Fox in the Penalty Area

Although Hu Lai's shot did not score a goal, it did bring more confidence to the Chinese team players on the court.

This shows that the Chinese team's offense can threaten the England team's goal - Hu Lai's shot was the closest to a goal among the Chinese team's many attacks after the opening.

After all, he hit the post.

It's almost identical to the shot Pete Williams shot earlier.

This shot really boosted morale.

When the game restarted, the cheers of the Chinese fans in the stands were even louder.

"Hu Lai's shooting feels better and better!" Han Shuyu shouted excitedly.

England had scored after Pete Williams hit the post.

So now Hu Lai also hits the post, is it a good sign?

Many Chinese fans cherish such simple aspirations. ※※※

England head coach Ryan Jackson stood on the sidelines, his brow gradually furrowed and then never relaxed.

Because he found that the Chinese team that lost the ball got better and better. They did not fall into the panic after losing the ball, and they did not make more mistakes.

Their players think clearly when they get the ball and know what they should do.

Just like Hu Lai's shot that hit the post just now. Before he shot, the Chinese team's offensive organization had a clear idea. Every player knew what to do without any extra moves.

For example, their number 20,

Although he didn't play football in Europe, he was decisive and calm when handling the ball.

Facing Greg's pressing, he can still return the pass calmly instead of making wrong judgments in panic.

For today's game, after getting the right to qualify from the group one round ahead of schedule, Jackson has already begun to study his opponents.

At that time, he didn't know that he would definitely meet the Chinese team, so he researched all possible opponents.

Later, after confirming that the opponent was the Chinese team, he focused on research. The research found that what he was observing was not an accident but a consistent pattern.

This is a phenomenon that has always existed for the Chinese team in the first three games. When he first saw a few cases of this kind of scene, he thought it was because the opponent did not press the Chinese team players enough.

But later, as the same situation became more and more frequent, Ryan Jackson knew that it was the quality of Dillon's team.

Normal opponents will inevitably be in a hurry after conceding a goal. This is England's opportunity.

With England's current simple and direct offensive style, it is very easy to score again in a short period of time.

However, it cannot be said that an opponent like the Chinese team is bad. Because if they play at a normal pace, just like before losing the ball, that means there are still a lot of gaps in their defense.

As long as England can seize the opportunity, they can continue to score goals. If the Chinese team shrinks its defense after falling behind and places a bus in front of the goal, it will be a bit troublesome...

So despite frowning, Ryan Jackson made no adjustments or instructions.

He just watched from the sidelines.

The performance of the Chinese team certainly made Ryan Jackson feel the risk, but at the same time, opportunities are also hidden in the risks.

If we can score another goal in the first half, we will take a two-goal lead. Then Jackson will feel more at ease.

After all, the Chinese team has never conceded two goals in a row in this World Cup.

Jackson feels that perhaps when the Chinese team encounters such an unexpected situation that it has never experienced before, its performance will be different from when it only conceded one goal now.

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As England's midfield organizer, Peter Williams is naturally targeted by the Chinese team.

He faced huge pressure in the middle, so based on the idea of ​​"moving trees to death, people to move will live", he switched to the right wing.

But the Chinese team did not relax its defense on him just because he changed positions.

when he pulled

When the side asked for the ball, right back Johnson Law passed the football to him.

Ou Yangjin immediately stuck to Pete Williams and hit him from behind, making it more difficult for him to stop the ball.

As expected, his impact prevented Pete Williams from stopping the ball immediately.

The football hit his foot and bounced upward.

However, Peter's reaction was also very quick. He immediately opened his arms to block Ou Yangjin behind him.

Then he stretched his feet to stop the fallen football under his feet. It’s actually quite good to stop this time.

But the problem is that he paused a little longer, and the time he wasted caused two more Chinese team players to immediately surround him.

They are Chen Xingyi and Zhang Qinghuan respectively.

Now there are three Chinese team players surrounding him, and the sideline is around him. If this were in Go, the chess piece Pete would have been captured...

But on the football field, Pete can still "rescue" a little more. Chen Xingyi chased back from the frontcourt and stabbed the football with his foot. Pete also stretched out his foot and tried to control the football.

However, he avoided Chen Xingyi's pressing, but Zhang Qinghuan next to him took advantage. The latter knocked the football controlled by Peter away with a simple kick.

The football rolled behind Ou Yangjin, and he immediately turned around to chase the ball.

At the same time, Brad Pate also quickly rushed to grab the ball. Ou Yangjin still touched the ball first. The safest way at this time was to pass it directly back to the central defender.

But Ou Yangjin is not Cui Zexu. After playing in Europe for two years, he has grown a lot compared to before.

After noticing Pate's advance, he realized that there must be an opening in the space behind Pate.

If you choose to pass back to the central defender, it will be safe, but now the Chinese team needs to attack more.

So he took the football one step back, made a gesture to pass it back, and then suddenly turned around and passed the ball diagonally behind him, returning from the England half to the Chinese half. Xia Xiaoyu in the circle.

When the football was passed to Xia Xiaoyu, Jay Adams rushed up from the midfielder position and tried to intercept Xia Xiaoyu.

But Xia Xiaoyu stopped and turned around very quickly, giving Adams no chance to catch up.

After turning around, Xia Xiaoyu passed the ball to Zhou Zijing, who had retreated deeply - he had already retreated to the center circle.

As a center, he has to retreat really deep...

However, in Dillon's tactical system, the center cannot always be at the front, waiting for his teammates to feed him the ball. Even Hu Lai still needs to constantly retreat or pull aside to create opportunities for his teammates. Only in this way can it be integrated into the team's overall tactical system, instead of being isolated and simply doing a goalpost.

I have to say that compared to when he coached in Europe before, Dillon's tactical thinking has undergone some changes, and some ball control things have been incorporated.

The place where Zhou Zijing catches the ball is almost in the midfielder position. So the English players in front turned around and chased back, while the English players behind him got in front of him, almost forming an encirclement.

However, Zhou Zijing did not turn around and dribble the ball, but instead passed the football sideways to Zhang Qinghuan who came forward!

Zhang Qinghuan, who is running without the ball, faces the offensive direction when receiving the ball. He does not need any extra adjustments to release the ball.

In fact, he had already seen the situation in front before catching the ball - as Zhou Zijing retreated, England's center back Scott Wilson stepped out, so Hu Lai who was in the front was followed by the rest. One center back, George Birx.

An older central defender with slow turning speed... Although he has rich experience, his physical functions cannot keep up with his experience.

So after receiving the ball, Zhang Qinghuan sent a through ball! The pass was in the space behind Birx!

"Zhang Qinghuan! Beautiful straight pass!"

Hu Lai started running when Zhou Zijing passed the football to Zhang Qinghuan - he did not run directly into the space behind Birx, but first moved laterally and then suddenly turned forward!

Birx knew very well that his speed was not fast enough. If he forced his way back, he might not be able to catch up.

Therefore, with his rich experience, he made the bold choice of pressing forward to cause offside, but it was the most likely to succeed.

It’s just that the passing and running between Zhang Qinghuan and Hu Lai was very tacit. Before Birx pressed forward, Zhang Qinghuan stuffed the football!

So... "Not offside!!"

Countless Chinese fans who were watching the live broadcast of the game on TV cheered excitedly.

Zhang Qinghuan's pass successfully penetrated the England team's defense, and Hu Lai also ran past Birx!

Others penetrated with the football!

The cheers from all the Chinese fans at the scene, coupled with the exclamations from the English fans, mixed together, making the commentators wearing noise-canceling headphones feel the pressure.

They all raised their voices and even stood up from their seats, shouting loudly: "Hu! The Chinese team's counterattack!" "Hu Lai! Beautiful! One-on-one!" "The Chinese team succeeded in countering offside!" "huuuuuuuuuuuuuu— —!!!"

Hulay caught up with the ball just outside England's penalty area as commentators around the world cheered him on.

At this time, England's goalkeeper Tom Walker also struck near the penalty spot.

Seeing that Hu Lai had received the ball, he continued to rush forward. At this moment, Hu Lai, who was on the line of the penalty area, raised his left foot and shot!

Tom Walker paused, and the momentum of his attack was disrupted--he thought Hu Lai was going to shoot.

But Hu Lai was just a feint!

He just pretended to lift his left leg, without even leaving his left foot off the ground, and he deceived Walker into stopping his attack, lowering his center of gravity and preparing to save...

This is the deterrent power of a top shooter - as long as he lifts his foot, no matter if it is a fake move or not, the goalkeeper must be ready to save!

No one dares to bet on whether this kick is true or false.

After all, if it was a real shot and the goalkeeper was not prepared and was caught off guard, it would be very embarrassing.

In this situation, facing a top shooter, one must "rather believe in what he has than what he doesn't have."

It's just that Walker was unlucky this time, he encountered a fake move...

After Hu Lai's left foot feinted, he moved the football to the right with just a small movement of his left ankle!

Then he didn't make any adjustments and just pushed with his right foot! The football passed by Walker, who had lost his balance! Walker fell to the ground and failed to make an effective save...

Behind him is a huge empty goal, and nothing can stop the ball from rolling into the net...

! ! ! Hu! ! ! "

"Hu Lai! Hu Lai! Hu Lai!!! This goal is there! What a great goal! Hu Lai scored! He equalized the score for the Chinese team!!"

"After eleven minutes of falling behind, the Chinese team equalized! A beautiful anti-offside attack!"

"The tenacious Chinese team! They equalized the score! England's lead is gone! Now both sides are back on the same starting line!"

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