Chapter 126 20 minutes 20, the Japanese team was stunned! November 11, 5pm, Taipa Stadium, Macau. Unlike domestic stadiums, Taipa Stadium is relatively small and can only accommodate 15000 fans. For Macau, a country with a population of only 40, this stadium is rarely full on weekdays. But today, a large number of Chinese fans wearing red jerseys poured into the stadium, filling this medium-sized stadium to the brim. Boom boom boom! Boom boom boom! Before the game started, a big brother with a war drum started beating it "dong dong dong". Next to the drummer, a slim female fan was waving the national flag vigorously, and the bright red flag fluttered in the wind. Lin Feng withdrew his gaze and focused on the football under his feet. At 9 o'clock, the referee blew the whistle to start the game on time. Lin Feng passed the ball to Gao Lin and accelerated towards the opponent's half.
As soon as the game started, the Chinese team launched a fierce attack on the Japanese team. The Japanese team retreated across the board! Although they shouted loudly, after meeting the Chinese team on the court, the Japanese were still very honest and kept a low profile. However, when the head coach of the Japanese team saw the Chinese team taking the initiative to attack, a smile of success appeared on his face. This was the tactic they had formulated before the game! Knowing that this is your home court, and coupled with the war of words before the game, the Chinese team will surely lose their patience and take the initiative to attack. It's right to attack, so that we can take advantage of the large space behind you and counterattack calmly! Now that the first step has been achieved, we just need to execute the second step of the plan! The head coach of the Japanese team turned his attention to Lin Feng, the absolute core of the Chinese team! Only by restricting Lin Feng can we restrict the Chinese team's offense. Only by locking down the Chinese team's offense can he ensure that his side does not lose the ball and can his defensive counterattack tactics be executed more easily! Not long after the game started, Lin Feng felt that he was being targeted by his opponent. Wherever he went, there were several Japanese players eyeing him covetously. Once he gets the ball, the opponent will immediately double-team him. "The Japanese team seems to be targeting Lin Feng, making such a big scene!" "Haha, just kidding. Among the 22 players on the field, Lin Feng is the most famous. If I were the head coach of the Japanese team, I would also target him!" "If Lin Feng is restricted, the game will be difficult to play!" "Yes, although some of the players who studied abroad have returned, there are still more local young players. Our overall strength may not be stronger than the Japanese team." Seeing that Lin Feng was targeted, the fans were worried. Everyone started to worry whether they would lose the game. Facing the Japanese team's targeting, Lin Feng remained very calm. He often enjoys similar targeting at the club. This is the fate of playing as a central midfielder. Just get used to it.
What is there to say? A midfielder who is not double-teamed is not a good one! It is also because of this that the organizational work of modern football began to move backwards, like Pirlo, from the attacking midfielder position to the defensive midfielder position. Moreover, compared with those opponents in Serie A and the Champions League, the pressing of these Japanese players did not bring much pressure to Lin Feng. So even if he was targeted by his opponent, Lin Feng still kicked with ease. However, he did not rush to attack, but controlled the rhythm of the game, using passing and cooperation to gradually eliminate the nervousness of his teammates and let them slowly get into the game. Many of the players in this national team are newcomers and have never represented the national team in major competitions before. Therefore, many of them felt very nervous when they went on stage, and their physical and mental states were very tense. This is not good. Excessive physical tension can easily lead to injury, while excessive mental tension will accelerate the depletion of physical energy. After Lin Feng discovered these problems, he consciously controlled the pace of the game to give them time to adapt. Of course, this does not mean that Lin Feng did nothing in the attack. He would occasionally create opportunities for his teammates by passing the ball, but unfortunately Gao Lin and Mao Biao did not have a good understanding with him and did not understand his intentions, so that his glances were thrown to a blind man. Time flies quickly, and in the blink of an eye, ten minutes have passed. In the first ten minutes of the game, although the Chinese national team had an advantage in ball possession, number of shots and dangerous attacks, their attack did not pose a real threat to the Japanese team's goal. The only shot on target came from Gao Lin, but his shot was too straight and went directly into the arms of the Japanese goalkeeper, posing almost no threat at all. Judging from the results, Japan's defense was successful. Seeing that Lin Feng was restrained so easily by his own team, the head coach of the Japanese team was very proud: "Haha, the Chinese team's strength is just like this!" It is said that Koreans like to brag. Although they are a small country, they boast themselves into a cosmic power. But now, after watching Lin Feng's performance for these ten minutes, he feels that Chinese people are better at boasting than Koreans. He is obviously a very ordinary player, but he was hyped up by the Chinese media as a world-class superstar. Compared to him, the Japanese coach even thinks that the 16-year-old boy Shinji Kagawa from his own youth team is better. "Now that the team has withstood the Chinese attack, it's our turn to fight back!" The Japanese head coach is ready to go and is looking forward to the next attack from the Japanese team. "We've tested enough, it's time to get serious!" Just when the Japanese team was preparing to launch a massive attack, the Chinese team took the lead and sped up the game, disrupting the Japanese team's rhythm. Lin Feng changed his previous slow style of passing the ball back when being double-teamed or pressed, and began to become proactive. In the 12th minute, Zhao Xuri passed the ball to Lin Feng. After Lin Feng got the ball, the Japanese team repeated their old trick and sent two players to double-team him, one in front and one behind.
But this time, Lin Feng not only did not pass the ball back, but instead broke through forward. The Japanese players, who were already used to Lin Feng's "passive avoidance of battle", never expected the opponent to do so. Caught off guard, Lin Feng used his speed to break through the defense and escape from the double team. When the fans in the stands saw Lin Feng complete a beautiful breakthrough, they all shouted excitedly. The Japanese players were a little frightened. Seeing that Lin Feng still wanted to break through, they sent heavy troops to stop him. But they didn't notice that another Chinese player had moved to a very dangerous position. Lin Feng had a God's perspective, so he naturally saw the movements of his teammates. The person who completed this run was none other than Chen Tao. As expected of a man who can secure a place as a starter in Werder Bremen, Chen Tao has made great progress in the past half season! At least this movement is much better than what I have seen before! As expected, the five major leagues can still train people! After seeing Chen Tao's running position, Lin Feng did not pass the ball to him immediately, but deliberately took the ball to the right. The Japanese players subconsciously thought that Lin Feng would pass the ball to the Chinese players on the wing, so their attention was all on Lin Feng and the right side. However, just when their attention was focused on the right side, Lin Feng suddenly kicked the ball to the middle near the left side. There, Chen Tao was already in ambush. Danger! A red word "Danger" appeared above the heads of the Japanese players. There was no defensive player around Chen Tao, so he could directly take a long shot from this position. "nice shot!" "Chen Tao can shoot now!" Not only the Japanese players on the field, but also the commentators and more than 10,000 spectators at the scene thought that Chen Tao would shoot directly. However, Chen Tao's choice was beyond their expectations! After receiving the pass from Lin Feng, Chen Tao did not choose to shoot himself, but instead made a clever through pass and sent the ball into the left side of the penalty area. A red figure rushed over and easily scored the ball before the opponent's defender. The score became 1:0, and the goal was scored by China's No. 18 - Gao Lin! The Chinese national football team's offensive coordination was very sudden, from Lin Feng's feint pass, to Chen Tao's unexpected choice, and finally to Gao Lin's smart movement and fatal blow, all of which were completely beyond the expectations of the Japanese team. They were unprepared for the Chinese team's offensive coordination. The four Japanese defenders in the penalty area were like wooden stakes and no one could keep up with the Chinese team's offensive rhythm. "The ball went in!!!" "Goal from Gao Lin!" "The striker who plays for Dortmund has played 6 times for Dortmund this season, scored 2 goals and provided assist!" "Gao Lin's rapid growth makes us full of expectations for the future of the Chinese national football team's forward line!" In the commentary booth, the commentator was very excited after Gao Lin scored the goal and praised Gao Lin's performance crazily.
But the hero who helped the Chinese national team take the lead is most grateful to his teammates at this moment. "Brother Chen, your pass just now was so beautiful!" Chen Tao smiled and said, "It was you, Brother Lin, who taught me well. I was just a tool for the transition!" Lin Feng also ran over, put his arms around Gao Lin and Chen Tao's shoulders, and retorted: "Being too modest is hypocrisy. The pass you just made was not something a tool can do!" Gao Lin also smiled and flattered: "Brother Lin's pass is clever, Brother Chen's pass is wonderful, I have you two big brothers behind me to help me, hehe, I feel I can score three goals in this game!" …After the Chinese national football team scored a goal, forums and bulletin boards started to become lively. The fans who were originally worried about the Chinese national football team have now thrown away their worries and joined in the carnival. "Half a year after not seeing you, Gao Lin has become so powerful?" Some fans who had followed Gao Lin during his time at Shenhua couldn't help but be amazed after seeing his performance. "Haha, Gao Lin has improved a lot. In Dortmund, he is competing with several teammates for the position. His progress is very fast!!" "It turns out that there must be pressure to be motivated!" "And we also need high-level coaches to guide the training. In this regard, we are still far behind the top five leagues!" "Haha, with the current football environment in China, even the players' salaries are delayed. Do you still expect them to spend money to hire high-level coaches and buy professional training equipment? Don't be ridiculous!" Not long ago, a scandal broke out in the domestic football world. The players of the Jianlibao team, which won the first year of the Chinese Super League, had generally been owed wages for 8 months. When this news was revealed, it caused an uproar among the media and the public. Even the championship team is facing wage arrears, so what will the situation be like for other teams? I'm afraid it will only get more serious! This news has caused many people to worry about the overall environment and future of Chinese football. After the Hongshankou Conference, China's youth training system for football had already collapsed. Due to the lack of institutional support, parents are very hesitant about sending their children to play football. The spread of such negative news at this time will only further dampen the enthusiasm of Chinese people to engage in football. After all, even if you have passed the fierce selection stage, played in the professional league, and become a professional player, you cannot escape the fate of being owed wages by the team. Playing football requires a lot of upfront investment. The training fees of football schools are very expensive. Add to that the miscellaneous expenses such as nutrition fees and medical expenses, and there are only a handful of families that can afford it. Football is degenerating from a national sport to an aristocratic sport. Without the masses as its foundation, Chinese football will probably become increasingly niche, the scope of material will become smaller and smaller, and the number of registered players will probably drop precipitously. In this way, the future of Chinese football will probably be bleak in a dozen years! The fans were very conflicted at this time. They were full of confidence in the future of these players born around 85 on the field, but they were also extremely pessimistic about the Chinese national football team in a dozen years. If we want to change this situation, we must start from now on and make great efforts to rectify the unhealthy trends in football and purify the overall environment of Chinese football! But this is obviously not something ordinary fans can do. …… The sudden change on the field left the Japanese players and coaches dumbfounded.
The feeling the other party gave them in the previous ten minutes was just that, so how come everything suddenly changed? "Haha, it's just luck. Why panic? Let's continue playing according to the tactics we formulated before!" The Japanese were unwilling to admit that they were not as strong as the Chinese team, so they could only deceive themselves and think that the goal just scored by the Chinese team was just an accident. But, is this really an accident? After the game resumed, the Chinese team began to launch a fierce attack on the Japanese team. The Japanese team was ready, thinking they could stop the Chinese team with the same defense as in the first ten minutes. But this time, they were terribly wrong. After getting serious, Lin Feng took the initiative to speed up the pace of the game. He made full use of his experience and attacked the weak points in the Japanese team's defense. Chen Tao, Hao Junmin, Gao Lin and others also frequently cooperated with him, making the Japanese team's defense unable to focus on one thing while neglecting another. In the 17th minute, Lin Feng passed the ball to the wing, Lu Lin took advantage of the situation to break through and entered the penalty area before completing a powerful shot. Unfortunately, the ball was blocked by the defender's legs, but it doesn't matter, the first landing point on the perimeter is still under the control of the Chinese team. After Zhao Xuri stopped the ball, he originally planned to pass the ball, but when he saw that the opponent's defensive player was still quite far away from him, he couldn't resist his inner impulse and decided to kick the ball himself. With a loud bang, the football that had just flown out of the penalty area flew back. The Japanese goalkeeper widened his eyes, feeling that the angle of the ball was very tricky. He flew forward with all his might to save the ball, trying to stretch his right hand as far as possible, but it was still a little short, and the ball hit the inside of the crossbar and flew into the goal. The score became 2:0, and the Chinese national team secured victory in less than 20 minutes. After scoring the goal, Zhao Xuri excitedly rushed to the sidelines and slid on his knees to celebrate. He really just wanted to kick the ball and didn't expect to score a goal. If there had been someone on the other side defending him just now, he felt that he would definitely not have been able to score the goal. "Zhao Xuri's feet are pretty good!" "Haha, I'm just kidding about Zhao Yijiao's name!" "Zhao Xuri: You can call me Zhao Yijiao at home, but what should you call me outside?" "Zhao Weiss?" "Zhao Claire?" "Zhaotewusi?" …… Seeing the Chinese national team score two goals so quickly, the fans were very happy and relaxed. Some fans on the bulletin boards and forums even started to make fun of it, making up nicknames for the players.
In contrast, in Japan, the Yahoo forum was full of curses. All of them are scolding the Japanese team! In their view, losing to the Chinese team was already an unforgivable humiliation, and losing so badly was even more unforgivable. As a result, there were endless fans clamoring for the Japanese team to be disbanded, to swim back home, or even to commit suicide. It's no wonder they were so angry. The Japanese team didn't even last 20 minutes and were already two goals behind. If they continue to play at this pace, it is possible that the Chinese team will score five, six, or even seven or eight goals in this match. If such a tragedy really happened, the whole country of Japan would be shocked, right? Fans will naturally wholeheartedly support anything that can break the Japanese defense. So after Zhao Xuri scored the second goal, the fans at the scene began to shout: "One in!" "another one!" Faced with the fans’ calls, the Chinese national football team naturally chose to satisfy them! In the 19th minute, Lin Feng got the ball on the right and pretended to pass it, but he went through the crotch of a Japanese player and sent a very concealed pass. Gao Lin dribbled into the penalty area and kicked the ball decisively, but the ball was blocked by the defender's leg, and the Chinese team got a corner kick opportunity. After the corner kick, Gao Lin again overpowered the crowd in the penalty area and got the ball, but his header hit the crossbar and bounced out. When the Japanese team heard the sound of the football hitting the crossbar, they were all terrified. Afraid that the opponent would score another goal. It had only been 2 minutes since they last conceded a goal. If they conceded another goal in such a short time, the morale of the Japanese team would really be broken. The frightened Japanese team quickly contracted their formation and relied on numbers and fouls to try their best to resist the Chinese team's attack. It turns out that defensive defense is effective. Thanks to the efforts of the Japanese team, the Chinese national team did not score any more goals in the next 20 minutes. But this passive defensive tactic made Japan's forward Keisuke Honda very dissatisfied! He scored five goals in the previous two games, including the two goals against South Korea. Despite being in such a hot form, I was treated as an engineer in the frontcourt in this game, doing only the dirty and tiring work, and I couldn't find any opportunity to display my talents. This made Honda Keisuke very frustrated, so he loudly encouraged his teammates to devote more manpower to participate in the attack. "Asshole, how can we win by relying on defense? What we need now is offense. We need to rely on offense to reverse the situation and win!" "Do you want to be like a turtle, do nothing, and let the Chinese step on our dead bodies to enter the finals?" Honda Keisuke's loud roar had a certain effect. Some Japanese players who were brave enough to lose joined him and started attacking with him. "Huh? The Japanese team still dares to rush out?" "It seems that the offensive pressure during this period has been reduced, making them feel that they are doing well again!" When the Chinese fans saw the Japanese team take the initiative to strengthen their attack, they all showed surprised expressions.
In the first 40 minutes, the Japanese team was suppressed in their own half and was beaten without any chance to fight back. Up to now, they have not even had a shot on goal. On the other hand, the Chinese team had a ball possession rate of over 70% and completed 11 shots. Judging from the data from the first 40 minutes, the two sides are not at the same level at all. The Japanese team failed to recognize the reality and even dared to take the initiative to attack. I really don’t know how to write the word death! As expected, when Honda Keisuke dribbled the ball across half court, he was intercepted by the Chinese team. Zhao Xuri made a fierce move and snatched the ball from his feet, knocking the thin Honda Keisuke to the ground. Keisuke Honda lay on the ground and protested loudly to the referee, indicating that his opponent had committed a foul. But the referee was indifferent to his protest, and Zhao Xuri ignored Honda Keisuke who fell to the ground, but passed the ball to Lin Feng who retreated to receive the ball. After receiving the ball, Lin Feng did a Marseille turn, completed the turn and got rid of the defender. With the God's perspective turned on, he was still in the center circle and saw an opportunity in the frontcourt, so he raised his foot and made a super long-distance pass! (End of this chapter)