World Cup of Great Powers

After Zhang Minghua scored the goal, the players worked hard.

In the injury time of the first half, when the opponent faced a tackle from a South African defender in front of the baseline, the desperate Wu Chengying deliberately blocked it with his legs.

Seeing the opponent's defender sliding out of bounds, Wu Chengying gritted her teeth and was stunned but did not let herself fall to the ground.

The referee held the whistle in his mouth and did not call a foul.

Looking up at the center, Wu Chengying swung her legs on the spot and made a pass.

The quality of this cross is not high.

Veteran Li Bing projected his body like a cannonball.

Even so, he still didn't hit the ball.

As soon as Li Bing's body hit the ground, Yang Chen, who stepped forward to fight, collided with the opponent's center back. No one got the first point of the South African defender's clearance.

Although this was in front of their own penalty area, the South African players still spent a lot of effort to grab the second point.

After finally squeezing through Shen Si and getting the ball, the referee's whistle sounded.

"The first half is over."

"The current score on the field is 1-2, and the Chinese team is temporarily behind by one goal."

"Okay, let's hand the broadcast signal back to the studio."

...

In the Chinese team's locker room, except for Sun Jihai and Ou Chuliang, the other players were all slumped on their chairs, and it was difficult to even take a big breath.

Although they were out of breath, the team members' mental state was extremely full.

"These gangsters are so fierce! I can't even hold them back even if I try hard!"

"Yeah, you run like a stubborn donkey. Who dares to stop me?"

"But so what? Didn't you score by us?"

"Haha, I guess Heizi was recognized as a teammate by them at that time, so they didn't leak anyone."

"Heizi, you have to treat me later!"

Zhang Minghua had a dark face.

No matter how dark I am, I can't be as dark as an African, right?

Seeing this team of players who were about to run out of energy, Zeng Zheng was filled with emotions.

He didn't have much confidence in this game.

Letting the players pick up the kicks they are good at also allows them to fully demonstrate themselves in the final group match of the World Cup.

But I didn't expect that the team members would work so hard.

Not only did he fight hard, he actually scored a goal.

This goal also completely changed Zeng Zheng's view of this game.

You know, this is a point recovered from a 0-2 deficit!

The bruises on Zhang Xinghua's face reminded everyone all the time that Zhang Heizi fought for this ball with his life.

Since the team members have worked hard, if I don't show some real skills, I would be really sorry for everyone.

"Ahem, cough, cough, everyone, be quiet, be quiet." Zeng Zheng took the pen and stepped forward.

"In the second half, we can't play like this anymore."

“It’s a good thing to actively fight for each other, but it also depends on the occasion and location.”

"Taking brainless steals like a headless fly has no meaning other than a waste of physical energy."

After saying that, Zeng Zheng took out his pen and started drawing on the small blackboard.

"I will tell you in these 15 minutes how we will conduct our defensive counterattack in the second half."

The blackboard is the court, and Zeng Zheng uses triangles and circles to represent the players on both sides.

"Let's talk about defense first."

"Forward No. 17 McCarthy, have you seen all his single shots? His activity area is usually here."

As he spoke, Zeng Zheng drew a triangle in front of Xu Hong.

"He alone can attract two or three of our defenders."

"Then there is their attacking midfielder No. 9 Bartlett. Obviously, he has full freedom to move into different areas."

"We have to be careful with this guy when he's running upfield!"

As he spoke, Zeng Zheng drew an arrow on the triangle below and pushed it directly to the back of the circle.

"This No. 21 Isa is the team member that South Africa often uses."

"As soon as he runs here, he can pose a great threat to our penalty area. This is also their usual offensive tactic in the first half."

"Look, once Bartlett moves between our midfielder and defender, No. 21 Issa will come forward on the right."

"At this time, left back Wu Chengying, all you have to do is follow Bartlet closely."

"When Wu Chengying is taken away, Shensi, you have to come back to fill in and temporarily assume the responsibility of left back."

"I have only one request, that guy Bartlet must not be allowed to come to this area without any pressure."

As he spoke, Zeng Zheng drew a big circle between his defender and midfielder.

"Ma Mingyu, I need you to completely control your defense zone at this time, and you must always maintain contact with the left back!"

"We don't play man-to-man defense."

"As long as their offensive playmaker No. 9 is locked in this area, it is equivalent to sending him to prison."

"Wu Chengying, Ma Mingyu, Shen Si, Yu Genwei, Xu Hong... you guys can respond quickly and guard any area that No. 9 can reach."

Looking at the arrows scattered around the circle, the brains of the players whose names were called raced rapidly, recalling every bit of what happened on the field.

"If No. 9 runs to our right, then Ma Mingyu, you have to follow him immediately."

"At the same time, you have to retreat from the root and tail to cover."

"At this critical moment, Yang Chen, you have to come back."

"As long as we limit this No. 9 and block the opponent's right forward route, most of the opponent's attacks will end in vain."

"As for this McCarthy, it's just an isolated island hanging overseas, which is not enough to be used as evidence."

After working together with Zeng Zheng for so long, this was the first time that Jin Chi and Zeng Zheng explained tactics.

As Zeng Zheng went deeper and deeper, the circles and triangles on the blackboard seemed to come alive, and South Africa's two goals gradually became clear.

"In these 45 minutes, Xiao Zeng observed so carefully!" Jin Zhiyang said in a low voice.

"Tsk, tsk, tsk, you can clearly see the color of someone's underwear." Chi Shangbin also nodded.

After explaining how to defend, Zeng Zheng continued to explain how to attack.

"Their two full-backs like to get in, and there is a lot of space on both sides."

"That's why I asked you to play long passes."

With that said, Zeng Zheng wiped the blackboard clean and drew another offensive formation diagram.

This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! "The key to this is that our defensive formation, which is compressed in the middle, must be quickly converted into an attacking formation that attacks the space on both sides of the opponent at the moment when we switch from defense to offense."

"In addition to having a wide field of vision when passing the ball, the only thing I ask for is to hit them behind!"

"In this case, we must have players ready to move forward at any time and play behind their two full-backs."

"Don't they all like to rush to the side?"

"Everyone must be more energetic now!"

"First of all, Yang Chen, you have to lean to the side and behind the opponent, like here."

In South Africa's left backfield, Zeng Zheng drew a big circle.

"Now that Yang Chen is on the side, who will go to the middle?"

Everyone looked at Li Bing.

He is the second forward on the team.

But what Zeng Zheng said next completely overturned their perceptions.

"If you guys want to fight each other, this is the key!"

"Whoever steps in and South Africa retreats, it depends on which of you has the ability to get here as soon as possible."

As he spoke, Zeng Zheng drew a big circle in the restricted area of ​​South Africa.

"The real defensive counterattack is to create a scene in this area where more players attack less players."

"Sun Jihai!"

"Here!" Sun Jihai, who was suddenly called, responded subconsciously.

"I don't care where you were during the previous defense, but at the moment when we switch from offense to defense, as long as you see our forwards pulling wide, I ask you to get here as soon as possible."

With that said, Zeng Zheng poked hard at the opponent's penalty spot.

The sound of the pen tip hitting the blackboard shocked all the international players.

They never expected that Zeng Zheng's first choice outflanking player would be right back Sun Jihai.

"Our lineup today is not 532, but 352."

Zeng Zheng explained, "I just considered that you might not be able to get here as soon as possible, so I moved your position forward."

After saying that, Zeng Zheng scanned the other international players.

"You can't just watch when the time comes."

"More support is needed here, otherwise how can we play fast break? How can we use more to defeat less?"

"I require that in addition to Sun Jihai, at least two to three team members should step in in time."

"Li Bing takes a seat by himself, and Yu Genwei or Shen Si, at least one of you two will rush forward immediately."

"Whoever can't run should tell me as soon as possible, and I'll get up with someone who can run."

"But you don't have to worry."

"Their two defenders No. 4 and 5 don't turn around and react quickly, so they can't keep up with your speed."

Even so, everyone still hesitated.

"Coach Xiao Zeng, is it too risky and too difficult for Sun Jihai to run to this position?" Chi Shangbin hesitated.

"It's hard for him?" Zeng Zheng rolled his eyes, "Sun Jihai, do you feel it's hard for him?"

Sun Jihai, who looked at the blackboard carefully, immediately stood up and shook his head.

"If I hadn't made a long pass, I would have been fine running there."

"Look, as long as Sun Jihai has no problem, then South Africa is the one with the problem." Zeng Zheng spread his hands.

"I'm sure of it."

"No one on the other side would have expected that Sun Jihai would appear there when we counterattacked."