radicalducati Chapter 11 Our Chinese team is going to play a technical style!
Chapter 11 Our Chinese team is going to play a technical style!
"Guys, you played beautifully in the first half!"
"You played with the spirit and energy that our nation should have! You also showed the fans the results of our long-term training!"
"In the second half, just like I said before, focus on playing at the ball's length and force the New Zealanders to come out and fight!"
"Once the New Zealanders pounce, attack from behind!"
"We're going to starve them out!"
Inside the locker room, after seeing all the national Olympic team members seated, Yin Tiesheng, who arrived late, began his tactical arrangements.
Of course, while arranging tactics, Yin Tiesheng did not forget the biggest contributor to China's two goals in the first half.
"Su Yu, well done! However, you should avoid such risky playing styles as much as possible, after all, your main responsibility is to guard our goal!"
They praised him, but also gave him a sarcastic remark.
As a traditional Chinese coach, Yin Tiesheng has long been adept at using this method to deal with young players.
However, to Yin Tiesheng's surprise, after he finished instructing Su Yu, Su Yu, who should have quickly stood up and nodded to show that he understood, did not react at all. He remained sitting there as before he spoke, busy tidying up his shin guards and such.
Yin Tiesheng was a little annoyed, but since the match wasn't over yet, he could only frown and continue with his tactical arrangements.
"Xiaoyu, don't overthink it. Coach Yin is just worried..."
The others patiently listened to Yin Tiesheng's footwork tactics, while the sharp-eyed Zheng Zhi noticed the hint of dissatisfaction that had just appeared on Yin Tiesheng's face and Su Yu's disregard. So, for the sake of team harmony, Zheng Zhi immediately approached Su Yu and said something.
"It's okay, Zhi-ge, do you think I'm that petty? I actually think the New Zealanders will definitely use high-pressing tactics in the second half, and if we... if we keep playing on the ground, I'm afraid..."
Hit his feet?
And you're hitting my feet?
In Su Yu's opinion, Yin Tiesheng was probably blinded by the 2-1 score. Didn't he know that our national Olympic team's rough-around-the-edges players couldn't even control the basic ball control when under close pressure?
They're already leading, yet they're not playing a solid defensive counter-attacking game. What's this guy thinking? Does he really think this national Olympic team is Barcelona?
Uh... thinking about this, Su Yu suddenly realized, why has his temper suddenly flared up a bit? Didn't he used to be all over Yin Tiesheng before...?
Could it be that this top-tier template not only improves ball skills but also temper?
Hehehehehe......
"I understand what you mean, Xiaoyu. I'll call out commands on the field during the second half, depending on the situation!"
Su Yu could figure it out, so how could Zheng Zhineng, who had been in the national team for so long, not understand?
Moreover, Zheng Zhi actually knows far more than Su Yu, such as a certain person in the starting lineup...
Of course, even if Zheng Zhi knew these things, he would never reveal them.
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Yin Tiesheng was in high spirits, dreaming of how to achieve a great victory over New Zealand and receive praise from the media.
Meanwhile, in the away team's locker room not far away.
Just as Su Yu had predicted, Stu Jacobs, who had never really considered the Chinese Olympic team a serious opponent, was furious after conceding two goals to a goalkeeper. He was now yelling at his players, telling them to press the Chinese team relentlessly in the second half.
In order to apply pressure more effectively, Stu Jacobs even substituted his center, Ellenson, with a speedy forward, Ike.
At 1.73 meters tall, Ike's heading ability isn't great, but his 11-second 100-meter dash is arguably the fastest in the entire New Zealand team, and even among the best in the entire Olympic football tournament.
With Ike's speed and impact, coupled with the team's pressure, Stu Jacobs was certain that the second half would be the stage for his New Zealand team to truly showcase their strength!
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The 15-minute halftime break ended quickly.
Urged by the staff, the players from both teams returned to the Workers' Stadium pitch.
"The Five Red Flags..."
With the score in the lead, and a goal that was described as a masterpiece of the century, the more than 40,000 Chinese fans in the stands naturally sang excitedly once again.
However, this loud and passionate singing did not last long.
The reason, of course, is that the atmosphere on the field changed drastically after the game started.
Yes, when a group of rough men with not-so-solid basic skills use their clumsy passing and ball control to deal with a group of white warriors who don't care about their physical strength and charge around wildly.
One can only imagine the utter chaos and disarray that ensued!
47th minute of the match.
After the referee blew his whistle, the Chinese Olympic team players hadn't even passed the ball around much as Yin Tiesheng had instructed. Zhou Haibin, who had just received the ball, had only made a feint to the left and then cut to the right before he was knocked down onto the grass by Elliott, a New Zealand midfielder who was almost half a man bigger than him.
Zhou Haibin raised his hands to indicate that the opponent had committed a foul, but the referee pushed his hands forward to indicate that the game should continue.
Seeing that the referee didn't give any indication, Elliott immediately launched a powerful kick, charging towards the Chinese team's backfield.
It's midfield again, and another sudden goal conceded!
The Chinese team's goal was once again under siege, but this time Su Yu was not called upon.
Zheng Zhi!
This current top player for the Chinese Olympic team, who plays for Charlton Athletic in the Premier League, decisively slid in ahead of time to snatch the ball from Elliott's feet, then quickly got up and kicked the ball out of bounds to defuse the crisis!
"Clap clap clap clap!"
The Chinese fans in the stands applauded Zheng Zhi, and Zheng Zhi, who had just stood up, gave the careless Zhou Haibin a cold warning.
Being hit like that by the New Zealanders right at the start of the game naturally made the Chinese Olympic team players even more nervous.
They dared not make any more moves; as soon as the ball reached their feet, they would immediately kick it away, as if they were afraid of taking the blame.
This kind of aimless passing naturally led to another mistake very quickly.
In the 51st minute of the match, after successfully defending against New Zealand's attack, the Chinese team, which clearly had an attacking opportunity of their own, inexplicably passed the ball around and ended up passing it to left-back Yuan Weigui.
"oops!"
"What are you doing?"
"Transitioning from the center circle is fine, but how could you put the ball in that position? New Zealand is clearly playing high-pressing right now, and this is obviously giving them... Oh dear, this is dangerous, Yuan Weigui, you..."
Huang Jianxiang, who was commentating from the commentary booth, was criticizing the amateurishness of the national Olympic team players when a scene that happened on the field startled him so much that he jumped up again and exclaimed in surprise!
The reason Huang Jianxiang exclaimed in surprise was that Yuan Weigui, the starting player for the national Olympic team that Huang mentioned, somehow managed to pass the ball sideways under pressure from New Zealand's right forward Brocchi.
As for the target he passed the ball to, it was the Chinese Olympic team's goalkeeper, Su Yu, who was being fiercely attacked from the left and right by New Zealand's two strikers!
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