Chapter 189: A Draw Is Not Enough
In the second half, the Chinese team's lineup made some adjustments, Zuo Shusheng was replaced, Wu Jie's position was moved forward, and now he is the shadow striker.
The Germans did not make any changes to the line-up, because Briegel and Forster were already the most reliable centre-back combination in the team, and the Malaysian and small horses did well enough, and the head coach Youpp could only ask for all five midfielders to come back to defend when defending China's corners and free-kicks.
Wu Jie moved his position forward as an attempt, hoping to make his threat more direct, so that he would have a better chance of using his spur of inspiration to create a threat.
Shortly after the start of the second half, a long pass from Chen Haonan found him.
Big Malaysia and Pony continued to play a one-piece baby defense around him, and even when the team was ahead, Mateus was asked not to step forward in the second half, and he must not give Wu Jie a chance to pass continuously.
Wu Jie used his physical advantage to forcibly unload the football, but before he could turn around, he was kicked in the leg by Mateus behind him, and Magath also seized the opportunity to hit him.
This is naturally a foul action, but similar to the brutal defense suffered by Maradona in this World Cup, Wu Jie is also difficult to get the whistle under this kind of foul.
This is not specifically to embarrass him alone, Maradona's experience is similar to what he is now, if he can't prevent it, he will directly put you down, and if he can't put it down, he won't let you break through with the ball easily.
Wu Jie didn't plan to foul anymore, so he endured the pain and controlled the ball at his feet, and then passed it back to Chen Haonan, who was receiving in the midfield.
Chen Haonan got the ball and flashed it past Breitner, and sent the ball back to the front court with a long pass.
Wu Jie had already accelerated to get rid of Mateus and Magat at this time, and this cooperation was very successful.
But Germany still had a second line of defence waiting for him, and Foster made a scramble when Wu Jie accelerated away, breaking the pass with a vicious tackle before he could get the ball.
Seeing this, Wu Jie could only jump up and dodge, and the ball returned to the German team.
Magath picked up the ball and moved it to the wing again, and the Germans immediately launched a counter-attack along the wing.
This time, Jia Xiuquan destroyed the ball in the middle, but he always played like this, and sooner or later he would be scored, and the Chinese team had to grab the equalizer before the deficit was expanded, so as to have a chance to turn defeat into victory.
Wu Jie found that although the threat was more direct after moving forward, the disadvantage was that the two defensive lines of the German team could be more easily combined.
Today, the Germans made it clear that they were trying their best to defend against him, and the rest of the Chinese players would attack if they had the ability, and they didn't care at all, because the temporary supplementary defense was enough to stop him.
Wu Jie can only signal Chen Haonan to press up, he has attracted enough defense in the middle, if the two wings still can't give enough support, then Chen Haonan in the middle must also join the attack, and the problem of defense can no longer be taken care of at this time.
Chen Haonan's forward insertion finally had an effect, but he did not go to the middle to support, but went to the two wings to carry out activities, and the middle still let Wu Jie alone to involve the defense.
The German team did not put much defense into the two wings, and Chen Haonan could have a lot of room to play in this area, and could even play the role of Messi temporarily.
In addition, his addition allows the two wings to form a triangle with Wu Jie, and this triangle tandem position greatly increases the control of the Chinese team in the midfield.
The most intuitive manifestation of this is that the attack is not so easy to be blocked, and they can finally push the ball into the 30-meter area in front of the goal.
In the 59th minute of the second half, Chen Haonan and Gu Guangming successfully broke through on the side through a two-on-one cooperation, and then one continued to run along the side, and the other cut to the penalty area to break through.
The German player thought that Chen Haonan was more of a threat, and immediately gave up the wing defense and contracted the formation in the middle penalty area.
Chen Haonan immediately passed, Gu Guangming crossed on the side, and the football was hoisted high into the penalty area.
Wu Jie plugged in at high speed, rushed to the penalty spot and under the interference of the two central defenders, he hit the incoming ball hard.
This time Schumacher made a world-class save that flew over the crossbar for the ball.
The Chinese team won another corner kick, this time the German team returned to the half-court defense except for the forwards, and for a time there were seven players standing in the penalty area to compete for the top.
But even so, Wu Jie still scrambled to the first landing point, but it was difficult to control the angle of the shot under interference, and the football was picked up by Schumacher in front of the goal.
The Chinese team immediately returned to defense, but the offense during this period allowed them to find a little way, although Chen Haonan inserted it would make the backcourt empty, but the situation of falling behind at the moment can only be fought with their backs.
A few minutes later, the Chinese team successfully defended the German team's offensive along the flank, and immediately began to press all the way after getting the ball.
This made the audience very happy, because in the second half, the two teams went back and forth, and every time they pressed the attack with all their might, which was very nice to watch on the scene.
This time, Chen Haonan chose to break through with the ball by himself, and Wu Jie immediately took away the German team's defensive center of gravity in the opposite direction.
The German team's defense began to be a little chaotic, because after Chen Haonan began to frequently insert the ball, the Chinese team's control and breakthrough ability in the midfield became stronger, and Wu Jie was no longer isolated.
Head coach Yup De Waal is still considering countermeasures, and the players on the field can only continue to focus on Wu Jie according to the pre-game deployment, and their defensive strategy today is to prevent Wu Jie, the only threat.
Chen Haonan took the ball all the way to the penalty area before being defended, but instead of continuing to break through or shoot from distance, he sent a quick cross that targeted the left side of the box.
Wu Jie appeared at the landing point of the football in time, although he was still followed by a conjoined baby-like horse and a pony, but he still kept running and picked up the football.
At this time, a scene that stunned everyone happened, Wu Jie didn't wait for the football to land, forced a sharp stop and turned around with the help of castration, and then jumped up on the left penalty area line, and directly used an anti-human barb volley to shoot.
Big Malaysia and Little Pony never dreamed that Wu Jie would be in this position, at this distance, using such a extreme barb shot, it was too late to block it for a while.
Magath even hit his ankle because of the forced brakes, but when Wu Jie volleyed a barb shot, he fell down in pain, becoming a backdrop that can go down in history.
Schumacher's performance today was no worse than Lin Yaodong's, but he was also unprepared for Wu Jie's sudden shot.
The most painful thing is that this shot is far away and not fast, but it has an arc of hanging shot.
Schumacher couldn't reach the eerie arc even if he jumped with all his might, and the ball landed in a theoretical corner, sticking to the edge of the top right corner of the goal and into the goal.
This goal came so suddenly, the world's commentators were stunned for several seconds, and no one could have imagined that Wu Jie could actually complete an epic goal with a barb shot on the line of a big penalty area under the defense of the conjoined baby pair of Malaysia and Pony.
The German players froze in place for several seconds after the ball landed in goal, and they obviously couldn't believe that Wu Jie could score in such an incredible way.
Wu Jie himself was also a little surprised, because he wanted to kick a groundbreaking heavy artillery, but he didn't expect the ball to stop a little high, he was actually a little kicked, and the heavy artillery turned into a hanging shot, but it looked more visually impactful than expected.
From the loud exclamations of the global commentators to the passionate shouts of the Chinese and Barcelona fans at the Camp Nou, and the jaw-dropping of the German fans, his shot was certainly an unprecedented goal from any point of view.
"Wu's shot was on the left side of the penalty area, at least 15 metres away from goal, and we could see that both team-mates and opponents were stunned, and it was undoubtedly one of the best goals in football history."
"I dare say that the fans in the stadium witnessed such a goal, and everyone probably had to hold their jaws or they would fall to the ground."
"We have seen a lot of upside-down golden hooks, but Wu's goal will be an immortal classic in football history, even if there are two first-class defenders close to the defense, even if the place where he receives the ball is still on the line of the big penalty area, even if the angle is not friendly to him, but these can't stop Wu's shocking barb, because this is an unsolvable goal!"
At this moment, everyone was amazed by this exquisite upside-down golden hook shot, and the fans at the scene were also immersed in the incredible goal just now.
But Wu Jie didn't celebrate, and he quickly returned to his own half with his teammates.
Now it's only 2:2, and a draw is actually very disadvantageous for the Chinese team, because Italy and Germany are ranked higher than them, and the draw is easy to have a tie in the end, and the Chinese team will not be able to advance at that time.
So only a win really makes sense for the Chinese team, and a draw is a barely passing result for them at best.