Chapter 31: Monsters
Wu Lei's kick did not pose any real threat to Spain's goal, and when Zhou Yi passed, the Spanish players were taken aback, and their worries were dispelled when they saw Wu Lei's shot.
The Chinese team's attack did not sound any alarm bells for the Spanish players.
When the Spanish players got the ball, they still couldn't get up to the tempo.
Every opening five minutes and five minutes before the end of the game is a dangerous moment for many teams because the players are often not in the game.
Zhou Yi is well aware that if the Chinese team is going to score, this is a good opportunity.
That's why he told everyone to play as fast as possible after the start of the second half.
Attack the Spanish defence with speed and make them make mistakes.
Soon, possession returned to the feet of the Chinese team, and the Chinese team attacked again.
It was Yan Min who dribbled the ball on the left side again, and he didn't go directly to the bottom, but cut inside when he brought it to the 30-meter area.
The Spanish right-back Juan Fran, who was defending in front of him, did not dare to break the ball with his foot, for fear that he would be given by Yan Min as soon as he kicked out. Yan Min's speed and agility left a very deep impression on him.
However, it is also good that Juanfran is so cautious, that is, Yan Min really can't break through easily.
After cutting inside with the ball, he slashed towards the penalty area.
After drawing another Spanish player, Xavi Alonso, to his front, he passed the ball to Zhou Yi, who was picking up him diagonally behind him.
After passing the ball, Yan Min continued to cut forward diagonally, following the previous route to the space behind the Spanish backline.
Looking at this posture, it is time to have a two-way with Zhou Yi.
Zhou Yi also raised his foot to see where he was headed, and he really wanted to pass the football to Yan Min.
At this time, the Spanish backline was collectively pressed in front of the big penalty area line, and there was space behind him.
So Iniesta hurriedly went to pounce on Zhou Yi, and the Spanish back line fell into a contradiction - should it press forward to create offside, or to chase Yan Min?
It stands to reason that it should be offside, but Zhou Yi's passing ability is obvious to all, and they are not sure that they can successfully create an offside position before Zhou Yi passes, because they see Zhou Yi's feet picked up, as if they were going to pass the ball.
If he passes the football now, then Spain is doomed to fail even if he creates an offside, but instead gives Yan Min a great opportunity to score a single goal, so the Spanish backline is stunned in place.
When Zhou Yi's right foot fell, he did pass the ball, but instead of passing to Yan Min, it passed to the opposite side, to the left rib of the Spanish defense, where due to Yan Min's inward cut, Spain's defensive attention was attracted to the middle, but it became empty, and there was no Spanish defender there.
Because of Yan Min's internal cut, He Ying, who was originally in the middle, pulled to the left, and although Zhou Yi looked in Yan Min's direction, he knew that He Ying would definitely be able to see that he only needed to pass the football over, which was completely a trust in his teammates. So without turning his head at all, he just changed the angle of his ankle and passed the football to He Ying!
"NO_LOOK_PASS!!!," Marcel Leif shouted excitedly.
Zhou Yi's unsightly pass accurately drilled through the gap between Spain's central defender Albiol and fullback Juanfran and rolled into the huge space behind them!
At the same time, He Ying, who was on the left, decisively stepped forward, bypassed the outside of Juanfran and inserted behind them, and then received a pass from Zhou Yi!
"He Ying ——! opportunity!!" Liu Jianhong shouted excitedly.
This is indeed a good opportunity for the Chinese team, He Ying received the football in the ribs, and only took one step to shoot with his foot!
He was very fast-paced, didn't adjust too much, and didn't hesitate.
Despite Spain's goalkeeper Reina's decisive abandonment, the ball slipped past him before he could completely seal the angle, and then rolled into the empty net behind Reina without any suspense......
"Enter, enter!! 2:0!2:0!! The Chinese team has a two-goal lead over Spain!!He Ying has another city for the Chinese team!" Liu Jianhong shouted excitedly. "This is also his fourth goal of this World Cup, and he is currently the top scorer in the World Cup!"
In the stands of the Baishada Arena, the cheers of Chinese fans once again rang out.
Waving the five-star red flag and the red scarves in their hands, they jumped up from their seats, raised their arms and shouted.
He Ying, who scored the goal, ran to Zhou Yi, who passed the ball to him, and held Zhou Yi in his arms, and the other Chinese team players came up to hug them.
"The Chinese team with Zhou Yi and without Zhou Yi are two completely different teams!" Liu Jianhong said. "Without Zhou Yi's Chinese team, although we scored three goals in the first two games, these three goals depend on our best efforts and the favor of Lady Luck. After having Zhou Yi, the Chinese team's offense has become more directional, disciplined, and targeted. Under his leadership, the players in every position of the Chinese team know exactly what they want to do, and this is the biggest change from the previous two games. The players feel more confident and secure......"
"Oh my God...... Spain has conceded another goal!" Unlike the excited Liu Jianhong, the Spanish commentator was very painful and disappointed, but in this battle of honor, Spain fell behind the Chinese team by two goals. "This ball has a mistake in the Spanish team's defense, and then this mistake is caught by Zhou Yi, it's really unfortunate! We can't do anything about Zhou Yi, he can appear in any corner of the field, even if you press him closely, he also has the ability to kick the ball, and I can't see that this is the performance of someone who has just been injured for a month and has been training with the team for three days...... Is he a monster?"
Is he a monster?
That's probably what many people who watched the live broadcast of this game were thinking.
It may not be surprising that Zhou Yi has such an excellent condition, but considering that he has not trained well for a month before, and the joint training with the team is only three days, how can he knead this team together and do it well?
No one understands it, and it doesn't make sense at all.
But the game clearly told those who couldn't believe it that this is how Zhou Yi made the performance of the Chinese team collectively go to a higher level......
The 2:0 score was displayed on the big screen and everyone could see it.
The five-star red flag below the score was still very difficult in the first two games, conceding two goals against Chile, and then chasing desperately, and finally tied it, but there was no way to go further, and finally could only force the opponent to draw.
Playing the Netherlands, conceding a goal first, then quickly equalizing, and then there is no then, they can only focus all their energy on defense, the Chinese team does not want to win the Netherlands, but Zhou Yi is not there, and the heart is weak, so it is better to remove the mind, so as not to think too much, but even the draw can not be won.
Now with Zhou Yi's Chinese team, facing the defending World Cup champion, it can lead by two goals, which is really a reborn existence.
Many Chinese fans looked at this score and couldn't help but think in their hearts - if Zhou Yi had not been injured in the Champions League final, what would the current Chinese team look like? We will definitely be able to win against Chile, and if we are lucky enough to play the Netherlands, we may be able to win......
When the Chinese team finished celebrating and returned to their own half, the camera lens was not aimed at He Ying, who scored the goal, but at Zhou Yi, the captain of the Chinese national team and the core of the midfield, who was surrounded by his teammates and walked back to the half with a smile on his face.
The image says it all – he's the heart of this team.
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When Spain kicked off, the game resumed.
But being two goals down has had a huge impact on the team's morale and performance.
Bosque was in a hurry off the field and immediately made substitution adjustments.
He replaced Villa with Mata.
"Villa is going to be replaced! In the first half he had a very, very nice back-heel shot that almost broke the Chinese goal, but unfortunately, he didn't make it. Otherwise the situation might have been different now......"
When I found out that Villa was about to be replaced, I couldn't help crying when he was still on the field.
When the team was two goals down, he couldn't continue to work the pitch and contribute to the team.
As a veteran, being replaced at this time means that his World Cup journey is completely over, and he will never be able to represent the Spanish national team in the World Cup again.
On the one hand, they can't help the national team change the situation, and on the other hand, their World Cup road has come to an end.
Villa, who came from the sorrow, couldn't control his emotions and hid his face on the court and cried.
This scene was really unexpected, and the commentators were surprised.
Villa cried directly......"
"This ...... Villa couldn't control his emotions anymore, and he cried very sadly...... Both Cazorla and Juanfran went up to comfort him, and it was a sad sight...... Villa worked very hard in the game and created chances, but he still couldn't score. He and the Spanish national team, now it seems, may not be able to escape the doom......"
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