Chapter 30 We are the champions! The person whose number Lin Feng remembered was Nigeria's center back No. 17, Adelei. When he saw Lin Feng staring at him, he glared at Lin Feng fiercely, as if to warn Lin Feng that with his presence around, he could not even think of crossing the line. Lin Feng raised his eyebrows. Are you so arrogant? It’s decided, it’s you! Nigeria's fierce attack aroused Krauchen's vigilance. He waved his hand and asked the players to change tactics. The Chinese national youth team began to implement Plan B - launching a pressing tactic against the Nigerian players. This tactic really worked. The Chinese national youth team's crazy pressing and strangling in the midfield hindered the Nigerian team's midfield organization. Especially Nigeria's core midfielder Mikel, he was targeted by the national youth team and it was no longer easy for him to deliver ammunition to his teammates as before. Without Mikel's passes, Nigeria's attack fell silent. No matter how many people gather on the front line, they can only watch helplessly if they can't receive the ball. And the worst thing is that once the midfield loses the ball, not only will their own attack be stifled, but the opponent will also seize the opportunity to counterattack. What the future top football masters will emphasize the most is the transition between offense and defense. In particular, seize the opportunity when the opponent makes a counterattack and counterattack.
This sudden change in rhythm will greatly disrupt the opponent's tactical deployment and prevent the opponent's defensive players from getting into position in time. The chaos in the opponent's defense is the best opportunity for the attacking side. Such an opportunity will soon appear! In the 74th minute, Mikel took the ball and took a few steps in the midfield, trying to find the best route for the pass. He tried very hard to pass the ball to his teammates to help the team tie the score. But it was these few extra steps that made him fall into the encirclement of the National Youth Team. In the blink of an eye, three defensive players rushed out from all directions and surrounded Mikel. Seeing that the situation was not good, Mikel dribbled the ball and tried to pass it back. But just as he turned around, a figure flashed by and the ball under his feet disappeared. Mikel was shocked. Where is my ball? How can there be such a big ball under my feet? I looked up and saw that it was taken away by the opponent's No. 23! and many more! Number 23! Mikel broke out in a cold sweat instantly! This is the guy who beat the Brazilian and Argentine teams! With his speed, Mikel didn't dare to think about what would happen if the ball was snatched away by him. He had to make up for his own mistakes. When Mikel found out that the ball was lost, he immediately chased after it. He tried his best to catch up with Lin Feng. But the distance between the two people not only did not get closer, but was constantly widening. By the time Lin Feng dribbled the ball through the center circle, the distance between the two had widened to more than 2 meters. Looking at the opponent's back, Mikel finally understood how Messi felt when he followed Lin Feng and got dust. Just two words - despair! How fast is Lin Feng? Gao Lin, who was originally in front of him, found that his teammate had surpassed him while running. Gao Lin was shocked: What kind of speed is this? Faster with the ball than without it? Is this reasonable? The two Nigerian defenders were even more shocked than Gao Lin. Seeing Lin Feng rushing towards him like lightning, he felt a little panicked.
The opponent was almost reaching the penalty area, but our teammates had just passed the half court. At such a long distance, I can't count on the support of my teammates at all. They can only rely on themselves to stop each other! Number 5, who had no cards, attacked first. He approached from the side, trying to use physical confrontation to interfere with and disrupt Lin Feng's dribbling rhythm. No. 5 had a good idea in mind. As long as he could disrupt the opponent's dribbling rhythm, he would have a chance to make the opponent lose control of the ball, which would give his teammates a chance to snatch the ball from the opponent's feet. If this trick doesn't work, he still has a backup plan. Before approaching, he had already observed the position of the referee. With the help of his body cover, he could secretly use his hands to pull Lin Feng in a blind spot where the referee couldn't see, thus making the opponent lose balance. With this two-pronged approach, and with the help of teammates, the crisis should be resolved smoothly. He had a good idea, but he obviously underestimated Lin Feng's physical confrontation ability and speed. Although he hit the opponent, because the opponent was moving too fast, he misjudged the impact position and lost his balance first. After barely following Lin Feng for a few steps, Nigeria's No. 5 could no longer control his body. He fell to the ground with a thud, looking very miserable. There was an uproar at the scene, and the fans in the stands could see it very clearly. It was clearly Nigeria's No. 5 who took the initiative, but ended up bringing himself down. Are you scamming someone? The Nigerian defender who fell to the ground seemed to really have this idea. He sat on the ground and protested to the referee who was running over, protesting against Lin Feng's foul. He felt like his chest was about to be crushed by the opponent's shoulder blade, and the pain was so severe that he almost got a stitch in the side. The referee saw the collision clearly. If the situation on the field was not favorable for the attack, he would have called a foul on Nigeria and awarded the Chinese national youth team a free kick. So the referee didn't want to pay any attention to Nigeria's No. 5's behavior of touching the player. No. 5 was passed, and the only person standing in front of Lin Feng was an old acquaintance - Nigeria's No. 17! Adelai's heart was already beating in his throat. He is the only one left in the entire defense line! He must block the opponent's attack! When the heavy responsibility was placed on his shoulders, his already limited brain CPU was close to crashing. Lin Feng on the opposite side had his dribbling rhythm affected by the collision with his teammate just now, and his last dribble was obviously too far! good chance! Adlai's eyes lit up, and without thinking, he stretched out his foot to grab it. However, the next second—— Beep! A sharp whistle sounded. The referee pointed to the penalty spot with his right hand, took out a yellow card, and walked towards the bewildered Adelei. Adelayi looked aggrieved and tried hard to explain to the referee that he touched the ball first and then kicked the person. But the referee obviously did not believe his words, he believed his own eyes more.
What's more, the feedback from the linesman was that the Nigerian defender committed the foul first, so he had no reason to change the penalty. As Adelayi already had a yellow card, he received a second yellow card, which turned into a red card, and he was sent off by the referee. This penalty made all the Nigerian players go crazy. They were already at a disadvantage, and if one more player was sent off at this time, how would they play the rest of the game? They surrounded the referee emotionally, trying to change the referee's decision. But there are clear rules in football matches that no player may confront the referee on the field. With so many Nigerian players surrounding the referee, it was obvious that the referee felt that his authority was challenged. He took out the yellow cards without hesitation and distributed yellow gem cards to several Nigerian players who were most emotional. As soon as these yellow cards were issued, Nigerian fans were immediately furious. Emotional fans tried to climb over the guardrails and rush into the stadium. The enthusiastic African compatriots really wanted to let the referee taste the local specialty of their hometown - the iron fist from Nigeria. The scene fell into a brief riot and the game had to be suspended. The national youth team players had no time to care about the commotion. They all ran to the penalty area and asked about Lin Feng's injuries with concern. Just now, Lin Feng was tackled by the opponent's defender, which made the national youth team players very worried that he would be injured. The Chinese fans in the stands also looked at the field anxiously, with worry written all over their faces. Fortunately, Lin Feng stood up quickly, which made everyone breathe a sigh of relief. After a few minutes, the commotion on the field subsided. The game continues and China takes a penalty kick. Chen Tao, the first penalty taker of the National Youth Team, stood at the penalty spot, took a deep breath and started his run-up. Nigerian fans began to pray in their hearts, hoping for a miracle to happen and for the other side to miss the penalty. But Chen Tao is a man with a big heart. He did not disappoint everyone and easily deceived the goalkeeper and scored the goal. The score became 3:1, and the National Youth Team's lead returned to two goals. At this point, the game was coming to an end. With the opponent having one player sent off and little time left in the game, the Chinese Youth Team already had a huge advantage. Although everyone was cheering, Krauchen keenly noticed that Lin Feng was limping a little when he walked. Lin Feng did not ask for a substitution, which means that the injury he suffered should be serious. This injury was not particularly serious, but Krauchen didn't dare to gamble. He immediately arranged for Hao Junmin to come on the field to replace the injured Lin Feng. When Lin Feng left the court, the fans stood up and cheered, paying tribute to him with warm applause and cheers.
Lin Feng made great contributions to the national youth team's championship trophy. Lin Feng's departure caused the national youth team's frontcourt offensive ability to decline, but the opponent's morale had collapsed at this time. Their players played more anxiously and rashly than before. In the 88th minute, Gao Lin was brought down by the opponent in the penalty area and the National Youth Team won another penalty. Chen Tao took the shot himself and made it happen in one fell swoop, changing the score to 4:1. This penalty completely killed the suspense of the game, and the Nigerian players accepted their fate. Seeing that neither side had the desire to attack, the referee ended the game before the injury time was over. In the end, the Chinese national youth team defeated Nigeria 4:1 with goals from Zhao Xuri, Lin Feng and Chen Tao, winning the final of the 2005 World Youth Championship in the Netherlands. At the same time, he also won the championship of this World Youth Championship! (End of this chapter)