Chapter 496: China's Odds of Defeating Argentina
Players in the same position like to make comparisons.
Andrew Bikay and Alexander Song are both Cameroon players, both central defenders, and they are not much different in age, plus they play in the English league, so it is natural to compare each other.
In terms of playing for the club, Alexander Song has been favoured by Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger and is much better than Andrew Bikay who plays for Reading.
Bikay was not convinced.
Alexander Song is Arsenal's substitute, but he is the main player of the Reading team, and in terms of the importance of the team, he is still better than Kaye.
In addition, during training and matches, Bikay's performance was no worse than that of Alexander Song.
In terms of defending Zhen Shaolong's performance, Bikai was very unconvinced, he felt that Alexander Song could limit Zhen Shaolong, and he would definitely be able to limit it.
Alexander Song made a low-level mistake, and as long as he didn't make that kind of mistake, he would definitely perform better than Alexander Song.
Although Zhen Shaolong scored a goal before he could defend for long, at halftime, Bikai expressed his confidence to head coach Otto Pfist, "I have no problem. ”
'It was a special ball, he rushed to the front and played a tactical game. Not next time. ”
"I can keep him!"
Bikai said firmly.
Otto Pfist nodded towards Bikai, seemingly believing his words, but in fact, he didn't trust Bikaiyi very much, because Bikaiyi defended for a few minutes and was scored by the opponent, and the result was the most important thing, Bikaiyi's explanation process was meaningless at all, Zhen Shaolong is not the kind of player who can be inferred by common sense.
However, Pfist has no way either.
What else can I do now?
If Alexander Song is put back on the defensive, it will be tantamount to slapping himself in the face, and Alexander Song's mistakes are really bad, and at least there will be no low-level mistakes in Bikay.
Cameroon also doesn't have a better defensive player.
In addition, the focus of the second half must be on attack, Cameroon are two goals behind, and in a decisive knockout game, equalising is the most important thing.
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Second.
Cameroon has significantly stepped up their offensive, with the main focus being on the two flanks.
In the previous game, Cameroon attached great importance to the defense of the wing, because to assist Zhen Shaolong, the two full-backs did not insert assists much, and it was more when they counterattacked quickly, and the side players would quickly insert them.
Now it's different.
Cameroon began to focus on the wings, using the wings to break forward and create opportunities in the middle.
In a game with a mediocre level of technical ability, this simple and direct style of play is the most effective, they repeatedly send the ball to the penalty area, long passes straight to the front line to find opportunities, and also continue to threaten the Chinese team's goalmouth defense.
The Chinese team was very solid defensively.
Dujshevic's style of play is very conservative, contrary to the situation in Cameroon, the Chinese team has two goal advantages, and the focus is naturally on defense, the offense only relies on Zhen Shaolong and Hao Lin to impact, and the midfield and the side all have to pull back the defense.
The overall formation of the Chinese team is almost 4411.
Zhen Shaolong is at the front, Hao Lin is behind, and most of the other players are behind the middle line.
When Cameroon started to advance, the Chinese team's defense sometimes became 811, and the midfielder and the back line were indistinguishable, as if all the players were pulling back to defend.
This is pure crowd tactics.
Duisevich doesn't care about facelessness, when the Chinese team leads by two goals, it is necessary to guard the goal tightly.
It's the result that counts.
As long as you can beat Cameroon and advance to the semi-finals, it doesn't matter how passive and 'shameless' the game is, because the media, fans, Football Association, etc., will give enough support.
Contrarily.
If the team loses the game, there will be analysis of the game everywhere, and the correct strategy will be analyzed as incorrect.
That's the reality.
Football is the winner's game!
Cameroon were very depressed under the dense defense of the Chinese team, and it was not difficult for them to send the ball into the box first, but it was very difficult to finish the shot in the box.
Cameroon has carried out offensive after attack, but none of them has been able to directly threaten the Chinese team's goal.
The Chinese team played very passively, but the fans in the stands kept cheering, they didn't care what the situation was, the important thing was that the Chinese team had a two-goal lead.
As long as the score can be maintained, the Chinese team can advance to the semi-finals.
That's to make new history!
The game time passed minute by minute, and soon came to the seventy-eighth minute, the Chinese team completed a counter-robbery in the backfield, and Zhou Haibing found Hao Lin with a long pass.
Hao Lin squeezed the opposing player and passed the ball to Zhen Shaolong on his toes.
Zhen Shaolong ran backwards against the ball, chasing after Kaye next to him, using the effect of "Standing Pile Pioneer", Zhen Shaolong's explosion speed was faster, and he was stuck in the position first.
Bikai was very vigilant, observing the ball while preventing Zhen Shaolong from turning around early, but he still didn't expect Zhen Shaolong to turn around so quickly.
Zhen Shaolong didn't stop the ball, he directly completed the turn and ran forward frantically.
Bikai didn't react at all, and when he turned his head again, he saw that the football was already under the control of the opponent.
"How is that possible?"
"How did he control the ball?"
Bikai was stunned.
When he reacted, he couldn't catch up at all.
Zhen Shaolong used "Assault" to easily ask Bikai, and continued to rush forward crazily, his speed was very fast, definitely more than 100 meters and 12 seconds.
The speed of this dribble is quite impressive.
Alexander Song, who was chasing after the best formation, was shocked by Zhen Shaolong's speed, he could only rely on his experience to wait in place, ready to slowly retreat and not let Zhen Shaolong pass.
After Zhen Shaolong opened "Attack", he liked to see the opponent defend like this, because the opponent slowly retreated, and he couldn't charge it at the first time.
He doesn't even have to control the ball, he changes direction directly during the run, which is completely unreasonable.
Alexander Song didn't react at all.
Zhen Shaolong easily shook off Alexander Song, broke into the penalty area, and faced the attacking goalkeeper Tiniembe, with a small angle of push, to complete the third goal.
"The ball went to ——!!"
"Three to zero!"
"Zhen Shaolong completed a dragon, from the middle line to the penalty area, he passed Bikai, past Alexander Song, and calmly completed the push in the face of the attacking goalkeeper!"
"He scored a hat-trick!"
"This is Zhen Shaolong's twelfth goal in the Olympic arena, scoring twelve goals in three appearances, and an average efficiency of four goals per game, which will definitely make any opponent feel terrifying......"
The game commentator shouted excitedly.
Meantime.
The fans in the audience at the Workers' Stadium also cheered excitedly, and the game time was almost 80 minutes, and Zhen Shaolong scored again to complete the goal, stretching the score gap to three goals, almost indicating that Cameroon had no chance.
Many fans were moved to tears.
The Chinese Olympic team can reach the semi-finals of the Olympic Games, which is absolutely unthinkable, but I didn't expect it to really happen in front of me.
This is a great success, a great honor!
Chinese football has finally taken a lead!
The atmosphere of the whole stadium was completely ignited, and the fans couldn't help themselves, they excitedly made various celebrations in the stands, and did not forget to shout Zhen Shaolong's name--
"Zhen Shaolong!"
"You're the best! Zhen Shaolong! ”
"You're the best athlete!"
"Zhen Shaolong! Zhen Shaolong! Zhen Shaolong! ”
For a while, the fans' shouts for Zhen Shaolong overwhelmed the cheers for the Chinese team.
Under the warm atmosphere of the audience, the Chinese players on the field of play are also celebrating excitedly, everyone is very excited, the goals belong to Zhen Shaolong, but the victory belongs to everyone in the Chinese team, and they are also excited about the final four tickets they will get.
Zhen Shaolong was surrounded by his teammates--
"Brother Zhen, it's amazing! Three balls up. ”
"I said a long time ago, with Brother Zhen here, I will definitely win, no problem!"
Even the elderly Zheng Zhi shouted 'Brother Zhen', and in an excited mood, there was no age, some just behaved well or badly, "Brother Zhen, I also call you brother, I am older than you, but you are so powerful!" ”
Many teammates around laughed.
Zhen Shaolong was also very happy to be surrounded by everyone, he didn't feel much about the goal, but the victory in the Olympic knockout round represented the Chinese team to enter the semifinals.
It was an achievement of collective honor.
It is very difficult for Chinese football to enter the Olympic finals, and it is even more difficult to break into the final four of the Olympic Games.
Now they do.
Zhen Shaolong was also surrounded by a huge sense of achievement, listening to the shouts of the fans in his ears, his smile couldn't be hidden.
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Cameroon were still trying to attack after the restart, and they did not give up the last shred of hope, but their hope was so slim that they were three goals behind.
With each second passing by the clock, the hope becomes slimmer.
Time never stops, and the numbers on the timer are beating all the time, and when they accumulate to a certain point, they completely crush Cameroon's confidence.
In the 87th minute, Cameroon played a wave of quite good attacks.
Wide crosses, middle battles!
Bekamenga almost sent the ball into the back of the net, but in the end the ball smashed into the frame and flew off the baseline.
After this shot, Cameroon was completely desperate.
There are only three minutes left in the game, including no more than six minutes of stoppage time, and it is uncertain whether the referee will give much stoppage time, after all, the difference between the two sides is too great.
Cameroon is still trying, but by and large it is on the show.
Finally.
At the end of the second minute of stoppage time, the referee found that Cameroon had no chance at all, and did not even have the heart to try to score a goal, so he blew the final whistle decisively.
"Beep......
As a long whistle sounded, the Capital Workers' Stadium immediately boiled, and the fans chanted one after another.
"Team China! Olympic semi-finals! ”
"Long live Chinese football!"
"Zhen Shaolong, long live!"
Zhen Shaolong felt that he was a god, he was a little embarrassed, and he could only raise his hands and wave at the fans, which also caused greater cheers in the stands.
The Chinese team's reach for the semi-finals did not come as a surprise to the media, as their opponent was Cameroon.
The difference between the strength of the Chinese team and Cameroon is not large, and it is difficult to say whether the winner or loser, the Chinese team won Cameroon, which cannot be regarded as a big upset, the Chinese team is not ranked high in the world, but they have Zhen Shaolong in the lineup, and he is also the host of the Olympics, and it is normal to be able to perform well.
The three goals in the game were scored by Zhen Shaolong, and the media reports after the game naturally revolved around Zhen Shaolong, and many domestic media used the word 'hero' to describe Zhen Shaolong--
"He is the influence of Chinese football!"
"The nine goals in the group stage helped the Chinese team qualify for two games, and met Cameroon in the quarterfinals, and completed all three goals individually, so to speak, the Chinese team is Zhen Shaolong's team alone, and he single-handedly led the team to the semifinals of the Olympic Games!"
"Zhen Shaolong is in the Chinese team, just like Shepchenko is in the Ukrainian team, he is the only irreplaceable!"
"As long as Zhen Shaolong is here, the results of the Chinese team cannot be bad!"
"The Chinese team has historically reached the semifinals of the Olympic Games, we can look forward to the performance of the Chinese team next, and what kind of miracle Zhen Shaolong can create......
“……”
The media coverage didn't last long, and the fans didn't care what the news said, because the public's eyes were focused, and two hours later, in another game--
Argentina vs Netherlands.
The match was played at the Modu Stadium, and the winning side will compete with the Chinese team for a ticket to the final.
The Chinese media hope that the opponent will be the Netherlands, because Argentina's lineup is too terrible, the lineup worth 550 million euros is not a joke, every player in the team is playing cards, and the overall victory is not weaker than the Argentine national team.
The Chinese team is going to face Argentina, and it is not an exaggeration to say that they will surrender with both hands.
The gap between the two sides is too great.
The Netherlands is relatively better, and there are many stars in the Netherlands, but they are not as terrifying as Argentina, and their technical strength is also worse.
Pity......
Argentina is too strong.
Although the Netherlands used a solid defense to drag the time into extra time, Di Maria, who came on as a substitute in the end, received a long pass from Messi's left foot and fired a powerful shot in front of goal to help Argentina beat the Netherlands.
2 to 1!
Argentina won by a small margin, but those who watched the game knew that the difference in strength between the two sides was still relatively large, the Netherlands was on defense most of the time, Argentina had a great advantage as a whole, and the Netherlands had almost no chances in the second half.
Argentina has shown a lot of quality, and it's really impressive.
The Chinese team's semi-final opponent was determined to be Argentina, and the media also launched various analyses.
Maybe it's better not to analyze......
When the media analyzed the lineup, state, experience and other aspects, they came to the conclusion that "there is a huge gap between the Chinese team and Argentina in all aspects, even if Zhen Shaolong still maintains a good form, the probability of the Chinese team beating Argentina is very small......"
After the analysis of many media outlets, the probability of accuracy is also predicted - five to ten percent.
The odds are too small......