Chapter 31 Monster

Wu Lei's kick did not pose any real threat to Spain's goal. When Zhou Yi passed the ball, the Spanish players were shocked. Seeing Wu Lei's shot, their worries were dispelled.

This attack by the Chinese team did not sound any alarm to the Spanish players.

When the Spanish players get the ball, their rhythm is still not up.

Every five minutes before the start of the game and five minutes before the end of the game are dangerous moments for many teams because the players are often not in game shape.

Zhou Yi knows very well that if the Chinese team wants to score, this is a good opportunity.

That's why he asked everyone to play as fast as possible after the start of the second half.

Use speed to attack Spain's defense and make them make mistakes.

Soon, possession of the ball returned to the Chinese team, and the Chinese team launched another attack.

It was Yan Min dribbling the ball from the left wing again. He did not go directly to the bottom, but cut inside when he brought it to the 30-meter area.

The Spanish right back Juanfran who was defending in front of him did not dare to take a step to steal the ball, for fear that he would be passed by Yan Min as soon as he took a step. Yan Min's speed and agility left a very deep impression on him.

However, there is an advantage to Juanfran being so cautious, that is, Yan Min really cannot break through easily.

After dribbling the ball inside, he walked diagonally toward the penalty area.

After attracting another Spanish player, Xavi Alonso, to his front, he passed the football to Zhou Yi, who was receiving him diagonally behind him.

After passing the ball, Yan Min continued to advance diagonally, following the previous route towards the space behind the Spanish defense.

Judging from this posture, he is going to have a one-two punch with Zhou Yi.

Zhou Yi also raised his foot to see his direction, and he really wanted to pass the football to Yan Min.

At this time, the Spanish defense line was all pressed in front of the penalty area, and there was space behind them. If Zhou Yi made a pass, it would not be difficult to pass the football to Yan Min who was penetrating forward.

So Iniesta quickly went to attack Zhou Yi, and Spain's defense was caught in a contradiction - should he press forward to cause offside, or should he pursue Yan Min?

Logically speaking, it should have been caused by offside.

But Zhou Yi's passing ability is obvious to all, and they are not sure that he will be offside before Zhou Yi passes the ball, because they saw Zhou Yi's feet swinging up, as if he was going to pass the ball.

If he passes the football now, Spain will be doomed to fail even if it is offside. Instead, it will give Yan Min an excellent chance to score the ball, and Spain's defense will be stunned on the spot.

When Zhou Yi's right foot came down, he did pass the ball, but it was not passed to Yan Min, but to the completely opposite side, to the left rib of the Spanish defense, where Yan Min's inward cut , Spain's defensive attention was attracted to the center, but it became empty, without a single Spanish defensive player.

Because of Yan Min's inward cut, He Ying, who was originally in the middle, was pulled to the left. Although Zhou Yi looked in the direction of Yan Min, he knew that He Ying would be able to see it in that space. He only needed to pass the football. That’s it, it’s all about trusting your teammates. So without turning his head at all, he just changed the angle of his ankle and passed the football to He Ying!

"NO_LOOK_PASS!!!" Marcel Leif shouted excitedly.

Zhou Yi's pass without looking accurately passed through the gap between Spain's center back Albiol and full-back Juanfran, and rolled towards the huge space behind them!

At the same time, He Ying on the left moved forward decisively, went around the outside of Juanfran, inserted behind them, and then received Zhou Yi's pass!

"He Ying——! Opportunity!!" Liu Jianhong shouted excitedly.

This is indeed a good opportunity for the Chinese team. After He Ying received the football in his ribs, he only took one step and shot with his feet!

His pace was very fast, without too many adjustments or hesitations.

Although Spanish goalkeeper Reina decisively abandoned the goal, the football still slipped past him before he completely blocked the angle, and then rolled into the empty goal behind Reina without any suspense...

"Come in, come in, come in, come in, come in!!!! 2:0! 2:0!! The Chinese team leads Spain by two goals!! He Ying wins another victory for the Chinese team!" Liu Jianhong said excitedly shouted. "This is also his fourth goal in this World Cup. He is currently ranked first in the World Cup scorer list!"

The cheers of Chinese fans rang out again in the stands of the Baishada Arena.

They waved the five-star red flag and the red scarves in their hands, jumped up from their seats, raised their arms and shouted.

He Ying, who scored the goal, ran to Zhou Yi who passed the ball to him and hugged Zhou Yi. The other Chinese team players came up and hugged them.

"The Chinese team with Zhou Yi and the Chinese team without Zhou Yi are two completely different teams!" Liu Jianhong said. "The Chinese team without Zhou Yi scored three goals in the first two games, but these three goals depended on our best efforts and the blessing of the goddess of luck. After having Zhou Yi, the Chinese team's offense has become There is more direction, structure, and goals. Under his leadership, the players in each position of the Chinese team clearly know what they want to do. This is the biggest change from the previous two games. The players have more sense. Now, I feel more secure..."

"Oh my god... Spain lost the ball again!" Unlike the excited Liu Jianhong, the Spanish commentator was very painful and disappointed. In this battle of honor, Spain fell behind the Chinese team by two goals. "The Spanish team made a flaw in defense during this ball, and then Zhou Yi caught this flaw again. What a pity! We have absolutely nothing to do against Zhou Yi. He can appear in any corner of the court, even if you target him. He also has the ability to press the ball with one kick. It is completely impossible to tell that this is the performance of a person who has just been injured for a month and practiced with the team for three days... Is he a monster!"

Is he a monster?

This is probably what many people who watched the live broadcast of this game thought.

It may not be surprising that Zhou Yi is in such excellent form, but considering that he has not trained well for a month before, and only trained with the team for just three days, how can he put this team together? , did you know everything about it?

No one can figure it out, it's completely inconsistent with common sense.

But the game clearly told those who couldn't believe it, that's it. This is how Zhou Yi made the Chinese team's performance rise to a higher level...

The score of 2:0 was displayed on the big screen for everyone to see.

The five-star red flag below the score was that the first two games were very difficult. Chile conceded two goals first, then chased desperately, and finally tied, but there was no way to go further, and in the end they could only draw with the opponent.

When playing against the Netherlands, they conceded a goal first, then quickly equalized, and then nothing happened. They could only focus all their energy on defense. It’s not that the Chinese team didn’t want to win against the Netherlands, but Zhou Yi was not around and was powerless, so they might as well put their mind to it. Also remove it, lest you overthink it and not even get a draw.

Now with Zhou Yi's Chinese team, they can take a two-goal lead against the defending World Cup champions. It's like a completely reborn team.

Many Chinese fans looked at this score and couldn't help but think - if Zhou Yi was not injured in the Champions League final, what would the current Chinese team look like? We will definitely win against Chile, and maybe we can win against the Netherlands if we are lucky. By then, this game against Spain will probably be just a formality. We should have enjoyed the historic entry into the knockout stage of the World Cup four days in advance. Excitement and joy…

When the Chinese team ended its celebration and returned to its own half, the camera lens was not focused on He Ying who scored the goal, but on Zhou Yi, the captain and core midfielder of the Chinese national team, surrounded by his teammates. He walked back to half court with a smile on his face.

This picture speaks volumes - he is the core of this team.

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After the Spanish team kicked off, the game continued.

But falling behind by two goals has greatly affected the team's morale and performance.

Del Bosque saw the anxiety off the court and immediately made substitution adjustments.

He replaced Villa with Mata.

"Villa is about to be replaced! In the first half, he had a very, very beautiful heel shot that almost broke the Chinese team's goal, but unfortunately, he did not succeed. Otherwise, the situation may be different now... …”

When he found out that Villa was about to be replaced, he couldn't help crying while he was still on the court.

When the team fell behind by two goals, he could not continue to work hard on the court and contribute to the team.

As a veteran, being replaced at this time means that his World Cup journey is completely over, and he will no longer be able to represent the Spanish national team in the World Cup.

On the one hand, he cannot help the national team change the situation, and on the other hand, his road to the World Cup has come to an end.

Villa was so sad that he couldn't control his emotions and covered his face in tears on the court.

This scene was so unexpected that the commentators were surprised.

"Billia burst into tears..."

"This... Villa couldn't control his emotions. He cried very sadly... Cazorla and Juanfran both went up to comfort him. This is really a sad picture... Villa was in the game. He worked very hard and created opportunities, but he still failed to score. Now it seems that he and the Spanish national team may not be able to escape bad luck..."

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