There is a belief called football

Chapter 282

With the huge boos of the Chinese fans, Johnson was not greatly affected. He gestured to his teammates in the penalty area and asked them to press into the penalty area. Obviously, he was preparing to use the "grenade" tactic for this ball.

Anyone who has watched the Premier League knows that many teams in the middle and lower reaches of the Premier League will have a good "grenade" tactic when throwing a throw-in. The full-back will throw the ball vigorously into the penalty area and let his teammates fight for it, just like a corner kick.

Johnson wiped the ball on his jersey, then stepped back 10 meters to start a run-up.The players in the penalty area of ​​the Chinese team are ready for battle. Such balls are often very threatening.

Johnson vigorously throws the ball out of bounds, and the ball draws a large parabola and flies to the penalty area of ​​the Chinese team.At the beginning of the second half, when England got a set piece, at least one central defender participated in the attack.

Cahill chose his position in the penalty area, and Wei Xiao was marking him. After Johnson threw the ball, Cahill quickly advanced from the center of the penalty area.

On Wei Xiao's route, Rooney blocked Wei Xiao there. This "pick-and-roll tactic" was originally a basketball tactic, but now more and more football teams use this tactic when setting the ball, and the rules are temporarily blank for this new situation.

It was such a one-second block, Wei Xiao lost his defensive position, and Cahill nodded in front of the goal. Fortunately, the speed of the ball from the foul was very slow, and Cahill's header could not borrow much force. Wang Dalei jumped up to pick the ball.

Wang Dalei immediately gave the ball to Zheng Zhi in front of the penalty area, Zheng Zhi still looked for Li Qiao in front, oh, no!I was looking for Li Qiao's location, and now it's Zhang Xizhe.

A 50-meter long pass found Zhang Xizhe, but Zhang Xizhe stopped the ball too much, almost stopping for more than 10 meters, and Lampard, who was behind the defense, kicked the ball forward.

You can't blame Zhang Xizhe for this ball. It is really difficult to stop a 50-meter pass. If a non-professional player catches such a long ball, you will feel hit on the back of your instep.

It's hard to explain, but he is very similar to the "hearing" in Tai Chi. Tai Chi masters can defend to a certain extent even if they are blindfolded, because when you touch him, his muscles have already produced conditioned reflexes.

I remember that someone once asked "Iniesta" to do a blindfold pass experiment, and the accuracy of the result was still amazing.

Li Qiao's sense of the ball is far stronger than other Chinese players. This is both a talent and his hard work. It is not easy for others to surpass him.

Originally, it was just a missed fast break opportunity, but when Lampard made a clearance kick, the ball was unbiased, and it was behind the overall pressure of the Chinese team, which was unexpected.

Although Rooney, Cahill, Sterling, Wilshere and Milner were all offside in front, "Gerrard" in front of the penalty area was not offside.

He stepped in behind, went through all the players of the Chinese team, and got the ball. The current situation is England 6 v 1, and the Chinese team has Wang Dalei in front of the goal at this time.

Gerrard was not greedy, he pushed to the left, Rooney easily pushed the empty goal, 1 to 1, England equalized the score in the 8th minute of the second half.

*****
The goal was so depressing, even useless. It was originally a counterattack by the Chinese team, and the players were right to press, but who would have thought that Zhang Xizhe made a mistake in stopping the ball, and what was even more unexpected was that Lampard's random big foot turned into a subtle assist.

After the goal, Lu Xiaopang took the initiative to carry the ball and ran to the midfield to set it up. The meaning could not be more obvious. The English hope that the Chinese team will kick off quickly so that they can take advantage of the victory and pursue.

Stan knew that it would be best to procrastinate now. He asked Rizzoli for "water time", but the English said nothing about "water time". Finally, considering the hot weather, Rizzoli gave him water time.

It's like when the basketball game is not going well, the head coach immediately calls a timeout, and Stan's purpose is also for this.

He surrounded the players and began to lecture.

"It's just a conceded goal, it's not a problem with our defense, it's just an inexplicable conceded goal, we can completely defend against England",
Everyone drank water and listened to Stan's lecture. In addition, the physical therapist applied some ointment on the player's calf and began to massage everyone.

"Qi Bing, you did a good job defending, you should be commended."

Qi Bing grinned in response to Stan.

Stan saw Zhang Xizhe's expression a bit depressed, although no one blamed him, but he knew that if he could stop the ball steadily, the following things would not happen.

"I'm also responsible for the conceded goal," Stein said.

"No, coach...",
Stan signaled Zhang Xizhe to shut up.

"The success rate of fast breaks is not high. Even if Messi came, it is impossible for every quick counterattack to be successful. I did not change my tactics in time. We are the leading side. We could have played more steadily. There is no need to be so aggressive, so this is my responsibility."

Zhang Xizhe was very moved by what Stan said. A good coach is like this. He always pushes the honor to the players and takes the responsibility on his own shoulders.

"Have you noticed that if it ends with this score, we are still the ones who qualify, look, how amazing."

The players are all happy, being a good football coach requires a little "ah Q".

Stan looked at his watch: "There is still half an hour, which is the time for a meal, maybe we are the top 16."

"Not maybe, but definitely," Zheng Zhi replied.

"That's what a captain should do," Stan thought.

In order to further motivate the players, Stan lied to everyone: "I received a text message from Dong Zhou. Li Qiao is fine, it's just a muscle problem. The two of them are watching the live broadcast of this game in the hospital."

The effect of Stan's "lie" was immediate, and the players raised their arms and shouted "YA", "Li Qiao, come with us to the top 16, no matter who the opponent is, we will definitely step on him and enter the top 8."

*****
The short drinking time ended, but the players of the Chinese team quickly got out of the haze of losing the ball. Stan on the sidelines looked at the players and felt uneasy: "I hope Li Qiao is really okay, otherwise I will be a lying Pinocchio in the hearts of the players."

The game resumed, and England's morale is still very strong. Now they are only one goal away, and they think it is a piece of cake.

The Chinese team controlled the ball in the middle and backcourt, but the ball was lost very quickly. Gerrard got the ball and before Li Weifeng could force him up, he passed the ball to Milner, and Milner passed it to Rooney.

Facing Qi Bing, Wilshere still had no confidence. He passed the ball to Milner, Milner passed the ball to Gerrard, and Gerrard passed the ball to Sterling.

So in the first half, the "invincible pass" before England lost the ball was revived. With the ball in hand, the England midfielder calmed down a lot, and his movements were not so tight.

Between 10 and 15 minutes, England played fluidly in midfield and also had two shots, one from Rooney and one from Milner.

"If we let England play like the Premier League, then we will be miserable, and now even fouls will destroy the opponent's smooth passing," Stein thought.

Stan made a gesture to Li Weifeng. It was a secret gesture that was only known to the Chinese team. It meant to play a little rougher.

Stan used rough tactics when he played against Barcelona at the club, but in the national team, because of his superiority in Asia, Stan hasn't let players use rough tactics for a long time. Now at a critical moment, he has to use them.

Gerrard took the ball again. Facing Li Weifeng, Gerrard was quite calm. He looked left and right. Milner and Sterling could both pass the ball, but this time it was different. When he was trying to pass the ball, he suddenly felt kicked on his ankle.

The captain was kicked, the England players quit, they surrounded the referee to exert pressure, the Chinese players were very smart, Li Weifeng withdrew immediately after the kick, and then captain Zheng Zhi and vice-captain Wei Xiao went to argue with the referee.

Five players from England made the "play card" gesture in front of Rizzoli. Rizzoli has seen this kind of scene a lot, but the more people put pressure on him, the less he would like this. Big-name referees also have the temper of big-name referees.

Rizzoli gestured to Li Weifeng, indicating that you should not hide too. It is useless to hide. Li Weifeng walked over slowly, and Rizzoli finally gave Li Weifeng a verbal warning.

In fact, Li Weifeng didn't kick hard, and he didn't kick the Achilles tendon, it was just for the competition. After coaching this point, Stan especially emphasized that roughness is for victory, not for hurting the opponent.

The Chinese team was "ruthless" in the midfield, and England's smooth passing was stuck. After all, the level of England's players is not as strong as that of Germany and Spain. Their fluency is only possible under low-intensity confrontation.

20 minutes into the second half, Hodgson made a substitution and replaced Wilshere with "Chamberlain".

There are not many good cards in England's hands. Stein estimates that if England has not scored after 30 minutes, then Hodgson's final choice is to replace Rooney with "Sturridge".

Sure enough, Rooney was replaced in the 31st minute of the second half.In fact, this is not difficult to guess. Take a look at England's bench. Hodgson doesn't trust people like Lambert and Barkley, so the only bet can only be on "Sturridge".

Hodgson has already used up 3 substitutions. It seems that he is at the end of his rope. He can only watch the performance of the players on the field, or whether he can have another dribble.

"Lampard on top," Hodgson yelled.

Lampard looked at Hodgson and pointed to Zhang Xizhe, meaning stop defending?
Hodgson stretched out the index finger of his left hand and put the index finger of his right hand together, which means that you and Gerrard are playing double attacking midfielders.

In fact, this is the most traditional British 442 formation. Manchester United relied on 442 to win the Triple Crown.

But Hodgson doesn't know that 442 can achieve Manchester United, but can it also achieve him?
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