Chapter 174 Transformation

When the loud "March of the Volunteers" sounded in the stadium, Yang Yangsu stood in front of the bench, put his right hand on his chest, and sang the national anthem together with his teammates, coaches and players on the field.

At this moment, Yang Yang's heart was full of excitement.

This is the first time he wears a bright red jersey with the national flag, a kind of pride arises spontaneously.

He is very clear that wearing this jersey, he is no longer just fighting for himself, nor for the Football Association and the national team. He represents 1.4 billion Chinese people who go abroad and play.

He also swore in his heart that he could lose the game and be defeated, but he would never lose the face of the Chinese.

In the stands behind him, hundreds of Chinese students who were studying in France and Europe came to the scene spontaneously. They all played the flag of cheering for the Chinese team, and many people were still shouting for Yang Yang.

But tonight, Yang Yang will sit on the bench to watch the first half of the game.

To this end, Yang Yang specially accepted an interview with national TV before the game, saying that he took the initiative and explained the reason.

After China's national anthem was sung, it was Colombia's turn to play the national anthem.

Yang Yang noticed that their players were equally awe-inspiring, which also confirmed a sentence.

Football is a war without gunpowder.

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Since the Toulon Cup is a competition for the youth team, according to the tradition, the game only lasts 80 minutes, with 40 minutes in each half. Yang Yang sat on the bench to watch the game in the first half. When the second half will be played depends on the situation.

The starting formation of the Chinese team is 4-4-2. The characteristic of this formation is balance. Although there are also flanks, it is very different from the 4-3-3 formation that Yang Yang used in Ajax.

The right winger, as the name implies, is more forward, more like a striker, while the right winger is positioned further back, and has to undertake some defensive tasks, especially when the team turns from offense to defense, the right midfielder must actively return to defense.

What surprised Yang Yang was that although the players of the National Youth Team came to Toulon after a long journey, they performed very hard in the game, dared to fight on the court, and actively used speed to open up the situation.

Colombia is also not to be outdone. Both teams played very actively, and the transition between offense and defense was fast on the scene.

This is not difficult to understand. After all, it is a youth team, and its overall technical and tactical content is still much weaker than that of the adult team.

The Chinese team played more holistically and defended better, while Colombia was aggressively attacking, but mainly concentrated in the middle, lacking effective wing attacks, and the style of play was relatively simple. Attempts to fight back were unsuccessful.

The players of the National Youth Team had a lot of running and pressing in the midfield and frontcourt, which made Colombia very uncomfortable and made frequent mistakes. The most deadly one occurred in the 22nd minute. Zhu Ting, the No. 11 striker of the Chinese team. After stealing the ball, he passed three defenders in a row and volleyed at the front of the penalty area, but was bravely saved by the opponent's goalkeeper.

However, nine minutes later, the Chinese team's back line made a mistake and failed to clear the opponent's long pass. The opponent's player No. 14 seized the opportunity. Unfortunately, he didn't stop the ball and wasted an empty goal.

The first half ended in a 0-0.

At halftime, head coach Tie Sheng affirmed the team's performance in the first half, but at the same time encouraged the team to keep pushing forward, believing that although Colombia's individual strength is above the Chinese team, its overall strength is not strong. The Chinese team still has a chance.

So, taking advantage of the half-time break, Tie Sheng replaced the main offensive player Chen Tao. This player is also good at playing on the right, playing as a midfielder on the right. His speed and foot skills are very good. The coaching staff hopes that he can open up on the right. Defensive gap.

But after the start of the second half, Colombia also adjusted its tactics and began to actively engage in the pressing of the midfield, catching the Chinese team's passing and receiving mistakes.

Especially in the 50th minute, Colombia intercepted the ball and made a long pass to the frontcourt. Three offensive players cooperated in a row to enter the penalty area. The Chinese team's defense line leaked. Door.

Fortunately, goalkeeper Guan Zhen played well and blocked the ball with a single punch, resolving a crisis.

This time, Tie Sheng finally couldn't sit still.

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"come on!"

"thanks!"

After Yang Yang shook hands with his teammates on the sidelines, they patted each other on the shoulders and replaced the team's striker Wan Cheng.

This is the arrangement made by head coach Tie Sheng to Yang Yang. After playing, he can act as a free agent in the frontcourt and let him play, and the rest of the team will try their best to cooperate with him.

Yang Yang quickly ran into the arena, and when he passed his teammates along the way, he could feel the inquiries and doubts in their eyes.

They didn't know or were familiar with each other, they just met at the pre-match meeting in the afternoon and introduced each other.

They are all too unfamiliar with Yang Yang.

Why isn't Yang Yang doing the same to them?

In the past at Ajax, the tactical systems of the youth team and the first team were very close, and he could achieve a seamless connection, but he only had a general understanding of the current play style of the national youth team, and he was still very unfamiliar.

Colombia obviously knows Yang Yang, and is quite afraid of the Chinese player who just scored the lore in the Champions League final a few days ago. After Yang Yang played, they began to consciously strengthen their defense against Yang Yang.

But in the end, it was the youth team. In Yang Yang's opinion, the opponent's defense had a lot of space, and it was easy to run out of space.

The first touch of the ball came from a pass from a teammate in the midfield. At that time, Yang Yang retreated and brought out the defender. When he was about to turn around and quickly move forward, his teammate passed the ball directly to his feet, which caused him to The series of actions that followed were stuck.

Stopping the ball, Yang Yang was held back by the defender behind him and had no choice but to pass back.

The second pass was slightly better. The diagonal pass from Chen Tao's right was not enough. Yang Yang was forced to slow down and stop the ball before suddenly accelerating, but the effect was greatly reduced, but Yang Yang still protected him at the front of the penalty area. The ball, crossed to Chen Tao on the right, but failed to create a threat.

The next few times the cooperation was still not smooth, there were several mistakes, not to mention being counterattacked by Colombia, even Yang Yang himself was very tired. He didn't think it was the ability of his teammates, but they all Lack of running contact.

It doesn't mean that the players don't run. On the contrary, everyone runs very actively, but they don't run around the teammates holding the ball to form an effective contact point.

If there are not enough contact points, the ball carrier will have fewer options and more mistakes.

In addition, another point is that when teammates pass the ball, they rarely think about the receiver's next move. They just simply want to pass the ball to their teammates and don't think about anything else.

Yang Yang himself used to be like this, so he can understand the mood of his teammates at this moment.

It's not that they work hard, it's not that they don't want to pass the ball, it's that they don't know how to do it.

Thinking of this, an idea emerged in Yang Yang's mind. Since Colombia attaches so much importance to him, he is simply responsible for attracting defensive attention and creating opportunities for his teammates to open the defense line.

Just take this opportunity to use Colombia's players to practice their own stop.

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After changing his mind, Yang Yang still ran very actively, and every time he ran to the opponent's open space to catch the ball, attracted the attention of the defense, and then passed the ball to the teammates in the weak defense area.

Yang Yang's change immediately made the Chinese team's situation on the field change significantly.

As the saying goes, the name of a person is the shadow of a tree.

The domestic media reported Yang Yang's achievements in Ajax in great detail. The players of the National Youth Team admired this teammate who was two years younger than him, which made them all inclined to pass the ball to Yang Yang.

Therefore, after Yang Yang changed his role, he immediately revitalized the team's midfield and frontcourt offense.

When the game reached the 60th minute, Yang Yang suddenly ran to the empty spot on the right to catch the ball.

Chen Tao immediately passed the ball over, Yang Yang parked the ball behind him, turned around and chased after the ball.

This sudden move surprised Colombia's defenders. Three defenders around him rushed towards him at the same time. Naturally, Chen Tao on the right was missed.

At this moment, Yang Yang suddenly made a straight pass and sent the ball to Chen Tao's diagonally.

Originally, Chen Tao was still hesitating whether to run over to meet Yang Yang, but he didn't expect to see the ball coming.

Chen Tao chased the ball, and gradually he felt a sense of enlightenment. When he caught up with the ball, he could clearly see that there were no defensive players around him, and that there were already teammates ambushing in the penalty area.

The next thing is logical, Chen Tao crossed the penalty area on the right side of the penalty area, and the striker Zhu Ting near the penalty spot quickly followed up, pushed the ball, and sent the ball into Colombia's goal, 1-0!

The audience burst into applause.

Hundreds of fans who made a special trip to cheer for the Chinese team danced with excitement.

Zhu Ting, the hero of the goal, quickly rushed towards Chen Tao and hugged his teammates hard, and the other players of the Chinese team also rushed up.

This goal is too important for the Chinese team.

Yang Yang also ran over to congratulate his teammates for their goal, which made Zhu Ting and Chen Tao a little flattered, especially Chen Tao, who looked at Yang Yang with a hint of doubt in his eyes.

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After the Chinese team opened the scoring, Colombia became a little anxious and invested heavily on the offensive end, but the Chinese team itself is good at defensive counterattacks, coupled with the single offensive characteristics of Colombia, it is not difficult for the Chinese team to defend.

The defense is solid, and the counterattack is starting to work.

In the 68th minute, the captain's right back Liu Yu stepped forward for an assist, and Yang Yang raised his hand to ask for the ball. After stopping the ball, he took two steps horizontally. Suddenly, he made a diagonal pass with his left foot to the left. Hao Junmin caught up with the ball and was unguarded. , where you are polite, just swipe your feet and hit.

The ball went into the goal of Colombia again, 2-0.

If it is said that the first goal just now was not obvious, then Hao Junmin's goal, Yang Yang's role is reflected most vividly, especially his passing vision, which ensures that the team can suddenly put the ball away from the ball. Shifting from the right to the left, the opponent was caught off guard.

Just five minutes later, after Yang Yang received the ball on the right side of the penalty area again, he got rid of the defender and sent the ball to the right side of the penalty area. Chen Tao cooperated with the right back Liu Yu of the captain who assisted and played, and Liu Yu knocked back from the bottom line and came on the bench. Mao Jianqing pushed the empty goal and succeeded.

Three to zero!