Fox in the Penalty Area

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Going back in time, when Wang Guangwei was still on the court, Dillon saw that he saved Pete Williams's must-goal with his hand, and immediately realized that he should make adjustments to his defense. .

Because Wang Guangwei will definitely be sent off with a red card, there is no chance of any luck.

So he asked Yu Jintao to call Qin Qi back who was warming up and prepare to replace him.

The scene was a bit chaotic.

Most people on the bench and coaching bench were worried about the fate of the Chinese team.

Although Wang Guangwei had blocked Peter's goal, England also got a penalty kick. As long as this penalty kick could be scored, the Chinese team would be dead.

There are also complaints to the fourth official, questioning that the ball that Peter Williams passed through Carl Gregg before was an offside kick.

They thought Greg was offside.

If Greg was really offside, then Pete Williams' follow-up shot and Wang Guangwei's intentional handball should not have existed.

There is still room for change.

It’s just that the protests of these people are of no use, and perhaps even they themselves find it difficult to change the situation. This kind of questioning is actually just "incompetent rage".

Because the current World Cup game balls have built-in chips, they will communicate with signal receivers scattered throughout the stadium in real time, and then generate various data.

These data are then transmitted back to the VAR system, and then combined with multiple cameras on site that watch the players' movements to determine whether a ball is offside.

With this system, it has become very simple to judge whether it is offside or not. It doesn’t even need to be studied frame by frame, nor does it require human intervention, the VAR system can automatically give a result.

The only role of people here is to let the system generate animation, and then pass it to the broadcast signal, and show the animation to the fans to let them know that the ball is not offside.

If it is offside, the signal receiver strapped to the referee's arm will vibrate immediately, telling him that the ball is offside.

This is the same as goal-line technology and bottom-line technology.

Just ten minutes ago, he helped the Chinese team confirm that a goal was valid.

Of course, the system can give a conclusion, but the final decision, whether to call or not, still depends on the referee, and the machine is only an assistant.

After all, the situation of offside is very complicated. If a player is in an offside position but does not interfere with the game, then even if the signal receiver on the referee's arm turns into a vibrator, an experienced and excellent referee will not stop the game. The attacking team is penalized for offside.

In a chaotic scene,

Dilong did not go to the field to take care of the situation, so he pulled Qin Qi back to give him instructions and told him how to play after he came on the field.

Unlike the game against Nigeria, Dillon did not plan to let Qin Qi play as a wing center back after coming on the field, but let him directly replace Wang Guangwei as the middle one of the three center backs.

This places high demands on Qin Qi, and his playing style is slightly different from the last game, so he has to give some instructions.

After the instructions, the dust settled on the court. Players from both sides exited the penalty area, leaving only Peter Williams, who took the penalty kick, and goalkeeper Lin Zhiyuan, who was guarding the penalty kick.

The stadium stands, which had been filled with boos just now, also fell silent.

Qin Qi stood next to head coach Dillon and watched the entire penalty kick process with him.

When Lin Zhiyuan saved the penalty kick for the first time, he wanted to cheer, but then he saw the football bounce back. He quickly suppressed his emotions, but his body swayed, betraying his excitement and worry. mood.

After Lin Zhiyuan completely threw the football away, he wanted to cheer, but he was hugged by head coach Dillon and shouted excitedly in his ear: "Aha! Xiaoqi, you can play!"

Although Qin Qi was called over in advance and warned for a long time, even Dilong actually didn't know whether Qin Qi would still have a chance to play.

If Pete Williams scored the penalty kick, there would be no overtime, and Qin Qi would naturally not have to play.

Dillon didn't think about it at all and was just prepared for everything.

Now his preparation came in handy.

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After Lin Zhiyuan saved the penalty kick from the bottom line, the game did not end directly. The referee gave the England team a corner kick.

Although the game time has arrived long ago - it has now reached one hundred and five minutes.

But on the one hand, the red card and penalty kick delayed some time. On the other hand, after Lin Zhiyuan saved the penalty kick, his celebration took some time.

In this way, if the penalty kick is saved and the game is ended by blowing the whistle, the English players will obviously be very dissatisfied.

Not to mention making up for all the lost time, at least we have to give the England team a corner kick so that they have one last chance to attack, which is both psychologically and physically satisfying.

It's just that this approach pleases the English fans but offends the Chinese fans.

After all, what if the England team uses this corner kick to score a goal and beat the Chinese team?

There is no way, there is no foolproof method, and the referee cannot satisfy everyone.

In world football and the World Cup, Chinese football still has far less say than English football.

Therefore, it is normal for the referee to show some condescension to the England team.

Before this corner kick, the Chinese team completed their last substitution.

Qin Qi came on and replaced center Zhou Zijing.

With one less player, the Chinese team is bound to need more defense, so leaving two centers in front seems a bit wasteful and unnecessary.

If a center is to be removed, the person to be replaced will of course be Zhou Zijing.

Zhou Zijing had nothing to say. Hu Lai had already scored twice in this game, should he really be replaced?

So I can only carry it all by myself silently.

After high-fiving Zhou Zijing, Qin Qi ran straight into the Chinese team's penalty area to prepare for the corner kick.

England were still affected by the penalty miss, especially by Pete Williams:

This corner kick was taken by Pete Williams, and he kicked it directly out of the baseline...

Although the football finally turned into the penalty area, the signal receiver on the referee's arm trembled crazily, telling the referee that the ball was out of bounds!

So England's last scoring chance in regular time of this game ended hastily.

Then the referee blew the whistle three times.

"Regular game time is over!" He Feng shouted, "The game has entered overtime! This is also the second overtime game in this World Cup! Who could have imagined before the game that the more favored England team would be defeated? The Chinese team, participating in the knockout round of the World Cup for the first time, was dragged into overtime?!"

Matthew Cox could no longer think about this problem. From the corner kick, he could see that the mentality of the England team had not recovered, so he was very worried about the team's performance in overtime:

"There are still thirty minutes of overtime in the game, which is far from over. Now England's players should forget the past ninety minutes as soon as possible and play this game as a 0:0! The overtime In the first half, we should stabilize our defense first. Because it is obvious that the Chinese team's morale is high after saving the penalty kick. Don't confront them head-on at this time..."

From the end of regular time to the beginning of overtime, there is a five-minute rest period according to regulations, but this time is often not so accurate.

Everyone will not return to the locker room, but will receive massages from the team doctor and adjustments from the coach on the sidelines.

In fact, there is nothing to adjust tactically at this time. The main thing is to encourage the players and say something like "we must win" and "believe in ourselves".

At most, it reminds the players to pay attention to defense.

Overtime lasts for a total of thirty minutes, with two halves of fifteen minutes each, and no breaks in between.

If neither team can score in overtime, the game will enter a penalty shootout.

At that stage, it actually has little to do with the paper strength of the two teams.

It mainly has to do with the players' mental state at that time.

The psychological state is related to the performance at that time.

Teams that come back from behind to draw often have high morale and are more resilient. They will perform better in penalty shootouts, and they will also make their opponents perform worse.

For example, a certain team fell behind by three goals in the first half, and when even its own fans were desperate, it was able to chase three goals in the second half to equalize the score.

So when they enter a penalty shootout with high morale, not only do they perform well, but their opponents who are equalized will also fall into self-doubt and lose confidence.

In football matches, "confidence" is crucial.

"Let them attack first, and let us defend the first half. They have one less person than us, and their physical strength will be exhausted faster. In the second half of overtime, there will definitely be a situation where we can't run. That's when we launch the best attack. opportunity!"

England head coach Ryan Jackson said loudly to his players, and the flying cat camera that came over recorded his words and put them in front of the world's audience.

On the other side, the Chinese team players formed a circle. Head coach Dillon stood in the circle and said to all the players:

"Although we have carefully prepared for penalty kicks, we should not rush for penalty kicks at the beginning of overtime. If possible, we should try to end the battle within thirty minutes of overtime. We have one less person than them. This requires each of us to run more than usual. If ten people add up, they can run more than eleven people... At this point, the game is actually no longer a competition of skills and tactics. It's a battle of wills! In China, there is a saying: 'The brave will win when we meet on a narrow road'. Now it's a 'narrow road', who is the brave? Of course it's us! Go win this game, boys, and continue to create China The history of football! You will leave your name in history for this!"