Green Field Eunuch

Chapter 656 Scolari's Desperate Gamble
After a brief celebration, the match quickly resumed at Brazil's urging.

At this moment.

The two sides' mindsets are completely different now.

With China leading Brazil by 5 goals, every player was full of confidence and knew what they needed to do.

They defended the goal to the death.

Their beliefs were unwavering.

Brazil's mentality has changed drastically; the situation has completely reversed.

Before the match, Brazil didn't really take the Chinese team seriously. They thought the game would be relatively easy because, in their view, the only threat from China was Shan Yongzhuo.

It wasn't until they conceded their second goal that they realized something was wrong, as coming back from two goals down isn't easy.

Unfortunately, they acted too hastily afterward.

The constant forward runs of the backfield players left too many gaps in their own half, allowing Shan Yongzhuo to perform flawlessly.

Now, the stark scoreline tells Brazil a harsh reality.

They paid a heavy price for underestimating Shan Yongzhuo's threat.

The Brazilian players now have only one thought in mind.

Shan Yongzhuo is terrifying.

The score is terrible.

It's impossible to get it back now.

They are about to suffer a painful and humiliating defeat at home.

These thoughts kept swirling in their minds, which further affected their performance, making them perform even worse.

Brazil's performance thereafter was quite lackluster. Their attacking play was riddled with errors, and they were tightly marked in the penalty area, unable to even manage a decent shot.

The first half of the game ended here.

The players from both sides returned to their respective locker rooms.

Brazil's locker room.

Head coach Scolari returned early and sat in the middle of the chair, deep in thought.

Scolari is a head coach with extensive coaching experience, but he is not a coach with great on-the-spot responsiveness.

Now, the Brazilian team is suffering a hellish 45 minutes of torture, and Scolari doesn't know what to do; he's completely helpless.

The opponent's number 19 is a bug. He knew he had underestimated him and hadn't given his defense enough attention.

But I never expected the result to be so tragic.

He almost wanted to shout at FIFA officials: "Shan Yongzhuo is not a player from this dimension. China's decision to send him violates the principles of fair play."

This is of course impossible.

Scolari was just thinking about it.

Brazil has conceded five goals to China, an Asian team, while Brazil hasn't scored a single one.

"Shan Yongzhuo...sigh..."

Scolari sighed deeply, watching the players return to the locker room one by one, seemingly soulless and like walking corpses. He didn't know how to adjust the situation.

Continuing like this definitely won't work.

Thiago Silva alone certainly couldn't contain Shan Yongzhuo; his defense seemed completely useless.

Moreover, there are quite a few players on the field who have suffered setbacks.

For example, Neymar.

For example, David Louis.

For example, Marcelo.

For example, Thiago Silva.

Of course, the one who was most affected was goalkeeper Cesar.

On the World Cup semi-final stage, in front of his hometown fans, being scored five goals by a player in the first half is probably a pain that a goalkeeper can never forget.

But Scolari didn't know how to adjust.

Even with the simplest substitution tactic, he didn't know who to bring on.

The Brazilian players, who are known for their strengths, comprised the best eleven in the squad. After much deliberation, Scolari ultimately had no choice but to substitute Gustavo for the extremely poorly performing Fernandinho.

The intention is to strengthen the defense.

However, overall, the Brazilian team has no other choice.

attack.

Trailing by five goals, the game couldn't have gotten any worse, and the loss was inevitable.

So now there's only one choice.

We must do our best to score as many goals as possible, in order to salvage some of Brazil's reputation.

Therefore, Scolari replaced two more people at once.

Willian replaced Hulk, and Bernard replaced Paulinho.

Brazil rested both of their starting defensive midfielders from the first half, leaving only the newly substituted Gustavo.

Then they substituted two attacking players.

The intention is quite clear.

soon.

The second half of the game has begun.

Everyone saw a Brazilian team that was even more desperate.

At the start of the second half, they substituted three players and piled up attacking players in the frontcourt.

This is Scolari's determination.

The commentator also analyzed: "Scolari substituted three players in a row, Fernandinho, Paulinho and Hulk were all replaced, he must be very dissatisfied with Brazil's performance in the first half."

"This is a desperate gamble."

"Brazil has used all of its substitutions. If they don't improve their performance, they'll have to accept this result."

"On the other hand, if the Brazilian team performs well, then this is a very good move."

"Everything depends on the game."

"..."

On the field.

The Brazilian team continued to launch attacks.

Having made three substitutions in a row, they were truly going all in. Their only hope was to score more goals. Turning the score around was no longer possible, so scoring a few more goals to save face was the most important thing.

Nobody wants to be nailed to Brazil's pillar of shame.

Many people could see that Brazil's morale had improved, and it was certainly much better than it had been at the end of the first half.

This may be the effect of rest, or it may be the effect of adjustment.

Brazil's attack was also quite good, and Willian, who came on as a substitute, was one of the more active players.

Willian has excellent footwork, and unlike Neymar and others, this winger's playing style is more down-to-earth.

But this simplicity can sometimes be more effective.

In the 52nd minute, Willian and Neymar combined, and Willian took a shot from outside the box. Unfortunately, the ball grazed the post and went out of bounds, failing to result in a goal.

The Brazilian players continued their relentless attack.

After recovering from the shock, Brazilian fans reluctantly accepted the 5-0 defeat and began to cheer for their team with all their might, hoping they could at least score a few goals.

However, the Chinese team's 8-1-1 formation has become quite mature after being tested in matches against Colombia and Uruguay.

The players also cooperated well in defense.

It will be very difficult to break through the Chinese team's goal.

At least in terms of overall strength, this Brazilian team is not much better than Colombia and Uruguay, and its attacking strength is actually slightly inferior.

A full 15 minutes have passed.

The match has reached the 60th minute, and Brazil still hasn't scored a goal.

In the 62nd minute of the match, the situation on the field suddenly changed dramatically.

China's counterattack has begun again.

(End of this chapter)