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Chapter 183 Shi Hao Under Criticism
The Chinese team used active fighting and running to take advantage of the field from the first minute.But what makes Shi Hao depressed is that even though he is in an advantageous situation, he has no chance to get the ball. The opponent's left back Mansur Harbi and a defensive midfielder Salman Faraj He followed him almost every step of the way.

Even if the Chinese team formed a situation of playing more and playing less in other areas, they still made it their top priority to keep an eye on Shi Hao.

What made Shi Hao even more uncomfortable was the national team's style of play.

The midfielders always pass the ball two or three times and then quickly hit the ball to the wing, as if football is a hot potato.Hey, you can pass it to me, but didn't you see two people following me?Can you give me some advance?Oh, and what the hell is the outgoing touchline?

Seeing that Shi Hao couldn't get the ball, the Chinese team began to frequently kick the ball to Yu Hanchao's left.Yu Hanchao has certain personal skills, and his speed is not bad, so he hit two bottom crosses.The bottom is down, but the quality of the cross... Jun Yingzhi can only look at the ball and sigh.

In this game, Zhang Yong was put back into the central defender position again, partnering with Zhao Peng.He has a lot of coverage and often runs near the midfield, basically acting as a dragging midfielder. His long pass scheduling and fierce defense in the midfield are one of the advantages that the Chinese team can take advantage of in the first 20 minutes important reason.

But success is also Xiao He, and defeat is also Xiao He.

In the 23rd minute, after Zhang Yong stole the ball in midfield, he made a short pass to the midfielder Zhao Xuri.But Zhao Xuri was standing there waiting for the ball, but the Saudi team captain Hariri inserted the ball from behind and intercepted it, and then decisively hit the ball into the penalty area of ​​the Chinese team.

The young player Fahad Muwaleed caught up with the ball near the penalty spot. He tricked Zhao Peng away with a fake move of swaying right and left, and took the ball to the left corner of the small penalty area to calmly push and score.

The Chinese team, which fell behind in the score, broke out into a panic.They were full of confidence before the game, but when they encountered setbacks suddenly, everyone seemed to be unable to play football in an instant.No, he didn't know how to kick, Shi Hao said in his heart.

At this time, it seems that they can only fight alone?So regardless of the two "shadows" beside him, Shi Hao frequently raised his hand to ask for the ball.

Zhang Yong, who made a mistake, mustered all his strength to make up for his mistakes.In the 26th minute, he once again relied on accurate judgment and positioning to steal the ball, and quickly made a long pass to the right.

The ball was given very comfortably, Shi Hao's speed was just enough to catch up, and he was able to use this to get rid of the two defenders.He hooked the football back before approaching the bottom line. Seeing that the Saudi team's defense line in the penalty area had not been completed, he directly lifted the ball and hoisted it towards the penalty area.

Jun Yingzhi was at a disadvantage in the fight for the top and missed the ball, but his interference also prevented the opponent's defender from heading the ball far.At the top of the arc in the penalty area, Zhang Yong has already rushed up like a gust of wind, facing the ball and shooting directly!

"Pong!" The football hit the crossbar, making the Saudi players' hearts tremble.

Zhang Yong, who missed the opportunity, ran back with a straight face, ignoring Shi Hao who applauded him.

Three minutes later, Zhang Yong succeeded again in the midfield and drove to the left with his big foot.Yu Hanchao pushed the football back before the ball went out of the sideline. Captain Zheng Zhi got rid of Jasim on the spot after taking the ball, and kicked the ball to the right.

Shi Hao broke out from the double-team, gently padded the ball to avoid Osama Hausavi's pressure, and then volleyed against the falling football.

The ball was so powerful that the Saudi goalkeeper Walid couldn't keep the ball at all, so he had to pat the ball hastily.Before he came back to his senses, a person wearing a Chinese team jersey ran up to the spot and fired a shot. Walid had no time to make a second reaction and could only watch the football hit the net.

Jun Yingzhi's supplementary shot helped the Chinese team equalize the score!

After the game returned to a draw, the Saudi team played a lot more cautiously.They also got used to the pressing of the Chinese team, and their mistakes gradually decreased.On the other hand, the Chinese team suffered a severe drop in physical strength in the last few minutes of the first half, and was unable to press the whole court. Instead, the Saudi team took advantage of the loopholes and launched several threatening counterattacks.The Chinese team can only retreat to avoid losing the ball.

During the intermission, Camacho expressed his dissatisfaction through a translator. He believed that the players failed to finish the press well and gave Saudi Arabia too many opportunities; he also focused on criticizing the two wingers, namely Shi Hao and Yu Han. Chao, thinking that the two of them were too sticky to the ball, which caused the team's counterattack speed to decrease.

Shi Hao was stunned.Is this the level of world famous coaches?If he does not use his personal skills to slow down the pace of the game a little, the Chinese team's rough style of play with a low success rate will only give Saudi Arabia more opportunities to counterattack.

But in the locker room, the head coach is the authority, Shi Hao was just sullen and didn't say anything.

As a Spanish coach, what Camacho brought to the Chinese team was not the delicate style of play of Spain, but the tactics of playing high and high, which made many media puzzled.

However, Shi Hao can understand that most of the players in the Chinese team don't have the ability to play and control the ball at the current level. If they want to imitate Spain's style of play, they can only imitate.

But this does not mean that the Chinese team is suitable for such unskilled tactics as holding high and playing high. The physical fitness of the Chinese team is not outstanding in Asia, let alone in the world.If he sticks to this style of play, Shi Hao is very pessimistic about the prospect of the Chinese team's 2018 World Cup qualifiers.

Moreover, the fast-paced game actually tests the basic skills of the players. The fast passing and cutting advocated by Camacho has become a collection of fancy show mistakes at the feet of the Chinese team.

Why is this old Spanish man so stubborn?
After the second half started, Shi Hao clearly felt that his physical strength was exhausted.As he ran up and down again and again without success, his physical strength gradually drained away.Since New Year's Day, he has basically played twice a week in Porto, and his physical fitness has not been fully recovered. This time he traveled a long distance to Saudi Arabia. He neither adapted to the climate nor experienced jet lag, so his body was a little bit unable to hold on.

But he still gritted his teeth and insisted.Since Shi Hao's running was not so active, the Chinese team's attack center gradually tilted to the left, and left back Sun Xiang also frequently assisted.The Saudi team also seemed to have entangled with the Chinese team along the way, playing in the gap after Sun Xiang's assist.

In the 71st minute, Jahim intercepted Sun Xiang and made a diagonal pass to the penalty area. Shamrani scored with a header, giving Saudi Arabia the lead again.

In the 77th minute, Muwaleed, the scoring hero of Saudi Arabia, once again intercepted Sun Xiang's ball from the right and directly entered the penalty area. Hazazi, who had just come off the bench, calmly turned around and volleyed after receiving the ball, extending the lead for Saudi Arabia Advantage.

The audience watching the live broadcast in front of the TV turned off the TV cursingly, and the fans at the scene were like eggplants beaten by frost, and the five-star red flag they brought into the stadium drooped feebly.

This is not the national team the fans want to see, but this is the national team they have in reality!

After seeing the Saudi team's third goal, Shi Hao sat down on the lawn and didn't want to get up again.The exhaustion of his body and the aggrieved feeling of being behind in the score made him feel a little dazed for a while.

(End of this chapter)