Football: Starting with the Crescent Moon Slash

Qatar's attacking five excitedly ran to the corner flag to celebrate after scoring the goal. This goal fully demonstrated the coach's tactics, giving Qatar the lead before Jiang Yan came on!

The entire Shaanxi Stadium fell silent.

A moment later, the sound of fans' helpless complaints gradually rose from the stands.

"pity."

"The angle of that shot was perfect; the goalkeeper couldn't reach it."

"Obviously, our defense had some results in the first 20 minutes, but defense alone is clearly not enough."

"That's right, we need to attack like Qatar."

Zhan Jun and He Wei's tone was full of helplessness.

"Perhaps it's time for Gao Hongbo to make some changes. If he continues to be stubborn, then China may have to leave the World Cup stage prematurely."

[How did they even score?! What is the Chinese team doing?! I thought they could still hold their own with their defense, but now they can't even defend properly?!]

Qatar's attack was truly exceptional, incredibly fluid, almost as if it had been rehearsed beforehand. The five players' coordination was also excellent. It seems extremely difficult for the Chinese national team to turn the tide.

Where's Jiang Yan? Why hasn't he come to the rescue yet?!

[Gao Hongbo, quit! You're a sinner! Resign!]

[Exactly! If you can't even figure out how to play a max-level character, you should resign!]

get out of class dismissed!

……

Goalkeeper Zeng Cheng raised his hand, taking responsibility for the goal conceded.

The team's mistakes are my mistakes.

……

Sidelines.

Qatar's coaching staff celebrated excitedly; they had clearly not expected to score so quickly.

"Our players are in exceptionally good form; it seems like today is my lucky day."

On the other side, Gao Hongbo's face was ashen.

Unexpectedly, their most prized defense ultimately succumbed to Qatar's well-coordinated attack.

Is it really impossible for the Chinese team to do this?

……

In the 48th minute, Qatar launched a lightning-fast counterattack, completely shattering the confidence that Gao Hongbo had painstakingly built up.

"Martin, Qatar's lone defensive midfielder, is also a skilled tackler!"

"Wu Lei has been dispossessed! Qatar launches a counter-attack!"

Qatar only needed a few passes to get the ball into the Chinese team's penalty area.

Afif dived and headed the ball into the bottom left corner.

"They've gone in again..."

"Afif's brilliant diving header shattered the Chinese team's hopes; the Chinese team is now on the verge of collapse!"

Afif celebrated passionately at the corner flag, proclaiming to the world with each goal he scored that he is the future of Qatar.

[No way, it's already the second half, and they still won't let Jiang Shen play? Has Gao Hongbo gone mad?!]

[get out of class dismissed! Gao Hongbo, leave get out of class immediately!]

[A cancer on the Chinese national football team! Gao Hongbo should be sacked!]

[Quickly investigate whether this guy has bet on the game!]

Damn it, Gao Hongbo has ruined the Chinese national team's bright future!

……

At this moment, the hearts of all the Chinese fans in the stadium had sunk to rock bottom.

With only forty minutes left in the game, the team was down by two goals.

Let alone a comeback, even leveling the score would be difficult.

The Chinese players on the field had their heads down, like a group of children who had done something wrong.

The experience of losing 1-2 to Qatar in the first leg is still fresh in everyone's mind. What should the Chinese team do next?

Just then.

"Go China!!!!"

A child's voice rang out from the stands; it wasn't loud, but it carried throughout the entire stadium.

The Chinese team has not lost hope.

"Go China team!"

"Go China!"

"Go China!!!"

The children's shouts were like a drop of water falling into a calm pool, creating ripples that eventually spread throughout the entire stands.

Accompanied by the cheers of the fans,

A bright red figure appeared on the sidelines.

Countless eyes suddenly focused on it, and the cameras of various media outlets on the sidelines also aimed at that dazzling red.

……

"The fourth official on the sidelines has raised the substitution sign!"

"Jiang... Jiang Yan! Coming in as a substitute!"

As soon as he finished speaking, a deafening roar of cheers erupted from the other side of the camera, and the live stream chat instantly filled with comments.

"Finally! Gao Hongbo has finally played his last trump card!"

"Born from Real Madrid Castilla, he reached his peak right from the start, the only Chinese player to play abroad as a key player, and once scored a hat-trick of free kicks in El Clásico!"

"Free kicks are his signature move! Not only that, his interceptions, dribbling, 'croquet' shots, and powerful shots are all at the pinnacle of Chinese football!"

"He is Real Madrid's absolute rising star, the last hope of the Chinese people, the world's most skilled player, and the nightmare of football fans—Jiang Yan!!!"

……

Upon seeing Jiang Yan enter the field, the Qatari coaching staff immediately stopped celebrating.

The assistant coach pulled out a tactics board and began analyzing the changes after Jiang Yan entered the game.

The assistant coach talked on and on, while Daniel Carreño frowned.

"They've only scored two goals; their lead is too small."

……

After Jiang Yan came on, he did not follow Gao Hongbo's instructions to move directly to the attacking midfield position, but instead stood in a position between the attacking midfield and the defensive midfield.

"What is he trying to do?"

Even seasoned professional commentators couldn't understand what Jiang Yan was trying to do at this moment.

The substitution that matched up against him should have put Jiang Yan in the attacking midfielder position, but he ended up in a position that was neither an attacking midfielder nor a defensive midfielder.

"No, look closely, Jiang Yan is now standing in the very center of the formation!"

"He is now... the core of the formation! He is the core of this lineup!"

"He's no longer positioned as an attacking midfielder, nor a defensive midfielder, but rather in the center of the game, controlling the entire situation!"

"Look! He seems to be making some kind of hand gesture! Is he communicating tactics to his teammates?"

On the field, Jiang Yan was gesturing something to his teammates in all directions.

Clearly, this was not Gao Hongbo's tactic.

Instead, it was a tactic used in the first match against the Maldives:

Pass the ball to Jiang Yan.

Just then, the mechanical electronic voice sounded again.

[Detection indicates the host's national team is down by two goals. Mission issued: King of Adversity.]

[Mission Summary: Adversity is the best environment to hone a player's skills; if you can overcome adversity, you can take control of your life.]

Please lead your team to victory.

[Mission Reward: Random Player Skill Pack x1]

adversity?

Jiang Yan closed his eyes, and the entire stadium appeared in his mind.

So-called adversity is just an excuse for a lack of ability.

In his eyes, there is no such thing as adversity.

……

Beep!

The referee blew his whistle.

The game has restarted.

The Chinese team kicks off.

Snapped!

The ball came to Jiang Yan's feet.

"Alright, where should we begin the destruction?"