had never been there at all, as if it was just her own hallucination.
Ren Changmei was stunned and started to look around, but couldn't find it. None of the excited faces were familiar to her.
After realizing that it was really her hallucination, Ren Changmei slowly sat down in the stands and stared blankly at the dense crowd in the front row.
At this moment of national joy, she felt lost.
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When the Chinese team players swarmed over the billboard and ran towards Zhang Qinghuan to celebrate the goal with him, Uzbekistan coach Rasulov in front of the visiting team's coaching bench angrily turned around and punched the awning of the coaching bench.
He wasn't dissatisfied with the players' performance, he was dissatisfied with himself.
Because he had been emphasizing the importance of keeping an eye on Hu Lai before the game, his defense against Hu Lai during the game can be considered a success.
He adopted the strategy of quickly shrinking the defense because he was concerned about the speed advantage of the two wing players, Chen Xingyi and Luo Kai.
He arranged everything he could think of to attack the Chinese team's trident, but he neglected the "hand" wielding the trident - Zhang Qinghuan!
In other words, Zhang Qinghuan's scoring ability was ignored!
Because he has such an excellent teammate as Hu Lai, Zhang Qinghuan's goals in the club are not actually too many, so it is easy for people to have the illusion that Zhang Qinghuan is an offensive midfielder who focuses on organizing offense and is not good at scoring.
But in fact, he can score goals.
Now it's not a question of whether he has the ability to score goals, but whether he wants to score goals...
When there is a better scorer than him in front, he would rather assist and provide assists from behind.
That doesn't mean he won't score. If there is a chance to score, he won't let it go.
The cross-running of Hu Lai and Luo Kai just now successfully helped him open the Uzbekistan goal. In front of him, there was a feeling of "sudden enlightenment" in the middle of the Uzbekistan penalty area.
If Zhang Qinghuan didn't know how to seize such a good opportunity, he wouldn't have been the most talented super genius in Chinese football before Hu Lai appeared.
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Zhang Qinghuan's goal occurred in the 40th minute, and there was not much time left before the end of the first half.
The Chinese team had no way of taking advantage of the morale-boosting opportunity after this goal and continued to lay siege to Uzbekistan's goal.
Five minutes flew by.
The referee quickly blew the whistle to end the first half, and the Chinese team entered the halftime break with a one-goal lead.
This score makes people happy, but it cannot make them relax.
Because it's just a one-goal lead.
If this game ends with this score, the one who laughs will definitely be Uzbekistan, not the Chinese team.
Because for Uzbekistan, which returned to play at home in the second round, losing only 0:1 in the first round was simply a small loss and a win.
Therefore, the Chinese team has only one task in the second half, which is to score more goals and score more goals. Not only must they win, but they must also win more.
In response to this situation, Uzbekistan's head coach Rasulov encouraged his players in the locker room: "...Although you lost a goal, overall, your performance in the first half was very good. . Next time and the advantage are on our side - the Chinese team will definitely attack aggressively in the second half. As long as we are patient and can withstand their attack, then whatever happens As time goes by, the Chinese team will definitely become more and more impatient in the end, so we must stick to the defensive counterattack tactics! Don't get too entangled with them in the midfield, and don't be fooled by their passes! , as long as there is no space, they can't score! At the same time, don't give Zhang Qinghuan a chance to shoot from outside the penalty area!"
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At the same time, in the home team's locker room, Shi Wuyin also said this to his players:
"We will continue to score goals in the second half. This is obvious. So Uzbekistan must have guessed our reaction. It is impossible to catch the opponent by surprise. In the second half, we really have to attack, but at the same time we have to be extra special. Pay attention to their counterattack - if the situation is critical, even if it is a foul, their counterattack must be interrupted at the first sign, and they must not be allowed to fight.”
Shi Wuyin arranged more for defense during the halftime break, including asking the players how to prevent Uzbekistan's counterattack; what aspects should be paid attention to during this critical period of transition from offense to defense; what needs to be done in defense against Namozov To what extent...
As for the offense, he didn't say much.
Because there is nothing to say.
Uzbekistan tightened its defense, and the Chinese team used positional warfare to attack. The players who participated in the offense all knew how to play. There were only those offensive routines, and it was difficult to play any tricks.
Moreover, rather than arranging tactics and micromanaging in detail, he believed more in the bond between Hu Lai, Chen Xingyi, Zhang Qinghuan, and Luo Kai on the court.
Three of these four people have played on the same team for two years and won two national championships. This tacit understanding is naturally invincible.
Luo Kai also played in the Olympics with Hu Lai and Chen Xingyi on the Chinese Olympic team. He and Hu Lai were high school classmates, so they are very familiar with each other.
They must know what to do on the court, and they don't need their coach to be verbose. In fact, when Shi Wuyin was playing football, it was difficult for any coach to teach him how to attack on the field, because his playing style was so erratic that it was difficult to use a fixed routine to tell him what to do. Kick.
This was the case with Zhang Qinghuan's goal in the first half. Hu Lai's movement before made people think that he would be the one who finally shot. Later, Luo Kai's sudden diagonal insertion made people turn their attention to him.
Unexpectedly, it was Zhang Qinghuan who took the last shot.
Even Shi Wuyuan himself did not expect this.
This is not part of the offensive routine they trained before the game, it is completely the result of the players improvising on the court.
If I have to say where the results of training are reflected, it is that the constant cross-running training helped Zhang Qinghuan open up the opponent's middle defense in this attack.
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Both sides completed the adjustments and arrangements for the halftime break, and the fifteen-minute break passed in the blink of an eye.
The two teams did not make substitutions and directly changed sides to fight again.
Uzbekistan head coach Rasulov’s guess was correct. After the start of the second half, the Chinese team took advantage of its home court advantage and launched a fierce attack on Uzbekistan’s goal.
Because they had expected it, the Uzbek players responded calmly and did not panic.
Anyway, as long as they lock the door and make sure not to leave space for the Chinese team in the penalty area, they can make the Chinese team's offense fail again and again.
And because of Zhang Qinghuan's goal in the first half, head coach Rasulov specifically told the players to strengthen their defense against Zhang Qinghuan's direct shot during the halftime break. It can be regarded as the final patch to the team's defense.
Rasulov observed from the sidelines for a while and found that the game situation had stabilized. He turned around and walked back to the coaching bench, taking the opportunity to drink water and chat with the assistant coach.
"The next thing is to wait for time to pass." He walked to the coaching bench and said to the assistant coach.
The assistant coach nodded upon hearing this.
Rasulov bent down to pick up a bottle of mineral water, unscrewed the cap, and turned around while putting it in his mouth.
Then he heard a huge cheering sound suddenly.
When he turned around, he saw Chen Xingyi dribbling the ball from the wing into the penalty area. Behind him was Uzbekistan's right back Ogud Tajibav. He was turning around to chase back, but he staggered. He could hardly maintain his balance and looked very embarrassed!
"Chen Xingyi's breakthrough is so beautiful!!"
Chen Xingyi, who entered the penalty area, faced the Uzbek defender who came up to block him, sent a cross, and hit a low ball straight towards Hu Lai who was coming up!
Although center back Hamlayev followed Hulay closely, Chen Xingyi still chose to pass the football to Hulay.
Because Hu Lai specifically said during the halftime break, it doesn't matter whether there are defensive players around him, as long as there is an opportunity, just pass the football to him. After all, he has been playing in the Premier League for almost a year. If he can't even compete physically with the opponent's defender in an Asian-level game, wouldn't this year's training be in vain?
Chen Xingyi thinks so. Can Uzbekistan's center backs be more difficult to deal with than those in the Premier League? So he made the cross without hesitation!
After the ball was passed, he saw Hu Laisha point forward and use his body to block Hamlayev, who was a head taller than himself, behind him. His right arm was still entangled with the opponent's hand. However, his figure did not stagger and his steps were sloppy.
He ran powerfully towards the landing point of the football, planted his right foot firmly next to the incoming ball, and kicked the football with his left foot!
It turned out to be a left-footed shot!
The outside instep of his left foot did not hit the football firmly. Instead, it hit the football, causing the ball to draw a slightly weird arc. It just avoided Hamlayev's outstretched foot and also went around to the front. Goalkeeper Abramov clicked to block the angle of his shot!
Go straight to the back point!
Abramov didn't even have time to reach out to make a save. He just tilted his body to the left, turned his head and watched the football rush into the goal!
Rasulov, who was still drinking water on the sidelines, squirted out all the water in his mouth. He stared at everything in front of him in stunned silence, ignoring his clothes that were soaked by the water.
"Hu Lai - beautiful! Beautiful!! This is a left-footed shot that he is not good at!! The shot is tricky enough! Abramov didn't react at all!! We are two goals ahead!"
He Feng raised his arms and shouted in the commentary box, shouting at the top of his voice, but as soon as his words came out, he was swallowed up by the huge cheers from the scene! (End of chapter)