Chapter 2091 Strategic Striker
Everything happened in a flash of lightning. Brynjolfsson still had the foot to make a save, but his goal was gone...
He couldn't hold back his foot and kicked Hu Lai's shooting foot.
Hu Lai was kicked by him and staggered. He had to hold on with his hands to avoid falling like a dog.
However, when Hulay saw the football rolling into the goal, he did not find any "trouble" with Brynjolfsson.
On the contrary, after he got up from the ground, he turned to look at Brynjolfsson, spread his hands and shrugged at him, and Brynjolfsson's very familiar smile appeared on his face again.
As if saying to him:
"Look at the lively fight you guys are having, have you forgotten me?"
Yes, how could we forget about him?
wrong!
Forgot! I've been following him!
Brynjolfsson's thoughts turned over and over again, but in the end he discovered with dismay that when goalkeeper Smarassen saved Chen Xingyi's shot, he had really briefly forgotten about Hu Lai.
Otherwise, it would be impossible for him to directly use his feet to make a rescue without observing the surrounding situation.
If he managed to catch a glimpse... then he would first move his body sideways, get stuck in front of Hu Lai, and then come to the rescue.
He and Hu Lai have worked together at the club for many years. How could he not know how sensitive Hu Lai's sense of smell is in front of the goal?
But at that critical moment, he really paid attention to the rescue, and did not expect the threat that Hu Lai might pose.
He had only one thought in his mind at the time - kick the ball out quickly and never let it stay in the damn penalty area!
Brynjolfsson knew that he would face countless tests from Hu Lai in this game, but in just 66 minutes, he failed...
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"Hu Lai scored! The Chinese team leads Iceland by two goals! What is supposed to come has come!!"
"Peng Weijun scored a goal in his signature way, and now Hulay also scores in his signature way! The Iceland team can be said to have put a lot of effort into Hulay in this game. There are often players around Hulay. At least one Icelandic player followed and tried not to give Hulay the ball in the penalty area. Or the space for kicking... Their defense before this can't be said to be unsuccessful! It's just that there is always a gap. No one in this world can never make mistakes when facing Hu Lai! I made the mistake of watching the football but not the people..."
After Hu Lai scored, the two Chinese commentators said excitedly.
They were so excited because they knew what Hulay's goal meant.
In the 66th minute of the game, the Chinese team led by two goals. Iceland can only attack more crazily, and the spaces behind them will only get bigger and bigger, and the Chinese team will get more offensive opportunities.
Of course, Iceland can also choose another direction - that is, in order to avoid a huge defeat, it can shrink its defense and try to lose 0:2. After all, goal difference is also very important in the battle for the right to qualify for the World Cup group stage. If their goal difference is -4 or -3 in the first game, it will be very detrimental to them in the end.
No matter which response strategy Iceland chooses, it will be good for the Chinese team.
If Peng Weijun's goal helped the Chinese team create a crack in the iceberg, then Hu Lai's current goal will further widen and deepen the crack, directly splitting the iceberg in half!
The Chinese team's first victory in this World Cup is already around the corner!
After scoring the goal, Hu Lai ran straight to the corner flag area. The audience cheered loudly. Everyone knew what he was going to do.
The South Stand, the North Stand, the East Stand, the West Stand, the podium, the boxes... all the fans are staring at Hu Lai's movements.
After he started to adjust his pace and jump up, everyone took a breath at the same time.
Then released as he turned and fell.
"HUUUUU!!!"
After renovation, the Lotus Stadium, which can accommodate 70,000 people, almost sounded the voice of 100,000 people at this moment!
After turning around and landing, Hu Lai opened his arms to face the rushing teammates.
Everyone hugged happily.
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After Qin Lin rushed onto the court and waved his fist, he ran back again.
Next to him were the substitute players who were running from the bench to the corner flag area to hug Hulay and the others.
Hu Lai scored, and the Chinese team's coaching bench and bench have turned into a sea of joy.
Ding Gaoyi looked at Qin Lin, who had slipped back from the field, and rushed towards him. His hands were like iron clamps holding his arms, and he shouted excitedly: "It's better now! It's better now!"
Iceland's counterattack in the second half was like a huge stone weighing on the hearts of all Chinese team coaches.
They were afraid that the boulder would roll down and hit them all.
Although Qin Lin made adjustments. But all adjustments must have a result in the end, and that result is...a goal.
Without goals, no subtle adjustment can be considered a success.
Without goals, all adjustments are in vain.
It was at this critical moment that Hu Lai scored!
This is the significance of Hu Lai.
He can make the coach's adjustments come true, and he can use goals to achieve the coach's goals.
Unlike in the early years, there is no longer much debate in world football about whether Hulay has a tactical role. Because everyone basically agrees that Hu Lai is not a tactical forward, he is a strategic striker - discussing whether a strategic striker has a tactical role is meaningless in itself.
Regardless of whether Hu Lai scores or not, as long as others are on the court and in the penalty area, they are a huge threat to the defender.
He alone can contain twice his own defensive strength.
It can even be said that Hu Lai is the basis of all tactics.
Because of him, the various tactics envisioned by the coaches could be implemented.
Just like now, because of Hu Lai's goal, the adjustments made by the Chinese team's coaching staff were successfully realized.
They don't have to worry about being forced into a hurry by Iceland's high-flying style of play.
The two-goal lead gives all the Chinese players a reassurance that they may be able to cope with the possible crazy counterattack by the Icelandic team.
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There was joy in front of the Chinese team's coaching bench, while there was dead silence in the Icelandic coaching bench and bench.
Head coach Hermanson frowned, and this time it was really what his expression meant - sadness and depression.
He made very detailed and targeted arrangements for Hu Lai.
First, three central defenders were arranged, and secondly, club teammate Brynjolfsson, who was familiar with Hulay, was recycled in the penalty area to help defend Hulay, and the wing defense was handed over to the team's left midfielder Halder Hoff. Ting.
These arrangements are designed to tightly bind Hu Lai.
Judging from the first half, his arrangement was successful. With the full cooperation of the players, Hu Lai basically did not get any decent opportunities in the first half.
If it weren't for Peng Weijun's goal, Iceland would have gone into the halftime break with a score of 0:0.
Therefore, Hermansson was really satisfied with the performance of the players in the first half, and did not say that just to comfort the players.
Before the second half... In fact, until this goal, Iceland's defense against Hulay was also successful.
Previously, everyone's attention was focused on the "air battle" between Iceland and the Chinese team, and Hu Lai received almost no shots or attention. This is proof.
When the team's biggest star is "invisible" in the TV broadcast, it means that he is not performing well, which in turn means that Iceland's defense is successful.
But here's the problem - as long as Hu Lai scores a goal, all his previous defenses against him cannot be considered "success."
Because that kind of "success" is probably just an illusion, an illusion that makes defensive players relax their vigilance and unconsciously ignore him.
It's hard to say whether my previous defensive strategy against him was correct or whether it was used by him...
Unless he can't score a goal for the entire game, then we can say that his defensive tactics are properly arranged and have the desired effect.
But you have to wait until the end of the game to know whether your tactics are working... Isn't the cost of trial and error too high?
This may be the reason why every head coach wants Hu Lai in their team, but at the same time they all hate Hu Lai.
Hermansson thought he had successfully restrained Hu Lai, but Hu Lai stabbed him when he didn't expect it.
Not counting injury time, there are still twenty-four minutes left in the game. Including injury time, it should be about thirty minutes.
Two goals behind, where should his team go?
Hermansson fell into a long test.
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The Chinese team players ended their celebration and ran back to their own half.
And those substitute players who rushed from the bench also returned one after another.
At this time, the TV broadcast did not focus on them, but suddenly cut to a box in the stands.
Li Qingqing appeared on the screen applauding the players!
He Feng said with a smile: "Li Qingqing came to watch this game. I remembered the Women's World Cup three years ago. Li Qingqing also scored in the first game to help the Chinese women's football team win the game. Now as the Brazilian Women's World Cup The championship winner, best player and top scorer, I hope she can also share her luck with the national football players! I also hope that the Chinese men’s football team can learn from the women’s football girls!”
In He Feng's heart, there is a great ambition, or "fantasy":
Li Qingqing has already won the Women's World Cup. If Hu Lai can win the Men's World Cup, wouldn't that be the first couple in the history of world football to win the Men's and Women's World Cup? This is the true "number one couple in football"!
However, this ambition was too great, so it could only be kept deep in my heart. It only dared to pop up in He Feng's mind occasionally, and then quickly disappeared.
He Feng himself knew that this was not realistic at all, so he didn't tell anyone.
It’s not that he’s afraid of being laughed at if he says it, but he’s afraid of causing unnecessary disputes—many people will definitely scold him for doing this and putting unnecessary pressure on the Chinese team.
As a joke, if it really affects the Chinese team's preparations, not to mention the fans across the country, even He Feng himself will not be able to forgive it. (End of chapter)