Chapter three hundred and eighty second victory or defeat
The last game of the New Cuju Competition has now reached the most critical moment. The Lions played against the Goshawks, and the game has entered the last five minutes of the second half, which is the so-called decisive stage.
In order to ensure their team's victory, the two leaders, Cao You and Gu Liang, can be said to have used all the tactics and methods they can use. From the beginning of the game, the Lions can be said to have been occupying the field.
They have the initiative. They do not change their formation easily whether it is offensive or defensive. They are also very stable in offense. They play a Cuju with a strong overall team spirit. Such a team is usually not defeated by one or two players.
The ball is defeated, and they will resolutely implement the tactics formulated by the coach, Cao Yu. However, they also have the shortcomings of this kind of team pointed out by Lu Yao, that is, there is no core player on the field to conduct real-time command of the entire team.
When encountering a team with such core players, the Lions are likely to completely collapse and be helpless. Of course, all of this will not be considered until the second round. Now their current opponent is the Goshawks.
The Goshawks are exactly the opposite of the Lions. It can be said that the two teams are at odds with each other. Although the Goshawks do not have the same courtside coach as Cao You, the captain Gu Liang has the same role as Chen Chen. He is not only
He can run on the court and make adjustments to the team immediately when the situation changes. Moreover, the several formation changes made by the Goshawks so far in the game were all ordered by Gu Liang.
It was executed immediately. It can be said that in terms of teamwork, the Goshawks did not lose to the Lions. Moreover, they had an absolute core player like Gu Liang. For this reason, Cao Yu had to use three defensive players until the end of the game.
To limit his offense. However, the Goshawk team also has the same shortcomings as Chen Chen. Eight words, those in authority are obsessed, and those who watch are clear. Regardless of whether Gu Liang already knows this weakness of Chen Chen, but after all, he is directing the battle on the field, and at the same time
He is also a person who participates in the battle. He is both a player and a coach, but as long as such a person goes on the court and feels the exciting atmosphere and changing situations, he will not be able to give very clear instructions like Cao You. One is
There are spectators outside the chessboard, and one is a person participating in the chessboard. When you compare the two, you will know who has a broader vision.
However, Gu Liang was well prepared for this game, at least he thought so. From the beginning of the game, the two teams played very fiercely. The Lions maintained their right to attack after gaining the right to attack.
The usual routine, calmness and stability, and then found an opportunity in more than 20 minutes, quickly launched an attack, and broke the Goshawks' goal in one fell swoop. If the Lions passed the ball a little too much, or it was a little too demanding.
To be sure, this view is not quite right. Although they kept passing the ball near the midfield for the first twenty minutes of the first half, their opponents had no way to intercept their balls. Now thinking about it, maybe Cao Yu originally
He had already planned to use the pass to kill the opponent's spirit. When it came time to actually launch the attack, Cao You also let the Lions complete the attack very neatly. After twenty minutes of carrying the ball, he scored a goal.
It often only takes two minutes, which is enough to show that the Lions' offensive ability is still very strong. Especially today, Cao Yu asked two live treasures, namely Zou Kai and Chen Feng, who have changed since they participated in the Cuju competition and became team members.
The two oldest players are on the starting line. Not only are their individual abilities and skills, but their cooperation has also reached a new level. Therefore, the team has strong execution, stable ball control, and neither arrogance nor impatience.
mentality, and two forwards with strong offensive ability, finally allowed the Lions to score.
However, the Goshawks seemed to have no feeling for the first goal, and facts proved that their feeling of no change in mentality was not an act. Less than three minutes after the Lions scored, the Goshawks
The Eagles immediately adjusted their offensive formation. This was the first formation adjustment made by Gu Liang. Then, the Goshawks immediately responded. In less than half an hour of the first half, both sides had already scored a goal, and the score was close.
It was one to one. For these two teams, no one was surprised at all. One was the tactician Cao You, and the other was Gu Liang, who was a soldier and did not want to lose the game. This match between the two of them was very exciting.
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And just when the audience thought that two goals had been scored in less than half an hour, and that another goal could be scored in the first half, the Lions, who had gained the ball, once again returned to their previous appearance and began to stabilize.
Pass the ball and calmly look for opportunities. In the last ten minutes or so, the two sides went back and forth. Although the offensive and defensive rights changed several times, they did not bring any actual effect. The score of one to one was just
This was maintained until midfield. Lu Yao regarded the Lions' offensive choices in the last fifteen minutes of the first half as Cao Yu's planning for the second half. After all, Cao Yu should be said to be the one who knows the other teams best among the eight leaders.
, but watching their training on weekdays and actually playing against them on the field actually have a very different feeling. Therefore, Cao You on the sidelines should be more interested in gaining further gains through the first half of the game.
Some information about the Goshawks to prepare for the second half of the game. At this point, Gu Liang cannot compare with Cao You. After all, he is now a player on the field, and he has to make a clear judgment on the situation on the field.
, of course, he must also try to make his team score goals. However, Gu Liang cannot do it no matter what, and make his own judgment and understanding of each player of the Lions. Of course, Gu Liang feels that this is not necessary.
, he is very confident in his teammates, the soldiers who are also under Han Qi. What's more, he has also practiced a lot of new formations and plans to use them on the Lions. What he showed in the first half is just
The tip of the iceberg. Even though Cao You understood and analyzed a lot, when he came up with a new formation in the second half, even Cao You couldn't deal with it one by one.
The game entered the second half, and there were some adjustments to the formations and personnel of both sides. The biggest change was the formation of the Goshawks. They first adopted a formation of three forwards and a single defensive midfielder. After all, the first attack was in the hands of the Goshawks, and they planned to quickly
He launched an attack and scored a goal shortly after the start of the second half. However, wishes are always beautiful, but the reality is cruel. Because he misunderstood the advantages of this formation, Gu Liang asked a less powerful player to do the finishing job.
Cao You, who is proficient in all formations, immediately found the loophole in the opponent's formation. He asked the entire team to use a tactic and successfully grabbed Cuju from the feet of the single midfielder, and then launched a quick counterattack. Originally,
Defense is not the Goshawks' strong point. In addition, with this formation, there are only three defenders behind them. It is difficult to stop the cooperation between Zou Kai and Chen Feng. In the end, the Lions completed their offense.
, the score came to two to one. In modern terms, Cao You should be regarded as a very powerful opportunist. This kind of people usually don't show off, but don't let them find opportunities. Once they find opportunities, they will
The Lions team led by Cao Yu is a team of this style. In the first half, they stayed steady for 20 minutes and found the opportunity to directly complete the goal within two minutes. In the second half, they accurately found the opponent's formation.
After exploiting the loophole, he completed the attack and the defensive counterattack was completed in one fell swoop, directly turning the score into two to one without any delay.
As for the Goshawks, after conceding the goal, Gu Liang also adopted the strategy of changing the formation again, canceling the defensive midfielder and assuming the position of the front midfielder to connect the entire team's offense. The core player became Gu Liang.
It was not that easy to deal with anymore, and it was not easy to get the ball from him. So Cao Yu once again made a bold move. It was also at this time that the Lions adopted the first and
Their only change of formation in the game was when they replaced Zou Kai, the hero of the goal, and the team also changed into an iron barrel formation, which was to use defense to completely defend all the Goshawks' offensive routines. Gu Liang and the two wingers
With outstanding strength, Cao You is also prepared for this. Once these three players launch an attack or form a breakthrough, the defenders will immediately use foul tactics against these three players if they are unable to complete the defense or are out of position. Regardless of
Whether you receive a yellow card or not, you must resolutely implement this tactic. You would rather give the opponent a free kick than let them enter your own penalty area. This is because the iron barrel formation will be scored by the opponent once it is adopted.
, the situation will be very unfavorable to him. Cao You, who is very aware of this, is not allowed to lose the ball when the iron barrel formation is defending. Even if he loses the ball, he must let the opponent score through a free kick. This will
The impact on the team's morale will not be that great. What's more, Cao You can be said to know the opponent's free kick choices very well.
From the beginning of the second half to the present, the Goshawks have received a total of three free kick opportunities, and Cao Yu's Lions paid the price of a yellow card and a red card. Even so, they have always adopted this tactic and have not changed.
This is enough to show the strong execution ability of the Lions. The first free kick was taken by the right winger. Of course, before that, Gu Liang also made a feint shot from the penalty spot, but it was all
The master tactician, Cao You, had obviously anticipated this. Not only had he guessed this, he also knew the shot selection of the right winger, and had made a signal to his goalkeeper in advance.
Then the Cuju was confiscated by the Lions goalkeeper. Both Gu Liang and the winger who played the ball thought it was a coincidence, but Gu Liang had doubts in his mind for a moment. He felt that with Cao Yu's ability, he had to do it
It is not a problem to predict the shooting routes of the two wingers. For example, if there are ten goals, there may be seven or eight goals. This player will choose the first way, which is also the way he is good at shooting, while the other two or three goals may be chosen.
Other routes, but because they are not what I am good at, the probability of scoring is low. In this case, it should be easy to judge what kind of offensive method the opponent will choose. After all, the Lions are currently in the lead.
, Under this kind of pressure, if the Goshawk team shoots in a way that they are not good at, the hit rate will definitely be lower. Therefore, Cao You combined his daily experience, his understanding of these players, and the current situation.
Based on the situation, he made the most correct judgment. He predicted the direction of the Goshawks' free kick.
Not long after, the Goshawks got a second free kick opportunity. Facing the left winger's inquiry, Gu Liang asked him to go ahead and do it. It's not that he couldn't give the player some advice, but it's just that he couldn't give the player some advice.
At this time, both Gu Liang and the two offensive players had begun to have doubts and hesitations about their shots and choices. They didn't know whether their current choice would make Cao You guess again. This kind of
Self-doubt is very fatal in the game. In the first official game, it can be said that the grassroots team's final loss was directly related to Chen Chen's mental explosion in the penalty shootout.
Therefore, Gu Liang finally gave the choice to this player, and this player made a choice that he would not normally make. Although the angle of the second free kick was not as good as the first, but with
Gu Liang's understanding of the players on the left wing means that he can look for shooting opportunities from this angle. Although it is not his best angle, he can still complete the goal.
However, this player finally chose to pass the ball, hoping to break through the Lions' goal through other players' headers. This kind of pass is actually not a choice he often makes. It can be said that it was the previous example.
Those two or three shots were taken. The left winger felt that if he were Cao Yu, he would still think that the opponent would choose the shot he is good at to complete the attack, and he would not think that he would choose to pass the ball.
However, Cao You's thoughts were very different from that of the striker who shot the shot. What Cao You thought was that the previous free kick was resolved by him. When the opponent got another free kick opportunity, everyone would know if he chose to shoot.
The accuracy will decrease due to his inner hesitation and what happened before. At this time, the most correct choice is to settle for the second best, or to say that he did not intend to choose another attack method. So Cao Yu also made a thorough decision.
The choice that put the Goshawks into a vicious cycle. He judged that the opponent was going to cross and score with a header. Although compared with the Goshawks, the Lions did not have much advantage in height. But the goalkeeper could hug him with his hands.
It was the ball, so Cao You signaled to the goalkeeper. Next, the Lions goalkeeper struck decisively and confiscated the ball when the opponent did not compete for the header.
This move can be said to have dealt a huge blow to the Goshawks. After two free kicks failed to produce results, more than half of the time has passed, and there is not much time left for the Goshawks. Gu Liang also understood at this time
Over here, Cao You has already studied his team and players very thoroughly. Because of the failure of the first free kick, Cao You made a bolder choice for the second time. At the same time, it also made the Goshawk team members feel more confident.
Cao You had a kind of fear and fear. Therefore, it can be said that the Goshawk team's current offensive ability should have declined overall after these two designs by Cao You.
At this time, the only one who needed to stand up, or could stand up to save the team, was Gu Liang himself. He directly ordered the Goshawk team to change their formation again, and through a very oppressive full-court press, he successfully won the ball in the opponent's half.
Once the ball was in possession, Gu Liang also got the best offensive opportunity since the beginning of the game.
However, this opportunity was completely eliminated by Xu Ming who put a shovel from behind Gu Liang. Although Xu Ming finally got the first red card since the start of the new Cuju competition. This means that the Lions will use ten players on the field.
The players' formation was maintained until the end of the game, and even if the Lions won this game, Xu Ming would not be able to play in the next game. But judging from the results, Chen Feng returned to the back line to make up for the defense.
The Lions turned into a completely defensive posture, and the iron barrel formation was still strong. More importantly, Xu Ming blocked Gu Liang's excellent offensive opportunity. Although it gave the Goshawks a very good free kick opportunity, it also
It is better than Gu Liang driving straight into the penalty area and scoring.
This choice, in the eyes of all the leaders present, is both a helpless move and a necessary choice.
At this time, the second half of the game has entered the countdown stage, and the game will end in less than ten minutes. In addition, the situation that just occurred on the field has delayed some time. This may be the last opportunity for the Goshawks to attack.
A free kick. After all, after this ball, regardless of whether a goal is scored, the ball will be handed over to the Lions. At that time, they will be the party holding the ball. Even if there are only ten people on the field, they can consume this through passing.
Five minutes.
Gu Liang, who understands this truth, naturally understands the importance of this ball. The two wingers are now having mental problems, and this ball is also very important. Therefore, Gu Liang decided to take the free kick himself.
This is the most nervous moment for Cao You since the start of the game. He can be said to have analyzed the two wingers very thoroughly, but facing a core player like Gu Liang, even if he knows his offensive and shooting habits,
Cao You didn't dare to guarantee his choice, so Cao You left the choice to the goalkeeper himself. After all, the goalkeeper had observed the entire game and should have made his own judgment about Gu Liang.
Facts have proved that the goalkeeper's choice was the same as Cao Yu's. They both felt that Gu Liang would choose the angle and direction he was good at to shoot this time. However, Gu Liang did the opposite this time and directly caught the opponent's shot.
With this prejudgment mentality, he felt that the opponent's goalkeeper would definitely think that in this situation, he would choose the angle and direction that he was very good at to shoot. However, Gu Liang chose an angle that he was not good at this time, and from Cuju's
Judging from the flight trajectory, it was also a perfect shot. The Lions goalkeeper obviously had no time to save the ball.
Cao You thinks so too. Now, everyone in the Bird's Nest Stadium, from the commentators, to the leaders of other teams, to the players of both teams on the field, all believe that this goal will definitely be scored, and the score will be changed by the Goshawks.
Two to two, the two sides were tied, and because there was little game time left, the Lions could not score another goal in just two or three minutes, and the game would enter overtime. Once it entered overtime, the Lions
The Lions will be faced with the situation of having one less player on the field. At that time, the balance of victory will tilt to the side of the Goshawks. This is what everyone thinks.
Only Lu Yao felt that this shot might not be able to enter the goal steadily. The reason was that he just saw Gu Liang's pause of a few tenths of a second before taking the shot.
It was the pain coming from Gu Liang's left leg when he shot. Because he had to hurry up, Gu Liang did not wait for the pain to be relieved for most of the time before playing Cuju. Instead, he walked to the penalty spot not long after. And Gu Liang
When I was shooting just now, I was also affected by this injury.
So, one second later, although Cuju drew a perfect arc in the air, the wall was useless, and the Lions goalkeeper was too late to make the save. However, the seemingly perfect goal
, but in the end, under the watchful eyes of everyone, it hit the crossbar of the goal and bounced out.
Out of bounds, goal kick.
It can be said that Zhan Zhao was stunned for a moment when he blew the whistle. Even he felt that this goal must be scored. Who knew that the final result would be like this.
What this result brought about was that the Lions regained the ball, the score was not changed, and there were only two or three minutes left in the game.
Gu Liang stood there blankly, then gave a wry smile and began to prepare to enter a defensive state. However, the two forwards could also see that there was something wrong with Gu Liang's walking posture. Obviously, it was caused by Xu Ming's foul just now.
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The next two or three minutes of the game passed very quickly. One side was sure of victory, but the Goshawks on the other side admitted their defeat after witnessing that the captain's shot just failed to kick in. In the last two or three minutes,
, it passed very peacefully.
Finally, Zhan Zhao blew the whistle to end the game. This new Cuju competition ended suddenly, leaving everyone feeling unsatisfied. The final score on the court was fixed at two to one, and the Lions won
With victory in this game, they will advance to the next round and once again face their old rival in the warm-up match, Wenyuan Team.
As for the Goshawk Team, their journey to the new Cuju Competition has ended here. When Gu Liang kicked that ball, perhaps, no, it should be said that no one expected this result.