Midfielder Ruler

Before the 90 minutes of the game, Tang Zheng had already run close to 14,000 meters. The commentators in the commentary box were all amazed. British Sky commentator Andy Gray couldn't help but praise: "Tang's Needless to say the attitude and enthusiasm for the game, just look at the running numbers!”

"If the last substitution adjustment of the Chinese team was not used on Tang, my man, I dare to bet you! Tang can definitely run 15,000 meters when the referee blows the whistle to end the game."

Martin Taylor looked at his partner Andy Gray and said playfully.

Andy Gray rolled his eyes and seemed speechless.

Tang Zheng, who changed his position, did not neglect defense because he served as a midfielder. He was able to run up offensively and come back defensively, and he ran all over the field without hesitation. Even if there were only more than two minutes left in the regular time, according to the Tang Zheng's attitude towards the game meant that he had no problem running another thousand meters in regular time and stoppage time.

The broadcaster gave the running distance of the top three players in the game so far, which caused most of the commentators to focus on Tang Zheng, who was the best running player in the game, so that they ignored Tang Zheng's running distance this time. Offensive organization within the offense.

At the end of the game, Ivory Coast coach Lamouchi gave a signal to the players on the field.

It is good to have the opportunity to overtake the score, but if there is no chance, there is no need to force it. The goal conceded at this stage is likely to be the winning goal, so on the premise of winning, we must ensure that there are no problems with the defense.

When the Chinese team attacked, except for veteran Drogba, the other nine players retreated to half-court defense. Tang Zheng was also able to calmly pick up the ball, dribble and pass the ball in the 30-meter offensive zone.

As the Chinese team's attack came to the 30-meter area, Zheng Zhi and Cai Huikang, who came on the bench, pressed forward to varying degrees. However, their forward pressure was not to directly participate in the attack, but to protect the football controlled by Tang Zheng. .

Lippi showed the momentum to score three points at the end of the game, but at the same time he did not want the one point in his hands to turn into zero points.

From the moment Cai Huikang came on as a substitute, Tang Zheng consciously observed the defensive loopholes in the Ivory Coast defense. At first, he did find something and took advantage of it, but the good ball he sent was directly fired by Gao Lin.

Côte d'Ivoire has been able to participate in the main matches of three consecutive World Cups. There are many experienced players in the team and they are very capable of making up for mistakes. Head coach Lamouchi does not have rich coaching experience, but he has rich career experience and will quickly make corresponding adjustments. .

The defensive loopholes discovered by Tang Zheng were also repaired.

But humans are not machines;

Tang Zheng believes that there will always be problems with Cote d'Ivoire's defensive operation, especially in the final minutes of the game, where problems are more likely to be exposed.

The football moved from the left to the center again. Facing Yaya Toure's frontal defense, Tang Zheng first took a step to the left with his left foot. Following the change of center of gravity, his upper body made an active movement to meet the ball. Yaya Toure Subconsciously following Tang Zheng's movements, his body moved obviously to the right.

Immediately, Tang Zheng's left foot stepped out and exerted force the moment it landed, stopping his body's momentum. He raised his right foot to give way to the ball. At the same time, using his waist as an axis, he followed the reaction force from the ground and shifted his body to the right. center of gravity.

Yaya Toure was keenly aware that Tang Zheng was making a fake move, and quickly followed Tang Zheng's rhythm and stopped on the spot. However, at this moment, an accident occurred. A small piece of turf was missing where his right foot stepped.

Originally, the impact was not big, but now that the game has come, Yaya Toure's physical fitness has dropped greatly, and his muscle strength is slightly lacking. The weight of the entire body has been transferred to his right foot, so that the small piece of turf is missing and the force he needs to bear is even greater. big.

So, Yaya Toure in the broadcast screen slid forward with her right foot...

Tang Zheng originally wanted to meet the ball and dribble laterally to the right, and then find a loophole in the Ivorian defense.

However, Yaya Toure, who was defending frontally, suddenly slipped. Tang Zheng reacted extremely well and was not affected by Yaya Toure's slippage at all. He raised the inside of the instep of his right foot and slammed the ball forward. accelerate!

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Cote d'Ivoire's formation changed to 442 and the two lines were very tight. Tiote and Yaya Toure maintained their positions very well. He also changed his focus as Tang Zheng turned to meet the ball and let the ball pass, ready to be ready at any time. Support Yaya Toure.

Unfortunately, Yaya Toure's feet suddenly slipped, making it difficult to control his body's center of gravity as his physical fitness dropped significantly.

British Sky commentator Andy Gray exclaimed: "Yaya Toure slipped on his feet! Don has a huge space to break forward!!"

At the same time, Central 5 commentator He Wei once again supported the commentary box with his hands, stood up, and shouted: "Yaya Toure slipped and fell to the ground while moving, and Tang Zheng decisively took the ball forward! This It’s an opportunity!!”

Lamouchi, who was standing in the command area of ​​the home team coach, subconsciously took a step forward and shouted to the players on the field: "Put him down!"

Although Tang Zheng spent most of the game in the midfield and defensively, he contributed a goal and an assist in limited opportunities, so Lamouchi was very afraid of Tang Zheng.

An unexpected situation occurred on the field. The Chinese fans were keenly aware of their own advantage, so they burst out with deafening shouts: "Ooooooooo-"

It was the Chinese fans in the stands who made the loud shouts. Lippi, who was standing just a few meters away, did not hear Lamouchi's foul tactics clearly.

Of course, the Ivorian players on the court couldn't hear it either.

Tiote's attention was completely focused on Tang Zheng. Yaya Toure's slippage was very sudden. Out of instinct, Tiote subconsciously stopped on the spot.

Tang Zheng had a broad vision and chose to decisively accelerate the breakthrough when he observed that the two central midfielders Yaya Toure and Tiote encountered unexpected situations.

At this time, left midfielder Kalu had to move in to defend Tang Zheng while paying attention to Zhang Xizhe, putting pressure on Tang Zheng, the ball holder.

Yaya Toure slipped and fell to the ground. It took time for Tiote to pause before turning around and accelerating. Gervinho was defending the right wing again, which meant that Kalou had no choice.

Zhang Xizhe's movement was very smart. He did not speed up along the right rib, but went around behind Tang Zheng and ran towards the middle to make room.

Tiote originally wanted to assist Kalu to complete the defense against Tang Zheng, but Zhang Xizhe suddenly crossed into the middle and had to fill the gap in the middle when Yaya Toure was out of position.

Therefore, Kalu shouldered the important task of defending Tang Zheng.

Seeing Tang Zheng getting closer and closer, Kalu, who was fighting and retreating, realized that he could not wait any longer!

A foul must be committed!

Even if you get a yellow card, you won’t hesitate!

In the process of retreating, Kalu saw the moment when Tang Zheng's right foot reached for the ball and took the initiative to shovel forward.

However, what Kalu did not expect was that Tang Zheng was waiting for this moment. Tang Zheng, who was full of physical strength, had an advantage in the process of dribbling.

Whether it was a high-speed pass or a passing dribble, he did not need to lower his head to observe. As a defender, Tang Zheng had already noticed what Kalu was going to do next. The distance is closer than the previous two trips.

Tang Zheng just pushed the football out, and then took advantage of his long legs to suddenly push the football forward with the toes of his right foot. The football rolled past Kalu who was on the ground with his right foot.

Kalu, who had a fairly good sense of danger, knew that he couldn't let Tang Zheng pass. He was also glad that he had a back-up before, and raised his right foot that was originally shoveling against the turf.

But what Kalu didn't expect was that Tang Zheng was more explosive than he thought. He didn't kick Tang Zheng completely, but only hit the heel of Tang Zheng's right foot, which was trailing behind. He didn't kick it completely.

The impact on Tang Zheng who was accelerating forward was almost negligible. He staggered but did not fall. The referee's whistle was also held in his mouth and did not sound.

Giacopa, who replaced left back Boca, moved in early. When Kalou lost his position, he had no time to think too much.

The football game is ever-changing, and many defense and offense decisions have to be made at lightning speed.

Giacopa further defended the left rib and formed a temporary defensive combination with left center back Bamba to drive Tang Zheng out of the dangerous area as much as possible.

But it is a pity that Tang Zheng's way of handling the ball did not follow the script of Giacopa and Bamba. When Tang Zheng adjusted his footstep, he used the arch of his right foot to push the football to the right of the attack, which was Giacopa. original area.

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"Ouch-ouch——"

Suddenly, the sky above the Pernambuco Arena rang out with even louder cheers from Chinese fans.

Fans watching the game on live TV can see a red figure running along the right sideline at high speed from the lower right corner of the broadcast screen. The big No. 5 behind him told everyone present that he was... suppressing almost the entire game. Zhang Linpeng!

Tang Zheng's staggering pass helped Zhang Linpeng attract left back Giacopa, and left midfielder Kalou was passed by Tang Zheng, which meant that Zhang Linpeng did not have any Ivorian players around him. He was like a wild horse running at full speed.

Tang Zheng's direct pass was too early, just right for Zhang Linpeng to sprint at full speed.

Even though Giacopa came on as a substitute in the second half and had plenty of physical fitness, it took time for him to turn around and chase Zhang Linpeng, and Zhang Linpeng, who was already at full speed, did not give him time.

Therefore, left center back Bamba did not hesitate to turn around and run in the direction of Zhang Linpeng chasing the ball, and then acted as an interference.

Tang Zheng's pass was just right, and it was exactly the same as Zhang Linpeng's running speed and direction. It was now difficult for left center back Bamba to catch up with Zhang Linpeng's speed. The only thing he could hope for was that Zhang Linpeng made a mistake in handling the ball next...

Zhang Linpeng, who was running at high speed, caught up with the football on the right wing fifteen meters away from the bottom line bag cover. According to the previously observed situation in the penalty area, he chose to move the ball to the ribs and entered the penalty area from the right sideline of the penalty area.

Obviously, Zhang Linpeng has made great progress this season in Porto. After playing football, he still had time to take a look at the situation in the penalty area.

The only remaining right center back, Zokola, was closely guarding Gao Lin. Lu Liang at the far end suddenly turned to the right and signaled Zhang Linpeng, who was looking up to observe the situation, to pass the ball forward.

Behind Lu Liang was Aurier, who was chasing after him with gritted teeth.

Zhang Linpeng took a step forward with his left foot, then raised his right foot.

He didn't swing his thigh, and his calf swing was very small. He passed the ball low and swept the ball towards the small penalty area.

Left center back Bamba almost followed Zhang Linpeng's movement range to complete the shovel, but the football moved faster against the turf...

"Didier!!"

At the same time, Aurier loudly reminded Zokola who was defending Gao Lin.

From the corner of his eye, Zocola also noticed a red figure suddenly flashing out on the right, which almost scared him to the point of having a heart attack.

In this position, if a Chinese player is allowed to penetrate in front of the small penalty area and complete a push shot in front of the goal, you don't need to think about it to know that it will be an absolute disaster!

Zokora, who is 34 years old this year, could not keep up with his body and his consciousness, and his reaction was slow. He could only witness Lu Liang, wearing the No. 11 jersey, complete a push shot in front of the right side of the small penalty area.

"Lu Liang!!" The broadcast screen quickly followed, and CCTV 5 commentator He Wei's voice rose an octave, shouting hysterically.

Goalkeeper Barry concentrated his attention and immediately threw his body to the left, which is the near corner, but the football rolled to the far corner!

Bari's official height is only 1.81 meters. Being able to be the goalkeeper in the first game of the World Cup in Cote d'Ivoire naturally has his own uniqueness. When he realized that he could not touch the football with his hands, he chose to block it with his feet trailing behind.

The Chinese fans who jumped to their feet were originally preparing to celebrate Lu Liang's goal in front of the goal, but they saw that the Ivory Coast goalkeeper Barry, who was lying on the ground, miraculously blocked the football with his feet.

The Ivory Coast fans were immediately ecstatic, and head coach Lamouchi even waved his arms subconsciously.

But... Barry blocked Lu Liang's low shot from the far corner with both feet, which was subconscious and without purpose.

Therefore, instead of blocking the baseline, the football rolls back to the middle of the small penalty area.

When Lu Liang grabbed the point, Gao Lin automatically took two steps forward due to inertia and reacted very quickly. He directly raised his right foot while being unmarked.

At this time, right center back Zokola was extremely regretful. He had just seen from the corner of his eye that Lu Liang advanced forward and took a big step in the direction of Lu Liang's running, so much so that he ignored Gao Lin, who he originally wanted to defend.

Facing the perfect opportunity, Gao Lin raised his hand and dropped the knife without wasting any more opportunities. He used the tip of his right foot to poke the ball towards the unguarded goal.

Goalkeeper Barry, who fell to the ground, has not yet gotten up. Center defender Zokola and right back Oriya, who was left behind by Lu Liang, have no choice but to stay in place.

"The ball is in! The ball is in! The ball is in!!!"

Central 5 commentator He Wei subconsciously lengthened his voice!

"Ouch-ouch——"

The Chinese fans in the Pernambuco Arena instantly exploded and became crazy, roaring hysterically.

Or keep waving your arms to vent the tight excitement in your heart.

The Ivory Coast players who lost the ball still had a glimmer of hope. Goalkeepers Barry, Zocola, Bamba, Aurier and Giacopa raised their right arms and looked at the assistant referee to remind Gao Lin that it was offside.

Judging from the position where Gao Lin completed the shot, he was indeed closer to the bottom line than Bamba, who was delayed at the end.

However, the assistant referee did not raise the side flag high and shook his head at the same time. The side flag was also raised flat and pointed to the left side of his body. In other words... Gao Lin was not offside!

The goal is valid! !

He Wei, who was still passionate, changed his voice and became even crazier: "No offside! No offside!! The goal is valid!!! Gao Lin helped the Chinese team overtake the score in the 89th minute and almost 90 minutes! 3: 2!!!"