The first tumor in football

Chapter 4 Is this a retired basketball player?
"So far in the game, we can see that our team has been playing very actively, basically staying in Ipswich's half. It feels like we are just one step away from the crucial finishing touch."

In the live broadcast room, after hearing Zhan Jun's words, Fan Zhiyi glanced at the time in the upper right corner.

The game has reached thirty minutes and the score between the two sides is still 0:0.

During these 30 minutes, the Chinese national football team almost surrounded Ipswich's penalty area and attacked. They looked very morale-filled, but in Fan Zhiyi's opinion, it felt like thunder without rain.

After Lippi took office, the Chinese national football team's playing style has undergone tremendous changes, with more emphasis on ground passing and control.

As for Ipswich, since most of the players on the field were substitutes, they naturally lacked a lot of tacit cooperation and their playing style was more of high and open balls.

In the real-time ball possession rate displayed, the Chinese national football team's ball possession rate reached an astonishing 70 percent.

That is to say, in these thirty minutes, the Chinese national team had the ball in their hands for more than twenty minutes.

In other statistics, Ipswich had only one shot, which went wide, while the Chinese national team had four shots, one of which was on target.

Although that shot on target was almost non-threatening, from any perspective, it seemed that it was only a matter of time before the Chinese national team scored a goal.

As the Chinese national team's advantage became apparent, the fans, in addition to being excited, became more and more passionate in their abuse of an Ipswich midfielder.

During these thirty minutes, Song Wen could be said to be completely invisible and had no sense of existence at all.

The ball reached his feet and was passed almost immediately.

Whether attacking or defending, it always feels like a leisurely walk.

In the few times when he had the ball with his back to the basket and faced physical confrontation, he seemed weak and looked like he would be pushed down and lose the ball in the next second.

Watching Song Wen's performance, the comments in the live broadcast room were filled with cheers for the Chinese national football team and countless ridicules.

[When you see this kid playing football, those who know him might think he is playing a game, but those who don’t would think he is an old man taking a walk in the park. ]

【The clowns are coming to the circus, haha. 】

[What did you say before the game? 0-7? We in football also have our own big talkers. ]

[Don’t tell me, don’t tell me, the way he walks on the court reminds me of a world-famous soccer player.]

[Some of the mule fans are really stupid. They even bring up Messi when watching a friendly match? ]

[Ah? Did I mention you? Princess Sissi is here to make trouble again? ]

[How can Luo Jingjing have the nerve to speak up? ]

It was clearly an attack on Song Wen at the beginning, but as the comments went on, the direction of the comments became strange.

Some old fans are no longer surprised by this. You know, the army of barrage is often composed of two groups of people, one is the fans of these two teams, and the other is gamblers.

The gamblers are not pure, so the world football is supported by Messi and Ronaldo. Without Messi and Ronaldo, the football world will be ruined sooner or later.

Not to mention the spectators outside the stadium, even Ipswich head coach McCarthy couldn't help but shouting on the sidelines.

The old man was already quite old, and after just a few shouts his vocal cords fell on the court. After howling a few times at the top of his lungs, he got so angry that he kept complaining to the assistant coach Connor beside him.

"Look! Look! This is Song Wen, the one you need to pay more attention to. What is he doing? His shadow can't be seen on the offensive line, and even the forwards are running ahead of him when he is returning to defense! This is a football field, not a park!"

Seeing McCarthy's red face and thick neck, Connor scratched his head in embarrassment and dared not say a word. Although he didn't know much about Song Wen, he remembered that this kid was quite active in training in the past. Why did he behave like this today?

You know, although this game is a friendly match, it can be regarded as Song Wen's first appearance in a game that has attracted public attention. What's more, this is a game in China. There is no reason for this kid to be so bad.

"Return to defense! Return to defense!!"

McCarthy's excited shouts rang out again. The Chinese national team launched another attack, but Song Wen was far behind. McCarthy was so anxious that he danced on the sidelines, as if he would finish warming up and be ready to go on the court in the next second.

The Chinese national team made several consecutive passes and sent the ball to the front of Ipswich's penalty area again. Gao Lin saw that the view ahead was wide and he shot with the outside of his foot without any hesitation!

McCarthy's throat seemed to be strangled and he stopped breathing.

The ball flew with great force towards the top of Ipswich's goal and flew into the audience seats like an anti-aircraft gun!
"Oh!"

The cheers of the audience had just started when they were silenced by the anti-aircraft gun.

McCarthy breathed a sigh of relief, then looked a little confused.

“Is this a retired basketball player?”

"Oops, Gao Lin's shot was a little off target."

In the live broadcast room, Zhan Jun's sigh came to an end, and the Ipswich goalkeeper on the other side had already kicked the ball.

The ball drew an arc in the air and flew towards the midfield.

Song Wen looked up at the ball flying towards him, and out of the corner of his eye he saw a figure quickly approaching him from behind. He quickly adjusted his center of gravity, trying to withstand the impending pressure from behind.

The 36-year-old Zheng Zhi took over the captain's armband again after Lippi took office.

This highly controversial player, as the second Asian Footballer of the Year in the country, is deeply favored by Lippi.

Although he is no longer young and full of vigor, Zheng Zhi immediately communicated with his teammates after hearing Song Wen's speech. In this game, he will be the one to defend against this rude boy.

At this point in the game, Zheng Zhi's defense is undoubtedly successful.

During these 30 minutes, Song Wen didn't even dribble a few times. When he saw Zheng Zhi pressing forward, he would just pass the ball away, as if he was afraid just by seeing Zheng Zhi.

This also made Zheng Zhi feel more contempt for Song Wen, thinking that he was just a clown who was trying to attract attention.

The experienced Zheng Zhi had already determined the landing point before the ball reached its highest point, and what surprised him a little was that Song Wen, who had been walking on the court, had already taken position early.

The goalkeeper will naturally not kick the ball randomly, he will definitely kick it according to the position of his players. However, a powerful kick like this cannot be very accurate, and the players still need to find the position themselves.

Zheng Zhi didn't think much about it, just thinking that the Ipswich goalkeeper's serve was too accurate, and ran towards Song Wen's position immediately.

At this point in the game, he could also see that this young man who played in the Championship was unexpectedly weak in physical confrontation.

Although I have reached the twilight of my career and my body is naturally not as good as it was in my peak period, what I lack more is endurance rather than explosive power.

When he was about to approach Song Wen, Zheng Zhi keenly noticed that the other party's body leaned back slightly, and it was obvious that he had noticed him and adjusted his center of gravity.

Zheng Zhi's rich experience gave him another boost of energy, and he rushed forward like a truck.

(End of this chapter)