Midfielder Ruler

"Ouch, ouch, ouch -"

Eriksen's goal gave the Danish team a dream start. The Danish fans in the stands made a deafening roar when they took the lead.

In sharp contrast are the Chinese fans. They really did not expect that the team would lose the ball first in less than six minutes. If the game ends according to the current score, then... the Chinese team is likely to advance ahead of schedule. Missed the top 16 of this World Cup.

Of course, not all Chinese fans think so. Most fans are still confident in the prospects of the Chinese team qualifying. After all, the game has not started for ten minutes, and being behind by one goal does not mean being behind forever. They firmly believe that the team led by Tang Zheng The Chinese team can finally defeat the Danish team!

The on-site director gave Feng Xiaoting, who made a defensive mistake, a close-up shot of his face. Feng Xiaoting appeared on the broadcast screen with a heavy face. Of course he knew what mistakes he had made, but his state has declined significantly in the past two seasons, and it is easy to get distracted during the game... …

Captain Tang Zheng and his teammates did not blame Feng Xiaoting. The goal conceded was the team's responsibility, not the individual's.

So Tang Zheng immediately went to comfort Feng Xiaoting: "Don't think too much, the game has just begun. We have plenty of time to equalize the score or even take the lead!"

Feng Xiaoting, who was not in a good mood, just nodded lightly and didn't seem to be getting better.

Tang Zheng knew the importance of the central defender to the team, so he patted Feng Xiaoting's right shoulder again: "You are a valuable asset to the team. Mr. Lippi didn't let you start because of your prestige in the team. But your ability and experience can help the whole team. You must know that there are hundreds of millions of fans in the country sitting in front of the TV watching the game. If you cannot get out of the haze, you will become the target of venting for fans across the country..."

Thinking of this possibility, Feng Xiaoting shuddered, took a deep breath quickly, and then exhaled for a long time.

This game is not just for myself, but for fans across the country.

You must know that the World Cup is not only broadcast live on CCTV-5, but also on CCTV-1. The group stage match between the Chinese team and the Danish team is at 8 o'clock in the evening Beijing time. This time is prime time in the country. Coupled with CCTV's bombardment coverage, There are countless teams paying attention to this game. If you lose this game because of yourself, you can think of the consequences even if you think about it with your toes.

Lippi, the head coach of the Chinese team, was obviously a little dissatisfied with this conceding goal, but he was just dissatisfied. Not only did he send Feng Xiaoting to start because of his rich game experience, but the bigger reason was to let Zhang Linpeng return to his familiar right wing. Can the Chinese team To defeat the Danish team in this game, the offense still depends on the two wings.

I just didn't expect that Feng Xiaoting, who was in relatively good training condition, would miss out.

However, the goal had already been conceded, and no matter how upset he was, it would not affect the result, so after Tang Zheng comforted Feng Xiaoting, Lippi came to the edge of the command area and raised his fingers towards Tang Zheng.

Tang Zheng jogged over immediately, and the on-site director decisively abandoned the celebrating Danish players and switched over.

Central 5 commentator Liu Jiayuan changed his voice: "Director Lippi called Tang Zheng to the sidelines. It seems that he has something to explain. Are we going to strengthen our offense in the next game?"

In fact, for the Chinese team, which is lagging behind, there is no extra choice.

attack!

Although there is still a lot of game time left for the Chinese team, once the Danish team finds its form, it will be very difficult for the Chinese team to equalize the score.

The Chinese team, which had a kick-off advantage, quickly organized a threatening offensive. Unfortunately, Sun Jingbo was too impatient. His long-range shot from the penalty area lacked sight and went over the crossbar.

If Sun Jingbo is more patient and waits until right back Zhang Linpeng gets around, the threat will be even greater.

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As the game time passed, the Danish team, which was leading the score,

Gradually leaning towards defense, only veteran Jorgensen was left in front as a tactical harasser. The other nine players all returned to the defensive 40-meter area and retreated to half-court defense.

Facing the Danish team, which put on a defensive posture early, the Chinese team, which is not good at attacking tough battles, gradually exposed its organizational disadvantages.

Although Jiang Zhipeng and Zhang Linpeng on the two wings were able to threaten the Danish team's defense by using their wings, Lu Liang, Zhang Yuzhu and Sun Jingbo were completely unable to overtake the tall Danish defensive players in the penalty area.

Coupled with Schmeichel who was in good form, the Chinese team's offense only blossomed but failed to bear fruit.

The most taboo thing in football matches is that there is big thunder but little rain, and now the Chinese team is heading towards this trend.

Head coach Lippi frowned, obviously not knowing how to solve this dilemma.

Tang Zheng's positional conditions will certainly pose a threat to the team's offense, but the problems caused by Tang Zheng's positional conditions are even greater. The space behind him is difficult to fill with Li Kui alone.

After thinking about it, I decided to continue attacking at the current pace. After all... there was still time.

Tang Zheng, who is the brain and core of the Chinese team's offense and defense, naturally knows what dilemma the team is in and how to solve it, but he still plays according to the tactics previously arranged by head coach Lippi.

It's not that Tang Zheng's ability to execute Lippi's tactics is extremely high, but that he is waiting for the opportunity.

The Danish team's defense seems to be impregnable, but in fact there are quite a few problems. Tang Zheng believes that when the time comes, he can help the team equalize the score.

In the blink of an eye, twenty minutes into the first half, the scoreboard still showed 0:1, with Denmark leading.

However, in addition to the score lead, the Danish team lags behind the Chinese team in other statistics.

The midfielder led by Tang Zheng perfectly suppressed the midfielder led by Eriksen, but due to the solid defense and the outstanding performance of goalkeeper Schmeichel, it did not leave many opportunities for the Chinese team.

During this period, Lippi thought of using set kicks, but the Chinese team did not have many tall players, and the Danish team was very targeted in defending set kicks and corner kicks, and they were optimistic about Tang Zheng.

Even if the pass could fly to Tang Zheng's head, it would be difficult for Tang Zheng to find the target with little interference from the big Nordic man.

I also thought of fouling, but the Danish team was very smart and only gave the Chinese team free kicks from far away, and did not give any free kicks from about 30 meters away.

As a result, the Chinese team was in a good position to score no points.

Ten minutes passed quickly, and 1/3 of the total time of the match between the Chinese team and the Danish team passed. Both the Chinese fans in the stands and the fans sitting in front of the TV felt a little nervous. CCTV 5 commentator Liu Jiayuan was in the commentary box. Shen Shen said: "The Danish team has extremely high tactical quality and did not leave any chance for the Chinese team."

At this point, he changed his tone: "But there is still a lot of game time. The Chinese team will definitely equalize the score in the remaining game time until they overtake!"

"Ouch, ouch, ouch—"

The Danish players on the field performed well, and the Danish fans in the stands were united and made huge cheers to cheer for the national team members.

They firmly believe that as long as the team continues to perform well, it will be a matter of time before they defeat the Chinese team and gain the right to qualify for the group!

Two more minutes passed in the relatively dull game. Although the Danish team was in a continuous defensive situation, Christian, the commentator of the Danish National Sports Television, was full of passion: "Come on warriors! The Swedish European Cup 26 years ago created a Danish fairy tale. I think it will be the same twenty-six years later! Defeating the Chinese team is just the first step towards realizing our dream! In the future..."

However, as soon as he finished speaking, the Danish team, which was switching from defense to offense, made a passing error. Christensen's long pass was passed by Feng Xiaoting to Li Kui, who went directly to Tang Zheng without stopping the ball.

Tang Zheng swung his right foot to look for Sun Jingbo on the right. Eriksen subconsciously raised his right foot to block it. At the same time, Tang Zheng quickly lowered his right foot and pushed the football back with the sole of his foot. Pull and complete the turn.

Eriksen, who had completely thrown his entire body, had no choice but to watch helplessly as Tang Zheng made a breakthrough from the opposite direction.

Midfielder Delaney didn't think much and pounced on Tang Zheng, but Tang Zheng, who regained control of the ball, did not continue dribbling. He flicked the ball forward to the right with the outside instep of his right foot, and the ball rolled towards the midfielder Hao Junmin who stopped to respond.

Delaney, who was running halfway, had to stop on the spot and turn to Hao Junmin.

As a result, Hao Junmin did not stop the ball and directly kicked the football towards the center circle of his own team. The Chinese fans in the stands subconsciously shouted: "Ouch, ouch, ouch -"

Tang Zheng, who bypassed Delaney, accelerated towards the ball. The other defensive midfielder had no choice in the game. He should have been fighting and retreating, but he chose to take the risk and fell to the ground to tackle the ball in order to intercept the ball.

Even if the ball cannot be intercepted, Tang Zheng cannot let it go towards his own half.

Ideas are great, but many times they fail to become reality.

Tang Zheng was very explosive and had two long legs. As he was running, he used the toes of his right foot to lift the football up, causing the football to fly over his outstretched legs. Then he landed hard with his right foot. He kicked off the ground and jumped up.

When Shi Nei tried to raise his right foot to trip Tang Zheng, it was too late. He only kicked a ball of air.

Commentator Liu Jiayuan's voice suddenly rose an octave, and he shouted hysterically: "Beautiful pass! Tang Zheng dribbled the ball past the center line! Now the Chinese team's offense forms a three-on-four!! Opportunity!!"

Zhang Yuzhao's running attracted the defensive attention of Christensen and Kjaer, while Sun Jingbo's running attracted the attention of Denmark's left back Dahlsgaard.

Since Lu Liang was running in at high speed along the left side of the attack, and the right midfielder Poulsen was not as fast as Lu Liang, the Danish left back Strieg Larsson did not dare to defend Tang Zheng, which meant that Tang Zheng, who had the speed, could Control the football at your feet as you wish.

Tang Zheng, who has rich experience in the game, always pays attention to the situation in front of him while paying attention to the pursuers behind him. With his super feeling of ball control at his feet, even if he does not lower his head to watch the ball, Tang Zheng's dribbling speed is still faster than that of Ai, who is busy chasing. Rickson and Delaney.

Tang Zheng brought the ball to the 40-meter offensive zone. Christensen made eye contact with his co-captain Kjaer, then lowered his retreat frequency, keeping an eye on Tang Zheng who then slowed down.

"This is an opportunity!" Christian, the commentator of the Danish National Sports TV, had just finished speaking. In the broadcast, Tang Zheng suddenly moved the football to the right with the outside of his right foot, and then accelerated to chase the football.

Christensen had no idea that Tang Zheng would break through so decisively. It was obviously too late for him to keep up with Tang Zheng's breakthrough rhythm. By the time he completed his turn, Tang Zheng was already two positions ahead.

Considering Tang Zheng's speed, Christensen did not dare to put the shovel behind him. With Tang Zheng's speed, by the time he put the shovel, Tang Zheng's two powerful long legs had already moved two to three meters.

Kjaer, who was responsible for filling the position, pounced on Tang Zheng while also paying attention to Tang Zheng's passing route to Zhang Yuzhao, while Christensen turned and ran towards Zhang Yuzhao.

At the same time, left back Strieg Larsson moved in, preparing to guard Tang Zheng with captain Kjaer.

Tang Zheng saw that the pass to Zhang Yuzhu was blocked, and the pass to Sun Jingbo who was running on the outside on the right was a little delayed, so he gritted his teeth and moved the football forward again with the outside instep of his right foot.

Get ready to speed up your breakout!

Kjaer and Strieger Larsen obviously did not expect that Tang Zheng would be so decisive, but they did not slow down the closing speed, but instead accelerated their approach.

Tang Zheng's two long legs quickly kicked off the ground alternately, and his powerful explosive power allowed him to stand out before Kjaer and Strieg Larsson closed the door.

Central 5 commentator Liu Jiayuan was filled with passion, his pupils suddenly shrank, and he shouted: "Tang Zheng accelerated again! Successfully broke through between Kjaer and Strieger Larsen!"

"Beautiful! Don's speed is most vividly demonstrated at this time!" British Sky commentator Andy Gray shouted hysterically: "Single sword!!"

"Ouch, ouch, ouch—"

"Oh oh oh oh——"

The Chinese fans and Danish fans in the stands made loud noises at the same time. The shouts and exclamations were like two intertwined invisible energies, making the fanatical atmosphere of this game reach the peak of the game at this moment.

Tang Zheng sped up to break through between Kjaer and Strieg Larsen. Goalkeeper Schmeichel swallowed subconsciously and looked very nervous.

Although Tang Zheng was still twenty-five meters away from the goal, Tang Zheng had already made the breakthrough alone!

Tang Zheng, who caught up with the ball, came to the penalty area line, but goalkeeper Schmeichel had no choice but to abandon the goal and attack.

"What would Don do?"

British Sky TV commentator Martin Taylor was very excited.

Tang Zheng, who was broadcasting the scene, did not raise his head and raised his right foot.

Schmeichel, who hit the penalty spot, stopped suddenly on the spot, lowered his center of gravity and stared intently.

The next moment, Schmeichel was extremely panicked, and there was even a hint of despair in his eyes.

Tang Zheng, who raised his right foot, chose to kick the bottom of the football with the inside of his instep. The force was not very strong, but it was a huge blow to Schmeichel who was leaving the goal.

It was too late for Schmeichel to retreat again. All he could do was not to take his eyes off the football...

"Lob shot!" Liu Jiayuan, the commentator of CCTV 5, stared at the football. He didn't raise his arms until the football fell into the net and shouted: "The ball is in! The ball is in! In the 34th minute of the game, captain Tang Zheng passed by Qianli Walk Riding alone helped the Chinese team equalize the score!"

British Sky commentator Andy Gray said in a long voice: "Goooooooooooooooal——"

"1:1!!" Guest commentator Martin Taylor: "Three goals in two games! The Chinese team is in trouble!!"