Fox in the Penalty Area

Latest website: "There is something wrong with Chen Xingyi's physical fitness..."

Ding Gaoyi reminded Qin Lin.

Qin Lin did not answer immediately, but frowned and looked at the court without saying a word.

Of course he could see that there was something wrong with Chen Xingyi's physical fitness.

And he also knows why things go wrong.

First of all, until the last game of the World Cup, no one in the team was physically fit.

Not to mention an absolute main force like Chen Xingyi.

Secondly, in this game Chen Xingyi not only had to participate in the offense, but also defended Melli, which was extremely taxing on his physical energy.

Because there is no full-back, he switches back and forth between winger and full-back. The entire left wing of the Chinese team belongs to him.

In fact, Luo Kai also covers the entire wing corridor on the other side, but Luo Kai does not need to defend Farias so frequently - Argentina's offensive core is Melli, and the ball will still be passed to Melli more often.

Coupled with the fact that this is the World Cup final, players will definitely be more nervous and excited than in a normal game.

Whether you are nervous or excited, it will accelerate physical exertion.

Not only Chen Xingyi's physical strength was exhausted quickly, but other Chinese players were not much better either.

Therefore, even if Qin Lin saw that there was something wrong with Chen Xingyi's physical fitness, he did not immediately make the decision to take him off the field.

He needs to consider the problem more comprehensively and deeply, instead of just "treating the head and foot for a headache".

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"Xing may have to be replaced..."

Jorge Dillon sighed.

This time Su Liwen did not translate, but asked directly: "But Director Qin hasn't done it yet. He may be hesitating."

"Why are you hesitating?" Dillon asked Su Liwen.

Su Liwen gave her understanding: "I think Director Qin may not just consider who to replace Chen Xingyi. He should also consider the impact this substitution will have on the next game. For example... Does he want to resolve the battle within ninety minutes, or drag the game into overtime, or even a penalty shootout... Should he make substitutions, or change the formation. Should he focus on offense, or be more conservative... these should all be considered. This is an issue that Director Qin needs to consider. Maybe he can’t make a decision because he hasn’t thought about it yet.”

Dillon nodded in agreement: "You are right, Ms. Su. But he cannot continue to hesitate like this. The head coach is actually the last person to bear responsibility."

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After Farias' goal was ruled invalid, the ball was transferred to the Chinese team.

However, the Chinese team's attack was not completely successful this time.

When they advanced into Argentina's defensive third zone, Zhang Qinghuan dribbled the ball forward but was intercepted by De La Vega.

During the physical confrontation, Zhang Qinghuan fell to the ground.

However, the referee did not call de la Vega a foul, which caused dissatisfaction among the Chinese fans in the stands.

Amid boos, Argentina fought back on the spot.

This time the counterattack did not go through Melli, but went to the other side.

Because de la Vega intercepted the ball closer to their left.

So de la Vega passed the ball to Farias.

As soon as the Argentine left winger received the ball, Luo Kai came forward.

Facing Luo Kai, Farias used his right foot to throw the football out, trying to compete with Luo Kai for speed - he knew that after continuous injuries, Luo Kai's explosive power was not as good as before.

He thinks he can eat his opponent alive with his speed.

But Luo Kai had expected that he would do this, so when he took the football out, Luo Kai kept pulling Farias' arm with his hands, making it impossible for him to swing his arm.

Anyone who has ever run knows that if you can't swing your arms, you won't be able to get up to speed.

So Farias was restricted by the experienced Luo Kai.

Although he caught up with the football again, he did not throw away Luo Kai as he had expected, and could only run forward with Luo Kai.

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When Farias put the football out and sprinted forward, Melli on the other side of the court began to run forward.

But he didn't rush forward along the sideline, but ran diagonally toward the center.

Chen Xingyi, who was originally preparing to support the Chinese team's attack on the sideline, could only start to chase back when he was almost ten meters away from Meili.

Seeing Meili slashing into the middle, Chen Xingyi guessed what he was going to do.

So he lowered his head and gritted his teeth to squeeze out all his physical energy and chased after the figure.

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Farias carried Luo Kai and continued to dribble forward. He made a gesture to continue to move the ball forward with force, and then suddenly stopped suddenly, as if he was going to cut in to the middle.

Then he dunked the football forward with his right foot, twisted and continued to break along the sideline.

He tried to shake off Luo Kai with this change of pace.

But Luo Kai is like a piece of chewing gum. Once he gets stuck on him, it's not easy to get rid of him...

Moreover, Luo Kai has a physical advantage over Farias.

After all, Luo Kai, who is 1.86 meters tall, can play center, which shows his physical fitness and confrontation ability.

Farias is just a pure winger. He has only been playing in Europe for a few years. He is still young and his body has not fully grown.

Once Roquet adds a little more strength when guarding him, Farias's speed advantage is gone.

Seeing that Luo Kai could not be thrown away, and the Chinese players were quickly returning to defense, Argentina's counterattack opportunity was fleeting.

After being severely beaten at the club, Farias decided not to challenge Luo Kai. He decisively passed the football to the center.

He was given to center Grazzini who was pulled to the ribs to meet him.

At this time, the three central defenders of the Chinese team have already set up their posture in front of the penalty area and are ready.

At the same time, the Chinese team's midfielders Ou Yangjin and Xia Xiaoyu are also quickly returning to their positions.

When Grazzini came to pick up Farias, Qin Qi was also with him.

He received the ball with his back to the goal, and it was not easy to turn around.

But he didn't have to turn around.

Instead, pass the football to the center.

"Merry!!"

Melly ran diagonally from the wing and received the ball outside the penalty arc!

Before catching the ball, Melly paused, slowed down, and made a move to let the football pass.

This caused Wang Guangwei to also move his center of gravity to his left side.

But Melly's right foot gently buckled to the left while catching the ball, stopping the football in front of his left side!

Then Melli immediately started to use his super explosive power to push the football into the penalty area, and he passed by Wang Guangwei!

Wang Guangwei, who was completely deceived and lost his center of gravity, waved his hand to catch him, but only caught a ball of air!

There was a loud "thunder" in the stands!

That was the exclamation made by Chinese fans and Argentinian fans together!

Because after Meili broke through Wang Guangwei, he basically broke through the last line of defense in front of Lin Zhiyuan!

Seeing Wang Guangwei being passed over, Cai Shuyi wanted to rush over.

He had just started when a red figure passed by him!

He braked quickly, fearing that he would hit the other person...

This figure came so suddenly that he didn't even see his face clearly. It wasn't until the figure passed him that he saw the number on the back clearly:

11

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When Lin Zhiyuan saw Meili break through Wang Guangwei, he did not immediately pounce on him. Instead, he stood guard in front of the goal and moved slightly towards the near corner.

He chose to block the angle of Melli's shot instead of directly picking the ball from Melli's feet - which would easily lead to Melli being cheated of a penalty kick.

Meili walked past Wang Guangwei, took another step forward, swung his left foot in the corner of the small penalty area and shot!

"Merry! Merry! Merry Merry Merry-!!"

From the moment Melly received the ball, the Argentinian commentator gritted his teeth and repeated the name of the Argentine No. 10, as if to pour all his strength into Melly.

He clenched his hands into fists involuntarily, his body trembled slightly, a wave of energy rose from his dantian, and he was ready to shout out that long sound.

That is to say, while Meili was swinging his feet, Chen Xingyi pushed out hard, sliding forward in a flying shovel posture.

His right foot stretches forward as far as possible!

Then he felt that his right foot seemed to hit something, and a force came from his ankle, which was transmitted upwards. He locked his knees hard to prevent his right leg from being knocked away by the football...

Then he tried to straighten his upper body, wanting to see the result of his kick.

I saw Lin Zhiyuan falling next to the near post, and the football... hit the side netting!

Seeing this, Chen Xingyi lay back on the ground again, breathing heavily, his chest heaving violently, and a bellows-like sound came from his open mouth.

"Chen Xingyi!! Chen Xingyi! Ah——! The key shovel! He blocked Melli's shot from the bottom line!!" He Feng exclaimed again and again. "This tackle was so timely! He chased Melli for most of the game, and finally caught up at the last moment! It's not easy, it's not easy!"

Li Qingqing was also very excited - she was so frightened by Meili's breakthrough just now - she shouted loudly: "Chen Xingyi has tried his best! In the last shovel, he threw all his weight away. This is completely ruining the boat. A shovel of it! Failure or failure!"

Lin Zhiyuan got up from the ground and looked at the football parked under the billboard outside the baseline with some fear - when Melli shot, he had already fallen towards the near post. That's when he saw Melli shoot the football into the back corner of the far post...

If it hadn't been for Chen Xingyi's tackle, with Melli's shooting skills, the goal might have actually been scored!

"Fuck, Brother Xing is awesome!"

Qin Qi, who chased back, witnessed the entire process of Chen Xingyi's tackle. He rushed forward excitedly and pulled Chen Xingyi up.

Chen Xingyi, who was pulled up, leaned on Qin Qi's body. At the same time, he turned around and saw Lin Zhiyuan who was still in shock, and said to him:

"Don't be afraid, dad is here."

Lin Zhiyuan hadn't come back to his senses yet. When he heard Chen Xingyi say this, he just cast his dull eyes over.

He saw Chen Xingyi leaning against Qin Qi and grinning at him.

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PS, I’m in a hurry to save the manuscript, so I’m going to double update it for now, and then I’ll update it three times again depending on the situation!

Hope everyone understands!