super storm

Chapter 182 The strongest weapon

Quack... quack...

The locker room was so quiet that only the heavy breathing of the players remained.

Although only 10 minutes were played in the first half, every player seemed to have just been fished out of a bucket.

Sweden put too much pressure on the players of the Chinese team. Not only did they have a physical advantage, but they even did a better job than the Chinese team in terms of passing and receiving the ball, and the defense organization was quite strict.

At least, in the eyes of young national youth players.

On the other hand, the Chinese team made too many mistakes in passing and catching the ball, which gave the opponent opportunities again and again. The defense that was originally the most sure was also poorly organized.

Even Feng Xiaoting, who is known as the air fighter in the team, is a head short in front of the Swedish players, how can he defend?
The strength of the enemy and the enemy may be misjudged by the fans on the sidelines and the audience in front of the TV, but the players on the field know what they are doing, and they all write what they think on their faces.

Yang Yang sat on his seat, buried his head between his legs, watched the sweat dripping down on the floor, slowly gathering into a water stain, and he gradually calmed down.

When he first returned to the locker room, he really wanted to scold his teammates severely. It was clearly discussed before the game, and the tactics formulated by the coaching staff are to seek stability first, and then slowly plan to attack, but how come they become so impatient on the court?

The Swedish team did intend to lure the Chinese team to attack, but how could the players be so easily fooled?

If a player executes the right tactics, but is scored by the opponent, it is not as good as others, and it is understandable, but now he is taking the initiative to put his face on the opponent, can it be the same?

But his rationality still calmed him down, so he sat back in his seat and slowly calmed down.

He knows that the most important thing now is not accountability, nor who should be held accountable.

It's like sitting on a boat. Someone accidentally cut through the bottom of the boat, and the sea water is constantly pouring in. At this time, the first thing to do is to quickly block the hole, otherwise the boat will sink.

As for finding out who pierced the boat, that would be after saving the boat and life.

"Is there anything you want to say?" the coach Tie Sheng asked with a serious face.

With the game played like this, he really couldn't come up with a better way.

As soon as Tie Sheng finished speaking, he saw the goalkeeper Guan Zhen standing up, bowing his head full of shame, "I'm sorry, it was my mistake that hurt the team, and I was a little confused at the time, I..."

At the end of Guan Zhen's speech, he couldn't continue.

Anyone can see from his face that at this moment, he really regrets so much that he wants to strangle himself to death, but this is meaningless.

"I am also responsible for not keeping an eye on the opponent's No.11 in time." Feng Xiaoting also stood up, and took the initiative to confess his mistake.

There was silence in the locker room, and everyone silently looked at Guan Zhen and Feng Xiaoting who were still standing.

Yang Yang still kept his head down, but reached out to grab the national flag on the chest of his jersey. He swore that he would do his best to defend its dignity, and he didn't want to lose the game just like that.

Even if he knew it, it was enough to go back to the country for a business trip.

"Director Tie, can I say a few words?" Yang Yang stood up.

Tie Sheng was a little surprised, this was the first time Yang Yang took the initiative to say something in the locker room, he hesitated, for fear that the young Yang Yang would say something inappropriate, but looking at Yang Yang's eyes, he still nodded.

"Of course, everyone here has a say."

Everyone in the locker room turned their attention to Yang Yang, wanting to know what he was going to say, and even many people felt very uneasy, for fear that Yang Yang would blame him for his mistakes.

"Guan Zhen and Feng Xiaoting were indeed responsible for the conceded goal."

Yang Yang's words made the atmosphere in the locker room even more tense.

"However, if it weren't for Guan Zhen, our team would not be where it is today. Whether he faced Colombia, France, or Turkey, he performed very well, keeping the goal every time."

"There is also Feng Xiaoting. He has a thigh injury. After coming to France, he was not acclimatized. He has not been in the best condition. However, in order to be able to defend against the center forward of the Swedish team who is a full head taller than him, he still chose to play. Except this time he failed to keep up. Which time did he perform unsatisfactorily?"

Yang Yang's rhetorical question plunged the locker room into a dead silence.

"Everyone makes mistakes. They are goalkeepers and central defenders. They performed 79 minutes in 1 minutes, but as long as they fail for 79 minute, everyone will erase their credit for the previous [-] minutes."

"In the past, they were behind all of us, silently wiping our asses for our mistakes. Now, they have made mistakes. Don't we have the slightest responsibility? Haven't the slightest responsibility?"

"When there is an avalanche, no snowflake is innocent. If the team loses, that is the responsibility of all of us."

The locker room was still silent, but Guan Zhen and Feng Xiaoting, who were standing there, were even moved by Yang Yang's words.

Yang Yang walked up to Guan Zhen and Feng Xiaoting and asked them to sit back in their seats.

He is the top card in the team, he has such strength in the locker room, and some words should be said by him.

Otherwise, what would this core player do if he was the top card?
"I still clearly remember that after AC Milan defeated Deportivo [-]-[-] at home in the Champions League knockout round, they lost [-]-[-] away to Super Deportivo. At that time, the general manager of the Rossoneri Galliani said a word in an interview with the media. He said that this loss is enough for us to eat for three years."

Many people present may or may not have read this report, but they all showed deep thoughts, including Tie Sheng.

"Winning is certainly gratifying, but losing is also a kind of gain. The key is to see if we can learn any experience and lessons from conceding goals. Now, we still have the second half. If we only pursue accountability and do not carefully study the gains and losses in the first half, we will still lose in the second half."

What Yang Yang said is common sense in European football, but it has caused players to think and ask themselves.

The zero to one score in the first half was really just caused by the mistakes of Guan Zhen and Feng Xiaoting?
Yang Yang was closely marked by the opponent throughout the first half, did anyone take the initiative to share some defensive pressure for him?
Could it be that Yang Yang has to carry two or three defensive players by himself and perform well?

"In the end, I sincerely hope that everyone will think about it, how did we get here?"

After Yang Yang finished speaking, he returned to his seat and sat down.

The locker room was still dead silent, but everyone could tell that they were thinking.

How did the National Youth Team get to where it is today?

By fancy moves?Gorgeous offense?Or outstanding personal ability?
No, the skills of the players of the national youth team are obviously different from their opponents, and offense is not the strongest weapon of the national youth team at all. Apart from Yang Yang, how many players can compete with the players of France and Sweden in personal ability?
It's defense!
Tenacious defense!
But in the first half, the team lost its most powerful weapon.

Tie Sheng finally made up his mind and walked among the players, "Yang Yang is right. We must be clear about why we are able to get to where we are today. We are inferior in body, technology, and tactics. Then what do we rely on?"

"Rely on the whole! Rely on the concerted efforts and tenacious struggle of each of us!"

The head coach's powerful words opened a door for everyone.

"A zero to one is not the end of the world. The two tall central defenders of the Swedish team have a strong frontal defensive ability and a large defensive area. In addition, their midfielder also has a strong defensive ability, so we must try to create opportunities from both wings and ribs."

"Yang Yang, in the second half, are you sure that you kicked to the right?" Tie Sheng asked concerned.

Yang Yang raised his head, looked at the head coach, looked at the teammates around him, and nodded heavily, "I have no problem."

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Unlike the tense atmosphere of the Chinese team, the atmosphere in the Swedish team's locker room is more relaxed.

Who let them lead the Chinese team by one goal?

Based on Sweden's performance in the past few games, as long as they are ahead, it is difficult for opponents to take advantage of them.

Portugal, the favorite to win the championship, is the best example.

"I didn't expect that the Chinese team was so weak, only Yang Yang was a bit more difficult."

"Even if he is tough, so what? Didn't the result not show any performance in the whole first half?"

"The idiots of the Chinese team were completely stunned by us. As long as we restrain Yang Yang, this team will have no threat."

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In the locker room, you talked to each other, all talking about the first half, especially Yang Yang.

This is not surprising at all.

The name of a man, the shadow of a tree.

After scoring the winning goal in the Champions League final, Yang Yang became famous, but he was only 17 years old, so he naturally aroused the competitive spirit of his peers, even these young players who were two or three years older than him.

Everyone knows that as long as Yang Yang is frozen tonight, all the newspapers will report about it tomorrow.

Lindgren knows Yang Yang best. He also gave the team a lot of advice before the game, and provided a lot of strategies and experience in defending Yang Yang. After all, although they were teammates in the second team of Ajax, he is now playing for the national team.

"You still can't be careless. Yang Yang is very tenacious and resilient. He is not so easy to admit defeat. Moreover, he has good physical fitness. He will definitely work hard in the second half. We must not relax our defense against him."

The Swedish players are not stupid either. Many of them have already played in the domestic league. Naturally, they also know that Yang Yang's success today is by no means a fluke. When Lindgren reminded him, he naturally did not dare to be careless.

"Yang Yang's ball stop is very bad, and he is right-footed, but his left foot is also very good. We must pay attention to this point. In the second half, we must continue to press him step by step. We must not let him dribble the ball head-on. If necessary, foul it."

With the arrangement of the head coach, all the Swedish players in the locker room were full of fighting spirit.

As long as Yang Yang is kept frozen and the score is maintained until the end of the game, Sweden will reach the final.

(End of this chapter)