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Chapter 46 A Complete Victory over Hiddink

The Chinese team's players and coaches embraced each other tightly once again.

They were all happily celebrating the team's goal.

The fact that everyone gathers together to celebrate every goal shows just how united this group is.

Otherwise, no matter how good or targeted Ye Xian's tactics are, if Milutinovic, Jin Zhiyang, or Chi Shangbin don't support them and the players don't execute them, then what's the point of playing?

It is because everyone is working together for the collective honor and with one heart that we have achieved what we have today!

Of course, this first and foremost requires that Ye Xian's abilities truly convince the public...

On the other side, Hiddink's expression grew even more gloomy.

He never expected that today's match would be so difficult.

He even felt a pang of regret.

If he hadn't wanted to take advantage of the Chinese team's incomplete lineup to get off to a good start, and had instead followed his original plan to resolutely play a defensive counter-attacking style, would the situation be like this today?

With this depleted Chinese team, it's unlikely they'll easily break through South Korea's defense.

Without Su Maozhen, the Chinese team's ability to attack the ball has definitely been weakened considerably...

But there's no going back in life.

The fact is that the Chinese team has not lost its fighting power due to the absence of key players; on the contrary, it is leading the fully-staffed South Korean team by two goals!

As the head coach of the South Korean team, a renowned coach from the Netherlands, he must have a plan to deal with the situation.

But the problem is...

The Chinese team seems to be getting more and more energetic as they play, while the South Korean team's morale has been repeatedly hit, and they seem to be unable to run anymore.

The two South Korean legends in the media section were also speechless.

Cha Bum-kun looked at Kim Joo-sung: "The thing I feared most has happened."

Kim Joo-sung: "...I still believe that our Republic of Korea players have amazing resilience and energy to attack when they are behind."

Cha Bum-kun: "But the Chinese team's defense is almost flawless. If we push forward aggressively, we're likely to be countered like before. If we concede another goal..."

Kim Joo-sung: "No way, senior! Just you wait and see, the Korean team will launch a counterattack very soon!"

……

In the 30th minute, the South Korean team launched another attack.

This time, the goal is to target Lee Chun-soo.

Li Tianxiu had already switched positions to the right wing.

He has good speed and explosiveness. After receiving the ball, he immediately moves forward quickly, trying to run all the way to the byline and then sweep across the front of the goal to complete the cross.

But the Chinese team didn't seem willing to give him a comfortable chance to shoot.

As soon as Li Tianxiu crossed the center line, several Chinese players surrounded him.

Wu Chengying was in front of him, blocking his path as he dribbled the ball forward.

Li Xiaopeng was on his left, preventing him from passing the ball to the middle.

Li Tie, on the other hand, immediately rushed forward, using his body to shield Li Tianxiu, and then thrusting his rear end forward to gain possession of the ball.

The common problem with these technically skilled players is their poor physical strength; they basically lose the ball with the slightest touch.

Lee Chun-soo was thrown to the ground and loudly protested to the referee.

But the referee ignored him and signaled for the game to continue.

Times have changed, Dog Egg.

The referee won't help you today!

After receiving the ball, Li Tie passed it directly to Shao Jiayi, who was coming over to receive it.

This is something Ye Xian has repeatedly told Li Tie.

The idea is to make him see himself as a ball-stealing machine, and not to organize the offense himself!

A mid-range mixer is definitely not suitable for the job of an engine.

Li Tie is very obedient. Now, as soon as he gets the ball, he will pass it to a skilled teammate, either Shao Jiayi or Qi Hong.

After controlling the ball, Shao Jiayi made a precise pass to Yang Chen, who had retreated to the front.

Yang Chen then passed the ball to Qu Bo on the other side, who then passed it back to Shao Jiayi.

This continuous passing is not aimless.

After Lee Chun-soo lost possession, several South Korean players immediately launched a counter-press, trying to regain possession and launch another counter-attack.

But this pass broke through the South Korean team's counter-pressing. They couldn't get a touch on the ball and could only turn around and defend.

Meanwhile, the South Korean players were running back, and their formation became somewhat loose.

Shao Jia glanced ahead and quickly sent out a low-arc long pass over the top, directly to the left side behind the South Korean defense.

Yang Chen sprinted at top speed and caught up with the ball before Song Jong-guk could reach it.

"This attack felt exactly like the last goal! There was no offside this time either; it was a great goal!"

"Shao Jiayi used the same tactic, making a long pass to Yang Chen on the left wing. Is he going to pass across to the middle again? Qi Hong and Qu Bo are in position in the middle once more!"

"No, this time Yang Chen left Song Zhongguo behind in one go, then dribbled diagonally into the penalty area!"

After Yang Chen passed Song Zhongguo, Li Mincheng quickly came over to reinforce the defense.

Yang Chen then flicked the ball outwards and gently tapped it with the outside of his foot.

He usually relies on speed to get past opponents, but now the opponent has already positioned himself.

However, relying solely on footwork to dribble past opponents is not his forte.

Therefore, he prefers to end the battle in the simplest and most direct way.

Yang Chen simply moved outwards, creating a sufficient shooting angle.

After making a slight adjustment, he aimed at the goal and unleashed a powerful shot with his right foot!

This shot came rather suddenly, and the ball was extremely fast, with a very tricky angle.

South Korean goalkeeper Lee Woon had a decent performance tonight; aside from the two goals, he actually saved several threatening shots from the Chinese team.

But this time, Yang Chen shot exceptionally well.

The instep of the foot made very precise contact with the ball, the power was very strong, and the ball speed was incredibly fast!

Although Li Yunzai reacted quickly and made a sideways dive, he was still powerless to stop it.

"Wow!!!! Goal again!!!!"

"3-0!!!! China is leading by three goals!!! China is on fire!"

"They're scoring a goal every ten minutes, and now after 30 minutes, that's exactly three goals!"

"I doubt anyone at the Daegu World Cup Stadium could have predicted how the match would unfold."

"Even the most optimistic Chinese fans, would they really believe that the Chinese team could score three goals against the South Korean team in just half an hour? And this is on South Korea's home turf!"

"The South Korean players look a bit bewildered. They certainly didn't expect to play so badly today!"

Zhang Lu then picked up where Huang Jianxiang left off, saying:

"Actually, the Chinese team's strategy today was quite simple: use the speed of the two flanks to break through the South Korean team."

"But Hiddink obviously had no way to deal with this style of play, and could only watch helplessly as his flanks were torn apart time and time again by the same method."

"Koreans are still too confident, haha."

"Of course, I think Coach Ye Xian is the one with real confidence."

"Even though his lineup today was almost a given due to injuries, he was still able to bring out the Chinese team's most potent speed advantage."

"It's fair to say that Hiddink was completely defeated by Ye Xian today."

"The Chinese team has already scored three goals, while the South Korean team hasn't even had a single truly threatening shot on goal so far..."