Chapter 1468 Cutting flesh with a dull knife
The "battle of wits" between Ou Yangjin and Meili in front of the Chinese team's goal was of little significance, because football had never reached this side at all.
When Argentina's corner kick was taken, Lin Zhiyuan shouted: "Mine!"
He rose into the air, stretched out his hands, and plucked the football directly from the air.
Then he didn't show off or anything, but saw Zhang Qinghuan quickly exit the penalty area and run forward.
So he threw the football with his hand to Zhang Qinghuan who was running out of the penalty area.
Zhang Qing stepped forward to welcome the football, as if he wanted to take the initiative to catch the ball.
But when his opponent pounced on him, he suddenly retreated, passing the football and completing his turn at the same time!
"Zhang Qinghuan! Beautiful!"
The Chinese fans in the stands, who were slightly silent because of the loss of the ball, all cheered loudly.
At this time, they need to seize every opportunity to boost morale!
Zhang Qinghuan dodged the defensive player and caught up with the ball, dribbling the ball forward.
Then the football was passed to Hu Lai, who was running in front.
Hu Lai caught the ball during a counterattack. He did not turn his back to the direction of the attack, so he did not need to adjust much after receiving the ball.
After taking two steps, he raised his right leg and shot.
Argentina's centre-back Montea and midfielder Dino Sosa pounced on him from two different directions at the same time.
Then they watched helplessly as Hu Lai passed the football to Zhou Zijing on the side!
After receiving the ball, Zhou Zijing walked into the penalty area!
"Hu Lai...passed beautifully!"
Another Argentine central defender, Rojas, rushed over to defend Zhou Zijing.
Faced with his interference, Zhou Zijing decided to take a shot!
He successfully held down the football and hit a ground ball!
Argentina Olympic team goalkeeper Penalva fell to the ground and blocked the football from the baseline with one palm. The Chinese Olympic team also received a corner kick.
"Well done, Zhou Zijing! The Olympic team responded quickly! They did not retreat to defend after losing the ball, but still maintained the ability to threaten Argentina's defense! This is right, facing the possession of Melly's Argentina simply chooses to recycle its defense, but may lose the ball under the siege of the opponent..."
He Feng was full of praise for the Olympic team's counterattack.
On the court, Hu Lai shouted at Zhou Zijing: "Look at the elbow! I am more of a threat than you!"
At the same time, he raised two fingers and one finger on the other hand: "Look, they were defending me with two people just now, and you were defending alone!"
Zhou Zijing defended: "That was an accident!"
Hu Lai continued to be proud: "I am certified by my opponent! Remember to run to a good position!"
Zhou Zijing bared his teeth in disapproval. He was convinced that if Zhang Qinghuan had passed the ball to him just now, he would have been surrounded by two people, not Hu Lai.
But now he has to admit it even if he doesn't admit it, because the fact is that Hu Lai just helped him attract the defensive attention and created a shooting opportunity for him.
If he doesn't admit it, then at least he has to attract many players from Argentina and then pass the ball to Hulay...
At least then, he will appear more convincing when he refutes Hu Lai's words.
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The Chinese team's corner kick did not threaten Argentina's goal. Although they adopted the "Tiannu Sanhua" tactic this time, they did not hit the ball at all...
This tactic requires enough luck to be successful.
It doesn’t work every time.
That time against the Spanish Olympic team, I was really lucky to be able to win.
This time the Olympic team tried to replicate it, but failed...
Argentina goalkeeper Penalva knocked the football out with both fists, and Argentina took advantage of the situation to launch a counterattack.
However, because the counterattack was too hasty, Melli did not even receive the ball during the counterattack.
The Argentinian players themselves made passing errors and their fast break ended prematurely.
Unlike Argentina who wanted to increase the speed, the Chinese team tried to slow down the pace.
Mai Zhaocheng has not forgotten the characteristics of his team. Even after conceding the ball, he did not let the team speed up. Instead, he continued to deal with Argentina steadily at the rhythm that the team is accustomed to.
Although Argentina had just equalized the score, they looked very impressive.
But in fact, the score between the two teams is 2:2, and it is still a draw so far.
Therefore, there is no need for the Olympic team to be anxious. Otherwise, Argentina will be cheaper if it loses its position.
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The Olympic team slowly organized its attack and pushed forward.
When advancing to the opponent's 30-meter area, Zhou Zijing was pulled out of the penalty area.
Roxas was also brought out at the same time.
Xia Xiaoyu passed Zhang Qinghuan and passed the ball directly to Zhou Zijing.
Zhou Zijing did not immediately pass the football to Zhang Qinghuan or Hu Lai.
Instead, he took control of the ball and circled around, trying to get rid of Rojas.
However, he failed. Roxas was stuck in position, preventing him from easily completing his turn.
If you hold the ball for a while longer, someone might break it off.
Zhou Zijing could only pass the football to Zhang Qinghuan.
But he didn't give up and changed his position to continue asking for the ball.
This time Zhang Qinghuan chose to do it himself, and his shot from outside the penalty area went over the crossbar.
Zhou Zijing was very regretful - he adjusted his running position after passing the ball. At this time, he was facing the offensive direction. As long as Brother Huan passes the ball over again, he can shoot... Even if he doesn't shoot, he can still shoot. He can force Argentina's defenders to surround him so that he can pass the ball to Hulay, who is unmarked or under-marked.
Zhang Qinghuan also noticed Zhou Zijing's regret, and he made a gesture to the other party, saying "don't be anxious".
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Time passed with the back-and-forth attacks from both sides, and the game gradually fell into a stalemate.
Argentina, who equalized the score, had a more aggressive attack and a stronger desire to score.
Especially Merry, it's like he's been given a shot of blood. He's active on the left, middle and right.
But no matter where he was, Ou Yangjin was like chewing gum stuck to him, following him closely and unable to get rid of him.
Meili really didn't pay much attention to the Chinese team's midfielder at first, but as the opponent followed him all the time, and the two of them had direct conversations every time, he couldn't help but pay more attention to the opponent.
His physical condition is pretty good, his appearance is average, and he is just an ordinary player no matter how you look at it.
The only problem is that there are so many little tricks!
Sometimes two people are running side by side, and he is not trying to catch the ball. It is just an ordinary run without the ball.
Then he staggered while running, as if he tripped over something.
But this force is very slight and will only make him stagger. With his super conditioned reflexes and balance, he will not really fall.
If you look back, you will see the innocent expression on this man's face.
I don’t know why, even though there is no reason or logic, Melly can’t help but think of another annoying face...
Then his breathing became a little heavier.
Ou Yangjin noticed a sudden change in the breathing rhythm of Meili beside him. He glanced at the other person and quickly looked back, as if he didn't notice anything, but he was secretly happy in his heart.
He recalled that the night before the game, when he asked Brother Hu in the room for advice on how to defend Melli, the advice given by Brother Hu was:
"...Merry is very pretentious - he just likes to carry. This may be related to the fact that he has been praised by others since he was a child. He is simply a proud man who grew up in a honey pot. It is normal for this kind of person to carry, but It doesn't mean that he is like this inside. I think he still has some ruthlessness in his heart...
"To deal with a person like him, you have to grind with him like a blunt knife to cut flesh, wear away his pride and airs, and let the cruelty in his heart burst out..."
Ou Yangjin was very surprised at the time and asked Brother Hu: "But Brother Hu, if he wears out all his strength, wouldn't I be unlucky?"
Hu Lai answered him: "Yes, you will be under a lot of pressure, but he will also have many flaws because of this."
Now thinking back to what Brother Hu said last night and looking at Meili's performance, Ou Yangjin had to sigh with emotion. Brother Hu was indeed Meili's mortal enemy and he really knew Meili well!
I heard what Brother Hu said was right!
He now regrets that he cannot be proficient in Spanish like Brother Hu, otherwise he would have had a good chat with Meili and inflicted a double blow on him both physically and mentally...
Some people said that his playing style was similar to that of Brother Hu, and then called him "vulgar", but Ou Yangjin was not angry at all. On the contrary, he was quite proud - being able to play like Brother Hu, what a high praise it was!
Through this Olympic Games, he became more aware of the importance of mastering multiple foreign languages.
He has been learning English before, and now he plans to strengthen his speaking skills in other foreign languages after returning to China, especially the "big language" in the football world.
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While Melly was catching the ball, he felt a small movement from behind.
He gritted his teeth and waded the football diagonally, then accelerated to chase the ball.
The other party immediately squeezed closer.
Melly, who caught up with the football, stopped suddenly, turned around, and ran back again.
The Chinese team's defensive midfielder behind him seemed completely unaware that Melli would make such a "wasted trip" just to get rid of him. He reacted a little slower and was completely thrown away by Melli.
Then Melli dribbled the ball horizontally toward the center, attracted the attention of the Chinese Olympic team's defensive players, and passed the ball diagonally to Cantero.
Just after he passed the football, he was hit from the side.
When he turned around, he saw that it was the Chinese team No. 6 that he had just thrown away!
In fact, he has already passed the football. There is no need to pounce so hard at this time...
In Melli's view, this No. 6's behavior was very unfriendly.
It seemed that he was unhappy after being thrown away just now, and he was using the topic as an excuse.
But when he looked at the other person, the latter was smiling at him again, as if to express his apology...
In fact, the opponent didn't hit him hard, it couldn't have hurt him, and he didn't even make him fall down... But it was this attitude that made Melly frown.
Are you treating me like an idiot?
Do you think that if you smile at me, I don't know what you are thinking?
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PS, the third update is here~! (End of chapter)