Chapter 941 "Ivan the Terrible"
Shi Wuyin knew what Mashaninov was going to do. He blocked the Chinese team's fast break by strengthening the press in the midfield, and at the same time consumed the Chinese team's physical strength.
After looking away from Mashaninov, he made a gesture towards the Chinese team players on the court.
This is to let the Chinese team continue to stick to the style of play in the first half.
Of course he knows that this style of moving closer to each other and passing and running quickly consumes physical energy.
But if you want to score a goal, how can you do it without working hard?
If you try hard, you might have a chance to score another goal before your energy is exhausted.
But if you don't fight hard and just let the game fall to Russia's rhythm, your physical fitness will gradually lose. By then, it may be difficult for the Chinese team to fight hard.
So for Shi Wuyuan, this is not a multiple-choice question at all.
The Chinese team has no other way to go except this one.
"Coach Shi made a gesture on the sidelines to signal the Chinese team players to gather closer and continue the offensive. He was not satisfied with a one-goal lead, he wanted to continue attacking! It has to be said that so far in this World Cup, the Chinese team has His performance is remarkable, and it has a lot to do with such an excellent head coach. After leading the team to the World Cup, there was still debate on the Internet about whether Shi Wuyin was suitable to lead the team to the World Cup. Now such voices have long ceased. Already..."
He Feng and Yan Kang sighed with each other.
"Yes. From a tactical point of view, it is right for the Chinese team to continue attacking now. On the one hand, if the Chinese team can score another goal, the players will be more calm and the next game will be better. On the other hand, if the Chinese team can score another goal, the players will be more calm and the next game will be better. Even if they can't score a goal, they can still keep the football away from their own penalty area - if Russia is allowed to continue attacking, the football will always spin around in the Chinese team's half, and the chance of dangerous situations will greatly increase. Plus. I think that although our Chinese team is relatively weak overall and has not many options to choose from, Director Shi did choose the right path, but it is a bit hard-it requires all players to run hard, but I believe it. Playing such a game in the World Cup will earn them more than playing ten games in the Chinese Super League, so the effort is worth it!”
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During the positional battle, Zhang Qinghuan picked up the ball at the front of the Russian penalty area, and the black and tough Irving Botaka came up again, making it difficult for him to have a chance to observe the surrounding situation.
He could only pass the football back to Xia Xiaoyu, and then cut and run while observing the positions of the players on both sides and trying to reorganize the offense.
Seeing Xia Xiaoyu receiving the ball, Hu Lai, who was originally in the penalty area, suddenly retreated, pulled out of the penalty area, and pretended to receive Xia Xiaoyu's pass.
Russian center back Pletnev, who had been by his side, was also pulled out.
Xia Xiaoyu obviously saw this space, and he quickly passed the football directly to the space behind Hu Lai.
At the same time, Luo Kai suddenly crossed into the middle from the ribs and ran behind Hu Lai.
However, Xia Xiaoyu's pass was a little too big, and another Russian center back, Kuzmin, rushed over and headed the ball away, destroying it.
"Oh! What a pity!"
"Xia Xiaoyu's pass was a little too big...but it doesn't matter, let's try it again!"
He Feng and Yan Kang first held their heads and shouted with regret in the commentary box, and then started to comfort them.
The Chinese fans in the stands did not boo or yell dissatisfiedly because Xia Xiaoyu passed the ball too big this time. Instead, they collectively applauded the Chinese team's offensive cooperation.
Applause erupted from the stands at the Miami Rocks.
Luo Kai, who made a wasted trip, also gave Xia Xiaoyu a thumbs up.
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The Chinese team threw a foul ball. Zhang Qinghuan tried to catch the ball, but suddenly stepped aside and missed the football behind him, where Xia Xiaoyu was exactly!
At the same time, Zhang Qinghuan quickly turned around and ran sideways towards the middle.
When Xia Xiaoyu saw this, he didn't stop the ball. Instead, he directly knocked the flying football to Brother Huan.
Zhang Qinghuan looked up and looked into the distance before catching the ball, and found that because the Chinese team's current offense was developing on Russia's left side, their right side was relatively empty, and there was a gap.
Chen Xingyi was hanging on the sideline, obviously waiting for him to pass the ball.
So Zhang Qinghuan used the outside instep of his left foot to stop the ball, then took off his left foot again, trying to pass the football over there.
However, due to the interference of the black and hard Botaka, his kick did not kick up and the football did not fly high enough. The Russian right back Vlasov headed the ball out.
Fortunately, the Chinese team's midfielder Jiang Wanqing appeared at the spot where the football landed in time, intercepted the football before Romanov could catch it, and then took advantage of the situation and passed it to Chen Xingyi on the sideline.
However, at this time, the Chinese team's intention to shift the direction of attack had been seen through, so the Russian team shifted its overall shape here, and midfielder Nikola Lucas had already gone up to defend Chen Xingyi.
As a result, Chen Xingyi lost the opportunity to break through with the ball.
He could only choose to pass the football back.
The Chinese team turned their offense into a positional battle again.
Once it turns into a positional battle, the opponent's defensive players are all in position, and there will be less space for Hu Lai to move. Without being able to take away defensive players, Luo Kai and others have no chance to insert into the space.
Although Hu Lai worked hard to shuttle back and forth near the penalty area, the space that could be used was only so large. No matter how hard he ran, he could not run back to the midfield in one breath - the opponent's defender was not stupid. Follow me, if you really run into the midfield, you would be a fool to follow...
The Chinese team, which really couldn't find any space, finally made a pass from full-back Bai Di.
Luo Kai, who had the physical advantage, had already become the center in the positional battle. He jumped up and competed with Kuzmin for the top.
He still hit the ball!
However, due to Kuzmin's interference, this time the header was slightly less powerful and accurate. It was already good enough to be able to hit it within the goal frame.
The football was easily confiscated by Russian goalkeeper Altin.
But just when he caught the ball in the air, Hu Lai rushed to him, startling him, and quickly bent his arms to close his hand and put the football back to his chest.
As if he was afraid that the football would fly out of his arms again...
"Hu Lai rushed to the goal immediately and seemed to be preparing for a follow-up shot! Unfortunately, Altin did not let go of the ball!"
Hu Lai, who rushed to Arkin, did not go back, but went around to the side.
This made Arkin a little concerned. He hugged the football tightly and turned to look at Hu Lai warily.
When Hu Lai saw the other party staring at him like this, he laughed and said in Russian: "It's okay, you are busy with your business and leave me alone."
As he spoke, he was still standing not far away, with no intention of leaving.
Arkin originally wanted to wait for Hu Lai to leave before kicking off, but when he saw Hu Lai seemed to be settling in the penalty area, he had no intention of leaving at all. He also thought that the Chinese team was in the lead now, so they actually wished that time was wasted like this.
So he ignored Hu Lai and kicked the ball directly to Romanov in front.
In the frontcourt Romanov leaped high and competed with Wang Guangwei for a header.
The first point was still pushed by Romanov, but his strike partner Vladimir Savichev failed to control the ball under the defense of Yao Huasheng and Jiang Wanqing.
The football was intercepted by the Chinese team's full-back Jiao Qirui who quickly approached.
"In today's game, the first point of the header near the midfield was basically taken away by Romanov, but the Chinese team did a good job in controlling the second point. This is something that has not been done so far. The main reason why Russia scored! Director Shi’s defensive tactics were very good..."
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Shi Wuyin lowered his head and looked at his watch. The game had already lasted sixty-three minutes, and there were almost thirty minutes left.
In the recent short game, although the Chinese team performed well, he was not at ease.
Because no goals were scored.
The momentum seemed to be strong, and the Chinese team fans in the stands cheered wave after wave.
The Chinese team seems to be in a good situation.
But he didn't dare to take it lightly.
He knows that football is like the weather, you never know what will happen next. The sky is clear now, but there may be strong winds and then heavy rain falling from the sky, drenching you while you are leisurely enjoying the scenery. You may be as embarrassed as you are.
As long as the referee doesn't blow the whistle to end the game, he will remain tight and not dare to relax.
The Chinese team's offense on the field was not successful, and they made mistakes when passing the ball continuously, allowing the opponent to steal the ball.
Russia quickly launched a counterattack, and the Chinese team players responded one after another!
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Russia's offensive routine is very simple.
A long pass directly from the backcourt to find Ivan Romanov. Or advance quickly from the wing and then cross to find Ivan Romanov.
At its peak, Russia had two wingers with fast and accurate passes. They relied on such a simple and crude style of play to reach the semi-finals of the European Cup and the semi-finals of the World Cup.
Nowadays, their speed on the wing has declined, and the quality of their crosses is not as good as before. But this time, full-back Vlasov still sent a high-quality cross from the wing!
The football goes straight to the Chinese team's goal!
Wang Guangwei, who retreated to the goal, looked up and saw the football flying towards him. He took a deep breath and mustered up all his strength to jump!
Then he was hit hard...
It felt like being hit head-on by a high-speed heavy-duty truck!
When he was about to lose his balance, he waved his hands in the air and grabbed the figure.
He grabbed the opponent's jersey!
Then he finally lost all balance and fell toward the ground.
He clutched the jersey tightly and didn't let go.
Yao Huasheng, who was just behind them, witnessed this scene at close range - Ivan Romanov's jersey in the air was pulled out of the triangle by Wang Guangwei, and then he saw that the jersey... was torn open!
Under the joint action of Wang Guangwei and Romanov, this Russian No. 9 jersey was directly torn!
Romanov, who had lost his restraints, thrust out his belly in the air and shook his head like a giant bear!
He hit the football!
Bang!
This is the first time Yao Huasheng has heard someone's header blasting like a long shot...
Standing on the goal line, Lin Zhiyuan waved his arm almost reflexively, and he hit the football!
But the football was not knocked out of the goal by him, but instead rose up and hit the net!
The ball went in!
In the 65th minute of the game, the Chinese team's goal was declared lost!
After landing, Ivan Romanov did not run wildly to celebrate. Instead, he stood in front of the Chinese team's goal, waving his fists and roaring to the sky!
It seemed like a giant bear really let out a heart-stopping roar!
Wang Guangwei, who fell to the ground, looked up at the roaring giant bear, holding a piece of cloth in his hand - that was the jersey he tore off from the giant bear...
On Romanov's exposed waist and ribs, it seemed as if every muscle line contained the energy of a nuclear bomb.
And this energy has just been released in front of the Chinese team's goal!
"Ivan the Terrible" is here!
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PS, the third update is here, and the fourth update will be at three o'clock in the afternoon! (End of chapter)