Chinese champion

Chapter 463 Before the World Top Finals
TV, newspapers, magazines, internet... During this period of time, all the media in China are full of news related to football and the World Cup. There is a "World Cup trend", no matter who, as long as they are a little bit famous, they will open a column in the relevant newspapers to comment on the game, no matter how many of these comments are from their own hands - China has never paid so much attention to it as it is now World Cup too.

Stars, big and small, all became fans overnight—and they were all the most die-hard ones. They dragged articles in the newspapers, telling their experience of watching the World Cup in professional or obviously amateurish words, While lamenting the popularity of football in China, readers can't help wondering: Why haven't I heard of your interest in football before?

In major cities, towns, prosperous and unprosperous streets, fans celebrating can be seen everywhere. The celebration lasted for three full days, and even the second semi-final of the World Cup did not attract much attention in China.

If the fans don't pay attention, the Chinese team still needs to pay attention. At this point in the game, it is impossible for any team to hide anything about their strength. This is the best opportunity for the Chinese team to observe their opponents.

But even so, He Jin did not allow the players to stay in Cape Town for one more day - the semi-final between Brazil and Portugal was held in another venue in this city. The whole team went directly to Johannesburg, where the final is located - the match ended one day earlier than the future opponent, which was a considerable advantage. Of course, He Jin had to make good use of this advantage, resting one day more than the opponent, in the match may be Only by having extra physical strength and concentrating the advantages little by little on the eve of the final will it be possible to change the quantity into a qualitative change. He Jin is very clear about this truth.

After a good night's rest, He Jin did not arrange the training content the next day, but gave the players a half-day off and only concentrated in the afternoon. After the concentration in the afternoon, their task was not to go to the field for training, but to All gathered to watch another semi-final, Brazil vs. Portugal, live on TV.

This half-day vacation gave the exhausted Chinese team members a rare leisure opportunity, especially He Jin allowed their family members to come in to accompany them-He Jin was not afraid that they would be overworked in another battlefield, and there were still two days before the finals. , He has enough time to let these boys refocus on the game.

So when the players gathered in the afternoon, all of them had satisfied and obscene smiles on their faces, and the eyes of those who didn't have wives or girlfriends almost burst into flames.

Just when Hu Yong clenched his fists and was about to show Zhu Jun who laughed at him, He Jin appeared in time to save Zhu Jun's life.

"Is everyone here?" He Jin asked the captain Pei Wei.

Pei Wei nodded, then nodded: "Well, everyone is here, no one is late."

"Very good." He Jin nodded in satisfaction. It seems that the players have not really lost their minds because of the half-day relaxation, which shows that they also attach great importance to this game: "Come on, everyone sit together, Brazil and Portugal's game is about to start, you have to observe the game carefully, especially those who may become your opponents on the court, you should observe carefully, this will benefit your performance on the court."

"Then which team should we observe specifically? After all, we can't observe players from both sides, right? That won't work." Hu Yong raised a question.

"Good question." He Jin nodded, and then thought for a while: "My personal suggestion... is to observe the players of the Brazilian team. I think the possibility of encountering them is higher. After all, Brazil's strength lies there. It is already the limit for Portugal to reach this point, and it is unlikely that they will eliminate the Brazilian team and enter the final."

"You can't be so arbitrary, He Tou." Zhu Jun said with a smile: "I hope that Portugal can make an upset and kill Brazil, so that it will be much easier for us to play in the final..."

"Haha, of course I hope so." He Jin laughed: "But we can't pin our hopes on others... In all fairness, Portugal's strength is still much worse than Brazil's. They can beat Germany and Italy. Getting into the semi-finals depends more on luck and Ronaldinho's outstanding personal performance. If they can really defeat Brazil and enter the finals, it's not too late for us to study, don't you think?"

Everyone nodded. Indeed, if the opponent in the final was Portugal, it would definitely be much easier to play than Brazil. After all, except for a few positions, the strength of other Portuguese players is still a bit worse than that of Brazil.

"But I'd rather meet the Brazilian team." Pei Wei, who had been silent all this time, suddenly said something, and everyone was shocked.

Wang Xiaomin reached out and touched Pei Wei's forehead, but Pei Wei knocked him off: "What are you doing?"

"I don't have a fever." Wang Xiaomin said wonderingly, "Why did you start talking nonsense?"

"Fuck you." Pei Wei scolded with a smile: "Why am I talking nonsense, can't I hope to touch the Brazil team? After finally reaching the World Cup finals, wouldn't it be more exciting to meet the strongest opponent? If Wouldn't that be more convincing if we won the World Cup only after defeating the strongest opponent?"

Pei Wei stood up, his face was full of excitement, and his voice became louder and louder: "Everyone, maybe we only have this experience of the World Cup final in our career, why don't we make this experience more perfect? How wonderful it is to be able to compete with the strongest opponent in life! Having such a wonderful time is not in vain for our career!"

"Well said!" Hu Yong stood up: "I agree with what Pei Wei said, it is only meaningful to play against the strongest opponent! There may be gossip about defeating Portugal, but if you win the championship by beating Brazil, then No one will have any objections to our champion!"

After Pei Wei and Hu Yong finished their exciting words, they unexpectedly didn't see any reaction from other people, Zhu Jun waved his hand: "Everyone ignore these two war madmen, come on, we are going to watch the game. "

"Zhu Jun, I killed you, always ruining the atmosphere!" Pei Wei rushed over, and the serious atmosphere was swept away immediately.

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The match between Brazil and Portugal was very intense from the very beginning. Both sides are teams known for their offense. Judging from the process of the game, this semi-final is obviously much more exciting than the semi-final between China and France.

"Adriano opened the scoring! This is his fifth goal in this cup! This goal has made him equal to Henry, only behind Pei Wei who scored seven goals and tied for second place in the scorer list !"

Adriano and Kaka, who assisted him, hugged each other. The goal just now was the product of the exquisite cooperation of Brazil's frontcourt trident. After Ronaldinho broke through from the left, he unexpectedly distributed the ball to the front of the penalty area. The fake shot evaded Diego's defense, and then made a beautiful pass into the penalty area. Adriano quickly inserted from the back row, resisted Carvalho with his strong body, and then shot a very good shot with his left foot. A powerful shot, Ricciardo missed the save, and the ball quickly went into the net!
After conceding the goal, Portugal immediately launched a tidal wave of attacks. Their golden wings Nani and Ronaldinho's continuous long passes tore open a big opening in Brazil's defense. Ronaldinho dribbled into the penalty area and faced A kick shot at the club teammate Cesar equalized the score!
But before the end of the first half, it was Kaka's assist again. Ronaldinho flicked his tail twice to get rid of the defender marking him, and then drew an unusually large arc shot with his left foot at the front of the penalty area. The ball went straight into the upper right corner of the goal!
Brazil entered the second half with a 2:1 lead. After the start of the second half, the Portuguese team, which had no way out, began to attack in a desperate manner. However, Brazil's defense has been improved a lot under the training of former famous midfielder Dunga. Allais The central defender combination composed of Du Shi and Naldo is even more stable, especially Du Wei's teammate in Bremen. The 1.9-meter-eight Naldo completely controlled all the high-altitude balls, forcing Portugal to break through from the two wings. Ground attack, a single offensive method makes Brazil's defense much easier.

After resisting Portugal's mad attack, Brazil's counterattack gradually showed its power. Kaka used a beautiful long-distance attack to break Portugal's last fighting spirit. After breaking through the penalty area, he volleyed vigorously to seal the score At 3:1, the Brazilian team advanced to the final with its head held high.

Watching the Brazilians cheering and cheering and celebrating their entry into the final and the Portuguese in dejection on TV, He Jin turned off the TV with a "snap": "Okay, the game is over, our opponent in the final is the Brazilian team, I want to pass this You have already learned about the overall strength of the Brazilian team in the first game, now let's discuss how to play in this final."

He Jin pulled the tactical board from the side of the TV, and put the signs that he had made in his hand on the tactical board one by one: "The basic formation of the Brazilian team is four three two one, goalkeeper Cesar, he is now a He is a first-class goalkeeper in Serie A. Although he is not very tall, he is quick to react and strikes in time. The only weakness is that he is not very good at defending free kicks."

"The four defenders from right to left are Maicon, Alex, Naldo, and Marcello. It is worth noting that the Brazilian team's offense on the wing is basically launched through these two full-backs. , how to suppress Maicon and Marcello's side attack will be a factor that determines the outcome. Alex and Naldo are both good in height, one is 1.8 meters nine and the other is 1.9 meters eight. The height on the defensive line is the best, so we have to try to attack through ground coordination."

"In front of the four defenders are the three defensive midfielders of the Brazilian team. Renato is in the middle. He has a strong defensive ability and is a pure engineer player. He is mainly responsible for protecting the front of the penalty area. Beside him is Baputi. Sta and Lucas, these two defensive midfielders have the same characteristics, they are full of energy, good at attacking and defending, Baptista is physically better, and Lucas has better skills, with the two of them , Brazil's midfield looks very solid."

"In front of them is the key to the victory of the Brazilian team. The strongest front trident in this World Cup: Ronaldinho, Kaka and Adriano. Adriano's position is more forward, and he is a standard center forward , and behind him are Ronaldinho and Kaka's dual-core midfielders. Generally speaking, the two of them take turns organizing and pushing up the front line, so although the Brazilian team only has one standard forward, their offensive ability is absolute. Not weak."

"Now let's talk about the frontcourt players of the Brazilian team. Their frontcourt players all have a common characteristic, that is, they can play multiple positions and are very comprehensive players. The opponent's defense caused considerable trouble. For example, when attacking, Ronaldinho and Kaka would often return to the midfield, while Baptista and Lucas would go up to the top. In this case, use Man-to-man defense does not work. We can recall the two games between Brazil and the Netherlands and Portugal. Both the Netherlands and Portugal have done a very good job defensively. In the backcourt, Brazil’s offense is almost blocked. The players stared at each other to death, without any omissions. However, in the game, the players of the Brazilian team only need to change positions, which can immediately cause a short-term confusion on the defensive side, and the Brazilian team takes advantage of this confusion. When sending a fatal blow, the most important thing is that all the players of the Brazilian team have the ability to break through. Collapse. Therefore, man-to-man tactics are not feasible for them. In the big game, we can only implement one policy in defense, that is to stick to zone defense. Everyone manages their own defensive zone, regardless of the opponent. No matter how it changes, we must guard our own territory! Do you understand?"

"Understood!" The players replied in unison.

"In the central defender position, Li Min and Du Wei are the main players. As before, Li Min marks the man and Du Wei acts as a sweeper. After Li Min and Adriano come to the penalty area, you defend him and go out of the penalty area. Just leave it alone, Du Wei, when Ronaldinho or Kaka enter the penalty area, you have to make up for it as soon as possible. Don't mess up the time."

"In terms of midfield, I think some changes need to be made." He Jin pointed to the tactical board: "Xiao Lu received a second yellow card in the game against the French team and cannot play in the final, so we have to change someone." Lv Yinzhe lowered his head in frustration, the shock of being absent from the World Cup finals is not something ordinary people can bear: "Zhang Qi, I hope you can play a little further back, and work with Hu Yong to stabilize the midfield. Among them, you are the most comprehensive, and your defensive ability is also good. I think the midfield composed of you, Hu Yong and Pei Wei is definitely better than the midfield composed of Renato, Lucas and Baptista. Zhou Hai, I can't use you in this game yet, I hope you don't have any objections, because when we are against Brazil, we can't just focus on defense, what we need more is the offensive and defensive balance in the midfield."

"Zhu Jun, in the finals, I hope your position can be more active. Both wings are your range of activities. How to use your offense to suppress the assists of Maicon and Marcello will be a challenge. very important factor.”

"Finally, let me talk about the forwards. In the game the day after tomorrow, Zhuang Feng and Dong Yuzhuo, you two will be the starters. The two central defenders of the Brazilian team are both tall, so we need to reduce the number of high-altitude balls and hit the ground more. The two of you should keep changing positions as much as possible to disrupt the defense of the Brazilian team, and at the same time increase the long pass in the backcourt and use the speed to hit the back of the Brazilian team. This will be our most basic tactical idea in the final.”

"Okay, I've finished speaking. Do you have any comments on this tactical arrangement?" He Jin stopped, put his hands on the table, and looked around at the players.

Everyone shook their heads and joked. In any case, it is impossible for players to do more research in this area than the coach. He Jin is not the kind of coach who will miss important issues. Since he has customized tactics, the players can only There is one thing that needs to be done, just do it according to the tactics arranged by the coach-otherwise why do you need a coach?
"Okay, if you don't have any objections, let's adjourn the meeting. Have a good rest this afternoon and evening. Starting tomorrow, we will conduct targeted training. The meeting will be adjourned!"

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"During Zhang Qi's training, the old right thigh injury recurred, and the muscle was severely strained. He will definitely miss the final!"

"The sky is falling! Pei Wei was too involved in training and collided with Hu Yong and fell to the ground. According to the team doctor's diagnosis, Pei Wei's left toe bone was damaged, and he may not be able to play in the final. finals!"

"He Jin, the head coach of the Chinese team, said sadly in an interview that the absence of the three generals in the midfield has led to the shortage of troops for the Chinese team, but He Jin believes that in the final, Zhou Hai, Chen Bo and Shaoyi will definitely be able to make up for it. In the absence of Pei Wei and others, the Chinese team will try their best to compete for the final championship."

"Bad luck also did not spare the Brazilian team! Ronaldinho and Kaka were injured one after another in the game, but Dunga believed that Robinho and Diego would definitely be able to take on the heavy responsibility of the frontcourt attack and win the sixth World Cup for Brazil championship trophy."

"Bad news for fans all over the world! After five world-class stars are absent, this final is likely to be a dull zero-to-nil."

Before the start of the game, the news that came one after another made all the fans laugh out loud. Everyone knows that it is customary to set off smoke bombs before the final, but this time the head coaches of both sides, He Jin and Dunga, seem to have gone too far. Even they can't be fooled by this kind of news, and even want to deceive the head coach who has become a master?
"Hehe, Dunga responded in a timely manner. I just released the news that Pei Wei, Zhang Qi, and Hu Yong were injured, and he immediately made Ronaldinho and Kaka absent. What about Diego and Robini? Ao can take their place...Yes, they are all good, but even in the Brazil team, players like Ronaldinho and Kaka are irreplaceable! This guy, can he use such mentally retarded tricks? I think he's lost his head!"

He Jin scolded Deng Jiahao, completely forgetting that he was also using such a clumsy trick, and he used it with great enjoyment...

Feng Yu smiled slightly at the side, and instead of trying to expose him, he said, "I think what they said has a nose and eyes, and it seems a bit true."

"Fart!" He Jin said disdainfully: "Who will do a lot of exercise these days? It would be great to have some tactical training at most! How could it possibly cause players to be injured? Just like us, these days we are aiming at various I have trained for all possible situations, but I have not played a lot! Besides, even if some players are injured, they will hide it to prevent us from making targeted adjustments in advance... It seems that my The smoke bombs are useless, so we can only fight Brazil with our real skills!"

"Haha, from what you said, it's like you got here by playing tricks!" Feng Yu couldn't help laughing.

"I can't say that, why not take it easy if you can take it easy? Of course, you have to rely on your strength to fight!" He Jin didn't take it seriously. , getting good grades is the only goal.

"What formation do you think Dunga will use in the final?" Feng Yu asked another question.

"What else can I use? It's the style of play they have been using since the start of the game!" Speaking of this, He Jin couldn't help feeling emotional: "But I have to admire Dunga, his four-three-two-one formation is like playing for the Brazilian team. Tailor-made! Defensively protects the penalty area to the maximum extent, and offensively, the Brazilian’s unique multi-point attack is brought into full play. The game has scored [-] goals in six games so far. The average goal in a game is close to three, especially after entering the quarter-finals, two games scored four in one game and three in the other. Sixteen goals in a game is already impressive, but it is still one less than them!"

"Against a team like Brazil, it is impossible to rely on defense. We can use defensive counterattacks to deal with European teams, but for teams like Brazil and Argentina, which regard offense as their life, relying solely on defensive counterattacks is absolutely useless." You will suffer a lot."

"Counterattack! Counterattack is our only way out! Let us create the most exciting World Cup final together with the Brazilian team!" , more chapters, support the author, support genuine reading!)
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