After receiving the ball from the team's right back Johnson Law from the wing, Pete Williams, who had "PETER.
Ou Yangjin quickly retreated.
As a result, he took a step back and found that the other person was standing still, so he quickly braked.
It's just that it was too late to pounce again. His body fell into a state of stiffness and he didn't recover so quickly.
He could only watch helplessly as Pete raised his right leg and then passed the football... into the penalty area!
Eh?
Pass?!
Ou Yangjin's hair stood on end - he thought Pete Williams would take a long shot, but he didn't expect it to be a pass!
To be honest, he would rather Pitt shoot directly from a long distance than pass the ball.
Because his back is to the penalty area, he doesn't know what is going on behind him. If Peter is passing the ball, it means that there must be a gap in the Chinese team's defense!
"Pete made a cross at a 45-degree angle!"
Wang Guangwei moved laterally from the center and rushed into the space on the right side of the penalty area.
On the last step, he rushed forward and stretched out his legs to block Marvin Stones!
Then, he felt the football hit his calf!
"Wang Guangwei! Oh oh oh! Key defense! He appeared in the position in time at the most critical moment, and then stretched his legs to block Stones' shot!"
When He Feng said this, Yan Kang next to him let out a sigh of relief.
Just now when he saw Pete Williams suddenly passing the ball into the penalty area, his heart was really lifted.
Afraid of conceding the ball at the start...
Then for the Chinese team, the remaining games will be difficult to play.
Wang Guangwei, who made a key defense, did not blame his teammates for missing such a big gap. Instead, he raised his hands to his shocked teammates and shouted: "Hold on, don't panic!"
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It's been almost ten minutes since the game started.
During this period, the Chinese team's goal has been under tremendous pressure.
Unlike other strong teams, the England team did not adopt a defensive counterattack strategy.
On the contrary, they were very proactive in controlling the ball from the beginning of the game, and then based on this, they continued to put pressure on the Chinese team's goal.
Malvin Stones' kick was not England's first chance of the game.
Before that, the England team relied on Jay Adams' long shot to threaten the Chinese team's goal.
When the football flew out of the baseline, it was only about ten centimeters away from the Chinese team's goal post.
It scared many Chinese fans into cold sweats, and they screamed in surprise in the stands and in front of the TV.
The situation this time was also very dangerous. If Wang Guangwei hadn't appeared in time to block Stones' shot, Lin Zhiyuan might have faced a real test...
"Stones missed a great opportunity!"
England commentator Matthew Cox shouted regretfully in the commentary box.
"Wang Guangwei previously played for Eldrea in Serie A and has confirmed his move to Vesuvius. He is also the most famous and strongest player in the back line of the Chinese team... Generally speaking, the Chinese team is still strong in offense and defense.
Weak, Wang is not only the highlight of the Chinese team's defense, but it may also be the breakthrough point..."
Cox introduced Wang Guangwei to England fans.
Because Eldrea did not participate in the European competition during the four seasons that Wang Guangwei played, English fans may not know much about Wang Guangwei.
Many of them may have seen Wang Guangwei's game for the first time until today...
Judging from the data alone, the Chinese team's defense led by Wang Guangwei is actually performing well and has only conceded a total of two goals in this World Cup so far.
There were not many teams that conceded fewer goals than them in the entire group stage - except for Italy, Brazil and Croatia, which conceded zero goals, Switzerland and Germany, which only conceded one goal, performed better than them.
However, these teams are stronger than the Chinese team.
Italy and Switzerland focus on defense, so it makes sense that they concede fewer goals.
The data seems to be inconsistent with everyone's general feeling about the Chinese team's "strong offense and weak defense".
The reasons for this are complex.
The Chinese team's players are united when defending, which is a very important factor. In addition, their defense line did not encounter a big test in the group stage, which is also a reason that cannot be ignored.
Italy focuses on defense, while Spain is notoriously weak up front.
The Nigerian forwards have strong personal abilities, but lack effective organization. The entire team was suppressed by the fierce offensive of the Chinese team.
Therefore, the performance of only conceding two goals definitely cannot represent the true strength of the Chinese team's defense.
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After blocking Stones' shot, Wang Guangwei called on his teammates to prepare to defend the corner kick.
In fact, the Chinese team players know what strategies and tactics England will adopt.
Because before this, Dillon's coaching staff told them that England would take the initiative to attack in this game.
After all, England played like this in the previous three group matches.
Even ordinary fans can see it. If Dillon and his coaches can't see it, then their annual salary of more than 10 million will be in vain.
However, England attacked at the beginning, which was somewhat beyond the expectations of the Chinese players.
This is one of the reasons why the Chinese team did not have the upper hand ten minutes into the game.
After the corner kick was taken, England center back George Birx grabbed the spot and smashed the football towards the goal.
Fortunately, Lin Zhiyuan's position was very good this time and he raised his hand to lift the football over the crossbar.
"Lin Zhiyuan! The first effective save in this game! England won consecutive corner kicks!"
"The England team's offensive is very strong. During this period, the boys of the national team must withstand it. Don't panic or be chaotic!"
Fortunately, after the second corner kick was taken, it was not hit by any player from the England team.
The football allowed the Chinese team's central defender Liu Yan to push out.
Outside the penalty area, Zhang Qinghuan and Jay Adams competed for the second spot.
The two people were entangled and interfered with each other. In the end, although Adams grabbed the second goal, his header was not passed well and went to Xia Xiaoyu.
Xia Xiaoyu took the ball and directly passed it diagonally to Chen Xingyi on the left. The Chinese team counterattacked quickly!
In the absence of Luo Kai, Chen Xingyi's left wing is the main starting point for the Chinese team's offense.
Because of the England team's opening attack strategy, it is naturally impossible for their defense to remain intact, so as long as the counterattack is fast enough, the Chinese team can still get a chance.
Before Xia Xiaoyu caught the ball, Chen Xingyi had already seen that the latter would control the ball, because at that time the only contact point around the football was Xia Xiaoyu.
So Chen Xingyi started moving forward in advance.
At the same time, he raised his hand to signal to Xia Xiaoyu:
Just give it, Xiaoyu, give it and you’ll get it!
Sure enough, Xia Xiaoyu handed over the football.
Chen Xingyi almost caught the football on the sideline, and then faced the England right back Johnson Law who was chasing him horizontally to block him. Chen Xingyi did not fight with him, but just blasted him!
He competes with thirty-three-year-old Lao for speed!
Johnson Law also didn’t expect Chen Xingyi to be so direct. Young people don’t have martial ethics...
In the blink of an eye, he was squeezed behind Chen Xingyi.
But Johnson Law did not give up because of this. He was still trying to race against Chen Xingyi and constantly interfered with the latter, preventing him from dribbling the ball well.
Chen Xingyi's speed is good, but his physical confrontation ability is still poor, so after being interfered by Johnson Law, his speed was affected.
Seeing that he had no chance to completely get rid of Johnson Law in a short period of time, Chen Xingyi stopped entangled with him on the wing.
A sudden emergency stop!
It threw Johnson Law half a body away.
Then he turned to the middle!
In the middle, there is the tall center forward Zhou Zijing.
Hu Lai was moved to the back.
In addition, Zhang Qinghuan and Xia Xiaoyu were both rushing forward desperately to participate in the counterattack.
The Chinese team's counterattack definitely does not rely on one or two individuals fighting alone, but on an entire offensive system.
This gives Chen Xingyi more passing options when counterattacking.
Chen Xingyi did not continue to dribble the ball. Although he could also dribble the ball, it was obviously not as fast as passing the ball.
Passing the ball can get the football to more threatening places faster!
He passed the football to Zhou Zijing in the middle.
When the football was passed to Zhou Zijing, Hu Lai suddenly cut in from the back point of the wing, accelerated towards the goal, and looked like he was going to meet Zhou Zijing.
His cross-cutting movement attracted the attention of the few defensive players in the England team - Connor Kirk followed Hu Lai all the time, so that he didn't have much defense against Zhou Zijing.
And this is an opportunity for Zhou Zijing!
So Zhou Zijing adjusted after receiving the ball outside the penalty arc and shot long distance!
"Zhou Zi Jing——!!"
Accompanied by He Feng's long-drawn-out roar, the football skimmed the turf at low altitude, then suddenly crashed to the ground in front of England's goal and bounced forward!
This is a very high quality shot.
Fortunately, England goalkeeper Tom Walker was very focused, and Zhou Zijing's "forward swing" before shooting was slightly longer, so he guessed the intention of the shot.
So when Zhou Zijing shot, he jumped to his right, and then when the football hit the ground and bounced forward, he saved the football from the bottom line with one palm!
"Zhou Zijing! Beautiful shot! Walker made a great save! One minute ago, the England team got two corner kicks in a row, and now it's the Chinese team's turn to fight back! They also got a corner kick!"
"The game has only started for ten minutes, and it seems that both sides are playing very openly. England has fierce firepower and is the team with the most goals in the group stage of this World Cup, while the Chinese team is also strong in offense and weak in defense. When these two teams meet
, this game may be a goal battle!"
In the commentary box, commentators from all over the world were excited.