Chapter 43: The Battle of China and Mexico
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Seeing the excellent performance of the Chinese team in the field, Liu Jianhong, who has been a football commentator for many years, can still only be regarded as a "pseudo fan", couldn't help but sigh, "I can't imagine that big players not only have an advantage in fighting for the head, but also take advantage of the ball at their feet!" ”
"That's why big men like Henry and Ibrahimovic are so powerful, even if they don't have good headers, they're still in demand!" After listening to this, the guest Gong Lei smiled and said to his partner Science Popularization, "And football has developed to the present, and it is difficult for the traditional high school forwards who can only compete for headers to survive, and they are far less useful than this kind of modern center forwards who rely more on foot skills to eat." Because the defensive strategy of modern football is becoming more and more complete, the air advantage of high school forwards against short central defenders is no longer so obvious, of course, provided that the height difference is not too large. ”
"I see." , Liu Jianhong nodded as if he didn't understand after hearing this.
And Gong Lei continued to popularize science, "The Mexican team mainly suffers from the fact that the height of the back line is too short, and the gap with us is too big, so it is so passive. Moreover, we have three overwhelming highs in the frontcourt, and even the high army has a clear advantage in the air, forming a situation similar to cluster bombing, even if the Mexican team's defense is tight, it is difficult to withstand. What's more, our four frontcourt players are not only headers, they are also good at their feet, how can the Mexican team defend against it? Speaking of which, all-round center forwards like Xue Lin and Xie Wenjun, who are tall and strong, have good headers, and have excellent speed and technique, are rare even in the world, and the Chinese team actually has three, no, and four at the same time, which is really a blessing that Chinese football has cultivated for several lifetimes."
"yes. Back then, when Chinese football was still working hard to break out of Asia, who would have thought that there would be today? Although Liu Jianhong has not fully understood his partner's words, this does not prevent him from expressing his emotions again.
"That's right, and there is also Gao Jun, a genius who has not been encountered in ten years even in world football, and now the overall strength of the Chinese team may still have a certain gap with the top world powerhouses. But at least on the offensive line, we can't lose to any opponent. The more Gong Lei spoke, the more confident he became, and unconsciously let out a bold statement, "Due to the lack of defensive strength, it should be unlikely that we want to win the World Cup, but I'm afraid no team dares to win us!" ”
While the two were talking, the Chinese team's left full-back Rong Hao suddenly stepped forward, and Yu Hai gave the ball to his golden partner with understanding. And immediately helped him trip the Mexican full-back who wanted to go over to intercept, and Rong Hao was able to cross the bottom without interference. The landing point of this cross was slightly back, but Xue Lin, Gao Jun and Xie Wenjun, who were waiting in the penalty area, did not retreat, but just stuck their positions to prevent the defenders of the Mexican team from passing, and then I saw a tall figure rushing in from outside the penalty area, jumping high like an eagle with wings spread!
Du Wei inserted a header on the back of the goal, and the header was very powerful, although it was a little far from the goal. But it still smashed into the net like a hammer! Now the score on the field is 3:0, and the Mexican team is completely cornered! ”。 Liu Jianhong explained excitedly, and even impatiently pronounced the death sentence of the Mexican team in advance.
And the guest Gong Lei gave Du Wei's header a very high evaluation from a technical point of view, "There are many players in this national football team who are good at heading, but none of them have such a stretched posture when topping the ball, and even Gao Jun can't compare." It is precisely because Du Wei's posture in the air is stretched like this that he can give full play to the strength of his waist and abdomen. The header has that much power, and that's crucial for a header from behind. In addition, Du Wei's timing of this back insertion was also well chosen, showing his keen sense of smell in front of goal, and fans called him a 'defender with a knife' when he was still very young. It's not for nothing, but this goal is also thanks to the cooperation of several former Eastern team teammates, and the tacit understanding between them is really commendable."
Du Wei, who scored the goal, was saluted and cheered by more than 20,000 Chinese fans in the stands, and his teammates also gathered around to congratulate the big brother, while he himself rushed to the sidelines and hugged Stano warmly, because if it weren't for Stano's trust, he probably wouldn't even be on the World Cup list, where would he have the chance to score? Thinking about how many years ago I thought I would say "goodbye" to the national team from now on, but now I have become the national team's goal scorer in the World Cup, it's really like a dream!
Duwe's goal almost destroyed the Mexican team's fighting spirit, but just when the fans thought the game would turn into a one-sided slaughter, an accident suddenly appeared on the field. Wang Dalei, who is considered to be much more stable than before his debut, doesn't know if he feels that the game has been won, and he actually took the ball out of the penalty area, which attracted the two players of the Mexican team to attack and encircle, Wang Dalei only then thought of transferring the ball out, but it was still a step too late, and the Guardado, who was quite active in this game, cleverly intercepted Wang Dalei's pass, and then hoisted the ball directly to the goal of the Chinese team, which was already unguarded
"Da Lei, what is he doing! Think you can play casually with 3:0 victory in sight? It's the World Cup! Liu Jianhong's face turned red after seeing this scene, and he almost scolded angrily.
The guest Gong Lei also pressed his forehead a little weakly, and he also knew that Da Lei was unstable, but he didn't expect him to dare to play with fire in the World Cup, "Couldn't that kid be a little more mature?" Isn't his brain circuit the same as the average person? How could you make such an airplane in the World Cup? ”
Stano on the sidelines was also very dissatisfied with Wang Dalei playing with fire, but thinking that Du Wei would definitely occupy a substitution place, Xie Wenjun may also have physical problems at the end of the game, if Wang Dalei is replaced now, he will not even have a mobile substitution place. In addition, Stano also thought that no matter how hard Wang Dalei was forced, he should not be unrestrained after making such a big mistake, plus the Chinese team had a great advantage in this game, and the blow of losing a goal was actually not too big, so in the end Wang Dalei still stayed on the field.
This goal conceded is indeed not too big a blow to the Chinese team, but for the Mexican team, which is almost in despair, the significance is comparable to a lifesaver. And more importantly, the head coach of the Mexican team has identified some weaknesses in the Chinese team's defense after the observation after the opening, "The Chinese team's big man No. 5 back back is indeed very threatening, but his speed is not fast enough, and the space left after the forward insertion can be used well." However, the small centre-back's recovery speed was surprisingly fast, and it was difficult to succeed with a simple quick counter-attack. But no matter how powerful it is, it's just one person, let's not pass the ball directly behind us, but through guò pass and cut to cooperate, relying on a quick counterattack team of three or four people to launch a cluster attack, his role is not so great. What's more, the goalkeeper of the Chinese team is still an unreliable second goods, even if we are still two goals behind, we still have a chance! By the way, now that the Chinese team has a lot of leads, the referee's scale should be a little biased towards us, and the players' movements are a little bigger, so it should be fine."
After receiving the instructions of the head coach, the players on the field of the Mexican team quickly strengthened the pressing of the midfield, and the small action interference that they are good at became more frequent, which made the Chinese team's midfield transmission encounter a lot of obstacles, and the error rate began to increase significantly.
In the 29th minute, the Mexican team avoided Bai Jiajun's strong point after the midfielder broke the ball, and waited until the teammates behind him followed before passing back to the middle. Although Zhao Ming's actions are relatively flexible among the domestic central defenders, he obviously feels powerless in the face of the Mexican striker with unusually flexible steps, and after Bai Jiajun was used by two Mexican players to cooperate with the wall, the door of the Chinese team is actually completely exposed. In the face of Wang Dalei, the goalkeeper of the Chinese team who abandoned the goal, the No. 14 Hernandez, the striker of the Mexican team, who formed a single knife, was not greedy, and he selflessly passed the ball to a better teammate, who easily pushed the empty goal, and the score on the field was 2:3, and the Chinese fans in the stands suddenly sighed
Objectively speaking, Mexico's second goal was spectacular, and it also won a lot of applause from the crowd in the stands, including neutral fans. But as a Chinese fan, CCTV's commentator Liu Jianhong was so depressed at the moment that he wanted to beat his chest, "Damn! Not long ago, it was three goals ahead, how could such a big advantage disappear in the blink of an eye? The Chinese team's offense in this World Cup left a deep impression on us, but the defense never reassured us completely! ”
In fact, in addition to goalkeeper Wang Dalei worrying from time to time, the appearance of several defenders is still remarkable, especially the central defender Bai Jiajun, who is only 1.70 meters tall, gave us a big surprise. But in the 433 formation, if the defense wants to be solid, the defenders must have super individual ability, which we don't have at the moment. So in a sense, our backline has made sacrifices for the team's attack, and as long as we can win the game in the end, it should be more good than bad, right? The guest Gong Lei said a few fair words for the internationals on the backline. (To be continued......)