Green Field Eunuch

Chapter 456 They've already caught up?
On the field, the Japanese players had already finished celebrating their goal, and they all looked to be in great spirits.

Shinji Kagawa, the hero who scored the goal, glanced at Shan Yongzhuo and was quite pleased.

Manchester United continue to struggle against Manchester City this season. Although they are still at the top of the league table, Manchester City are only two points behind Manchester United with one game in hand.

Shinji Kagawa also played in the Community Shield at the beginning of the season, but Manchester United still suffered a complete defeat to Manchester City.

Looking back at the 2011 Asian Cup, the Japanese team, including Shinji Kagawa, suffered a crushing defeat to the Chinese team in the final.

All of this made Shinji Kagawa very frustrated.

Shinji Kagawa is a very confident player. In fact, during Dortmund's two consecutive championships, Kagawa was the true core of Dortmund's attack, making great contributions to Dortmund's two consecutive championships.

When he arrived at Manchester United, he certainly had the mentality of competing with Shan Yongzhuo.

If I can become a starter for Manchester United and help them suppress Manchester City in the league, then I can say that I have defeated Shan Yongzhuo in another way.

Meanwhile, Keisuke Honda, another key player on the Japanese team, looked at Shan Yongzhuo and then at Shinji Kagawa, feeling somewhat conflicted.

Over the years, Keisuke Honda has been the number one core player of the Japanese team and is hailed as the successor to Hidetoshi Nakata.

Even though he has never played in one of the top five European leagues, his ability has always been highly recognized.

From Nagoya Grampus to VVV-Venlo, and then to CSKA Moscow, Keisuke Honda has always been an absolute core player, but this season he has been plagued by injuries.

Furthermore, Shinji Kagawa's strong rise has greatly challenged his core position in the Japanese team.

"I will do my best!"

Keisuke Honda clenched his fists and silently cheered himself on.

The players returned to their positions, and the game was about to restart.

China's first wave of attacks was quite solid. Under the organization and orchestration of Zheng Zhi and Hao Junmin, the ball was passed forward and backward continuously, and they controlled the ball for a full half minute before it finally reached Yu Hai on the wing.

Yu Hai wanted to break through with his speed, but he noticed that Shan Yongzhuo was nearby raising his hand to ask for the ball. So after running a few steps, he passed the ball out.

Dan Yongzhuo met the ball and successfully received it near the wing.

Yoshida Maya, who was in charge of defending Shan Yongzhuo, immediately followed up. He stood behind Shan Yongzhuo to prevent him from turning around and breaking through. While using various small tricks with his hands, he also kept probing back and forth with his feet in order to maximize the impact on Shan Yongzhuo's rhythm.

Of course, Yoshida Maya wouldn't be the only one defending against Shan Yongzhuo, and Yoshida Maya wouldn't think that he could contain Shan Yongzhuo by himself.

Endo Yasuhito, who was nearby, also rushed over, while Nagatomo Yuto on the other side abandoned his defense of the sea and instead charged towards Shan Yongzhuo.

Behind him was Maya Yoshida, Japan's tallest and strongest defender, while on both sides were Yuto Nagatomo and Yasuhito Endo defending him.

In this situation, the best option for most players is to pass the ball out quickly before the double team is formed; otherwise, once the double team is formed, there will be no room for maneuver.

In fact, seeing this situation, Yu Hai and Hao Junmin had already come from two different directions to provide support.

However, Shan Yongzhuo showed no intention of passing the ball.

He glanced at Maya Yoshida behind him, seemingly preparing to break through, but instead kicked the ball forward slightly.

Everyone thought it was a pass, and Yuto Nagatomo and Yasuhito Endo breathed a sigh of relief. One of them continued to move towards Shan Yongzhuo, while the other tried to block the ball.

As for Maya Yoshida, he was very experienced and did not relax his defense against Shan Yongzhuo, because even if the ball was passed out, if Shan Yongzhuo turned and got past him, he could still receive a pass from his teammate, which would be even more dangerous.

However, Shan Yongzhuo ran forward a few steps, lightly brushed the football, and then suddenly turned and accelerated, passing through the gap between Yoshida Maya and Endo Yasuhito in the blink of an eye.

"This is!"

Maya Yoshida and Yasuhito Endo both hesitated for a moment. In their view, the ball hadn't been passed at all, and Shan Yongzhuo's run was pointless. But the next moment, when Yasuhito Endo tried to control the ball, he found that he had missed completely.

The football moved, passing under both players and returning to Shan Yongzhuo's feet.

"Danger!"

Yoshida Maya immediately realized what was happening, and felt a chill run down his spine. That amazing ball-grabbing technique from the Asian Cup was back!

At this moment, Shan Yongzhuo had received the ball and ran towards the penalty area, leaving the three players behind.

Yoshida Maya immediately followed, but it was too late; he had no way to catch up with Shan Yongzhuo.

After running forward for a while, Shan Yongzhuo had reached a position four or five meters in front of the penalty area.

Konno Yasuyuki had no choice but to abandon Gao Lin, whom he was guarding, and try to come over to cover Shan Yongzhuo.

However, Shan Yongzhuo did not make any unnecessary movements. Before Konno Yasuyuki could come to his aid, he swung his right foot.

"Oh!"

A high-quality shot.

Eiji Kawashima leaped high, but the ball still flew past him and into the goal.

The football inside the goal was scraping against the net violently, and it wasn't until then that everyone heard the referee's whistle and realized what had happened.

"Goal! Goal! Goal!"

"That was absolutely incredible! Shan Yongzhuo, despite being surrounded by three players—Yoshida Maya, Endo Yasuhito, and Nagatomo Yuto—the three top players of the Japanese team, couldn't stop him!"

"He made a brilliant breakthrough through the gap between three players, and facing Eiji Kawashima, he unleashed a perfect shot!"

"Japan's joy at scoring lasted less than a minute before Shan Yongzhuo helped China equalize the score in their first attack!"

The commentator exclaimed in amazement, feeling extremely excited. It was a brilliant breakthrough and shot that helped the Chinese team equalize the score.

Such a goal is sure to be exciting.

The same goes for the fans in the stands.

They let out all sorts of excited shouts, instantly igniting the atmosphere in the stadium.

The Chinese national football players on the field were completely caught off guard.

They've tied it already?
They were just feeling down about conceding a goal, and now, in less than a minute, the score has been tied.

All the players in the attacking third rushed towards Shan Yongzhuo.

Surrounded in the middle, Shan Yongzhuo remained relatively calm. To him, it was just an ordinary goal, nothing special.

But from the perspective of the Chinese team players, it's a completely different story.

"It really comes down to Xiao Dan!"

"Brother Dan is amazing!"

"Brother Dan, I don't know what you guys were worried about just now!"

(End of this chapter)