Ga...... Ga...... Ga

In the locker room of the Chinese team, it was so quiet that only the heavy breathing of the players remained.

In the face of the powerful Brazil, everyone in the team did their best and did not dare to slack off in the slightest.

At this moment, everyone's face is full of exhaustion.

Although the game was only played in the first half, they had to put in more effort against opponents who were stronger than themselves, which made them more consumed and more tired.

But in addition to exhaustion, everyone has a kind of excitement, even excitement.

Because they equalised just before half-time to keep their hopes alive.

In the second half, the two sides returned to the same running line, and it is not known who will die.

With such a hope, every player is naturally full of high morale.

And the eyes they looked at Yang Yang were completely different.

Most of the players in this team have only played with Yang Yang in the Toulon Cup and the Asian Youth Championships, and in both events, the Chinese team has a certain competitiveness, even the ability to win the championship, so it is not as difficult to play as the World Youth Championships.

Before the World Youth Championships, for them, Yang Yang was just the number one star in the team.

He played for Dutch giants Ajax, he was the best player in the League Cup, he was the European Golden Boy Award, he was the ......

A large number of titles make Yang Yang look dazzling, but for the players within the team, it is very vague.

The only thing that is clear is that Yang Yang is the top card in the team, the core, and everyone must support him.

But this is a very passive, even coerced support.

After the World Youth Championships, every time they played, their feelings for Yang Yang deepened.

Turkey is the runner-up of the European Youth Championship, and one of the recognized favorites to win the championship before the game.

Unexpectedly, Yang Yang scored a goal at the beginning, and then the game played very smoothly.

It wasn't until after the game that all the players suddenly found out that the so-called runner-up of the European Youth Championship was nothing more than that, as long as the kick was smooth, the state and rhythm were played, and they still did a 3-0.

The subsequent Ukraine and Panama were all in danger.

But after entering the knockout round, the situation is different again.

Germany and Spain are not comparable to Turkey, both of which are among the best teams in the world, with Spain also championing the European Youth Championship.

But the final result surprised everyone again.

Not only the media and fans outside were shocked, but even the players in the team themselves found it incredulous.

Yang Yang, the originally vague top star, gradually became clearer and clearer in the minds of all players.

He doesn't talk much, but he does a lot of things.

He can be forced by Spain to retreat to the front of his own penalty area, or he can step up at crucial moments and attack the team.

He is meticulous on the training ground, but off the training ground, he actively helps his teammates connect with the team and create opportunities to stay abroad.

At this moment, everyone knows that the nominal captain of the national youth team is Feng Xiaoting, but in fact, Yang Yang is the leader that everyone admires and recognizes the most, including Feng Xiaoting himself.

Even, to some extent, Yang Yang's authority in the locker room surpasses that of head coach Crowchen.

And Yang Yang never disappoints.

After trailing by one goal in the first half, he stepped up again to equalise for his team.

One to one, the Chinese team kept a hope.

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Crowchen's face was full of solemnity, but at the same time his joy and excitement could be faintly perceived.

As soon as he entered the locker room, he first congratulated all the players and highlighted Yang Yang.

'The goal at the end of the first half was so crucial to keep our hopes alive and at the same time to create a more favourable situation for us in the second half, which was a golden goal.

Krauchen also mentioned Golling, who was seen as playing a huge role in pressing up front.

For these, the players have been mentally prepared for a long time.

They were more interested in knowing how to play in the second half.

"This style of play for Brazil is outdated."

Krauchen is a typical theoretical coach, he has a very solid theoretical foundation, and his research on European football techniques and tactics is also very thorough, so that many people have even questioned him before that he only can theoretical, but not practice.

In a nutshell, it's a mouthpiece.

But now, with the national youth team going all the way to the semi-finals, this doubt about Crawford has gradually disappeared.

In addition, in the team, Yang Yang has always unconditionally supported the authority of head coach Krauchen, so the German coach still has a lot of weight in the locker room, and he can make the players obey when he speaks.

"The reason why I say this style of play is outdated is because the mainstream of Europe no longer plays this kind of slow and methodical style of play, such as Villarreal, the most Latin American team in Europe, although this team has a typical South American number 10 like Riquelme, but they actually play faster and more fluidly."

Yang Yang has played Villarreal in the UEFA Cup and knows the situation of this team.

In fact, as soon as Riquelme is frozen, Villarreal's offense and defense become chaotic.

And in contrast, Villarreal did play more quickly.

On the other hand, this Brazilian team always passes the ball slowly, and after getting the ball, it doesn't think about attacking for the first time, but first stabilizes the ball, and then slowly passes forward, there is a feeling of wanting to pass the ball into the goal.

Maybe it's a matter of aesthetic perspective, or maybe it's a habit of playing football, anyway, Yang Yang can't appreciate this style.

"The mainstream style in Europe now is to emphasize the speed of offensive and defensive conversion, to be fast, whether it is passing the ball or defending, to pursue efficiency and simplicity, and in this regard, the German team has done a very good job, and it is also worth learning from."

The German team's offensive and defensive transition is indeed fast, they organize a tight defensive formation, as long as they lose the ball, immediately launch a counter-robbery on the spot, through this counter-robbery to achieve the purpose of breaking the ball and slowing down the opponent's offensive speed, and buy time for the midfield to organize defense.

And once the ball is broken, they will not hesitate to launch a counterattack, play with speed at the first time, and aim to threaten.

From this point of view, Krauchen intends to transplant this style of play from Germany to the national youth team, and the effect is also very good, but the gap in the personal strength and physical fitness of the players makes the national youth team forced to retreat many times.

After playing at Ajax for two years, Yang Yang felt very deeply.

It can be said that whether it is Alihan or Crowchen, they bring advanced European technical and tactical concepts, which domestic coaches do not have.

And if there can be more coaches like Alihan and Crowchen to bring this advanced concept to the national team, to the club, and to the youth training, as long as it persists for a long time, in ten or twenty years, Chinese football will definitely bear fruit.

While Yang Yang was thinking, Crouchen also quickly began to arrange the team's tactics for the second half.

Basically, he continued the same style of play as he did in the first half, but he made changes in some positions.

For example, he hopes that Yang Yang will be able to suppress Brazilian right wing-back Raphinha more.

This player is the source of the Brazilian team's attack, and if he is suppressed, the Chinese team's defensive pressure will be much less.

Yang Yang also immediately said that he would go all out and would not let Raphinha have a chance.

In addition to Yang Yang, Crouchen also signaled Chen Tao to press the position forward, mainly on the left side of the Brazilian team.

Gao Lin is in the middle of the road, focusing on limiting the central defenders and dragging the midfielders behind.

Pressing the positions of Yang Yang and Chen Tao, in addition to playing a defensive role, they will be the key weapons of the team's counterattack when attacking, especially Yang Yang, his speed and personal ability are what the national youth team must rely on in the second half.

"Okay, guys, that's basically how we played in the second half."

Krauchen made the final mobilization before the second half.

"You have to believe that if we stick to this style of play, we will be able to freeze Brazil's attack in the second half, and after stubbornly resisting Brazil's attack, all we need to do is be patient and wait for the opponent to make a mistake."

"Just give us one chance, and we can give the opponent the deadliest blow!"

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'The players from both teams are back at the Willem II Stadium.

"We can see that the youngsters in the national youth team look energetic and everyone looks very confident."

"This is the number one star of the national youth team, Yang Yang, who currently plays for Ajax, just in the first half it was he who stole the ball at Raphinha's feet and scored a single goal."

"We sincerely hope that Yang Yang can continue the excellent performance of the first half in the second half, bring us more wonderful goals, and also bring the national youth team to the final."

"This will undoubtedly be the greatest moment in the history of Chinese football!"

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The game resumes.

The Chinese team basically continued the style of play in the first half, but the positions of Yang Yang and Chen Tao were adjusted.

After the two adjusted, the midfield of Hao Junmin, Cui Peng and Zhao Xuri was also fine-tuned.

However, Brazil continued to play with the same rhythm and style of play as in the first half.

From the very beginning of the game, they smoothly controlled the ball and also took the initiative in the game.

Under the strong pressure of the Brazilian team, the Chinese team was forced to retreat to their own half and play defensive counter-attacking tactics.

Brazil then created a couple of chances, but none of them were threatening attacks.

It wasn't until the 64th minute that the Chinese team played their first threatening attack of the second half.

After Yang Yang and Hao Junmin cooperated on the left side, Hao Junmin passed to the front of the penalty area, and Zhao Xuri followed up and volleyed directly.

As a result, the shot went wide.

Then the Brazilian team once again controlled the game, and obviously became more cautious, no longer giving the Chinese team a chance to counterattack, but through their excellent individual ability, and skillful passing and possession, trying to create opportunities again and again.

The Chinese team was on guard as if facing a great enemy, and did not dare to relax in the slightest.

And Krauchen also made substitutions to further strengthen the defense in the midfield and continued to wait for Brazil's mistakes.