When Swedish striker Dar Berg shook his head and hit the ball into the empty goal, Yang Yang, who retreated to his own half, shook his head helplessly, and his whole face was full of helplessness.

It was a corner, and the reason for this corner was a quick counterattack by the Swedish midfielder, which sharply tore apart the Chinese team's defense, and then the opponent's No. 15 formed a single knife, but goalkeeper Guan Zhen bravely attacked and saved the ball from the bottom line.

It was Yang Yang's teammate in the second team of Ajax, Russ Degren, who passed this wonderful through ball.

He played at centre-back at Ajax but played as a midfielder in Sweden's youth team.

And the reason why the Swedish team passed the through ball so easily came from the big pressure of the national youth team.

Even when the opponent took a corner kick, the players of the national youth team were obviously a little lax, and the goalkeeper Guan Zhen, who had just tried to keep the goal intact, made a fatal mistake and once again abandoned the goal, but the result was a shot of the opponent's striker and was directly pushed into the empty goal by the opponent.

As the Swedish players excitedly rushed out of the pitch and celebrated the second goal of the Toulon Cup along the way, Yang Yang kept taking deep breaths and trying to calm his mind.

It's only the 21st minute of the first half and there's still a lot of time.

But from the first minute of the game, it was clear to him that his team-mates were out of balance.

Three consecutive wins in the group stage, cutting Colombia, beating Turkey, and narrowly beating France, made his teammates a little relaxed, and the clash before the game directly ignited the team's emotions.

At the beginning of the match, everyone wanted to eat Sweden in one go, as they did against Turkey.

The national youth team's abacus is playing well, but Sweden is also not a fuel-efficient lamp, and can stand out in the gap between the two strong teams of Brazil and Portugal, and the Swedish team's defense is not idle?

Yang Yang knows Lindgren very well, he is a central defender for Ajax, but he plays in the midfield of the national youth team, which shows that Sweden's overall defensive strength is definitely strong among his peers.

Of course, this is only a youth team around the age of 20, compared to the first team, and even the Champions League-level team that Yang Yang has experienced, Sweden's defense still has a lot of problems, let alone compared to Porto, which has the strongest defense in Europe.

But the players of the national youth team were overconfident on the one hand, and on the other hand, they were in a hurry, and they pressed Sweden to play for a while after the opening, and many players were full of confidence to want to perform.

Chen Tao then made another scissor-foot pass from the edge of the box, which won a full ovation, but also failed to create a threat.

From the very beginning, the national youth team showed a very strong signal: I want to score! I'm going to show off my skills! I'm going to humiliate Sweden and show the fans at home who are watching the live broadcast what we're capable of!

This impetuous mentality is especially evident in the first twenty minutes.

But in the field, Yang Yang, who has experienced strong winds and waves, knows very well that this is very fatal.

Sweden's physical fitness can be said to be completely superior to the national youth team, and in terms of foot skills, they are also superior.

You know, the so-called foot technique is not to play a few fancy moves at all, a few beautiful passes, but to be able to open up offensive space on the field and be able to create threats.

Even if you use the simplest, most basic, or even the ugliest movements, as long as you can create space, it is a skill.

Ibrahimovic has said that he can stop the ball with his ass.

Not to mention that the players of the national youth team are far less stable than their opponents in handling the ball, attacking too quickly, making too many mistakes in passing and receiving the ball, and a lot of technical details are not handled well, and many players can't even connect their own actions.

This will be covered up when encountering a team like Colombia with a loose defense, but when encountering European teams such as France and Sweden with strict tactics, it will immediately be revealed.

The technique is not superior, the body is at a disadvantage, and the rush to press the offense directly leads the team to give up the defensive counterattack that they are best at and choose the position they are not good at.

This is a typical example of attacking the enemy's strengths with one's own shortcomings.

At the same time, this is the situation that Sweden wants to see the most.

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After a burst of irritability, Yang Yang patted his cheeks vigorously with both hands, and forced himself to calm down with pain.

He is well aware that this is not the time to be held accountable or frustrated, and the game is not over.

After seeing the teammates next to him, after being scored, they all looked a little stunned, and Yang Yang was shocked.

Blind confidence before conceding a goal, rushing to achieve success, and then being overwhelmed after conceding a goal, and having a broken confidence, is a big taboo in the game.

"Hey, cheer up!" Yang Yang shouted loudly, and at the same time called his teammates around him with both hands.

Everyone was a little at a loss, and after hearing Yang Yang's shout, they all came closer.

"We're all sober and sober, we've just conceded a goal, we have to be calm, calm, understand?"

Everyone nodded a little dazedly, they all knew to be calm, but how to calm down?

How to cope?

Yang Yang knew that it would not be okay to continue like this, so he thought about it for a while, and asked loudly, "Do you still want to win?" ”

This question made everyone present look at him one after another, and everyone found a trace of clarity in their eyes.

"If you want to win, you have to listen to me." Yang Yang was extremely confident and shouted resolutely.

"What should we do, you say?" Feng Xiaoting asked.

"yes, I'm one goal behind, what should I do?"

Yang Yang grabbed the shoulders of a teammate with his left and right hands, "Don't think about anything, defense, stabilize the defense first, how the coach usually organizes the defense, we will play, everyone should concentrate first and do a good job of defense." ”

Ajax's coaching staff once told Yang Yang that it was easy to score again ten minutes after a goal, either to equalize or to be scored again.

With the current mental outlook of the national youth team, needless to say, it will definitely concede another goal.

What is the overall strength of the team, Yang Yang knows in his heart, there is a chance of winning if he concedes a goal, and the big deal is a 1-1 draw, entering overtime and penalty shootouts.

But if you concede two goals, it's really the end of it.

He is only one person, but he is facing eleven players on the other side, and even if he really has wings, he can't fly.

What's more, he is not a superstar with super individual ability like Ronaldinho.

'Hold on in the first half, as long as you don't concede, there's hope in the second half.'

As he spoke, Yang Yang stretched out his right hand.

Feng Xiaoting, Hao Junmin and Chen Tao and many other players who played in the league in China quickly understood what Yang Yang meant, and then blindly wanted to score at this time, that is, to seek their own death, hold steady, and wait for the opportunity to counterattack, that is the way for the national youth team to survive.

As a result, several people folded their hands on the back of Yang Yang's hand, and other players were also infected and followed suit.

"Defend! Defend! Defend!! ”

As everyone shouted in unison, everyone returned to their respective positions.

At this time, Sweden also returned to the field with a one-goal lead and the pride of the winner.

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After the restart, the Swedish team was full of morale and had the momentum to eat the Chinese team in one go.

Two minutes later, the Chinese team made another mistake in receiving the ball in the middle, and Lindgren sent the ball to the feet of Dar Berry in front of the field, who quickly counterattacked and distributed the ball to his teammates, and the number 15 player dribbled horizontally at the edge of the penalty area and suddenly hit the goal with his left foot.

But Feng Xiaoting's position was very good, blocking the opponent's shot angle, causing the shot to be missed.

However, the Swedish team did not rest on their laurels and continued to increase their attacking efforts.

Four minutes later, the opponent's No. 13 player passed three players of the Chinese team in a row on the right side, but when he hit the goal with his left foot in the end, he hit too straight and was saved by goalkeeper Guan Zhen.

Not long after, the Swedish team made a long pass on the left, Yuan Weiwei blocked the ball from the bottom line when he was scrambling with the opponent, and the Swedish team got a corner kick again, which once again created a storm in the Chinese team's penalty area, and finally he pushed the ball high.

The continuous offensive made the Chinese team feel the pressure, and they kept polishing the confidence of the national youth team players on the field.

It's not that the opponent is too strong, it's that they're too weak.

There are many factors in the three consecutive wins in the group stage, especially Yang Yang, who has just returned from Ajax, has performed too well.

Now, Yang Yang is closely guarded by the opponent, and the Chinese team's offense immediately plummets, and the true level of the team is exposed.

Many players in the squad were ashamed of their previous arrogance, especially several players who made fancy moves in front of the Swedish defenders.

The movements are not fancy, but they are very practical and stable, each movement is closely linked to the next action, so they can connect three people on the right side, and the players of the Chinese team can't even find a chance to kick or foul.

I can only watch the opponent dribble the ball, but I can't do anything.

This is the Sweden they had looked down on before.

This is what many media call the Nordic Power faction, Sweden with a body but no technology.

Yang Yang is also very aware of the current situation, he is also very hard, keep running, keep looking for opportunities, actively participate in defense, constantly encourage his teammates, and hope that everyone can continue to work hard and not give up.

"As long as we hold on to this scoreline, we still have a chance, and we must not give up until the last minute."

Yang Yang encouraged his teammates with practical actions, one moment he could sprint forward to receive the pass of his teammates, and the next moment he was able to chase back to the front of the penalty area to participate in the defense.

He never knew how to encourage others, and he was not capable of boosting the morale of the team with his genius performances, he could only use his own hard work and diligence to help the team and do his best to keep the last hope.

A clear conscience, this is what he is after.

The game passed little by little, and the intensity of the youth team was not great, and the Swedish team gradually slowed down the offensive after attacking for a while.

This made the Chinese team breathe a sigh of relief, and only Yang Yang kept reminding his teammates to be vigilant and not to relax.

But forty minutes into the game, the referee finally blew the whistle for the end of the first half.

0-1, the national youth team temporarily trailed Sweden.