Chapter 11: Best of All

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Tang Zheng received Gao Lin's non-stop lateral pass and did not pass the ball immediately. Instead, he used the outside instep of his right foot to stop the ball more than one meter forward while running.

The left back Boca was suppressed by Hao Junmin and did not dare to move forward. He was worried that the space behind him would be exploited by Tang Zheng, so he chose to fight and retreat. Zokola, who had no marking task for the time being, had to pull out to defend Tang Zheng when the two central midfielders were out of position. Zheng.

At this moment, Tang Zheng's broad vision was fully demonstrated at this time, and he used the inside of the instep of his right foot to create a very subtle inside arc ball.

The football flew from the offensive right rib to the offensive right rib with an obvious internal arc, passing through the two central defenders Bamba and Zokola on the way, and fell to the left rib of the penalty area.

Lu Liang advanced at high speed and attacked the left rib. Aurier, who is also known for his speed, was left behind and goalkeeper Barry had to abandon the goal.

Tang Zheng and Lu Liang were once teammates in Dortmund, and they had a good understanding of each other's passing and running.

The football decelerated after landing on the left side of the penalty area, just like it was waiting for Lu Liang to run at full speed.

Lu Liang, who was running at high speed, stopped the ball perfectly. He stopped the ball smoothly with the outside of his right foot, and then adjusted his steps while running. Goalkeeper Barry stopped and adjusted his feet in small steps, keeping his eyes on the football and Lu Liang. Liang raised his right foot.

After playing in high-level European competitions for the past two seasons, Lu Liang has greatly improved his single-handed ball handling. He chose a low shot with his right foot and the football rolled to the far end of the goal.

Goalkeeper Barry subconsciously made a sideways save, but the speed of the football touching the ground was obviously faster than the speed of Barry's body pressing down.

The football jumped past Barry's left armpit and then hit the lower right corner of the goal, which was facing the goal.

2:2! !

In less than half a minute from kick-off to goal, the Chinese team equalized the score with lightning!

At this moment, most of the Ivorian fans in the stands have not yet reacted...

You know, a minute ago they were dancing for joy because the team overtook the Chinese team within two minutes, but within just half a minute from kick-off, the Chinese team evened the score?

What's going on? ?

Not only the Ivorian fans in the stands were confused, but Ivory Coast coach Lamouchi was also confused.

He is still looking forward to Côte d'Ivoire beating the Chinese team in one go and getting a good start.

But how long did it take to equalize the score?

One minute?

The Ivory Coast fans in the stadium looked at each other and wanted to blame their teammates for not paying attention enough, but maybe they gave up the idea of ​​blaming their teammates because they thought they themselves were not paying attention, and kept shaking their heads.

At the same time, Lu Liang, who scored the goal, seemed particularly excited. After the ball hit the snow-white net, he opened his arms and turned to run towards Tang Zheng, who sent a precise pass.

Gao Lin, Hao Junmin, and Zhang Xizhe also ran towards Tang Zheng, because this goal was premeditated!

It was Tang Zheng's temporary tactics before kick-off that allowed the team to equalize the score with less than a minute behind!

"Brother Zheng, the message is beautiful!"

Lu Liang jumped directly onto Tang Zheng, raised his arms, and shouted.

Tang Zheng smiled and hugged Lu Liang, who was jumping on him, and shouted at the same time: "It's you who made the beautiful cum!"

Central 5 commentator He Wei held the commentary box with both hands and was full of passion: "Lü Liang was quite calm in front of the goal. His low shot with his right foot scored his first goal in the World Cup! He helped the Chinese team equalize the score! A wonderful delivery Tang Zheng, who passed the ball, also took the lion's share of the credit!! Gao Lin and Zhang Xizhe touched the ball for a short time, but it was extremely important. Hao Junmin didn't even touch the ball, but his running position effectively attracted the Ivorian defense. This wave of offense lets us see It turns out that the Chinese team can also attack as smoothly as mercury! Come on!! I believe it is completely possible to reverse the score!"

The on-site director gave a slow-motion replay of the goal, and British Sky commentator Martin Taylor was enthusiastic: "Looking at the goal replay, we once again saw Don's amazingness, his dribbling, ball-taking, timing and passing. The accuracy of the ball is really amazing! The Chinese team equalized the score with his assist! There are still more than 20 minutes left. If the Chinese team can play a tacit attack again, then Côte d'Ivoire's goal will be a huge threat..."

"Ouch-ouch——"

The Chinese fans above the Pernambuco Arena were as excited as children, hysterically venting their excitement and making deafening shouts.

A minute ago, they all thought that the lagging Chinese team was likely to fail and lose the game.

But the next wave of attacks quickly equalized the score. This feeling was like riding a roller coaster, going from hell to heaven.

Lu Liang's goal was like a blow to the head of the excited Ivorian fans. Listening to the overwhelming cheers from the Chinese fans, my heart was bleeding.

If the whole game ends here and three points become one point, it will be extremely detrimental to the rest of the schedule. You must know that the opponent you will face in the second round will be the seeded team Colombia...

It’s really sad to think about it.

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Ivory Coast coach Lamouchi took a long breath, and then returned to the coaching bench to discuss with his assistants how to deal with the next game.

Conceding two goals in two minutes was a huge blow to the Chinese team, but they equalized the score in the first attack of the kick-off, which definitely increased their momentum.

Although momentum is invisible and intangible, it has a huge impact on the course of the game.

At this time, Drogba's status in the Ivory Coast national team gradually became apparent. As the team's big brother, he ran to his own 40-meter defense zone and clapped his hands hard to encourage his teammates.

Head coach Lamouchi, who was discussing countermeasures with his assistants, saw this scene and nodded lightly with satisfaction.

Drogba is 36 years old and has entered the twilight of his career, but his influence on the national team is still very large, so his teammates trust him very much.

The Chinese team's goal celebration did not last long, which was entirely due to Tang Zheng's rich experience in the game. He made it clear that the game was not over yet, and being able to equalize the score meant that the Chinese team had the ability to score again.

As long as the game is not over, the previous goals conceded can serve as a warning to avoid repeating the same mistakes.

The on-site director interestingly gave a highlight replay while the Chinese players were walking back. The content was that after the Chinese team lost the ball, Tang Zheng pulled several teammates into a circle.

British Sky TV commentator Andy Gray said meaningfully: "Tang Zhen is an out-and-out schemer! He will definitely be a very qualified head coach after he retires. I have a hundred reasons to believe that the Chinese team's lightning equalizer is Spiritual planning from Don!”

"Does that need to be said?" Commentator Martin Taylor laughed: "I'm talking about old man! If you carefully watch Don's interesting highlights in the game, you will find that many times he performs the duties of the head coach on the field. , but you said a lot, if Tang retires in time, he will definitely have new achievements in the coaching profession!"

Central 5 commentator He Wei also expressed his opinion: "Tang Zheng has always given us the feeling of being very smart when playing football. The Chinese team's lightning equalizer was probably planned by Tang Zheng, but we have to wait until the end of the game to see if it is specific. Only by interviewing relevant players can we find out..."

Between words, the game restarted. Cote d'Ivoire quickly organized a group of extremely threatening attacks. However, the Chinese team players were very focused and did not make the mistake of Cote d'Ivoire conceding the second goal. Their positions were very close, leaving no room for the Ivorian offensive players. any space.

The right side that Ivory Coast relies on for offense is also paralyzed. Jiang Zhipeng, Lu Liang, Tang Zheng or Zheng Zhi will all pay special attention to their left side defense. In addition, midfielder Zhang Xizhe will also take the initiative to assist the left side before the two defensive midfielders have time to assist. Complete the defense.

In the 72nd minute of the game, Cote d'Ivoire made the second substitution adjustment of the game. No. 18 Giacopa replaced the left back Boca who did not help the team's offense much.

This 31-year-old veteran is not tall, only 1.66 meters tall. He struggles to defend on the left, and his running back and forth is greatly affected as he gets older. It is very reasonable to replace him with Giacopa in his prime.

Of course, Ivory Coast coach Lamouchi is still quite wary of the Chinese team's ability to quickly counterattack, especially Lu Liang on the left.

His speed, ball taking and running position can all pose a huge threat to his own defense, so the number of people involved in the attack cannot be too many, otherwise it is very likely that the frontcourt will not score and will be the first to concede the ball.

In terms of strategies to deal with the two high points of Drogba and Bony, Lippi had already thought about it when his own team scored.

Tang Zheng, who is tall and can judge the landing point more accurately, has further shrunk his position, similar to a free agent in the midfield and backcourt. Zhang Xizhe's position has also retreated, and the formation has changed from the original 4231 to another Italian tactician Ancelo. The 4321 Christmas tree formation that Ti is best at.

Tang Zheng plays as a free midfielder and can often return to the penalty area to help defend Drogba or Bony. In addition, the defense of the two wings has been strengthened. The quality of the ball on the two wings of Côte d'Ivoire has never been good, which is equivalent to a Christmas tree. The formation can effectively contain the two high points of Drogba and Bony while ensuring that there are no problems in the defense of the center and wings. Therefore, Côte d'Ivoire, which made two substitution adjustments, did not create an offense enough to exceed the score.

On the contrary, the Chinese team's quick counterattack was very methodical. In just five minutes, Cote d'Ivoire paid the price for this with two yellow cards.

In the blink of an eye, a few more minutes passed, and in the 78th minute, Cote d'Ivoire made the last substitution adjustment of the game.

Veteran Yakonan replaced Boni, whose physical fitness had declined significantly and was not as effective as before, and maintained the offensive.

Cote d'Ivoire has made all three substitution adjustments, while the Chinese team has only made one adjustment for offense, so the on-site director gave Lippi a close-up shot after Cote d'Ivoire completed the last substitution adjustment.

However, Lippi remained motionless, his expression calm, and he had no intention of replacing anyone again.

Because with Bony being substituted, Tang Zheng's position has some prerequisites. Feng Xiaoting and Ren Hang have competed with Drogba in the Chinese Super League and have experience. In addition, Drogba is old and his strength has declined. , with the tacit cooperation between Feng Xiaoting and Anyan, it is difficult to grab the spot.

Yakonen, who came off the bench, did not play the role he should have, so that all the responsibility for Ivory Coast's offensive organization fell on Yaya Toure.

But Yaya Toure didn't dare to go too far forward. He was worried that Tang Zheng would actively participate in the frontcourt offense after completing the defense. With his current speed, it would be difficult to catch up with Tang Zheng.

Carrying another yellow card on his body was like a yoke.

But there is not no good news for Cote d'Ivoire. After all, they now have ball control and don't have to be as tired on defense as the Chinese team.

Perhaps prioritizing defensive issues, Lippi replaced Hao Junmin with defensive midfielder Cai Huikang in the 82nd minute of the game.

However, Cai Huikang, who came on the court, said a few words to Zhang Xizhe, Tang Zheng and Zheng Zhi respectively. Then through the broadcast screen, you can see that Zhang Xizhe pulled to the right, and Tang Zheng's position has an obvious prerequisite.

Central 5 commentator He Wei's voice rose an octave: "Lippi is indeed a master tactician! He used a defensive midfielder to remove Hao Junmin. It looked like he was replacing an offensive player with a defensive player, but in fact Cai Huikang came on. Liberate Tang Zheng! This is a signal to step up the attack!"

The live director switched cameras just in time to see the Chinese team’s changing formation. British Sky commentator Andy Gray was very surprised: “Marcelo Lippi is very bold! He replaced Cai with defensive midfielder Schalke 04's Hao and Cai's appearance will liberate Tang, who focuses on the defensive end in almost all square games. The next game... is worth looking forward to!"

At the end of the game, Tang Zheng, wearing the No. 10 jersey, could finally show off his offensive talents.

"Ouch-ouch——"

The Chinese fans in the stands were very excited to find that Tang Zheng entered the 30-meter area to get the ball for the first time in the Chinese team's offensive position. They made a huge roar like a mountain and a tsunami.

The momentum was so great that some fans even thought the Chinese team had scored a goal.

Tang Zheng's positional position and positional offense put huge pressure on the Ivory Coast defense. He can break through and shoot, making it difficult to guard against. In addition, he has several strong teammates such as Lu Liang, Gao Lin and Zhang Xizhe beside him.

In addition, Tang Zheng, who is full of physical fitness, can also perform his duties on the defensive end, which makes it difficult for Côte d'Ivoire to find a breakthrough on the offensive end.

Eighty-five minutes into the game, the physical fitness of both sides dropped significantly, both offensively and defensively.

But Tang Zheng didn't seem to be affected by the decline in physical fitness. He ran as aggressively as ever.

Once again, the Chinese team switched from defense to offense. Tang Zheng did not rush to dribble the ball forward or pass the ball to his teammates in front. Instead, he took the initiative to slow down the tempo and pass the ball to the left wing.

At this time, the broadcaster gave a set of running data so far in the game.

The first one on the list is Tang Zheng!

He had run 13,952 meters at the 87-minute mark and was about to reach 14,000 meters.

The second place is Yaya Toure of Cote d'Ivoire, who has run 12,000 meters so far.

Central 5 commentator He Wei changed his voice: "There are nearly three minutes left before the end of the regular time. Tang Zheng has already run 13,900 meters, truly winning the game! Incredible! Plus injury time There should be more than five minutes left, I wonder if Tang Zheng can run the astonishing 15,000 meters!"

"According to Tang Zheng's level of enthusiasm, it's very possible!"

Commentator Xu Yang looked at Tang Zheng in the broadcast and said firmly.