Chapter Seventy-Eight: A Bloodstained Penalty
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Although they fell behind again, Croatia's head coach Balic still did not let his players press the attack, and he believed that with the strength of the Croatian team, even if they played patiently and steadily, they could achieve a comeback, after all, the game was less than 30 minutes old. And Guilin's goal was not enough to change Balic's judgment, "More than eighty percent of the Chinese team's attack revolves around Gao Jun, as long as Gao Jun is blocked, there is no need to worry at all." ”
It was because of Balic that Gao Jun did not get more room to move immediately after the goal, but his teammates gradually noticed this, realized the opportunity, and began to make individual breakthroughs more frequently, especially the right winger Hao Junmin.
In the case of the opponent's area defense is relatively tight, relying on the ability of personal technical strength, no one in China can compare with Artemisia Junmin, even the defenders of the Croatian team are quite difficult to deal with, and Gao Jun's huge containment is a huge help to Artemisia Junmin's breakthrough.
In the 34th minute, Hao Junmin burst into the penalty area with the ball again, and used feints to get rid of two Croatian defenders in a row to get the angle of the shot, Hao Junmin was about to raise his foot to shoot, but was shoveled on the ankle joint supporting his foot by a Croatian defender who came from the left side, and Artemisia Junmin suddenly screamed and hugged his left foot and fell to the ground
The referee did not hesitate to point to 12 yards, and at the same time showed a yellow card to the Croatian defender who tackled Hao Junmin, and the Chinese fans in the stands were suddenly jubilant. But soon, sharp-eyed fans noticed that the international players on the field had gathered around Hao Junmin. Then soon the Chinese team's team doctor and stretcher also entered the field
"The referee blew the penalty! Hey? Hao Junmin fell to the ground and hasn't gotten up yet, this, it's going to be fine, right? He is already an indispensable main force in the national football team, and if Yan Zhan is injured because of this, the price of this penalty will inevitably be a little bigger", Liu Jianhong was pleasantly surprised. I couldn't help but worry about Hao Junmin's situation.
The guest Gong Lei used to be a football player, so he naturally knew that he was powerful, and after watching the slow-motion defense, the expression on his face was obviously more worried, "This, it's hard to say, the part seems to be the ankle, this can be big or small, Yan zhòng's words." It is also possible to retire here, but the speed of the opponent has not been added before the shovel, so it should not be a comminuted fracture, but how it will be until the hospital after the game to go for a check-up. ”
The two commentators are like this, not to mention the international players on the field, and Gao Jun and several other "oriental" friends are even more uneasy. After asking the team doctor, Gao Jun was a little relieved, knowing that at least it would not be the strictest situation. In other words, Hao Junmin can still return to the green field no matter how bad he is, but he needs to recuperate for a long time. It's hard to say, and even in the best case, Hao Junmin will definitely have to say goodbye to this World Cup in advance
Looking at Hao Junmin, who gritted his teeth and endured severe pain and was helped on a stretcher, Gao Jun squeezed out a smile and comforted him before solemnly assuring him, "We will definitely win this game!" You just have to rest assured that you will recover from your injuries and wait for our good news! ”
Hao Junmin can't continue to play. Alihan must replace him with a new right winger, considering that Gao Jun's penalty kick is very certain, Alihan has thought in advance that the Chinese team is two goals ahead, in this case, it is obviously a natural choice to replace the speed winger to strengthen the counterattack, and the Chinese team's tradition of producing speed wingers has also been fully reflected at this time. There are four speed players on the bench who can play as a right winger (there is no limit to the number of benches at the World Cup, which is very different from the league). )
Mao Jianqing's past bad deeds and the current good shape of the national football team made Alihan, who didn't want to be complicated, to be the first to exclude him; Although Xie Wenjun is very powerful, he is too young after all, and now there is still a long time before the end of the game, and the players of the Croatian team are still very physical, so Alihan did not choose Xie Wenjun out of consideration for Xie Wenjun's body; Dong Fang's personal ability is no problem, but his sense of teamwork has always made Alihan unsatisfied, in the second half, when the opponent's body fell and the concentration of the defense was not good, it was okay to go up and rush a rush, if you go now, it is a little too early
In the end, Alihan somewhat unexpectedly chose Qu Bo, a Mesozoic player who entered his sight relatively late. Although because of hyperthyroidism, Qu Bo, who used to be the first in the country in terms of speed, is now no match for the three juniors in terms of absolute speed and instantaneous explosiveness, but Qu Bo's speed is enough for counterattacks, and his characteristics of never sticking to the ball, shooting well, and having a strong sense of teamwork are more valuable than the speed with a limited gap. And in a big tournament like the World Cup, the vast majority of managers trust older players more because they are more mentally calm and experienced, and Alihan is no exception.
After Qu Bo came on the field, Gao Jun finally wanted to punish the hard-won penalty. Maybe because this penalty was paid for by Hao Junmin in blood, or maybe because this is the World Cup, Gao Jun felt unprecedented nervousness when he stood in front of the ball. However, relying on the psychological quality that is far beyond ordinary people and more than 20 years of football game experience, Gao Jun quickly calmed down the fluctuations of emotions after taking a deep breath, and steadily helped the Chinese team score another goal, turning the score on the field into 3:1, and the Chinese team was two goals ahead of the Croatian team!
"Shoot beautifully! This is definitely a theoretical dead end, and even if the goalkeeper of the Croatian team judges the right direction, he has no chance! CCTV's commentator Liu Jianhong cheered loudly, and at the same time couldn't help patting his chest and said, "Gao Jun is really a natural shooter, when he took a penalty just now, I, a bystander, were so nervous that my heart was pounding, and he was completely unaffected, this psychological element zhì is really not simple."
Gong Lei smiled lightly, "Now we are two goals ahead, and the hope of winning this game is greater, although Artemisia Junmin's injury will have some impact on the strength, but the national football team is not lacking wingers, and we can play counterattack with peace of mind after leading by two goals, our four players in the front court are fast horses, such a configuration may be difficult to find a second example in this World Cup, if the Croatian team is eager to equalize and press hard, I think we may be able to expand the score again." ”
However, the head coach of the Croatian team, Balic, did not let Gong Lei get his wish, even if he was two goals behind, he was still very calm, but after losing the ball, he signaled the players to press up and attack once, and immediately asked the Croatian team to take back the defense line after he didn't succeed, and then quickly resumed his previous steady and steady approach, not giving the Chinese team a chance to exploit the loophole.
Both sides then threatened the opposition goal with long-range shots and set-pieces, but neither shot on target, so the scene was so dreary that some neutral fans in the stands even booed
Originally, after the first half entered injury time, Balic still wanted to let the Croatian team sneak attack to try their luck, but because of the disorderly organization of the midfield and the anxiety of the backward guide, the Croatian team quickly lost the ball, and the Chinese team, which was leading by two goals, did not need to risk the positional attack, they consumed the last bit of time in the first half with the inverted feet of the midfield, and successfully maintained the score of 3:1 until the end of the first half
At halftime, two commentators from CCTV discussed the game in the first half. Although he still has prejudices against Alihan, Liu Jianhong also fully affirmed the performance of the Chinese football team in this game, but he attributed it more to the international players who played on the field. The guest Gong Lei talked about the 343 formation that became a hot topic after the two World Cup matches from a more professional point of view, in order to solve the doubts of some new fans who lack football expertise.
Due to the limited time, Gong Lei could only briefly introduce the advantages and disadvantages of this formation, and discussed the gains and losses of Alihan's insistence on using this formation in combination with the facts, "The 343 formation is a very aggressive formation, and relatively speaking, its defensive holes are also relatively large. Therefore, Dutch coaches who advocate attacking football are generally very fond of it, but this formation is okay to use as a trick change, and there are few successful examples of it as the main formation."
"Is it because the defense is not good?" Offense wins fans, defense wins championships. So it's not easy for the 343 formation to get good results? Although Liu Jianhong has a lot of bad problems in the commentary, he still understands the basic football knowledge.
"This is one aspect, and another aspect is that this style of play will lead to an increase in the chance of the game, and it can also be said to amplify the influence of luck, and no one likes the ups and downs of their team, so the evaluation of this formation is naturally not high." , Gong Lei briefly explained, "What's more, the 343 formation strengthens the attack power to deal with strong teams, and the effect is not as high as the success rate of anti-counterattack, but it may be accidentally beaten into a sieve by the opponent." Of course, the 343 formation was used in this game to play crookedly, because we have to win this game, and even a draw is not acceptable, but this situation is relatively rare after all" (to be continued......