World Cup of Great Powers

In the second half, the team changed sides and fought again.

Neither side made any player substitutions.

The offensive and defensive rhythm of both teams slowed down, and the ball changed hands frequently.

The Danish team seemed to still be testing the Chinese team, kicking several long passes in a row, with a tendency to take whatever they hit.

This slowing down the pace actually made it impossible for the Chinese team to play.

Seeing their opponents making frequent mistakes, the Chinese team thought they had found an opportunity.

With the combination of Zhang Xiaorui and Ma Mingyu, they can also attack the Danish team's penalty area.

But the last pass is always a mess.

Either the pass was passed late and was intercepted by the opponent, or the ball was destroyed by the opponent before the person receiving the ball could adjust his pace.

After playing for 10 minutes, Danish head coach Johnson took the lead in making substitutions.

Weghorst was replaced by Tottenham midfielder Nelson, and Laudrup was moved to the attacking midfielder position.

When Holden saw this, he reacted immediately.

When Li Tie was replaced, Zeng Zheng let out a long breath through his nostrils and shook his head.

No one knows what Zeng Zheng’s expression looks like under his sunglasses.

But judging from the expressions of Horton and his advisory team, it seems that they are urging the players to strengthen their attack.

Think about it too.

If we can beat Denmark, we will still have a great chance of qualifying even if we lose to the French team.

Denmark plays so slowly.

Which coach can resist such a huge temptation?

The replacement was Cao Xiandong, who won the silver medal at the 1994 Asian Games in Hiroshima and is known as the "golden left foot".

Due to personal reasons this season, Cao Xiangdong transferred from Beijing Guoan to Qingdao Hainiu.

Originally, Cao Xiandong withdrew from the top ten competition due to injury in 1997.

But as soon as he saw that the team entered the World Cup, Cao Xiangdong hurriedly transferred to adjust his status. Finally, this year, Horton recognized him and brought him to France.

Seeing Cao Xiandong play, many Guoan fans in the stands shouted "Cao Beier"!

no way.

Cao Xiandong was so good-looking when he was young!

Even Gao Yuanyuan, who just starred in "Love Malatang" and played the female student He Ling, once wrote a love letter to him.

Holden replaced a handsome guy at this time, which was certainly not for public relations.

"The Chinese team is going to attack!" Huang Jianxiang told the truth.

In the 63rd minute, Cao Xiandong stepped in from the left to initiate the attack.

The cross ball just landed behind the goal and on top of Su Maozhen's head. The golden-headed old Maoliao returned the ball and Zhang Yuheng, who followed up, kicked the ball away.

This Liaoning football player, who was so dominant in League One and League B this year, was very substandard in his first shot at the World Cup.

It has to be said that Cao Xiandong's appearance did create a lot of opportunities.

Two minutes later, another cross came from Cao Xiangdong, and Jintou Laomao headed the ball high towards the goalkeeper.

It can be clearly seen from the zoomed-in camera that Schmeichel looked quite dissatisfied with the players' lax defense.

"Ha, the Swedish goalkeeper got so anxious that he started cursing!"

"Dude, are you drunk? This is the Danish goalkeeper!"

"Never mind Sweden and Denmark, they can't hold it any longer! Come on, Chinese team, come on!!!"

Not only the fans in front of the TV and radio, but also the fans at the scene were gearing up and waving the big flags in their hands.

In one go.

The offensive is strong right now, so of course we have to take the opportunity to get in on him!

But just when the Chinese fans in the stands were getting angry, Schmeichel kicked the goal kick into the Chinese half.

Nelson grabbed the header in front of Peng Weiguo and pushed the ball to the feet of his teammate Kolding.

Kolding failed to stop the ball and the ball rolled between his legs.

After turning around and grabbing the ball, Zhang Xiaorui ran to him.

Upon seeing this, Kolding directly passed the ball to Laudrup, who caught the ball and knocked it directly. The ball was obtained by Jorgensen who was running in front.

Jorgensen was also not blocked immediately after receiving the ball.

Spotting the gap, he passed the ball directly to Laudrup who was running in at high speed from the side.

Due to Jorgensen's obstruction, Laudrup still had most of the time to adjust when receiving the ball.

He paused for a moment, glanced at the Chinese team's penalty area, and then made a pass.

Ripert, who was unguarded at the back post, leaped high and knocked the ball sideways in the air with his head into the gate guarded by Jiang Jin.

Wow~~~

In the stands, a relatively small number of Danish fans suddenly burst out with a loud roar.

After scoring the goal, Ripert stood in front of the Chinese team's goal and hugged his teammates who ran forward.

"The ball went in."

"The goal was scored by No. 3 Ripert."

As a commentator, although Huang Jianxiang is helpless, he still performs his duties.

"This is a player who plays in the Scottish Premiership."

"And he participated in the 1996 European Cup and is a famous central defender in Denmark."

"This time the Danish center back came in and we made a marking error at the back post."

"Look (playback), this is it."

"Our players were all attracted to Laudrup Jr. and Jorgensen, but we missed Ripert behind."

"Compared with our opponents who have participated in several competitions, our players are still a little inexperienced..."

Huang Jianxiang's analysis was very clear and logical.

The fans in front of the TV also sighed.

Several players on the back line are veteran national players who have been famous for a long time and are fully qualified to represent the highest level of Chinese football.

If you can't even watch them, if someone is missed, then there's really nothing to say.

The fans sighed repeatedly.

The cheers that had been enthusiastic just now came to an abrupt end after losing the ball.

Immediately afterwards, the Chinese team seemed to want to tie the score while the opponent scored.

After Peng Weiguo stole the ball, he quickly took a big shot, but the advancing Su Maozhen made a mistake in stopping the ball with his chest, and Schmeichel destroyed the ball out of the baseline.

A corner kick was taken, and Zhang Yuheng's header missed the goal post.

After losing the ball, they were unable to catch up with the score, and the national players on the field became anxious.

Both Jin and Chi also spontaneously came to the sidelines and yelled at the players alternately, hoping that their command would achieve results.

Zeng Zheng looked at Li Tie who was watching the ball seriously and said nothing.

When Lee Tie took the card and Horton failed to strengthen the midfield defense, Horton fell into the trap set by Johnson.

In the first half, Denmark had no possession of the ball, but those few shots failed to knock on the door of the Chinese team.

The reason is that they are always in a hurry when passing through the midfield, and the forward players are not comfortable getting the ball.

Although Li Tie received a yellow card, he was still on the court after all, adhering to the lower limit of defensive intensity.

At the beginning of the second half, Denmark seemed to be playing haphazardly, but in fact they were trying to confuse Horton and act like they couldn't open up the situation.

Even if Horton is not fooled in the end, they can take this opportunity to try new offensive methods and find other openings for the Chinese team.

But Holden was fooled.

Replaced Li Tie.

In addition, the Chinese team's focus is entirely on offense at the moment, and the defense is empty, so it is inevitable that the opponent will seize the opportunity.

Whether it was Nelson's header just now or the in-situ adjustments of the following passers, they all proved Zeng Zheng's point of view.

If Lee Tie was on the court, the defense he guided would never allow the opponent to pass the ball so comfortably after adjusting for a second or two, leading to the final loss of the ball.

Of course, it cannot be said that Horton's coaching is without merit.

With Horton's ability, Zeng Zheng guessed that he also saw the opponent's coach's intentions.

However, the strategy he adopted was to take advantage of the situation and compete with Denmark.

If Cao Xiandong could seize one of the several opportunities he created after coming on the field, the scene would not be so passive.

Considering that this is the World Cup and they are in the same group as the host team France, Horton's approach is understandable.

The reason for the defeat was that he had not been leading the team for a long time and did not know the players under his command very well.

Both coaches had taken action, and the Danes had the last laugh.

Ripert scored in the 66th minute, with less than 25 minutes left in the game.

Jin and Chi looked at Holden who was muttering to his advisor on the sidelines, and placed all their hopes on the foreign teacher.