Football: The strongest post-zero generation

"The first half is over! England leads five-star Brazil 2:0 with two goals from Chinese teenager Li Qing. There are 45 minutes left in the second half. Brazil must still have a chance to equalize the score or even take the lead, but this requires the Brazilian coach. Tite made adjustments to the team's tactics during the half-time break."

The referee Marzic had just blown the whistle at the end of the first half. China Channel 5 commentator He Wei said in a high-spirited voice: "The Brazilian team has a certain possibility of equalizing the score, but I believe that Li Li, who has already scored two goals, Qing will definitely have more opportunities in the second half. Quick counterattacks with the ball are his specialty. When the time comes... let us experience the visual feast from Li Qing again. "

The on-site director gave a close-up shot of Li Qing, who was not on camera much in the first half but played a vital role. He was smiling as before, arm-in-arm with his teammates, and looked up at the audience from time to time, not knowing where he was. While chatting about the first half that just ended, we also discussed the young and beautiful fans in the audience.

The Brazilian players who were presented later were all frowning and worried. It is not difficult to see that they were very dissatisfied with the first half that had just ended, especially Neymar and Fernandinho, who were very responsible for conceding the goal.

Of course, goalkeeper Alisson was also sad.

If the first goal conceded was the absolute responsibility of the defensive player, then the second goal conceded was a problem caused by Alisson's own position being too forward.

The starting players from both sides entered the tunnel one after another and entered the locker room from their respective entrances to prepare for the second half. The fans in the auditorium were relatively free. Some were taking photos and videos to post on social platforms, some got up to move around, and some went to the stadium store to make purchases. Food and drinks replenish the energy consumed in the first half, but for the fanatical fans of both teams, it is more about using throat lozenges to restore their fighting strength and prepare for the upcoming game.

The famous English players in the VIP seats were more comfortable, while the famous Brazilian players were more solemn. There was an insurmountable gap in front of them. Li Qing had never lost since his debut!

For Brazilian celebrities, they never worry about whether the national team will score. What they worry about is whether Li Qing will score again.

This...is the key.

If I score one and you score one, what's the point of scoring?

Not two goals behind?

The prerequisite for equalizing the score is to ensure that the defense can score consecutive goals without conceding the ball, which... is a bit difficult for Brazil now.

The offensive line is very luxurious, but the problem is that the talent reserve on the defensive end cannot keep up.

Marcelo and Fagna are both full-backs who are strong in offense and weak in defense. Thiago Silva and Miranda have rich experience in the game, but the decline in physical function caused by age is inevitable.

Even though Li Qing is only 17 years old, he is very good at playing football.

Major TV stations used the fifteen minutes of midfield to review the first half. Almost most TV stations attributed England's two-goal lead to Li Qing.

In addition to the first goal being a result of Arnold's corner kick being taken well, the second goal was entirely a reflection of Li Qing's personal ability, and whether Arnold's corner kick was taken well or not, the key depends on the player who shoots the ball.

For example, if Alexander-Arnold takes a hundred high-quality corner kicks, it will be difficult for the Chinese international to score even one without pressure from the defensive players.

The fifteen-minute intermission passed quickly, and players from both sides returned to the court from the tunnel. The solemn-looking Brazilian players looked more relaxed, while the English players, who should have been relaxed, became a little more solemn.

It is worth mentioning that neither side of the game made any adjustments to the lineup. Apparently Southgate and Tite were quite satisfied with the performance of their respective players in the first half.

"Beep~"

With the whistle of the referee Mazic, the second quarter-finals of the 2018 Russia World Cup officially began.

England, who have a kick-off advantage, play a more sophisticated game and deliberately control the rhythm of the game through passing the ball.

The Brazilian players, who were trailing by two goals, were relatively stamina at the beginning of the second half and adopted high pressure immediately. The two central midfielders Henderson and Dier had poor foot skills, but Southgate made adjustments at halftime. Li Qing, who mainly played as a right winger in the first half, moved to the middle, and his active area came in front of Henderson and Dier, acting as an attacking midfielder. This meant that England's 343 formation became a 352.

Brazil coach Tite frowned, obviously not expecting Southgate to make disruptive changes to England's formation.

Logically speaking, even if Li Qing plays as an attacking midfielder, he will remove a central midfielder and keep the formation at the usual 343. Now the formation has become 352. England, which originally relied on the wings to attack, has changed to attack more from the center. initiated, causing the Brazilian team's defense to be awkward.

Li Qing ran to the middle to receive Henderson's pass. Facing Paulinho's defense, he chose to speed up the ball directly. Paulinho had no time to react. Fernandinho, who was defending, was very straightforward. , directly kicked Li Qing down from the side.

Referee Marzic whistled, signaling Fernandinho for a defensive foul, and took out a yellow card from his trouser pocket.

England captain Harry Kane, who originally wanted to say something, had to give up and instead bent down to pull Li Qing up.

China Channel 5 commentator He Wei said loudly: "The referee Mazic finally gave the card. In my impression, Fernandinho committed no less than three tactical fouls against Li Qing. It seems... the fee in the second half was Hernandinho is in trouble."

Brazil coach Tite's relaxed brows wrinkled again. Fernandinho received a yellow card at the beginning of the second half, and the next defensive action would definitely be affected. Without any hesitation, he turned to Casemiro and said, "Carlos, go warm up and come back in ten minutes." Li Qing stood up and came to the foul site with the football in his arms. He Wei, the commentator of Tianchao Channel 5, changed the subject: "Is Li Qing going to take this direct free kick of nearly 40 meters?" The broadcaster just gave the straight-line distance from the foul site to the goal, and the commentator Xu Yang said loudly: "38 meters!" Originally, this free kick was taken by Arnold or Henderson, but because Li Qing stood at the foul site, England coach Southgate had some expectations, and so did the English fans in the audience, while Brazilian fans became a little hesitant. Brazilian goalkeeper Alisson, standing in front of the goal, suddenly had a faster heartbeat and quickly arranged a human wall. The three-man wall of Brazilian players was hesitant, and from time to time they secretly moved forward when the referee Ma Riqi was looking elsewhere, but the white foam under their feet was solid evidence, and they had no way to successfully move forward half a step.

"Beep~"

The whistle sounded, and Li Qing began to run up. Because the distance was long enough, he took a four-step run-up. The distance of the last step was very large, nearly one meter. The left foot hit the middle and lower part of the football quickly with the instep of the foot. The football that rose from the ground was like a cannon. Neymar, Firmino and Marcelo subconsciously shrank their necks when they heard the crisp muffled sound, fearing that the football would hit their faces.

"wowoowowoooooooo——"

Feeling the exclamation coming to his face, goalkeeper Allison's pupils shrank slightly, and he jumped sideways. His body was very stretched in the air, but the fingertips of his outstretched right arm were still a few centimeters away from the football.

It was these few centimeters that made him unable to reach.

However, just when he was in despair, a heavenly sound suddenly exploded in his ears and swept through his body: "Bang~"

"Oh-My-God!"

Andy Gray, the commentator of Sky TV, exclaimed in disbelief: "It didn't... didn't go in! The goal post of Kazan Arena was Li's sure-fire free kick!"

The football hit the goal post and bounced back, and then was cleared out of the sideline by Thiago Silva who chose a good position.

"Brazil survived the disaster!"

He Wei, the commentator of Tianchao Channel 5, raised his voice by eight octaves, and then changed the subject: "It's just... I don't know if there will be good fortune in the future."