Football: The immortal legend on the green field

Liu Jianhong was sitting in the studio on the top floor of the stands in Utrecht. This was the first event that CCTV would broadcast live abroad, in addition to the Olympics, Asian Games and World Cup.

He looked down at the field, which was several dozen meters high, and the players were still a little small on the field, so the commentator could only watch the big screen in front of him. However, there was one advantage that the press center could not match, first of all, he could directly feel the atmosphere of the field, and secondly, he could see the overall formation changes of both sides.

There is a huge difference between watching on TV and seeing the live show because there is a TV between them.

Liu Jianhong: "The second round of the group stage is already halfway through. After the first round of testing, the strong teams showed their fangs in the second round, with big scores taking turns. Morocco defeated Honduras 5-0, and Spain slaughtered Chile 7-0. Spain and Morocco have already accumulated 6 points in Group C in the first two rounds, and both have won two consecutive games, and have already advanced from the group."

"Argentina, the favorite to win the championship, has finally come out of the shadow of losing to the United States in the last round. In a match that just ended today, they defeated Egypt, the weakest opponent in the group, 2-0."

Liu Jianhong took out the starting lineups of both teams and asked Zhang Lu next to him, "This game is a direct confrontation between the two teams that won the first round. I have already got the starting lineups of the Chinese team and the Ukrainian team. It's interesting that Coach Zhang looked at the starting lineup of the National Youth Team to let the fans guess Coach Krauchen's intentions."

Liu Jianhong handed the printed paper in his hand to Zhang Lu.

Zhang Lu: "Generally speaking, large-scale substitutions in the second game are made when the team is extremely dissatisfied with the performance of the players in the previous game. China's first game was a big win over Turkey, the strongest team in the group, and the score difference was the largest in the first round of the group stage. Obviously, the large-scale substitutions of the Chinese team were not due to the above reasons."

"Although Ukraine defeated Panama 3-1 in the first round, Panama is recognized as the weakest opponent in the group. Judging from the content of the game, Ukraine is not stronger than Turkey. From a practical point of view, Krauchen's large-scale substitutions are probably to use the group stage as a training ground to find the best players to cope with the cruel knockout stage. After all, most of the players in the national youth team were recruited into the national youth team only a month ago."

"There needs to be a process of familiarization and adjustment between players and between players and coaches."

Liu Jianhong: "Dear viewers, I believe there must be many fans staying up late in front of the TV waiting for the game. I am here to comment on this game for you. The game will start in a few minutes, and I will take this time to introduce the starting lineup to you. The starting lineup of the Chinese team is as follows, and the goalkeeper is..."

"The referee blew the whistle and the game officially began. The Ukrainian player was the first to get into the game. The ball came into the Chinese team's penalty area and he shot. The ball hit the post and flew out of the bottom line."

Zhang Lu: "They are worthy of being a CIS team! They have perfectly inherited the tough style of the former Soviet Union football, using their physical advantages to constantly resort to strong confrontation to interfere with the Chinese team's ball possession tactics. The young guys of the Chinese team are obviously not used to the opponent's playing style, and the situation is extremely passive!"

After the first game, the Ukrainian coach carefully studied the Chinese tactics. In his eyes, the Chinese not only look the same, but also have similar names. The Chinese team is fast and their footwork is no worse than that of his own team. These are just ordinary players of the Chinese team. As for the soul of the Chinese team, Shen Bin is a person who is like a gap.

This player who is about to enter a top club is definitely a dangerous man.

According to what he learned, Real Madrid head coach Luxemburgo strongly recommended Shen Bin to Florentino, hoping to recruit Shen Bin to his team.

Last season, Real Madrid had lost its dominance in La Liga, and both the league and the King's Cup were won by the resurgent old rival Barcelona. With Shen Bin's outstanding performance in the first game, the previous resistance of Real Madrid fans to Shen Bin disappeared.

Who can resist the temptation of Real Madrid? The head coach of the Ukrainian team believes that no player in the world can resist money and fame, because as long as he joins Real Madrid, even if he cannot play as a starter, he can still gain a lot of money and great prestige.

So what kind of method can be used to compete with a team with such a star player? There is only one way, that is to play fiercely and savagely. Three years ago, the Koreans had set an example for themselves.

Besides, Ukraine has a more aggressive style of play than South Korea. The term "fighting nation" is not just a simple saying. Barbarism has penetrated into the soul of every Ukrainian.

Seeing the Chinese team's starting lineup, the Ukrainian coach laughed. The Chinese are really arrogant! Shen Bin was not in the starting lineup. He should only play in the second half, just like they did against the Turks.

Arrogance will come at a price. Ukraine can take advantage of Shen Bin's absence and must establish sufficient advantages in the first half. If they cannot take the lead, they will be in trouble when Shen Bin comes on the court.

The referee on duty was Zewierski from Poland, who was famous for his lenient penalties. Moreover, ever since the great changes in Eastern Europe, the Poles have no good feelings towards the Chinese who used to be in the same lineup. Don't underestimate this point. In some situations where a call can be made or not, the referee's psychological fluctuations may affect the course of the game.

The Chinese team will be much easier to deal with without Shen Bin.

In the first ten minutes of the game, the Chinese team could hardly push the ball across the half court. Every time the Chinese team got the ball, the Ukrainian players would either make fierce collisions or tackles that might cause injury. The ball kept circling in front of the Chinese penalty area. The midfielder line composed of Bai Yuefeng and Zhou Haibin had a hard time playing on the field.

Not only do we have to prevent the Ukrainians from infiltrating the penalty area, but we also have to keep an eye on their long shots. The game was only a dozen minutes in, and the Ukrainians had already had three threatening shots.

In the 18th minute of the game, Ukrainian winger Kowalskiyan dribbled the ball on the left side, and Tan Wangsong was guarding him. At the corner of the penalty area, Kowalski suddenly cut inside and changed direction, and Tan Wangsong was knocked to the ground.

Zhou Haibin and Wan Houliang stepped forward to block and attack, Kowalski dribbled the ball quickly along the penalty area line, attracted two people and suddenly knocked the ball back, and Gerzhev, known as the little Ibrahimovic, strolled in the penalty area and got rid of Feng Xiaoting. At this time, there were as many as ten players from both sides in the penalty area, and everyone was thrown to the ground.

"Huh? This?" Liu Jianhong was stunned in front of the microphone. He didn't see clearly just now. He only saw that Gerzhev's close-range shot was blocked, and then the Ukrainian players suddenly raised their arms and cheered, while the football lay quietly in the Chinese team's goal. "What's going on?"

Shen Bin stood up. He didn't see clearly just now, but the penalty area was in chaos. Then he saw the opponent began to celebrate the goal.

Shen Bin looked up at the big screen on the field that was replaying the game.

Liu Jianhong also looked at the TV which was replaying the goal. All the Chinese fans kept their eyes wide open, hoping to find some clue that the opponent had committed a foul which could have resulted in the goal being invalid.

But everyone saw that after No. 10 Gerzhev's shot was blocked, the ball fell into the penalty area, and then the Ukrainian player kicked it in front of Bai Yuefeng, and the ball hit the goal post and bounced out.

Tan Wangsong rushed back to the penalty area and kicked the ball away. However, the ball hit the back of Gerzhev who dodged instinctively and flew towards the goal!

Qiu Shengjun rushed over in panic, but he was a step too late!

Just as the ball was about to go into the goal, it hit the crossbar and bounced back! The Chinese players thought they had escaped, but before they could even catch their breath, the ball somehow hit Qiu Shengjun on the back of his head and then slowly flew into the goal...

"Too...too exaggerated, isn't it?" Shen Bin stared at the big screen with his mouth wide open for a long time. Qiu Shengjun was flying in the air, and the back of his head was hit by the football. Even buying lottery tickets doesn't have such good luck!