"Pete Williams!! England scored again! Oops! Alas... this..."
He Feng didn't know what to say at this point.
Yan Kang, who could still say comforting words when he lost the ball last time, also fell silent this time.
Including the time the England team spent celebrating, they actually conceded two goals in three minutes.
Conceding two goals in such a short period of time is a heavy blow to any team.
If we can still maintain our position when conceding a goal, then it would be good if we don't collapse now.
Let’s not talk too far, let’s just talk about the opponents who were scored by Hu Lai consecutively in a short period of time. Which one was able to hold back?
When they think of this, many Chinese fans don't even have the strength to sigh at this time.
They just stared blankly at the England players cheering and celebrating on the screen without making any sound.
Even the leader Yan Yan, who had been encouraging everyone just now, fell silent at this time.
What to say?
He didn't know what to say.
In fact, judging from the score, England is now just in the lead again.
The Chinese team was only one goal behind, which was not a big gap.
However, considering this leading process, it will be a huge and heavy blow to the morale of the Chinese team players.
This one-goal gap might be a natural chasm.
Although after the group stage, everyone said that the Chinese team could be considered a victory if it could reach the World Cup knockout rounds, and there were no specific performance requirements.
But... who is willing to lose and be eliminated?
When it comes time to lose, no one will happily say: "Ah, we have already made history anyway, so it doesn't matter even if we lose!"
These words are generally used to comfort oneself when one is sad.
Although the theory is correct, from an emotional point of view, it is just self-deception.
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"It's okay! It's okay! We're just one goal behind!"
As the captain, Wang Guangwei loudly encouraged morale.
In fact, the Chinese team was just a little panicked when the ball was played before, but it was not to the point of being discouraged.
But he could feel that this second goal conceded in a short period of time had a huge impact on the players' mentality.
"Stabilize the defense first! If we fall behind by one goal, we still have a lot of time to come back! Don't continue to concede goals next!"
Luo Kai heard Wang Guangwei yelling at the top of his lungs and clenched his fists.
Although the two goals conceded had nothing to do with him directly, he still believed that the goals conceded were related to him - if he had been more active on the right, how could the England team dare to attack so unscrupulously?
Solid defense?
Of course, Wang Guangwei is right, we need to defend solidly.
But there is also a need to fight back.
Will England, who have taken the lead, recycle their defense?
Of course not. With the characteristics of this English team, after leading by one goal, they will definitely continue to attack and strive to expand their lead.
After all, Ryan Jackson should also know that a one-goal lead is the most unsafe.
Since the England team wants to attack, there will be a lot of space behind them.
You still have a chance!
Thinking of this, Luo Kai turned around and walked towards his seat.
Behind him, Wang Guangwei was comforting Cai Shuyi.
Just now, it was Cai Shuyi who failed to clear the ball in time, allowing Peter Williams to dive and score.
In the eyes of outsiders, Cai Shuyi is the culprit for conceding the ball.
When the Chinese fans came back to their senses, they didn't know how many people cursed Cai Shuyi.
But as a central defender, Wang Guangwei understands Cai Shuyi's hesitation very well.
After all, no one can guarantee that they will not score an own goal that can become a "meme"...
The huge pressure that the central defender faced at that time was really beyond the imagination and experience of fans watching the game on the sofa.
Therefore, Wang Guangwei stood firmly on Cai Shuyi's side. He grabbed Cai Shuyi's shoulders and said to him: "Don't worry, Cai Shuyi! That ball was not your mistake. Anyone in your situation could have done the same thing."
Decision! Forget about this ball, the game is not over yet!”
Cai Shuyi lowered his head and gritted his teeth: "Thank you, Captain Wang..."
Wang Guangwei didn't say anything more, he just patted Cai Shuyi on the shoulder, turned around and left.
Cai Shuyi stood with his hands on his hips and his head lowered for a while, then raised his head again, walked forward, and looked at his teammates in front.
He felt sorry for everyone, so he tried his best to make up for his mistake...
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After the Chinese team kicked off and the game resumed, the England team indeed launched a fierce offensive towards the Chinese team's goal.
This period is also the most dangerous time for the Chinese team's goal in the entire game so far.
Pete Williams, who scored the goal, is also in good form.
He has been preparing for today's game for a long time, and now that he has scored, it is like a shot of "stimulant".
When Ou Yangjin got the ball, he directed Jay Adams to press forward, and at the same time he pressed in the direction of Ou Yangjin's possible pass.
Sure enough, under the pressure of Jay Adams, Ou Yangjin made a mistake in the rush and passed the football across the ball, but it passed directly to the feet of Pete Williams who was pressing forward!
After Pete intercepted the football, he rushed forward with the ball!
Facing Wang Guangwei, who came up to press him, he first made a gesture to distribute the ball, which deceived Wang Guangwei's forward pressing movement into a pause.
Then he suddenly accelerated diagonally and sent the football out.
At the same time, he took the initiative to get close to Wang Guangwei, seemingly looking for physical confrontation.
Fearing a foul, Wang Guangwei quickly braked and raised his hands to indicate to the referee that he had no hand movements.
He thought that Pete Williams was looking for a free kick. After all, this position was really good, and Pete's pass just now was a little too big...
As a result, Peter did not fall. Taking advantage of Wang Guangwei's sudden braking, he ran past Wang Guangwei and caught up with the football.
At this time he was very, very close to the penalty area!
Facing Liu Yan who was blocking the front, he first looked up at the center of the penalty area, as if he was about to pass the ball.
So Liu Yan did not dare to act rashly.
Then Peter suddenly accelerated the ball and entered the penalty area of the Chinese team!
"Pete!"
"Danger!"
After entering the penalty area, Pete Williams directly raised his left leg and volleyed hard before Liu Yan came forward!
Lin Zhiyuan, who blocked the near corner, knelt on the ground and raised his hands without touching the ball.
The football grazed the outside of the goalpost and flew out of the baseline!
"so close!!"
"What a pity! The defenders of the Chinese team did not expect that Peter would dribble all the way into their penalty area... After scoring a goal, Peter is now in great shape!"
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England once again moved their attack upfield.
Jay Adams faced Zhang Qinghuan's counterattack and passed the football to Marvin Stones, who was retreating to receive the ball.
When Stones retreated to respond, Ou Yangjin followed closely behind him.
When he caught the ball, Ou Yangjin pushed up and tried to interfere with him getting the ball.
Under Ou Yangjin's personal interference, Stones really couldn't control the ball, so he passed the football back to Jay Adams.
After receiving the ball, Adams used his toe to poke a through ball to Brad Pate, who cut in from the wing to the ribs.
Pate, who had his back to the Chinese team's goal, kept sweeping the ball toward the center.
Because Jay Adams, Stones and others had previously cooperated in a small area in the ribs, the players from the Chinese team were attracted.
So much so that the area at the top of the free throw arc in the middle is completely empty!
Pete Williams is there!
"Center is empty...Pete!!"
Facing the half-high ball thrown by Peter, Pete Williams directly raised his left leg and shot!
There was no stopping the ball, no adjustment, just a volley kick!
The football initially flew towards the right side of the goal, so Lin Zhiyuan jumped into the air and tried to pounce to his left.
But just as he was in the air, he saw the football turning a corner in the air! It turned back to the center!
At this time, Lin Zhiyuan was completely in the air, and it was no longer possible to change his focus... Do you want to watch the opponent score a third goal in a short period of time?!
No!
Lin Zhiyuan relied on his strong waist and abdominal strength to lift his right leg up, and at the same time stretched out his hand to fight back. His whole body looked like a "dagger" in the air.
The football hit his raised right leg and was kicked out by him!
"Lin Zhiyuan took action!"
He Feng in the stands couldn't see clearly. He only saw the football flying towards Lin Zhiyuan. Lin Zhiyuan was obviously in the middle, but he didn't hug the football, so he thought he had let go.
The football flew back into the penalty area. Cai Shuyi turned around and stretched his legs to make a clearance, but missed.
The football fell to England player Brad Pett behind.
But the football came too suddenly, and Pate was not actually prepared. He kicked it completely out of reflex. It was weak and the direction was crooked.
Lin Zhiyuan got up from the ground and saw the football rolling diagonally toward the baseline. He quickly opened his arms to signal everyone not to be nervous.
While Liu Yan was protecting the football, he looked back at the movements of the England players and breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that they were far away.
Lin Zhiyuan did not pick up the football immediately, even though the football was close at hand.
He still followed the football for a few steps, and stopped when the football was about to roll out of the baseline.
During this period, England's attack was very fierce and the rhythm was very fast. There was no need for the Chinese team to follow the opponent's rhythm, so they tried to slow down the speed and prevent the game from entering the England team's rhythm.
The TV broadcast quickly showed a slow-motion replay of Pete Williams' shot just now. From the perspective behind the goal, you can clearly see the football changing direction in the air.
He Feng suddenly realized: "Ah, sorry, I didn't let it go. This ball has an arc on the outside of the instep... Lin Zhiyuan's reaction was quick enough. This was a wonderful save! It was very wonderful. He defended the Chinese team's goal."
goal!"
He corrected what he had just said.
Yan Kang said worriedly: "Twice in a row, I asked Pete Williams to take a shot. After losing the ball, the Chinese team played in a bit of chaos... They were completely suppressed by England!"
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Jorge Dillon stood on the sidelines, gesturing to the court, while his translator Yu Jintao shouted next to him:
"Attack! We must attack! Don't just defend!"
After conceding two goals in a row, the Chinese team players reflexively believed that they should stabilize their defense first.
This is correct.
But the problem is that their opponent is England, a team that can easily go crazy.
If the Chinese team just defends, it will allow the England team to attack unscrupulously.
It’s hard to say whether it can be defended...
Dillon saw the crisis the team was currently facing, so he made adjustments and continued to attack.
No matter how great the pressure is, we must attack it.
Only by threatening England's goal can they be forced to reduce their offensive firepower.
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"Liu Yan! Pass the ball to me!"
Luo Kai raised his arms and shouted to Liu Yan who was holding the ball behind him.
Although he was followed by England's left-back Alan Morley, he asked for the ball without hesitation.
Liu Yan passed the football to him, and he kept hitting the ball to Xia Xiaoyu, who was not far away from him.
Then he quickly turned around, cut and ran without the ball, and moved forward!
When Morley realized what Luo Kai was going to do, he turned around and at the same time reached out to pull Luo Kai's jersey.
At the same time, Xia Xiaoyu's ball was indeed sent over. However, Luo Kai was grabbed by the opponent's jersey and was unable to accelerate.
Luo Kai raised his hands helplessly and complained to the referee.
The referee's whistle also sounded quickly, calling Alan Morley a foul and showing him a yellow card.
This is a tactical foul on Morley, so there is nothing wrong with receiving a yellow card.
But Morley defended and complained to the referee, believing that he had not committed a foul.
Yes, even if he almost tore Luo Kai's jersey, he didn't think he was committing a foul. As a professional player, sometimes you have to have this kind of shameless ability, and you have to learn to tell lies with your eyes open. If you are too honest,
If so, it's actually not a good thing.
But this time the referee ignored Morley. He knew whether it was a foul or not and didn't need a player to teach him.
On the other hand, Luo Kai made an apologetic gesture to Xia Xiaoyu, wasting his wonderful pass.
Xia Xiaoyu praised him and said it didn't matter.
Luo Kai turned his attention back to Alan Morley, who was still trying to explain to the referee, hoping that he could withdraw the yellow card.
