There is a belief called football

Chapter 632 Battle in Belgium ([-])

During the intermission, the commentator Jiayuan went to the bathroom. Just after coming out of the bathroom, Jiayuan saw three familiar figures.

"Jianxiang",
"Duan Xuan",
"Jianhong",
The three were about to leave, when they shouted, the three stopped, but did not turn around.

"Are you three hiding from me?"
"Hahaha",
Accompanied by a burst of awkward laughter, the three of them turned around, "How can it be, Jiayuan".

"Your conflict is with the unit, let's still be friends",
The three laughed again, "Of course."

The four of them were chatting about Chinese football and the current game in the corridor.

"I didn't expect that the national football team has changed so much in the past 8 years," Jiayuan said.

"Yeah, I think this time is going to set a record",
Jiayuan approached the three of them and said in a low voice, "Tailey has already booked the place for the final. In Moscow, all the big shots in China will come to watch the match."

"So determined"?
Jiayuan nodded secretly.

"Then will you comment on the final match then?"
Jiayuan froze for a moment, "You're here to amuse me again, aren't you?"
The 4 people have been colleagues for more than 10 years, and they have a good relationship. It's just because of the attitude of the leaders of the unit that they haven't contacted for a long time.

During this meeting, we chatted a lot in the hallway.

"The second half is about to start, I'm going back to the commentary booth, Jian Xiang, Duan Xuan, Jian Hong, I will keep in touch with you when I have free time, work is temporary, but friends are forever."

*****
At the beginning of the second half, Belgium made a substitution, replacing "Carrasco" who played for Atletico Madrid, and replacing "Nainggolan".

Anyone who watches La Liga knows that Carrasco is the man Barcelona wants, and he is very fast. If he is replaced, De Bruyne should play the midfielder position. It seems that Wilmots is really fighting.

When Belgium was making a substitution, Stan and Queiroz happened to come out. Seeing that Belgium was making a substitution, it made sense.

But the only difference is the timing of Belgium's substitution. Stein thought that Wilmots would make a substitution after 15 minutes in the second half. Now it seems that Belgium's attitude in the second half was more determined than Stein predicted.

In the second half, the Chinese team kicked off.

After the Chinese team kicked off, the midfielder and defense kept passing the ball. If you look at it from a high place, it looks like the ball is bouncing back and forth between the two boards.

Now that the Chinese team has the ball in hand, they are more resolute in defending and counterattacking.

Belgium is very experienced, they surround but not grab. Some experts say that Belgium is a team that cannot be rushed, but it is not.

But every Belgian player is a superstar and is usually the core of the club. For example, Hazard does not participate in the ball grabbing at Chelsea, and Carrasco is also like this at Atletico Madrid, not to mention De Bruyne.

With a transfer fee of 8000 million euros, in Manchester City, De Bruyne is also the absolute core.

Therefore, Belgium's press is a bit close, but the Belgian players have strong anticipation, that is, as long as there is a slight error in the pass, Belgium can seize the opportunity.

Li Qiao retreated a little from the front court to the middle circle, so that he could get the ball more easily. Forwards retreating to get the ball is a very popular tactic now.

Fellaini posted it right away. In this game, Wilmots gave Fellaini a defensive order to mark Li Qiao all over the court. Even if Li Qiao ran out of bounds, Fellaini would follow, and there was no need to do anything else.

So Li Qiao's retreat did not relieve his pressure at all, because the situation was different, but his teammates didn't know that Li Qiao's retreat meant to ask for the ball, so Wang Kongxin would give the ball to Li Qiao.

Li Qiao turned his back to Fellaini, with the rolling ball on one side and the ferocious Fellaini on the other.

Li Qiao knew that he couldn't stop the ball. If he stopped the ball, he would definitely be kicked and it would be miserable. So Li Qiao flicked his instep when he stopped the ball, trying to imitate Bergkamp's "passing behind people", but this time Li Qiao failed, because Fellaini didn't watch people at all.

As soon as Li Qiao turned around, Fellaini pulled people away.

*****
The Chinese players on the bench quit, especially Stan, he almost rushed into the field, this is definitely a yellow card.

All the Chinese fans raised their right hands in unison, "Yellow card!" !

Fellaini was like a child who made a mistake. He took the initiative to run over to help Li Qiao, and then looked at the referee with a smile, admitting his mistake.

In the end, Fellaini succeeded. The referee did not give him a yellow card, but a stern short warning.

Wilmots immediately asked "Dembele" to warm up, because Wilmots knew that Fellaini would definitely foul again. If he didn't foul, he would definitely not be able to see Li Qiao, so it was a matter of time before Fellaini got a yellow card. At that time, he would replace "Fellaini" with "Dembele".

The referee's mercy made the Chinese fans and coaching staff very dissatisfied. The audience booed everywhere, and the angry Stan kicked the billboard on the sidelines.

"Calm down, Stan, you're going to get a ticket after the game like this," Queiroz persuaded.

"I know, but if you don't give a yellow card for such an obvious foul, the referee must be Belgian for three generations."

In the end, after all, the Chinese coaching staff finally persuaded Stan to come down.

Soon, Fellaini's yellow card came as promised. He kicked Li Qiao in a defense. This time, the referee didn't have any explanation at all and directly booked the yellow card.

Two minutes later, Wilmots replaced "Fellaini" with "Dembele".

*****
"Our tactical starting point is too single," Queiroz said.

Stan nodded, and he could see that, under normal circumstances, it is fine for the Chinese team to rely on Li Qiao, but in the top-level confrontation, it is easy to be cut off.

For example, today, Belgium is strong enough that they can keep a close eye on Li Qiao.

"I have been in the Chinese team for 7 years, we have always played like this, and I can't change it for a while. Besides, when I came here, I didn't expect the Chinese team to go so far in the World Cup."

While Stan was talking to Queiroz, Li Qiao's ball was blocked, and Liao Lisheng's pass to Li Qiao was blocked by Dembele.

The latter moved forward quickly. He just changed into the field, and the strength in his body seemed to be gushing out.

This time the ball was stolen very suddenly, Belgium counterattacked, Dembele, De Bruyne, Carrasco, Hazard, Lukaku, all 5 arrows.

The defense of the Chinese team is like a formidable enemy.

After halftime, Dembele handed the ball to the core of the playmaker-De Bruyne.

The Belgian "Ding Ding"'s idea is to make a long pass directly into the penalty area, find the Warcraft Lukaku, and then Lukaku will play the ball back, and finally give it to Carrasco in front of the penalty area. Carrasco can shoot directly or push Lukaku again.

A parabolic hoist into the penalty area of ​​the Chinese team, Wei Xiao is behind Lukaku, but Lukaku still moves forward step by step, that is to say, Wei Xiao can only be an obstacle to Lukaku's progress, not a barrier.

Lukaku jumped up, and Wei Xiao also jumped up. He could only prevent Lukaku from easily heading the goal, but Lukaku didn't head the goal.

WoW back a little.

Yes, a little.

The most important thing about this kind of ball is strength. If the strength is too high, Carrasco will not be able to handle it.

After Lukaku made the ferry, he still suppressed Wei Xiao, just like a pick-and-roll tactic in basketball.

How good are Belgium's chances at this point?If Carrasco pushes lightly, then Hazard on the left is in an unguarded area.

But Carrasco's eyes lit up, and he wanted too much to score Belgium's first World Cup goal.

Faced with Lukaku's ball, Carrasco volleyed with his instep, but a second later, the Belgian fans covered their heads with great regret.

Because Carrasco's ball was high.

Hazard on the other side jumped angrily, "My side is empty, are you stupid?"
But Carrasco had turned a deaf ear to all this, and his mind was already filled with regret.

*****
This attack sounded a wake-up call for the Chinese team - we must not look for Li Qiao every time.

Taking advantage of the brief gap, Stan called Wang Kong over, "Go and tell them, don't pass the ball directly to Li Qiao, you must pass the ball to Li Qiao's feet after triangle coordination, Belgium is not a stupid X team, such a simple pass has no success rate at all."

Wang Kong is the commander of the midfield. Telling him is tantamount to passing it to the entire midfield.

But habits are hard to change. Soon, Wang Kong instinctively looked at Li Qiao when passing the ball. This feeling was too familiar, whether it was in the national team or in Dortmund, but this time he remembered. He twisted his ankle and passed the ball to Lin Zhijian, and Lin Zhijian passed to Li Qiao's feet.

Don't underestimate this time of overdoing, the effect will be different immediately. In this way, Belgium will not be so easy to steal.

Moreover, Lin Zhijian's personal ability is also very strong. In fact, he doesn't have to look for Li Qiao. If he has the opportunity, he will shoot directly, or he will look for Ding Mu.

With one more fulcrum, the Chinese team's offense immediately enriched. For Wilmots, this is not good news.

Unknowingly, the first 20 minutes of the second half had passed, and the score was still 1-0 to the Chinese team.

As time ticked by, Wilmots felt his heartbeat quicken. This Belgian team is the favorite of the heavens and attracts everyone's attention, but why can't they always show their worth at critical moments?
After changing two players in a row, Wilmots wants to keep a card. In fact, he has already thought about it. If the score is still the same in the last 15 minutes, then he will replace Benteke with two black iron towers to hit the Chinese team's defense.

It was Wilmots' last move. He turned to let Benteke warm up. Then Wilmots looked at the pitch. He is a legend of Belgian football, but he is not as resourceful as many people in the coaching business, let alone Stanby.

Wilmots looked at Stan who raised his legs not far away, "If I lose to you, I will resign."

(End of this chapter)