Vol 4 Chapter 35: End of first half

After Hulk played, the Brazilian team's offensive did improve. Just after this attack failed to break the goal, in the 41st minute, the Brazilian team attacked again. Oscar made a direct pass on the left and Damion restricted the area. Receiving the ball on the left, leaning on Guo Nu, and then passing the football out, left-back Marcelo plugged in from behind and shot the ball. [Eight?One Chinese 〈〈）】]]]?
Sun Pan made a save but failed to touch the football because the football missed the goal post and flew straight out of the bottom line...
"Marcelo! It's a pity! But I think the Brazilian team has finally found the right direction of the offense, and their offensive is becoming more and more threatening!" Mark Laurenson, BBc's commentary, said. "Menices made a very important and crucial substitution. He replaced Hulk to make Brazil more confident when attacking the Chinese team in the 30m area!"
The Brazilian commentator is more excited to say that the Brazil team is approaching the goal step by step.
Brazilian fans in front of the TV are also very excited and optimistic.
Although the ball was lost just after the opening, but the Brazilian team was finally awakened by this lost ball, is it a blessing due to misfortune?
Fans in China began to worry about their team. After the early lead, the current situation is what everyone is most worried about-how long can the Chinese team maintain the lead in this goal under the full counterattack of Brazil?
It’s like being in a leading position in a marathon from the beginning. It’s like a huge pressure. This pressure is always accompanied by this pressure. The leading athlete eventually caused him to be passed in the middle because of excessive physical exertion. And once he has been, he can no longer have the power to react, only to watch his opponent behind him pass him one by one and run forward.
Therefore, smart and experienced long-distance runners will definitely not rush to the front in the beginning of a marathon, but will always be in the position of the second group, closely follow the leader in the crowd, and constantly exert invisible pressure on him.
Now the relationship between China and Brazil is like the relationship between the leader and the runner.
But the weakest thing about Chinese football is the psychological quality. Whenever the most critical moment, they will always fall off the chain.
In the face of Brazil's fierce attack, are their hearts strong enough?
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Unlike the Chinese fans who are worried about the TV, the Chinese goalkeeper Sun Pan is very excited. He keeps roaring in front of the door. You can see no sign of "under pressure" from him.
He was very excited because the offensive of the Brazilian team was finally able to threaten the goal he was guarding, and he was finally able to swing as much as he wanted.
In the 44th minute, the Brazilian team attacked again, and Marcelo shoveled the pass on the left. Neymar burst into the left rib of the penalty area and got the ball. Guo Nu came up and forced him to grab him. There was a line change in Guo Nu's body, but he landed on Hulk's area with a crook. He jumped high and headed for the top!
"Hulk!!" Mark Laurensen yelled.
"Be careful of headers!" He Ping exclaimed anxiously.
Hulk almost headed the 3 football to the goal in the small penalty area line. This close distance, coupled with a change in the previous football cross, can be said to be very unexpected.
But this ball still has not escaped Sun Pan's ten fingers.
He leaped his hands high and took off the football in the air, and held it firmly in front of his chest, not giving the opponent a chance to make a shot.
After receiving the ball, Sun Pan grinned at Hulk with a grin, which was not a friendly smile.
Then he threw the football out, Zhou Yi retreated to stop the football, just when he was going to turn around to pass the football, Marcelo returned to defend from the side to shovel him, the ball was lost, the whistle The sound also rang.
"Oh!" He Ping took a breath, as if this foot was shoveling on his leg, but he really hoped that he could replace Zhou Yi because he was worried that Marcelo's foot would make Zhou Yi's foot was injured. "Marcelo must take a card for this action! This is the action behind the tackle! According to FIFA's spirit of penalty, the tackle behind the back, regardless of whether there is a tackle, you must give the card!"
Sure enough, the referee showed Marcelo a yellow card.
Zhou Yi sat on the ground pinching his calf until his teammate Yang Muge pulled him up: "How is it all right?"
Zhou Yi shook his head: "Fortunately, I hid fast, otherwise it would not be a calf, but an ankle."
"Be careful, South American players are dirty playing football." He Ying next to remind Zhou Yi. "Your ball control against the South Korean team may not work well for Brazil. They dare to kick your ankles and knees."
"Relax, old Ho, but I was almost looked upon by La Masia, and I still have a little talent for acting!"
"Fuck!" He Ying was speechless. At this time, Zhou Yi also joked about Black Barcelona.
Yang Muge laughed, and Zhou Yi was able to make a joke, indicating that everything is normal.
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After Zhou Yi got up from the ground, the regular time of the first half ended. At this time, the fourth official held up a three-minute injury stoppage time sign on the sidelines.
As soon as the sign came out, I heard a boo from the stands-this boo was of course from Chinese fans.
It is rare to see three minutes made in the first half unless there are really a lot of interruptions in the first half. But this first half was quite smooth, only the Chinese team's goal celebration was the longest interrupted.
You have to know that Marcelo shoveling Zhou Yi is only the first yellow card in the first half. It can be seen how smooth this first half is.
Such a smooth first half had as many as three minutes of stoppage time, which is really surprising.
"This stoppage time... Is there three minutes of stoppage time in the first half?" He Ping also asked politely.
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Players on the court also noticed the injury stoppage time in the first half.
"Fuck!" Zhang Jiadong sipped. "Does it take three minutes for stoppage time in the first half?"
"I definitely want to buy Brazil a little more time." Wu Lei said.
Zhou Yi also noticed the three-minute stoppage time. He turned to everyone and said, "It doesn't matter. Let's try to keep the football on our side. If we can't hold it, we try to kick the football to their half. How far can we play? How far to kick."
Zhou Yi was originally planning to kick the football forward and let He Ying go it alone to complete an offensive. Whether it is successful or not, it is good to be able to harass Brazil's back line.
But he changed his mind now.
The probability of a counter-attack able to score a goal is really low, and the ball will soon fall to the foot of the Brazilian team. Looking at the injury stoppage time, three minutes is enough for the Brazilian team to attack twice.
So now I try to control the football on my own side as much as possible, and spend three minutes of injury time to stop.
So he let He Ying stay in the frontcourt, at the top, and everyone else came back to the midfield, and let Yang Muge stay beside him to facilitate his passing.
After He Ying ran to the frontcourt, he raised his hand for the ball, and his action attracted Thiago Silva's close-up marking.
The Brazilian players also think that the Chinese team will definitely pass the football to He Ying, and then let He Ying use the gun to attack their defense line. They paid a little attention to He Ying while defending.
But when Krattenberg blew the game whistle, Zhou Yi passed the football back to the midfielder Yang Muge.
Yang Muge did not directly kick the ball forward, but continued to pass the ball back, while Zhou Yi also ran back to meet his teammates.
In this way, the Chinese team began to fall in the midfield and backcourt.
Now it’s Brazil’s turn to force the Chinese team...
After a lap, the football was kicked by Zhang Jiadong to the frontcourt, and was intercepted by the Brazilian goalkeeper Gabriel who ran out of the penalty area and then attacked.
But this time, half of the three-minute injury stoppage time has passed, leaving only one and a half.
Neymar made a diagonal pass on the left, Romero headed the goal at ten meters in front of the goal. The football was pulled back by Sun Pan and dragged out of the crossbar. The Brazilian team got a corner kick.
After the corner kick came out, the football was pushed out by Guo Nu and fell outside the penalty area. The Brazilian team grabbed the ball control. The game continued and the first half did not end. The booing of Chinese fans in the stands was growing, but it was quickly suppressed by the cheering of Brazilian fans.
Neymar received the ball again. This time he faced the Chinese team's defense and chose to force himself.
After he broke into the penalty area, facing Guo Nu's frontal interception and Cao Yun's co-defense next to him, Neymar did not choose to continue to break through, but shot directly.
Sun Pan flew to the side, but when he was about to reach the football, he raised his hand and put the football over. The football flew straight out of the bottom line-he was sure that the ball must not have been shot within the goal frame, so he didn’t want to give it to the Brazil team. There is a chance of a corner kick, otherwise this first half does not know when it will end.
He was right. After the football flew out of the bottom line, the referee Krattenberg finally sounded the whistle at the end of the first half.
The Chinese team ended the first half with a lead of 1:o. This result was really surprising. No one expected that after 45 minutes, the leader was the Chinese team!
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Back in the locker room, Blazevic praised the performance of the players. He doesn't seem to worry about complimenting the team during the halftime break. After all, they face Brazil, and they don’t have to worry about the Chinese team getting overwhelmed.
Then Blazevic asked the team to continue to play like this in the second half, on the basis of consolidating the defense, waiting for an opportunity to counterattack. He emphasized "patience".
"Be sure to wait patiently for the opportunity. As the game progresses, if the score cannot be rewritten, their pressure will become greater and their performance will naturally become more and more irritable. By then it will be our opportunity, and before that You must be calm and patient!"
At the same time, in the dressing room of the Brazilian team, coach Menezes is also cheering the players: "Trust you, the flag on your chest is Brazil! The Chinese table tennis is invincible, but in football, We are invincible in the world! Don’t be afraid of their lead, and sway your level as much as you can, you can definitely rewrite the score!"
He didn't make any adjustments to tactics except to say something encouraging. Because there is really nothing to adjust, is it necessary for the Brazilian team to play defensive counterattack instead? He believes that the only thing that can be changed is the mentality of the players. There is no problem with tactics and strength, but there is a problem with the mentality.
In order to adjust the mentality of the players, of course, he should encourage them. In his opinion, the mentality of these talented players in Brazil is more or less problematic. When playing the downwind, they are all "Bailey II", but once they encounter difficulties and setbacks, they are easy to mentality. Unbalanced, lack of resilience.
Before this game, Menezes thought that the Chinese team would play a defensive counterattack, because they mainly played a defensive counterattack in this Olympic Games, so it is possible to imagine what tactics they will take in the face of a powerful Brazil.
But Menezes feels that even if the Chinese team fights back with defensive, the Brazilian team can mainly control the situation firmly, there is nothing to worry about. He really did not expect that the Chinese team even scored in the opening twenty-five seconds... This lost ball completely disrupted the rhythm of the Brazilian team before he changed into Hulk~EbookFREE.me~ The Brazilian team’s offense is basically a headless fly, no clue, where he is counted, he really can’t stand it anymore, and when he is replaced by Hulk, the Brazilian team’s attack quickly finds its direction, and then it can only be repeated many times. Threatening the goal of the Chinese team.
Now that the Brazilian team is finally back on track, all they need is encouragement to convince them that they can do everything in the second half.
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At the beginning of the second half, Zhou Yi also encouraged his teammates in the locker room: "Come on, there are still forty-five minutes. The Brazilian team in the second half will definitely desperately counterattack. As long as we can withstand their attack, we will Get a lot of chances to fight back. Remember, Brazil is..."
"Paper cat!"
The teammates answered him in unison, then laughed together.
In laughter, they opened the locker room door and walked towards the stage of the Dream Theater.
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ps, sorry, yesterday I forgot to upload the update... (to be continued.)