The strongest winger

Chapter 810
The last warm-up match between the Chinese team and the French team at the Stade de France before the World Cup attracted nearly [-] fans to watch. French fans who played at home accounted for [-]% of them, and the remaining [-]% ​​were fans supporting the visiting Chinese team. It is worth mentioning that there are many local overseas Chinese.

French fans created a fanatical atmosphere for the game more than an hour before the start of the game. Compared with the Chinese fans who held high the simple Chinese flag, the French fans looked much more professional. They hung huge posters, slogans and banners of players, and many fans even held up the scarves of the French national team to show their deep love for the national team.

The French team’s performance in the previous warm-up match was mediocre. First, they had a small victory over Costa Rica, and then they were drawn by Tunisia. Coach Domenech was criticized by many media in France. Therefore, in the last warm-up match before the World Cup, he arranged the strongest lineup he could offer. He hoped that the team could beat the Chinese team to gain more confidence, and at the same time bring more luck to the next World Cup final stage.

Facing the changing Chinese team, Domenech adopted an aggressive four-three-three formation, with Govou and Ribery on the left and one on the right, Anelka in the center, Gourcuff and Malouda in the midfield, while Toulalan was in charge of the defense in the center, Gallas and Abidal in the back line, Evra and Sagna as the left and right backs, and goalkeeper Lloris.

When the players from both sides entered the field to warm up, the Stade de France erupted with huge cheers.

Of course, it was given to the French players by the fans of the home team.

Many players in this French team have a relationship with Aiello. During the warm-up, Aiello hugged and shook hands with Malouda and Anelka respectively, while Anelka, who played better with Aiello, shouldered the difficult task of spying on the military situation. The three asked while jogging: "Ai, to be honest, will you play?"

Aiello turned his head and glanced at Anelka during the jog, and said with a meaningful smile: "Are you so afraid of me? I'm just a player who has just returned from injury and remains to be seen..."

"Go, go, you bastard, who we are with whom, it's not a secret, let's talk about it..."

At this moment, Malouda pressed his elbow against Ailuo's right rib, and asked with winking eyes.

"I don't know about this. To be honest, my body is recovering very well, but whether I can play or not is up to the head coach..."

"cut!"

Anelka and Malouda naturally did not believe Ai Luo's words, and raised high fingers at Ai Luo respectively to express their dissatisfaction.

What Ai Luo didn't expect was that Anelka, who had just spied on the military situation, immediately 'reported' to Sania, "Barrika, I have good news for you."

"Huh?" Sania was taken aback for a moment, and then burst into joy: "What do you mean? Ai won't play??"

Many French players shook their heads when they saw Sagna's reaction, especially Franck Ribery from another faction, who said coldly: "Nothing!"

Anelka was very upset when he heard this. Ribery, who usually claims to be a high-breed person, often laughed at them as "niggers". Therefore, when Ribery sneered at Sania, Anelka was naturally very happy to give Ribery a little color, otherwise he would not know why Lord Ma has three eyes!

But Sagna quickly pulled Anelka back, otherwise there would be breaking news of infighting in the French team before the game.

However, no one expected... The source of the internal strife in the French team turned out to be that Sagna was worried about whether Ai Luo would play in the game...

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The starting lineup submitted by the Chinese team is a four-three-three position, but after the start of the game, it is more like a four-five-one. Except for Gao Linding at the front as a fulcrum, the two wingers Yu Hai and Hao Junmin are pure full-backs, fully assisting the three midfielders in defense.

Apart from Zhao Xuri's full-time defense in the midfield, Zheng Zhi and Wu Xi also have certain defensive abilities, and they can still cope with the strong French frontcourt attack.

Their existence also erected a thick wall for the central defender combination of Du Wei and Feng Xiaoting, so that the French team at home did not have many ways to attack.

"From more than ten minutes of the game, it can be seen that Gao Hongbo Gao has adjusted the tactics of the Chinese team. After leading by one goal, Côte d'Ivoire lost the game by pulling two goals in a row. This Chinese team lacking Aiello is indeed not suitable for attacking against strong teams. It is very important to correct the posture, especially the World Cup, which is a feast every four years. Otherwise, it is very likely to repeat the shame of the World Cup in Korea and Japan eight years ago..."

The on-site commentator in charge of this game is Huang Jianxiang, a brother of CCTV.

"The French team playing at home doesn't have much to do against the fully defending Chinese team. Anelka is not Drogba, and Feng Xiaoting is not at a disadvantage physically. Coupled with his excellent defensive awareness and position selection, general side crosses can be easily solved with the cooperation of his partner Du Wei. It is a pity that the Chinese team cannot form an effective offense in the transition from defense to offense. Hey... It would be great if Ai Luo was on the field..."

Coincidentally, the ball just happened to be dead on the pitch, and the on-site director gave the camera to Ai Luo, so the commentator Huang Jianxiang changed his voice: "If Ai Luo stood on the court, I believe the French team's offense would not be carried out so smoothly. Domenech is also a coach who cares about defense. Ai Luo's personal ability has been recognized by the world. He will definitely strengthen the restrictions on Ai Luo when arranging defenses, so as to reduce the defensive pressure of Chinese players..."

Countless Chinese players sitting in front of the TV looked very helpless when they saw Ai Luo appearing in the camera. Listening to Huang Jiaxiang's commentary and analysis, these fans subconsciously remembered the days when Ai Luo was in European football.

It's just a pity...

The pace of the game is very fast. The French team is still going all out to attack, while the Chinese team is going all out to defend...

It wasn't until the 36th minute of the game that Yu Hai, who played for Feyenoord in the Netherlands, assisted the far end Hao Junmin in a counterattack and hit the goal crossbar, which attracted the attention of the French coach Domenech to the defense.

Therefore, the French team will be restrained in the next attack. Tulalan, who is mainly in charge of defense, also returned to his position, not blindly looking for opportunities to score goals...

The two full-backs of the French team also consciously stepped forward in turns, no longer pressing across the half at the same time as before to act as wingers.

45 minutes passed quickly in the first half, and the two sides entered the locker room with a score of 0:0.

The French fans who came to the scene were very dissatisfied with the fact that the score was not changed. In their perception, the French team was a world-class team, runner-up in the last World Cup, and what is the Chinese team?Except for Ai Luo who can't play and is a world-class star, he can only be regarded as a training partner at best...

This highly anticipated French team could not even break through the goal of the training team, so... what about the next World Cup?
Thinking of this, many French fans are worried about the fate of the national team in the World Cup...

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During the 15 minutes of the intermission, the commentators in the studio basically analyzed the first half of the game, and many reporters who came to the scene went to the Chinese bench to interview the number one star of the Chinese team, Ai Luo. They were determined to know whether Ai Luo would appear in the second half.

According to the usual practice, if Ai Luo is unable to play in the last warm-up match of the Chinese team, it means that he will not be able to play in the first group match of Group D of the World Cup between the Chinese team and the German team.

The first group game full of viewing may lack a lot of highlights.

The 15-minute intermission passed quickly, and the starting 11 players of the Chinese team had already walked towards their own half, while the players of the French team seemed a little lazy, walking into the field in twos and threes.

Henry and Gignac stood on the sideline in the middle of the court. It seemed that the French team was going to make substitution adjustments at the beginning of the second half.

Sure enough, Anelka and Malouda came out of the locker room and sat directly in front of the home team's bench.

The French team that made personnel adjustments did not show the changes that Domenech hoped to see. It didn't take long for the Chinese team to make personnel adjustments, replacing Wu Xi, Zheng Zhi and Hao Junmin with Liu Jian, Zhang Xizhe and Yu Hanchao.

"Is this... a signal to strengthen the offense?" Huang Jianxiang was a little surprised when he saw this substitution and adjustment.

Indeed, this is a signal to strengthen the offense, but in the face of the French team's offensive wave after wave, the overall formation of the Chinese team is still very low, and the offense basically relies on long balls to counterattack.

It's just that this method is like sinking into the sea, but the French team has gained more advantages in local positions.

Liu Jian, who had just been put on the field, was forcibly freed by Ribery with speed and had to choose to foul behind him, and he also received a yellow card.

The Chinese fans watching the live TV broadcast shook their heads frequently watching the game, which was always in a defensive stance, but at this moment, there was a sudden burst of cheers on the TV, followed by a camera cut.

After being dazed, many domestic fans yelled, "Is Ai Luo going to play?"

That's right!In the 60th minute of the game, Ai Luo and other Chinese team substitutes went to the designated warm-up area of ​​the stadium to warm up.

With the cheers erupting from the stands, the reporters and commentators who came to the scene became excited.

CCTV commentator Huang Jianxiang was shocked, and his voice was octave higher: "It seems that Gao Hongbo's previous remarks were misleading the media. Ai Luo's appearance in the warm-up area at this time means that he is likely to appear in the next game! I believe that many domestic fans are very excited at this time, right?"

At the same time, the head coach of the German team, Loew, who came to the Stade de France, was shocked. The last change he wanted to see in the Chinese team finally appeared, which means that his tactics must be changed...

"Ai Ai Ai Ai——!!"

Five minutes later, Ai Luo and Yang Xu calmly stood next to the fourth official along with the continuous burst of shouts from the stands, waiting to appear.

(End of this chapter)