boyutpedia Chapter 25 The Belgians' Last Struggle?
Chapter 25 The Belgians' Last Struggle?
"Harun! Stop participating in that bullshit attack and keep an eye on that guy! I want you to keep an eye on that guy, no matter what! Remember, you don't have any cards to play yet!"
Chinese fans in the stands of the Workers' Stadium were still excitedly celebrating the Chinese Olympic team's second goal.
In front of the Belgian bench, after conceding this goal, De Sartre finally realized how formidable the Chinese goalkeeper he had previously ridiculed was. He immediately shouted for his central midfielder to come over.
"Yes, boss!"
Having been outmaneuvered by Su Yu twice and resulting in goals conceded, Harun was already prepared to put Su Yu under considerable pressure, even without the coach's instructions.
However, to Harun's disappointment, who was so confident in preparing to intensify Su Yu's training, for a long time afterward, that damned Chinese Su seemed to know that he was planning to take him down. Whenever Harun approached, that Chinese Su would immediately hand over the ball.
Moreover, these are all return messages that pose no threat.
This also meant that Harun, who wanted to give Su Yu a good beating, could never find an opportunity.
After all, he couldn't have tackled Su Yu when he wasn't in possession of the ball!
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Of course, what Harun didn't know was that Su Yu had already noticed their little interaction when his own head coach called him over.
Although they didn't explicitly name themselves, their eyes betrayed them.
Su Yu knew very well that the Belgian coach's task for this tough, burly man was definitely to get him under control.
Seeing that dark, thick, and tall figure, Su Yu naturally took extra care to protect himself during the subsequent matches.
Furthermore, the score has been surpassed again, and the game has been going on for less than twenty minutes.
Under these circumstances, Su Yu, the core player of the national Olympic team, naturally led the team to play steadily and cautiously!
Having witnessed the terrifying power of the Su Dong connection, the Belgian Olympic team no longer dared to launch such a large-scale attack.
So, a very strange scene unfolded.
For the first twenty minutes, the two teams were fighting tooth and nail, but in the last ten or twenty minutes of the first half, their attacks became hesitant and timid.
Neither side dared to commit too many players, and it was this mutual consideration that kept the score unchanged at 2-1 until the referee blew the whistle to end the halftime match!
"Whoosh whoosh whoosh!"
Inside the Chinese Olympic team's locker room!
Su Yu, who had passed the ball out countless times in the first half, entered the room panting heavily as the team doctor massaged him.
Although, with their own support, the Chinese Olympic team did play very good team football in the first half.
However, a side effect of this team football approach is that his physical strength is almost completely depleted.
"Xiao Su, how's the second half going?"
Standing in front of the tactics board, looking at Su Yu struggling, Yin Tiesheng asked with some concern.
As the head coach of this national Olympic team, and the one who understands each player's abilities and characteristics best.
He knew very well how tired Su Yu had been during those forty-five minutes.
After all, running from midfield to the backfield and then from the backfield to the frontfield involves passing, controlling the tempo, and participating in defense...
Su Yu can be said to have done almost everything he should and shouldn't have done!
"Coach Yin, I can still hold on, but I can only last for about twenty minutes at most."
Although he really wanted to keep going until the end of the game, Su Yu's current stamina of 72 was really not enough to withstand his kind of exertion!
"Alright, you'll dribble for another twenty-odd minutes in the second half, then we'll play with five defenders and win this game!"
Hearing that Su Yu could hold on for another twenty minutes, Yin Tiesheng nodded with slight relief.
"Zheng Zhi and Zhao Xuri, in the second half, you two should pay more attention to Su Yu's backline. Su Yu shouldn't get involved in defense; try to conserve his energy!"
"Okay, I understand!"
"Understood, Coach Yin!"
"There are other positions as well. Shen Longyuan, just like in the first half, I reckon the Belgian will be..."
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In the national Olympic team's locker room, Yin Tiesheng focused on arranging his team's defense.
Meanwhile, in the away team's locker room not far away.
Seeing that his team was still trailing by one goal, De Sartre naturally shouted at his players to launch a full-scale attack on the Chinese team's goal from the start of the second half.
Of course, while planning the attack, De Sartre did not forget to have Harun keep a close eye on Su Yu.
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The 15-minute halftime break ended quickly.
Urged by the staff, the two teams quickly switched sides and resumed the game.
"Go China!"
"Go China!!!"
With the score in the lead and the situation not looking too passive, the more than 40,000 Chinese fans in the stands naturally began their loud shouts as soon as the whistle blew.
However, as the chanting continued, the fans realized something was amiss.
Yes!
The Belgians, who had been pushed back into their own half by the Chinese Olympic team in the first half, suddenly seemed like a completely different team.
The match is in its 46rd minute.
After only six or seven passes in the backfield, Belgian midfield maestro Vertonghen launched a long pass to Van den Borre on the right wing.
He received the ball, held off Shen Longyuan, and completed the turn!
Van den Borre launched an attack down the flank without hesitation.
And it wasn't just Van den Borre; right-back Sebastian Poconoli, who had been holed up in his own half, along with the two strikers, all suddenly sped up.
"Bang!"
Clean and efficient!
After Van den Borre dribbled past Tan Wangsong with a one-two pass to Sebastian Poconoli, he immediately delivered a cross.
Inside the penalty area, Li Weifeng and Belgian striker Kevin Mirallas both jumped.
Although Kevin Mirallas won the first header this time, his header didn't have much power due to Li Weifeng's interference, and Qiu Shengjiong easily punched the ball out of the penalty area.
The Chinese Olympic team thwarted Belgium's attack.
49th minute of the match!
After the national Olympic team's attack also failed to create any significant opportunities.
The Belgians are back in action.
This time, the Belgians started attacking down the left flank.
The same long pass, the same routine!
However, despite having superior individual skills compared to the Chinese Olympic team's defenders, the Belgians still managed to find a shooting opportunity this time.
Moreover, this time it's no longer the kind of harmless cross from the wing.
On the wing, he skillfully dribbled past Yuan Weigui's De Mul with a butterfly-like footwork, and then sent the ball back to the edge of the penalty area with a triangular pass.
DiSmi, who had cleverly retreated to receive the pass, fired a right-footed shot!
The shot was of excellent quality, but luck didn't seem to be on the Belgians' side.
The football grazed the post and went out of bounds!
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