Midfielder Ruler

The game time passed quickly, and in a blink of an eye it was 90 minutes of regular time. The fourth official also came to the sidelines and held up the three-minute injury time electronic sign.

In the entire second half, both teams made one substitution, so the three minutes of injury time was a very reasonable stoppage time. The commentator in the on-site commentary box said that there was nothing wrong with it, but the commentator of the Dutch National Sports TV Station Van Vincent There was quite a bit of criticism: "Where is three minutes of injury time enough? At least five minutes!"

In fact, judging from the current defensive focus of the Chinese team, it will be difficult to score a goal even if the Dutch team is given ten more minutes.

The reason is very simple. Several players on the offensive end of the Dutch team have almost lost confidence, especially Sneijder, who is facing Tang Zheng's frontal defense. His offensive organization in the second half will subconsciously bypass Tang Zheng, so that the Dutch team's overall offense is biased. The sword takes the wrong direction.

Perhaps many times in the game, going forward can work wonders, but when Robben loses the threat, Sneijder can no longer take on the big responsibility, and the threat created on the offensive end is really limited.

Dutch coach Louis van Gaal kept shaking his head as he watched the scoreless game, obviously extremely dissatisfied with his team's performance.

In addition, the Dutch national team is now in a lean stage. Players of the golden generation such as Sneijder, Robben, and Robin van Persie are all in their thirties. They really have no competition experience, but there are too few capable young players, and It is difficult for Mesozoic players to take on big responsibilities.

This is also the fundamental reason why Van Gaal only made one substitution adjustment in the injury time of the game. It was not that there was no substitution, but that there was no one to substitute.

Rather than using players who cannot enter the discerning eye, it is better to continue to trust the players on the court now.

Maybe... there is a chance?

Lippi, the head coach of the Chinese team not far away, was very satisfied with the Chinese players on the field. Although he did not seize the limited opportunities for quick counterattacks, it was not easy to maintain the 0:0 score until injury time.

The Chinese fans at the New Water Source Stadium were in high spirits, and the performance of the Chinese players from the beginning of the game to the present has exceeded their expectations.

I thought about it before the regular-time draw with the Netherlands, but it was another matter when it was actually 0:0 and it came into injury time. The excitement instantly turned into a deafening shout: "Ouch, ow, ow -"

Even though the Dutch fans are slightly dissatisfied with the current score, the national team dominates the Chinese team most of the time in normal games, and the Chinese team's performance is indeed very good, with excellent defensive quality, which can be said to be a strong team. The opponents also kept cheering and cheering.

In injury time, the Dutch team still led the attack, while the Chinese team defended passively.

When the time came to stoppage time, even the powerful Dutch team did not dare to step up their attack rashly, for fear that they would accidentally be beaten by the Chinese team in a quick counterattack.

In the World Cup quarter-finals, no opponent can be underestimated.

Coupled with the past ninety minutes, the Chinese team's ability has won the respect of the Dutch stars.

Therefore, the Dutch team's offensive offensive in stoppage time was much weaker than in the first 90 minutes, and the Chinese team also gained breathing time. Until the end of three minutes of stoppage time, the 0:0 score did not change at all. .

In other words, the last quarter-final match between the Chinese team and the Dutch team will enter overtime!

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"Beep~"

With three long whistles from the referee Marco Rodriguez, the fourth quarter-final of the 2014 Brazil World Cup entered overtime.

The biggest difference between overtime and regular games is that there is no intermission. The captains of both sides go directly to the referee Rodriguez to guess the side. The other players get a short rehydration time, and then change sides and fight again to start the second half. .

Of course, during the precious time when the players are replenishing water, the head coaches of both sides will seize the time to supplement the players' tactics and prepare for the first half of overtime.

In the end, Tang Zheng lost the right to pick the side and won the right to kick off. Then, he made reasonable use of the water replenishment time and walked to the head coach Lippi.

He knew that when the game reached overtime, Lippi would definitely have more arduous tasks to assign.

as expected!

The game has reached overtime, and the physical fitness of most of his teammates has dropped significantly. The performance rate will definitely not be comparable to that in regular time. Therefore, Tang Zheng, who is still physically fit, has greater defensive responsibilities.

Regarding Lippi's reasonable tactical arrangements, Tang Zheng nodded solemnly.

The Dutch team can be said to be the strongest opponent the national team has encountered at present, because the Italian team and the Chilean team played in the warm-up matches before the World Cup were all warm-up matches, and the technical and tactical content was not very high. The World Cup quarter-finals were different. The ball is out, you have to be careful!

"Beep~"

Less than five minutes before the end of the game, with Marco Rodriguez's whistle, the first half of overtime of the fourth quarter-final of the 2014 Brazil World Cup officially began.

The Chinese team, which had a kick-off advantage, did not rush to launch an offensive, but quickly handed it over to Tang Zheng, who handled the first offensive in the first half of overtime.

According to head coach Lippi's brief explanation, at the beginning, they can have the courage to participate in the offense and give the Dutch team a 'powerful start'.

Even if a goal cannot be scored in the end, it will bring a certain deterrent to the Dutch defensive players, so that they will not dare to attack too unscrupulously in overtime.

Because the game has reached overtime, the physical exertion of the players must be very severe and has basically reached their personal critical point. If a goal is conceded, it will be very difficult to equalize the score.

Therefore, the Chinese team, which had the advantage of kicking off, was not pressed by the Dutch team. The small offensive group composed of Tang Zheng, Hao Junmin, Lu Liang and Zhang Linpeng quickly escorted the football to the 30-meter area defended by the Dutch team.

"Ouch-ouch——"

For the Chinese team's first attack in overtime, the Chinese fans at the New Water Source Stadium seemed to be looking forward to it, and they burst into loud cheers to cheer for the Chinese team's attack.

When he came to the 30-meter offensive area, Tang Zheng did not continue to move forward. He lingered near the 30-meter area and acted as a midfield organizer to link up the midfield and frontcourt attacks.

But without Tang Zheng in the dangerous area, the Chinese team's offense felt like it was difficult to create an absolute threat.

Hao Junmin's ability is very good, but he lacks the ability to grasp the timing of handling the ball, and his skills with his feet are not good enough. When faced with double-teaming by Dutch players, it is easy for him to get confused at his feet.

With no other option, Hao Junmin prepared to use a long shot to resolve the attack.

"Jun Min, five o'clock behind you!"

However, at this moment, Tang Zheng's voice suddenly came from behind. Hao Junmin raised his right foot and without hesitation, he knocked the ball back with his heel.

Hao Junmin's awareness of cooperation was excellent, but his physical fitness dropped significantly. His heel knocked the ball at the five o'clock position and hit the four o'clock position, so Tang Zheng, who was running at high speed, had to stretch his right foot to reach the ball.

The football was enough, but Tang Zheng lost the first opportunity to shoot directly from a long distance, and also lost the suddenness.

Tang Zheng's excellent skills with his feet were also reflected in stopping the ball. Although Hao Junmin's heel hit the ball at an awkward angle, Tang Zheng stopped the ball at just the right distance. He took a step forward with his left foot and then raised his right foot. Finished a long shot before Wijnaldum stepped forward to block it!

"Tang Zheng——"

Central 5 commentator He Wei shouted loudly with a hoarse voice.

Wijnaldum moved his whole body forward, trying to block Tang Zheng's powerful long shot with his flesh and blood body.

It has to be said that Wijnaldum was very focused on defense and put pressure on Tang Zheng immediately, but Tang Zheng did it from stopping the ball to shooting in one go. The football had already flown towards the goal before Wijnaldum blocked it...

However, Wijnaldum is not without credit. His timely blocking put a certain amount of pressure on Tang Zheng.

Goalkeeper Cillessen was focused and prepared to save the moment Tang Zheng raised his right foot.

When he saw the football flying towards the upper right corner of the goal, his feet moved quickly.

"Gasper Cillessen—!!"

Dutch National Sports TV commentator Van Vincent exclaimed.

As soon as he finished speaking, he stared at the broadcast screen, his eyes widened, his pupils shrank sharply, and he was very surprised.

Cillessen's body flew to the end, and the fingertips of his outstretched left arm still did not touch the football...

And his eyes were full of panic.

The Chinese fans in the stands were obviously extremely excited and jumped up from their seats. They never expected that the national team would create such a threat in the first attack of overtime.

Half a second later, a crisp sound came from the New Water Source Stadium: "Bang~"

The football hit the junction of the post and the crossbar on the right side of the goal and bounced into the field. Dutch central defender Vlaar, who was in the football control area, reacted quickly. In shock, he took the lead and pushed the ball over the baseline.

"Oh oh oh——"

Immediately, a wave of exclamations from Dutch fans sounded in the sky above the New Water Source Stadium.

At the same time, the Chinese fans in the stands also sighed.

The on-site director quickly gave Tang Zheng a close-up shot. In the broadcast, Tang Zheng looked very remorseful. He pulled his hair with both hands, pursed his lips, and then looked up to the sky and sighed.

Just a little bit different!

MD! !

If we can score in the first attack of overtime, it is not impossible to defeat the Dutch team in an upset!

Thinking of this, Tang Zheng couldn't help but spit, and spit it on the grass to vent his missed long shot.

Van Vincent, the commentator of the Dutch National Sports Television, took a long breath and said: "God was with us at that moment! He and we rejected a long-range shot from Don that was sure to win! It’s so thrilling!!”

Central 5 commentator He Wei paused and was stunned for a long time before saying: "The direct shot that Tang Zheng actively participated in was rejected by the goal and the post! We missed the closest opportunity to score in this game so far! What a pity!!"

Immediately afterwards, the on-site director showed a close-up shot of Lippi, the head coach of the Chinese team. His reaction was even more violent than that of Tang Zheng. It was as if someone had punched him hard with a right hook from the side, and his whole body moved to the right and back. Throw it away.

The reactions of assistant coaches Madaloni and Li Tiequan Lippi shown at the same time in the broadcast were almost the same. They seemed to have been kicked in the face and wanted to take two steps back.

The Chinese players in front of the bench originally wanted to jump up to celebrate the goal, but the crisp sound of the goalpost sent them back to the bench and sat down.

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Originally, Van Gaal planned to wait for the game to continue for a while to see the situation before making adjustments, but Tang Zheng's long-range shot gave him a shock, so he had to make adjustments in advance, so he turned to his assistant Blind, who said: Immediately and seriously ran to the warm-up area.

The on-site director's camera caught up, and Huntelaar, who was warming up seriously, quickly ran back to the bench, changed his jersey, and prepared to make his debut.

Wu Xi's corner kick did not pose a threat to Cilesen. Tang Zheng failed to push the ball, and the ball was pushed out of the penalty area by Indi.

The crisis is over for now.

Goalkeeper Cillessen took the goal kick with a big kick. The Dutch team's attack failed to pose a threat to Yan Junling's goal. As Lens' long shot missed the goal post, the referee's whistle signaled the sideline to request a substitution.

Central defender Indi was substituted and Huntelaar came on as a substitute.

With an absolute advantage, the Netherlands removed a central defender and added an opportunistic forward, and the formation changed into a 4-4-2 formation with a diamond position in the midfield.

It is not difficult to see that Van Gaal was so dissatisfied with the team's offense that he made substitutions in the fourth minute of overtime.

Huntelaar's appearance did put huge pressure on the Chinese team's defense, but the collective retreat of Tang Zheng and Hao Junmin defused the Dutch team's continuous attacks. Tang Zheng, who almost retreated to the central defender position, completed consecutive headers to clear the ball. , trying not to lose the goal.

Tang Zheng's retreat to the central defender position was very efficient, and head coach Lippi's eyes lit up.

The Dutch team has strengthened the number of forwards. Tang Zheng has the body, strength, strong sense of position, and excellent ability to grab points. He can be used as a central defender in the overtime period.

As for the defensive midfielder, he can find an experienced player on the bench to fill in, thereby dragging the game into a penalty shootout.

In the tenth minute of overtime, the Chinese team made its second substitution adjustment of the game, with Liu Jian replacing Wu Sanshi, who was almost exhausted.

When Liu Jian came on as a substitute, he also brought the latest tactical changes to the Chinese team. Tang Zheng dropped back to play as a central defender, and Liu Jian served as a defensive midfielder.

Regarding this substitution adjustment, British Sky commentator Andy Gray was a little confused: "Tang Ke is the guarantee for the Chinese team's quick counterattack. Wouldn't it be inappropriate to put him in the central defender position? Liu's defensive ability is actually good. A capable centre-back."

Central 5 commentator He Wei also talked about his doubts: "Liu Jian is a versatile player in the midfield and backcourt, and he is fully capable of playing as a central defender. Tang Zheng has really performed well at the central defender position in the past few minutes, but he is a Chinese The key to the team's offensive and defensive transition is that if the position is too far back, it will be difficult to organize an effective attack..."

In fact, Lippi no longer thinks about offense. He prefers that the game can enter a penalty shootout.

Instead of pinning their hopes on a quick counterattack, it would be better to wait for a penalty shootout.

That way, it’s more practical!

Tang Zheng also performed quite well at the center back position. He faced several threatening attacks from the Dutch team.

At the end of the first half of overtime, the score was still 0:0.