Zhang Qinghuan wore a sportswear with the Chinese team's logo on it and watched the game in the stands with the Chinese team staff who were not qualified to sit on the bench.
After Xia Xiaoyu scored in the first half, everyone was very excited and kept cheering for the Chinese team.
But after the second half, as the Brazilian team scored goals one after another.
Everyone in the stands was also silent.
Zhang Qinghuan also fell into silence.
This is not the first time he has been a spectator at this World Cup.
But today is still a new experience for him - in previous games, he was on the bench as a spectator after all. If the team needs adjustments, he may come on and contribute.
But today, he was watching the game in the stands as a wounded and sick person, and his feelings were exactly the same as those of ordinary fans - anxious and unable to change anything.
Although he said before the game that he believed in Hu Lai and the others, he still couldn't calm down when he saw the team in crisis.
Until he saw his teammates encouraging each other after conceding the second goal.
His inner anxiety finally eased a lot - he knew that his teammates were not knocked down by two goals conceded in three minutes.
Now, like other fans in the stands, he is cheering for every time the Chinese team wins the ball.
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Shi Wanqing and Cai Shuyi finally finished their warm-up and returned to head coach Qin Lin, and they were about to be sent on the field.
"The Chinese team is about to make a substitution! Six minutes after being led by the Brazilian team, Coach Qin needs to make adjustments. Judging from these two candidates, he should want to change the starting 442 to 352..." He Feng
Analyzed, "But who will be replaced?"
Li Qingqing guessed: "The two full-backs should be replaced directly... The Chinese team is lagging behind and needs to ensure its offensive power at this time..."
After Qin Lin gave the two players face-to-face instructions, they came to the sidelines together and prepared to be replaced.
At the same time, Peng Weijun tried to use his speed to eat Gazal alive on the left wing, but was forced out of the baseline by Gazal and Goncalves dribbling the ball together.
The Chinese team's offensive finally ended, and the ball returned to the Brazilian team.
The fourth official raised the first sign and told the fans and TV viewers that the No. 3 center back Cai Shuyi was about to be replaced, and the No. 2 right back Yuan Da was replaced by him.
Then the fourth official raised the second sign and replaced No. 17 Shi Wanqing with No. 6 Peng Weijun.
Just as Li Qingqing guessed, he replaced the two full-backs and changed the formation to 352 to ensure that the Chinese team's strongest offensive combination is on the field.
No player wants to be substituted early, especially in an occasion like the World Cup semi-finals.
And he was replaced when the team made tactical adjustments.
Because this means that I have become a victim of tactical adjustments, which is a price that can be paid.
However, neither Yuan Da nor Peng Weijun expressed resistance to the substitution. They quickly ran off the field for fear of delaying the team's counterattack.
This is a whole, everyone will be prosperous and everyone will suffer losses. When it comes to defeating the Brazilian team, everyone's will is highly unified. As long as it can help the team, no one cares about personal gains and losses.
"After Shi Wanqing came on the field, the Chinese team also had three defensive midfielders in the midfield. Xia Xiaoyu was in a forward position when attacking and was responsible for organizing the attack. Shi Wanqing and Ou Yangjin were responsible for protecting behind him... When defending, the three of them faced each other together.
The offensive combination against the Brazilian team can effectively enhance the protection ability in front of the back line...At the same time, the two wingers, Chen Xingyi and Luo Kai, can also withdraw to play as left and right full-backs when defending..."
He Feng introduced Qin Lin's intentions for this substitution and the results he hoped to achieve to the audience in front of the TV.
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"The idea of this adjustment is right." Jorge Dillon commented in the box, "But the specific personnel is debatable. If it were me, I would replace Luo instead of Peng. Then let Xing play Luo
On the right wing, move Peng from left back to left midfielder. In this way, both sides have speed and strong impact. Luo's speed is a bit worse..."
Yu Jintao expressed a different opinion: "Jorge, Qin is right, Luo Kai cannot be replaced."
"Why?"
"Because Luo Kai participated in the game eight years ago." Yu Jintao explained. "His fighting spirit and condition will be better when playing in Brazil. This may be an advantage that Peng Weijun cannot match."
"Spiritual power?" Dillon's tone revealed some doubts.
"The Chinese team was able to quickly return to normal after conceding two goals in three minutes. This 'mental strength' is indispensable." Yu Jintao said with a smile.
Dillon fell into silence upon hearing this, rubbing his chin with his hand.
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After replacing Shi Wanqing and Cai Shuyi, the Brazilian team gained the ball and launched an offensive.
In the past few minutes, the Brazilian players have been very frustrated.
They were clearly in the lead, and it was the Chinese team that should be suppressed.
As a result, the scene looked like they were falling behind...
Now they finally got a chance to attack.
Changing offense and defense, it was their turn to push the Chinese team back!
Because Shi Wanqing had just come on the field and had not yet had time to find the feeling of the game, the Brazilian team used him as a breakthrough point and launched a targeted offensive.
Kabangka specially ran to Shi Wanqing to catch the ball.
Then when Shi Wanqing tried to stretch his foot to steal the ball, Kabangka gently pushed the football between his legs.
Then he quickly started to bypass Shi Wanqing, and thus completed a beautiful pass of the ball!
Then facing Qin Qi who rushed forward, Kabangka pushed the football directly behind Qin Qi.
There, Renaldo Lima is running diagonally, preparing to catch the ball!
"Kabangka goes straight! Be careful!"
He Feng exclaimed.
The Chinese fans in the stands also smelled danger, and screamed and booed.
After Lima made a diagonal move, he shot directly with his feet!
He wants to rub the far corner!
As soon as the football took off, it was blocked by a leg and flew out of the sideline!
"Cai Shuyi! He just came on the field and completed a key defense!"
The one who stretched out his foot to block Lima's shot was Cai Shuyi, who had just been substituted!
Wang Guangwei came up and slapped Cai Shuyi hard on the back: "Good defense!"
Cai Shuyi was not happy with his performance, but said loudly to Shi Wanqing: "Relax, Xiao Shi! Relax! This ball is okay!"
The Brazilian team's dangerous attack just now came from Shi Wanqing's reckless attack, which gave Kabangka the opportunity to cross his crotch.
Cai Shuyi was worried that Shi Wanqing, who played at the same time as him, would be affected by this mistake, so he quickly offered words of comfort and encouragement.
Not only him, Xia Xiaoyu was also comforting Shi Wanqing: "It's okay, it's okay, just keep your position next time."
Shi Wanqing nodded vigorously.
No one blamed him, but he knew very well that he had almost made a big mistake just now. He could only remind himself in his heart that he would never make another mistake next time...
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Fonseca originally wanted to throw the foul ball directly into the Chinese team's penalty area, but Kabangka, who ran over to meet him, stopped it with a gesture.
Let him pass the ball to himself and then reorganize the offense through himself.
After the goal, the game did not develop as the Brazilian players hoped. On the contrary, the Chinese team performed better.
Kabangka hopes to change the rhythm of the game by controlling the ball and cannot let this game enter the Chinese team's rhythm.
Simply put, it means slowing down the game.
Anyway, the Brazilian team is in the lead now, and slowing down will only be good for the Brazilian team, not harmful.
The game has now reached sixty-eight minutes. Not counting injury time, there are still twenty-two minutes left before the end of the game.
This time can be considered sufficient for the Chinese team, which is one goal behind.
It would be really dangerous if the Chinese team is allowed to continue attacking like this.
He must cool down the Chinese team and keep them calm.
After receiving the ball thrown by Fonseca, Kabangka did not think of a way to hit the football into the Chinese team's penalty area. Instead, under Ou Yangjin's pressure, he turned around and passed the ball backwards.
Passed the football directly to the center back Kao.
At the same time, he also directed his teammates to kick back.
The Chinese fans in the stands booed when they saw the Brazilian players kicking back and forth in the midfield. The defending champion, after leading the Chinese team by one goal, turned back like a coward and did not dare to attack.
!Shame on you!
Kabangka could certainly understand the meaning of the boos from the Chinese fans at the scene, but he remained unmoved.
Because this kind of reverse kick is not only to slow down the Chinese team's rhythm, but also to lure the Chinese team to press forward.
This way there will be more space behind their defense to exploit.
Kabangka also knows that facing such a Chinese team, it is very dangerous to lead by only one goal.
He wants to give the team an extra lead.
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"How shameless! The defending champion is so cowardly!"
After Xie Lan cursed, he and the fans around him booed.
Hu Lixin and Li Ziqiang frowned instead of yelling.
Brazil's purpose is obvious. On the one hand, it delays time, and on the other hand, it forces the Chinese team to come out.
After pressing out, there will be gaps behind them, and the Brazilian team takes advantage of these gaps.
But if they don't press out and grab the ball, and just watch the Brazilian team slow down the pace of the game, the morale that the Chinese team finally mustered up may be dragged down.
what to do?
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When the football was passed to the feet of central defender Kao again, Hu Lai gritted his teeth and rushed forward.
At the same time, he waved to his teammates behind him, beckoning them to follow him.
After Kao received the ball, he only adjusted briefly and quickly passed the football out again.
As soon as he kicked the ball out, Hu Lai had already jumped in front of him.
Seeing the football being passed away, he immediately changed direction and chased after the football without looking back.
The target of Kao's pass is Neto Leila.
As soon as Netolella caught the ball, Xia Xiaoyu came up from behind him.
Nettorella then passed the ball to center back Amorim.
Zhou Zijing and the football rushed towards Amorim.
Upon seeing this, Amorim immediately turned around and passed the football back to goalkeeper Lemos!
Amid huge boos, Hulay ran towards Lemos.
Lemos saw Hu Lai, then looked at Zhou Zijing who was entangled with Amorin, and Xia Xiaoyu who ran back with Netolela. There were also Chen Xingyi and Luo Kai on the wings...
Kabangka withdrew to take over, but there was Ou Yangjin of the Chinese team beside him!
He couldn't find a confident release point at all.
And he didn't dare to do anything fancy in front of Hu Lai...
So he chose to kick the football directly and drive the ball forward!
That is, after he kicked the ball, Hu Lai jumped up to him, stretched his legs to block it, and tried to block the football into the goal!
The football grazed the tip of his shoe and flew toward the Chinese team's half.
The Chinese team’s frontcourt press is finally over…
After landing, Hu Lai gasped, turned to Lemos and smiled:
"I almost bumped into him, Remus."
He raised his right foot and pointed to the toe of the shoe.