Chapter 339

The skill of positioning is of little help in attacking. Only when defending can you block the opponent's passing or breakthrough route through positioning.

The higher the positioning attribute, the more critical the point and position to choose to block, and the more uncomfortable it will make the opponent feel.

Because Jiang Xiaolin was always cruising near the center line before, ready to counterattack at any time, the Japanese players didn't feel much.

However, when Jiang Xiaolin took the initiative to retreat to the outside of the penalty area to participate in defense, the Japanese frontcourt players felt a little uncomfortable.

Although Jiang Xiaolin participated in defense a lot of times, and there was no close pressing, flying tackle or other actions, he just moved slowly outside the penalty area and kept running, which paralyzed part of the Japanese team's frontcourt passing and cutting.

For example, in the 38th minute, Hasebe Makoto broke through the wing and prepared to pass the ball to the middle, and handed the ball to the front midfielder Nakamura Kengo, who decided whether to shoot or assist teammates and make pass arrangements.

According to the usual tactical training, Nakamura Kengo should run out of the gap to meet him at this time.

As a result, when Hasebe Makoto looked up to confirm Nakamura Kengo's position and wanted to pass the ball, he found Jiang Xiaolin running over from the midfield.

Although he did not directly block the ball path between him and Nakamura Kengo, the distance was already quite close.

As long as he dared to pass the ball, Jiang Xiaolin could intercept the ball with one step.

Helplessly, Hasebe Makoto could only continue to control the ball under his feet and try to wait before passing it.

As a result, this delay made him immediately sandwiched by Yuan Weiwei and Hao Junmin of the Chinese team, and then Yuan Weiwei kicked his ball away.

The attack failed.

Of course, the Chinese team's counterattack was not successful, and soon the ball fell to the feet of the Japanese team, and the Japanese team continued to attack.

Jiang Xiaolin's data after running to the backcourt to participate in the defense was not eye-catching. There was no tackle, no pressing, and no successful interception, but it made the Japanese team's offensive speed and efficiency invisibly lower a level, making it more difficult to threaten the Chinese team's penalty area and goal.

Moreover, sometimes, if the opponent is not paying attention, it is easy to pass the ball directly to Jiang Xiaolin's feet.

In the 43rd minute, Japan's Keisuke Tamada performed such a scene.

Because Keisuke Tamada is a forward, he is more active in the penalty area, a little far away from Jiang Xiaolin's position, and he has no intuitive feeling of the threat of Jiang Xiaolin's positioning skills, nor does he take it to heart.

In his opinion, Jiang Xiaolin is just a wooden man who returns to the outside of the penalty area to help defend, and he can hardly play a big role.

So, in the 43rd minute, when he cooperated with his teammates in passing and cutting and trying to tear open the Chinese team's defense line, Keisuke Tamada first received a cross pass from the winger Daisuke Matsui in the ribs of the penalty area with his back to the goal.

However, because there were Chinese players defending closely behind him, Keisuke Tamada could not turn around.

Therefore, he passed the ball to Kengo Nakamura outside the penalty area.

After passing the ball, he also withdrew from the penalty area to prepare for Nakamura Kengo, and observed the running position of his teammate Hasebe Makoto on the wing, preparing to pass the ball to Hasebe Makoto if Nakamura Kengo passed the ball to him, so that Hasebe Makoto could see if he could break through the Chinese team's defense from the wing.

The next moment, when Keisuke Tamada withdrew from the penalty area, Nakamura Kengo really passed the ball back under the pressure of Zheng Zhi, the Chinese team's midfielder.

At this time, Keisuke Tamada was staring at the ball passed by Nakamura Kengo, and did not look at Hasebe Makoto on the wing.

As a result, Jiang Xiaolin, under the control of the full-value positioning skill, instinctively quietly inserted into the wing, preparing to intercept the ball passed by Keisuke Tamada to Hasebe Makoto.

Of course, he did not directly block the ball between the two, that would be too obvious, and even a fool would know that he could not pass it.

Jiang Xiaolin estimated the opponent's passing time and the maximum speed he could burst out, and stood in a position that could just intercept the opponent's possible pass.

Therefore, before another Chinese midfielder Zhou Haibing ran over to press, Keiji Tamada, who received the pass from Nakamura, just turned his head and glanced at Hasebe Makoto's position, and then kicked the ball over.

As a result, when he kicked the ball out, he found that a figure of the Chinese team suddenly rushed out from the side and stuck in the ball path between him and Hasebe Makoto.

But at this time he could no longer retract his kick.

The ball was kicked out by him, and then Jiang Xiaolin grabbed it and easily intercepted it.

Jiang Xiaolin, who got the ball, immediately turned around and rushed to the Japanese team's half with the ball.

Keiji Tamada's face changed drastically, and he rushed over diagonally and made a flying tackle, trying to stop Jiang Xiaolin's counterattack, but Jiang Xiaolin just dribbled the ball out and jumped up easily.He dodged Keisuke Tamada's flying tackle and ran away with the ball.

All the players of the entire Japanese team were shocked and returned to defense.

However, Jiang Xiaolin's speed had already soared, and the only one who blocked him was Japan's left back Komano Yuichi.

Komano Yuichi retreated and defended, trying to stop Jiang Xiaolin's speed and dribbling.

However, Jiang Xiaolin just made a simple man-ball separation in the process of moving forward, and the ball was dribbled out from Komano Yuichi's inside line, and then he surpassed Komano Yuichi from the outside.

Komano Yuichi also tried to turn around and pull Jiang Xiaolin down, ending Jiang Xiaolin's counterattack with a tactical foul.

However, Jiang Xiaolin's perfect physique and balance ability made Komano Yuichi's calculations fall.

Although he pulled Jiang Xiaolin's hand, he was thrown away by Jiang Xiaolin in an instant, and he lost his center of gravity and fell to the ground.

Jiang Xiaolin quickly caught up with the ball and rushed from the side to the Japanese team's half with the ball.

As a striker and the main force of the Chinese team's counterattack, Jiang Xiaolin's sudden run to the backcourt and successful midfield interception was so unexpected that even the Japanese midfielder Endo Yasuhito could not keep up with his rhythm.

When Jiang Xiaolin broke through Komano Tomoichi, passed the center line, and entered the Japanese team's half, Endo Yasuhito had actually fallen behind Jiang Xiaolin.

Fortunately, the two central defenders of the Japanese team, Tanaka Tori and Terada Shuhei, did not lose their positions and were always alert to the Chinese team's counterattack.

Seeing Jiang Xiaolin intercept the ball and counterattack, the two hurriedly retreated and tried to block the route where Jiang Xiaolin might cut in and shoot.

However, Jiang Xiaolin did not cut in after passing the center line.

He fully exerted his full speed. After breaking through the opponent's full-back Komano Tomoichi, with no one intercepting and defending on the wing, he kicked the ball far away every time he dribbled the ball, and then chased it at the fastest speed.

This way of dribbling forward is very exciting with Jiang Xiaolin's full speed bonus.

Without having to run diagonally to cut inside, even with the ball, his speed was faster than the two central defenders of the Japanese team.

Jiang Xiaolin quickly surpassed the last defensive line of the Japanese team, composed of Tanaka Toriwang and Terada Shuhei, about 30 meters from the baseline.

Then Jiang Xiaolin began to slowly adjust his route and ran inside with the ball to the corner of the penalty area.

Left central defender Terada Shuhei could only desperately return to defense, and slightly diagonally towards the direction of Jiang Xiaolin's cut inside, trying to rush over to block Jiang Xiaolin's route into the penalty area.

However, Jiang Xiaolin's speed was too fast. At the corner of the penalty area, Jiang Xiaolin passed Terada Shuhei with the ball.

Terada Shuhei tried to throw his whole body out and intercept Jiang Xiaolin with a flying tackle, but failed. He could only fall to the ground and watch Jiang Xiaolin run into the penalty area with the ball.

Jiang Xiaolin rushed into the penalty area from the left corner of the penalty area with the ball, and goalkeeper Kawaguchi Nohho rushed to the corner of the small penalty area, ready to save Jiang Xiaolin's shot.

Another central defender, Tanaka Touri Wang, was not thrown off by Jiang Xiaolin because he returned to defense in a straight line, and also returned to the penalty spot in the penalty area.

If Jiang Xiaolin tried to dodge the goalkeeper and cut into the middle to shoot, Tanaka Touri Wang would have a chance to stop Jiang Xiaolin or interfere with his shot.

However, Jiang Xiaolin's shooting skills made it unnecessary for him to go through so much trouble.

When Jiang Xiaolin dribbled into the penalty area while observing the goalkeeper's position, he saw Kawaguchi Nohho lowering his center of gravity and spreading his legs.

So, when he approached Kawaguchi Nohho, Jiang Xiaolin did not stop the ball to adjust, nor did he try to dunk the ball in the middle. Instead, he directly poked the ball with his toes while running, and poked the ball between Kawaguchi Nohho's legs.

Because Jiang Xiaolin suddenly poked the ball while running, and did not swing his thighs to shoot, the shot was very sudden, causing Kawaguchi Nohho to react a step slower.

After he saw Jiang Xiaolin shoot the ball, he realized that Jiang Xiaolin had already shot. He subconsciously closed his legs and sat down, trying to make a final struggle to block the opponent's shot.

However, it was all in vain. Before he sat down, the ball had passed between his legs and rushed into the goal behind him.

In the 43rd minute of the first half, Jiang Xiaolin intercepted the ball passed by Keisuke Tamada to Hasebe Makoto in the backcourt through an unexpected position, and then he dribbled the ball through a full-back and a central defender of the opponent, entered the penalty area and shot through the crotch to score against the goalkeeper.

While he scored twice, Jiang Xiaolin raised the Chinese team's goals to two, and the Chinese team led the Japanese team 2-0.

In fact, after Jiang Xiaolin completed the midfield interceptionWhen Jiang Xiaolin rushed to the Japanese team's half with the ball, many people, including the commentators in the commentary booth and the Chinese fans in the stands, had already stood up.

As long as Jiang Xiaolin got the ball to counterattack, everyone would feel very excited.

As a result, Jiang Xiaolin did not disappoint everyone this time. He used his speed to directly pass the entire back line of the Japanese team, and then rushed into the penalty area to shoot and score.

And he even pierced the goalkeeper's crotch.

Under Zhang Xiaolin's extreme speed, everyone's adrenaline surged and they were very excited.

So, when the ball finally rushed into the Japanese team's goal, the entire Tianhe Sports Center football field exploded instantly, and everyone applauded, screamed and cheered wildly.

The Chinese commentator in the commentary booth also screamed at the top of his voice:

"The ball is in! The ball is in! The ball is in... "

"Jiang Xiaolin scored again!"

"Jiang Xiaolin scored twice, helping the Chinese team lead the Japanese team 2-0!"

"Too strong! Jiang Xiaolin's counterattack speed made it impossible for the Japanese team to stop him. They could only watch Jiang Xiaolin shoot and score!"

The commentator excitedly conveyed the good news that Jiang Xiaolin scored twice and helped the Chinese team lead the Japanese team 2-0 to the countless Chinese fans and viewers in front of the TV. The fans and viewers in front of the TV were also very excited and excited.

It's really rare!

Facing a top Asian team like the Japanese team, the Chinese team was able to take a 2-0 lead in the first half. How long has it been since Chinese fans have seen this scene?

Especially since Jiang Xiaolin missed three rounds of the top ten matches, the Chinese team could only rank third in the group and was not among the top two teams to qualify.

Jiang Xiaolin's double goal may lead the Chinese team to defeat Japan, overtake the opponent, and become the second in the standings, so everyone is even happier.

You know, the top two can directly qualify for the South Africa World Cup.

If they can qualify for the South Africa World Cup this time, everyone believes that under the leadership of Jiang Xiaolin, the Chinese team will never be eliminated in the group stage without a goal and a win.

Therefore, both the fans and the audience at the scene and in front of the TV celebrated wildly. Jiang Xiaolin and his teammates on the court were also very excited and celebrated fiercely for a long time.

In the end, the Chinese team's celebration lasted for more than half a minute, and then it was stopped by the referee under the protest of the Japanese players.

At 1-0, the Japanese team may still have the fluke mentality of equalizing and reversing.

But when the score became 2-0, the Japanese players became a little anxious.

It is easy to catch one goal, but it is difficult to catch two goals.

So, after the game resumed, the Japanese team's offensive rhythm became much faster, and it seemed that they wanted to score at least one goal before the end of the first half to get back one point.

But the Chinese team's defensive counterattack tactics are not so easy to break, and the Japanese team is not an offensive world giant like Brazil, Spain, Argentina, and the Netherlands.

They are just a little stronger in Asia, but facing the Chinese team's full-defense bus tactics, they have no way to deal with it.

What's more, Jiang Xiaolin himself retreated to the outside of the penalty area to participate in the defense, just like before, using his full-value positioning skills to constantly interfere with the Japanese team's passing and cutting cooperation, making them feel very uncomfortable and their offensive efficiency was much lower.

Until the end of the first half, the Japanese team did not break through the Chinese team's defense line, nor did they threaten the Chinese team's goal.

In the 45th minute, striker Yoshito Okubo's only long shot from outside the penalty area did not hit the goal frame and flew high over the crossbar.

After one minute of stoppage time, the referee blew the whistle to end the first half. The two sides entered the halftime break with a score of 2-0. The home team, China, temporarily led Japan by two goals.