MM Racing Chapter 21: I was given a chance, but you didn't use it!
Chapter 21: I was given a chance, but you didn't use it!
Playing at home, and achieving a dream start.
Naturally, the more than 40,000 Chinese fans in the Workers' Stadium stands were as if it were Chinese New Year, and they started singing again and again.
There's nothing we can do; it's just that the poor Chinese football fans have never had anything good to eat since they were born!
Of course, it was precisely in this rousing singing and encouragement, or perhaps it was Su Yu's first goal that gave these guys a shot of adrenaline, that the young men of the Chinese Olympic team unexpectedly managed to put up a small offensive surge against the Belgian Olympic team for the next ten minutes or so!
The fifth minute of the match.
After successfully defending against a relatively harmless cross from the wing by Belgium.
The Chinese Olympic team began its positional attack!
Su Yu was still dribbling the ball in the middle.
After drawing the double-team of Belgian forwards Kevin Mirallas and Vertonghen, Su Yu wisely passed the ball laterally to Zheng Zhi, who was making a long run to receive it.
With the support of Harvey's top-notch thinking, Su Yu's control over the rhythm of the game is absolutely superior to everyone else in this kind of competition!
Seeing that Belgium's defensive pressure was starting to shift in their favor, Su Yu deliberately shifted his attacking options elsewhere, namely to Zheng Zhi, the strongest player on the team!
In 08, Zheng Zhi was at the peak of his career. He was able to run at high speed in the Premier League. When he saw the Belgian's goal open, he naturally did not hesitate to dribble the ball and rush through the middle.
Moreover, just as another Belgian midfielder, Harrouen, came close behind, Zheng Zhi delivered a diagonal pass to Dong Fangzhuo, who was marking Vimaren.
Dong Fangzhuo received Zheng Zhi's pass and, without making any adjustments, immediately turned and unleashed a powerful shot.
The ball was extremely fast, but... the shot wasn't very accurate.
The football soared high over the crossbar and flew towards the stands!
"Dong Fangzhuo's choice on that ball was actually correct!"
"Zheng Zhi's forward run was timely, but in the end, Zheng Zhi didn't see that Su Yu was already following behind him. If Zheng Zhi had waited a couple of steps and then passed the ball to Su Yu, perhaps Dong Fangzhuo would have had a better shooting opportunity."
"But it's alright, the game has only just begun. For our national Olympic team to perform like this, they've already done an excellent job!"
Seeing Dong Fangzhuo's shot go high and wide, Huang Jianxiang wanted to complain that Dong Fangzhuo had wasted his time at Manchester United, but under the circumstances, he could only swallow his words.
8th minute of the match!
After conceding two very dangerous shots to the Chinese team, Belgium finally stopped rushing and started playing a positional game.
However, the national Olympic team was still riding high on their morale because of their first goal!
Therefore, the Chinese Olympic team, with all their might, managed to suppress all of Belgium's passing techniques.
Furthermore, during a probing penetration in the middle lane, Zheng Zhi's early interception thwarted the attack.
After intercepting the ball and quickly passing it out, Zheng Zhi delivered it to Su Yu's feet. Su Yu, who received Zheng Zhi's diagonal pass, still did not choose to go it alone this time.
With a clever change of direction, Su Yu dodged the onrushing Belgian midfielder Harroun, and then, before Belgian winger De Mul could come to cover, he passed the ball diagonally.
This time it's Hao Junmin!
Perhaps it was the goal in the previous game and the assist in this game that transformed Hao Junmin, who was originally lacking in confidence. After receiving Su Yu's diagonal pass, Hao Junmin did not hesitate to start a rapid run down the wing.
Many years from now, Hao Junmin will still be able to perform amazing overtaking maneuvers in the Chinese Super League. At only 21 years old, Hao Junmin is certainly not inferior to Belgians of the same age in terms of speed.
Gritting his teeth and accelerating with all his might, Hao Junmin directly shook off Wilton Heng, who was trying to get close to him.
And before Belgian left-back Ruvor could intercept, he quickly passed the ball away.
Middle lane!
Dong Fangzhuo, who strode in, used his body to hold off Landry Müllermo, and after seeing Su Yu's position, he tapped the ball without stopping it!
"pretty!"
"Dong Fangzhuo held off his opponent and successfully passed the ball to Su Yu!"
"Shen Longyuan has cut diagonally across the left flank!"
"Su Yu!"
Huang Jianxiang, who was in the commentary booth, shouted excitedly.
At the same moment on the field, upon receiving a pass back from Dong Fangzhuo, Su Yu had already pushed the ball out with his right foot.
A passing accuracy of 80 may seem like a basic attribute for a starting player in one of the top five European leagues, but you have to remember that this is the Olympic Games!
Among a group of U23 level players, an attribute of 80 is already top-tier.
Moreover, Su Yu also possesses a bug-level vision rating of 92 and a team synergy rating of 90.
Therefore, with these two overpowered abilities, Su Yu's passing is absolutely dominant in this kind of game.
Absolutely no surprises!
The football at Su Yu's feet skimmed along the grass and sped past the Belgian center-backs, Vimaren and Landry Müllermo.
"pretty!"
"Su Yu delivered another surgical through ball!"
"Shen Longyuan on the left flank!"
"Shen Longyuan!"
"Break into the restricted area!"
"Catch the ball!!!"
"The goalkeeper is coming out!"
"This ball..."
Commentator Lao Huang, and even countless Chinese fans in the stands, had already jumped up, ready to cheer and celebrate.
But to everyone's surprise, Shen Longyuan, who could have easily made the score 2-0 by simply pushing the ball further away with his right foot, stopped the ball first, moved it slightly to the left with his right foot, and then shot.
However.....
Belgium's captain, Wijnaldal, would never give Shen Longyuan another chance to shoot.
By diving to the ground and blocking the shot, Vimalen used his body to deflect Shen Longyuan's shot out of bounds.
"oops!"
"That ball!!!"
"Shen Longyuan! Shen Longyuan!"
"Why are you making any adjustments? Just push with the instep of your right foot!"
"What a waste of that opportunity!"
Old Huang, who was in the commentary booth, was so angry that he slammed his fist on the table.
At the same moment, she saw herself spitting out the biscuit that Su Yu had fed her so cleanly.
Shen Longyuan immediately covered his head with his hands, looking regretful.
-【What a load of rubbish! You look like you're just unlucky? This guy's fundamentals are terrible! He can only shoot with his left foot, okay? He can't even shoot with his right!】
-【Oh! What a pity. Su Yu's pass was absolutely brilliant. Under such pressure, Su Yu truly delivered an exceptional performance. This play is all Shen Longyuan's fault.】
"Get used to it, get used to it. You need to understand the level of our national team players. Don't assume all national team players are like Su Yu just because of one confused individual. Shen Longyuan is a true national team player, okay?"
- [Haha, the commenter upstairs really woke us up! Winning against New Zealand was entirely due to Su Yu's individual performance. Even the first goal today was thanks to his interception. Without Su Yu, the first game would have been a do-or-die situation for us, the second a battle for honor, and after that... nothing!]
- [Alright, alright, although the ball didn't go in, at least Su Yu, Dong Fangzhuo, and Hao Junmin showed some teamwork. There's nothing wrong with that style of play. Next time, if we're a bit luckier and it's Dong Fangzhuo or Hao Junmin who shoots, maybe it'll go in!]
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