Football: Starting from the 05 World Youth Championship

Just like Messi's through ball in the World Cup, which directly broke Virgil van Dijk's mental block.

Lin Feng's assist just now also had a great psychological impact on the Japanese players on the field.

In the following minutes, the Japanese team members appeared dazed and confused, completely out of sorts and not in the right state of mind.

On the other hand, after taking a big lead, the Chinese national football team completely let go of all their mental burdens, and everyone was in exceptionally good form!

In the 52nd minute, less than 30 seconds after the restart, the Chinese team intercepted the ball and once again entered the opponent's penalty area.

Han Peng passed the ball back inside the penalty area, and Lin Feng's shot from 22 meters out was blocked by Endo Yasuhito.

Zhao Xuri, who hadn't yet left the field, threw the ball powerfully into the penalty area from the sideline.

Han Peng won the aerial duel with Nakazawa Yuji, but his header was saved by the goalkeeper.

The ball fell to Gao Lin's feet, and Gao Lin's follow-up shot was blocked by Tanaka Tolio's body.

However, the crisis was not over yet, and the ball bounced back and remained at the feet of the Chinese team.

Outside the penalty area, Zheng Zhi received the ball, observed the situation, calmly cut past the Japanese player who rushed out, and passed the ball to Zhou Haibin on the left front.

Zhou Haibin made a move to charge into the penalty area, but after attracting the defenders, he passed the ball back to the center with a triangular pass.

China's continuous attacks had already thrown Japan's defense into chaos. The defenders' attention was almost entirely drawn to Zhou Haibin, who had the ball, and they didn't notice the large gap that had appeared at the top of the penalty area.

The Japanese players didn't notice, but the Chinese team did!

Lin Feng did not entangle with the opposing defenders inside the penalty area, but instead retreated to the outside of the penalty area.

He had barely arrived when Zhou Haibin's pass came right away.

The pass was excellent; Lin Feng barely needed to adjust before unleashing a powerful, nutmeg-like shot that found the back of the net through Keisuke Honda's legs and into the Japanese goal.

The score is now 4-0!

The Chinese team scored two goals in just two minutes!
However, the Japanese nightmare was not over!
There was no time to celebrate China's fourth goal, because the fifth goal was already on its way!
In the 54th minute, Lin Feng dribbled past Matsui Daisuke in the attacking third and then passed the ball diagonally into the penalty area.

Han Peng's shot from 12 meters out was saved by Kawashima Eiji. One minute later, Zheng Zhi sent a 40-meter long pass from midfield. Han Peng headed the ball to Gao Lin, who stopped abruptly and then volleyed with his left foot from 10 meters out on the left side of the penalty area, but the shot went wide.

Once is never enough; twice is never enough. After missing two scoring opportunities in a row, the Chinese team finally seized the chance in their next attack.

In the 56th minute, Lin Feng moved to the left flank to initiate an attack, and Sun Xiang crossed the ball from the byline.

Japan's center-back, Tulio Tanaka, made a fatal mistake in clearing the ball, resulting in a dangerous misjudgment.

Han Peng accepted the gift with a smile and, like a high-altitude bomber, smashed the ball into the Japanese team's goal once again.

The score is now 5-0!

In just five minutes, the Chinese team scored three goals!
The entire Japanese team was stunned, standing blankly on the court, feeling as if they were dreaming.

But the glaring red numbers on the scoreboard told them that this was not a dream, but reality!

"Another goal!"

"5-0! The Chinese team is absolutely on fire!"

"This was the most goal-scoring five minutes since the start of this World Cup!"

"The Chinese national football team crushed all of Japan's hopes with their suffocating attacking rhythm!"

"There will be no more suspense in this match. The Chinese team will become the fifth team to advance to the quarterfinals, and the only Asian team to advance to the quarterfinals in this World Cup!"

Inside CCTV's studio, the commentators were so excited that they were practically shouting as they delivered their commentary.

This is a historic breakthrough for Chinese football!

They not only achieved their goal of advancing from the group stage, but they even exceeded expectations, making it into the quarterfinals for the first time in history!

Regardless of the national football team's performance in the quarterfinals, this result has already completely satisfied the vast majority of fans.

Meanwhile, in neighboring Japan, Japanese fans who had been eagerly anticipating the live broadcast of the match were so angry that they turned off their televisions.

Disappointment, anger, and confusion filled their minds. They had hoped to witness a thrilling revenge battle, but instead it turned into another humiliating defeat.

And this defeat occurred at the World Cup, in front of the entire world.

Just a few days ago, Japanese fans mocked North Korea's 7-0 loss to Portugal. Many Japanese fans even clamored that if the Japanese team were to be beaten by such a lopsided score, all the players should commit seppuku!

I never expected the backlash to come so quickly. The boomerang I threw just a few days ago has already hit me on the head.

Compared to North Korea's crushing defeat to Portugal, Japan's humiliating loss in this match was even more disgraceful!
The gap in strength between North Korea and Portugal is visibly larger than the gap between China and Japan, which is reflected in their international rankings.

Although North Korea lost, they at least played well for half the game and created several threats to Portugal's goal.

On the other hand, the Japanese team is currently scoreless and has no hope of scoring a goal.

What worries them even more is that there are still 40 minutes left in the game. Given the Chinese team's current completely unstoppable form, no one knows how many more goals they will score in the next 40 minutes!
An unprecedented defeat seems imminent!
Every goal scored by the opponent felt like a dagger stabbing into their heart.

Aside from die-hard fans, the vast majority of Japanese football fans couldn't stand it anymore and turned off their TVs, as if turning off the TV would make what was happening on the other side of the world disappear!
It wasn't just Japanese fans in Japan who couldn't stand it; the more than 10,000 Japanese fans who came to the stadium also chose to leave early after seeing their team being beaten so badly by their arch-rivals.

They were already outnumbered, and now that the team is being dominated, they are completely outmatched in terms of morale by the Chinese fans.

Staying here means not only having to put up with your own team's bad temper, but also being taunted by opposing fans.

Unable to fight back, they had no choice but to flee.

Fans can escape, but the players on the field cannot.

The Japanese team's morale was completely shattered after China scored three goals in just a few minutes in the second half.

The players were like soulless zombies, seemingly devoid of thought, mechanically following the program.

On the sidelines, the Japanese team's head coach had given up and slumped on the bench, trembling as he pulled out a nitroglycerin pill and put it in his mouth.

Such a lopsided score, such a one-sided defeat... He could already foresee the barrage of criticism he would face after the match!

During his tenure as head coach, the Japanese team suffered three crushing defeats against the Chinese team, each defeat more devastating than the last.

He didn't know if it was due to his own lack of ability or bad luck that he had to encounter such a strong Chinese team while he was coaching!
The Chinese team used to be a reliable source of points for the Japanese team, but now the situation has reversed, and the Japanese team has become the Chinese team's ATM?
After this match, someone will inevitably have to take the blame, and as the head coach, he cannot escape responsibility.

With such a dismal record, he probably won't be able to stay in Japanese football anymore. I heard that things are going very well in the Chinese Super League right now.

I wonder if my 'friend of Chinese football' can find a way to make a living in the Chinese Super League?
The match wasn't even over yet, and Takeshi Okada had already given up and even started planning his escape route!

……

"It seems we underestimated the strength of the Chinese team; they are stronger than we anticipated!"

Inside the hotel where the Spanish national team, a favorite to win the championship, is staying.

Vicente del Bosque, the Spanish coach who has already secured a place in the quarterfinals, is watching the Chinese team's match with his assistants.

Although Spain's next opponent is not China, because both teams are in the lower half of the draw, if China advances to the semifinals, Spain will definitely meet them in the semifinals!
Judging from Del Bosque's assessment of the Chinese team, he seems to have already decided that the Chinese team will be able to eliminate the winner between Portugal and Chile and become another semi-finalist in the lower half of the bracket.

"This Chinese team's performance is indeed amazing, but in the end, they are still a single-core team. Apart from Lin Feng's strength, the rest of the team are not scary, and are even a drag. As long as we limit Lin Feng's performance, we can easily defeat him!"

Bosque's right-hand man, assistant coach Tony Grand, did not think the Chinese team could cause them any trouble.

Some even felt that facing the Chinese team in the semifinals would be a good thing for the Spanish team.

This means they will expend less energy in the semifinals and can conserve more energy and stamina for the finals!

Spain is determined to win this World Cup trophy, and no one can stop them!
Meanwhile, at the hotel where the Portuguese team was staying.

The Portuguese coach, who was watching the match, became serious after seeing the Chinese team kill the suspense in just a few minutes.

"It seems they didn't go all out during their warm-up match against us. They're so much stronger now!"

Although he didn't say it aloud, the solemn expression on his face revealed his apprehension.

If Portugal can defeat Chile and advance to the quarterfinals, their next opponent will be China.

Honestly, given the current form of the Portuguese team, they might not be able to beat the Chinese team.

"China has Lin Feng, and we have Cristiano Ronaldo. Moreover, we have many more players of the caliber of the top five European leagues. All things considered, our winning percentage is still higher!"

Upon hearing his assistant coach mention his name, Ronaldo looked up in surprise:
Me, me?

I'll fight Lin Feng?

……

At the hotel where the Argentine team was staying, Messi, who had just finished a day of training, returned to his room and casually turned on the TV to catch up on the latest World Cup results.

However, when the TV was turned on, it happened to be broadcasting the match between the Chinese team and the Japanese team live.

Messi doesn't seem to care much about either of these teams.

In fact, if it weren't for that person on the Chinese team, he wouldn't even know that such a team existed in the world.

Since he happened to see it, Messi patiently glanced at it a few times.

However, he frowned after just one glance.

Ok?
5:0?

I glanced at the time of the match subconsciously. It hadn't even been 60 minutes yet, and the score had already become this outrageous?
Just then, the TV was replaying Lin Feng's assist in the 51st minute. After watching it, Messi was completely stunned:
Can you really play football like that?
Messi is exceptionally talented, not only in dribbling and breakthroughs, but also in passing.

But he asked himself honestly, he really couldn't make that kind of pass!

Ever since he was defeated by Lin Feng's incredible through ball in the Champions League final, Messi realized that he couldn't win by working hard on his own; he had to lead the whole team to victory.

So he began to accept Guardiola's advice and try to transform himself from a pure striker into an organizer.

But now, seeing Lin Feng's performance, Messi realized that he was still far from being a true organizer!

……

China's three consecutive goals turned the game into garbage time early on.

With their morale completely collapsed, the Japanese team couldn't even mount a single threatening attack and was completely on the defensive.

When facing other teams, the Chinese national football team might be more polite and know when to stop when they have a large lead.

But if they're facing the Japanese team, then that possibility doesn't exist!
With their morale soaring, the Chinese national football team not only didn't let the Japanese team off the hook, but instead relentlessly attacked them. Gao Lin, in particular, was eager to score a hat-trick, and his attacking desire was off the charts!
In the 61st minute, Lin Feng delivered a cross, and Gao Lin, holding off the opposing defender, unleashed a shot from 26 meters out, which was saved by the Japanese goalkeeper.

One minute later, Gao Lin received a pass back from his teammate on the left wing and turned to shoot from 15 meters out on the left, but his shot went high over the goalpost.

In the 65th minute, Matsui Daisuke pushed Lin Feng from behind, and Lin Feng lobbed the free kick into the penalty area. Han Peng overpowered the opposing defender and headed the ball from 13 meters in front of the goal, but it was brilliantly saved by the Japanese goalkeeper.

During this period, the Chinese team's attacks came wave after wave, putting immense pressure on the Japanese team, making it almost impossible for them to breathe.

However, after the Japanese team abandoned their offensive strategy and retreated to a more defensive posture, their sheer numbers proved effective.

Faced with a dense defensive formation, the Chinese national football team's attacking passes struggled to penetrate the opponent's defense, relying solely on headers and long-range shots from outside the penalty area to create opportunities.

This offensive tactic is naturally far less efficient than the previous method that could directly break through the opponent's defenses.

"That's enough, let's change players!"

Seeing that it was almost time, Lao Zhu first substituted Zhao Xuri with Cui Peng, and then replaced Sun Jihai with Zhang Linpeng.

He plans to keep the last substitution for observation, to see if he should give a chance to a young player who missed a one-on-one opportunity.

Given that the next match is likely to be a tough one, if I can't play in this match, the opponent's chances of playing in the next match will be even slimmer. (End of Chapter)