Chapter One Hundred: A Brilliant Performance
His momentary hesitation gave Gao Jun the opportunity, he suddenly accelerated and broke through with the ball, taking advantage of the gap that had appeared. By the time the Nigerian defender reacted and rushed towards him, it was too late. Because no one had anticipated that Gao Jun would make a solo run, they were completely unprepared, and the two defenders rushed towards him together without forming any layers, leaving a large gap behind them...
"I knew you would do this...", Gao Jun smiled and sent the ball out in time. The right road's Hao Jiamin tacitly inserted a counter-attack, completely piercing Nigeria's entire back line. However, the Nigerian players' mobility was indeed astonishing. Hao Jiamin, who was not fast enough, was about to take a few more steps closer to the goal and kick off, but was entangled by an opponent player who rushed over to fill in at high speed, just missing this scoring opportunity...
"A beautiful fake move, Hao Haidong dodged a Nigerian player in the penalty area, the goalkeeper came out, and Hao Haidong suddenly turned towards the baseline, easily getting past the goalkeeper to create an open goal. However, the angle was not enough, but the ball went in! Hao Haidong scored from a small angle, China took the lead 1-0!
Huang Jianxiang exclaimed excitedly, but still couldn't help but question Hao Haidong's decision earlier, "Earlier, Hao Haidong should have chosen to pass back. With such a small angle, even with an open goal, it's not easy to score. If he had passed the ball, three teammates had already completed the encirclement, and the possibility of scoring would be greater..."
But Gao Junyi rushed over to celebrate with Hao Haidong in the first time, "Well done!", because they had played together for more than two years, Gao Junyi was very familiar with Hao's characteristics, and he knew that whether it was a breakthrough or a shot, his success rate was highest when facing the goal at an angle. And his small-angle shooting also had a good hit rate, so what Hao did, the possibility of success was not small. Almost every powerful player has their own special habits, some seemingly difficult ball-handling methods for some players, on the contrary, have a higher success rate, so whether a player's playing is reasonable or not, outsiders, even insiders who are not very familiar with him, are also very hard to see...
Moreover, if Hao Jiamin had chosen to pass the ball at that time, the opportunity would not have been as good as the commentator thought. Although Gao Jun, Ao Lin and Yu Hai of the Chinese youth team had already formed a three-point encirclement, there was still a Nigerian defender and their goalkeeper between Hao Jiamin and them. The passing accuracy must be precise to avoid being destroyed by them, so the success rate is not necessarily higher than Hao Jiamin solving the problem himself. However, this point is undoubtedly difficult for those who lack in-depth understanding of Hao Jiamin to see...
Of course, at that moment, Hao Jiaming may not have thought so much, but even relying on subconscious judgment, he can often make the most correct choice, which is one of the important signs of an excellent player. Now, Hao Jiaming in a game like the Holland Youth World Cup is completely qualified as an excellent player...
Gao Jun's self-initiated attack, although not strictly following Klaassen's pre-match instructions, objectively allowed Hao Chunming to play better, so Klaassen was not only dissatisfied with Gao Jun, but instead highly praised him for being able to flexibly understand the coach's intentions and even make appropriate adjustments based on his own understanding and the situation on the field, which is a privilege of superstars!
Ji Yunming, who had scored a goal, became more active in the subsequent match, successfully holding off two or more Nigerian players, giving his teammates more space to move around. In the 17th minute, Gao Jun once again dribbled from the side, with the nearest Nigerian player unable to intercept him, and in a moment of panic, he directly kicked the ball, but at this time, Gao Jun made an almost unthinkable fake action...
"'Frog jump', Blanco's 'frog jump' is back! Gao Jun's use of this move was really too appropriate, avoiding injury while successfully getting past the opponent, the ball went in, completely without suspense. In my memory, Gao Jun's shots inside the penalty area have never missed... I have a premonition that this young man will not only become the greatest player in Chinese football history but also leave his mark on world football history..." Huang Jianxiang exclaimed excitedly.
Gao Lin's goal was not only spectacular, but also very significant, because less than 5 minutes later, Nigeria scored a goal. In the Norwegian league, Mikkel, who played for Manchester United and Chelsea due to his outstanding skills, relied on his incredible technique to dribble past four Chinese defenders in a small space within the penalty area and score the goal.
If it wasn't for Gao Lin's goal helping the Chinese team to take a two-goal lead, they would have been caught up by then. At that time, once the African team's momentum was brought out, with the actual strength of the Chinese youth team not necessarily stronger than their opponents, it would really be not easy to suppress them again, and the poor psychological quality of the Chinese players might also become a major hidden danger...
After witnessing Gao Lin's outstanding performance, the most excited were naturally the Chinese fans at the scene. Many local neutral fans in the stands were also conquered by the excellent performance of the Chinese youth team, or infected with the enthusiasm of Chinese fans, and cheered together for the Chinese youth team. The young men of the Chinese youth team heard the cheers that echoed throughout the stadium and were even more energetic, playing a wonderful counterattack against Nigeria.
The happiest foreigner in the audience was undoubtedly Steve Rowley, Arsenal's chief scout who came to observe Gao Lin's performance. "In the last game he did have some reservations, but this little guy has made progress that is no slower than Cesc Fabregas over the past year. It's really hard to imagine how he can grow so quickly in a league that his coach evaluates as being at such a low level..."
But what Steve Ralston didn't expect was that Gao Lin's performance in this game had just begun. After Nigeria equalized, facing the unfavorable situation where the team's lead was only one goal, Gao Lin once again stood out and participated in the front court to stabilize the situation, and his way of taking the ball was as if he was stealing it from the opponent's defender.
Young players are mostly impatient, and in just a few seconds, a Nigerian defender came flying towards the ball with a man-to-man tackle. However, Gao Jun had already controlled the distance between himself and the opponent player when he received the ball, making it easy for him to dodge the tackle, which would have otherwise disrupted his team's defense line. He did this on purpose...
