Chapter 11 Come on, Chinese team!
"Come on, Chinese team!"
As the whistle sounded, there was still the uniform cheering of Chinese fans. followed the Chinese team to launch the first attack in this World Cup.
After Wu Lei drove the ball out, the entire Chinese team immediately made an offensive posture. The attacker runs forward quickly, and the defender steps back to take a defensive position.
Picking up the ball behind the center circle was Zheng Zhi, the veteran captain of the Chinese team. Zheng Zhi, who was not in a hurry to pass the ball, was extremely excited at the moment. It was the first, the last, and destined to be the only time he stood on the World Cup stage at the end of his career.
And it was the hundredth time he played for his country in his career. Today's game is very important for him. It was the best moment of his life.
Zheng Zhi's excitement, he can't describe it in words. The only thing he has on his mind is to lead the team to this game. He's going to take this first battle.
Zheng Zhi was excited, but never nervous. He's played professionally for over 20 years and has seen enough major tournaments. If it is a World Cup game, maybe he will be nervous because he takes it too seriously. And today, he's here to enjoy the game.
Compared with Zheng Zhi's maturity and stability, the other national football players who are also participating in the World Cup for the first time are quite nervous while excited.
After everyone basically settled in their positions, Wu Lei asked Zheng Zhi for the ball as soon as possible.
The game had only just started and England had not been able to put all their attention on the game. Wu Lei is not being targeted for the time being, he has enough space to catch the ball.
Zheng Zhi raised his head and swept it, followed by an ankle push under his feet, and the ball came to Wu Lei's feet accurately and steadily.
Wu Lei stopped with his foot, and the ball bounced and was controlled. Then, Wu Lei turned around and prepared to rush forward. And by this time, England defender Hudensen had rushed to the front. This made Wu Lei rush and turn to smash the ball to seek to get rid of.
Wu Lei avoided Xiangdesen's interception. It's just that the ball was a little far away, and Wu Lei ran a few steps to catch up. As soon as he caught up with the ball, Henderson followed him and used physical confrontation against him.
Wu Lei followed his body and began to stumble, but fortunately he was able to keep it in the end, and the ball was not snatched away. Wu Lei held a strong will, and under the pressure of Henderson's body, he insisted on pulling the ball to the side, and got rid of Henderson's body entanglement with difficulty.
"Brother Lei. Lin Fan was in place at this time.
And just after Lin Fan finished shouting, Wu Lei just got up and smothered on the ball.
"Bang. "The ball flew out and then went far away from the goal.
"Wow. "It's a pity that it didn't hit the right shot. The excited fans gave a round of applause after a wow. After 16 years, the first shot from Chinese fans can still be applauded and inspired.
Lin Fan could only give Wu Lei the same applause. As he dealt with it a little differently. It's just that when it comes to this kind of competition, it can only be encouraged. A round of applause was given to the Chinese players who dared to stand up.
"I'm sorry. Lin Fan, when I heard it, my feet were already out. Can't take it. Wu Lei said apologetically to Lin Fan. His shot was still some distance from the goal, and he was still a little embarrassed.
"Nothing. If you have the opportunity to get up, you have to break your feet and hit the door immediately. Lin Fan smiled and said.
Although Wu Lei's kick is a little urgent, some are not at any level. But for the first shot of the Chinese team, everyone still maintains the idea of motivation. Others also spoke out to encourage them.
The Chinese team on the field is harmonious and looks united.
There needs to be encouragement and unity among teammates on the pitch. And Yan Feng, who was sitting on the bench, shook his head a little.
Although he understood, he still felt that this kind of treatment was very unacceptable. The king of martial arts is still like that.
"You think you're me? Yan Feng spit in his heart. Wu Lei's shooting has always lacked power. Long-range shooting has never been his forte. In the case of long-range shooting ability, forcibly shooting from a distance is a bit self-aware.
Yan Feng has a lot of opinions. It's not that he's dissatisfied with the Wuqiu King. It's that there is no one among his teammates who can solve the last kick, which makes him feel very uncertain about how far the Chinese team can go in the World Cup.
Truth be told, after seeing the big scene in Europe, he has bigger ambitions than anyone else. Scoring a goal, scoring a point, winning a game, such a small goal, he feels that it is not enough. What he is more eager to do is to make it to the elimination stage. If possible, it's best to make it to the quarterfinals.
Like the Chinese men's blue, they can also reach the quarterfinals in the Olympics. You can't lose to someone who plays basketball, can you?
Yan Feng, who couldn't play, couldn't do anything except think crankily on the bench. Naturally, it doesn't affect the game on the field.
After Wu Lei hit the goal, the ball reached the feet of the England team. Compared with the Chinese team, the players on the field of the England team are more calm. They have seen all kinds of big scenes, and they have better psychological advantages.
Although they are called the 'European Chinese team', their strength is still one or two notches higher than the Chinese team. Therefore, they do not feel that the Chinese team can threaten anything. Wu Lei's shot, in their opinion, is to give them the right to give the ball.
It's like the home of the Chinese team, but it doesn't have much impact on the England team. After goalkeeper Joe Hart misled the ball, England followed suit.
The more calm England team did not move forward with a dull head, but patiently organized.
With more confident passing and link-ups, England passed the half without a hurry. After advancing to the final third, the ball came to the feet of Ali.
Ali protected the ball, countered Wu Xi's defense, and after looking up and observing for a while, he rubbed the ball up.
Ali rubbed the ball into the Chinese team's penalty area. Kane was caught between Feng Xiaoting and Mei Fang, and still completed the volley hard. Under the interference, Kane failed to exert his strength in this ball, and was steadily saved by Zeng Cheng, who was waiting for him.
This was the end of England's first attack. Although they also did not score, they were more threatening than the Chinese team's attack. It's the same offense, but the threat it brings is different.
The Chinese team and the England team each attacked each other, just like the first play of the two sides. And the gap reflected in this was well shown in the next game.
As the first attack showed, China's attacking ability was a little weak in threatening England's goal. I tried several times, but I couldn't make much of a kill. In turn, England may create a crisis in front of the Chinese team's ball, which puts a lot of pressure on the Chinese team's defense.
After ten minutes of play, the Chinese team had a clear disadvantage on the field. If it weren't for the old captain Zheng Zhi, the Chinese team would probably collapse in defense and be scored by England.
The England team is more powerful and is constantly putting pressure on the Chinese team's defense. Chinese fans, who finally saw the Chinese team in the World Cup, naturally did not want to see the Chinese team lose, and shouted loudly: "Come on, Chinese team!"
The cheers of the fans in the stadium really excited the Chinese team, and everyone gritted their teeth and persevered. Although they have found themselves with the difference in strength with the England team, they have not given up, they have resisted stubbornly.
After another five minutes, China finally defended an attack after England had two dangerous shots.
The Chinese team began to fight back. But it didn't take long for the goal to be conceded just after half-time. The England team, which has a momentum over the Chinese team, is very tough in defense in the midfield. The fierce pressing of the England team, which has more physical advantages, is difficult for even Lin Fan to gain a foothold. In addition, the coordination between everyone is a little weak, and it is difficult to break through the defense of the England team.
England attacked again with ferocity. And the attack was very resolute. The situation is very unfavorable for the Chinese team.
"Come on. Defend, hold on!" Yan Feng couldn't help but stand up for the first time and cheered out to his teammates on the field. The difference in strength between the two sides on the field looked very large, and Yan Feng was also anxious.
"Come on, Chinese team. Defend!" the fans also worked hard to cheer for the Chinese team on the field.