On the evening of August 3, Beijing Gongti Stadium.

In the first match of the semifinals of the Asian Cup, China played against Iran.

This crucial battle attracted more than 60,000 fans to watch the game, which made the Gongti Stadium full for the first time.

As the national team's results soared, domestic fans became more and more fanatical.

Especially before the game, when the sound of the national anthem sounded in the stadium, the 60,000 fans in the stadium sang the national anthem aloud with the players and staff.

Yang Yang appeared in the starting lineup, and he once again remembered what Wei Zhen had said in his mind.

Three hundred and sixty lines, only sports can sing the national anthem before the game.

The Chinese team once again lined up in a 442 formation in this game, with Liu Yunfei as the goalkeeper and Sun Xiang, Zheng Zhi, Li Weifeng and Zhang Yaokun as the backline, the latter replacing Wei Xin in this game.

The midfield is a combination of Yan Song, Shao Jiayi, Zhao Junze and Yang Yang, and the double strikers are still Li Jinyu and Hao Dong.

Breaking into the semi-finals, the fighting spirit and enthusiasm of the national team have already reached a high point, in this case, even the head coach Alihan shouted the slogan before the game to break into the final and win the championship.

It's a necessity to follow the trend.

It would be foolish for the manager to pour cold water on the team at this time.

In the dressing room before the game, Alihan also said during the mobilization, "I believe that with our current strength and form, no team in Asia can stop us from moving forward!" ”

The whole national team was also encouraged and actively launched an offensive against Iran from the very beginning of the game.

Just two minutes into the opening game, Hao Dong pulled to the left side to instigate an offensive, Sun Xiang crossed from the side into the penalty area, and the Iranian defender cleared the siege.

But the ball was still controlled at the feet of the Chinese team, and soon a wave of attacks was launched, Shao Jiayi suddenly shot from the edge of the penalty area, which was powerful and heavy, grazing the crossbar and flying out of the field.

At the edge of the penalty area, this is a hidden danger exposed by the match between Iran and South Korea, and the three goals conceded are related to this.

Iran also quickly fought back, Karimi pushed forward the attack after getting rid of a defender in the middle, and went straight behind him to send the ball into the box, but goalkeeper Liu Yunfei made a decisive attack and held the ball.

After the opening, the two teams attacked and defended each other.

The Iranian team obviously also focused on the previous games of the Chinese team, adopting a strategy of defending left and attacking right, on the one hand, using the defense on the left to focus on containing Yang Yang's side assault, and at the same time giving full play to its strong offensive advantage on the right side.

All four goals against South Korea came from Iran's right side.

Iran's targeted defense makes it difficult for Yang Yang to play on the right side, and the physical fitness of Iranian players is not only better than the seventeen-year-old Yang Yang, but also the senior international of the Chinese team, which is very advantageous.

has a physical advantage, the speed is not slow at all, coupled with a tight targeted defense, which makes Yang Yang closely marked by the opponent after the opening, and it is difficult to get a chance.

It wasn't until the twelfth minute that Yang Yang ran out of a gap and got a chance, and crossed into the penalty area from the side.

But in front of Iran's defenders, the Chinese team's attack failed to create chances.

From the beginning, he always had a feeling of power and nowhere to go, very depressed and depressed, which made him want to go crazy.

He is well aware that this is the targeted defense of the Iranian team, and even in a way, he should be honored for it, because every time he takes the ball, he attracts the attention of the Iranian defenders.

But he still felt very unhappy because he didn't have a chance to perform.

Aside from this cross, he didn't even get a chance to make a decent performance.

"It won't go on like this."

Yang Yang knew very well in his heart that he had to find a way to get rid of the defenders of the Iranian team, otherwise he would definitely be targeted.

Van Basten has said that attacking players who run cannot be defended.

And since the Iranian team wants to target him, they can't let them do it anyway.

Yang Yang couldn't help but think of the first game against Colombia in the Toulon Cup, the opponent just wanted to stare at him, so Yang Yang decisively adjusted his role, gave full play to his running, and kept interspersing and pulling the opponent's defense.

Although he didn't get the opportunity, he could help his teammates pull out of the gap.

…………

…………

After changing his thinking, Yang Yang quickly adjusted his style of play.

When the team takes the ball to attack, he actively runs, pulls the opponent's defense, creates space for his teammates, actively receives his teammates, and passes the ball in transition, especially Shao Jiayi, and the cooperation between the two is now more and more tacit understanding.

After the Chinese team loses the ball, Yang Yang will actively participate in the counter-robbery as soon as possible, and will also actively retreat to participate in the defense.

This style of play gave the Iranian defenders who were guarding him a headache, but they were helpless, because they couldn't get Yang Yang to stop running like this, as if Yang Yang couldn't get them to stop pressing step by step.

When the game reached the twenty-third minute, the Chinese team finally had a chance.

After the goal was frustrated, Li Jinyu quickly retreated and rebounded, and Yang Yang and Yang Yang attacked Iran's left fullback at the same time, and after the ball was broken, Li Jinyu quickly divided the right side to Hao Dong, who crossed to the middle, and Shao Jiayi inserted a push shot in the back row.

1 to 0!

The entire stadium cheered.

Although Yang Yang didn't score, he also contributed to this goal, so he was still very happy.

What's more, as long as you can win, whoever scores is the same.

What Yang Yang didn't expect was that after the goal, the Chinese team played very awkwardly.

This is also an old problem of the Chinese team for a long time, and they don't know how to play after taking the lead.

The players on the field began to have different ideas, some felt that they could fight for another goal and lay the victory, some wanted to stabilize the situation, and some even wanted to retreat, keep the score, and wait for the opportunity to counterattack.

Yang Yang was in the field, and he felt this disagreement most obviously.

Iran, on the other hand, after conceding a goal, instead let go of their hands and began to press aggressively.

With the Iranian team's counterattack, the Chinese team was also forced to take a defensive position, but after blocking two waves of the opponent's offensive in a row, it finally failed to block the third wave.

Forty-three minutes before the end of the first half, Iran instigated an offensive on the right flank, and Madavecchia assisted Allawi to score and equalize the score.

The two sides ended the first half with a 1-1 draw.

This is undoubtedly a morale-boosting goal for Iran, but for the Chinese team, it is a painful blow.

…………

…………

The opponent equalized before the end of the first half, which made the national team players look a little depressed after returning to the locker room, and Yang Yang was even more drooping, with an ugly expression.

He was very unhappy with his performance in the first half.

The feeling he had throughout the first half was that he was full of strength, but there was no place to go.

It was so depressing and depressing that it made him want to go crazy.

Iran's targeted defense made him feel very uncomfortable, so he could only keep running, constantly looking for opportunities, but for various reasons, he never showed up.

Coupled with the team's equalizer at the end of the first half, Yang Yang was as depressed as everyone else.

The only difference is that his reason is still telling him not to be irritable, and the more important the moment, the more important it is to stay calm.

What's more, there's still the second half.

Alihan came to the middle of the players, and he first expressed his affirmation of the first half of the game.

'I've seen everyone's efforts and I'm happy with your performance, we managed to freeze the opponent's attack on the right for most of the time, but unfortunately a mistake ruined our 45 minutes of effort.

"However, I believe that in the second half we must have had a chance, we have an extra day of rest than our opponents, we have a certain advantage in terms of fitness, and most importantly, we can't give the opponent another chance on the left side. ”

As early as before the game, Alihan focused on the team's left side of the defense for several days in a row, which played a role in the game.

Apart from the goal conceded before the break, Iran didn't get the slightest chance on the right flank.

Of course, there are comings and goings, and the Iranian team also made a targeted defense against the right side of the Chinese team, and Yang Yang did not get a chance.

Alihan obviously saw Yang Yang, who was lowering his head and staring silently at the sweat on the floor, walked over and patted him lightly on the shoulder, "You behaved well, all of us saw your efforts, the opponent is watching you closely, don't put too much pressure on yourself." ”

Yang Yang nodded slightly, saying so, but he still felt uncomfortable in his heart, he felt a fire in his heart, he had always wanted to erupt, but he had been pressed, he wanted to push away the boulder that was pressing on his heart with his own hands.

"Makes me want to finish this game." Yang Yang gritted his teeth and said.

…………

…………

"We defended well in the first half, especially on the right side of the Chinese team."

In the dressing room of the Iranian team, head coach Branislavic with a confident smile on his face told all the players in the dressing room with certainty.

"Yang Yang didn't have a decent performance in the whole first half, except for that cross, he didn't create a threat at all, he is only 17 years old, as long as we continue the performance in the first half, we will definitely be able to freeze him in this game."

Many people in the locker room nodded one after another, and even two players flashed a trace of disdain in their eyes, as if to say, is it not easy for a seventeen-year-old hairy boy to keep him?

Champions League winners?

Hmph, so what?

Ivanovic attaches great importance to Yang Yang, and before the game, he focused on practicing the targeted defense of the right side of the Chinese team, which played a very obvious effect in the first half, and Yang Yang did nothing throughout the first half.

As for the left side of the Chinese team, it was also suppressed by the right attack of the Iranian team.

"Remember what I said, as long as we stabilize our defense, the Chinese team will definitely be dragged down by our own pressure, and the final victory of this game will definitely belong to us!"

…………

…………

After the halftime break, the two teams returned to the Gongti Stadium.

But not long after the start of the second half of the game, the Chinese team suffered an unexpected blow.