Before the game, Howard and Lin Qi naturally became the focus of media interviews.

When talking about Lin Qi, Howard expressed considerable respect: "Being able to be selected as one of the top ten superstars in the future just for his shooting ability shows Lin Qi's shooting level. In the eyes of many European media, Lin Qi is a big parallel commodity among the top ten superstars in the future, but I think Lin Qi is the most terrifying player among the top ten superstars in the future. His ability to score goals is not comparable to even Ronaldinho, who is ranked first. ”

"And what are we playing for? It's not about breaking the opponent's goal. With Lin Qi here, the Chinese youth team is not worried about scoring goals at all. ”

"In this game, I will do my best to prevent the arrival of the Chinese youth team."

Howard didn't say anything full, he just said that he would do his best. As a goalkeeper, from his professional point of view, it is very difficult to prevent Lin Qi from scoring in the game. He can only try to reduce the possibility of Lin Qi breaking the goal, and if he wants to completely block Lin Qi's shot, Howard himself has to admit that it is impossible to do it at all.

Howard watched Lin Qi's performance against England's youth team, and he focused on Lin Qi's two goals. To be sure, if it had been him in front of the England youth team, he wouldn't have been able to stop those two goals.

Howard gave Lin Qi great affirmation, and he even said that Lin Qi is the most terrifying person among the top ten superstars in the future, which seems to be a bit of a boast, but it is the truest thought in Howard's heart.

From his goalkeeper's point of view, Lin Qi is the most terrifying person at the World Junior Championships. He will be a nightmare for all the goalkeepers at the World Junior Championships!

Howard recognized Lin Qi, but he was not afraid of Lin Qi, but was a little eager to try, if he could save a goal in the game, then he would also use it to make a name for himself.

There is no young player who does not want to make a name for himself in the world when he participates in the World Youth Championships. And Lin Qi, as the hottest star who was hyped before the World Youth Championships, is undoubtedly the best springboard for all other players.

Howard is fully prepared for this game against the Chinese youth team, he does not require himself to block all of Lin Qi's shots, as long as he can save once, it will be good, as long as it is good!

After Howard was interviewed. Lin Qi responded. Since the opponent has given himself the respect he deserves. Lin Qi will not take a shelf.

This is completely different from Ashley Cole's treatment, for Ashley Cole's obviously contemptuous and provocative challenge, Lin Qi did not pay attention to it at all.

"Howard is arguably the best youth goalkeeper I've ever had, and I watched the footage of the U.S. and Cameroon youth teams after the first round. I was very impressed with Howard. ”

"I can't wait to fight him!" Same with Howard. Lin Qi is also eager to try. He didn't use Howard to make a name for himself, but Howard's excellence was enough to make Lin Qi's blood surge.

As a player who eats off his shooting skills. Of course, you have to have a good enough goalkeeper as an opponent.

Lin Qi regarded Howard as an opponent!

This is also a sign of respect for Howard, and Lin's response has also made Howard's name known to fans around the world.

Howard is really starting to make his mark at the World Junior Championships.

Lin Qi's response made Howard happy, and both of them gave their opponents high marks, and the match was played out in this fiery atmosphere.

When shaking hands before the game, Howard and Lin Qi looked at each other and smiled, and they could both see the burning battle spirit in each other's eyes.

With the referee's whistle, this battle between the so-called "spear and shield" officially began!

The Chinese youth team took the lead in the first half of the game, and after Lin Qi gently passed the ball to Lin Heng, he quickly ran to the position of the front court. The Huaxia Youth Team poured the ball back and forth a few times in the backcourt, and then directly stuffed the ball to the front court by Zhou Tao.

This is obviously a set offensive routine, and Zhou Tao's through ball happened to pass to Lin Qi's feet. Lin Qi didn't take the ball much after receiving it, he knows his characteristics very well, and for him now, it is really a very unreliable thing to control the ball with the ball.

So at the moment when Lin Qi received the ball, he just rubbed the football with the outside instep a little and adjusted the angle of the shot.

After that, Lin Qi pulled out his feet and shot angrily!

"Lin Qi's long-range !!!" The voice of the Huaxia commentator at the scene suddenly rose high as Lin Qi's right foot collided with the football.

The fans at the scene also let out a burst of exclamations, and it was not even a minute since the game started, and Lin Qi got a chance to shoot in front of the goal.

Although Lin Qi's shot was outside the penalty area and a little far from the goal, with Lin Qibatti's GOAL, it was entirely possible to threaten the goal of the United States Youth Team.

Lin Qi's long-range shot was of high quality, and the ball flew straight to the right side of the U.S. youth goal......

Howard concentrated his attention when Lin Qi got the ball, and he reacted quickly when he saw Lin Qi shoot directly from a distance.

He soared into the air, stretched out his arms vigorously, and lifted the ball off the crossbar with the palm of his hand.

"Nice save !!" The commentators on the commentary bench couldn't help but cheer for Howard.

"Less than a minute into the game, Lin Qi completed a high-quality long-range shot from outside the box, which would have been difficult for Howard to save if it wasn't too far from the goal."

"But even if Lin Qi shoots far away, it is rare for Howard to be able to save this shot, Lin Qi's long shot is very beautiful, and Howard's save is equally wonderful."

"Spear and shield, there was a fierce battle at the beginning of the game!" The commentator said excitedly, full of anticipation for the next 90 minutes of the game.

Lin Qi's long-range shot and Howard's save directly mobilized the atmosphere of the game, and the fans in the stands chanted Lin Qi or Howard's name.

They called Lin Qi "God of War", and Howard was called "God of Doors"!

The atmosphere was extremely warm now, and Lin Qi didn't have any chagrin on his face after seeing Howard save his shot. This shot was just a test for him, and if Howard couldn't even save such an obvious long-range shot from outside the box, he wouldn't be worthy of being Lin Qi's opponent.

Although the quality of Lin Qi's shot is good, it is not hidden at all, Howard has long been fully prepared, and he can save this ball, which did not surprise Lin Qi too much......

Howard shook his left wrist twice after lifting Lin's shot over the crossbar. Lin Qi's long-range shot was powerful, don't look far away from the goal, Howard's arm was still sore when he pounced on the ball.

Especially in the position of his wrist, he can clearly feel some discomfort.

The main reason is that the game has just begun, and Howard is in a hurry to save the ball, and the strength of his wrist is not well controlled, which makes him feel some discomfort.

"It's so powerful, you can still have so much power from such a distance, if you shoot in the penalty area, I can't stop it even if I pounce." Howard thought to himself, and he had a new understanding of Lin Qi's Barty GOAL.

Howard's face became more and more solemn......

Subsequently, the Chinese youth team got their first corner kick of the game, and the corner kick was taken by Zhou Tao. Zhou Tao stood in the corner kick area and glanced up at the penalty area of the U.S. youth team.

The box was full of people, and almost all of the players of the United States youth team were involved in defending the corner.

The U.S. team not only focused on Lin Qi before the game, but also had a thorough understanding of the Chinese youth team's style of play, and of course they knew that corner kicks were a weapon for the Chinese youth team to score goals!

In addition to hitting Barty GOAL with his feet, Lin Qi also has very good header bombing skills.

The U.S. youth team didn't dare to be careless, and waited for the first corner kick of the Chinese youth team.

There was no chance in the penalty area, Zhou Tao could only helplessly choose a tactical corner, and finally Xu Zhen completed a long shot, the football deviated from the bottom line, and the first attack of the Chinese youth team failed to achieve results.

Next came the opportunity for the American youth team to attack, the American youth team played more conservatively, they did not press the attack, but kept reversing the ball in the backcourt, looking for a passing space.

The U.S. youth team is going to play the rhythm of defensive counterattacks, they know that there is a certain gap between their strength and the Chinese youth team, and they can only use a solid defense to deal with the fierce offensive of the Chinese youth team.

This is undoubtedly the smartest thing to do, and it may not make the game look good, but it gives the U.S. youth team the possibility of beating the Chinese youth team.

After easily winning the first group game against England, the Chinese youth team is enough to be called a strong team in the eyes of world fans, and even they have their own odds to win the championship at the bookmaker.

In other words, even the most conservative bookmakers believe that this Chinese youth team has the possibility of winning the World Youth Championships. Although their odds are high, they are still much better than those teams who don't even have odds to win the title.

The U.S. youth team is a team that doesn't even have the odds to win the championship, and they are absolutely disadvantaged in comparison with the Chinese youth team.

Whether it is offensive or defensive, the U.S. youth team seems to be unable to compare with the Chinese youth team, only in the goalkeeper position, the U.S. youth team is superior.

Therefore, the U.S. youth team adopted a defensive counterattack strategy in this game, they should fully protect their penalty area, and try not to let the attacking players of the Chinese youth team, especially Lin Qi, have the opportunity to hit the goal in the penalty area.

They want to force the Chinese youth team to only shoot from a distance! (To be continued......)