Ultimate Demon Sword

Chapter 174 Knocking on the World Cup Door
The situation changed suddenly at the beginning of the second half. Not only the players, but also the fans and commentators also experienced a huge psychological gap.This kind of situation of riding a roller coaster like flying up to the clouds and suddenly falling to the bottom of the valley is a test for everyone's psychological endurance.

After the Chinese team lost the ball, several fans with different attitudes can be distinguished: the first one is holding their heads in pain, and this kind of fans are obviously young;There is also a kind of fan who cursed angrily, then turned off the TV and chose to go back to the room to sleep, vowing not to stay up all night for the national football team.The latter two fans must be veterans who know the past of the Chinese team very well, and their performance is much more peaceful.But these three kinds of fans have the same psychological state, and they are very upset, but they express it in different ways.

As soon as the camera on TV turned, Lippi personally called Wen Zhihao to the sidelines to explain the situation, and the close-up shot swept back and forth between the faces of the two of them.There was no anxiety in the eyes of the two of them, Wen Zhihao nodded frequently like a student, while Lippi pointed to the field and quickly gestured, chattering endlessly.

He Wei was also very surprised by the Chinese team's goal. Seeing Lippi explaining to Wen Zhihao on the sidelines, he immediately said: "The conceded goal just now was without warning. The first to break the deadlock was Qatar, which was absolutely passive in the first half. Wen Zhihao should wake up. At this time, he needs to take more offensive responsibilities! The Chinese team must respond as soon as possible!"

He Wei's tone showed obvious anxiety and urging. The remaining 10 minutes seemed to be ample, but the test of the Chinese team's psychological and tactical resilience was a more severe subject.

Wen Zhihao returned to the field with Lippi's latest instructions. He pointed at himself first, and then raised his arm in a gesture of pointing at the opponent's goal. This is a specific gesture in the Chinese team. Lippi's meaning is very clear, strengthen the offense and open up room for Wen Zhihao.

The reason why the first half had the advantage but could not start the situation was directly related to the weak finishing ability of the strikers.Gao Lin is not a scoring machine in the first place. Although Yu Hanchao has a sharp breakthrough, he mainly plays on the wing and does not pose a direct threat to the goal.In the current unfavorable situation of falling behind, Wen Zhihao, the only reliable scoring point, must make full use of it.Scored three goals in five top [-] games, and the scoring efficiency is very high.Moreover, he has to undertake the heavy task of organizing and sorting out the midfield. Wen Zhihao is almost alone against the national team's offensive banner.Zheng Zhi's role has become more and more close to that of a pure spiritual leader.Moreover, with Wen Zhihao displaying a strong ability to gather people's hearts, the media has already speculated that Zheng Zhi's career in the national team may not have much time left. When he quits the national team and hands over the captain's armband, Wen Zhihao will fully take over.

After the ball was lost, the Chinese team responded in a very short time. Wen Zhihao shot past the two in the middle and went straight to the dead corner on the right. Sade's fingertips touched the ball lightly, slightly changing the direction of the ball.

"Oh! Beautiful... oops! An excellent opportunity to equalize in lightning. Wen Zhihao's first shot in this game is of high quality! Huh! This is a good deterrent. The lads must get back the feeling of the first half as soon as possible. We still have a chance!"

He Wei experienced several emotional changes before and after this shot.Confidence rose back a bit.

After Wen Zhihao came to shake the mountain and shake the tiger, Qatar became a frightened bird.Sanchez replaced Assad with the defensive midfielder Ahraq, and resolutely played a defensive counterattack.

The Chinese team has a lot of technical players in the frontcourt, not to mention Wen Zhihao. Gao Lin's coping ability is better than scoring. Yu Hanchao and Zhang Xizhe on both sides are also top-notch among domestic players. Tried several crosses from the side to no avail.

Lippi made two consecutive substitutions at the critical juncture of the 10th and 04th minute, with high center forwards Xiao Zhi and Hao Junmin playing.After Han Peng, Xiao Zhi is an air bully player whose number of local players is comparable to pandas. A stop in the penalty area can effectively attract the defensive attention of the two central defenders. Hao Junmin gave the Chinese team an extra brain to organize in the midfield.Once played for Schalke [-], he is the closest player in the Chinese team to Wen Zhihao in offensive creativity.

The effect of these two substitutions soon began to appear. Hao Junmin had plenty of physical fitness when he first played, and his range of activities at the front of the opponent's penalty area was also large.This is also Lippi's request.His role is to support Wen Zhihao, and he must try his best to attract the defensive attention of Wen Zhihao's side.After going on the field, he played against Wen Zhihao twice in a row, and then passed a very penetrating behind-the-ball. Although Gao Lin was a little slower and missed the chance to score twice, the Qatari defender had to be cautious. Another player who originally assisted Wen Zhihao with Budiaf was forced to turn around and go to Hao Junmin. This is what the Chinese team needed. Wen Zhihao only faced the defender in the front.

The change paid off quickly.It was still a quick pass between Hao Junmin and Wen Zhihao. The former made a horizontal pass, and Wen Zhihao received the ball at the front of the penalty area. Budiaf thought that Wen Zhihao was going to take a long shot or send a threatening ball into the penalty area.Wen Zhihao was in the defensive flanks of the wing and center, left back Hassan had been staring at Zhang Xizhe, and when he caught a glimpse of Wen Zhihao who was about to turn around and chase after him, Wen Zhihao had already entered the penalty area, which made him very awkward, and he didn't dare to reach out rashly, but Wen Zhihao's two steps to the ball were a bit big, Hassan could only pray to God in his heart that the ball would go out of the baseline first.

Wen Zhihao's speed was extremely fast, his feet kept flying, and the ball rolled towards the baseline. Qatar's goalkeeper Al-Sad breathed a sigh of relief.But at the critical moment when the ball just hit the line and was about to cross the bottom line in the next second, Wen Zhihao's center of gravity was completely lowered, his hands rested on the turf, and he hooked his left foot with all his strength. It felt like Wen Zhihao was about to bite his teeth, his face flushed, and he roared. He didn't make any moves at this second, but there was one person who remained vigilant all the time - Xiao Zhi who had just played.He instinctively stretched out his leg and wanted to shoot with his foot, but the ball just hit his stomach and went towards the goal. The opponent's goalkeeper Sade was standing in the near corner of the goal, and Wen Zhihao's pass caused his brain to freeze for a moment.By the time he reacted, the ball was already - in the goal behind him!
The ball is in!
The Khalifa Stadium was surprisingly quiet in the first second, but in the next second, thousands of Chinese fans celebrated wildly as if their throats were broken.Even Lippi couldn't hide his excitement, he seemed to be several years younger than before.

"Good goal! Xiao Zhi! The goal is scored! The Chinese team is alive!" He Wei stood up from the commentary booth and shouted.

At the same time, there were endless screams and screams in the middle of the night in countless communities and clubs in China.This goal really ignited the passion of the whole of China. Just like Yu Genwei's goal at the beginning, two fringe figures of the national team in different periods knocked on the door of the World Cup twice for Chinese football.

PS: There are classes in the afternoon, so update in advance
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