Chapter 033: Two Yellow Turns into One Red

Costa Rica captain Ruiz fired a low shot from the edge of the penalty area that was not very powerful and rolled towards the far corner of the goal on the turf, but because goalkeeper Yan Junling was disturbed by his teammates' sight one after another, it was too late for him to make a save when he saw the football......

Because Ruiz's shooting angle is very tricky, almost grazing the inside edge of the right post of the goal and rolling into the net, you must know that the goal is 7.32 meters wide, Yan Junling stands close to the middle, even if he reacts quickly, he can't do anything, he can only declare that the whip is beyond reach.

The Pernambuco Arena resounded over the arena with a loud and deafening cry from Costa Rican fans: "Whoa, whoa—"

The Chinese fans, who were still in high spirits before, looked at each other, obviously not expecting that a seemingly non-threatening positional attack by Costa Rica would break the Chinese goal and break the deadlock.

He Wei, the commentator of the Central 5 Bulletin, was stunned, until the broadcast picture was focused on the Costa Rica captain No. 10 Ruiz who was celebrating the goal, and he said with a sad face: "This is a fatal blow to the Chinese team!" They once had an absolute advantage at the beginning of the second half of the game, both in terms of possession time and shots on goal, they were far ahead of Costa Rica, you must know that this is only the first time Costa Rica attacked in the second half. ”

"Hey~" Commentator Gong Lei sighed and looked sad: "Costa Rica's defense is solid, and now it has taken the lead in scoring ice-breaking goals, and the next game will definitely be very difficult for the Chinese team." ”

In fact, the head coach of the Chinese team, Lippi, has already imagined what will happen in the next game, Costa Rica itself is extremely defensive, and now it has taken the lead again, and the rest of the game will definitely be fully defended.

According to the current offensive ability of the Chinese team, it is difficult to break through Costa Rica's fairly solid defensive system.

The Costa Rican players frantically celebrated the goal of the game, and the live director gave the Chinese team No. 10 Tang Zheng a deep meaning after the slow motion of Ruiz's goal.

So far in the game, Tang Zheng's performance has not been outstanding, but the strength of his teammates is limited, and in order to make up for the lack of defense, he focuses more on defense than on offense.

Ruiz, who also spent most of his time defending, personally helped Costa Rica exceed the score, and Ruiz, who was not as famous and overall as Tang Zheng, could be said to have a preferential lead in this game that was not over.

So Tang Zheng in the broadcast picture looked very helpless, or he wanted to cry without tears.

He's done his best, but sometimes luck can solve problems, like Ruiz's seemingly weak long-range low shot that dodged layers of obstacles and rolled into the bottom right corner of the net.

Luck isn't everything, but it can change the course of a game.

Costa Rica have been defensive from the start of the game, and now they have broken the deadlock and will definitely play to the end......

Equalizing the score is bound to be a headache!

When the game restarted, the head coach of the Chinese team, Lippi, was thinking about whether to quickly make substitution adjustments and strengthen the frontcourt attack.

Hao Junmin's positioning in the middle is not accurate, Wu Sanshi is active, but Costa Rica, which focuses on defense, does not leave him too much space, after all, Wu Sanshi's technical ability at his feet is not as good as Lu Liang on the left side, and it is difficult to connect several people with his personal ability.

So Lippi decided to make a change in the middle and bring the experienced Hao Junmin back to the right.

There are not many players who can be used in the middle, Wu Xi, Cai Huikang, and Zhang Xizhe can all be.

Wu Xi and Cai Huikang can both be qualified as defensive midfielders, and then free Tang Zheng.

Zhang Xizhe was born in the front midfield and has good passing, so he can be considered to organize the team's attack in the midfield.

But a new problem comes, Zhang Xizhe's small skills are not delicate enough, and it is difficult to ensure that the football is not lost in the crowd.

Thinking of this, Lippi's gaze continued to shift in front of the bench, and soon, his eyes focused on Sun Jingbo, who was over eighteen years old.

Sun Jingbo was born in La Masia, with delicate skills at his feet, and can play multiple positions in the front court, although playing the front waist is a little bit worse, but Costa Rica is likely to strengthen the defense in the rest of the second half.

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Even though the backward Chinese team had the advantage of kick-off, the frontcourt players were too eager to achieve the goal, and the level of offensive organization was not played, and a long-range shot completed by Hao Junmin outside the penalty area did not test Navas to guard the goal at all, and flew directly to the second-floor stands.

The excited Costa Rican fans subconsciously erupted into a burst of laughter: "Hahaha-"

Hao Junmin held his head in his hands and was very depressed, but he quickly realized that his choice was not good, and waved his hand to apologize to his teammates.

In the process of turning his head, Hao Junmin saw Sun Jingbo standing next to assistant coach Madaloni and head coach Lippi, seemingly ready to come on as a substitute.

According to the tactical concepts and related adjustments instilled by head coach Lippi in the past few days, Sun Jingbo's appearance is likely to be directly related to his lack of performance, and then think of the anti-aircraft gun fired from the long shot just now......

A minute later, Sun Jingbo stood next to the fourth official, ready to play.

Seeing the substitution electronic card, Gao Lin and Hao Junmin breathed a sigh of relief at the same time, and the player replaced by Sun Jingbo was Wu Sanshi, who played as the right forward in this game.

So far in this game, although Wu Sanshi's performance is not very good, it is at least remarkable.

And the two of them did not perform well.

Sun Jingbo came off the bench, and also explained the latest tactical adjustments of head coach Lippi, Artemisia Junmin went to the familiar right side, Tang Zheng's position can be appropriately moved to the premise, captain Zheng Zhi is fully responsible for defense, and central defender Li Xuepeng is close to Zheng Zhi to prevent the midfield defense loopholes brought by the premise of Tang Zheng's position.

At the same time, Yang 5 commentator He Wei muttered: "Sun Jingbo's adjustment to replace Wu Sanshi is a bit puzzling, Sun Jingbo has not played in the front waist, if you want to find a way in the front waist position, you can try Zhang Xizhe, or use players like Wu Xi and Cai Huikang to liberate Tang Zheng and let him organize the team's frontcourt attack." ”

So, he turned his head to look at Gong Lei: "Coach Gong, what do you think of Coach Lippi's substitution?"

Commentator Gong Lei has rich coaching experience, so he saw it more thoroughly, and said with a smile: "Although Sun Jingbo's organizational ability is still unknown, his running position and personal foot skills are very good, and it can be said that he is the most outstanding one in the whole game except for Tang Zheng. ”

Speaking of this, Gong Lei looked at Tang Zheng who was given by the broadcast screen, and his voice changed: "He Wei, look at it, Tang Zheng's position seems to have an obvious premise, maybe this is a good signal! There is still more than half an hour in the game, and the time is enough, but the premise is that our players can calm down, and Costa Rica can stand out from the group of death, and the strength should not be underestimated, come on!"

Many Chinese fans sitting in front of the TV were holding their breath and silently chanting in their hearts: "Come on!"

The Chinese fans at the Pernambuco Arena were naturally affected by the goal conceded, but they gradually returned to normal as time went on.

Because the Chinese team's offensive has gradually improved, Tang Zheng's position is no longer limited to the back of the midfield line, and now he connects the midfield attack through non-stop running and passing.

Lu Liang, Hao Junmin and Sun Jingbo all have a very strong sense of cooperation and ball-making, so Tang Zheng organized the attack to get twice the result with half the effort.

In addition to Jiang Zhipeng on the left side of the pressure has not been bold enough, right-back Zhang Linpeng is very daring to press, if it were not for Gao Lin in the middle of the battle for the top has always been at a disadvantage, Zhang Linpeng has already sent an assist to help the Chinese team equalize.

The effect of Tang Zheng's position premise is obvious, and the Chinese team has changed qualitatively compared with the previous chaos in the case of a wave of offensives.

British Sky commentator Andy Gray nodded and praised: "Marcelo Lippi really should let Tang participate in more offensive organization, the current Chinese team is the Chinese team that Chinese fans on the scene want to see! The offense is organized, recorded and orderly, I think if this situation continues, Costa Rica's solid defensive system will gradually expose problems......"

Commentator Martin Taylor agrees with his old partner Andy Gray: "Old man, I found that we have a tacit understanding again, and I think so too, Tang's ability is completely reflected in the offensive end, if he can continue to organize the frontcourt attack, I think the Chinese team will equalize in the near future!"

Andy Gray is speechless about the foaming Martin Taylor, but the passionate Martin Taylor is the old partner he knows who has been commenting for more than ten years!

"Oh! Wonderful!! Kyrol Navas saved Costa Rica!!"

"Incredible shot!" from the Chinese Suns, his long-range shot slightly grazed the left post and flew off the bottom line!"

"It's Kylor Navas again! He's done a great job!

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The commentators on the scene chanted continuously for five minutes as Sun Jingbo came off the bench.

Without a doubt, the busiest player during this period was Costa Rican goalkeeper Keylor Navas, whose stunning performance strengthened the belief of Costa Rican fans in the stands that the team that would win the game would be their national team!

However, Costa Rica head coach Pinto stood in the command area of the visiting team coach and frowned, and he turned his head from time to time to talk to his assistant to see if personnel adjustments should be made to tighten the restrictions on Tang Zheng.

The team has always emphasized teamwork from the group stage onwards, so tactics rarely involve defending a single player.

If a player is sent to specifically limit Tang Zheng, then the defender's protection of the space will definitely not be in place.

It's not impossible to make up for this position, but that would completely sacrifice the attack.

It is naturally possible to hold on to the existing score until the end of the game, but it is also very possible for the Chinese team to equalize, because Tang Zheng's personal ability is too strong, and the role of the star cannot be ignored in many cases.

Time passed quickly, and in the blink of an eye, it was sixty minutes into the game.

The Chinese team's offense is becoming more and more threatening under Tang Zheng's organization, and Sun Jingbo, who came off the bench, runs ghostly, using Gao Linding to attract in front, frequently interspersed in the two offensive ribs, and Tang Zheng's vision and passing ability make Sun Jingbo's ghost running position like a fish in water, continuously creating killing opportunities.

However, the Costa Rican backline may seem flustered, but the system is working well and there are no mistakes in principle.

In addition, goalkeeper Keylor Navas performed amazingly and always tried to keep the goal open.

"Oh, oh, oh-"

Tang Zheng's sudden cold arrow at the edge of the penalty area was once again saved by the in-form Navas with one palm, he pursed his mouth, pulled his hair with both hands, and thought in his heart, he can't go on like this, if it continues, it may not be a good thing.

Perhaps, you can try to break through!

Whether it is the Bundesliga, La Liga, or the Champions League, Tang Zheng has had a wonderful success.

On the stage of the World Cup, Tang Zheng believes that he should boldly try to make a personal breakthrough.

Before that, he specially explained to the captains Zheng Zhi and Hao Junmin.

Captain Zheng Zhi is fully responsible for protecting the football on the offensive end, and the defense is responsible for protecting the empty space in front of the central defender, and now Tang Zheng wants to try to break through, so he naturally has to explain to the captain Zheng Zhi and give him a little psychological preparation.

The reason why he explained to Artemisia Junmin was related to the offensive on the right side, Zhang Linpeng had a strong sense of insertion forward, and many times it was easy to be used by the opponent behind him, at this time, Artemisia Junmin should pay attention to his position and play a protective role.

Costa Rica's offense was cut off by Zheng Zhi without many passes, and they didn't invest much in their position, so Tang Zheng, who got the ball in the middle circle arc, did not rush to pass the ball forward, but passed the ball into the 30-meter area through continuous passes and then suddenly changed the rhythm.

Sun Jingbo's running position is still ghostly, and he just ran to attack the left rib Tang Zheng's pass came over.

Borges and Bolanos subconsciously moved over, and captain Ruiz paid attention to Tang Zheng.

Sun Jingbo, who got the ball, was explosive, and he slammed the ball to the right with the outside of his right foot with the instep of his right foot, and even stopped.

Borges and Bolanos did not dare to slack off and moved sideways, but at this moment, Sun Jingbo, who seemed to be accelerating, suddenly knocked the ball back with his right heel.

"Whoa—"

Suddenly, a loud shout rang out over the arena in Pernambuco.

The on-site director flicked the camera, just in time to see Tang Zheng suddenly accelerate forward, and Costa Rica captain Ruiz was left behind by him.

Borges approached the middle of the defense and subconsciously stopped on the spot to reach the ball, but did not touch it.

Tang Zheng, who was running at high speed, led the ball forward, swung his long legs quickly, and came to the top circle of the arc of the big penalty area.

Duat, the central defender who was standing in the front, greeted him without hesitation, saw that the football was a little far away from Tang Zheng, and tried to stretch out his foot to break the ball.

Tang Zheng watched the stocky Duarte stretch out his right foot, he thought that the opponent seemed to have received a yellow card before, so he took a step forward with his right foot, slammed the ball to the left horizontally, and knocked the ball forward with the arch of his left foot.

Deep-fried croquettes!

Duarte instantly realized that the situation was not good, but it was too late to take it back, and the outstretched right foot kicked the right foot that Tang Zheng was dragging behind.

Pinto, who was standing in front of the visiting team's coach's box, chuckled in his heart, especially when he saw referee Eriksen running towards Duarte.

"Oh-My-God!!Two yellows turn one red!!"

The commentator of Colombian national television exclaimed violently.