Fox in the Penalty Area

Luo Kai's goal is actually a microcosm of the Chinese team's performance against Russia in the first half.

Just like the first game of the Chinese team, after the start of this game, the Chinese team did not lose their heads by Russia as everyone thought.

Although the characteristics of Russia really make the Chinese team a headache, every time they hit the penalty area of ​​the Chinese team, the fans are scared and afraid to show their atmosphere.

But the Chinese team is not useless.

"There is no underdog in the absolute sense who can qualify for the World Cup." Chinese fans have heard this sentence many times recently, but they have more or less ignored one point...

That is, the Chinese team has also entered the World Cup. In the eyes of others, the Chinese team is actually not a "underdog".

Russia's advantage lies in its physical strength, while the Chinese team's advantage lies in its flexibility and speed.

Russia restrained the Chinese team, and in turn, the characteristics of the Chinese team also restrained Russia to some extent.

Therefore, after the start of the first half of the game, the players of the Chinese team ran without hesitation in accordance with the requirements of the pre-match guidance. More direct confrontation.

This system of play worked in the first half - this goal is the most favorable proof.

After the start of the game, the Chinese team was not completely suppressed by Russia. Instead, they played back and forth with the opponent, and even had the upper hand at some times...

Before Rokai scored, Hou Lai had a shot that threatened the Russian goal.

The same is true of Zhang Qinghuan's long shot.

So when Luo Kai's goal came, everyone was very happy, and there was absolutely no thought that "the Chinese team scored by luck".

We can indeed fight back and forth with Russia on the scene. Russia's offense makes us very worried, but our offense can also scare the Russians... This is the most amazing thing!

It is more remarkable than scoring the Russia goal:

Pure scoring may be due to luck, but the performance on the court cannot deceive people, which can best reflect the overall quality of a team.

It can even be said that-even if the game is lost in the end, as long as it can not lose the wind on the scene, the future of this team is worth looking forward to.

Hong Renjie sat on a chair in the coach's bench and looked at Shi Wuyan who was standing on the sidelines watching the game.

The boss's support for Shi Wuyin seems to have paid off now.

In fact, after the first World Cup game, the previous controversial voices disappeared.

Even if you don't consider how the remaining two games will be played, even if you lose in the end, you will be eliminated. It can also be regarded as an "honorable failure".

And now, through the less than half an hour match with Russia, Shi Wuyin has really realized his concept of "planting another batch of trees for Chinese football in the next ten years".

Their first World Cup can have such a performance, why do we have to worry about not being able to enter the World Cup in four years?

Hong Renjie looked at Shi Wuyin's back in a daze.

He is already thinking about how to persuade Shi Wuyin to change his mind and continue to coach the national team-before this World Cup, Shi Wuyin has made it clear that he will not continue to coach the national team after leading the team to the World Cup.

At that time, the leaders of the Football Association also agreed. After all, at that time, no one knew what achievements Shi Wuyin could lead the team to achieve in the World Cup.

Now Hong Renjie believes that the leaders of the Football Association must also regret it and want to keep Shi Wuyin. No matter what conditions he puts forward this time, he will probably agree to it without hesitation.

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After the Chinese team took the lead, their morale was boosted, and they continued to deal with Russia on the court in accordance with the tactical arrangements made by the head coach, and even had a faint upper hand.

Luo Kai, who scored the goal, was very active and in good condition.

If there is a visual icon, it is estimated that his status is already a red upward arrow at this time.

Soon he completed a long shot from outside the penalty area.

Arkin fell to the ground and jumped sideways, but only touched the football instead of throwing it out.

Hu Lai happened to be on the landing point of the football.

In order to prevent his follow-up shot, the two Russian central defenders joined forces: Pretnev leaned on Hou Lai and pushed him out. Kuzmin kicked the football out before Hou Lai.

After completing the clearance, Kuzmin and Pretnev collided and both fell to the ground.

Although they were not injured, it was still embarrassing to see them on their backs in front of their house.

Russia is also trying to reverse this passive situation by using long passes from the backcourt to find Ivan Romanov.

The Chinese team's countermeasure is that as long as "Ivan the Terrible" is not in the penalty area, let him head the ball. It is not necessary to compete with Romanov on the first point. The main energy is used to control the second drop point.

In this way, even if Romanov hits the ball, it is useless. After all, when he puts the football to his teammates, he will still be cut off by the Chinese team players.

The defenders of the Chinese team really had a hard time defending against Romanov, but they were not powerless against other Russian players.

And when dealing with other Russian players, the Chinese team also guaranteed to have an advantage in numbers in some areas-two people went to fight for the top, and one person was responsible for controlling the football that was won.

This requires the team to keep a compact formation and follow up in time.

There must never be a situation where you can't go up and come back, resulting in a situation where the backcourt is all empty.

All players have to run and be present in every corner of the pitch.

Relying on this kind of tireless running and desperate play, the Chinese team withstood the Russian attack.

Russian head coach Mashaninov sat on a chair in the coach's bench, looked back at the stadium, spread out a small notebook in his hand on his lap, and lowered his head to write and draw on it with a pen.

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Luo Kai's activeness has sharply increased the pressure on Russia's defense.

Especially after they watched Hu Lai run to the receiving point, took away the two central defenders, but cleverly leaked the football behind him, and gave Luo Kai, who cut inside, a chance to shoot.

Russian players shaken...

We can't leave that number nine alone!

He has already scored a goal! There is a great possibility to score another goal!

So when Zhang Qinghuan gave the football to Luo Kai, Kuzmin dropped Hu Lai and rushed to Luo Kai who was on the side of the penalty area, trying to stop him from shooting.

This time after Luo Kai made a shot, he kicked the football back and passed it to Hu Lai!

Hu Lai changed direction and ran backwards. When catching the ball, he got stuck in front of Pretnev and shot with his feet!

The football flew into the Russian goal!

However, as soon as the Chinese fans cheered in front of the TV, Hu Lai in the camera did not celebrate, but spread his hands and turned towards the line referee.

The fans at the scene saw it more clearly-they saw the linesman raise the flag in his hand at the same time that Hu Lai scored.

Indicate that the ball is offside!

Hu Lai was wronged: I am not offside!

Before he ran, he specifically confirmed his position. Pletnev was behind him, and he would not be offside anyway.

The commentators He Feng and Yan Kang also raised such questions: "Is the ball offside? Hu Lai is in front of Pretnev..."

The TV broadcast quickly gave a picture of the VAR video referee.

Hu Lai was indeed not offside, but when Zhang Qinghuan passed the football to Luo Kai, Luo Kai was offside...

Two lines are specially used on the screen to mark the positions of the players on both sides. One line is the projected position of the last Russian defensive player, and the other line is the position of Luo Kai at the moment Zhang Qinghuan passed the ball.

It can be clearly seen from the screen that Luo Kai leaned forward to start a sprint posture. Although his feet were dragging behind the line, the head of his upper body poked out.

If this is a sprint race, then Luo Kai's gesture of protruding his head will let him cross the line first, and he will win.

But this is football.

Since the head is the effective touch point, he is counted as offside.

Luo Kai was offside, and then he passed the ball to Hu Lai, who scored the ball into the goal, and naturally it was considered an invalid attack.

"Damn! It's just a hair's breadth away!"

"Ahhh!! This is the first time I hate video referees so much!"

"Give me back 2:0!"

On the Internet and in front of the TV, many Chinese fans wailed like this.

On the TV, although the commentators He Feng and Yan Kang felt sorry for the Chinese team's offensive offside, which led to the goal, they still saw positive things from it.

"Although the goal was not counted. But the Chinese team has obviously played better and better, and Russia's defense can only be exhausted... This is a good thing. Hold on, maintain this rhythm, and continue to put pressure on Russia's penalty area! Try to be able to play in the first half of the game One more goal before the end!"

At this time, what they thought in their hearts was no longer a draw, but a win.

I even thought about more and farther things, such as qualifying for the group stage and reaching the knockout round...

Although reaching the knockout round is very likely to run into the French team that beat them 4:0, but then it doesn't matter!

It is a pity that the Chinese team failed to score again until the end of the first half.

Even so, when the players of the Chinese team left the field, both the players and the fans in the stands wore relaxed smiles.

For this first half, everyone is very satisfied, and no one will criticize them for not being able to expand their lead.

After all, before this game, not many people dared to think that the Chinese team could lead Russia.

Today's Russia is of course not as brilliant as it once was in the semi-finals of the European Cup and the quarter-finals of the World Cup in two years, but a lean camel is bigger than a horse. The reputation of "Ivan the Terrible" has not faded.

This is a team with distinctive characteristics, and the characteristics of this team are exactly what the Chinese team fears-in fact, in Asia, when the Chinese team played against tough teams like Iran, Iraq, and Uzbekistan, it used to It is often not cheap.

Russia is an upgraded and enhanced version of these teams.

Almost naturally the nemesis of the Chinese team.

In this game, the Chinese team was still able to use their spare no effort to run 50-50 with their opponents, and took a one-goal lead at the end of the first half.

If such a performance is still scolded, it would be too unreasonable.

Amidst the cheers of the Chinese fans at the scene, the Chinese players walked into the channel talking and laughing, while the Russian players bowed their heads, looking very frustrated.

It seems that I still haven't figured out why I am falling behind? Why didn't my own physical advantage play its due role?

The telecast featured a close-up of China's goal scorer Luo Kai and Russia's captain Ivan Romanov.

The former naturally told the audience that this was the key figure who brought the Chinese team goals in the first half.

The latter, on the other hand, is a critical lens language, thinking that "Ivan the Terrible" was not scary in the first half, and he did not display his energy at all.

The expressions of the two people in the close-up are indeed completely different.

Rocky had a smile on his face.

Romanov's face was black, making him look like a Russian black bear.

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PS, it will be delivered in the third shift today, and the game will be played in the fifth shift tomorrow, please ask for a monthly ticket! ! !

In addition, in the game tomorrow morning, I am optimistic that the Netherlands will eliminate the Czech Republic with one goal, and Belgium will eliminate Portugal with two goals. Although I like Ronaldo very much, his European Cup journey with Portugal should end here.

But looking at his state, I think it is entirely possible to expect him to participate in the World Cup in Qatar next year. He will then join Matthaus and Mexico goalkeeper Antonio Caballar for the most World Cup appearances with five.