Chinese champion

Chapter 449

In the World Cup, there are many exciting games that often appear in the quarter-finals. This is because after the group stage, the qualifying teams can get four to five days of rest, and the physical strength of the players will increase. Restored to the best condition due to rest, if the two sides in the quarter-finals are not far apart in strength, they can often play extremely beautiful football, just like the match between England and Argentina in the 98 World Cup and the match between Argentina and Argentina in the 06 World Cup. Same with Mexico.

Among the eight eighth matches in this World Cup, the most anticipated match may be the match between China and Spain. In the last World Cup, the Chinese team defeated 2:1 in the last group match. Spain, but that doesn't explain the problem, because Spain had won the first place in the group before that game, and did not let all the main players play. From this aspect, the value of that game is not that great.

But one thing is very interesting. In the 2006 World Cup, Spain was eliminated by France in the quarter-finals, while China was eliminated by Italy in the quarter-finals-the two teams that eliminated them happened to be in that World Cup In other words, both China and Spain had the opportunity to go further...

The Chinese team's game against Spain is the 52nd game of all games, the fourth game of the knockout stage. Before the start of this game, three rounds of eighth finals have been played in advance. The host South Africa unexpectedly beat the European powerhouse 1-0 For the Czech Republic, Middlesbrough striker McCarthy scored the only goal.The French team relied on Henry's outstanding performance to eliminate Sweden 2:1. Although Ibrahimovic scored a goal, he failed to help the Swedish team go further. The central team composed of Nasri, Ribery, Vieira and Diarra The field completely controlled the situation on the field, and Sweden's defeat was not so unacceptable.Argentina showed a strong strength. They easily defeated Colombia, also from South America, with a score of 3:1.

There will be two eighth matches on June 6, the match between the Chinese team and the Spanish team is the first.

In Port Elizabeth, the newly built Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium for the World Cup has long been overcrowded. The stands that can accommodate 5 people can no longer find any vacant seats. Fans from China, Spain, and South Africa have long been More than an hour before the start of the game, all the positions have been occupied, and of course there are many Argentine fans, because the winner of this game will compete with Argentina for the right to the semi-finals.

Before the game started, the Chinese and Spanish fans in the stands had already started a contest on another level. They sang their respective national anthems loudly, trying to suppress the opponent's momentum from the very beginning.

However, the Chinese fans were a little worried. Before the game, the rumors about the feud between Pei Wei and Zhu Jun had intensified. On the day before the game, there were even rumors that Zhu Jun had an incident with the head coach He Jin on the training ground. There was a strong conflict!

Discord between the chief generals, the generals... If such a thing happens in a group, it is estimated that there will be no future left.

Everyone believes that this national team is the strongest in China's history, and no one wants this strongest Chinese team to lose the honor it had the opportunity to win due to some off-field factors.

It is precisely because of such concerns that the Chinese fans are always a little absent-minded when building momentum, which directly leads to the fact that the Chinese fans who have the upper hand in numbers do not completely suppress the opponent in terms of momentum.

At this time, players from both sides played.

With deafening cheers, players from both sides walked out of the player tunnel, and soon, attentive Chinese fans discovered some differences between the Chinese team's appearance and the previous ones.

Pei Wei is the captain of the Chinese team, so he is naturally the first to come out. Behind him is the goalkeeper Wu Qi, and behind Wu Qi is Zhu Jun. The three of them are good friends since they were young, and they have a good relationship. Know.

But today, behind Wu Qi, it was not Zhu Jun, but Zhuang Feng who was always the last to appear!It wasn't until the end that the fans saw Zhu Jun at the end of the queue!
what does that mean?It means that the relationship between Zhu Jun and Pei Wei is so bad that they don't even want to stand together!

Coupled with Zhu Jun's frost-like expression and Pei Wei's helpless wry smile, Aragones, who had been watching carefully, was almost certain that the two of them really had a big quarrel. !
Several team members from Barcelona have already confirmed this by looking at Zhu Jun's rarely seen unhappy expression, especially Zhu Jun's mouth is still chanting, as if he is cursing something...

But they didn't know what Zhu Jun was muttering, but Zhang Qi, who was standing in front of Zhu Jun, heard it clearly, her face was calm, but she was about to cramp from laughter secretly.

"Damn He Jin, the guy who doesn't have a little dick... It's not worth it to make such a rumor, but he still wants me to put on such a stinky face! Having a son must not have a little dick, and the whole family must have a little dick." JJ..."

With soaring resentment, Zhu Jun stepped onto the arena with a stinky face.

According to incomplete statistics, after this game, Zhu Jun's supporters (especially female supporters) decreased by 40.00% after seeing him like this...

Zhu Jun was very dissatisfied with this, but Fang Zhiling was very satisfied. According to gossip, Fang Zhiling specially brought a generous gift to visit He Jin after this game, hoping that in future games, Zhu Jun could be more satisfied. Let the army do these things that damage the image...

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In recent years, the four-three-three or four-two-one-three formation has become the most accustomed formation used by football teams. The advantage of this formation is that it is very good in both offense and defense. At least two midfielders The most dangerous area at the front of the penalty area is well protected, and the full-back's assists and the winger's breakthrough increase the power of the wing attack, and the attack in the center will not be affected. It can be said that it can be fully utilized. A formation that reveals the player's potential.

But the disadvantages are also obvious. If you want to use this formation well, you must at least meet two conditions. One is to have two full-backs who can both attack and defend, and the other is to have an excellent player who can organize, break through and shoot Attacking midfielders, among the European giants, there are only a few teams that can meet these two conditions.

The Chinese team is obviously a team that can play this formation very well. Although Spain does not have a midfielder like Pei Wei, Aragones wisely chose another way.

The Chinese team lineup ([-]): Wu Qi, Deng Yunfeng, Li Min, Du Wei, Wang Xiaomin, Lu Yinzhe, Hu Yong, Pei Wei, Zhang Qi, Zhu Jun and Zhuang Feng.

Spain's lineup (four, three, three): Casillas, Ramos, Puyol, Ibanez, Del Horno, Alonso, Fabregas, Iniesta, Joaquin , Villa, Torres.

The three midfielders are all comprehensive players, except that Alonso focuses on defense, Iniesta focuses on offense, and Cesc Fabregas has both offense and defense. These three first-class midfielders who played for Liverpool, Arsenal and Barcelona respectively Even if they are not as famous as the Chinese team, their strength is not much worse, not to mention that Joaquin can retreat to the midfield to help at any time.

Spain, Portugal, and France are often considered representatives of European technical teams, but compared with the former two, Spanish football seems to lack a kind of masculinity, and it is often not played in major competitions for various reasons. They can create good results, own the best league in Europe, and are recognized as a top European team, but their results in the World Cup are very embarrassing. They have not even entered the World Cup finals, and their best results are only entered To reach the semi-finals, it dates back to the 1950 World Cup in Brazil.

However, their soft playing style has been greatly improved after Aragones, who is known as the "iron-blooded coach", took office. Some stars who played in the Premier League, the most competitive league in the world, injected toughness into the Spanish team. style, in the 06 World Cup, although they were eliminated by France in the quarter-finals, in fact, people can see that Spain's defeat was only due to lack of experience, and four years later, the 06 A group of teenagers are at their peak, people have reason to have more confidence in them.

The situation of the Chinese team is very similar to that of the Spanish team. Both have a group of outstanding players who have just stepped into their peak period, and both have wise coaches. What is even more interesting is that the head coach of both sides is Pei Wei, who was a football enlightenment Coach, one is Pei Wei's first coach in his career, just this gimmick is enough to make people excited just thinking about it.

In terms of playing style, the two sides also have some things in common. Spanish football has never lacked skills, and Aragones has injected toughness and blood into them. The Chinese team was not originally good at technology, but their offensive players They are all players with excellent skills. This is because among the four main players in the frontcourt of the Chinese team, except Zhuang Feng who has not played in La Liga, the other Pei Wei, Zhu Jun and Zhang Qi can be said to have been trained by La Liga. Players have the unique delicate skills of Spanish players. From this aspect, the two teams can be said to be both technical and physical teams.

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The Chinese team first launched an attack. After a series of passes, Pei Wei took the ball in the middle and was surrounded by three Spanish midfielders. He immediately distributed the ball to Zhu Jun on the left, and Zhu Jun took the ball. For Ramos, a beautiful pass through the crotch, getting rid of his former teammates!
"Look at me one by one!" Puyol roared, pulled out of the penalty area to meet the Zhu army, and the other Spanish defenders immediately started to move, Ibanez stared at Zhuang Feng, Horno followed Zhang Qi, while Alonso and Fabregas defended in front of the penalty area.

"Give it back to me!" Pei Wei ran to the left to ask for the ball, but Zhu Jun ignored him and directly passed the ball into the penalty area before Puyol came up. Zhuang Feng barely grabbed it under the defense of Ibanez At this point, but there is no top power, the ball was easily confiscated by Casillas.

Pei Wei seemed to yell something to Zhu Jun, but Zhu Jun just ran back blankly.

"Zhu Jun should not be so eager to pass..." Manzano suddenly said a word on the Spanish coach's bench.

Aragones nodded. The Chinese team has always been known for its varied offenses. They don't take many shots per game, but they are very threatening every time. That's because of their frontcourt offense. The players are not eager to attack, and they all have deep observation skills on the field. They will not end the attack casually unless there is a good opportunity.

After encountering a strong block, the Chinese team is most used to passing the ball back, reorganizing the offensive, patiently inverting from the center circle to the area in front of the penalty area, and making the defensive side lose patience by passing the ball continuously And revealing flaws - this is the most threatening offensive method of the Chinese team.

But just now, Zhu Jun's approach was completely inconsistent with the previous style of the Chinese team.

"In the attack just now, Zhu Jun can definitely slow down the attack rhythm, because our defenders have already taken their positions, and we can only end this attack hastily with a cross...Pei Wei has already run over to prepare If Zhu Jun passes back to Pei Wei, then the Chinese team can lay down a few more feet in the frontcourt and look for opportunities patiently, but he did not do so." Manzano continued.

"How many choices did Jun Zhu have just now?" Aragones asked suddenly.

"There are at least two types. In addition to the cross, you can also pass back to Pei Wei. It is impossible to transfer to the right, because Horno has already set his sights on Zhang Qi, but he chose the more risky cross. , That only shows one point..." Manzano said cautiously, he knew that every word he said might affect Aragones' judgment, so he had to be cautious.

"He doesn't want to pass the ball to Pei Wei?" Aragones said slowly.

Manzano nodded, but Aragones shook his head: "You can't draw conclusions so easily... After all, crossing is also a means. If Zhuang Feng's header is stronger, it may hit our goal." Make a threat... let's see."

Wu Qi, who was hit by Joaquin's cross, directly picked the ball up in the air. Wu Qi didn't waste time, and immediately rushed forward two steps after landing, and kicked the ball out.

Zhuang Feng grabbed the ball in front of Puyol, and Pei Wei got the ball with a forward move. He turned his left foot and seemed to give the ball to Zhang Qi, who was on the right. Suddenly, he made a kickback and flipped the ball to the left. road!

"Beautiful pass!" Wang Jianxiang yelled, and Pei Wei rushed forward after passing the ball. At this time, as long as Zhu Jun continues to pass the ball back, it will be a beautiful two-to-one!

But Zhu Jun swung his left foot, made a long pass over the top, and distributed the ball to Zhang Qi's feet on the right!
Zhang Qi dribbled the ball forward and broke through, but immediately fell into the opponent's double-team. Thanks to his superb skills, he still firmly controlled the ball. With a back pass, Hu Yong who was following up hit the plane with a long-range shot.

This time Pei Wei couldn't hold back anymore, and yelled at Zhu Jun a little loudly, but Zhu Jun still ignored him, and ran back to his half without expression.

This time, not only caring people, but even the fans in the stands noticed something was wrong. After Zhu Jun got the ball from the left, he only cared about bringing it to the bottom line by himself and then passed the ball to Zhuang Feng in the penalty area to grab points, or make a long pass to transfer To Zhang Qi on the right, and often pass back to Hu Yong behind - just do not pass the ball to Pei Wei, Pei Wei often gave the ball to Zhu Jun on the left when the attack in the center was blocked, but in the continuous After passing the ball a few times, the meat bun beat the dog and never returned, Pei Wei seemed to be angry. After taking the ball, he never gave the ball to Zhu Jun again, and changed it to Zhang Qi, Zhuang Feng and others. Do fit.

Depend on!Contradictions have come to light!Big news Ho!

The on-site broadcasters also switched the camera to the coaching bench of the Chinese team. He Jin was so angry that the veins on his forehead were about to pop out, while the other substitute players had different expressions, some were worried, some were worried. It's a bit exciting... The coaches of other teams nodded one after another. It seems that not only Pei Wei and Zhu Jun have conflicts, but the other players are not monolithic.

Now Spain's defense began to relax. Pei Wei and Zhu Jun did not pass the ball to each other, and most of the Chinese team's offense was initiated by the two of them, which made Spain's defense more targeted.

However, Spain encountered some troubles on offense. Unlike the loose sand on offense, the Chinese team did very well on defense. The four defenders and midfielder Lu Yinzhe formed an effective whole. Neither height nor speed had an advantage. Joaquin's breakthrough on the wing was blocked by Wang Xiaomin, and the occasional shots were easily blocked by Wu Qi. The game seemed to be at a stalemate.

At this time, Aragones was relieved. As long as there is no major problem in defense, he believes that with the offensive strength of his team, he can definitely break through the defense of the Chinese team. The biggest problem in Spanish football has always been offensive strength. Defensive, they have never lacked talented offensive players, but there are very few top defenders. In the eyes of professionals, Spain has only three defenders who can be called world-class in the past 20 years. Wei's former teammate Nadal and the current double captain of Barcelona and the Spanish national team Puyol, others are not top-notch.

This is the biggest headache for Aragones. He has a lot of good offensive players. In La Liga, he can catch a lot of them. Torres, Villa, Joaquin, Vicente, Iniesta... Otherwise, he wouldn't be so confident in abandoning the 33-year-old Real Madrid prince Raul in the Spanish national team's squad, but in the defense, he really doesn't have much choice.

If it weren't for the fact that the average strength of the defense is not considered world-class, Spain would not lose to France in the competition for the first place in the group and be forced to meet the Chinese team in the quarter-finals.

But now, the Chinese team's offensive power has been greatly reduced due to the contradiction between the two main players in the frontcourt, so that Spain's defense will be more at ease, and the defensive problem has been solved. As far as offense is concerned, Spain is no better than any team at all. poor team.

A forced breakthrough by Zhu Jun on the left side was flanked by two Spanish defenders. Zhu Jun rushed from left to right, forced a gap and then shot, but the haste was far too far, which caused an angry crowd in the stands. cry.

"It doesn't feel good to be booed..." Zhu Jun walked back with a wry smile: "But, let's do the whole set of acting, Zhiling once said that the highest level of acting is to do fake plays for real. If you want to enter the entertainment industry after retiring, this time it will be considered as a preview..."

In the studio of the Chinese team, Wang Jianxiang was moaning and sighing during the attack just now, and when he saw Zhu Jun miss the ball, he almost cursed: "What is Zhu Jun doing... just now the opponent clearly Two defenders are defending him. No matter how good his skills are, he may not be able to find a chance to shoot or pass the ball. Wang Xiaomin has already stepped up to meet him. It’s better for Pei Wei or Hu Yonglai to reorganize the attack than to hand over the offensive opportunity to others... Even if it’s a positional battle, it’s much better than giving the opponent a goal kick, right?”

Xiao Jun has not spoken, unlike others, as he has been following these teenagers since 96 until now watching them grow into world-class superstars, how familiar Xiao Jun is with Pei Wei, Zhu Jun and others It can be said that they are the tallest besides their own close friends and family members. He couldn't believe that the relationship between Zhu Jun and Pei Wei would deteriorate to such an extent-not passing the ball to each other on the court-it didn't seem like it should be What can Pei Wei and Zhu Jun do?
But judging from the scene, this is indeed the case. Zhu Jun has been shot close-up several times. He has never smiled since the start of the game, which is different from Zhu Jun's usual habits.

If it's acting, then it's a bit too similar...

acting?

A thought suddenly flashed in Xiao Jun's mind, yes, it must be acting!Otherwise, these doubts cannot be explained!
After figuring this out, Xiao Jun naturally knew why He Jin asked Zhu Jun and Pei Wei to do this. The purpose was of course to confuse Spain!

When Xiao Jun was excited about the news, he couldn't help but admire Zhu Jun: he can act so realistically, it can be said that he is the strongest acting school in China...

Of course, among amateur actors...

PS: Two good books are recommended: the new book "Golden Snake" by Si Yuke, the author of "I am Ah Dou". Friends who like Xianxia can read it. In addition, I recently found a new book on football. It is quite good and unique. "A Thousand Soldiers" by Jun Jun (Isn't it a little weird?) The best work in the new football book.

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