Football: Starting from the 05 World Youth Championship

[Damn, Lin Feng’s shot is so cool! ]

[It's really cool, this speed, this impact, it's so visually impactful! ]

[Haha, the American team members were dumbfounded. They probably had never seen such a violent goal! ]

[Have you noticed that the national team with Lin Feng and without Lin Feng feels like two completely different teams! ]

[I have discovered long ago that the national team without Lin Feng is only at the second-rate level in Asia. With Lin Feng, the national football team is at the top level in Asia. Even in international competitions, it can compete with other teams! ]

The fans who were originally worried that the Chinese national team would be slaughtered by the American team were all reassured after seeing this goal.

Although we are not sure that the Chinese national team will be able to defeat the US team unexpectedly, at least we don’t have to worry about losing too badly.

On the court, after scoring this goal, Lin Feng felt relaxed all over.

He ran to the corner area and performed a standard celebration, then spread his arms and waited for his teammates to come over and celebrate.

The long-distance run that I failed to complete in the Champions League final was unexpectedly completed in the national team’s friendly match!
In one word, comfortable!
He was happy, but the Americans on the other side were not.

They had never seen such an unreasonable goal!
He ran 70 meters from the opponent's half, passed four or five of their defensive players along the way, and even passed the goalkeeper in the end. This is too outrageous and too domineering!

Is this the strength of a world-class star?

The Americans have finally opened their eyes!
"Lin, I love you!"

"Go, Lin!"

"Again!"

The United States is a country where individualism prevails, and its citizens generally have a heroic complex.

In peacetime, sports stars are their most admired heroes.

Lin Feng's goal just now was the pinnacle of personal heroism, so it helped him attract a large number of fans and supporters at once.

These people turned against their own side and simply threw the American team aside, and instead started cheering for Lin Feng.

This incident confused not only the American players on the field, but also the Chinese players:
No, who are you here to support?

Of course, Americans still support their national team, but this does not stop them from chasing stars!
Anyway, this is a friendly match, winning or losing is not that important.

If this was a real match and a matter of life and death for the US team, they would definitely not have this attitude.

Although they were backstabbed by their own fans, the American players were not greatly affected.

Although they did not expect the Chinese team to score the first goal away from home, the American team was accustomed to facing headwinds as they often played against strong teams ranked higher than themselves, and they still played in an organized manner.

On the other hand, after the Chinese team unexpectedly took the lead, the players of the Chinese team seemed a little lax or underestimated the opponent.

In the 17th minute, Shao Jiayi passed the ball to Chen Tao on the right side of the midfield. The intention of the pass was too obvious, causing Chen Tao to be double-teamed by three opposing players after he got the ball.

Chen Tao was not strong in physical confrontation, and the opponent had an absolute advantage in numbers.

He only had time to struggle before the ball was snatched away by the opponent.

After getting the ball, Bradley of the American team sent a straight pass forward, sounding the clarion call for a counterattack.

The American team's forward Beasley shook off Li Weifeng and went straight into the penalty area from the middle.

Chen Dong chose to attack, but his opponent was faster, so he had no choice but to reach out and pull his opponent down.

This kind of foul naturally did not escape the eyes of the referee. A yellow card and a penalty kick were the punishment for his foul.

Beasley personally took the penalty kick he created and helped the US team equalize the score.

[Come on, I was happy for less than ten minutes and the advantage is gone! ]

[The Chinese national football team still has the familiar formula and the familiar taste! ]

[When it comes to disappointing people, the Chinese national football team never disappoints! ]

Seeing that the American team equalized the score so quickly, the fans were collectively speechless.

The Chinese national football team really cannot be praised. Every time you start praising them, they will give you a big shit.

After conceding the goal, the Chinese team was still a little unconvinced. The first thing the players thought of was not to stabilize their position, but to launch an attack.

Shao Jiayi, who had just made a big mistake in the backcourt, worked hard to score a free kick in the frontcourt.

"You coming or me?"

After Shao Jiayi got up from the ground, he subconsciously held the ball and prepared to take the free throw.

But after he placed the ball, he suddenly thought of something and took the initiative to ask Lin Feng beside him.

Lin Feng took a look and saw that Shao Jiayi didn't move at all when he said this.

In other words, he was just being polite on the surface and had no intention of giving up the right to take the free throw.

So he smiled and said:

"Brother Shao, come here. Your footwork is better in this position!"

Seeing that Lin Feng did not argue with him, Shao Jiayi breathed a sigh of relief and looked at Lin Feng with gratitude.

He did not choose to cooperate with his teammates, but chose to shoot directly.

Shao Jiayi's footwork was pretty good. The ball bypassed the wall from the side and flew to the right side of the goal.

But the angle was not tricky enough and the opponent's goalkeeper easily lifted the ball out.

In the following minutes, the Chinese national team continued to push forward the offensive and at one point compressed the game into the American team's half.

But the US team's defensive strategy today was very successful, making it difficult for the Chinese national team's midfield and forward line to connect.

Although Shao Jiayi and Lin Feng were very active on the left and right sides, they created threats in the flank area many times and even made several high-quality long shots.

But it is difficult to threaten the opponent's goal with long shots alone.

In the 24th minute of the first half, after Lin Feng and Shao Jiayi switched positions, Lin Feng suddenly sped up and forced his way into the penalty area, causing a foul by the opponent's defensive player.

The Chinese team won a free kick on the left.

Shao Jia opened his mouth, as if he still wanted to take the free kick, but was too embarrassed to speak up.

Lin Feng pretended not to see it and chose to take the free throw himself.

He knew that Shao Jiayi was eager to score a goal to make up for his mistake, so if he gave the ball to the opponent, the opponent would probably choose to shoot directly.

But in this position, Lin Feng felt that the probability of scoring a goal directly was not high. If he could cooperate tactically with his teammates, the effect would be better.

After Lin Feng placed the ball, he took a few steps back, made a tactical gesture, and then passed the ball to the back point.

The American team, with its height advantage, grabbed the first point and headed the ball out.

But their clearance fell into Zheng Zhi's feet by mistake, so Zheng Zhi made another cross. This time, Dong Fangzhuo fought hard to get the ball into the penalty area.

I don’t know if it was because he was too excited or because he misjudged the path of the ball, but after Dong Fangzhuo stopped the ball, he swung his leg and wanted to volley, but his kick missed.

Instead of flying towards the goal, the ball fell into the open space on the left side of the penalty area.

And in this direction, someone just broke into the restricted area.

Looking at the ball falling from the sky, Lin Feng didn't think for a second and shot the ball almost subconsciously.

This change was too sudden. Dong Fangzhuo was very close to the goal when he shot. The goalkeeper did not expect him to miss the ball. As a result, after Dong Fangzhuo fell, he was also knocked down, and other American defenders lost their defensive positions one after another.

When Lin Feng shot the ball, no one nearby came forward to interfere.

So, everyone just watched Lin Feng's shot fly towards the goal.

The score became 2:1, and the Chinese national team took the lead again.

However, this goal was not scored with any skill, but entirely by accident!

After scoring the goal, Lin Feng was a little confused. After he came to his senses, he laughed and backed away, pointing his finger at Dong Fangzhuo as he backed away.

Dong Fangzhuo's expression was stunned at first, then turned into shock, and finally into surprise. It was really funny!
Seeing Lin Feng's actions, Dong Fangzhuo ran over with a smile and gave him a passionate hug:
"So, I got an assist?"

Lin Feng laughed loudly: "You must teach me the technique of passing the ball backwards towards the goal. It's too amazing. Even Zidane can't do it!"

"Haha, you are so unkind, you shouldn't insult others like this!"

Dong Fangzhuo put his arm around Lin Feng's shoulders and couldn't help but burst into laughter.

[Haha, this ball is really interesting, it went in and out by mistake, and in the end it was Lin Feng who picked up the leak! ]

[It seems that Lin Feng scored the goal by luck, but opportunities are reserved for those who are prepared. If he had not actively advanced after taking the free kick, there would have been no such unexpected goal! ]

[Well said, at least in terms of offensive awareness, Lin Feng is far ahead of domestic players. Even the international players on the field are far behind him! ]

[Haha, after all, he is the midfielder with the most goals in Europe. If he doesn't have a strong offensive awareness, how can he win the European Golden Boot? ]

This unexpected goal loss dealt no less of a blow to the American team's morale than the first one.

If the first goal was lost due to a technical knockout by the opponent, then this goal was lost due to luck.

However, this is not the worst thing for them.

The worst thing is that after scoring the second goal, the Chinese team really felt that they had done it!

The national team players on the field were full of confidence and their fear of the strong American team was gone.

For a while, the Chinese team launched a surge in attack, and the national team players were even confident enough to start passing and controlling the ball in the American team's half, and they did it quite well.

From a distance, it seems that the team on the field is not the Chinese team, but the Spanish team!

In the 27th minute, the Chinese team once again won a free kick in front of the penalty area.

This time, Shao Jiayi consciously did not choose to compete with Lin Feng for the free throw right, and took the initiative to give up the ball.

Lin Feng was not polite. After observing the position of the opponent's human wall, Lin Feng decisively kicked the ball.

The ball was not only fast, but also had a tricky angle. After passing the human wall, it fell rapidly.

Most goalkeepers are often helpless when faced with this kind of shot.

Previously in the Champions League quarter-finals, Lin Feng used this trick to score two free kicks against Manchester United!
But the American team's goalkeeper Howard is a nervous guy. When he is in good shape, his saves can make the opposing forwards question their lives.

But when he is in bad shape, he can make some low-level mistakes that can give his coach a myocardial infarction.

However, at this moment, Howard was in great shape.

After seeing the ball go around the human wall, he moved quickly and reached out to block the ball out of the baseline while falling to the ground.

"Ooh!"

"Howard!"

"God pounce!"

The American fans in the stands were also stunned by their goalkeeper's god-level save.

They shouted Howard's name and clapped their hands rhythmically, bringing the atmosphere to a climax.

[This goalkeeper is really something. He actually saved the free kick that even Van der Sar couldn't save! ]

[Hehe, the guy above may not know this, but Howard is not an ordinary person. He was Manchester United's main goalkeeper before, but after Van der Sar came, he took away his main position! ]

[So, the current goalkeeper is not as good as the former goalkeeper? If Ferguson knew how strong this guy is, he would regret it! ]

[Howard is indeed very strong, but his stability is much worse than Van der Sar. If I were to choose, I would definitely choose Van der Sar. After all, a nervous move by Howard could ruin the efforts of his teammates throughout the game! ]

Originally, the American team was almost suffocated by the Chinese national team's attack, but Howard's god-level save greatly boosted their morale and allowed the American team to breathe a sigh of relief!

After stabilizing their position, the American team began to push the front line outward little by little, and finally got out of their own half and let the battle burn to the Chinese national team's half.

In the 30th minute, after a series of passes in the backcourt, the US team suddenly accelerated and completed a straight pass forward.

Zheng Zhi, who lost his position, had to commit a foul to disrupt the opponent's attack. The Chinese national team players thought they could finally breathe a sigh of relief, but they did not expect the US team to quickly take a free kick, catching the Chinese national team off guard again.

Fortunately, Feng Xiaoting stood up at the last moment and blocked the opponent's No. 9's shot with his body.

Zhu Guanghu was very dissatisfied with the performance of the players on the field in the past few minutes. He stood on the sidelines and loudly reminded the players to concentrate and not be distracted.

Zheng Zhi is also an experienced veteran player. In the situation just now, he should have thought that the opponent might use quick-fire tactics to launch a sneak attack, but he did nothing. This is very wrong!

After the American team's sneak attack failed, the two sides once again engaged in a positional battle.

The focus of the competition between the two sides began to be on the midfield. The American team's midfield is very strong, but the Chinese team is not weak either.

In addition to Lin Feng, a core player with strong individual combat capabilities and both offensive and defensive capabilities, there is also Zheng Zhi, who has outstanding organizational skills, both offensive and defensive capabilities, and excellent offensive awareness.

Although the defensive ability of another midfielder Chen Tao is not that strong, he has solid footwork, strong psychological quality, and good passing ability, and he is a great threat in offense.

The only weakness probably lies in left midfielder Shao Jiayi.

Like Chen Tao, Shao Jiayi is better at attacking than defending. The main task assigned to him by Zhu Guanghu is to instigate and organize attacks in the opponent's flank area.

This tactical positioning actually has a certain overlap with Lin Feng. When Lin Feng is absent, Shao Jiayi is an indispensable part of the national football team's frontcourt.

But after Lin Feng returned to the team, his role weakened and his weaknesses became more prominent.

The American team took advantage of this point and attacked Shao Jiayi's side many times.

This forced Lin Feng and Zheng Zhi to frequently clean up his mess, causing the Chinese national team to gradually fall into a disadvantage in the midfield stranglehold.

Zhu Guanghu on the sidelines also noticed this problem. He was thinking whether he should make a substitution during the halftime break, replacing him with a defensive midfielder like Zhao Xuri to strengthen the midfield. (End of this chapter)