Chapter 70: Riding alone for a thousand miles, conquering another city!
Fortunately, Xie Hui survived that period of depression. When many fans thought he might become depressed, the veteran adjusted his condition in time and enjoyed a second spring after recovering from his injury.
Judging from his performance in this East Asian Cup, his current strength is no less than that of his past.
Even because the Chinese national football team has a new midfielder like Lin Feng, his type of stationary center forward who needs the support of his teammates has become popular again.
As long as his own condition does not decline, he should have a place in the national football team for a long time to come.
After leading 2:0, the Chinese national team played more relaxed.
With all the psychological pressure relieved, the players of the Chinese national football team performed better and better, and their various small-scale passing and cutting combinations were dazzling.
The fans were stunned and felt somewhat unfamiliar with the performance of this Chinese national football team.
Is this the kind of coordination our national team can perform?
Am I dreaming?
Compared to them, North Koreans prefer to think they are dreaming.
Because during this period of time, they were almost suffocated by the attack of the Chinese national football team.
In the 33rd minute, the Chinese national football team's attack caused chaos in the North Korean penalty area.
The Chinese national team's first shot missed, and the follow-up shot hit the post, but the ball was still in the hands of the Chinese team.
Just as Zhao Xuri on the outside was hesitating whether to kick the ball blindly or pass it back to the penalty area for his teammates to compete for the header, an accident occurred in the penalty area.
In the chaos, someone from the Chinese national football team fell in the penalty area of the North Korean team.
The Chinese players nearby raised their hands to signal that the opposing players had committed a foul and protested to the referee.
But the referee hesitated for a moment and ultimately did not make any comment.
Perhaps he felt that giving the Chinese national team two penalties in a row within 20 minutes was a bit too much!
The North Korean team, which escaped the disaster, immediately made a substitution. Kim Cheol-ho, who performed very well in the first two games, replaced Kim Myeong-chul.
Obviously, the North Korean team did not give up and they are still trying to strengthen their attack in order to equalize the score.
Kim Cheol-ho's appearance did bring some changes to North Korea's offense.
In the 35th minute, Kim Cheol-ho used his speed to break through the wing and passed the ball into the penalty area, but Park Sung-kwan's shot was saved by Li Leilei.
In the 37th minute, North Korea made a lob pass behind the Chinese defense line, posing a threat. Kim Cheol-ho took the ball in the middle of the penalty area and made a fake move to get rid of the defense. Fortunately, Li Weifeng made timely defense to block his shot.
One minute later, North Korea posed a threat again. Kim Cheol-ho made a cross from the right side and it went past Li Leilei. Fortunately, Feng Xiaoting at the back post blocked the ball in front of the goal.
The North Korean team's attack made the Chinese national team fans break out in a cold sweat. If Feng Xiaoting hadn't cleared the ball in front of the goal, the opponent would have scored.
During this period, the North Korean team's offensive has improved again, especially the newly replaced Kim Cheol-ho.
He was extremely active after coming on the court, causing considerable trouble for the Chinese team's defense.
In this game, Zhu Guanghu made adjustments to the two full-backs of the national team. Sun Xiang and Xu Yunlong both sat on the bench to rest.
The two starting full-backs are Wang Liang and Zheng Bin. Wang Liang's situation is relatively okay, but Zheng Bin is facing Kim Cheol-ho and was a bit embarrassed by the opponent's breakthroughs during this period.
This made Zhu Guanghu a little restless, and he began to wonder whether he should learn from the North Korean team and make substitutions in the first half?
But he eventually gave up the idea. Substituting players in the first half was equivalent to directly telling the players that he was dissatisfied with his performance.
This is harsh criticism for the players and may lead to a deterioration in the relationship between players and coaches.
The first half is almost over and the Chinese national team is still two goals ahead. There is no need to be so anxious.
In the 40th minute, Kim Cheol-ho, who was becoming more and more confident as he played, got the ball on the wing. Just when he was about to repeat his old trick, someone from the Chinese national team suddenly rushed out from the side.
Kim Cheol-ho was taken aback and tried to use his speed to escape the opponent's pressure.
But the opponent was also very fast, and not only did he fail to shake off the opponent, but he also fell into the trap and was double-teamed by two Chinese national team players.
Before Kim Cheol-ho could see clearly who the opponent was, the ball was snatched away from his feet.
He turned around suddenly, and only then did he see clearly who this Cheng Yaojin who suddenly appeared out of nowhere was - China's team's number eight, Lin Feng!
After cooperating with Zheng Bin to snatch the ball from Jin Zhehao's feet, Lin Feng strode towards the North Korean team's half with the ball. At the same time, other players of the Chinese national football team also quickly followed up, and in an instant, the Chinese national football team completed the transition from offense to defense.
Xie Hui and Gao Lin, who were at the front, were sprinting at full speed, and the North Korean defenders were forced to retreat with them.
This resulted in them temporarily being unable to spare any manpower to intercept Lin Feng who was running with the ball.
The North Koreans may feel that Lin Feng is still quite far away from the goal and does not pose much of a threat for the time being.
Compared with him, Xie Hui, who has scored two goals in previous games, is obviously a greater threat.
Making such a judgment obviously proves that the North Korean team does not know much about the Chinese team's playing style and Lin Feng's own strength.
If they had watched the video of the match in which the Chinese national team defeated the South Korean team 3:0 a few more times, they would not have made such a low-level mistake.
"Here it comes, Lin Feng's classic long-distance attack is here!"
"What's going on with the North Korean team? Why don't they send anyone to defend Lin Feng? Are they just going to let him carry on like this?"
Seeing Lin Feng running with the ball, the fans of the Chinese national football team instantly became excited.
Ever since Lin Feng changed to play as an organizing midfielder, they haven't seen him dribbling the ball and breaking through the defense alone for a long time.
Lin Feng’s speed was so fast that he caught up with teammates including Xie Hui and Gao Lin while running.
Now, North Korea's defenders no longer have to worry about who to defend.
They abandoned their targets and rushed towards Lin Feng.
The first to arrive was North Korea's No. 5 Han Chengzhe. He tried to keep pace with Lin Feng, disrupt Lin Feng's dribbling rhythm from the side, and wait for an opportunity to destroy the ball from under his feet.
But he obviously overestimated his own speed and underestimated Lin Feng's speed.
As soon as he approached, Lin Feng accelerated and increased the distance between them.
Then there is no more...
Han Chengzhe used all his strength and sprinted at full speed, but he could not catch up with Lin Feng's pace. He could only watch in despair as the other party ran further and further away.
Another North Korean defender, Park Cheol-jin, was shocked when he saw his teammate being passed by and did not dare to rush forward to grab the ball.
But Lin Feng was getting deeper and deeper, getting closer and closer to his own goal.
If you retreat any further, the opponent will rush into your penalty area!
Park Cheol-jin finally couldn't sit still anymore and was forced to come up and stop Lin Feng.
He had already thought it through and was determined to keep the opponent out of the penalty area even if it meant committing a foul.
The idea was good, but he seemed to be missing something.
Seeing Park Cheol-jin rushing up, Lin Feng suddenly passed the ball.
Park Cheol-jin was stunned for a moment, then saw Gao Lin following up and receiving the ball, then passing it back to the penalty area.
While he was stunned, Lin Feng had already bypassed him and entered the penalty area.
Alone!
The North Korean goalkeeper left the goal and tried to snatch the ball away when Lin Feng received it.
But Lin Feng lightly kicked the football with his toes, and it flew over his head, drew a parabola in the air, and fell into the goal.
3: 0!
Lin Feng scored his second goal in this East Asian Cup and helped the Chinese national team further expand the score before the end of the first half.
After scoring this goal, the Chinese national football team has basically secured the victory!
With such a huge lead, it will be difficult for them to lose unless they follow the example of a certain team and pop champagne at halftime!
(End of this chapter)
