Chapter 488: The Competition for the Golden Globe Awards
De Sart completely lost confidence, but he didn't show it, still standing on the sidelines to direct the game, still shouting to make Belgium play more positive.
It's hard to say how much confidence the Belgian players have on the pitch.
If they are simply two goals behind, they will not lose confidence, because half time is not over, and in consecutive goals, two goals are not an absolute difference, and they have a chance to recover.
But......
The opposition is a player who has scored four goals and is still a player who is being targeted by them.
This is unacceptable.
The current game almost shows that their defense has no meaning, try to mark and limit, the opponent can still score four, let go of the defensive restrictions, isn't the opponent scoring at will?
How else is this kicked?
After the restart, Belgium's performance was obviously affected, most of the players were a little chaotic in their movements, there were no players to fill the empty spaces when attacking, and they couldn't even see the formation when defending.
The Chinese team is getting better and better.
As long as you are a professional player, you like to play a tailwind, the Chinese team has a two-goal lead, with the very efficient Zhen Shaolong in it, and the players on the field feel that there is no suspense in the game.
Nature.
They don't have any pressure.
In the absence of pressure, every player showed positive form, played and cooperated smoothly, and the overall performance went up a notch.
The goals were also coming quickly.
In the 43rd minute, Zhou Haibing crossed from the right edge of the penalty area, Dong Fang's table grabbed the point successfully, and swept the ball into the far corner of the goal with a wave of his foot.
5 to 2!
"Dong Fang table! He scored the fifth goal for China, and it was a beautiful goal......"
The commentator launched an analysis, "Recently, the Chinese team has played very well, continuously threatening the Belgian goal, and the final goal is Dong Fang's table, which can also be seen here that the gap between players in other positions and the striker, just now Zheng Zhi and Zhao Xu have a chance, Zheng Zhi still has two shots, but the final goal is Dong Fang's table, there is only one chance, he scored the ball!" ”
"In terms of the ability to seize opportunities, the strikers are obviously a big ......"
The narrator did not talk about Zhen Shaolong.
Of course.
All fans know that Zhen Shaolong's ability to seize opportunities is the real toughness, he was only marked with a few touches, and fifty percent of the touches were converted into goals.
That's what really tough!
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At the end of the first half, the score was 5-2, and the Chinese team led Belgium by three goals. ”
During the intermission, various media, commentators, and football celebrities also discussed the game.
"Zhen Shaolong's performance on the field is too casual, he can almost find a chance to score the ball!"
"Belgium really has no good way to face such a Zhen Shaolong!"
"The rest of the Chinese team also performed well, especially in the second half of the first half, everyone found their ......"
"Zhen Shaolong has attracted a lot of defensive attention, and if others don't perform well, it's really too bad!"
"There is no suspense in the game, the Chinese team is three goals ahead, and they can still be caught up, there is really nothing to say!"
“……”
In the midst of many discussions, the second half was fast in coming.
Belgium definitely want to win, and a draw would be an early elimination, but they need to score at least three goals if they want to catch up.
It's hard.
If they want to seize the last hope, they can only fight hard, and at the same time, they must also take care of the backcourt defense, at least against Zhen Shaolong's defense, they can't relax for a moment.
Belgium stepped up their attack in the second half.
Although the strategy adopted is correct, it is too difficult to take care of both the front and back of the field, Belgium opened with two good offensive waves, and then there were problems as a whole, the back line had to take care of the defense, the insertion was not so forward, the midfield was eager to score, many players attacked very forward, which also led to the disconnection of the overall formation, and the midfield seemed to become a vacuum.
It's fatal.
The Chinese team seized the opportunity.
In the 57th minute, Zheng Zhi made a direct pass outside the penalty area, Dong Fangping shot from the left side of the penalty area, the football was blocked by the opponent's defender, and then Zhou Haibing, who followed him, sent the ball into the goal with one kick when no one was defending.
6 to 2!
And that's not all!
After a simple celebration, the next wave of the Chinese team's offensive hit directly into the penalty area, and the unguarded Dong Fangtable kicked again, and the football hit the opponent's defender and bounced to the leg of Zhen Shaolong, who was closely defended.
"Nirvana" triggers!
The ball bounced quickly into the near corner of the goal.
The Belgian players in the box were all stunned, they couldn't imagine that football would fly into the goal like this.
"That's too lucky, isn't it?"
"It's against the sky!"
"How do you still kick? This guy is strong and lucky, God is probably standing behind him......"
"I thought of it! I remember that he had a nickname of 'Son of God', because in the game, he always scored a balloon, as if God was always helping him......"
“……”
Belgium is really helpless.
The score became 7-2 on the field, is there any point in continuing to struggle?
De Sart replied with action, and he immediately signaled for the fourth official to make a substitution, with Fermaelen and Dibili being replaced, and two marginal substitutes coming on.
That's giving up.
It's a bit of a stretch to not give up at the last minute in a big international game, but anyone can understand Belgium's approach to coach De Sart, and it's important to train young players when they're five goals down rather than struggling because the latter don't make sense and they're going to lose the game.
Soon.
Duisevic also made a substitution, and Zhen Shaolong, who scored five goals individually, was replaced.
Hao Lin appeared.
Zhen Shaolong was the first to be replaced, not only because he performed too well and let him enjoy the cheers of the fans, but also because of physical considerations, the Olympic competition is intensive, and the three games in the group stage are only three days apart, and if you play a full 90-minute game, the state of the next game may be affected.
Duisevic hopes that Zhen Shaolong can always say that he is in shape.
Zhen Shaolong's departure made Belgium breathe a long sigh of relief, but they were also replaced by two main players, Belgium's overall strength is not much better than the Chinese team, most of the players play in the Belgian league, and most of them are substitutes.
The Chinese team is the host, and the National Olympic team is expected to be more fully prepared.
Now that the main players of both sides are off the field, it is not easy for Belgium to play an advantage, not to mention that they are behind by a large score, and their mentality has also been greatly affected.
This is reflected in the game.
In the 81st minute, Hao Lin, who came on as a substitute, received a peripheral pass in front of the goal, rushed to the top with a clean and neat fish, and successfully sent the ball into the goal.
8 to 2!
This is also the score at the end.
The Chinese team successfully defeated Belgium and won the second game of Group C.
Two games, six points.
The match between Brazil and New Zealand, which was played at the same time, also came to an end quickly, with the mighty Brazil scoring five goals in a single game and winning strongly against New Zealand, the weakest team in the group.
So far.
The race to qualify for Group C of the Olympics has come to an end.
China and Brazil have both won both games and have six points to qualify, while Belgium and New Zealand have no chance at all and can only accept the fate of elimination.
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After the game.
The media is full of relevant news.
The news of the Chinese team's group stage two rounds ahead of schedule has swiped the news reports on the Internet, and each media will have a lot of space to talk about, and the prime-time news of the national television station has taken two minutes to briefly report on the game.
The news is only two minutes long, and it is not easy.
The last time football news appeared on national television was in the 2002 World Cup in South Korea and Japan, when every game of the Chinese team would receive huge attention.
Pity......
It's all tears when you talk about it!
Now the Chinese Olympic team is very competitive, with two big wins to qualify strongly, and suddenly became the darling of the news, but the news of the group qualification, the degree of attention completely overshadowed the news such as "so-and-so athlete won the gold medal" and "so-and-so project won three golds".
That's how much football gets noticed.
Nature.
Zhen Shaolong, the best performer of the National Olympic team, also appeared in the focus news report, and in the two-minute picture of the national television station, Zhen Shaolong was given six shots in a row, with a total time of one minute and 23 seconds.
The length of time is also understandable.
Two games.
Zhen Shaolong scored nine goals!
Nine balls!
The Chinese team scored a total of 14 goals, and Zhen Shaolong scored nine goals alone, and it is not an exaggeration to say that Zhen Shaolong single-handedly brought the Chinese team out of the group stage.
The coverage of national television is like this, and the coverage of other media can be imagined.
Zhen Shaolong has been portrayed as the most positive star, his goals have been reported one by one, and in the eyes of many Chinese fans, Zhen Shaolong is the world's No. 1 star.
It's a star, not a striker!
Many media will refer to Zhen Shaolong as the 'most efficient striker', but it is difficult to say the best star, after all, the midfield and the forward line are not the same concept, and the importance of each position in the game is also different, most people think that the best is the midfield player, that is, the core player in the squad.
Just think of the stars.
Ronaldinho.
Kaka.
Messi.
Totti.
Gerrard.
Riquelme.
Pirlo.
Wait a minute.
In almost all teams, the best players are in the middle of the midfield.
The European Ballon d'Or award can also explain something, after entering the 2,000 years, there is only one striker who has won the Ballon d'Or, only Shepchenko, and most of the other award-winning players are the core of the midfield, they may not score as many goals, but their importance is affirmed.
Now Chinese fans believe that Zhen Shaolong is the best star.
That's a pretty good thing.
Meantime.
Zhen Shaolong's excellent performance has also been recognized by the world media.
Although they did not talk about 'Zhen Shaolong is the best player', some media reports believe that Zhen Shaolong is likely to win this year's Ballon d'Or.
Zhen Shaolong performed perfectly in the club, and his crazy goals led Newcastle United to win the Premier League and FA Cup, coupled with his performance in the Olympic arena, he did not need to lead the team to China to win the championship, and only now that he has qualified for the group, he has already proved himself.
"World Sports News" said, "This year's Golden Ball competition will be the 'Triwizard Competition', C-Ronaldo, Messi and Zhen Shaolong." ”
"Judging from the current situation, Messi has little hope of winning the award, Cristiano Ronaldo led Manchester United to win the European championship, and Zhen Shaolong has crazy performances in club and national team."
"Both of them have a chance!"
"But considering that Zhen Shaolong has scored too many goals, he even led China on his own and easily qualified from Group C, Zhen Shaolong will have a much better chance of winning the award than C-Ronaldo......"