When the Japanese team was forced to press forward and attack, the backcourt naturally became much more empty.
For Lu Wenbin, who has full scores in speed, dribbling, off-ball running and physique, this is simply a racecourse.
Although there are usually at least two or three people behind him guarding against Lu Wenbin at any time, today Lu Wenbin might have been really annoyed by the cold he had caught a few days ago, and he was in great shape, and the Japanese couldn't stop him at all.
In the 57th minute, Japan attacked. Shinji Okazaki's shot was caught by Yang Zhi, who then threw the ball into the goal and launched a quick attack from the wing.
Zhang Linpeng, who got the ball on the wing, did not stick to the ball. After taking two steps with the ball, he passed it to Zheng Zhi who ran into an open space in the midfield.
Although the Japanese team had already begun to retreat after Yang Zhi saved something from Shinji Okazaki, the speed at which Yang Zhi stood up and threw the ball and Zhang Linpeng passed the ball exceeded the speed at which the Japanese team returned to defense.
After Zheng Zhi received the ball, Lu Wenbin had already rushed towards the Japanese team's backcourt.
Zheng Zhi did not hesitate and kicked the ball towards the Japanese team's backcourt, allowing Lu Wenbin to chase the ball.
Many of the Chinese team's attacks were so simple and crude, allowing Lu Wenbin to use his speed to eat the Japanese alive.
This time was no exception. Although Japan's two central defenders Maya Yoshida and Yasuyuki Konno both strictly guarded their defensive areas and did not participate in the attack, they were always preventing Lu Wenbin from counterattacking.
But Zheng Zhi's kick was too wide and Lu Wenbin's speed was too fast.
Although they were positioned further back than Lu Wenbin, they still fell behind Lu Wenbin in the speed competition.
Amid the cheers of Chinese fans and boos of Japanese fans, Lu Wenbin tried his best to quickly overtake Maya Yoshida and Yasuyuki Konno, and neither of them could catch up with him.
Then, facing the goalkeeper Kawashima Eiji who rushed out of the penalty area and wanted to tackle the ball, Lu Wenbin still took a step ahead and accurately judged the landing point of Zheng Zhi's pass. He stretched out his foot before Kawashima Eiji and kicked the ball over the head of the fallen Kawashima Eiji and into the penalty area.
Then, Lu Wenbin also jumped up suddenly, passed over the head of Kawashima Eiji, and did not collide with the goalkeeper. After landing, he stumbled into the penalty area, caught up with the ball, pushed it with his foot, and the ball rolled into the goal.
Although Yasuyuki Konno tried desperately to return to defense and rushed back to the goal line to clear the ball, he failed. His kick missed the target and the ball rolled into the goal along with it.
The CCTV commentator in the commentary booth shouted excitedly: "Hat trick! Hat trick! Lu Wenbin completed a hat trick. The Chinese team is leading the Japanese team by 3 goals, 4-1!"
4-1, many Japanese fans have closed their eyes in despair, while the Chinese fans in the stands are cheering and celebrating. There are also neat shouts of "666" in the stands, which are both shouting Lu Wenbin's nickname and praising his extraordinary performance.
Such a big lead is rare.
The Japanese team only had more than 30 minutes left.
Not to mention winning the game, it was extremely difficult to score three goals in more than 30 minutes and enter overtime.
Otherwise, the night in Istanbul when Liverpool came back from three goals down to win the title wouldn’t have been so famous.
It is almost certain that the Japanese team will lose.
In a situation where they had to attack, the Japanese team was simply unstoppable with two or three players in the backcourt facing Lu Wenbin, who is already the world's number one and was in great form in this game.
After the game resumed, Gao Hongbo even replaced Zheng Zhi.
After all, Zheng Zhi is the oldest player in the team. He is already 30 years old and his physical fitness is relatively insufficient compared to young people, but he is crucial to the national football team.
Therefore, with a large lead of 4-1, Gao Hongbo used up the third quota and replaced Zheng Zhi, allowing him to rest early and prepare for the next semi-final.
The replacement was Wang Song from Guiyang, Guizhou, a fellow villager of Lu Wenbin.
After Lu Wenbin joined the Chinese national team and the national football team firmly played defensive counterattacks, the number of defensive players increased greatly, and many domestic defenders got the opportunity to become international players.
In contrast, forwards and attacking midfielders have fewer opportunities to be called up.
In this Asian Cup, Zheng Zhi was called up as he is a veteran international player with no problem in terms of his ability.
Then, Wang Song’s ability was average, but he took advantage of his hometown relationship with Lu Wenbin and was able to squeeze out other players and get called up.
These are the only two attacking midfielders in this national team.
Zheng Zhi is the main player and Wang Song is his substitute.
As for other domestic attacking midfielders, no matter how strong they are, they have no place in this national team that mainly relies on defense and counterattacks.
It has to be said that Lu Wenbin’s joining has changed the fate of many people.
Of course, the changes in the fate of these individual players cannot compare to the changes in the fate of a country.
In real history, without Lu Wenbin, the Chinese team would not have even qualified for the group stage of the Qatar Asian Cup.
And now, not only have they qualified, but they are also leading the Japanese team 4-1 in the quarter-finals, which has stunned the entire Japanese team.
Of course, after being confused, the Japanese players also showed different emotions.
Some players continued to attack with gritted teeth, not giving up any chance, hoping to score, equalize the score, or even reverse the situation.
Anyway, they would not give up until the final whistle sounded and wanted to score goals and win through active attacks.
However, some team members began to lose their balance.
For example, central defender Maya Yoshida felt somewhat embarrassed and a little disgusted that Lu Wenbin scored three goals and gave him only one assist.
Maya Yoshida even thought that with such a big score difference, it was impossible for the Japanese team to win.
However, even if the Japanese team cannot win this game, if they can eliminate Lu Wenbin, they can lay the foundation for victory in future Sino-Japanese confrontations.
So, in the 76th minute, when Lu Wenbin dribbled the ball past Yasuyuki Konno again and was about to have a one-on-one chance, Mayu Yoshida made a fierce tackle from behind from the side.
This time, Maya Yoshida did not tackle the ball. He tackled the right ankle of Lu Wenbin's supporting foot. He sincerely wanted to cripple Lu Wenbin and become a national hero of Japan.
Given the huge grudge between China and Japan, it is not surprising what happens on the court.
If he could eliminate Lu Wenbin, hinder the development of Chinese football, and prevent Chinese football from surpassing Japan, Yoshida Maya felt that even the greatest sacrifice would be worth it.
Maya Yoshida was already planning to sacrifice herself, and was criticized after the game, and even fined and banned by FIFA.
Unexpectedly, when his shoe studs were about to kick Lu Wenbin's ankle, Lu Wenbin seemed to have a sudden warning sign and raised his right foot in advance before his left foot was firmly planted.
Then, although Maya Yoshida kicked Lu Wenbin down, because Lu Wenbin retracted his foot in advance and was not kicked when his supporting foot was bearing the weight of his body, Lu Wenbin was not injured at all.
Not only was he not injured, but because of the imbalance of his body, Lu Wenbin fell backwards when he was kicked down by Yoshida Maya, and happened to fall on Yoshida Maya.
Moreover, when he fell down, Lu Wenbin waved his hands as if he was trying to find balance in panic, but in fact, the moment he fell on Yoshida Maya, Lu Wenbin retracted his elbow and hit Yoshida Maya's chest with his elbow.
Maya Yoshida let out a scream on the spot.
This was because Lu Wenbin's injury tendency of 0 came into play, and he took preventive action in advance, so he was not injured by Yoshida Maya's kick.
But from the way Yoshida Maya tackled from behind, Lu Wenbin could guess that he had bad intentions and was not going for the ball at all, but wanted to deliberately cripple him.
Therefore, while falling to the ground, Lu Wenbin, who was angry, did not avoid hurting others.
If anyone asked, he would not admit it.
How could he care so much when he fell to the ground? He didn't mean to elbow his opponent when he landed. If you want to blame someone, blame the opponent for tackling him from behind!