amaotonovel Chapter 626 Fighting Russia (1)
Chapter 626 Fighting Russia (1)
Chapter 626 Fighting Russia ([-])
The atmosphere in the St. Petersburg stadium is hot. For a country like Russia, this game means national honor.
In the sound of cheering one after another, Russia took the lead in the first half. As soon as the kick-off kicked off, the Chinese team felt unprecedented pressure.
This kind of pressure does not come from the court, but from the fans around the court. Whenever Russia takes possession of the ball, there is a flood of cheers.
Whenever the Chinese team takes possession of the ball, there are thunderous boos, and it is not an exaggeration to describe it as deafening.
Compared with the Russian team that created a miracle in the 2008 European Cup and eliminated the Netherlands, there is a big gap between this Russian team.
Many names are unfamiliar to Chinese fans, but there are four that need to be remembered.
The first is the Russian goalkeeper - Akinfeev.
This person should be famous. The absolute main force of Russia in the past 10 years. In fact, after Kahn retired in Bayern Munich, the first goal was not Neuer, but Russia's "Akinfeev", but the negotiation failed in the end.
The second is the midfielder "Neustedt" who played for Schalke 04. He actually has dual citizenship of Russia and Germany. He also represented Germany in youth competitions. In the end, he chose to participate in the World Series for Russia.
Those who have watched the Bundesliga will know that Neustadter is characterized by fierceness, precise tackles in midfield, and aggressive tackles.
The third is "Zagoyev", who is known as the new tsar of Russia. Zagoyev, who plays for CSKA Moscow, is the best winger in Russia after "Arshavin". Speed and breakthrough are his specialties.
The last one is their high center forward "Juba". With a height of 1 meters, Juba is a typical Russian center forward. In addition, he plays for the Zenit St. Petersburg team. Today's game is his usual home court.
I couldn’t see it on the TV screen, but when I saw it on the field, Stan was shocked. The opponent’s Juba stood like a giant in the penalty area of the Chinese team.
"This is no easier than Lukaku four years ago," Stein thought.
After the opening, Russia still took their best way to break through from the side and pass. After Zagoyev broke through from the left and before Chen Fei blocked it, he passed a curved ball to the center. Under Zhou Dun's marking, Juba forcibly took off and headed the goal.
A whistle sounded.
The referee judged Jiuba as a pressing foul. Jiuba was taller than Zhou Dun. After jumping up, his elbow was on Zhou Dun's shoulder, so it was easy to make a pressing foul.
Juba explained to the referee that I didn't press him, but I jumped higher, and the audience booed everywhere, putting tremendous pressure on the referee.
But the referee was unmoved, he still insisted on his penalty, and the Chinese team took a free kick in the penalty area.
While the Russian players were still arguing with the referee, Qi Rate suddenly rushed up and kicked the ball to Liao Lisheng.
Quick free kick! !
When the Russian players reacted, Liao Lisheng had already passed the ball to Li Qiao. After Li Qiao dribbled the ball past a person, he made an arc pass.
The ball went in! ! !
The Russian players really didn't expect the Chinese players to be so thieves. They surrounded the referee and complained that the Chinese team violated free throws. They should wait for the referee's whistle before taking a free kick.
There are many such situations in the history of world football. Some referees will ask for a reopening, and in some cases, the referee will approve it.
The atmosphere at the scene is no longer limited to a football match, it may be far beyond the atmosphere that a football match should have. In the opening 5 minutes, a ball was stolen from Russia, which is hard for the host fans to accept.
The Chinese team was very calm, and everyone else walked away. Only the captain Zhou Dun went up to negotiate. Finally, after negotiations between the captains of the two teams, the referee pointed to the middle circle to kick-off, which meant that the Chinese team's goal was valid.
*****
"YA",
In the fan square, the five-star red flag began to wave. Although the Chinese fans were a minority, they were very loud when they cheered up. In comparison, the Russian fans were a little dumbfounded.
They didn't expect such a plot. Maybe some people would think that the Chinese team would score first, but they conceded the goal in the opening 5 minutes, and it was impossible for the Russians to smash their heads.
Vasily looked at Lao Sun, and Lao Sun also looked at Vasily. The emotions between the two were very complicated. Logically speaking, Lao Sun should be happy, but Vasily is his friend.
Lao Sun patted Vasily, "If the Chinese team wins, are we still friends?"
"Of course",
"Russia is not a nation that cannot afford to lose",
Lao Sun smiled, "That's good."
*****
After the ball was conceded, Russia's head coach "Slutsky" stood on the sidelines and made a downward gesture towards the pitch to steady his players.
He suddenly remembered Brazil 4 years ago. The Brazilian team also lost the ball early in the semi-finals, and as a result, their mentality collapsed.
The identity of the host is actually a double-edged sword, and I am under a lot of pressure.
The division of Russia's frontcourt presents a semicircle. With its strong body and active running ability, Russia can cover the Chinese team's half court very well and keep the ball running in the Chinese team's half court.
But the defense of the Chinese team is difficult to tear apart even the Brazilian team and the Portuguese team, let alone the Russian team.
Gradually, the Russians became anxious, and made mistakes in several passes that were not difficult.
Slutsky has already sensed the crisis. In this case, what should the Chinese team do if the ball is intercepted and the Chinese team counterattacks?
He called the midfielder "Neustedt" and the left back "Smolnikov" to his side.
"The two of you keep an eye on Li Qiao, that is the most important counterattack point for the Chinese team."
Now that Russia is 0-1 behind, it is impossible not to attack. As long as they attack, they will definitely be counterattacked. Slutsky's wishful thinking is to pinch Li Qiao, so the threat of the Chinese team's counterattack is limited.
It's like in the past 10 years, every team tried to stare at Messi when they encountered Barcelona, but very few could do it.
But it is always good to have dreams, and Slutsky has the right to dream.
*****
"Stan, I don't feel right," Queiroz said.
"What's wrong",
Stan thinks the current situation is his favorite, not dominating the ball possession, being surrounded by people, waiting for counterattacks, what could be better than this?
This is the perfect interpretation of Stan's football philosophy.
"In this situation before, the opponent's possession was outside the penalty area, but Russia is different. They have high center forwards. That is to say, the ball often turns in our penalty area. We are coaches, and we all understand that when the ball turns around in the penalty area, it will inevitably turn into the goal."
Stan didn't notice this situation. For example, the Brazilian team is the army and advances on the ground, while Russia is the air force and they pass high-altitude balls.
Although Juba has not hit a threatening ball so far, it is inevitable that there will be a pass that is just right and Jiuba will head the goal.
In the 2016 European Cup, England suffered a big loss.
In fact, on the court, the Chinese team's defense line has long been felt. They are the first line. Zhou Dun and Wei Xiao obviously feel that "Juba" is difficult to deal with, just like "Zikic" in Serbia and Montenegro.
At this time, the Russian team won a corner kick, and the Russian fans in the audience cheered up. Before that, Russia's set kick scoring rate was still very high.
The Chinese team was also very cautious in this corner kick defense. Except for Ding Mu and Li Qiao, everyone else retreated to help defend.
Both Slutsky and Stan seemed to smell something, couldn't sit still, and stood on the sidelines. Both of them knew that this time, either Russia would push in, or if the Chinese team counterattacked, the blow would be fatal.
Zagoyev walks to the corner flag and prepares to take the corner.
Stepping back and making a run-up, Zagoyev's ball hits the middle of the penalty area. The goal is very clear, which is to find the first altitude on the field-Juba.
It is very difficult for the defender to rely on the ball. At the critical moment, he attacked at the same rate and hit the ball out of the penalty area with a single punch on the top of Juba's head.
The Russian players immediately ran out, chasing and defending, and the formation of the Chinese team was also pushed out. At this moment, the ball did not fall under the feet of the Chinese players, but was picked up by the Russian midfielder "Neustedt".
Neustadter immediately kicked back into the penalty area.
The ball flew slowly into the penalty area, and all eyes were on the linesman at this time. The ball was likely to be offside, because the Chinese team had already pushed out of the penalty area. Juba, the central defender "Ignashevich" must be in an offside position.
However, several players in the penalty area who were obviously in the offside position did not move, and suddenly a person appeared in the crowd, that is the midfielder "Shatov".
Shatov came in from the back row, so he must be onside. At this time, Zhou Dun reacted the fastest, and he immediately chased back, but it was too late.
All the fans stood up, and Shatov had already formed a one-handed situation, and the atmosphere was tense to the point of suffocation.
Shatov pushed the shot, probably because he was too nervous, the ball was shot limply, and Qi Qi blocked the ball with his foot.
Just as the Russian fans hugged their heads and sighed, Djuba on the other side pushed the ball into the empty goal. There was no controversy about the ball, because the ball was in front of Djuba, and there was no offside problem.
After pulling one back, the St. Petersburg stadium was boiling, and many fans were talking to themselves, as if they were praying.
Conceding a goal in the first 5 minutes, they thought the situation would be bad, but the boys were very upbeat and they were not overwhelmed by difficulties.
Djuba rushed to the sidelines and hugged Slutsky, thanking Slutsky for his kindness.
Obviously, for the Chinese team, the goal just now was careless. The Chinese team has been strictly guarding against Russia's first attack, but what I didn't expect was that Russia's second attack was also very sharp.
After losing the ball, Zhou Dun stood up and took responsibility. Stan gave his disciples thumbs up, but didn't blame everyone.
(End of this chapter)