r18novel Chapter 26 China's Rockets
Chapter 26 China's Rockets
"boom!--"
The moment the ball went into the net, the Chinese fans in the stands erupted in thunderous cheers!
Everyone stood up, waving their arms wildly in celebration of the goal.
At that moment, Yang Chen turned and rushed out of the Japanese team's penalty area, sprinting all the way to the sidelines, then waving his fist towards the stands, releasing his inner excitement and exhilaration.
This reignited the fans' enthusiasm, and the entire Miyagi Stadium instantly transformed into a sea of joy.
"Goal! It's Yang Chen again! A calm one-on-one goal, his second goal in this World Cup!"
"This goal also helped the Chinese team take a 1-0 lead over the Japanese team! I believe this process also surprised many people."
"From the very beginning of the match, the home team, Japan, controlled the ball and was constantly looking for opportunities to attack. But China's defense was very tight, preventing Japan from finding any good chances. In the 30th minute, China actually scored!"
"The Chinese team today really impressed us. They picked up the pace very quickly, pressed and tackled aggressively, and were a team full of fighting spirit and passion."
"And in the process of this goal, we can also see that it seems to be a tactic that the Chinese team had planned in advance."
"After Ye Xian made a gesture on the sidelines, the Chinese players pulled back a little, drawing the Japanese players to press forward."
"At this moment, the Chinese team suddenly accelerated, then forced the opponent into a mistake through aggressive pressing, and played a beautiful offside combination, ultimately scoring a goal."
"It seems that even Troussier, the famous French coach who has led the Japanese team to many good results in recent years, is being manipulated by Ye Xian."
"I suddenly wondered, if a tactical genius like Ye Xian could go and coach independently at a club, would he achieve amazing results...?"
Sidelines.
After Yang Chen scored, the Chinese team's coaching staff and substitute players all jumped up excitedly, high-fiving and hugging each other.
Milutinovic kept patting Ye Xian on the back, saying, "Good, good, good! This attacking duo is really amazing!"
First came Qu Bo's interception and pass, followed by Yu Genwei and Yang Chen's passing and running combination.
The Chinese team's attacking trident finally unleashed its power today.
Ye Xian's use of this forward combination is, of course, to make full use of their technical characteristics.
Qu Bo's speed and fighting spirit, Yang Chen's positioning and shooting, and Yu Genwei's agility and passing!
However, Ye Xian had already taken precautions.
He whispered to Milutinovic, "Next, we'll see how Troussier deals with our attacking trident. If our two speedy strikers' running space is restricted, we can consider using Su Maozhen to force our way through."
Milu nodded.
Actually, his initial thought was that Su Maozhen should be the starting player.
As is well known, Japanese players are generally small in stature, which makes defense a persistent weakness.
Therefore, high-altitude bombardment has always been the key to victory for the Chinese team when facing the Japanese team.
Ye Xian was certainly well aware of this.
In the upcoming 2018 World Cup, the Japanese team completely dominated the world-class powerhouse Belgium in the round of 16, taking a two-goal lead.
In the end, Belgium brought on the tall Fellaini and used a crossing tactic to crush the Japanese team.
But today, after carefully analyzing the Japanese team's recent matches, he still decided to start the two fast forwards.
After the midfield is disrupted and the opponent is drawn forward, speedy forwards can make a greater impact in the vast space of the backfield.
It's not too late to bring in Su Maozhen to provide aerial pressure after they force the Japanese team to compress their defensive line!
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the other side.
Philippe Troussier, sitting next to the Japanese team's coaching bench, was still shaking his head.
Of course he could see where the problem lay in that goal.
The Chinese team retreated to create space, then accelerated and pressed, the entire tactical transition was extremely smooth and seamless, and the goal came naturally.
The execution of the Chinese team players is frighteningly strong!
This team is completely different from the Chinese team during the World Cup qualifiers, or even the Chinese team in the first group stage match!
Although the Chinese team played quite well in the World Cup qualifiers, they still relied more on counter-attacking tactics, with crosses from the wings and overlapping runs. Their style of play was physical and focused on simplicity and effectiveness.
They've earned the nickname "Asia's England"!
This style of play might work in Asia, but it's likely to falter on the World Cup stage.
The 0-2 defeat to Costa Rica is proof of that.
But the current Chinese team has a very sophisticated tactical design and plays a more modern, even advanced, style!
Undoubtedly, it was the presence of that young Chinese translator, Ye Xian, that brought about such a dramatic change in the Chinese team.
"Now is not the time to think about these things." Troussier shook his head, gathering his thoughts again. "Should I have the players pull back a bit, reduce the space for their two forwards to sprint, and prevent a repeat of the same mistake?"
Although we are currently behind, the more important thing now is to avoid conceding another goal.
In football, conceding goals in succession is a common occurrence.
This is because losing the first ball often causes emotional fluctuations and distractions.
If the opponent presses their advantage at this point, they could very well score again!
So Troussier stood on the sidelines and shouted at his players, "Focus on defense first, don't rush into the attack! Toda, don't go too far forward..."
But at that moment, his shouts seemed to be drowned out by the clamor of the Miyagi Stadium.
How can we tolerate losing to the Chinese team at home!
Now all the Japanese fans have stood up, waving their Japanese flags and chanting in unison:
"オーレ, Japan!" "オーレ, Japan!" "オーレ, Japan!"
In this exciting atmosphere, the Japanese players on the field also fought bravely and intensified their attack.
Of course, they didn't want to be outpaced by the Chinese team, and they wanted to quickly win back a point!
As a result, instead of retreating, their formation advanced a little further.
Under constant pressure, the Japanese team created some shooting opportunities, but none of them truly threatened the Chinese team's goal.
They played like that until the 44th minute.
The fourth official on the sidelines has raised the stoppage time board. The first half was played very smoothly, so there is only 1 minute of stoppage time.
Japan launched another attack.
Hidetoshi Nakata broke through Li Tie's defense in the middle and passed the ball to the wing. Atsushi Yanagisawa sprinted 20 meters and then passed the ball back to the middle, where Takayuki Suzuki unleashed a powerful shot!
Unfortunately, the angle was too straight, and it was saved by the Chinese team's goalkeeper, Jiang Jin.
Jiang Jin received the ball and immediately launched a long kick without any hesitation.
The ball flew over most of the field, then over the heads of Miyamoto Tsuneyasu and Myojin Tomokazu...
Behind the two Japanese center-backs, Yang Chen started moving again!
He was like a red lightning bolt, sweeping directly past Miyamoto Tsuneyasu and Myojin Tomokazu.
He tapped the ball with his toe, gently stopping it as it fell high in front of him, and then once again charged into the Japanese penalty area!
This time, Yang Chen once again unleashed a powerful shot before Narasaki Masato could pounce on him!
The ball flew straight into the far corner of the goal!
"Yang Chen!!!!"
Huang Jianxiang roared again.
"Another one-on-one chance!!"
"Goal!!!!"
"Two to zero!!"
"He plays for Eintracht Frankfurt and has played for this long-established German team for four seasons, scoring a total of 23 goals."
"Because Yang Chen is fast, explosive, and has sharp, decisive shots, Frankfurt fans affectionately call him China's Rocket. Today, the Chinese Rocket launches again!"
"Years of playing in Europe have spurred Yang Chen to remain composed even in such an important match, allowing him to score twice!"
"This also shows that our national football team players still need to bravely go out and explore in order to truly improve their skills..."