Volume 4 World Cup Legends, Chapter 57 Incredible Shot
The most beautiful on the court and off the pitch are forwards and midfielders, since ancient times, it is extremely rare to take Mr. to become a superstar, including Li Huan, he became the world's No. 1 superstar not because he is a defender, but because he is a defender with a knife, he has more goals than forwards, and if Li Huan does not have so many goals, even if his defense is twice as good as now, he cannot be the world's No. 1 superstar.
But in terms of helping the team, the defender and the striker are exactly the same, the striker scoring a goal can change the situation of the entire stadium and determine the outcome of the game, and similarly, the defender clears a must-score goal, just like Li Huan just did, it can also determine the outcome of the game, increase the confidence of teammates, and hit the morale of the opponent.
Li Huan's clearance was like a basin of cold water poured on Campbell's head, which reduced his excitement a lot, and also bought time for the Chinese team, when goalkeeper Zong Cheng kicked the goal, Li Huan made adjustments on the field again, and the team contracted again, playing the most familiar dense defense, and now they can't be unstable, otherwise they are likely to be slaughtered by Costa Rica.
Li Huan's adjustment is very timely, and Li Huan's prestige and reputation have also brought great convenience to his command, and he will definitely abide by it even if it is wrong, rather than questioning it.
The last ten minutes of the first half were finally survived by the Chinese team, when the referee Doss blew the whistle at the end of the game, the players of the Chinese team were like prostration, walking towards the locker room with weak steps, seeing the players in such a mental state, the fans of the Chinese team were a little discouraged, they did not see a sign of equalization or even reversal in this team, some just degenerate.
Back in the locker room, Li Huan didn't speak, just lay on the seat and let the masseuse massage, Chu Fu didn't speak, sat there and smoked, the players of the Chinese team thought that Li Huan was going to get angry, so they didn't dare to make a sound, the locker room was as dead and silent as a grave, only the sound of staggered heavy breathing, the sound of gulping water, and the strong smell of sweat.
After five minutes, Li Huan asked the masseuse to stop, he stood up, took a bottle of mineral water and drank it slowly, still without speaking.
In the end, Yu Tong was almost driven crazy by this oppressive atmosphere, he stood up and said loudly: "Principal, it's our fault, you scold us a few words, the fight today is really bad, I want to commit suicide in depression." ”
Yu Tong made a start, and Xu Yang also said: "Principal, I'm really sorry, I want to run too, but I can't run, I'm lazy and don't have any energy." ”
Wu Han said with a look of shame: "I am an old player, but I have set a bad example for the little brothers. ”
Li Huan listened to everyone's apology, "pop"! Put the mineral water to his side and said to Yu Tong: "I scolded you? Why are you being scolded? Am I full? Or are you a cheap bone. Yu Tong was stunned, "Principal, aren't you angry, we played so poorly in the first half?" ”
Li Huan snorted and said, "Of course it's bad, am I playing well?" We didn't even score a goal. Is the game over, though? ”
Yu Tong touched his head and whispered, "No, there are still 45 minutes." ”
Li Huan snorted, "Really? Is it 45 minutes? ”
Yu Tong thought for a while and said, "No, there should be three minutes of stoppage time......
Xu Bin interjected on the side: "It's not stoppage time, it's that there are 90 minutes left, a total of 135 minutes." ”
Li Huan smiled and said: "Yes, 45 minutes have passed, there are still 135 minutes left, if we are behind, we still have time, if we are ahead, we can't be careless." It's as simple as that, why should I scold you, everyone is nervous, and I understand, after all, there are only two matches before the World Cup in Brazil, who wouldn't want to participate in such a competition? And we didn't adapt to the climate here, the jet lag didn't come, and it was okay to play like this in the first half, not to be ashamed, Costa Rica is not a weak team, they are a little bit better than us. ”
In the locker room, they all let out a long breath, and his words made the players in the locker room put their uneasy hearts in their stomachs.
Chu Fu couldn't help but secretly admire Li Huan's leadership ability and light-hearted appearance, and after Li Huan finished singing about his white face, he also began to sing black face.
"Look at your appearance, all of them are relieved, as if they are all objective reasons, there is no fault on your part, did you play that game in the first half? Ah, compared with the previous four games, you are playing garbage, not even amateurish, all mistakes made by three-year-old children, what are you afraid of, we are escaping death, what is terrible, if you want to win and be afraid of losing, this is the old problem of the Chinese team for decades, and it is committed in you again today. You little hairy children remember it for me, let go of all thoughts, play seriously, if anyone is like the first half, I will replace you immediately, and you will be a substitute for me in the future. ”
Chu Fu and Li Huan's words alternately tormented the nerves of the young people of the Chinese team, before this game, they were all smooth sailing, without any obstacles, after they suffered a little, their minds were more mature than before, when they stepped on the field again, they were not as depressed as when they left the field in the first half, and they were a little more calm in their confidence, although this is an away game. No one will cheer for the enemy, there will be endless boos in their ears, but they will not give up, they will win, both home and away. They can't let Li Huan down, they can't let Li Huan's magic become mediocre because it is contaminated with China.
The boos that made the Chinese players a little scared seemed to turn into motivation, and the Chinese players saw the boos as the enemy's fear of them playing well, and they fought back frantically, slowly compressing the Costa Rican team into the half, and whenever they had the opportunity, almost all the attacking players would choose to shoot from a distance and call out the Costa Rican defenders.
After 10 minutes of the second half, the Chinese team launched several threatening attacks, beating the Costa Rica in front of the goal.
In the 15th minute of the second half of the game, Li Huan began to run with the ball again, he used his strong body to resist the opponent as before, and used his absolute speed and change of direction to eat the defenders on the right side as before. The only difference from the previous one is that he used to do it alone, and now there are many teammates running to disturb and grab points.
Costa Rica seemed to sense the danger, they desperately set up a human barrier at the front and side of the big penalty area, three defenders and a back waist firmly blocked Li Huan's way, and waited for "Li Huan went to the bottom, I couldn't help but outflank too few points in the area, too many defenders, but the right side of the penalty area was empty," Fan Yang pressed, Li Huan could pass the ball. Oh, Wu Han in the middle was also plugged in, and his long-range shot was very good......"
The Costa Rican team also noticed the sudden insertion of Fan Yang and Wu Han, and the Costa Rican players split up to defend the players on the right and in the middle, and the back row was the most threatening, because he was able to break the existing defensive system.
After Li Huan went down to the bottom line, he didn't cross, because the two forwards of the Chinese team were not tall and strong bulldozers, and the pass didn't have much effect, so Li Huan buckled the ball and turned back and walked back.
Li Huan's whimsical smash shook down the unprepared Myrier, but then something even more amazing happened, Li Huan didn't take two steps, and suddenly turned around and shot.
This is a small shooting angle, and the angle between him and the bottom line is less than 30 degrees, but Li Huan still chose to shoot directly, and his eyes flashed with calm and confidence.
It was a surprising shot that flew through the Costa Rica goal like a meteor and goalkeeper Alvarez only had time to turn back while the rest of the defenders were back. Haven't even had time to turn back!
The ball is in!
1:2!
Li Huan stood proudly after scoring the goal, pointing his hands to the sky, like a king descending on his own land. At this time, the players of the Chinese team also ran over and surrounded Li Huan in the middle, and Yu Tong also hilariously knelt on one knee in front of Li Huan, holding clothes and making a shoe-shining appearance for Li Huan.
"The ball is in! The ball went in!! "The last thing Costa Ricans want to see happened, the Chinese team pulled back 1 point! Incredible! It's incredible! I even hit the door directly! Unbelievable! Incredible!! Li Huan is like a god descending from heaven, and he hit an absolutely top-level world wave on the periphery of the big forbidden area!! No one thought he would shoot ..............."
The National Stadium was transformed into a sea of jubilation. The applause poured down from the stands like a flash flood and flowed wildly.
Chu Fu and the coaches rushed to the sidelines to celebrate passionately, and several German coaches actually hugged Chu Fu and kissed him on the face, causing Chu Fu to wipe his saliva disgustingly.
Costa Rican fans were still stunned to see if it had been scored or hit in the side-netting, and they couldn't believe that the goal had been scored. Turning and shooting from the wing, something that has never happened in the history of football.
Costa Rican coach Argentine Lavolpe couldn't stop shaking his head, such a shot actually scored again, he didn't know if it was luck, or Li Huan's technical ability, Lavolpe thought that it was a conscious shot, and it was not luck. "What a fantastic player!" Lavolpe is back in the dugout, and he can only hope to secure the score. Although 2:1 is not a good score, because the Chinese team got a goal difference, but now Lavolpe can't think about it so much, because he has a premonition that the situation is not good.
(To be continued)