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Chapter 355 First Battle against Chile ([-])

When the camera cuts to the Pantanal Arena, the scene is sunny, and the first thing to be photographed is the stands where the Chilean fans are.

Some fans wore big hats, like sombreros, with the Chilean flag painted on them.Some fans are simply shirtless, with their upper bodies painted in the pattern of the national flag. Of course, the most eye-catching ones are the beautiful Chilean fans.

With wheat-colored skin, long hair, and a small national flag painted on the cheek of the beauty, it is really the most beautiful scenery in the stadium.

The game has not yet started, but the shouts of "Chile, Chile, Chile" have been heard one after another. At a glance, most of the stands are occupied by Chileans, after all, they are very close to Brazil.

There are very few fans of the Chinese team. Coming from China to Brazil requires a transfer in Europe, which takes more than 30 hours. This is too inconvenient for Chinese fans, so most of the Chinese fans at the scene are overseas Chinese in South America.

They also painted national flags on their faces and held small national flags in their hands. They looked more professional, but because of the small number of people, the momentum they created was not as good as that of their opponents.

As usual, the first thing Chinese players do when they run out of the player tunnel is to pay tribute to the fans. This is what Li has always insisted on since he came here. Without fans, football is worthless. This is the philosophy of the team.

Zhou Dun, Mu Fei, and Zheng Zhi ran over to arouse the cheers of the Chinese fans, and then even bigger cheers followed. The Chilean players came on the field, and the first to appear was "Thigh" Sanchez.

Sanchez is still from Barcelona, ​​but he is about to transfer to Arsenal. As early as when he was in Udinese, Sanchez was called Ronaldo of Chile, and he is indeed worthy of such a title. Today he will definitely be the number one enemy of the Chinese team's defense.

Then came the head coach of Chile, Sampaoli with a bald head. He and Li Guo appeared almost at the same time. The two met in the player tunnel and had a good chat.

There are only dozens of top professional coaches in the world, and Sampaoli and Li Guo are among them.

Sampaoli apologized for the misunderstanding at yesterday's press conference, but Li Guo knew that what was said yesterday was the truth.

"Actually, there is no need to apologize. What we said yesterday was the truth. You underestimated the Chinese team, and I don't think the Chilean team is very strong."

Sampaoli smiled and said: "I like your directness, because you have a strong heart."

Li Guo said: "I think your coaching style is crazy. For example, your starting lineup today is three defenders. How dare you."

"Hahaha, the formation is dead, the important thing is the understanding of the players, what is the difference between three defenders or ten defenders?"

"I hope we can still chat happily after the game."

"As long as you lose the ball and don't rush."

Li Guo chuckled: "Not necessarily!"

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Li Guo has already got Chile's starting lineup.

Goalkeeper - Bravo
Defensive line - Isla, Medel, Jarrah

Midfielders - Dias, Francisco Silva, Vidal, Mena, Aranquez

Strikers - Sanchez, Vargas

A 352 formation, Li Guo doesn't know if Sampaoli is arrogant, or he really thinks this is better.

After all, ordinary people must be more stable in the first match of the World Cup, such as a 442, with a balanced offense and defense.

"This old man is very interesting," Li Guo thought to himself.

"Vidal,"

Li Guo said Vidal's name while searching the field. He is the core of the Chilean midfielder and plays for the Juventus club. If there is an analogy, he is equivalent to Spain's Xavi or Iniesta.

To limit Vidal, the Chinese team can have a certain advantage in the midfield, but...Li Guo understood a little bit, Chile has 5 midfielders, which makes it an impossible task for the Chinese team to limit Vidal, 5 midfielders means many outlets.

"Sly old fox!"

But a player like Vidal cannot be let go. He can shoot from long distances, pass the ball, and defend, which is too comprehensive.

Another attack point for Chile is Vargas, who is about to go to the Premier League. His appearance is characterized by no neck, just like Buzz Lightyear in "Toy Story", but it is precisely because of this that Vargas looks very stocky, like a small tank.

Li Guo has studied these with his team, but after all, it is only on paper, and the actual situation of the game depends on the results.

While Li Guo was staring at the Chilean players, the opponent's head coach was also staring at the Chinese players.

First of all, there is the first brother of the Chinese team, Zhou Dun, the biggest player. This is also the key consideration of Sangpaoli. Zhou Dun is not only the iron gate of the Chinese team's defense, but more importantly, he is also the spiritual leader of the Chinese team.

So Sampaoli arranged for Sanchez to attack Zhou Dun. After all, they are all Barcelona teammates and they are often together in training. Sanchez also understands Zhou Dun's characteristics.

Another thing that Sampaoli is afraid of is Chinese forward Chen Gelin. This is a player that makes Sampaoli quite painful. Because he plays in the United States, Sampaoli can get a lot of information. The research is not as thorough as Zhou Dun, but after watching the video of the Chinese team in the Asian Cup, Chen Gelin is indeed a sharp knife.

On the court, it doesn't matter how strong you are, even if you are as strong as Barcelona, ​​you will eventually be thoroughly studied. The most terrifying thing is that you don't know anything about your opponent.

But Sampaoli didn't think too much about it. With the overall strength of the Chilean team, it should be no problem to suppress the Chinese team.

Another point that Sampaoli is most worried about is that most Chilean players are the main force of European clubs, and they all have minor injuries, such as Vidal, whose thigh adductor muscles have not healed, which is actually a hidden danger during the game.

The short warm-up is over, and the players return to the player tunnel to line up to play. Zhou Dun and Sanchez are chatting. The relationship between the two is very good when they are in Barcelona.

"Zhou, if I score a goal, will our friendship be affected?"

"Alex, you think too much, you can't score goals."

"When the lottery was drawn, I was excited. I have been waiting for this day for a long time. You are the defender I respect most in the club. Unfortunately, we are teammates. I have no way to really compete with you."

Zhou Dun patted Sanchez, "Don't worry, the result is the same. You couldn't break through me in the club, and it's the same now."

Sanchez likes Zhou Dun's diaiao look, that kind of domineering self-evident. At this time, the FIFA march sounded, and the players of the two teams walked into the field under the leadership of the referee. Zhou Dun looked at the Brazilian ball boy next to him and touched his little face. The game was about to start, and he was really a little nervous.

(End of this chapter)