Godfather of national football

Chapter 245 Top of Asia ([-])

The first shot after the opening was completed by the Chinese team.Taking advantage of the opponent's height disadvantage, the Chinese team's midfielder lobbed the ball to Yasuyuki Konno's defense zone. Ji Ke overpowered the opponent's header and the ball went slightly wide.

This goal was requested by Li Guo. After the opening, try to shoot as much as possible to give the opponent a bad blow, because once the team under the leadership of the Italian coach has consolidated their defense, they will play more and more confidently. For example, Italy in the semi-finals of the European Cup in 2000 was really a godsend.

And Ji Ke's header is really good. The Japanese team has only one tall player in the defense, so their air defense in the penalty area has always been a weakness.

Yasuyuki Konno looked at Ji Ke and thought, "Damn, it's really tall."

Before the game, Li Guo told Ji Ke that he should avoid Maya Yoshida and focus on Yasuyuki Konno. Ji Ke bullied his opponent for the first time and the effect was good.

Immediately afterwards, Shen Rui kicked again, still passing the ball to find Ji Ke in the penalty area, still overwhelming Yasuyuki Konno, Ji Ke grabbed the header again, but the ball was hugged by goalkeeper Eiji Kawashima.

It was okay once, but it happened twice in a row, which attracted Zaccheroni's attention. The short central defender has always been a big problem for the Japanese team. Although there is a Yoshida Maya now, it can't solve the problem.

Zaccheroni immediately gestured to ask the midfielder Makoto Hasebe to retreat to help defend. If he is not tall enough, then add one more person.

With two defenses and one defense, Ji Ke's advantage is not so great. Li Guo felt that it was a pity that he didn't score a goal, but his intention was to beat the Japanese team. Just like the South Korean team in the last game, as long as they strengthen their offense, the Japanese team still has many problems in their defense.

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The *** in the stands chuckled. He remembered the 1998-2 victory over the Japanese team in Tokyo in 0. At that time, the Chinese team had to bully the opponent because of their height. In the end, Li Guo learned this trick.

In fact, the Chinese team is not losing to their opponents technically, but since they have an advantage, why not use it?

But as the Japanese team strengthened the control of the wing, the Chinese team's cross was not as easy as the opening, and the game returned to the two sides fighting in the midfield.

Shinji Kagawa took the ball and played for Dortmund's attacking midfielder. Before the game, Li Guo focused on the players who needed to be defended.

The characteristic of Kagawa is that he is very flexible, like a loach, drilling around in the frontcourt, and his biggest advantage is a precise pass. In Dortmund, Shinji Kagawa can always pass the ball to the right position.

Fang Suo went up to defend Shinji Kagawa closely. Fang Suo's defense was very aggressive, and he slammed hard at the first contact.

But Shinji Kagawa, who has experienced the Bundesliga, has obviously adapted to the rough style of play. After being hit by Fang Suo, Shinji Kagawa just staggered under his feet, and then passed the ball to Keisuke Honda.

After the latter got the ball, he faced Geng Chong and wanted to make a fancy pass, but Geng Chong tackled the ball away. Keisuke Honda was very dissatisfied, and said to Geng Chong that he felt that Geng Chong's tackle was too rough and intentional, and Geng Chong didn't even look at him.

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Take the ball, dribble, get intercepted.

The final seems to be as boring as the two head coaches predicted. This is not a question of strength, but the choice of the two teams. It seems to be a kind of tacit understanding. After all, after 5 games, both sides will consume a lot, and testing is a must.

The Japanese team is afraid of the height and fast break of the Chinese team, and the Chinese team is also afraid of the Japanese team's ground cooperation.

Li Guo is a person who cannot sit still. Although the first half of the court was uneventful, Li Guo still stood up and walked to the side of the court.

"Hold on, hold on,"

Now the Chinese team in Asia is used to the offense of chopping melons and chopping vegetables. It is rare for the game to go on for 10 minutes without scoring, so the players will inevitably feel a little uncomfortable.

The ball was given to Zheng Zhi, the metronome of the Chinese team. The defense of the Japanese team was also rough. Makoto Hasebe kicked Zheng Zhi's ankle with his first kick. Zheng Zhi could fall down and ask for a free kick, but the free kick in the midfield was useless.

Enduring the pain, Zheng Zhi passed the ball to Lin Zhijian on the right side. Facing Nagatomo Yuto, Lin Zhijian did not have any advantage in speed.

Changyou Youdu simply said that it is Wu Dalang's figure, but this is not to belittle, but he is indeed very capable of chasing back on the wing, and what makes Lin Zhijian even more uncomfortable is that Changyou Youdu hit Lin Zhijian's waist as soon as he raised his hand, which made Lin Zhijian feel very painful.

After the 30-meter sprint, Lin Zhijian finally couldn't take it anymore. He pushed his hand, and Nagatomo fell down. The referee called Lin Zhijian's foul.

This was unexpected. Lin Zhijian had never encountered such a short full-back in Germany, but this became the opponent's advantage.

"It might be better if Qu Bo is replaced there," Li Guo thought, but it is obviously impossible for Li Guo to change at this time.

At this time, the scene shot was shown on the bench of the Chinese team. First, Qu Bo was scanned, and then Park Shuang, which seemed to be a protest—why not the two of them, especially Park Shuang. After the game, even the locals in Doha liked him very much.

The camera took a final shot of Li Guo, as if to say: "Idiot, put on Pu Shuang."

Li Guo looked at the big screen and knew that he was being photographed, so he quickly adjusted his clothes, then continued to watch the game with a serious face.

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Li Guo took a glance and saw Shinji Okazaki. Li Guo knew that he would play for Leicester City. To be honest, Shinji Okazaki was a mediocre player, but he worked very hard. He was like running a marathon on the court, and he spared no effort.

For example, now, because the Japanese team is passive, Okazaki Shinji actually returns to the midfield from the forward line to take the ball. If there is a model worker award in the Asian Cup, it must be Okazaki Shinji.

Yin Di hesitated, he was defending Shinji Okazaki, but the opponent returned to the midfield, should he follow or not?

But Maeda Liaoyi ran over here to dispel Yin Di's concerns, and Yin Di did not follow.But soon, Shinji Okazaki ran to the penalty area of ​​the Chinese team after taking the ball. The most feared thing on the court was not to follow the routine. For example, Zhou Dun beat Australia to get the ball in the last game.

Shinji Okazaki is on the forward line, in midfield, on the left, and on the right.

Li Guo remembered that when Ranieri commented on Shinji Okazaki, he said that he was very hardworking.When he was running towards the Chinese team, Yin Di's attention was all on Maeda Liaoichi, at this moment Zhou Dun shouted, "Pay attention to the front!"

Yin Di paused, Okazaki Shinji had already passed him, Li Guo, who was in a hurry, scolded "idiot".

(End of this chapter)