Ball King Pioneer

Chapter 177 Changes in the Chinese Team
Warm-up matches are sometimes called friendlies and this match against Kuwait really showed that!
In the latest FIFA rankings, the Chinese team ranked 53rd in the world and 3rd in Asia due to their impressive performance in the past year. Kuwait ranked 91st in the world and 14th in Asia.

Neither side had the strongest lineup in this game. China's midfielder Lin Yi was suspended, Zheng Zi was not selected for the squad due to a cold, Li Weifeng was suspended for accumulating yellow cards on the defensive line, and Sun Xiang was not selected for the squad due to a muscle strain.

The situation in Group B where Kuwait is in is a bit complicated. In addition to the early exit of the United Arab Emirates, South Korea, Kuwait and Lebanon are theoretically possible and all may be eliminated. South Korea only needs 1 point to ensure the first place in the group. Their opponent Kuwait must win an away game to have a chance to qualify.

In East Asia, the Chinese team's technical and tactical style of play and characteristics are the closest to those of South Korea, which is why Kuwait found China as an opponent in the warm-up match.

In the opening stage, the two sides tried their best to defend. In the 4th minute, the Chinese team made their first impact. Chen Tao stepped forward from the right wing and turned around under the pinch of two players to pass the ball low.

Two minutes later, Lu Peng won a free kick on the left side of the front court for the Chinese team. Hao Junming took the free kick and passed it into the penalty area.

The Chinese team's frontcourt press firmly suppressed Kuwait in the half court. After Hao Junming's corner kick hit, the Chinese team won consecutive frontcourt throw-ins.

"Beautiful, the momentum of the Chinese team has risen, and it is only a matter of time to score. In the first 15 minutes of the game, the Chinese team's possession rate reached 62%."

"The camera showed Lin Yi in the stands. Although Lin Yi didn't play in this game, he left his mark on the Chinese team. No one can deny the changes he brought to the Chinese team. The most obvious change is the mentality of the Chinese team."

The Chinese team played more and more relaxed, and the Kuwait team's defense was impeccable, but the two sides did not appear to be very hot on the scene, and both sides were very friendly from the beginning to the end.

Yu Hai was knocked down, and Juma from Kuwait immediately stretched out his hand to pull him up.

In the 20th minute, Gao Lin dribbled the ball into the penalty area, and Kuwait's Musain Ali stepped forward to defend. As soon as the two collided, Gao Lin was overturned to the ground. On the surface, Gao Lin was hit without any problem. Even Ali's teammates just habitually raised their hands to indicate that it was not intentional.

The referee's whistle sounded, his finger pointed to the penalty spot, and then he took out a yellow card and held it up high, a yellow card plus a penalty kick package.

Musain Ali wasn't sure how powerful his collision was, but he also felt that the penalty should be fine, so he didn't protest, turned around and left the penalty area to wait for the trial of fate.

Just when all the Chinese fans stood up to meet the best opportunity, an unexpected person ran to the referee.

"Gao Lin got up, and he ran towards the referee, as if he wanted to say something."

"No, no, respected Mr. Referee, although the opponent No. 5 hit me just now, the main reason why I fell to the ground was because the soles of my feet slipped.

I'm sorry to interfere with your decision, so I hope you can change it. "

When Gao Lin stepped forward to communicate with the referee, no one stepped forward, so no one knew what they said.

After listening to Gao Lin's words, the referee patted Gao Lin's shoulder to express his encouragement, and then he blew his whistle, all the eyes of the audience were attracted to him.

The referee pointed his finger at Musain Ali, then hooked his hands at him, and then pointed at the captains of both sides to signal them to step forward.

After a few confused people stepped forward, the referee began to make his own changes.

"First of all, I would like to thank Mr. Gao Lin, and also apologize to the Kuwait team and Mr. Ali."

The referee's words made everyone doubt their lives. What's the situation?
"Mr. Gao Lin told me frankly that the main reason for his fall just now was the slippery soles of his feet, so my judgment just now was wrong, and now I am making a change in my capacity and right as the referee.

Muserne Ali's yellow card canceled and the penalty converted to a goal kick.

If you have any questions or are dissatisfied with my decision, please tell me now. Of course, I will not change my decision again, and I will write your complaints into the game report. "

"No, we don't have any objections."

Abdullah, the captain of the Kuwait team, said happily.

"Nor do we have any objections."

Feng Xiaoting, the captain of the Chinese team, also expressed his opinion.

"Goal kick, what happened? Why did the referee change the penalty? Is it because of what Gao Lin said to the referee just now?"

Soon, the referee told the fourth official the reason, and the fourth official also informed the DJ on the scene, and then the DJ told the fans on the radio.

After learning what happened, Lin Yi and all the fans stood up and applauded. They expressed their respect for Gao Lin's integrity and honesty, and also for the referee's courage to admit his mistakes and correct them.

"This is a great moment in the history of sports. Gao Lin showed the honesty and fair play spirit of Chinese athletes. We are gratified to have such Chinese players.

Although we are still 0:0 now, we are confident of scoring goals, and we don't need to use any other off-the-board tricks.

This proves from the side that our players have sufficient confidence in scoring goals and winning, and also have a correct concept of winning and losing. This is the mind and professional attitude that a mature athlete should have. "

Lin Yi watched his good brother Gao Lin accept the grateful embrace of the opponent's players. He couldn't help but sigh, it seems that the Chinese players have really started to feel confident, but it's a pity that Gao Lin has passed the best age to study abroad.

However, Lin Yi looked at the Chinese team's bench, and Zhang Linpeng's smiling face was extraordinarily bright. This good friend has been in good spirits recently.

Now he is Ding Weijie's second signing player, and his overseas study has begun to take shape. The starting point is very high, and it turns out to be the top giant Real Madrid.

During the winter break, Zhang Linpeng went to Real Madrid for trial training. Mourinho spoke highly of him. Although he did not directly sign him, Mourinho promised to sign a Chinese defender in the summer.

This matter was done very secretly, but the media still received some rumors, but why was it introduced in summer instead of winter break?
The outside world generally speculates that it is a bargaining chip for the introduction of Lin Yi in the summer. After all, everyone on the earth knows that Lin Yi and Zhang Linpeng are good friends.

The game resumed with China continuing to control the situation, but the goal didn't come until first-half stoppage time.

Yu Hanchao instigated the offensive after breaking through from the left, Zheng Zeng transitioned the ball to the center, Gao Lin turned around in front of the penalty area and volleyed the ball into the back corner of the goal. Gao Lin used practical actions to tell everyone that he has the ability to score goals by himself, rather than relying on flops and the care of the referee.

1: 0.

The Chinese team ended the first half leading by 1 goal.

During the intermission, Lin Yi also came to the locker room. He congratulated Gao Lin on his goal and expressed his admiration for his actions.

After the side change, the Chinese team and the Kuwait team also carried out a multi-person rotation. The number of substitutions in this warm-up match is as high as 8, which is a game that really exercises the team.

Affected by the large-scale rotation, the two sides fell into a long-term melee in the early part of the second half, with many mistakes.

In the 78th minute, the Chinese team expanded the score with smooth cooperation. Liu Jianye launched an offensive from the right side. Feng Renliang crossed from the sideline to the middle of the penalty area.

2: 0.

In the end, the Chinese team played a triumphant song at home 2-0.

It is gratifying to win the game, but compared with the result of the game, what makes Lin Yi feel more gratified is the dominance and confidence displayed by the Chinese team.

In the whole game, the Chinese team had a possession rate of 64%, which was much higher than that of their opponents. They also shot 18 goals, and 11 players participated in the shooting. This is the specific form of self-confidence.

The two sides did not have a yellow card in this game, which can be said to be very friendly, but this does not mean that the Chinese team's defense is not good. On the contrary, in the face of several threatening counterattacks by the Kuwait team, the Chinese team's defense cooperated seamlessly to kill the danger in the initial stage. It can be said that it did very well.

Everything shows that the Chinese team is really different.

After the game, the media also had high hopes for this national team. Everyone is looking forward to even greater surprises after the absolute main players such as Lin Yi and Zheng Zi return.

In particular, the expectations for Lin Yi are particularly high. Not only the English media paid attention to the tactics used against Chelsea, but the Chinese media and fans are also looking forward to seeing Lin Yi's new tactics.

It's just that Lin Yi is also very embarrassed, because he talked about this topic with Gao Hongbo yesterday, but neither Gao Hongbo nor Lin Yi is optimistic that the current Chinese team can use the "10+1 tactic".

Gao Hongbo and Lin Yi are faced with the problem that apart from performance pressure, the most important thing is that the current Chinese team does not have this strength.

They don't have the ability to become the "10" yet, but Gao Hongbo promised that Lin Yi will let Lin Yi test for 20 minutes in the opening stage of the next game against Jordan, to test whether Lin Yi's tactic is also feasible in the Chinese team.

　Before the Lantern Festival, there are a lot of things to do, very complicated, and tomorrow I will go to my wife’s cousin’s house. His wife is 6 months pregnant. The tradition here is that the males of relatives’ homes should each bring an old country hen to the door for blessings. Everyone has a meal together, commonly known as “chicken delivery”!Two updates today, tomorrow I will work hard!Ask for monthly tickets and recommended tickets.

　　
　
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