Chapter 16: The Power of Barefoot
The game isn't over yet. The Dalian side who faced the barefoot side with a substitute lineup obviously played very hard. The scene was completely suppressed by barefoot, not to mention, the ball possession, shots, and shots on target were also far lower than those of barefoot.
"I thought that Barefoot was going to use a substitute lineup to withdraw two foreign aids, but I didn't expect this to be the main force of Barefoot!" Shen commented on a certain P Sports, so quipped.
"Yes, I didn't expect these two young players to be so violent!" Another commentator should be kind.
As they spoke, barefoot midfielder Hudson snatched the ball from a Dalian player and launched another counter-attack.
I saw him connect the two of them, and then stuffed the ball straight to Shao Yifan in front. After Shao Yifan took the ball, he quickly broke through from the middle.
However, perhaps his previous performance was too good and caused nervousness among the opposing defenders. Two Dalian defenders flanked him from both sides, one in front of the other, and knocked him to the ground, and his legs were also violently slammed.
"Oh, he's still on the ground! It's likely to hurt this time!" A P Sports Shen commentator said with concern, "I hope there is nothing wrong." ”
Shao Yifan clutched his legs in pain and fell to the ground. After the referee blew the whistle and stopped the game, he also ran over to inquire about the situation.
Subsequently, at the signal of the referee, the team doctor hurriedly ran over for diagnosis.
After the team doctor dealt with him briefly, Shao Yifan stood up in pain. Although the team doctor advised him to take a break, he did not do so. Just because it was his first start, he had to do his best.
Football is not only about the joy of winning and the joy of scoring, but also the bitterness of defeat and the pain of injury. If you want to grow as a player, you have to be able to put it all in perspective. Don't be complacent with small accomplishments, and don't get frustrated with failures and injuries.
When the game started again, Chen Wei, who got the ball, took into account Shao Yifan's situation and did not pass the ball to him, but passed the ball to Yang Xu, who was also in a good position.
Yang Xu quickly took the ball to the front of the penalty area, and at this time Shao Yifan was already ambushed in the penalty area.
Yang Xu decisively passed to Shao Yifan, but in a scuffle in the penalty area, the football was confiscated by the goalkeeper.
Shao Yifan shook his head regretfully and ran back to his position. He has to fight for every ball, he has to expose his strengths, he wants Inzaghi to see his value.
In fact, Inzaghi on the sidelines is still very satisfied with these two young players. The hard-working attitude, the great awareness of the pitch, that's what he values.
When it came to stoppage time in the first half, when everyone thought that the first half was over.
Barefoot once again launched a counterattack.
said that it was too late, but after the barefoot midfielder Hudson got the ball, he quickly passed the player in front of him, and passed the ball with his left foot to Chen Wei in front of him in the middle circle. Chen Wei slapped the horse forward, and the speed was like the wind, which made several Dalian players out of reach.
"Here we go again! Barefoot! Let's see if Barefoot can get a chance to extend the score in the final moments of the first half?" Shen Commentary shouted loudly.
After Chen Wei shook off the opponent's defenders with speed, he saw Shao Yifan, who had already come to the position, and then decisively crossed with his feet!
"Chen Wei! He opted for a cross! Outside the Restricted Area...... Outside the forbidden area is Shao Yifan!"
Shao Yifan flexibly succeeded in countering offside, then calculated the time, ran forward quickly, and jumped in the air like a flying fish.
The ball came to his head as if it happened to be prepared for him, and the distance and time were not too much, not less, just right.
At this time, the Dalian goalkeeper stupidly came out to meet him, so Shao Yifan grabbed the gap and put the ball into the net. At that moment, there was really a bit of the shadow of the orange-clad Van Persie in the 10 World Cup.
"In! The ball is in! Shao Yifan helped the team expand the score with a beautiful header!" Shen commented, "Now the score is 2-0!" Teenager Shao Yifan also scored a brace in the first half!"
After scoring the goal, Shao Yifan ran to Chen Wei's side and high-fived him with a smile. And Yang Xu, Hudson and other teammates also quickly rushed over and praised Shao Yifan.
The cheers from the blue fans also got louder. How many games have passed, they haven't seen such a hearty game for a long time, and even if there is, it must be the hearty of the other party.
In this way, Barefoot ended the first half with a two-goal lead.
In the dressing room, everyone was in a very good mood, and the two-goal lead made them a little relaxed.
"Don't rush to celebrate," head coach Inzaghi returned to the dressing room with a blank face, "the game is only half played, and there is still half to play!"
Many players pouted secretly in their hearts, remembering the night in Istanbul in 05, and then looking at the current Jiuye, no wonder they are so calm.
However, everyone still adjusted their state, and of course they didn't want to capsize in the gutter.
Inzaghi briefly encouraged Shao Yifan, Chen Wei and the other players, and then made tactical arrangements and guidance.
At the beginning of the second half, there was no personnel adjustment on the barefoot side, but two players were adjusted on the Dalian side.
"Is Dalian going to fight again? Two main players have been replaced! Shen was a little surprised.
Soon, the red football players also noticed the changes on the field, Dalian Yifang was more active than in the first half, and they were also very hard at fighting, and every ball was contested.
The barefoot lineup, which had already led by two goals, shrunk, was obviously going to play a defensive counterattack in the second half.
Although the Dalian side launched many attacks, they were skillfully defused by barefoot.
The second half of the stalemate between the two sides was not as impressive as the first half.
At the beginning, both sides were single foreign aid lineups, and as the game heated up, perhaps the Dalian coach was also a little unwilling, and he replaced them with their second foreign aid.
On the barefoot side, striker Yang Xu was replaced and a central midfielder was replaced, and it seemed that the defense was going to be carried out to the end.
However, the barefoot defense has indeed improved a lot under Inzaghi's tutelage. At least under the impact of Dalian's double foreign aid for dozens of minutes, there were no mistakes.
On the contrary, the game came to an end, and Chen Wei assisted Hudson to form a single knife in the frontcourt.
The experienced Brazilian veteran was not inferior to the youngsters in terms of physical strength, and after successfully getting rid of the Dalian defender, he flexibly bypassed the goalkeeper and then gently pushed the shot into the empty net!
"The ball is in! Hudson! This Brazilian veteran helped the team kill the game in the final moments of the game! At this point, there is no suspense in the game!" Shen explained.
"Yes, there are less than ten minutes left in the game, and Barefoot has already killed the game in advance!" Another commentary should be the way.
With Hudson's goal, the Dalian players sighed with disappointment on their faces, they had no chance of winning, and only hoped to end the game with relative dignity.
However, they failed to fulfill this wish, and they were never able to break through the goal guarded by Xie Zhen.
Until the end of the game, they still had nothing to do about it.
3-0, after a number of winless games, Barefoot finally won a happy victory in the middle and home stadiums, keeping a clean sheet against the opponent!
It's just an FA Cup game, but I'm sure it's a good start.
Inzaghi finally smiled. The result of this opening battle is undoubtedly wonderful for him.