Luo Kai's goal is actually a microcosm of the Chinese team's performance against Russia in the first half.
Just like the Chinese team's first game, after the game started, the Chinese team was not beaten by Russia as everyone thought.
Although the characteristics of Russia do give the Chinese team a headache, every time they hit the Chinese team's penalty area, the fans are on tenterhooks and dare not show off.
But the Chinese team is not without its faults.
"There is no absolute underdog that can reach the World Cup." Chinese fans have heard this sentence many times recently, but they have somewhat ignored one point...
That is, the Chinese team has also entered the World Cup. In the eyes of others, the Chinese team is actually not an "underdog".
Russia's advantage is its physical strength, while the Chinese team's advantage lies in its flexibility and speed.
Russia restrained the Chinese team, but in fact, the characteristics of the Chinese team also restrained Russia to some extent.
Therefore, after the first half of the game started, the Chinese team players ran without hesitation in accordance with the pre-match instructions, using more running to cover up their lack of physical confrontation, and using fast running to mobilize their opponents to avoid passing each other.
A lot of direct confrontation.
This style of play worked in the first half and this goal is the most favorable proof.
After the game started, the Chinese team was not completely suppressed by Russia. Instead, they fought back and forth with the opponent, and even had the upper hand in some cases...
Before Rokai scored, Hulay had a shot that threatened the Russian goal.
The same goes for Zhang Qinghuan's long-range shot.
So when Luo Kai's goal came, everyone was very happy, and there was absolutely no thought that "the Chinese team scored the goal by luck."
We can indeed go back and forth with Russia on the scene. Russia's offense makes us very worried, but our offense can also scare the Russians... This is the most amazing thing!
It’s even more amazing than scoring the Russian goal:
Simply scoring a goal may be due to luck, but the performance on the field cannot fool anyone. It can best reflect the overall quality of a team.
It can even be said that even if they lose the game in the end, as long as they can not fall behind on the field, the future of this team is worth looking forward to.
Hong Renjie sat on the coach's chair and looked at Shi Wuyin who was standing on the sidelines watching the game.
The boss's support for Shi Wuyuan seems to have paid off now.
In fact, after the first World Cup match, all the previous controversial voices disappeared.
Even if you don't consider how the remaining two games will turn out, even if you lose in the end and are eliminated, it can be regarded as a "glorious failure".
And now, through this match against Russia that lasted less than half an hour, Shi Wuyin has truly realized his concept of "planting another batch of trees for Chinese football in the next ten years."
Their first World Cup can have such a performance, why should we worry about not being able to enter the World Cup four years later?
Hong Renjie looked at Shi Wuyuan's back in trance.
He is already thinking about how to persuade Shi Wuyin to change his mind and continue coaching the national team. Before this World Cup, Shi Wuyin had made it clear that he would no longer coach the national team after leading the team to the World Cup.
At that time, the leaders of the Football Association also agreed. After all, no one knew at that time what results Shi Wuyin could lead the team to achieve in the World Cup.
Now Hong Renjie believes that the leaders of the Football Association must also regret it and want to keep Shi Wuyin again. No matter what conditions he proposes this time, they will probably agree to it.
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After the Chinese team took the lead, their morale was greatly boosted, and they continued to follow the tactical arrangements made by the head coach, dealing with Russia on the court, and even vaguely gained the upper hand.
Luo Kai, who scored the goal, was very active and in good condition.
If there was a visual icon, his status would probably be a red upward arrow at this time.
Soon he completed a long shot from outside the penalty area.
Arkin fell to the ground and jumped sideways, but he only touched the football instead of throwing it out.
Hu Lai happened to be in the right spot for football.
In order to prevent his follow-up shot, the two Russian central defenders worked together: Pletnev leaned on Hulay and pushed him outside. Kuzmin kicked the football out before Hulay.
After completing the clearance, Kuzmin and Pletnev collided and both fell to the ground.
Although they were not injured, it was still embarrassing to see them lying on their backs in front of their home.
Russia also tried to reverse this passive situation by using long passes from the backcourt to find Ivan Romanov.
The Chinese team's countermeasure is to let "Terror Ivan" head the ball as long as he is not in the penalty area. It does not necessarily have to compete with Romanov at the first point. The main focus is to control the second point.
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In this way, even if Romanov hits the ball, it will be of no use. After all, when he passes the ball to his teammates, it will still be intercepted by the Chinese team players.
It is indeed difficult for the Chinese team's defenders to defend Romanov, but they are not without strength against other Russian players.
And when dealing with other Russian players, the Chinese team also ensures that there is a numerical advantage in the local area. Two people compete for the top, and one person is responsible for controlling the football that is won.
This requires the entire team to maintain a compact formation and follow up in a timely manner.
There must be no situation where the attack cannot come back, resulting in the entire backcourt being empty.
All players must run and appear in every corner of the court.
Relying on this tireless running and desperate play, the Chinese team withstood Russia's brutal attack.
Russian head coach Mashaninov sat on the coach's chair, looked back at the stadium, spread out a small book in his hand on his lap, lowered his head and wrote and drew on it with a pen.
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Luo Kai's activity increased the pressure on Russia's defense line.
Especially after they watched Hu Lai run towards the contact point, taking away two central defenders, but cleverly leaked the football behind him, giving Luo Kai, who cut inside, a chance to shoot.
Russian players shaken...
We can't leave that No. 9 alone!
He has already scored a goal! There is a great possibility of scoring another goal!
So when Zhang Qinghuan gave the football to Luo Kai, Kuzmin dropped Hu Lai and rushed towards Luo Kai in the ribs of the penalty area, trying to block his shot.
This time after Luo Kai made a shot, he buckled the football back and passed it to Hu Lai!
Hu Lai changed direction and ran back. When receiving the ball, he got stuck in front of Pletnev and fired with his feet!
The football flew into the Russian goal!
However, as soon as the Chinese fans in front of the TV cheered, they saw Hu Lai in the camera not celebrating, but spreading his hands in the direction of the linesman.
The fans at the scene could see more clearly that when Hulay scored, they saw the linesman raise the flag in his hand.
Indicates that the ball is offside!
Hu Lai felt aggrieved: I was not offside!
Before he ran, he specifically confirmed his position. Pletnev was behind him and he was not offside in any case.
Commentators He Feng and Yan Kang also raised such questions: "Is this ball offside? Hu Lai is in front of Pletnev..."
The TV broadcast quickly showed the VAR video referee.
Hu Lai was indeed not offside, but when Zhang Qinghuan passed the football to Luo Kai, Luo Kai was offside by a head...
Two lines are also used to mark the positions of players on both sides. One line is the projected position of the last Russian defensive player, and the other line is Luo Kai's position at the moment Zhang Qinghuan passed the ball.
It can be clearly seen from the picture that Luo Kai leaned forward to initiate a sprint. Although his feet were dragged behind the line, the head of his upper body was stuck out.
If this was a sprint race, then Luo Kai's action of probing his head would allow him to cross the line first, and he would win.
But this is a football game.
Because his head is the effective part of the ball, he is considered offside.
Luo Kai was offside, and then he passed the ball to Hu Lai, who hit the ball into the goal. Naturally, the attack was invalid.
"Damn! It's just a matter of millimeters!"
"Ahhhh!! This is the first time I hate the video referee so much!"
"Give me back 2:0!"
On the Internet and in front of the TV, many Chinese fans wailed like this.
On the TV, commentators He Feng and Yan Kang felt sorry that the Chinese team's offense was offside and resulted in a goal, but they still saw positive things from it.
"Although the ball did not count, the Chinese team has obviously been playing smoother and smoother, and Russia's defense can only be exhausted... This is a good thing. Hold on, maintain this rhythm, and continue to put pressure on Russia's penalty area! Try to compete in the first half
Score one more goal before the end!”
At this time, what they were thinking about was no longer a draw, but a win.
I even thought about more far-reaching things, such as qualifying from the group and reaching the knockout rounds...
Although if you reach the knockout round, you will most likely encounter the French team that defeated them 4:0, but it won't matter then!
It is a pity that until the end of the first half, the Chinese team failed to score again.
Despite this, when the Chinese team players came off the field, both the players and the fans in the stands had relaxed smiles.
Everyone was very satisfied with this first half, and no one would criticize them for failing to expand their lead.
After all, before this game, not many people dared to think that the Chinese team could lead Russia.
Of course, today's Russia is no longer as glorious as it was when it reached the semi-finals of the European Cup and the quarter-finals of the World Cup within two years, but a skinny camel is bigger than a horse. The reputation of "Ivan the Terrible" has not faded.
This is a team with distinctive characteristics, and the characteristics of this team are exactly what the Chinese team is afraid of in Asia. In fact, when the Chinese team plays against tough teams like Iran, Iraq, and Uzbekistan, it used to be
Can't get any advantage.
Russia is an upgraded and strengthened version of these teams.
He is almost naturally the nemesis of the Chinese team.
In this game, the Chinese team was still able to use its vigorous running to fight its opponents 50-50, and led by one goal at the end of the first half.
It would be totally unreasonable if someone still gets scolded for such a performance.
Amid the cheers of the Chinese fans at the scene, the Chinese players walked into the tunnel talking and laughing, while the Russian players lowered their heads and looked very frustrated.
It seems that I still haven’t figured out why I am lagging behind? Why my physical advantages are not playing their due role?
The TV broadcast gave a close-up shot of China's goal scorer Luo Kai and Russia's captain Ivan Romanov respectively.
The former naturally told the audience that this was the key figure who brought goals to the Chinese team in the first half.
The latter is a lens language of criticism. It is believed that "Terror Ivan" was not scary in the first half and did not use his energy at all.
The expressions of the two people in the close-up are indeed completely different.
Luo Kai had a smile on his face.
Romanov had a dark face, making him look like a Russian black bear.
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In addition, in the game tomorrow morning, I am optimistic that the Netherlands will defeat the Czech Republic with one goal, and Belgium will defeat Portugal with two goals. Although I like Ronaldo very much, his and Portugal's European Cup journey should be over here.
But looking at his condition, I think we can fully expect him to participate in next year's World Cup in Qatar. By then, he will also join Matthäus and Mexican goalkeeper Antonio Cabayal as the player with the most participation in the World Cup with five times.
