When Swedish striker Dahl Berry headed and pushed the ball into the empty goal, Yang Yang, who retreated to his half, shook his head helplessly, his face full of helplessness.

This was a corner kick, and the result was a straight pass from a quick counterattack from the Swedish midfielder, which sharply tore open the Chinese team's defense line. Then the opponent No. 15 formed a single strike, but goalkeeper Guan Zhen bravely attacked and saved the ball from the baseline.

The one who passed this wonderful pass was Yang Yang's teammate in Ajax 2, Russ**** DeGlenn.

He played central defender in Ajax, but played midfielder in the Swedish National Youth Team.

The reason why Sweden makes the pass so easily is due to the large pressure from the National Youth Team.

Even when the opponent took the corner kick, the players of the National Youth Team were obviously a little relaxed. The goalkeeper Guan Zhen, who had just tried to keep the goal, made a fatal mistake and abandoned the goal again, but he slapped the opponent's forward and was directly pushed into the empty goal by the opponent.

While watching the Swedish players rush out of the stadium excitedly and celebrating the second goal of this Toulon Cup along the way, Yang Yang was taking deep breaths and trying to calm down his mood.

It's only the 21st minute of the first half, and there's still a lot of time left.

But from the first minute of the game, he clearly felt his teammates' mentality imbalance.

The three consecutive wins in the group stage, scoring Colombia, defeating Turkey, and narrowly defeating France, made his teammates a little relaxed. Coupled with the conflict before the game, the team's emotions were directly ignited.

At the beginning of the game, everyone wanted to eat Sweden in one breath like they did against Türkiye.

The National Youth Team plays well, but Sweden is not a fuel-efficient light. It can stand out between the two strong teams, Brazil and Portugal. How can Sweden's defense be easy?

Yang Yang knows Lindgren very well. He is Ajax's central defender, but he plays as a midfielder in the national youth team. It can be seen that Sweden's overall defensive strength is definitely strong among his peers.

Of course, this is just a youth team in their twenties. Compared with the first team and even the Champions League level teams that Yang Yang has experienced, Sweden's defense still has many problems, not to mention compared with Porto, the strongest defense in Europe.

But the players of the National Youth Team were too confident on the one hand, and were eager to achieve success on the other hand. After the opening, they pressed Sweden for a while. Many players were confident that they wanted to perform. In just three minutes of the game, Liu Yu had a series of beautiful and extraordinary people on the side, but failed.

Then Chen Tao passed the scissors' foot ball at the front of the penalty area, winning applause, but also failed to create a threat.

The National Youth Team showed a very strong signal from the beginning: I want to score a goal! I want to show my skills! I want to humiliate Sweden severely, and at the same time let domestic fans watch live broadcasts see our strength!

This anxious and impetuous mentality was particularly obvious in the first twenty minutes.

But when he was in the field, Yang Yang, who had experienced strong winds and waves, knew very well that this was very fatal.

Sweden's physical fitness can be said to be a complete victory over the National Youth Team. In terms of skills under his feet, they are also advantageous.

You should know that the so-called footwork technique is not about playing a few fancy moves or a few beautiful passes, but about being able to open up the offensive space on the field and creating a threat.

Even if you use the simplest, most basic, or even the ugliest movement, as long as you can create space, it is a technology.

Ibrahimovic once said that he could stop the ball even with his butt.

Not to mention that the players of the National Youth Team are far less stable than those of their opponents in handling the ball. They attack too quickly, make too many passes and catches, and have not handled a lot of technical details well. Many players cannot even connect their own movements. Often, it is difficult to connect to the next action after finishing the previous action, and they have to waste time to adjust in the middle.

This will be covered up when encountering a team like Colombia with a loose defense, but when encountering a European team like France and Sweden with rigorous tactics, the truth will be revealed immediately.

The team did not have the advantage in technology, was at a disadvantage in body, and was eager to push forward the attack, which directly led to the team giving up the defensive counterattack that they were originally good at and chose the positional battle that they were most not good at.

This is a typical example of using one's own weaknesses to attack the enemy's strengths.

At the same time, this is also the situation that Sweden wants to see the most.

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After a irritable mood, Yang Yang patted his cheeks with both hands and forced himself to calm down and wake up with the pain.

He knew very well that it was not the time to hold accountable or to be frustrated, and the game was not over yet.

After seeing his teammates beside him, they all looked a little confused after being scored, and Yang Yang was shocked.

Blindly confident before conceding a goal, eager to achieve success, but at a loss after conceding a goal, and collapses confidence. This is a taboo in the game.

"Hey, cheer up!" Yang Yang shouted loudly, and at the same time, he called all his teammates around him with both hands.

Everyone was a little confused. After hearing Yang Yang's shouts, they all moved closer.

"We have only lost one goal when we are awake. We must be calm, calm, do we understand?"

Everyone nodded in a daze. They all knew to calm down, but how to calm down?

How to deal with it?

Yang Yang knew that it would not work to continue like this. He thought about it and shouted loudly, "Do you still want to win?"

This question made everyone present look at him, and everyone found a hint of soberness in their eyes.

"If you want to win, you have to listen to me." Yang Yang shouted with great confidence and determination.

"You said, what should we do?" Feng Xiaoting asked.

"Yes, I'm one goal behind, what should I do?"

Yang Yang grabbed a teammate's shoulders with his left and right hands, "No need to think about anything, defend, stabilize the defense first, and play the same way the coach organizes defense normally. Everyone should concentrate on the defense first."

Ajax's coaching staff once told Yang Yang that it is easy to score another goal ten minutes after the goal, either equalizing the score or being scored by the opponent.

With the current spirit of the National Youth Team, needless to say, they will definitely concede another goal.

Yang Yang knew how strong the team was. He had a chance of winning if he lost a goal. At worst, he would have a draw one-to-one and enter overtime and penalty shootouts.

But if you lose two goals, it's really over.

He only has one person, but he faces eleven players on the other side. Even if he really has wings, he can't fly.

What's more, he is not a superstar like Ronaldinho with super personal abilities.

"Hold the goal in the first half and as long as you don't concede the goal, there will be hope in the second half."

As he said that, Yang Yang stretched out his right hand.

Feng Xiaoting, Hao Junmin and Chen Tao, many players who played in the league in China quickly understood what Yang Yang meant. If he wanted to score a goal blindly, he would seek death, hold on, and wait for the opportunity to counterattack. That was the way for the national youth team to survive.

So, several people folded their hands on the back of Yang Yang's hand, and the other players were also infected and followed suit.

"Defense! Defense! Defense!!"

With the union of everyone, everyone returned to their respective positions.

At this time, Sweden also led by one goal and returned to the field with the proud attitude of the winner.

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After the re-telection, the Swedish team was full of morale and was in a state of suffocation.

Two minutes later, the Chinese team made another mistake in the middle pass reception. Lindgren sent the ball to Dahl Berry's feet again. The latter quickly counterattacked and passed the ball to his teammates. The No. 15 dribbled the ball horizontally at the front of the penalty area and suddenly shot with his left foot.

But Feng Xiaoting stood well in the position, blocking the opponent's shooting angle, causing the shot to miss.

However, the Swedish team did not give up and continued to increase its offense.

Four minutes later, the opponent's No. 13 player passed three Chinese players on the right, but when he shot with his left foot, he played too well and was saved by the goalkeeper Guan Zhen.

Not long after, the Swedish team made a long pass from the left, Yuan Weiwei blocked the ball out of the baseline while competing with the opponent. The Swedish team got another corner kick, which once again caused a panic in the Chinese team's penalty area, and finally he pushed the ball high.

The continuous offensive made the Chinese team feel pressure and kept polishing the confidence of the national youth team players on the court.

It’s not that the opponents are too strong, but that they are too weak.

There are many factors in the three-game winning streak in the group stage, especially Yang Yang, who just returned from Ajax, performed so well.

Now that Yang Yang was closely guarded by his opponent, the Chinese team's offense immediately declined sharply, and the team's true level was exposed.

Many players on the team are ashamed of their previous blind arrogance, especially those who make fancy moves in front of Swedish defensive players, who feel ashamed.

Their movements are not fancy, but they are very practical and stable. Each movement is closely linked to the next move, so they can pass three people on the right. The Chinese team players can't even find a chance to play or foul.

I could only watch the opponent dribble the ball, but I could do nothing.

This is Sweden they looked down upon before.

This is Sweden, which is called Nordic power play by many media, but has no skills.

Yang Yang is also very clear about the current situation. He also works very hard, running constantly, looking for opportunities, actively investing in defense, constantly encouraging his teammates, hoping that everyone can continue to work hard and not give up.

"As long as we keep this score, we will have a chance. We must not give up until the last moment."

Yang Yang used practical actions to encourage his teammates. The moment he was able to sprint in the frontcourt to receive the pass from his teammates, and the moment he was able to chase back to the front of the penalty area to participate in the defense.

He never knew how to encourage others, nor did he have the ability to use his genius performance to boost the morale of the team. He could only use his own efforts and diligence to help the team and do his best to preserve the last hope.

Having a clear conscience, this is what he pursues.

The game passed bit by bit, and the youth team's game was not very intense. After a while, the Swedish team gradually slowed down its offensive.

This made the Chinese team feel relieved, and only Yang Yang kept reminding his teammates to be vigilant and not to relax.

But after jumping into the game forty minutes, the referee finally blew the whistle to the end of the first half.
Chapter completed!