Chapter 17 The quarter-finals, the opponent Germany!
During the halftime break, Coleman asked the players to stick to their first half style and use offense to suppress the Chinese team, so as to find an opportunity to equalize the score as soon as possible.???
Wales does the same.
As soon as the second half began, they pressed the formation to the frontcourt and prepared to siege the Chinese team's goal, but when they did this, it was not that simple because the Chinese team also pushed out. The most obvious thing was that the Chinese team placed the defense behind the center line, rather than the front of the penalty area in the first half.
When facing Wales' attack, the Chinese team also showed a tough performance. They kept fighting in the midfield position and fought back when they found an opportunity. This style of play made Wales feel more likely to break through, but they soon realized that the opponent's midfield was still very tough. They did not go up to grab the ball randomly, but played with rules and regulations. When the Chinese team got the ball, they were not panicked at all. Several of their midfielders would continue to pass the ball and pass the ball to a safe position. It would be difficult for Wales to grab it. They could only face the counterattack of the Chinese team.
Soon Wales found out that it was almost impossible to suppress as much as in the second half of the first half because the opponent pushed the formation ahead.
They must have a normal battle with the Chinese team.
Of course, this also has benefits. The Chinese team's defense in front of the goal is not so tight. As long as they can hit the ball to a key position, it will be much easier to find a good opportunity.
But as the game progressed, Wales quickly appeared, which was very difficult.
The Chinese team in front of us is definitely not a weak team. They have not gained much advantage in the midfield ball control competition with the opponent. Sometimes they have to pay attention to the opponent's offense and have to devote more energy to defense.
Wales was entangled.
The Chinese team's playing style is not complicated at all. It basically has two points - fighting tough, fighting tough, and the other is decisive offense.
In short, the Chinese team's playing style is very direct.
Wales feels like they are facing England. Although they are not afraid of England, and they have even won two games in the past two years, England's style of playing is indeed very tough, and the same is true for the Chinese team today. It is difficult for them to gain much advantage.
The Welsh media originally hoped that Wales would soon make an attack in the second half, and then they saw a nearly equal confrontation.
The two sides are constantly fighting, and the competition has become particularly intense. But if we talk about how much advantage Wales has, we can't see at all.
Wales head coach Coleman stood on the sidelines. He watched the two sides fight in the midfield and was a little confused. He originally thought that the game was under control. Although Wales was one goal behind, as long as he worked hard, he had a great hope of tying or even going against it. But the current game was different from what he thought.
The Chinese team played out!
The Chinese team has always shown defense. The goals at the beginning of the first half are a bit amazing, but they are within a reasonable range, because the game just started, the players were not very adaptable to their opponents.
Now Coleman suddenly realized that he had misunderstood. This Chinese team is not only good at defending, but they also played very well after attacking.
So he was even more worried about the game.
On the other hand, Wan Sheng, the Chinese team coach's seat, was very satisfied with the game. They showed their training, especially several midfielders, who were not at all inferior when they fought head-on with their opponents.
This was actually something Wansheng didn't expect.
Wales is a strong team. In terms of ability, it is not as good as the world's top teams, and it is not much worse. The overall strength of the Chinese team is one level worse. It can only be said to be second-rate in the world. However, when the two sides fight head-on, the Chinese team is not inferior. This may be related to the football training master system, the improvement of players' abilities, and it is also directly related to the players' temporary play.
The current situation is something he is happy to see.
The reason why the team is allowed to attack is not to seek attack, but to continue to ensure defense, let the midfielder restrain Wales' energy, and not allow the opponent to pass the ball to a dangerous position at will.
The players are doing well.
Many media commentators are also praising the performance of the Chinese team. They do not think that the Chinese team's strength can catch up with Wales. They can play so well now, so they must have played well on the spot.
The commentator of the Central TV Sports Channel said, "The Chinese team is not at all inferior. Our previous worries may be unnecessary. Now looking at the Chinese team, several midfielders are fighting very well!"
"Of course, Wales is not at a disadvantage. Their attack just now is very threatening, but you must know that Wales is one goal behind. If the game continues like this, it will be very unfavorable for them."
"Before the game, Wales head coach Coleman emphasized Wales' toughness and said that Wales will definitely defeat the Chinese team, but it seems that he is going to break his promise. Of course, it is too early to talk about the result. We hope that the Chinese team can continue to perform well."
"We didn't feel that seeing this strong Chinese team, Wan Sheng is indeed the best head coach in the world. He transformed the Chinese team into a strong team in a short time!"
In fact, Wales is not at a disadvantage.
Although the Chinese team performed very well, the overall strength and the players' personal abilities are still far from that of Wales. Wales is just "not big advantage", and there is also an advantage if they are not big.
In the second half, Wales had three threatening shots, while the Chinese team only once again, neither side scored a goal, but many Welsh fans believed that the team was not far from the goal.
Soon the 76th minute of the game, the scores of the two teams were still 1-o. The Chinese team had a lead in the score with the goal in the first two minutes. In the past 5 minutes, Wales' continuous offensives forced the Chinese team to shrink its formation.
Many people are worried about the Chinese team's goal.
The same is true for Wan Sheng. The team continued to hold on for 30 minutes, but until now, it depends on the players' perseverance and luck.
He hopes the team can win.
But there is no way to face a crisis. He has a football training master system, but that is not a "game modifier". It can only serve as an auxiliary role for the team and cannot truly decide the outcome.
This time Wales got a good opportunity. Forward Bale broke left and right and swung past two defensive players in a row. Then he hung the ball into the penalty area. Ramsey, who was inserted behind, followed up and shot with a strong shot.
"Ramsey!"
“Hula…”
Welsh fans were ready to celebrate the goal, and even the earbuds jumped up to celebrate, but the football hit the post and bounced out.
"Ramsey's shot! The post! The post helped the Chinese team! It was too dangerous! The Chinese team escaped!"
Welsh fans couldn't help but feel sorry for not scoring the goal. It seemed that God was not on their side. The chance to score was almost certain, but the goal post helped the Chinese team.
Ramsey felt very sorry. He covered his cheeks with unwillingness, but he had no time to regret it.
The Chinese team fought back!
The football hit the post and fell to the foot of the full-back Zhao Mingjian. Zhao Mingjian immediately drove the ball out with a big foot. Wang Qiuming chased the ball in the frontcourt and removed the ball with his head before the opponent's defender. Then he protected the ball and turned around, and threw away the defensive player with a blast.
"Counterattack! Wang Qiuming! Good opportunity!"
"Let's look at the Chinese team's counterattack. Wang Qiuming is moving forward quickly! No other players are following, but there is no clear front of him!"
All Welsh players realized the danger, but they were helpless. After Ramsey's shot just now, they were all regretting not scoring the goal. When the football came, it was too late to defend.
In many games, goals often appear at this moment.
Now they can only pray that goalkeeper Williams can hold the goal.
At this moment, Williams shouldered the hopes of all Welsh people, but facing the single striker of the world's top forward, even the best goalkeeper in the world, he would feel helpless, and he could not reach the best level in the world.
When Wang Qiuming took a shot, he could only pounce on the side symbolically, and warm cheers rang out in his ears as he approached.
Williams knew so well what that meant!
"Wang Qiuming! Wang Qiuming! Wang Qiuming! He helped the Chinese team score the second goal!"
"2-to-o! 2-to-o! In the 77th minute of the game! Wales' goal just now failed to score, the Chinese team immediately counterattacked quickly, and Wang Qiuming helped the Chinese team score the ball!"
"There are ten minutes left, but the Chinese team leads two goals!"
With the commentator's words, all Chinese fans cheered, and the substitutes in the Chinese team's coaching table rushed out, and they were all excited. This goal made the Chinese team's advantage bigger, and it became very difficult for Wales to tie the score.
Those who thought Wales could equalize the score just now were already silent.
They couldn't believe the result.
Even the English commentator said, "The Chinese team leads Wales with two goals, and Wales has little chance. There is no doubt that in this World Cup, the Chinese team has become a vigilant dark horse!"
"Welsh is not weak and defeated England last year. Now they will lose in the World Cup quarterfinals!"
"This is Wales' sorrow. They thought they met a good opponent, but they still lost the game."
During the media discussion, the game started again soon, and Wales would not give the Chinese team much time to celebrate, and they seized all the time to attack.
There is not much time left!
With two goals behind, Wales almost gave up defense and focused on offense. They performed well. In the 84th minute, Bale helped Wales catch up with a goal and changed the score to 2-1.
Wales sees hope of striking!
But in the next game, Wales failed to break through the Chinese team goal again. Until the moment the referee blew the whistle at the end of the game, the Welsh players burst into tears in despair.
They lost the game!
The Chinese team were cheering excitedly. After defeating Wales, they had reached the quarterfinals of the World Cup.
This is a historic moment!
All Chinese fans are cheering!
The Chinese team has created too much history in this World Cup, and Chinese fans have begun to look forward to the team's next performance.
The quarterfinals!
Chapter completed!