Stop the ball ten meters away, the goal depends on Meng

Chapter 377 The ball is coming!Here comes the ball! !Here comes the ball! ! !
At the 45th minute of the first half, the score was still 1:0.

Facing Croatia's full-court pressure, the Chinese team was not completely without a chance.

In fact, Croatia, which wanted to expand the score in the first half, once pushed its formation very far forward, thus leaving the Chinese team several opportunities to counterattack.

But whether it was Wu Lei's single shot, Yu Hanchao's inward cut, Hao Junmin's free kick, Zheng Zhi's long shot, or Zhang Linpeng's header fight, none of them could be converted into goals.

Entering injury time, Croatia launched its last attack.

Kovacic passed the ball from the wing, and Mandzukic held Zhang Linpeng's header back. Perisic, who was always active, unsheathed his sword and cut inside the penalty area before shooting hard. Zeng Cheng's sight was blocked. He didn't react in time and watched the ball fly over the goal line and hit the side net!
2: 0!

The few Croatian fans in the stands cheered loudly!
They turned on their mobile phones one after another, preparing to book tickets for the knockout round!
He Wei in the live broadcast room fell into a moment of depression:
"Croatia is still better at seizing opportunities. In order to restrict the core midfielder Modric, our defense against Perisic was somewhat lacking..."

Xu Yang is more optimistic than him:
"We still have 45 minutes to catch up with the score. The second half... is when we exert our strength!"

With the three whistles, the starting players from both sides walked into the tunnel and began to enjoy a short 15-minute rest, but the live broadcast camera had already focused on the Chinese team's bench early.

Su Changwei did not go off the field to warm up like other teammates, but sat side by side with Camacho to discuss tactics.

Since the two of them spoke in Spanish, the Chinese coach and team leader could only rely on translators and were unable to join the discussion.

In fact, what Su Changwei said was very simple, which was to arrange a substitution plan for the midfield.

The one who will be replaced by him is Wu Lei, who lacks the ability to fight.

A forward who can only run without the ball but has unqualified shooting skills will pose almost no threat once the opponent finds out his strength! -
During the wonderful commercial break, the Internet has been covered in pessimism.

"The national pigs are a bunch of garbage, can't even hold on for 45 minutes?"

"Who can shoot down that striker from SIPG? Our school team can score with that one shot!"

"How did he get into the national team with his level? Just because he is Su Changwei's hometown in Jiangsu?"

"If the tie can be maintained, there is still hope for Su Shen to appear. Now Su Changwei, who only relies on pulling him to collapse, can do what to save this situation?"

"Damn it, I spent all my money to bet that the Chinese team would win the championship. I didn't expect that Su Changwei completely betrayed my trust!"

"..."

"You dare to bet on this?"

"Gambling dogs will die!"

In addition to the overwhelming negative emotions, some netizens also spoofed the advertisement endorsed by Su Changwei:
"I, Su Changwei, bear the expectations of more than a billion people, but now I am so panicked!" (Mengniu 18th Year)
"Winner stays! Don't leave, Brother Luo, let's take a plane together!" (Nike)
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The 15-minute intermission was fleeting, but for the Chinese fans in front of the TV, it was extremely long.

Fortunately, they at least saw a glimmer of hope:
Su Changwei, wearing the No. 10 jersey, finally took off his substitute vest and stepped onto the green field!

He Wei couldn't help but cheer up:
"At this critical moment of life and death, the Chinese team finally sent out our ace. The real counterattack will officially begin from now on!"

His phone vibrated slightly in his pocket, and a colleague protested in the commentary group:

"Someone copied my classic commentary!"

The live broadcast camera has long been focused on Su Changwei, fully presenting his facial expressions to every audience in a 360-degree surround manner.

Xu Yang sighed:

"We can see clearly that Su Changwei has lost significantly weight compared to the Champions League final. In order to come back and participate in the last game, he must have gone through unimaginable torture!"

He Wei quickly reminded him:
"This is the last group match! We still have hope of advancing!"
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[beep~~~]

A notification sounded deep in Su Changwei's mind.

His eyes passed over the ten starting teammates one by one, and finally looked towards the opposite side.

[Use 30 points of luck to draw directional...Mario Mandzukic (friendliness 5/100)! 】

[Reproducible Peak Strength: 104%]

[Injury probability: 46%]

Su Changwei, who had just finished drawing the experience card, looked at the last line of numbers and almost cursed!

[Isn’t it too deceiving? 】

[I just suffered from exhaustion and want to have my legs broken again? ! 】

The reminder in my mind became gentle and considerate:

[Because the friendliness of the extracted target is too low, the probability of injury will increase proportionally. This is very scientific! 】

Su Changwei rolled his eyes and activated another characteristic of his:
[Brazilian's good friend! 】

[beep~~~]

[You drew... Pato (MAX)! 】

[Peak Ability Reproducible: 105%]

[Injury probability: 2%]

He relaxed slightly:
【This is my good friend! 】
-
"He showed up!"

Kovacs' expression instantly became serious.

The assistant coach immediately ran to the command area and conveyed the order to the players:

"Execute alternative tactics!"

Of course, they made an emergency plan for Su Changwei's appearance, and it was more detailed than Plan A.

Looking at the retreating formation, Kovac nodded slightly:
"Now...it's time for us to fight back!"
-
"Those cunning Croats!"

Seeing the opponent's defense almost retreating into the penalty area, Camacho was so angry that he stamped his feet:
"If you are a man, just fight with us!"
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"In place!"

"In place!"

"In place!"

Croatia's two central defenders, Lovren (188) and Cholluka (192), made gestures to each other, sandwiching Su Changwei (178) in the middle.

That's not all, Rakitic with 184 also blocked him behind, forming a three-sided attack on him!
Modric and Kovacic are watching from the outside, obviously trying to cut off the passing route of the Chinese team's midfielder, leaving Su Changwei in a desperate situation of fighting alone!
With such a tight defensive lineup, everyone couldn't help but sweat for Su Changwei!

From the start of the second half, Su Changwei didn't even touch the ball effectively for a full 10 minutes!
He was completely restricted by Croatia's midfield and backfield and could hardly breathe!
Although in order to restrict Su Changwei, Croatia's midfielders and backfield players had to double their running, but the effect was obvious!
It is almost hopeless for the Chinese team to send the ball to the forward through ground penetration.And if he wants to pass the ball from the wing, Su Changwei, who is less than 1.8 meters tall, also has no advantage in the competition for the high ball...

Su Changwei sighed:
[Even if I retreat now, I will be completely restricted by their midfielder and still won’t get the ball! 】

He could only wave to his teammates:
"Change to alternative tactics!"
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His plan was soon discovered by Kovacs.

Yu Hanchao took advantage of the emptiness on the wing and formed a breakthrough on the left. However, his next pass still could not find Su Changwei in the crowd, but was pushed out of the penalty area by Joel Luka.

Kovac smiled with satisfaction and crossed his legs on the coaching bench:

"If you want to compete for headers in our penalty area, you have to find at least a 1.9-meter center, right?"

As soon as he finished speaking, he saw Zhao Xuri grabbing the first spot and passing it to the forward right back Liu Jianye in time.

Perisic, who was hyperactive in the first half, did not step forward to press. He watched Liu Jianye dribbling the ball to the edge of the penalty area. Srna glanced at Su Changwei who was still far away from him, and blocked Liu Jianye's incoming route.

Liu Jianye also had no ability to cut inside. Seeing that he had attracted a defensive player, he immediately knocked the ball back to Hao Junmin at the front of the penalty area.

Brother Hao Sange had no one to interfere within three meters at the moment. He took a step laterally, adjusted his posture and shot directly!
His mid-range kick was powerful, but the football rubbed against the turf and slowed down significantly. The goalkeeper of the Grid Legion, Pletikosa, fell to the ground in time and accurately blocked the ball!

Kovacs sat firmly on the Diaoyutai and was even in the mood to joke:
"This is their first shot on target, ha..." He just laughed for the first time, and his throat felt like someone had strangled him!
The ball saved by the goalkeeper bounced to the left rib of the penalty area. A figure suddenly appeared from behind Cioluka and hit the ball with a volley without any tricks!

Predicosa, who had not yet gotten up from the ground, could only salute the ball with his eyes!

1: 2!

In the 57th minute, the Chinese team regained a victory!
"The ball has been scored!"

He Wei's mood suddenly became lighter:

"Su Changwei scored his first goal in the World Cup! It also gave the fans hope of a comeback!"

Xu Yang glanced at the time:
"There's still more than half an hour left, there's still plenty of time left for us!"
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"It was just an accident. There is no need to panic. The initiative is still in our hands!"

Kovac bit his lip and forced himself to remain calm.

He nodded to the assistant coach:

"Let the players continue to tighten restrictions on No. 10. Perisic and Mandzukic also dropped back to help defend, completely disrupting their passing rhythm in the midfield and backcourt!"

He remembered something again and added:
"Let the ball out of the backcourt be slower and delay it for a while!"
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Su Changwei, who scored a goal, was certainly not in the mood to celebrate. He had already picked up the ball and returned it to the center circle, waiting for the opponent to kick off again.

However, the Croatian players, who had received instructions from the coaching team, did not seem to be in a hurry. Mandzukic even picked up the ball and pretended to step on the center line a few times, as if he wanted to tell the referee that the turf here was not flat.

When they were about to kick off, the fourth official on the sidelines raised the electronic sign again.

Croatia made substitution adjustments, and forward Olic was replaced by the experienced Vukojevic.

The 31-year-old Vukojevic serves as a defensive midfielder and has always been known for his physical fitness and fierce defense. The intention of letting him play is obvious.

Although Olic's performance was mediocre, he raised his hands with a smile on his face when he came off the field, applauded the few domestic fans in the stands, and successfully delayed Croatia for at least 10 seconds.

Vukojevic, who appeared on the stage, came to Rakitic's side aggressively, preparing to completely lock Su Changwei!
"Drip~~~"

The referee finally blew the whistle and announced that the game would restart.

Mandzukic looked around for a long time before he cooperated with Perisic and drove the ball towards the backcourt.

The Croatian defenders passed the ball back and forth three or four times without any intention of attacking forward. It was not until Yu Hanchao couldn't bear it anymore and pressed Vrsaljko that the latter took his time and fired a shot from more than 20 meters. The back pass sent the ball to the penalty area.

Goalkeeper Pletikosa was not in a hurry to pass the ball. Instead, he took the ball laterally from the edge of his own small penalty area, which was even a bit provocative!

【you wanna die! 】

Su Changwei cursed secretly and rushed forward instantly!
Pletikosa unhurriedly pushed the ball outward with his left foot. When Su Changwei rushed into the penalty area, he used his right foot to dunk the ball in the opposite direction, hoping to pass the ball to the other side. Teammates on the side, thus teasing Su Changwei...

His movement was indeed sudden. The only thing he didn't expect was that Su Changwei, who had just appeared, sprinted much faster than he expected (Pato added), and actually got ahead of him and blocked the only way to pass the ball. Kicked the ball directly behind the goalkeeper!
Pletikosa's heart suddenly became cold!
He didn't even dare to look back at the ball that had rolled into the goal!

“2:2！2:2！苏常威在2分钟之内连进两球，为中国队扳平了比分！！！”

He Wei couldn't help but raise his voice. His vocal cords, which were used to dull scenes, instantly became hoarse and he couldn't help but want to cough.

Xu Yang quickly took over his emotions one after another:

"Croatia wanted to delay time by repeatedly dropping the ball in the backcourt, but Su Changwei was like a tiger descending from the mountain, causing their goalkeeper to make a fatal mistake!"

"The Grid Army thought they had the initiative, but they misjudged the situation!"

Kovac had already stood up from the coaching bench, his body even trembling slightly.

Looking at the goalkeeper kneeling on the goal line, he felt a little guilty for a moment:
[If I had known earlier, I shouldn’t have let them fall in the backcourt just now! 】

[We in Croatia have first-line stars in most positions, but the goalkeeper position is a shortcoming! 】

[As long as Neuer is placed in front of the goal, the opponent will not be able to succeed in a sneak attack! 】
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Although Croatia fell into a huge depression for a time, its morale did not collapse.

If the score of 2:2 is maintained until the end, it will still be the Grid Army that advances.

"Don't get confused, we still have the initiative."

Kovacs wiped the sweat from his forehead and said calmly:

"The Chinese team can advance only if they win."

"But we only need a draw to qualify!"
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"As long as we draw, we will qualify." Croatia's head coach is still too young.

Little does he know that he has triggered a magical switch!
Although he sent four tough generals to defend Su Changwei tightly, he didn't expect that an accident still happened!
In the 66th minute, the Chinese team pressed hard, Hao Junmin went down the right wing, Srna stepped forward to block, Zhao Xuri suddenly stepped forward to respond, and Hao Junmin immediately passed back to the center.

As early as the 2005 World Youth Championship, Zhao Xuri was nicknamed "Zhao Yiji" for his powerful long-range shot, and was known as "Chinese Lampard/Gerrard". At this moment, he saw a scene in front of him. When he was free, his right foot suddenly felt itchy. Without saying a word, he rounded his thigh and hit the ball with a bang!
"Oh!"

The goalkeeper and Lovren involuntarily moved to the right, trying to block his shooting route, but they did not expect that the seemingly simple-minded midfielder on the opposite side would fly to an unpredictable position!

The ball he picked did not fly straight to the goal, but flew diagonally behind inexplicably!
"Grass!"

Seeing this outrageous kick, Zhao Xuri blushed and almost wanted to bury his head in the turf!

"..."

Su Changwei was speechless.

This shot would be very powerful if used by a defender to clear the ball!

"Hahaha!"

Of course Kovac was very happy on the sidelines:
"I've said it a long time ago, the mentality of the Chinese team's players has been out of balance, and even their basic shooting movements have been seriously deformed..."

The next second, his mood hit rock bottom!
The football that was cleared by Zhao Xuri flew out of the penalty area from the right rib of the penalty area. The nearest Rakitic originally wanted to stop the ball with his foot, but because he underestimated the speed of the ball, he failed to grasp the stopping power and directly passed the ball. It stopped on Vukojevic three meters away!

Vukojevic had no time to dodge, and unexpectedly bounced the ball to the feet of Su Changwei two meters away!
At this time, Lovren and the two defensive midfielders were already out of position. There was only one Joel Luka left in front of Su Changwei. He immediately volleyed sideways and sent the ball in before Joel Luka blocked it. The unguarded door!

"Whoosh!"

3: 2!

The Chinese team completed a shocking reversal in the 67th minute!

Su Changwei raised his arms high and finally put on a celebratory pose.

He suddenly realized a truth:
[There is no need to dominate all the ball just because you are the only superstar in the team! 】

[Sometimes, you can also let your teammates play freely! 】

[The opponents will study my characteristics in pieces, and then set up a dragnet, but they will never predict the actions of other teammates! 】
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Kovacs, who was still laughing just now, knelt down in the command area with a thump!
"I took a two-goal lead in the first half. I clearly had the advantage, but now I can be reversed by them?"

His eyes were dull and his facial expression was very stiff. He obviously couldn't believe what was happening in front of him.

His mood was broken.

In fact, if Su Changwei were a god descending from heaven and penetrated Croatia's entire defense with continuous dribbles, or unreasonably beat their defenders with impact or jumping power, Kovac might be more accepting.

But... these three goals are each more outrageous than the last!
None of them were scored by Su Changwei purely due to his personal strength or teamwork!

No matter where he stands, the ball seems to find him automatically!
He only scored three goals in 22 minutes because of his luck!

Losing to such a person...is a crime other than war!

"God, have you abandoned Croatia?"

Kovac knelt on the turf weakly, and his eyes couldn't help but turn black!
The head coach's confidence has been shaken, and the morale of the 11 players on the field has collapsed!
They are gone!

(End of this chapter)