Godfather of national football

Chapter 188 Fighting France ([-])
Lori took off his gloves and touched the back of Chrissy's head. The ball just now was like the car in front suddenly braking suddenly on the highway, and the car behind would inevitably rear-end.

Clichy was too close behind Diarra, and when the ball leaked, the only thing Clichy could do was follow instinct.

Diarra also came over and patted Chrissy's head, "It's okay, Gail, you should have noticed an accident, our strength is far above the Chinese team, and we will still score goals, I promise."

Under the comfort of his teammates, Chrissy unloaded the burden in his heart, raised his head again, and entered the game.

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After the celebration, the game continued.

Li Guo finally had time to care about the situation in another match.
"Chen An, how is the situation in Argentina? Côte d'Ivoire should already be defeated."

But to Li Guo's surprise, Côte d'Ivoire evened the game.

"1 to 1?"

Li Guo opened his mouth wide in surprise, making the situation more complicated, and everything seemed to be back to the original point.

There are no underdogs in the World Cup, this sentence is true!

No matter so much, let's base ourselves on this game.

At 30 minutes into the first half, Henry was already warming up by jogging on the sidelines. This should be two-handed preparation, first, to scare the Chinese team, and second, if it is too late to score, then replace Henry with a strong attack.

Seeing the former King of Highbury, Li Guo had mixed feelings. In his previous life, as a post-80s generation, Li Guo watched Henry grow up through junior high school, high school, and university. It was not until Li Guo got married that Henry gradually faded out of European football and went to the United States to continue to shine.

In fact, the current Henry is to the French team just like Beckham is to England, more like a team leader or assistant coach.

Every time France got a touch-in, Henry was the first to run to pick it up for a team-mate.

Henry saw that Cisse could not get the ball in the opponent's penalty area, so he yelled, "Gabriel, run back and get more balls."

Cisse is different from Henry. Henry's range of activities is from his own penalty area to the opponent's penalty area. The goal he scored in the Premier League against Tottenham by rushing 70 meters is a masterpiece, but Cisse is considered an opportunistic striker and is used to moving in the penalty area.

After Cisse retreated, there were more chances to get the ball, but the threat was gone. This is the difference between a good player and a good coach. Henry only understood at this time.

Domenech came over and patted Henry, "Gibril's speed is not good, especially after the broken leg four years ago, Thierry, I want you to play in the second half, maybe this is also the expectation of the whole of France."

All of France?That's great my brother, it's too stressful.

But Henry is the one who has mixed up all the European giants. At this time, if he is not in charge, who will be in charge?

"BOSS, the penalty shootout between the 98 World Cup and Italy, I hid behind David (Trezeguet) and dared not watch, but today I will not hide, trust me."

Domenech is very pleased to bring Henry to South Africa. Will he protect the French team as Zidane did in the last World Cup?

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Leaning on Gala, Ji Ke protected the ball under his feet. Now for Ji Ke, this kind of ball protection has become more and more proficient.

Gala was not tall, so he was at a disadvantage in front of Ji Ke. He could only rely on Ji Ke to prevent his opponent from turning around.

Qu Bo, who was on the bench, looked envious. The two were teammates in the club, and they both became popular at about the same time, but Ji Ke was obviously better.

Ji Ke protected the ball and returned, Chen Gelin shot in front of the penalty area, and the ball was slightly higher.

With Ji Ke, the Chinese team has an advantage in the frontcourt. With Ji Ke's strong body, he can protect the ball for two to three seconds. This is not a long time, but it is enough for teammates to intersperse and run on the football field.

"Li Guo, you really found a treasure," Chen An said.

Li Guo chuckled: "Cultivate well, maybe you can become China's Fanny."

"Why not Ibrahimovic from China?" Chen An said with a smile.

Li Guo chuckled and didn't continue to explain.

This is actually related to Li Guo's football philosophy. Ibrahimovic is a genius and an all-rounder. There is no need to prove this, but an Ibrahimovic has not changed Swedish football.

But looking back at German football, except for the goalkeeper, the players in every position are not top-notch, but the combination is infinitely powerful.

Li Guo thinks that the training of players should be standardized, just like car parts, so Li Guo's expectations for Ji Ke are first, to score headers in the penalty area, and second, to return the ball to his teammates.

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For the rest of the first half, both China and France had a few shots on goal, but neither was an absolute threat.

Ribery is still invincible on the wing, but passing the ball is Scarman's weakness, whether it is in Bayern or the French national team.

After both sides wasted several chances, the referee blew the whistle to end the first half and the score was fixed at 1-1.

At this time, fans all over the world saw that Henry did not follow the French team back to the player channel, but went to the goal side for shooting training accompanied by the assistant coach. It seems that the former King of Highbury must be in the second half.

*****
"Henry! If he plays, the pressure on the Chinese team will be even greater," Duan Xuan said.

"I don't know if Domenech replaced Cisse or changed to 442,"

Duan Xuan continued: "I guess we should play 442 instead, because a tie is meaningless for the French team. Three points for three draws means that the French team is still out."

"Li Guo must be thinking of a way in the locker room. As long as the tie is kept, the Chinese team will be able to advance to the top 16 in history,"

When he said this, Xu Yang’s tone was trembling. Three years ago, when Li Guo took office, everyone was in the habit of thinking that Li Guo was just a passer-by. Chinese football has always been like this before. Foreign coaches, local coaches, and then foreign coaches, always cycle. Li Guo may be just a transition after Milu, until the national football team can find the next Milutinovic.

But Li Guo has led the national football team a long way. Now that we are here, everyone hopes to go further.

"Xu Yang, I really want to turn into a little bee and fly to the locker room of the national football team to see what Li Guo is talking about. These 15 minutes may be the longest 15 minutes since I became a football commentator."

"Me too, this is the first time I feel that the halftime break in a football game is so redundant." In fact, Xu Yang not only thinks the halftime break is redundant, but even the second half is redundant. If the football game only lasts 45 minutes, the national football team has already advanced.

Just when Chinese fans wanted to see what happened in the locker room, what happened in the locker room may be unexpected.

(End of this chapter)