"Coach, let me play!" Seeing that his team was lagging behind, Li Zhao begged.

"No, it's not the time yet, and are you in good condition?" Su Maozhen flatly refused.

"Coach, I'm in good shape now. If you want to hit me and scold me, I'll admit it, but you can't let me play!" Li Zhao begged.

"I didn't say I wouldn't let you play, it's just not now. Although we lost the ball just now, we didn't make any big mistakes. I think the lineup they rely on can at least last for a while. And now we have to replace them.

It is indeed a bit early, who should I replace? On the contrary, it is not necessarily a bad thing if you stay off the court for a while. You can observe the opponent more clearly, so that you will be more anxious when you come on the court than you are now.

It's more appropriate to go up." Su Maozhen said.

After listening to the coach's words, Li Zhao also calmed down and began to read the game seriously. At this moment, he really saw some tricks and thought about how he would operate after he came on the field.

The entire first half was finally spent in such a thrilling situation. The teammates of the C national team who had a good attitude also played steadily and never got impatient. However, at the end of the first half, Iheanacho's shot was dangerous.

It hit the lintel and then popped out, which also made the goalkeeper of country C break into a cold sweat.

During the halftime break, Su Maozhen called everyone together for a simple tactical meeting.

"I just told everyone that Nigeria is the technical characteristic of the team, but they are the strongest opponent we have encountered since the beginning of the game. They have not lost since the beginning of the group stage, and they are also the only one to solve the opponent with a big score.

The draw was due to the Swedish team in the group stage. To be honest, I was very satisfied with only losing one goal in the first half. This was due to our good defense and luck.

I know that everyone has worked very hard, and even tried their best, but this is not enough. If it is just such a passive defense, even if it can keep the goal from being lost, it is of little significance. After all, this is a knockout match, and the loser

The result of losing one goal is the same as losing three goals.

So we still have to make adjustments in the second half. Defense without offensive restraint cannot last long. On this point, Xiao Zhao, do you have any ideas?" Su Maozhen said and turned his head to Li Zhao, and everyone also joined in at this time.

Qi looked at him.

Li Zhao felt a little pressure, but facing the trust of his teammates and coaches also made him more confident, and said: "Indeed, I agree with what the coach just said. I think offense is also another kind of defense, and it can

Play a role that cannot be replaced by ordinary defense.

If we still rely on setting up the bus, then it doesn’t mean much if I can’t get on. No winner relies entirely on defense to win the game. In fact, what happened yesterday also gave me some inspiration. Even defense is not

The more troops there are, the better. Sometimes unreasonable defense will have the opposite effect, and too many personnel will interfere with each other and lead to mistakes.

To deal with them, we can use some of the tactics we used against the Swedish team. In addition, although our overall strength is much worse than theirs, we can form more in local areas to beat less. As long as we can seize the ball, the initiative will be ours.

Take it into your hands and then tighten the control, don't be anxious." Li Zhao said.

"On this point, Li Zhao is right. And Li Hailong, you have already received a yellow card. You must be careful on defense." Su Maozhen said.

"Coach, can you allow me to participate in the frontline attack?" Wang Ziyi asked.

"This won't work. You play a big role in the defense now, and I can't do without you for the time being. But I can slightly adjust your position and let you move forward a little, so that you can participate when the situation goes well.

, even if there is an emergency, we can respond in time." Su Maozhen said.

"Okay!" Wang Ziyi said.

"Also, Zhang Yuning, you can come too!" Su Maozhen said.

"Oh, okay, the coach finally let me play, how exciting!" Zhang Yuning said excitedly, and at the same time people started dancing and running. Such an action diluted the previous tense atmosphere and made everyone smile.

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"Okay, one, two, three, come on!" Finally, everyone ended the meeting with such slogans.

"I think this battle is very uncertain. After all, this year's Nigeria team is too strong." In the audience, a fan of Team C said to his companions next to him.

"Yes, but I believe there is still hope for the C national team to succeed, as long as Li Zhao plays in the second half." The fan responded.

"Su Xiaoming, stop fantasizing. Moreover, it is estimated that Li Zhao will not play in today's game. There must be some special circumstances, and even if he does, there is no possibility of a comeback. Two

The gap in team strength is too big, haven't you seen that the C national team's only few counterattacks were unable to enter the opponent's penalty area!" the previous fan said again.

The fan named Su Xiaoming didn't say anything, but there was a stubbornness on his face. He had been following Li Zhao since the Asian Youth Championship last year. Of course, he was conquered by his strength and became his loyal fan after that.

Although he was not able to join the "Yellow Turban Army" as a fan, it did not affect his belief.

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"Okay, the second half of the game is about to begin. Let us return our attention to the game." Huang Jianxiang, the former CCTV football commentator, said in the live broadcast room, and sitting next to him was also the famous live football commentator Wang Tao.

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"It's strange that the head coach has not replaced Li Zhao until now. I don't know what happened in the middle, but it is really a pity to leave such a general unused. I think if he had been on the field in the first half

If so, the situation shouldn't be so passive!" Wang Tao said.

"Wait a minute, the roster for the second half is out. Wang Tao, you were right, the head coach has indeed been replaced. Li Zhao was replaced, and Chen Kerui was replaced. Zhang Yuning was also replaced. He

But I haven’t seen it for a long time!” Huang Jianxiang said suddenly.

"That's good, let's take a look at their performance in the second half!" Wang Tao said.

With the referee's whistle, the second half of the game began. Compared with the first half, the C national team also invested more troops in the offensive end while focusing on defense.

Once the backline grabs the ball, it will quickly move out and hand it over to Li Zhao. Li Zhao is not in a hurry. While constantly moving his opponents, he is also observing the position and status of the opponent's players.

Finally, in the 57th minute of the game, Li Zhao waited for a rare opportunity. Li Zhao and Zhang Yuning performed a wonderful one-on-one in a row and passed the opponent's two defensive players before entering the penalty area.

After receiving the ball again, Li Zhao passed the oncoming opponent player with a big pendulum movement, and then formed a one-on-one confrontation with the opponent's goalkeeper.

Faced with any good opportunity, Li Zhao did not hesitate and broke through the goalkeeper's fingers with a crisp low ball.

As Li Zhao expected, the Nigerian team has a weak point, which is the last line of defense. In fact, their goalkeeper's defensive ability is still very good, and in fact, his ability is not weak. If we must say that he has

What is the weakness? It is that because of his height, he will be a little unable to defend against some low and flat balls at close range. This is also a common problem of many tall goalkeepers. If the goalkeeper does not encounter the danger of the goal for a long time, he suddenly breaks out.

Enemy generals sometimes make him unable to react for a while.

1-1, the C national team successfully equalized the score.

In the following games, Li Zhao became more active and made another gain five minutes later. He found the opponent's gap and passed the ball to Zhang Yuning, who successfully countered offside. However, the latter after running for a while

, he still failed to make a difference in the face of the goalkeeper, and finally hit the goal post and bounced back. With his keen sense, Li Zhao grabbed the ball at the first time, and before the goalkeeper could react, he shot the ball into the empty goal.

2-1, Team C took the lead.

However, the opponent's head coach was a very famous and very powerful coach, and he quickly made corresponding adjustments to this situation. Therefore, the C national team's advantage was quickly contained. Especially when someone was sent to mark Li

At the same time, it also cut off the connection between him and his teammates. Although Li Zhao could pass and shoot, he blocked the route of other players passing to him, and when he saw Li Zhao approaching, the player holding the ball also

The ball will be moved away immediately, which has become a more effective method to deal with him.

Not being able to get support from his teammates and not being able to grab the ball made Li Zhao feel very uncomfortable for a while. Normally, Li Zhao would have been able to overcome these problems by relying on his own abilities, but today, after all, he worked hard all night last night, although he went back to make up for it.

I had a good sleep, but I still couldn't make up for it completely. Thirty minutes after the second half, this feeling became particularly obvious, but I still managed to keep fighting.

Gradually, the situation on the field began to tilt towards the Nigerian team again, and both sides fell into a tough battle. In this fierce battle, the advantage of the Nigerian team was gradually expanding, and the C national team seemed to be stuck again.
Chapter completed!