Fox in the Penalty Area

The Japanese team's starting formation is 442, which is also their traditional formation. The Japanese team, who studied under Brazilian football, has maintained this formation for decades.

Four midfielders can indeed ensure their advantage in the midfield.

On the front line, the Japanese team started this game with Hirokawa Masato and Ito Nu. The former played for the La Liga powerhouse Valentia, and the latter played for the Bundesliga Almain.

Although Masato Hirokawa plays for a strong La Liga team like Valentia, he is not the main force, but a rotation player. And he himself is not a striker responsible for scoring in Valentia's tactics, but more like a tactical center. Passing, pulling, counter-attacking in the frontcourt... everything is done, but there are few goals.

Halfway through La Liga this season, he only scored one goal in the league, one goal in the Copa del Rey, and no goals in the Champions League.

Neither the fans nor Valentia's coach hoped for him in goals.

He can join Valentia, and he can also get a chance to play as a rotation player, but it is definitely not by scoring goals. It's about his hard-working attitude and his panacea attributes.

Ito Nu is the main player in the middle and lower reaches of the Bundesliga team Almain. He has scored five goals in the Bundesliga this season and performed well.

He has scored more goals than Masato Hirokawa, but compared to Hu Lai...it's really not enough.

Therefore, the scoring ability of the two main forwards of the Japanese team is relatively poor.

Of course, it depends on how it compares.

It is said that they are poor because the target is the Chinese striker...or to be precise, the reference standard is Hu Lai.

In fact, this kind of comparison is demanding Japanese forwards. After all, there is no one in Asia who can be better than Hu Lai.

Even Park Chun-tae, the main striker of the South Korean team, has scored four goals in the Premier League this season, which is far behind Hu Lai's eleven Premier League goals. Hu Lai was born to score goals, and he can only score goals. If a striker only considers the quality of scoring, no one can compare with Hu Lai. But if it is comprehensive strength, Hu Lai may not be ranked...

If it is not compared with Hollei, the Japanese team's striker combination is still top-notch in Asia.

So it's not that the Japanese team's offense pulls the hips, but that the Chinese team's offense is too strong.

In the tactics of the Japanese team, Masato Hirokawa and Ito Nu, in addition to the task of scoring goals,

It is also responsible for containing the defense of the Chinese team and creating empty opportunities for the midfielders who plug in later.

Masao Yonezawa's shot before was a manifestation of this offensive tactic.

This requires the midfielder of the Chinese team to come back in time to help defend and protect the space in front of the defense.

Therefore, Dong Jianhai formed a double midfielder lineup in this game, Jiang Wanqing was dedicated to defense, and Xia Xiaoyu had to retreat in time.

Under such circumstances, he asked the Chinese team to go as far as possible on the side when attacking, quickly pass through the midfield, and not to entangle with the opponent here. The possibility of a direct counterattack. On the other hand, it will not affect Xia Xiaoyu's participation in defense. When attacking, he only needs to hit the football long pass to the front field, or split the side, which can effectively reduce his pressure in the game.

At the same time, the two wingers Chen Xingyi and Luo Kai must also actively return to their positions to assist in the defense.

Therefore, when the Chinese team is defending, the formation is actually 451, and Hu Lai is alone in the front to contain the Japanese team's central defender.

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"Dong still made some changes, instead of blindly copying the same way. Isn't this good?" Dillon, who was watching the game with Yu Jintao in front of the TV, commented.

"But this approach is really risky..." Yu Jintao said.

Dillon curled his lips: "But it's worth it. Dong's problem before was that he was too conservative and demanded stability in everything. However, the result of seeking stability is often not stable. Besides, the Chinese team is not that kind of stable style... so many young people play together. In the same team, but asking them to be stable...isn't this very contradictory?"

Yu Jintao was speechless because he felt Dillon was right.

Although there are veterans like Yao Huasheng, Hao De and Jiang Wanqing in this Chinese team, more people are young people like Hu Lai and Xia Xiaoyu. A national team dominated by young people will naturally be more aggressive.

For example, in the TV broadcast now, the Chinese team is launching an attack from the wing.

After receiving the ball, Chen Xingyi didn't hesitate or make any other attempts when facing the Japanese team's right defender Kiyota Yoshihiro who was approaching him from the side. The advantage in starting up catches up.

In this way, the most simple and direct speed competition method was used to break through the Japanese team's defense.

This is a typical youngster's way of playing. He plays like this because of his good physical fitness and speed advantage. Players who are getting older, after suffering several injuries, no longer have such ability and enthusiasm.

Yoshihide Kiyota, who plays for the strong Turkish team of Asia Minor, is not slow, but in front of Chen Xingyi's unreasonable way of playing football, he chases hard and embarrassingly.

Finally, when he saw the central defender Takehiro Nakaoka coming from the middle to defend from the side, he gave up chasing Chen Xingyi and went to the middle to protect the space left by Takehiro Nakaoka.

Chen Xingyi made a cross without waiting for Takehiro Nakaoka to force him up.

This time it was Luo Kai who grabbed the point in the middle. He was almost the same height as the Japanese team Kengo Yamagami, and he had an advantage in speed. Then he jumped high with the momentum of sprinting, and still grabbed the point under the interference of Kengo Yamagami. Head the football to the goal!

It's a pity that the top is too high!

"Fuck!" Yu Jintao regretfully couldn't help but swear.

"Although the goal was missed, this is the style of play that the Chinese team should stick to. Against the Japanese team, you must not entangle them in the midfield. You have to use the simplest and rude method to threaten their defense." Dillon said Dong Jianhai's tactics agreed. "Of course, it would be great if there were some changes..."

"Slow down appropriately?"

"No, the speed can't be slow, it has to be so fast all the time. What I'm talking about is not the change in rhythm, but the change in the way of attacking. It's easier to defend when you always pass from the side like this... The two central players of the Japanese team The defender is not tall, but their goalkeeper Nobuo Nishiguchi has increased the range of attacks and began to consciously expand the control area."

Dillon pointed to the screen, where Luo Kai's ball was being replayed just now, and he signaled Yu Jintao to pay attention to Nobuo Nishiguchi's position.

When Chen Xingyi was advancing from the wing, Nobuo Nishiguchi did not stand on the goal line, but on the small penalty area line.

If Chen Xingyi passed the ball closer to the goal, then Nobuo Nishiguchi could directly intercept it.

In the end, Chen Xingyi's football pass was relatively late, and maybe he also had this consideration-he was afraid that his cross would be directly blocked by Nobuo Nishiguchi.

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Xia Xiaoyu passed the football from the back of the center line to Chen Xingyi who was pulling from the side.

The left back of the Chinese team, Qu Lu, began to speed up and rush forward along the sideline, ready to jump in.

Obviously, the Chinese team will seek cooperation on the wing again.

This is their routine in the previous counterattacks.

Even with their eyes closed, the players of the Japanese team know how the Chinese team is going to attack.

The right back Kiyota Yoshishi did not immediately go to the sideline, but turned in slightly, facing Chen Xingyi and Qu Lu alone.

At the same time, central defender Takehiro Nakaoka is also moving closer to this side, intending to help defend.

Zhang Qinghuan, who was supposed to be in the middle, did not go directly into the penalty area this time to form multiple contact points with Hu Lai.

He suddenly moved sideways, facing Chen Xingyi who was holding the ball, and at the same time shouted at him: "Chen Xingyi!"

Chen Xingyi, who was named, saw Brother Huan running towards him, and passed the football to him without the slightest hesitation. Then he turned around and pushed forward!

Zhang Qinghuan suddenly went to the front half to catch the ball, and Japan's midfielder Fujikazu also quickly went up to defend.

But Zhang Qinghuan didn't wait for Kudo Kazuo to post it, and didn't stop the ball, he just kicked out the football that was sent by Chen Xingyi!

Instead of passing the football back to Chen Xingyi, who was going forward, he used his left foot to create an arc and let the football fly directly to the left rib of the Japanese team's penalty area.

There, Hu Lai was running towards the landing point with Kengo Yamagami!

"Zhang Qinghuan directly passed... Hu Lai! Opportunity!"

"The Chinese team's attack, be careful!"

The narrators of the two countries raised their volumes at the same time.

Luo Kai, who was originally on the other side of the rib, saw the ball and quickly approached the middle.

He could see clearly that Zhang Qinghuan's pass was very sudden, but it was very difficult to catch it - on the one hand, it was because it was a high ball, and the high ball itself was difficult to handle. On the other hand, Hu Lai ran horizontally to meet him. When he caught the ball, his back would be almost facing the goal, and there was basically no shooting angle. Coupled with Kengo Yamagami's close defense, it is difficult to shoot directly under such circumstances.

Regardless of whether Hu Lai wants to force a shot or stop the ball to seek opportunities again, Luo Kai must appear in the middle and be ready to respond.

Didn't Chen Xingyi still resolutely move forward?

It is so that after Hu Lai stops the ball, he can pass the football to the side, and then Chen Xingyi makes a pass, so there must be someone in the middle.

And Rocky was the only one.

"Very good! The mountain was very focused, and he was not thrown away by Hu Lai!" The Japanese commentator praised the team captain.

The captain of the Bundesliga Hasha, whether in the club or the national team, is a reassuring central defender.

With him, the Chinese team's offensive threat will not be so great.

Zhang Qinghuan passed the ball directly without stopping. The quality of the pass was already very high, and he really wanted to catch the Japanese team's defense by surprise.

But Kengo Yamagami's quick response made Zhang Qinghuan's plan doomed to fail!

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The Chinese fans in the stands were cheering, while the Japanese fans were screaming.

The voices of both sides intertwined, like a pouring rain, clattering and clattering to cover all other voices.

In the hustle and bustle, Hu Lai, who was running, looked back to observe the football flying from the sky.

The football kept spinning in the air and fell, in the direction where he was running.

He began to adjust his pace.

Kengo Yamagami was also turning his head to observe the ball coming in the air, and at the same time, out of the corner of his eye, he caught a glimpse of Hu Lai who seemed to slow down.

With his rich experience, he knew that it was Hu Lai who was adjusting his pace.

He wants a direct shot? !

But he can only choose the left foot for this ball...

Kengo Yamagami didn't think too much about it, and decided to post it, absolutely not letting Hu Lai successfully shoot!

The Japanese team conceded the goal before because he allowed Hu Lai to complete a kick shot. Although he failed to score directly, Hu Lai's shot gave Chen Xingyi a chance to make a follow-up shot.

So to defend Hu Lai, it is not just to prevent him from scoring, it is best to prevent him from even kicking!

The football falls from the outside.

Hu Lai lifted his left foot, but instead of shooting, he stepped forward normally.

The football falls further.

Hu Lai turned sideways to block Kengo Yamagami behind him, and at the same time raised his right foot...flicking the falling football!

He shoots!

Shot from the outside of the instep!

This greatly exceeded Kengo Yamagami's expectations. He focused all his attention on Hu Lai's left foot, but he didn't expect the opponent to shoot with the outside of his right foot!

He failed to make any action to intercept the interference, and just watched Hu Lai complete the shot from the closest distance!

"Hu Lai——!"

From the commentary stand, He Feng only saw Hu Lai in the penalty area lift his right leg, and then the football leaped up in front of him, drawing a parabola and falling towards the back corner of the goal!

Nobuo Nishiguchi, the goalkeeper of the Japanese team, originally blocked Hu Lai's shot from the front point. When he saw the football flying towards him, he could only take off on the spot and swing his arms upwards, trying to hit the football.

But the flying height of the football is far higher than what his hands can reach...

He waved his hand in the air, and could only watch the football fall towards the goal behind him!

He can no longer stop the ball... No one in the entire Japanese team can stop it!

The football flew into the goal from the junction of the crossbar and the goal post!

In the 38th minute, the Chinese team scored another goal, leading the Japanese team by two goals!