Godfather of national football

Chapter 321 Opening
Under the guidance of fair play and the flag of FIFA, players from the Chinese team and the Spanish team slowly stepped onto the field.

When passing the golden Confederations Cup trophy, the players from both sides couldn't help sneaking a glance. Although it is not as heavy as the World Cup, it is also a weighty trophy.

Stepping onto the field, the first is the national anthem playing ceremony. This is the fifth time the national anthems of the two countries have been played on Brazilian soil. If you don’t watch football, you may not be able to understand the excitement at this moment.

After the national anthem was played, the applause sounded, the players from both sides ran to their own half, and the captains of the two teams took sides in the middle circle.

Zhou Dun and Casey separated on both sides, and under the leadership of the referee, the final result was that the Chinese team kicked off first in the first half. The captains of the two sides shook hands and the game was about to begin.

The scene counted down, 10, 9, 8, 7... At the end of 0, there was a huge applause from the scene, Chen Gelin made a call, Lin Zhijian returned the pass, and the 2013 Confederations Cup final officially started.

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The game was almost as expected before the game, with the Chinese team defending and Spain attacking.

The characteristics of Spanish football are obvious. There is no hard bridge and hard horse attack, but more hypnotic passing and ball control, and then instantly tear the opponent's defense line. When you wake up, you find that everything is too late.

The most typical example is the final of the European Cup last year. Italy was really beaten in the end.

After Harvey took the ball, Zheng Zhi immediately posted it. Harvey used a very reasonable movement to protect the ball. Zheng Zhi leaned on Harvey's supporting leg, and the referee called a foul.

Before the referee whistled, Harvey took a free kick, which was reasonable, but the Chinese team was obviously careless.

Pedro pretended to cut inside after taking the ball, but actually attracted Geng Chong. Sure enough, an open field appeared behind Geng Chong.

A strong team's offense is all about creating and exploiting space, and football is all about space and movement.

After Pedro created space, he flicked his instep and passed the ball behind Geng Chong. Arbeloa quickly jumped in, and the first offensive climax after the opening came. The left side of the Chinese team was obviously empty.

But soon, Arbeloa kicked the ball out of the sideline, and then gestured towards the bench, asking for a substitution.

Probably because the warm-up was not enough, just now he rushed too hard and pulled his muscles. Arbeloa's expression was painful and annoyed, and he was about to cry. His teammates and Chinese players went to comfort him.

It was an accident. Bosque was caught off guard. Just 5 minutes into the game, he was forced to reduce the number of players. To use up a substitution, Bosque quickly asked Azpilicueta to warm up. Over there, Abeloa left the field with the help of his teammates, and here Azpilicueta ran onto the field.

It's wrong to gloat, but Li Guo suddenly felt that the Chinese team's luck in this game was good, and the opponent would reduce the number of players in non-combat at the beginning of the game.

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After the substitution, Spain stabilized. When Spain is in possession of the ball in the backcourt, it should be impossible to grab it. The Chinese players did not waste their energy and stayed in their own half.

But once the ball passed the center line, the Chinese team's defense became obviously fiercer, with more hard bridges and hard horses to fight against.

Especially Fang Suo and Zheng Zhi insisted in the midfield that "the ball is too good, but the movements are not big, and there is no kicking movement.

Spain's offense lies in creating and grasping space. The ball is delivered to Iniesta's feet. The interspersed running of teammates creates a lot of passing space for Xiaobai. All Iniesta needs to do is to choose the best route.

The left-back Alba passed by in a flash, and Iniesta finally found an optimal route. The ball was just passed to Alba's running route as if measured by a ruler. Alba didn't even need to stop the ball, the ball just rolled in the direction of his running.

This is a master-level pass. The master pass makes the connection of his teammates' next moves very comfortable. Mu Fei originally planned to grab the ball the moment Alba received it, but in the end he found that the opponent did not give him such a chance at all.

Alba made a pass from the bottom, Zhou Dun pushed the ball out of the baseline in front of Torres in the middle, and Spain got a corner kick.

Mata ran to the corner flag area to take the corner kick, but Spain's central defender Ramos had already run up and entered the penalty area of ​​the Chinese team.

"Master of Water" Ramos' offensive ability may be stronger than his defensive ability. According to the pre-match arrangement, Yin Di is marking Ramos at this time.

Mata's corner kick drew a big arc, Wang Dalei didn't attack, probably couldn't pick it up, the line of the ball was very erratic.

Yin Di turned his head and saw that Ramos had already circled in front of him at some point. Facing the ball, Ramos shook his head towards the opposite corner of the goal.

Ramos is very smart, he hits the anti-corner, and the goalkeeper is the most uncomfortable, because the goalkeeper is usually in the near corner of the goal when he takes a corner kick.

After the ball rebounded, it didn't bounce very high, but it was obviously too late for Wang Dalei to make a save. At the critical moment, Wang Dalei stretched out his foot and hooked, using an unconventional and wonderful move, but the effect was surprisingly good, and the ball was kicked away by Wang Dalei.

Zhou Dun ran over and touched Wang Dalei's chest fiercely. The ball was so amazing that Zhou Dun thought it was sure to score.

"Da Lei, good job."

The teammates on the bench also stood up and applauded. Duan Xuan on the commentary bench heard the Spanish colleagues beside him describe Wang Dalei's save just now with a "Banksy" save.

But the ball was not over yet. Just when the Spanish players were feeling sorry, they found that the ball kicked by Wang Dalei fell to Liao Lisheng's feet.

Liao Lisheng is also a good passer. He found that there were many gaps in the Spanish defense, and finally chose to pass behind Azpilicueta. There is a large open field there, which can just play Qu Bo's speed.

The moment the ball was passed, the Spanish players felt unreliable. Liao Lisheng's pass was obviously too powerful, and he flew directly to the baseline.

"Even Bolt can't catch this ball," Azpilicueta thought to himself.

But when the red whirlwind flew by beside him, Azpilicueta was stunned, the little man was so fast.

The Spanish players are right, if the ball is passed to others, it must be too big, but Qu Bo is on the left of the Chinese team, and his short-distance sprint even surpasses Bolt.

Qu Bo stepped on the ball on the baseline, and then made a pass without defense. Redondo told Li Guo that Qu Bo had no talent for passing the ball, so Li Guo asked Qu Bo in training. The pass does not need to be accurate, but the pass must be strong.

So Qu Bo passed the ball not with the arch of his foot, but with the back of his foot like a shot. The ball was drawn heavily into the Spanish penalty area, and Cassie moved a few steps towards the front post.

(End of this chapter)