Chapter 254: Amazing Ireland

No matter how depressed the Iraqi players are, this game is over, and it is a fact that they are not as good as others.

According to the course of the game, even if the Chinese team does not have Lu Feng, there is no problem in defeating Iraq. It's just that in that case, it may not be so easy.

At the press conference after the game, the head coaches of the double reversal seemed to be very blocked, praising the performance of the other party, and there was no sign of the confrontation between the two sides as opponents on the court just now.

After this game, the next warm-up game of the Chinese team is four days away.

The opponent is Ireland.

Although Ireland as a country seems to be a small country, many Chinese have not even heard of it.

But Ireland's football strength is also second-rate in Europe.

Compared to China, I don't know where it goes.

So this game against Ireland is going to be a tough game to play compared to the game against Iraq.

And during this period, although Lu Feng wanted to take the opportunity to return to China, friends and family got together.

But because he was in Xi'an, Francis was not so easy to talk this time, and Lu Feng was now the captain of the National Olympic team, and his every move was stared at by countless pairs of eyes, and he was not willful at all.

There was no way, Lu Feng could only wait for the next game at the training base.

During this period, except for bragging with Lin Hai from time to time, there were no other entertainment activities.

And Lin Hai was even more curious about the relationship between Lu Feng and Annina.

Regarding Lin Hai's curiosity, Lu Feng naturally wouldn't make it clear to him, but only clarified with him that the relationship between himself and Anina was just a simple relationship between an agent and a player, as for whether Lin Hai believed it or not, Lu Feng had no way to guarantee it.

Anyway, whether Lin Haixin believes it or not, Lu Feng believes it.

In this way, after a few days of life that was very boring for Lu Feng, the second warm-up game finally came.

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Still at the same stadium, the Chinese team welcomed their second opponent in this warm-up match, Ireland.

Ireland's strength is not half a star stronger than Iraq's.

At the same time, they also qualified for the World Junior Championships.

For the Chinese team, they also attach great importance to the possible dark horses in this World Youth Championships.

This warm-up match is completely to prepare for the upcoming World Youth Championships, and both sides have the idea of testing each other's strength, so although this game is a warm-up match, both sides are still more serious.

In the last game between China and Iraq, Ireland has also studied it carefully, especially for the most important player in the Chinese team - Lu Feng, they have a good understanding.

To this end, their head coach racked his brains and came up with a set of tactics specifically to deal with the Chinese team.

And this set of tactics, is it useful?

The answer, of course, is yes!

The game just started less than a minute, and on the Chinese team's side, the main defender Zhang Bo and Lin Hai, who played in the back, both had a yellow card on their backs, and it is conceivable that the pressure on the Chinese team is great.

In this game, Ireland's tactics are very simple, that is, to cut off Lu Feng from other Chinese players, and then, attack with all their might!

Lu Feng's strength is indeed the top existence among players in the entire age group, however, compared to Lu Feng, the other players of the Chinese team are not.

Especially in this game, Francis held the attitude of training and recruited many new faces to join the national Olympic team, and the strength of this national Olympic team is still much inferior to the one that won the Asian Youth Championship.

The tacit understanding of the players is also much inferior.

As a result, Ireland easily cut off Lu Feng from the rest of the Chinese players.

Moreover, they are not completely ignorant of Lu Feng, once Lu Feng appears in the 30-meter area of the front court, there will be at least two or more Irish players to defend him.

In such a situation, even if Lu Feng's personal strength is very good, he still has no way to lead the Chinese team to win by himself.

And it was in this way, with the overall strength and tactical superiority, that Ireland gradually grasped the initiative in the game.

Ireland, who dominated the game, were also lucky in this game, and in the 31st minute, Ireland's dominance was converted into a goal.

This conceded goal is actually inseparable from Lu Feng.

It was because Lu Feng himself dribbled the ball deep and was cut off by the Irish defender, who launched a quick counterattack to play more and less, and completed the goal.

Ireland, who scored first, became more and more confident and played better the more they played.

On the Chinese team's side, many people seem to have not woken up yet, and they don't understand what happened to the opponents in these two warm-up games.

Shouldn't the warm-up game be a fun place for everyone to enjoy the game, and be guilty of working so hard?

However, before the Chinese players could come to their senses, Ireland scored again.

In the 42nd minute, Ireland won a free kick in front of the field because of the foul of the Chinese defender, and the free kick was taken, and the Irish striker completed the header!

2-0, the Chinese team fell behind by two goals in the first half!

In the remaining minutes, Ireland also slowed down, as if they were saving for the second half, reducing the pressure on the Chinese team.

But the Chinese team failed to seize the opportunity, and they have not recovered from the goal they conceded.

In the final minutes of the first half, neither side had good chances and no shots on goal, and the half-time was over.

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If you only look at the first half, you will think that the Chinese team has lost, and they seem to be stunned. Even the number one star like Lu Feng has not shown his strength at all.

Many Chinese fans who watched the game couldn't help but shake their heads and sigh, the performance of the Chinese team in the first half was really a familiar "Chinese formula".

Could it be that the previous Asian Youth Championship champion is the glory of this national Olympic team?

With such a performance, I still want to win the World Youth Championships, it's a crazy dream!

Although there are many newcomers in the team, the absence and lack of fighting spirit of the Chinese players can still be seen at a glance.

Even Lu Feng's performance was mediocre, and he was not sorry for everyone's expectations of him at all.

As Chinese fans exchanged their views on the first half of the game and commented on the bears of the origins, the halftime passed quickly.

For the second half of the game, Chinese fans held the idea that the Chinese team could score one goal and concede a few goals would be good.

But no one expected that in the second half of the game, the situation changed abruptly, and the Chinese team quickly pulled back a goal.

Less than five minutes into the second half, Lu Feng broke through with the ball himself in front of the court and caused a defensive foul on the Irish player and won a free kick.

Facing the third free kick opportunity of the Chinese team in the whole game, this time, Lu Feng did not miss it again.

The ball flew out from his feet, drew a beautiful arc, and flew directly into the Irish goal.

And the Irish goalkeeper, in the face of Lu Feng's tricky angle shot, there was no way at all, and the saves he made were all in vain, and the football still flew into the goal.

After Lu Feng scored, the Chinese fans in the stands suddenly burst into cheers.

And while the fans were cheering, on the pitch. Lu Feng has been buried by his teammates. The Chinese team is celebrating a goal.

The Irish players were a little stunned, and their people either stared blankly at the Chinese players celebrating the goal, or stared blankly at the football in the goal, and they were in a trance for a while.

As early as before the game, I had heard that Lu Feng had a good free kick, and there were quite a few free kick goals.

But in the first half, the Chinese team's two free kick opportunities, Lu Feng did not play well.

Therefore, the Irish players did not have too much to worry about this free kick.

It's just a regular line of people and a step-by-step free kick defense.

Unexpectedly, Lu Feng actually kicked such a beautiful goal. That almost perfect arc, already tricky angles, even if you change to a world-class goalkeeper to deal with it, I'm afraid there is nothing you can do, not to mention, at least the Irish goalkeeper.

It's a beautiful goal.

After Lu Feng's goal, it also reminded the Irish players.

When defending against Lu Feng, try to be cautious, don't foul, and never give Lu Feng a chance to take a free kick.

Anyway, compared to Lu Feng, the other Chinese players do not pose any threat at all.

Since two people can't stop Lu Feng, then three, four, at most, Lu Feng attacks once, and there are actually five Irish defenders around him.

With such a defense, it is difficult for Lu Feng to break through with a shot, even if he wants to pass the football to his teammates.

Ireland's tactics have paid off.

After they strengthened their defense against Lu Feng, Lu Feng once again became as inactive as in the first half of the game.

In the stands, many Chinese fans were worried.

They could see that it was not that Lu Feng didn't work hard, but that Lu Feng really tried his best.

If it is in Leeds United, except for Lu Feng, the strength of other Leeds United players is not weak, and the other party has no way to ignore other Leeds United players, which is also the reason why Lu Feng was not so closely defended in Leeds United's game.

And in this game, as Lu Feng's teammates, few Chinese players played normally, and it was completely impossible to expect them to help Lu Feng share the pressure of the offense.

On the sidelines, Francis also had an anxious look on his face.

Although these two games are training for him, they are just warm-up games, and it doesn't matter if he wins or loses.

However, thinking of so many Chinese fans at home, if this game is really lost, then after the game, it will definitely be criticized by the media.

Although he doesn't care, it's always uncomfortable to be scolded.

As a result, Francis took the lead in making substitution adjustments, using two substitutions, wanting to strengthen the attack and strive for an equalizer.

Seeing this, the Irish side also saw a move, replacing them with players with full fitness and strengthening the defense.

For the previous suppression of China, the physical flow of Irish players is also quite fast.

It can be seen that on the Irish side, the goal is clear, which is to keep the score 2-1 until the end of the game.

After both sides made substitutions, the situation on the field also froze.

Ireland turned into a defensive counter-attack and no longer actively sought to attack. As for the Chinese team, they have no possession of the ball, but after the absolute core Lu Feng was frozen by the opponent, they couldn't organize a threatening attack at all.

In this way, no one on either side can help anyone, and time passes minute by minute.

During this period, Ireland even launched a few beautiful counterattacks at one point, almost breaking the Chinese team's goal again.

However, fortunately, although the offense was not good, the Chinese team's defense in the final stage was still good, and it failed to let Ireland score, and the score was maintained at 2-1.

As time went on, the game came to the last ten minutes, into eighty minutes.

At this time, both managers still have one last substitution spot in their hands.

Just when Francis was thinking about who to replace and continue to strengthen the attack, the situation on the field changed.

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In this game, in addition to Lu Feng's normal performance, there are several players who play normally, among them, there are Lu Feng's good friends - Lin Hai,

In the eighty-first minute, after Lu Feng took the ball in the front court, he dribbled forward, and in just a split second, three Irish players appeared around him to defend him.

Lu Feng dunked the ball, made a feint to break through, and attracted the attention of an Irish defender, but gently rubbed the football with his right foot, sending the football from the Irish player's slit to the middle.

Lu Feng's move was really a big surprise to the Irish players, in the previous game, because of the Irish players, they focused on cutting off the connection between Lu Feng and other Chinese players.

Therefore, Lu Feng will not choose to pass the ball almost at such a moment, not that he does not know how to cooperate, but the pass other than the return pass will basically be cut off by the opponent.

Therefore, on several occasions when facing the defense of Irish players. Lu Feng either chose to break through himself in order to lure the Irish player into a foul. Either in order to keep the ball, choose to pass back.

But either way, the threat to Ireland's goal will undoubtedly be greatly reduced.

So when Lu Feng suddenly passed the ball to the middle, many Irish players didn't even react.

And in the middle, there is a player wearing a Chinese red jersey, who is plugging in, he is Lin Hai.

In the final stage of the game, the Irish players also relaxed their vigilance a little, and the defense of other Chinese players was relatively not so tight.

Therefore, Lu Feng's pass almost penetrated the Irish defense.

After receiving the ball, Lin Hai did not hesitate and broke into the Irish penalty area directly with the ball.

At this time, two Irish defenders rushed forward from left and right, blocking his shot with their bodies.

But, at this time, it was too late.

Limhi had already made adjustments when he had just dribbled into the box, and he had already finished shooting when the Irish defenders were running towards him.

Lin Hai's left leg hit the football fiercely, and the football flew towards the Irish goal like a cannonball.

When the football flew in front of the nearest Irish player, he only felt a gust of wind brought by the football, like a cold winter wind, which completely cooled his heart.