Chapter 175: Gorgeous passing and cutting cooperation, is this still the Chinese team?
"Lin Feng, do you have the confidence to lead the national team to win this game?"
"Lin Feng, what do you think of the Iraqi team as our opponent?"
"Lin Feng, what do you think of the player values that were just announced by the German transfer market early this morning?"
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March 3st, the day when the Chinese team played against the Iraqi team.
When the Chinese team's bus stopped outside the stadium, reporters who had been waiting there rushed forward and handed the microphone to Lin Feng from all directions.
Lin Feng raised his hands in surrender and said jokingly:
"Oh, I feel everyone's enthusiasm. Thank you for your support for the Chinese team. My teammates and I will definitely go all out to play this game well."
"We need to go to the stadium to prepare for the game now. Please make way for us. Thank you!"
After saying that, he walked towards the court under the cover of his teammates.
The reporters didn't make it difficult for him. They couldn't interview him now, but they would find a chance to interview him after the game.
However, this requires the Chinese team to win the game. If they lose, I'm afraid the players of the national team will not be in the mood to accept interviews.
The national football team leader quickly caught up with Lin Feng and said with a smile:
"I was just about to rescue you, but I didn't expect you to get out of trouble by yourself. It seems that those reporters still give you face!"
Lin Feng smiled and said, "Maybe they don't want to affect our preparations!"
The team leader smiled but said nothing. Those reporters didn't have such ethics. All they wanted was traffic.
Many of the groundless, slanderous and even fabricated reports about the Chinese national football team came from them.
These people have never been polite to others before. This time, probably because Lin Feng is so famous, they dare not offend Lin Feng.
I’m afraid that without Lin Feng as a resource, I won’t be able to get first-hand news!
Indeed, in any industry, one's own strength is the greatest reliance for gaining the respect of others.
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"CCTV, CCTV, dear audience friends, you are now watching the live broadcast of the second round of the 2007 Asian Cup qualifiers, where the Chinese team is away to challenge the Iraqi team."
"I'm the commentator He Wei!"
"I am Huang Jianxiang!"
Not only was this match of the Chinese national football team broadcast live by CCTV, but two of the fans' favorite commentators were also arranged to partner up to commentate on the match.
For fans who often follow Inter Milan games, these two are familiar faces.
This season, the two of them commented on many of Lin Feng's games for Inter Milan, so they were nicknamed Lin Feng's exclusive commentators by the fans.
Of course, this is just a joke and should not be taken seriously.
Before the game started, the two commentators began to introduce the starting lineups of the two teams to the audience.
Compared with the previous game against Palestine, there have been major changes in the Chinese national football team's lineup in this game.
Xie Hui, Li Jinyu and others who were sidelined due to injuries temporarily withdrew from the national team and did not appear in the 23-man roster.
Overseas players such as Lin Feng, Chen Tao, Feng Xiaoting, Zheng Zhi, Sun Jihai and Shao Jiayi all appeared in this game.
The Chinese national football team fielded the strongest lineup they can currently field!
"Although the Iraqi team was affected by the war and could not train and play normally for a long time, the Chinese team should not underestimate them. They are a strong team. Our goal today is to get three points and advance to the Asian Cup as the first in the group!"
Since there are several talented players in the team, Huang Jianxiang is more confident when speaking.
What's the point of fighting for a draw? Stop pretending. I'm going to be frank. We are here to get all three points!
"Yes, there are many things we need to pay attention to in the Iraqi team. For example, their forwards Younis, Karim and others all need to be guarded against carefully."
"But fans don't have to worry. On paper, there is a certain gap between the two teams' strength. The Chinese team is worth five times more than their opponents. Lin Feng alone is worth more than three times the entire Iraqi team!"
After the winter break, Lin Feng and Chen Tao's values both soared due to their outstanding performances in the league and the Champions League.
It goes without saying that Lin Feng's market value has reached 3400 million euros. Chen Tao's market value has also increased from 700 million euros last year to the current 1300 million euros, making him the second most valuable player in the national football team after Lin Feng.
The third place is not Sun Jihai and Zheng Zhi, the two veterans of the Chinese national football team, but Feng Xiaoting, who is a substitute in Barcelona.
Although he is not a starter for Barcelona, he is highly valued by Rijkaard and has made many appearances in the league and the Champions League. In addition, his performance has won unanimous praise from the outside world, which has increased his current market value to 800 million euros.
Compared to forwards and midfielders, defenders find it difficult to stand out on the field due to their position.
But even so, Feng Xiaoting still attracted a lot of attention with his outstanding performance.
Some famous figures in European football even think that his potential and future achievements will be higher than Chen Tao.
In addition to these three people, the value of the national youth players studying abroad has increased to a certain extent.
But because their starting point is relatively low, the rate of growth is also relatively limited, far less than Lin Feng and others.
Before the game started, both sides shook hands.
Lin Feng noticed that the Iraqi players were respectful and cautious when shaking hands with him.
Some people even had shining eyes, as if they saw their idols when they were chasing stars!
Lin Feng pays little attention to news in Asia and is not aware of his influence in Asian football.
Even before the latest transfer market announced his latest value, Lin Feng had already become a leading figure in Asian football thanks to last year's Golden Boy Award and his phenomenal performance at Inter Milan.
After his value soared to 3400 million euros, surpassing all Asian players in history, he is undisputedly the number one in Asia.
Facing such a top football star, it is inevitable that the Iraqi players would feel nervous.
However, among these people, Lin Feng noticed that there was a guy staring at him with eager eyes, as if he wanted to compete with him on the court to see whether this world-class star was really that powerful!
Lin Feng had read the Iraqi team's information before the game and recognized the opponent at a glance - Younis Mahmoud.
Seeing the other person's gaze, Lin Feng nodded at him friendly.
Eunice was stunned for a moment, as if he didn't expect the other party to be so polite, which made him feel a little embarrassed.
Since Iraq unexpectedly lost to Singapore in the first round, there should be no more surprises in this game.
In addition, the Chinese team sent out a very luxurious lineup, so Iraq also put all its main forces and sent out the strongest lineup to fight a decisive battle with the Chinese team!
However, at the beginning of the game, before the Chinese team started to attack, the Iraqi team very honestly withdrew its defense line, retreated to its own half, and launched a defensive counterattack.
"What does it mean?"
"The game has just begun, do you have to be so realistic?"
"Does the Iraqi team have no dreams at all? They should at least attack for one or two rounds before retreating to defend. Isn't that shameless?"
"What's the use of having a face? It can't be used to make a living. If I were to face the current Chinese team, I would also retreat and park the bus!"
When the fans saw the Iraqi team's choice, they were immediately furious and started a heated discussion online. Some people felt ashamed of their choice, while others understood the Iraqis' decision.
But more of them are the various ideas that fans have given to the national football team:
"It seems that the opponent came prepared. I'm afraid the Chinese national football team will face a tough battle!"
"I think the Chinese national football team can rely on set pieces to find opportunities. Don't forget that Lin Feng's free kicks and corner kicks are his best scoring methods. As long as the Iraqi team dares to give them a chance, let them remember it!"
"It's not as simple as saying it. After all, a free kick is not a penalty kick. Whether it can be scored depends on the players' condition and skills. Since the Iraqi team dared to do this, they must have studied the offensive characteristics of the Chinese team, especially Lin Feng, before the game. So I don't think this set-piece trick may work!"
"What are you afraid of? If set pieces don't work, then use long shots. If long shots don't work, then use the Chinese national football team's favorite cross from the bottom to solve the battle!"
"With Xie Hui not on the field, I doubt Gao Lin's heading ability, and the cross from the bottom may not work!"
Amid the quarrels among the fans, the Chinese national football team's attack began.
After getting the ball, Lin Feng was not in a hurry to attack, but patiently passed the ball to Chen Tao and others.
The players of the Iraqi team were very nervous, staring intently at Lin Feng and the ball under his feet. Whenever Lin Feng made a move, they would follow immediately. And it was not just one person who did so, everyone around him would move closer to Lin Feng.
After a few simple attempts, Lin Feng understood it instantly.
In this game, I am the opponent's defensive focus!
This kind of thing is not uncommon. Not to mention the Iraqi team doing this, even in the Serie A league, there are many team coaches who will list themselves as key targets for defense.
There is no way, Lin Feng’s threat is too great!
If we make an analogy, the treatment Lin Feng enjoys in Iraq is almost the same as the treatment Messi enjoys in the Guoan team.
In 2010, Barcelona played a friendly match with Guoan at the Bird's Nest. In that match, Guoan arranged four players to guard Messi, but it was useless and they lost 0:3 in the end.
After Lin Feng discovered the opponent's defensive tactics, he consciously began to increase his range of activities, using large-scale running and frequent cross-position changes to disrupt the opponent's defense.
On the court, almost every player has his own activity area. Unless they are free men throughout the game, they cannot leave their position for too long.
Therefore, the larger Lin Feng's range of movement and the more frequent the cross-position changes, the easier it is for the Iraqi players to make mistakes when defending.
In the 11th minute of the first half, taking advantage of the opponent's full-back coming forward to assist in defense and not having time to retreat, Lin Feng quickly passed the ball to the wing.
After receiving the ball, Gao Lin dribbled towards the penalty area, attracting the attention of two opposing defensive players.
At this time, Lin Feng also got rid of the defensive player and entered the left side of the penalty area.
Gao Lin made a reverse triangle pass and passed the ball to Lin Feng.
Before Lin Feng could catch the ball, another central defender of the Iraqi team rushed towards him.
However, Lin Feng did not intend to catch the ball. After seeing the opponent's action, he gently pushed the ball with the outside of his foot. The ball passed under the opponent's crotch and rolled to the empty space in the middle of the penalty area.
A white figure rushed past, received Lin Feng's pass in the middle of the penalty area, and completed the shot.
The Iraqi team's goalkeeper's attention was attracted by Lin Feng and Gao Lin on the left, and he stood a little to the left. When Chen Tao shot, it was too late for him to save the shot.
The ball rolled into the net without any surprise, and the score became 1:0.
The Chinese team took the lead early in the 11th minute of the first half!
"The ball is in!"
"The player who scored for the Chinese team was No. 10 player Chen Tao!"
"Incredible, incredible!"
"The Chinese team's cooperation this time was very smooth and pleasing to the eye. Can you imagine that this was the passing and cutting cooperation played by the Chinese team?"
In the studio, the two commentators were having so much fun.
On the bulletin boards and forums, the guys watching the game are even crazier than them.
"Oh my god, am I seeing this right? Is this really the Chinese team?"
"Has the Chinese team evolved? When did they become able to play with such smooth coordination?"
"Lin Feng played this ball really well. His passing, positioning, receiving and passing were all correct. It was as if he had a God's perspective and knew exactly what to do!"
"Yes, these few moves really show his skill. This is also the difference between a talented player and an ordinary player!"
"Don't just praise Lin Feng, praise Gao Lin too. Gao Lin did a great job this time!"
"Gao Lin is a great player as a wingman, but it seems a bit difficult for him to be a main attacker!"
"It's a pity that we don't have a top striker here!"
"Didn't Lin Feng play as a striker before? Why don't we let him try?"
"Let Lin Feng play as a striker, then who will be in the midfield? Although Chen Tao is very powerful, he definitely cannot replace Lin Feng's position!"
"Hey, why can't God give us another Lin Feng?"
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On the field, Chen Tao, who scored a goal, was very excited and rushed to the visiting team's stands.
His teammates followed in his footsteps, and everyone had a bright smile on their faces.
The fans in the stands were obviously excited by this goal. While shouting "Awesome" they waved the national flags vigorously. For a moment the stands were filled with fluttering red flags!
There were a lot of Chinese fans who came to watch the game, more than 8000 in total. The visiting team's stands were dyed a sea of red by the Chinese fans wearing red jerseys.
But unfortunately, the Chinese national team used the visiting team's white jerseys in this game.
"That was a beautiful pass just now!"
Chen Tao hugged Lin Feng warmly and praised his passing skills.
"Your timing was also great. If you had hesitated for even a second, you would have missed this opportunity!"
"Haha, you're the best at spreading the word!"
"No, it's your timing that's right!"
Gao Lin was speechless: "That's enough, you two guys. How long are you going to keep bragging about your business to each other?
I also contributed a lot to this goal, so next time, remember to pass me a good ball so that I can also satisfy my craving for scoring a goal! ”
Because he often kicked the ball away, Gao Lin was given the nickname Gao Airplane.
Gao Lin really doesn't like being called by this nickname, it is simply a shame for a striker.
As for how to prove to the outside world that he is not Gao Feiji, he naturally has to use goals to speak.
Gao Lin felt that his archery skills had improved a lot in the past six months, and he was no longer the Wu Xia A'mon of the past.
All he lacks now is a great opportunity!
"The Iraqi team will definitely attack after falling behind. There will be opportunities for counterattacks later. If you want to shoot, you have to run faster!"
(End of this chapter)
