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In the days of waiting for the confrontation with Saudi Arabia, the national youth team showed an exciting state. During the daytime training, the players were able to complete it very completely, and even after finishing the training, everyone unanimously chose to stay. Extra practice.

This surprised the head coach Chen Yaodong. You must know that after the first game, many young players went out to have a good time. On the second day, they were all listless, and only a few could complete the training subjects.After the training, I went back to rest out of breath, so I didn't have the strength to practice more.

It seems that everyone's energy is up, which is commendable for a team.

The side of the stadium was surrounded by the Chinese media. With the two exciting victories of the national youth team, the enthusiasm of the Chinese people for football was awakened again. The attention of the national team shifted to the national youth team this time.

It was originally the part of the media interview, but it was seen that the players practiced more, and everyone stayed on the sidelines very cooperatively.

The training atmosphere of the national youth team is good. After the training of the coaching staff, almost all the players chose to stay for additional training. This is better than the practice match after the first game. I really look forward to the next game of the national youth team.Cai Yanwen commented after a photo of Li Tianxiang practicing free kicks.

After four days of adjustments, the national youth team ushered in the last opponent Saudi Arabia in the group stage. This game is a battle for the top spot between the two teams.

Now the public opinion on the Internet thinks that the National Youth League wins the opponent is a sure thing. The main reason is that the first two games were played too easily, which makes people feel like they have returned to the Chinese team where there was no pressure to abuse food in Asia.

However, Chen Yaodong is still relatively cautious about this game, Saudi Arabia is not comparable to Malaysia.

He is quite satisfied with the mental state of the players. At least on the surface, they are not particularly nervous. On the bus to the stadium, Zhang Boyuan even fell asleep.

In a leisurely atmosphere, the national youth team arrived at the venue. As the finale of the battle for the top spot in this group, the scene was already crowded with fans and reporters.

After Cai Yanwen got off the bus of the National Youth Team, he immediately followed the crowd to take pictures. When he saw Li Tianxiang, he asked loudly, "Li Tianxiang, how many are you going to score in this game?"

Li Tianxiang followed the sound and smiled when he saw Cai Yanwen: "I said before that I won two, but now I have to change my mind."

Li Tianxiang raised three fingers: "I plan to score three. In this case, maybe we can win at least four. My teammates are also very strong."

The group of reporters exploded all of a sudden, this young man really dared to speak.

But this is exactly what everyone wants to see. Li Tianxiang's interviews are always unrestrained, which also gives everyone a lot of room to play. For the media, this is good material.

In the first two games, Li Tianxiang scored 4 goals respectively. In the history of the Asian Youth Championship, only the former Iranian star Waller did it, but that was 30 years ago.

If Li Tianxiang can also complete a hat-trick in this game, it will definitely occupy the headlines of domestic sports.

The game started promptly at 7:[-] local time.

The Chinese team continued the main lineup of the previous two games.

Zhang Boyuan is still at the front as the center forward, followed by Li Tianxiang and Wu Jin.

The midfield is composed of Yang Yilin, Huang Wenzhuo and Liu Yuanbo.

Xu Haofeng, Yang Xu, Jiang Sheng, and Sun Han lined up on the defense line, and the starting goalkeeper was Peng Peng.

The game starts soon.

Saudi kicked off the ball first, and after a few passes, the football came to Ovelan's feet.

Aoweilan is the core of Saudi Arabia's midfield. Saudi Arabia mainly plays a diamond-shaped midfield. As the team organizer, Aoweilan concentrates most of the ball in the midfield.

Huang Wenzhuo immediately pushed forward. After watching the video of the Saudi game, the players of the national youth team obviously knew that the midfielder brain of the Saudi team was not a good stubble.

As the leader of the younger generation in Saudi Arabia, Ovilan has something to be proud of. He handles the ball very reasonably. Through the conduction with his two teammates, he successfully resolved Huang Wenzhuo's press.

The ball was quickly passed to the feet of Saudi striker Sha Dili. In the first two games, he scored 5 goals in total. Although he is not as good as Li Tianxiang who scored 8 goals, he is also a player with excellent grasping ability.

"Hey, the Saudi team is different." Duan Xuan sighed in the commentary: "This will be a fierce game."

Zhang Lu nodded: "Saudi Arabia is a traditional strong team in Asia, especially in the World Cup that just passed. Saudi Arabia also won a game. Of course, it is not a national team game now, and our national youth team is not weak."

"Okay, Shadili wanted to pass Yang Xu directly, but Jiang Sheng came to defend, but Shadili didn't choose to pass the ball, so he was cut off."

"This player is a bit overbearing, what is he thinking about this ball?" Duan Xuan breathed a sigh of relief.

"The counterattack of the Chinese team has started, there is nothing to say, just go straight to the frontcourt Zhang Boyuan."

Yang Xu's big foot crossed the half of the Chinese team and came to the half of Saudi Arabia.

Zhang Boyuan grabbed the ball before the Saudi defender, but the ball was a little too big.

When Wu Jin received the ball, the Saudi players on the side had already surrounded him. Wu Jin took two steps to the side and hurriedly kicked the goal.

The Chinese fans on the sidelines applauded regretfully. It was a good opportunity. Unfortunately, Wu Jin failed to pass the ball out of the crowd. The hasty shot line was very straight, and the Saudi goalkeeper confiscated the football very easily.

The offensive and defensive transitions of the two sides were very fast. On the scene, Saudi Arabia was making a ground pass, while the Chinese team had a tacitly coordinated frontcourt offensive combination, and the counterattack was also very fast.

The Saudi coach Wei Desai on the sidelines couldn't sit still. He could see that although Saudi Arabia may have an advantage in possession rate, when it comes to opportunities on the field, the Chinese team actually has more opportunities. It's just a little less luck. The Chinese team Already two shots hit the side netting.

Wei Desai was very anxious and kept roaring on the sidelines. Under the command of the coach, the Saudi players also slowed down the transmission speed, and the defender's pressure was not as active as it was at the beginning.

The adjustment of the Saudi team made it difficult for the Chinese team to find a gap in the counterattack, but it was also not easy for the Chinese team to achieve results in their own offense.

For a while, the two teams fought hand-to-hand in the midfield.

"Saudi Arabia made adjustments first." Duan Xuan also saw the changes in the scene.

"Yes, Saudi Arabia has obviously restrained its troops in the frontcourt. This is because it is afraid of the Chinese team's counterattack." Zhang Lu analyzed: "Although Saudi Arabia has more balls in the game, most of them are ineffective. Overall, the National Youth Team's several counterattacks were more threatening, that is, they were a bit unlucky and failed to score."

"Now that the two teams are in a stalemate, how does Director Zhang think the National Youth Team can break the game?" Duan Xuan asked.

"Well, it depends on how we adjust. Chen Yaodong is an experienced coach, and he must have made arrangements for such a situation before the game." Zhang Lu analyzed: "Besides, our chasing boy hasn't started to play yet. Woolen cloth."

"Indeed, Li Tianxiang is a little quiet today, and he hasn't made a shot so far." Duan Xuan glanced at the technical board: "This is a bit abnormal."

"Then there is no need to worry. When Saudi Arabia's defense is always lax, it depends on whether Li Tianxiang can seize the opportunity." Zhang Lu was very firm: "The last 10 minutes of the first half are the most critical."