154 Quick Free Kicks
"South Korea made a substitution. It seems that Hiddink is in a hurry, and Hiddink replaced Yoo Sang-tie with Li Tianxiu. This is a signal to attack. ”
Yoo Sang-tie is a veteran of the South Korean national team. As a midfielder, the strength is not bad, but the strength in all aspects is relatively average. It belongs to a player who can attack and defend well, whether it is offensive or defensive. And Lee Tianxiu is completely different, this is a pure offensive player.
Li Tianxiu is only 21 years old this year.
But he is the most talented player in the current South Korean team. He has the speed and is one of the fastest in the Korean national team. He has the skills and breakthrough ability to break through and is also one of the best in the Korean national team. Even in the current Asian football world, he can be regarded as a player with excellent talent.
All passes, shots are top-notch.
But his style of play on the pitch is not very good. In the last match against Italy, he gave Maldini a straight kick to the back of the head. This made him receive a lot of criticism after the game, and many people even thought that FIFA should ban Li Tianxiu.
He didn't play in this game. But now that Spain has scored a goal, Hiddink immediately put Lee Tianxiu on the field. This is also a very clear signal to the players of the South Korean team, and that is to attack.
Now there is nothing to say, just attack.
The South Korean team was passive for half an hour, but when they fell behind, they immediately became very fierce. At this time, they can no longer care about anything, and once again play their characteristics of being able to run.
The Spanish players played for 30 minutes, and they were indeed very tired. How to say that they just played a hundred and twenty minutes a few days ago, and there was a problem with physical reserves. So after the South Korean players began to storm Spain. Spain can only take concessional measures.
It's really violent.
"Song Jong Kook, pick the ball...... The ball picked up Puyol. Li Tianxiu plugged in. Li Tianxiu got the ball, Li Tianxiu shot! The ball hit Puyol's body, except for the bottom line. It was a corner. ”
Lee Tianxiu is a player who has just come on the field. Energetic. In addition, he himself is indeed very talented, so the attack of the South Korean team is concentrated on his side. And Li Tianxiu did a good job.
Puyol is also a very good player, but Li Tianxiu is not afraid to face him. In fact, Puyol plays at right-back, and the physical exertion is the greatest. If it weren't for his physical strength being really good, it would have been really difficult to maintain the intensity of such a few days and one game.
"Song Jong Kook, take a corner...... The ball was passed beautifully, and Song Jong Kook passed the ball to the vicinity of the big penalty area. Lee Tianxiu, shoot! ”
The ball hit Hierro and bounced back to Park Ji-sung. Park. Volley! ”
"Casillas, Casillas flew to save. The goal was too dangerous, Park Ji-sung had a good shot and Casillas was even better. South Korea came close to equalising. ”
The South Korean team pounced and indeed put a lot of pressure on the Spanish team. South Korea surged in midfield and firmly pressed the Spanish midfield with their ability to run. If the physical strength of the Spanish national team is good, then it is possible to play the Korean team with their excellent technique. But it is precisely because the current physical strength of the Spanish team is not very good, so in the face of such a perverted style of play as South Korea, it will be suppressed.
Camacho was in a hurry down there.
Because the South Korean team did create several chances during this period. He watched the game for a while below. A personnel adjustment was also made. He replaced De Pedro with Mendieta.
Camacho's idea was simple.
De Pedro, as a Spanish player, is too mediocre in other aspects except for his excellent crossing. In Camacho's opinion, it is time to keep the ball. It is also necessary to strengthen the attack on the flanks.
De Pedro is not suitable. And Mendieta is just right for now. Of course, mainly because Raul is injured and can't play. Otherwise, if Raul can play, it will be Raul who replaces DePedro.
Mendieta was a player who was on par with Rivaldo in La Liga and Zinedine Zidane in European football. He's in Valencia. Led Valencia to the Champions League final for two consecutive seasons, when he was at the heart of European football's prestigious midfield. He is one of the best midfielders in European football.
At that time, Mendieta really had to control the ball, pass the ball, pass the ball, pass the ball, shoot and shoot. It's a pity that after moving to Lazio in 01, he didn't adapt to the Italian style of football at all. Poor performance there.
But no matter how you say it, it's the shadow of a famous tree.
When Camacho came to this World Cup, he still brought Mendieta. Mendieta was the best midfielder in European football a year ago. Bringing him with you might make an important difference.
Now that the game was a little tight, Camacho still remembered Mendieta, so he replaced De Pedro with Mendieta.
It's a pity that Camacho was disappointed.
The current Mendea is not the same Mendea of a year ago. A year in Lazio has taken away his genius and his self-confidence. Not only does he not have any impact on the wings, but now he doesn't even have the ability to control the ball and pass the ball as he used to be.
It's really not as good as DePedro.
"It's not a very wise substitution. After Mendieta came on, the Spanish team felt that there was one less person. Mendieta didn't show much in attack or defense. His presence did nothing to stop the South Koreans from fighting back frantically now. On the contrary, there was no offense on his side, and there was no defense on the defense. ”
Many commentators began to criticize Camacho's substitutions.
In their opinion, there are many good players in the Spanish national team. Even if Raul is injured and can't play, he can find someone else to play. And if you want to attack, if you want to defend, there are different types of players.
On the contrary, you go to the door of Dieta, but it is confusing. Camacho, do you want to attack, or do you want to defend. Even the Spanish players themselves did not understand.
Mendieta himself is the same.
It's awkward.
"Li Yirong, handed the ball to Song Zhongguo."
Song Jong Kook is the core player of the South Korean national team's midfield, and most of the passes in the midfield rely on Song Jong Kook.
"Song Jong Kook. Song Jong Kook dribbles ...... Mendieta, Mendieta tackle. I really don't know what Mendieta's appearance is for? He was in such poor form last season. Why take him to the World Cup. Look at this botched tackle. ”
Very poor indeed.
Mendieta herself was holding her breath. When it comes to attacking, he doesn't have the pace, he doesn't have the ability to get away with it as well as he used to. Even the passing skills are only half of what they were at their peak. If you want to defend, he is not a defensive player in the first place, and his defensive ability is very poor. Back then, when Valencia was in the air, even a defensive coach like Cooper gave Mendieta the freedom to not play defensively.
Therefore, after coming up, it completely became chicken ribs.
It's the feeling of falling from a great height. At his peak, he was compared to Zinedine Zidane in European football, and he was the best midfielder in European football at the time. But now it's like this. He himself was impatient.
Therefore, Mendieta vented and shoveled Song Zhongguo.
It's just a foul. Jack was a little away from the ball and immediately blew the whistle for a foul when he saw it. Mendieta looked at Jack and spread his hands with a helpless smile.
The other Spanish players were also very helpless when they saw Mendieta like this. This is Mendieta, once the best midfielder in Spain, who has now been reduced to this point.
"Song Jong Kook, Song Jong Kook quickly send a free kick!"
Just when Jack was about to warn Mendieta not to make too many moves. Song Jong Kook, who fell to the ground, immediately stood up, and then directly sent a free kick. Typical quick free-kick.
Jack, who was about to warn Mendieta, saw Song Jong Kook's quick free kick and immediately didn't talk nonsense with Mendieta. Instead, he ran forward. Song Jong Kook's quick free kick was too smart, not only did Jack not expect it, but the Spanish players also didn't expect it.
The Spanish team's defensive line was not well arranged.
"Song Jong Kook. The ball was passed too suddenly...... Xue Qixuan is very fast, and Romero can't keep up with Xue Qixuan. Spain's backline is a mess right now. There are a lot of vacancies. Xue Qixuan, an inverted triangle pass! ”
That's the advantage of a quick free-kick.
Before you even react. Just pass the ball. Mess up your backline in no time. This is the case with the Spanish team. They saw Jack running towards Mendieta, thinking that Jack was going to talk to him, so they didn't care about Song Jong Kook's side.
Of course, Jack was going to warn Mendieta.
But at this time, Song Jong Kook suddenly sent a free kick quickly, which made the entire Spanish players stupid. A quick free-kick, like Thierry Henry's goal, is still controversial in world football. That's why they didn't think of it.
Although they reacted quickly, the backline was still full of holes. Xue Qixuan saw very accurately in the run, although there was Ahn Jung-hwan's running position in front of him, but Ahn Jung-hwan was next to Hierro and Nadal.
On the contrary, Park Ji-sung, who was inserted from the left, had no defenders on his side, so he came with an inverted triangle pass.
"Park Ji-sung, Park Ji-sung shoots!"
"Casillas, Casillas can't do anything. He tried his best to make a save, but the shot was still too close. South Korea equalised, South Korea equalised. ”
"Whoa—"
In an instant, the whole stadium became a sea of joy. Korean fans are so excited, it's impossible not to get excited. When they were one goal behind, they equalized.
"I would say that the Spanish team is passive, and coach Camacho has a lot of responsibility. Compared to Coach Hiddink's decisive substitution, Coach Camacho's substitution was simply too much of a failure. Mendieta didn't see any effect when he came on the pitch. ”
Even the Spanish commentator was criticizing Camacho's substitution.
Because Camacho's replacement of Mendieta did not help the game in any way. On the contrary, looking at the decisiveness of Hiddink's substitutions, Li Tianxiu, who was replaced, performed well. led the attack of the entire South Korean national team.
From a few simple substitutions, Camacho was completely defeated by Hiddink.
"Toot-"
Jack saw Park Ji-sung's goal and made a gesture to score effectively. The Spanish players spread their hands and a few people came to complain. Thought there was something wrong with Song Jong Kook's quick free kick.
But Jack shook his head. Jack is a referee who is in favour of a quick free-kick and there should be no controversy about this free-kick. Because there is a big difference between this quick free kick and Henry's fast free kick.
Henry's quick free-kick is very rare in world football, and even Henry was the first to eat crab. After all, it was a direct free-kick, and he came with a quick free-kick. However, although there are not many quick free kicks in world football, Song Jong Kook has a lot of them.
Moreover, FIFA and UEFA have vigorously advocated the smoothness of the game in recent years, so it is estimated that there will be more and more free kicks in quick service. Jack explained to the Spanish players with a smile.
The Spanish players could only consider themselves unlucky, but there was no group of people who came to besiege Jack.
But compared to the Spanish players, Camacho was very dissatisfied and stepped forward to complain to Jack. However, Jack ignored Camacho and let the fourth referee deal with Camacho.
Camacho?
Truth be told, Jack really doesn't care. Give Hiddink face, in addition to Hiddink himself is very good, but also because he is the head coach of the hosts. If you don't pay attention at all, you will get a huge boo from the fans at the scene. Camacho, on the other hand, was not as famous as Hiddink. And there's no way to put pressure on Jack on this court.
Hiddink, however, was very proud.
Because Hiddink had studied Jack as a referee. Knowing that Jack is supportive of a quick free-kick, he briefly talked about it before the game. Unexpectedly, the Korean players took advantage of it in the game.
'It's 84 minutes and it looks like it's going to go to extra time. From now on, the South Korean team has overwhelmed the Spanish team in momentum after relying on the home advantage and equalizing the score. (To be continued......)