Chapter 013: One Goal Is Not Enough

The Chinese team took the lead in making substitution adjustments before the start of the second half, and Wu Xi, who has a certain offensive organization ability and the ability to insert backwards, replaced the pure defensive midfielder Qin Sheng.

This substitution helped the Chinese team's attack in the second half, but whether it was the fans in the stadium or the fans in front of the TV, they preferred Tang Zheng to come off the bench.

Yang 5 commentator He Wei seemed to be comforting himself: "Camacho didn't replace Qin Sheng with the more capable Tang Zheng, I think Camacho wants to take another look at the game situation, and wait until the most suitable time to send Tang Zheng to kill the game in one fell swoop!"

Wu Xi's presence did play a role in the game, and he posed a great threat to South Korea with the ball in the midfield and in the back.

Of course, it's just a threat.

The shot that really tested the goalkeeper of the South Korean team, Jung Sung-ryong, still did not appear.

On the contrary, it was several quick counterattacks led by Sun Xingmin that created excellent opportunities, and if it weren't for Zeng Chengru's divine help, it is estimated that the Chinese team's gate would have been lost again.

New Wolf Sports commentator Huang Jianxiang said bluntly: "I really don't understand why Camacho hasn't sent Tang Zheng, Zheng Zhi's ability is second to none in China, but with the increase in age, his confrontation ability has declined obviously, if he wants to directly fight with the Korean team midfielder, it is undoubtedly to touch the stone with eggs, if Tang Zheng can be replaced with Zhao Xuri at this time, and then pull Zheng Zhi back to the back position to partner Wu Xi, Tang Zheng as the front waist, it is difficult for the South Korean team's Asian-level defense to contain Tang Zheng!"

The implication is that if Camacho wants to reverse the defeat, it is urgent to replace Tang Zheng!

However, as the game entered 60 minutes, the second substitution of the Chinese team did not arrive for a long time, but the South Korean team made two adjustments in a row, replacing Park Jong-woo and Kim Shin-wook with Ji Chengyong and Ji Dong-won respectively to strengthen the attack.

Compared with Kim Shin-wook, Ji Dong-won is more lethal and has a larger area of activity.

In addition, Ji Chengyong's play strengthened the control of the South Korean team's midfield, and he played in the Premier League for a season with strong physical confrontation, plus he has a strong long-range shooting ability, so the situation is already very unfavorable for the Chinese team.

At the same time, the on-site director gave a close-up shot to Tang Zheng in the warm-up area.

This shot played an exciting role for the Chinese fans in front of the TV, but He Wei, the commentator of CCTV 5, still frowned: "Tang Zheng has come to the warm-up area to warm up since Wu Xi came off the bench, but after so much time, Camacho has not sent Tang Zheng's meaning." ”

A few minutes passed in the game, and the advantage of the South Korean team became more obvious, and Ji Chengyong played with ease in the midfield, which made Zhao Xuri, Wu Xi and Zheng Zhi play very uncomfortable, and there was a feeling that they could not be forced.

At this time, they missed Tang Zheng's existence very much.

In the past few games, Tang Zheng's personal ability, excellent ability to read the game, and timely filling positions have made them play very easily.

But how does this game feel so difficult?

At this time, not only the players on the field missed Tang Zheng, but also the Chinese fans at the Seoul World Cup Stadium and the Chinese fans in front of the TV were missing Tang Zheng.

What they miss is no longer a pure glimpse of Tang Zheng's demeanor, but hopes that Tang Zheng will appear on the field to reverse the unfavorable situation of the Chinese team.

But head coach Camacho doesn't seem to have any plans to change for the time being, he is like sitting firmly on the Diaoyu Tai, with his hands in his pockets, watching the game very leisurely.

However, at this moment, the South Korean team suddenly picked up.

Ji Chengyong turned around to meet the ball in the midfield, stopped and took it, held Zheng Zhi with his right elbow, and sent a penetrating straight plug with his right foot.

The football passed between the double back Zhao Xuri and Wu Xi, and rolled at high speed towards the rib space between Zhang Linpeng and Feng Xiaoting.

Sun Xingmin!

Wearing the number nine jersey, he appeared where he should have been!

Facing Zhang Linpeng and Feng Xiaoting, who tried to close the door, Sun Xingmin forcibly accelerated forward, and Feng Xiaoting, who was closer to the football, subconsciously stretched out his legs to try to break the ball, but Sun Xingmin's speed was too fast, and his foot extension rate was half a beat slower......

The football passed, but Sun Xingmin was tripped by Feng Xiaoting.

The referee on duty, Ilmatov, the Asian golden whistle, decisively blew the whistle, pointed his finger at the penalty spot, and also gave Feng Xiaoting a yellow card.

"Whoa—"

Suddenly, the entire Seoul World Cup stadium resounded with deafening cheers, and even the fans sitting in front of the TV could clearly feel the excitement of the Korean fans.

The on-site broadcast camera switched to the warm-up area again, and Tang Zheng, who was pressing his legs, looked very depressed, holding his head with both hands, very helpless.

If he defended Ji Chengyong just now, he would definitely subconsciously fall to the ground and put a tackle, even if he can't cut off the ball, he can also delay the offensive speed of the South Korean team.

He looked up at the scoreboard, and although the score was still 1:0, it was likely to become 2:0 next.

Sure enough!

Son Heung-min won a penalty for the team, and as one of the best footwork players in the team, he deservedly stood at the penalty spot, and in the face of Zeng Cheng's bluff, he very calmly sent the ball into the bottom right corner of the goal with a very calm low shot.

2:0

At this point, the clock is 68 minutes, which means that there are 22 minutes left in regulation time, and at most 25 minutes including injury time.

The South Korean players excitedly celebrated the goal, and Camacho's assistant Jose Caceren covered his mouth and whispered, "Do you want to inform Don that he is ready to play?"

"Wait. ”

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Two minutes later, taking advantage of a dead-ball opportunity, the Chinese team asked for a substitution.

The broadcast changed face to the sidelines for the first time, and Yu Chao, who was wearing the No. 20 jersey, replaced the No. 3 left-back Sun Xiang, and the formation then became 352.

South Korea's SBS Sports TV commentator Park Chanyeol breathed a sigh of relief and said excitedly: "The Chinese team is two goals behind, they should have replaced the ace Tang Zheng, but they didn't!"

Yang 5 commentator He Wei frowned: "It is impossible for a manager with a little level to ignore Tang Zheng, because he has the ability to change the situation of the game! If you really don't understand, please refer to the 2012-2013 Champions League final!"

British Sky commentator Andy Gray was already a little drowsy, and in his opinion, the game without Tang Zheng was boring, so when he saw that the second substitution of the Chinese team was not Tang Zheng, he was very angry: "Antonio Camacho's ability is really poor! The situation is so passive that he didn't choose to send Tang, what is he thinking in his head? No wonder he is now reduced to a third-rate coach and completely decoupled from the times!"

Camacho thought that the change of formation would bring miraculous results, but the actual effect was basically negligible, and even better than change for the whole.

First of all, the three-centre-back system requires a very high level of ability from two wing-backs, and there is no problem with Hao Junmin on the right side, he occasionally needs to play as a full-back in Schalke 04, and he has a strong sense of defense.

But it is not good to replace Yu Chao on the field, his speed and physical fitness are no problem, but the most critical defensive awareness is weak.

Fortunately, left central defender Li Xuepeng and Feng Xiaoting in the center made up for it in time, which prevented a chance for the South Korean team to further expand the score.

At the 75th minute, the score of the Chinese team was still two goals behind, and Camacho had no choice.

Tang Zheng, wearing the No. 19 jersey, stood on the sidelines, waiting to play.

Suddenly, the Chinese fans who came to the Seoul World Cup Stadium subconsciously broke out into huge cheers: "Whoa-"

Yang 5 commentator He Wei's voice was raised an octave: "The new Champions League champion! The current world football transfer fee record holds Tang Zheng is finally about to come off the bench in the midst of a thousand calls! His appearance will definitely make a difference in the game!"

Wu Xi, who finally grabbed the football, saw Tang Zheng coming to the sidelines and waiting for the game, so he hurriedly cleared the ball out of the sideline.

Asian Golden Whistle Ilmatov blew the whistle for the first time, pointed his finger to the sidelines, and signaled for a substitution.

Tang Zheng replaced Gao Lin, who was not in good shape in this game.

With Tang Zheng's play, the formation of the Chinese team changed again, from the changed 352 to the familiar 4231.

Li Xuepeng served as the left back, Feng Xiaoting partnered with the retreating captain Zheng Zhi, Zhang Linpeng played at right back, Zhao Xuri partnered with Wu Xi, Tang Zheng served as the front midfield, Yu Chao and Hao Junmin left and one behind, and Wu Sanshi was at the front of the front line.

Seeing Tang Zheng appear in the position of the 2012-2013 season, He Wei was ecstatic: "Although there is not much time left in the game, I believe that Tang Zheng will be able to turn the tide! Just like the just-concluded Champions League final!"

The on-site broadcast camera was given to South Korean head coach Choi Kang-hee, and the intention of this shot is very obvious, that is, the biggest killer of the Chinese team came off the bench, should he make corresponding adjustments?

In the broadcast screen, Choi Kang-hee came to the sidelines from the coach's bench and made a gesture with obvious tactical intentions towards Ji Chengyong.

At the same time, there were loud boos at the Seoul World Cup Stadium: "Woo woo woo-"

Of course, this is not for Cui Kangxi, but for China's number one star Tang Zheng.

The home fans wanted to put pressure on Tang Zheng in this way, so that he could not play wholeheartedly in the next games.

The South Korean team threw the sideline ball, and Ji Seong-yong, who was stuck in position, was ready to receive the ball.

In the midst of this lightning and flint, a white figure suddenly appeared behind his right.

"Tang Zheng!" Yang 5 commentator He Wei shouted almost frantically: "Just the right time to break the ball!"

Ji Chengyong was cut off from behind by Tang Zheng, and he was very unhappy, so he decisively chose to pull Tang Zheng when he had no choice.

The football was cut off by Sun Xingmin, but the Asian golden whistle Ilmatov was aware of it and whistled for a free kick in the backfield of the Chinese team.

He Wei, who was in an excited mood, continued to shout: "Tang Zheng's personal ability is obviously a cut above the players on the field!

The Chinese fans in the stands were inspired by Tang Zheng's first flash of brilliance after taking the field, and even though their total number was at an absolute disadvantage, they temporarily became the 'masters' of the Seoul World Cup Stadium.

With Tang Zheng's debut, the overall mental outlook of the Chinese team has also undergone qualitative changes.

Or rather, kick more confidently!

Not many people noticed that the face of the head coach of the Chinese team, Camacho, became ugly, and he thought that it was inevitable that Tang Zheng would come on the court to turn the situation around, but the mental outlook of the whole team had changed unexpectedly.

So he thinks that the Chinese team has changed so much before and after Tang Zheng's appearance, and it should be related to Tang Zheng.

However, he didn't think that Tang Zheng was influencing the whole team at the mental level, but 'instigating' the whole team to 'confront' himself and challenge his authority.

In fact, the players who really compete with Tang Zheng know that he has an inexplicable energy in him, which can boost the self-confidence of his teammates.

Goalkeeper Zeng Cheng took a free kick in the backfield, and Tang Zheng was at the front of the team when Gao Lin was off, and he jumped high to beat Jin Yingquan and Ji Chengyong to rub the ball to Yu Chao on the left side.

Yu Chao's upper body center of gravity shook continuously, and he was about to cut inward, and suddenly passed the ball out while left-back Li Xuepeng was accelerating against the sideline at full speed.

South Korea's right-back Kim Chang-seo picked up the speed to chase it too late, and Lee Hak-peng parked the ball forward while running, and then had extra time to look up at his teammates in the penalty area.

"Oh, oh, oh-"

Seeing this, the Korean fans at the Seoul World Cup Stadium suddenly let out a huge exclamation.

It's not that Li Xuepeng's bottom is much of a threat, but Tang Zheng, the most threatening of the Chinese team, came to the South Korean team's penalty area.

Whether it was Jin Yingquan or Ji Chengyong, they failed to hold Tang Zheng.

Time went back to two seconds ago, Tang Zheng rubbed the ball to Yu Chao and then hit the penalty area for the first time, and Kim Yingquan and Ji Chengyong had an obvious distraction at that moment......

Li Xuepeng didn't cooperate with Tang Zheng many times, but with Tang Zheng's running direction, he passed a half-high ball from the bottom line.

Guo Taihui did not choose a good position, and the football did not fly in front of him as he imagined, but behind him!

Goalkeeper Zheng Chenglong hurriedly moved to the near end of the football, but Li Xuepeng's passing speed was very fast, Tang Zheng used inertia to kick the sole of his left foot on the left side of the penalty spot, leaned forward with his upper body, his arms naturally opened, his neck was tense, and he fought hard against the incoming ball.

The football changes direction, and the direction of the football is completely opposite to Zheng Chenglong's judgment!

"Beautiful!" He Wei, the central 5 commentator, stood up from the commentary seat and roared hysterically: "Tang Zheng pushed the ball in the opposite direction of Zheng Chenglong!"

Half a second later, his voice came to the highest point, and he shouted frantically: "The ball is in! The ball is in! Tang Zheng, who has just been on the field for a minute, used a header to help the Chinese team score a goal to narrow the score! 1:2!! There are still more than ten minutes to go! It is not a problem to equalize the score or even overtake!!"

At the same time, Huang Jianxiang, the commentator of New Wolf Sports, made his signature shout: "Amazing Tang Zheng! Tang Zheng, the record holder of the transfer fee in world football, pulled back a goal for the Chinese team in just one minute on the field! The South Korean team trembled! Long live the Chinese team!!"

"Damn!" South Korea's SBS Sports TV Park Chanyeol said angrily: "How can you miss Tang Zheng in the key defense? Kim Young-kwon and Ji Chengyong are still too tender!"

Andy Gray, a British Sky commentator, said excitedly: "A beautiful snatch to win back the ball! A well-timed split and a rush to help the Chinese team win back a city! Tang, who has set a record for transfer fees in world football, has proved to the world that his value is limitless!"

The Seoul World Cup Stadium was completely reduced to a sea of joy for Chinese fans, and the goal-scorer Tang Zheng first thanked Li Xuepeng for giving the assist after holding up the grass, and then beat his left chest excitedly.

But Tang Zheng didn't celebrate the goal too much, he broke free of his teammates, ran to the goal, fished out the football, and threw it in the direction of the center circle.

Tang Zheng's signal is obvious, one goal is not enough!