World Cup of Great Powers

"What's going on with Xiao Tao?"

"I have a bad cold and I'm still resting in the hotel!"

Zeng Zheng nodded.

It’s no wonder our ancestors didn’t like this land in South Korea. It’s damp, hollow, and barren.

Han Tao originally had a minor cold, but after taking medicine, it developed into a severe cold.

But with the game coming soon, no one had the time to take care of him.

Seeing the Paraguayan players taking the initiative on the court, Chi Shangbin couldn't help but yell twice.

"Xiao Fan, focus!"

"Jihai, be more decisive and don't let him pass!"

Even if he shouted like this, he couldn't stop Paraguay from scoring.

Maldini Sr.'s 532 was originally a defensive formation.

Paraguay were defensive from the start.

In terms of possession of the ball, the Chinese team has always had an advantage.

But the opponent relied on two defensive counterattacks and scored two goals in a row.

This kind of scoring efficiency is indeed frightening.

Under these two goals, all the Chinese fans in the audience remembered one name - Santa Cruz.

This handsome Paraguayan boy who plays for Bayern Munich helped his team take the lead with a pass and a shot in just 20 minutes.

Looking back at the Chinese team, the players actually didn't say anything big went wrong.

It was the mutual testing phase. The opponent was lucky enough to score two goals in a row, but there was nothing we could do about it.

However, it became even more difficult for the Chinese team to attack again at this time.

It can also be seen from this that the old Maldini is well-trained and fully prepared before the war.

The Paraguayan players entered the state faster than the Chinese players and were more adaptable to the stadium atmosphere.

"This is a waste of time and effort!"

"grass!"

Jin Zhiyang shook his arm fiercely.

"It's better that he just came from Xiaoli!"

Having said that, Jin Zhiyang wanted to curse a few more words.

But looking at Zeng Zheng who was meditating on the sidelines, he finally closed his mouth.

No matter what, the head coach hasn't said anything yet.

When the game reaches this point, the fans also hope that a hero will step forward to save the team.

But who will this hero be?

Yu Genwei is eager to try on the bench?

Or is Zhang Yuheng impatient?

Especially Zhang Xiaorui.

In the previous few games, he was the core and the team performed normally.

But now that he has accumulated yellow cards and suspended games, he can only sit on the bench and worry.

Without Zhang Xiaorui on the court, Li Jinyu and Qi Hong immediately looked for opportunities to pass the ball to Yang Chen and Xie Hui as soon as they received the ball.

But the problem is that their passing intentions are too clear.

How could old Maldini and the Paraguayans on the field not see this?

In fact, Zeng Zheng on the sidelines was also in a dilemma at the moment.

These two goals are actually non-combat crimes.

The first goal was scored by Santa Cruz on the entry line after receiving a pass from his teammate and widening the angle. It was a personal ability;

The second goal was when Santa Cruz found an opportunity while passing and receiving with his teammates and sent a kick straight into the penalty area, assisting his teammates to score.

These two goals have nothing to do with the back line. They all depend on the proper coordination.

As the founder of the Milan Legion, the elder Maldini fully applied the Italian method to the Paraguayans.

Supplemented by the elegant style of South American players and the combination of Europe and the United States, they can play football that even Asian hegemons cannot afford.

Before the game, many good media also called this game "a test of Zeng Zheng's true strength."

Is it a dragon or a worm, does it have real talent and learning, or does it just abuse people in the third world?

A true handsome man must not only be able to fight smooth battles, home battles, restraint battles, and sneak attack battles, but he must also be able to fight tough battles!

Paraguay is a good opponent.

It is not like France and Portugal, who are big names and easy to underestimate their opponents; nor is it like Saudi Arabia, Japan and South Korea, who are low-end.

Coupled with the training of old Maldini, the Chinese team can take a step forward by stepping on Paraguay's corpse, which is definitely a manifestation of its ability!

However, the wish is beautiful, but the reality is very cruel.

Zeng Zheng now fully understands this.

It's not that the tactics deployed by Maldini were very restrained.

In fact, Paraguay did not conduct any strict defense against the Chinese team, and the main midfielder also received a red card and was suspended today.

They relied more on crowd tactics to defend, and took advantage of Santa Cruz's personal ability in counterattacks to constantly create opportunities for their team in transitions between offense and defense.

The Chinese team became a little timid after conceding the first goal, which naturally showed that Paraguay's defense was more stable.

Now, the Paraguayans have a two-goal advantage.

With old Maldini's urinary attitude, he will definitely not attack rashly again.

At the 23rd minute of the game, the Chinese team's offense felt a little unable to penetrate.

The opponent's frontcourt players all retreated to their own half, and several backcourt players almost stayed in their own penalty area.

However, this obviously attracted Zeng Zheng's attention.

With such a focus on defense, the opening goals and offensive momentum will naturally be weakened accordingly.

If you take advantage of the opportunity at this time, you may keep pushing the opponent to the ground.

So how to take advantage of it?

...

Zeng Zheng's brain was working very fast.

In the past two years, when playing against other Asian opponents, I have encountered countless bad guys.

How to deal with the bus is almost the number one problem for famous coaches around the world.

Because no matter how good the tactics are, they are ineffective in the face of real situations.

Let’s take the most extreme example.

Even if you use all thirty-six strategies, 11 people will stand on the goal line and let you shoot.

If your footwork is not good, you may not be able to score a goal within 90 minutes.

Zeng Zheng has many ways to deal with buses.

But there is a problem with these methods, that is, they may not work!

High altitude bombing?

They also have defenders and goalkeepers!

Delicate transmission control?

Zhang Xiaorui is not on the court again.

Try a long shot?

Are these boys wearing shooting boots today?

Set piece tactics?

Chilavit is not easy to mess with.

Lure the enemy deeper?

Everyone is leading by two goals.

After much thought, Zeng Zheng finally gave up on all the above methods.

With a wave of his hand, attack across the board!

Since you have to crack the eggshell after all, the same goes for cracking it into pieces.

You defend with all your strength, and I attack with all your strength.

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See who can't hold on in the end.

Zeng Zheng's move is definitely not clever.

It definitely can’t be said to be effective.

But it will definitely give your opponent a headache!

Because this is the stupidest, most stupid, and most head-on conspiracy.

After the Chinese team attacked twice in a row, the old Maldini couldn't help but have a headache after seeing the clues.

Seeing Chilavert being forced to make two consecutive saves, Maldini could not help but turn his head and look at the coaching area on the other side.

What is that young man doing?

Is he really a World Cup coach?

Before the game, Maldini had heard various comments about Zeng Zheng from various channels.

Alert, smart, cunning, bold, cautious...

But today, he encountered the most "dumb" side of Zeng Zheng.

It is also the most difficult aspect to deal with.

Give up all plots and confront you head-on.

Even if such an opponent wins, it will be a miserable defeat.

Old Maldini gritted his teeth and began to think about countermeasures.

"Pass more to the top of your head!"

"Don't keep stuffing your feet!"

"Header, header!!!"

Chi Shangbin kept directing the team members.

Fortunately, the Chinese team's strengths were able to be brought into play in this game.

The aerial dominance attributes of Yang Chen and Xie Hui may be a little difficult to use against the Vikings, but they are definitely useful against the Paraguayans, who mainly play with a delicate style of play.

The two were attacking each other in the penalty area, attracting many defenders.

Of course, the physical energy consumption of the two people also increased accordingly.

In addition, Qi Hong's role also began to show.

As Zhang Xiaorui's substitute, Qi Hong is definitely not as good as Zhang Xiaorui in terms of ball control and organization.

But his long-range shooting and set-piece abilities are outstanding.

Every time Qi Hong dribbles the ball, the Paraguayans get confused.

Stick up and defend to prevent Qi Hong from falling, so stand far away, as you are also worried that Qi Hong will suddenly take a shot.

Fortunately, the cooperation of the Paraguayan players is pretty good. Every time someone loses his position, the person who fills the position will immediately catch up.

Such an orderly defense gave Qi Hong a huge headache.

The game lasted for half an hour, and the score was still 0-2.

Judging from the scene, at least several of the main attackers of the Chinese team did not find any good way to score goals.

Not to mention the other team members.

After playing for 10 minutes, we faced Paraguay who were in a state of shock.

It seems that there is really no other way except long-range shooting.

For a while, the Chinese team's offense seemed to be in a difficult situation.

In the 32nd minute, taking advantage of a throw-in opportunity, Zeng Zheng suddenly opened his mouth.

"We still have to attack!"

"But let's try another way."

"Fuck them left!"

The few people who received the instruction nodded immediately.

The 532 formation is inherently defensive.

Since the defense is dense, you should always choose a relatively less dense place to attack.

No matter how dense the side road is, it will definitely not be as dense as the middle road.

Mainly attacking the opposite left wing, right back Sun Jihai will have a chance to perform.

Outflanking from the outside, passing from the bottom, cutting inside and shooting from a 45-degree angle are all Sun Jihai's specialties.

Add one more team member to join the fierce attack and see what happens.

In the following time, the game seemed to become Sun Jihai's time to shine.

Breakthrough from the wing, full-back comes in.

The Chinese team used two different approaches to reach the same goal and continued to use Sun Jihai's personal ability to move forward.

In this regard, Paraguay obviously does not have any good defensive methods.

After all, no matter how many defensive players are piled up on the wings, they cannot be more than in the middle.

Sun Jihai intervened from the side, and they could only make up defense.

If this method of constantly patching loopholes persists throughout the game, it will naturally be a victory.

When compared to the intensive positioning in the middle at the beginning, it is obviously much more difficult now.

Sun Jihai, with his naturally curly hair, became the most dazzling player in the game.

The humble and restrained Sun Jihai continued to use his skills to forcefully attack Paraguay's defense line.

This performance was really eye-catching and attracted constant cheers from the fans in the audience.

No matter what, Chinese fans will definitely make this their home stadium when fighting in South Korea.

Such an atmosphere is naturally putting pressure on Paraguay.

During this period, the ball rarely reached the feet of Li Jinyu and Qi Hong.

Even if two people get the ball, they still act as a fulcrum.

More often, Li Jinyu frequently penetrates into the opponent's penalty area and uses his sense of smell in front of the goal to find scoring opportunities.

"Don't hesitate, just shoot!"

"Don't make too many adjustments, we don't have time!"

Under Zeng Zheng's "care", the Chinese team's offense did come out several times.

Even a pass in the 36th minute forced Chilavert to ride on Li Jinyu's head and hit the ball out of the penalty area.

On the sidelines, Maldini Sr. was also a little convinced.

At least the Chinese team could maintain a stable and effective offense during the period when they were two goals behind.

Such a team not only requires players to have strong adaptability, but of course also needs a qualified leader.

At least in terms of trusting leaders, the Chinese team as a whole has done very well!

Paraguay's playing style is elegant and delicate, but physical fitness has always been a big problem.

When the old Maldini was thinking about whether to make substitutions in midfield, the situation on the field finally changed again.

In the 40th minute, it was still Sun Jihai.

After receiving the pass from Qi Hong on the right, he swung his leg and made a pass.

However, at this time, the Paraguayan player who was guarding him jumped up and tried to block it with his body. Sun Jihai pretended to be simple and quickly made a fake pass, moved the ball to the side, got out of the way, and then passed the ball again.

The ball drew an arc in the air.

Chilavert wanted to attack, but looking at the trajectory of the ball, he took two steps forward and then stepped back.

At the same time, Yang Chen and Xie Hui had already rushed into the penalty area and attracted four defensive players on the line of the small penalty area.

At the top of the penalty area, Li Jinyu rushed forward in time.

Facing Ayala's defense, Li Jinyu suddenly accelerated and rushed towards the ball's landing point.

Because most of the defensive players were attracted by Xie and Yang, the ball spun back again.

Li Jinyu came from behind and caught the ball with his chest first.

Looking at the ball that hit his chest and bounced as high as his chin, Li Jinyu thought of what Zeng Zheng had just told him.

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Even after saving time like this, the Paraguayans didn't even give him a chance to hit the goal in the air.

Seeing that Li Jinyu was about to turn around and swing his legs to volley, Struve chased him and grabbed his shorts.

Li Jinyu was stretching his legs, with his focus focused on his left leg supported by one foot.

At this moment, someone pulled a large gap out of his shorts, causing his center of gravity to lose balance instantly.

There was a pop.

The ball missed and Li Jinyu fell sideways into the penalty area.

"Penalty kick!"

"Penalty kick!!!"

Huang Jianxiang and Zeng Zheng shouted immediately.

"Penalty kick!"

"Referee, penalty kick!!!"

Both Jin and Chi also reacted and rushed to the sidelines and shouted at the top of their lungs.

For a moment, all the fans in the stadium cheered in unison.

The referee who ran over completely ignored the Paraguayan's excuse, stepped forward and showed Struve a yellow card, and then pointed to the penalty spot.

After seeing the referee's penalty, Zeng Zheng breathed a sigh of relief.

Chi Shangbin on the side was still a little unhappy, "Xiao Zeng, how can this ball be a yellow card? Should I give it a red card?"

After Li Jinyu stood up, many teammates who ran over touched his head and disturbed the watermelon rind on his head.

As the team's number one penalty kicker, Yang Chen deservedly took the penalty spot.

"After Li Jinyu stood up, he handed the ball to Yang Chen."

"It seems that this ball should be taken by Yang Chen."

"Will this goal go in?"

...

"If this goal is scored, the gap between the two teams will be only one goal."

"For the Chinese team, the second half will be much easier."

"Come, let's see Yang Chen..."

"Raising a car to help you run..."

"Hit the door!"

"pretty!"

"Cheated Chilavit!"

"The ball is in!"

"1 to 2!"

"The Chinese team got a goal back!!!"

Amid Huang Jianxiang's excited whispers, Yang Chen steadily pushed the ball into the lower left corner of the goal.

Such an occasion, such great pressure, such a famous opponent.

However, Yang Chen easily scored the ball after deceiving the opponent.

"Yang Chen has such a big heart!"

"This is Yang Chen's fourth goal in this World Cup!"

"Four games, four goals!"

"Yang Chen's condition is really unstoppable!"

...

At this moment, on the Chinese coaching bench, several coaches were high-fiving each other in celebration.

Head coach Zeng Zheng's expression also softened.

He took off his sunglasses, rubbed the corners of his eyes, and said to Zhang Xiaorui, who was in charge of the chores, "With this goal, the second half will be much easier."

"Yes, Boss Zeng, Dayu is quite clever. He will fall down immediately when his shot fails. Hey! He was really blinded!"

As Li Jinyu's partner, Zhang Xiaorui knows this teammate very well.

It's not easy to rush forward and catch the ball.

If you want to volley and shoot, if you can hit the goal frame, it is already an extraordinary performance.

Such an attack turns into a penalty kick and a goal, which is not very profitable!

"Dayu deserves praise for this."

"Yang Chen and Xie Hui have played a lot of big games in the Bundesliga. They are attacking the city from the front and are very good at small moves and tricks."

"If it were the two of them, they might be sentenced for diving!"

Once Li Jinyu cleared up this point, the pressure on Sun Jihai dropped sharply.

The Chinese team has never been a strong team.

Having coached the Chinese team for such a long time, Zeng Zheng knows this very well.

When it comes to the shortcomings of the Chinese team, there are too many.

The most important thing is that the Chinese team has not yet developed its own style of play.

However, watching Sun Jihai, Li Jinyu, Yang Chen and others perform hard on the court.

Zeng Zheng comforted himself in his heart: "If it really doesn't work, you can just create a few stars first..."

...

After Yang Chen scored a goal, the morale of the Chinese team increased significantly.

Even so, Zeng Zheng still reminded everyone to pay attention, Santa Cruz is not an easy guy to deal with.

These two sneak goals were really caught off guard.

As Huang Jianxiang said, if you want to win, you must restrict him!

After recovering a goal, there was little time left in the first half.

The two teams each made two attacks without success, so the first half of the game ended at the referee's whistle.

"It can be seen that although the Chinese team wanted to tie the score in the first half, the tenacious performance of the Paraguayan players did not allow the Chinese to succeed..." - External network commentary reported.

"Through the tenacious struggle of the players and the correct guidance of the coach, the Chinese team finally recovered a point before the end of the first half..." - Domestic commentary reported.

During halftime, the fans were talking a lot.

"I didn't expect Paraguay to be so difficult to play!"

"It shouldn't be! Didn't Coach Zeng say that he is most familiar with South American football style? Why did he let someone score two goals when he came up?"

"You're really stuck after winning two games! Don't forget this is the World Cup! It's the knockout round of the top 16 again, and there are no underdogs in the World Cup!"

"That's true... However, Paraguay is so difficult to play, so can we beat other opponents in the future?"

"Are you thinking too far? You haven't won this game yet, and you are thinking about the next one? Let me tell you, if we lose this one, we will pack up and go home!"

"Eh??? No way! Don't we have Coach Zeng? Coach Zeng can definitely fight back..."

It can be seen that the fans have great confidence in the team.

Especially those born in the 1980s who have just joined the army of fans have an almost obsessive blind trust in the team.

"The first half was pretty good. Overall, I'm quite satisfied."

As soon as he entered the locker room, Zeng Zheng set his character for the first half.

When everyone saw this, they all let out a sigh of relief.

"Generally speaking, the falling score is the responsibility of our coaching staff."

"We thought that by waiting for work we could have many advantages over our opponents, but judging from the results, our opponents were obviously more prepared than us."

"When you are two goals behind, your morale has not collapsed, and you can still maintain a normal mind and play the game. This makes me admire you."

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These words actually made the team members blush.

No matter what happens, Zeng Zheng's status in the locker room is absolutely unshakable.

Many times the players do not regard Zeng Zheng as a coach, but as their teammates.

Especially General Fan and Ou Chuliang, they stood together with Zeng Zheng and thought Zeng Zheng was a student!

Fan and Ou have been training on the field all year round, and their faces are naturally much older.

On the other hand, when Zeng Zheng had just gotten married and was officially in high spirits, his face was filled with the confidence and pride of a man.

Comparing the two, the glorious Zeng Zheng is more like the junior in the team.

After setting the tone for the first half, Zeng Zheng began to emphasize how to play in the second half.

"You must return to defense quickly!"

"Don't give the other side any room to blitz."

"Especially that number 9."

"If it doesn't work, you can also use special methods according to the situation."

Looking at Zeng Zheng's gesture, several midfielders nodded.

"Also, the midfielders and backfielders can be more active."

"Don't forget, this is the knockout round of the World Cup, we have no way out!"

"Either you win or you lose!"

"At this point, I don't even think about preserving my strength."

"Our first priority is to equalize the score!"

As he spoke, Zeng Zheng tapped the World Cup LOGO with a small stick.

Once again, the importance of the World Cup is emphasized.

"Tiezi, please continue to strengthen me."

"I took a fucking break in the last game, but I'm going to play hard this time!"

"If you get the ball in the backcourt, pass it forward as quickly as possible, but give the opponent a chance to steal it."

"When they play this formation, we have to keep the ball in the opponent's half, so that our gate will be safer."

"Who is old Maldini? You know as much as I do from watching Serie A games since you were young."

"Their current tactic is to hide in their shell like a bastard."

"Why don't you move more outside and expect it to stick its head out for you?"

As he spoke, Zeng Zhengkong clenched his fists and made a sliding back and forth motion against the air.

Zeng Zheng's pun immediately filled the locker room with laughter.

Immediately afterwards, Zeng Zheng said that in the absence of Zhang Xiaorui, the players should reduce their possession of the ball and focus more on one-kick coordination.

"If it doesn't work, we'll take the ball to the wing."

"Wu Chengying, Sun Jihai, you two have been very diligent in getting involved, so you can't delay your return!"

"Especially your skills, your dribbling is very threatening."

"In the second half, they will definitely make some adjustments for you. What you have to pay attention to is to create opportunities for other teammates after attracting the opponent's attention."

Sun Jihai nodded, his legs aching slightly, letting him know what Zeng Zheng meant.

"Xiao Zeng, should we change someone?" Chi Shangbin asked while the players were resting.

"You must change, but you need an opportunity!"

"Opportunity? What opportunity?"

Zeng Zheng smiled bitterly and shook his head, "We haven't found it yet."

"But one thing is, we have to let them replace them first!"

"Why?" Chi Shangbin didn't understand.

"There is no reason." Zeng Zheng shook his head, "This is not a question of restraint or not, but a question of momentum."

"Today's battle is a tough battle for the team!"

"If we want to win, we have to show our momentum!"

Chi Shangbin nodded, and then asked: "Then... what if Paraguay never makes substitutions?"

Zeng Zheng snorted, "If they don't make substitutions, we will substitute three people together with the last 10 minutes left!"

...

The Chinese team has no choice!

Just like Zeng Zheng said.

In the knockout rounds of the World Cup, if you lose, you pack up and go home.

Any plans that are not set for the next game are useless.

What we have to do now is to equalize the score as soon as possible.

In fact, in this game, Zeng Zheng commanded the whole team to press forward after falling behind by two goals, which was a huge gamble in itself.

If you don't do it right, you'll fall into the opponent's "anti-counterattack trap."

Don't forget, the old Maldini is not a mediocre guy who only knows how to defend.

He knows better than most people present when fast breaks are most likely to occur.

So far, they have not broken through the Chinese team's gate for the third time. It is entirely due to Li Tie and Zhao Junzhe's physical fitness and continuous running.

For the Chinese team, their first half was not actually a success.

The only goal was scored from a penalty kick, but it was missing something.

If they cannot give their opponents a hard blow in sports battles, the Chinese team's World Cup journey may really end here.

The 15 minutes passed quickly. After the two sides exchanged pitches, they fought fiercely together again.

At the beginning of the second half, the Chinese team continued to increase its offensive.

At this time, Zeng Zheng had already seen that Maldini's team did not make many tactical changes in the second half.

"If I say it forcefully, they are more targeted!"

As Zeng Zheng spoke, he stretched out his hand to make gestures.

"Look, Coach Chi, they are still playing intensive defense."

"But some of our main attackers are under stricter scrutiny. Let alone passing the ball, sometimes they can't hold the ball."

"And even Santa Cruz has retreated to this place. At the very least, I guess it won't be possible to attack."

While defending intensively, Paraguay did not give up attacking.

In the 51st minute, as soon as Paraguay got the ball, it was immediately sent to Santa Cruz.

After receiving the ball, the young Bayern player rushed forward and brought the ball to the front of the Chinese team's penalty area.

If General Fan and Li Tie hadn't teamed up to attack from a pincer attack, this guy might have taken a long shot again.

"Santa Cruz is more agile, Cardoso is more stable."

"If the two of them work together well, our defense will indeed cost a lot."

Chi Shangbinka was a little anxious after hearing this, "What should we do? We still have to invest in troops on the defensive end?"

"No need!" Zeng Zheng shook his head.

"Time is running out."

"We have entered a point of no return!"

"Even if we are scored by Santa Cruz again, we have to play like we are now!"

Zeng Zheng couldn't help but give a thumbs up for the performance of the old Maldini leading the team.

Facing the South American team with the Italian formation, Zeng Zheng really couldn't think of any good way to break the situation.

It would be okay if the opponent didn't score two goals at the beginning.

But the situation is a foregone conclusion, and what he has to do is to make up for it.

However, fortunately, our team members are more upbeat.

At least on the scene, the Chinese team still takes the initiative.

In the 53rd minute, Li Jinyu was tackled by Gamarra. Qi Hong took a free kick 30 meters away. The ball went around the wall and missed the right post, hitting the billboard.

In the 54th minute, Sun Jihai Street Li Tie passed the ball and took the ball from the right into the penalty area. Yang Chen sideways headed the ball 12 meters in front of the goal. Chilavert held the ball.

In the 58th minute, Sun Jihai's cross was deflected by Canisa. Xie Hui volleyed with the instep of his right foot from 22 meters in front of the goal. The ball went straight to the lower corner of the near post. Chilavert flew to the left and got the ball.

In this tense game, as long as Paraguay can successfully hold on to the remaining time, or take advantage of the opportunity to sneak a goal against the Chinese team, then the victory will definitely belong to Paraguay.

At Seogwipo Stadium, with the cheers of fans from all over the world, the two teams competed fiercely in the Paraguayan half.

Sun Jihai and Wu Chengying on the left and right flanks continued to threaten the opponent's penalty area with crosses. Xie Hui, Yang Chen and Li Jinyu were constantly looking for opportunities in the opponent's penalty area.

However, due to the tight defense in the opponent's penalty area and some luck, the game lasted for an hour, and the goal that the Chinese team was looking forward to has yet to come.

It’s past one o’clock, it’s the normal time for substitution!

In front of the Chinese bench, the players who are slightly capable of attacking have already warmed up countless times.

But he still didn't get any hint from Zeng Zheng.

However, the fans in the stands are still enthusiastic and full of confidence.

Although time passed by minute by second, the Chinese team's attack has not stopped.

As long as the offense continues, there will be a chance to equalize the score.

What happened to overtime?

What happened to the penalty shootout?

Speaking of which, our Chinese team has never played overtime or a penalty shootout in the World Cup!

The support of the fans is a shot in the arm for the players.

At least in terms of mentality and momentum, the players on the field are still very motivated.

Soon, the Paraguayans were the first to be unable to stand it any longer.

"Oh, Paraguay is ready to make a substitution!"

"The one I replaced was Gombos..."

"Who are you replacing?"

Huang Jianxiang already had the answer in his heart.

But until I saw the camera showing a close-up, my heart couldn't help but tremble.

"It's Santa Cruz!"

"In the 62nd minute of the game, Paraguay's head coach Paolo Maldini replaced striker Santa Cruz with Gompers."

"We can see that Santa Cruz's left leg is lame. It looks like he was injured."

"Even if Santa Cruz is not injured, it is not easy for him to persist until now with his physical fitness..."

Santa Cruz's end was applauded by countless Paraguayan fans in the stands.

One pass and one shot, the whole court was running.

Who else can perform better than him?

With a score of 2-1, the Paraguayans are qualified to reserve their fighting capacity for the next game.

Seeing Paraguay's substitutions, Chi Shangbin and Jin Zhiyang on the other side couldn't sit still.

Shen Xiangfu even stepped forward and wanted to pull Zeng Zheng's arm. However, he tripped due to excitement and fell directly into Zeng Zheng's arms.

"What? Coach Shen? You want to go up and practice too?"

Shen Xiangfu, who blushed greatly, shook his head, "If this makes me twenty years younger, I really have to go up and fight with them!"

After joking with the assistant coach, Zeng Zheng waved his hand and called Zhang Yuhuang and Su Maozhen to the front.

"Oooh?!"

“The Chinese team has also made a substitution!”

Seeing the fourth official on the sidelines holding up his sign again, Huang Jianxiang also became excited.

"Coach Zeng is finally taking action!"

"In the 63rd minute, Coach Zeng also replaced Yang Chen, the hero of the goal."

"Being substituted along with Yang Chen was Li Jinyu who made the penalty kick."

"The replacements are Zhang Yuheng and Su Maozhen."

"It seems that the Chinese team is going to play 433!"

Huang Jianxiang is right.

In this World Cup, the four forwards led by Zeng Zheng are all strong in headers, which also gives opponents the illusion that "the Chinese team only has high center forwards".

This is also the reason why Zeng Zhengpai played as a forward in the last game and the effect was so good.

It's not that Zeng Zheng didn't bring a smart attacking forward, but he stuffed this guy into the team of midfielders.

But this time, Zeng Zheng clearly wanted to compete with his opponent with real swords and guns.

Zeng Zheng's substitution naturally attracted the attention of the elder Maldini.

Seeing the two Chinese players playing with confidence, he suddenly felt uneasy.

He knows that the Chinese team will definitely undergo a change of formation.

There is nearly half an hour left in the game, Zeng Zheng and his Chinese team will never sit still and wait for death!

Looking at the two new Chinese forwards, what are they going to do?

The old Maldini didn't know, so he could only wait and see.

...

The substitutions for the Chinese team were completed quickly.

Those with sharp eyes noticed that Sun Jihai, who went to the sidelines to replenish water, also returned to the court at this moment.

Everyone looked at each other and already knew what to do next.

"What Mr. Zeng means is that the golden-headed old man stands at the front to attract firepower."

"The remaining two are waiting for the opportunity, looking for a fighter opportunity."

"Zhao Junzhe, your position is ahead of schedule, partner with Qi Hong as a double attacking midfielder."

"Li Tie, you are the only one left behind."

"No matter what, just hold on!"

"We focus on quantity, repetition rate, and efficiency!!!"

The change of 433 made the Chinese team's mid-range attack power soar instantly.

While strengthening the offense, both the wing and the frontcourt have received practical reinforcements.

Only in the lower back area, Li Tie's pressure doubled.

But the problem is that Maldini has just replaced Santa Cruz.

Although Gompers has plenty of physical energy, this guy is better at grabbing points in the penalty area.

Obviously, Zeng Zheng also saw through Paraguay’s weakness at a glance!

After a few simple tentative attacks, the Chinese team, which successfully changed its formation, launched a massive attack.

This chapter is not over, please click on the next page to continue reading! Paraguay tried to continue to use the tactics of the first half, but they soon found that the defense was more difficult.

This is because the Chinese team's forward line has completely abandoned the ground ball, and the three forwards can even pass high-altitude passes in the heading field.

Faced with such a defense, double-teaming often has no effect at all.

As a result, Paraguay's defense will inevitably make fouls.

Qi Hong's consecutive free kicks made Paraguayans frightened.

They began to be afraid of giving each other a chance and were a little timid.

When the opponent hesitated, they attacked twice in a row, and the Chinese team created two good shooting opportunities in a row.

It's a pity that Zhang Yuheng's header hit Chilavert's belly directly, and Su Mao's heel shot was not effective.

This made Zeng Zheng on the sidelines cover the back of his head in depression.

But no matter what, Zeng Zheng's adjustments are still very effective, and Paraguay is crumbling in front of the goal.

After watching for a few minutes, the old Maldini became even more uneasy.

He also generally understood the Chinese team's strategy of focusing on the middle and high altitude, which made it difficult for him to deal with it for a while.

Paraguay doesn’t have that many tall defenders!

In desperation, Maldini had no choice but to replace Struve with Cuevas.

The latter played for Paraguay for the first time in this World Cup, and his performance dissatisfied both fans and coaches.

Obviously, Zeng Zheng began to use the Chinese team's forward players' personal abilities at high altitude to create an advantage to overcome skill.

Although the old Maldini's defensive work was very good, looking at the high-altitude bombs being hoisted into the penalty area one after another, the old Maldini really didn't feel confident.

Including stoppage time with 20 minutes left, Paraguay still leads by one goal.

The elder Maldini crossed himself on his chest and began to pray for the team.

After several consecutive high-altitude bombings, Paraguay on the field was stunned by the Chinese team.

At this moment, Chilavert no longer considered having a direct contest with Ou Chuliang.

He just wants to use his fat body to once again help Paraguay in danger.

But how could the crazy Chinese players give him a chance?

Finally, in the 78th minute of the game, the Chinese team ushered in the long-awaited goal.

This time, Zhao Junzhe organized a large-scale transfer near the center line.

After a simple long pass, the ball came to the feet of Wu Chengying on the left.

The third prince got the ball and made a breakthrough. When his opponent caught up with him, he dunked hard, as if he wanted to pass back.

But when the Paraguayan defender also turned around, Wu Chengying spiked the ball again and forced the acceleration to break through the bottom.

Gritting her teeth, Wu Chengying finally got the ball to the center before her opponent stretched out his legs.

At the same time, the three forwards of the Chinese team rushed towards the goal.

The three approaches proceed in parallel, in no particular order.

Facing the neat attack of three people, the Paraguayan defender was at a loss as to what to do.

In the end, when Chilavert failed to pounce to the front point, the golden-headed Lao Mao rushed to the middle and headed the ball into the net.

Uh-huh!!!

At this moment, the whole stadium was boiling!

"The ball went in!!!"

Huang Jianxiang used his Huang roar again.

"Su Mao~~~ Really!!!"

"The Chinese team scored a goal!"

"The goal was scored by Yuma Ma, who came on as a substitute in the second half!"

"It's really awesome!"

"Of course, Wu Chengying passed the ball well."

"We can see that Zhang Yuheng and Xie Hui both rushed to the door at the same time."

"Even if the captain misses the goal, the other two will still have a chance to score."

"It's really not easy!"

"From the moment the ball was conceded in the first 5 minutes, the Chinese team fell behind for more than 70 minutes."

"Now we finally equalize the score!"

“What a wonderful experience!”

"The Chinese team's indomitable spirit and never give up saved the team once again!"

The camera turned and cut to the Chinese coaching bench.

At this time, Zeng Zheng couldn't help shaking his fists and stamping on the ground with his feet.

“Coach Zeng’s substitution is really crucial.”

"The timely supplementary forward attack helped the Chinese team equalize the score."

"Now, both sides are back on the same starting line again!"

...

Seeing that the team finally scored an equalizer, the fans who roared hoarsely in the stands also let out a sigh of relief.

They are not afraid of yelling for another ten minutes.

What they were afraid of was that after another ten minutes of yelling, they wouldn't even have the chance to continue yelling for another thirty minutes.

Judging from the current form, now that the team has tied the score, it will be too difficult for Paraguay to score again.

They were suppressed for a whole game, and it was about to end in ten minutes.

At this time, the Chinese team's goal was a bolt from the blue for the entire Paraguay team.

"Can we still score?" The Paraguayan players themselves were not confident.

"Santa Cruz has been substituted."

"what should we do?"

On the sidelines of the court, Santa Cruz couldn't help but loosen his grip when he saw the Chinese team scoring a goal and dropped his towel on the ground.

Looking at the tied score, Santa Cruz imagined countless times in his mind how great it would have been if he had not been substituted.

But in fact, physical fitness has always been Santa Cruz's weakness.

He is indeed a talented player, but his physical fitness is worse than that of ordinary players.

This is also the reason why although he performed well, he has never been able to play the main role at Bayern.

By now, everyone in Paraguay is tired.

Being able to fight here depends on the leading score.

They were on defense throughout the game, and it's hard to understand this kind of mental exhaustion if you haven't experienced it before.

Now, their spiritual support has collapsed.

The enthusiastic atmosphere of the Chinese fans at the scene and the high morale of the Chinese team that tied the score have already tipped the balance of victory to the red side.

Taking advantage of the Chinese team's celebration time, Maldini hurried to the sidelines and told the players to defend well in the next game.

The most important thing is not to break the formation easily just to score goals.

Maldini Sr. is most worried about players' unstable mentality.

Being chased by two opponents in a row was such a huge blow!

In fact, with this set of 532 until the penalty shootout, Maldini was still very confident and could accept the result.

But the question is, can the players with a shaken mentality still be able to hold on?

The Chinese team didn't celebrate much.

Following Zeng Zheng's reminder, the players quickly returned to their positions and prepared to kick off again.

On the contrary, it was the Paraguayan players who dilly-dallyed and delayed a lot of time.

"The balance of victory finally tilts towards our side!" Chi Shangbin shouted happily.

Zeng Zheng also waved his hand and directly played the third substitution card.

"In the 80th minute, Coach Zeng replaced Qi Hong with Yu Genwei, the winner in the previous game."

"It looks like we are going to make a last ditch effort!"

Old Maldini was also a bachelor and immediately called out Bonnet with Gavilan to strengthen the defense.

...

The game starts again.

Nothing seems to have changed for either team.

Those who attack are still attacking, and those who are defensive are still defending.

But everyone in the audience knew very well that the mentality of the players on both sides had already undergone a 180-degree change.

"The Paraguayans have to defend until death!" Huang Jianxiang explained.

"Now it depends on whether old Maldini's shield is stronger or Zeng Zheng's spear is sharper."

"Looking at Gompers rushing these few times, he actually has the desire to attack."

"However, Paraguay was defensive throughout the game. Judging from the current situation, although Gumbos has physical strength, his teammates may not be in this condition."

"Judging from Paraguay's two counterattacks, they have forgotten how to attack."

On the contrary, the Chinese team at this time continued the offensive tactics just now, focusing on high-altitude bombing in the middle.

Old Maldini's defensive tactics allowed the Chinese team to attack without any scruples.

In the end, only Lee Tie was left defending in the midfield.

In terms of scene and momentum, the Chinese team gained an absolute advantage!

"come on!"

"hold onto!"

"Less than 10 minutes left!"

"As long as we survive these 10 minutes, we will win!"

Old Maldini shouted.

In the end, he even believed it.

A draw is a victory?

No!

A tie means extra time.

Has the Chinese team ever played overtime in the World Cup?

No!

Paraguay played!

Old Maldini also played.

This is the advantage!

Both sides were still anxious on the court.

Unconsciously, the players also became anxious.

The Chinese players, who have received too much hope from the media and fans, really want to win, advance and create history.

The game has reached this point, and we have even chased back two goals behind.

If we can't take a step forward, wouldn't it mean that we have failed in our efforts?

Barry is only half of 90.

We want to score goals! We want to score goals!!!

With this belief, all the players of the Chinese team surrounded the opponent's half and began a non-stop siege.

Paraguay had no good solution to make the score like this.

"Keep the goal" has become the only will of the Paraguayan players on the field.

At this time, the role of fans will be reflected.

In the stands, fans waved their red flags vigorously.

We've already persisted here, why can't we just bite the bullet and rush over?

The fans think so and do the same.

They also want players to think and act this way.

Soon, some fans took the lead and shouted the names of the frontcourt players.

"Xie Hui, Xie Hui, Xie Hui!"

"Zhang Yuhuang, Zhang Yuhuang, Zhang Yuhuang!"

"It's true, it's true, it's true, it's true!"

"Yu root tail, Yu root tail, Yu root tail!!!"

Huang Jianxiang was also affected by this, "Listen, at this moment, everyone is looking forward to the appearance of the hero!"

In the remaining ten minutes of the game, there were no fewer than five players in the Paraguay penalty area.

Under such circumstances, both sides played very hard.

In the 83rd minute, Zhang Yuheng's several consecutive shots hit the opponent's players and bounced back.

Seeing how tightly the other party kept things secret, even Zeng Zheng could only sigh.

During this period, the Paraguay team also seized an opportunity and launched a threatening counterattack.

After Gompers brought the ball to midfield, he shot directly with his feet.

Fortunately, the accuracy was a little off, otherwise Ou Chuliang would have regretted it for the rest of his life.

Seeing that Gompers' lob missed the goal frame, many Paraguay fans in the stands let out a sigh.

And this lob was like a shot in the arm, stimulating the fighting spirit of the Paraguayans.

With 3 minutes left on the clock, it seemed that the two sides were really going into overtime.

Even Zeng Zheng, who was on the sidelines, began to call Jin Chi and others to his side, planning tactics for overtime and a possible penalty shootout.

Just when the game reached the 89th minute, Yu Genwei once again dribbled the ball through the middle.

When Yan looked at the dense crowd of people in the opponent's penalty area, he felt a little numb.

There is no way, he is the only one of the Chinese team's frontcourt attackers who is allowed by Zeng Zheng to dribble the ball and make many breakthroughs.

Seeing three opponents coming to double-team him, Yu Genwei took a deep breath.

Suddenly, he noticed that the opponent's right foot reaching towards the ball seemed to have slowed down a lot.

Yu Genwei flicked his feet, put his right foot on the ball, and the ball immediately changed direction.

After shaking one person away, Yu Genwei suddenly accelerated and even passed between the two of them forcefully!

This sudden move made Shen Xiangfu on the sidelines widen his eyes.

Good guy!

You look quite like me back then!

After being pushed away from his own three-man double-team, there was an uproar in the Paraguay penalty area.

"Except for the black guy they suspended, there are actually such breakthrough players in the Chinese team???"

At this moment, all Paraguay fans opened their mouths wide and raised their hearts to their throats.

"Yu Genwei..."

"breakthrough..."

"It's over!!!"

Amid Huang Jianxiang's low voice, Yu Genwei, who rushed into the penalty area, forced himself forward again.

Then he didn't hesitate to fall to the ground and swept the ball across the middle as quickly as possible.

Whoosh!

boom!

Ugh!!!!

There was a muffled sound in the Paraguay penalty area.

Zhang Yuheng rushed to the ball and followed up with a powerful shot without hesitation. The ball went directly through the door guarded by Chilavert.

"The ball went in!!!"

"3 to 2!!!"

"Go ahead!!!"

"The Chinese team has completed its lead!!!"

Huang Jianxiang's roar echoed across the entire screen.

This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! The entire Seogwipo Stadium is also filled with the words "Jang Ok-Hang".

Countless Chinese fans danced, shouted, and cheered for this golden go-ahead goal.

"Bravo!"

"Yu Genwei passed three people and then sent out an assist."

"Zhang Yuheng followed the ball and made it in one fell swoop."

“It’s incredible!”

"The Chinese team completed the lead at the last moment of the game."

This time, the Chinese players who scored the goals could finally celebrate without restraint.

Zhang Yuheng ran directly to the sidelines and threw himself in front of Zeng Zheng.

Then there are Li Tie, Zhao Junzhe, Yu Genwei, Sun Jihai...

In the end, even Ou Chuliang ran over and stood on top of the crowd.

"Go back!"

Seeing that Wu Chengying on the other side of the court also wanted to join, Zeng Zheng quickly shouted and stopped him on the spot.

"Have you seen this line? Don't cross it!"

Under Zeng Zheng's "power", poor Wu Chengying could only stand in the stadium, watching her teammates celebrate and cheer.

On the other hand, old Maldini was not in a good mood.

He was even more disappointed than the players on the field!

As an excellent, classic Italian player, he has experienced many times in his life being ahead for a whole game and then being tied or even overtaken by the opponent in the final seconds of the game.

However, the stubborn Italians still regarded this "little thing" as a "small probability event" until the start of the game.

Now, I see that the Chinese team has really taken the lead.

Old Maldini seemed to have aged ten years in the blink of an eye.

“Is Italy really finished?”

“Is Italian football really dead?”

Old Maldini thought quietly.

At this moment, he was not thinking about Paraguay's defeat after being overtaken.

It's because the faith I've built up over the years is crumbling.

Is utilitarian defense really no longer possible?

This year's Italian team has already explained the situation very well.

They played poorly in the group stage, and in the end they had to rely on the help of other teams to qualify.

Is Serie A really over?

Is Italy really finished?

Is Italian football really over?

Old Maldini returned to his seat, sat down, and fell into deep thought.

"We have led the world and stood at the forefront of the world."

Recalling the days when Serie A was a small world, the old Maldini had a smile on his face.

"But we will eventually be abandoned by this era."

"Did the Chinese team defeat us?"

"No, God has abandoned us!"

...

No matter how the old Maldini laments, the reality is a foregone conclusion.

At the referee's signal, the players from both teams stood up and the game restarted.

At the last moment, the Paraguayans spontaneously launched a desperate attack, but were defused by the Chinese team time and time again.

Even when there was no free kick, Chilavert took the initiative to run out of the penalty area and participate in the attack.

But until the referee blew the whistle for the end of the game, the Paraguayans never scored another goal.

“Beep beep, beep!!!”

The whole game is over.

In Seogwipo, the Chinese team relied on Zhang Yuhuang's last-minute kill to successfully overtake the opponent with a score of 3 to 2 and eliminate their opponents.