Rebirth 1994: Football Situation

Chapter 271 A Chaotic Start
On June [-]th, the second round of the World Cup group stage began. In Group A, the defending champion Brazil beat Morocco [-]-[-]. Two consecutive victories became the first team to qualify for the group stage, but this is not the most important The biggest news was that Ronaldo scored his first goal in the World Cup with a powerful volley from outside the penalty area. In a game later, Norway and Scotland drew [-]-[-]. This also made the Brazilian team not only qualify one round ahead of schedule, but also lock in the first place in the group one round ahead of schedule.

On the [-]th, in Group B, Italy also defeated another African team, Cameroon, with a score of [-]-[-], while Chile drew with Austria. All four teams in Group B still have a chance to qualify.

The [-]th arrived, and the second round of the C group where the Chinese team is located also kicked off.

In a previous game, although Zidane was missing, the French team still beat Denmark [-]-[-]. Djorkaeff and midfielder Petit each scored a goal. Denmark only relied on Michel .Laudrup scores a penalty kick.

This result made the whole Chinese team heave a sigh of relief. The French team had almost booked a spot to qualify for the group stage after winning against Denmark. The other spot was for three teams. The starting point of the Chinese team was no lower than that of the others.

Victory over South Africa, and then compete with Denmark, this is the only way for the Chinese team.

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"In this game, we not only need to win, but also strive for enough goal difference!" Benitez's gloomy eyes swept over the faces of Pei Wei and Marshal Qi: "If we can win two goals, then in the In the final round, we won’t fall into a situation where we have to win to qualify—after all, Denmark lost one goal less than us to France. But this kind of words can’t let the players know that the pressure, our coach must bear it.”

Pei Wei and Qi Dashuai nodded at the same time, Qi Dashuai glanced at Pei Wei and sighed inwardly.

If it wasn't for Pei Wei's insistence on attacking to get a point from France, then the Chinese team might be able to stand on the same starting line as the Danish team, but now...

But what can he say?Pei Wei was not the only one who was hot-headed at the time, even he himself agreed with Pei Wei's point of view, but he didn't say it out loud. Even Benitez was also attracted by the prospect of a draw with France. live?

"But we can't appear anxious on the court." Benitez continued, his Chinese is now relatively fluent, but he speaks more slowly: "The South African team is as anxious as us. If they lose, it means We lost the qualification to qualify, and our performance in the three warm-up games made everyone think that we will try to score points against South Africa. So, we have to lure them to come out and attack! The same defensive counterattack tactics, using speed To deal with the South African team, even if you can't score in the first half, you must at least guarantee a draw, then the South African team will be more anxious in the second half, and then it will be our chance, we will solve the opponent in the second half!"

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The performance of the South African team in the World Cup in France was not eye-catching, but their head coach was very familiar to Chinese fans in the future. He is the future head coach of the Japanese national team, the Frenchman Philippe known as the "White Wizard". . Troussier.

Troussier is very aware of the current situation of South Africa and China. Only by winning can the two sides hold hope in their hands, while the situation of South Africa is even worse. Score at least one point on the French team - just like this, they still have to count on the Chinese team to at least draw with the Danish team, so a big victory over China is their only way.

Troussier's tactics for the South African team is to attack, attack, and attack again!Not only to win, but also to win a big victory, so as to take the initiative in the last game!
This mentality can be seen from his lineup, three-four-three formation, goalkeeper Funke, three defenders Issa, Radebe, Fish, midfielders Barkley, Fortune, Mosau, Baloy , Veteran forward Mazinga, rookie McCarthy and the extremely fast Bartlett, he put all his treasures on the three forwards and Fortune, who is both offensive and defensive in the midfield, trying to use speed and impact to break the Chinese team's defense.

Benitez's formation is even and steady, the goalkeeper is Ou Chuliang, the four defenders Xie Feng, Zhang Enhua, General Fan, Wu Jiying, the midfielder is slightly adjusted, Li Gang's midfielder, Sun Chenghai's right midfielder, Ma Tian left Avant-garde, midfielder Nie Fei, double forwards Gao Feng and Hao Dong.

"It's the same as I thought..." Benitez, who was sitting on the coach's bench, showed a slight smile: "South Africa is more anxious than us... Their lineup is a great threat in the counterattack. They also have great abilities. However, among their three defenders, except for Radebe, who has a little speed, the other two defenders are players with a height of more than 1.9 meters and slow turning speed. Our two forwards are going to show off .”

Benitez's confidence is justified. Hao Dong and Gao Feng are not the so-called "fast horses" in the traditional Chinese sense. They have not only speed, but Hao Dong also has explosive power and scoring ability. Gao Feng's The threat of running with the ball is even greater, so Benitez would rather risk the risk of a single attacking method and stick to the striker combination of the two of them. Has the characteristic of scoring ability.

The game started.

The importance of this game to both sides is unquestionable, although theoretically speaking, even if the Chinese team loses this game, there is still hope of qualifying. To win the first place in the group through goal difference-but if you can't even win South Africa and want to win against the stronger Denmark, it is undoubtedly a dream.

And South Africa has no way out. If they can't win, they will be out early.

The Chinese team that kicked off first did not launch a violent attack as Troussier thought, but calmly fell in the backcourt, as if they were not in a hurry to win at all.

The South African players didn't think much about it, and three forwards flooded into the Chinese team's half at the same time, and began to press up in the frontcourt.

The excellent physical fitness of the blacks makes them have a strong explosive power. They are very aggressive in the frontcourt. After a few kicks in the backcourt, the Chinese team was forced to make a long pass through the midfield. The ball was pushed down by the defender of the South African team. , the South African team got the ball.

In South Africa's attack, Bartlett used his speed to forcibly break through Wu Jiying's defense on the right, and then passed into the penalty area. General Fan grabbed a header in front of Mazinga to clear the siege. Fortune followed up with a long shot, and the ball went over the goal.

Ou Chuliang passed a pass to Xie Feng, Xie Feng passed it to Sun Chenghai in front, Sun Chenghai and Nie Fei played a two-for-one and broke through to the side, seeing that there was no chance to pass the ball back to Nie Fei, Nie Fei passed it to Ma Tian on the left, after taking two steps, Ma Tian suddenly took a long shot, and the ball also missed the baseline.

At the beginning of the game, both sides had a shot, but they did not pose any substantial threat to the opponent's goal.

These two shots seemed to be a microcosm of the following game. The South African team had a little more offense, and the Chinese team had a lot of offense, but both sides played a bit chaotically.

Nie Fei was heavily marked by two players from the opponent - he was a blockbuster in the game against the French team, and he naturally became the target of the opponent's key surveillance. Getting the ball has become a luxury, let alone organizing an offense.

The situation of the South African team is not much better. The randomness of African players makes their offense not too regular, and they rely more on the three strikers to fight alone. In this case, the more disciplined Chinese The team didn't suffer much defensively.

The game entered a chaotic battle, but Troussier on the sidelines showed a smile on his face - bringing the game into a melee is exactly what he hoped for. In terms of discipline, African teams are definitely not as good as Asian teams. The biggest advantage lies in physical fitness and abundant physical fitness. In such a melee, as long as the Chinese team is brought up by South Africa, the balance of victory will be tilted towards South Africa.

As long as a goal can be scored by chaos, the Chinese team must press out and attack. At that time, it will be the time for the three South African strikers to show off.

He thought well, but he ignored one point. Although the Chinese team appeared to be chaotic on offense, their defensive position was still solid. Although the South African team had a strong impact, they could not disrupt China. The team's defense, the leading figure on the striker, Masinga, was stared at by General Fan, who was also excellent in physical fitness. The two wingers could only harass the Chinese team's wing at most, and could not directly pose a threat to the goal.

Although Nie Fei was closely watched by the opponent's two players, he also restrained the two South African midfielders, and the South African team without full-backs could only attack by dribbling the ball with two wingers. The Chinese team used seven players. It is more than enough to defend the opponent's five people.

The only thing that made Benitez afraid of the South African team was their set-pieces. South Africa had an absolute advantage in height. Fortunately, although the first half had played for 10 minutes, the Chinese team did not give the opponent any free kicks in the frontcourt. Chances for balls and corners.

The Chinese team is patiently shrinking their defense little by little, and the South African team is gradually pressing out. In their half, there is a large area of ​​no man's land. This situation is what Gao Feng and Hao Dong like best. have witnessed.

This is a game, a game that lures the South African team to let go of their worries and attack aggressively, but Benitez also took a lot of risks in order to deploy this game. If he failed to defend while shrinking the defense, South Africa scored a goal If so, then the situation on the field will be reversed immediately. (To be continued, if you want to know what happens next, please visit www.CMFU.COM, more chapters, support the author, support genuine reading!)
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