After the news that Iceland led Peru 1:0 reached the China-Portugal competition, it still stimulated the Portuguese players.
Even though they are playing beautifully now, they are playing lively with the Chinese team. The fans in the stands are also cheering and cheering constantly.
But the battle between Iceland and Peru reminded them that this was a game that related to whether they could qualify for the group stage, and it was not an "exhibition match" for them to please their fans.
Portugal's offense is simpler and more direct. They have abandoned the method of passing the organization back and forth in the midfield, although this method of play is more in line with their Latin football style.
But now they need to score goals as soon as possible.
"They are anxious..."
Qin Lin, who had been observing the situation on the sidelines, said to assistant coach Ding Gaoyi.
"Are you not in a hurry? They scored a goal over there and Iceland took the lead."
"This is our opportunity to let the players counterattack more."
Qin Lin made arrangements, and assistant coach Ding Gaoyi quickly walked to the sidelines and made gestures to the Chinese team players on the court.
This gesture is a "special gesture" discussed by the players and coaches in the team, and there are many others like it.
They represent different meanings respectively.
This is to avoid opponents understanding the adjustments made by the Chinese team through gestures.
You can also use shouting, but in such a noisy stadium, it is still too difficult for the players to understand every word the coach shouts.
So they developed such a set of special gestures.
This was also influenced by Leeds City manager Tony Clark.
Because Clark had made some weird tactical gestures in order to achieve the effect of "tactical deception".
And in order to avoid his opponents seeing the clues and breaking the routine after using it for a long time, Clark also made adjustments to his gestures every once in a while.
It's hard to quantify how useful it is, but at least it shows that Clark has a rich imagination...
The Chinese team also borrowed some of Clark's ideas.
Of course, Qin Lin doesn't need to change a set of gestures every once in a while like Clark.
Because there are only a few games in the World Cup, opponents do not have much time to accumulate enough samples to crack.
Moreover, the so-called tactical gestures are actually minutiae and not worth spending too much time and energy on.
After seeing the assistant coach's gesture, the Chinese team players knew what to do next.
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Although Portuguese head coach Nuno Sosa couldn't understand the gestures of the Chinese team's assistant coach, he could guess with his knees what countermeasures the Chinese team would take in the face of Portugal, which was more aggressive.
It's nothing more than a defensive counterattack.
He knew it very well, and at the same time he knew even better that he had no choice.
When Portugal was tied 2:2 by Iceland, it meant they had no choice.
The only good thing is that Portugal's fate is in their own hands - as long as they can defeat the Chinese team, they will definitely qualify as first in the group.
Unlike some teams, not only do they have to win, but they also have to look at the results of another game.
Now Sousa can only hope that Portugal scores first before the Chinese team's counterattack can bear fruit.
As long as the ball can be scored first, the tactical room for maneuver will be much greater.
Like the head coach of the Chinese team, Sosa also stood on the sidelines, watching the game on the court, but his expression was obviously much more solemn.
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Ricardo Barria serves as the center. After the Chinese team shrinks and plays defensive counterattack, he can only stand at the front and serve as a tactical fulcrum for his teammates.
But actually he doesn't particularly like doing this kind of thing.
He still prefers to let his teammates create opportunities for him, and he will complete the goal.
But now he has no choice, partly because of tactical requirements, and partly because he is the captain and must make some sacrifices for the team...
Looking at Luisinho running back and forth in the midfield and frontcourt, on the wing and in the middle, Barea was even a little envious.
After Luisinho got the ball from the wing, he made a gesture to go down along the sideline, but suddenly cut inside.
Seeing him cutting inside, Barea immediately moved closer to him from the center to seek cooperation with him.
After Luisinho passed the ball to him, he continued to run laterally. By handing over the ball, he temporarily gained "free agency" and could get rid of the Chinese team's defense and move to the next contact point.
At this time, Barea needs to pass the football back to form a wall-to-wall cooperation.
Ballea indeed passed the football back.
But the moment Luisinho caught the ball, Chinese team midfielder Ou Yangjin bumped into him unceremoniously from the side.
Luisinho failed to stop the ball for a while, and the ball was accidentally deflected by himself.
At the same time, he himself lost his balance and fell to the ground.
Qin Qi, who was standing in front of him to prevent him from breaking into the penalty area, stepped forward and threw the football out!
Luisinho fell to the ground and watched Qin Qi steal the ball.
He rolled over and opened his arms and shouted to the referee.
He thought Ou Yangjin had committed a foul.
But the referee didn't say anything, turned around and ran towards the Portuguese half with Qin Qi.
The Chinese fans cheered thunderously in the stands!
“The Chinese team’s counterattack!”
After stealing the ball, Qin Qi faced the Portuguese player Jota Serreo who came up to intercept him. He raised his head to observe and made a move to pass the ball.
This caused Sereo to take a step towards the direction he was observing.
It was this step that gave Qin Qi the passage directly ahead.
So the young central defender suddenly threw the football directly in front of him, and then accelerated forward.
Caught Sereo off guard!
The latter tried to turn around and come back to intercept, but Qin Qi had already thrown him away.
Qin Qi took the ball forward with his long legs.
The stands were filled with cheers.
The commentator He Feng also shouted excitedly: "Qin Qi dribbles the ball to launch a counterattack! Although he is a central defender, Qin Qi is not slow, and he also has a unique skill of dribbling the ball forward! He can often do this in the club
I saw him suddenly dribbling forward when the game was at a deadlock, disrupting the opponent's defense!"
The Portuguese commentator also knew Qin Qi's characteristics very well. He repeatedly exclaimed: "Be careful! China's counterattack is coming!"
After Qin Qi crossed the center line with the ball, he did not continue to dribble, but passed the football to Hu Lai, who was in front to meet him.
Hu Lai turned his back to the direction of attack and moved the ball to the left without stopping the ball.
Chen Xingyi was on the left wing. When he saw the football coming, he started to speed up.
Hu Lai passed the ball just right, not behind him, but in front of him, but not too far in front of him - that way he might not be able to catch up.
But after he started to pick up speed, he was just able to keep moving the football forward without slowing down!
"Nice transfer! Chen Xingyi! Start quickly!"
Chen Xingyi came running at lightning speed and continued to move the football forward!
Portugal's defense was torn apart.
Right back Rick Indalco previously played for Catalonia United and now plays at London Bridge. He is a full-back with strong offensive ability, but relatively speaking, his defense is not very good...
After Portugal stepped up their offensive just now, as a full-back with strong assist ability, of course he also rushed forward.
Although after Luisinho lost the ball, he immediately returned to defense.
But when he was about to catch up with Chen Xingyi, he was still thrown away by Chen Xingyi's non-stop acceleration of the ball.
So Portugal's center back Fabio Castaneira rushed from the center to the wing to guard against Chen Xingyi.
Upon seeing this, Chen Xingyi immediately slowed down and cut inside.
This time not only Castangela, but also another central defender Joao Valente was attracted.
Chen Xingyi did not greedy for the ball and passed the ball decisively!
Because the other side is almost empty!
"Luo Kai!
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When Chen Xingyi was cutting forward at high speed, Luo Kai was also cutting forward at high speed.
However, his speed was still a bit slow, so he didn't reach the 30-meter line until Chen Xingyi cut inside.
Both Zhou Zijing and Hu Lai attracted all Portugal's defensive attention in the middle. Even Portugal's left back Nunez Pereira was attracted to the middle, leaving the wing completely empty.
However, with Chen Xingyi's pass, Portugal's defensive forces are also shifting to Luo Kai's side.
As long as he receives the ball, he will still face Portugal's defensive players.
In order to meet him, the Chinese team's right back Yuan Da was desperately pushing forward, preparing to get in from behind Luo Kai.
In this way, Luo Kai can transfer the football to him and create an opportunity for the latter to cross from the wing.
When the football was passed, Luo Kai began to adjust his footsteps and body orientation - facing the ball completely, with his back to Yuan Da. This was not a posture to pass the football to his teammates...
I saw him swinging his left foot directly in front of the rolling football!
The football was drawn by him in a very exaggerated arc, heading towards the... upper back corner of the goal!
Not a cross, but a shot!
"Luo Kai! Luo Kai! This ball..."
He Feng and the Chinese fans at the scene in front of the TV widened their eyes. Under their collective gaze, the football that seemed to fly directly out of the bottom line actually turned back again!
Then at the junction of the lower edge of the crossbar and the back goal post, he plunged into the goal!
"...I have it! I have this ball!"
Luo Kai! Beautiful! What a wave in the world!
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"Oh my god! It's amazing! This ball is amazing! It didn't stop and hit the far corner! And the arc was so big! It's amazing! This ball... no one else could save it!"
"The goal finally came! After thirty-eight minutes of back-and-forth, the goal was born! Luo made a beautiful kick from the corner of the penalty area and shot into the far corner! It was like drawing a line in the Portuguese penalty area.
A rainbow! Wow! So beautiful!”
Deafening cheers resounded throughout the Shanhai Stadium, as if thunder came from the distant sea, and then rolled away from here to the depths of the mainland.