Chapter 22: A Dilemma Never Before
At this moment, Yan Feng's attention to Modric has increased to an unprecedented level. This is considered the biggest opponent he has faced so far in his career. This kind of opponent feels even more than when facing Messi.
"It's a real opponent. Yan Feng's heart was aroused with a fierce desire to win.
It's a strange second to say. Yan Feng is often very conservative when the enemy and us are evenly matched or have the advantage. And once the team falls behind, he doesn't become demoralized, but that's what really gets a stronger fighting spirit and a very strong attack.
Backwardness has never been a blow to Yan Feng. Or should it be said that when it is strong, it is strong. This is Yan Feng's substance.
Yan Feng's eyes began to sharpen, and there was a kind of heat on his body when he encountered a strong enemy.
At this time, the rest of the Chinese team did not have Yan Feng's state. Not everyone will be strong when they are strong, and more often they will be weaker when they are strong. Seeing that they were lagging behind, most of the national football players began to have a look called confusion on their faces.
"Cheer up. We have to be more efficient and not concede any more goals. Seeing the expressions of his teammates, Yan Feng habitually said some words of encouragement.
Yan Feng's words didn't make much difference. If a few words can easily change the morale of a team, it would be too godly. No one in the world dares to pack a ticket like that.
Yan Feng understands that only action, only effective leadership, can really affect the morale and mentality of his teammates. If it was in Granada, his words would have had an effect because of his previous results. But here is the Chinese team. The teammate is someone who was often joked about as a national pig before.
If he wants to really drive his teammates, the first thing Yan Feng has to do is to curb the strong momentum of the Croatian team. And to do this, Yan Feng knew very well that he had to pinch off the other party's brain, that is, Modric, who was known as the 'Magic Flute'. Only by getting rid of the brains of the Croatian team in charge of commanding can we alleviate the huge threat brought by the opponent to the Chinese team.
Freezing Modric, this began to become the first choice in Yan Feng's mind. However, before that, it is necessary to give the Chinese team a dangerous attack in order to return some confidence from their teammates.
"Brother Zhi, I think it's necessary for me to participate in the attack. Yan Feng moved a few steps and said to Zheng Zhi.
"Hmm. We really need to step up our offensive. Come on, later, I'll pay attention to the defense. Zheng Zhi nodded and patted Yan Feng on the shoulder.
Yan Feng nodded, and then crossed over to Zheng Zhi.
Seeing that Yan Feng's position surpassed Zheng Zhi, Lin Fan, who was originally a little depressed, nodded to Yan Feng when he saw this.
Yan Feng nodded to Lin Fan in response, then stood up and waited for the referee's whistle to arrive.
"Beep. ”
Lin Fan immediately kicked the ball back towards Yan Feng.
Yan Feng stepped on the ball, and when Mandzukic of the Croatian team ran close to him, he pulled back, turned around and kicked the ball to Zheng Zhi. Then, move in the direction of the side road.
Mandzukic followed suit and changed direction and ran towards Zheng Zhi. And Zheng Zhi kicked the ball back to Yan Feng after waiting for him to run close to a certain distance.
Yan Feng went straight forward and was about to rush forward, but Perisic was approaching his path. Yan Feng didn't stop, but rushed forward at an accelerated speed. His lunge came just in time to unexpectedly rush past Perisic.
"Yes, Yan Feng will speed up. This is the strength of King Yan. ”
"Come on, King Yan!"
Yan Feng broke through with one acceleration, which made the audience immediately excited. The sense of loss that China has fallen behind has also faded a lot.
Yan Feng was also excited in his heart, and was about to rush forward in one fell swoop. Modric moved a few steps and got stuck in the direction he was heading.
"Heh, it's the same with you. Yan Feng knows that his speed advantage is also not comparable to Modric, and his physical advantage is even more obvious.
And just when Yan Feng was about to rely on speed to eat Modric, Rakitic also moved over and formed a combined defense zone with Modric. And it's even better to block the area where Yan Feng was originally going to rush.
At the same time, after a wave and shout from Modric's side, Kovacic approached from the other side, and a triangle was officially formed.
Modric and Rakitic in front of him were corners, blocking Yan Feng's way, and Kovacic on the oblique side was coming over to form a flank.
Yan Feng could only stop, then turned around and kicked the ball to his teammates. There was no way ahead, and if he hesitated and fell into the circle of three, he could only do this.
"Hey. Yan Feng sighed helplessly. He's not the king of the ball, he's not even Messi, he can break through one or two people, but he can't break through a close-knit defensive zone.
After Yan Feng distributed the ball, Modric still kept a certain distance from him. As long as Yan Feng is good at it, he can immediately form a defense. Other Croatian players kept a similar distance.
Yan Feng immediately understood that as soon as he got the ball, the previous three-person encirclement defense area would appear in front of him again.
At the end of the day, you still have to rely on the support of your teammates. I can only hope that others can do the same. Yan Feng thought to himself.
However, there are not many people in the Chinese team who support him. Except for Lin Fan, Zheng Zhi and a few others, the others were terrified of even holding the ball in an unfavorable situation. Some people, even after passing the ball, have a momentary look of relief.
In this situation, it is too difficult for the united and highly coordinated Croatian team to form a threatening attack. In the end, after passing more than a dozen balls very smoothly, the Croatian team used the cooperation of two people to cut off the ball.
"Everyone, get back on guard. At the moment when his teammates threw the ball, Yan Feng immediately started to run back and shouted loudly. Fortunately, when he found that he was having trouble getting the ball, he consciously pulled back from the back.
Having been prepared in advance, Yan Feng could quickly return to his defensive position. But as soon as Modric got the ball, he immediately stepped forward to block the former's route.
Yan Feng blocked Modric's way, and the latter immediately began to observe the surroundings.
The opponent is distracted looking for a teammate, and it is an opportunity. Yan Feng suddenly grabbed it.
And Modric's feet were also very fast, and after Yan Feng stepped forward, he quickly stepped back and pulled the ball back. Then, pull it back a few times. In this way, he avoided Yan Feng's sudden steal.
Yan Feng couldn't make the first hit, and if he wanted to follow the second hit, he wouldn't have a chance. When he tried to step forward again, Modric swung his foot lightly, and the ball was immediately pushed by him to the feet of his teammate.
Yan Feng's quick and decisive actions disrupted Modric's organizational rhythm. But that's all, the ball is still in Croatia's control and their formation hasn't been affected much. They remained in a tight attacking formation.
Fortunately, the teammates who quickly returned to the position this time have basically stood in a defensive position, which made Yan Feng somewhat relieved.
Without the opportunity to make a quick surprise attack, the Croatian team once again switched to patient positional battle mode.
Yan Feng's main attention was on Modric. If you pinch him, you can choke the rhythm of the Croatian team. As long as Modric has the possibility of receiving the ball, Yan Feng will get close to him to form pressure.
Under Yan Feng's full attention, the ball rarely came to Modric's feet. However, Modric did not appear to be in a hurry because of this, and still looked calm.
Modric calmed down, but Yan Feng couldn't calm down. Modric really didn't have many chances to get the ball under his care. But Modric is constantly exploiting his movement and creating chances for his team-mates. At the same time, he also constantly commanded his teammates to attack on which side.
In this way, Yan Feng restricted Modric's possession of the ball, but he could not restrain him from directing the Croatian team to complete a very threatening attack.
After a difficult defense, the Chinese team finally survived another threatening attack by the Croatian team. Such a situation once again rang a nervous bell in the hearts of the Chinese team.
Change the Chinese team to control the ball, this time, Yan Feng signaled Zheng Zhi to organize, and then he took the opportunity to play a sneak attack from behind. Unfortunately, under the strict overall defense of the Croatian team, the ball was intercepted halfway before passing him.
After struggling to return to the defense in time to slow down the Croatian team's fast attack, it fell into a positional battle again. Yan Feng once again used all means to limit Modric's defense. However, in the same way, the Chinese team could not limit the Croatian team's attack. Again the opponent completed a shot.
Although he didn't score again, the pressure increased in the hearts of every Chinese player.
"Hey!" After coming back a few more, Yan Feng suddenly let out a long sigh.
After these few rounds, Yan Feng suddenly found that he seemed to be paired.
He can limit the number of times Modric can get the ball, but he can't limit the latter's ability to direct his teammates on the field. He can control the ball from Modric, but he can't control the entire Croatian team's attacking organization.
This made it impossible for the Chinese team to limit the opponent's attack. With the increase in the number of shots, Yan Feng felt that the second goal was likely to appear.
Yan Feng felt a sense of powerlessness. He turned his head to the sidelines, wanting help from manager Lippi. And the latter's frowning look made his heart tighten.
"Lippi can't help it?"
Yan Feng had never felt so worried. The opponent's attack made him feel a lot of pressure. And what gave him the most powerlessness was the attack of his own side. The opponent's overall defense is indeed strong, and even in Yan Feng's opinion, it is not much worse than the Italian team, which is famous for its defense. But there is no invincible defense in the world, but there are few people on his side who can help him offensively.
Even one of the teammates in the front line can hit the goal with their feet in one-on-one. As long as there is such a one, this game will still have to be played.
The front teammates, as long as there is a defender who can see death, makes the Croatian team have enough troops to limit Yan Feng's back insertion and even strong penetration.
This is a dilemma that has never been seen before!
Yan Feng thought so. But soon, he realized that his predicament was just the beginning.
Ten minutes later, 30 minutes into the first half, Croatia used a wide range of transfers to break through the Chinese team's defense. And Mandzukic in the middle was successfully outflanked and blasted the Chinese team's goal again with a header.
2:0.
Two goals behind, two goals! Yan Feng felt as if his heart had been struck by lightning, and his whole body was sluggish.