Chapter 30: Intermission
In the dressing room of the Spanish team, the atmosphere was somewhat solemn.
It was a battle for their honour, but they didn't feel that way in the first half except for Villa, who showed such determination.
Bosque certainly couldn't be satisfied with his team's performance in the first half.
However, he is not in a position to criticize these players directly, and after the defeat of the first two games, he can already feel that he is not as in control of this team as he was four years ago.
If he scolded the national team players at halftime, Spain would dare to show him the collapse on the pitch in the second half.
This team has won all the championships in the last three tournaments, and the number of accolades is probably too much for them to get tired of, and it is not uncommon. To put it bluntly, it is a team that has no pursuit.
So Bosque can only coax them.
In the dreary air, he praised his team's performance in the first half, attributing the deficit to bad luck.
There is some truth to this.
Villa's heel shot was so subtle and sudden, it was perfect, but he was saved by Sun Pan, isn't it bad luck?
Zhou Yi's cross or shot, hit by mistake, passed to Guo Nu, and let the Chinese team score, isn't it bad luck and what?
So as soon as Bosque said bad luck, the Spanish players had these two moments in their heads.
Many people feel that this statement is correct, and their luck is really not good.
"But bad luck can't always surround us, and no one is going to be unlucky forever. In the second half, as long as we still have the expectation and confidence to win, we can beat them. You know, in terms of overall quality, we are better than them, they are all in that starting line-up, they lack enough bench depth and variety......"
Bosque began to instil confidence in his players and keep them playing.
On the other side, Lippi praised his team's performance in the first half and then warned his players not to get complacent and get carried away because of a one-goal lead. Spain's strength is still very strong, and if you are not careful, you will still be bitten to death by their dying struggle, which is not the result that the Chinese team wants.
“...... If there is an opportunity to score, you must seize it resolutely and do not be weak. If you want to fight, you must completely kill the enemy and not be injured by their counterattack. Lippi said.
In terms of specific tactics, he didn't say much, tactically speaking, he has arranged it very properly, mainly relying on the execution level of the players on the field.
And this group of starters, the tactical execution is still good, especially after Zhou Yi, his understanding of the manager's tactical intentions is said to be the top three in world football today, which is no exaggeration.
With him, it can make the job of the head coach a lot easier.
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The fifteen-minute intermission passed quickly, and the audience in front of the TV set endured a long commercial before following the host and guests behind them to review the highlights of the first half. The picture is all about returning to the Baishada Arena.
The Chinese players have walked out of the aisle and into the stadium, where Zhou Yi is chatting with his teammates and covering his mouth with one hand, a habit he has developed in the European arena.
I don't know what he said, everyone was laughed, and every player of the Chinese team showed a relaxed expression on their faces.
The Chinese team is now ahead, of course they can be happy and relaxed, which is a normal thing, but in the eyes of some people, it means something else entirely.
On the Internet, there is a person who posted on Weibo that the players of the Chinese team are not serious enough, and it is a bit too much to be hippie and smiling in such an important battle of life and death. He also turned over the old account, saying that Zhou Yi and Guo Nu openly fought in the first half, which was really not respectful enough for the opponent, so he would not be surprised at all if the Chinese team lost the game in the end.
Of course, this strange Weibo was quickly overrun by Chinese fans, who did their best to ridicule and ridicule in their comments and retweets.
"Blogger said, how much money did you bet on the Chinese team to lose?"
"The blogger is sick in the brain, did the Chinese team your wife or beat your child?"
"The national football team said with a tense expression that people are under too much pressure and their psychological quality is not good. The national football team smiled and said that people were hippie and smiling and did not respect their opponents. Why don't you go to heaven if you're so capable?"
"What to do, what not to learn, what to learn, the upper and lower skins, you know how to spray!"
"The blogger certification turned out to be a financial author, please go and write your financial articles, don't climb high for something as high-end as football......"
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However, some people are curious about what Zhou Yi said to his teammates, which made everyone so happy.
Well, it's actually very simple, Zhou Yi hacked Guo Nu again.
"Old Guo, I just paid attention to it, the hair in that area of your head is obviously softer and thinner than the hair in other places, you have to be careful......" he said to Guo angrily.
As soon as Lao Guo heard this, he knew that Zhou Yi was going to hack himself again, so he hurriedly blackened himself in advance: "What are you afraid of? It's a big deal to become the second Qi Zu!
Zhou Yi shook his head again and again: "No, no, no, I didn't mean this, I meant that you have to reduce the number of headers in the future, otherwise your hairline will grind higher and higher, and what should you do if you directly grind the front bald?" It's the same as the samurai head in ancient Japan, and it's good to have a sloping top in comparison!"
"Your sister, ......" Guo Nu didn't expect Zhou Yi to be black, and he would still be screaming.
The teammates next to him burst into laughter.
Zhou Yi waited for everyone to laugh almost, and then raised his hand to signal everyone to be quiet.
Everyone knew that he had something to say, so they stopped laughing, but looked at him seriously.
'With forty-five minutes to go, it's definitely not safe to be one goal ahead, so if we can, we want to score as many goals as we can and kill the suspense of the game early. So after the start of the second half, we have to try to speed up the pace of the football game, press them in all directions as much as possible, grab the ball and fight back directly, if you don't know how to play, if you don't know how to play, don't know how to play, pass the football to me, no matter where it is, I will definitely guarantee that I will be by your side......"
Everyone nodded again and again and accepted Zhou Yi's plan.
"It's definitely not our last game at this World Cup. Zhou Yi finally said. "We can definitely go further!"
"Yes! Go further!"
Everyone echoed in unison.
Then Zhou Yi stretched out his hand, and the other players put their hands on his hands, and then they shouted in unison: "One, two, three, come on Chinese team!!"
They then returned to their positions and prepared to start the second half.
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In the second half, the two sides changed sides and fought again, and no personnel adjustments were made.
Spain don't seem to have recovered from the rhythm of the half-time break, but the Chinese team is very positive.
The second half was the kick-off of the Chinese team, which was good news for Zhou Yi.
After he controlled the football at his feet, he did not pass it back or transfer it horizontally, but directly made a long diagonal pass, sent the football to the left side, and passed it to Yan Min, who pulled it to the left side.
It was a long pass that was fast and very accurate.
Yan Min easily stopped the football with his chest.
Then he takes the ball forward and attacks.
When Spain's defensive focus shifted to his side, he also encountered strong defensive resistance, and if he wanted to move forward, it was not impossible, but the success rate was low and the risk was high.
Before, he might have taken this risk and fought his way out.
But now he doesn't have to do it at all, Zhou Yi is on the field!
When he dribbled the ball forward, he accelerated after passing the ball.
Now when he encountered resistance, Zhou Yi just ran to a place not far from him.
So Yan Min stopped the football and passed it to Zhou Yi.
Facing the ball from Yan Min, Zhou Yi did not stop the ball, but directly rubbed the football forward with the outside instep of his right foot.
The ball flew up, arcing through the air, bypassing the Spanish backline and appearing on the right side of the penalty area.
"Good ball! Zhou Yi's wonderful pass!"
Wu Lei appeared in that vacancy, he did not stop the ball, but chose to volley directly!
Of course, the ball was hit high by him......
"Wu Lei! hit high! But it doesn't matter, this idea is right, the running position is also very good, and the choice of the last kick is also good. If you stop and shoot again, you may be stuck by the Spanish defender and lose the opportunity to shoot...... The important thing is to do this, to play the momentum of the Chinese team!" Liu Jianhong constantly praised the players of the Chinese team and encouraged them.
Wu Lei himself felt sorry that he could not grasp this difficult opportunity, he held his head in his hands, and then squatted down hard to slap the turf in the Spanish penalty area.
When a player can feel annoyed and regretful that he did not grasp such a difficult opportunity, it can actually mean that his self-confidence has grown.
And in such an important game as the World Cup, self-confidence is very important.
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