Midfielder Ruler

"Beep~"

With the whistle of the referee Rodriguez, the first half of the last quarter-final match of the 2014 Brazil World Cup came to an end. The Chinese team and the Dutch team entered their respective locker rooms with a score of 0:0.

The score of 0:0 was a very good result for the Chinese team, but it was not the case for the Dutch team. They were strong and had many chances in the first half, but they were never able to break Yan Junling's goal.

Van Vincent from the Dutch national sports TV station looked at the disappointed Dutch players in the broadcast and shook his head: "Being in advantage but not scoring is the most common situation in football matches. There is no need to lose confidence because of our overall strength. To be better than the Chinese team, there are still 45 minutes left in the second half. If not, there will be overtime. No matter what, I believe that the team that will advance to the semi-finals will definitely be the Dutch national men’s football team!”

Immediately, the broadcast screen showed the Chinese players walking towards the tunnel, and close-up shots were shown of Tang Zheng, Yan Junling, Zhang Linpeng and other players who performed very well in the first half, to praise their outstanding performance in the first half.

Throughout the first half, Tang Zheng ran without hesitation, and his role on the defensive end was quite obvious. He also posed a certain threat to Dutch goalkeeper Cillessen in the limited offensive opportunities. It can be said that the Chinese team's entire first half The best player on the field except goalkeeper Yan Junling.

The first half of the game ended with 0:0, and the biggest contributor was undoubtedly Yan Junling, who defended the goal with high defense.

Zhang Linpeng spends most of the game on the defensive end, but he can effectively suppress Depay's performance, and actively participates in the offense when switching from defense to offense. He can go up and come back again. He is an excellent full-back. Standard quality.

Of course, this is not to say that the performance of other Chinese players was not outstanding enough. It can only be said that the performances of Tang Zheng, Yan Junling and Zhang Linpeng were so outstanding and impressive that other Chinese players were selectively forgotten.

At the same time, Central 5 commentator He Wei said seriously: "All the players of the Chinese team performed very well in the first half. The 0:0 score is an affirmation of their efforts! I believe that in the second half, as time goes by, the Netherlands The mentality of the players will become more and more impatient. When Lippi directs Sun Jingbo, who is extremely good at individual combat, he may not be able to upset the powerful Dutch team. Don't forget... we still have this picture of Tang Zheng The biggest trump card! Perseverance! That’s victory!!”

As assistant coach Li Tie closed the door to the locker room, the noise from the New Water Source Stadium suddenly stopped. The Chinese players in the visiting team's locker room looked seriously and looked at head coach Lippi.

With his back to the players, Lippi took a step to the right, and a planned tactical chart was instantly erected in front of everyone's eyes. Lippi is a man of action and doesn't like to waste words. He went directly to the topic and said seriously: "First half. We have completed the detailed tasks assigned before the game. There are still forty-five minutes in the second half. The Dutch team, which is stronger overall, will inevitably increase its attack. These... two things need to be remembered..."

While explaining, Lippi, who was holding a big pen tightly in his right hand, kept drawing circles on two areas of the tactical board.

"Alger Robben is a phenomenal star. His downturn is not permanent, it can only be said to be temporary. Memphis Depay is the biggest discovery of the Dutch team in this World Cup. He has relatively comprehensive skills and physical fitness. Excellent, continue to pay attention to their cuts and crosses, Robin Van Persie has a first-class sense of smell in front of the goal and should not be underestimated!"

However, the language Lippi speaks is Italian, and it needs to be translated by translator Weng Shudang before conveying it to the players.

During his time at Dortmund, Tang Zheng had a very good relationship with Italian international Pirlo, both on and off the court, so Tang Zheng would often learn Italian from Pirlo, so he understood Lippi's words directly.

In addition, Tang Zheng's understanding of football tactics is much higher than that of translator Weng Shudang. In some translations involving professional terminology of football matches, translation of Weng Shudang sometimes makes mistakes, so Tang Zheng's language talent has been greatly utilized. .

After Lippi finished talking about all the techniques and tactics, he suddenly changed his tone and gave a rare compliment to every player in the first half of the game.

Lippi, who has considerable coaching experience, also has his own way of praising players. Instead of praising the players who performed better, he called on each player's name and then praised them one by one in a very emotional tone. .

In this way, players who perform well will become more confident when they receive praise from coach Lippi, and those players who perform less well will be motivated to a certain extent, so they can show better form in the second half to repay coach Lippi's kindness.

In the home team's dressing room, no Dutch player looked relaxed. Although coach Van Gaal didn't say anything, they knew that their performance in the first half was not good, especially the two core players Sneijder and Robben. They were worried. .

Sneijder was a little dismissive of Tang Zheng before this game, but in the first half he saw Tang Zheng's terrifying ability. He couldn't help but wonder, would he be outmatched by Tang Zheng throughout the game?

Robben habitually disappeared when facing Tang Zheng. Although there was a big improvement in the first half of the game, he was still not the feared Alger Robben!

When Van Gaal was telling the players about the tactical adjustments in the second half, he was keenly aware that Robben seemed not focused enough, or... was distracted.

Van Gaal has had a successful career and a successful coaching career, and has rich life experience. How can he not know what Robben is thinking?

It's just that an individual cannot compare with the whole team at this time. Robben's problem can only be solved after the tactical arrangement of the second half of the game is completed.

In other words, Robben's problem can only be solved by himself.

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The fifteen minutes of halftime passed quickly, and players from both sides of the game returned to the New Water Source Stadium one after another to prepare for the second half of the game.

"Ouch-ouch——"

The Chinese fans, Dutch fans and neutral fans in the stands immediately burst into deafening cheers, building momentum for the next half of the game.

Before the game started, close-ups of the live broadcast showed the coaches of both teams, Louis van Gaal and Lippi.

No matter who it was, his expression was serious.

No one wants to lose in the quarter-finals.

Lippi's coaching career has been quite successful. He naturally hopes to go further when coaching the Chinese team and reach the top four. Even if the overall strength of the Chinese team is far inferior to the Dutch team, the biggest feature of football matches is that it is full of uncertainty. Therefore, Lippi Pi hopes that a miracle will happen.

Besides, Tang Zheng, the captain of the Chinese team in this game, is a legendary player. His ability is difficult to observe with conventional eyes, which means that if the game is a draw, it is possible to achieve an upset.

People are all lucky, and so is Lippi.

Van Gaal's seriousness is because he is worried that the game is still confusing. The Dutch team's overall strength is indeed stronger than the Chinese team, but the victory or defeat of the game cannot be judged by strength, and a long period of dominance without scoring is detrimental to the team. It's useless.

After the referee Marco Rodriguez waved to the goalkeepers of both teams, he decisively meditated on the whistle and announced that the second half of the game had officially begun!

At this time, Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo, James Rodriguez, Falcao and other stars sitting in front of the TV focused their attention again on Tang Zheng, who was wearing the red No. 10 jersey, because They all know that the trend of the next game will change with Tang Zheng's performance!

In the second half, the game changed sides again. China, which had a kick-off advantage, did not rush to attack forward under Tang Zheng's deliberate control, but tried to organize a very threatening attack.

Lu Liang's position in the second half changed significantly compared to most of the first half. He did not stand on the left, but changed positions with Wu Sanshi.

After Tang Zheng got the ball, he consciously cooperated with Lu Liang and Zhang Linpeng. Coupled with Hao Junmin's involvement and running support, the Chinese team's offense at the beginning of the second half was dominated by more and less, because the Dutch team did not expect the entire first half. The Chinese team, which was in a defensive posture for the first half, actually chose to start the game in the second half!

Depay and Sneijder's defensive ability is weak. Blind has certain defensive ability, but he can't do anything about the fast passing and cutting of Lu Liang, Tang Zheng, Hao Junmin and Zhang Linpeng who cooperate with each other tacitly. Wiener Doom had no choice but to knock down Hao Junmin, who was half a beat too slow to hit the ball.

It has to be said that Wijnaldum's foul was very timely, because Tang Hueshui, who responded, had already moved in place. As long as Hao Junmin sent the ball to Tang Zheng's feet, Tang Zheng could directly face the three central defenders.

In other words, if the football can be passed to Tang Zheng's feet, the Dutch team's goal will be very dangerous.

For this, Wijnaldum also received a yellow card.

Standing in front of the visiting team's coaching bench, Lippi, the head coach of the Chinese team, sighed, feeling helpless.

During the halftime break, Lippi had a sudden idea and assigned the team a task to start the second half.

Judging from the initial results, it is very good.

Tang Zheng, Lu Liang, Zhang Linpeng and Hao Junmin passed the ball quickly and tacitly, catching the Dutch defenders off guard.

However, Wijnaldum, as the only defensive midfielder in the midfield line, chose decisively and blocked the Chinese team's attack with a foul.

It was his foul that resulted in a yellow card for the team's successful defense.

Wijnaldum delayed the Chinese team's attack with a foul, and coach Van Gaal breathed a sigh of relief.

If the Chinese team scores a blitz goal at the beginning of the second half, the game will be difficult to play.

Fortunately, fortunately!

Central 5 commentator He Wei said depressingly: "Wijnaldum's foul was really timely. If it had been half a beat slower, our offense would have had a great chance to create enough threats! Because Tang Zheng had already run out of the space. Position, when Hao Junmin passes the ball to Tang Zheng, he will bring an absolute threat to the Dutch team's defense!"

"What a pity!"

Guest commentator Xu Yang also nodded solemnly.

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Wijnaldum committed a timely foul, and the foul location was far away from the goal. The Chinese team's frontcourt free kick attack did not pose any threat to Cillessen's goal. Hao Junmin's football cup Van Persie headed out of the penalty area.

The game continued, and the Dutch team once again took the initiative with its technical advantage. The Chinese team retreated completely as it did for most of the first half.

British Sky commentator Andy Gray turned to look at guest commentator Martin Taylor and smiled: "Old man, do you think the Chinese team's attack was a flash in the pan, or was it planned?"

"The blitz that just started?"

Martin Taylor saw his partner Andy Gray nodding, and he also nodded lightly: "It must have been planned."

"Why?"

Andy Gray was curious.

However, Martin Taylor’s answer was very uncertain, pointing his right index finger to his temple: “Guess.

Not long after, the broadcaster gave the ball possession ratio of both sides of the game.

The Dutch team, which took the absolute initiative, led the Chinese team with 68% and 32%. The Dutch team was also far ahead in terms of shooting numbers, 11 to 2.

During this period, Lippi, the head coach of the Chinese team, stood on the sidelines with his arms folded across his chest and his brows furrowed. From time to time, he returned to the coaching bench and chatted with his assistant Madaloni, obviously trying to change the current game situation.

However, the score is still 0:0, without any change, and Lippi does not want to change the game tactics through substitutions too early.

I have thought about adjusting the position, but the eleven players on the field are all in very good condition, and the condition of the substitute players who can compete in the game is still unknown. Instead of choosing to make substitution adjustments full of uncertainty, it is better to choose to continue to believe. The existing players, after all, have not had any problems with their physical fitness and can continue to play.

Zheng Zhi, the captain of the Chinese team sitting in the stands, was very anxious, especially when the Dutch team's attack came to the 30-meter area where the Chinese team defended, he was frightened.

Cai Huikang did make up for his defensive responsibilities, but it was difficult for the team to help the team when it switched from defense to offense. Therefore, Tang Zheng shouldered a considerable responsibility. It was difficult for him to handle both defense and defense alone. Organize the team's quick counterattack immediately.

The blitz at the beginning of the second half was eye-catching, but Wijnaldum's foul was like a timely rain...

Thinking of the huge strength gap between the national team and the Dutch team, the fact that the score could remain unchanged at 0:0 is in line with the pre-match plan, and the anxiety has improved a lot.

In the blink of an eye, ten minutes into the second half, which was also the 55th minute into the game, the Dutch team's continuous attack did not pose a direct threat to Yan Junling's goal, so the live director's close-ups began to take care of the Dutch coach Fan. Gal.

The on-site director obviously knows the ball very well. He believes that the Dutch team should try to make substitution adjustments when they have been in the lead for a long time without scoring.

In fact, Van Gaal thought about finding new opportunities through substitutions and adjustments, but he found that the Chinese team's defense system was impregnable under Tang Zheng's command and assistance, leaving very little offensive space for his own team. Even through substitutions, It is difficult for people to adjust and change the situation of winning but not scoring.

However, when the broadcast screen showed the Chinese coach in front of the command area, an unexpected discovery was made - the Chinese team with stable defense was ready to make substitution adjustments.

Wu Xi stood next to Lippi on the 22nd, seemingly... ready to make adjustments.