Hu Lai lowered his head and turned around to pat the dirt and grass clippings off his butt. When he raised his head, he had the same smile on his face as in his official half-length photo.
But this time the Uzbek players did not think of that smile as “clean and warm as a boy”.
On the contrary, this smile now represents danger in their eyes.
Because just now, the team's center back Akbar Hamlayev received a foul on this "youngster".
At that time, Hulay changed directions twice in succession next to Hamlayev, which made Hamlayev a little confused when he was trying to find him. In the end, in order to prevent him from getting away from him, Hamlayev reached out and pulled Hulay down.
Oddly enough, this kid fell down as soon as he was pulled, as if he didn't want to struggle at all. He fell down very cleanly and without wasting any time.
Amidst the huge boos above the Capital Works Stadium, the referee called a foul on Hamlayevla.
There is nothing wrong with this penalty. Hamlayev also knew it, so he accepted it.
But after being pulled down, Hulay got up and made a gesture to the referee to ask for a card, hoping that the referee would show Hamlayev a yellow card.
Although the referee didn't listen to him, this scene caught Hamlayev's eyes and made him give Hulay a hard look.
Hu Lai was completely unaware. He patted the dirt and grass clippings on his butt, raised his head and smiled as cleanly and warmly as a young man.
The Chinese team’s home game against Uzbekistan has been played for almost thirty minutes, and the score is still 0:0.
Uzbekistan's tactical purpose in this game is very clear, which is to strive for a draw with the Chinese team on the road. Therefore, the tactics formulated by their head coach Bekzod Rasulov focus on defense. If the team loses on offense
The ball was definitely not entangled with the Chinese team in the frontcourt, and there was no talk of counterattacking on the spot. Instead, it was quickly recovered. Just like the ebbing tide, everyone was withdrawn in a swarm.
The area of 30 meters was heavily fortified and the doors were locked.
Why they retreated so quickly? Because Luo Kai and Chen Xingyi were too fast. In order not to give the Chinese team a chance to counterattack through the two wings, of course they had to recover quickly to avoid too many gaps behind them.
From the first 30 minutes, this tactic was successful. Although the Chinese team had the upper hand and dominated Uzbekistan most of the time, they were unable to score.
There are people in the penalty area, and Uzbekistan’s players have relatively good physical fitness, so Hulay also tried to stretch out of the penalty area to take long shots.
But when he takes a long shot, there will definitely be Uzbek players around him to interfere and defend him.
So even long-range shots don’t have very good effects.
The tactics of both sides in this game are very simple, there is no mystery, and there are no surprises.
After all, the two teams have played against each other many times in Asian football, so they know each other's level somewhat.
In addition, Uzbekistan has three main players playing in the Chinese Super League. Both the Chinese team and the Chinese team are very familiar with them.
Hulai is well-known and has no secrets.
So Hu Lai’s attempt to be opportunistic in this game may not work.
Hu Lai is not too disappointed with this, because he knows that this is the normal state of the game. The previous game at London Bridge is a very special case and cannot be considered as the norm.
Many times, there is no unexpected secret weapon and no loopholes to exploit.
If you want to score goals, you have to show your true ability to go head-to-head with the opponent and compete head-to-head.
At this point in the qualifying round, no opponent is easy to deal with, and no opponent will easily make mistakes and give up the advantage.
Although this attack was stopped by the opponent with a foul, Hu Lai still felt confident. Because when the opponent tried to use a foul to stop him, it meant that they were already struggling to defend...
He has confidence in himself and his teammates. After all, he spent 90,000 points to exchange for three [Lingxi Cards] and used them on his teammates. Huan Ge, Xiao Xingxing and Luo Kai were all lucky enough to have a mental connection with him.
Three consecutive games are valid, and the play-offs are two consecutive games, perfect coverage. At this time, he no longer cares about the wasted validity period...
In addition, he also exchanged for a [lover’s red rope] and wore it on his arm to increase his luck.
In order to ensure that he can go to the World Cup, Hu Lai really spent everything and gambled everything.
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“Hu Lai won an excellent free kick for the Chinese team, and Zhang Qinghuan came to take the kick...Run-up shot!! Wow...it was saved...and!"
Following a series of exclamations from He Feng, Hu Lai burst out of the penalty area and kicked the football towards the goal before Azam Djabalov!
It's a pity that the football missed the outside of the goal post and flew out of the bottom line...
“What a pity!” He Feng slapped his thigh regretfully at the commentary table of the Workers’ Stadium.
“Keep an eye on the man!” Uzbekistan captain Namozov pointed at Hulayjabalov and shouted.
The latter raised his hand to apologize to the captain. His attention was indeed not on Hu Lai just now, but was attracted by the football.
The free kick kicked by Zhang Qinghuan was of high quality. It perfectly bypassed the wall and went straight to the top corner of the goal. Jabalov, who was responsible for guarding Hu Lai in the penalty area at the time, was too worried about the ball entering the goal and forgot to pay attention to the people around him.
When he saw the football being blocked by goalkeeper Hassan Abramov, he let out a sigh in his heart. But just halfway through the breath, he saw the football flying towards his direction, and he started to make a clearance at this time.
, it was already too late, Hu Lai succeeded in shooting in front of him.
"Diabalov was a little slow when defending Hulay, and his concentration was a bit insufficient..." the commentator of Uzbekistan TV shook his head. "Diabalov only moved to the Chinese Super League this year.
, when he went, Hu Lai had already left Anton Shining Star, so he could not directly play against Hu Lai in the game. Otherwise, I think if he had played against Hu Lai in the Chinese Super League, then when he defended Hu Lai just now,
You will definitely not be so lax..."
Don’t say it, what the Uzbek television commentator said is very possible.
Otherwise, why would their captain Namozov value Hulay so much?
Because he once played against Hu Lai in the Chinese Super League. Although it was only for one season, it was enough for him to see Hu Lai's power.
As a purely opportunistic shooter, why can Hu Lai become the top scorer in the Chinese Super League and help the team win the championship?
It's because he is an extremely efficient opportunist. Unless you don't give him a chance throughout the entire game, you may concede the ball.
As an offensive midfielder, Namozov's main task is to score. It is impossible to defend Hulay personally during the game, so he can only leave the task of defending Hulay to his teammates. But look at the performance of his teammates,
He still has to keep worrying and remind his teammates from time to time.
After all, not everyone is as demanding as him...
Fortunately, he is a football hero in Uzbekistan and a big brother in football. His influence in the national team means that his words are still listened to.
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The Chinese team launched another attack. When Zhang Qinghuan dribbled the ball forward, Hamlayev looked back behind him to confirm Hu Lai's position.
This sight scared him into a cold sweat. There was no one behind him! Hu Lai was missing!
He quickly turned around to look again, and finally saw Hu Lai on the other side, and then he breathed a sigh of relief.
But at this moment, he saw Hu Lai speeding up suddenly and trying to cut in front of him. He quickly followed up and reached out to intercept it.
His hands were empty because Hu Lai, who was originally advancing, suddenly stopped and moved outward!
Hamlayev followed the sudden stop and turned around to chase him back.
Hamlayev, who is tall and powerful, has first-class physical confrontation ability and good air defense, but it is still a bit difficult to follow Hu Lai in the Lingbo Weibu.
His movements have become a little sluggish after the continuous sudden stops and changes of direction.
Hu Lai did not wait for him to pounce on him. Instead, he pulled away and ran backwards.
At the same time, Luo Kai stepped in behind him and hit the front point.
Two people came and exchanged positions!
Hamlayev glanced at Luo Kai and then at Hu Lai. He hesitated for a moment. He didn't know who to deal with. He played in Haihe Shuanggang. Of course he knew how powerful Hu Lai was, but he also knew Luo Kai.
Ability……
But the football was not passed to either of these two men.
Zhang Qinghuan shot directly from outside the penalty area!
Hulai and Luo Kai's cross-running movement attracted the attention of the Uzbek defenders and created a shooting opportunity for Zhang Qinghuan.
Uzbekistan’s goalkeeper Hassan Abramov had been guarding Hulay or Luo Kai’s shot before, but he didn’t expect that the shot came from Zhang Qinghuan outside the penalty area!
He jumped up quickly and stretched out his arms.
The football made an arc in the air, directly bypassed Abramov's hand, and flew into the goal!
The Chinese team took the lead like this!
"Zhang Qinghuan is beautiful!!! This ball is beautiful! He chose to shoot by himself, which greatly exceeded the expectations of the Uzbek defense players! In the stadium of Workers' Stadium, Zhang Qinghuan always seems to be able to perform better! He and this stadium really do
It’s still a perfect match!”
After scoring the goal, Zhang Qinghuan sped up and rushed to the front of the billboard. Then he put one hand on the billboard and jumped over it. Then he ran straight to the stands behind the billboard and waved his fist to the fans above.
His move aroused the excitement of the fans in the stands. They rushed down from the heights and squeezed to the front row, shouting Zhang Qinghuan's name crazily.
Most of the Chinese teams watching this game in this stadium are also fans of the capital Tamron. They expressed their long-standing love and remembrance to Zhang Qinghuan in this way:
When you, as a Flash Star player, come to the Workers' Stadium as a guest, we cannot cheer for you.
But now, you are not a Star player, and we are not Tamron fans.
You are wearing the Chinese team jersey, and we are Chinese team fans.
We can finally call your name and shout for you without any scruples!
Amidst the cheers of the mountains and the tsunami, the nickname that was once used to ridicule Zhang Qinghuan changed its meaning.