Chapter 127: Five!
At the end of the first half, the score was 2:0, and the Brazilian youth team led the Chinese youth team by two goals. Trailing by two goals is not the worst for the Chinese youth team, the worst thing is their low morale.
If the Chinese youth team still plays like this in the second half of the game, then the bloody incident against the Portuguese youth team is likely to happen to the Chinese youth team.
In the second half, the Chinese youth team must make changes, and the key is how to change.
Liu Bo has been thinking about this question, and he still has no good way to deal with the Brazilian youth team.
However, if there is no countermeasure, there will be no countermeasure, at least in terms of morale, the Chinese youth team cannot continue like this......
When the referee blew the whistle at the end of the half, Liu Bo returned to the locker room of the Huaxia Youth Team with a serious face, and he waited for the players to return from the field.
The players of the Chinese youth team slowly walked down from the court with their heads drooped, and they looked like defeated roosters, with a frustrated and lost face.
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The players sat on the bench and no one spoke first. There was an eerie silence in the dressing room of the youth team, with only the grunt of drinking water indicating the fatigue of the players in the first half.
Liu Bo didn't speak, he was thinking, thinking about how to open his mouth to make the Chinese youth team full of fighting spirit again.
At this moment, a player from the Chinese youth team stood up, he was Xu Zhen.
'I'm sorry I let everyone down, the two goals we conceded in the first half were my responsibility alone. Xu Zhen said in frustration and bowed deeply to the players.
"You still say. If you hadn't made a mistake, the Brazilian youth team would not have scored the first goal, let alone the second. Lin Heng couldn't help but accuse Xu Zhen loudly, in Lin Heng's opinion, the first half of the Chinese youth team would have such a passive situation, it was completely from Xu Zhen's fatal mistake.
In the face of Lin Heng's accusation, Xu Zhen bit his lower lip tightly, and his already lost heart felt even more intense pain.
"I ......"
Xu Zhen opened his mouth as if he wanted to say something, but was interrupted by Lin Qi.
"It's not Xu Zhen's responsibility to play like that in the first half, it's our whole team. Now is not the time to blame Xu Zhen. We should think carefully about how to deal with the attack of the Brazilian youth team in the second half and how to play our counter-attack. Lin Qi said with a slight frown.
"How else can we deal with it, Xu Zhen can't defend the opponent's Ronaldinho at all, and the passivity in defense makes us unable to organize an effective attack at all." Lin Heng is still haunted by Xu Zhen's mistakes in the first half of the game.
Xu Zhen's mistake when he conceded the first goal in the first half of the Chinese youth team was directly caused. And the second goal conceded was also because Xu Zhen failed to defend effectively against Ronaldinho.
"Ronaldinho is too strong. I really can't guard against him. Xu Zhen said and took a deep breath. As if he was plucking up courage for himself, he then looked at Liu Bo and said very hard: "Coach." I'm asking for a substitution, so take me off in the second half. ”
Xu Zhen seemed to be speaking very calmly, but in fact, the tremor in his voice betrayed his own heart.
He wants to be replaced, and if he does get substituted this time, it will leave an indelible shadow on his career for the rest of his career.
It is not impossible to say that his career will be ruined in this game, after all, a player who has lost his confidence and courage cannot grow into a good defensive player.
Liu Bo glanced at Xu Zhen and didn't answer, and at this time, Lin Qi stopped doing it first, and he stood up from his seat with a pout.
"No! If Xu Zhen can't stop Ronaldinho, then who else in the Chinese youth team can guard against him! Lin Qi stood firmly beside Xu Zhen in a firm tone.
Xu Zhen glanced at Lin Qi gratefully, and then laughed miserably: "It's better to replace me, I will only make you frightened on the field, because you don't know when your goal will be pierced again." ”
Xu Zhen was right, his fatal mistake did make his teammates lose trust in him, otherwise, the Chinese Youth Team would not have spontaneously defended on all fronts.
It is precisely because of this distrust that the other players of the Chinese youth team are more involved in the defense.
Lin Qi took a deep look at Xu Zhen, he could see extreme guilt and loss in Xu Zhen's eyes, the two goals conceded by the Chinese youth team in the first half of the game, Xu Zhen was indeed the most responsible.
Two goals conceded, one scored directly by Ronaldinho and the other was an assist initiated by Ronaldinho. As a player who specializes in guarding Ronaldinho, Xu Zhen's defense in the first half was undoubtedly very unsuccessful.
But is he really just a failure?
Lin Qi recalled the entire first half of the game, and in the forty-five minutes of the first half, Xu Zhen actually had some successful defense against Ronaldinho.
It's just that. Why did his teammates ignore his successes and focus on his mistakes?
Defensive success may be taken for granted for defenders, but if they make a mistake, they can become the scapegoat for the entire team's loss.
Defensive players will always be under more pressure in the game, and in the semi-finals of this World Youth Championship, the pressure on the defensive players of the Chinese youth team is even greater.
Xu Zhen did not fail in the defense against Ronaldinho, if he really failed, he lost to himself, to his own psychological quality.
After the fatal mistake, Xu Zhen's state has not adjusted, and the other players of the Chinese youth team also lack comfort for him, which makes Xu Zhen have a deep sense of frustration.
If you really want to talk about it, Lin Qi is also derelict in his duties, as the captain of the Huaxia Youth Team, he did not comfort Xu Zhen when he made a mistake.
Regarding the various pressures and changes in the atmosphere on the court, Lin Qi, who has a big heart, lacks a keen perception. Brazilian fans in the stands. The talented Brazilian players on the court have put a lot of pressure on the players of the Chinese youth team, especially Xu Zhen.
However, Lin Qi was unaware of all this, he always felt that playing away from home was no different from playing at home, no matter what kind of noise the fans made, it was difficult to interfere with his state on the field, no matter how strong the opponent was, it was difficult to make Lin Qi's performance fall into a bottleneck.
He's a player who puts his heart and soul into the game, which is a great quality for a striker, but it's not enough for a captain.
He only focused on his own play. but neglected the feelings of his teammates......
Lin Qi invisibly self-examined himself. These thoughts are long to say, but in fact, the time that appeared in Lin Qi's mind was only for a moment.
"You all think that Xu Zhen's defense against Ronaldinho in the first half was a failure, indeed, in terms of the scoreline. Xu Zhen's performance is really bad. But have you noticed that Xu Zhen has also successfully broken the football at Ronaldinho's feet many times. Ronaldinho is the best football talent at this World Youth Championship. It's definitely not for nothing, and any defender will find it difficult to defend against him. ”
"Xu Zhencai gave Ronaldinho two chances, which is already rare in my opinion!" Lin Qi was saying this to the other teammates. is even more talking to Xu Zhen, he wants Xu Zhen to realize that he is not a failure in the one-on-one defense with Ronaldinho.
Sure enough, Lin Qi's words made the players fall into the memories of the first half of the game, and they found that Xu Zhen did successfully block Ronaldinho several times.
And Lin Qi's words are not over here, he continues to fulfill the accusation of a captain.
"In the first half, we conceded two goals, and because of these two goals, we can blame Xu Zhen. But we didn't score in the first half either, do you have to blame me for that? Lin Qi asked rhetorically.
'The Brazilian youth team is nowhere near as good as their attacking team, and from their attacking quality, it's normal for us to concede goals. But again, with their defensive prowess, we should have scored in the first half. Lin Qi's words made the players fall into contemplation again, and the offensive players, including Lin Heng, pondered for a longer time.
They have to admit that Lin Qi is right, the attack of the Brazilian youth team is too strong, and in the case of the Chinese youth team's full defense, they haven't conceded the same goal? Could this be all blamed on Xu Zhen? At that time, Xu Zhen was far more than the Chinese youth team players who participated in the defense in the penalty area.
Xu Zhen's failure to stop Ronaldinho was the main reason for conceding the second goal, but after Xu Zhen was dumped, where were the others? After Ronaldinho passed the ball to Roberto Mancini, where were the other players?
Seeing that the players were deep in thought, Liu Bo spoke at the right time.
"It's not anyone's fault that we lost the goal, Xu Zhen's mistake did cause our first goal, and it also made our next game very passive, but no one is perfect, who can still make no mistakes on the court." Liu Bo is speaking for Xu Zhen, and he is also announcing his decision, in the second half of the game, Xu Zhen will continue to stay on the court.
Lin Qi and Xu Zhen were relieved when they heard Liu Bo's words, and the other players did not express any dissatisfaction, they were waiting for Liu Bo's next words.
"Xu Zhen's mistake can be said to be within our tolerance, but the lack of offensive strength is something we can't forgive." Liu Bo did a good job of transferring the contradiction to the offensive side of the Chinese youth team.
'Before the game, I thought about a lot of the results of the first half and I thought that we could concede two or even three goals in the first half, and of course it would be acceptable for me to concede two goals or three goals.
"But I can't accept that we didn't score a single goal in the first half of the 45 minutes!" When Liu Bo said this, his tone suddenly became a little high.
"Ronaldinho is really strong, but aren't we strong? Of course not, especially Lin Qi, like Ronaldinho, is also one of the top ten superstars in the future, I don't believe he is worse than Ronaldinho, and I don't believe that you are worse than the attacking players of the Brazilian youth team. ”
'But why did they break our goal and we didn't? Is it our defense that doesn't work? ”
"Of course not! Before the game, the European media said that our defense was actually stronger than that of the Brazilian youth team! ”
'The reason why you didn't score. It's because you're afraid, you're afraid of the boos of the Brazilian fans in the stands, you're afraid of the sharp attack of the Brazilian youth team! Liu Bo's words are relatively heavy, and he rarely uses such a tone to lecture the players, but he also knows that serious diseases still need strong medicine, and if his tone is not heavy, it is impossible for these young players to wake up.
Younger players are more susceptible to distractions from fans on the sidelines than mature players, but equally, they are better controlled by the manager.
If Liu Bo's words were said to the Chinese national team. I'm afraid their dressing room has already been turned upside down. But Liu Bo's words are not for those mature players. He was speaking to the young lads in front of him.
After listening to Liu Bo's lecture, the players recalled their state in the first half of the game, and they were ashamed of themselves. They also accused Xu Zhen with confidence before, but they didn't know that their performance was even worse than Xu Zhen.
Xu Zhen just made a mistake. And they didn't do anything for the whole first half......
Liu Bo saw the reaction of the players. Nodding in satisfaction. After that, he said in an impassioned tone: "It's still too late to wake up, the game is only the end of the first half, and there is still a lot of time left for us." I wonder, in the second half of the game, will you be afraid? ”
When the players heard this, they suddenly looked up. They looked at Liu Bo blindly, but in the end they didn't say the word "not afraid".
"Not afraid, of course not!" Lin Qi's voice sounded again, "It's only two goals to lose, the Brazilian youth team's offense is not really stronger than ours, but their defense must be inferior to ours." ”
"Even if the Brazilian youth team can score two goals in the second half, we have to use five goals to get him back!" Lin Qi clenched his fist hard, and there was a creaking sound from his fist, as if he was responding to his master's determination.
"Five goals in the half, it's not like we haven't experienced ......," Lin Qi said, showing a confident smile.
His words sound very arrogant, 45 minutes, scored five goals, how is this possible? Such words can no longer be called arrogance, they are simply unknowing!
However, arrogance is only seen by outsiders.
Five goals in 45 minutes seem easy to the Chinese youth team players, who have scored five goals in 45 minutes against South Korea's youth team.
In addition, there is another game that the players of the Chinese youth team remember more deeply, that was Lin Qi's first game in the Chinese League, Quancheng team against Qilu team.
Facing the powerful Qilu team, the Quancheng team fell behind by four goals in the first half of the game, but in the second half of the game, Lin Qi suddenly broke out and led the Quancheng team to score five goals in a row, creating an earth-shattering reversal.
It was Lin Qi's battle of fame, and it was from that game that Lin Qi was really known to Chinese fans.
With that game, Lin Qi has created a total of two miracles of five goals in 45 minutes, although the five goals are not all scored by him personally, but as long as he is there, everything is possible!
The players of the Huaxia Youth Team looked at the confident and somewhat meaningful smile on Lin Qi's face, and also laughed, they remembered the miracle created by Lin Qi, and remembered the hearty game against the Korean Youth Team.
"Scoring five goals in 45 minutes doesn't seem to be so difficult for us with Lin Qi." The players were infected by Lin Qi's self-confidence, and they even wanted to shout the "five goals" declaration with Lin Qi!
If they can score five goals in the second half of the game...... That kind of feeling, thinking about it, the whole body is sour.
That's the Brazilian youth team from the kingdom of football, how can he do it without such a happy thing being done? The players were all aiming for five goals in the second half at this moment.
That's what makes Lin Qi so strong, he's a prime example of a young player, who is the most energetic and loves challenges that seem almost impossible.
If Lin Qi said that he would try to score three goals in the second half of the game and overtake the score, it would definitely not resonate with his teammates.
But five goals are different, only such an arrogant goal is in line with their identity as a Chinese youth team.
What teenager is not frivolous? As soon as the players of the Chinese youth team heard Lin Qi mention the five goals, they couldn't help but boil their blood......
They are really looking forward to that scene happening, in that case, then in the second half of the game they will have to fight with the Brazilian youth team.
"Yes, fight!"
"We're not afraid, we're going to score five fucking goals!"
The players rushed to shout, and if this scene was seen or heard by reporters outside, they would definitely think that the Chinese youth team was crazy......
Five goals, and five goals against the Brazilian youth team, what are you kidding?
Besides, what are you doing with so many goals? The Brazilian youth team was just 2-0 ahead. The premise of the five-goal goal is that the Brazilian youth team scored two more goals in the second half, but before they could score a goal, you went straight for the five......
The Chinese youth team doesn't care how many goals the Brazilian youth team can score in the second half, even if the Brazilian youth team doesn't score in the second half, they will score five.
That's right, five! (To be continued......)