Godfather of national football

Chapter 138 The New Zealand Tournament ([-])
I remember that when Serie A had not yet fallen, there were the best strikers in the world gathered there. In fact, Crespo, who played for Lazio, was one of them.

Crespo has a characteristic when running, that is, when the opponent's defender clears the header, Crespo does not go to grab the ball from the opponent, but turns around and runs behind the opponent.

This kind of running position is rare now. In fact, it is a kind of psychological warfare, which is to tell the opposing defender that if you fall to the top, then I will be behind me, and I can single-handedly.

People are more likely to make mistakes under pressure, which is what Crespo is trying to do.

Now Li Guo is doing the same thing. He asked Chen Xiu to cross the center circle again and again, meaning to tell the opponent's center back that as long as you are robbed by Tahiti once.Then Chen Xiu is single-handed.

This trick is really effective. When the New Zealand central defender is holding the ball, there are always people passing by in his peripheral vision, which puts great pressure on the defender's psychology.

In this way, the New Zealand defender did not dare to open his feet at will, but chose short passes. Without the killer trick of long passes, the power of New Zealand's offense was greatly reduced.

Li Guo learned from Allardyce that running without the ball is more important than running with the ball on the football field. A lot of work is done by players without the ball.

After 15 minutes of the game, the New Zealand players discovered that the positions of the Tahiti players were reasonable and seemed to be changing.

But there is a secret that the Tahitian players will not say even if they are killed, that is, with their current strength, this tactic can only last half-time, and they will not be able to persist for a long time.

The New Zealand commentator at the scene has been complaining about Tahiti's bus placement, but gradually, he also discovered that Tahiti football is not as simple as placing a bus.

"Is it really related to Li Guo?"

But this absurd idea only flashed in his mind for a second, and then he abandoned it. Impossible, Ferguson's Manchester United dynasty, Cruyff's dream-Barcelona took so long to form. Did Li Guo change Tahiti football in a few months?
But in fact, he overlooked one point, that is, New Zealand football is really not strong. It was just an illusion in the absence of a competitive environment.

Seeing that his players were timid in the midfield, the New Zealand coach made a long pass gesture on the sidelines, "Long pass, hang in the penalty area of ​​Tahiti, can their little man resist it?"

But it is difficult for players on the field to pass the ball, because you need to swing your thighs when you open your feet. Under the pressure of the opponent, is there an American time for you to swing your thighs?
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"F..., no wonder the Australians are leaving Oceania, we can't even play football if we stay in Oceania," roared a fan in the stands, facing the embarrassing situation that New Zealand hadn't scored yet.

"booooooo,"

The New Zealanders rarely booed their team at home,
"Join the AFC,"

"Join the AFC,"

"Join the AFC,"

Everyone collectively thinks that after being in Oceania for a long time, the players are useless and have no fighting spirit. The layman watches the excitement, and the insider watches the way. Those who really understand football know that this is not the case, and Tahiti has improved!
This includes ESPN's commentary, "Tahiti's group siege put a lot of pressure on the New Zealand midfielder, pay attention to the Tahitian player in the lower left corner of the screen, the number 13, he is called Tahiti Messi,"

"He kept running against New Zealand's defense and we could say he was living offside, a smart striker like that."

Finally, the commentary added a sentence-"I just don't know if the physical fitness of the Tahitian players can last for 90 minutes, because this style of play consumes a lot of physical energy."

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After 30 minutes in the first half, the coach of New Zealand knew that his plan to smash Tahiti with one punch had failed, so he called No. 10 Kieren over, "Tahiti seems to have changed. I don't know why, but it's not important."

"See, their defense is concentrated in the middle, and the wings are very empty. Your task is to pretend to attack in the middle. When the Tahitian players are attracted by you, you assign it to Reid who inserts in the wing."

"OK, boss."

Atani is full of confidence at this time, and the team's defense is very effective. If this continues, the most penalty kicks will be taken, and God will decide the outcome of the game.

Kieren dribbled the ball in the middle, and the Tahitian players surrounded him in a triangle shape. As long as Kieren got stuck, he couldn't get out.

Kieren got stuck, and he didn't think about it. According to the pre-thought-out plan, Kieren stabbed to the right, and the empty space on the side of Tahiti was just right for Reid to insert.

"Head, it's not good," looking more clearly from the stands, Ji Ke saw that Tahiti's left was torn open.

"One hundred secrets and one sparse, there is nothing good or bad, football games are like this," Li Guo said lightly, praying silently in his heart-the pass flew out of the baseline.

Reed's only choice after the bottom is to pass the ball, which is not easy to pass, because there is only one striker in the penalty area, No. 9 Smelz, this requires very precise footwork, it is not easy!
In a split second, Smeltz pointed to the point in front of the penalty area, and Reid understood it, and pushed the ball low and flat to the point in front of the penalty area.

This was unexpected, so all the Tahitian players thought that the ball was definitely a high pass, but it happened to pass a ground ball.

Smeltz ran to the front point, pushed lightly with the arch of his foot, and the ball rolled towards the near post of the goal.

The moment the ball rolled into the goal, the entire stadium shook. The goal that should have come should have made the New Zealanders wait for so long.

The Flying Cats at the scene took pictures of the wild celebration of the goal in the stands, and New Zealand fans in white jerseys waved their fists in celebration.

On the other side, the Tahiti players were ashamed. All the tactics Li Guo formulated for them before the game had a basic premise, that is, New Zealand should not be allowed to score first, because with Tahiti's strength, a confrontation with New Zealand is courting death.

Ji Ke punched the seat, and then said to Li Guo: "Head, think of a way."

Li Guo looked up at the sky and said, "If you don't concede the ball, then the fate is in the hands of the Tahitians, because New Zealand will become more and more anxious, but now... the fate is no longer in the hands of the Tahitian players."

(End of this chapter)