Chapter 46 The Battle of China and Italy (Equalize)
Chapter 46: Battle between Iran (Equalifying)
Vieri, Totti, Piero, Baggio.
Four offensive players were left on the field, which has to be said to be the most offensive lineup in Italy at present!
Trapatoni was unable to help but line up such a formation. With 25 minutes left, he was behind two goals. If he played so steadily, it would be impossible to get two goals back!
The Chinese team's goal disrupted Trapatoni's subordinates. It turned out that he planned to replace Piero with Baggio, scored a goal at the last moment, and dragged the game into overtime, but now, the plan is completely messed up!
With Baggio's ability, it is very likely to recover one goal at the last moment, but if you want to recover two goals, even Trapatoni can only pray silently to God for blessing.
The director specially cut the camera to Baggio on the field, and his cold face was expressionless.
Chinese fans are starting to be nervous. Baggio, Baggio has finally appeared. So, what will he bring to Italy next?
The Italian team's counterattack began.
Everyone knows that in the last twenty-five minutes, Italy's only way to get back two goals is to become Brazil or the Netherlands.
The defensive counterattack has completely lost his due role at this time, because the Chinese team will not be stupid and will all push forward to the offense when leading two goals. Now the Chinese team has begun to play defensive counterattack.
The opponent takes out his own skills to deal with him. I am afraid that only those who die under the Murong family in Gusu can have this experience. However, undoubtedly, the Chinese team's defensive counterattack is very beautiful, no, to be precise, in terms of defense.
As soon as Baggio came on the court, Ling Feng retreated and he would guard Baggio. At the same time, Hao Haidong was replaced by Li Tie, and the Chinese team's formation became 4-5-1. Even Ling Feng was included in the three midfielders to build a solid fortress in the midfield. The Italian team had only ambitions, but in actual operations, they felt quite helpless.
In the twenty-two minutes, Italy got a corner kick opportunity. Toti's pass was headed out by Ling Feng in the penalty area. Cannavaro, behind him, jumped like a flying man, but unfortunately he didn't even touch the edge of the ball.
"Ling, you bastard!" Seeing Ling Feng running up and preparing to launch a counterattack, Cannavaro behind him cursed loudly, using Naples' dialect.
Ling Feng was too lazy to care about him. After receiving Zhu Yujian's straight pass, he passed without stopping a long pass to Ding Rui in the Italian backcourt. Unfortunately, he was headed by Maldini and broke out of the sideline. This opportunity for counterattack was scrapped.
China studied Italy vividly, but it was not so smooth to learn Brazil and the Netherlands in Italy.
Baggio rarely can get the ball comfortably and run by someone like in the first two games - Ling Feng really knows him too much, and now he is a follower, Ling Feng goes wherever Baggio goes, and even ignores the attack.
This reminds Baggio of what Ling Feng said when he advised him to join Fiorentina: "If China and Italy meet in the World Cup, the head coach must ask for the opinions of several players who are more familiar with me. As the only offensive player, you are the head coach's unique choice."
Of course, this sentence was said five years ago. At that time, the head coach was still old Martini, but now, the head coach has been replaced by Trapatoni, but this sentence is still valid.
But Baggio was depressed. He knew Ling Feng, and Ling Feng knew him the same. He was so depressed by Ling Feng when he appeared as a surprise soldier at the last moment. It was really, really... so depressed!
Of course, Ling Feng could not completely defend Baggio. No player in the world has this ability, which can limit Baggio to not form a threatening attack within twenty minutes. However, this series of interference made Baggio, who was originally the core, unable to exert his strength, and the Italian team's offense did not improve at all.
In the 36th minute, Baggio leaned against Ling Feng and passed the ball in the penalty area. Piero followed and took a kick. Vieri shot directly, and the ball was saved by Li Ke from the baseline.
Italian team corner kick.
Since Baggio came on the court, the Italian team has won four corner kicks. It seems that scoring through set pieces is also the current tactical idea of the Italian team - generally speaking, the more we need to seize every opportunity when the game is about to end.
Totti stood in front of the ball. This was his fourth time at the corner kick point in fifteen minutes, but he did not create a little chance for the opponent in the first three times!
He is really dissatisfied!
Why, why am I now the core of the Italian team, but I always have to live in the shadow of Baggio?!
Just based on his performance in the league and his performance in Rome, even if he can't say that he is better than Baggio, he is still a trump card player. But why is his performance so poor in the World Cup?
So far, all four games have started, but no goal was scored, and only one assist!
Baggio came on as a substitute twice, with two key goals and one key assist!
This transcript clearly states - Totti is not as good as Baggio!
Perhaps Baggio, as an old player about to retire, did not want to overwhelm himself and Piero. He just wanted to leave no regrets on his last stage, that's all.
But others will sigh that after Baggio, there will be no one in Italy to be available!
This is something that Totti, who is arrogant and arrogant, cannot accept!
The reason why Baggio has come to this point and is loved by everyone is in the World Cup. In the World Cup eight years ago, although he missed a key penalty, Italy would not have entered the final without him!
If I want to beat Baggio, I can only be in the World Cup!
After making this decision, Totti suddenly felt relieved. He looked at his teammates who were supporting in the penalty area. The Chinese team was very strict in defense and had almost no loopholes, but this situation was often seen in the club.
If there is no situation, you have to create a situation for him!
After the referee signaled, Totti slowly assisted and rubbed his right foot hard under the ball!
The ball flew into the penalty area in an arc, which was a rotating arc that was directly placed in the middle of the penalty area!
Who is it for? There is no specific target, the ball rotates very fast, and it is not for his forward to rush to the top. Toti's purpose is to create chaos!
Sure enough, when Wang Gang jumped up, he found that the trajectory of the ball was different from what he had originally judged!
Similarly, Vieri, who was deceived, jumped up with Wang Gang. The two collided in the air but neither grabbed the ball!
Cannavaro and Ling Feng in the middle also jumped up. At the second point, they could judge the trajectory of the ball clearly. However, when Ling Feng pushed the ball, he felt that the ball rotated at an astonishing speed. With Cannavaro's interference on the side, he was unable to hold the position in the right position. Instead, the ball rubbed his scalp and made it painful!
Although he was unable to stand up, Ling Feng's defense also changed the ball's route and fell into the penalty area!
A foot seemed to stretch out from the void, and a powerful sweep in the air towards the falling ball!
This position is only five or six meters away from the goal. No one can save such a powerful shot unless it hits the goalkeeper straight.
Unfortunately, the Chinese team was not so lucky. The ball passed by Li Ke. Goyechea's apprentice only felt something flying past him. Before he could react, the ball had already entered the net.
Baggio! It's Baggio!
In the chaos, Baggio made a powerful and heavy shot to open the Chinese team's door!
1:2! The Italian team successfully narrowed the score gap to one goal!
Chinese fans really love and hate Baggio.
What I love is that he can perform so well in the last World Cup, but what I hate is that he scored a goal like this, and he narrowed the Chinese team's lead to one goal like this?!
There are ten minutes left in the game. Can the Chinese team maintain the lead of this goal?!
The next game is extremely intense!
The Italian team, which scored a goal, was full of confidence. Trapatoni simply jumped to the sidelines to start waving flags and shouting for the players. In his opinion, under the guidance of his great director Trapatoni, the Italian team will be fully capable of performing a Kowloon Miracle that is comparable to the Bern miracle.
Director: Trapatoni.
Actors: Robert Baggio, Froncisco Toti, del Piero, Christian Vieri.
The heroine:...Not yet.
Evil supporting actors: Ling Feng, Ding Rui, Yue Lingxiang...
Thinking of the super mentally retarded movie played by Pepsi a few years ago, Mr. Trapatony still thinks that the blockbuster he directed is more attractive and can create box office.
Unfortunately, his old man forgot something. As for the movie, it is not entirely the director. There is also a very substantial role among them - the screenwriter!
As for this screenwriter, of course, we are dear, dear, and lovely classmate Bing!
Both sides were still fighting hard on the court, replacing one player, but the purpose was the same, to consolidate the midfield!
In the next ten minutes, Italy was pouring up like a tide after taking stimulants. Ling Feng gradually felt overwhelmed while guarding Baggio, not to mention that Toti around him became powerful, and it was difficult for Li Tie and Zhu Yujian to clamp him!
Even Ling Feng has no choice now. Zhu Guanglu was as anxious as an ant on the hot pan. With his level, it is difficult to provide tactical guidance to the Chinese team at this time. In the last ten minutes, the Chinese team will have to rely on the Chinese team to hold on!
In fact, Zhu Guanglu still has something to do.
The Chinese team has another substitution quota. Liu Dong has already left the field. The purpose of replacing Zhang Xiaorui is to control the midfield. If Zhu Guanglu dares to gamble, he will replace Yue Lingxiang or Ding Rui at this time and completely retract him to defend. He doesn't believe that Italy can break through the defensive line of eleven people!
But Zhu Guanglu wanted to keep a second move, and if he wanted to play overtime, there was still a way to change it.
This idea is certainly good, or if you use this substitution to waste time and disrupt Italy's morale at the end of the game, this is a very normal thinking. If it were Ling Feng, he would not easily use the last trump card in his hand!
Zhu Guanglu didn't move, but Trapatoni moved.
In the last five minutes, he replaced Vieri, whose physical strength was exhausted, replaced Philip Inzaghi, and gave it a try at the last moment!
It can be said that Trapatoni has given up. For a player like Inzaji, his real threat is not his physical strength, because he is different from Baggio, who relies on personal breakthroughs, while Inzaji is ambushing the spot in the penalty area!
In the forty-two minutes, Piero passed the ball from the left side of the penalty area, and Wang Gang headed the ball out.
In the forty-three minutes, Baggio made a wonderful pass in the penalty area, and Fan Zhiyi kicked the ball out with his big foot before Inzaji.
Forty-three minutes and fifty seconds, the Chinese team's counterattack was cut off by Nesta in the frontcourt, and the Italian team continued to counterattack.
Forty-four minutes and twenty-three seconds, after a series of cooperation, Italy passed the ball to Toti in front of the penalty area. Prince Roma hit his heel, and the ball passed through Wang Gang and Fan Zhiyi and rolled into the right side of the penalty area!
Baggio quickly inserted a small angle and shot the ball above the crossbar!
"Shh..." The whistle sounded!
Everyone was stunned, Baggio fell to the ground in pain, while the referee trotted all the way and took out a red card at a player behind him!
Zhu Yin!
Left guard Zhu Yin!
Judging from slow motion, when Baggio shot, Zhu Yin had to fall to the ground and tackle him down - maybe he was too nervous, but in fact, it is generally unlikely that the shot from this angle would make it possible to make an inch.
But Zhu Yin shoveled down and he got a red card. Moreover, at the last moment, the Italian team won a precious penalty!
Huang Jianxiang will not call the great Baggio at this time. When the game is about to end, the Italian team, who is one goal behind, got such a life-saving straw!
In this way, when Toti faced the gaze and expectations of Italian fans all over the world, he kicked a theoretical blind spot. Li Ke judged the right direction but did not save the ball at high speed.
Chapter completed!