Fox in the Penalty Area

Every Russian player who walked into the locker room sat silently in their seats.

In fact, before Luo Kai scored, they played not badly, and they could also threaten the Chinese team's goal.

But when that goal appeared, the morale of the Chinese team soared, and the Russian players inevitably panicked and were suppressed by the opponent on the scene.

It was almost 0:2 behind, if the opponent No. 9 was offside first...

And to be honest, if there is no video referee for that ball, it might have been counted. After all, even the Russian players themselves did not realize that Luo Kai was in an offside position when Zhang Qinghuan passed the ball.

If there is no video referee, and the linesman does not see clearly, then the goal will be scored if it is scored?

Now the Chinese team is leading by two goals.

That was a fatal blow to Russia-even if they were tied in the end and the game was not lost, for Russia, which wanted to qualify for the group, it meant that they had to beat Algeria in the last game. But the Chinese team is so difficult to play, how can Algeria submit obediently? After all, the first game between these two teams was tied 2:2.

Russia is obviously the more dominant side, but it turned out to be behind.

This feeling really sucks!

Head coach Mashaninov walked in, closed the door, and scanned the room.

Most players were upset by the conceded goal.

So he said: "To be honest, our defense made a small mistake in the first half, but it was not a big problem. We paid too much attention to Hu's threat and ignored other players in the Chinese team. I don't think this is an unforgivable So even in the second half, I will not allow you to let go of Hu and defend others. Up to now, I firmly believe that Hu is the most threatening player in the Chinese team, and Hu is still the highest priority in defense near the penalty area The second is the other players of the Chinese team. Therefore, in the second half, on the premise of focusing on defending Hu, take into account other people. In the midfield defense, we must focus on limiting their No. 10, which is their offensive engine! Freeze him , It is tantamount to cutting off their offensive opportunities... In addition, our defensive formation must be kept intact at all times, and we cannot be torn apart by the opponent casually!

"We are only one goal behind, not two goals or three goals. As long as you don't panic, the initiative in the second half will definitely fall into our hands. I don't say this to comfort you. In fact, you may not have both. Notice how much the Chinese team has paid just to be able to play back and forth with us."

When Mashaninov said this,

The players in the locker room raised their heads and cast their gazes over.

"The tactics of the Chinese team are very simple. They use flexible running positions and faster passing and receiving to deal with us. This is really effective. But the running ability of the whole team is very high. They are like high-speed machines. , every gear has to be meshed exactly, otherwise it may malfunction. So you can see them in the first half, often three or four people quickly close together, passing and cutting. The same is true in defense, attacking The players had to get back quickly, get back in the defensive zone...they played like that the whole first half. Do you think they can keep playing like that?"

After everyone looked at each other in blank dismay, someone shook their heads: "No, their physical fitness will not last..."

"Exactly!" Mashaninov said. "Their physical fitness will be finished first! I don't believe that the Chinese team is a group of robots that can't run to death. When they played against Algeria last time, they had physical problems early. If it weren't for Hu's super world wave goal, they would have been forced It boosted the morale of the team, and they might have collapsed long ago. Similarly, if it weren't for physical problems, they might really be able to beat Algeria in the last game."

Speaking of which, Mashaninov used magnetic chess pieces to place the positions of the Chinese team players on the tactical board, and then moved the chess pieces to tell everyone how the Chinese team played in the first half of the game.

This is what he observed in the first half, and then wrote it down, and used it when adjusting at halftime.

Through this intuitive way, it is easier for players to understand how the Chinese team operates.

"The players in the frontcourt are often very close to each other in the attack, which is convenient for them to pass and cut quickly and run each other. In addition, the success rate of the pass at close distance is also higher, and it is not easy to make mistakes... But this means that they Once attacking, all the players involved in the offense have to keep running and changing positions. This requires a lot of their physical fitness.

"We can push the football into their backcourt with very simple long balls, but their players have to withdraw from the front, even Hu, who has to be involved in the defense. So we can continue in the second half. Hit them behind with long balls, we only need two or three people to mobilize most of their team, there is nothing more cost-effective than this. Don't care about the success rate, it doesn't matter if they are defended, their physical fitness will eventually be here They are exhausted from running up and down again and again! Besides, if they want to compete with us, they need to exert more strength, which will further increase their physical energy consumption. They will fall down before us! Don’t worry, don’t fall into them No matter how they run or pass, we must tighten our own fences. Finally, please remember that there are no weak teams that can enter the World Cup, neither Algeria nor China!"

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"Boys, you performed very well in the first half!" Shi Wuyin praised the team's performance, "After the second half starts, we will start the game and try to score another goal!"

After the first half, Shi Wuyin now has ambitions.

After all, we are all ahead of Russia by one goal, why can't we give it another go and turn a bicycle into a motorcycle?

In case of another goal, the pressure on the Chinese team will not be so great.

Although Shi Wuyin praised his players verbally, he was always worried in his heart.

Because he knew where the fate of his tactics was.

That is physical fitness.

At the beginning, he decided to use this tactic to deal with Russia, but also because the performance of the Chinese team against Algeria inspired him.

He found that the Chinese team's pass-run cooperation is very tacit, and the integrity is very good-better than what was shown in training.

Although he didn't quite understand why this happened, he thought maybe we could use the overall pass-run coordination to deal with Russia.

It's like a thin but nimble boxer fighting a big but bulky boxer. Rushing forward and punching the opponent head-on, I'm afraid that if the opponent hits a punch, he will be KO'd.

But if we give full play to the advantages of speed, flexibility and agility, and compete with the opponent in circles, maybe there is still a possibility of winning by points...

The only problem is fitness.

Physical fitness is the basis of my own set of tactical ideas.

Without physical fitness, all designs are just ideas on paper.

But is the physical fitness of the Chinese team good?

Maybe it's okay in Asia, but in the World Cup...it's actually not enough. After all, playing World Cup games requires more physical energy than playing Asian games.

He saw it last game against Algeria.

The Chinese team played really well at the beginning of the last game. This kind of good is because the players are not nervous, but excited.

Being excited also means that physical energy consumption is greatly accelerated.

Therefore, after the Chinese team lost the second goal, they were physically exhausted.

The latter was entirely because Hu Lai's goal was so beautiful, which greatly boosted the morale of the team. It was equivalent to giving the whole team a shot of chicken blood. Everyone relied on the excitement brought about by the surge of adrenaline to support them, and the game was over. full game.

The same goes for the game against Russia.

The reason why Shi Wuyin wants to grab the start is not just to allow the Chinese team to have a two-goal lead as a buffer after their physical fitness declines, so that they will not be defeated by the opponent.

Even if a goal is conceded in the second half, the players will feel that they are still leading by one goal. The mentality is completely different from being tied.

Of course, Shi Wuyin will make substitutions and adjustments in the second half to minimize the impact of physical decline.

But the overall trend is hard to change. As the physical fitness of the Chinese team declines, they can no longer stick to this tactic. At that time, they must shrink their defense and fight Russia.

That was the biggest test for the Chinese team.

Shi Wuyin knew the advantages and disadvantages of his tactics, but he had no choice but to stick to the strategy of "drinking poison to quench thirst".

At least relying on this set of tactics, the Chinese team not only won't lose the wind on the scene, but also leads Russia by one goal.

So he didn't tell the team his worries, he just kept praising them, and continued to give the players blood, keeping them in this excited state to play and deal with Russia.

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"The second half of the game has already started, and neither side has made substitutions. After a 15-minute intermission, let's see what the Chinese boys can bring us... oh!!"

Before He Feng could finish his sentence, he saw that after the kick-off Chinese team advanced the offense to the frontcourt, Hu Lai took a high-quality long-range shot from outside the penalty area.

The speed of the ball is not fast, and the angle is very tricky.

It completely bypassed the hand of the Russian goalkeeper Arkin, but also because of the pursuit of the angle, he rubbed the outside of the goalpost and flew out of the bottom line...

"Hu Lai! It's a pity! It seems that the Chinese team has continued the strategy of the first half, actively attacking, instead of shrinking the defense after leading by one goal!"

"Because Director Shi also knows that in the face of Russia, which is best at playing positional warfare, it is actually useless to shrink the defense."

The Russian head coach Mashaninov on the sidelines did not get excited when he saw this scene, but gestured to the Russian players on the field, signaling them to "be patient" and "don't panic".

And the players of the Chinese team who failed to score in this attack did not stay in the front. Taking advantage of the opportunity of the opponent's goalkeeper Alkin to release the ball to prepare for the goal kick, they all retreated to their own half.

This is exactly the same defensive strategy they used in the first half.

To deal with Russia, you will never consider any siege in the frontcourt.

Because Russia will not waste time in the backcourt at all, they always kick directly from the back to the frontcourt to find Ivan Romanov.

The same is true this time. Goalkeeper Arkin kicked out the football with a big foot, looking for Romanov.

This scene also appeared repeatedly in the first half, so that people can't help but wonder whether there is a special goalkeeper long pass training in the Russian team. The only requirement and purpose of the training is to pass the football to Romanov. Never mind where he is.

Sure enough, this time Romanov ran to the side, and the football flew past.

Romanov then used his physical advantage to jump up and head the ball.

Although Luo Kai came back here to defend, he was completely defeated in the summit fight with Romanov.

He couldn't even get close to the football. As soon as he jumped up, he was carried by Romanov.

It's just that although Romanov won the first spot, the ball he headed to his teammate was defeated by Jiang Wanqing, the midfielder of the Chinese team.

After fighting for the top with the opposing player, the football was pushed aside and landed at Xia Xiaoyu's feet.

When Xia Xiaoyu received the ball, he turned around and blocked the Russian player behind him, and then quickly passed it back to Wang Guangwei.

As soon as he passed the football, he was bumped by the Russian player. As long as he is a little slower with the ball, the ball can be lost on him.

But Xia Xiaoyu today is no longer the Xia Xiaoyu who was so nervous when he debuted in the last game that he even forgot his last name.

Facing the ferocious press of Russian players, he was calm and calm, and he handled the ball methodically. This is due to the fact that he always sees and keeps in mind the positions of his teammates and opponents around him before catching the ball.

As a young player who was brought to the World Cup by Shi Wuyin, he has grown rapidly in the game.

This fully proves the correctness of Shi Wuyin's words.

Young players still need to go to the world's highest stage to train themselves before they can grow into big trees.

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The Russian offensive ended so quickly.

The TV broadcast took the time to give the two coaches a close-up shot respectively.

Shi Wuyin, the head coach of the leading Chinese team, frowned slightly, his expression a little nervous.

The head coach of Russia, Mashaninov, was expressionless. Seeing that the attack was not successful, he turned around and returned to the coach's bench, unscrewed a bottle of water, and filled half of it in one go.

The score was still 1:0, and the Chinese team temporarily took the lead.

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