Chapter 1963 England's Tactics

"It's okay! It's okay! Play according to our previous tactics!"

While the England players were cheering and celebrating the goal, Qin Lin, the Chinese coach of the Chinese team, was standing on the sidelines, yelling at the players on the field, and at the same time repeated the gesture of "stabilize" to let the players not panic .

Jorge Dillon beside him was doing the same, shouting the same words.

After losing the ball, they reacted quickly to give the players on the field reassurance.

After doing all this, the two of them did not return to the coach's bench, but stood on the sidelines, watching the field.

"The scoring firepower of the England team is too scattered, which increases the difficulty of our defense..." Qin Lin covered his mouth and told Dillon what he had observed.

Dillon also covered his mouth: "This is the characteristic of this England team. They don't have an offensive core, and everyone can score. That's why they scored eleven goals in the group stage."

He had expected this long ago and was not surprised.

England scored eleven goals in the group stage, of which the main striker Marvin Stones scored three goals, the most in the team.

The team's second-most goalscorer was Jay Adams, who scored two goals.

One of the next six goals was an own goal scored by a player from the Korean team. Except for this own goal, the remaining five goals were scored by five different players. They are:

Carl Gregg, Pete Williams, Scott Wilson, William Sutton, Alan Morley.

Of course now Carl Gregg has also scored two goals.

In addition to the goalkeeper, from the striker, to the midfielder, to the defender, there are people scoring goals.

A total of seven men scored for England.

The number of goals scored is the highest in this World Cup.

In contrast, the Chinese team only scored three goals. The three of them scored six goals.

Hu Lai scored four goals alone, Zhou Zijing and Wang Guangwei scored one goal each.

It is precisely because so many people in the England team have scored goals and can score goals that it is very difficult for opponents to defend, because there is no way to focus on a certain player.

Like Carl Gregg who scored this goal.

The Liverpool United he is in is not a giant team in the Premier League, but only ranks in the middle.

Such a player is not a well-known top star, but he scored two goals in this World Cup.

What does this mean?

Is it Greg's sudden level up?

of course not.

It is England's tactics that give more opportunities to non-star players like Greg.

Pete Williams is a qualified and excellent "serving machine" in the England midfielder. He is responsible for passing the football to a threatening place, rather than passing the ball to one or two star players.

England's attacking tactics have only playmakers - that is, Pete Williams - but no offensive core.

Marvin Stones, who scored the most goals in the team, also needs to create opportunities for other teammates.

So although he is a center forward, he often pulls the sidelines and passes the ball to his teammates for assists.

For example, the ball just now.

It was Stones who pulled to the left rib, attracted the defensive attention of the Chinese team, and then crossed the football to the middle space, giving Carl Gregg, who was on the diagonal, a chance to shoot without marking.

So why was the infamous Carl Gregg able to score two goals in this World Cup?

Because he appeared in the position that needed him to appear.

Even if it's not him, under England's tactical system, it may be someone else, such as Pete Williams, such as Jay Adams, such as Brad Pate. They all have the ability and possibility to be in that void at that time.

"Ryan Jackson has something." Dillon continued, covering his mouth. "He abandoned some more famous players and chose players who are more suitable for his tactics. This England team is not so star-studded, but stronger."

"How do we deal with it?" Qin Lin asked.

Dillon said: "Of course we continued to play like this. England's defense also has problems. As long as we continue to attack, we still have a chance. This is only one goal, and it's still the first half. Don't worry."

Qin Lin stopped talking when he heard the words, but stood on the sidelines with Dillon to watch the battle.

The field game has resumed.

He was not observing the performance of the Chinese team, but was seriously watching the players' running and passing during the England game.

He felt that the England team's style of play, in which anyone can act as a scorer, was very interesting and could bring him some inspiration.

After returning to the South China Tiger, he wants to try to learn from it, and maybe it can improve the performance of the South China Tiger.

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Play has resumed after England took the lead.

The players of the Chinese team don't have time to be as sad, painful and resentful as the fans.

They have to jump right into the game.

The opponent will not give them time to adjust their mentality. If they cannot stabilize the morale of the army, they may lose another goal in a short time.

That would be really difficult.

"careful!"

Following the exclamation of the commentator He Feng.

Carl Gregg kicked in a cross from the wing, and Stones headed in front of the goal to complete the attack.

Fortunately, Lin Zhiyuan's position was very good, he barely moved, and took Stones' header into his arms.

Of course, this is also because when Stones headed the ball, Liu Yan and him were desperately entangled with each other, so that Stones didn't fully exert his power when he hit the goal with a header, and he didn't have time to take care of the header. Accuracy, being able to hit the ball before Liu Yan is already pretty good.

Lin Zhiyuan, who hugged the football, first rushed towards the edge of the penalty area, and then threw the football in his hand when he was about to rush out of the penalty area.

Like throwing a javelin, he threw the football directly over the center line!

After Zhou Zijing in front received the ball, he used his body to protect the football.

Then pass it back to Zhang Qinghuan who was in the front.

Zhang Qinghuan looked in the direction of Chen Xingyu before catching the ball, and found that Johnson Law followed him every step of the way.

So he decided to pass the football to the right, to Cui Zexu.

Cui Zexu plays for the Hedong Thunder in China and is a versatile player.

Originally, he was positioned as a wing substitute in this team, serving as a backup player for Chen Xingyi and Luo Kai. Unexpectedly, Luo Kai played a complete World Cup game, and was injured halfway through the second game.

So now he has become the starting choice of the Chinese team in this position.

However, it can still be seen that there is a huge gap in strength between him and Luo Kai.

After all, Luo Kai is a player who has already established a foothold in the Premier League giants—even though it is a down-and-out giants—while he only plays the main force in the domestic Chinese Super League.

Cui Zexu is also very clear about his position, so he didn't have any extra thoughts that he shouldn't have in the last game, so he diligently completed the tasks assigned to him by the head coach.

Let him defend and defend, let him attack and attack.

Because he knows that his abilities are limited, when the football is at his feet, he will not think about showing himself off, but will pass the football to his teammates as soon as possible.

Although it is difficult to create opportunities after football develops to his side, at least it is safe, and he will not lose the ball suddenly, causing the whole team to fall into a passive position.

The same is true after Cui Zexu received Zhang Qinghuan's ball this time.

After catching the ball, he looked up again and found that there was no good chance to pass forward, and at the same time, England's Greg had quickly approached him.

So without waiting for Zhang Qinghuan to make a gesture, he immediately passed the football back to the opponent.

Zhang Qinghuan had also expected that Cui Zexu would pass the football to him. He already knew the logic of his teammate's football-safety, safety, and safety. Do not seek meritorious service, but seek no faults.

So after passing the football to Zexu Cui and seeing Greg rushing towards him, he was ready to receive the pass back - he quickly turned his head to observe the situation behind him.

Seeing that Jay Adams was running towards him, he turned his head and looked to his left side again, and Connor Kirk stayed in the position of the midfielder without moving.

Going forward, Zhou Zijing and Hu Lai were both a little far away from him.

Although Hu Lai had already made a circle and ran back to meet him, there was too little time.

He then turned his head to look to his right, which is the half of the Chinese team.

There is room there.

At this time, the football came over. Zhang Qinghuan had already observed in advance and thought about where to pass the ball, so he turned around and passed it back without any hesitation.

To Ou Yangjin.

While passing the ball, Zhang Qinghuan also yelled at Ou Yangjin: "Give it to Xiaoyu!"

When he was observing just now, he had already seen Xia Xiaoyu inserting himself into the space behind Jay Adams, and knew that this was a point that could be used.

Ou Yangjin passed the football obediently.

Because Xia Xiaoyu ran to the empty space to catch the ball, there were no England players around him when he got the ball.

He can handle the ball with ease.

When the football passed Ou Yangjin and turned to Xia Xiaoyu's feet, Zhang Qinghuan had already moved to the new receiving point, and he gestured to Xia Xiaoyu for the ball.

Xia Xiaoyu passed the football to Zhang Qinghuan.

But Zhang Qinghuan didn't catch the ball, but directly let the football pass through his crotch.

It was leaked to Hu Lai who came out to meet him just now!

At the same time, he also swayed the tight Connor Kirk!

"nice shot!"

Hu Lai, who received the ball, then shifted the football horizontally to the left, into the space diagonally behind him!

"pretty!"

Chen Xingyi and Johnson Law are competing for speed over there.

This time, because it was an air cut, Chen Xingyi didn't need to dribble, so he could accelerate unscrupulously.

He put Johnson Lauka behind him in two steps, and at the same time caught up with the oblique plug given by Hu Lai.

He carried Johnson Law's body collision, took the football one step forward, and kicked a cross!

Zhou Zijing in the middle jumped up and England center back George Birx jumped up to compete for the top.

The experienced Birx got stuck and headed the ball out.

However, this did not make the England fans feel safe, because in the direction of the football flying out, Hu Lai, who had just pulled out of the penalty area, had already swung his legs!

"Hu Lai! Directly... volley—!"

In the box, England centre-back Scott Wilson stretched out his foot reflexively and turned his back at the same time.

His toes touched the football!

The soccer ball changed course~lightnovelpub.net~ and hit the goal post!

There was a crisp bang, which was drowned out by the huge exclamations at the scene!

"Wow! How risky!" Matthew Cox exclaimed. "Fortunately, Wilson made a key defense! He blocked Hu's shot at the critical moment! Otherwise, the ball would definitely fly into the goal!"

Hu Lai, who hit the goal post, held his head in his hands regretfully, and then raised his head to the sky and let out a long roar. Not far in front of him, Connor Kirk is giving Scott Wilson a high-five, thanking him for his key defense just now.

Not long after England's goal, China responded with a threatening shot.

This kick made the goalposts shake, and the spirits of the England fans were also shaken, because they all know how good Hu Lai's shooting skills are.

If it weren't for Scott Wilson's extreme interception, letting the football hit the goal frame, it's hard to say whether goalkeeper Tom Walker can save it...

Although there was no goal, there were still cheers and applause from the Chinese fans in the stands.

They saw hope from this attack of the Chinese team-the Chinese team is capable of competing with the England team!

(end of this chapter)