Chapter 246: The battle of attack and counterattack!
"The World Cup is different from the club leagues. Players usually play in major leagues and will be affected by the styles of different leagues. Therefore, it is easy for them to compete in separate games in the short term."
"In a cup competition of this level, even a single deviation in thought can be fatal!"
"Yes!" Hearing He Wei's words, Zhang Lu nodded, "Peru this time is a typical defensive coordination error. Advancula, Tapia and Christian had inconsistencies in their defensive thinking!"
"If Advincula passes the ball to Hao Junmin on the wing and does not leave from the center circle, then he will not only be able to block Hao Junmin on the wing with the two Peruvian central defenders, but also cut off Hao Junmin and Le
Happy contact, and at the same time waiting for support from teammates.”
"Yes, if we take a step back, they can delay our quick counterattack!" Fan Zhiyi nodded, "Advankula overestimated the speed of Tapia, Christian, and Rodriguez. These three are following
Lele couldn't help but he was too anxious and didn't wait for Tapia to get in place to block the gap before leaving!"
"Christian was also caught off guard by him. He tried to block the defensive gap, but was eaten alive by Lele!"
"So in a short-term schedule like the World Cup, it is necessary to have a big brother-like super player, so that the team can have cohesion, so that when encountering various difficulties, it can go against the current and overcome the difficulties!" Zhan Jun added, with a look on his face.
Bashi.
"Agree!" He Wei and the other three said in unison, then looked at each other and smiled.
This goal is of extraordinary significance. If Peru can be won in this game, regardless of the result of the game between Denmark and France, the Chinese team with 6 points will directly win a promotion spot.
Just thinking about it makes He Wei and Zhang Lu feel a little dizzy!
This time the Chinese team's trip to the World Cup ended in this situation after three games, which is really unexpected!
Not long after, the referee Karachev blew the whistle and the first half was over.
But the first half of the match between Denmark and France, which started at the same time, still had a few minutes of overtime.
In the coaching area, Deschamps was pacing back and forth on the sidelines with his arms crossed, his expression and behavior looking a little anxious.
Seeing that the half was about to end, they were unable to break through Denmark's goal.
This is not because the players on the field are in poor condition. On the contrary, Pogba and others are quite active, which is much better than the slow state in the first game.
However, the Danish players worked hard and the competitive state of this game was particularly hot. Schmeichel has saved their excellent shots many times.
Facing the taller and bigger Danish team, in addition to having a slight advantage on the ground, they were completely crushed in high-altitude balls, and they had to always beware of Denmark's counterattacks.
Deschamps' attitude towards this game is that he must win and strive to be first in the group. Unlike other teams, he does not want to go to the second half.
Because he wants to avoid Croatia, which has basically locked up the first place in Group D, he would rather face Argentina, which has Messi.
Although Croatia's star lineup is not as good as theirs, this team has a super core. Although the other players are not top-notch in reputation, their strength is definitely top-notch.
For example, Mandzukic, Rakitic, Perisic, Lovren and other players have all proven themselves in their respective leagues. Needless to say, Modric was one of the only world-class midfielders in football at that time.
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In addition, there is the strong competitive state, tenacious team spirit and cohesion that Croatia showed in the first two group matches, which is extremely terrifying, so he does not want to run into this Croatia before entering the semi-finals, otherwise even if he can
If they win, they will probably be half disabled.
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At the Fisht Olympic Stadium, after a fifteen-minute intermission, the flames of war broke out on the court again.
"Okay, audience friends, the second half of the game has begun..."
"Compared with the first half, the head coaches of both sides didn't seem to make much tactical adjustments during the halftime break. Peru's style of play was still the same as the first half, but the Chinese team had some changes!"
"Yes, Mo Yang's position allowed Lippi to continue to retreat. Now he is floating in front of Zheng Zhi and Wu Xi. The three of them have formed a close connection. When defending, he will return to the middle of Zheng Zhi and Wu Xi. Hao Junmin and Wu Lei also
He will follow him back to the midfield, and the formation will become a 451 defensive counterattack."
"Lippi's idea in the second half should be to focus on the center. Both goals in the first half were breakthroughs from the center! Peru's two somewhat old center backs had a very difficult time marking Lele!"
With the opening commentary by He Wei and others, the competition on the field also became more intense.
Especially on the Peruvian side, when they attacked, they were all on the attack, and they immediately put on a posture of "I will fight you to death."
But through long-term observation, Mo Yang discovered that Peru's determination to risk his life was not as firm as it seemed on the surface.
Because one of the two defensive midfielders, Jotun and Tapia, will always be behind to protect the center, Peru's head coach has obviously seen through Lippi's tactical intention of focusing on the center.
In the 51st minute of the game, a shot was suddenly fired from the area thirty meters in front of the top of the arc in the middle of Peru. Tapia received a sudden cross from Carrillo on the right and jumped in front of Mo Yang.
Tapia's long-range shot was powerful and heavy, and the pressure was very good, but unfortunately the line was too straight and hit Yan Junling in front of the goal.
In the 58th minute of the game, Peru forced a pass from the left wing, but Zhang Linpeng blocked it sideways.
The ball rolled towards Wu Lei outside the penalty area.
Wu Lei took the ball and turned around, and saw Mo Yang approaching from the ribs. He quickly hit it horizontally, moved forward to avoid Trauko's tackle, received Mo Yang's pass, and then ran all the way along the right road.
Counterattack again.
But this time in Peru, Tapia, who was lagging behind in the middle, reacted quickly. He quickly pulled over and gave Wu Lei a scissor kick. He used a foul tactic to stifle the Chinese team's counterattack, and at the same time, he received a yellow card for himself.
In the 65th minute of the game, Peru relied on Cueva, Guerrero and Carrillo on the right rib to continuously hit the wall. Carrillo passed the ball low and across the middle to the back point.
Zhang Linpeng made a contribution this time. He followed Flores tenaciously and successfully blocked the ball the moment Flores took off, blocking the ball into the stands.
Five minutes later, Mo Yang once again seized the gap behind Peru's overly pressing formation. This time he directly skipped the midfield and passed the ball long.
But Peru had a hand in reserve. The experienced Rodriguez had sharp eyes. After anticipating Mo Yang's intention in advance, he retreated in advance, blocked Bai Lele, and allowed Gao Li to rush out of the penalty area.
Come and clear the ball.
In the 74th minute of the game, Peru had its best chance to score.
Cueva, Guerrero, Carrillo, and Flores moved tacitly without the ball in the penalty area. After confusing the defense of Feng Xiaoting and others, Guerrero accidentally received the ball from Adevencu.
Stretch the cross pass on the sideline of the penalty area.
But Guerrero, who turned around to face Yan Junling, pushed the ball away. The ball missed the post and passed by, causing Peru to miss its best chance to equalize the score.
After this attack ended, in the next fifteen minutes, the game continued to repeat itself in a cycle of Peru's crazy attacks and China's waiting for opportunities to counterattack, making the fans at the scene howl.
But until the 85th minute of the game, neither the Peru nor the Chinese team, although they had several shots on goal, failed to seize the opportunity to change the score.
Seeing that there was not much time left in the game, the anxious Gareca on the sidelines used up the last substitution place, replacing Jotun with Cartagena who was somewhat restrained when defending with a yellow card.
All three substitutions were used in the midfield, and they are all offensive midfielders, so Gareca's purpose is self-evident.