i don't want to be king

Chapter 489
At 1:10 on the evening of January 20, the opening match of the first China Cup International Invitational Tournament was staged in Nanping Sports Center as scheduled.

According to the pre-match arrangement, Li Liang will play in the second half

There are certain differences within the coaching staff: Madanilo and Pezzotti both believe that Li Liang should start, and take advantage of this rare opportunity to fully adjust the lineup.

De Rosso believes that this training camp is mainly for the inspection of newcomers, not the strongest lineup of the national team, and it is not appropriate to expose the strength prematurely.

He even suggested that since the purpose of the investigation had been achieved, Li Liang should be excluded from the lineup for the match against Iceland.

Lippi finally decided to let Li Liang play for about 20 to 30 minutes.

He judged that the Icelandic team, which has three players who have participated in the European Cup, should be stronger than the Chinese team.

At that time, when Li Liang plays, there is a high probability that the game will be completely at a disadvantage, and there may even be a big score behind.

Lippi believes that since it is a friendly match without the pressure of qualifying, such moments are more valuable for Li Liang and the young players.

Li Liang sat on the bench and focused on the field.

I already know the strength of the teammates of the national team, and no one has a total rating of 70 or more.

Half of the players in the opposite Iceland team have a total rating of more than 70, but the highest is only 73.

At the beginning of the game, the national team played proactively, trying to open up the situation with constant ball possession and passing.

The Icelandic team started with a solid defense and counterattack. Li Liang’s intuitive impression was that the Chinese team was faster and more flexible.

Soon, Li Liang discovered that the situation on the field was changing rapidly.

After some trials, the overall stronger Icelandic team began to gradually move forward.Obviously, the opponents already know the strength of the Chinese team.

He also found that the center forward of the Chinese team, Meng Jianqing, who is also from Haicheng, has a very good running position.

When Li Liang was still a keyboard man, his favorite domestic player was Meng Jianqing. At that time, Meng Jianqing, who once beat Geng Lin in the national youth team and firmly occupied the main position, was once regarded as the forward hope of the national team for the next ten years. .

It is a pity that too many negative rumors have caused this 30-year-old genius to gradually sink, and it has only begun to show signs of recovery in recent years.

Li Liang remembered that Big Bear said that Xiao Meng was one of the most regrettable teammates of the national team, and he should have a bright future.

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At the beginning of the game, Meng Jianqing's position selection and movement were ideal in the national team's several attacks, but unfortunately the midfielder couldn't deliver the ball to his feet in time.

Madanilo sighed, "Li, you must have seen it, right?
This ball, and those two times just now, if you were on the court, how would you choose? "

Li Liang replied: "I will also remind my teammates to try to drive the central defender away when attacking, so as to reduce Meng Jianqing's defensive pressure.

Then pass the ball to him when he moves closer to the penalty area in the offense. "

Madanilo gave a thumbs up in his heart, Li Liang's analysis and assumptions were impeccable, and he believed that Li Liang could do what he said.

The Iceland team gradually took the initiative on the field.Since it is not an international match day, they did not send the strongest lineup.

Even so, Li Liang could feel that the Icelandic players were beginning to grow stronger.

Indeed, the magical journey in the European Cup in the summer has brought a strong confidence in football to this country with a total population of only 33.

This point is what the young Chinese team lacks the most.

Despite this, he singled out the Spanish youth team defense line with Valencia's goalkeeper Diego Alves, Benfica central defender Luiso, and Atletico Madrid full-back Felipeba in the Toulon Cup. Meng Jianqing, who succeeded in scoring a goal with a stunning volley, still showed his power in front of the Icelanders.

Meng Jianqing became more courageous as he fought.In the 26th minute, Yin Bo volleyed in front of the penalty area and hit the opposing player. Meng Jianqing made an astonishing prediction. He was the first to start ahead of time, and appeared alone at the landing point after the ball bounced.

He beat the Iceland defender and swept across the goal from a small angle on the left side of the penalty area, but no one realized this golden opportunity, and no one followed up.

Seeing that the national team missed this golden opportunity, Li Liang couldn't help but sighed on the bench.

At the same time, he noticed that Meng Jianqing, who had a total rating of 66 before, had "jumped" to 71!

Li Liang's spirit was lifted. He knew that Meng Jianqing's state had reached its peak state, but he didn't know how long it would last.

Madanilo on the side seemed to say unintentionally: "It's a pity. Meng's consciousness, technology, breakthrough and escape ability, and finishing ability in front of the door are more than one level higher than others.

It's a pity, Li, his current physical fitness is not as good as yours! "

Li Liang said helplessly: "Claudio, I really want to go up and pass the ball for Meng Jianqing!"

Madanilo said in a low voice: "Marcello will not reuse such a player.

Unfortunately, the chances of both of you being on the court at the same time in an official game is close to zero. "

Li Liang sighed secretly, and continued to watch the game intently.

In the 30th minute, Yin Bo took a free kick on the left, and Meng Jianqing headed near the penalty area line and went out of bounds.

In the 33rd minute, Cheng Zhongguo made a straight pass in the midfield, Meng Jianqing turned sideways in front of the penalty area and flicked his imaginary outside instep, Yin Bo followed up and formed a single-handed shot, which was blocked by the Icelandic goalkeeper with his foot.

The whole audience exclaimed. Within 10 minutes, Meng Jianqing kicked his head and kicked his head, posing a great threat to Iceland's goal three times in a row.

Li Liang was even more regretful. He saw Meng Jianqing's overall rating dropped to 10 after his 65-minute highlight performance.

Not only that, Meng Jianqing experienced a significant decline in physical strength in the frontcourt.

At the end of halftime, neither side scored.

During the intermission, Lippi decided to replace Meng Jianqing, who was exhausted.

At the beginning of the second half of the game, after losing the most threatening attack point in the offense, the Chinese team played more and more passively.

In the 60th and 65th minutes, the opponent seized the opportunity consecutively and easily scored two goals.

Li Liang found anxiously that no one seemed to know how to kick.

The fans at the scene were still cheering for the national team, and the shouts of "Change Li Liang!" began to sound from the stands, and gradually the shouts became louder and more orderly.

In the 70th minute, Li Liang was finally ready to play.

Seeing Lippi face-to-face with Li Liang, there was a huge cheer from the audience.

Lippi said unquestionably: "Li, you go to play center forward, be careful not to dribble and avoid injury!"

This was specially communicated before the game. Li Liang will not appear in the position he is most familiar with in this game.

Li Liang is an important tactical option for the national team. Lippi does not want to be exposed to the opponents in the top 12 prematurely.

After Li Liang came on the field, he still worked hard and worked very hard at the center position that he had never played before.

He strictly followed the coach's instructions and did not play in the way he was most accustomed to.

The Icelandic players knew Li Liang and immediately stepped up their defense against him.

Standing more forward, Li Liang was extremely uncomfortable.

What made him more uncomfortable than this was a very unexpected discovery.

(End of this chapter)