There is a belief called football

Chapter 229 The Empty City Plan on the Football Field
Lin Zhijian made the Australian goalkeeper "Schwarzer" dare not neglect the curve ball drawn with the outside instep, because it is difficult for ordinary people to press the ball with the outside instep. This is why there are many people in world football who can kick the inside instep curve well, but Carlos is the only one who can kick the outside instep curve well.

Curving the ball from the outside of the instep is faster and harder, and of course it is more difficult to hold down the football. So when Schwarzer saw that Lin Zhijian's shot didn't fly, he knew that the opponent's shooting skills were very good.

Lin Zhijian drew the ball with a strong right-spin and irregular vibrations. As long as this kind of ball hits within the range of the goal frame, a goal will be scored, and the goalkeeper can do nothing.

Schwarzer moved a few steps to the right under his feet, then jumped to the right, stretched his right hand to the limit, and at the same time said "God bless" silently in his heart.

But after the ball passed him, he still didn't touch the football. Schwarzer looked back in the air, and the violently spinning football was rubbing against the net, but Schwarzer smiled, and the ball hit the outside of the net. Although he didn't score, Lin Zhijian's ball had been played perfectly.

At the moment when the ball hit the outside of the net, Li Qiao and Lin Zhijian hugged their heads at the same time. It was a pity that the ball was just a little bit short, and the arc was still a little weaker.

Schwarzer took a goal kick and the game resumed, but the first half was almost over, and the remaining few minutes were already garbage time. After the two sides got the ball, they only crossed and did not seek to attack. Irmatov was also "considerate". He blew the whistle at the end of the first half when the game reached 45 minutes.

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The players of the Chinese team ran back to the locker room one after another. The acting head coach Pekovic was the last to enter the locker room. After he entered, he locked the door behind him.

To be honest, when the players see that the person in front of the tactical board is not Stan, it is still a little uncomfortable.

"Coach," Qi Qi called out.

Pekovic signaled Qi Rate to speak up if he had something to say.

Qi Li was originally going to ask "Does Stan have any new orders", but after thinking about it, he felt embarrassed to say this.

Seeing Qi rate hesitating and unable to utter a word for a long time, Pekovic also guessed eighty-nine points. Pekovic is a self-aware person, and he is also very clear about Stan's prestige and ability. He has never thought of replacing Stan, even in just one game.

"If you can't say it, you don't need to say it. Qi led to turn on the TV and tune to the sports channel," Pekovic said.

The players looked at each other in blank dismay, not knowing why Pekovic did this.

But when the TV screen slowly appeared, everyone understood. Stan and the host were commenting on the first half of the game.

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"Coach Stan, what do you think of the Chinese team's performance in the first half?"
"Very good, better than when I was there",
Stan's words amused the players in the locker room, and everyone seemed to have regained the familiar feeling. They listened to Stan's lectures while resting for 15 minutes in halftime.

"So did the Chinese team have any shortcomings in the first half?"
"Of course, our attack on the right was too weak. After the opponent Cahill was sent off, the head coach replaced the left winger No. 17 McKay in order to replace him with a striker. That means the opponent's threat from the left was greatly reduced, and our right back did not dare to assist. In today's era of total football, such a full-back is not qualified."

"You mean Qi Bing? Does it need to be replaced?"
As soon as these words came out, Qi Bing's heart tightened. Stan's words carried a lot of weight. Even if it was just a commentary on the ball, Stan's words would directly affect the situation on the court. At this moment, Qi Bing really didn't dare to watch it any longer.

"No, Qi Bing is a very good full-back. He can definitely become a defender like "De Boer", but his mentality is too conservative, and he is always worried about losing his defensive position. I think Qi Bing should be bolder."

After speaking, Stan smiled at the camera, as if he knew that Qi Bing was looking at him in front of the TV at this moment, and Stan's smile reassured Qi Bing, but also made Qi Bing feel trust and warmth.

"Then coach, do you have any good suggestions for the second half?"Duan Xuan asked.

"After Pekovic replaced Li Weifeng in the first half, we formed a mobile Great Wall of three people as a barrier. Now it seems that the effect is very good. We need to persist in the second half. In addition, the Chinese team's offense should stick to the side. If the side attack is activated, we will have more opportunities."

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At the same time, what are the players and managers doing in the Australian dressing room?Like the Chinese team, they were also watching the live broadcast of CCTV5. Osik hired the Chinese translator in the team to do the simultaneous interpretation.

After watching for a few minutes, Yedinak couldn't sit still. He threw the sports drink in his hand angrily, cursing, "The Chinese team violated the rules by doing this. They violated the penalty regulations made by the AFC."

The scheming Osik ignored the exasperated Jedinak, and said lightly: "In the era of such advanced technology, is it possible to silence a person? How many times has Mourinho been fined, but which time did Mourinho shut up obediently?"
"Stan will do this. I guessed it a long time ago. This is China's home court, but if we look at what Stan said in reverse, it will actually help us, right? As for whether Stan violated the rules? Let's leave it to the AFC to make a judgment after the game. What we need to do is to win the game in the second half."

After listening to Osik's explanation, the players temporarily eased their emotions, listened to the translation, and at the same time seriously thought about the meaning of Stan's words.

After the commercial went live, Osick turned off the TV and asked, "How do you feel?"
Bresciano said: "I have been to the Great Wall, and I know that the Great Wall is for defense, not for offense."

Osik nodded knowingly, and said, "That's right, since the opponent doesn't attack in the middle, why should we waste people defending in the middle?"
The bearded "Yedinak" who was still in a state of exasperation just now suddenly smiled and said, "We also play sideways to bypass the Great Wall of China."

Osick smiled and said: "I don't think I need to say anything more about this. After all, you Australians know more about British style of play than me, a German."

The players smiled knowingly, thinking that it was rare for the German guy to say a wisecrack.

*****
After the start of the second half, the Australian team kicked off in the middle circle. After the kick-off, Australia made a turn in the midfield, routinely reversed the ball a few times, and then began to move to the side. Even Bresciano, who had never played a winger in his career, moved as far as possible.

In this way, the 3 midfielder tactics deployed by the Chinese team will be invalid. Not only that, but also a waste of precious backcourt resources.

Because of the red card in the first half, Australia replaced the left winger, so naturally their attack will choose to start from the right.

Now Australia has hoarded 3 strong offensive players on the right side, namely the right back "Milligan", the midfielder "Bresciano", and the right winger "Lecky".

In order to do more tricks, the Australian team deliberately dribbled the ball several times in the middle to paralyze the Chinese team, making the Chinese players think that the Australians still mainly attack in the middle.

After about 4 impacts, the Australian felt that it was almost done. After running 10 meters in the middle with the ball, Jedinak suddenly passed the ball to Bresciano on the wing. At this time, 3 people on the right started one after another.

In this way, it will be difficult for Sun Jihai to prevent his opponent from making a bottom pass.

Bresciano attracted Li Weifeng, who was defending, and he passed the ball to Leckie. Leckie faced Sun Jihai. He passed the ball forward, and Milligan, who was plugging in at a high speed, could go down.

The Chinese team's defense on the left was overwhelmed by the Australians. With no one defending, Milligan looked up and made a cross to find Kennedy in the middle of the penalty area.

But the ball did not pass to Kennedy, but was picked up by the goalkeeper who attacked at the front point. After taking the ball at a high rate, he threw it forward, and Zhou Dun rushed forward after taking the ball.

Suddenly, Australia's head coach "Osick" seemed to wake up, and shouted in his heart: "It was tricked".

Yes, Stan's program is not for the Chinese team, but for the Australians.

Now the Australian middle road seems to be a no-man's land, and Zhou Dun's advance speed is too fast, it is too late for the Australians to re-arm.

After passing the center line, Zhou Dun quickly advanced to within the 30-meter zone of Australia. Now there are only 3 defenders left in Australia's backcourt, while the Chinese team has 4 offensive players, namely Zhou Dun, Li Qiao, Lin Zhijian, and Yu Dabao.

Is 4 vs 3 good or bad?It's hard to say, sometimes there are too many people on the court is a bad thing, the key depends on whether the players can form a synergy with each other's running positions.

At this time, Li Qiao ran towards 2 o'clock, Yu Dabao ran towards 10 o'clock, and the two formed an X-shaped running position, while Lin Zhijian ran straight. The purpose of doing this was to take away the defender.

Yu Dabao and Li Qiao took away a defender respectively, only "Sainsbury" was very experienced, he knew that Lin Zhijian might be just a cover, he didn't follow Lin Zhijian right away, and this became an obstacle for Zhou Dun.

Zhou Dun immediately passed the ball to Lin Zhijian, this time "Sainsbury" gave up, he hurriedly chased Lin Zhijian, but the mantis stalked the cicada and the oriole, and Lin Zhijian was not the real point of attack.

The three friends have already helped Zhou Dun complete all the peripheral mopping work, and now Zhou Dun can directly face the Australian goalkeeper "Schwarzer". Faced with such a good opportunity, Zhou Dun chose the safest way of shooting - the arch of the foot.

Looking at the ball rolling towards the back post, Zhou Dun felt a little nervous.

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