Ultimate Demon Sword

Chapter 350 Locking the Golden Boot, Hope Survives

Chapter 350 Locking the Golden Boot, Hope Survives

He Wei immediately felt like sitting on pins and needles in the commentary booth. He cheered up and commented: "I don't think even the Spanish team thought they would have such a smooth start. This is football, full of unpredictable accidents. Compared with the opponent, the Chinese team seems to be a bit slow. But the boys of the Chinese team don't need to be discouraged. The opponent's two-goal lead is a very delicate score. As long as everyone maintains their fighting spirit and tactics properly, it is not impossible to fight back."

Xu Yang nodded: "Everything has two sides. Perhaps this is an opportunity for the Chinese team to shock the world again, turning the impossible into reality. Isn't that what we have been doing in this World Cup?"

Garcia, the Spanish national TV commentator, danced with joy, and said in an uplifting tone: "Although the Chinese team is excellent, Spain is the stronger team. Although Wen Zhihao's personal ability is outstanding, there is a reason why football is a sport of [-] players. The era when Maradona was able to shake a team by himself is gone forever."

The Chinese team suffered two consecutive blows in the opening game. The Chinese team has never encountered such an extremely unfavorable situation in this World Cup.

Even Lippi was a little anxious, even if he fell behind by two goals at the beginning of the game. In Lippi's long coaching career, there are not many such cases.

However, as a world-class coach at the Grand Slam level, Lippi reacted very quickly. Through Wen Zhihao, he conveyed the order to the players on the field to stabilize the situation first and then wait for an opportunity to counterattack.At the same time, the defensive end tries its best to oppress the opponent and compress the opponent's vertical pass space. Whether it is Iniesta or Isco, the horizontal pass will not pose a threat to the Chinese team, but once it breaks through the penalty area of ​​the Chinese team or sends a penetrating pass, it will be very dangerous. The first goal lost is a lesson, and the Chinese team has to defend.

Wen Zhihao's position has also gradually retreated from the front midfielder to the front of the double rear waist. With Wen Zhihao's withdrawal, the formation of the Chinese team looks more like 4-5-1. The only player who stays in the frontcourt waiting for the counterattack is the martial arts king known for his speed. The reason why Lippi let him serve as the forward arrow in this game is because his speed can restrain the Spanish team's double high school defenders Pique and Ramos. If Gao Lin is sent to the field, it may be self-defeating. , may not even get the ball. In that case, not only will he not be able to play his role as a striker bridgehead, but it will become the biggest tactical failure of the Chinese team.

With Lippi obeying the requirements of the overall tactical system, no one is the main force who cannot be shaken!If Lippi is really determined to stick to it for a certain period of time, it would not be a surprise to replace Wen Zhihao, let alone Gao Lin.

Gao Lin, who was sitting on the bench, looked eagerly. He watched the team fall behind by two goals in the blink of an eye. He glanced at Lippi's back countless times. He didn't understand why Lippi trusted him so much before, but why he sat on the bench for such a crucial game.

Gao Lin is 32 years old this year. In Qatar four years later, he will be 36 years old, and it will be difficult for him to play for the country again.This is his first and last World Cup, and of course he doesn't want to give up every chance he can play to help the team.

Although there is also his own selfishness in this, he wants to score key goals for the team and become the focus of media attention, fans' praise and even worship, but objectively speaking, as a striker, it is completely normal to have such thoughts.A striker who has no desire to conquer, how can he intimidate his opponents and become a sharp weapon for the team to attack the city?

But what was cruel to Gao Lin was that soon he had to admit that Lippi made the right decision to let the martial arts king be the single arrow.

Although Wen Zhihao's retreat made the Chinese team's formation farther and farther away from the Spanish penalty area, this strategy of retreating into advancement increased the number of times Wen Zhihao took the ball.It allows him to send a lot of penetrating behind the ball to the martial arts king.

Use his own way to treat his own body!Use the method of the Spanish team to score the first goal of the Chinese team to restrain the opponent.

Wen Zhihao has a good understanding of both Pique and Ramos. They are tall, long-legged, cover a large area, and have outstanding defensive awareness as world-class central defenders.If the ball is simply and rudely passed close to the ground, it is very likely to be destroyed by the opponent, so Wen Zhihao basically aimed at the position below the chest of the two to pass the half-high ball to the martial arts king, making it more difficult for the opponent to clear the siege with his head or feet.Wuqiu Wang is shorter than both Pique and Ramos, and the height that is difficult for them to handle is just the position for Wuqiu Wang where he can comfortably stop the ball and sprint forward.

Such a tactic caused Pique and Ramos to suffer successively, and each of them received a yellow card from the martial arts king.

"For the Chinese team, this is good news. Pique and Ramos received yellow cards successively. They will have some fears in defensive actions on the back line, but the Chinese team needs to score a goal as soon as possible. These two yellow cards are more meaningful."

Although He Wei affirmed the role of Pique and Ramos in helping the Chinese team, he also pointed out more urgent matters.

Goal!

But the helpless striker is the king of martial arts on the line. For him, fans have a classic comment: "World-class running, super shooting".Especially the goalkeeper De Gea he will face today, the domestic Manchester United fans also have a classic description: the frontcourt is picturesque, and the backcourt De Gea!

Manchester United's offensive power in the frontcourt is extremely strong, but the defenders dig some inexplicable holes from time to time, and De Gea can often play the role of the pinnacle in front of the goal, which shows his strong strength and strong mentality.

And in such a match between two people, as long as the martial arts king does not perform super-level, the result is obvious.The martial arts king gained an advantage in the single-handed ball position three times, but was caught by De Gea twice, and finally cheated De Gea away with a fake move, but the final push was too weak, and Pique, who was actively returning to defense, blocked it on the goal line.The laments of the Chinese fans became louder and louder every time. The Japanese commentator Yuhei Kitajima sighed and sighed: "This night really does not belong to the Chinese team. Will they stop in the semi-finals? The top four of the World Cup have really reached the ceiling of the strength of Asian teams?"

If the martial arts king can grasp one of these three opportunities, the Chinese team will tie the score at 1:2, and the pressure will be transferred to the Spanish team in the second half of the game.

But at the end of the first half, the score was still 0:2, and Lippi only had to take the initiative to attack in the second half.

In the face of such a mandatory question, even He Wei was outspoken, and there must not be many opportunities left for the Chinese team!

During the halftime break, CCTV's halftime highlights replayed several opportunities wasted by the martial arts king.Obviously this is where the Chinese team felt sorry for the first half.So many fans left messages on the CCTV network client during the intermission: If the Chinese team loses this game, half will be lost in the opening game, and half will be lost to the suicide shot of the martial arts king!

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Holding the advantage of two goals, Lopetegui can deal with it calmly. He was the first to make a substitution in the second half. He replaced Saul, who is all-around offensive and defensive, and replaced Real Madrid midfielder Isco.

He Wei immediately reminded the Chinese fans to pay attention: "Saul has played, and the confrontation between Atletico Madrid players that Chinese fans are very interested in is officially staged...Saul is standing in the left midfield. As long as the Chinese team attacks, it is very likely to directly match Wen Zhihao. Perhaps this is also Lopetegui's intention. Replace with a player who gets along with Wen Zhihao day and night, knows him very well, and maximizes the restrictions on Wen Zhihao.

"Two teammates who are familiar with each other, the main offensive side will have the upper hand!" Xu Yang answered very tacitly.Then they looked at each other and smiled tacitly.As the gold medal partner of CCTV's football commentary, the two naturally have a deep understanding of each other, and it is easy to think of what the other party wants to express.

Lippi's first substitution in the second half was somewhat surprising. It was actually Liang Xin who was replaced by Hao Junmin.

Liang Xin was surprised and unwilling to see that the red number on the fourth official's replacement card was actually his own number.In the five games before this World Cup, he played all the games and was never replaced halfway.But of course he knew that he had to absolutely obey the head coach's decision. He sat on the bench and watched the team's position changes. After a few minutes, he slowly figured it out.

With this adjustment, the midfield situation of the Chinese team has undergone a fundamental change. There is no defensive midfielder on the field. Zheng Zhi, Hao Junmin and Wen Zhihao are all offensive central midfielders, which is obviously a desperate tactic.

The arrangement of the head coaches of the two sides means that in the second half the two sides will devote their energy to the midfield competition, and the facts have proved that He Wei and Xu Yang's judgment is correct. Saul's appearance is indeed an arrangement made by Lopetegui against Wen Zhihao.And once Wen Zhihao gets the ball, maybe Lopetegui is very cautious, or maybe Saul knows Wen Zhihao too well, so he feels that he can't give Wen Zhihao any room to display. In short, his defensive strategy is two words: put down.

Of course, Saul has rich experience, so he won't be so stupid as to challenge the referee's bottom line. The scale of his movements is very well grasped, and the physical contact is performed first, and then the hands are interfered, so as to maximize the effect.

Being violated continuously and eager to score goals, of course Wen Zhihao will not be in a good mood.After Saul fell down, his attitude was very good. He took the initiative to pull Wen Zhihao up, and made an expression of "I was forced to do so, it was not my intention" to admit his mistake and apologize, but Wen Zhihao also didn't give him a good look, and said with a calm face, "Don't put on that expression, I don't know you yet? I'm secretly enjoying myself! To achieve my goal, I will use any means to achieve it. Today I have refreshed my understanding of you."

Saul quickly put on an expression of being wronged, spread his hands and said, "Wen, it's really no wonder I, the coach made such a request. There is an injustice and a debtor, so don't settle accounts with me!"

"Oh! Then I should praise you for your dedication! But you have to think about it, let's look up and see you, hehe! You can do it yourself..."

Saul had a bitter expression and lowered his head slightly.He understood Wen Zhihao's character and would not give him small shoes to wear, but his own defensive strategy was indeed a bit untechnical, and to put it bluntly, it was not on the stage.

Wen Zhihao suddenly thought of something, turned his head and added to Saul: "Sometimes following me too closely is not necessarily a good thing!"

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The Chinese team worked hard at the opening stage of the second half, especially Hao Junmin, who came off the bench in the second half, deeply felt that Lippi let him play in this situation out of absolute trust in himself, so he worked hard and wanted to show his value.The offensive end frequently runs in a large area, involving Busquets, and the defensive end even volunteered to directly toughen Iniesta.With such performance, the Chinese team formed a stalemate with their opponents in the first 15 minutes of the second half.

The game time passed by every minute and every second. Although the Chinese team worked hard on the field and added simple and direct long-range shots and crosses from the side, they did not rewrite the score and did not substantially help the situation.

Fans and commentators are waiting anxiously. In the eyes of foreign commentators, the Chinese team is powerless, and Lippi is still making his last attempt.

No. In the 605th minute, Gao Lin came on the field and replaced the martial arts king whose physical fitness had declined significantly.

Three minutes later, there was a favorable change for the Chinese team, although it had nothing to do with Gao Lin who had just played...

Hao Junmin made a direct pass from the wing, Yu Hanchao quickly inserted behind Alba, gained the advantage of his position and wiped into the penalty area, and then passed a kick to Wen Zhihao who followed up. Although the pass was a little behind, Wen Zhihao had a strong ability to adjust, quickly turned his back to protect the ball, and then performed a [-]-degree turn around in the penalty area. !

"Penalty kick! The Chinese team has a chance!" He Wei suddenly looked forward to the game again.As long as a penalty kick is scored, the Chinese team still has time to fight for an equalizer.

When Wen Zhihao got up, he showed a triumphant smile, and Saul finally understood what he meant by "sometimes following me too closely is not necessarily a good thing!".

For such a crucial penalty, you look at me and I look at you, but you dare not take the initiative to take responsibility.Everyone understands that it's okay to score the free throw. If the free throw is missed, the team's hopes are almost ruined by their own hands. I am afraid that the entire career will be drowned in the saliva of the fans.

Wen Zhihao saw that everyone was so "modest", so he could only bear this risk by himself.

Fortunately, his mental quality is strong enough. Facing De Gea, who is determined to win, he chose a light spoon penalty and drew a beautiful arc to float into the goal.

No. 608 minutes, the score was 1:2, the Chinese team pulled back a victory.

This goal not only gave the Chinese team a glimmer of life, but also allowed Wen Zhihao to surpass the already eliminated Lukaku with seven total goals and take the top scorer list.

In fact, the winner of this World Cup Golden Boot has been announced.

(End of this chapter)