Chapter 1073: The Second Half Begins
Unsurprisingly, Lewandowski did hit a near corner, which was the only angle he could choose from right now.
Ma Junqiang fell to the ground and pounced diagonally, and the ball shot by Lewandowski with the palm of his right hand was saved, and the ball slowed down significantly and changed the trajectory of the forward, slowly rolling towards the sideline. Lewandowski took a few steps forward to make up for the shot, but Ma Junqiang moved faster, and he made a quick forward pounce and held the ball in his arms.
Ma Junqiang saved Lewandowski's shot, the save was crisp and beautiful, and Ma Junqiang also made a contribution. If Lewandowski really scored this goal, then the suspense of the game would have become much bigger. ”
Lewandowski couldn't get the ball in, and he was a little depressed. In fact, he played very depressed in normal games, and he didn't get many opportunities, and he finally got two good opportunities to shoot on goal, but he couldn't get over Ma Junqiang's hurdle. Of course, it's not that Lewandowski's ability is not good, but the midfielder is really limited to him.
The Chinese team is different, with a strong midfield supporting the attack of the forward, as evidenced by the goals of Li Mu and Zhang Shujie. Defensively, the midfielders were also solid, forcing Poland to play in both the middle and on both sides, which also took a lot of pressure off the backline.
With Xu Zhixin's clearance, the first half of the game was over, and the Chinese team temporarily led Poland 2:0. After a fifteen-minute break, the two sides will face the second half of the game.
On the way to the locker room, all the Chinese players looked relaxed, and very few still had smiles on their faces. In Poland, on the other hand, every player's expression is serious. The score on the field does not allow them to smile like the Chinese team.
In the locker room of the Chinese team, the atmosphere was also very relaxed, and after the players came in, they were talking and laughing, An Rong raised his hand and said, "Quiet." Suddenly, the dressing room fell silent, so quiet that you could hear an embroidery needle falling on the floor.
An Rong's gaze swept over the faces of each player, and then said: "I know you guys are very happy now, I understand the mood inside, you can get a 2:0 lead in the first half, and everyone will be very happy, and I am the same." But let me tell you, football is not a 45-minute game, it's a 90-minute game. In the second half, Poland will definitely focus on attacking, you must not be careless, I ask you to try not to concede a goal, and then take the three points, can you do it?"
"Yes!" the team members replied in unison.
An Rong shook his head after hearing this: "Be louder, I can't hear it." ”
"Can !!" This time, the voices of the players were very loud, and it was estimated that everyone in the locker room opposite could hear it.
An Rong nodded and said, "I am very satisfied with your performance in the first half, I will not make any adjustments for the time being, and you will still play according to the first half in the second half." But you have to remember that if the ball is at our feet, we focus on control, and if the ball is on the Polish side, we recycle a little bit and set up two lines of defense as usual until they have space at the back, you know?"
"Got it!"
"Very good, there is still plenty of rest time now, I won't say more, you can arrange it yourself, if you have any unique ideas, you can tell me. ”
An Rong gave a lot of time to his players, and Nawalka did not dare to do so, telling the players: "Obviously, in the first half we were far inferior to the Chinese team, and we were mostly suppressed. Well, you can say that they are too strong at both ends of the offensive and defensive ends, and I admit that, but that doesn't mean we don't have a chance, in fact, I did get a chance. We have to play from the wings, and when we concentrate our attacking firepower on the wings, the Chinese team will inevitably focus on the wings as well, so maybe there will be some space in between. We have to attack, otherwise the fate of qualifying from the group is not in our own hands. Maybe the only good news for us right now is that Colombia and Senegal are still 0-0 and I hope they keep the average until the end of the game so that we have a little less pressure. ”
Navalka's intentions are clear. If Colombia and Senegal draw together, then these two teams will only be able to accumulate two points from three games, so Poland will be able to join China in this game regardless of whether they win or lose, because they have accumulated four points in the first two rounds.
But who would have expected Colombia or Senegal not to score in the second half? Who would have expected them to score a few goals? You must know that in Group H, except for the Chinese team, the other three teams have a negative goal difference. Taking a step back, even if Poland have no hope of winning this game, as long as they can score goals and improve their goal difference, they still have a much better chance of qualifying than Colombia and Senegal. After all, with only 45 minutes left, there is almost no one expecting Colombia and Senegal to play a big game.
Nawalka said a lot in the dressing room, mainly in the second half, but also told his team not to concede any more goals. As the break drew to a short time and the second half began, Nawalka finished his speech and sent his players back to the pitch.
The players of the two teams slowly walked out of the players' tunnel, and when the Chinese team came out, the Chinese fans on the scene burst into warm applause, many fans were shouting the names of their idols, and the scores on the field and the data at half time clearly showed that the Chinese team deserved such courtesy.
There were no substitutions for either team, and at half-time He Wei and Xu Yang also speculated that Nawalka might make some changes to the team, after all, they were already two goals behind, even if they wanted to make a substitution or something, it would be reasonable, but Navalka did not do so. It would make sense if the Chinese team, which played smoothly in the first half, kept the original lineup, but the Polish team did not make any changes, which is a bit confusing.
Of course, the head coach naturally has the idea of the head coach, so He Wei and Xu Yang don't worry about the Polish team.
In the second half of the game, the Chinese team kicked off, Zhang Shujie stood in the center circle, the ball was at his feet, he put his hands on his waist, waiting for the referee's whistle. The Chinese fans in the stands did not honestly sit in their positions and quietly wait for the start of the game, but waved the small national flag in their hands, and the 2:0 in the first 45 minutes allowed the Chinese fans to welcome the arrival of the second half with peace of mind.
"Beep", after the referee's whistle sounded, the second half of the game began, Zhang Shujie passed the ball to Xu Ziyi, and Xu Ziyi passed it back to Liang Xiran.
(End of chapter)