Chapter 64 Another victory, China 21 Japan! "Oh, what a pity, the ball was not headed well!" "Li Jinyu is still a little too short. If Gao Lin had headed the ball, maybe it would have gone in!" Gao Lin is 185cm tall, 5cm taller than Li Jinyu. This 5 cm difference will give players a huge advantage when heading the ball. But unfortunately, due to his height and weight, Gao Lin's speed is not as fast as Li Jinyu. When Li Jinyu headed the ball, Gao Lin had just rushed into the penalty area and was still in the back position, so he had no chance to compete for the header. But it doesn’t matter, it will soon be Gao Lin’s turn to perform. In the 57th minute, the Chinese national team launched another attack on the right. After Lin Feng and Shao Jiayi completed a two-pass cooperation, they dribbled the ball along the flank area to the front of the penalty area. Seeing this, Gao Lin took the initiative to retreat from the penalty area to respond. Lin Feng handed the ball to him and continued to accelerate into the penalty area.
Gao Lin understood what he meant and passed the ball into the penalty area with his heel without stopping. This way of handling the situation was beyond the expectations of the Japanese players and also caused exclamations from the fans in the stands. Gao Lin looks big and strong, but I didn't expect that he has such fancy skills under his feet. It really shows that one cannot judge a person by his appearance! Well done! Lin Feng secretly praised in his heart and caught the ball without slowing down. Instead of shooting directly, he continued to run diagonally towards the left side of the goal. The defenders and goalkeeper of the Japanese team were attracted by Lin Feng who was dribbling the ball, and the focus of defense was placed on him, completely ignoring the large space on the right side of the penalty area. Gao Lin, who completed the heel pass, had already discovered the opportunity on this side and was already in position, waiting for his teammates to assist. Lin Feng naturally also found the opportunity on the right side. After attracting the opponent's goalkeeper and defender to the left side of the goal, he suddenly stopped, used inertia to shake off the Japanese defender who was following him, and knocked the ball to the right side with his left foot. Gao Lin took advantage of the situation and pushed the ball into the goal easily. The score became 2:1, and the Chinese national team took the lead again. The Chinese national team's offensive coordination was a pleasure to watch, from Lin Feng and Shao Jiayi completing a one-two combination in the middle, to him and Gao Lin passing the ball to each other near the penalty area. The Chinese national team's passing and cutting cooperation actually resembled Barcelona, and they almost passed the ball into the Japanese team's goal! “Is this really still the national football team?” "Strange, so strange!" "It turns out that the Chinese national football team can also play such smooth ground cooperation. I thought the Chinese national football team could only play long passes and lobs!" "Please make more goals like this!" Gao Lin's goal made the Chinese national team fans at the scene and in front of the TV scream with excitement. The fans did not expect that the passing and cutting cooperation of the Chinese national team could be so smooth and so gorgeous. Although the goal was scored by Gao Lin, the "biased" fans still gave most of the credit to Lin Feng. In the words of the fans, even a dog tied to a tie could score a goal in Gao Lin's position. But there is no one else in the entire Chinese national football team who can do what Lin Feng did, dribbling the ball all the way from the midfield to the opponent's penalty area and finally completing an assist.
If Lin Feng was missing from the Chinese national football team, such a goal would never have been possible! The team took the lead again, making everyone feel relaxed and happy. Zhu Guanghu could finally sit in the coaching booth and chat and laugh peacefully: "Since the first time I saw Lin Feng playing football, I felt that he would become a great player in the future!" Looking back now, my decision to promote Lin Feng into the national team was so wise! Thinking of this, Zhu Guanghu couldn't help feeling proud. Of course, he would not tell anyone that he just wanted to bring Lin Feng out to see the world and had no intention of using Lin Feng as the main force. But after letting Lin Feng play as a substitute for half the game, Zhu Guanghu said "it's really great". Lin Feng is so useful. He can be used as a breakthrough striker and also as a midfield organizing core. He single-handedly solved the two major problems of the Chinese national football team: weak forwards and weak waist. It’s a pity that there is only one such excellent player in the Chinese national football team. Moreover, the other party is too young and his body is not fully developed yet, so he cannot be used excessively and must be protected when used. Thinking of this, Zhu Guanghu wondered if it was time to replace Lin Feng. His physical strength probably can't support him to play the whole game! ... Japan's team lost the ball again, making Zico's face look very ugly. He stared at Lin Feng's back so hard that his teeth were almost broken. If he loses this game, all his efforts to build a reputation as a famous coach will be in vain. Thinking of this, Zico prepared to make substitutions. The game time is not over yet and the Japanese team still has a chance to turn the tide. Compared to Zico who broke down because the team was lagging behind, Kawabuchi Saburo, known as the godfather of Japanese football, looked at Lin Feng with eyes full of envy. Since Saburo Kawabuchi took over the Japan Football Association, Japanese football has developed very rapidly, and not only the professional league systems at all levels are operating well. Work in the cultivation of basic talents such as campus football and professional youth training has also blossomed. The performance of teams at all levels and the national team in international competitions has been growing steadily, with new breakthroughs being made almost every year. The future of Japanese football is bright! However, even though the Japanese team's youth training has reached this level, it still has not produced a talented young man who can compare with Lin Feng. Why isn't such an excellent player on the Japanese team? Kawabuchi Saburo's heart was filled with regret. Compared with the systematic youth training of the Japanese team, China's youth training is a mess. But even so, they still gave birth to the 85 Super Platinum Generation who was able to win the World Youth Championship. Among them are talented players of the level of Lin Feng and Chen Tao! Compared with these two, the only player the Japanese team can name is Keisuke Honda.
But Keisuke Honda is obviously not as good as these two. This is like a diligent and hardworking student who tries his best but only gets 60 points in the exam. And the poor student next door, who hardly studied seriously, still easily got 80 points in the exam. Where can one go to seek justice? The reason is probably because China's population is ten times that of Japan, so the probability of producing talented players is greater! With a sigh, Kawabuchi Saburo decided to pay more attention to youth training after returning. It is said that there is a kid named Shinji Kagawa in the U18 team, who also plays as a midfielder. He has performed very well in the youth team and may become the mainstay of the Japanese team in the future. …… After the Chinese national football team took the lead again, the players on the field learned from the previous lesson and did not act complacently this time. Instead, they immediately retreated across the board. Even with personnel adjustments, the Japanese team still had no good way to deal with the Chinese national team's impenetrable defense. On the other hand, the Chinese national team frequently launched threatening counterattacks when the opponent was anxious to attack. In the 63rd minute, the Chinese national team launched a quick counterattack after intercepting the ball in the backcourt. After receiving a cross from his teammate, Li Jinyu shot from a small angle in the penalty area, but the shot went slightly wide. One minute later, the Chinese national team made a comeback from another wing. Xu Yunlong passed the ball directly into the penalty area from the right. Gao Lin broke through the defense and made a cross. Sun Xiang's powerful shot at the back post was blocked by the Japanese goalkeeper. The Japanese fans in the stands were collectively emo. It was clearly their offensive turn, but why was it always the Chinese team that launched threatening attacks? The Japanese team actually also had an attack. In the 67th minute, Japan passed the ball directly behind the Chinese team's defense line from the midfield. But Feng Xiaoting turned quickly and kicked the ball out of the baseline before the opponent's forward could get it. After the corner kick was taken, the Chinese team controlled the first point and almost launched another quick counterattack. If the Japanese team had not committed a tactical foul on Lin Feng at the cost of a yellow card, thus disrupting the Chinese team's counterattack, the score on the field might have become 3:1. The entire Japanese team played very depressingly, even though they were clearly the dominant side from the field. But they were unable to convert this advantage into victory, and every time they attacked, they had to worry about a possible counterattack by the Chinese team, which was really tiring. (End of this chapter)