Chapter 32 Taking the Head Start
When the players from both sides took the field, the TV broadcast showed the top star of the two teams. The Chinese team was Zhou Yi, and the Brazilian team was Neymar. {（八{一中文）}>))]〉}>Zhou Yi is also the captain of the Chinese team, and the captain of the Brazilian team is not Neymar, but Thiago Silva.
Neymar has been famous for a long time, but he has always played in Brazil. There have been rumors for a long time that he would come to Europe to play, but in the end there were always rumors. Many people believe that Neymar should go to Europe to play football so that he can grow faster. But some people think that Neymar is still young and going to play in Europe too early is tantamount to stunting his career. Brazilian geniuses are always eager to go to Europe when they are 17 or 18 years old. At first, their performance is very good, but when their characteristics are familiar and their bodies cannot keep up with the requirements of European football, their performance will be compromised.
The most typical example is forward Pato, who is also in the Brazilian Olympic team. When he first entered Serie A, his performance was amazing and he was considered the successor of Kaká. A world-class superstar is rising.
As a result, Pato's performance in AC Milan last season was very average. Because his performance in the club was not good enough, he was not even the main player in the Brazilian Olympic team and could only be a substitute.
So whether we should go to Europe earlier or later, everyone debates endlessly.
Zhou Yi doesn't care which path the young Brazilian players should take for their future development. But he feels that Neymar does have some shortcomings because he has been playing in Brazil.
People only see Neymar's superb personal skills and speed, but ignore that long-term playing in Brazil has led to his poor coordination awareness and habit of eating alone. In addition, his physical confrontation ability is also very poor.
Zhou Yi's physical confrontation ability is not his strong point, but after more than three seasons of training and honing in Europe, he is much better than when he first came to Europe. Now he is no longer prone to being knocked down by opponents on the court.
But looking at Neymar's legs as thin as bamboo poles, it really makes people worry that he will break his own legs when he does a fake move...
Perhaps in the eyes of some people, if the Chinese team wants to defeat the Brazilian team, it will have to pay a very heavy price and it also depends on luck. But in Zhou Yi's mind, this game is not that dangerous for the Chinese team.
He has simulated this game many times in the virtual world. The disadvantage of the Chinese team is not as great as everyone thinks. As long as the tactics are used properly, the Brazilian team is not invincible.
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When Zhou Yi and Thiago Silva completed all the pre-match procedures, he returned to his half. His teammates were waiting for him. They formed a circle,
There was a gap in this circle. When Zhou Yi came back, the gap was filled.
"Okay, they kick off first." As soon as he came back, Zhou Yi reported the results of the coin guessing to everyone, and he won the right to pick the side. "From the moment they get the ball, we have to go up and press them and create pressure for them. After grabbing the ball, we pass it forward and beat their counterattack! They were definitely not in the state at the beginning of the game. They think very highly of themselves and will definitely look down on us, so they will play carelessly. This is our chance. Catch them off guard!"
"Okay!" The teammates responded in unison.
Then Zhou Yi stretched out his hand and zoomed in to the middle of the circle, and others also folded their hands.
"One, two, three! Come on!"
everyone shouted in unison.
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To outsiders, the Chinese team just performed a simple pre-game cheering ceremony. It was normal for everyone to gather in a circle and roar before the game. This was nothing unusual.
Moreover, Brazil did not do this. This may show that when the Chinese team faces Brazil, as a challenger, it must yell a few words before it can muster the courage to challenge the powerful Brazil.
When all the Chinese players stood in their positions, the Brazilian team's kick-off player had been waiting in the center circle for a long time.
The referee blows the whistle and the game begins!
"The game begins! Audience friends, welcome to watch the last semi-final of men's football in this Olympic Games! The two sides are the Chinese Olympic Team and the Brazilian Olympic Team! In another semi-final that ended earlier, a team from China The Mexican Olympic team in North America lost to the Japanese team with a score of 1:2 and has already entered the finals in advance. This game will determine another finals spot..." As the referee blew his whistle, He Ping also started A eloquent explanation.
"The ones wearing red jerseys on the court are our Olympic team, while the Brazilian team wears their traditional yellow-green jerseys. Neither side made any adjustments to the lineup in this game. The Chinese team continued their last game against South Korea The team’s performance in that game…”
As he was talking, after the Brazilian team kicked the football out on the court, they did not play forward immediately, but chose to pass it back.
The Chinese team did not choose to shrink its defense, but bravely followed the football and pressed out.
After a few passes, the formations of both sides gradually opened up.
When the Brazilian team was losing ground, British BBC TV commentator Mark Lawrenson was praising the Brazilian team's lineup: "Although the Chinese team performed very well and had as many as five players playing in Europe, judging from the lineup, Look, I think the Brazilian team still has the advantage. To be honest, I think the Chinese team can reach the semi-finals, which is already very good. We shouldn’t expect too much. Facing the powerful Brazil, the Chinese team’s psychology may be affected a little. Impact... Of course, the charm of football lies in its unpredictability..."
Mark Lawrenson's words have not yet finished, and He Ping is still reporting the list of the Chinese team.
The Brazilian players moved the ball from the left to their right.
The right back, Rafael who plays for Manchester United, used **** to steadily catch the ball transferred from his teammate from the other side, but he did not immediately pass the football out again, even though Thiago Silva was there Not far behind him.
But he had the football under control.
This is a change for Brazil, which has been passing the ball and passing the ball. This change was keenly captured by Zhou Yi.
He immediately waved his arms and shouted to his teammates: "Press up and force him!!"
The person closest to Rafael was Zhang Jiadong, the left midfielder of the Chinese Olympic team, who quickly got up from behind, but Rafael still didn't pass the football, he was still controlling the ball.
Seeing that he was being targeted, players from the Brazilian team also came up to help him.
First, Oscar ran directly back from the frontcourt and approached him inside. Then Thiago Silva also pulled to the side, creating an angle for Rafael to pass the ball.
But the Chinese team also immediately made targeted arrangements. He Ying in front then pulled to the side and got stuck between Rafael and Thiago Silva, cutting off Rafael's return pass to Thiago. ·Silva's passing route.
At the same time, Zhang Jiadong stepped up his pressure on Rafael from behind, putting tremendous pressure on him and making it difficult for him to control the football at his feet.
All he can do now is pass the football around. But to whom? Thiago Silva was out of action, and Rafael caught a glimpse of Oscar who had retreated inside to meet him. The distance between the two people is very close, which is a good passing option.
So under Zhang Jiadong's close pressure, Rafael passed the football horizontally to the inside, intending to pass it to Oscar.
But just as the football was passed to Oscar, a red figure suddenly appeared between Rafael and Oscar!
It's Zhouyi!
When Oscar retreated to meet Rafael, no one noticed that Zhou Yi had already rushed forward. He expected that Rafael would definitely pass the football to Oscar, and he only needed to cut off the pass at the right time. Just the ball line!
Sure enough, he took the lead and snatched the football away from Oscar!
When Oscar spotted Zhou Yi, it was already too late. He stretched out his hand to pull Zhou Yi, but Zhou Yi squeezed him behind him.
After stealing the ball, Zhou Yi did not continue to dribble. After he temporarily withstood the impact from Oscar with his body, he immediately kicked the ball and passed the ball to the center!
When the football was just passed out by him, he was finally knocked to the ground by Oscar...
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He Ying was in front and clearly saw Zhou Yi's movements, and his tacit understanding with Zhou Yi allowed him to know what he should do next - he did not wait where he was, but when Zhou Yi intercepted the pass, He turned around and ran towards the middle.
Sure enough, as soon as he ran towards the center, Zhou Yi's pass arrived. If he had been later, he would not have been able to catch Zhou Yi's ball.
And now...he received the ball in a completely unguarded situation!
In front of him is a huge space between Brazil's two center backs and their left back!
Thiago Silva has been moved to the wing in order to meet Rafael. Juan Juan in the center naturally has to be moved to the ribs to fill Thiago Silva's position, but Brazil's left back Ma However, Cello did not make it into the penalty area in time and was still in his original position.
I'm afraid he never thought that Rafael would make a passing error and it would affect him. So it's understandable that he didn't move.
But the result of what he did was that there was a huge gap between Xiao Juan and him. And this opportunity was captured by the Chinese team!
When He Ying received the ball in the middle, Xiao Juan rushed to the middle to make up the position, but was a little late...
"Look at this ball - He Ying! He received a pass from Zhou Yi. This is a one-shot!" He Ping put aside the list he was just thinking about and shouted excitedly. "Chance!"
In the midst of his roar, He Ying took a step forward and just arrived at the penalty area line. Juan had not yet replayed in place. Thiago Silva had just run back to the penalty area. Marcelo was Watching the show from a distance, or not reacting at all.
On the line of the penalty area, He Ying took a decisive step!
The football flew forward against the turf and was shot towards the lower right corner of the goal.
Gabriel, the goalkeeper of the Brazilian team, stood there and didn't even make a save. He just turned his head and watched the football pass by him, and then... plunged into the net!
The ball went in! (To be continued.)