host must win

Chapter 15 The Chinese Team's Counterattack
The four-goal leading Brazil team chose to withdraw. For them, the group stage is over, because they have secured a place in the top [-] in advance after two consecutive victories.

As far as the current situation in Group C is concerned, there will be at most one team with 2 wins, which may be the Chinese team, the Turkish team, or the Costa Rica team.But no matter who it is, they cannot shake the premise of the Brazilian team qualifying.

Brazil is also the second team in this World Cup to lock the knockout tickets.After Spain's second 3-1 victory of the tournament a day earlier, they advanced to the round of [-] first.

With the relaxation of the Brazilian team's offense, the Chinese team has gained some opportunities.

In the 60th minute, the Chinese team got an excellent scoring opportunity in the frontcourt.

At that time, the Brazilian team had just completed a very threatening attack. Juninho rubbed the ball over the top, and Ronaldo stepped in from the flank to form a single goal.But in the subsequent corner kick attack, the Brazilian team was a bit overwhelmed. The tactical corner kick they took was intercepted by the Chinese team in front of the right wing of the penalty area. The football flew far to the midfield and was caught by the Chinese team Su Maozhen on the center line near the right side. get it under control.

Su Maozhen leaned on the Brazilian player defending him with his body, shifted the ball to the center, and found Yin Jun who was fast forward in the center.

The Brazilian team retreated quickly. Yin Jun just caught the ball in the center circle and took two steps. After a little adjustment, four Brazilian players had returned to the defense. There were two Brazilian defensive players in front of Yin Jun.

Yin Jun knew that he could no longer break through with the ball, which would only give more time for the Brazilian players to return to defense.He quickly looked up and looked around, and found that only his teammates on the left had advanced to respond, so he pushed the ball between the two Brazilian defenders.

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Ma Mingyu, the captain of the Chinese team, went forward on the left. When he received a pass from Yin Jun, there was a large space in front of him, but his position was also far away from the goal, so he could not directly attack the goal.

At this time, Ma Mingyu's best choice is to pass the ball directly to the middle, because there, Yin Jun who has passed the ball has already advanced.

However, Ma Mingyu did not choose to pass the ball immediately, but took it forward.

Under such circumstances, it is not a wrong choice to break through with the ball, but Ma Mingyu has a very obvious weakness, that is, the starting speed is relatively slow.When he dribbled the ball near the penalty area line, the Brazilian team's defense had completely fallen, and the Chinese team had no chance to shoot.

What is even more disappointing is that Ma Mingyu didn't even pass the ball, because when he kicked the ball, the Brazilian midfielder Cafu, who was defending in place, stabbed the ball away first, and the captain Ma made a lonely pass. .

Going forward in the middle, Yin Jun, who had already gotten rid of his opponent, was very disappointed in this situation, because as long as Ma Mingyu passed the ball to the middle at the first time, he would have a chance to face the Brazilian goalkeeper Marcos single-handedly.

But the opponent is the captain of the team and a fellow countryman, so he can't complain.

Ma Mingyu also knew that there was something wrong with his choice at the time, so he waved to Yin Jun apologetically.

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In the stands, countless Chinese fans were ready to stand up and celebrate the goal, but what they saw was that the Chinese team didn't even get a chance to shoot. There was a clear sigh at the Jeju World Cup Stadium.

Although today's game is a foregone conclusion, if the ball Ma Mingyu just passed to Yin Jun who followed up in the middle in time, there is a high probability of scoring a goal, and then China can be regarded as saving a bit of face.

But if there is no if, Ma Mingyu's choice has delayed the opportunity, and the Chinese team also missed an excellent scoring opportunity.

In China, there are even more fans who feel lost at that moment.

Many people expressed incomprehension about Ma Mingyu's choice at that moment.Because for a 32-year-old veteran and his rich game experience, there shouldn't be such a mistake at that time.

Some extreme fans even yelled at Ma Mingyu for being too selfish for not seeing how much he was worth; they scolded him for being jealous of talents and talents, and for not seeing better performances and statistics of young teammates...

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At the scene, the game continued, and the players didn't think so much.In such a tense situation, who can keep an absolutely clear mind and make every choice impeccable?

Although this counterattack failed to score, it boosted the morale of the Chinese team.This shows that they are also capable of posing a threat to Brazil's defense.

The situation on the field gradually heated up.

1 minutes later, the Chinese team once again intercepted the Brazilian team's pass in the midfield. Li Tie, Wu Chengying, and Zhao Junzhe passed the ball in succession.

In front of Ma Mingyu, the Chinese team shot three arrows at once. Zhao Junzhe on the left continued to advance after passing the ball to Ma Mingyu. Su Maozhen in the center kept pressing Brazil's defense, and Yin Jun on the right also followed up quickly.

Ma Mingyu faced three choices.

On the left side, defending Zhao Junzhe is the Brazilian team's right midfielder Cafu. Ma Mingyu has long been deeply aware of the performance of this Brazilian midfielder.If Zhao Junzhe passes the ball by himself, it is a big question mark whether Zhao Junzhe can break through Cafu, not to mention that there is Brazil's right center back Lucio behind Cafu.

In the middle, Su Maozhen is pressing the Brazilian team's back line to retreat, but he is also facing two Brazilian central defenders, Polgar and Junior. The chances are also small.

On the right side, Yin Jun, who is advancing quickly, is not without defenders. Real Madrid left-back Roberto Carlos, who plays left midfielder, has been competing with Yin Jun. The two are entangled with each other.

Although Robert Carlos is only less than 1.7 meters tall, his body is very strong. In the process of fighting his body, Yin Jun not only has no advantage, but is somewhat disadvantaged.

However, Yin Jun also has an obvious advantage, and that is his height. At 1.8 meters, Yin Jun is a full head taller than Carlos. If he passes a high ball by himself, Yin Jun will definitely be fine.

The so-called saying is too late and then too soon, these thoughts flashed through Ma Mingyu's mind in an instant.

Because of the last mistake, Ma Mingyu knew that he could not have any more hesitation, otherwise the Chinese team would have no chance to attack this time. Therefore, Ma Mingyu thought about these issues the moment he received the ball, and then made a decision immediately: pass Go right, look for Yin Jun!
This is not only to make up for the wrong choice he made last time, but also to trust Yin Jun, a little fellow: that kid can handle Robert Carlos!
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