Chapter 147 What does it mean to protect the ball at the emperor level?
Many of the fans at the scene are old fans who watch football frequently. They have seen too many examples of counterattacks initiated by long passes to wingers in league and national team games.
However, this tactic does not work every time. To complete such an attack, players need to have extremely strong personal abilities.
Speed, dribbling, passing skills, man-ball combination and shooting ability are all indispensable.
If one of them is missing, the outcome of the game could be completely different.
Moreover, the Chinese team's counterattack was launched from the left. Lin Feng used his left foot when dribbling the ball, but when he touched the ball before, Spanish fans clearly noticed that his dominant foot was his right foot.
This shows that this guy's left and right feet are very balanced, with no obvious weak foot.
No wonder this guy was elected this year's Golden Boy Award with a high vote, he is really very strong!
Although one goal cannot fully prove his strength, from this goal, Spanish fans who understand football have already realized how terrifying Lin Feng is.
What surprised them was that Lin Feng's distinctive technical characteristics clearly made him a good winger.
But why didn't he play as a winger, but was placed in midfield by the coach?
If only the head coach of the Chinese team did this, they could still mock the Chinese coach for not understanding football.
But the problem is that Mancini did the same thing at Inter Milan.
Why is this?
The answer will soon be revealed!
The Chinese team's 'unexpected' lead stunned all the players and coaches of Navarra.
They fired more than a dozen shots around the Chinese team's goal but failed to score a goal. The opponents only took two shots to score?
The opponent's luck is really incredible!
Although they admitted that Lin Feng was indeed quite capable, the ball he just scored was definitely a lucky shot.
The goalkeeper's attack just happened to hit the ball into an empty area, where the only midfielder of the Chinese team who could deliver accurate passes happened to be.
The opponent just passed the ball before Navarra's players pressed.
This series of coincidences led to this goal. If any one of them went wrong, the score would still be 0:0.
The players of Navarra could not accept the fact that their team lost to the Chinese team. They looked down on the Chinese team and felt that the Chinese team was not on the same level as them. It was really shameful to lose to their opponents in such a frustrating way!
So, after the restart, Navarra not only failed to learn from the lesson and increase its defensive efforts, but instead put almost all its forces into the offense.
Judging from their posture, it seems that they are planning to defeat the Chinese team completely in one fell swoop!
However, due to the snowfall, Osasuna's home field became quite slippery. Navarra, which originally had the advantage of home field, should be more adapted to such a field.
But after they got anxious, the players seemed to lose their composure and forgot that the field was slippery.
In the 66th minute, after Navarra got rid of the defender laterally in the midfield, he looked up to observe the position of his teammates in the penalty area. He had already seen the gap between the defenders and was about to raise his leg to try to send a through pass.
However, when he was about to pass the ball, his supporting leg suddenly slipped. Not only did he fail to kick the ball, but he also fell flat on the court.
Lin Feng was returning to defense from the frontcourt. As soon as he got nearby, he saw the opponent fall down inexplicably. The ball fell on the open space in front of him and no one cared.
Is there such a good thing?
Lin Feng didn't waste even a second and kicked the ball away.
The Navarra players nearby did not seem to expect such a sudden change on the field. After reacting, they hurriedly pressed Lin Feng.
Since it was Navarra's offensive turn, teammates were all rushing towards the opponent's half, leaving their own backcourt very empty.
If they let the opponent pass the ball, or charge towards their own goal with the ball like they did just now, their goal would be in danger.
However, when they all subconsciously rushed towards Lin Feng, the biggest threat to the Chinese team, the defensive pressure on Li Yi, who was at the front, was much less.
"Emperor, catch the ball!"
Lin Feng saw Li Yi's running position, estimated the amount of time in advance, and passed the ball before the opponent's defensive players pressed over.
Li Yi heard Lin Feng's call. He was about to turn around to observe his teammate's passing route, but out of the corner of his eye he saw the football rolling past him along the grass.
Wow, that was a great pass!
Li Yi's eyes lit up. The angle, speed and strength of this pass were all just right, allowing him to receive the ball very comfortably.
The quality of this pass feels much better than those foreign players in the Chinese Super League.
As expected of a Golden Boy Award winner, his strength must be praised!
Li Yi got the ball comfortably, but when he received it, the opponent's defender had already approached him.
The defender of Navarra was so angry with Lin Feng because it was this guy who dribbled past him and scored a goal that changed the situation of the game.
Now that guy made another deadly through pass.
Fortunately, the Chinese team's forward did not accelerate before receiving the ball, otherwise he would have been left behind.
The Navarra defenders were not too impressed with the striker.
Perhaps, in the entire Chinese team, the only player who impressed him the most was Lin Feng.
"The opponent's defender is coming close. It's a pity that Li Yi and Lin Feng don't have enough tacit understanding. Otherwise, they should have accelerated just now. In that case, they would have been alone now!"
In the commentary booth of CCTV, the two commentators saw the opponent's defender catch up with Li Yi, and their tone was full of regret.
In their opinion, with the close interference of the defenders and the blocking of the goalkeeper, the Chinese team's attack would most likely end in failure.
Alas, it’s a pity that Lin Feng missed such a good pass.
However, just when everyone thought that Li Yi could not get rid of the entanglement of the defender, Emperor Li Yi made an unexpected move.
When the opponent caught up with him and tried to stretch his foot to grab the ball, Li Yi seemed to have predicted the opponent's action. After stepping on the ball with one foot, he turned 360 degrees and pulled the ball with the other foot.
Marseille slalom?
The opponent's defender was stunned for a moment, but it didn't seem right.
Because the opponent's proficiency in this move was so poor. In all his years of playing football, he had never seen such a bad Marseille turn!
Forget it, never mind. There is such a big space, when should we grab it if not now?
He seized the opportunity to kick Li Yi, and at the same time used his body to exert force in a concealed manner, disrupting Li Yi's balance and trying to make him fall to the ground.
As long as Li Yi fell down while dribbling the ball, the Chinese team's attack would be completely stalled.
Li Yi's butt was hit by the opponent's crotch, and he fell forward, almost losing his balance.
But after staggering a few times, he steadied himself and did not fall.
Moreover, during this process, Li Yi did not forget to protect the ball. It was not known whether his skills were well-practiced or it was a coincidence, but under the pressure of the opponent's defender, he was forced to turn 360 degrees again. What's more, the ball was still at his feet.
After completing two 2-degree turns in a row, Li Yi himself felt dizzy and lost his direction.
When the dizzy Li Yi looked up, he was shocked to find that the defensive player beside him was gone, and the goal was right in front of him!
Li Yi was so overjoyed that he didn't bother to think about such profound questions as where the opponent's defender had gone. He immediately started running with the ball.
The time has come to break the national team’s goal drought!
The goalkeeper of the Navarra team obviously didn't expect the opponent to get rid of his defender in such an incredible way. Seeing Li Yi rushing towards his penalty area, he panicked for a moment. When he retreated, he slipped and fell in his own penalty area. The Spanish fans in the stands and the Navarra coach in the coaching booth all had their eyes wide open. The home court made a mistake for me!
Li Yi was still racking his brains over how to get past the goalkeeper, when he suddenly saw the opponent's goalkeeper was so intimidated by his great aura that he fell down. He was overjoyed and did not even move into the penalty area. He swung his leg and shot the ball.
Bang, the football hit the crossbar!
No way, is it possible not to score even though the goal is empty?
Li Yi was shocked when he heard the sound of the football hitting the goal frame, but fortunately the football hit the inside of the crossbar and finally bounced into the net.
Li Yi was overjoyed. Regardless of how low the temperature was, he took off his jersey and started running around the field.
It’s not easy. The last time I scored a goal for the national team was a year and a half ago.
Since 2004, he has suffered a goal drought for both the national team and the club.
But with his breakthrough in the club this year, he finally broke the league's goal drought, leaving only the national team's goal drought to be broken.
Now, even this last link has been completed.
Li Yi was so happy that he wanted to sing a song!
Looking at Li Yi who was celebrating wildly, Lin Feng couldn't help but put his hand on his forehead.
If I am not mistaken, the two Marseille turns that Li Yi performed just now should be his famous Bengbu turn, right?
I had only seen it on TV before, but I never thought that one day I would be able to see it with my own eyes on the field.
This is really... well... impressive!
Lin Feng said that he didn't understand it, but he was deeply shocked!
As for Li Yi's frustrating shooting skills, Lin Feng could only say that his basic skills were not very good.
After seeing the strength of the top shooters in the club, Lin Feng couldn't bear to look at these rough guys in the national team.
Poor shooting, poor positioning, poor awareness...
Although they are all forwards, these teammates in the national team are from completely different worlds from those in the club!
……
"The ball went in!!!"
"The one who scored for the Chinese team was Li Yi!"
“自2004年7月21日，亚洲杯小组赛李毅帮助中国队5-0大胜印度尼西亚以来，李毅终于打破了国家队的进球荒！”
Inside the CCTV studio, the two commentators were extremely excited.
This is especially true after watching the ups and downs of the game just now.
"Although the process was a bit bumpy and even outrageous, the result was good. The score of 2:0 gave the Chinese team a huge advantage!"
"Haha, Navarra's players are completely confused. They can't seem to understand why the Chinese team is so efficient in scoring goals!"
They scored two goals with three shots. Not to mention them, anyone else would be stunned.
Just as the CCTV commentator said, the Navarra players on the opposing team had obviously begun to doubt their lives.
Since Lin Feng came on the court, the Chinese team's offensive threat has skyrocketed, with their two counterattacks each more outrageous than the last.
If the first goal was still within their understanding, then the second goal was beyond their cognition.
Our players made two consecutive key mistakes, while the opponent's forward broke free from the defense with one, no, two clumsy Marseille turns.
When watching Li Yi dribbling the ball, many players felt that he was about to fall down at any time, but he did not fall down. Although he was robbed of the ball in a very embarrassing way, he always kept the ball firmly under his feet.
Compared with Li Yi's shooting skills, his ability to protect the ball is obviously more impressive to his opponents.
……
Although the process of taking the lead was outrageous, the 2-goal advantage was real.
After Li Yi expanded the lead, Zhu Guanghu was completely relieved. He stopped hanging around on the sidelines and sat down comfortably in the coaching seat.
"It's true that the team feels completely different with or without Lin Feng!"
Zhu Guanghu rubbed his hands and exhaled while sighing.
Assistant coaches such as Li Shubin, Guo Zuojin and Xu Tao nodded.
Before Lin Feng came on the court, the Chinese team was in a completely passive position.
After he came on the pitch, he helped the Chinese team score two goals in just two counterattack opportunities.
Not only did it help the Chinese team break their previous goal drought, but it also allowed the Chinese team to taste the long-lost taste of victory.
"It's a pity that we only have one Lin Feng in our team. If the team were full of players of his level, it wouldn't be that difficult to qualify for the World Cup again!"
"That's too conservative. If the whole team is made up of players of Lin Feng's level, then our goal won't be to qualify for the World Cup again, but to win the World Cup!"
After everyone thought about it carefully, they all felt that it made sense.
One Lin Feng can change the situation. If there are 11 teams of Lin Feng's level, then they will be the favorites to win the World Cup, right?
If this is really possible, then Chinese football will truly rise!
"Unfortunately, there is only one Lin Feng in China!"
The fantasy was shattered and everyone returned to reality, sighing for a moment.
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The Navarra team was obviously stunned. The Chinese team's counterattack was so sharp that they were somewhat restrained for a while.
I want to attack but I'm afraid of losing the ball. If I don't attack, I will just die a slow death.
As the hesitation dragged on, 70 minutes passed quickly.
There is really not much time left for the Navarra team!
Damn it, at worst I’ll just die, so I’ll just fight them!
At the last moment of the game, the Navarra team finally united their thoughts and launched a decisive counterattack against the Chinese team.
But the Chinese team was no longer under any pressure at this point. In addition, the slippery field limited the opponent's ground coordination. For a while, the Chinese team was evenly matched with their opponents.
In the 78th minute, the Chinese team almost expanded their lead again.
After Lin Feng stole the ball in the middle, he launched an offensive and then passed the ball to Li Yi who was retreating to receive the ball. After receiving the ball, Li Yi passed it to Sun Xiang on the side.
Sun Xiang dribbled the ball to the bottom and made a cross, then sent the ball into the penalty area with a half-high kick.
Mao Jianqing, who was covering the middle, swept the ball into the goal with his leg.
But just as he was about to celebrate the goal, the linesman raised his flag to signal that he was offside.
What a pity, Mao Jianqing played very well in this shot, and the quality of his shot was much better than the one Li Yi just shot.
Although Mao Jianqing's character is very controversial, he is still very strong.
If I could correct my bad habits, perhaps I could achieve greater success in football.
In the last ten minutes of the game, neither side was able to change the score, and the score remained 2:0 until the end.
After Lin Feng returned to the national team, the Chinese team finally achieved a long-awaited victory.
(End of this chapter)
