World Cup of Great Powers

Football fans are always more active than others.

Before the game started, the fans had already filled the stadium, and various banners were spread out.

Words such as "the Chinese team must win" are the most frequent, followed by some blessings from fans from all over the country.

Looking at the Chinese characters all over the sky at the Melbourne Stadium, is this a kind of cultural invasion?

Huang Jianxiang also came to the scene early today.

He was sitting on the commentary seat, with earphones on his head, looking ready to go.

Sitting around are foreigners from all over the world.

Huang Jianxiang, a man of yellow race, sat in it, looking particularly eye-catching.

Even so, Huang Jianxiang did not have the slightest stage fright.

The badge representing nationality on his chest is his greatest source of confidence.

Don't look at the noise around, but they are all "supporting roles"!
If Spain wants to qualify, it still depends on our face.

In the game that has ended so far, although the little days representing Asia lost to Brazil in the third game, they have already won a promotion place, and Kuwait in the other group was eliminated miserably.

Although the National Olympics has won two games, Spain, the strongest opponent in the final battle of the group, may capsize in the gutter.

In this battle, almost all capable overseas Chinese in Australia and New Zealand came to the scene to cheer for the team.

"Oh! We can see that players from both sides have already entered the field."

Huang Jianxiang's clear voice came from the microphone.

"Let me introduce the starting lineups of both sides."

"For the National Olympics, the starting goalkeeper is still Liu Yunfei."

"The four defenders are Yang Pu, Li Weifeng, General Fan and Shu Chang."

"The four midfielders are Zhao Junzhe, Zhang Ran, Shen Si and Li Yan."

"The two forwards are Li Yi and Qu Bo."

"Compared to the previous two games, this is only half of the Olympic lineup."

"For Spain, Iker Casillas is the starting goalkeeper."

"The four defenders are Puyol, Lacruz, Amaya and Marchena."

"The four midfielders are Capdevila, Bellamasan, Xavi and Albelda."

"The two forwards are Jose Mari and Gabriel."

Zeng Zheng was wearing a brand-name outfit carefully prepared by Ms. Qian, and stood by the court with his waist pinched.

It is said that European teams do not have overage players, because they do not pay attention to the performance of the Olympics.

But in fact everyone knows.

If it weren't for balancing the strengths of the continents, the words "overage players" would not have been coined.

Only three or five overage players from other continents can barely draw with other strong European teams.

Zeng Zheng has seen several of them in the Spanish team in the World Youth Championship.

Like a young Iker Casillas.

The main goalkeeper of the World Youth Championship, and participated in this year's European Cup with the team as a third goal.

Although he did not play, judging from his insertion into the Olympic team, Spanish bamboo shoes also intend to train him.

In addition, other people should not be underestimated.

These players are either playing for Real Madrid and Barcelona, ​​or strong teams such as Athletic Bilbao, Valencia and Deportivo.

In addition, their team's No. 9 forward Jose Mari joined AC Milan last season and became the No.1 Spanish player in Milan history.

With such a luxurious lineup, even if the Matadors are not over-age players, few teams can beat them.

Spanish coach Seth is 57 years old this year.

He has gray sideburns and a white baseball cap on his head.

With a mustache under his nose, he looked rather like a Spanish butler.

Seth did not have experience in coaching giants in Spain, nor did he have any impressive results.

After watching Spain's first two games, the old coach's tactical thinking is too conservative and nothing new.

There are also frequent mistakes in the employment process, not to mention the ability to command on the spot.

If the two sides compete under equal conditions, Zeng Zheng is fully sure to defeat him head-on.

but now.
Facing Spain, which has almost no casualties, Zeng Zheng still has no idea.

After researching and discussing with Ladd and others before the game, Zeng Zheng finally formulated a defensive strategy for the team.

Although the discharge is 442, the position is more inclined to 451.

Qu Bo stayed in front alone, ready to sprint at any time.

With his "elegant" ball protection ability, Li Yi lags behind and acts as a bridgehead.

"For competitions like the Olympics, Spain uses them to train troops, and we have to cherish such opportunities."

With a whistle, the Spanish striker returned the ball to his defender, and Zeng Zheng also opened up the chatterbox on the sidelines.

"Brother Li, as the head coach, it is our task to lead the team to a better ranking in the major cup competitions."

"But with our strength and national conditions at this stage, it is our greatest wealth to continue to accumulate experience in competitions against strong teams like Spain."

As a member of the men's football team in the 88 Olympic Games, Li Hui nodded once Zeng Zheng said a word.

In this regard, he has a deep understanding.

Although Li Huajun failed to participate in the Olympics, he has participated in international competitions such as the World Youth Championship after all.

I agree with Zeng Zheng's summary and emotion.

People have played professional European football for more than 100 years, and we are just getting started, not even ten years old.

This group of youths under Zeng Zheng's command is the first batch of players trained after professionalization!
The family knows their own affairs.

From a professional point of view, it is already a remarkable achievement for these players to enter the Olympics.

Football is a sport with a solid foundation. Blindly pursuing results and rankings will be counterproductive.

"Adversaries like Spain really test our midfield."

Zeng Zheng continued, "From the Olympic qualifiers to the two games of the Olympic Games, I have always asked the players to use offense as defense."

"We control the midfield by running and connecting passes, forcing the opponent to attack and can only play long passes and quick counterattacks."

"In this way, the initiative is in our hands."

"But the premise of this style of play is that our midfielders have to stand firmly, control firmly, run well, and pass accurately."

"Against some Asian and African teams, and even some South American teams based on personal expertise, this style of play can still play a role."

"Once we meet European teams that also pay attention to ball possession skills, it is time to test our results."

While speaking, Spain, who was in possession of the ball in the backcourt, made a long pass, which went directly to the front of the Olympic penalty area, and then bounced again.

Jose Mali rushed into the penalty area with General Fan on his back, and while stepping on the ball that had bounced twice, he twisted his body and turned around to make the ball.

Such an unexpected move caused General Fan and Li Weifeng, who had returned to the penalty area at full speed, to instantly lose their positions.

After the two turned around, Spain's "second striker" Gabriel was already facing the ball.

At the critical moment, Zhao Junzhe chased all the way back, smashed diagonally, and broke the ball out of the baseline with a tackle.

"Beep!!!"

The referee's whistle sounded.

Gabriel, who was tackled, and Mali, who was doing it back, ran to the referee together and asked for a penalty kick.

But the referee eventually awarded Spain a free kick in front of the penalty area line.

"Look, this is the Spaniard's ball control skills."

"They can form delicate regional cooperation anywhere in the front, middle and back courts. After attracting the opponent's defense, they directly tear the defense line through transfers, through balls and long passes."

"Through precise passing and superb ball-stopping and ball-handling skills, if you are not careful, you may be seized by your opponent"

Zeng Zheng was still talking freely, while Li Hui and Li Huajun were nervous.

"Coach Zeng, the position of the ball is not good!"

"Yeah, this place is quite dangerous."

Zeng Zheng glanced at it. Except for Qu Bo, all the other Olympic players stood in a row more than one meter in front of the small restricted area line.

In addition to the Spanish players and referees in white, there were seventeen or eighteen people crowded in the penalty area.

"Trust Xiaofei"

"Beep!"

The referee blows his whistle.

In front of the ball, Harvey only took two steps, then used his right foot to make an arc and kicked the ball over the wall.

In front of the door, bent over and tied his horse, Liu Yunfei, who was ready to go, just wanted to take a step to the left.

Then he saw the ball draw an arc in front of him and get into the net on the right hand side.

Ah, this.
Zeng Zheng stood there in embarrassment, and it took a long time before he sighed.

"Time? Fate?"

Liu Yunfei turned around, staring straight at the ball in the net.

How could he play like this?

How could he attack the goal directly?
At this moment, Liu Yunfei's mind is full of question marks.

According to Harvey's position and way of kicking, if he hits the goal, it is very likely to hit the gap between the edge of the wall and the near post; if he passes the ball, it is best to pass the ball to the penalty spot.

But Harvey just used the arc of the pass and directly kicked a shot.

This caused Liu Yunfei's brain, which had been "planned" long ago, to shut down instantly.

Such a shot has never been recorded in his little head!

Can a free kick be played like this? ? ?

"In the first minute of the game, Spain directly broke the goal of the National Olympics with a free kick." Huang Jianxiang's voice was clear and a little frustrated.

"The goal is Spain's No. 8 Harvey, a young player who plays for Barcelona and is only 20 years old this year."

"In last year's World Youth Championship, he was also Spain's main midfielder."

"The goal was so sudden."

"The Olympic players didn't even react, and the ball went straight in."

"This is not a small blow to the Olympic Games."

"I hope that the coach's team can withstand the pressure, forget about this goal, and show their due strength in the next game."

"Anyway, the game has just begun, and we still have a chance!"

Spain succeeded in one blow, and the morale of the army was greatly boosted.

In the following time, it began to frequently threaten the gate of the National Olympics.

Although Zeng Zheng tried his best to control it, the Olympic Games still had a brief panic after conceding a goal first.

In the 7th minute, Xavihai made a cross from the right, and Jose Mali volleyed sideways, which was saved by Liu Yunfei to the bottom line with incredible angles.

One minute later, Liu Yunfei struck with both fists again, knocking Spain's corner kick out of the penalty area.

Seeing Liu Yunfei's performance, Zeng Zheng, who had been clamoring for command during this period, breathed a sigh of relief.

Don't worry about other things, this kid Liu Yunfei has resisted.

Anyone who loses the ball in the opening game can lose their minds and souls, but the goalkeeper must adjust his state as quickly as possible to deal with the next game.

"Coach Zeng is very accurate in seeing people."

After seeing Liu Yunfei's wonderful two consecutive attacks, Ou Chuliang clenched his fists fiercely.

Li Leilei was also convinced at the moment, "The day before yesterday, Coach Zeng told me that I would not be able to play in the third game. I was still a little bit annoyed. But now it seems that Coach Zeng was right."

"If I lose a goal at the beginning, I can't adjust so quickly like Xiaofei."

Liu Yunfei gained a firm foothold, and other Olympic players gradually adapted to the Spanish style of play.

Unlike these opponents who grew up in the top youth training camps, the midfielders of the National Olympic Games basically took the "wild way" of Zeng Zheng.

The same is for midfield control. They rely on pure skills and tactical cooperation, while Zeng Zheng uses the stupid method of "using numbers to pile up advantages and using running to open up space".

Although the tactics were primitive, using this tactic against the matador army, which was still a young army, made sense on the scene.

In terms of ball control, the National Olympics can basically be on an equal footing with Spain, and can occasionally create an attack.

But when switching to Spain's offense, their mature skills and tactics often make the Olympic Games go round and round.

If Zeng Zheng hadn't reminded him from the sidelines, he might have been scored by his opponent again.

In the 19th minute, with Albelda's long-range shot, the horn of Spain's full-scale attack sounded.

In the 23rd minute, when Spain attacked, they used pass control to make Yang Pu, who was supposed to be in the defensive position at the left rear, disappear. Harvey easily received the back pass from his teammate and brought the ball all the way into the penalty area.

Facing the attacking Liu Yunfei, Harvey knocked easily.

Fortunately, General Fan followed up in time and blocked Mali's low shot out of bounds.

After 2 minutes, Spain repeated the old trick.

After moving Yang Pu out of position again, he easily dribbled the ball into the penalty area from his defense area, and then sent the ball to the goal.

This time, Liu Yunfei swooped across his body and blocked his opponent's low shot from the bottom line.

After getting up, Liu Yunfei yelled at his teammates who were older than him, as if to vent his dissatisfaction.

Zeng Zheng, who wanted to defend with all his strength, had to temporarily change his plan because he fell behind by one goal.

Fortunately, Zeng Zheng kept his eyes open and did not fully expect these semi-main players to stick to the 0-0 score before the game.

Under Zhao Junzhe's organized attack, Spain made an average of three attacks, and the Olympic Games could find a chance to counterattack.

Zeng Zheng could accept such a result.

In the 33rd minute, Guo'ao used a long pass from the side to launch a counterattack.

After Qu Bo got the ball, he singled out Li Tie's club teammate Marchena, and with one acceleration, he surpassed one position.

Marchena chased after Qu Bo's back, his back molars almost gnawed.

"hateful!"

"I thought all Chinese defenders were stupid defenders like Li (Tie). I didn't expect there to be such a strong offensive ability!"

Qu Bo's assault caused chaos in the Spanish restricted area.

But because Li Yi, who was keeping up with him, shot the goal too squarely, the ball finally got into Casey's arms.

Both sides come and go, because the deadlock was broken, the scene was quite exciting.

Time passed by every minute and every second, Spain did not expand its results, and the National Olympics failed to equalize the score.

With just a few minutes left in the first half, everyone thought the score should be taken to the locker room.

At this moment, Zeng Zheng's right eyelid twitched, and his face darkened instantly.

He silently unscrewed a bottle of mineral water, suppressing his shock.

Chile scored.

Both sides are 1 to 0.

In other words, if this score is maintained until the end, then the National Olympics will be eliminated.

It seems that we have to adjust our tactics during the halftime period and strengthen our offense!

When Zeng Zheng was thinking about how to break the blockade of Spain's midfield, Albelda hit the ball in the midfield and headed the ball directly behind the Olympic defense.

On the court, Jose Mari went to the meeting alone.

Facing the attacking Liu Yunfei, he calmly pushed the ball into the net.

"Fuck, what does General Fan do!" Zeng Zheng cursed.