Chapter 369: World-class goalkeepers from both sides beat Thailand and advance to the U23 Asian Cup final against South Korea
The Buriram Stadium was drowned out by the cheers of Thai fans.
Subachai ran to the side of the court and hugged head coach Akira Nishino, who kept shouting, "Well done! We are the ones who have the initiative now. We will compact the overall formation and defend with all our strength in the backcourt. If we can drag the game to the end, we will win!"
As the former head coach of the Japanese team, Nishino Akira was naturally eager to make the Chinese team taste the taste of defeat when he saw his team being beaten 5-0.
So what if he won the Ballon d' Or? There are many examples of weak teams in the world of football successfully defending against strong teams. Why can't Thailand do it? In the stands, the manager of the Thai U23 team, Wu Lunpan, also cheered and waved his hands in celebration.
There has never been a female president of the Thai Football Association today, and she believes that as long as she can beat the Chinese team, new history will be created.
On the contrary, in the Chinese team's coaching booth, Fu Bo and others had anger written all over their faces, but when they found the fourth official to communicate, they got no response.
"Fuck it!"
Fu Bo smashed the mineral water bottle to the ground, splashing a large amount of water.
The AFC has been targeting China for a long time.
For example, in the 2004 Asian Cup final, the Japanese team defeated the Chinese team in handball to win the championship.
"Don't worry! We have the upper hand in strength, maybe we can turn the tables soon-"
The assistant coach looked at the court in amazement before he could finish his words.
Lin Liangming was double-teamed by two defensive players and struggled to pass the ball to the middle! "Back off! Back off! Back off!"
Ti Dawi shouted as he retreated.
Because the back line was too close to Chu Feng and lacked sufficient depth, it was easy for him to step over it in one step.
He still remembers the Champions League final, when Chu Feng relied on his powerful explosive power to break through the entire defense line of Real Madrid in one step.
Upon hearing this, Subachu, Sharingan and others quickly retreated, trying to reorganize the defense line at the front of the penalty area to form a multi-point siege defense against Chu Feng.
"Push forward! He's going to shoot from far away!"
Thailand goalkeeper Golap was extremely anxious.
The next second, his breathing seemed to stagnate.
Under the watchful eyes of tens of thousands of Thai fans.
Chu Feng quickly adjusted his posture! He raised his right leg high and chopped it down like a battle axe! The violent power poured out like a blazing volcano, as if it was going to tear every inch of the leather of the football apart! Bang!!! Accompanied by a roar that resounded through the sky!
The football suddenly deformed violently, turning into a blurry black shadow, whizzing towards the goal!
Golapa stretched to his limit and leapt forward.
In the end, he didn't even touch the shadow of the football.
1:1!!!
“The ball goes in!”
"Unsolvable world wave!"
“The ultimate aesthetic of violence!”
"The super long shot from 33 meters away ruthlessly blasted open the Thai team's goal and brought the game back to the starting line!"
"Chu Feng! Everything within sight is within range!"
"In the 29th minute of the first half, the Chinese team equalized the score!"
The Buriram Stadium suddenly became quiet, with only the cheers of Chinese fans remaining.
Chu Feng did not celebrate, but waved his hand, signaling his teammates to go back.
It's just one goal, it's not over yet! "Come on! Come on!"
The Chinese players clenched their fists and roared.
That penalty was really frustrating.
But because the game was still going on, the only thing they could do was to score a goal and completely shatter Thailand's dream! The Thai players not far away looked at each other, not knowing what to say.
At this moment, they felt the gap, which could not be made up by tactics or desperate efforts.
The success rate of long shots over 30 meters is generally very low, even in the top five leagues.
But Chu Feng used a violent long-range shot to blast open their goal.
"We still have a chance! If he gets the ball again, someone must go up to prevent him from taking a long shot, and the assist defense must also be in place!"
Thailand goalkeeper Golapa inspires his teammates.
But the Thai players did not recover from this, instead they gave Golapa a strange look.
You make it sound so easy, but it's not that easy to prevent the ball from being kicked and to provide assisting defense.
However, they will not lose their fighting spirit because they have so many fans supporting them and they will persevere even if they have to grit their teeth.
Soon, the game resumed.
Thailand strengthened its defense against Chu Feng. Whenever he had the ball, three people would surround him and forcibly and roughly block him from moving forward.
However, because a lot of energy was focused on Chu Feng, the intensity of the attack dropped significantly.
The situation on the field seemed to have become stalemate, but in fact the Chinese team still had the advantage.
Lin Liangming and Cao Yongjing's breakthroughs on the wings both made relatively good progress, and midfielder Duan Liuyu also had an easy environment holding the ball.
The Thai team was caught in a difficult situation because Chu Feng had been suppressing the back line, making them afraid to push too far forward as a whole, otherwise there would be a disconnect.
And disconnection means gaps.
Football fans all over the world know that Chu Feng’s grasp of space and opportunities is no less than that of the ultimate opportunist - Inzaghi.
No one dared to expose space in front of him and could only move along with his movements.
Chu Feng's sudden lateral run took away two defensive players.
Duan Liuyu did not hesitate when seeing this, and kicked the ball diagonally to the right side of the penalty area!
Although the passing accuracy was not very good, the defensive players were restrained by Chu Feng, so Cao Yongjing was able to easily receive the ball and then change direction to enter the penalty area!
It was only then that the Thai full-back Mechu reacted and without saying a word he pounced fiercely on Cao Yongjing.
Cao Yongjing did not hesitate to pass the ball horizontally, looking for Chu Feng who was running towards the front of the penalty area.
Perhaps it was the referee's obvious bias that made the Thai players unscrupulous and they pushed Chu Feng secretly from behind.
Chu Feng stumbled and tried to shoot, but when Sharingan blocked him from the side, his raised foot brushed past the court! "Where's the ball?"
“It leaked!”
"Shalingan and Golapa didn't react in time, the ball went through Shalingan's crotch and went to the back post. Is there anyone from the Chinese team following up?!"
"Lin Liangming!"
"Shovel shot! The ball goes in!"
"Only eight minutes after the last goal, the Chinese team scored again against Thailand, changing the score from 1:1 to 1:2!"
"reverse!"
Zhan Jun couldn't help but stand up.
Although he has been commentating for so many years, he has already felt professional fatigue and his passion for watching football has diminished a lot.
But when I see the national team competitions, my mood can’t help but fluctuate drastically.
Lin Liangming ran towards Chu Feng excitedly and jumped onto him. "Brother Chu, I knew you might miss it!"
"They may adjust their tactics later. You should try to move to the side as much as possible."
Chu Feng just observed that Thailand's formation was in the center, with many players crowded in the middle, resulting in wide open flanks.
The Chinese team can easily open up the situation from the flanks. By then, the space in Thailand's hinterland will become larger, and they will have more options for running, making it easier for them to cooperate with teammates on the flanks.
"clear!"
Lin Liangming and others shouted.
The game starts again.
Before the Thai players could catch their breath, the Chinese team took advantage of the situation and launched a wave of attacks.
Their idea was simple: score another goal before the end of the first half and go into the halftime break with a two-goal lead.
"The Thai team defended very resolutely, committing consecutive fouls in non-key areas to stop the Chinese team's advancement!"
"Although I really don't want to say it, the referee was indeed biased and suspected of using the home whistle! And this is not the first time such a situation has happened!"
"I don't know what kind of explanation the AFC will give after the game, but I hope the competition environment will be fairer in the future!"
Zhan Jun is on an unofficial platform, so he can speak his mind.
Misjudgments in competitions are a normal occurrence. There have been many cases of misjudgment in top competitions such as the Champions League and the World Cup.
But the inconsistent standards of penalties are definitely a problem for the referees.
Of course, the same thing has happened in football, with the 2002 World Cup in Korea and Japan, the many matches between Chelsea and Barcelona, and so on.
Fu Bo on the sidelines had already written a report and lodged a complaint with FIFA after the game.
That’s right, since the AFC is corrupt, don’t go to them, go directly to its superiors.
Time passed by minute by minute, and when the referee blew the whistle, the score remained unchanged.
After returning to the locker room.
"No matter what, winning today's game is the primary goal. The referee is openly or secretly favoring the Thai team, so we will try to widen the score gap as much as possible and completely kill the Thai team's hope!"
"So, everyone must control their emotions and play this game calmly. We will handle the subsequent appeals and complaints!"
Fu Bo said, suppressing his anger.
If irrational behavior due to anger ultimately allows the Thai team to advance to the semi-finals, the only victim will be the Chinese team.
"Well, what Coach Fu said makes sense, but we should not be afraid of confrontation, and when necessary, we must be decisive in committing tactical fouls, even if it means getting a yellow card. We still have enough substitutions!"
Chu Feng nodded and continued.
At the end, he added: "In the second half of the first half, we were clearly in the upper hand, even though the referee's penalties were inconsistent. As long as we don't let our emotions affect us, it's very stable to win this game!"
"Let's review the game. Thailand is used to advancing from the two flanks, so our two defensive midfielders should pay attention to assisting in defense and try to ensure that there are two people defending the team as much as possible."
"On offense, I'll keep my word with what I said before. Try to move to the side and create space in the middle. Leave the rest to me."
“.”
When the break was almost over, Chu Feng stood up and held out his hand. His teammates piled up on him and shouted in unison: "China - must win!"
Back on the court, the two teams changed sides.
The lagging Thai team wanted to surprise the Chinese team. Suprachuap Khiriq made a long pass over the top to find Suprachahai who quickly advanced into the penalty area.
But the Chinese team was obviously prepared for this move. Chen Wei determined the trajectory of the long pass and acted decisively, snatching the ball from the air before Su Bachu.
Chen Wei pressed his hands down to signal his teammates to seize the midfield position, then turned around to look at the sneaky Su Bachu. He knew that this guy wanted to steal one.
"Bigfoot drives straight to midfield!"
"The two teams fought fiercely. Thailand's player Surawi got a little bit of the ball, but he headed it to Huang Zhengyu!"
"Huang Zhengyu directly passed the ball diagonally to the side, and Cao Yongjing changed direction and broke through from the outside!"
"The Thai team's overall formation retreated quickly, and they did not get confused because of losing the ball. Chu Feng couldn't make a cross from the bottom because he was not in the penalty area. It would be best for them to fight back and reorganize their plan."
“Eh, no!?”
Right side of Thailand's penalty area.
Cao Yongjing stopped the ball and pretended to pass it.
But when the Thai player blocked him, he passed the ball back to Chu Feng who came out of the penalty area to meet him.
This handling left many people scratching their heads.
Not only was Chu Feng's position blocked by two players, leaving him with little space to shoot, but even the angle for cutting inside was minimal.
"Don't stretch your feet randomly! Force him to pass the ball back!"
Saringam said towards Tidavi.
The two of them lowered their center of gravity and slowly approached step by step.
At this moment in Chu Feng's vision.
A tiny gap appeared.
What is this? It is the help defense that the Thai players are proud of, but in fact it is a terrible positioning.
No team in the Premier League would have exposed such space in front of him.
The next moment! In front of the horrified eyes of the Thai fans! He suddenly swung his left leg on the spot! Bang! Another explosion resounded through the sky!
The football was like a cannonball fired from a gun, and its speed instantly reached its extreme!
There is no mistake in the poem, post, content, and read the book on 6, 9, and bar!
Once again, the goal of the Thai team was breached!
1:3!!!
"ah?"
"Did the ball go in?"
“The ball goes in!”
“Incredible!”
"Let's take a look at the replay. The extremely concealed kick on the spot unleashed a terrifying force, and the football went straight into the upper right corner of the goal!"
"Let's take a look at the statistics on the spot. The highest speed of the ball reached 108km/h. You must know that Chu Feng swung his legs on the spot and shot with his non-dominant foot!"
Buriram Stadium.
Fu Bo threw away the thermos cup filled with wolfberries and excitedly hugged the assistant coach to celebrate.
Nishino Akira sat back in the coaching booth in a daze, replaying the goal scene in his mind.
The Thai players on the bench also opened their mouths in disbelief.
There was only a half-body gap between Sharingan and Tidave, and goalkeeper Golapa was also standing in the near corner. How could Chu Feng score a goal? He got rid of the ball on the spot and shot with his left foot. It 's impossible to think about it! On the green field.
Chu Feng punched hard at the thousands of Chinese fans.
You can still score a goal without entering the penalty area!
The Chinese players behind him were stunned for a moment and then rushed over frantically.
Especially this kid Cao Yongjing, he just passed the ball back to Chu Feng, it was so simple that it couldn’t be simpler, but he actually got an assist?
Isn’t this thigh too thick?
For the first time, he realized how good it felt to hug huge legs.
This also made him determined to work harder in the future to strive to enter the national team and continue to rely on Chu Feng.
After all, there are too many people who want to curry favor with you, and you definitely can’t if you don’t have the ability.
Cao Yongjing's thoughts are still very thorough.
Wu Panlun in the stands completely resigned himself to his fate and no longer held out any hope of a comeback. This Chinese team was not one they could match.
Looking at the goals just now, no one could limit Chu Feng. Even if it wasn’t an opportunity, he could still seize it and turn it into a goal.
His personal strength is really terrifying.
"Goal! In the 69th minute of the first half, the Chinese team took a corner kick from the right side and the Thai player made a mistake in clearing the ball. Chu Feng in front of the goal seized the opportunity and headed the ball into the goal!"
"The score is now 1:4. Chu Feng scored a hat trick and broke his own goal record. Perhaps this will be a record that has never been seen before or since!"
"After all, there won't be a Ballon d'Or winner in the future U23 Asian Cup, let alone such a terrifying goal efficiency!"
"The Chinese team started making substitutions. Zhang Yuning replaced Chu Feng, and Fu Bo brought on two defensive midfielders to drag the game until the final whistle!"
“.”
"Subachai's long-range shot hit the anti-aircraft gun, which formed a sharp contrast with Chu Feng!"
"The game is over, the game is over! The Chinese team defeated the Thai team 4:1 and advanced to the semi-finals of the U23 Asian Cup!"
"The Chinese U23 guys continue to make history under the leadership of Chu Feng!"
“Come on! We are just one step away from a ticket to the Tokyo Olympics!”
In the Buriram Stadium, most of the Thai fans have left, and the remaining ones are almost all Chinese fans, who are still cheering tirelessly to celebrate the National Olympic boys entering the semi-finals.
The results of the remaining teams' games have also been released. South Korea, Australia and Uzbekistan have advanced, and China's opponent will be one of them.
“Come on and make it to the finals!”
"Knock over the sticks!"
"Great kick today!"
Chu Feng and his teammates expressed their gratitude to the Chinese fans, and also spotted the figures of Tui Qian Ge and others in the stands.
It seems that as the Chinese team's performance gets better and better, it has attracted widespread attention in the country. It is estimated that there will be more fans coming to the scene for the semi-finals.
Post-match press conference.
"What do you want to say about the penalty issue in this game?"
Fu Bo brought Chu Feng to the event, and as soon as they sat down, reporters asked questions.
"When faced with injustice, we must speak out bravely. I am sure we have suffered injustice and have complained to FIFA about Khattab. I believe FIFA will give us a reply."
Fu Bo glanced at Chu Feng, then said in a deep voice.
"Well, Mr. Chu Feng, after winning this game, the Chinese team will advance to the semi-finals. What is the next goal?"
The reporter handed the microphone to Chu Feng again.
"Champion! Although every step forward we take is creating new history, every competitive athlete wants to be the champion, and I am no exception!"
Chu Feng answered without hesitation.
Don’t say that reaching the semi-finals is a success.
That's not true.
Now that we are here, we must keep going!
"Who do you hope to face next?"
The reporter asked again.
"It's all the same, actually. When we aim for the championship, we need to play them all, no matter who we are, we have to win!"
Chu Feng was still very rude.
The reporters at the scene began to write furiously, thinking that he was worthy of being a disciple of a madman, as he could come up with famous quotes at the press conference.
After the post-match interviews, major social platforms were flooded with related news.
"In the quarter-finals of the U23 Asian Cup held at 11:30 pm on January 18, China U23 defeated Thailand U23 4:1 and won a beautiful victory. Captain Chu Feng scored a hat trick and two wonderful world waves! - CCTV report"
"The Asian Cup semi-final draw results are out, China U23 vs. Uzbekistan U23, South Korea U23 vs. Australia U23!"
"In the previous two tournaments, the Uzbekistan Olympic team was eliminated in the group stage. However, in the third U23 Asian Cup held in China, the Uzbekistan Olympic team was a dark horse to the end, eliminating the two strong teams of Japan and South Korea in the knockout stage, and finally defeated Vietnam in the final to win the championship for the first time! Uzbekistan aims to defend the title in this season's event!"
"The last mountain that blocks the Chinese team from entering the finals, can the National Olympic boys overcome it? Let us wait and see!"
《." - [Chu Feng is awesome! He scored two world-class goals in a single game, one with each foot, so comprehensive! ] - [I guess the Thai players were also confused. Chu Feng could seize the small shooting space! ] - [This is the dominance of the Ballon d'Or winner and Premier League goal record holder. (Too many honors to list)! ] - [The key is that there are too many ways to score goals, such as breakthroughs, long shots, headers, etc. The defensive players can't defend against them and can only become background boards! ] - [Damn, they should beat Thailand hard. They dare to play dirty? ] - [All West Asians are disgusting. Didn't they watch the Asian Footballer of the Year award ceremony? Chu Feng didn't even go to the scene? ] - [Maybe they hate us because of this. ] - [Isn't it because the AFC has too many problems that they will be disqualified if they don't go to the scene? I haven't seen similar rules for other awards? ] - [Speaking of which, why do I feel that Uzbekistan is a bit strong? 】 - 【Don't worry, we were really strong in that group stage. We were tied by Iran in the first round of the group stage, and we were beaten 2:1 by South Korea. We will definitely win by playing defensive counterattacks! 】 - 【Yes, don't change the tactics temporarily. The U23 Asian Cup does not need to be too complicated. Keeping it simple can best bring out Chu Feng's ability! 】 - 【Come on, Chinese team! 】 - 【.】
Four days later.
The U23 Asian Cup semi-finals kicked off.
Premsulainen Stadium.
The venue was packed with 45,000 fans, more than half of whom were Chinese, making it look like a surging red ocean.
"The Chinese team used a low defensive formation, which seemed to be very effective, because the Ukrainian forwards were weak and it was difficult for them to use their personal abilities to break through the dense defense!"
"Our goalkeeper Chen Wei also performed very well. He just saved Uzbekistan's long-range shot from outside the penalty area. Kotilkulov forced a cross from the bottom of the wing!"
"No! Zhu Chenjie's judgment on the landing point was very accurate, and he headed the ball out of the penalty area. The Chinese team obviously had tactical drills and protected the two points very strictly!"
"Huang Zhengyu and Huang Cong blocked Ganev's pass, and Huang Cong made a long diagonal pass!"
"This is the rhythm that the Chinese team likes best. After stealing the ball in the backcourt, pass it to Chu Feng and let him use his personal ability to make a long-distance attack!"
"Beautiful! Chu Feng passed the ball and got rid of Kobilov!"
"Alikulov is closer to the football!"
"It's no use! It's no use! He was eaten alive!"
"Chu Feng came from behind and dribbled into the penalty area! He passed Nematov with a swing and shot into the empty goal!"
“1:0!!!”
"The Chinese team used their best defensive counterattack to break through the goal of Uzbekistan, the champion of the last U23 Asian Cup, and took the lead in scoring!"
"Look at the Chinese fans cheering at the scene!"
"Chu Feng! Please take us to the Tokyo Olympics!!!"
“.”
"Ukrainian players continued to press forward and besiege the Chinese team. The two teams had 66% and 34% of the ball respectively. From the field, it seemed that the Chinese team was at an absolute disadvantage, but that's how defensive counterattacks work!"
"Hey, Zhu Chenjie rushed forward to clear the ball, and the ball landed near Chu Feng!"
"Is there any chance?"
"Kobilov committed a tactical foul!"
"Chu Feng staggered and supported himself on the ground with his hands! He didn't fall! He didn't fall!"
"Stand up and keep dribbling the ball forward!"
"Single Blade!"
"We got the ball!"
“2:0!”
"As long as we can get the ball to Chu Feng's feet during our counterattack, Uzbekistan won't be able to stop us unless they commit a foul! Now we can't stop them even if they commit a foul!"
“.”
"The game is over! China U23 defeated Uzbekistan U23 with a total score of 3:1. It is the first time in history that China has entered the U23 Asian Cup finals!"
"Of course, this also means that the Chinese Olympic team has obtained a ticket to the Tokyo Olympics!"
"Dear Chinese fans! The 1936 Berlin Olympics, the 1948 London Olympics, the 1988 Seoul Olympics, and the 2008 Yanjing Olympics!"
"After 12 years, we will see the Chinese National Olympic Football Team at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics in July this year!"
"Under the Olympic rings, they will compete with athletes from all over the world in pursuit of the Olympic spirit of higher, faster and stronger!"
"At the same time, in another match, South Korea defeated Australia 2:0, with Hwang Ui-jo and Lee Kang-in scoring. Both the Chinese and South Korean teams advanced to the finals with an undefeated record in this tournament!"
"The 2020 U23 Asian Cup final will be held at the Rajamangala Stadium in four days!"
"Let us wish the Chinese team a historic breakthrough!"
(End of this chapter)