Chapter 362: Advancing to the Finals
After scoring the first goal, the Olympic team members released their emotions like a tsunami, causing the entire stadium to boil. The red flags were waving and fluttering, as if they were playing a grand symphony.
On the other hand, the Japanese players were surrounding Maya Yoshida, and the referee waved to the team doctor to come in. Pain could be clearly seen on Maya Yoshida's wrinkled face.
The unreasonable continuous changes of direction just now made the soft tissue of his knee extremely fragile, and it eventually broke under the pressure.
This kind of injury can be serious or minor, but there will be some sequelae.
Moreover, with the new season about to begin, he will need a lot of time for treatment and recovery, and it is estimated that it will be difficult for him to stay in the Premier League.
Maya Yoshida was filled with remorse. He didn't want to fight with Chu Feng physically, but he couldn't resist that instinct.
Regret and pain intertwined and spread, making him feel unprecedentedly uncomfortable.
After the team doctor finished the examination, he discussed with the referee and called for a stretcher to enter the field.
Seeing this scene, Moriyasu Kazuo frowned, stuffed the notebook full of chicken soup into his pocket, and shouted to the bench, asking them to warm up as soon as possible.
Everything that happened just now made him feel more clearly about Chu Feng's strength.
After all, there is a saying that goes, you will never feel the pain unless the knife is stabbed into your own body.
He thought that if his team was renewed and all overseas players returned to participate in the competition, the drama that occurred in the U23 Asian Cup could be avoided.
But unfortunately, he could not test Chu Feng's limits, and he inevitably felt confused.
But we have only made it to the semi-finals, so it is impossible to give up easily.
Not giving up until the last moment is the habit of many football practitioners.
"We saw Kou Kuraki come on as a substitute. He is a decent defensive player on loan from Groningen, Manchester City."
"Of course, there is still a gap compared to Maya Yoshida who has already established himself in the Premier League, but he is already the best defender on the bench of the Japanese team."
"The game restarted, and Moriyasu's gesture was very aggressive. It seemed that the Japanese team wanted to equalize the score before halftime."
"Wow, the Chinese team was very strong after taking the lead and took the initiative to increase the intensity of the physical confrontation."
On the field, fierce collisions and brutal tackles occurred one after another.
The emotions of the fans at the scene were also high, and they cheered like a wave.
Chu Feng frowned and pressed his hands down, signaling his teammates to control their emotions.
Now they are the leading party, there is no need to fight hard with the opponent.
Procrastination is the better move.
Of course, morale is important in a game, but there’s also a saying that goes: Over and over again, the odds are against you.
Upon seeing this, Zhu Chenjie yelled a few times to help his teammates regain their sanity.
Watching the time pass by, Takefusa Kubo began to play heroism.
Low emotional intelligence is a sticky ball.
However, under the dense defense of the actively compressed formation, it was difficult for him to complete consecutive breakthroughs and shots. Even if he found an opportunity to shoot, he could not threaten goalkeeper Chen Wei.
The cheers of the Japanese fans became a little weaker, and a short whistle sounded at some point.
“Good kick.”
Chu Feng lifted up his shirt and wiped the sweat off his face. In fact, he could feel the gap between them, and it was a very obvious gap.
Fortunately, Lippi's tactics were appropriate and he was able to put enough pressure on the Japanese team's backcourt.
But that's all he can do, and whether he can hold on until the end of the game depends on the performance of his teammates.
"Brother Chu, don't worry. Even if I risk my life today, I will still defend against them."
Zhu Chenjie gave a tired smile.
The other teammates followed suit, expressing their own determination.
After all, the Olympic Games are held every four years, and for all of them, there is a high probability that they can only participate in them once in their lifetime.
If the final result is not satisfactory, it will become the biggest regret in life.
So, guided by their dreams, they are all willing to work hard to seize this rare opportunity.
Seeing his teammates full of fighting spirit, Chu Feng swallowed his words of encouragement and pointed at the red flag on the stands and said, "Do you want to see it flying on the podium?"
"Of course. I've been watching them receiving awards lately and I've been so anxious that I can't sleep!"
Lin Liangming's eyes were full of longing.
The gold medal is too far away, but the silver medal is within reach, as long as they can hold on for the last 45 minutes.
After they returned to the locker room, Lippi didn't say much, just reviewed the situation and gave instructions.
Because in such an atmosphere, and as opponents of special significance, there is no need to drink chicken soup at all, as everyone is full of adrenaline.
Just do it.
Once the second half started, the intensity of the game reached its peak.
Both sides wanted to take advantage of this period to suppress their opponents and seize the initiative in the subsequent games. Even the referee's three yellow cards in just 10 minutes failed to reduce the tension in the game.
"With 30 minutes left in regular time, the physical strength of the players on both teams has obviously declined, and their movements have begun to become distorted!"
"The first wall-hitting period has arrived ahead of schedule. This is both an opportunity and a trap!"
There is no mistake in the poem, post, content, and read the book on 6, 9, and bar!
"Here it comes! Kubo Takefusa shot from the left side of the penalty area, but Wu Xi blocked the ball with his body!"
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"The Chinese team is going to fight back. Chu Feng broke away from the outside of the penalty area, shook off Tomiyasu Kenhiro, and volleyed the ball from a small angle!"
"Unfortunately, Gu Akio was very focused and saved the ball from going out of bounds!"
The two sides fought back and forth with much ado about nothing, and neither side was able to score a goal.
When the game entered the 80th minute, Chu Feng felt his calves trembling.
no way.
In order to relieve the pressure in the backcourt, he could only run desperately and disrupt the Japanese team's formation.
You even have to return to defense from time to time and build a complete defense line with your teammates.
"We had to hold on for the last 10 minutes. We would have lost if we had gone into overtime."
After Chu Feng finished speaking, he gritted his teeth and continued running.
He is now extremely envious of Berbatov, and he doesn't know if he will ever be able to play football as coolly as Brother Xiaosa.
Considering Manchester United's strong lineup now, he really doesn't have to work so hard.
Just wait for your teammates to advance like a tank and get the ball at the front of the penalty area. Maybe the distance they run is not as far as the distance they celebrate.
As he thought about it, he felt his fatigue dissipate a little, and began to look for blind spots in defense.
Tanaka Aoi and Endo Kou stuck out their tongues tiredly, thinking that this was not a wrong nickname.
Aliens. Their physical fitness is explosive, and their physical energy is like a perpetual motion machine.
There was no way, the two of them really couldn't hold on any longer, and looking at Tomiyasu Kenhiro and Kuraki Ko, they both looked pale.
"The wasted substitution quota due to Maya Yoshida's injury has had a real impact at this moment!"
"The Japanese team's defense began to be unable to cope with the situation, so they had to change their formation to 4-3-3. Soma Yuki retreated to assist Endo Wataru in defense!"
On the sidelines, Lippi took off his glasses and gestured, indicating that he should pay attention to the defense on the left side.
Years of experience told him that this was not a sign of defense, but a fight for life.
Sure enough, just two minutes later, Hatate Hirao's quick run-around, combined with Soma Yuki's wall-hitting, quickly found Kubo Takefusa.
After being reprimanded, the latter stopped sticking to the ball and passed it to Maeda Dairan.
The bald man, who looked like he was 40 years old, made a fake move after receiving the ball, fooled Zhu Chenjie and then kicked the ball.
But the powerful shot that went straight to the stands caused Japanese fans to curse.
The referee looked at his watch, and after Chu Feng was dragged down and refused to get up, he blew the whistle to signal the end of the game.
(End of this chapter)