Tang Zheng received Gao Lin's non-stop ball and passed the ball laterally, instead of passing the ball at the first time, he stopped the ball more than a meter forward with the outside of his right foot in the process of running.

Left-back Boca was suppressed by Artemisia Junmin and did not dare to move forward, worried that the space behind him would be used by Tang Zheng, so he chose to fight and retreat, and Jokola, who had no marking task for the time being, had to pull out to defend Tang Zheng when the double central defender was out of position.

At this moment, Tang Zheng's broad vision was vividly reflected at this time, and he rubbed a very delicate inward arc ball on the inside of the instep of his right foot.

The ball flew from the right rib to the right rib with a clear inside arc, passing the double central defenders Bamba and Zokola on the way and falling to the left rib of the penalty area.

Lu Liang stepped forward at high speed to attack the left rib, and Aurier, who is also known for his speed, was left behind by him, and goalkeeper Barry had to abandon the goal.

Tang Zheng and Lu Liang were teammates in Dortmund, and they had a tacit understanding with each other.

There was a slowdown after the football hit the ground on the left side of the penalty area, like Lu Liang who was waiting for full speed to run.

Lu Liang stopped the ball perfectly in the high-speed run, the outside instep of his right foot stopped the ball very smoothly, and then adjusted the step point in the run, the goalkeeper Barry stopped, adjusted his feet in small steps, and kept his eyes on the football and Lu Liang's right foot.

After nearly two seasons of high-level European competition, Lu Liang's single-knife ball handling has been greatly improved, and he chooses a low shot with his right foot, and the football rolls to the far end of the goal.

Goalkeeper Barry made a sideways save, but the ball was running significantly faster against the ground than Barry was pressing.

The ball scrambled past Barry's left armpit before crashing into the bottom right corner of the goal, which was facing the goal's view.

2：2！！

The Chinese team scored in less than half a minute from the kick-off to the goal, and the lightning equalized!

At this moment, most of the Ivorian fans in the stands have not yet reacted......

You must know that a minute ago, they were dancing because the team overtook the Chinese team within two minutes, but the Chinese team equalized in just half a minute after kick-off?

What's going on??

Not only the Ivorian fans in the stands were confused, but the Ivorian coach Ramucci was also confused, but he was also looking forward to Côte d'Ivoire beating the Chinese team in one go to win the start.

But how long has it been since the equaliser?

A minute, right?

The Ivorian fans in the stadium looked at each other, wanting to accuse their teammates of not paying attention, but perhaps thinking that they themselves were not paying attention and gave up the idea of blaming their teammates, they kept shaking their heads.

At the same time, Lu Liang, who scored the goal, seemed particularly excited, and after the football was sure to crash into the snow-white net, he spread his arms and turned to run to Tang Zheng, who sent a precise pass.

Gao Lin, Hao Junmin, and Zhang Xizhe also ran to Tang Zheng, because this goal was premeditated!

It was Tang Zheng's improvised small tactics before kick-off that led to the equalizer when the team was less than a minute behind!

"Brother Zheng, spread beautifully!"

Lu Liang jumped directly on Tang Zheng, raised his arms, raised his arms and shouted.

Tang Zheng smiled and hugged Lu Liang, who was jumping on his body, and shouted at the same time: "You shot beautifully!"

Yang 5 commentator He Wei supported the commentary seat with both hands, full of passion: "Lu Liang is quite calm in front of the goal, his right foot low shot scored his first goal in the World Cup! He helped the Chinese team equalize! Tang Zheng, who sent a delicate pass, also made great contributions! Gao Lin and Zhang Xizhe touched the ball for a short time, but it was extremely important, Hao Junmin didn't even touch the ball, but his running position effectively attracted the Ivory Coast defense, this wave of attack let us see that the original Chinese team can also play a smooth attack like mercury! I believe it's entirely possible to turn the score around!"

The live director gave a slow-motion replay of the goal, and the British Sky commentator Martin Taylor was passionate: "From the goal replay, we can see Tang's amazing things again, his dribbling, holding the ball, timing and passing accuracy are really amazing! The Chinese team equalized with his assist! There are still more than 20 minutes left, if the Chinese team can play a tacit attack again, then the goal of Côte d'Ivoire will be a huge threat......

"Whoa—"

The Chinese fans in the sky above the arena in Pernambuco were excited like children, hysterically venting their excitement and creating a deafening loud shout.

A minute ago, they all thought that the backward Chinese team was likely to be sluggish and then lose the game.

But the next wave of attacks quickly equalized the score, and this feeling was completely like a roller coaster, hell and heaven in a flash.

Lu Liang's goal was like a slap in the face to the excited Ivorian fans, and their hearts were bleeding as they listened to the overwhelming shouts from the Chinese fans.

If the match is over at full-time, the three points will be extremely detrimental to the rest of the schedule, knowing that the next opponent in the second round will be the seeded Colombia......

It's sad to think about.

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Ivory Coast coach Ramucci let out a long breath before returning to the dugout and pulling his aides to discuss what to do with the upcoming game.

Conceding two goals in two minutes in a row was a great blow to the Chinese team, but the first attack on the kick-off equalized the score, and the momentum must have increased greatly.

Although the momentum is invisible and intangible, it has a great impact on the process of the game.

At this time, Drogba's status in the Ivory Coast national team gradually reflected, and he ran to his own 40-meter defense area as the team's big brother to clapped his palms and cheer up his teammates.

Head coach Lamouche, who was discussing countermeasures with his assistants, saw this scene and tapped his head in satisfaction.

Drogba is now in his Chinese New Year's Eve and is in the twilight of his career, but his influence in the national team is still very strong, so his teammates trust him.

The Chinese team's goal celebration did not last long, thanks to Tang Zheng's experience, who made it clear that the game was not over yet, and that the equaliser meant that China were capable of scoring again.

As long as the game is not over at full-time, the previous goals conceded can be used as a warning to avoid repeating the mistakes of the past.

The live director gave a very interesting replay while the Chinese players walked back, and the content was that Tang Zheng pulled several teammates in a circle after the Chinese team lost the ball.

Andy Gray, a commentator for Sky TV in the UK, said meaningfully: "Tang is really an out-and-out conspirator! He must be a very qualified head coach after retiring, and I have a hundred reasons to believe that the lightning equalizer of the Chinese team came from Tang's mental planning!"

"Then you need to say?" Commentator Martin Taylor laughed: "I said old man! If you pay attention to Don's interesting highlights in the game, you will find that many times he fulfills the duties of the head coach on the field, but you say a lot, if Don retires in time, there will definitely be new achievements in the coaching industry!"

He Wei, the commentator of Yang 5, also expressed his opinion: "Tang Zheng's football has always given us the feeling that he is very smart, and the Chinese team's lightning equalizer is likely to be planned by Tang Zheng, but whether it is specific or not, we have to wait until the end of the game to interview the relevant players to reveal ......"

In the middle of the words, the game restarted, and Ivory Coast quickly organized a wave of dangerous attacks, but the Chinese players were quite focused, did not make the mistake of Ivory Coast's second goal, and were very close to each other, leaving no space for the Ivory Coast attacking players.

The right side of the Ivory Coast attack is also paralyzed, Jiang Zhipeng, Lu Liang, Tang Zheng or Zheng Zhi will pay special attention to their own left side defense, and the forward Zhang Xizhe will also take the initiative to assist the left side to complete the defense before the double back has time to help defend.

In the 72nd minute, Ivory Coast made the second substitution of the game, with No. 18 Giakopa replacing left-back Boca, who did not help much in the team's attack.

The 31-year-old is not tall, at 1.66m, and has suffered a lot on the left flank, and as he gets older, his running back and forth has been greatly affected, so it makes perfect sense to replace Giakopa, who is in his playing years.

Of course, Ivory Coast coach Lamouci is still quite jealous of the Chinese team's ability to counterattack quickly, especially Lu Liang on the left.

His speed, ball and movement can be a huge threat to the defence, so don't put too many people into the attack, otherwise there is a high risk of conceding the first goal without scoring in the front.

In terms of strategy against the two high points of Drogba and Bony, Lippi had already thought about it when he scored for his side.

Tang Zheng, who is tall and has a more accurate judgment of the landing point, has shrunk closely, similar to a free man in the midfield, and Zhang Xizhe's position has retreated, and the formation has changed from the original 4231 to the 4321 Christmas tree formation that Ancelotti, another Italian tactician, is best at.

Tang Zheng plays a midfield free man can often return to the penalty area to help defend Drogba or Bony, plus the two wings of the defense has been strengthened, the quality of the two sides of Ivory Coast has not been good, which is equivalent to saying that the Christmas tree formation can effectively contain Drogba and Bony in the case of ensuring that there are no problems in the middle and side defense, so Ivory Coast, which made two substitution adjustments, did not create enough to exceed the score.

On the contrary, it was the Chinese team's quick counterattack that played in a very orderly manner, and in just five minutes, Ivory Coast paid the price for two yellow cards.

In the blink of an eye, a few more minutes passed in the game, and in the 78th minute, Ivory Coast made the last substitution of the game.

Veteran Yakonan replaced Boni, who had a significant drop in fitness and was not as effective as before, to maintain the offensive.

Ivory Coast had already made all three substitutions, while the Chinese team had only made one adjustment for the attack, so the live director gave Lippi a close-up after Ivory Coast made the last substitution.

However, Lippi remained unmoved, his expression was calm, and he had no intention of changing people at all.

Because with Bony being replaced, Tang Zheng's position has some prerequisites, Feng Xiaoting and Ren Hang have competed with Drogba in the Chinese Super League, have experience, plus Drogba is old, his strength has declined, and it is difficult to grab the landing point with the tacit cooperation of Feng Xiaoting and any tacit understanding.

Yakonan, who came off the bench, also did not play the role he should have, so that the burden of the Ivorian attack was all on Yaya Toure.

But Yaya Toure didn't dare to go too far ahead, he was worried that Tang Zheng would actively participate in the frontcourt attack when he completed the defense, and it would be difficult for him to catch up with Tang Zheng at his current speed.

He also carried a yellow card on his back, as if he had been shackled.

However, it is not without good news for Ivory Coast, after all, they now have the ball in control and do not have to defend like the Chinese team.

Perhaps prioritising defence, Lippi replaced Hao Junmin with defensive midfielder Chua Wai Hong in the 82nd minute.

But Cai Huikang, who was on the field, said a few words to Zhang Xizhe, Tang Zheng and Zheng Zhi respectively, and then through the broadcast screen, you can see that Zhang Xizhe pulled to the right, and Tang Zheng's position has an obvious premise.

Yang 5 commentator He Wei's voice was an octave higher: "Lippi is worthy of being a master tactician!" He used a defensive midfielder to remove Hao Junmin, and it seems that he replaced the offensive player with a defensive player, but in fact it was Cai Huikang who came on the field to liberate Tang Zheng! This is a signal to strengthen the attack!"

The on-site broadcast switch was just in time to see the changed formation of the Chinese team, and British Sky commentator Andy Gray was very surprised: "Marcelo Lippi is very bold!" He replaced Artemisia Schalke 04 with defensive midfielder Cai, Cai's play will free up Tang, who has focused on the defensive end almost all of the game, and the next game will ...... It's worth looking forward to!"

At the end of the game, Tang Zheng, wearing the No. 10 jersey, could finally display his offensive talent.

"Whoa—"

The Chinese fans in the stands were very excited to find that Tang Zheng had entered the 30-meter area to get the ball for the first time in the Chinese team's positional attack, and they created a huge shout like a tsunami.

The momentum was so great that some fans even thought that the Chinese team had scored.

Tang Zheng's position premise, the positional attack has brought huge pressure to the Ivory Coast defense line, he can break through and shoot, which is unguardable, plus there are Lu Liang, Gao Lin and Zhang Xizhe, these powerful teammates.

In addition, the physical Tang Zheng can also do his duty on the defensive end, which makes it difficult for Ivory Coast to find a breakthrough in the offensive end.

Eighty-five minutes into the game, the drop in fitness was evident on both sides, both offensively and defensively.

But Tang Zheng didn't seem to be affected by the decline in fitness, and he ran aggressively as always.

It was another time for the Chinese team to switch from defense to attack, Tang Zheng did not rush to carry the ball forward or pass the ball to his teammates in front, but took the initiative to slow down the pace and give the ball to the left wing.

At this time, the broadcaster gives a set of running data from the game to the present.

In the first place, it is Tang Zheng!

By the 87-minute mark, he had already covered 13,952 meters and was about to enter 14,000 meters.

Second place went to Yaya Toure of Côte d'Ivoire, who has run 12,000 kilometres so far.

Yang 5 commentator He Wei's voice changed: "There are nearly three minutes left before the end of regular time, and Tang Zheng has already run 13,900 meters, which is truly the best in the field! Incredible! Plus there should be more than five minutes of injury time, I don't know if Tang Zheng can run an astonishing 15,000 meters!"

"According to Tang Zheng's level of enthusiasm, it is very likely!"

Commentator Xu Yang looked at Tang Zheng in the broadcast screen and said firmly.