Contrary to the previous match between China and Honduras, the public opinion before this match was reversed. Not only did the domestic media believe that this was a battle of honor for the Chinese team, foreign media also praised the Chinese Olympic team during their pre-match analysis.
At the same time, they also expressed that the Chinese team’s dark horse journey would end here.
In the locker room before the game, Rick Linke, who knew that the strength gap was too big, was making the final mobilization: "Now everyone is saying how powerful Brazil is, and the championship is already theirs. But I don't think so."
Unable to find the opponent's weaknesses from a competitive perspective, Rick Link can only boost morale from psychological aspects: "Just like we did against Honduras, no matter how much we emphasize before the game, during the game, the subconscious belief that the opponent is weak is definitely there.
Yes, it’s just a matter of degree.”
"And this is our opportunity." Rick Link raised his voice, "I believe that hard work will be rewarded. As long as we work harder, work harder, and focus more, opportunities are always reserved for those who are prepared. We will soon
We are about to challenge the most powerful enemy, are you ready?"
"Ready." All the Olympic team players were also infected by Rick Link's youth training and shouted loudly.
Ricklink has good intentions, but he is destined to be disappointed.
For this Olympic Games, not only the Brazilian Football Association and Brazilian fans attach great importance to it, but the players are also preparing for it. For example, Neymar gave up the Centenary America's Cup some time ago in order to participate in the Olympic Games, which shows his strong desire to win this Olympic football gold medal.
In fact, Brazil did this to a large extent to wash away the shame of a 1:7 defeat to Germany in the 2014 World Cup. In order to get rid of that nightmare and prove to everyone that Brazilian football is still the strongest, they did not let anyone go to show them.
The opportunity for fans around the world to watch the Olympic football games held in the country is a top priority and will definitely not be missed.
Brazil's determination to win can also be seen from the arrangement of the stadium - this semi-final was held at the Maracanã Stadium. Although this stadium could accommodate 220,000 fans to watch the game together, it has been renovated and was forced by FIFA to
The stadium, which has been reduced to 82,000 people, is still a holy place in the hearts of all Brazilian fans.
As long as Brazil wins this game and enters the final, they can stay here to play the final, otherwise they will go to the sad place of Brazilian fans - the Belo Horizonte Mineiro Stadium where they lost 1:7 to Germany in the 2014 World Cup.
Fight for third place.
In this game, there is no room for failure for the Brazilian team.
It can be seen from the starting list announced by the Brazilian team before the game that what they want in this game is a big victory. The four attackers Gabriel, Luan, Jesus and Neymar all came into battle, setting up a 4-2
-2-2 or 4-2-4 formation.
Also confident of victory were the Brazilian fans. Before the game even started, enthusiastic cheers from Brazilian fans began to be heard from the stands, and Neymar's tifo was shaking.
After the game started, the young men of the Chinese Olympic team also realized what the strength gap is.
All the Brazilian players have a very strong desire to compete. They are known for their skills and actually played a high-position press in the backcourt of the Chinese team. This also reflects the coaching ability of coach Rogerio Mikal.
Before Rogerio Micalle coached the Brazilian Olympic team, he worked as a youth training coach at the grassroots level for a long time. After moving to many clubs, he accumulated a lot of coaching experience and discovered a lot of talents. Talent, as many as three players in this Brazilian Olympic team are his former disciples.
His long-term excellent work has also made him close to Scolari, Tate and other big names in the Brazilian coaching industry. After coaching the Brazilian U20 national team, he was quickly promoted to the position of head coach of the Brazilian Olympic team. .
Coaching familiar players and having rich experience, Rogerio Mikal appears to be very comfortable with this Brazilian Olympic team.
From the current situation on the field, we can see the gap between the two teams in terms of strength and tactics.
Rick Link is an excellent youth training coach, but his tactical thinking is very monotonous. He stubbornly pursues total offense and total defense, and his pursuit of ground passes is one of his weaknesses.
His tactical requirements require players to have good foot skills, smart movement, and good football intelligence, which means that he is suitable for coaching strong teams. Of course, this is also consistent with his long-term coaching experience in Porto and Ajax. Related - most of these teams are very good.
The emergence of the Dragon Team and Zhang Sheng's selection criteria gave Rick Link a chance to form a team that suited his tactics. Even so, when his team encountered an opponent that was weaker than him or was not When the strength is similar, the team will play very well, attack smoothly, and often score big scores. However, once it encounters a team stronger than itself, the team will often ignore the head and end, and end up in embarrassing defeat. .
Historically, under his guidance, China's youth teams at all levels could not provide him with players that fit his tactics. Now, not only is it impossible to play against strong teams, it is a mess against weak teams. Rick Link himself has become a What everyone calls "parallel imports".
In this game, the Chinese Olympic team, which insisted on a wide-open and wide-open style of play, was suppressed and could not even make it past halftime.
Neymar, who was kicked to the ground countless times by Colombians in the last game, was extremely active. Just three minutes into the game, he almost broke the ball from Du Zhenyu's feet with one of his frontcourt presses. Fortunately, Du Zhenyu's body Still had an advantage, he just squeezed Neymar away and controlled the ball at his feet, and then drove into the frontcourt with a big kick.
It can be said that the scene just now is a microcosm of the first 20 minutes. The Brazilian team attacked and missed the shot. The Chinese Olympic team got the ball and then conceded a hasty goal under the organized and organized pressing of the Brazilian team. The ball was lost with a foot pass, and then Brazil attacked again. This cycle kept running on the court.
As the captain of the field, Li Yun felt the deepest. He had just played for more than 20 minutes, and he felt as if he had played for almost half a game. He had been oppressed for a long time, with a high degree of concentration and anxiety, which made people feel like The idea of breaking the jar and breaking it.
In the last round of the game, when Colombia played against Brazil, they started fouling non-stop from the first minute of the game. Later, Li Yun looked down on them. Now he finally knows why Colombia did what they did.
Rarely deliberately using foul tactics is actually a common trait among Dragons players.
In China, the Longteng team has always been beaten by others, and they have the advantage technically. They don't have to use foul tactics.
Even when they faced Barcelona in the Club World Cup, the Dragons never had this idea.
Of course, Zhang Sheng's preference for picking "good boy" type players is also a very important factor.
The young men of the Olympic team played very depressed on the court, and the Chinese fans watching the game were also suffering.
At this time, Chen Jiangfeng's behavior was obviously different from the previous games. He sat on the sofa with an anxious look on his face, motionless. Only when the Brazilian team got a chance or shot, did he lean forward slightly, his expression
The Chinese Olympic team players on the field were still nervous.
Especially in the 27th minute, Du Zhenyu was forced to foul Neymar in front of the penalty area and gave Brazil a well-positioned free kick. He also received a yellow card, which frightened Chen Jiangfeng even more.
Jump.
You must know that in the last round of the game, Brazil also failed to attack. After Neymar was fouled, he scored the free kick he created to break the deadlock, and the position was exactly the same as this time.
The Chinese team carefully arranged a human wall, and the Brazilian team also discussed free kick tactics.
In fact, what Rick Link said before the game is not entirely wrong. All the media are unanimously optimistic, Brazilian fans are eager for a big victory, and the Brazilian Football Association hopes to get rid of the previous negative influence. These have caused increased pressure on the players of the Brazilian team.
Facing the dark horse of the Chinese team, it is difficult to please all parties above without a convincing victory. Their stumble in qualifying in the group stage has already caused them to receive countless criticisms. Even if they won the last game calmly, they would not be able to please them.
It’s not like no one ridiculed the Brazilian team for getting through by chance.
Up to this point in the game, we have an advantage but no goals. In fact, the Brazilian players are also very anxious. Such a good free kick opportunity is excellent.
No matter how the Brazilian team arranged its tactics, the Chinese team determined that the player who took the final free throw was Neymar. Sure enough, after other players faked a run, Neymar took the free throw. After the ball bypassed the wall, it dropped rapidly and was hit hard.
It was Zeng Cheng's reverse backhand that left Zeng Cheng looking at the ball and sighing.
Fortunately, after the football fell, it did not fly into the net, but hit the crossbar and flew out of the bottom line. The Chinese Olympic team escaped.
"What a risk!" Chen Jiangfeng said with a happy face, "The young master is a master. One person caused the right side of our side to be completely paralyzed."
"The world's top star, Brazil's No. 1 brother. His strength is not something he boasts." Dad Chen is obviously not optimistic about the Olympic team either. "If you lose less, you should win. If you show momentum, you will be satisfied."
When the first half of the game reached more than 30 minutes, the Brazilian team, which had failed to attack wildly, also slowed down its pace. Apparently they also felt that the game needed to be considered in the long term.
The Brazilian team's retrenchment finally gave the Chinese Olympic team a chance to breathe. Under the command of Rick Link, the Chinese Olympic team's formation was slightly suppressed.
In the 39th minute, Qin Minghao, who was playing injured, organized a good offensive. After evading Gabriel Barbosa's counterattack, he passed the ball to Ding Huaiyi on the left, and then
The other made a beautiful twist to get rid of Wallace's rushing body. Then he passed the ball out before the Brazilian right back Seca blocked it. Under the cover of Zou Weijia, Nie Jiang inserted in the back row.
A direct shot, and the ball was eventually saved by Brazilian goalkeeper Vivaldon.
Nie Jiang's first shot of the Olympic team hit the goal frame, giving the team the first corner kick of the game.
"Oh, it's a pity that the goal didn't go in." Nie Jiang's shot was very powerful, but it was very accurate. It was not difficult for Vivaldi to save it. However, as a fan of his country, Chen Jiangfeng still subconsciously hoped that the opponent's goalkeeper would score a goal.
A big gift, "It would be nice if the angle was a little more tilted."
"It's good to have a corner kick." Dad Chen is an experienced player. He has watched the ball a lot and can understand it clearly. When Nie Jiang got the ball just now, only Zou Weijian could help him, while Augusto, the Brazilian midfielder, followed Nie Jiang all the time.
Jiang, the two central defenders stared at Zou Weijia, and the other teammates on the Chinese team did not catch up. Nie Jiang was able to shoot this quality without interference. "Corner kicks and set kicks are the best."
Only with opportunity and chaos can there be hope."
Of course, the players on the field understand this better than Chen's father, including a rare central defender like Du Zhenyu who also appeared in the Brazilian team's penalty area, obviously hoping to score a goal through a corner kick.
After Ding Huaiyi passed the ball, he was looking for Li Yun. Zou Weijia, the tallest player on the National Olympic team, instead used a cover and made a fake jump. This was obviously a well-rehearsed tactic on the National Olympic team.
This Brazilian Olympic team is not without its weaknesses, that is, their two central defenders are not very tall. Whether it is Marquinhos or Rodrigo Caio, they are only 1.83 meters tall, which is taller than Li Yun.
They are all short.
After Li Yun jumped up, he was obviously half a head taller than the Brazilian player. Then his header was once again held out of the baseline by Vivaldon's palm.
Before the Olympics, Brazil's over-age player, 38-year-old veteran goalkeeper Pras, injured his elbow. When Vivaldon was recruited as a replacement, the Brazilian media also questioned whether he was a direct descendant of Brazilian coach Rogerio Mikal. Some
He was suspected of nepotism, and he paid off in this game.
"What a great opportunity." Chen Jiangfeng said regretfully, "Brother Yun's header is a pity."
"Let me just say it. A corner kick is a good opportunity." Dad Chen became excited. "The next corner kick is another corner kick, and there is still a chance."
The Olympic team's continuous attacks made the Chinese fans in the stands who were immersed in most of the game excited. Previously, their home team was suppressed and the fans were completely suppressed by the Brazilian fans. This time, everyone is proud and proud.
Got up.
Moreover, there are too many things in football games where a weak team beats a strong team, and the strong team cannot attack for a long time. The weak team is defeated by a set piece. Who knows whether this game will be like this?
These psychological hints gave the fans great confidence. Although there were boos from Brazilian fans on the court, the cheers of Chinese fans obviously suppressed these noises.
It was Ding Huaiyi who took the corner kick. After carefully observing his position in the penalty area, he made a gesture to his teammates. This time he chose the forward point. Compared with last time, Zou Weijia was no longer just a screen.
He rushed forward and prepared to rub the ball behind him, allowing the crowd in the penalty area to fight for the top.
With the highest height on the field, Zou Weijia grabbed this point and successfully passed the ball to the center of the penalty area. The Chinese Olympic team had another chance.
