Football: The strongest post-zero generation

"Beep~"

Accompanied by the whistle of the Argentine referee Pinata, the commentator of Tianchao Channel 5, He Wei, said the iconic opening remarks: "Tianchao TV, Tianchao TV, the match broadcast for you now is the live broadcast of the fourth quarter-final match between Denmark and England in the 2018 Russia World Cup."

"The one wearing red shirts and red shorts is England, and they attack from the right side of the broadcast screen to the left side. The one wearing white shirts and white shorts is Denmark, and they attack from the left side of the broadcast screen to the right side..."

England, which has the advantage of kicking off, quickly handed the ball to the right winger Li Qing. Denmark's defense against Li Qing is very high. Tottenham stars Eriksen, Braithwaite and striker Cornelius are in front of Li Qing's left, right and right sides, making it impossible for him to take the ball and move forward.

The three did not rush to grab the ball, but stood in position. Li Qing's mouth corners slightly raised, with a smile on his face, he pulled the ball back with his left foot and handed it directly to the central defender Stones, and then ran to involve the Danish defensive players in their positions.

Li Qing had guessed that Denmark would strengthen its defense before the game, and he was not surprised by such treatment, so he was ready to assist his teammates in attacking in this game, and wait until the cooldown time of [Superstar Moment] was over before helping the England national team score.

At the same time, He Wei announced the starting lineups of both teams to the fans in front of the TV.

The official formation of Denmark is 451, with goalkeeper Schmeichel playing for Leicester City, defenders Jonas Knudsen, Christensen, Simon Kell and Dalders, midfielders Poulsen, M. Jorgensen, Delaney, Eriksen and Braithwaite, and Cornelius at the front.

The official formation given by England is 343 specially designed for Li Qing, goalkeeper Pickford, defenders Maguire, Stones and Kyle Walker, midfielders Ashley Young, Henderson, Ali and Arnold, forwards Sterling, Harry Kane and Li Qing.

Denmark only scored two goals in three group matches, and its offensive performance was insufficient, but it only conceded one goal on the defensive end, making it one of the teams that conceded the fewest goals in the group stage of this World Cup.

As Denmark had already prepared to park the bus before the game, after putting pressure on Li Qing in the opening stage, it quickly returned to the 30-meter defensive area in its own half to wait for England's attack.

There are two secrets to breaking dense defense, namely set pieces and long shots, both of which Li Qing is good at, so the Danish team tried not to give England free kicks as much as possible.

Other players can take long shots, but Li Qing doesn't.

The game was quickly practiced in England's half-court offense. Ten minutes passed in a blink of an eye, but the score on the scoreboard did not change.

"aoaooaooaoooooooooooo——"

However, the English fans, Chinese fans and neutral fans in the Nizhny Novgorod Stadium were not affected. They were happy to create violent shouts like a tsunami to cheer for the English players who organized the attack.

Li Qing was closely guarded. Apart from being able to pass horizontally and back easily, his routes to get the ball forward and pass forward were cut off, so his performance was not worth mentioning.

Despite this, the Danish players did not take it lightly. On the contrary, they were walking on thin ice and did not give Li Qing too many opportunities to get the ball.

Tianchao 5 commentator He Wei laughed and said, "If I remember correctly, Li Qing has not made a successful breakthrough or sent a threatening ball in this game, and he didn't even shoot. Xu Yang, do you think Li Qing is in a bad state?"

"Haha~"

Xu Yang laughed and said, "Li Qing is a thief. He encountered many fierce fouls from single-player players in the first few minutes. If I guess correctly, he must be accumulating strength now, waiting for the moment when the single-player players relax their vigilance. However... Li Qing is famous, and the World Cup is a feast held every four years. The Danish players will definitely not neglect it. Perhaps... Li Qing still has a long chance to wait."

The game was just as Xu Yang said. The Danish players defending Li Qing were like qualified bodyguards and did not give Li Qing any chance at all.

England coach Southgate frowned. Before the game, he thought Denmark would defend with all their strength, but he didn't expect the defense to be so good and leave no room at all.

Not only was Li Qing blocked, but other players couldn't find any opportunities.

The main reason for this is that the tactical drills are based on Li Qing as the absolute core. Now that Li Qing is closely guarded, the team's offensive system has suffered a fatal blow.

The two wingers also used traditional wing crosses, but the effect was not very good. Harry Kane was closely guarded by Simon Kail and Christensen in the penalty area, and it was difficult to head the ball. Even if he headed it, it was difficult to threaten Schmeichel to guard the goal.

Although Denmark was in a defensive posture most of the time, the game process was quite exciting. England's half-time offensive drills were constantly tried, again and again, igniting the fanatical atmosphere on the scene.

Ten minutes passed quickly, and in a blink of an eye it was already the 25th minute, which meant that more than half of the first half had already passed. Sky TV commentator Andy Gray frowned and said, "Gareth Southgate should make some adjustments to the tactics..." Before he finished speaking, Henderson kicked the ball to Li Qing, who was facing away from the attacking direction. Eriksson, Braithwaite and Delaney all moved closer, but since Li Qing was facing away from the goal, they did not move too close. Li Qing originally wanted to pass the ball back, but at this moment, a gleam of light flashed in his eyes, and an idea came to his mind.

Li Qing, who had a wide field of vision, observed from the corner of his eye that Ashley Young was driving forward at high speed at the far end of the goal. It was obvious that he was driving forward every five minutes according to coach Southgate's strict arrangement before the game, enriching the team's three-dimensional attack. Especially before catching the ball myself.

If it had been the first ten minutes, the Danish defensive players would have definitely moved in, but they were used to Li Qing's back-passing to his teammates every time. They had an inertial mindset and did not move forward in time.

Halled, who was standing in the command area of ​​the home team coach, frowned but said nothing. After all, if Li Qing made a cross pass, it would be difficult for Eriksen and Delaney to make up for it.

Li Qing suddenly stepped forward with his right foot, raised his left foot with his back to the attacking direction, and kicked the ball toward the attacking left rib.

The football shot up from the ground and spanned more than half of the field, flying from the right flank of England's attack to the left flank. The attention of the Danish defensive players was instantly attracted by the football. Dardes, the right back who was led to the middle by Sterling, was heartbroken. One ring.

As soon as Dardes turned around, he saw a red figure flashing in front of him. The broadcast screen quickly cut to it. China Channel 5 commentator He Wei's voice rose an octave: "Ashley Young!"

Since Ashley Young came in from behind, he was not offside, and he knew this very well.

Li Qing passed the ball very comfortably. Ashley Young, who was running, did not need any adjustment. He used the arch of his left foot on the left side of the penalty area to move the football toward the penalty spot.

Harry Kane took away the defense of Christensen and Simon Kehl. Before the Danish midfielder returned to his position, Alli advanced to meet the ball and pushed the ball. The football followed the ground and rolled towards the lower right corner of the goal.

Goalkeeper Schmeichel was blocked from sight and his reaction was half a beat too slow, failing to turn the tide.

"Goooooooooooooooooal——"

The iconic drawl of Sky TV commentator Andy Gray suddenly rang out.