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Chapter 79 National Team Settlement Screen

Chi Zhen got the ball on the left side and pretended to pass it. Qatar's right back Ayew Sura didn't dare not block it because Wang Lie was in the penalty area at that moment!
Wang Lie's header was still threatening.

So he stretched out his foot to stop it.

Chi Zhen's kick was of course a fake move.

He used his left foot to dribble the ball to the right, created an angle, and cut into the penalty area.

Wang Lie was originally waiting for Chi Zhen to pass the ball in front of the goal, but Chi Zhen dribbled in himself.

Seeing this, Wang Lie did not continue waiting in front of the goal for Chi Zhen to pass the ball to him.

Instead, he suddenly retreated out of the penalty area.

Originally, there were many defensive players from Qatar between him and Chi Zhen.

If he stood still, then even if Chi Zhen wanted to pass the ball to him, he wouldn't be able to pass it to him, and there was a high probability that the ball would be intercepted midway.

Now Wang Lie's retreat not only created an angle for passing the ball, but also brought out Qatar's central defender, while also forcing other Qatari players who were originally preparing to enter the penalty area to stay outside the penalty area.

Chi Zhen now has more space to move in the restricted area.

As soon as Chi Zhen entered the restricted area, he saw Wang Lie retreating outside the restricted area.

So he turned around and twisted his hips towards Wang Lie, while raising his right foot as if to pass the ball to Wang Lie.

With just such a simple move, all the players in the Qatar penalty area shifted their focus over, and some even couldn't help but step forward to pounce on Wang Lie.

But Chi Zhen's right foot was just a feint, he didn't really want to pass the ball.

When he swung his right foot back, he hooked the ball and pushed it behind the Qatari defense line, while twisting his hips and turning around!
Just like that, he passed by the Qatari defensive players who were about to pounce on Wang Lie!

"Spoon pass! Beautiful! Chi Zhen!"

After Chi Zhen turned around and caught up with the football, the shooting angle was no longer wide, but he still kicked the ball towards the goal.

Qatari goalkeeper Osama Hassan rushed to him, fell to the ground in time, and barely blocked the ball from Chi Zhen with his foot...

"Oh! What a pity! Hassan made an extremely great save!"

Chi Zhen held his head in his hands, feeling sorry for missing this opportunity.

Everything he did before the shot was perfect.

Fake a dunk, cut inside to the penalty area, fake another dunk, turn around and shoot...

He even shot at the far corner, but the ball was blocked by the Qatari goalkeeper's legs behind him...

After feeling annoyed and regretful, Chi Zhen turned around and looked at Wang Lie.

He just used Brother Wang as a cover, but in the end the shot failed. He couldn't help but worry that Brother Wang would blame him.

As a result, when he turned around, he saw Brother Wang giving him a thumbs up: "Good shot, Xiaochi!"

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"Very good. At least Wang did not throw his hands to Chi in public." Jose Rezende, the head coach sitting in the Qatar coaching bench, said with a hint of sarcasm.

After the Chinese team replaced Wang Lie in the second half, Rezende had been observing the interaction between Wang Lie and Chi Zhen.

Previously, Chi Zhen cut in from the edge and successfully entered the penalty area, but he did not pass the ball to Wang Lie immediately, but chose to continue dribbling on his own.

As a result, he was blocked in a dead end and had no way to pass the ball to Wang Lie. His intention was too obvious and he was stopped by Qatari players. He rushed to get the ball back and even pushed someone from behind to commit a foul.

This caused Wang Lie to raise his head and put his hands on his hips, looking very helpless.

At that time, Rezende was watching from the sidelines with a smile on his face.

Now we see Chi Zhen again not choosing to pass the ball to Wang Lie, but taking advantage of the space created by Wang Lie to work alone.

There's nothing wrong with working alone, but you have to score a goal!

As long as the goal is scored, no problem is a problem.

Without scoring any goals, something that wasn’t a problem became a problem.

Seeing that Chi Zhen failed to pass the ball to Wang Lie for two consecutive times, Resend felt that Wang Lie was about to lose control of his anger.

Even though he chose to give Chi Zhen a thumbs up this time, that was just his last bit of rationality... He just wanted to pretend to be a good guy in the TV broadcast.

He was waiting for internal strife within the Chinese team.

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As long as Wang Lie pulls out of the penalty area, Qatari central defender Abdullah Sabah will follow immediately without any hesitation.

As for the space left in the penalty area after he caught up, other Qatari players naturally came up to fill it.

But Chi Zhen's move just now still scared him and he almost lost the ball!

We agreed that I was responsible for defending Wang. He just moved out of the penalty area. It would be fine for me to follow him out, but why are you all focusing on Wang?

So he shouted to his teammates: "The king is mine!"

"The king is yours."

This is what the head coach, Mr. Rezende, said to him during the half-time break.

In addition, there are other reminders:
"...Although Wang has been in excellent form at the club recently. But the club and the national team are two different things. His good performance at the club does not mean he will be able to perform well at the national team. Because the personnel configuration and tactical requirements of the national team and the club are different... In addition, Wang has played almost every game at the club recently, which consumes a lot of physical energy. When he plays against us, his condition will definitely not be the best... After all, he is 38 years old, and it is impossible for him to maintain such a good condition all the time... So we have to be tough and direct, stick to him, fight him, and consume his physical energy!"

He emphasized this sentence to his teammates because he wanted to tell them that Wang Lie was his main defender, and everyone else should be responsible for their own defense area and not run around.

I won't let Wang get a chance to score against me!

Wang Lie pulled out of the restricted area again, and Sabah immediately followed.

While sticking to him, he bumped into Wang Lie rudely.

Wang Lie was knocked forward and took one more step.

Sabah was very satisfied with the result.

Wang Lie could feel the commotion coming from behind him.

The hot air exhaled by the Qatari central defender all hit the back of his neck. In addition to his breath, there was also body odor... So Wang Lie didn't need to look back to clearly grasp the distance between him and him.

Wang Lie knew very well how Qatar would deal with him.

I believe the Qatar head coach is aware of his weaknesses.

Indeed, as long as you withdraw from the penalty area, let someone follow you closely, and then constantly engage in physical confrontation and collision, you will be forced to be unable to hold the ball and pass the ball well, and can only make some simple passes.

It can effectively limit your ability to perform at your true level.

If I were thirty-seven or thirty-eight years old, it would be really uncomfortable to be targeted in this way.

But neither the head coach of Qatar nor the Qatar No. 5 who is constantly contradicting him behind him at this moment, probably knows that under his 38-year-old appearance, he hides a 35-year-old body!

Wang Lie shouted to Fu Xiaofeng who was holding the ball: "Xiaofeng!"

Fu Xiaofeng looked over and saw Wang Lie hooking his hand towards him, which was a gesture for the ball.

So he passed the ball.

Anyway, we have to do whatever Captain Wang tells us to do.

If he wants me to pass the ball to him, then I will pass it to him, even though there is a Qatari defender behind him.

Anyway, if we lose the ball in the end, it's not my fault... Captain Wang told me to pass the ball! How dare I disobey Captain Wang's orders?

At the same time Wang Lie received the ball, Chi Zhen next to him started immediately, ran past Wang Lie and went around into Qatar's penalty area.

He wanted to cooperate with Wang Lie.

If Wang Lie could pass the ball to him sideways, he could then dribble the ball into the penalty area and create a threat.

Wang Lie did raise his foot in the direction of Chi Zhen's advance, as if he was going to pass the ball.

But he quickly pulled the football to the other side with the sole of his shoe, and he turned to that side, just passing by the Qatari central defender Abdullah Sabah who was defending him!

Seeing this, Sabah rushed back, but Wang Lie had already kicked the ball!
"Wang Lie long shot——!"

Because Wang Lie's kick was made from the spot after turning around, the power of the kick was not very great, but Qatari goalkeeper Osama Hassan did not dare to be negligent at all. He quickly jumped up and stretched out his palm to lift the football over the crossbar!
"Hassan saved the ball!"

"After the start of the second half, the Chinese team continued to attack! They have threatened Qatar's goal with two consecutive shots!"

Sabah looked back at the goal and saw his teammate Hassan getting up from the ground.

He looked at Wang Lie again, his heart beating wildly - just now when Wang Lie turned around and pushed him away, he reached out his hand to grab Wang Lie, but fell just short.

Watching Wang Lie shoot, he seemed to have a picture of the Chinese captain running off to celebrate...

Sabah, who was staring at Wang Lie, felt a little confused because he sensed something strange when Wang Lie turned around to get rid of him just now.

This is not the first time that he has fought with Wang Lie.

Just last September, the battle for the top 12 matches had just begun, and in the first round they challenged the Chinese team away.

Wang Lie did not start the game, but came on as a substitute in the 69th minute. I defended Wang Lie in the same way at that time.

If he moves out of the restricted area, I will quickly stick to him and prevent him from turning around easily...

In that game, I cooperated with my teammates and made Wang Lie lose his temper.

Sabah finally remembered what this strange feeling was.

Wang Lie's turn just now seemed to be more agile and faster than last September!

That's why he didn't even reach out to grab him!

Although he also watched the video of Wang Lie's recent game in the club, there are some things that he really can't feel without playing against Wang Lie in the actual game and just roughly watching the game video.

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Fu Xiaofeng was also looking at Wang Lie.

After he passed the ball to Wang Lie, Chi Zhen made a diagonal run, hoping that Wang Lie would pass the ball to him.

But Wang Lie did not pass the ball. Instead, just like Chi Zhen used him just now, he also took advantage of Chi Zhen's movement to complete the escape and shot.

Of course, like Chi Zhen, he didn't score a goal.

Fu Xiaofeng stared at Wang Lie, but of course he was not laughing at Wang Lie.

In fact, he was looking at Wang Lie for other reasons...

He noticed that after Wang Lie turned around, he did not adjust at all, but immediately swung his leg and shot the ball on the spot.

This requires very high core strength to ensure that the shot football is neither soft nor weak, and does not lose its accuracy, fly away or go off target.

Although the power of Wang Lie's shot could not be compared with a long-range shot with full force, it was still not small. The football flew very fast and had good accuracy, allowing Qatari goalkeeper Hassan to make a very beautiful save.

Judging from the force control just now, it is hard to believe that this is the performance of a 38-year-old veteran...

He thought of his club teammate Lenny Isara's evaluation of Wang Lie:

Could he really have regained his youth?
Fu Xiaofeng now has the same idea as his teammates.

In Fu Xiaofeng's eyes, when Wang Lie shot the ball just now, he controlled almost every muscle fiber in his core to the right degree...

His body leaned back slightly when he shot the goal. After the shot, he did not lose his balance and sit down on the ground. Instead, he just took two steps back and quickly stabilized his body.

Ordinary people watching the TV broadcast would only think that Wang Lie's shooting action just now was very easy and ordinary. Only those who really understand would know how terrifying muscle control is required behind such a seemingly ordinary action.

Fu Xiaofeng really wanted to ask Wang Lie what kind of training could allow him to control his muscles to this extent...

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China's corner kick failed to threaten Qatar's goal.

Qatar then launched an attack, but also failed to threaten China's goal.

When it was China's turn to attack, Qatar quickly returned to defense and parked up like a bus near the penalty area.

Chi Zhen raised his hand to ask for the ball on the left side.

China's midfielder Su Ju passed the ball directly to him diagonally.

When Chi Zhen received the ball, he used the inside of his left foot to push the football to the middle, and at the same time he quickly changed direction and cut inside and began to dribble the ball sideways.

The Qatari right-back Ayew Sura who was defending him did not make a rash move, but followed Chi Zhen all the time, staying on the inside to prevent him from changing direction and breaking through easily.

Just as Chi Zhen brought the ball to the ribs, Wang Lie at the top of the penalty area suddenly cut diagonally into the penalty area.

Seeing this, Chi Zhen passed the ball to Wang Lie who was cutting in from the side.

Wang Lie and the Qatari central defender Abdullah Sabah who was defending him ran towards the football at the same time.

Wang Lie was unable to shake off Saba, and the two men were always entangled with each other, with their hands moving. Saba also kept pressing towards Wang Lie's body, trying to squeeze Wang Lie out of the ball receiving route.

Wang Lie had to fight against Sabah to ensure that he was still on the right track, so he couldn't increase his speed.

Sabah was soon surprised to find that he couldn't squeeze this person!
He felt like he was banging his shoulder against a wall!

Seeing that Wang Lie was about to meet the football, Sabah was afraid to take more drastic actions - he was afraid that Wang Lie would fall in the penalty area and cheat a penalty...

He could only press his entire body onto Wang Lie, hoping to use his own weight to disturb Wang Lie.

Wang Lie carried the weight of a person and swung his left foot while running!
Shoot!

The football was kicked towards the goal by his stretched instep!
Then he drilled under the crotch of Qatari goalkeeper Osama Hassan who was blocking the angle!
"Wang Lie's shot - great shot!! The ball goes in! The ball goes in!!"

Luo Jin raised his arms and shouted.

"Wang Lie scored in his first national team match after returning to the national team! This is also his first goal in this year's top 12 tournament! Wang Lie has continued his excellent form in the club to the national team! This is a blessing for the Chinese team!"

Assistant coach Cai Bokang and head coach He Zhenyong hugged each other in the coaching booth to celebrate the goal.

This is exactly what the coaching staff wanted to see, Chi Zhen launched the attack and Wang Lie was the fatal shooter.

Hassan rolled up from the ground and saw that the football was already in his own goal. He angrily shouted at his teammate Sabah: "Hit him! Harder! Didn't you eat?!"

Sabah was angry and aggrieved: "I fucking bumped into him! But I couldn't push him away! I couldn't just push him away, could I?!"

He made a motion of raising his arms and pushing outwards.

"He didn't even move! How dare you say you used force?!" Goalkeeper Hassan didn't care about that. He saw with his own eyes that Wang Lie remained motionless under the defense of his teammates.

Sabah was very upset and found the problem with goalkeeper Hassan: "Fuck you... why didn't you squeeze your legs together? The ball went straight through your crotch!"

"What did you say?!" Hassan got furious when he heard this.

It can be said that it is a "great shame" for the goalkeeper to lose the ball through the crotch, and Sabah's words are tantamount to a slap in the face.

Seeing that the two men were about to collide, the other teammates, who were still disappointed and distressed about losing the ball, rushed up to pull them apart, otherwise a "boxing fight" might have really broken out.

Now, the internal strife in the Chinese team that Rezende hoped to see did not occur, but there were signs of internal strife within the Qatari team...

He was so anxious that he kept jumping up and down on the sidelines: "What are those idiots doing?!"

On the other side, after scoring a goal, Wang Lie ran towards the corner flag area and pointed at Chi Zhen who passed the ball to him, motioning him to come up and celebrate the goal with him.

The scene in which the two men hugged each other and were then drowned by more Chinese players made those who were worried that Wang Lie's return would cause infighting in the national team feel at ease for the time being.

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Wang Lie hugged Chi Zhen who ran up, and the two hugged each other. Then more Chinese players rushed up from behind Chi Zhen and surrounded the two of them.

The voice-over begins:
"…With the outstanding performance of Chi Zhen and Wang Lie, the Chinese team finally defeated Qatar 3:1 away from home. Chi Zhen scored one goal and one assist, while Wang Lie scored a goal in his first game after returning to the national team…In the th minute, the Chinese team took advantage of a set-piece opportunity in the frontcourt, and right back Qin An scored a header…In the injury time of the game, although Qatar scored a goal, it did not affect the final result…

"Back at home, Wang Lie started the game in the seventh round of the 2-strong match. This was his second start in this 3-strong match. The last time he started, China lost 2:0 to Iran away from home. This time he scored the first goal for the team... In the second half, the two sides changed sides and Chi Zhen assisted Fu Xiaofeng to score. China beat Thailand : at home...

"After seven rounds of the top 12 matches, the Chinese team currently has six wins and one loss with 18 points, ranking first. Iran is currently in second place with 17 points, and Australia is in third place with 12 points..."

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"Australia was actually tied by North Korea in its home stadium! Hahahaha!"

Chinese team leader Shen Dongsheng held his mobile phone and happily spoke to head coach He Zhenyong and assistant coach Cai Bokang.

He is in a very good mood now.

Originally, he faced these two national team games with trepidation.

He was worried that after Wang Lie returned to the national team, he would clash with Chi Zhen and have conflicts with the head coach... He really thought that Wang Lie might become an "unstable factor" within the national team.

As a result, there was no infighting, no scandal, no conflict, and the Chinese team played two top 12 matches smoothly and won both games.

After Wang Lie scored his first goal for the national team after returning to China in the match against Qatar with an assist from Chi Zhen, the scene of the two of them hugging each other to celebrate was considered by Shen Dongsheng to be the best "settlement scene" of the two national team matches - unity and fully demonstrated the new look of our Chinese team!

But after he laughed heartily, he did not get a warm response from the two coaches.

Instead, they frowned and looked serious.

"Eh? What's with that look on your face, both of you? Are you feeling regretful that there was no quarrel within the national team?" Shen Dongsheng, who was in a good mood, joked with the two coaches.

"That's not the case." He Zhenyong shook his head, his brows still furrowed, which did not relax because of Shen Dongsheng's joke.

"Then what are you doing? Our situation is very good now. It's not just good, it's very good, comrades! In the next round, Iran and Australia will have a direct dialogue. As long as Australia can't beat Iran and we don't lose to North Korea in the away game, we can advance two rounds in advance!"

Shen Dongsheng stopped smiling because he found that He Zhenyong and Cai Bokang's worried expressions did not seem to be fake.

So Cai Bokang explained to him: "It's like this, Lao Shen. We are thinking about how the team should play in the World Cup..."

"what?"

Shen Dongsheng didn't expect the two of them to think so far.

At most, he was happy that the national team had the opportunity to qualify for the World Cup two rounds in advance.

Unexpectedly, in the eyes of these two people, the Chinese team has already qualified for the World Cup and is preparing for the World Cup finals!

(End of this chapter)