The head coach of the England team was also very surprised. The comprehensive abilities of the players on the opposite Chinese Olympic team should not be underestimated.
After the first two players responsible for organization were frozen, there was actually a third player in the midfield who was able to pass the forward ball. This shows that this player also has a certain ability to organize offense.
It is really rare for a team to have three players with organizational skills in the midfield.
But now he has to face this situation, because Qu Wenming once again delivered a good ball. This time, Huang He from the right assisted and received Qu Wenming's extremely beautiful pass.
This pass was just a little in front of Huang He, which was very conducive for a fast player like Huang He to sprint directly with the ball without slowing down. Huang He did not waste this pass. Because he started first, he was able to throw it away immediately.
England's left back Hayden took a long shot, and then he easily passed the ball to Tang Jin who was running in place without being marked. Tang Jin's header hit the door frame powerfully, and the England team managed to escape.
A calamity.
At this time, England's head coach had to ask Swift to retreat slightly and harass Qu Wenming's pass in the frontcourt.
His tactic was indeed successful. Qu Wenming's passing success rate was indeed not as good as before when there was interference, but the England team still suffered losses because Swift's backward movement caused England's frontcourt formation to move backward as a whole.
The pressure on the Chinese Olympic team's defense has been reduced a lot.
The two sides entered a stalemate stage again.
He Wei also saw the constant adjustments of the Olympic team. He said: "The three midfielders, Yan Xiaoyu, Xiong Jian, and Qu Wenming, are all very good. Such players with the ability to play the ball forward are too good."
It’s rare.”
In fact, this is also due to Zhang Sheng's convenience in talent selection. He always chooses players who can pass the ball and run. Even if the player's physical fitness is poor, he doesn't care much.
When the referee blew the whistle to end the first half, the score of both sides was fixed at 0:0, leaving enough suspense in the second half.
Because this round of competition is the last round of the group stage, and several teams have very tight points, the result of the competition will determine whether the team can go further.
The current points situation in the group is very confusing. Although the Chinese Olympic team ranks first with 6 points, England and Mexico both have four points. If the Chinese Olympic team loses, they can only pray that Morocco wins Mexico.
, otherwise if Mexico wins, the Chinese Olympic team will be eliminated.
Therefore, for the Chinese Olympic team, this is a game of maintaining a tie and fighting for victory, that is, the legendary "a draw means qualifying."
However, in the history of Chinese football, there have been too many "defeat after a draw" who ended up sadly leaving in the end.
But the pressure on the England team as their opponent is even greater.
Because whether it is Cote d'Ivoire, which has played all the games and has five points, or Morocco, which has only two points now, there is hope of qualifying.
Once England loses, elimination is certain. Even if they draw, it depends on the score of another game. Once Mexico wins, the fate that awaits England is elimination.
So striving for victory is the most basic guarantee for them to qualify.
After the second half, the England team, eager to win, attacked even more fiercely. They continuously used high balls in the midfield and backcourt to find the three forwards in front.
This purely British style of play did not bring much trouble to the Olympic team's defense. After all, the success rate of such an attack was too low. Of course, once the opportunity is seized, this kind of ball is not without threats.
For example, in the ninth minute of the second half, Jack Hansen lobbed the ball from the left into the penalty area of the Chinese Olympic team. England forward Robinson grabbed the first point and almost broke the Chinese team with his header.
's door.
It is true that the England team's positional offense is not easy to play, but their long passing and rushing are still capable of winning lottery tickets.
The players on the Olympic team also began to look for offensive opportunities.
Because the three players in the middle of the midfield who can be responsible for organization have all competed with the opponent, the Olympic team urgently needs to open a breakthrough from other places.
Ni Kai stood up this time.
As a player who was summoned from the template of Royce, although he was a weakened version, he still had the corresponding organizational skills. He began to perform the functions of a midfielder.
In the 21st minute of the second half, Ni Kai did not rush to seek a breakthrough after receiving the ball, but cooperated with Xiong Jian who came to respond.
Several players from the England team quickly came to defend, and defensive players including Hansen and Odubayo were attracted.
In the end, the attack turned into a small-scale 3-on-3 confrontation on the right side of England, because Yan Xiaoyu and Baker were also responding not far away.
England's players only paid attention to the passes of Yan Xiaoyu and Xiong Jian, but did not pay enough attention to Ni Kai. It was this small oversight that brought disastrous consequences to them.
When Xiong Jian passed the ball to Ni Kai, Odubayo, who was guarding Ni Kai, thought that he would pass the ball back nine times out of ten. However, Ni Kai made a fake move to pass the ball to Xiong Jian and then passed the ball back.
He adjusted the angle of the cross a little and directly took the ball to find Tang who scored.
Tang Jin, who was swimming on the line of the penalty area, was completely unguarded after receiving the ball. He took a decisive shot and the ball flew to the upper right corner of the goal after bypassing the defense of the England center back.
England goalkeeper Walton was unable to reach the shot and could only watch the ball fly into the net.
The Chinese team took the lead with Ni Kai's assist.
Secondly, this local three-on-three confrontation was completely based on Ni Kai as the core of the organization, but the England team did not expect that Ni Kai also had the ability to organize in the frontcourt.
He Wei also shouted for Ni Kai's beautiful pass: "The Olympic team passed the ball continuously on the left, and the players from England came over. Ni Kai's pass, Tang Jin, Tang Jin's shot, beautiful,
The ball went in. This transfer from the left to the center was very beautiful. Ni Kai’s pass was so important.”
Xu Yang also said: "This player can make sudden passes, his playing style is very flexible, and his playing style is also very advanced. He is a rare midfielder. If he can continue to develop, he will be similar to Zhang Xizhe."
If Zhang Sheng heard this, he would definitely disagree, because Zhang Xizhe does not have Ni Kai's speed and breakthrough ability.
After the goal, the Olympic team played with great momentum. There were four players in the frontcourt who could play and organize the ball, which made the England team completely confused.
But soon another characteristic of Ni Kai appeared, that is, his vitreous constitution.
After the England team strengthened its defense against Ni Kai, Odubajo became more and more aggressive. In the 28th minute of the second half, he made a reckless tackle and knocked down Ni Kai. Ni Kai fell to the ground.
Can't get up.
After the referee came over and gave Odubayo a yellow card, he asked Ni Kai to come on for treatment, but in the end he was still unable to play and Fu Bo had to replace him with Wei Shihao.
He Wei also frowned and said: "Ni Kai's end is not good news. I hope his injury will not be too serious."
Xu Yang also sighed and said: "As soon as the Chinese team threatened on the left, Ni Kai was tackled by the opponent. This yellow card is really a good deal for the England team. I hope Wei Shihao can play to his own level."
Xu Yang's words obviously meant that Wei Shihao's abilities were not as good as those of Ni Kai, but Wei Shihao still showed his abilities.
Historically, this Olympic team was not very well-organized and most of its main players were competing fiercely in the Chinese Super League, so its overall strength was very poor. It failed in all four games and only scored one goal. It was China.
The Olympic team had its worst performance ever in the Toulon Cup.
But even so, Wei Shihao still added a lot of highlights to the Olympic team. Even many scouts from European clubs believe that he is the only player with more characteristics in this Olympic team.
After coming on as a substitute, Wei Shihao was very active on the left. His ability to combine the ball with the ball and his skills at his feet were very rhythmic. Facing Odubayor who had a yellow card on his back, he was even more indifferent.
Forgive me, England's left wing is full of dangers.
Especially in the 30th minute, he kept dribbling the ball and then took a shot from the left sideline of the penalty area. The ball drew an arc and bypassed Walton's flying palm and flew towards the England goal.
There was a dead corner on the right, but the ball finally missed the goalpost and flew out of the baseline.
His shot scared the English players into a cold sweat.
Seeing this situation, the England coach immediately chose to make a substitution, and right back Odubayor was replaced.
After the substitution, England quickly stabilized its defense on the right, and the two teams regained balance on the field.
But the current score is completely unacceptable to the England team. They gave up their defensive strategy and began to attack with all their strength, and continuously obtained corner kick opportunities during the attack.
As the team's first set kicker, Baker embodied his role. After observing that Fang Jingqi, the goalkeeper of the Chinese Olympic team, was short in height, he decided to play him in this area.
In the 34th minute of the second half, the England team got a corner kick opportunity on the left side. Baker's corner kick on the left side was actually taken with his right foot. This kind of instep inward-swinging arc ball requires very good footwork.
It was high, but after the ball hit the deep area of the small penalty area, the opponent Jingqi posed a great threat. Akpon grabbed the first point and headed the ball into the goal.
Just when Akpom was about to celebrate his goal, the linesman blew his whistle, indicating that he committed an offensive foul. Akpom could only accept this result.
However, judging from the slow motion of the replay, Akpon did not commit a foul. Maybe his body is much stronger than the Chinese Olympic players, which gave the referee the illusion of a foul during the fight.
This kind of luck happened for the first time but there will be no second time. In the 37th minute, the England team got another corner kick, and it was Baker who took the penalty.
This corner kick on the right once again reflects Baker's ability. His corner kick on the right side was actually taken with his left foot. It was also a curved kick with instep and instep. His double inverse foot skills made the sidelines observe his various kicks.
Tan was amazed.
Even He Wei said: "The player Baker is Chelsea's future star. There was actually no problem with the corner kick before. Now I don't know how the Olympic team can defend against this corner kick."
In He Wei's commentary, the Olympic team lost the ball. Forward Aarons once again grabbed the point in the penalty area and headed the ball into the goal. The referee also blew the whistle to confirm that the goal was valid.
England finally equalized the score before the end of the game.
Next, the players of the Olympic team began to try to reduce the chances of the opponent's corner kicks, using three or four consecutive fouls to block the opponent in the midfield. The goal of the Olympic team was held, but Xiong Jian and Zhu Xuhe continued to
Received a yellow card and missed the next game.
When the game ended, the England team never scored again, and the score was fixed at 1:1.
At the same time, the result of the game also came from another venue. Morocco used a controversial penalty kick to defeat Mexico 2:1, sharing five points with England and Cote d'Ivoire.
In the end, after comparing the goal difference and the number of goals scored, the England team occupied the second place in the group with a slight advantage and got the opportunity to play in the third or fourth place finals. The Chinese Olympic team started high and went low, finishing with 7
The team will be ranked first in the group and will compete with the host France for the championship on June 8.
In last year's Toulon Cup, China sent the "Second National Olympic Team", which eventually reached the third or fourth place finals, but lost to England and won the third place. This time, the "Second National Olympic Team" won the third place.
The last time I took revenge, I squeezed England into the third or fourth place finals, and I came to the stadium for the championship.
Domestic sports media also spent a lot of time reporting on the results of the Olympic team. Being able to qualify with the second team in the Toulon Cup for two consecutive years shows that Chinese football has a follow-up talent in young players, and its strength is steadily improving.
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But everyone has mentioned one thing, that is, whether it is last year's National Olympic team or this year's National Olympic team, they are basically composed of the players of the Longteng Team. In other words, the Longteng Team is supported by one club.
The future of Chinese football.
When everyone is looking forward to the Chinese Olympic team breaking the 2007 runner-up result and hitting the championship, Zhang Sheng, who is paying attention to the game, knows that this chance is not great.
Because Xiong Jian and Zhu Xuhe are suspended, Ni Kai is injured, and other players are also lacking in physical fitness. The Olympic team, which is mainly composed of Longteng players, has basically lost the ability to play positional warfare. Facing the strong lineup of the host French team
Under the circumstances, victory cannot be achieved by relying solely on defensive counterattacks.
The course of the game was just as Zhang Sheng expected. Without Xiong Jian's front-to-back connection, without Zhu Xuhe's complementary defense on the right for Huang He, and without Ni Kai's breakthrough and organization on the left, the Olympic team would not care.
Both offense and defense made mistakes.
In the first half, the French team relied on Ablon's passes and shots to turn the score into 2:0. In the second half, although the Olympic team made a lot of substitutions, it still had no effect, even if Ablon scored two goals in a row.
Even though the yellow card was sent off, the French team still firmly controlled the situation on the court, and it was completely invisible that they were one less player than the Chinese Olympic team.
In the end, the French team relied on Kimpemube's counterattack to gain another victory and beat the Chinese Olympic team 3:0. The host country, which had not won the championship since 2007, finally got what it wanted. What is more dramatic is that the French team was
They won the championship by defeating the Chinese Olympic team, and it will be the same this time.
