When the Swedish striker Dahl Berry shook his head and kicked the ball into the empty goal, Yang Yang, who had retreated to his own half, reluctantly shook his head. The whole face was filled with helplessness.
This was a corner kick, and the corner kick was caused by a quick counterattack from the Swedish midfielder, which sharply tore the Chinese team's defense. Then the opponent formed a single shot on the 15th, but the goalkeeper Guan Zhen bravely attacked. The ball hit the bottom line.
It was Yang Yang's teammate in the Ajax Second Team, Russ DeGlen, who passed this wonderful straight ball.
He played central defender in Ajax, but played in the Swedish National Youth team.
And the reason why the Swedish team so easily passed the ball from the national youth team's big pressure.
Even when the opponent took the corner kick, the National Youth team players were obviously a bit lax. The goalkeeper Guan Zhen who had just secured the goal had a fatal error and once again abandoned the goal to attack. However, the opponent's forward was slowed down and was directly hit The opponent pushed into the empty gate.
Watching the players of the Swedish team rushed out of the stadium excitedly, celebrating the second goal of the Toulon Cup along the way, Yang Yang was breathing deeply and trying to calm down his mind.
It is only the twenty-first minute of the first half, and there is still a lot of time.
But from the first minute of the game, he clearly felt the unbalanced mentality of his teammates.
Three consecutive victories in the group stage, scoring Colombia, victory over Turkey, and victory over France, let his teammates a little slack, plus the conflict before the game, directly ignited the team's emotions.
At the beginning of the game, everyone wanted to eat Sweden in one go, just like against Turkey.
The National Youth team's abacus is good, but Sweden is also not a fuel-efficient lamp. It can stand out between the two strong teams of Brazil and Portugal. Isn't the Swedish team's defense waiting?
Yang Yang knows Linde Glen very well. He is the central defender of Ajax, but he plays in the midfield of the National Youth Team. It can be seen that Sweden's overall defensive strength is definitely tough among its peers.
Of course, this is just a youth team around the age of 20. Compared with the first team, even the Champions League team that Yang Yang has experienced, Sweden ’s defense is still a lot of problems, not to mention the strongest European defense. Compared.
On the one hand, the players of the National Youth Team were too confident, and on the other hand, they were eager to achieve success. After the opening, they pressed Sweden for a while. Many players were confident and want to show their performance. Liu Yu was on the wing in just three minutes of opening A series of beautiful people, but failed.
Then Chen Tao once again passed the scissors foot pass at the front of the penalty area, winning the cheers, but also failed to create a threat.
The National Youth Team showed a very strong signal from the beginning: I want to score! I want to show my skills! I want to humiliate Sweden severely, and at the same time let domestic fans watch the live broadcast of our strength!
This anxious and impetuous mentality was particularly evident in the first 20 minutes.
But being in the field, Yang Yang, who has experienced heavy winds and waves, is very clear, which is terrible.
Sweden's physical fitness can be said to be a victory over the National Youth Team. When it comes to technology at the foot, others also have the advantage.
You should know that the so-called foot technique is not to play a few fancy moves, to be beautiful, but to be able to open the offensive space on the field and be able to create threats.
Even with the simplest, most basic, and even the ugliest movements, as long as they can make space, it is a technique.
Ibrahimovic has said that he can stop the ball with his ass.
Not to mention that the players of the National Youth team are far less stable than their opponents in handling the ball, attacking too quickly, passing the ball too many mistakes, a lot of technical details have not been dealt with, and many players cannot even cope with their own actions. Cohesion is often done after the previous action is completed, and it is difficult to connect to the next action, and time will be wasted to adjust.
This will be covered up in the face of Colombia's defensive team, but in France and Sweden, such rigorous European teams, immediately revealed.
The technology is not dominant, the body is at a disadvantage, and the eagerness to press on the offense directly leads the team to give up its defensive counterattack that it is best at, and choose the least adept position to attack the tough battle.
This is the typical shortcoming of one's own self and the length of attacking the enemy.
At the same time, this is the situation that Sweden most wants to see.
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After a period of irritability, Yang Yang patted his cheeks with both hands, and forced himself to calm down with pain.
He is well aware that it is not a time to hold accountable or frustrated, the game is not over yet.
After seeing the teammates beside him, after being scored, all of them looked a little ignorant, Yang Yang was shocked.
Blind self-confidence before scoring a goal, eager to achieve success, and then overwhelmed after a goal, confidence collapse, this is a taboo in the game.
"Hey, all cheer up!" Yang Yang shouted loudly, and at the same time he called his surrounding teammates with both hands.
Everyone was a little confused, and after hearing Yang Yang's cry, they all came close together.
"All sober and sober, we only lost a ball, we have to calm down, calm down, understand?"
The people nodded somewhat blankly. They all knew to calm down, but how to calm down?
How to deal with it?
Yang Yang knew that it would be impossible to continue this way. After thinking about it, he shouted and asked, "Do you still want to win?"
This question was asked. Everyone on the scene looked at him one by one. Everyone found a trace of sobriety in his eyes.
"You have to listen to me if you want to win." Yang Yang shouted extremely confidently and very determinedly.
"You said, what should we do?" Feng Xiao asked.
"Yeah, one goal behind, what should I do?"
Yang Yang grabbed the shoulders of a teammate with his left and right hands. "You don't need to think about anything. Defend, stabilize the defense first. How do we organize the defense when the coach usually organizes, we just play. Everyone concentrates on the defense first."
Ajax's coaching staff once said to Yang Yang that it is easy to score again ten minutes after scoring, either to equalize the score or to be scored by the opponent.
With the current mental outlook of the National Youth Team, needless to say, it must be another goal.
What is the overall strength of the team, Yang Yang knows, lost a goal and there is a chance of winning, the big deal is a one-to-one draw, into overtime and penalty shootout.
But if you throw two balls, it is really over.
He has only one person, but he is facing eleven other players. Even if he really has wings, he can't fly.
What's more, he is not a superstar with Ronaldinho's personal abilities.
"Guard the goal in the first half, as long as the goal is not lost, there is hope in the second half."
With that said, Yang Yang extended his right hand.
Many players in the domestic league such as Feng Xiaoting, Hao Junmin and Chen Tao quickly understood the meaning of Yang Yang. At this time, they blindly wanted to score, that is, to find a dead end, stay calm, and stand still and fight back. It is the way of survival of the National Youth Team.
As a result, several people put their hands on the back of Yang Yang's hand, and other players were infected, and they followed suit.
"Defense! Defend! Defend !!"
As the crowd shouted in unison, everyone returned to their respective positions.
At this time, Sweden also took a one-ball lead and returned to the court with the pride of the winner.
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After the kick-off, the morale of the Swedish team was like a rainbow, and the Chinese team's posture was eaten up with a sigh of relief.
Two minutes later, the Chinese team passed the ball again and made a mistake. Lindgren sent the ball again to the foot of the frontcourt Dar Bailey. The latter quickly counterattacked the ball and gave it to his teammates. Dribbling laterally, the left foot suddenly hit the door.
But Feng Xiaoting's position stood very well, blocking the opponent's shooting angle, resulting in a missed shot.
However, the Swedish team did not give up, and continued to increase the offensive.
Four minutes later, the opponent's No. 13 player passed three Chinese players on the right side, but only played too positive when he finally hit the goal with his left foot. The goalkeeper Guan Zhen saved it.
It did n’t take long for the Swedish team to pass a long pass from the left. Yuan Weiwei blocked the ball from the bottom line while fighting with the opponent. The Swedish team once again got a corner kick, again creating a storm in the penalty area of the Chinese team, and finally raised the ball himself .
The continuous offensive made the Chinese team feel the pressure, and it constantly polished the enthusiasm of the National Youth players on the court.
It is not that the opponents are too strong, but that they are too weak.
There are many factors in the group's three-game winning streak, especially Yang Yang, who has just returned from Ajax, has performed very well.
Now that Yang Yang is closely guarded by his opponents, the Chinese team's offense immediately plummeted, and the team's true level was exposed.
Many players on the team are ashamed of their previous blind arrogance, especially the few players who are doing fancy moves in front of the Swedish defensive players.
The actions of others are not fancy, but they are very practical and stable. Each action is closely tied to the next action, so they can connect three people on the right. The Chinese players even want to kick people and want to foul. There is no chance.
I can only watch the opponent passing the ball, but I am helpless.
This is Sweden, which they had not looked at before.
This is Sweden, which is called by many media as the Nordic power play, has a body but no technology.
Yang Yang is also well aware of the current situation. He is also working very hard, constantly running, looking for opportunities, actively defensively, and constantly encourages his teammates, hoping that everyone can continue to inspire and not give up.
"As long as we keep this score, we still have a chance. We will never give up until the last minute."
Yang Yang encouraged his teammates with practical actions. At the moment he was able to sprint in the frontcourt to receive the pass of his teammates. At the moment he was able to go back to the front of the penalty area and participate in the defense.
He never knew how to encourage others, and he was not capable of inspiring the team's morale with genius. He could only use his hard work and diligence to help the team and do his best to keep the last hope. .
He has a clear conscience, which is what he is after.
The game passed bit by bit, the intensity of the youth team's game was not great, after the Swedish team attacked for a while, it gradually slowed down the offensive.
This relieved the Chinese team up and down, only Yang Yang kept reminding his teammates to be vigilant and not to relax.
But after jumping forty minutes into the game, the referee finally sounded the whistle at the end of the first half.
Zero to one, the National Youth team temporarily lags behind Sweden.