The strongest winger

Chapter 825 China VS Ghana
The strong teams in Groups E, F, G, and H of the World Cup in South Africa basically won the first round, but what is surprising is that Spain, the favorite to win the championship, lost 0:1 to Switzerland in the first round, breaking the biggest upset since the first round of this World Cup...

It is worth mentioning that before the official start of the first round of Group G between Brazil and North Korea, North Korean player Chung Dae-se burst into tears when the North Korean national anthem was broadcast on the Ellis Park Stadium, which became the focus of media attention. He had the same impression as Ai Luo, except that he did not know whether Kaka would still participate in this World Cup.

If this is the case, then Kaka's career has come to an end...

Even though Ai Luo really wanted to help Kaka, but he couldn't find a suitable reason, so he had to let nature take its course. After all, every professional player has his own affiliation, and this path is also his own choice...

While the rest of the group was in full swing, the Chinese players were training hard, while head coach Gao Hongbo and assistant coach Fu Bo stayed together to continue working on Ghana's three-way hole.

In fact, China and Ghana have certain advantages in the group stage, because Aiello came off the bench in the last warm-up match between China and France before the World Cup, and showed excellent form, which surprised the then German coach Loew, Ghana coach Rajevac and Serbia coach Antić.

As we all know, the Chinese team with Aiello and the Chinese team without Aiello are completely two teams, and Loew, Rajevac and Antić did not prepare relevant plans before the World Cup, so it had a great impact on their preparations. This was fully verified in the first match between the German team and the Chinese team. If it was not for luck, then the German team was beaten by the Chinese team in the second half.

Now it's Ghana's head coach Rajevac's turn to face this situation. What makes him most helpless is that Aiello's Chelsea teammate 'Buffalo' Essien is absent from this World Cup due to injury. Otherwise, the defense against Aiello will become much easier.

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However, Rajevac is very pleased that Ghana defeated Serbia in the first round of the group, otherwise the second round against the Chinese team with Aiello will be even more stressful.

The second round of Group D match between China and Ghana was held at 19:[-] pm on June [-], local time in South Africa, that is, the sixth day after the first round of the Chinese team. It is very rare to have six days of rest in a tournament system, because as the game enters the middle and late stages, the rest time will become less and less.

For example, the four teams entering the semi-finals have to participate in seven games. Seven games a month means one game every four days, which is a huge burden on the players' bodies. Moreover, these players have just finished a busy season.

Especially Manchester United and Barcelona, ​​​​the two teams participating in the Champions League final, have almost no rest time.

Therefore, Cristiano Ronaldo did not perform well in the first round of the group match against Côte d'Ivoire in Portugal, and the Spanish team with Barcelona as the main frame also lost to Switzerland.

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Closer to home, after the first round of the group match, Ghana coach Rajevac and his assistants devoted themselves to preparing for the group match with the Chinese team.

The same is true of Chinese head coach Gao Hongbo.

After tasting the sweetness against the German attack in the first game, Gao Hongbo combined the actual comparison between the two sides, and firmly focused on the offensive strategy in the second round of the group match against Ghana.

The physical fitness of African players is generally better than that of Chinese players, and they are at least one level higher in confrontation, flexibility, and instant explosive power. If you choose to blindly defend, you may be blown up. With Aiello in the frontcourt, the offensive efficiency will definitely not be low.

China's narrow defeat to Germany in the first round made many domestic fans look forward to the next two group matches of the Chinese team, and many fans also temporarily planned to go to Rustenburg, South Africa.

Now that China's economy is taking off, many young people have sufficient funds to support them. It is not a problem to go to South Africa to cheer for the Chinese team face-to-face, but whether they can buy tickets at that time is a problem...

No.16 local time in South Africa started at 08:30 in the evening for the second round of the World Cup group stage competition. The French team lost 0:2 to Mexico in an upset. The two games had a draw and a loss with only one point. It is worrying that they have basically lost the initiative.

In the next game, with the experience of the French team for reference, the strong team did not make mistakes and won steadily.

In the blink of an eye, the World Cup group match between China and Ghana is coming...

On the day of the game, the Chinese team took the bus from the hotel where they stayed to the outside of the Royal Bafokeng Stadium. The bus had just stopped at the designated location, and a large number of media surrounded the bus. This time, it was the stadium security personnel who responded quickly and separated the passionate reporters before allowing the Chinese players to get off the bus safely.

As the number one star of the Chinese team, Ai Luo accepted the on-site interview of CCTV normally. When referring to the future game, he said confidently: "After losing the first round of the group stage, we must grasp the second round, otherwise we will lose the initiative, so I will use my best state to follow the team to win the final game!"

Immediately, he left a back view for everyone, and walked towards the road outside the court to the locker room.

The beautiful reporter who just finished interviewing Ai Luo quickly said to the camera: "I believe that the fans and friends in front of the TV must be full of confidence in the next game after hearing the words of the Chinese captain Ai Luo? Now there is more than an hour before the game. Let us listen to other players' thoughts on the game..."

"Ghana is a very strong team, but we are not weak either. To some extent we are stronger, so we will definitely win the final game in the upcoming game, thank you..."

"I believe that our Chinese team must win the game. Don't ask me why... because we have Ai Shen! Haha!!"

"Guide Gao has detailed deployments for Ghana's offense and defense. If there is no accident, the Chinese team must win the game."

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The beautiful reporters interviewed Chinese players one after another, and also let the fans far away in China know the actual situation on the spot in the first time.

The match between China and Ghana was scheduled for [-]:[-] p.m. South Africa time, which is [-]:[-] p.m. BJ time. This is a suitable time to watch football, and the next day is Sunday. Watching the football all night will not have any impact. In addition, seeing the remarks made by the Chinese players from the scene on TV, their confidence in the game has increased a little bit, and their enthusiasm for watching the football has also increased...

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能够容纳4万两千人的皇家巴福肯球场座无虚席，球场几乎2/3的看台都属于中国球迷，而南非当地球迷和同样来自非洲大陆加纳的球迷占据剩下的1/3，而且拥有超过1万多名未能购到球票的中国球迷在球场外围的液晶大屏幕实时观看比赛。

This shows the high hopes that Chinese fans have placed on the Chinese team in this group match.

Compared with the lineup of the German team in the first round of fierce competition, the Chinese team made a position adjustment. The faster Jiang Zhipeng was inserted on the side to replace Rong Hao to start the game, while the Ghana team made three position adjustments, especially the central position. In the first match against Serbia, they only used a single midfielder.

But... Only in the 9th minute of the game, the Chinese team scored the first goal, turning the Royal Bafokeng Stadium into a sea of ​​red.

Ai Luo's 30-meter direct free kick caused goalkeeper Jin Sen to make a mistake. Gao Lin then inserted a supplementary shot and sent the ball into the net.

CCTV commentator Duan Xuan shouted excitedly: "The goal has been scored! Captain Ai Luo's direct free kick was very positive, but the victory was due to the great strength and fall, which caused Ghana's national goalkeeper Jin Sen to lose his hand. Gao Lin alertly rushed the ball into the goal before the Ghanaian defenders were relieved. Beautiful goal!! The Chinese team led Ghana 1-0!"

The Chinese fans in the stands desperately waved the small national flags in their hands, making the atmosphere of the Royal Bafokeng Stadium reach its peak for the first time since the opening.

At the moment of the goal, Ghana coach Rajevac angrily smashed the water bottle in his hand on the turf, splashing the ground.

This conceded goal is directly related to the back line. After Ai Luo completed the shot, all the defensive players were in a sluggish state, so after Jin Sen dropped his hand, he faced the situation of three Chinese players standing in front of the small penalty area.

Unforgivable!

The Chinese team, which led by one goal, played more than flexible in the next game. Except for Gao Lin and Ai Luo who had good physical fitness and frequent physical contact with the Ghanaian players, the other players chose to mobilize the defensive strength of the Ghanaian team by passing the ball. They played very smartly.

The Chinese team with Aiello did, as the media predicted before the game, often cause Ghana's defensive strength to lose sight of the other. Muntari and Appiah followed the requirements of head coach Rajevac to help defend Aiello in the defensive stage, but this directly caused them to frequently support Aiello's side, so that the center and the other side were in a vacuum.

Moreover, in this game, the two full-backs of the Chinese team had a very large assist range, and the placement of the cross was also ever-changing, making it difficult for the Ghanaian team to defend against.

In the 36th minute of the game, Muntari chose to shovel on the side after being passed by Ai Luo through the crotch. As a result, Ai Luo shoveled the ball away in advance, and he shoveled on Ai Luo's feet. The referee sentenced him to death and sent him off with a direct red card.

Of course, Muntari, who was shoveling from the side, also shocked all the fans who followed Aiello in front of the TV. Ailuo's injury more than half a year ago was caused by the opponent's retaliatory foul.

(End of this chapter)