Mister Legend

Chapter 318 Where is the way ahead? (Second more)
On August 8, when Li Mudi was very busy because of Chelsea's offer for Zampacosta, at 31:20 pm Beijing time and 14:12 pm Italy time, the national football team sat in the Jiangcheng Sports Center and ushered in the World Cup in Asia. The battle of life and death in the 9th round of Group A of the top 1 qualifiers.Before the start of the game, Lippi's team ranked sixth and last in this group with 3 win, 4 draws, 6 losses and 6 points. It is exactly [-] points behind Uzbekistan, which is temporarily third. If they can't defeat the latter who happens to be today's opponent, they will be declared completely out of the competition.

Due to the busy work that day, the Turin coach didn't have time to watch the live broadcast of the game. He took the time to check the Internet on his mobile phone in the afternoon and found out that he finally won. No. In the 801st minute, Feng Xiaoting was kicked down by the opponent's defender in the opponent's penalty area, and the referee decisively awarded a penalty kick.Then Gao Lin took the penalty overnight and helped the national football team take the lead in an originally evenly matched situation.In the end, they tenaciously held on to this hard-won victory, maintaining themselves in a situation where they grabbed the edge of the cliff with one hand.

In the other two games that ended at the same time, Kimchi Nation, which urgently needed three points to lock in the second place in the group, failed to seize the opportunity at home and was forced to 0-0 by the Iranians who had won the qualifying right early; After Syria beat Qatar 9-3 at home, it not only wiped out the remaining hopes of the latter, but also tied with Uzbekistan, which lost the game. It is only 1 points away from Kimchi, and it is not impossible to qualify directly. up.

After the nine rounds, Iran with 21 points naturally has nothing to say; only Kimchi, which scored 14 points, can not lose to Uzbekistan with 12 points in the next round. Then it is necessary to win; on the contrary, Syria, which was not optimistic about the situation before, is now in the most relaxed situation. They have already ranked third in the group because of their goal difference advantage. As long as they win away games, they will have nothing to desire. Iran doesn't need to look at anyone's face, even if it is a draw or even loses, as long as Uzbekistan's ending is not better than him, it can still keep its place in the play-offs.

As for our China National Football Team, in the words of many domestic media, it is "there is still hope."Lippi needs to lead the team to beat Qatar in the next round, and at the same time, Syria has to lose to Iran, and Uzbekistan has to lose to Kimchi.In addition, the national football team has to get as much goal difference as possible, so that it is possible to beat the two teams to get No.12 when the three teams have 3 points.This condition is really harsh enough.But considering that when Director Gao led the team to the top [-], he encountered a miracle, so this glimmer of hope can still support the Chinese people to cheer up for a while.

After briefly reading these reports, Li Mudi pondered for a moment, and after sending a message on Weibo, "National football cheers", he turned his attention back to the transfer work.He knows that he does not have the slightest influence on the development of domestic football, and it is useless to talk too much, it is better to be an ordinary fan.

On September 9, Chelsea held a press conference for the new players who joined the team at the last moment. Zampacosta, one of the protagonists, expressed his gratitude to his old club Turin in an interview with the media. Arrived at Li Moody.He said: "I would like to sincerely thank the fans in Turin, my teammates, the club president, directors and everyone else who gave me unforgettable memories. In Turin I grew into a real man and wore the Turin shirt. I was very excited about the robes, and the tough courage, determination and passion will always be with me. Especially in the last season, Coach Li helped me a lot after he came to the team. He made me see the future clearly. way, found a way to become a better player and I wouldn't be where I am today without his guidance."

"It's a great honor to be here at Chelsea. It's a dream of mine and a great opportunity for me. I'm ready to start this new journey. Turin is gone, but it will never be there. From my heart, thanks to the Red Bulls and best of luck to you all."

This is the name of the Turin coach that has once again appeared in the eyes of the British media and the public in the near future. Because of Joe Hart's performance, Zampa's transaction and Flanagan's loan and other events, Moody Lee's three At this time when the first Chinese pinyin appeared in English football, it was relatively frequent, and few foreigners had this "honour".Of course, the British media are more curious about him because of his ability to cultivate young players. Many people think that Li Moody is the new generation of Wenger. , reporters are also willing to post comments on this topic and the like.

Just after the Europa League draw ceremony at the end of August on August 8, a reporter from a Chinese media also found the head of the Arsenal coach and asked him "presumptuously" for his opinion on the Turin coach.The professor responded in a tone full of encouragement and appreciation: "Many excellent coaches around the age of 40 or even younger have emerged in today's football world. They have brought vitality to this increasingly aging circle of thinking and are more in line with modern fans The concept of demand, this is a great thing. And Turin coach Moody Lee, is one of the best performers. He has shown his ability to develop young players and tactical preparations when he was in the Real Madrid reserve team. Talent, after taking over the coach of the Torino team last summer, his personal talent has been displayed even more, and I am very happy for him."

"What I admire most is his extremely long-term vision and team building philosophy. You must know that when he first took over the team, the environment provided by the club was not good. I was somewhat similar when I came to the UK from Japan. Everything was very difficult. But this young man was not fascinated by the benefits in front of him. He still chose to strengthen the team's youth training, even though it seemed to many people It was a thankless job, but Coach Li persisted in his belief and completed the task extremely well, which is simply a miracle. From the results of the first year alone, he was much better than me. It's not just about the league position, Torino have found their way up and it's all about the revolutionary change that this young man brings."

"If one day I have to leave the Emirates Stadium, I may propose a successor recommendation list to the club's senior management. There will definitely be Coach Li's name on it. He has the ability to build a dynasty for the team."

Well, the professor probably praised Li Moody casually for the sake of the fact that the questioner is a compatriot of the Turin coach, but many people still took it seriously.Let's ignore how the fans and netizens on the Tianchao side will cheer themselves up after hearing the news. Anyway, there is a lot of commotion on the British side.The "Daily Mirror", which has always been willing to engage in gimmicks such as comparisons and rankings, published a special feature at the beginning of September, taking stock of the young marshals in European football who want to "grab the class and seize power" in the past two years , Real Madrid coach Zidane, Atletico Madrid coach Simeone, Monaco coach Jardim and others are all on the list. Among them, Li Moody is ranked behind the Hoffenheim coach Julian Nagelsmann born in 87 , the second youngest.

The two post-25s head coaches have achieved remarkable results in leading the team. Nagelsmann led the "Huo Village" with an average age of less than 04 last season, beating Schalke 4, Bayer Leverkusen, etc. The veteran strong team achieved a good result of No.3 in the Bundesliga, thus qualifying for the UEFA Champions League play-offs.It's a pity that after losing 6 to [-] to the Red Army Liverpool in two rounds, they can only participate in the European League competition.However, this also indirectly created an opportunity for the two young coaches to fight directly. Everyone is looking forward to Hoffenheim and Torino meeting in the knockout round to see who is the best head coach of the younger generation. It's all for later.

Li Moody was not disturbed by the reports of these two days, and continued to carry out his daily work and personal schedule according to the plan made before. On the afternoon of the 2nd, after finishing the team training that ended early that day, he did not return to the apartment, but directly asked Forsina to drive to the airport.At exactly 20 o'clock in the evening, he appeared in the stands of the Bernabeu. After 45 minutes, the key match between Spain and Italy in the group will officially kick off.Sitting with the Turin coach to watch the game was his good friend and the former Bernabéu king Raul.

Judging from the starting list announced before the game, Lopetegui used the legendary no-forward tactics. The frontcourt trident David Silva, Isco and Asensio are all short forwards with outstanding skills. Waist or winger, it seems that the Matadors want to break through the Italian chain defense through their feet.

And Ventura's formation is a bit surprising. Due to the injury of the core Chiellini on the back line, if it is reasonable for Barzagli to replace him, then he will be in good condition at the right back position. Zampacosta was put on the bench, but Damian, who had been in an embarrassing position at Manchester United, started. This is a bit of a "strange trick".But this is not the most weird thing. Facing Spain, which may have the best ball control ability in the world, and it is an away game, Ventura actually used the configuration in the midfield from the previous match against Rawchtenstein.Neither De Rossi nor Verratti are defensive midfielders. With the two offensive wingers Insigne and Candreva on both sides, how can they restrain the opponent's strong pass control?
So before the start of the game, Li Moody felt that Italy was likely to kneel today. Even if Belotti and Immobile's striker was his favorite, the personal strength of other players was also considered good, but there were loopholes in tactics But it can't make up for it. If you want to get out of your body, you can only expect special circumstances to happen.

After kick-off, the situation really developed in a direction that was not conducive to the Azzurri.Similar to when he played in Real Madrid, Isco, who is nominally a right winger but actually often comes to the center to play the role of connecting the whole team, became the most active figure at the beginning of the field.He frequently retreated to a deep position in the midfield to catch the ball, completely activated other teammates, and hit the ball to Italy's ribs through team cooperation many times.And because the two full-backs of the visiting team are wingers, they are not good at defending, and they will go forward a lot when attacking, changing the formation into 4-2-4, which is full of loopholes when responding to the home team's quick counterattack.

In the 7th minute, Isco and Silva's collision with the wall won a free kick five or six meters outside the penalty area. Captain Ramos' shot was slightly higher than the crossbar, which has already let Buffon Made a flying save action.And 5 minutes later, it was still a similar cooperation, and it was still a similar foul location. Spain's free kick this time moved forward three or four meters compared to the previous one.The kicker was replaced by Isco. His arc shot went around the wall and hit the net at the near corner. Buffon's save was still very smooth this time. Unfortunately, the speed and angle of this shot were excellent. He Unable to turn the tide, the Matadors took an early lead.

Italy, which was lagging behind, began to step up their offensive. Since the number of frontcourts was not inferior, they quickly took the initiative on the scene, but they did not get very good results after many attempts.Neither Candreva's cross from the side nor De Rossi's long pass from midfield failed to pose a threat to the gate guarded by De Gea.In only No.201 minutes, Belotti received a cross from Damian from the right, overwhelmed Ramos and hit the goal with a close-range header, which was swiftly blocked by the Manchester United goalkeeper, which created a certain crisis. trouble.

However, in the No.309 minute, Isco used his personal ability to dribble the ball horizontally at the front of the penalty area among many defensive players, and suddenly kicked a low shot. When they reached the dead corner of the goal, all Italian supporters felt a chill in their hearts. They knew that it would be difficult to gain anything from this game.The slow-motion replay of the broadcaster clearly shows that the Real Madrid midfielder started the attack from behind the center circle. He first picked up and passed the ball accurately along the left flank with Belotti's suspected foul. Alba, who went forward at high speed, immediately started running towards the opponent's hinterland to open up space for the Italian defense line. The adjustment before the final attack even swayed the interception of three Italian players. It can be said that he defeated the opponent's defense by himself. defensive system.

In the ensuing game, the players of the visiting team, who were unwilling to admit defeat, still maintained high-intensity fighting and pressing forward, but only an attack just after the start of the second half was able to hit something, but Insigne received Inmo Bilet's push after knocking back from the inverted triangle failed to cross De Gea's ten fingers. The Italian missed this good opportunity to narrow the score difference.Later, after Ventura replaced the pair of Torino guns, the team's offense was completely unable to form a decent cooperation. The visiting team, eager to press, was hit hard again in the 706th minute. Ramos right-sided The low ball was passed to the goal, and Morata, who came off the bench, easily pushed the shot. The 3-0 score undoubtedly announced the end of this strong match in advance.

With a disastrous defeat in Italy, the world has seen the reality that they are no longer a world-class team. Where is their future? It is time to pause and think about it.

　I wish you all a happy Chinese New Year, good health and good luck in everything!

　　
　
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