Fox in the Penalty Area

Although Melli worked very hard in the first half to help Argentina take the lead again.

But the reality is that the score on the scoreboard seems to be frozen.

The game time numbers kept jumping, but the score numbers didn't move at all.

Seeing that there were less than ten minutes left in the first half, the two sides were still in a stalemate.

But this is not necessarily a bad thing for Argentina.

Argentina head coach Palladini simply returned to the coaching bench from the sidelines and sat down for the first time since being equalized by the Chinese team.

He needs to take a good rest and think about how to adjust for the second half.

It is obvious that the Chinese team's tactics are not complicated or sophisticated. Mainly those who implement the tactics, that is, the Chinese team players are in good condition.

They cooperated tacitly, their morale was high, and they caused a lot of trouble for Argentina.

But morale changes at any time. Just because their morale is high now does not mean that they can maintain this high-spirited performance in the second half. Whenever they encounter setbacks and pressure, their morale will drop.

But the question is how to let them encounter setbacks and put enough pressure on them?

Paladini noticed that the Chinese team's wing strength was not strong enough, so they mainly focused on attacking in the middle.

In other words, Argentina should further strengthen their defense in the middle in the second half, and at the same time, they should make further efforts on both sides when attacking...but not simply passing the ball from the side, but directly threatening their goal from the side. Forcing the Chinese team to spread out their formation when defending, there will be a lot of gaps in their middle.

Therefore, in order to enhance the threat on the wing, Melli must be allowed to move more frequently on the wing instead of cutting inside at the front of the penalty area...

But considering that the morale of the Chinese team's players is higher, and the competition with Argentina made them feel like they were all beaten to death, Paladini feels that it is better not to exert force too early in the second half. This may instead provide the Chinese team with opportunities to counterattack. Opportunity.

Anyway, the score is 1:1. Whoever tries to break the balance first may reveal flaws.

Maybe in the second half we should let the Chinese team attack first, and then we can counterattack them.

The specific way to counterattack is of course to use the personal assault abilities of Melli and Cantero...

Palladini looked at the court,

His eyes were a little dazed, and he was already lost in thought.

It wasn't until the shouts got louder that he was awakened from this state of thinking.

When his eyes refocused, he saw Xia Xiaoyu getting the ball in Argentina's half.

The Chinese midfielder thrust forward again, which was quite normal, so Paladini didn't understand why the cheers were so loud...

Palladini didn't understand because when he was in a daze, Xia Xiaoyu and Zhang Qinghuan had just done a double teamwork. After passing the football to Zhang Qinghuan, he crossed forward diagonally, while Zhang Qinghuan dribbled the ball in the opposite direction to him. It seems that he and Xia Xiaoyu are going to part ways.

It was this move that helped Xia Xiaoyu attract the attention of Argentina's defensive players - at any time, the player with the ball is always the greatest threat, so priority must be given to defending the player with the ball.

But just after Zhang Qinghuan attracted the attention of the Argentine defender, he knocked the football sideways with his heel and passed it to Xia Xiaoyu, who was running in the opposite direction.

This is where the cheers came from.

Because of Zhang Qinghuan's wonderful pass, Xia Xiaoyu temporarily gained a space in front of Argentina's 30-meter zone.

This space would not last long, however, as other Argentinian players had already pounced on him to defend him.

Xia Xiaoyu did not continue to control the ball, but pushed the football forward.

It was passed to Zhou Zijing who retreated to respond.

Up to this point, it is the offensive routine that the Chinese Olympic team is good at - the midfielder inserts and the center retreats.

Next, Zhou Zijing swept the ball directly to his right side.

Over there, Zhang Qinghuan, who had just passed the ball to Xia Xiaoyu with his heel, had already moved forward decisively.

Argentina's defenders followed suit.

Zhang Qinghuan also didn't stop the ball and sent a through ball!

It was given to Hu Lai, who made a diagonal pass in the penalty area!

"Hulai!!"

Seeing Hu Lai running towards the ball passed by Zhang Qinghuan, everyone including the commentator He Feng became excited.

He Feng roared in the commentary box, while the fans roared in the stands and in front of the TV.

Everyone knows that after the football is passed to Hu Lai's feet, the next step is to score a goal!

They were all waiting to cheer again for the goal.

The Chinese fans in the stands cheered loudly, as if they were celebrating a goal in advance.

Chinese fans all know this, so how could the Argentinian players not know what it means for Hulay to catch the ball here?

Their center back Enzo Monteya ran towards the landing point with Hulay, and at the same time, another center back Rojas rushed over.

The two went one after the other, almost forming a double insurance in front of Argentina's goal.

In the previous attacks, the Chinese team had followed this pattern - Zhou Zijing pulled out and created an opportunity for Hu Lai to run into space and shoot.

This time is obviously no exception.

So Roxas was smart enough not to follow Zhou Zijing, but stayed in the penalty area.

Sure enough, he waited!

Hu Lai, who had reached the position, strode to adjust his pace, then raised his left leg while running, while opening his arms to maintain balance.

This is the posture to shoot!

Monteya put his hands behind his back, strode forward, turned and tilted his head in a "human" shape, preparing to use his body to block Hulay's shot.

In fact, having his hands behind his back is not conducive to him maintaining balance on the one hand, and it is also difficult for him to exert force on the other hand. However, if he opens his arms, he is afraid that Hu Lai will kick the football on his arm, causing a handball foul and giving the Chinese team a penalty kick. …

He was afraid of this, but he didn't really care that Hu Lai's shot would score.

Because he blocks his shooting angle from the closest place to Hulay, Hulay has very few shooting routes to choose from.

In addition, Rojas later blocked the route from Hulay to the back corner of the goal.

Coupled with the goalkeeper Penalva blocking the near corner in front of the goal, the three lines of defense are blocking each other, and Hu Lai's shot is bound to be blocked!

But when Hu Lai's left foot came down, it was not a shot!

Monteya turned around and didn't see Rojas and goalkeeper Penalva behind him. Hulay kicked an inverted triangle pass!

And in the direction of his passing...

Everyone's eyes followed the football, and they saw Zhou Zijing, the No. 9 center of the Chinese Olympic team, appearing there!

He raised his right leg, faced the rolling football, and volleyed directly!

Bang!

Near the penalty spot, he whipped the football toward the goal!

Rojas turned around and stretched out his legs to block, and goalkeeper Penalva turned over and rushed back...

But they are all too late!

The football hits the goal straight!

"Zhou Zijing!! Beautiful! Beautiful!! The Olympic team has taken the lead! Zhou Zijing scored! This is his fourth goal in this Olympics!"

After finishing the shot, Zhou Zijing turned around and ran, sliding and kneeling passionately on the edge of the penalty area!

Immediately after his teammates, Xia Xiaoyu also slid over and knelt down, hugged Zhou Zijing from behind, and pushed him to the ground!

More Olympic team players are also on their way, including Zhang Qinghuan and Hu Lai.

They laughed and ran past the stunned Argentinian Olympic team players, and then pounced on Zhou Zijing.

Just like this, they celebrated wildly outside the penalty area of ​​the Argentina Olympic team and showed off their power!

At the same time, the Chinese fans in the stands were cheering loudly.

They waved their flags and dyed half of the stands at Sequoia Sports Park red.

"When there were five or six minutes left in the first half, the Olympic team led Argentina 2:1! Not only did the Olympic team not fall behind on the field, they also took the lead in the score! This is the Olympic team in this game The team takes the lead for the first time!”

Palladini looked back at the stands behind him and saw red flags and cheering crowds.

Looking at this scene, he realized that his plan of not rushing to attack after the start of the second half had failed.

Argentina, which is lagging behind, is not qualified to slowly deal with the Chinese team in the second half!

He lowered his head and covered his mouth and cursed.

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"It's not surprising that the Olympic team takes the lead, because they have already played wonderful offensive coordination many times before!" Taking advantage of the replay of Zhou Zijing's goal, He Feng Versailles rose up. "Seeing this goal, I actually had a feeling that it was natural and logical..."

Yan Kang answered: "That's right He Feng, this attack is a classic of teamwork of the Olympic team! From the moment Zhang Qinghuan used his heel to pass the football to Xia Xiaoyu, it was all a one-kick pass. The football passed between them like a pass. It's like playing checkers with a 'bridge' built in advance, jumping from Zhang Qinghuan to Xia Xiaoyu, then to Zhou Zijing, then to Zhang Qinghuan, Hu Lai, and finally back to Zhou Zijing's feet! Bang bang bang bang! Continuous rapid kicks Pass! This is the fifth game of the Olympic Games. The offensive combination of the midfield and frontcourt of the Olympic team is getting better and better as we play, and the cooperation is becoming more and more tacit!"

"I would also like to remind the fans and friends in front of the TV - the four of them are still members of the national team! In other words, they can transfer this tacit understanding and cooperation to the national team in the future! It is really amazing to think about it. It’s exciting!”

He Feng and Yan Kang looked at each other and laughed.

Amused by the kind of future they themselves pictured.

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