Golden Greenery

Afterwards, Zhuoyang also laughed at himself for being stupid at the time, because if the Chinese team wanted not to concede goals in the World Cup, the only way was not to participate.

The good feeling of leading only lasted for 20 minutes, and the score became 1:1. Zhuo Yang and Jieshuai did not blame anyone for this lost goal. Whether the ball is stolen, the position is lost, or the player fails to make a decisive sacrifice and commits a foul, these are not because the players are not dedicated, but because of their ability.

In the final analysis, football is a technical job. If the ability cannot be achieved, it cannot be achieved. Although sometimes it can be like a strong team, it is just like the difference between a top student and a bad student. The bad student got an unprecedented 99 points in the exam just because the test paper was simple and good luck, while the top student scored 100 because the paper only had 100 points. point. If you naively think that the distance between a bad student and a top student is only 100-99=1, it only means that your IQ is suitable for happiness.

The upper limit of ability determines the meaning of hard work. For the Chinese team, those 20 minutes of turbulent and pseudo-strong team offense are the upper limit of ability today this year, but standing still in those 20 minutes is not Paraguay's upper limit.

The conceding of the ball extinguished the arrogant fire in the heart, and the Chinese team began to really compete with Paraguay, and the disadvantages in personal technical and tactical abilities became apparent. Under the leadership of Zhuo Yang, the Chinese team still maintains an offensive posture and tries to dominate the battle with me as much as possible, while Paraguay is the most skilled national team in South America in using defensive counterattacks.

Moreover, it was later proven that Paraguay was the best defensive counterattack team among the top 32 teams in South Africa.

The essence of the Chinese team is in the midfield, and the battle for control with opponents basically takes place in the midfield. Jieshuai's 3-6-1 formation is actually a variant of pseudo-frontless, using the dense midfield to shorten the distance between each other, and using the midfielder's numerical advantage and active running to protect the defense.

In order to maximize the strength of the midfield, the nominal lone forward needs to actively retreat, be able to defend back, and be able to attack and score.

But now Li Jinyu can no longer provide support for the midfielder. In fact, he couldn't do this job before. But for his scoring ability, the national team can only settle for the second best, giving up some of the midfield benefits in exchange for Zhuoyang's only scoring ability.

Otherwise, it will be like during the top ten games, only Zhuo Yang can score goals.

Zhuoyang's footwork was still not smooth, and his condition was obviously not adjusted to the best. His 6 shots in the first half were thrilling enough, but they were only 6 false alarms. For Zhuoyang's level, there is no such thing as "very threatening", either he scores a goal or he doesn't.

The first 20 minutes of the first half were not the normal state of both sides, and the last 20 minutes were the true reflection. The Chinese team has a slight advantage in ball possession.

But the threat of Paraguay's counterattack is greater. Fortunately, there was no danger, and the score of 1:1 was maintained until the halftime break.

Jieshuai did not rush to make substitution adjustments, but Martino obviously had more ideas. He replaced offensive midfielder Aureliano Torres with Paraguay's most famous star Santa Cruz at the beginning of the second half, and the formation changed to 4 -3-3, and the remaining three midfielders have defensive attributes.

Martino is very experienced. Although the Chinese team's midfielder could not intimidate him, Martino decisively gave up the entanglement with the Chinese team in the midfield. You fight yours and I fight mine. The only responsibility of the three defensive midfielders in the second half is to block Zhuoyang.

Of course Rijkaard didn't understand this, but he had no choice. Black Swan couldn't make a meal without straw, so he could only rely on Zhuo Yang's own ability to overcome difficulties. Anyway, he was used to it.

As a result, Zhuoyang launched an anti-strangling operation with great difficulty.

At the 61st minute of the second half, in order to defend Zhuoyang who was not 100%, Caceres and Riveros had already received yellow cards. Even if they did not want to tie their hands, they were very afraid of Zhuoyang cheating. Facing such a suffocating and fragmented blockade, Zhuo Yang was indeed used to it, and his response method was nothing new. He relied on the torture of time to wear down his opponents.

As long as the fight lasts for a few more minutes, the opponent will inevitably reveal a flaw. But at this moment, another change occurred on the field.

Either brag or criticize, either praise or criticize, this is the collective habit of the Chinese people. The same was true for the Jianlibao youth team back then.

After the high expectations suddenly turned into a big disappointment, Chinese fans poured endless ridicule on the Jianlibao youth team. In order to achieve the purpose of extreme contempt, Sun Hai, who had been eliminated in the selection, became a tool for media comparison.

It is said that Sun Hai was eliminated because of his bone age. Whether it is scientific or not is unknown, but Sun Hai's subsequent achievements surpassed all Jianlibao peers. This is an indisputable fact.

In his early years, Sun Hai was also worried about being eliminated. After he became successful, he said some flattering words, such as 'I am lucky not to be selected' and 'Thank you to those who eliminated me'. He also said that at that time. Indeed, he has the confidence to be frivolous.

In the 2002 World Cup in Korea and Japan, Manchester City full-back Sun Hai was the most famous and star-like player in the Chinese team's main lineup, and the Chinese people had high hopes for him. However, in the first game, Sun Hai was tackled by Costa Rica player Solins in the 17th minute. He could no longer hold on and left the field in the 26th minute, thus withdrawing from the World Cup.

I'm sorry to be shameless about losing to Brazil and Turkey, but domestic media believe that the biggest reason for the 0:2 loss to Costa Rica was Sun Hai's injury. After that, including Sun Hai himself, the common comment in the country was, 'If Sun Hai hadn't been injured, the game should have been 2:0 for the Chinese team.' Everyone was convinced of this view.

After the 2002 World Cup, Costa Rican central defender Mauricio Wright, who had recently scored a goal for the Chinese team with a header at the Gwangju Stadium in South Korea, came to play in Shenyang, Class A. Chinese reporters threw this opinion to him.

Wright is obviously a very capable person. He said: "Sun Hai is a very good player and I am deeply impressed by him. The players in world football who can single-handedly change the situation on the field should be Mara. Dona's level. Unfortunately, Costa Rica does not have such a player, and neither does the Chinese team."

Manchester City full-back Sun Hai rarely receives yellow cards in the Premier League, but in the Asian competition, his flamboyance and unruliness are in sharp contrast to his humility and caution in the Premier League. He has been banned by the AFC for one year.

After returning to the Chinese Super League from the Premier League, Sun Hai was full of enthusiasm, receiving red and yellow cards non-stop, and the ease with which he had traveled to big scenes was nowhere to be seen.

Sun Hai was responsible for the goal conceded in the first half. He managed to break through despite severe obstruction and was intercepted. But to be honest, at that time, the Chinese team lost all its midfield and backcourt positions, and it would be like that whenever it was counterattacked. Unless Sun Hai is cut off, someone will be cut off sooner or later, but it just falls on him.

Sun Hai blamed himself and was quite angry. Therefore, when Morel, the 'culprit' who stole him in the first half, brushed his ribs in this side of the defense zone for the third time and threw him staggering, Hai couldn't hold himself back anymore and chased him from behind with a flying shovel. .