There is a dream called football

Chapter 362 The Rhythm of the World Cup
Huang Jianxiang finished introducing the starting lineup of the Chinese team.

Goalkeeper - Liu Yunfei.

Defense line - Sun Xiang, Li Weifeng, Dewey, Sun Jihai.

Double midfielders - Zheng Zhi and Li Tie.

Avant-garde line - Li Qiao, Shao Jiayi, Lei Wen.

Single striker - Li Jinyu.

In the opening stage, the Chinese team was overwhelmed by their opponents. The pressure from the two sides of the Swedish team was very strong, and the cross was also very threatening. Dewey was not able to confront Ibrahimovic at all. Fortunately, Ibrahimovic did not use full firepower, and several headers were not in place. Otherwise, the Chinese team should have lost the ball.

Zhu Guanghu stood on the sidelines.

"Having the ball in midfield."

"The midfielder keeps the ball at his feet."

The midfielder combination of Zheng Zhi and Li Tie is top-notch in Asia, but under the impact of the Nordics, it is very difficult to get the ball, and the ball is very single. Basically, it is for Li Qiao, so it is easy to be intercepted.

After the Swedish team intercepted the ball in the midfield, No. 8 Svensson took the ball and shot it, and the ball was astonishing.

This explosive shot is rarely seen in Asian games, especially in the league. Liu Yunfei's reaction was obviously slow. The ball hit the crossbar, and the Chinese team escaped again.

Director Zhu is also very clear that if this situation continues, it will be a matter of time to lose the ball, but there is almost nothing he can do. This is the gap between Asian football and European football. Think about the last time Saudi Arabia was beaten 8-0 by Germany.
Huang Jianxiang worried: "Now the Chinese team has no one in the frontcourt, and all the players have retreated to help defend."

"These 20 minutes are really difficult for the Chinese team, but this is the rhythm of the World Cup."

When it is important, the defender will inevitably make mistakes. Li Weifeng kicked a flawed kick when clearing a sideline ball.

Just as the Swede was celebrating, the linesman raised the flag, and when Ibrahimovic shot, Larsson was already in an offside position.

In the first 20 minutes, Sweden was in an absolute leading position in all aspects, but Lagerbeck was not satisfied, because there was no goal, which is the most important thing. A team with good fighting ability is not what Lagerbeck wants to see.

Everyone in the football circle knows that it is useless to lead in ball possession rate. The key is to score goals. If you don’t score goals, it means that there is not much advantage. When the Chinese team survived the stormy 20 minutes, the Chinese team can finally take a breather.

The pressure in the midfield is not so great, and he can still control the ball occasionally, especially Zheng Zhi. He can hold the ball in the midfield. Although it is not long, at least he will not be kicked as soon as he takes the ball.

"This is a good sign." Zhu Guanghu thought to himself.

But this is only temporary. Unless the Chinese team can show the strength to threaten the opponent's goal, it is certain that they will continue to be beaten.

The ball was passed to Li Qiao, who faced Swedish left back Eric Edman and left center back Mellberg. Mellberg was the bearded player who looked a bit like a Viking player. His defense was very fierce.

Shao Jiayi has already moved over to meet Li Qiao, but Li Qiao is not going to pass the ball, and he may lose the ball.

In this case, the ball is still controlled at your own feet, and it is better to stay for a while.

However, when the Swedes realized that Li Qiao was going to delay the time, their midfielder pressed them very hard.

"No, Li Qiao is surrounded."

"The three of them double-teamed Li Qiao."

At this moment, Li Qiao saw Zheng Zhi from the corner of his eye, and he made a short pass to Zheng Zhi, and then he pushed forward.

It was a very clever point, but Sweden was stupid. They originally thought that no one else in the Chinese team could play football except Li Qiao.

Zheng Zhi passed back to Li Qiao, and in an instant, the Chinese team's attack on the wing opened.

Li Qiao dribbled the ball, and the defensive players of the Swedish team came around. There were more and more people on this side, but at this moment, Li Qiao passed a long pass to Li Jinyu. The defense there was very weak. Li Jinyu could pass one person before hitting the goal, but Li Jinyu was too anxious, so he volleyed directly outside the penalty area.

"Not bad, not bad. Although Dayu didn't hold down the ball, it was the Chinese team's first shot. It's very important to show off your muscles."

"That's right, the next time the Swedish team attacks, they have to take into account the space behind them, so as not to be pierced by the Chinese team."

"The handling of this ball by Li Qiao and Zheng Zhi is the most ingenious point."

"I think Zheng Zhi's sense of position when he catches the ball is very good."

"The Chinese team slowly began to stabilize."

The only Chinese player Lagerbeck knew before the game was Li Qiao, but he found that Zheng Zhi was really good, with a great sense of position, and he could always respond to Li Qiao in his running position, and the reason why Li Qiao was able to play the ball was because Zheng Zhi often supported him in key positions.

"Strengthen the pressing."

But soon, Lagerbeck discovered that this man named Li Tie was also very good.

That's where it gets tricky, the triangle forms, and it's hard to defend.

There are three points in a football game, so it is basically impossible to block the opponent.

Lagerbeck felt that he had underestimated the enemy. He thought that the Chinese team was the kind of team that relied on Li Qiao alone, but it was not.

Once the ball was dead, Ibrahimovic became angry, "Brothers, don't underestimate the enemy. This is the World Cup. The teams that can enter the World Cup are all capable."

"Show the performance we should have."

The big guys nodded.

After all, Sweden has the upper hand, and they will be stronger when they cheer up.

When Zheng Zhi stopped the ball in the midfield, his strength was a little stronger, and Alexanderson was crushed like a bull.

"This ball is a foul." Director Zhu was roaring, but the referee didn't blow it. Maybe it was a [-]-[-] confrontation.

But the fast break of the Swedish team in the middle has already been formed, and the ball reached Ibrahimovic's feet. This time, he also learned his lesson and did not think the problem was as simple as he thought. Instead of crushing Dewey, he used a fake shot to completely shake Dewey away.

Liu Yunfei rushed forward, and Ibrahimovic calmly faked another shot. This way, there was no other way, and Dafeng hit the ball into the goal first.

After scoring the goal, Ibrahimovic took a look at the referee's gestures, and only after confirming that there was no problem, he began to celebrate.

Here Zheng Zhi apologized to the whole team again, this ball can be said to be his mistake.

Of course, his teammates didn't blame him. The opponent's midfielder was indeed fast and ruthless. Li Qiao patted Zheng Zhi, "Don't blame yourself, the opponent is actually suspected of fouling this ball."

"I'm still not stuck."

Under normal circumstances, as long as the position is stuck in this situation, the referee will definitely blow it, and Zheng Zhi did not get stuck just now.

In any case, the Chinese team is already behind, so it is relatively passive.

(End of this chapter)