"This is a good free kick!" He Wei, who was sent by CCTV to commentate on the game, shouted happily, "We have such an opportunity at the beginning, we must seize it."
The free kick won by the Chinese team was about 30 meters away and not too far away. Standing in front of the ball were Xu Mingyu and Qin Minghao, the two players with the best positioning kicks of the Chinese team.
After Qin Minghao observed the Korean wall for a while, he made a seemingly powerful shot, but in fact he just pushed the ball out slightly. Xu Mingyu followed up with a blast, and the football went straight to the Korean goal.
The gate, just after crossing the gate, suddenly fell down.
Xu Mingyu hit the ball, but unfortunately he didn't control the force well. It went over the crossbar before falling. It only scared the South Korean team's goalkeeper Quan Chuntae.
"Beautiful, beautiful!" Although he didn't score a goal, He Wei still encouraged, "This kick showed our momentum."
"Yes. After Coach Lippi took over the national team, our set-piece tactics began to become more diverse." Xu Yang praised Lippi without hesitation, "I believe that for this game, Coach Lippi
There should be a lot of set-piece tactics prepared.”
Xu Yang is indeed right. For this game, Lippi prepared a lot of small tactics before the game, but he played a trick in the public training session. He only did the ten-minute public training session that was originally stipulated.
It ended in one minute, so it was protested by South Korea.
But who said this game was played in China? Unlike the first game where the South Korean team arranged a leaky training ground for the Chinese team, this time the Chinese team said they won’t show it to you, so you can’t see it.
After the Chinese team's attack, the South Korean team was not to be outdone. Among their three forwards, Li Tinghyup, who was in the middle, retreated to the middle and passed the ball to Nam Tae Hee on the left. The latter took a long shot from outside the penalty area.
It was very sudden, and the force and angle were pretty good. After Zengcheng's hand stretched out after he fell to the ground, the football almost missed the side post and flew out of the bottom line.
Lippi was very dissatisfied with South Korea's shot, especially Zhang Linpeng, who was responsible for the defense on the right. Lippi had high hopes for him in this game and pointed to him to gain an advantage on the right.
After the back and forth on the court, both sides understood the other's desire for victory, and everyone played relatively conservatively. After all, defense comes first.
Next, both sides spared no effort to strangle the ball in the midfield, denying the players in the midfield a chance to pass the ball comfortably.
For example, in the fifth minute, Xu Mingyu on the right of the Chinese team finally had a chance to pass the ball, but Wu Lei, who was also on the right, was blocked by his opponent. Wu Lei was unwilling to take an extra step to catch the ball.
Xu Mingyu's ball, the linesman immediately raised the flag to indicate that Wu Lei was offside.
The Korean team's tactic of blocking the passing line between the midfielder and defender and forcing the opponent into an offside trap was very smooth.
In the same eighth minute, the South Korean team made a misplaced pass from Kim Jin-soo and Gao Ming-jin on the left. Then Koo Ja-cheol from the center received the ball and kicked the ball directly to Nam Tae-hee who was running away.
, It is a pity that the defense of the Chinese team is also very stable. Zhang Linpeng took the lead and got stuck in front of Nan Taixi, preventing Nan Taixi from raising his speed to catch the ball. In the end, no one touched the football, and it flew out alone.
The sideline.
Lippi was happy now. He applauded Zhang Linpeng. He was very happy that his player immediately concentrated and returned to the state after he reminded him.
"The Chinese team has the desire to attack. It can pass the ball forward a few times, but the timing between the passers and receivers still needs to be grasped." Seeing Wu Lei switching to the left on the field, he once again
It was offside, He Wei said with a little regret, "It's still a bit impatient."
In fact, the Chinese team was in a hurry, and so was the South Korean team. As a defensive midfielder, Ki Sung-yong frequently dropped between the two center backs to catch the ball and connect with each other, but the three forwards of the Chinese team took turns harassing him.
, which annoyed him so much that after Nie Jiang came back to harass him again, when he was defending, he hit Nie Jiang in the face with a flick of his hand. Nie Jiang covered his face and fell to the ground.
"This action is a bit too bad." He Wei was very unhappy, "This shake of the hand is a bit too deliberate."
When the referee Peter Green saw someone falling to the ground, he stopped the game. At the same time, he called Ki Sung-yong over and gave him a few warnings, asking him to pay attention to his hand movements. He looked aggrieved, as if he had been unfairly treated.
The treatment is the same.
Ki Sung-yong's actions clearly exposed the current mentality of the Korean team, especially as the captain, this action also affected his teammates.
In the twelfth minute of the first half, the South Korean team passed the ball continuously in the frontcourt. As the attacking midfielder, Koo Ja-cheol found a gap through continuous maneuvers and forced a through ball. The intention and route of the ball were too high.
Obviously, the extremely experienced Zheng Zhi saw through it at a glance. After intercepting the ball easily, he decisively passed the ball to Qin Minghao, giving the Chinese team a chance to counterattack.
After getting the ball, Qin Minghao rushed forward with the ball, and the midfield was smooth.
"An opportunity for the Chinese team." He Wei became excited immediately, "The Korean team pulled someone from behind on the 11th. This should be an obvious tactical foul."
"No. 11 is Chi Dongyuan, and the referee took out the card." Xu Yang felt a little regretful, "If Qin Minghao takes the ball, and the three forwards of the Chinese team all go forward, the opportunity will come."
"This is a cost-effective yellow card for the Korean team." He Wei had to admire the Korean players' decisiveness.
Previously, it was Lippi who was dissatisfied with Zhang Linpeng's defense from the sidelines. Now it was Stillik's turn to roar on the sidelines. He was tied by Syria, defeated by Iran, and also conceded two goals against Qatar, winning 3:2.
After winning, Stillik was on the verge of dismissal. How could he not be in a hurry?
In fact, this is also the source of anxiety among Korean players on the field. The head coach's emotions can easily affect the players.
Twenty minutes into the game, facing their bitter host South Korea, the Chinese team actually had one more shot than the opponent, and the midfield was not lagging behind. This surprised the fans.
Before the game, the fans had confidence in the game. They thought that the team would focus on defense when facing a strong opponent and relied on Lippi's coaching of the team's counterattacks to attack. Unexpectedly, it was good to play against the opponent now.
His performance was unexpected even by the most confident fans before the game.
Thinking of the media reports before games that Lippi often builds confidence in the players and often praises the players, saying that he is the best player in Asia as long as he shows his strength, it seems that this is not empty talk.
The performance of the players made the fans extremely satisfied. From the beginning of the game to the present, the cheers have never been lowered. Every time the Chinese team made a beautiful pass, a successful defense, and any shot, including the Korean team.
Every time he makes a mistake, the sound in the stands will rise again, as if there will never be a limit.
When the game reached the thirty-minute mark, the situation on the field changed again.
Although the South Korean team has no advantage in the midfield, the abilities of their two wingers are still brought into play, especially the right wing combination of Li Rong, Ji Chengyong and Ji Dongyuan is stronger than Jiang Zhipeng, Ding Huaiyi and Xu Mingyu in terms of ability.
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South Korean players with rich experience in the game also took advantage of the trend to strengthen their attacks on the right, aiming to form a breakthrough on the Chinese side and then break into the offensive third zone to gain opportunities to threaten the goal.
But the biggest difference from the previous round is also revealed, that is, Son Heung-min, who completely crushed Zhang Linpeng at that time, was not there. After Zhang Linpeng put in all his efforts, Nam Tae-hee was restricted, especially since China also had Qin on the right.
Minghao's offensive point is that the Korean team's left attack cannot be played. Although South Korea's left back Kim Jin-soo is Jeonbuk Hyundai who returned from Hoffenheim in the Bundesliga at the beginning of the season. In front of Qin Minghao, this player cannot play.
There are really not enough players playing in the Bundesliga.
Now the game becomes one where both teams are facing defensive pressure on the left flank, and it depends on who can withstand it.
At the 36th minute of the first half, the Chinese team's frontcourt position changed again. Ding Huaiyi came from the left to the right. This was to form a trio of overseas Chinese on the right with Zhang Linpeng and Qin Minghao.
After Zhang Linpeng passed the half-time, he passed the ball to Qin Minghao. After receiving the ball, the latter made a gesture to turn around, suddenly stopped his movement, then turned around and accelerated, throwing away Gao Mingzhen by half his body. It was just such a small opportunity.
He passed the ball to the feet of Ding Huaiyi, who was leaning towards the center. Ding Huaiyi did not make any adjustments at this time, and just hit the ball sideways with his heel. The football came to the wing, and Zhang Linpeng was running in at his maximum speed.
attack.
After this series of passes, the Korean team's left wing was completely empty. Zhang Linpeng was unguarded when he went down. The Korean team's center back had to come out of the penalty area to block the ball.
Zhang Linpeng was waiting for Zhang Xianxiu to come out. He aimed the ball directly into the penalty area.
Because Jang Hyun-soo left the penalty area as the center back, Ki Sung-yong, as the defensive midfielder, could only rush back to fill in. Nie Jiang caught the Korean team's center defender leaving and the time difference between the midfielder and the defensive midfielder to fill in, and immediately inserted into the penalty area.
Facing Zhang Linpeng's low height, strong arc, and extremely fast pass, Nie Jiang rushed over like a shadow. Then he pushed gently with the arch of his foot, and the football bounced off Nie Jiang's foot, changing rapidly.
He changed his direction and headed straight towards the South Korean team's goal.
With such a super-fast shot less than one meter away from the goal, the South Korean team's goalkeeper Kwon Chung-tae had no choice. He could only symbolically reach out to block the ball, but such an action was in vain. Football has long
It passed his outstretched hand and quickly got into the net.
"Zhang Linpeng came up, Qin Minghao, with continuous feints, turned around and got rid of the pass, Ding Huaiyi! The direct pass with the heel was so imaginative. Zhang Linpeng was on the wing, and he made a pass from the bottom, Nie Jiang, Nie Jiang shot! The ball
Go in!" He Wei shouted almost losing his voice, "Beautiful coordination, beautiful goal, from Nie Jiang!"
"This is the offense we want, fast, smooth, concise, and fatal with one blow." Xu Yang also took over, "Nie Jiang's state is too hot. In these two rounds of the new season's league, his two goals
The ball helped the Longteng team win two 1:0 victories and score six points. In the three games of the AFC Champions League, he scored five goals in each game, and also completed a hat trick. This talented player has become more and more mature.
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"Nie Jiang expressed his confidence domineeringly before the game." He Wei has obviously been paying attention to the dynamics of the Chinese team. "This goal is the reason for his confidence!"
At this time, Nie Jiang, who scored the fifth goal of the national team, rushed to the fans' stands, grabbed his jersey, and kissed deeply the national team emblem on his chest. His actions made the fans who were already crazy at the scene completely
Fell into madness.
All the Chinese fans were jumping up and down in the stands at this time. Many of them were unconsciously shouting "Niu.b", their voices were hoarse but they didn't know it at all.
"It's so beautiful." He Wei, who was already watching the replay of the goal, was still immersed in the joy of scoring. "Zhang Linpeng's decisive intervention, Qin Minghao's escape, especially Ding Huaiyi's freehand pass, the Korean team's
The left side was completely penetrated."
"Is this Nie Jiang's fifth goal?" Xu Yang was also amazed. "Since coach Lippi took over, Nie Jiang has scored every game in the World Cup preliminaries. This is already his fifth goal in the World Cup preliminaries.
He scored a goal, and at only 19 years old, he has a great chance of becoming the top scorer in the Chinese team's World Cup finals."
"Indeed. In the history of the Chinese national team, they have reached the finals of the World Cup preliminaries several times. In the 1982 World Cup preliminaries, Huang Xiangqiang scored three goals in four games. Then in the top ten games of 1997, Hao Dapao scored three goals. In 2001, Huang Xiangqiang scored three goals.
In the top ten games of the year, Qi Hong scored the most goals with 3 goals. Now Nie Jiang has scored five goals. He has already broken this record. I just don’t know when he can break the national team of his seniors.
Record for total goals scored.”
"He is still young, only 19 years old. There will be many games in the future." Seeing that the two sides had kicked off again, Xu Yang quickly changed the topic, "The Korean team has pressed out. During the period when we were leading, we were behind
The defense must be more focused on defense, because this is the time for the opponent to counterattack. The first half has already been played for 40 minutes, and we must be steady."
When Xu Yang mentioned this, Lippi on the sidelines knew even more clearly. When the Chinese team scored a goal just now, everyone was ecstatic. Only Lippi was extremely calm. After he hurriedly finished celebrating with his assistant, he started
Shout loudly to the players on the field to get them to pay attention.
Lippi's stern reminder was quite prophetic. After the goal, the Chinese players were obviously a little too excited. They passed the ball in the frontcourt too hastily and casually. They also wanted to show off in defense, but made mistakes.
In the crazy counterattack after losing the ball, the South Korean team got consecutive shooting opportunities. The long-range shots from outside the penalty area by Li Tinghyup and Ji Dongyuan were very threatening. The most thrilling thing was the penalty area of Gu Jizhe in the 44th minute.
Li was completely missed. Fortunately, he shot too hastily and kicked the ball directly out of the baseline.
"You must endure these last few minutes of the first half." All the fans are praying now.
