Chapter 51: Backlight

After the restart, the Japanese team finally stopped pressing in the front court and they retreated. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

However, the Chinese fans in front of the TV did not breathe a sigh of relief because of this, but regretted it - they were always worried that the Japanese team would use the front court to force another goal, but now they regret that the Chinese team has no chance to counterattack.

After the Chinese team scored a goal, they also saw the true meaning of the so-called "seeking wealth and danger". It looks scary for the Japanese team to grab like this, but for the Chinese team, there are often opportunities to score.

After the game restarted, Zhou Yi led the Chinese team to indeed strengthen the offensive, pressing towards the Japanese team's penalty area, and constantly bombing indiscriminately.

Under the onslaught of the Chinese team, the Japanese team could only shrink the defense and looked a little embarrassed.

In the eyes of many Chinese fans, this is very relieving.

But Zhou Yi is different from what they think, he doesn't just want a relief, he wants a real goal!

He was hoping to give his team a one-goal lead before half-time.

The reason why he is so anxious is that after the second half, the two sides will change sides and fight again. The Chinese team will be switched to the current half of the Japanese team. By that time, the enemy of the Chinese team, in addition to the Japanese team, had the sun in the sky.

Look at the weather now, the sky is clear and the sun is shining, and I can't see the possibility of a big change in the weather and dark clouds in any short period of time......

The second half was not easy for the Chinese team......

So he urged the Chinese team to press the Japanese team to bomb indiscriminately, but the Japanese team's defense was still quite solid.

When the referee blew the whistle at the end of the first half, the score was temporarily fixed at 1:1.

Although they were not able to score again, the Chinese players were very relaxed when they came off the field, after all, they were behind and then equalized, and it was very good not to go into halftime with behind.

Only Zhou Yi is an exception.

When the camera gave him a close-up, Zhou Yi on the screen frowned slightly, which was not the same as the relaxed and happy teammates around him.

He was not satisfied with the result.

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At half-time, Japan's head coach Takashi Sekitsuka was readjusting his team's tactics.

From the pressing in the back of the Chinese team in the first half, it was adjusted to pressing in his own half. It's all pressing, but with different positions, you can avoid a big gap in the backline.

At the same time, it can still ensure the strength of the Chinese team.

After making adjustments, he also has to rebuild the team's confidence.

“...... Now the score is just a draw, it's not a big deal! As long as we keep putting pressure on them in the second half, we can definitely turn the situation around! At the beginning of the second half, we have to try to attack and catch them off guard, and if we can score early, it will be even better!"

Why did Takashi Sekitsuka emphasize trying to score early at the start of the second half?

Because he is well aware of the shortcomings of his tactic.

There is no tactic in this world that has absolutely no shortcomings, so don't look at the Japanese team's rush to make the Chinese team in a difficult situation in the first half, but this tactic is not omnipotent, its disadvantage is that it consumes too much physical energy.

Such a tactic requires players to run and grab constantly, which is a great burden on physical fitness. The Japanese players are not known for their physical fitness, and their physical training is not the most important thing in their daily training, which is different from the Korean team.

Therefore, the physical fitness of the Japanese team is not outstanding, and it is impossible to support such tactics for a whole game.

As time goes by, the fitness of the Japanese players will inevitably decline very quickly. With normal tactics, they may be able to play 90 minutes with plenty of fitness. But with the current tactics of aggressive pressing, their current physical strength may only last 70 minutes before the gas runs out.

If Japan can't take the lead before 70 minutes, they will face a series of problems caused by a very serious lack of fitness. Modern football is built on running, and without that, nothing else can be talked about.

The Japanese team, which has lost the ability to run, will be completely crushed by the Chinese team on the field, and then their situation will be very difficult, and they will not be able to keep the draw if it is not good.

That result could only be changed if Japan scored as soon as possible to regain the lead. This time, if the Japanese team can take the lead again, Takashi Sekitsuka will adjust the team's tactics as soon as possible, let the team properly recycle, and use the strong strength of the Japanese team in the midfield to maneuver with the Chinese team, as long as they can maintain the lead of this one goal, they can win the gold medal.

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Meanwhile, in the Chinese dressing room, Blazevic was admonishing his players to be more patient in the second half.

The reason for his doing so is naturally because the Japanese team's pressing tactics cannot be sustained forever.

“...... As long as we can keep a goal from conceding before the 70th minute, Japan will not be a threat. If they can't kill us, they should be killed by us. Jiang Xiaojun translated Blazevic's words and said them very vividly.

When you have a chance to score, you have to go into attack, but what if you don't have a good chance? Blazevic feared that Japan's particular opponent would make the Chinese players adrenaline rush and lose their minds.

Fortunately, there is still Zhou Yi.

So Blazevic pointed to Zhou Yi and told the players: "When you don't know what to do on the field, listen to Zhou Yi!"

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When he was about to leave the locker room and prepare to play, Zhou Yi suddenly asked Sun Pan: "Are you wearing a hat?"

Sun Pan was very strange: "No, I don't like to wear hats, it will crush my hairstyle." ”

"Do you have messy hair and a hairstyle?" Zhou Yi grinned.

"I'm going to tell you that this messy hair is still specially designed, do you believe it or not?" Sun Pan was very proud, "This is art, you don't understand!"

Zhou Yi didn't bother to argue with him, so he simply asked his teammates: "Does anyone wear a hat to the stadium?" Caps and baseball caps are fine, and they must have a brim." ”

Everyone looked at each other, not understanding why Zhou Yi suddenly asked this.

Seeing that no one stood up and said that he had it, Zhou Yi frowned.

At this time, the team leader Guo Bing also noticed Zhou Yi's request, and he came up to ask Zhou Yi: "Why do you want to ask for a hat? Could it be that you are still playing football with a hat, Zhou Yi?"

Zhou Yi shook his head: "It's not for me to wear, it's for Panpan." ”

Sun Pan was very strange: "I, I don't wear a hat to guard the door, it affects my vision!"

Indeed, there is an extra block above the eyes, and if you want to see that area, you have to raise your head, which is equivalent to an extra procedure, which will naturally affect the field of vision.

"But you'd better wear it for this game. Zhou Yi said.

"Why?" Sun Pan was puzzled.

"Because of the light. Zhou Yi said, seeing that Sun Pan still couldn't understand, he simply said: "You'll know when you play in a while." Forget it if you don't have a hat, let's hope you get over it yourself. ”

With that, he walked out of the locker room, and the other teammates followed him in confusion.

Sun Pan shrugged, shook his head and walked out.

Everyone didn't quite understand why Zhou Yi suddenly mentioned hats and lights, but when they walked through the players' tunnel and stepped on the court, everyone instantly understood - the bright sunlight in the afternoon was projected into half of the stadium, and the green turf was about to turn white due to the strong reflection. And this is the area where they are in the second half......

When everyone comes on the pitch and looks at the Japanese team's half, they will find that their eyes are white and they can't see the Japanese team's goal clearly. The abundance of sunlight is almost blinding!

"Damn!" Sun Pan stood in front of the door, and then he understood why Zhou Yi wanted him to wear a hat......

But he didn't have a hat, so he had to build the pergola with his hands to make him feel a little better.

But he's a goalkeeper, he can't always use one hand to keep guarding the pergola, right? In the face of the opponent's shot, he can only save with one hand. No matter how awesome he is, he can't be a one-armed hero who guards the goal......

Guo Bing, the team leader on the sidelines, also realized the seriousness of the problem.

When the second half of the game began, it was 4:05 p.m. local time, and the sun was setting in the west, just hanging in the air directly opposite the Chinese team's half.

If the football flies into the air, it is almost like it has suddenly come out of the sun, and by the time the Chinese players can see it clearly, the football is already close at hand, leaving them with little time to react. It's a big impact on the performance of the players.

After the players from both sides came to the court, the second half began, and the Japanese team kicked off.

As soon as they kicked off, they launched a fierce attack on the Chinese team's goal, which was completely different from their contraction performance before the end of the first half. It's as if after halftime, the whole Japanese team is back in full blood......

After some passing, the ball was played to the wing.

After receiving a pass from his teammates, Hiroki Sakai, the right wing-back who was inserted in the back, directly crossed the ball, and the football drew an arc and flew to the goal of the Chinese team!

It was a very ordinary cross, and it wasn't particularly brilliant or outstanding.

But when Sun Pan raised his head to stare at the ball, he was confused by the dazzling sunlight...... For a moment, he was blind.

When he regained his sight, someone jumped in the air and helped him block out some of the sunlight. But it's a pity that the person jumping in the air is not the defender of the Chinese Olympic team, but the striker of the Japanese team, Kensuke Nagai!

"Nagai!" the Japanese narrator yelled excitedly.

He jumped high in the air, while the defender of the Chinese team, Guo Nu, was obviously half a beat slower, and when he jumped, he was completely crushed by the opponent. Because Guo Nu was disturbed by the sun at night when he was defending......

"Danger!" Heping exclaimed.

With a bang, Kensuke Nagai hit the football, and the ball flew towards the goal.

When the ball flew towards the goal, it was completely unclear which way the ball was flying, he could only rely on his own experience and intuition to make a save, he pounced on the right side of the goal, but the ball flew straight to the middle!

When Sun Pan finally saw the football clearly, it was too late to make any more moves, he could only watch the football fly towards the goal unwillingly, and Zhou Yi's words popped up in his mind.

Because of the light.

This damn light!

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Watching the football fly towards the goal, the hearts of many Chinese fans were in a state of arrest at this time, they forgot to breathe, and stared at the TV screen in amazement, less than a second is a long time for them.

Many people were frightened and felt that the goal was decided.

In full view, the football smashed firmly on the crossbar!

"Ouch! Beam! Kenyu Nagai's header hit the beam! It's dangerous!" He Ping felt his heart beating wildly, although he was sitting on the chair, his waist couldn't hold it, and he just wanted to lie on the table......

In China, many fans in front of the TV simply sat down, and their hearts beat violently again, as if they were about to jump out of their chests, as if they had walked through the ghost door...... (To be continued.) )