Chapter 149
Although the players of the Dragon Country National Team are far inferior to the players of the five major leagues, they have all been selected through professional football training since childhood.
Their biggest problem is not any problem with their technical movements, but lack of self-confidence.
But since Chen Huan led the Dragon Country National Team to defeat Fuso and South Korea and win the Panda Cup when no one was optimistic about it, the self-confidence of the Dragon Country's internationals seems to have recovered.
This time, Xiao Rong suddenly accelerated and shook off the opponent's defense after a fake move to shake off the Saudi player.
On the wing, Xiao Rong used his right foot to pass the ball when no one was guarding.
The football fell into the penalty area of Saudi Arabia. Liang Dai jumped high, but did not head the ball.
The football flew to the back point of the goal. Just when the Saudi players thought they had escaped, a red figure suddenly flew over.
Chen Huan slid and shoveled the ball with his right foot, and the football changed direction and rolled into the goal.
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In the 37th minute of the game, the Longguo midfield combination once again seized the ball from the Saudi players through pressure.
Chen Huan took the initiative to protect the ball with his back under the defense of several Saudi players, and then he once again used the"Cruyff turn" technique to complete the turn and breakthrough under the double-team of several Saudi players.
After turning around, Chen Huan did not continue to dribble the ball, but passed the ball to Tang Chi who was cutting in from the left.
""Quick, quick, get back on defense!" The Saudi players shouted and accelerated towards their own half.
Tang Chi drove straight into the field after holding the ball on the wing. The Saudi players who were facing him did not dare to stretch their legs rashly and could only retreat all the way.
Finally, Tang Chi completed an inverted triangle pass on the wing and passed the ball to Zheng Jun who was in an empty space outside the penalty area.
The midfielder of the Dragon National Team looked up at the situation in the Saudi penalty area when facing the ball, and then shot directly.
"boom——"
With a muffled sound, the football shot towards the Saudi goal like a cannonball.
The Saudi goalkeeper didn't even have time to react before the football had already penetrated the gate he was guarding.
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In the 43rd minute of the game, Saudi Arabia finally launched a quick counterattack through a midfield counterattack.
However, facing the fast defensive formation of Longguo, Saudi Arabia's offensive players did not find any opportunities. When they tried to control the ball, Longguo's national team once again regained the ball through a joint midfield and backcourt press.
The first half ended.
The last frame of the live broadcast of Longguo Sports Channel was the head coach of Longguo National Team, Lisen, laughing and applauding in front of the coaching seat.
"We can see that coach Lisson is very satisfied with the national team's performance in the first half."Xiao Zhan said with a smile
"Hahaha, that's right. I just saw someone in the barrage saying this is still the Dragon Country national football team, hahaha I want to reply to this netizen, yes, this is the Dragon Country national football team that we are participating in the Asian Cup."Coach Zhang said with a smile
"In fact, some new fans or viewers who have never paid attention to the game before may find the performance on the field very unfamiliar. Coach Zhang, I also feel very unfamiliar. Several times I wanted to take off my glasses and wipe them before watching. The high-pressure pressing, fast passing and cutting, and wonderful cooperation in the midfield and frontcourt are all things we have never seen or heard of before."
"The players are mainly confident. You see, they dare to let go and perform technical moves now. In fact, this is the true strength of our Dragon Country national football team."
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In the second half of the game, in the 54th minute, Chen Huan suddenly intercepted the ball from the Saudi midfielder. Then, facing the Saudi defense line that was in a hurry, Chen Huan made a slight adjustment at the 35-yard position, and then shot directly with his right foot.
The football rose into the air, floated left and right in the air for a moment, and then fell.
It was the first time that Saudi goalkeeper Walid had seen such a tricky long shot. Just when he tried to judge the landing point of the football, the football had already rubbed the goal post and rolled into the goal line of the Saudi team.
This time, the Saudi players didn't even complain to each other. They sighed and lowered their heads, as if complaining about why they didn't have a superstar like Chen Huan.
After scoring the goal, Chen Huan was replaced by the head coach. When Chen Huan left the field, the Melbourne Athletic Stadium was once again filled with huge cheers.
Chen Huan also raised his arms and clapped softly, responding to the cheers of the fans.
Just when everyone thought that the sharp attack of the Longguo national team should be restrained after Chen Huan left the field, in the 72nd minute of the second half, Tang Chi on the wing received a pass from his teammate and rushed into the Saudi penalty area along the wing at high speed.
Facing several Saudi defenders, the player who played for Lens calmly pushed the ball into the near corner of the goal.
At this moment, in the Longguo Sports Channel, Xiao Zhan and Coach Zhang were all grinning from ear to ear.
As commentators who had witnessed Longguo's defeat to Vietnam, Thailand, and Iran, at this moment, the two of them felt their eyes moisten inexplicably while laughing.
Longguo has not had such a hearty attack for a long time, and it has not been a long time since the fans were full of expectations like now. Is the sky of Longguo football really going to brighten?
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In a sports live broadcast room on the Korean Internet, the anchor had just finished watching the group stage of the Asian Cup with his audience.
"Son Heung-min is the light of our Asia!"
"He scored two goals in this game and led our national team to two consecutive victories. I think there is no problem for us to qualify as the first in the group. It is time for us to study our opponent in the final."
"Who do you think our opponent will be in the final? It should be Fuso."
Just then, a comment flashed in the anchor channel:"Longguo has already beaten Saudi Arabia 5:0, and the game is not over yet."
"Dragon Country? It's just because Saudi Arabia is too weak, they are not strong at all."The Korean anchor stared and said,"In the Panda Cup, they just got lucky to beat us. If we play ten more games, I think we will win ten games in a row!"
"But Longguo has Chen Huan, the top scorer in the Premier League." In the barrage, the viewer spoke again.
The host's face flushed, and after a long time, he said:"That's because Manchester United fed the ball to Chen Huan. If they fed the ball to our Son Heung-min, he would also become the top scorer in the Premier League!"
As soon as the host finished speaking, the man posted another barrage:"Chen Huan is a midfielder. He doesn't shoot many times, but he is very efficient."
"Go to hell." The anchor did not respond and blocked the viewer instead.