Midfielder Ruler

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In order to make the cross sudden and timely, Ivory Coast right back Aurier did not stop the ball and pass it again, but directly directed Yaya Toure's precise transfer ball into the penalty area.

Tang Zheng's defensive rhythm was disrupted by Aurier's non-stop pass, so that he did not choose to run towards Drogba or Bony, because the ball was not within the reach of the two of them.

However, in all calculations, Gervinho, who had switched positions with Kalou to the left, suddenly crossed into the penalty area, which was a defensive hole between the two central defenders Feng Xiaoting and Ren Hang. The ball's placement was not suitable for goalkeeper Yan Junling. Attack...

"Oh oh oh——"

As the Chinese fans burst into exclamations, Gervinho smashed the ball towards the goal.

Goalkeeper Yan Junling made a subconscious save and hit the ball, but Gervinho's close-range header was very powerful. Yan Junling's outstretched right hand had not been fully opened, which meant that the trajectory of the football was completely changed.

As a result, the football still hit the snow-white net after being touched by Yan Junling.

2:1

Cote d'Ivoire scored twice in just two minutes to take the lead! !

Over the Pernambuco Arena, the Ivorian fans shouted hysterically: "Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa,"

In stark contrast, Chinese fans accounted for about 60%. Most of them still seemed confused, as if they had not woken up from a dream.

Why did he fall behind in just two minutes?

1:1 is completely acceptable, but 1:2 is absolutely unacceptable.

Two minutes ago, the Chinese fans in the stands were still looking forward to the Chinese team's first three-pointer in team history, but two minutes later the three-pointer came to nothing.

Some pessimistic fans are even thinking, will the golden generation of the Chinese men's football team end their World Cup journey with three losses in all three group games?

The on-site director first gave a close-up shot of Lippi, the head coach of the Chinese team, and then showed Tang Zheng, the number one star of the Chinese team, and pushed it to a close-up shot of his face.

The silver-haired Lippi couldn't see many mood swings, but Tang Zheng had his hands on his hips and his brows furrowed, looking very weak.

Two defenses,

None of them appear where they should.

In fact, for Tang Zheng, he has done very well, but football is a team sport, and no matter how good an individual is, he cannot make up for the huge gap left by his teammates.

After conceding the first ball, Tang Zheng had no choice but to keep an eye on Drogba. Whether it was Feng Xiaoting or Ren Hang, they were unable to hold Drogba down. Therefore, Tang Zheng, who had better physical fitness, naturally shouldered the heavy responsibility of helping to defend Drogba. .

Aurier passed the ball very accurately, bypassing the front point and accurately finding Bony who was outflanking him in the middle.

Ren Hang is about the same height as Boni, but his weight and strength are so different that even if he pulls on the jersey, it won't help.

Tang Zheng had some responsibility for the second goal lost. He did not help defend Drogba or Bony in the penalty area. If he had followed Drogba closely, he might have chosen to complete the header to clear the ball while retreating...

Tang Zheng, who has a strong sense of responsibility, naturally believed that losing the ball was his mistake.

But the thought of self-blame only existed in Tang Zheng's mind for a few seconds, because there was still time in the game, and he believed that his team could equalize the score or even take the lead in the remaining game time!

Côte d'Ivoire can do it, why can't we?

After clearing his thoughts, Tang Zheng suddenly clapped his hands and shouted at his teammates inside and outside the penalty area: "Come on! Come on! The game is not over yet! Ivory Coast can score two goals in two minutes without our defense being focused. Why can't we treat others the same way they treat others? We are all men in charge! We cannot embarrass the country on the World Cup stage!"

As soon as Tang Zheng finished speaking, captain Zheng Zhi also said in victory: "Tang Zheng is right, the man in charge cannot give up easily! Losing the ball is not the responsibility of individual teammates, but the responsibility of the whole team! What we have to do is Pick up your mood and start playing again! What Ivory Coast can do, we can also do!"

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Lippi has a rich coaching career and has encountered many games that were reversed by his opponents, but he doesn't know how to adjust now.

The first is the issue of Drogba and Bony. Out of caution, the defense must not be selectively given up. After all, there is about half an hour left in the game including injury time, so there is no rush to give it a try.

The front midfielder has just been adjusted. Hao Junmin and Lu Liang both have strong personal abilities, so the adjustment is unreasonable.

As for center Gao Lin, he cannot be replaced, because there is no one on the bench who is more suitable for this position than him.

Captain Zheng Zhi is an asset to the team, and Tang Zheng is the soul of the team, so Lippi has a headache and wonders whether he should make adjustments to the defense.

At this moment, he glanced into the stadium from the corner of his eye and his eyes lit up!

The Chinese players who had no fighting spirit suddenly changed their faces and became somewhat fighting spirit.

What's happening here?

It turned out that it was Tang Zheng and captain Zheng Zhi who verbally encouraged their teammates to deal with their low mood.

The on-site director had a very keen sense of smell. After giving the whole process of Côte d'Ivoire's go-ahead goal, he switched to a long shot of the Chinese team's penalty area.

Chinese fans watching the game through live broadcasts can see that the Chinese players on the field who were still in decline have undergone qualitative changes. Although they cannot be said to be high-spirited, they at least have some fighting spirit.

Being behind in the score is not the end, what makes people collapse is losing confidence in the game.

After celebrating with his teammates, Cote d'Ivoire habitually looked back at the Chinese players. The first thing he saw was Tang Zheng, who raised his arms and was very excited. The Chinese teammates around him were very cooperative and applauded themselves.

Drogba, who has considerable experience in the game, sighed. He knew that once the confidence of the Chinese team was frustrated, no matter how good Tang Zheng was, he would not be able to drive the whole team. But now the players of the Chinese team no longer seem to be affected by the change from leading to falling behind.

If this continues, the competition will be difficult to run!

Of course, Drogba still believes in his teammates. After all, the overall strength of the Ivory Coast national team is stronger than the Chinese national team.

At the same time, Tang Zheng took advantage of the gap when the Ivory Coast players were walking towards their own half. He pulled Zhang Xizhe, Gao Lin, Lu Liang and Hao Junmin into a small circle and gave brief and quick suggestions.

The live director's close-up shot was very interesting. He then switched to the top of the arc of the Chinese team's penalty area.

"There is still enough time in the game, we can't give up..." Central 5 commentator He Wei changed his voice: "Tang Zheng took his teammates to communicate and formed a small circle. Could it be that he took a step closer to remind him through words, as soon as possible Restore confidence?"

Commentator Xu Yang nodded lightly: "Going from leading to falling behind in just two minutes has a huge psychological impact on our players. If we restart the game in this state, it will definitely be harmful but not beneficial. Tang Zheng has rich experience in the game and has also played He has experienced many kinds of adversity and knows how to adjust. Think about the 2012-2013 Champions League final and the 2013-2014 Champions League final. I don’t need to say more about Tang Zheng’s magic, right?"

The Chinese fans sitting in front of the TV listened to the analysis of He Wei and Xu Yang, and their nervousness was greatly relieved. Thinking of Tang Zheng's unexplainable and amazing achievements in his career, they slowly began to look forward to the remaining games...

It wasn't until the referee on duty blew the whistle that Tang Zheng clapped his hands again, raised his arms, looked at each of his teammates, and then loudly encouraged: "Come on, brothers! We can do it!"

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"Ouch-ouch——"

Before the game resumed, the Pernambuco Arena was once again filled with a feverish atmosphere.

"Beep~"

The referee blew his whistle to indicate that the game could restart. Gao Lin, who was standing at the kick-off point, kicked the ball to Lu Liang. The latter kicked the ball back to Tang Zheng outside the center circle without making any adjustments.

Every time the Chinese team kicks off, the ball is given to Tang Zheng first. The Ivorian players who are leading the score do not think much about it. Bony and Gervinho are used to sexual harassment.

They came forward not to steal the ball, but to pressure Tang Zheng to play the ball as quickly as possible or move forward.

No matter what Tang Zheng chooses, as long as the football is not at Tang Zheng's feet, the defensive pressure on our side will be greatly reduced.

The difference from the previous kick-off is that Tang Zheng neither kicked the ball to his teammates on the wing nor to the center back. Instead, he raised his foot and paused on the spot. He waited until Boni stretched his foot and then used the sole of his right foot. Pull the ball forward.

Gervinho's body was flexible, he braked suddenly on the spot, stretched out his right foot and stabbed the football that Tang Zheng was pulling forward.

Tang Zheng has excellent ball control ability, so he will not make such low-level mistakes. His left foot, which was originally supporting, pushed off the ground and was temporarily lifted into the air. At the same time, the toe of his left foot kicked the football that was pulled back with his right foot.

The direction of the football changed. Gervinho, who was trying to steal the ball, realized something and tried to retract his legs, but it was too late. The football passed between his legs.

Tang Zheng's feet had flexibility that was incompatible with his height. He took advantage of Gervinho and Boni's sudden stop and quickly dodged over.

"Extraordinarily beautiful!" He Wei, the commentator of CCTV 5, suddenly raised his voice by an octave.

The Ivorian players obviously did not expect that Tang Zheng would choose personal dribbling after the restart, let alone break through Gervinho and Bony consecutively. Yaya Toure reacted too late, and Tang Zheng pushed the ball with the arch of his right foot. Gave it to Zhang Xizhe, and then accelerated forward.

Because with Drogba coming on as a substitute, Cote d'Ivoire's formation changed from 433 to 442. After Drogba kicked off the ball, he went straight towards the two central defenders. Bony and Gervinho were left behind by Tang Zheng again, which is equivalent to saying After completing the breakthrough, Tang Zheng directly faced the two central midfielders of Cote d'Ivoire, Yaya Toure and Tiote.

Yaya Toure was in a forward position, so he naturally had to put pressure on Tang Zheng, but Tang Zheng chose to pass the ball at the moment he started...

After Zhang Xizhe came on as a substitute in the second half, his several possessions and handling of the ball were very reasonable. His opponent Yaya Toure had to brake on the spot and then defend Zhang Xizhe, who was the Chinese team's attacking midfielder.

Zhang Xizhe is very smart. He did not dribble the ball in a straight line, but took the ball and ran from the middle to the right rib.

Yaya Toure is the core of the offensive and defensive midfield of Côte d'Ivoire. Tiote did not dare to leave without permission when Yaya Toure was attracted away, otherwise the center would be wide open.

Left midfielder Kalou learned to defend actively during his time at Chelsea, so he played conscientiously in the national team.

Speed ​​was not Zhang Xizhe's advantage, and with Kalu in front of him, Yaya Toure took advantage of Zhang Xizhe's slowdown to catch up.

"Watch out Don!"

Yaya Toure's broad vision is not only present on the offensive end, but also on the defensive end. While defending Zhang Xizhe, he did not forget to remind his central midfield partner Tiote to pay attention to Tang Zheng's movements.

Tang Zheng has been accelerating since he passed the ball. Tiote did not dare to neglect and was always ready to intercept Zhang Xizhe's pass to Tang Zheng.

At the same time, Tang Zheng accelerated and was about to run past Tiote. Tiote's heart was in his throat, and he was mentally prepared.

It would be good if Zhang Xizhe's pass was within the interception range, but if it was no longer within the interception range, Tang Zheng would be pulled down, even if he received a yellow card.

However, Zhang Xizhe did not pass the ball to Tang Zheng. Instead, he slammed the ball to the left with his right foot, opened up the passing space, and passed the ball to Gao Lin, who was pulled out to the middle of the 30-meter offensive area to receive the ball.

Tiote, who was already prepared, was dumbfounded and didn't know what to do.

Then Gao Lin didn't stop the ball and directly passed the ball to Tang Zheng who was accelerating forward.

Only then did Tiote realize that he should pull down Tang Zheng, who was accelerating forward.

However, it was too late.

"Oh oh oh——"

Zhang Xizhe's pass to Gao Lin was sudden, and Gao Lin's kick to Tang Zheng was sudden and made the Chinese team's sudden acceleration of the attack in the middle suddenly clear. The Ivorian fans who were still in the excitement stage in the stands subconsciously shouted There was a cry of exclamation.

Tang Zheng received the football about 30 meters away from the baseline on the right side of the attack. Hao Junmin pressed on the right and was ready to accelerate, so that Ivory Coast left back Boca did not dare to step forward to defend Tang Zheng, so he could only choose to wait and fight. retreat.

Central defender Bamba was pulled out by Gao Lin. Another central defender Zokora had no choice but to pull out to defend Tang Zheng when the two defensive midfielders were not available.

However, Tang Zheng, who was running, stopped the ball forward and did not choose to break through. Instead, he used the inside of the instep of his right foot to rub the ball into the space between right center back Bamba and right back Aurier.

Tang Zheng's pass was very accurate, running in exactly the same direction as Lu Liang, and Bamba, who subconsciously took off, did not touch the football.

Goalkeeper Barry abandoned the goal immediately because he saw Lu Liang, who had been almost invisible throughout the game, speed up and penetrate the right side of his own defense.

The most critical thing is that Bamba does not know what is going on behind him, and Aurier is left behind by Lu Liang due to his late start...

"Lu Liang!!"

The on-site director switched the camera to give a panoramic shot of Lu Liang, who stood out from the entire defense line of Cote d'Ivoire. Central 5 commentator He Wei's voice suddenly rose an octave, and he stood up with his hands on the commentary box.

Lu Liang's speed was fully increased. Even if Aurier was not slow, he couldn't catch up. What he could pray for was that Lu Liang, who was running at high speed, lost his rhythm when he caught the ball.

You must know that Lu Liang became famous at a young age and has experience in key matches in the Bundesliga and Champions League. Moreover, he has the same characteristics as Tang Zheng in key matches.

The more important the game, the better you play!

Lu Liang, who was running at high speed, unloaded the ball beautifully with his right foot without affecting his acceleration.

Aurier saw this and chose to slow down. He could only pray to goalkeeper Barry for divine help...

Lu Liang, who entered the penalty area, was quite calm and completed a low shot with his right foot. The football rolled from the left armpit of Barry's fallen body into the far corner.

Less than half a minute after the restart, the Chinese team equalized the score!

2:2!

"Gao Lin accurately found Tang Zheng with one kick!!"

Guest commentator Xu Yang shouted at the moment He Wei changed his voice.