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Section 222 An anxious game (Part 1)

 As the time gets closer to the game, the atmosphere within the national team becomes more and more solemn. Even according to what Wang Ai said, the delegation has tried its best to ease the atmosphere, but the long-term inertia is not so easy to change.

Their smiling faces became less and less, and even Wang Ai felt a little out of breath.

Although Wang Ai tried his best to adjust the atmosphere and tell some jokes, the effect was very mediocre, because the prerequisite for the success of the joke was that others were willing to laugh. Therefore, at this stage, Wang Ai had no choice. Even the family condolences group was at 6

The temporary visit before March 3 did not make the international players really relax.

Amidst Wang Ai's worries, the time came to June 4, and China's first game in the World Cup was about to come.

At 14:30 in the afternoon, the Chinese national team set off from Xinyang Park Hotel and rushed to Gwangju Stadium. On the bus, although the national players were chatting and laughing, in Wang Ai's view, most of the conversations were incoherent, and it was obvious that the brains and mouths were not there.

On the same channel, it was just a matter of comforting each other with fear, and the tension was hidden deep in the heart. Wang Ai and Sun Yi were sitting in the last row of the bus, and they had a clear understanding of the true emotions of the national players. Speaking of which, the Football Association

Wang Ai is indeed very good. The reputation and worth of other international players are much higher than Wang Ai, but only Wang Ai came with a bodyguard. The Football Association not only did not stop him, but also conveniently stuffed Sun Yi into the delegation. He was not qualified.

Say the name of one of the "staff".

At 15:00 in the afternoon, the Chinese national team made final preparations in the locker room of Gwangju Stadium. Milu emphasized that the national team should open the wings. The team doctor accompanying the team conducted a final check on the physical condition of the main players of the national team. Nan Yong, Zhu Heyuan

When the leaders of the Football Association, uncharacteristically, did not make an impassioned speech, but instead asked the national players to say as light-hearted as possible, the atmosphere in the locker room was pretty good for a while, at least not like before where they always incited everyone as if they were carrying explosives.

Ten minutes later, the Chinese team and the Costa Rica team entered the stadium. Both sides played the national anthem, guessed sides, and warmed up. At 15:30, witnessed by commentators, cameras and hundreds of millions of Chinese fans around the world, the game officially started.

Wang Ai, wearing a substitute yellow vest, sat among the international players and carefully observed the game situation. Although CCTV cameras occasionally scanned the bench, no one would notice this. Although this game is the first game, for China

For the national team, it is almost a life-and-death battle. Brazil and Turkey are too powerful opponents. If they cannot beat Costa Rica, it will basically declare that the Chinese team has no hope of qualifying for the group stage.

On the coaching bench, Milu was wearing an orange T-shirt and was watching the game with a slightly nervous expression.

Five minutes later, Wang Ai was slightly relieved. The Chinese team's cooperation was extremely skilled. Over the past two years, many training camps have indeed forged this team from various clubs across the country into a whole, and there were few mistakes in coordination. At the same time, the state of the national football team

I am also very excited, and the offensive and defensive rhythm is also very fast. From the first few minutes of the game, it can be seen that the Chinese national team has indeed achieved the "whole football" that the Football Association and insiders recommend. No matter how good the technology is, there are almost no national players to choose from.

When dribbling, you need to quickly organize and cooperate to advance the offensive attack.

The coordination of the Costa Rica team is a bit worse than that of the Chinese team, but their individual skills seem to be stronger, especially in terms of personal awareness. They dare to make moves and can do them well. At the same time, the defensive players move very big and defend very fiercely.

In the first fifteen minutes, the offensive and defensive rhythms of both sides were very fast. Just as the Chinese team regarded the Costa Rica team as a weakling and the hope of qualifying for the group, Costa Rica also viewed the Chinese team in the same way. Therefore, both sides were fully prepared and targeted.

Strong. Due to the relatively good personal skills of the Costa Rican players, the Chinese team implemented the overall football to the end. And also because of the Chinese team's overall playing style, the Costa Rica team firmly defended in the backcourt and used personal dribbling in the frontcourt to attract more players from the Chinese team.

A style of play that creates breakthrough opportunities after being defended.

In short, the first fifteen minutes of the game were very tense. Neither side had any good offensive opportunities, not even a regular shot, and they repeatedly destroyed each other in the midfield. Relatively speaking, the Chinese team seemed to perform better in controlling the ball.

It takes longer. At least the organization and cooperation look beautiful, but there is always no way to truly threaten the opponent's goal. Whenever the football is passed to the midfield and frontcourt, especially the frontier of the penalty area, it is either destroyed or lacks opportunities, or there is a lack of opportunities.

It can be said that no opportunity was created.

At this time, one of the international players, Sun Jihai, who had just transferred to English League One club Manchester City, could not sit still. He began to frequently launch attacks on the right side of the Chinese team. The 25-year-old Sun Jihai was at the peak of his physical strength, skills, and consciousness.

Compared with other national football players, his two experiences studying abroad made him bolder and dared to break through with the ball, making him one of the few attack points in the national football team that can produce a real threat.

Just when people were eagerly waiting for this unattractive young man to create a chance to score, in the 17th minute of the game, he was knocked down from behind by the opponent player Solis during a breakthrough. Sun Jihai, who was running, fell heavily to the lawn. Not yet.

When he got up, the linesman made a foul signal, and the referee Vasalas quickly showed Solis the first yellow card of the game.

Sun Jihai's face twitched and he kept breathing cold air. The Chinese team doctor rushed to his side and carried him to the sidelines. After a lot of work, Sun Jihai said it was okay, but Wang Ai's heart was lifted because the accident was serious.

It affected Sun Jihai's state, and the previous attacks that frequently created threats from the right wing never appeared again. A few minutes later, Solis, who was carrying a yellow card, moved to the left wing of the Chinese team. When No. 4 Wu Chengying tried to turn his back and use his foot,

When passing the ball back to the opponent's wing, he quickly caught up from behind. When the football was still in the air, he pushed his chest and broke through Wu Chengying, forming a single shot and directly attacking the Chinese team's goal.

Fortunately, it was still far away from the goal, and goalkeeper Jiang Jin was able to adjust his position. At the same time, Fan Zhiyi found out and quickly chased back. Solis had no chance to adjust and had to rush to hit the goal, but Jiang Jin lay down and blocked it.

Wang Ai breathed a sigh of relief and leaned back on the chair again.

Unexpectedly, a few minutes later, Sun Jihai suddenly signaled that he couldn't hold it any longer! Wang Ai immediately sat up straight again.

After watching the game for more than 20 minutes, Wang Ai discovered that the biggest problem of this national team is that it places too much emphasis on the whole. The opponent's style of play is for the players to stand firm, so that every member of the Chinese team in the frontcourt will face an opponent.

The fierce defense of the players basically had no chance of catching anyone. Originally, in this situation, if the Chinese team members dared to challenge, dribble, and break through, it would cause chaos for the opponent. However, after the Chinese team overemphasized "total football", even if

If there is a chance to break through, he will not break through, but pass the ball. The other players are also facing a defensive player and will not break through. After a few ineffective passes of the football, the opponent's defense line cannot be torn apart, and finally he can't bear it anymore and just

Can blindly pass the ball and hit hard.

If the opponent doesn't lose his position and you don't dare to make a personal breakthrough, no matter how you pass the ball or cooperate with the opponent, you will be blocked.


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