Chapter 780 Young central defender
"Namozov has achieved his first goal before the game - scoring a goal in the game! Then will he achieve his second goal? Lead the Uzbekistan national team to the World Cup!"
The commentator on Uzbek TV was very excited.
After pulling back a goal, the morale of the Uzbek team was greatly boosted and they attacked the Chinese team even more fiercely.
Even after a fifteen-minute intermission, this state was not interrupted.
After the start of the second half, Uzbekistan was still besieging the Chinese team's goal.
The cheers in the stands grew louder and louder.
It was under such circumstances that the commentator of Uzbekistan's national television said what he just said.
As a senior sports commentator, how could he not know how difficult it is to reverse and eliminate the Chinese team at home? How could you not know how annoying the Chinese team’s away goal advantage is?
But he won't mention this to fans.
What the national team needs now is encouragement and trust, rather than seemingly rational and calm analysis.
Everyone talks about "creating miracles", but if there is no soil for miracles to be born, how can we create miracles?
Now we must unite and believe that Uzbekistan can make a comeback. This is creating the soil where miracles can be born.
Mental power is relatively illusory, but sometimes it can really work.
There is no precedent in football matches where an opponent collapses within ten minutes of being beaten.
Since other teams can do it, why can't we Uzbekistan?
Not to mention that the opponent Chinese team has a "good tradition" of collapse in history.
Where did our goal come from in the first half? Wasn't it just that they kept putting pressure on their defense, which ultimately caused them to lose sight of the other and make fatal mistakes?
If we could do it in the first half, we can do it in the second half too!
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"The situation is very unfavorable for us now. But no matter how hard it is, we have to grit our teeth and endure it!" He Feng also said this through gritted teeth.
During this time, he, the commentator, was also very nervous.
Although the Chinese team still leads by two goals in the total score, it is hard to say whether the gap between the two goals is an advantage.
It's really going to collapse, not to mention two goals, three goals lead will be the same.
That's why he hopes that the Chinese team will withstand it no matter what.
It’s not that I hope that the Chinese team will defend and not concede a goal until the end of the game - facing such a ferocious Uzbekistan, that is really unrealistic and a bit overwhelming.
But he also hopes to extend the gap between losing the ball very far.
In this way, even if Uzbekistan does equalize the total score in the end, the game is probably over.
Even if the Chinese team loses this game, it is not considered a collapse.
Not only He Feng was worried, but also the Chinese fans in front of the TV.
Xie Lan couldn't sit on the sofa and watch the game at all. She stood in front of the sofa with her hands folded in front of her chest, staring at the TV screen nervously, unable to say a word.
Hu Lixin behind her performed much better. At least he could still sit on the sofa, but his expression was still a little solemn, and he had to glance at the game time on the TV broadcast from time to time.
Then silently calculate in my heart:
The entire game has been played for sixty-three minutes, and there are still twenty-seven minutes left before the end of the ninety-minute game.
Counting three minutes of injury time...no, five minutes...six minutes, considering that the Chinese team may use tactics to delay the game, it is normal for the injury time to be longer in the second half.
Six minutes of injury time, plus twenty-seven minutes, leaving thirty-three minutes left.
Uzbekistan must score three more goals in these 33 minutes to ensure its qualification to compete with Paraguay for the final World Cup spot.
Unless the Chinese team's defense collapsed instantly, how could they possibly do it?
Thinking this in his heart, Hu Lixin's brows did not relax at all.
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When considering the defensive hardness, many people will turn their attention to Wang Guangwei.
Yao Huasheng is the captain of the Chinese team and an experienced old guard. He has never seen any big storms. No matter how much everyone distrusts anyone, it is impossible not to distrust him, Lao Yao.
So since Mao Junzheng was injured, Wang Guangwei, who replaced Mao Junzheng as the starting center back of the national team, has naturally become the subject of nervous scrutiny.
Everyone knows that a central defender needs experience and a calm personality. Therefore, those who can play in this position are basically older, and it is normal for them to gradually emerge after the age of twenty-five.
But Wang Guangwei is only 23 years old this year, and he was forced to play the main role in the national team, and then faced such an important moment.
Can he withstand Uzbekistan's fierce offensive?
This has become a question and worry in the minds of many people.
But in fact, Wang Guangwei has played as the main player for Anton Shining Stars for three and a half seasons, and as a main player has won the Chinese League Championship, Football Association Cup Championship and Chinese Super League Championship. Since being selected for the Olympic team, he has also been the main force, winning the East Asian Cup championship and the U23 Asian Cup championship. He has also participated in the Olympic Games and played in the AFC Champions League...
In fact, he has no shortage of game accumulation that a professional player should have, and he is even more knowledgeable than many of his peers.
Those who just look at his age and assume that Wang Guangwei is too embarrassed to hold a big position have fallen into the misunderstandings of empiricism and dogmatism.
Only those who know Wang Guangwei know how powerful he is.
Otherwise, Shi Wuyin would not have decisively chosen to partner Wang Guangwei and Yao Huasheng after Mao Junzheng was injured, instead of other central defenders who are older than Wang Guang.
Wang Guangwei's father sat in front of the TV, staring at the TV screen solemnly.
The wife glanced at him: "Are you worried that your son will take the blame again?"
He glared at his wife: "What nonsense! This is an excellent opportunity for Guangwei."
It was the wife's turn to be surprised: "You would also say such a thing? Aren't you always worried that Guangwei would become a scapegoat for the national team?"
"How old is that?" The husband waved his hand, "It seems that the situation is very critical now, but it is games like this that can train Guangwei. Only after experiencing such a scene can we talk about growth... Of course, The premise is that he can withstand it. ”
In the end, he accidentally revealed a little worry about his son.
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The Chinese team finally withstood the wave of offensive frenzy after Uzbekistan scored.
Whether it is Wang Guangwei or Yao Huasheng, as well as other Chinese team players, everyone tried their best to participate in the defense. Hu Lai is no exception - although the role he can play in defense is really small...
But no matter what, they weathered the storm this time.
They were safe until the next storm came.
In fact, Uzbekistan did not want to just retreat, but unfortunately this stormy attack could not continue forever - they simply did not have the physical fitness to ensure this rhythm.
Later in the attack, there were several times when the connection was not tight enough and teammates did not respond promptly enough, which allowed the Chinese team to counterattack to their 30-meter zone.
If we don't adjust our rhythm, I'm afraid we will be directly stolen by the Chinese team.
Therefore, Uzbekistan made adjustments, recycled appropriately, and made room for the Chinese team to attack.
The Chinese team attacked.
Hu Lai's header in the penalty area was blocked by goalkeeper Abramov, and the Chinese team won a corner kick.
This was the Chinese team's first corner kick in the second half.
"The Chinese team won a corner kick and must take advantage of the opportunity to set the ball in the frontcourt to cause trouble for Uzbekistan..."
During He Feng's commentary, two central defenders, Yao Huasheng and Wang Guangwei, ran up from the backcourt and stood directly in front of Uzbekistan's goal.
Mrs. Namozo was in the penalty area, pointing at Hu Lai and shouting: "Keep an eye on Hu Lai! Don't let him run away!"
He knew that Hu Lai, who did not look outstanding in height or weight, had an extraordinary talent in judging the placement of football. So even if there are people in the penalty area and there is little space for a corner kick, Hu Lai is still the number one threat to the Chinese team.
As expected, Hu Lai did not stand in his original position, but ran forward and tried to get rid of the defense.
But no matter where he ran, there were Uzbekistan players blocking him...
Like a dragnet, it hung over his head.
Zhang Qinghuan, who was taking the corner kick, raised his right hand and told the whole team the code for the corner kick.
Hulay's run caused a bit of chaos in Uzbekistan's penalty area. He was just fishing in troubled waters!
After the referee blew the whistle, Zhang Qinghuan took two steps and kicked the football towards the goal.
The ball flew high in the air and passed the front point.
Hulay in front struggled and took off with two Uzbek defenders, but both were well away from the football.
After passing over Hu Lai's head, the football continued to fly backwards!
There, Wang Guangwei, who was originally in the middle, had turned around and retreated and ran over!
Taking advantage of Yao Huasheng's opportunity in the middle to help him attract the attention of Uzbekistan's defensive players, he jumped high without being marked, bent down and rushed to the top!
It's a solid push!
"Wang Guangwei - Go to the top!!! Good goal!! The ball went in -!! At the most dangerous time, the Chinese team scored again! Leading Uzbekistan 2:1 in this game, the total score is 4:1! With less than thirty minutes left in the game, the Chinese team still maintains a three-goal lead! We...can breathe a sigh of relief!”
Yan Kang next to him said with a smile: "I know there will be people worried about whether the young Wang Guangwei can withstand the offensive frenzy of Uzbekistan just now. But it turns out that he not only successfully withstood it, he also completed the defensive task in another way - — Score a corner kick! Use goals to help the Chinese team defend. This is really... the best defense is offense, ha! ”
After scoring the goal, Wang Guangwei seemed very excited. His usual calm image was gone, and he was so excited that he almost took off his clothes.
He grabbed the hem of his jersey with both hands, and then he remembered that he would be given a yellow card if he took off his clothes to celebrate.
As a central defender, once you get a yellow card, you will be playing football in shackles in the next game...
But it seems a bit silly to just let go...
So Wang Guangwei had an idea, and while running to the corner flag area, he kept fanning the hem of his jersey with both hands, as if he was fanning himself.
He used such a weird action to celebrate his first goal in the national team.
In front of the TV, Wang Guangwei's father jumped up from the sofa excitedly, raising his arms high: "Beautiful!!"
The wife looked at the yelling husband and covered her mouth with laughter. (End of chapter)