Rebirth 1994: Football Situation

Chapter 513 Master and Disciple
After leading by two goals, the Chinese team took control of the situation under the cheers of the fans, and played back and forth to control the ball. Costa Rica's number one star Wanchope played against Li Wei, who also did not lack speed, body and confrontation ability. Li Wei didn't get any opportunities under close marking. Li Wei, who has been honed in the Premier League for several years, is already a typical British central defender-not afraid of fighting, brave and decisive. Forwards who also rely on speed and confrontation ability to play do not have much problem.

In the rest of the first half, both sides created a few shots, but they failed to cause too much threat to the opponent's goal. After the referee blew the whistle for the end of the first half, the Chinese team succeeded. Maintained the two-goal lead to the end.

The Chinese fans sent the Chinese team players back to the locker room with the most enthusiastic cheers, and the players continued to applaud to the stands with smiles on their faces as they walked to the player tunnel-the warm atmosphere on the Chinese team was just right It was in stark contrast to the serious Costa Rican players.

After entering the locker room, the players of the Chinese team still maintained a good mood, talking and laughing while doing their own things. Watching from the sidelines, after such an outstanding performance in the first half, they are entitled to such a short period of relaxation, and Milu still understands the principle of relaxation.

After the talking and laughing gradually died down, and the players almost changed into clean jerseys and tidied up their sneakers, Milu said, "I played really well in the first half, really."

Speaking of this, Milu couldn't help but put a smile on the corner of his mouth: "You have completely played the tactics stipulated before the game and achieved good results...Leading by two goals has laid a solid foundation for us in the second half of the game He turned to the tactical layout board: "After the second half begins, we need to slow down the tempo, control the ball more in the backcourt, lure the opponent to press heavily, and then we need to speed up the counterattack! In the second half, we will definitely be able to get countless There are few counter-attack opportunities, and the rest depends on how many we can grasp... Remember one sentence, we don't need to forcefully strengthen our offense in order to win a goal difference. The most important thing is to get three points. Do you understand? "

"Understood!" The players answered in unison. Although they were not as aggressive as before the start of the game, they were still uniform.

"There is one more thing everyone should pay attention to." Pei Wei added next to him: "Their movements may become bigger, everyone should pay attention to protecting themselves on the court... Sun Chenghai almost got their black feet in the first half , if he hadn't discovered it quickly, I think Comrade Xiao Xu, you would have had a chance to appear."

Everyone laughed, and the players began to make fun of Xu Yunlong, the substitute right back, but Xu Yunlong curled his mouth: "Damn, if this is the case, I will be the first to go up and smoke that girl!"

"Then we don't have a right back." Pei Wei shrugged his shoulders: "Everyone should pay attention, you must learn to be calm on the court, and don't be irritated by the opponent's provocation, because this is exactly what the opponent wants to see... It's good to be bloody, but it can't be used in an inappropriate place, otherwise it's clearly the other party's fault that makes you suffer unnecessary losses, is it worth it?"

"Pei is right." Milu nodded: "Today's game, our first goal is to get three points, the second is to try not to get cards and affect the subsequent games, and the third is not to appear Players were injured... so we can slow down the pace in the second half, after all, we are not the ones who are in a hurry now... well, let's rest now, and the second half will start soon!"

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After the start of the second half, Costa Rica launched a fierce attack. Like the Chinese team, they did not have much confidence in whether they could beat Brazil. They also set their sights on the second place in the group and defeated China. The team is the primary condition for them to achieve this step. Now facing the situation of two goals behind, of course they have no choice but to launch a fierce attack!

Midfielder Fonseca dribbled the ball forward along the middle and gave the ball to the wing before Li Gang came up to defend. The full back who assisted the forward passed the ball directly into the penalty area at a 45-degree angle. Li Wei followed Wanchope to jump Who knew that Wanchope was just a cover, the ball flew directly to the back point, and another striker, Gomez, kicked in front of General Fan and hit the goal!
Jiang Hai showed the advantages of his height and long arms. He threw the shot away with a beautiful side kick and single palm. Sun Chenghai immediately stepped up and sent the ball with his big foot.

Adriano, who returned to the middle circle, jumped high and gave the ball to Nie Fei behind him. Seeing that there was no chance of counterattack, Nie Fei controlled the ball in a circle, and then passed the ball back behind him. With Deco, the Chinese team played to control the ball.

There are Deco and Nie Fei in the midfield, two excellent players. It is not difficult for the current Chinese team to control the ball back and forth. With Deco as a transfer station, the ball is constantly passed back and forth between the feet of the Chinese players. , from left to right, and then from right to left - the Chinese team's passing is extremely patient, of course, they now have the qualifications to be patient.

After passing back and forth for nearly 3 minutes, Wu Jiying, who put in the assist, barely made a cross under the pressure of the opponent's two defenders. Hao Dong's header was high in front of the goal to end the attack, and then the players of the Chinese team immediately rushed to the goal. He retreated in the half court and started a new round of defense.

Generally speaking, the Chinese team will invest seven defensive players in defense. In addition to the four defenders, Deco and Ma Tian have returned to the position of the midfielder to help defend. Both of them are defensive players with both offense and defense. Whether it is one-on-one defense or zone defense, they have done quite well. In such a defensive situation with a numerical advantage, it is difficult to score goals with Costa Rica's offensive ability.

In fact, in this World Cup in history, Costa Rica's offensive ability is not particularly outstanding. Although they scored five goals in three games, the two goals against the Chinese team were all due to the Chinese team's own There was a lack of concentration in the defense. Against Turkey, it was at the last moment that it did everything possible to press hard to equalize at the last moment. Although Brazil scored two goals, it was in Brazil that qualified ahead of schedule and scored a big score. They seized the opportunity to score two goals when they were leading. In fact, their offensive ability is really not very good.

After the Chinese team consciously increased the time of each attack, Costa Rica's offensive opportunities were also much less. As time passed, Costa Rica's offense became more and more impatient. They often took high balls from both sides and went directly to Wanchope in the penalty area. Point, such a simple offensive method naturally cannot cause any trouble for the Chinese team. Under the defense of two central defenders with speed and jumping ability, it is difficult for this level of high ball to pose a threat to the Chinese team's goal, let alone in front of the goal. There is a 1.9-meter-eight Jianghai.

You know, after the Dutch team missed the World Cup, and after Van der Sar, who is also 1.9 meters tall, failed to appear in the World Cup, Jiang Hai became the tallest player in this World Cup—the second tallest is the Italian substitute goalkeeper Toldo, he is only one centimeter shorter than Jiang Hai.

Of course, this is also due to the failure of the Czech Republic in Europe to appear in this World Cup, otherwise Jan Koller alone can suppress everyone in terms of height.

When there is such a person who can control the high altitude in the penalty area, Costa Rica's high ball is very difficult to play. They do not have an advantage in fighting for headers. Even if they occupy a good position occasionally, they will be accurately attacked by Jiang Hai. The top of the head took the ball off early.

Seeing that the situation could not be opened, the head coach of Costa Rica, Guimaraes, began to make substitutions. He first replaced a midfielder, and then replaced a defender with striker Sun Xing. The formation became three-four-three and began to strengthen the attack.

"Hehe, Alexander, the timing of this substitution is really well grasped." Milu glanced at the coaching bench of Costa Rica, with a smile in his eyes--Alexander Guimaraes, who was born in Brazil, is an important figure in the history of Costa Rica. One of the best players in the world, he represented the Costa Rica national team in all four games in the World Cup in 90, and it was the current Chinese coach Milutinovic who led Costa Rica in that World Cup.

During that period of time, Guimarães received some guidance from Milu, which played a great role in his coaching career after he hung up his boots in 92. Although he did not work with Milu as a coach, but For him, Milu can be regarded as a good teacher and helpful friend in his coaching career.

"Your coaching level is already very strong now, but it's a pity that as a coach, it is not enough to have a keen judgment ability, you also need to have a strong team and an understanding of the opponent... It's a pity, in this On both points, I have the advantage." Milu thought in his heart, and then stretched out his hand to call Zhu Guosheng over.

"You warm up now, and you can play in five minutes." Milu said to Zhu Guosheng: "After you play, you have only one task, and that is to fight for the header! The opponent's cross from both sides, you have to be the first to appear at the bottom. Click below, understand?"

"Understood!" Zhu Guosheng replied excitedly, then took off his coat and started to warm up - this will be his first time playing in the World Cup!

Five minutes later, Zhu Guosheng appeared near the center line on the sidelines. He replaced Hao Dong, who was starting to be a little immobile.

"Hehe, Alexander, I have another advantage, and it is a real advantage! That is a two-goal lead! Do you think you still have a chance of victory?"

(End of this chapter)