Chapter 1054 Japanese Football’s Strong Rivals
After Mitsui Takahiro sent Morikawa Junpei to training, he drove back home - before Hu Lai came back, he stayed here temporarily and was responsible for taking care of Morikawa Junpei's daily life, negotiating with the club, and helping Morikawa Junpei as soon as possible. Adapting to training and living in the UK.
As soon as he got home, he couldn't wait to turn on the TV and watch the Sino-Japanese war in the Asian Cup.
The Asian Cup is also an intercontinental event, and there will still be TV stations in the UK to broadcast it.
Of course, the TV station responsible for broadcasting is not a big TV station, and you need to pay to watch it.
After all, the proud British are not interested in low-level Asian competitions.
Even if there are players like Park Soon-tae and Hu Lai who play in the Premier League in this Asian Cup, not many people will watch it.
Perhaps the vast majority of people who pay to watch the Asian Cup are Asians in the UK, apart from those crazy fans who watch all games around the world.
Mitsui Takahiro is one of them.
He is particularly concerned about today's Sino-Japanese war.
The game started at 3pm local time in the UK, which happened to conflict with training time. So Junpei Morikawa can't see it, but he can.
Naturally, he pays so much attention to this game not only because he is a Japanese, but it is natural for him to watch his national team's games.
At the same time, we also pay attention to the results of the game.
He hopes that the Japanese team can eliminate the Chinese team. In addition to being Japanese, the more important reason is that if the Chinese team is eliminated, Hu Lai will be able to return to Leeds early.
With Hu Lai's help, I believe Chunping's integration into the new team will be faster and easier.
After all, Morikawa Junpei still can't speak English well.
His personality also makes it difficult for him to integrate into a completely unfamiliar environment.
The reason why he was able to perform well in Flash Star had a lot to do with his encounter with Hu Lai in Flash Star. Hu Lai helped him quickly integrate into the team and solve many troublesome problems, so that he could devote himself to football.
At the same time, because Hu Lai took Morikawa Junpei to live with many of the main players of the Flash Stars, and cultivated enough tacit understanding in life, there was no barrier or strangeness between Morikawa and most of the Flash Star players after he played in the game.
It can be said that when Hu Lai returns to Leeds City, all the problems Junpei Morikawa encountered here will be solved.
As soon as the live broadcast appeared on the TV, Mitsui Takayuki saw goalkeeper Nobuo Nishiguchi rising into the air and knocking the football away with his fists.
At the same time, the British commentator also exclaimed: "Luo!! He suddenly took a shot from the penalty area line and almost caught the Japanese team off guard! During this period, the Chinese team's offensive was very fierce, and the Japanese team could only shrink its defense. , looks in danger..."
Mitsui Takahiro thought he had heard wrongly.
What does "the Chinese team's offensive is very fierce, and the Japanese team can only shrink its defense"?
That's the opposite, right?
The Japanese team should be attacking fiercely, and the Chinese team can only shrink its defense, which seems to be in danger!
As if he could hear the complaints and doubts in Mitsui Takahiro's heart, the TV broadcast screen showed simple statistics of the two teams at this time:
The Chinese team has a ball possession rate of 42%, and the Japanese team has an advantage of 58%.
This is normal. The Japanese team's football style originally emphasizes passing and control, so their ball possession rate in the game is basically higher than that of their opponents.
However, the Chinese team took six shots, three of which were within the goal frame.
The Japanese team only hit the goal frame three times... zero times.
You only need to look at the shooting data to know that the British commentator was right. The Chinese team's offensive is indeed stronger.
This confused Mitsui Takahiro. He even forgot to sit down and stood in front of the TV, fascinated by the live broadcast of the game on the screen.
He could not understand how the Chinese team was able to suppress the Japanese team on the scene.
This is not because he looks down on the Chinese team, but because he knows that the Japanese team is stronger overall.
Although the Japanese team's forward scoring ability may not be as good as China's, Japan's overall scoring ability is not weak thanks to its strong midfield. Six goals were also scored in the three group matches. This result is not bad. You must know that the South Korean team only scored four goals in the three group matches...
Six goals is already the third most goals scored by any team in the group stage.
How could the overall stronger Japanese team be pinned by the Chinese team in their own half?
With such doubts, Mitsui Takahiro continued to read.
It didn't take long for him to see the clues.
The Chinese team's offense is very fast and simple and crude. They attack frequently from both sides and then pass the ball from the side.
Use the speed of Chen Xingyi and Luo Kai to attack the Japanese team's defense.
Forcing Eiji Kawasaki and Yoshitoki Kiyota, two full-backs with excellent offensive abilities, to not go up to participate in the attack, they could only stay in the backcourt to deal with the Chinese team's wing attack.
After learning this, Mitsui Takahiro's frown relaxed.
On the contrary, he was not worried anymore because he saw the hidden worries in the Chinese team's prosperous situation - how could their physical fitness support them to be so fast?
Once they slow down, the two full-backs will no longer be able to assist frequently. If they cannot suppress our two full-backs Kawasaki Eiji and Kiyota Yoshitoki... won't they be pushed back in turn? What's the point of playing like this? So regardless of how well the Chinese team is attacking now, it will collapse sooner or later.
He took a look at the game time. When the game statistics were printed, it was twenty minutes, and now it is twenty-four minutes.
The Chinese team's offensive should slow down, and their physical fitness will also reach the first hurdle...
But looking at the Chinese team players in the game, their two full-backs are still rushing forward.
For a time, there were only two central defenders and the goalkeeper behind the center line. They are not afraid of being intercepted by the Japanese team and counterattacking...
If we lose the ball, how can we get it back?
Mitsui Takahiro shook his head: The head coach of the Chinese team has lost his mind!
"The Chinese team attacks again!"
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"The Chinese team attacks again! But in fact, we can seize the opportunity to hit them behind..." The Japanese TV commentator gave advice to the team.
As soon as he finished speaking, he saw Luo Kai making a pass from the right wing.
The Japanese left back Kawasaki Eiji who was guarding him jumped up to block Luo Kai's cross.
He did not consider that this might be a fraud, because the Chinese team had frequently made passes from the wing, and it had almost become their fixed offensive routine.
Unexpectedly, Luo Kai suddenly changed his style of play this time. After Kawasaki Eiji jumped up, he used his right foot to dunk the football inside!
Just like that, he got away from Kawasaki Eiji and headed towards the penalty area!
The Japanese team's left midfielder Yudai Tanabe, who received the rib, quickly came up to block the interception.
This time Luo Kai sent the cross very cleanly and passed the ball with one foot!
Hu Lai ran towards the football, swung his foot and shot!
Kengo Yamagami, who had been sticking close to Hu Lai, stretched out his feet to block Hu Lai's shot. He also pulled Hu Lai's shoulders with his hands and squeezed him with his body, interfering with his body stability when shooting.
His defense worked!
Affected by him, Hu Lai's kick was flawed when he shot, and the speed of the football running on the turf also slowed down.
This gave Nobuo Nishiguchi an opportunity. He fell to the ground and threw the football away with one hand!
"Beautifully..." The Japanese commentator was halfway through cheering when another red figure appeared in front of the door!
"Chen Xingyi!" He Feng clenched his fists and shouted.
When Chen Xingyi ran towards the landing point of the football, he was entangled with the Japanese team's right back Yoshitoki Kiyota.
Kiyota Yoshitoki put his hand on Chen Xingyi's shoulder and pulled him down forcefully. It's just that Chen Xingyi, who has been training in Europe for more than half a year, is no longer the thin winger he used to be. His core strength helped him resist the pull of Yoshitoki Kiyota and work hard to maintain balance!
When he ran in front of the football, he was finally pulled to the ground by Kiyota Yoshitoki, but he had already completed the shovel shot!
His right foot hit the football into the goal!
No matter how quick Nishiguchi Nobuo reacts, it is impossible to pounce back at this time. He can only watch the football rolling into his goal...
"Eh!? Chen Xingyi! Hey! Chen Xingyi!! Hahaha!" He Feng laughed and shouted, "Chen Xingyi! The Chinese team scored first! In the 25th minute, the Chinese team took the lead , one goal ahead!”
The Chinese fans in the stadium jumped up from their respective seats, raised their arms and shouted.
Like a roaring and burning mountain fire!
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"Chen! The goal is scored! The Chinese team leads the Japanese team 1:0! After continuous attacks, the Chinese team finally broke through the Japanese team's goal! Their indiscriminate bombing has paid off!"
The commentator on British TV is relatively calm. After all, he is just a neutral commentator and does not have any preset position before the game. He simply turned up the volume for the goals to come.
But Takahiro Mitsui stood in front of the TV with his eyes wide open, in a daze.
I can’t believe that the goal came so easily, and I can’t even believe that the Chinese team scored first!
He suddenly realized that he had made a mistake.
Unknowingly, he was still looking at the Chinese team from the same old perspective, subconsciously feeling that only Hu Lai could pose a threat to the Japanese team.
But now it is different from the past. In addition to Hu Lai, Chinese football also has many players playing in Europe.
The overall strength of the Chinese team has been greatly improved!
Chen Xingyi, who scored a goal, is already able to play for Atlético Amsterdam, so how could he be an incompetent person?
Needless to say about Luo Kai, although he plays in the Dutch second division. But in the Dutch second league, he is a superstar.
The Chinese team's striker composed of such three people may be the basis for their fierce attack from the beginning of the game.
Because they believe that Hu Lai, Luo Kai, and Chen Xingyi will not let down the fast break they gritted their teeth and persisted in!
But I foolishly thought that if the Chinese team continued to break fast, their physical fitness would collapse and they would have to slow down. But they never considered this option at all. They knew they would definitely score and take the lead!
On the TV screen, Chen Xingyi got up from the ground after scoring a goal and ran wildly to celebrate.
Next to him are Hu Lai, Luo Kai, Zhang Qinghuan, and Xia Xiaoyu...
Of course, these Chinese players playing in Europe cannot compare with Japanese football in terms of numbers, but their strength cannot be underestimated.
Most importantly, they are young.
They will become the future rivals of Japanese football! (End of chapter)