Champion’s Heart

During the halftime break, Lippi praised the team's performance in the first half and then asked them to continue to perform like this. When defending, you must concentrate and not relax for a second. And when fighting back, be firm and decisive.

Of course, this requires a lot of physical fitness from the players. The team's physical therapist also took the time to give players massages during halftime to relax their muscles and reduce their fatigue.

...There are still forty-five minutes left. Put aside all distracting thoughts and don't think about what will happen next. First, play the forty-five minutes of the game well. As long as the game is not over, the battle is not over. Before coming out. , Lippi said to the Chinese team players.

On the other side, Van Gaal was very dissatisfied with the team's performance in the first half. He believed that the team was too complacent after scoring the goal and was not focused enough, which was why the Chinese team scored.

What a disgrace! That goal was conceded not because of how well they played, but because of how poorly you played! Van Gaal shouted.

Every Dutch player was scolded so hard that he couldn't hold his head up.

You must not do this again in the second half! Otherwise you will become a laughing stock!

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Before the start of the second half, the Dutch team took the lead in making substitution adjustments. Van Gaal replaced defender Indi with young player Memphis Depay. Young Depay is only 20 years old this year and is a talented attacker emerging in the Dutch league. Hand, Van Gaal obviously hopes to use this substitution to strengthen the Dutch team's offensive quality.

In the second half, the two sides changed sides and the Dutch team really showed their belief in winning.

They took advantage of the kick-off opportunity to attack the Chinese team's goal.

At the front of the penalty area, Sneijder made a through ball, and Van Persie entered the penalty area diagonally, preparing to catch the ball and shoot.

However, Guo Nu started one step ahead of him and got stuck in front of him. In desperation, Van Persie used his hands to push Guo Nu to the ground and then grabbed the football.

However, the referee's whistle also sounded at this time. Although Van Persie still completed the shooting action, even if the goal was scored at this time, it was invalid, not to mention that Sun Pan did not give the Dutch team the slightest chance of luck. The shot was blocked.

Van Persie committed a pushing foul, and the referee made a correct decision... He Ping said.

Zheng Zhi and Yang Muge found the referee, hoping that he could show Van Persie a yellow card.

Because Van Persie still kicked the ball after the whistle was blown, according to FIFA rules, no player is allowed to touch the ball again, and he will be given a card if he touches the ball.

However, the rules are dead, and the people who control the rules are alive, so whether cards must be given depends on what the referee who is enforcing the law at the time thinks. If he doesn't think it's necessary to give, he doesn't have to give the card.

This time, the referee, Haymondi from Algeria, chose not to give a card.

No matter how much Zheng Zhi and Yang Muge tried to persuade him, Haymondi did not play his cards.

However, Van Persie did not escape the penalty of a yellow card in the end - two minutes later, the Dutch team received a throw-in on the right wing. Robben threw the football toward the baseline, and Van Persie moved forward to catch the ball. Guo Nu approached again, and the two made physical contact. Then Van Persie raised his arm backwards and hit Guo Nu in the face. Guo Nu immediately covered his face and fell to the ground.

Then referee Haymondi's whistle sounded.

Van Persie committed another foul! This time it was during the fight with Guo Nu... His arm was raised and reached Guo Nu's face. This was an unnecessary additional action, and it was 100% a foul...

This time there was no need for the Chinese team players to remind them. The referee had already taken out the yellow card from his pocket. After two consecutive fouls in a short period of time, referee Haymondi felt it was necessary to use a yellow card to warn the Dutch captain to control his emotions and not be so irritable all the time.

In addition, Van Persie fouled the same person twice in a row. If he doesn't play his cards anymore, the emotions of the Chinese team players will definitely not be suppressed. By then both sides will get angry, and the situation will get out of control...

Van Persie was fouled and received a yellow card. As a result, he will miss the next game against Chile... This is not good news. The Dutch commentator complained. Van Persie should control his temper...

Van Persie was finally given a yellow card for two consecutive fouls. After the start of the second half, the Dutch team's attack was indeed very fierce, but it could also be seen that their mood was a bit impatient. I think this should be a good thing for the Chinese team Well... He Ping said.

Yes, the Dutch team was indeed a little anxious in the second half. We just need to be patient now. Don't be anxious. A draw is completely acceptable... Gong Lei also said. He is now worried that after Zhou Yi is not on the court, the Chinese team players will make mistakes in some offensive and defensive rhythms, not speeding up when they should speed up, slowing down but not slowing down, and then letting the opponent seize the opportunity.

As the head coach of the Chinese team, Lippi also ran to the sidelines and used gestures to remind his players to stay calm at this time and not to be frightened by the Dutch team's offensive in the second half.

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Next, when the Chinese team got the ball in the backcourt, the Dutch team started pressing in the frontcourt, which required the Chinese team players to handle the ball cleanly and decisively. In this regard, the Chinese team players performed pretty well.

Especially Yang Muge and Zheng Zhi.

In the absence of Zhou Yi, the two of them each made up for part of Zhou Yi's work.

How they handle the ball determines the Chinese team's rhythm.

Not only can they defend, but they can also organize offense.

Zheng Zhi has always been the core of the organization in Guangzhou Hengyuan, and when Yang Muge was playing in the National Olympic team, Zhou Yi had not yet joined the National Olympic team, and he shouldered the heavy responsibility of organizing the offense of the National Olympic team.

In the 50th minute, Yang Muge sent a long diagonal pass. He Ying received the ball on the left 25 meters away from the fans and fired a powerful shot.

The football was saved by Dutch goalkeeper Sillisen.

Although this attack did not score a goal, it told the Dutch team not to think that the Chinese team is a soft persimmon that can be pinched casually. They also have the opportunity to threaten your goal when defending.

This makes the Dutch team always have to think carefully when attacking again, thinking about whether the space behind them will be exploited by the Chinese team after they attack with all their strength.

The score is now 1:1. For the Chinese team, this is a completely acceptable score. They can play the next game with a relatively relaxed mentality.

But not the Dutch team. They want to win, they want to win two consecutive games, and then get the right to qualify from the group in advance. How could they accept a draw with the Chinese team?

They can only continue to put pressure on the Chinese team's goal.

At fifty-eight minutes, they really got a perfect opportunity!

At that time, Depay was dribbling the ball on the left wing to launch an attack. Facing Zhang Linpeng's defense, he changed his line and wanted to cut inside to break through. Wu Lei, who was returning to defense, rushed over and poked the football away. But Depay did not give up. He immediately fought back and collided with Wu Lei. The football rolled to the side and was taken away by Sneijder.

Next, Sneijder took a little control, passed the football to Depay, and moved forward along the wing.

Depay did not pass the football to Sneijder who was advancing, but to Van Persie in the penalty area!

Van Persie received the football behind central defenders Feng Xiaoting and Guo Nu!

Isn't this ball... offside?! He Ping asked this question without hearing the referee's whistle.

At that time, many people thought Van Persie was offside.

Feng Xiaoting even stood there and raised his arm to signal that Van Persie was offside.

But Sun Pan decisively abandoned the goal and attacked, completely ignoring whether Van Persie was offside.

Van Persie just caught the ball, turned around, and shot right away!

The football he shot hit Sun Pan in the crotch, and the line bounced off the bottom line!

Sun Pan!! He made a crucial save!! He saved the Chinese team's goal! He Ping exclaimed.

The referee blew his whistle and pointed at the corner flag area to signal the Dutch team to take a corner kick.

At this time, through TV replays, everyone saw that the Chinese team's left back Rong Hao was behind when Depay passed the ball, so Van Persie was not offside...

It's really dangerous... Gong Lei felt scared. Such problems are prone to occur if the thinking of causing offside is not unified. Fortunately, Sun Pan reacted quickly and calmly enough!

After completing a key save, Sun Pan jumped up from the ground, slapped his hands hard and shouted to his teammates: Concentrate! Concentrate!

He did not blame Rong Hao, who caused the failed offside call, nor Feng Xiaoting, who raised his hands and failed to defend.

He even forgot to steal the show with this crucial save.

As a goalkeeper with a bad temper and a tendency to be pushy, it's really... not easy.

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