"Haha, that's good!"

"As the captain, Shen Xiao, if you have a chance to stay off the court for a while, you should also direct their movements on the court!"

At this time, looking at Shen Xiao's calm face, Gao Qiang felt relieved, and then said to him cheerfully.

In fact, during the game, the head coach's on-the-spot command is also very important.

Gao Qiang asked Shen Xiao to work with him to conduct on-the-spot command and dispatch of the players on the court. This was already a considerable amount of trust.

"Okay! Coach!"

"If anyone doesn't play seriously on the court, I will scold him to death! Haha!"

Hearing Gao Qiang's words, Shen Xiao's heart warmed up, and he immediately answered.

Gao Qiang heard this, smiled slightly, nodded, and walked away.

At this moment, Li Xing loosened the armband on his shoulders on the court. In this game, he replaced Shen Xiao as the captain on the court.

As the captain of the team at the moment, Li Xing, who finally got his wish, is not so happy now.

Because in his heart, and even other teammates, Shen Xiao has long been regarded as the sole core of the team.

But there must always be someone in the team who wears the armband on the court. Looking at this "responsibility" on his left shoulder, Li Xing couldn't help but smile bitterly.

"Beep!"

The referee blew the whistle to start the game.

The Group E match between China U20 and Mali U20 has officially begun.

After the game started, the Chinese team with two forwards once dominated the Mali team with five defenders.

The players on the court also showed their confidence and super strength during the first half.

Throughout the first half, the players of the Mali team were doing a good job of defense, and the forward combination of Li Xing and Geng Chang'an kept causing trouble to the opponent's defense.

But the advantage of five defenders is that even though you have all the offensive power on the field, you just can't score.

This is what is called gaining power but not scoring.

So just under the court, the players in the substitute area of ​​the Hua Guo team were jubilant, thinking that the team would score sooner or later due to the situation, but Gao Qiang, the head coach, was frowning at the moment.

Because on the field, what you are not afraid of is being beaten by your opponent, but what you are most afraid of is gaining the upper hand and not scoring.

This is generally jokingly called by fans as a precursor to a "comeback against the wind", also known as a tailwind wave!

There is a famous saying that if you waste an opportunity, you will be punished.

If you don't seize the opportunity to score when the ball is downwind, then other people's defensive counterattacks will come.

"Li Xing, Geng Chang'an, you two attack me quickly! You must score!"

At this time, coach Gao Qiang couldn't bear it anymore. He stood on the sideline of the court and shouted anxiously to the players on the court.

"Okay, coach!"

"receive!"

At this time, Li Xing and Geng Chang'an, both forward players, continued to increase their impact on the opponent's defense.

However, the Mali team's five defenders, coupled with a midfielder retreating, quickly defused the Chinese team's attack.

However, the Chinese players on the court were not panicked because they had not been attacked by the opponent so far, while the Mali team was passively "being beaten" throughout the first half.

"Hey, don't mention it, these guys from the Mali team are quite capable of defending!"

"Yes, but the opponent can only be tired of defending. It is only a matter of time before we score!"

"Even so, I don't know why Director Gao and the others are so anxious outside the court!"

"Brother Xing, and brother Chang'an, you two can get in any two later!"

…

At this time, although the beautiful attacks were resolved by the opponent, the players' mentality at this moment began to feel complacent.

Soon, the first half of the game ended and the two teams tied at 0:0.

The young players of the team returned to the locker room from the court with great pride. They were full of confidence in defeating the opponent in the second half.

However, facing these excited players, Gao Qiang, the head coach, was not happy at the moment.

As a substitute player in this game, Shen Xiao sat on the bench and watched his teammates play the entire first half.

At this time, Shen Xiao was also thoughtful, but he didn't say anything to his teammates.

After all, morale is also a very important thing.

"Shen Xiao, what did you think of the first half of the game?"

At this moment, Gao Qiang suddenly sat next to Shen Xiao and said softly.

"I can't tell, but..."

"The opponent's defense did a good job, and they did not consume much energy!"

Shen Xiao quickly reviewed the first half of the game in his mind, and then answered Gao Qiang seriously.

"Yes, it's strange! The other team was defensive in the first half!"

"Logically speaking, as a West African team, Mali's offensive power is not bad!"

"I can't guess now, let's wait and see the second half!"

Gao Qiang nodded at this time, as if he got the answer he wanted from Shen Xiao, and then walked away.

And Shen Xiao didn't think deeply about this issue, because he felt that any tactics were useless in the face of absolute strength.

Shen laughed and knew that as long as he was on the court, it would be almost easy to win the Mali team.

Time passed quickly, and the second half of the match between the Chinese team and the Mali team was about to begin.

Players from both sides slowly entered the court in accordance with the requirements of the referee team.

Since the Chinese team had maintained an advantage over the Mali team in terms of offensive power in the first half, Gao Qiang did not make any adjustments to the lineup.

At this time, the Mali team's lineup and formation have changed.

The Mali team changed from a conservative 541 formation to a 4222 formation. They replaced center back Konat and replaced him with forward Toure.

Judging from the changes in the lineup and formation of the Mali team, it seems that they are preparing to attack in the second half.

"Beep!"

The referee blew the whistle to start the second half.

After the start of the second half, the attack and defense of both teams went back and forth.

In the second half, the Mali team did not just focus on defense like in the first half. At the beginning of the second half, they took the initiative to launch an attack.

Compared with the first half, the pressure on the Chinese national team's defense doubled, but the young players of the National Youth Team also withstood the opponent's pressure again and again.

Soon there were only about fifteen minutes left in the game.

However, at this time, the state of both teams on the field changed greatly.

Towards the end of the game, the physical strength of the national youth players continued to decline, and some players continued to rub their calves. It was obvious that they were reaching the critical point of cramping.

The constant attacks on Mali's defense in the first half caused the Chinese players to use too much energy.

On the contrary, the Mali team did only one thing during the first half, and that was defense.

Moreover, coupled with the special super physical "attribute" bonus of African players, the players of the Mali team are still running fast on the court at this time.

"Zhang Xi, get ready. You'll be ready to come on stage soon to replace Geng Chang'an!"

"He rushed too hard in the first half, and now his physical strength can hardly support it..."

"Zhang Xi, your position will still be midfielder after coming on the field. Tell Li Xing to make him a single forward forward!"

At this time, seeing the players' physical strength gradually declining, Gao Qiang had to passively make substitutions.

"Okay, coach!"

Zhang Xi replied with some surprise at this time, he didn't expect that he could actually come on as a substitute.

After the surprise, Zhang Xi quickly took off his training shirt and put on his official game jersey.

Zhang Xi stood outside the sideline of the court, and the assistant referee raised the substitution light sign.

When the football went out of bounds, the referee stopped the game and indicated that player substitutions could now be made.

At this time, Geng Changan saw the substitution light sign outside the field, and then limped towards the field.

It could be seen that Geng Changan's thigh had cramped just now, and he could no longer continue to compete during the remaining game time.

At this moment, Zhang Xi looked at his teammates who had difficulty walking and hurriedly ran to the court.

When Zhang Xi came to Geng Changan's side, he quickly put Geng Changan on his shoulders and slowly walked out of the field.

"Beep!"

At this moment, the referee blew a sharp whistle.
Chapter completed!