Godfather of national football

Chapter 176 Battle in Côte d'Ivoire ([-])
In the 1966 World Cup final, the British defeated West Germany with Hurst's controversial goal, winning the World Cup for the first and only time in history.

But whether Hurst's goal crossed the goal line, the British and Germans have been arguing for half a century.

Huang Jianxiang smiled when recalling this period of history, and continued: "If the Chinese team reverses the game in the end, then Côte d'Ivoire will have to compete with us for half a century."

Yang Chen is not so optimistic, "Now the Chinese team must find a way, or replace Ji Ke, or reduce the mistakes in the midfield, otherwise the game will become more and more difficult."

Of course Li Guo understood all this. Ji Ke had already warmed up by jogging on the side of the court.

"Ji Ke, be serious," Li Guo reminded seeing Ji Ke's absent-minded appearance.

Ji Ke nodded embarrassedly.

Li Guo looked at the time, the first half was almost over, football games can not call a timeout, so for the coach, the only time to arrange tactics is the intermission.

"We must not concede the ball before the end of the first half," Li Guo thought.

"Fang Suo, don't worry about the next game, you can play as you want," Li Guo figured it out. For the Chinese team, now is not the time to preserve their strength. If Fang Suo is really suspended, let's talk about it later.

Fang Suo was amnesty, a player's style of play is like a person's personality, the so-called country is easy to change, and the nature is hard to change. Li Guo's words just now made Fang Suo uncomfortable like a shackle. Now that he is fine, the young man can let go of playing again.

*****
When the black and tough Yaya Toure and the "Chinese bully" Fang Suo strangled together, Toure's heart trembled. He didn't expect that the No. 8 of the Chinese team was so strong. What was even more frightening was the eyes of Fang Suo, who was trained in the Soviet Super League. He was not a "good guy" at first glance.

This is like Newcastle's Bowyer, Manchester United's Keane, and Arsenal's Vieira, they are all bad faces.

Not to be outdone, Yaya Toure also glared at Fang Suo, but what he didn't expect was that the latter was amused.

The Toure brothers look a bit naive, so when Toure stares at others, it doesn't feel scary, but funny.

As a result, Yaya Toure was annoyed. If he was more aggressive, Fang Suo laughed even more happily.

The biggest benefit of Li Guo's release of Fang Suo is that the Chinese team's midfield defense has been strengthened. Before the end of the first half, the Chinese team defended 0-1.

Eriksson still went up to the most controversial goal in the first half and the referee said, "That goal was definitely scored, I saw it."

The referee chuckled and walked away.

*****
Li Guo has been in charge of the Chinese team for 3 years, and the players have seen great storms following Li Guo, so the players did not appear frustrated because they fell behind by a goal in the first half, and they were still talking and laughing in the locker room.

Robin Dutt wipes away the watercolors on his playbook, preparing to re-emphasize his pregame playbook.

Li Guo patted Robin lightly, "I'll do it this time."

Dutt handed the blue pen to Li Guo, and then walked away. Li Guo drew 10 circles on the tactical board, divided into three rows, 4+4+2, a 442 formation.

"In the second half, we added attack points. Ivory Coast had four defenders, Demer, Kolo Touré, Zocola, and Thiene. But the only real world-class defender is Touré. Chen Green alone has no advantage in front of Touré, so let's add another one."

Ji Ke immediately stood up: "Thank you for your trust."

Li Guo chuckled, "How do you know I'm going to send you? Maybe I'll choose Gao Lin this time."

Ji Ke was stunned, then sat down blankly, and the other teammates covered their mouths and smiled softly.

Since playing double forwards, the tactics also need to be changed. Li Guo arranged two sets of tactics, which are not too complicated, but very targeted.

While Li Guo was talking, Robin couldn't bear it anymore and said, "Li Guo, why are you becoming more and more like a Premier League coach?"

After saying this, Li Guo paused for a while, and then said: "In my opinion, football does not distinguish between nationalities, only winning and losing."

Everyone thought it was right, Robin grunted and didn't say anything.

*****
After walking out of the player tunnel, Ji Ke stood on the sidelines, waiting for the fourth official to raise a sign to make a substitution. Li Guo walked over to Ji Ke and said, "There was something I didn't want to say in the locker room just now, but now I tell you, Ji Ke, if you and Chen Gelin can't score, then the Chinese team will be out."

Ji Ke is a bit of an idiot, when Li Guo said that, he immediately felt a lot of pressure, "Head, I...do my best."

Li Guo patted Ji Ke on the shoulder, "Don't blame me for putting pressure on you, the World Cup may only be once for many people, fight to the end!"

Ji Ke nodded firmly, "Understood, head."

At the beginning of the second half, Côte d'Ivoire did not make any substitutions. Perhaps Eriksson was satisfied with the team's performance in the first half, especially the one-goal lead.

Drogba became more active in the second half. If the top 10 stars in the World Cup were selected, then Drogba would definitely be on the list. However, it was the second round of the group stage and he hadn't scored yet. This made Drogba feel very uncomfortable.

Especially the second opponent is the recognized weak team - the Chinese team, if you don't score two or three goals on the Chinese team, then Drogba will feel sorry for himself.

"Lean on him, lean on him!" Zhou Dun was yelling at Yin Di.

Yin Di had already pushed with his hands, but still did not stop Drogba from turning around. At this time, Wang Dalei shouted again: "Hold it!"

Yin Di thought: "Come on, this guy is like a buffalo."

Drogba turned around and shot directly, the ball was high, and the media commented on Drogba that he created more opportunities, but squandered more opportunities.

Seeing the anti-aircraft gun he shot flying, Drogba smiled helplessly, showing his white teeth and charming smile, but the defenders of the Chinese team couldn't smile, because the pressure to defend Drogba was too great.

Suddenly Yin Di sat on the ground, clutching the muscles on the back of his thigh with his right hand, probably stretched when defending Drogba just now.

Li Guo on the sidelines felt nervous. This was the worst-case scenario. Li Guo hurriedly asked Feng Xiaoting to warm up. The team doctor ran into the field. Li Guo could only hope that the situation was not too bad. Robin was already making tactical arrangements with Feng Xiaoting before going on the field.

Li Guo crossed his arms and looked nervously at the team doctor, waiting for Heinrich's gesture.

PS: Thanks to "Jesus please forgive hgf" for rewarding 2000 points, and also the first disciple of this book, very happy :)

　PS: Thanks to "Jesus please forgive hgf" for rewarding 2000 points, and also the first disciple of this book, very happy :)

　　
　
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