Football: Starting from the 05 World Youth Championship

"Isn't Lin Feng under too much pressure from Klaus Toppmöller's adjustments?"

"The Chinese team has been somewhat passive lately. Klaus Toppmöller may be taking this as a temporary measure. He probably won't let this situation last long. After all, the continuous high-intensity attack is quite physically demanding on the Brazilian players, and they probably won't be able to hold on for long."

The situation on the field looked somewhat worrying, with Brazil's attacks coming one wave after another, almost completely suppressing China's formation and preventing them from leaving their own half.

Furthermore, with Lin Feng dropping back to a position further from the opponent's goal and bearing a heavy defensive burden, it became difficult for the Chinese team to launch any threatening attacks during this period. Several counter-attack attempts also failed, allowing the Brazilian team to attack with even greater impunity.

The Chinese fans in the stands were extremely anxious, each one filled with worry, fearing that Brazil would score at any moment.

On the Brazilian team's bench, head coach Dunga was also worried about the situation of the game.

He kept looking up at the game time, his tightly furrowed brows never seeming to relax.

Perhaps to ordinary fans, the Brazilian team has now completely taken the initiative and is putting pressure on the Chinese team.

But Brazil failed to score for a long time. They put up a lot of noise in the attacking third, but it was all bark and no bite.

No matter how beautiful or fierce the attack is, what's the use if it doesn't result in a goal?

Brazil is currently trailing, and if they don't score soon, the players will become increasingly impatient. Coupled with the physical limitations that will set in after 70 minutes, Brazil could face serious trouble.

And what Dunga feared seemed to be happening.

The Chinese team's tenacious defense repeatedly thwarted the opponent's attacks, rendering all of Brazil's efforts futile.

In the 69th minute, Brazil won another free kick in a very good position in the attacking third.

Ronaldinho still chose to take the penalty himself, but his expression was much more serious than before.

Despite being exhausted and more impatient than before, Ronaldinho's free kick was still of impeccable quality.

He truly deserves to be called one of the greatest free-kick masters on the planet; watching him take a free kick is always a treat.

However, even though Ronaldinho's free throws were as high quality as ever, he still couldn't get past Wang Dalei's ten fingers.

Although not as steady as last time, Wang Dalei barely managed to knock the ball out of bounds with his fingertips.

But he still managed to save the ball!

The crowd erupted in uproar. After a moment of stunned silence, the fans in the stands burst into deafening applause and cheers.

Wang Dalei is awesome!

[That was amazing! That save! I'd call you the Monkey King!]

[If anyone ever dares to say that China doesn't have good goalkeepers again, I'll throw this save video in their face!]

[Did the scouts at the stadium see that? Such a promising goalkeeper, aren't you going to consider him?]

[What are you considering? Wang Dalei is now with Inter Milan. If you want to take him away, go and negotiate with Inter!]

There were indeed many scouts present. The Olympics, a high-level stage specifically designed for young players under 23, is an excellent platform for teams to observe outstanding young players in the football world.

Therefore, all the top clubs sent their scouts to the site to observe and select the best players. Once they found a suitable prospect, they would immediately report the player's information to the club and sign them before the summer transfer window closed, otherwise other clubs would easily beat them to it.

Although at the beginning, most of these scouts probably had never even heard of Wang Dalei, and they weren't there for him at all.

But after seeing him make outstanding saves, keep the goal intact, and even save two of Ronaldinho's free kicks, the name Wang Dalei began to appear frequently in their notebooks.

Quite a few teams have indeed shown interest in Wang Dalei and want to contact his team to see if they can poach him.

Wang Dalei's tremendous progress is due not only to his own excellent goalkeeping talent.

This is mainly due to the high-level goalkeeper training he received abroad after studying overseas.

Previously, due to the lack of professional goalkeeper coaches in China, various training methods were not only unscientific but may even have been wrong, which caused many people's talents to be wasted.

When Wang Dalei first went abroad, even his hand position for making saves was wrong, and the foreign coach pointed it out on the spot.

He later learned from Inter Milan's professional goalkeeping coach and was able to correct the various bad habits he had developed in Chinese football.

At this time, although he was not yet 20 years old, after scientific and systematic training, his strength was already greater than his peak in history.

What he lacks now is simply experience.

These two incredible saves earned him a lot of applause, and Wang Dalei's name suddenly spread to almost all fan groups, and even ordinary people had heard of him.

Sure enough, if you want to become famous, you still have to find some veterans in the football world to boost your reputation!
If it weren't for Ronaldinho's two "divine assists," Wang Dalei would probably still be dreaming of becoming famous overnight like he is now.

Ronaldinho was so frustrated by the save that he felt he had done his best, but the opponent still managed to save it.

Who is that opposing goalkeeper?

He had never felt as challenged as he had against so many top European goalkeepers in the top five leagues before.

This is not to say that Wang Dalei is better than the top goalkeepers in the top five leagues, but it is just that Wang Dalei saved two of his free kicks, which left a deep impression on Ronaldinho!
……

The series of failed attacks made the Brazilian players increasingly impatient.

In the 72nd minute of the match, the Chinese team seized the opportunity of the Brazilian players' overly hasty and poor teamwork to steal the ball from the Brazilian players.

Feng Xiaoting passed the ball to Lin Feng, who had dropped back to receive it.

The Brazilian player hurriedly tried to steal the ball, but because his attempt was too obvious, Lin Feng anticipated it and beat him.

In an instant, the roles were reversed, with China on the offensive and Brazil on the defensive.

However, because they had pushed too high up the pitch earlier, the Brazilian team had almost no players to give them space in their backfield at this point.

After getting past Diego, the situation suddenly became clear.

With no defenders within a dozen meters of him, he could dribble at high speed.

"Stop him quickly!"

Dunga was shouting anxiously from the sidelines. Having coached Kaká before, he knew very well that he couldn't let a player like Kaká get too aggressive.

Once the opponent gets going, they will become unstoppable.

But by then it was too late to stop Lin Feng. As he crossed the center circle, Lin Feng had already shaken off all his pursuers. The Brazilian players who were tracking back desperately followed behind him, unable to do anything but watch his figure recede into the distance.

Seeing Lin Feng's speed, the two center-backs who were retreating dared not retreat any further.

This time, however, Thiago Silva did not rush in to intercept. Instead, he handed the task over to his teammate and waited behind him to take the ball away from Lin Feng when he got past his teammate.

However, just as he was making this plan, Lin Feng unexpectedly did not choose to continue dribbling forward. Instead, the moment he saw the Brazilian defender rushing towards him, he delivered an incredibly precise through ball between two Brazilian players to Dong Fangzhuo's feet.

Dong Fangzhuo was completely bewildered. Being marked by two defenders, he couldn't understand how Lin Feng had managed to pass the ball to him.

But he doesn't need to rack his brains to think about this kind of problem, because after receiving the ball, he has already created a one-on-one opportunity!
"Dong Fangzhuo! Open the door!"

"The ball is in!"

"China has scored again, making the score 2-0!"

"A young player from Manchester United scored the crucial goal that sealed the victory for the Chinese team!"

Inside the CCTV studio, the two commentators' voices suddenly rose eight octaves the moment the goal was scored.

When they saw the ball roll into the opponent's net again, the two commentators were so excited that they wanted to shout it out in the studio, and even their voices trembled.

However, the fans, equally caught up in the excitement, didn't notice the two commentators' lapse in composure at all. At that moment, they, like the two commentators, were immersed in boundless ecstasy.

Dong Fangzhuo is awesome!

[Another goal! Scoring in two consecutive games! Let's see who dares to say King Dong is no good now!]

[Dong Fangzhuo handled the ball very well, making the most of Lin Feng's assist, but the main credit for this play still goes to Lin Feng!]

[Yes, that through ball just now completely stunned me. How did he even manage that?]

[Without being offside, he passed the ball between two opposing defenders with an astonishing level of control over distance, angle, and even speed and power. Perhaps only Lin Feng could pull off such a pass!]

No need to say anything, just awesome!

After a long and excited discussion about the goal, the fans belatedly realized that China was now two goals ahead of Brazil after Dong Fangzhuo scored!
Buhao, is the Chinese team going to beat the Brazilian team?
I must have drunk too much fake alcohol. Why does this all feel so unreal?

[No way, we can't really win this game, can we?]

[We're already 2-0 up! What's there to be afraid of? There are only about 20 minutes left in the game. Even if the opponent is Brazil, catching up with these two goals won't be easy!]

Who would have thought that one day we would actually defeat the Brazilian team in an international competition?

[Haha, who was it that thought the Chinese team was doomed before the match? Now come out and say something!]

This is the Brazilian team!
In the hearts of many Chinese football fans and even the general public, this country is considered a holy land for football.

Who would believe that one day we would be defeated by the Chinese team?

……

"damn it!"

The moment China scored, Dunga angrily kicked a bottle of mineral water, which was witnessed by the fourth official and reported to the referee via his earpiece.

The referee felt that this was a provocation by the Brazilian against the rules or dissatisfaction with his ruling, so he ran to the sidelines, pulled out a red card, and sent Dunga to the stands.

Duncan was completely bewildered. "I just kicked away a bottle of mineral water, why am I being sent to the stands?"

When Brazil conceded their second goal, the team's morale was already severely damaged. When they saw their head coach being sent to the stands, their morale plummeted even further, and the team's spirits nearly collapsed.

Unfortunately, because of their previous aggressive attacks, the Brazilian players had exhausted their energy, and many of them had hit a physical plateau, resulting in a noticeable decline in their performance on the field.

They had been holding on with their indomitable spirit, but now, after suffering multiple blows and accepting the hopelessness of a comeback, that spirit had completely dissipated.

As a result, both physical and mental exhaustion swept over them, making many Brazilian players feel as if their legs were filled with lead, so heavy that they could not move their legs at all.

Actually, the Brazilian team should have made a substitution at this point, but because the head coach was sent to the stands and their coaching staff had not prepared for this at all, the Brazilian team actually forgot about making a substitution!

I'll kill you while you're sick!

Brazil isn't making any substitutions, but China needs to be the first to adjust.

In the 75th minute, the Chinese team made two substitutions.

Zhou Haibin came on as a substitute for Chen Tao, who was physically exhausted.

Cui Peng came on to replace Zhao Xuri, who was already struggling to keep up and had a yellow card.

China used both of its substitutions at midfield.

The arrival of these two new players had an immediate and significant effect.

In the 81st minute, the Chinese team executed a brilliant combination play on the left flank. Zhou Haibin, who had just come on as a substitute, broke into the penalty area and received a pass from Lin Feng before firing a low shot into the net, making the score 3-0.
Trailing Brazil suffered another setback in the 86th minute when Diego, who had already received a yellow card for defending Lin Feng, received another yellow card, turning it into a red card and being sent off by the referee.

Already trailing by three goals, and now down to ten men, Brazil has completely collapsed.

In stoppage time, the Chinese team scored another goal, but unfortunately it was offside and disallowed by the referee.

Otherwise, the Chinese team will repeat what happened three years ago at the World Youth Championship, thrashing the Brazilian team 4-0.

In fact, the score of 4-0 seems to occur frequently between the Chinese and Brazilian teams.

During the 2002 World Cup, the Chinese team lost 0-4 to the Brazilian team.

By 2005, the team that lost 4-0 had become Brazil.

Now that they almost experienced it again, it would probably be a nightmare for the players on this Brazilian team, especially those who participated in the 2005 FIFA U-20 World Cup!
In the end, the match concluded with China defeating Brazil 3-0.

This result was unexpected by everyone. No one expected that what should have been a one-sided match would turn into such a huge upset.

Although the Chinese team held a clear advantage in the last 20 minutes or so of the match, they were in a very passive position for the rest of the time.

But winning by three goals proves that the Chinese team is definitely not a weak team.

Therefore, many teams have begun to take the Chinese team seriously, even listing them as potential rivals on their path to the championship. (End of Chapter)