Chapter 438 Flowing Like Clouds and Water

“aoaoaooaooooooooo——”

The English fans, Chinese fans and neutral fans at the Kazan Arena burst out in tacit understanding, creating a more fanatical atmosphere for the game. The cheers came one after another, and with the crazy shouts of the fans outside the stadium who did not have tickets, the city was in extreme carnival.

The scorer Li Qing did not feel very excited. He smiled and ran to his friend Arnold, opened his arms, and celebrated this goal with a consistent pass and run.

Harry Kane, Maguire, Dale, Henderson and other English players ran over ecstatically. This is a quarter-final of eight to four, and the next step is the semi-finals. Scoring first may not necessarily win the game, but it can bring great confidence.

Only five minutes into the game, the lagging Brazilian team will definitely find a way to strengthen the offense. At that time, as long as the ball is handed to Li Qing, it is possible to expand the score to two goals. Brazil wants to equalize the score. Naturally, it has to strengthen the offense. As long as the defense is done well, it is not impossible to beat Brazil by a large score. Isn’t this how the first round of this World Cup won Argentina?

The English players celebrated the goal crazily, and the head coach Southgate even raised his arms and shouted, looking up to the sky and venting the huge pressure brought by the goal.

In sharp contrast, the Brazilian head coach Tite put his hands in his pockets, frowned, and looked worried. He did consider that he would lose the ball before the game, but he didn't expect it to be so early.

The condition of the Brazilian players on the field was not much better. Everyone shook their heads and sighed. Neymar, the No. 10 who was highly expected by Brazilian fans, looked solemn and didn't know what he was thinking.

As the captain, Miranda showed his role at this time. He cheered up his teammates by clapping, and coupled with the inflammatory body movements, the depressed mood caused by the loss of the ball soon disappeared.

Everyone is a professional player with rich game experience. They know that it is normal to lose the ball. Either you score and I lose the ball, or you lose the ball and I score. It's just that this time it's unfortunate that the ball was lost by our side.

The goal celebration of the English players did not last too long. They soon slowly returned to their own half amid the huge cheers from the audience. The close-up shot of the on-site director continued to be given to Li Qing.

He Wei, the commentator of China Channel 5, shouted: "Li Qing is really a magical player. He once again helped his team score the first goal. The next game will definitely be very difficult for Brazil. Whether to strengthen the offense or proceed as usual, Tite has to make a decision..."

"The problems caused by strengthening the offense are very huge. Li Qing has a strong ability to counterattack with the ball. Two or three players can't defend him at all. Sometimes he can't even stop the foul when he is in good condition."

Commentary guest Xu Yang said: "If the Brazilian team plays according to the rhythm of the past games, the subtle influence will also be fatal. Generally speaking... the trouble is coming to the Brazilian team..."

Before the game resumed, the on-site director gave a shot to the Brazilian and English stars in the VIP seats respectively. Ronaldo, Ronaldinho, Kaka and others all looked solemn, while English stars Gerrard, Lampard, Beckham and others were chatting with each other with smiles, looking very comfortable.

In addition, close-up shots of the wives of both sides of the game were given to the male fans in front of the TV to feast their eyes.

Back to the point, with the referee Ma Riqi's whistle, the second quarter-final of the 2018 Russia World Cup was announced to restart.

The Brazilian players with the advantage of kicking off penetrated forward while ensuring that the ball was not lost. Neymar and Coutinho organized the team's attack. Although Paulinho also had certain organizational skills, his ability was more reflected in the back-insertion and participating in the attack. It was difficult for him to be independent in terms of offensive organization. In addition, Neymar liked to stick to the ball, so the Brazilian attack was more concentrated on the right side of England's defense.

England led Brazil 1:0 without any mental relaxation. On the contrary, it treated the game more rigorously and did not give Neymar and Coutinho the opportunity to take the ball forward, so that Coutinho, Firmino and Paulinho tried long shots respectively.

It's a pity that the quality was difficult to guarantee under the close defense of the English defenders. Even if they hit the goal, they would be rejected by Pickford who was in good condition.

Time in high-level competitions often passes very quickly. The game came to twenty minutes in a blink of an eye. The score on the scoreboard was still 0:1, Brazil was in front and England was behind.

During this period, Brazil's offense was the main focus, among which Neymar performed the best. His shot after cutting in and passing after breaking through could cause panic among English fans.

Brazil's offense was obviously affected by Li Qing's nuclear deterrence. The number of people involved in the offense was limited, and it could not bring real threats to Pickford's goal.

England's offense started with a steady counterattack, but because the referee Ma Riqi's penalty scale was relatively loose, there was no verbal warning for consecutive tactical fouls. Head coach Southgate waved his hand and signaled the team not to rush to counterattack, but to control the ball and switch to positional offense.

In the 29th minute, Harry Kane received Sterling's straight pass after breaking through on the left and broke into the penalty area. With a burst of cheers from the audience, his low shot with his left foot missed the left goal post, and Brazil switched from defense to offense.

When the ball came to Neymar's feet, the game had also reached 30 minutes. Arnold, Henderson and Kyle Walker were ready, just like the Brazilian players defending Li Qing, with very high standards.

After multiple attacks failed to threaten Pickford's goal, Neymar, who was highly expected by Brazilian fans, realized that he should do something.

Kyle Walker, as a backup right center back, was lurking behind Arnold and Henderson. Henderson blocked the breakthrough route in the ribs, and then he saw Coutinho on the right, and his eyes lit up.

Marcelo saw Neymar preparing to break through, and he pressed forward along the left sideline, taking away some of Arnold and Kyle Walker's defensive attention. Neymar had a strong offensive awareness and keen insight that only Henderson was left to defend the front. He immediately passed the ball to Coutinho with the outside of his right foot, and then he moved forward behind Henderson, waiting for Coutinho's non-stop pass.

According to Neymar's idea, Henderson would definitely defend Coutinho who got the ball first. When Coutinho passed the ball to him, he could use his speed advantage to dribble the ball forward and face Stones and Kyle Walker directly...

However, a long leg appeared on the route where Neymar passed the ball to Coutinho. With a slight push, the ball that was originally rolling towards Coutinho turned to roll towards Henderson at a faster speed.

Henderson did not make any adjustments and passed it back.

"aoaooaoaooooooooo——"

Accompanied by the huge cheers from the sky above the Kazan Arena, Li Qing, who turned the ball forward, chose to stretch his left foot in the face of Fernandinho's hasty tackle. He lifted his toes with great intelligence, and used his inertia to jump along with the ball, and "flew" over Fernandinho who was sliding quickly on the ground.

Why fly?

Because Li Qing jumped very high, in order to prevent Fernandinho from reaching out and pulling his feet when he fell to the ground.

The whole process was smooth and natural, full of viewing.

Tianchao 5 Channel commentator He Wei raised his voice by eight degrees and said loudly: "Li Qing turned the ball around, and really passed the ball!"

"aoaoaooaooaoooo——"

Suddenly, a huge and violent cheer like a tsunami swept the entire stadium, like boiling water.