Ten minutes after the game started, head coach Shi Wuyin frowned and exclaimed.
Assistant coach Li Zhifei also saw it: "Nigeria's defense against Hulay is beyond imagination..."
Before the game, Shi Wuyin and his coaching team believed that Nigeria would look down on the Olympic team. It was normal for them not to take the Olympic team seriously. After all, there was a huge gap in strength between the two sides.
Even if the English head coach of Nigeria, Kane Roger, warned his players not to underestimate the enemy, how many of those African players could really take the head coach's words to heart?
It is not uncommon for African players to have poor tactical discipline.
But now the Nigerian Olympic team players who appeared in front of Shi Wuyin did not seem to be proud and underestimating the enemy.
In particular, their defense against Hu Lai was almost constant - no matter how Hu Lai ran, someone would appear next to him in time, press him fiercely, use their physical advantages to collide with him, and interfere with him.
Don't let him get the ball comfortably.
This level of defense was indeed something Shi Wuyin's coaching team did not expect before the game.
They relied on their inherent impressions to judge that their opponents would definitely underestimate them, which highlighted their lack of experience and ability in this area.
"We made a mistake, Xiao Shi..." Lao Li gritted his teeth.
Shi Wuyin did not respond to him, but looked at the court with a solemn expression.
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Although Hu Lai raised his hand to ask for the ball at the front of the penalty area, Guo Junfu still did not pass the football to him, but passed it to Luo Kai on the right.
Hulay turned around and ran into the penalty area, with a Nigerian player still following him.
Luo Kai first made a move to pass, then dribbled horizontally, and then used his left foot to shoot a long shot.
The football went over the crossbar, and the Chinese Olympic team's attack came to an end.
Hu Lai didn't get any chance.
It's not that Luo Kai didn't pass the ball to him on purpose, but that he really didn't have a good chance here.
He neither ran into space nor got rid of the defense. Even if Luo Kai passed the ball to him, he would most likely not be able to catch the ball.
A similar situation occurred in the Chinese team's last attack. At that time, Chen Xingyi still passed the football to Hu Lai.
Hu Lai did receive the ball, but under the close pressure of the Nigerian defender behind him, he could not even turn around, let alone shoot. He was able to protect the ball despite the close pressure of the opponent's defender, which was quite surprising.
Unexpected.
In the end Hu Lai could only pass the football back.
So it's normal that Luo Kai didn't pass the ball to him. It's better to use him to advance into the penalty area and open up the opportunity for Nigeria's defense at the front of the penalty area to try for a long shot.
Of course, the quality of Luo Kai's long-range shot is really not high...
Looking at Luo Kai's kick, Hulay shook his head, and then said to the Nigerian No. 4 center back Kennedy Omero in English: "Brother, why are you staring at me? Don't say I don't have it."
Let me remind you...have you seen that our No. 9 took advantage of the space when you retreated with me to complete the shot? He is our most threatening player!"
Omero was a little surprised to see Hu Lai speaking to him. His eyes widened and almost bulged out: "You speak English?"
"How fresh. We have been learning English since elementary school... The point is not this. The point is that it is useless for you to follow me. The most threatening person in our team is the guy who just shot."
Omero grinned, shook his head and said: "Don't try to lie to me, I know you are the number one threat to our team. The coach specifically showed me a video of you scoring five goals in nine minutes."
Hearing what the other party said, Hu Lai was dumbfounded...
He really didn't expect that the scene of his great performance in the U23 Asian Cup at the beginning of the year would reach far away Nigeria. He also didn't expect that five goals in nine minutes, the highlight of his career, would become the shackles that restrain him in the Olympics.
When preparing for this game, Kane Roger, the head coach of the Nigerian Olympic team, played a video of Hulay scoring five goals in nine minutes for his team, and then pointed at the man who kept running to celebrate.
The players said: "Keep this face in mind, he will be your biggest threat in this game! Keep an eye on him and don't give him any space to catch the ball and shoot! Fouls are also allowed, as long as they are not on our
Just stay in the restricted area!"
And Kennedy Omero is obviously an obedient player. He has remembered Hulay's face and his performance of scoring five goals in nine minutes.
When the head coach Kane Roger played this video, there were constant gasps and exclamations in the room.
The Nigerian players were all stunned. They never expected that someone could score five goals in a row in nine minutes.
Moreover, the head coach also specially emphasized to them that this game is the Asian qualifying match for the Olympic Games, not just a casual friendly match.
This will deepen the players' correct understanding of the difficulty of Hu Lai completing this miraculous performance.
Isn't a player who can score five goals in nine minutes in this kind of game worth taking seriously?
As a result, Hulay was on Nigeria's "VIP list" and became a person who was cared for.
Through this period of competition, Hu Lai also knew that the other party was not tricking him.
He was indeed closely guarded by the opponent.
And this is just due to his superb performance in the qualifiers...
Too careless!
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"The game has been going on for a while, and Hu Lai has not even had a chance to shoot so far. He has been guarded very hard by Nigeria..." The voice of He Feng, who was commentating on the game at the scene, was transmitted to the TV through satellite signals.
In front of Xie Lan, there was a slight distortion.
"Nigerian players' bodies are too strong, and Hu Lai suffered a lot in physical confrontation..." Yan Kang, who was also at the scene, said.
Xie Lan frowned when he heard what these two people said: "What did those black children grow up on? Isn't it said that Africa has been famine for many years and they don't have enough to eat?"
"What a mess you are doing... After all, they are all professional players, how can they not have enough to eat? Moreover, these players of the Nigerian Olympic team basically play and live in European clubs, how can the living conditions be so bad?
"Hu Lixin has done some homework, unlike his wife who turned on the TV and started watching the game. Before the game, he also studied the information of Nigerian players. Although he still has an E-level certificate, he has now followed the instructions of the coach.
The standards required of oneself.
Xie Lan was unwilling to give in and quickly found a blind spot: "Are they really 23-year-old young people? Will any of them change their age? Change the older one to the younger one. Look at this person, he looks like an old man.
Same……"
She asked her husband, pointing to Nigeria's No. 4 centre-back Kennedy Omero, who was defending Hule.
"Black people appear older...Although the household registration management in Africa is chaotic and age is indeed something difficult to say, it is not that exaggerated. Everyone changes their age..."
Seeing that her husband had solved two questions she raised in succession, Xie Lan was annoyed: "Whose side are you on?"
Hu Lixin:???
But he also knew that his wife was a little impatient because her son didn't perform well.
So he didn't spend much time with his wife and just continued to concentrate on watching football.
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Nigeria did not underestimate the Olympic team as Shi Wuyin imagined.
For example, their defense against Hu Lai was very good.
After containing the most threatening person in the Olympic team's offense, they launched a fierce offensive towards the Olympic team's goal.
Although the Olympic team's defense is very tenacious.
But it was still in the 31st minute that the goal was announced.
"Okuye...danger!"
Following He Feng's exclamation, Nigeria Olympic team forward Zaide Okuye used his speed to break into the penalty area and shot before Wang Guangwei came up to block him!
Goalkeeper Lin Zhiyuan fell to the ground to make a save, and his hand touched the football. However, the shot was powerful and heavy. Lin Zhiyuan only touched the football, but was unable to change the direction of the football's flight.
The ball finally entered the net...
"Oops! We still lost the ball! After Nigeria's offensive started during this period, the Olympic team's defense has been very dangerous, and in the end they couldn't hold on..."
After losing the ball, Lin Zhiyuan looked back and saw the football in the goal, and punched the turf very angrily.
The black striker's shooting power is really too great. It seems that the movement range is not large, but the football kicked out is like a cannonball, forcefully breaking away from his fingers and flying into the goal...
"Alas!" Xie Lan sighed and slowly fell to the back of the sofa.
Hu Lixin, who was sitting next to her, maintained his previous posture, with his hands folded across his chest, sitting upright on the sofa cushion, motionless.
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"well!"
There was a sigh in the hotel conference room.
It was the words of the women's football players who were watching the game collectively.
Although they knew that there was a huge disparity in strength between the two sides and conceding the ball was inevitable, when the Olympic team really conceded the goal, the women's football girls still felt sorry for the Olympic team.
"It would be great if I could hold on until the end of the first half. Let's make some adjustments during the halftime break and keep the tie...but now we have lost the ball, alas!"
"It's hard to defend. The Olympic team's offense has not improved much. In the last ten minutes, they have been basically beaten by their opponents. It is only a matter of time before they lose the ball..."
"Be normal and be normal, lose less and win instead."
"Yes, they only conceded the ball after guarding for half an hour. Their performance was already very good. After all, this is their first Olympic game!"
The kind-hearted female football players have begun to find reasons and excuses for the failure of the Olympic team. They seem to be worried that after losing the game, public opinion will be filled with all kinds of cynicism and abuse.
Li Qingqing didn't say a word. Xu Wen next to her touched her: "Qingqing, what do you think?"
"Me?" Li Qingqing didn't expect the other party to ask him. He was stunned for a moment and then shook his head, "I have no idea, the game is not over yet."
"Yes, yes, the game is not over yet. But Hu Lai's game has been completely frozen. How can he still score?"
"I don't know." Li Qingqing shook his head.
"Aren't you worried?" Xu Wen continued to ask. Ever since she knew that Li Qingqing and Hu Lai had known each other for a long time, she had been particularly concerned about their relationship.
"Don't worry, don't worry."
"Wow, ruthless!"
Li Qingqing rolled his eyes at her: "What does this have to do with ruthlessness? If you worry here, will he be able to score?"
"Uh... That's right."
"Let's watch the football, don't worry about what's available and what's not." Li Qingqing raised her hand and patted Xu Wen gently.
Xu Wen shrank her neck and followed Li Qingqing to continue watching the game.
