Chapter 182 The Strongest Weapon

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The locker room was silent except for the heavy breathing of the players.

Although only 40 minutes were played in the first half, every player seemed to have just been fished out of a bucket.

Sweden put too much pressure on the Chinese team players. They not only have an advantage in body, but also do better than the Chinese team in passing and receiving the ball, and their defense is quite well organized.

At least, in the eyes of young national youth players.

On the other hand, the Chinese team made too many mistakes in passing and receiving the ball, giving their opponents opportunities again and again. The defense, which was originally the most confident, was also poorly organized. The Chinese players were overwhelmed by the pressure of the top of the mountain.

Even if Feng Xiaoting, who is known as an air fighter in the team, is a head short in front of the Swedish players, how can he defend?

The strength of the enemy and us may be misjudged by the fans on the sidelines and the audience in front of the TV, but the players on the court know what they want, and they all write what they think on their faces.

Yang Yang sat in his place, buried his head between his legs, and watched as the sweat fell on the floor drop by drop, slowly converging into a water stain, and he gradually calmed down.

When he first returned to the locker room, he really wanted to scolded his teammates fiercely. It was clearly stated before the game, and the tactics formulated by the coaching staff were to seek stability first, and then to attack slowly. So impatient when you get to the court?

The Swedish team did intend to lure the Chinese team to attack, but how could the players be so easily fooled?

If it is said that the player executes the tactics of the right road, but is scored by the opponent, it is not as good as others, and it is excusable, but now he is taking the initiative to put his face up to fight the opponent, can it be the same?

But his reason still calmed him down, so he sat back in his seat and slowly calmed down.

He knows that the most important thing now is not accountability, nor who is held accountable.

It's like sitting on a boat. Someone accidentally pierced the bottom of the boat, and the sea water is constantly gushing in. The first thing to do at this time is to quickly block the hole first, otherwise the boat will sink.

As for whoever pierced the ship, that is after saving the boat and saving the life.

"Do you have anything to say?" the coach Tie Sheng asked with a sullen face.

The game played like this, and he really couldn't come up with a better way.

As soon as Tie Sheng finished his words, he saw the goalkeeper Guan Zhen stand up and lowered his head in shame, "I'm sorry, it was my mistake that affected the team, and I was a little confused at the time, I..."

When Guan Zhen came to the end, he couldn't speak anymore.

Anyone can see from his face that at this moment he really regrets strangling himself to death, but this is meaningless.

"I am also responsible for not keeping an eye on the opponent's No. 11 in time." Feng Xiaoting also stood up and took the initiative to frankly make mistakes.

There was silence in the locker room, and everyone silently looked at Guan Zhen and Feng Xiaoting who were still standing.

Yang Yang still lowered his head, but reached out and grabbed the flag on the chest of his jersey. He swore that he would do his best to defend its dignity. He didn't want to lose the game just like that.

Even if he knew, it was enough to return to China for business.

"Guide Tie, can I say a few words?" Yang Yang stood up.

Tie Sheng was a little surprised. This was the first time Yang Yang took the initiative to say something in the locker room. He hesitated, for fear that the young Yang Yang would say something inappropriate, but looking at Yang Yang's eyes again, he nodded.

"Of course, anyone here has a say."

Everyone in the locker room turned their attention to Yang Yang, wanting to know what he was going to say, and even many people were very uneasy, for fear that Yang Yang would accuse him of his mistakes.

"Guan Zhen and Feng Xiaoting are indeed responsible for that goal."

Yang Yang's words made the atmosphere in the locker room even more tense.

"But, if it wasn't for Shunzhen, our team wouldn't be where we are today. Whether he faced Colombia, France, or Turkey, he performed very well and kept the goal again and again."

"There is also Feng Xiaoting, he has a thigh injury. After he came to France, he was not acclimatized, and he has not been in the best condition, but in order to defend the center of the Swedish team who is a head taller than him, he still chose it. Except this time he didn't keep up, when did he not perform well?"

Yang Yang's rhetorical question made the locker room fall into a dead silence.

"Everyone makes mistakes. They are goalkeepers and central defenders. They performed 10 percent in 79 minutes, but as long as one minute fails, everyone will erase their credit for the first 79 minutes."

"Before, they were behind all of us, silently wiping for our mistakes. Now, when they make mistakes, don't we take any responsibility? No responsibility?"

"In an avalanche, no snowflake is innocent. If the team loses, that's the responsibility of all of us."

The locker room was still silent, but Guan Zhen and Feng Xiaoting, who were standing, were even moved by Yang Yang's words.

Yang Yang walked over to Guan Zhen and Feng Xiaoting and asked them to sit back to their seats.

He is the top player in the team, he has such strength in the locker room, and some words should be said by him.

Otherwise, what does this core player do if you want him to be the top card?

"I still vividly remember AC Milan's 4-1 home defeat to Super Deportivo in the Champions League knockout stage, and the Rossoneri's general manager Galliani was speaking to the media. During the interview, he said a word, he said, this loss is enough for us to eat for three years."

Many people present may have seen this report, or not, but they all showed a thoughtful look, including Tie Sheng.

"Winning is gratifying, but losing is also a harvest. The key is to see if we can learn from the goals we conceded. Now, we still have the second half. If we just hold the responsibility, we don't study the first half carefully. We will still lose in the second half.”

What Yang Yang said is common sense in European football, but it has caused players to think and ask themselves.

The first half was 0-1. Was it really just the mistakes of Guan Zhen and Feng Xiaoting?

Yang Yang was closely guarded by the opponent throughout the first half. Does anyone take the initiative to share some defensive pressure for him?

Could it be that Yang Yang really has to perform well with two or three defensive players on his back?

"Finally, I sincerely hope that everyone will think about it, how did we get to where we are today?"

After Yang Yang finished speaking, he returned to his seat and sat down.

The locker room was still dead silent, but everyone could tell they were thinking.

How did the National Youth Team get to where it is today?

Is it by fancy moves? Gorgeous offense? Or outstanding personal ability?

No, the skills of the National Youth Team players are significantly different from those of their opponents, and offense is not the strongest weapon of the National Youth Team at all. Except for Yang Yang, how many players can compete with the French and Swedish players in their personal abilities?

It's defense!

Tenacious defense!

But in the first half, the team lost its most powerful weapon.

Tie Sheng finally made up his mind and walked among the players, "Yang Yang is right, we have to be clear about why we can get to where we are today. what?"

"It depends on the whole! It depends on the concerted efforts and tenacious struggle of each of us!"

The head coach's powerful words opened a door for everyone.

"The zero-to-one is not the end of the world, the two tall central defenders in Sweden have a strong frontal defense, a large defensive area, plus their midfield is also very strong, so we have to try to play from the flanks and Two ribs to create opportunities."

"Yang Yang, are you sure you will play on the right in the second half?" Tie Sheng asked with concern.

Yang Yang raised his head, looked at the head coach, looked at the teammates around him, and nodded heavily, "I have no problem."

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Unlike the tense atmosphere on the Chinese team's side, the atmosphere in the Swedish team's locker room was more relaxed.

Who let them lead the Chinese team by one goal?

With Sweden's performance in the past few games, as long as they lead, it is difficult for the opponent to take advantage of them.

Championship favourites Portugal is the best example.

"I didn't expect that the Chinese team was so weak, only that Yang Yang was a little more difficult to deal with."

"Even if he's tough, so what? Didn't it turn out to be nothing for the first half?"

"The group of idiots in the Chinese team were completely stunned by us. As long as we restrict Yang Yang, this team is no threat."

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In the locker room, everything you said was about the first half, especially Yang Yang.

This is not surprising at all.

The name of a man, the shadow of a tree.

After scoring the lore goal in the Champions League final, Yang Yang began to make a name for himself, but he was only 17 years old, which naturally attracted the enthusiasm of his peers, even these young players who were two or three years older than him.

Everyone knows that as long as Yang Yang is frozen tonight, all the newspapers will report on it tomorrow.

Lindgren knows Yang Yang best. He also gave the team a lot of advice before the game, and provided a lot of strategies and tips for defending Yang Yang. After all, although they were teammates in the second team of Ajax, he is now Play for the national team.

"I still can't be careless. Yang Yang is very tenacious and tenacious. It's not so easy to admit defeat, and he has good physical fitness. He will definitely work hard to perform in the second half. We must not relax our defense against him."

Swedish players are not stupid either. Many of them have already played in domestic leagues. Naturally, they know that Yang Yang's success today is by no means a fluke. When reminded by Lindgren, he naturally does not dare to be careless.

"Yang Yang's stopping is very bad, and he is a right-footed player, but his left-footed is also very good. We must pay attention to this point. We must continue to press him step by step in the second half. Foul when it's time to foul."

With the arrangement of the head coach, all the Swedish players in the locker room were in high spirits.

As long as you continue to freeze Yang Yang and keep the score until the end of the game, Sweden will reach the final.