Chapter 818: Criminal Dribbling
The French fans at the Luzhniki Stadium instantly erupted into a frenzy of emotions, waving their flags frantically to cheer for this goal.
"The ball's in! The ball's in! Great Mbappe! Great goal!"
"On the stage of the World Cup final, the 19-year-old prodigy opens the scoring, a historic moment worth remembering forever!"
"He used unmatched speed to pierce through the Chinese defense from midfield, simply brilliant."
Commentators around the world are marveling at this unexpected goal, praising Mbappe's unstoppable speed.
Meanwhile, Zhang Jun shakes his head, sighing repeatedly, "This shouldn't have happened, the Chinese team's defense shouldn't have opened up like this."
"If the opponent retreats, just let them, we should maintain our formation and defend the penalty area tightly. Sigh, maybe we're just too eager for victory."
"Conceding a goal within ten minutes of the game is a huge blow to the defensive counter-attacking tactics. Players often become conflicted about whether to press forward or fall back."
"Ah!"
At this moment, millions of households across the country are watching the live broadcast of the match. Hearing the commentators' evaluation, many hearts sink, and sighs fill the air.
In the city of Shanghai, Zhao Qi is also feeling this way, but his 10-year-old son has a different opinion: "Dad, the game isn't over yet, we still have Wang Feng!"
Zhao Qi is stunned by his son's words. He looks into his son's confident eyes and feels the gloom in his heart dissipate. Yes, they still have Wang Feng, the man known as the god of football!
He smiles and hugs his son, ruffling his short hair. "Do you believe that Wang Feng will win?"
"Of course, I want to be like him in the future, standing on the World Cup stage, bringing glory to our country!" The child's eyes sparkle with determination.
Despite conceding the first goal, the Chinese team doesn't panic. They had plans and mental preparation before the game, and while the French celebrate wildly, Wang Feng moves among his teammates, continuously encouraging them.
After leading for a while, the opponent inevitably becomes lax. The Chinese superstar plans to take advantage of this.
Soon, the Chinese team finds an attacking opportunity and advances to the front. Wang Feng intentionally drops back to receive the ball, sparking enthusiastic cheers from the domestic fans whenever he touches the ball.
The Chinese superstar slowly moves forward along the sidelines. Kanté and Fernandes from the French side move to block him, showing their attention with a double-team.
They cleverly block his path, preventing him from directly threatening the goal despite being unable to steal the ball.
As the three of them get closer, Kanté and Fernandes are within reach to interfere with the Chinese superstar. At this moment, Wang Feng suddenly shifts his left shoulder down and taps the ball with his right foot, letting it roll past his left heel and changing direction to cut inside between the two defenders.
Fernandes was prepared for this move and immediately moves closer to Kanté, closing the gap between them, leaving no space for Wang Feng.
However, Wang Feng has another trick up his sleeve. He quickly hooks the ball back with his left foot, sending it back towards the sideline, while his body leans down to the right.
But Fernandes still has a solution. He immediately extends his left leg to block the way, but it's still not enough to stop him.
Despite being confused by two consecutive shoulder feints, Fernandes still manages to stick to Wang Feng's rhythm. However, facing the final attempt to dribble through his legs, there's nothing he can do.
Just as they both attempt to tackle the ball, Wang Feng suddenly flicks the ball sharply with his left foot, hooking it back towards the goal line, while his body leans down to the right.
Although Fernandes still tries to block the way with his left leg, he can't prevent the ball from slipping through his legs. At the same time, Wang Feng accelerates past him to catch up with the ball.
Fernandes is shocked. He tries to turn around quickly but loses his balance due to the sudden change, falling to the ground helplessly, watching his opponent charge towards the penalty area.
"Wang breaks through the double team and shakes off Fernandes! Beautiful!"
"Let's see what he does next!"
As the Chinese superstar charges towards the penalty area, he hasn't completely shaken off the defenders, as Kanté still has defensive capacity, and other French players are rushing to support.
In the midst of his sprint, Wang Feng suddenly stops, shaking off Kanté, and flicks the ball with his left foot while feinting a shot with his right foot, fooling Umtiti who falls to block, resulting in a sidestep. This creates space once again, and he immediately shoots.
This time it's not a feint but a real shot. The ball draws a wonderful arc in the air, sailing past Varane and into the top left corner of the goal.
Goalkeeper Lloris's line of sight is partially blocked by Varane, and by the time the ball comes into view, it's too late for him to save it.
"Shot! Goal! Wang equalizes for the Chinese team!"
"I knew there would be a goal when he broke through! Truly a criminal dribble, despite being tightly defended by two players, it felt like there was no way to stop him."
"Let's review this attack through slow motion. Three consecutive close-range feints, Fernandes did a good job, managing to keep up with the Chinese superstar's rhythm."
"However, facing the final dribble through the legs, even a first-rate defender like Fernandes couldn't do anything. He even tried to turn around in time to defend, but in that situation, he couldn't maintain his balance, resulting in an embarrassing fall."
"But it's not over yet. Facing the threats from Kanté, Umtiti, and even Varane, Wang Feng seemed to effortlessly deal with them, using the most appropriate method to take advantage of the space. The final shot was extremely clever, and the goal was naturally achieved."
As Wang Feng launches his attack, Mbappe remains in the frontcourt without returning to defend, but he is still very attentive to the situation, keeping his guard up.
Seeing the Chinese superstar break through the layers of defensive encirclement, the French winger relaxes slightly. Before this, he had also faced such situations, where there seemed to be no chance of breaking through.
But in the blink of an eye, his opponent broke free, and without any physical contact, Fernandes fell to the ground. This bewildered Mbappe, who couldn't understand this style of football.
As he frantically tracks back, Mbappe's heart sinks. He knows that in such situations, not only the Chinese superstar but even he himself would not miss such an opportunity.
Indeed, as he expected, Wang Feng's shot bypasses the defense and finds the back of the net. The French players can only come to a halt, looking at each other in dismay.
He still remembers when Wang was young, his speed surpassing even Kaká's. But that was just one of his skills. As he aged and lost agility, he could still dominate the football world with other means.
Mbappe is a very intelligent player, and at this moment, he has a slight realization. Although he is still young and full of energy, aging and injuries will eventually catch up with him. He must develop more technical skills.
He wants to fight side by side with Wang Feng and personally accept his guidance! This idea sprouts uncontrollably like bamboo shoots after the rain.
But before that, he must do everything he can to regain the lead!
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