Chapter 19 Control

During the halftime break, in the locker room of the Korean Olympic team, Ji Dongyuan burst into tears and apologized to the entire team, almost kneeling in front of everyone and cutting off his fingers.

He also knew that his ejection would put the team in a difficult position.

And his teammates all comforted him. This was not his responsibility, but that the Chinese team players were too cunning, especially the goalkeeper who was a despicable villain who used diving and performances to deceive the referee.

Then the players of the South Korean Olympic team began to denounce Sun Pan, and then expanded the denunciation of Sun Pan to denounce the entire Chinese Olympic team. They believed that the Chinese team players were despicable, cunning and dirty, and would do anything to win, which completely violated the spirit of sports. .

Their denunciation campaign did not end until their head coach Hong Myung-bo appeared in the locker room with a livid face.

"Is this your way to victory by blaming all the reasons on your opponents?" Hong Mingfu asked with an unkind expression.

As a famous player in Korean football, Hong Myung-bo has a high status in the minds of these young players, and his prestige in the team is also high.

When he said this, the young people on the Korean Olympic team fell silent.

"What good will it do to you to reduce your opponent to nothing?" Hong Mingfu scolded. "If you can win the game just by attacking your opponent in the locker room, I'm willing to let you scold me for fifteen minutes. Are you sure you want to do this?"

As the captain, Ki Sung-yong stood up and apologized to the head coach on behalf of the team: "Sorry, coach, we were wrong."

Hong Mingfu snorted, accepting Ji Chengyong's apology, and then said: "Now everyone forgets the controversial scenes in the first half and devote all their energy to the game. What is in front of you is not a casual team. A team that can be defeated in just one day. Do you think that all the overseas players in the Chinese team rely on sponsorship fees to play in the competition? They are all the main core of their respective teams! If we don’t pay a big enough price, we won’t even think about it. Comeback!"

"From now on, correct your mentality. The Chinese team is a team that is good at passing and controlling. Once they pass the football, it will be very troublesome. But it does not mean that we have no countermeasures. If they start to pass the ball, You have to keep running to grab the ball at their feet and interfere with their passes! Run like a mad dog, the hope of victory lies at your feet!"

When the second half of the game started, Zhou Yi found that the Korean team players were running more, as if none of them felt tired at all.

The Koreans' running like a mad dog did bring some trouble to the Chinese team.

Koreans are famous for their running ability.

There are many rumors in the world of football that Koreans are particularly good at running. There was once a rumor that in the 1994 World Cup in the United States, the Korean team and the German team met. The outstanding physical fitness and tenacious will of the Korean team players gave way to physical and will. The Germans, world-famous for their abilities, were surprised.

It was the World Cup group stage, and the German team led the South Korean team 3:0 in the first half. There seemed to be no suspense in this game.

As a result, the Korean team chased two goals in the second half and almost equalized the score, scaring the Germans into a cold sweat.

In that game, Hong Myung-bo was the starting forward for the South Korean team.

However, the Chinese Olympic team is also prepared for the possible reaction of the Korean team in the second half.

During the halftime break, Blazevic warned his players that the South Korean team would not give up easily. Although they had one less player, their excellent running ability could more or less make up for their numerical disadvantage.

Facing the Koreans' pressing, the Chinese team only needs to do one thing well, and that is to pass and receive the ball.

But it is not an easy task to pass and receive the ball well when the opponent is pressing hard. This is the trouble the Koreans caused to the Chinese team.

Although there were some troubles, Zhou Yi still tried his best to maintain the situation and keep the initiative on the Chinese team's side as much as possible.

To maintain the situation, he can't just rely on passing the ball.

He can quickly pass the football in front of the Korean players who come up to steal him. He could totally do that, but he wasn't about to do it right now. Because in the current situation, what he spreads is not football, but responsibility.

He can accurately deliver the football to the feet of his teammates, and what happens next has nothing to do with him. Even if his teammates intercept the ball after stopping it, it is because his teammates did not handle it well and it has nothing to do with him. No one would blame him for Zhou Yi, and he would not be the one who made the mistake.

If Zhou Yi just wants to protect himself wisely on the court, then he will not be able to work long or well in the position of organizing midfielder.

So he won't think that football will have nothing to do with him after word spreads.

Now the Korean team has obviously stepped up its pressure on him in the second half. As long as he gets the ball, Ki Sung-yong will always stick to him. In addition, there will be one or two Korean players surrounding him nearby.

In such a situation, most players would pass the football quickly, but Zhou Yi did the opposite.

When his teammates passed the football to him, he made a fake move to pass the ball to the other side. He deceived Ki Sung-yong, who was following him, to turn that way, but then suddenly dunked the football in the opposite direction. The posture is to break through from this side.

Seeing that Zhou Yi did not pass the football out immediately, another Korean player who was outside immediately rushed up and tried to intercept Zhou Yi's ball.

Facing the charging Korean player, Zhou Yi turned around and put the football in front of him, isolating the opponent behind him.

But his turning around also turned his back to the direction of the attack, which seemed to be a worse choice.

It looked as if he hesitated, and as a result, he was stuck by his opponent, and in order to protect the football, he lost the opportunity to attack.

But at this moment, Zhou Yi, who had his back to the front, used his heel to knock the football behind him!

The football rolled past the crotch of the Korean team's defensive player who was caught off guard, and landed at the feet of He Ying, who retreated to meet him.

He Ying's retreat occurred at the same time as Zhou Yi turned around to protect the ball. At that time, Zhou Yi's attention should be on how to protect the football, and he should not be able to see He Ying's movements.

But Zhou Yi did not observe before passing the ball. Instead, he passed the football directly, as if he was very sure that He Ying would pick him up from behind.

In fact, He Ying was indeed right behind him.

After passing the ball, Zhou Yi turned around and bypassed the Korean players who came up to defend against him, and accelerated and ran forward.

He passed by He Ying without even pausing. It seemed that it didn't matter to him whether He Ying got the ball or not, and what he would do if he got the ball.

He just ran forward.

And He Ying did not pass the football to him. He turned around and dribbled the ball forward. The Chinese team's offense can actually be considered a threat to this point. He Ying dribbles the ball towards the Korean team's penalty area. The Korean team players have to come up to defend him. As a result, the defensive forces in other places are stretched thin. .

He Ying has a lot of options when he gets the ball, and his freedom of movement is very high.

Of course, the Korean team players can also choose not to defend He Ying who has the ball and continue to maintain the integrity of their defense. But I'm afraid few teams' defense would make such a stupid mistake.

When they came up to defend He Ying, He Ying passed the football to Zhou Yi who had already crossed in front of him.

This time Zhou Yi did not let the football stay at his feet for half a second. He directly pushed the football diagonally in front of Wu Lei.

Wu Lei stepped in at high speed and reached the edge of the penalty area when he caught the ball. Then he took a shot and the football was slightly higher.

The Korean fans in the stands and in front of the TV were shocked into a cold sweat.

It wasn't until the ball flew over the crossbar that they knew it wasn't going to go in. Because starting from Zhou Yi's sudden heel pass to that series of passes, the Korean team's defense seemed to have many loopholes, making Korean fans worry that the goal would be penetrated at any time.

The Chinese fans felt sorry that the goal was not scored, and some emotional fans even scolded Wu Lei for wasting the opportunity.

In the TV screen, Wu Lei also held his head in his hands, feeling annoyed that he had missed this opportunity.

However, in a place that was not captured by the TV cameras, Zhou Yi gave Wu Lei a thumbs up, indicating that he had done a good job just now.

Zhou Yi himself did not feel regretful that the ball failed.

He was very calm inside, and he didn't think the Korean team's mad dog tactics would cause him much trouble.

He believes that he and his teammates can control the situation.

To put it bluntly, he has already seen the South Korean team's adjustment plan in virtual games, and there is nothing major to be continued. ..