Chapter 59 Stable Processing

"This is the quarter-final match of the 2018 Russia World Cup, China vs. Switzerland!"

"This match is held in the northern Russian city of St. Petersburg, and as the venue for this match, the St. Petersburg Stadium is also occupied by enthusiastic fans of both teams!"

"The players of both teams have entered the stadium, and the starting lineups of both teams are as follows"

China (4-4-2):

Goalkeeper: Tong Lei.

Defenders: Zhang Chenxi, Liu Kairui, Gao Leiliang, Fan Yi.

Midfielders: Chen Man, Di Lei, Le Kai, Ouyang Fei.

Forwards: Chen Xiang, Wang Yi.

Switzerland (4-2-3-1):

Goalkeeper: Sommer.

Defenders: Rodriguez, Akanji, Giroud, Michaelan.

Midfielders: Zuber, Xhaka, Dzemayinli, Behrami, Shaqiri.

Forward: Delmic.

The Chinese team still played a 4-4-2 formation that is more inclined to defense and control.

Two forwards, Wang Yi and Chen Xiang serve as spearheads, but their respective responsibilities are different.

Chen Xiang is still the fulcrum, while Wang Yi is more responsible for the offensive organization in the frontcourt.

Compared with before, Lippi swapped the positions of Wang Yi and Ouyang Fei.

Let Ouyang Fei, who is better at breaking through, sprint on the wing, while Wang Yi is more responsible for organizing the offense.

It can be said that Lippi wants to squeeze out Wang Yi's value to some extent.

On the one hand, he does not leave him space, and on the other hand, he desperately wants him to contribute.

Most people would have been annoyed by such treatment.

But Wang Yi did not feel any dissatisfaction with this, and he cherishes every opportunity to play in the current game.

Even if he is asked to mark the whole court, or even not receive the pass, it is okay.

As long as it is an opportunity to start, as long as it is a tactic formulated by the coaching staff and a tactic that ensures winning, he will execute it.

Wang Yi's good tactical execution ability makes him a brick of the Chinese team, and he can be moved wherever he is needed.

"Wang Yi, he has made too many sacrifices for victory!"

He Wei also shook his head and sighed.

In this World Cup, Wang Yi has played many times, but he almost never appeared in the center position he is good at.

Either help break through or assist in organization on the wing.

Or retreat, guard the opponent throughout the whole process, and also need to participate in the attack, running all over the field.

Or be restricted to a certain area, and don't even get a chance to shoot in a game.

It can be said that as a former top scorer of the Chinese team, this way of playing is somewhat insulting.

But Wang Yi doesn't care about these, and the coaching staff also reached an agreement with Wang Yi, so they dare to use it this way.

But every time they see Wang Yi chasing for every ball in the field and being embarrassed by the opponent, the fans who have witnessed Wang Yi's glorious period always feel inexplicably sad.

Yes!

They don't think Wang Yi's figure is so embarrassed, but they apply to Wang Yi their own lack of energy now.

Everyone will have a peak and a twilight period.

Looking at Wang Yi's choice and persistence.

They can't say they agree, but they support it.

Wang Yi closed his eyes and sang the national anthem loudly. For this World Cup, which may be his last, he cherishes it very much.

Soon, after the players from both sides shook hands, the captains of both sides exchanged team flags and chose sides.

Switzerland got the first kick-off right, and the Chinese team chose the left half.

There was not much wind in this game, and although it was drizzling, it didn't matter which side of the court it was on.

The reason for choosing the left side was that in the previous three games, the Chinese team played on the left side of the court in the first half, and won all three games. In order to get a good start, they chose the left side.

After the captains of both sides returned to their positions, the game was ready to start at any time.

Swiss center Delmic stood in the center circle.

The cheers on the scene were getting more and more intense.

Sharp whistles, surging shouts of cheers, singing, etc. mixed together made the stadium look extremely messy.

Soon, the referee blew the whistle.

The whistle was still extremely clear in the noisy stadium.

Swiss center Delmic kicked off, which also meant that the game officially started.

After the kick-off, the Chinese players quickly pressed forward.

Wang Yi and Chen Xiang approached the opponent's backcourt at full speed. When the opponent completed the return pass, the midfielder immediately pressed forward. Chen Xiang continued to press forward, while Wang Yi covered and blocked the passing route.

Under the instant blockade of the Chinese team, even Zhu Lu, an organizing defender, was forced to pass the ball directly.

"Zhu Lu played very cautiously. In fact, he could choose to pass the ball to Xhaka in front of him, but Chen Man was not far away from him. For this reason, he did not dare to pass the ball easily. It was a relatively stable choice to pass the ball directly forward as the opening situation."

Zhu Lu's choice was correct.

After pulling away the Chinese team's half, this pass was directly wrapped up by Le Kai and Fan Yi.

Shaqiri's first pass was roughly pushed away by Le Kai.

Although Shaqiri also tried to grab the ball back, he could only run with his head down and failed to touch the ball during the three consecutive quick passes of the Chinese team.

In the end, the ball returned to Le Kai's feet again.

With no one approaching, Lucky stepped on the ball easily and looked ahead.

"A beautiful three-foot pass not only shook off Shaqiri's defense, but also made Lucky hold the ball more easily!"

"Of course, after the start, the Chinese team's forward attack was also very thoughtful, and it immediately forced Switzerland to start and destroy."

He Wei praised.

Zhang Lu nodded: "Swiss defender Djuru, this is an organizational defender who once played for Arsenal. He is fully capable of controlling the ball. However, in the opening stage, his teammates' bodies have not warmed up yet, so he just played for safety reasons." Just shoot big. After all, before entering the game, there are many examples of conceding the ball at the beginning, and Zhu Lu is also very cautious.

"Yes! Now that the ball has come to the Chinese team, how can the Chinese team stop the advance?"

In the footage, Lucky passed the ball to Ouyang Fei and approached Ouyang Fei's wing position.

Ouyang Fei did not rush to pass the ball, but waited for the opponent to grab the ball before passing the ball to Wang Yi.

Immediately, he quickly ran forward and wanted to kick a one-two.

But the intention was too obvious, and Switzerland caught him unawares, and they retreated together.

In this case, Wang Yi could not pass the ball, he could only pass the ball back to Lucai.

Lucai caught the ball and passed the ball twice to Di Lei, waited for Ouyang Fei to retreat, and then continued to pass to Ouyang Fei.

Both attacks were launched from the left, which surprised the commentator He Wei.

"The Chinese team launched two consecutive attacks on the left wing. Is this their new tactic in this game? Also, Chen Man will not play here?"

Of course Chen Man will not give up on this wing.

But the Chinese team must devote itself to Switzerland to establish a threat ability on the left side, so that Chen Man will not attract too much hatred when he breaks through.

However, the premise of all this is that Ouyang Fei must be kicked out.

At this time, Ouyang Fei was also constantly passing and receiving.

For some reason, his head felt extremely clear.

With the rain pouring down, my head felt a little chilly, but it was very cool.

Every shot he handles the ball is very good, not fast, but very stable.

Ouyang Fei kept Lucai's words in his mind.

‘I handled it calmly from the first kick, allowing myself to gradually become familiar with the feeling of the game. ’

That's what Ouyang Fei did.

Not impatient or disjointed.

After forming contact with teammates, try to find breakthrough opportunities on the wing.

Pass after pass, catch again and again.

Ouyang Fei felt that his body was getting hotter and hotter, and his feet also felt hot.

After getting familiar with the feel of the ball, he didn't rush to make any moves.

Instead, use the top of the foot, the arch of the foot, the outside of the foot and even the sole of the foot to stop the ball.

When passing the ball, he will also use a variety of footwork such as pressing the ball, pushing the ball, and pumping the ball, as well as adapting the force.

He constantly adjusted his condition during the game.

Even if he lost the ball, he was not discouraged, but quickly chased back and stalked the opponent.

Ouyang Fei knew that his defensive ability was not particularly good, so he entangled the opponent while waiting for the assistance of his teammates.

Under this situation, Ouyang Fei continued to put pressure on Switzerland time and time again on the wing.

The young No. 11 of the Chinese team actually has an aggressive feeling.

Especially Swiss full-back Michael Elan, he could clearly feel that the Chinese player in front of him would launch the most violent attack on him after the test.