Football: Starting from the 05 World Youth Championship

"The first half is over. Coach Zhang, please give the players on both sides a score!"

During the half-time break, in the studio, Zhan Jun looked at Zhang Lu with a smile, wanting him to comment on the performance of both players in the first half.

Fans like to listen to Teacher Zhang’s chat and hear his professional yet humorous comments.

"Hey, the game isn't over yet, so it's a little too early to comment on it now. However, both teams have players who performed very well, so we can talk about them a little bit."

"On the national football team side, Lin Feng's performance is as stable as ever.

He did an excellent job in connecting, organizing and dispatching the team in the midfield. Even when the Iranian team pressed forward to attack, his role on the defensive end was obvious to all.

If we only look at the first half of the game, I think he should be given the MVP award! ”

This statement was unanimously recognized by the fans. As the only true core of the Chinese team, Lin Feng's performance fully met and even exceeded the fans' pre-match expectations.

Of the three goals in the first half, one was scored by himself, and the other two were all assisted by him and were directly related to him.

It can be said that the Chinese national football team knocked on the door of the Iranian team thanks to Lin Feng's outstanding performance.

"Another player on the Chinese national team side who performed very well, even beyond everyone's expectations, was Mao Jianqing. He was very active on the left wing, creating many chances with his speed and dribbling. Most importantly, he suppressed Iran's top star Mahdavikia, which was also crucial!"

This objective evaluation was also recognized by the fans.

Although Mao Jianqing has problems of one kind or another, leaving aside other factors, his performance in this game alone is enough to make fans look at him with admiration.

"Finally, let's talk about the Iranian team. Their best player is actually Mahdavikia.

Although the wing he was on was attacked successively by Lin Feng and Mao Jianqing, he was forced to focus a lot of energy on defense.

But when the Iranian team attacked but couldn't break the deadlock, he stood up and sent several threatening attacks on the right side, giving the Iranian team hope of scoring! "

[After listening to Coach Zhang's words, I felt that Mahdavikia really played well! ]

[Indeed, compared to his teammates, his performance is completely worthy of his fame! ]

[I think the Iranian team performed poorly today, mainly because the forwards were too sluggish. Except for Hashemian, the others seemed to be invisible, and their voices were completely inaudible! ]

[The Iranian team could not gain an advantage in the midfield and could not pass the ball to the striker, so the striker naturally fell silent.]

[By the way, the reason why Mao Jianqing performed so well in this game was because Lin Feng was standing behind him. If Lin Feng hadn't been behind him delivering ammunition and helping him to create space, what would be the use of his strong dribbling ability? The ball wouldn't even reach his feet.]

[Now it depends on how the Iranian team will adjust during the halftime break. If they still can't find a way to score in the second half, then the Chinese national team will win this game smoothly! ]

Although the Chinese national team had a huge lead, the fans did not dare to open champagne at halftime.

Firstly, the strength of the Iranian team is there, and Chinese football fans always subconsciously feel that the other side must have some secret weapon that has not been used.

Secondly, in recent years, those who opened champagne at halftime have all ended up badly. Ten years ago, the Chinese national football team also took a big lead at halftime, but was eventually overturned by the opponent.

And the team that made that comeback happens to be today’s opponent – ​​Iran!

Having learned from the previous lesson, this time they didn’t dare to laugh too early unless they heard the whistle that marked the end of the game.

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The big lead made the Chinese national football team players feel particularly relaxed, and the locker room was bustling, almost as lively as a vegetable market.

"I'm not bragging to you. I think the Iranian team is just a bunch of traitors. They are no match for me."

Mao Jianqing, who performed well in the first half, linked arms with his familiar teammates and started boasting in the locker room, looking so happy.

"Xiao Jianjian's performance today was indeed good, but you should thank Lin Feng for your performance. If he hadn't created space for you and sent you precise passes, where would you find opportunities to show off your skills and footwork?"

Seeing that Mao Jianqing was a little bit arrogant, Li Weifeng took the initiative to step forward and give him a scolding.

"Hehe, I was just about to thank Brother Lin. Brother Lin is worthy of being the European Golden Boot, Serie A's best player, and the favorite for the Ballon d'Or. This shot was extraordinary. I have never received such a comfortable pass in my life!"

Mao Jianqing took the opportunity to flatter Lin Feng and tried to bring the two closer.

Although both were former national youth players, their relationship is not that close.

It was also Mao Jianqing's bad luck that when Lin Feng joined the team, he missed the National Youth Team's World Youth Championship in the Netherlands due to an injury in the league. He also missed the opportunity to fight side by side with Lin Feng and others and lift the World Youth Championship trophy.

Without this experience, the relationship between the two became much more distant than that of other national youth team members.

Moreover, Mao Jianqing could feel that Lin Feng didn't seem to like him very much, or didn't like dealing with people with his personality.

If the other person was an ordinary person, Mao Jianqing would not bother to pay attention to him.

But the bad thing is that Lin Feng is not an ordinary person.

Although the opponent is still very young, even two years younger than him, Lin Feng's status in the national football team is far beyond that of a "newcomer" like him.

As long as Lin Feng's career is not ruined by injuries, he will be the only core of the Chinese team in the next ten years, the kind that no one can replace.

If Mao Jianqing still wants to play in the national football team, he must have a good relationship with Lin Feng. Otherwise, even if Lin Feng does not exclude or suppress him, other players in the team will make things difficult for him.

"It's not that exaggerated. You guys left space in front, and I'll pass the ball to you when I see it!"

Lin Feng's reaction to Mao Jianqing's flattery was very indifferent. He had heard too many similar words.

As a certain star said, when a person becomes famous, almost everyone around him becomes a "good person" who only says nice things. Compliments are everywhere, as if the whole world has good intentions towards you.

But this is just the other person wearing a mask and unwilling to tell you his true thoughts.

Seeing that the atmosphere in the locker room seemed a bit awkward, Zhu Guanghu happened to walk into the locker room from outside, and Gao Lin, the lively guy, jumped out to liven up the atmosphere:
"Ahhh, Lao Zhu, I can also play as a striker, and I can score goals!"

"Please let me play, please!"

"Just half time!"

"If half a game doesn't work, then 30 minutes, 20 minutes will do. Don't make me sit on the bench!"

As soon as Zhu Guanghu entered the locker room, he felt like a burden was hugging his thighs, begging him with tears and snot. He looked so pitiful.

Just seeing Gao Lin secretly wiping his nose on his clothes, Lao Zhu's fists hardened.

"Get lost! We are leading by a large margin and we don't need to intensify our attack. Why are you joining in the fun?"

"If you have the energy to howl here, you might as well study the information of the opponent in the next game. If you can maintain your form, what's wrong with letting you start in the next game?" In fact, Zhu Guanghu still likes Gao Lin very much. Apart from anything else, this kid can really score goals!

Under his hands, Gao Lin has completed four hat tricks.

With this goal efficiency, who in the history of the Chinese national football team can match it?
Of course, Zhu Guanghu is also very clear in his mind that Gao Lin's goals are very unrealistic, and many of them were scored by bullying weak teams.

Moreover, the reason why he can score so many goals is also related to the enhanced strength of the Chinese national football team's midfield, especially the large number of ammunition provided by Lin Feng.

If the Chinese national team's forwards in history had a midfield master like Lin Feng to feed them the ball, their goals would definitely not be less than Gao Lin.

Zhu Guanghu did not make any major adjustments to the tactics for the second half. He was very satisfied with the performance of the Chinese national team in the first half and planned to continue playing in the same way in the second half.

However, Mao Jianqing, who performed well in the first half, was replaced by him, and Shao Jiayi came on in the second half.

Mao Jianqing seemed a little indignant about the substitution, but he didn't dare to show it.

After all, Zhu Guanghu is not Wu Jingui, and the national team is not Shanghai Shenhua, so they won’t spoil him like that.

Iran's substitutions were even more decisive than those of the Chinese national team, with the team replacing two players in the second half.

Iranian star Mobali and fast winger Kezemian came on the field to strengthen the control of the midfield and then make use of the speed on the wing.

Kezemian played an important role in Iran's reversal against Uzbekistan in the first group match.

This fast horse who can run 11 meters in seconds is Iran's biggest killer on the wing.

Sure enough, at the beginning of the second half, the Iranian team took advantage of Kezemian's speed and attempted a breakthrough on the wing.

However, the Chinese national team was very focused and did not allow the opponent's attack to be effective.

The Chinese national football team then launched a counterattack. Chen Tao made a decisive breakthrough after making a run forward, once again causing the opponent's midfielder to foul and winning a free kick in a good position for the Chinese team.

Seeing Lin Feng standing in front of the free kick again, the Iranian players were extremely nervous.

In order to block Lin Feng's shooting angle, the Iranian goalkeeper madly arranged eight people to form a human wall, which made the audience call it outrageous.

Normally, the number of people in a human wall is around 4-7, and seven is already a lot.

The other side arranged eight people, and they wanted to block all the shooting angles in front of Lin Feng!
In that case, Lin Feng changed his mind.

After he made a fake run, Zheng Zhi pushed the ball sideways and passed it to Shao Jiayi's feet.

This move helped Shao Jiayi to create an angle, and the latter took the ball and shot, and the ball went around the wall and flew towards the goal.

Before shooting, Shao Jiayi carefully observed the goalkeeper's position. He aimed at the upper left corner of the goal. This position was far away from the goalkeeper, and the opponent would definitely not have time to save the ball.

Shao Jiayi had a good idea and the quality of his shot was also very high.

But just bad luck!
With a dull bang, his shot hit the crossbar and bounced out of the bottom line.

The Iranians who had luckily escaped the disaster were all filled with ecstasy as if they had survived a disaster. They were all prepared to lose the ball, but they didn't expect that it was the goal frame that saved their lives in the end.

Shao Jiayi was a little annoyed. He was too focused on the angle and hit the ball too extreme.

Wasting opportunities will be punished. The Chinese national team had just been upset about missing a goal when the Iranian team launched a quick attack using their fast horses on the wing.

In the 52nd minute, Kezemian, who came on as a substitute, made a fatal cross in the frontcourt, assisting his teammate to score with a header.

The score became 3:1, and Iran recovered one point.

Seeing this goal lost, Zhu Guanghu couldn't help but frowned.

Losing a goal was not fatal to the Chinese national team as they still had a two-goal lead.

But the timing of this goal was wrong. The Chinese national team just missed a chance to score and the opponent scored immediately.

This back and forth had a huge impact on the morale of the players on both sides.

The Iranians are likely to gain momentum from this and launch a more fierce attack.

Thinking of this, he stood on the sidelines and shouted loudly to the players on the field, asking them to stabilize the rhythm first and not be dragged into a melee by the opponent.

Iran's substitute winger is a fast horse. If the Chinese national team gets caught up in the opponent's chaotic rhythm, it will obviously be disadvantageous to the national team.

After receiving instructions from the head coach, Lin Feng, together with Zheng Zhi, Zhou Haibin and others, reduced forward passes and instead increased passes in the midfield and backcourt, even passing the ball back to the defenders, purposefully slowing down the tempo of the game.

Football matches are sometimes a bit like turn-based games. When one side's morale is high, their offensive will become extremely fierce for a period of time.

But if they fail to seize the opportunity to score a goal within this period, their condition will quickly drop, and it will be difficult to launch such a threatening attack again.

Now the Iranian team is clearly showing signs of gaining momentum. At this time, the Chinese national team needs to disrupt the opponent's rhythm and not let them play so comfortably.

The Iranian coach saw through the Chinese national team's intention, but he had no way of giving orders directly to the players on the field. He could only frantically write small notes and have someone pass them to the assistant coach who was in charge on the spot, asking the assistant coach to convey his instructions.

After all this trouble, by the time his orders reached the field, the Chinese national football team had already been struggling for several minutes.

Seeing this, the Iranian players rushed forward and tried to press the Chinese national team in a high position.

We can't let these guys keep passing the ball endlessly like this; the game time is almost running out for them.

But in this game, the Chinese national team had five players in the midfield, four of whom were the starting midfielders in the top five leagues.

In terms of midfield strength, the Chinese national football team's lineup is the best in the whole of Asia.

Facing the Iranian team's pressing, the Chinese national team passed the ball calmly and without any panic or mistakes due to the opponent's high-pressure pressing.

On the contrary, the Iranian team became anxious when they saw that they couldn't get the ball.

In the 59th minute, Rezai violated Zhou Haibin from behind and received a yellow card.

In the 63rd minute, another Iranian player Zandi also received a yellow card for kicking during a fight.

The consecutive cards seemed to calm the Iranian players down a bit, and the excitement from the previous goal had almost faded away by then.

Their offensive finally stopped!
However, the Iranians wanted to stop, but the Chinese national football team refused to do so!
After feeling the opponent's pressing power weakened, Lin Feng changed the rhythm of the game again. He no longer passed the ball sideways or back, but unexpectedly dribbled forward, sounding the clarion call for the Chinese team's counterattack. (End of this chapter)