Chapter 17: Advance to the quarterfinals
Ling Feng's current position is the shadow striker he was familiar with when he was at Saint-Germain, but unlike when he was at Saint-Germain, in terms of defense, Ling Feng did not put too much energy into it, and his main purpose on the field was to score goals.
As Batistuta once said: "If there's a goal in front of you, you'll see what I can do." ”
Ling Feng didn't need this, in front of him was an empty Mexican half, including Campos, there were only three players who could hinder him at best, such a flat situation was really like a fish in water for Ling Feng.
The Chinese team's current defensive counterattack is not ugly, and it is not just a turtle who gets the ball in the penalty area and kicks it out, no matter where it is kicked.
Maradona, who was eliminated by Italy in his heyday in 1982, knows the tricks of defending and counter-attacking better than the old Maldini now.
The main thing is the control of the midfield, and the core of the sudden front - Ling Feng!
Baggio is old, and it is difficult to see the ponytail Baggio recreate the style of the '94 World Cup, and it is also difficult to see the Italian team play the kind of rapid offensive and defensive transition of the past to the defensive counterattack.
But now Ling Feng, this guy with a big gauze sleeve on his head, he makes people see the shadow of his teammate Baggio last season......
In the sixth minute of the second half, Hernandez's breakthrough was cleverly cut off by Zhu Yin, and then the youngster defender made a long pass with his left foot to Liu Dong on the right side.
The youngest player to score goals in the history of the World Cup, his performance in this game was just as dazzling, he and Yue Lingxiang have both scored two goals so far in the World Cup, and their outstanding performances are known as Ling Feng's perfect successor.
Several of Europe's biggest clubs have contacted Siyue, hoping to bring in these two young players, and both have given extremely high salaries and transfer fees.
The World Cup, the stage where players became famous.
Liu Dong stopped the ball on his chest, and cleverly padd the ball with the instep of his inner foot at the moment the ball fell!
The ball flew towards Ling Feng, who was running forward!
No one would have thought that the speed of the Chinese team from defense to offense would be so fast, and the ball reached Ling Feng in front of Ling Feng with two feet without pause!
Lala, who was close to Ling Feng, was more than a cut inferior to Ling Feng in terms of starting speed and explosiveness, it was really hard to believe that Mexico's head coach Lapuente had only sent one person to keep an eye on Ling Feng?
Lala fell down very shamelessly, referee Melo •Pereira waved his hands to indicate that the ball was a good ball, and when Lala was still raising his hand in protest, Ling Feng rushed out five or six meters without looking back.
Joke, as long as the referee doesn't blow the whistle, the sky will fall and you have to keep kicking!
There was no one around to interfere, Ling Feng was as happy as a wild horse, and there were at least three players in the Mexican team chasing after him, but the distance between the few people was getting farther and farther!
Central defender Cambino wanted to use a foul to stop Ling Feng's breakthrough, but unfortunately, he became the second player to fall behind Ling Feng - although he had already pulled Ling Feng's clothes, he didn't expect Ling Feng to be able to accelerate while dribbling the ball at high speed, and he was caught off guard, and Cambino also fell.
The two of them fell behind Ling Feng in a row, and the shouts on the sidelines reached a peak, especially the French fans, who clearly remembered that such a pass was the horn of the goal!
Suarez, the last defender of Mexico, did not slow down Ling Feng's movements in the slightest, he obviously watched Ling Feng knock the ball inward, why did he suddenly throw the ball to the other side?
Suarez, who lost his balance, fell to the ground the third, and the moment Ling Feng rushed past him, he suddenly understood that the action just now was one of Ling Feng's stunts - flicking the tail of the ox!
SIDELINES "VIVELING! (Long live Ling Feng!) The shouts reached an unprecedented peak, Ling Feng stepped over the last defender, and now he was facing the goalkeeper Campos who was rushing towards him!
This time Ling Feng would never be fooled again, he had already paid attention to Campos's movements when he broke through Suarez, and sure enough, the flower butterfly had already begun to move forward at that time, ready to attack and cut off the ball at any time!
It's a pity that Campos's wishful thinking failed, and the moment he pounced, he saw a strange smile on Ling Feng's face in the air—then!
The position of the ball he had judged was empty!
Ling Feng flicked the ball sideways and passed the goalkeeper Campos!
The door is empty!
Ling Feng gently pushed the ball, and the ball slowly rolled into the door that opened his arms, and the moment Ling Feng got up, he had already opened his arms and began to cheer!
2:1! Ling Feng played six minutes in the second half, and he scored his fourth goal in the World Cup!
There are currently two top scorers in the World Cup, one is Italy's heavy tank Vieri, who scored his fifth goal of the tournament in the quarter-finals and the only goal of the tournament against Norway.
With five goals in four games, Vieri's value skyrocketed.
The other was Batistuta, who also topped the scorers' charts with five goals, notably against Jamaica, where he scored a hat-trick in the final fifteen minutes and became the only player to score a hat-trick in both World Cups – last against Greece at the USA '94.
The four goals were scored by Chilean killer Salas, who was eliminated by Brazil, Ling Feng and Hernandez, who had just scored a goal.
Alien Cristiano Ronaldo scored just one goal in the group stage, while two goals against Chile kept him in pursuit of the Golden Boot, while the all-time top scorer in this World Cup, Davor•Suker, has only scored two goals at this time......
If Ling Feng is not mistaken, Davor•Suker scored in the next four games to finish in the third and fourth finals before scoring six goals to claim the title of top scorer.
But now, it's not necessarily Davor•Sooke's world.
Ling Feng didn't need to do too many celebratory moves, in his opinion, there were only three people defending such a wide area, and it was really quite easy to break through.
Even Nesta and Cannavaro, when they couldn't take care of each other, they didn't dare to say that they could break Ling Feng's ball in such a wide area!
But when it comes to Nesta, I have to say that this guy was unfortunately injured in the last game against Austria in the group stage - although he was not as bleeding as Ling Feng, but you must know that Ling Feng was shaved at best, and his hands and feet were fine, but this guy was diagnosed and could not participate in the World Cup and later games......
But then again, Nesta, who has been injured in three consecutive World Cups, has scored an injured hat-trick, and he really has enough files......
Ling Feng naturally called to condolence Nesta, but that guy didn't answer his call!
In the end, it was Baggio who explained to Ling Feng with a smile that it turned out that when Nesta's guy was injured, in the "Italian House" that specializes in providing services for the World Cup, that guy fell in love.
The girl's name is Gabriella•Banocchi, a staff member of the "Italian House", but her identity scares Ling Feng - the girl's father is the secretary general of the Italian Olympic Committee!
"Could it be that the Italian Football Federation is going to marry the Italian Olympic Committee, thus creating a marriage between FIFA and the International Olympic Committee?" Ling Feng's **** guessed......
The digression is over, and the game on the field continues.
If Vogts had to choose between China and Germany, he would have chosen to give up the fight for victory after falling behind, because in the following games, not only was Klinsmann injured and could not participate, but the other players were also too physically exhausted to become extremely weak in the game against Yugoslavia.
That's because it's still a group stage, and even if you lose one game, you can still qualify for the group after winning Yugoslavia with all your might.
But now, it's the knockouts!
Mexico frantically attacked the door of the Chinese team, and the head coach Lapuente replaced a midfielder and replaced a striker, and began to bombard the door of the Chinese team.
After all, if you lose this game, you have to go home.
Mexico's fierce attack obviously increased the pressure on the Chinese team's defense, but the controlled rhythm arranged by Lao Ma before the game also made it difficult for the Mexicans to form effective shots.
However, when the defenders of the Chinese team faced the pressure of the opponent, they could not grasp the strength and angle of the long pass, so that they wasted a lot of opportunities for quick counterattacks.
Similarly, both sides received yellow cards for excessive movements, including two for the Chinese team - one each for Sun Jihai and Li Tie, and one for the Mexican team.
That is to say, even if China qualifies from the group, then Li Tie will accumulate two yellow cards in the next game and will not be able to play - those who do back have to be aware of eating cards.
In the 22nd minute, Blanco, who was world-famous for jumping over people in the group stage, played this trick again on the side, but Zhu Yin, who had been prepared, kicked the ball between Blanco's legs in the air with a kick......
Blanco threw a, but the Chinese team did not foul it.
"Joke!" Zhu Yin thought while defending himself: "This trick was used by Yue Lingxiang during training, and you still brought it to me to play?!" ”
This frog jumps over people, which is the simplest action, but at the same time, he is a foul action in itself.
Fouls on the football field are dangerous actions, such as raising the foot too high or leaning too low to head the ball are dangerous actions, the main problem of the former is that it is likely to cause a foul on the opponent, while the problem of the latter is that it is easy to get injured.
Therefore, it is a foul for a player to hold the ball with both feet after falling to the ground, and jumping around with the ball is also a foul in the strict sense.
Blanco's frog jump caused widespread controversy at the World Cup, although it was very creative, but it was also a foul action to strictly prosecute, and in the end FIFA had to ask the referee to judge and rule the foul according to the length of time the ball was held.
As a result, referee Pereira was still considering whether Blanco had committed a foul, so Zhu Yin raised his foot and kicked the ball in the air cleanly - strictly speaking, both of them were dangerous action fouls.
However, given the dramatic nature of the move and the fact that the ball was rolling out of bounds, Pereira decided to let the match go ahead after a short period of consideration.
It is not a solution to be pressed like this all the time, and the counterattack of the Chinese team continues.
In the 30th minute of the second half, Hao Haidong received Ling Feng's pass and shot slightly over the crossbar.
Hao Haidong is very depressed, he has scored two goals so far, but for him, China's No. 1 striker, two goals are not satisfied at all, especially the goals in the knockout round are even more critical, but unfortunately he has not had too good opportunities so far.
Five minutes later, Hernandez's shot bounced off the post and missed Mexico's best chance since the second half.
In the 40th minute, the Mexican coach used his last substitution, he replaced defender Vila and replaced striker Arellano to start the final fight!
It can only be said that the dying struggle.
But Lapuent's decision was a big mistake.
In the second half, due to the bombardment of the Mexican team, it did give the upper hand on the field, and it also greatly reduced the opportunities for the Chinese team to attack.
But part of the reason is that several players jointly blocked in front of Ling Feng and didn't let him hold the ball comfortably!
Now that there was suddenly one person missing, the pressure on Ling Feng was greatly reduced!
Just two minutes after Lapuente's substitution, Ling Feng finally tore open the gap in front of the penalty area through cooperation with Hao Haidong, and sent the ball into Campos' crossroads with a powerful volley with his left foot!
3:1! The Chinese team scored another goal!
There is a chance to equalize from one goal behind, but with less than five minutes left behind two goals down, it would be despairing!
But the Chinese team's offensive has not stopped.
Ling Feng's goal just now greatly boosted the team's morale, and at the same time, it also made the Mexican players completely abandon the game.
In stoppage time, Hao Haidong finally received Yue Lingxiang's cross from the side, and the header blasted open the door guarded by Campos for the fourth time!
4:1!
The Chinese team marched to the quarterfinals with their heads held high!