Chapter 214: The group stage of the European Youth Championship in the Netherlands,

However, Pellet responded to the fans' enthusiastic applause without any consideration. He felt that as the main striker of the Netherlands' World Youth Championship champion, a tall and mighty beast in the penalty area, he deserved the enthusiastic cheers of the fans. As for whether he stole the boss's limelight... I guess the boss would not be so petty.

As expected, Li Qi just rolled his eyes at Pelle, then quickly prepared to cooperate with Pazzini in watching the ball in the center circle, allowing the big guy Pelle to rush directly into the opponent's penalty area.

Sure enough, Pelle's push into the opponent's penalty area put great pressure on the opponent's defense. Under Li Qi's command, Italy began to frequently kick the ball from the wing and smash it over Pelle's head.

This is mainly due to the fact that Pelle is different from other centers. After all, he has been taught by Li Qi.

If he only thinks about attacking like other center forwards, the opponent's defense will not be under so much pressure. After all, if you want to form a threatening attack under the interference of the defender, it not only requires the center forward's ability to judge the point, but also requires a strong body, flexible movement, and superb high-altitude ball shooting skills. In addition, super high-quality crosses are also indispensable...

It is too difficult to achieve such conditions. The only combination that is relatively certain to succeed is Real Madrid's Beckham and Van Nistelrooy, and this combination is about to disintegrate.

Therefore, Li Qi lowered his requirements for Pellet by two levels. Don't make it so difficult, and don't let him pass the ball to his teammates with accurate headers. After all, that is quite difficult for Pellet and his teammates now. Instead of trying to do something worse, just give Pellet the simplest task so that his underdeveloped brain can concentrate on getting it done.

The task is to keep the ball in or near the penalty area as much as possible, not to let it go out of the baseline, not to let the opponent's goalkeeper get it easily or let the opponent's defender clear it easily, and not to be offside or commit a foul. To put it bluntly, it is to interfere with the opponent's defense, be a troublemaker, and create chaos...

When Pelle heard this, he thought, I am good at this task. Scoring is difficult, assists depend on luck, and stirring up trouble! I have been stirring up trouble for many years...

In order to cooperate with Pelle's penalty area trouble-making, oh no, it's the penalty area Chu Zhuang Wang tactics, Li Qi quickly told his teammates after coming on the court, when sending high balls into the penalty area, don't pass them too close to the goal, pass them to the corners and the front of the penalty area, don't pass them flat and fast, high parabolas are best, so that Pelle has time to move to block the position...

And at the same time as the ball was kicked from the wing, the winger on the other side moved closer to the penalty area and tried to grab the second penalty with Pazzini!

This tactic was immediately effective as soon as it was launched.

In the 62nd minute of the game, Li Qi and Pelle jointly set an example for everyone. Li Qi received Montolivo's pass on the wing, turned around twice in a row, and then took advantage of Chiellini's feint to get rid of the opponent's defensive players.

Then Li Qi took a look at Pelle's approximate position and used his right foot to make a 45-degree lob to the top of the penalty area. The ball was passed high and floating, so it was not difficult to judge, but of course it was not convenient to shoot directly...

But this kind of ball is most suitable for Pelle, who has a foreign player's physique, to wrestle with the opponent's defender while moving towards the landing point.

This allowed Pelle to overpower Serbian defender Tosic and get the ball, but due to Tosic's interference, Pelle could only randomly move the high ball to the left side of the penalty area behind him near the penalty area line.

Pelle's touch in the middle slowed the ball down, but it suddenly arrived at Kolarov's defense area, right behind him. Just as he turned around and prepared to kick the ball away...

Rosina, who was lying in ambush on the side, took a quick step and stopped the half-high ball with his chest before Kolarov could. Kolarov, who stretched out his legs, almost kicked Rosina, who stumbled but managed to stabilize his body, and then shot at the small angle of the small penalty area before Serbia U21 goalkeeper Kahriman could attack!

Unfortunately, the ball hit the chest of Kahriman who blocked the near corner in time, and bounced out of the bottom line, resulting in a corner kick.

From a distance, Li Qi saw that the referee had already put the whistle to his lips, and couldn't help but sigh that Rosina was still inexperienced. The ball fell directly due to Kolarov's raised leg. Although he might not get the Ruby War God Card, the referee would most likely give him a yellow point package to find balance.

Not only was the penalty kick able to equalize the score, but Kolarov, who got a yellow gem card, was also ours to abuse at will? What a pity.

Then Li Qi took a corner kick from the right side, and it found the top of Pelle's head again. Pelle headed the ball again, and the ball flew in a strange arc and went straight to the back point...

Chiellini, who was lying in ambush at the far post, had a chance to redeem himself! Unfortunately, the young Italian defender, facing a half-empty goal, was still trying to exert force, and with a powerful header, he actually headed the ball away!

Li Qi shook his head helplessly. This big fool was addicted to stirring up trouble. He even thought about passing the ball to the goal post. Wouldn't it be better if he could just head the ball into the goal? Sure enough, the beasts didn't have very smart brains...

Although Li Qi missed three good scoring opportunities, the morale of the Italian U21 team was lifted. This style of play was simple and efficient! They were already very close to scoring! Wouldn't it be easy to equalize the score and overtake if they scored two more times?

So the two Italian wingers started to kick high balls to the edge of the penalty area, but the rhythm and footwork were not well controlled. Not all balls could find the vicinity of Pelle, and not all balls that found the vicinity of Pelle could be touched by Pelle.

However, it is not important whether Pelle can get the ball or not. The key is that Serbia, who are so nervous, will make mistakes when clearing the ball. In the 64th minute, Ivanovic barely beat Pelle to head the ball out of the penalty area, but it was too high and fell near the top of the penalty area.

Montolivo won the second penalty kick over Smjanvic, protected the ball and raised his foot to shoot in the middle, the ball hit the post and went out of the bottom line. The goalkeeper's vision was blocked and he had no reaction.

Then in the 67th minute, Italy U21, who had just failed to clear the ball twice in a row, came back again, this time with the ball from right back Raggi. However, as his name suggests, the ball was off target and did not find Pelle's side at all.

But the Serbian defense was also confused, because everyone was focused on defending Pelle. On the other side, Pazzini, who hadn't touched the ball for a long time, was still lying in ambush. However, Pazzini's stop was too big, and he barely twisted his waist near the baseline to hook the ball, but he couldn't save it. He obviously wanted to use his forehead to take the penalty, but there was a slight deviation in the penalty, and it ended up hitting his face...

Although they knew that they couldn't let Li Qi, the best Italian player, kick the ball at will, but one thing led to another. Li Qi deliberately attracted a double-team and broke the defense, creating opportunities for his teammates to kick the ball.

When his teammates roughly figured out the outline of Pérez's tactics, Li Qi secretly made a gesture to Montolivo to protect the back road, and began to prepare to cut in the middle to grab the second point; after all, if he was closely guarded, he could still dribble the ball or pass it, but cutting in to grab the point, it all depends on who is taller and has longer legs...

Just when the game was about to reach the 70th minute, Rosina retreated and made a cross with his left foot. Although it was not off target, the speed of the ball was not fast or high, and it floated towards the middle of the penalty area.

Pelle was trying to get into position with Tosic again, and was still thinking about which direction the ball would go when he heard a familiar voice shouting not far away: "Get your head down!"

So Pelle suddenly shrank his neck like a turtle and let the ball pass...

However, Li Qi's judgment of this ball was a bit wrong. He was still half a beat slow when he cut in from the wing, and the ball slipped half a meter in front of the toes of his outstretched long legs. After all, Rosina's left-footed cross from the right still went towards the goal.

However, it was not possible. Li Qi's loud shout and Pelle's sudden retreat also confused Ivanovic, who was responsible for filling in the position. He was originally in a stage of brain hypoxia and overheating. Seeing Li Qi stretching his legs to reach the ball, he didn't care about the route of the ball and wanted to move his body over to interfere.

So originally, the ball that Li Qi couldn't reach would have fallen steadily in front of Ivanovic, but Ivanovic was in a panic and positioned himself in advance, and instead the flying ball accidentally hit Li Qi in front of him, as if helping Li Qi stop the ball, and put the ball at the penalty spot.

Although Li Qi, who was following the trend, couldn't reach the ball with his legs, the opponent sent it to him again. Li Qi, who was used to big scenes, didn't panic. He first looked up at the position of the goalkeeper: OK, he was still standing stupidly in the middle of the goal...

Then Li Qi stopped the ball slightly at the penalty spot, adjusted it, and then pushed the ball directly with his right foot. The ball rushed into the nine-point corner in the lower left corner of the goal at high speed like a frightened hare!

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Emma watched every game of Li Qi. Even if it was a game he was sure to lose, Li Qi had already told Emma in advance that he would definitely not start.

But this did not stop Emma, ​​who was just beginning to fall in love, from chasing stars. And Emma seemed to have discovered that her best friend Sarafina seemed a little jealous; so Emma hid in her own home and watched the live broadcast in her room with the latest HP Compaq laptop.

As for the website address, I naturally asked Li Qi for it before the game...

Emma's pink boudoir was filled with her hearty laughter and excited screams, along with the passionate commentary of the broadcast:

"Rosina kicks the ball from the wing!"

"Pellet! Oh! I didn't get it..."

"Ah! Li Qi can't reach it..."

"Opportunity! Ivan made a mistake! Li Qi!"

"Ditch oooooh! Ditch oooooh! Ditch!"

"Lee Qi came on as a substitute less than ten minutes later, and his first shot helped the Italian U21 National Youth Team equalize the score!"

"Li Qi shot the ball very calmly, not like a young player at all. Although he missed the ball in the first attempt, his reaction in the second attempt was very quick, and he just caught the mistake made by Serbia's captain Ivanovic."

"Faced with the ball that accidentally bounced back from Ivanovic, Li Qi calmly pushed the ball into the dead corner of the goal near the penalty spot!"

"Ivanovic shouldn't have scored this goal, and it doesn't match the praise for being the best young central defender in Europe."

"But it may also be that the pressure Italy has put on Serbia during this period is too great. The appearance of Li Qi and Pelle has completely changed the situation, allowing the Italian U21 team, which originally had the upper hand but could not score, to frequently and directly threaten the Serbian goal..."

"If Serbia doesn't come up with a solution, it may be difficult for them to get out of this game unscathed..."

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In fact, Pelle's tactic of pressing the King of Chu Zhuang in front of the penalty area is not difficult to crack, even though Pelle is 1 meters tall and weighs 94 kilograms. But in fact, there is no need to compete with Pelle, because it is difficult to form a direct attack with a long pass.

Although it is difficult to limit Pelle who repeatedly rubs against others in the dangerous area, you cannot easily commit a foul in this position, otherwise you may end up with a red card.

But in reality, the goalkeeper only needs to expand his range of activities in the penalty area and control the high altitude in the penalty area more. The two-point kick in the penalty area is left to the goalkeeper to deal with; then send a defender to entangle with Pelle, and prevent him from stopping the ball or passing it easily, while the other players focus on holding key positions and preventing two-point kicks outside the penalty area, which can achieve a good defensive effect.

Of course, it is easy to say, but if there is no team tacit understanding or pre-match practice, mistakes will be made in a hurry. But the key point is that the Serbian U21 defense, which has been collectively deprived of brain oxygen, did not think of a reasonable solution.

Druckervic, who was shouting anxiously on the sidelines, had no way to simply arrange the defensive tactics clearly. He was preparing to replace two players in a row to interrupt Italy's offensive rhythm, bring in new tactical arrangements from the coach and further strengthen the defense.

Not long after the game resumed, Li Qi, who intercepted Serbia's pass, once again instigated a 45-degree cross!

Li Qi first played a wall-to-one two-pass near the center line with Pazzini, who had not touched the ball for a long time and therefore retreated to receive the ball. Li Qi shook off the defense and cut inside the middle. Facing the double defense of two people, Li Qi made a cross run with Montolivo, and then used his heel to knock the ball to Montolivo who was moving to the wing.

The latter passed the ball to the left side where the defense had been left empty by Pazzini and Li Qi.

Chiellini made a high-speed run around the side and without hesitation made another high floating ball, which was lifted 45 degrees to the far corner of the penalty area, where the beast in the penalty area was taking a rest!

Pelle looked up and saw the ball coming towards him again. He had no choice but to bite the bullet, stand firm, and prepare to pass the ball to any empty space...

Chiellini's pass was rare and accurate, and the ball fell directly into Pelle's arms; it can also be said that Pelle, who was so focused on fighting for position, didn't have time to touch the ball away in the air at all, and could only protect the ball along the landing point.

However, Pellet failed to protect the ball and lost his grip, so the ball bounced up again. Ivanovic, who was stalking behind him, seized the opportunity and jumped up to press Pellet before the ball bounced over his head. However, due to the angle, the ball was headed from the corner of the penalty area to the middle of the penalty area...

However, it was difficult to head the ball far with such a clearance; Li Qi, who was triggered at the breaking point, judged the direction of Ivanovic's header. So to outsiders, it seemed that Ivanovic replaced Pelle and passed the ball to Li Qi again!

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Emma was holding a huge white duck doll, staring intently at the computer screen to watch the game. Although she didn't quite understand the rules and fun of football games, it was enough for her to see the close-up and heroic figure of Brother Li Qi. She was like a crazy little girl, and she was also startled by the live commentary...

"Nice passing and cutting cooperation between Li Qi and Montolivo! They are indeed old teammates!"

"Montelivo passes the ball again, it's open, Chiellini!"

"Another 45-degree cross!"

"Pelle, protect the ball..."

"Ivanovic heads the ball away..."

"Ah! Why did you give it to Li Qi again?"

"In front of the penalty area! Opportunity!"

"Shoot...oh no! Nice spike!"

"Split up! Pazzini..."

"Shoot! Great save! Kahriman has done a great job!"

"Oh my god! Li Qi! Make up the shot!"

"Ditch oooooh! Ditch oooooh! Ditch!"

"Li Qi scored twice! Li Qi scored two goals in three minutes, helping Italy reverse the score!"

"Serbia was in a panic. Ivanovic made a mistake again. The ball he cleared became an indirect assist and went straight to Li Qi's feet."

"But Li Qi handled the ball very well and calmly. He first stopped Ivan's header beautifully and unloaded the half-high ball directly onto his feet, which was a bit like Ronaldinho's style. Then, Li Qi made a realistic fake shot and dunked, which immediately shook off the two players who came to defend. After all, this position in the middle of the penalty area is too dangerous."

"Then, facing the defense of center back Tosic, Li Qi did not get carried away like the young players did, but calmly passed the ball to the other side of the penalty area; at the corner of the penalty area, Pazzini, who had just made a diagonal run, was lying in ambush."

"Facing Li Qi's pass with just the right amount of force, Pazzini fired a volley without stopping the ball!"

"Unfortunately, the angle of the shot was too straight, and Kahriman, who was on high alert, fell to the ground in time to block it."

"But the ball blocked by Kahliman bounced back to the penalty spot... and Li Qi, who was following suit, lightly jumped up without being marked, and used his foot arch to send the ball into the net again!"

"Li Qi made two lightning strikes. Within three minutes, Italy U21 overtook the Serbian youth team and the score was 2 to 1!"

"Although the key own goal passes for these two goals came from Ivanovic, Pellet, who was responsible for stirring up the front of the penalty area, was the real hero..."

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