Chapter 140 Striker? Attacker!(2/2)
Why!
Yang Pan sighed in his heart and lowered his head toward the center line. It is not the National Olympic Team now. He cannot yell loudly, nor can he easily reveal his emotions. Of course, he cannot make suggestions with the coach, such as letting Zhang Jun play. Just like he is in the National Olympic Team.
Why is the gap between the national team and the National Olympic Team so big?
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Wang Hui, who was beside him, didn't say a word. He had seen such scenes for too many times, but he just frowned tightly. An Ke, who was impatient, muttered: "Will there be any defender who can save the siege like that?" Li Yongle hurriedly poked him, for fear that others would hear him.
The captain of the national team made the mistake.
But An Ke didn't care. Before he became a professional player, he couldn't stand this person's style before he became famous. He was reckless and rough. "With him here, it was simply a nightmare for the goalkeeper behind him." He once commented on this person at that time, but his evaluation is still unchanged.
Zhang Jun believed that his face must be bad, very bad. Thirty-one minutes passed, and he felt like he was watching the national team game in front of TV, which was so panic that he felt angry. He watched the Japanese show off his footwork in front of him, but his teammates on the field were helpless and angry. He was angry when he saw the Japanese walking as fast as a flying step, and his steps were light and he had to be stopped by fouls, but the Chinese team was heavy and his legs were weak; he was angry when he saw the Chinese team making so many proactive mistakes like a meteor shower; he was even more furious when he saw the Chinese team losing the ball because of proactive mistakes.
If it were the ones who used to face the TV, Zhang Jun would have started to curse her. That would have been enough to vent her. But now, would he dare to scold her? Unless he doesn't want to join the national team anymore. Now he feels like he was insulted by others in shameless words, but he can't fight back. Something in his chest is about to explode.
Li Yongle sat next to Zhang Jun, and heard a clear crackling sound amid the huge call of the National Arena. He turned his head curiously to find the source of the sound, and then he saw that Zhang Jun's face was covered with clouds, and the mineral water bottle in his left hand had already made him pinch it.
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In the rest of the first half, the Chinese team strengthened their offensive, but the forwards failed to seize the opportunity. Two slips and shots made Ali Han sigh. At that time, he thought he had seized hope, but in the end he realized that what he had grasped was nothing but a hair on Hope.
Qiu Suhui seemed very calm throughout the first half. It was not until the whistle sounded at the end of the half that he got up and followed Ali Han to the locker room.
Basically, he is now putting himself in an angle similar to a "bystander". Anyway, since he had a conflict with Han because of Zhang Jun's use problem, the Dutch rarely took the initiative to exchange opinions with him. In addition, Chen Wei and Qiu Suhui have a good personal relationship, which has forced Han to be wary of something. Now Qiu Suhui is more regarded as a translator. That's right, after Chen Wei came to power, Xiao Dong, who used to be a translator, was transferred. What is he now not a translator?
Ali Han's substitution on the spot has always been a surprise and left a deep impression on Chinese fans. So Qiu Suhui is very interested in what arrangements Ali Han will make in this game. He decided to wait and see, and, in a sense, he even hopes that the Chinese team will lose to Japan in this game, because that adds the excuse that Chen Wei can get Ali Han to be dismissed.
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There was a little confusion during the intermission.
Ali Han criticized all three lines, but he did not find the real reason.
The oldest "Demon Sword" comrade in the team is actually quite dissatisfied with this old Dutch man. He has been the club head coach and believes that he is better than Ali Han to lead the team. However, he is skilled in human nature and worldly style and has shown nothing. He works hard to score goals on the court to help Han clear the ball.
Yang Pan was said a few words for no reason, but he was also mature and accepted humbly regardless of right or wrong. In Zhang Jun's opinion, some very harsh criticisms were simply unacceptable, let alone An Ke. If Li Yongle hadn't reminded him, An Ke would have "lost his mouth" long ago.
The captain who made a mistake also dared not say a word.
Everyone is under great pressure. Ali Han's full blown blow is also a sign of his stress. After Luo Wenqiang was dismissed, he heard that the newly appointed Chairman Chen Wei does not like his coaching style. Then if he loses this game, the Chinese Football Association will let him leave even if he pays a penalty.
"We will strengthen the offense in the second half. Yang Pan, how long do you want to shoot, do you understand?" He asked Yang Pan while drawing on the tactical board. Until now, he knew that Yang Pan had shot far besides speed, so he asked him to save his master when he was in a dilemma.
Yang Pan nodded, thinking that Adriance is much better than him. He hasn't worked on the front line for a long time. It seems that he really can't keep up with the times.
"... Then we have to do this..." He drew a forward arrow on the board, "...this is the case!" He drew three arrows in front of the door. "If it doesn't work, it can be done..." The arrow on the side became a line of twists and turns and turns to go in. "Create the chaos of the opponent's defense as much as possible!"
Looking at the messy tactical boards drawn, everyone was in chaos.
So this precious fifteen-minute rest time is in the blink of an eye when you are in chaos, I am in chaos, and everyone is in a blink of an eye.
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There was still no change in the second half. Apart from the unclear tactical arrangements during the halftime break, there was nothing that the Chinese team could do if they were not as good as others.
As a rising star who is now in the limelight, Yang Pan has received meticulous care from the Japanese side. He suppressed him tightly in the narrow terrain of the road on the right, making him unable to rush out.
It seems that the Japanese knew that Yang Pan would increase long shots in the second half, so they had already made targeted preparations. That was natural. Under Ali Han, Yang Pan would only shoot long shots in addition to crossing from the bottom.
The offense was still of no quality and the defense was in a hurry again. Ali Han was so anxious that he kept paced in front of the coach's seat. It was time to make some changes! He made up his mind.
So five minutes later, the "flying (match) legs" affectionately called by domestic fans "are faster than the ball", Li Anming, the No. 11 striker, was sent on the court by Ali Han, and replaced Hao Haidong, the "demon sword" who was gradually losing strength.
At this time, I believe that many fans who were guarding the TV were already turning off the TV pessimistically when they saw the familiar figure appearing on the court.
Zhang Jun was even more disappointed. When he replaced him with Anonymous Li, it means that he basically would not be able to play.
The score is still 0:1 behind, but many people think that this game is out of the blue.
Ali Han's substitution made the Japanese commentator nervous at first, thinking that he would replace No. 21 Zhang Jun, but it was not the case, which caused him a false alarm. "The Chinese team replaced No. 11 Li Anonymous, and they have given up the attack!" Don't ask how this Japanese knew Ali Han's mind, because he broadcast the Asian Cup finals live.
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When Li Anonymous came on the court, he really "lived down everyone's expectations" and made the Chinese team's offense a mess.
Yang Pan forced a breakthrough and made a cross, and the ball passed well. Li Dayu appeared at the front point at the right time and jumped high.
The Japanese defender thought he would head the ball, so everyone rushed towards him. But Li Dayu glanced at Li Anming who was following behind and then missed it!
The football leaked and flew towards Anonymous Li!
All the attention of the Japanese team was attracted by Li Dayu at the front point. He is now unmarked and nearly two-thirds of the goal he faces are unguarded!
Great opportunity for the Chinese team!
But Li Anming, the fool, was indifferent and watched the football fly past him and was then lifted by the Japanese! He didn't realize that Li Dayu's ball would be missed to him!
Li Dayu shouted to him angrily: "What are you doing when you are stunned? Go back to defend!" No matter how good his temper is, he will get angry.
"Li Anonymous wasted a great opportunity! He seemed to be stunned at that moment!" Liu Hongmin's tone felt like "I'm so sorry for the iron."
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After wasting several opportunities in a row, Ali Han made another adjustment. This time he unexpectedly replaced Zhang Jun, but... but unexpectedly asked Zhang Jun to hit the front midfielder he had never hit before!
Qiu Suhui did not give any comments on this decision to substitute, but just translated the original words to Zhang Jun.
Zhang Jun, who was full of joy, thought he had heard it wrong, but Translator Qiu told him that he was right. The head coach asked you to play the front midfielder. In addition to taking on the heavy responsibility of organizing the offense, he also had to be a shadow killer.
Wang Hui almost laughed when he heard this. It would be fine if he had a panacea, but the head coach seemed to want to develop another one. What kind of coach is this!
After Zhang Jun understood, he didn't say much, and quickly took off his coat and ran to the fourth official to prepare to play. He didn't have much time left.
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Sophie was happy for Zhang Jun when she saw Zhang Jun finally playing in front of the TV. But she soon couldn't be happy because she found that Zhang Jun's position was not a striker, but a midfielder!
"What's going on?" she asked in surprise at the TV.
In fact, at this moment, there were many people who did the same movements as her and said the same words. Even the commentator of CCTV5 Liu Hongmin could only say, "This... Ali Han's on-the-spot substitution was indeed unexpected, and it has his uniqueness..."
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But this "unique thing" was a mess on the court. Zhang Jun, who had never played against the front midfielder, seemed a little at a loss on the court. Most of the time, he didn't know what he should do, so he could only catch the ball mechanically and pass the ball.
It's OK to go there like this! So later, Zhang Jun, who was used to it, would always go in and become the center. In this way, Li Anming and Li Dayu were squeezed out of place, which was even worse. The man had to shout loudly many times to ask Zhang Jun to withdraw and leave the penalty area. Time was urgent, so he didn't even want to translate, and he knew that Zhang Jun could understand anyway.
However, Zhang Jun's characteristics mean that the further away from the penalty area, the smaller the role and threat.
Zhang Jun was very conflicted. He encountered this situation in an important game for the first time. The tension of making his debut for the national team was long gone, and he was replaced by confusion. He didn't know what to do.
With less than fifteen minutes left in the game, the Chinese team is still one goal behind.
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Zhang Jun can only have some opportunities when playing set pieces, but due to the chaos of the Chinese team, the Japanese can easily block all Chinese offenses without even fouls.
Only corner kicks.
"The Chinese team got a corner kick opportunity, this is our third corner kick. Yang Pan opened..."
Zhang Jun appeared at the front point like a ghost, jumped high under the Japanese defender's surprise gaze, and then shook his head!
"Zhang Jun headed the ball!"
Goalkeeper Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi has surrendered, but the crossbar has helped him block the lightning-fast ball.
"Not in!" Liu Hongmin really wanted to curse, God is blind!
But just when the Japanese players thought the crisis was lifted and planned to drive the falling football out, a black shadow flew over and rushed to the goal before Shunsuke Nakamura cleared the ball and pushed the ball into the goal with his forehead!
"The ball is scored! Li Dayu scored! The Chinese team tied the score!"
Li Dayu was very excited when scoring the goal. He planned to cover his head with his jersey and ran to celebrate, but just halfway through the jersey, he suddenly remembered the relevant FIFA regulations that lifting the jersey will cause cards to be eaten. Before that, he had already had a yellow card on his body, so he hurriedly put it down and instead ran with his hands on his feet.
Yang Pan, who took the corner kick, did not follow him, but turned around and rushed towards Zhang Jun, and hugged him. "Damn! Why didn't you push in just now? Otherwise, you would have played much better in the game in the future!" Yang Pan sighed.
Zhang Jun just giggled. He hasn't considered that much now, as long as the Chinese team does not lose.
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After China equalized the score, the Japanese team strengthened the offensive, but they were willing but not strong enough. Because Zhang Jun unconsciously changed Ali Han's instructions and stood in front like a forward, so that when the Japanese team wanted to attack a large scale, they always had to take into account the wolf wandering in their backcourt.
The score never changed again, and in the end it was a 1:1, everyone shook hands and made peace.
Qiu Suhui looked at Ali Han's relieved expression and thought to himself that Chen Wei seemed to have to wait for a chance, and he himself had to wait for another chance. Now let's translate Xiao Qiu in front of him.
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This away draw was criticized by many media again due to Ali Han's problem of using Zhang Jun. Some people even asked Ali Han what he intended to do this. Ali Han defended that the result was not bad anyway, which means that Zhang Jun was successful in playing the front midfielder. After all, it was Zhang Jun's existence that helped Li Dayu score the equalizer goal.
Qiu Suhui remained silent during this crisis of trust in Ali Han, and the Football Association also remained silent.
Zhang Jun is kind-hearted and did not embarrass Ali Han in the media. He only said that he was very happy that the Chinese team did not lose the game against the Japanese team.
However, Ali Han could not tolerate Zhang Jun's bold behavior of tampering with his instructions at the last moment. As a result, in the home game against Bahrain five days later, Zhang Jun still sat on the bench for 90 minutes, and his situation did not change because of helping Li Dayu score a goal in the last game. This move caused more and more dissatisfaction among many people. The fool could see that Zhang Jun's strength was not a problem in playing the main player. The problem between Ali Han and Zhang Jun could not be fooled by simply using simple physical reasons.
Fortunately, the Chinese team broke out at home and swept the unrivaled Bahrain in the Asian Cup 4:1, which slightly diverted some people's attention.
After the game on March 30, the first round of the quarterfinals ended, the national team temporarily disbanded, and the players had to deal with their own league tasks.
Zhang Jun returned to Warrendam with endless helplessness and depression. He wanted to vent all the accumulated firepower in his heart to Warrendam's league opponent. At least here, he is still the king, and everything.
Chapter completed!