Chapter 68: Penalty Battle?

"Dingdie" the referee blew the whistle repeatedly, and he was signaling that the goal just scored was invalid.

"What, why is it invalid?" Mark was a little excited. He rushed to the referee and shouted at the referee. In fact, it was no wonder that Mark was so excited. His wonderful goal was blown away by the referee. How could Mark not be angry?

"You just fouled in the penalty area, so the goal was invalid." The referee explained to Mark. Mark couldn't hear clearly what the referee meant now. Mark's English is very average, and he only heard fouls. Mark speculated that he probably had fouls just now, but Mark's fouls did not foul on his head just now, which made Mark very unacceptable.

At this time, Ma Wuba of the French youth team had just failed to hit Mark in the air, so he fell to the ground. Now he got up and saw that the goal was invalid. After he clenched his fists happily, he looked very excited, as if the goalkeeper saved a penalty kick.

"I'll go, what's the referee? What's the difference between you and the referee of the Celestial Dynasty? Miscellaneous." Mark no longer argued with the referee now, but he cursed while walking to vent his anger. Of course, Mark spoke in Chinese, and the referee on duty did not understand what Mark meant, otherwise it would be desirable to add Mark a yellow card.

At this time, the players of the China Youth Team were still surrounding the referee to defend themselves. This was because they felt that this goal was indeed the best opportunity for the China Youth Team in the first half. If they could lead one goal and enter the second half, the chance of winning the game would be much greater. Many of the Chinese Youth Team players are able to speak some English. Although the expression is very unsatisfactory, even the comparison and stroke can make the referee understand what this means.

"Wow!!" The head coach of the French youth team suddenly became very bad after Mark scored a goal, but after the referee changed the judgment, he breathed a sigh of relief. He just saw that Mark did not foul in the penalty area, but as the head coach, of course he hoped that the referee could make a penalty that was beneficial to him.

"Shh" Now the fans who come back to cheer for the China Youth Team are angry at the referee's unfair judgment, and they booed the ball to express their protest.

But the corresponding thing for Chinese fans is that French fans applauded the referee's penalty. These two completely different performances also made everyone see the position they supported.

Of course, this is just a different performance between the fans of the two sides. However, the Chinese Youth Team and French Youth Team on the court were also filled with anger. They were completely caused by some things caused by the referee's penalty this time. Now the two pairs of players have become increasingly physical contact, and the referee has to stop the game many times in a row.

The players on both sides knew that the midfield had not been able to rewritten the score. Now the two pairs entered the midfield rest time with a score of zero to zero. Both players entered their respective locker rooms to replenish water, and the team doctor gave the players some simple restorative massage. Although this did not have much effect, it was better than nothing.

"Now our performance in the first half is very good. In the second half, we must continue to stick to our style of play and use set pieces to score. In other times, our team will retreat to their own half to defend." Yin Tiesheng saw that all the players walked into the locker room and then told the players again about the tactical style of the Chinese Youth Team in the second half.

"I think we should have the capital to confront the French youth team, especially our frontcourt offense is not bad. Why should we shrink and defend? We have suffered such a hardship in the group stage?" Mark first expressed his opinion in the locker room. He was very dissatisfied with the head coach's conservative style of play.

"Mark, do you have any ideas?" Yin Tiesheng had no choice about Mark now. After all, he still needed to use Mark to achieve results for himself. If Mark was replaced now, the results would definitely be impossible. So Yin Tiesheng simply had to listen to what Mark was going to say. He didn't believe that he was a national team coach, a young player who was under 20 years old, could not tell him in tactical terms.

"I think our players on both wings should boldly increase the number of times they pressed. You should know that Italy should be the originator of the current defensive counterattack formation. Why are their defense so sharp? It is because they have good counterattack opportunities. We should use such opportunities to fight more counterattacks. Our players should dare to perform individually and not be limited to tactics." Mark now said all his ideas, and he didn't care whether Yin Tiesheng liked or not to listen. Anyway, he said it.

"Your idea is very good, but it is not very good to show that our players are now strong, but they have no advantage compared to European players. So in order to reduce the number of mistakes, we must strive to play more success rates and reduce this indifferent personal attempt. We must play overall football." Yin Tiesheng continued after hearing Mark's words. And what is interesting is that the weather in France is very hot now, and Yin Tiesheng doesn't know what's going on and doesn't take off his hat. Perhaps it's to maintain his dignity and not let the players see his Mediterranean hairstyle, but now his sweat has soaked the hat.

"This..." Now Mark is going to say something, but he was dragged by his teammate Feng Xiaoting. Feng Xiaoting knew Mark's impulsive temper now. He knew that Mark would become more and more excited as he said it next, and even Mark would argue with the head coach. But now Mark is the absolute main player. Now these singers all hope to win the championship, so any internal problems are not good for the game, so Feng Xiaoting has now held Mark back.

"What are you doing?" Mark asked to Feng Xiaoting beside him.

"Say a few words, after all, he is still the head coach. Although his tactics are a bit conservative, he can win. Besides, when it comes to the court, you are the commander of the team, so you don't have to pay too much attention to this." Feng Xiaoting now said to him in a low voice from the side of Mark.

"Yes, what you said is so lively, I'm still playing football on the court. I care about your bird tactics. Then I will play football according to my own routine and let all your bird tactics die." After hearing Feng Xiaoting's words, Mark thought to himself. After looking at Feng Xiaoting, he also felt that this kid was indeed very smart.

"The current referee seems to be somewhat towards the home team on the court, but this is a very normal thing. Don't care too much about such things. After all, they are home teams in the Toulon Cup now, so it is normal to be taken care of." Yin Tiesheng was also comforting the players with regret after the goal in the first half was blown away by the referee.

"In the second half, we must take advantage of our limited opportunities to join them. Do you have any confidence?" Yin Tiesheng was also mobilizing the morale of the players.

"Yes..." These young players shouted almost in unison. They did feel breathless because of the goal in the first half being blown away. Will this breath make these young players perform exceptionally well in the second half? Perhaps it is because of this performance that can change the direction of the situation in the final game.

Next, Yin Tiesheng also made some arrangements for how to attack and how to defend in the second half. Although Mark had never felt British football, Mark felt that it would be a pity for Yin Tiesheng not to be a British coach, because Yin Tiesheng's tactical arrangement was simply the traditional British long-passing and rushing style. This was simply no technique, and it was just asking the players to use their bodies to eat. If it was not nice, it would be a bit like rugby.

Although Yin Tiesheng's tactics are very conservative now, Mark still listened to every detail he arranged carefully, because Mark must know from these details what the next cooperation will be like to play on the court according to his own ideas, otherwise Mark would be the blind man touching the elephant and not find the right place.

The fifteen minutes of the halftime break were about to end soon, and the two pairs of players were about to walk out of the locker room and go to the game. As the Chinese Youth Team was about to walk out of the goal, everyone was constantly cheering up.

"Come on, come on, come on." After all the players put their hands together, everyone shouted and cheered. After that, the players ran out of the locker room and returned to the court.

In the second half, he fell into more anxiety. Mark's defense and offense on the right were even sharper. Now Mark not only successfully used defense to limit the French youth team's contributions on the left, but also Mark often used his speed to attack.

Krish is now very embarrassed by Mark. He is not as fast as Mark. Now he is still defending Mark and is often slowing down in the first half of the beat, so Mark often uses his speed to take advantage of the defensive players on the left side of the Youth Team and then breaks through and passes.

"Oh my God, his breakthrough is so sharp." Domeneck, the current head coach of the French youth team, watched Mark suddenly transform in the second half and directly strengthened his right attack. He felt that Mark was like a knife and seemed to stab him.

"Marke pays attention to the position, don't force forward to attack." Yin Tiesheng shouted with concern when he saw that Mark did not follow his tactics to strengthen the defense, but rushed forward directly. He was originally a conservative coach, so he felt that Mark was rushing too far ahead now, and he couldn't help but worry about the current position behind Mark, who was afraid that the French youth team would seize the opportunity to counterattack.

In fact, Yin Tiesheng thought it was indeed good, but a team is not a single team. When Mark stepped forward to assist, his teammates around him had to take on the responsibility of filling Mark's position, so this is also a good opportunity to test the cooperation of the Chinese Youth Team players. Fortunately, Mark is very popular in the Chinese Youth Team now, and these players also hope that Mark can perform well. So after Mark pressed on, the current midfielder Wang Hongliang filled Mark's position in time.

"Defense, watch him, you can't make him break through so easily." Domeneck shouted to the players on the court. He asked the French youth team players to pay more attention to defense. He would never let Mark break through his team's defense line so calmly. This is a very threatening signal. Domeneck is until Mark is a very dangerous player, until he will do something. If Mark really seizes the opportunity, it would be a tragedy.

The defensive ability of the Chinese Youth team is indeed good, so it is indeed not easy to equalize the score when one goal is behind. However, after Mark is focused on being guarded by the French Youth team players, he gradually feels the pressure. Mark's speed is now limited, and the French Youth team seems to have begun to pay attention to Mark's defense. Mawuba has now moved to his left to defend Mark closely.

Mawuba can be said to be one of the best players in the Toulon Cup this year. He is very likely to win the best player in the Toulon Cup this year. This is because people are now beginning to pay attention to the value of defensive midfielders. Another thing is because there are indeed no shining offensive players in the Toulon Cup now.

This can be said to be a tragedy, because it seems that there is no defensive player in the Toulon Cup that can win the best player. The general best players are those offensive geniuses, and defensive players often work hard on the front line of their team's defense without showing any signs of light.

Mawuba is indeed very strong now, and it can be said that he has a strong strength beyond young people. It is not impossible to say that he is the best man of Maqulai, but Maqulai did not pay so much attention when he was at his age. These attention may make him successful, but more of it will destroy a genius. This is how Mawuba is now.

"You ended up early in the last game. Now I will defeat you with all my strength and become the best player." Mawuba is defending Mark now and thought to himself that he really needs to defeat Mark to prove his outstanding strength, because Mark is also a popular candidate for the best player in this Toulon Cup, so if Mawuba can defeat Mark in this game, he will be able to increase the value of his best player.

Now Mawuba is constantly entangled with Mark. Mark feels that the defense of this small player is very unique, because Mark rarely encounters such pure defensive players. Although Mark has met with Mawuba in the group stage, Mawuba, as a midfielder, does not intervene in assists at all, so Mark is more in confrontation with another midfielder, Flamini. Although Mark passed a header in the group stage, it has nothing to do with Mawuba.

"This little guy is OK, he really looks a bit like Mark Lele." Mark now praised this black little player in his mind. Although Mark is not very old, although Mark is very difficult now, Mark still has a chance to pass. After all, football is not a one-person sport. No matter how a player is, he cannot fight against a team alone. He still needs the cooperation and help of his teammates. Even if his teammates stand there like wood, he can help his players to involve the opponent's players.

So Mark now started to cooperate with his teammates. Mark now passed the football to Mao Jianqing. After receiving the football, Mao Jianqing saw that he had no chance and could only continue to pass it back to his other teammates, but he was cut off by Flamini.

"Mao, do you know that you want to shoot? You are a forward. The forward's task is to try every means to shoot the football into the goal net, rather than to find a way to assist." Mark saw that Mao Jianqing did not have the confidence of a forward, so he shouted at Mao Jianqing. Mark believed that a forward is to be selfish. Only selfish can shoot better, especially a forward-striker like the current Chinese Youth Team, which has only one forward, is even more important. The opportunity for a long shot is indeterminate. Who knows which kick can shoot the football in, so you must never give up any offensive opportunity.

Mao Jianqing was shouted by Mark and understood what to do next. He was not a player who liked to follow the command. During the half-time break, head coach Yin Tiesheng asked him to control the ball more in the frontcourt and delay the game, and strive to drag the game to the penalty shootout.

But Mao Jianqing saw that Mark's attack was very sharp after seeing more than ten minutes into the game, and the blood of attack in his heart was also ignited. Now Mao Jianqing decided to just listen to Mark's.

So in the following game, Mao Jianqing got the pass and went more and went to the goal when he had the chance to shoot. Although most of them were long shots, the quality of his shots was getting better and better, and the confidence that followed was getting higher and higher.

The scene in the second half is still very dull. Mark's crazy breakthrough on the right side has a little attention. The remaining offense has no shooting quality at all. The Chinese Youth Team's midfield offense was completely blocked by the French Youth Team's two midfielders. Then the French Youth Team's offense was also destroyed by the Chinese Youth Team's barbaric play style on its own defense. Now the time is approaching the end of the game, and the players of both teams have cramped because the players on both sides are indeed too tired in this continuous game.

Especially the players of the China Youth Team are not their advantage in physical fitness, but now their physical condition has reached their limits in the ninety minutes of the game.
Chapter completed!