i don't want to be king

Chapter 617 The Captain Burning Life

Li Liang was panting heavily, and the continuous sprints had exhausted him enormously.

During this period of time, the strong attack of the Koreans made the Chinese team exhausted. Not only Li Liang, but also his teammates felt an unprecedented crisis.

With everyone under fierce oppression by their opponents, the Chinese team found it difficult to control the ball and began to make frequent mistakes.

Lippi knows very well that the reason why he was able to occupy a huge advantage in the first half is that his excellent overall performance and Li Liang's amazing performance are indispensable.

Now the Koreans have successfully suppressed the overall formation of the Chinese team through a simpler and rougher impact style of play. When the space and time for handling the ball on the field are effectively compressed by the opponent, the flaws in the personal abilities of the Chinese players that have been perfectly concealed before was greatly magnified.

Correspondingly, Li Liang, who lost the containment and support of his teammates, was also in trouble.

Surrounded by South Korea's midfield, he had to face constant pressure from his opponents in almost every possession.

Stillik also arranged this way, he told the players: "No matter how strong No. 17 is, as long as we continue to attack his defense zone in the offense, it will be difficult for him to maintain his current level on the offensive end!

When his role on the field begins to decline, it is the best time for us to turn defeat into victory! "

He Wei said helplessly: "The Chinese team's offense still hasn't improved, and our opponent, the South Korean team, is getting more courageous as they fight.

They seemed to put down their posture and began to play long passes firmly. Although the scene was not good-looking, it put a huge pressure on the Chinese team's defense. "

Xue Yang said: "The Chinese team has now entered a very difficult stage. Coach Lippi had to use up two substitutions in the first 60 minutes.

Generally speaking, the physical fitness of both sides will enter the overall extreme state after 70 minutes of the game, but due to the amazing running distance of the Chinese team in the first half, our overall extreme should have arrived earlier. "

He Wei continued: "I don't know if it was because of the injury in the first half, Li Liang's performance became more and more dull, and his mistakes also increased.

As the core player with the most outstanding frontcourt personal ability in the team, if even Li Liang can't hold the ball at this time, then we will definitely become more and more passive! "

In the 62nd minute, Li Liang dribbled the ball in the frontcourt and was intercepted by Gao Mingzhen, and the South Korean team directly counterattacked from the backcourt.

After receiving a diagonal pass from Ki Sung-yong, Nam Tae-hee drove straight in from the right of the Chinese team. When Zhao Linpeng stepped forward to intercept, he crossed the ball to Gu Zizhe who responded in the middle.

Gu Zizhe tricked Zhou Zhi by pretending to pass the ball to the left, and the Korean kicked the ball back cleverly and passed it to Jin Zhenshu who was plugging in at high speed.

Zhao Linpeng was taken away by Nam Tae-hee, and Jin Jinshu, who was extremely fast, broke into the penalty area from behind him, attracting Meng Fangshang, who was defending, and returned the ball back to Gu Zizhe, who made a beautiful pass in front of the penalty area The ball moved forward to reach the gap between Meng Fang and Feng Xiao.

Jin Zhenshu continued to speed up to catch up with the ball without any hesitation and knocked the ball across the middle with his left foot!The big men Jin Xinyu, Ji Dongyuan and Gu Zizhe have already inserted the front, middle and back to form a textbook-like 3-point outflank at the same time!
Lippi and his assistants all stood up and watched as Jin Zhenshu swept the ball towards the goal!The audience in the stands fell into a huge panic, and the shouts had completely turned into exclamations!
He Wei and Xue Yang shouted loudly: "Danger——"

Stillik, his assistants, and the substitutes have raised their hands excitedly, and the other Korean players on the field will start cheering as soon as the ball breaks the net!
At the critical moment, the old captain Zhou Zhi rushed back to the small penalty area line, risking serious injury, leaned over and dived to catch the ball before Jin Xinyu——

There was a louder exclamation from the stands—the danger is still not resolved—

Goalkeeper Zheng Cheng had just rushed out of the goal when he saw the ball was headed over by Zhou Zhi's header. Jin Xinyu had already fallen to the ground and made a right-footed shovel, which happened to hit Zhou Zhi, which seriously interfered with Zhou Zhi's clearance. Just thinking about the goal behind Zheng Cheng and flying away!
Li Liang, desperately defending back, seemed to have fallen into an ice cave in an instant. He was desperate to see the ball pass Zheng Cheng and was about to fly into the goal from the edge of the penalty area!

At this critical moment, Zheng Cheng used all his strength to jump back into the air, stretched his right hand backwards, and touched the ball that was about to fall into the goal, and inconceivably fished out the ball that was about to break through the net at the last moment !
Zheng Cheng was only focused on making saves and didn't even notice how far he was from the goal. He inevitably hit the post hard when he fell, and the whole goal slammed into a loud bang!
Feng Xiao was the first to react and flew the ball over the baseline, and the crumbling Chinese team was temporarily relieved from the huge danger.

The South Korean players who had already raised their arms on the field were all stunned. What happened in less than a second made them completely unexpected.

Stillik was very annoyed, and the assistants and substitutes around him all hugged their heads and couldn't believe what they just saw.

Li Liang and other teammates had no time to rejoice, they all rushed to the penalty area.

The spectators in the stands all stood up again. What made them worry was that the old captain Zhou Zhi and goalkeeper Zheng Cheng both fell in the penalty area after the clearance just now.

The referee stopped the game and waved his hand to signal the team doctor to enter the field. Based on his experience, he realized that the two players did not deliberately fall to the ground to delay the time. This miraculous rescue must have cost the Chinese team a heavy price.

Li Liang saw that Zhou Zhi seemed to have lost consciousness, and his face was obviously red and swollen.

Jung-sung looks equally miserable as he lies on the ground.

The replay on the big screen made people see clearly that Zhou Zhi made the move after seeing Jin Xinyu's kick to grab the point. The old captain of the Chinese team completely completed the life-saving clearance against the tip of the knife.

Zheng Cheng was also confused. It was precisely because he refused to give up that Zhou Zhi's clearance was able to get rid of the bad luck of the own goal and kept the 2:1 lead.

Zheng Cheng was helped out of the bottom line for emergency treatment, and the game continued to be suspended.

The audience shouted Zhou Zhi's name in unison, and the old captain of the Chinese team finally woke up, stood up with great difficulty amidst huge applause, and walked towards the sidelines with the support of the team doctor and Li Liang.

He Wei had already shed tears. He could hardly control his emotions, so he suppressed his sobs and said: "The 37-year-old captain Zhou Zhi and the 30-year-old goalkeeper Zheng Cheng joined hands to save the team. At the most dangerous moment, they burned their lives. The clearance and the ball saved the hope of the game..."

Xue Yang was also extremely excited: "I will never give up until the last moment, today's Chinese team, Da Zhi and Zheng Cheng are really good!
Worthy of the Chinese team jerseys on them! "

Lippi walked to the sidelines and clapped vigorously while raising his hands, indicating that now the home fans need to cheer and shout louder.

Lippi knows very well that such a performance can only be achieved when the players are 100% focused and engaged in the game, and deserves the warmest appreciation and encouragement!
He even hopes that the more than 5 fans at the scene can help the Chinese team survive this most difficult moment.

Although none of his teammates or audience blamed him, Li Liang felt extremely remorseful.

His heart hurts.It was precisely because of his own mistakes that the South Korean team created this dangerous situation, which indirectly caused the old captain and goalkeeper to pay such a huge price!

Li Liang said to Zhou Zhi: "Captain, blame me!"

Zhou Zhi who walked out of the sideline stopped and put down the ice pack in his hand, supported the shoulder of Li Liang who bowed his head and said: "Liangzi, this is nothing, don't think too much!
You've spelled it all out, and it's time for us to help you! "

Li Liang felt as if he had been electrocuted, and the comforting words of the old captain made him burst into tears instantly.

The chaotic thinking gradually calmed down, and a voice in my heart began to shout——

I want to win, I must win, I must win!
For myself, and for everyone!

(End of this chapter)