Fox in the Penalty Area

Chapter 1990 A Boring Battle

A middle-aged woman let out a long yawn.

Junpei Morikawa, who was sitting next to her, said, "Mom, you don't have to watch it, go to sleep and rest, like Dad..."

The woman shook her head: "It's nothing, Junpei. I had to stay up late to watch the Japanese team's game before."

Seeing that his mother insisted, Morikawa Junpei stopped persuading, but continued to watch the game.

The match between the Chinese team and the Netherlands has reached 70 minutes.

The score is still 0:0.

For neutral fans, this game may be a bit dull.

Since entering the knockout rounds, the Dutch team's style of play has been like this.

With the highest goal of not conceding the ball, he attaches great importance to defense and pays so much attention to sacrificing offense for this purpose.

This was the case in their last game against Belgium.

The same is true for this game against the Chinese team.

Throughout the first half, there were not many exciting scenes.

It wasn't until the second half that the rhythm of the two sides picked up a little bit.

Of course, this is from the perspective of neutral fans.

If you switch to the perspective of Dutch and Chinese fans, it may be a completely different feeling.

Every ball transfer, shot and defense in the game can cause tension among the fans of the two teams.

They don't find the game dull and boring at all.

Junpei Morikawa didn't think so either.

He's still nervous.

Feeling nervous for the Chinese team.

After the start of the second half, the Dutch team significantly strengthened their offense, and every time they attacked, regardless of whether they ended up with a shot or not, Junpei Morikawa would tense up when watching.

Maybe he didn't even realize it...

"The attack of the Dutch team!"

The Japanese commentator on the TV yelled loudly, and Junpei Morikawa in front of the TV shivered and sat up straight.

I saw on live TV that Dutch midfielder Robin Feeney received the ball from the right.

Maxi Carey went to meet him.

After Feeney passed the football to Carey, he accelerated forward.

Carey made a gesture to pass him the ball, but ultimately missed. Right foot swings back after a feint, then hooks the ball behind him while turning.

It turned the Dutch team's offensive direction from the right to the center, or even the left.

The Chinese players who had previously focused on the right defense needed to readjust their defensive focus, and they moved back one after another.

Ou Yangjin went up to steal the ball from Carey's feet.

As soon as Carey turned around, he immediately shoveled!

As a result, Carey used his left foot to pull back the rolling football. The ball hit his right foot, bounced slightly, and passed Ou Yangjin's shoveled foot.

At the same time, Kaili jumped up again, completely dodging Ou Yangjin's tackle like this!

The Dutch fans in the stands cheered deafeningly.

Even the Chinese commentators He Feng and Yan Kang had to be convinced:

"Kyrie is getting more and more bewitching with age. This little skill is really... Maybe only a man who has experienced the baptism of time can do it so calmly on a stage like the World Cup quarter-finals?"

However, although Carey's extraordinary was very beautiful, it did not allow the Dutch team's offense to develop.

Because after he passed Ou Yangjin, Xia Xiaoyu posted him again.

This time, he couldn't pass Xia Xiaoyu calmly and calmly.

He can only protect the football, first to ensure that the ball is not lost.

Ou Yangjin, who was easily passed by him before, got up from the ground and rushed back like a mad dog.

Seeing that he was going to be double-teamed by two players from the Chinese team, Carey suddenly accelerated to break through the middle with the ball.

Then when Xia Xiaoyu retreated, he stepped on the football with his left foot and stopped on the spot.

Although Ou Yangjin was back on defense at this time, because he happened to block Xia Xiaoyu, Kaili was actually only facing one person's defense.

Xia Xiaoyu bypassed Ouyangjin and rushed towards Kaili.

At this time, Carey passed the ball.

He provoked the football in place!

The football flew past Xia Xiaoyu and flew towards the Chinese team's restricted area behind him!

"Kerry picks a pass!"

The football flew over the heads of the Chinese defenders and fell straight into the space behind them!

Meanwhile, Dutch center Jaden van Bruggen is running towards where the football falls!

"Be careful!" He Feng exclaimed.

When Qin Qi saw the football flying towards him, he took a step back first, then turned around quickly without hesitation, and at the same time, with the strength of turning around, he completely threw his body's center of gravity out, kicked his left foot on the ground, and swung his right leg out.

After half a circle in the air with his right foot, he kicked the falling football out of the bottom line!

And just after he kicked the football, Jaden Van Bruggen's head poked forward at the original landing point of the football, and it was empty!

He froze for a moment, then covered his face with one hand, raised the other hand, and complained to the referee that the defender of the Chinese team raised his feet too high, made dangerous moves, and pedaled...

The referee's whistle did sound, but he pointed his finger at the corner flag - indicating that it was a Dutch corner.

He didn't even try to explain it to Van Bruggen.

He is not blind, when Qin Qi turned around and volleyed to clear the ball, his feet were still about two meters away from Van Bruggen. At this distance, it is normal to say that Van Bruggen was taken aback by Qin Qi's clearance, but it would be too forced to say that Qin Qi committed a foul.

"Beautiful! Qin Qi made a beautiful clearance! This clearance is very crucial! Because if he fails to destroy the ball, Van Bruggen will head the goal in a very good position!"

The Dutch commentator held his head and sighed: "Oh! The Chinese team once again prevented our attack! When Dang Wang was suspended because of a red card before the game, some domestic media thought it was a good thing for the Dutch team. The Chinese team was weak. The defensive line will not be able to withstand our attack... But in fact, they have resisted! This is not the first time! Although Qin's clearance was suspected of a certain foul...it seemed very embarrassing. But the score has already explained everything! "

The real-time score was played on the TV broadcast.

China 0:0 Netherlands

The Chinese team's defense, which was considered shaky before the game, was indeed shaky during the game.

But it is this crumbling and dilapidated defense line that can block the Dutch team's attack every time.

Of course, this is also related to the fact that the Dutch team did not attack with all their strength...

But without attacking with all their strength, with the strength of the Dutch team, couldn't they score a goal?

The performance of the Chinese team in this game has indeed greatly exceeded many people's expectations.

After watching the Chinese team beat England 4:3 in the last game, many people will be firm in their thinking: the Chinese team is a team with excellent offense but poor defense.

This game overturned their cognition.

The defense of the Chinese team is indeed not good in terms of tactical system and player strength.

But they can fight!

Even a forward like Hu Lai, who is at the forefront, has to retreat deeply when defending to help defend.

It can be said that when the Chinese team is defending, no one stays out of it, waiting in front of their teammates to kick over and fight back.

Jorge Dillon's Chinese team chose a defensive-oriented tactic in this game, trying not to concede the ball first. The whole team has to participate in defense, no exceptions.

This is completely different from the last game against England.

Of course, it is also understandable. After all, the current Chinese team is a disabled team, and such a Chinese team is not qualified to continue playing like that in the game.

In this way, the Chinese team relied on the hard work of all the players to resist the Dutch team's attack for 70 minutes with its incomplete body.

Although the Dutch team has not been attacking all the time during the 70 minutes, but from the statistics and the scene, the Dutch team is indeed dominant, and they have scored more times within the 30-meter area of ​​the opponent than the Chinese team.

The Chinese team has not conceded a goal so far, which has greatly exceeded many people's expectations.

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The Netherlands won the corner, which was not taken by their set-piece maestro Maxi Carey.

Carey only took free kicks in the Dutch team, and the corner kicks were handed over to another player who is good at set pieces, Robin Feeney.

Robin Feeney takes the corner.

Danny Drew overwhelmed Qin Qi in front of the goal and successfully grabbed the point.

But he headed too straight, and Lin Zhiyuan, who jumped up on the spot, waved the football and kicked it out.

The Netherlands won another corner kick.

This second corner kick did not pose a threat to the Chinese team's goal.

Lin Zhiyuan directed the players of the Chinese team to help him block the players of the Dutch team, then jumped into the air and punched the flying football directly.

The football flew to the center line in one breath.

Although they are still controlled by the players of the Dutch team, the Dutch team is facing the Chinese players who are all concentrated near the penalty area, and they have to reorganize their offense again.

The ball was held by Dutch right-back Willem Kolarenz, who did not play a long pass to kick the ball forward.

Instead, pass the football to Maxi Carey in dropback.

The other Dutch players also withdrew from the front.

After continuous pressure and no effect, the Dutch team is ready to regain control of the ball and slow down the rhythm... The most important thing is to let the Chinese team, which is compressed to the limit, pop out, so that they have room to attack, otherwise their attack It was nothing more than kicking and hitting an iron plate repeatedly.

Under Carey's command, the Dutch team played in the midfield.

The formation of the Chinese team is indeed pressing up, UU Reading www.uukanshu.com, but it is only a little bit, they are still very cautious.

Seeing that the Chinese team had no intention of pressing forward, the Dutch team was not in a hurry to attack, but continued to back and forth.

After experiencing the wonderful moment when Carey picked a pass and Qin Qi made a juggling clearance, the scene suddenly became dull again.

At this time, the Japanese TV commentator said: "The Chinese team is very cautious, and the Dutch team is the same. Neither team wants to concede the ball first. The Chinese team is not strong enough, while the Dutch team is afraid of Hu Lai's scoring ability...not counting. In stoppage time, there are still fifteen minutes left in the game. The closer the game is to the end, the more cautious the two teams will be. Because losing the ball at this time is almost fatal. From this point of view, this game is likely to end. They were dragged into overtime, and both of their teams played overtime in the quarter-finals... I wonder how much stamina each of them has to support the game for a full 120 minutes?"

Junpei Morikawa saw a familiar figure in a flashing shot.

It was Chen Xingyi who was running back to the coach's bench from the warm-up area of ​​the Chinese team!

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