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Chapter 1726 - 906: All-Out Attack_2

Chapter 1726: Chapter 906: All-Out Attack_2

"Yue, look, Li Shuangying and the others have adjusted their condition well, but why do I feel like the collaboration and skills between Li Shuangying and Wang Dachao are not on the same level?"

Huang Youjie observed the situation on the field and couldn’t help but express his doubts.

In fact.

Ding Yue had already noticed it too.

On the football field, Li Shuangying, Liu Zhan, Zhu Tan, and Zhao Xuanming from their own Feiyue Football Club were putting forth every effort, fully involved in interceptions, passing, and attacking throughout the game.

In contrast, looking at the other National Team members, even though they seemed to have become "serious" after conceding a goal, their defense, when examined closely, was still the same. If caught off guard by an unexpected attack, their defense might as well be made of paper.

This is fundamentally a problem with the defenders, but it frustrated Li Shuangying and the others, who had no way to change it since they were mostly in attacking positions. Zhu Tan was a central midfielder inclined to defend, but he wasn’t the main force for defense in the backline; instead, he was tasked with defending in midfield and intercepting the opponent’s possession.

"The defense is too weak."

Ding Yue shook his head helplessly and said, "With such a level of defense, if the forwards’ attack doesn’t result in a goal, and the opponent gets the ball, then our National Team’s defensive line will be under severe threat, risking conceding goals time and again."

Ding Yue had figured out the current situation of the National Team, realizing that it’s really due to the limited skills of the players, though there’s also a possibility that they simply aren’t defending with all their might.

Strong teams’ defenses are such that every player is on high alert, and once there’s an incoming attack, they can almost perform strong marking, only in the to-and-fro of various defenses and attacks might minor lapses occur, giving the opponent a shooting opportunity.

However, for the National Team, just being approached by the opponent with the ball is already a tremendous threat.

"If we replaced our defense with that from Feiyue Football Club, it certainly wouldn’t be the current result... Damn! Almost let the Thai Team score again!"

Before Huang Youjie finished speaking, a thrilling moment unfolded on the football field.

The Thai Team once again launched a ball attack; after entering the National Team’s defensive zone, they found an opening to shoot, but the shot wasn’t that good and went wide.

Yet, that shot still made the National Team players take a cold breath and stunned the audience on the scene.

If that shot had gone in, it would have been terrible, right?

That would mean conceding two goals in just a few minutes, which would undoubtedly be a fresh embarrassment for the National Team!

"That was a close one!"

"Fuck, what kind of shitty defense is this?"

"This defense is like playing games!"

"With this kind of defense, more goals will be conceded later. Pay some attention."

The audience on the scene started complaining and cursing the National Team’s defense, noting how it was almost non-existent. As long as the opponent did a bit of a serious attack, the defense pretty much couldn’t stop them. The defense was purely reliant on the goalkeeper?

"Ying, our defense sucks."

At that moment, Zhao Xuanming ran past near Li Shuangying to remind him.

Through practical match experience, Zhao Xuanming realized that the defensive ability showcased by the National Team during training was nothing like when facing off against other national teams on the real field.

"Yes, yes, let’s intensify our attack and shift the pressure of defense toward attack. Otherwise, I reckon we’ll keep conceding goals!"

Li Shuangying thought for a moment, deciding on a stronger offensive approach to alleviate their side’s defensive "weakness."

It’s the only feasible tactic left.

The defense was unbelievably feeble, and whenever the opponent seized the ball to attack, it posed a huge threat. In such a scenario, what else could the forwards, wingers, and other players do? Should they rush back to their own defensive zones to desperately thwart the opponent’s attack?

It was almost impossible!

Therefore, what Li Shuangying, Liu Zhan, and Zhao Xuanming, who were in attacking positions, could do was to amplify their attack level, using offense to relieve their defense, a classic example of the best defense being a good offense.

As for defense, Li Shuangying could only rely on his teammate Zhu Tan, who was the central defender.

Hence.

Li Shuangying raised a hand towards Zhu Tan’s position, making a gesture only Zhu Tan could understand, indicating to strengthen central defense to counter the opponent’s high passes as much as possible.

As a central defender, one of the primary tasks is handling the opponent’s high passes, as the high passes are distant, with a high ball trajectory. Zhu Tan, being a tall and sturdy player, has the advantage of dissolving the opponent’s high passes as a central defender.

Similar to the previous goal’s high pass, except it was a side pass, making it impossible for Zhu Tan to rush and intercept or cut the pass in time, a situation beyond Zhu Tan’s control, unavoidable.

But afterward, Zhu Tan needed to fully concentrate on managing the central defense, to ensure intercepting or disrupting any future high passes from the opponent.

Moreover.

Zhu Tan understood that Li Shuangying and others were preparing for an all-out offensive, and the gesture information from Li Shuangying instructed him to guard well against the opponent’s high passes and fully undertake central defense to facilitate Li Shuangying and the others’ full-scale attack, preventing the opponent from counterattacking swiftly.

In this manner.

The National Team, after warding off another attack from the Thai Team, passed the ball from midfield to Zhao Xuanming’s feet.

But Zhao Xuanming was being heavily marked by the opponent.

For some reason, even though at the start of the match, Zhao Xuanming wasn’t under tight marking, it became noticeably tighter now.

Maybe some of Zhao Xuanming’s previous actions exposed his potential threat to the opponents.

Conversely, Wang Dachao and Zhou Peng over there did not seem intensely marked.

Seeing that it was practically difficult for him to break through while being heavily marked, and there was a possibility the opponent could snatch the ball back, Zhao Xuanming had no choice but to abandon the attack and pass the ball back to Liu Zhan.

Indeed, it was Liu Zhan who passed the ball to him.

Upon receiving the ball passed back from Zhao Xuanming, Liu Zhan understood that attacking opportunities on his end were unlikely.

At this point, after assessing the field situation, Liu Zhan sensed that Li Shuangying’s chances for attack were also quite slim.

Hence, the initiative now was only with Wang Dachao.

And, crucially, Zhou Peng assisted Wang Dachao in easing some defensive pressure, creating an opportunity.

Thus, Liu Zhan passed the ball to Wang Dachao, but when Wang Dachao was ready to launch an attack, the two players who had been marking Zhou Peng swarmed over. As the goal was still quite far, a direct shot would hardly succeed.

This was also apparent to Li Shuangying.

Therefore, the best choice at this moment was to pass the ball and continue seeking opportunities.

Wang Dachao passed the ball to Zhou Peng, who also struggled to find opportunities and passed it back to Liu Zhan. After getting the ball, Liu Zhan realized that continuing like this would just trap them in an endless cycle of being tightly marked by the opponent, eventually leading to a helpless shot with a ninety-nine percent probability of not scoring, or a high tension mistake allowing the opponent to regain possession.

So, Liu Zhan made a decision to take the ball himself and prepare to attack full force.

Upon seeing Liu Zhan make such a move, Li Shuangying knew he was gearing up for collaboration with himself and Zhao Xuanming.

On the field, the rather small-statured Liu Zhan initiated a charge with the ball, with two opposing players coming to block him.

Liu Zhan maneuvered skillfully, bypassing the first defender’s blockade with some fancy footwork, but the second was more challenging.

"What a beautiful pass!"

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