In the semi-finals of the World Junior Championships, the Chinese team came to Morelia, a city in central and western Mexico.
The semi-finals will be staged in the city's Jose Maria Morelos Ipavon Stadium.
The reason why the stadium is so long is that it uses the name of the leader of the Mexican Independence War to commemorate the great national heroes.
The weather is hot today, and the stadium is sprinkling water before the game. When the two teams warm up on the stadium, the attendance rate in the stands is not high. After all, the city has only a population of 500,000, and the number of fans will definitely be greatly reduced.
Tang Hong used all parts of his body to rush the ball. Qin Rui suddenly came to him and looked at a thin figure in the opposite half and wondered: "That's Sterling? Is he very powerful?"
Tang Hong took a look and withdrew his gaze, saying casually: "One to one, no one can guard him."
Qin Rui nodded in a clear way. He saw Sterling's reputation as he read the news during the group stage. He just saw it with his own eyes but didn't think there was anything special about the other party.
There are too many stars who are not good-looking, and there is no beauty pageant on the Green Field. The appearance and body are of no connection with the skills.
Before returning to the locker room, Tang Hong looked at the lineup in England again. Apart from Sterling, the most famous goalkeeper Pickford in the future should be goalkeeper Pickford. Although other players will definitely be effective in the Premier League in the future, at least half of them will definitely be wandering in the English Championship or even the English League One.
Anyway, England has not had a player with amazing talent for many years. The one who was so proud of the media as Sterling was under the age of 18 should be Rooney and Walcott, which seemed to have happened a long time ago.
It can be imagined that Sterling received a lot of attention as the British Star, which is naturally very scary.
But from the perspective of outside scouting attention, Sterling is the kind of player who looks good but has no tracking value.
Because Sterling is now a Liverpool player, if he realizes his talent in the future, he will either stay in Liverpool or go to a better team than Liverpool!
If he cannot fulfill his talent and is abandoned by Liverpool, the opportunity from other clubs will come, but it means that he is definitely not as good as before!
Van der Hill's pre-match training attempted to relieve the pressure on the players, and talked about the team's progress and the players' efforts after the outing were rewarded. He only hoped that everyone would continue to maintain their shape and do their best to play the next two games. He was satisfied when he left Mexico with no regrets.
When the starters of the two teams entered the stadium, the English players also paid more or less attention to Tang Hong. The British media commonly known as Fleet Street, their attention to the game was omnipresent, and naturally analyzed the opponents of England very thoroughly. Tang Hong is the Chinese player with the most mentioned information in England's preparations.
The team will also make targeted defensive arrangements for him.
In the last game, Tang Hong scored twice, which really made him the most popular player in this World Youth Championship, and it is reasonable for his opponent to focus on blocking the opponent.
The players of the two teams held a pre-match kickoff ceremony on the court. There were only more than 16,000 spectators on the scene, and they didn't look very enthusiastic. They sat quietly in the stands waiting for the game to begin.
"There are 4 games left in the World Youth Championship, two semi-finals, one third place match, and one final!
In this fourth-last game we will see the Chinese team vs. England compete for final tickets in the semi-finals.
The two players with the most outstanding performance in this World Youth Championship are Tang Hong of the Chinese team and Sterling of England. Today, the two teams met on a narrow road. What I look forward to most is who will lead the team to the finals!
The starting lineup of the Chinese team today has changed compared to before, and they have adopted a 442 formation.
Goalkeeper: Zhang Yinuo.
Defenders: Zhao Hanchun, Liu Tao, Li Ang, and Zhang Binyi.
Midfielder: Xie Pengfei, Luo Hongkai, Li Yuanyi, Liu Binbin.
Forward: Qin Rui, Tang Hong.
England continued to play their traditional 442 formation.
Goalkeeper: Pickford.
Defenders: Cousins, McGrie, Charobach, Brad Smith.
Midfielders: Sterling, Lundstram, Kasky, Creighton.
Forwards: Hope, Hensauer.
On this sunny day, I believe both teams will do their best to reach the World Cup final!”
The two teams were indeed full of fighting spirit. When the referee blew the whistle and blew the whistle to the start of the game, the England team, who was the first to kick off the ball, quickly launched an offensive.
They flew together on the traditional two wings, mainly because their wing attack was powerful!
Sterling quickly dribbled forward after receiving the pass from Lundstram on the wing. Liu Binbin, the Chinese team, assisted in defending the wing. Sterling paused for a step in the dribbling rhythm and suddenly dribbled the ball and accelerated from the outside to overtake.
Sterling, who looks thin, is particularly flexible, and is completely different from the stout and strong English players in the traditional impression of the public. Of course, there are many small players in England in the past decade, and players such as Lennon, Walcott, Defoe, etc. are like this.
Fast, flexible and agile, but in terms of dribbling technology, Sterling has shown extraordinary standards at this age. This is what makes him unique. Even Walcott, who was taken to the World Cup in Germany at the age of 16, was not as skilled as Sterling, even if the little tiger Walcott was very fast.
Sterling did not try to break through Zhang Binyi before dribbling the ball to the bottom line of the wing, but instead passed the ball to find two centers in the middle of the penalty area.
Hope and Henshao don't need much gorgeous foot skills. The physical confrontation is still good at it. Perhaps the semi-finals made them very motivated, but they were a little too strong. Henshao pushed Li Ang from the back with both hands when he was fighting for the header. Although he then headed and sent the ball into the goal, the referee's whistle sounded, and the offensive foul was determined.
Henshaoer dissatisfiedly told the referee that Li Ang was too weak, not that he was acting too much!
It would be inaccurate to simply define England's playing style as two wings flying together. Their fast pace and high-intensity confrontation that must be fought for inch of land are their characteristics.
The Chinese team made a long pass from the backcourt. Qin Rui lost in the middle of the frontcourt to head the ball, so he would not be crushed by confrontation. However, fighting in the air at a disadvantage will lead to physical imbalance and falling to the ground and looking a little embarrassed.
When Luo Hongkai was controlling the ball behind the middle circle, Hope came to rob him. He changed the ball but continued to be oppressed by the opponent's body. Luo Hongkai quickly knocked the ball backwards, and Liu Binbin stepped forward and passed it straight.
Tang Hong cut across from the side and led the ball. Lundstram rushed up and pressed. Tang Hong stopped and turned to pull the ball back to the side and opened the distance with Lundstram, then dribbled and accelerated forward and dribbled.
When fullback Cousins ​​intercepted from the front, Tang Hong blocked the ball into the left rib of the penalty area like a stroll.
The football rolled behind central defender McGrie. When he turned around, he saw Qin Rui quickly stepped forward in the left rib of the penalty area to form a shot opportunity.
England's defensive system is still quite afraid of ground passes and cut off offensives, just like in the last game of the fight against Japan. Even though Japan's overall confrontation was weaker than them, the Japanese team still broke through the defense line twice, relying on the cooperation of passes and cuts.
Although Charobach returned to defense quickly, it was difficult for him to interfere with Qin Rui.
Qin Rui stopped the ball and dribbled forward and completed the adjustment in one step, and then decisively shot!
The football flew straight to the near corner of the goal, but Pickford took the lead and fell to the ground and threw the ball with one hand when Qin Rui shot.
The football refracts and rolls out of the bottom line.
Qin Rui was very unwilling to give up, but he could only calm down. He turned around and gave Tang Hong a thumbs up. It was difficult for the Chinese team to threaten the corner kick off, because once the large force pressed up, England would likely form a quick counterattack after clearing the penalty area.
Then the offensive opportunity turned into a crisis.
Tang Hong went to take the corner kick, and Zhang Binyi came to pick him up. When several players from England rushed to press, Zhang Binyi knocked the ball back to Tang Hong, who was running to the position that was not offside.
Cousins ​​immediately rushed towards Tang Hong, who flexibly pulled the ball towards the bottom line and quickly started. After getting rid of Cousins, Tang Hong controlled the ball into the penalty area and faced McGrie who was coming to blockade. He made a move to pass the ball back to the triangle. McGrie did not doubt him, but the next second he felt his entire body rushing blood and his anger was ignited!
Tang Hong did troll the ball, but the ball rolled between McGrie's legs. The ball was not fast, and Tang Hong's body moved faster. He rushed past McGrie's side and then circled back into the boundary!
Passing through the crotch!
This time, England's defense line was completely in chaos!
Lundstram and Charobach rushed towards Tang Hong, goalkeeper Pickford abandoned the goal and came to Tang Hong. The three sides siege made Tang Hong no longer have the shooting angle, but his deep eyes were sharp.
In the flash, Tang Hong swung his right foot and made a shooting posture.
Lundstram and Charobach blocked the foot at the same time, goalkeeper Pickford also lowered his center of gravity and opened his arms to completely block his shooting angle.
But Tang Hong's right foot quickly swung half a circle in front of the football. His right foot landed on the ground, and he picked the ball backwards to the right. The football jumped through the gap between Lundstram and Charobach's body, and Tang Hong kicked the ground and jumped through the gap!
But both Lundstram and Charobach's legs blocked Tang Hong's legs, which caused Tang Hong to pass through his upper body and his lower body to fall to the ground after being pushed!
Kasky immediately cleared the ball, but at this time the referee's whistle sounded.
The English people were shocked and their scalp was numb to look at the referee's finger at the penalty spot in the penalty area!
Penalty!
Chapter completed!