There is a belief called football

Chapter 290

With 5 minutes left in the first half, the fans at the scene played with crowds. The knockout round is indeed not as exciting as the group stage. On the one hand, the strength is closer, and on the other hand, neither side can afford to lose.

Waves of people crossed the field, the game was not strong, and the fans entertained themselves. After all, World Cup tickets are not cheap, not high enough, sorry for the ticket price.

But calmness is only superficial. Before the game, Stan and Marsh analyzed the opponent’s scoring time. This is an indicator that many coaches value. For example, some teams scored more goals in the second half, and some teams scored more goals in the first 15 minutes. However, the "goal distribution" of both the Ukraine and the Chinese team has a very significant feature-that is, there is no characteristic.

That is to say, the goals of the two teams are evenly distributed in 90 minutes, which also shows that the two teams are very good at taking advantage of the opponent's lax defense and have a strong ability to seize opportunities.

Maybe it was the wave of people distracting attention, or maybe the first half was coming to an end, the Ukrainian midfielder made a mistake in passing the ball, and Rakicki passed the ball to "Konoplyanka" on the right, but Rakicki's passing action was too obvious, Qi Bing stepped forward and broke the ball.

Qi Bing and Li Qiao had a good understanding, and they both knew that this was a good opportunity. Qi Bing handed the ball to Li Qiao and at the same time he slipped in.

As soon as Li Qiao got the ball, Prahimi had already arrived. Facing Xiao Hei, this time Li Qiao had to go no matter what he said!
Li Qiao swayed with his right foot, dialed the ball with his left foot, and then stepped up with his right foot, ready to speed up and overtake. This time, Li Qiao used 100% of his strength, but when the movement was completed and the second movement followed, Li Qiao could only jump with his left foot. After 2 steps, Li Qiao fell to the ground and covered his face with his hands. He knew very well that he was injured!
Prahimi kicked the ball out of bounds and quickly asked the team doctor to come in. At this time, Li Qiao stood up and jumped out of the field with one foot. The Chinese team's medical team was treating Li Qiao on the sidelines.

The first half was coming to an end, Stan didn't rush to make substitutions, he asked Lin Zhijian and Hao Junmin to take back, and used up the remaining minute of the first half, he was still fantasizing that Li Qiao was still fine.

The referee blew the whistle to end the first half, and Prahimi ran over to ask about Li Qiao's injury,

"It seems to be strained," Li Qiao said.

Prahimi knew that it was impossible to continue with a muscle strain. He felt very sorry, "Joe, you are a fighter, but a fighter also needs a healthy body. Take a good rest in the second half."

Li Qiao smiled bitterly and said, "I'm afraid I really can't hold on this time."

The team doctor put ice packs on Li Qiao's legs, and carried Li Qiao back to the locker room. Prahimi didn't go far. He saw Li Qiao behind him, and walked over to let Li Qiao put his hand on his shoulders.

"One person is enough to help me," Li Qiao said with a smile.

But no matter what Li Qiao said, Prahimi still insisted on sending Li Qiao to the door of the locker room.

Li Qiao didn't push the door to go in, but asked the team doctor: "How is my expression? Is it not frowning?"Li Qiao was afraid that his frowning expression would affect his teammates' mood.

The team doctor smiled and said: "Very good, still very handsome."

Gently push the door and go in, Stan is lecturing, seeing Li Qiao coming in, Stan also knows the result.

"Sit down quickly, we are a group, there must be no one less",
Stan continued to arrange tactics, requiring the players to bypass the opponent's center and play more on the side. In the first half, Chen Fei's direct pass to Ding Mu was an example. In the second half, the attack should be played a little more. Since the midfielder has no advantage, the simpler the attack, the better.

"The two big center backs on the other side turned slowly and sent the ball behind them more often," Stein said.

After finishing speaking, Stan looked at Li Qiao and asked: "Joe, do your former teammates have any shortcomings that you can take advantage of? I know it's wrong to betray a friend, but for the sake of the country, you should betray it once."

After speaking, everyone laughed. Stan worked hard enough to win the game.

Li Qiao thought for a while and said: "Others have changed a lot, and I can't say for sure, but Prahimi has a weakness, that is, his left foot is relatively clumsy. If you meet Prahimi, it may be easier to pass him on his left."

Stan thought about it, Brahimi also played under him, but he never noticed any shortcomings of Brahimi.

"Okay, then everyone will remember, especially Zhang Xizhe, you will replace Li Qiao in the second half, if you meet Prahimi, find a way to beat him."

When Zhang Xizhe heard it, he felt terrified, "That guy has the same figure as Yaya Toure, so pay him back"?
"Stan..." Li Qiao seemed hesitant to speak.

"Just say what you have, we are a collective",
"It's because I can't speak directly," Li Qiao thought.

In desperation, Li Qiao could only say that he wanted to go back to the bench first, and something was left there, which was obviously a lie, and Stan also came back to his senses, "I guess Li Qiao really has something to hide."

In fact, to be honest, Stan doesn't have much to teach the players. After two years, his own tactical system has been integrated into the team. He just said the word "dream" repeatedly. The gap in the level of professional players is not that big.

Milu's words back then were quite correct - "attitude is everything", Chinese players with a never-say-die heart can also dominate the world.

In the end, Stan decided to come out 2 minutes earlier, and he asked everyone, "What time is it?"

The players below answered in unison: "Dream time".

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Walking out of the locker room and quickly returning to the bench, Stan asked Li Qiao, "What's the matter, you can't say it in person, you have to say it in private"?
Li Qiao chuckled, "Say this face to face and it will affect the unity of the team."

"So can we talk now?"
Li Qiao nodded, and said a bit embarrassed: "Can you replace Zhang Xizhe, and push Qi Bing to play as a winger, and you can change to a fullback."

"Why"?Stan asked.

Li Qiao blushed and didn't continue, "Why? The coach has to think about it for himself."

Soon, Stan understood. He clapped his hands and said, "Joe, good idea, by the way, I have to go to the fourth official to withdraw the substitution application."

At the beginning of the second half, the Chinese team replaced Zhang Chengdong and Li Qiao.Li Qiao's suggestion was not selfish. He just thought that Zhang Xizhe was a midfield organizer with good skills, but quick counterattacks were not his specialty, and Qi Bing was fast, so he might be able to fight a way out on the wing.

In the second half, the Chinese team kicked off, and the Ukrainian players came up to press, but Ukraine only pressed, not encircled, that is, the Chinese team took the ball, and they would come up to give you a little pressure. If you look at the level of the World Cup, Ukraine is too "friendly", because this kind of intensity of grabbing the ball is basically rewarding points.

If you are serious about grabbing the ball, it should be a siege, that is, a team is dispatched, one person is forced, and another person blocks the passing line. It is not that Ukraine will not be able to grab the ball with such intensity, but it will not be used for the time being.

Stan folded his arms on the sidelines, thinking.

"Why is Ukraine so polite to us? Is it because everyone used to be good socialist brothers? Or is it because of Li Qiao's relationship"?
Temporarily unable to figure it out, Stan didn't think about it anymore. He secretly gestured to Qi Bing in front of him, telling him to make a sudden jump on the sidewalk.

Although Ukraine's pressing was not as strong as Belgium's, it was impossible for the Chinese team to pass the ball comfortably in the backcourt, otherwise the audience would not buy it. What is the World Cup?Finally, the Chinese team passed the ball to the left after seven or eight passes.

When Qi Bing saw Zhang Chengdong taking the ball, he was about to start it, but what he didn't expect was that at this moment, he saw a black face grinning at him. It turned out that Prahimi had already seen through Qi Bing's attempt.

"If you want to pass the ball down the bottom, you have to break through him first," Qi Bing thought.

Zhang Chengdong passed the ball straight to Qi Bing. When Qi Bing stopped the ball, Prahimi was already standing in front of him. At this time, Qi Bing remembered what Li Qiao said in the locker room.

This was too unexpected, because the ball was going to the left when it was going to the bottom, and Qi Bing turned it around. Sure enough, Prahimi stretched out his left foot clumsily, but it didn't reach.

The ball passed to Brahimi's left, but Qi Bingren wiped it from the right. After being wiped by Qi Bing, Prahimi looked at the Chinese team's bench and thought: "Damn, Li Qiao betrayed me."

Li Qiao also looked at Prahimi with a smile, thinking: "I'm sorry, Xiao Hei, I will apologize to you after I win."

Qi Bing rushed to the edge of the restricted area with a few strides, and looked up. Ding Mu was in the middle, Lin Zhijian was in the back, and Hao Junmin was around the arc of the restricted area.

Without thinking too much, the arc ball was passed to Ding Mu. Ding Mu shook his head almost 90 degrees, and the angle he wanted was the upper right corner of the goal.

Pyatov's attention was very concentrated. When Ding Mu headed the ball, he had already moved his feet ahead of time, and Pyatov made a side throw to save the ball out of the baseline.

The Chinese team won a corner kick. This is a rare opportunity. Stan called the two central defenders of the Chinese team to go up. Zhou Dun and Wei Xiao rushed across halftime to the Ukrainian penalty area.

Li Qiao was not there, and Lin Zhijian took the set kick. Wei Xiao pointed to himself. Lin Zhijian understood and drove the ball to the front point. This ball Wei Xiao intended to ferry the ball to the front point. There are so many people in the middle of the penalty area, and there may be good opportunities.

The arc of Lin Zhijian's kick was a bit off, but the landing point was quite accurate. Wei Xiao jumped up and leaned back, using the back of his head to ferry the ball.

This kind of ball is a gamble on luck, but this time Wei Xiao didn't win, and the Ukrainian player made a clearance in the middle.

Ukraine counterattacked, and the two central defenders of the Chinese team were both in the opponent's penalty area. Stein's "gamble" plan failed, and now it can only be those players who hope to stay in their own half.

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