Chapter 177: Jedinak's Small Moves

As soon as the game began, the Australians looked aggressive.

Their tactics are also not very clever, using their body and speed to quickly tear open gaps on the flanks and then cross, allowing players who follow up in the middle to grab points.

Although this tactic is not complicated, it is very suitable for the physically strong Australians, and such a simple tactic can play to their physical and speed advantages, while covering up their technical weaknesses to the greatest extent.

When Zeng Cheng took Cahill's header into his arms, he was still a little shocked.

Because the Australians' offensive threat was too great, just for two or three minutes, the Chinese team's defense felt a little suffocated. The football cleared by the Chinese team, because it was too hurried, often could not be cleared too far, and after the Australian periphery was controlled, the offensive slapped the Chinese team's defense line like a tide.

The Australian team came up with a hammer, which made the players of the Chinese team a little breathless.

Zeng Cheng, as an experienced goalkeeper, naturally knows what to do at this time.

In fact, the Chinese team was mentally prepared for Australia's onslaught in the opening stage, but Australia's offensive still made them look a little scrambling.

Zheng Zhi clapped his hands to remind the players to concentrate, while Zeng Cheng pressed the ball in his arms on the ground, and he didn't get up from the ground until all the players walked out of the penalty area.

The Australian players did not retreat, but pressed directly into the Chinese team's half.

Li Qingshan had already discovered a piece of kraft candy that was following him.

Jedinak followed Li Qingshan inch by inch - in the true sense of the word. Wherever Li Qingshan goes, Jedinak will follow.

It wasn't that no one had used this trick to deal with Li Qingshan before, but because of Li Qingshan's own body, it was difficult for the one-on-one one-on-one tactics to have any good effect on Li Qingshan.

Li Qingshan stared at Zeng Cheng's corner kick, and he didn't care too much about Yedinak behind him.

Although the other party looked athletic, Li Qingshan did not think that the other party could compete with him in this regard.

Before receiving the ball, Li Qingshan squeezed the opponent slightly with his back, and he was even more relieved.

It was indeed very difficult for Yedinak to resist Li Qingshan at the moment, but under Li Qingshan's squeeze, he still barely maintained his center of gravity and was not squeezed out by Li Qingshan.

From this point of view, Jedinak's physical fitness is indeed quite good.

He glanced at the referee's position and quietly stretched out his hand to grab Li Qingshan's jersey.

Generally speaking, pulling each other's jerseys during defense is very common on the football field. But strictly speaking, the referee can blow a foul for the act of pulling, but because it is usually the two sides that pull each other, many times the referee will turn a blind eye. If both sides go too far, the referee will at most call both parties over for a verbal warning.

But now Li Qingshan has no movement in his hands, and if Jedinak reaches out and pulls the jersey again, the referee can give him a foul.

And in addition to reaching out to pull the jersey, Jedinak also quietly pushed his knee to Li Qingshan's other thigh, which was also out of sight of the referee.

This kind of small action naturally has to see if the referee's sight can be seen first.

Li Qingshan also felt Yedinak's small movements behind him, he didn't feel too surprised, and even felt cordial. Because in England, such moves can't even be called small moves – players in the lower leagues do them above board.

Jedinak started his career with Australian league side Sydney United, and later played for A-League side Central Coast Mariners and Turkish Super League side Gensselburridge. He currently plays for Crystal Palace in the Premier League.

Whether it's Australia, Turkey, or the Premier League, these leagues are not places where good guys are abundant, and it's the villainous players who are most common here.

Since the other party made the first move, Li Qingshan is not a good stubble.

Before receiving the ball, he arched back sharply, gave Jedinac a hard blow, and then took advantage of Jedinak's struggling moments, licked the ball in his chest, and led the ball to complete the turn.

It is dangerous to be turned by the opponent's big center forward and face his own goal.

Jedinak certainly knows that, too.

He raised his foot and made a gesture to chase after Li Qingshan, but his shoe spikes were quietly hanging above Li Qingshan's heels.

Li Qingshan, who was preparing to start, was unprepared for his heel to be touched by Yedinak's spikes.

The heel is a relatively fragile place in the human body, and Li Qingshan immediately felt a sharp pain, and fell to the ground holding his heel.

Yedinak's small movements were very hidden, and the moment Li Qingshan fell to the ground, he raised his hands and said with an innocent face that he had nothing to do with him.

Even the referee deceived his actions, and if it weren't for the fact that it was too far from the Australian penalty area, the referee would even consider giving Li Qingshan a fake fall.

However, he still stopped the game, because Li Qingshan's painful appearance of covering his ankle did not look like a pretend. And if there really wasn't a collision just now, falling to the ground without a collision is usually some very troublesome injuries.

For the safety of the players, the referee on duty stopped the game and asked the Chinese team doctor to enter the field to check Li Qingshan's injury.

Fortunately, the end result made Lippi breathe a sigh of relief.

Li Qingshan was just a little bruised, although it would be very painful, but it didn't hurt his muscles and bones, and after a few minutes, he would be fine after the pain subsided.

When Li Qingshan re-entered, Jedinak posted it again.

Only then did Li Qingshan face up to his opponent in this game. Jedinak saw Li Qingshan's gaze and raised his eyebrows a little proudly.

There is no doubt that although his tactics were a bit mean in the last round, he was certainly the winner of this round.

Although Jedinak is also a player who has broken through in Europe, compared with Li Qingshan, his reputation is naturally far inferior. Being able to gain the upper hand in the confrontation with the famous Atletico Madrid striker is indeed worthy of Jedinak's pride.

Li Qingshan did not complain anything to the referee. To some extent, his professional football initiation was done in England, so there is a bit of an English football touch to his style. He will not easily complain to the referee, in his opinion, these small actions are also part of the football game, since the opponent is used to come out, and escaped the referee's gaze, then what he needs to do is not to chatter and complain with the referee like a complaining woman. Instead, use your own means to fight back against your opponent.

This kind of confrontation is interesting!

Li Qingshan glanced at the smug Jedinak and turned away.

Jedinak hastened to follow.

There is still a long time left for a match, and Yedinak will not think that he can forget about Li Qingshan by winning the next confrontation.