strictlysupreme Chapter 619 Battle against Portugal (1)
Chapter 619 Battle against Portugal (1)
Chapter 619 Battle against Portugal ([-])
The live commentator for this game is Jiayuan.
Jiayuan has commented on the Chinese team since the qualifiers, and this time he is also a reporter with the team.
"From my observations in recent days, the Chinese team is in very good condition and the team atmosphere is very relaxed."
"Especially when I heard that the players fell asleep last night, which is very rare",
"Because many people will be so nervous that they can't sleep before the big game. Although these players have played football since childhood, when it comes to the critical moment, they are just like us",
"I remember the year of my college entrance examination, I didn't sleep well the day before the exam, I was dreaming",
After finishing speaking, Jiayuan started to get down to business.
"Now the starting lists of both sides have come out",
"The starting lineup of the Chinese team is exactly the same as that of the previous game",
Goalkeeper - Qi rate
Defense line - Chen Fei, Zhou Dun, Wei Xiao, Qi Bing
Back midfielder - Wang Kong, Liao Lisheng
Avant-garde line - Lin Zhijian, Zhang Yuning, Li Qiao
Forward - Ding Mu
"4231, as long as no one is injured, this set of starting Stan will not be easily changed."
"Over there in Portugal",
Goalkeeper - Patricio
Defense - Eliseu, Bruno Alves, Fonte, Coentrao
Midfielders - Moutinho, Sanchez, Vierinha
Forwards - Nani, Ronaldo, Quaresma
"In the 433 formation, Portugal's starting attack is very strong. It seems that Portugal did not draw in this game. They plan to care about the goal difference. Their goal is to beat the Chinese team."
*****
After entering the field, the Chinese team players lined up and put their hands on each other's shoulders. The national anthem was played and the players hummed the national anthem. Many of the Chinese team had won the Champions League.
But when you put on the national team's jersey and hear the national anthem, you still feel your blood surge. That feeling cannot be described in words, and only you will understand it when you experience it yourself.
After the national anthems of the two teams were played, the players of the Chinese team formed a circle, and the captain Zhou Dun was doing the final mobilization work.
"The round of 16, here we come," Zhou Dun shouted.
"I am coming",
Portugal is also doing the final encouragement. The captain Ronaldo said something to his teammates, and everyone high-fived at the end.
"come on".
After picking sides, the Portuguese team kicked off first in the first half.
Ronaldo dialed the ball, Nani passed it back, and the final round of Group A officially kicked off in the Russian World Cup group stage.
*****
Cristiano Ronaldo is now playing the center forward position in the Portuguese national team. In the past, the Portuguese national team did not lack centers.
Gomez, Almeida, Portillo, but now Portugal really doesn't have a suitable strong center forward, and Ronaldo can only play a cameo. Fortunately, he also played a center forward when he was in Real Madrid.
After the opening, Portugal still took the initiative in the midfield. The core of Portugal's midfield is "Renato Sanchez" who played for Benfica. This midfield monster born in 1997 is rumored to have moved to Bayern Munich. The transfer fee is also astronomical.
The positions of Wang Kong and Sanchez happened to be facing each other. After the first round of competition, Wang Kong suffered a disadvantage. The two were not at the same level at all.
Sanchez is not just a demon, he is at the level of a monster. The muscles on his body are like tires bursting out, and his resistance is super strong. If he collides with him, his body will feel like it will fall apart.
No wonder Bayern are rumored to have spent 8000 million euros for Sanchez.
Sanchez, the monster, stands in Portugal's midfield and occupies the core middle position of 433, which means that Portugal has an iron waist.
"Damn that 'Drogba' was tough," Stein said.
Anyway, in football now, as long as it is black and hard, everyone will first think of Drogba. This is Stan's first reaction when he sees Sanchez.
"Wang Kong, go up",
Stan kept making upward gestures, but Wang Kong just couldn't go up, Stan thought to himself, "If this is an army, I can kill Wang Kong".
Wang Kong felt a little apprehensive when he saw Sanchez, but Stan urged him tightly, so Wang Kong bit the bullet and got involved with Sanchez.
The two pushed and shoved, Wang Kong spent a lot of effort, and finally delayed Sanchez's advancement, the Portuguese monster pushed the ball with his foot and gave the ball to "Moutinho".
Moutinho's organizational skills are very strong. He was selected for the Portuguese national team very early. He didn't stop the ball and pushed it directly to Nani.
Qi Bing's head is getting bigger again. In the past few days, he has encountered world-class full-backs one after another, but this can also quickly improve his skills.
Qi Bing blocked the inside line and prevented Nani from going inside. There was Zhou Dun's boss in the middle, Wei Xiao, he was relieved.
Nani originally thought that Qi Bing was a stunned young man, and wanted to pass Qi Bing with a quick stop and turn, but what he didn't expect was that Qi Bing didn't take fake moves at all, and stuck the inside line tightly.
Now Nani's only option is to cross. A curve ball of average quality is passed into the penalty area. Ronaldo grabs the front point.
*****
In the first 15 minutes of the game, the Chinese team only had 25% possession of the ball, and felt much more pressure than the first game against Brazil.
The Portuguese team has good skills and is young. The most important thing is that they have Ronaldo. Ronaldo alone is enough for Zhou Dun and Wei Xiao.
"I underestimated Portugal," Stan thought.
Looking at Portugal's roster, Vierinha, from Wolfsburg, and Sanchez, it doesn't look like much.
But when 11 people pinch together, the effect is much better than those flashy stars in Brazil, especially Vierinha, who is also very sharp on the left.
The two full backs of the Chinese team - Chen Fei and Qi Bing are like a life test. There are too many good wingers in the World Cup.
Chen Feigen,
Chen Feigen,
Chen Fei tried his best to keep up with "Vierinha", but the Portuguese pulled his foot at the last moment and dodged Chen Fei.
Chen Fei couldn't take it anymore under the attack of Quaresma and "Vierinha" in turn, so he didn't turn around to block.
After Vierinha dodged Chen Fei, he passed the ball to the middle without defense, and the middle was Ronaldo.
Zhou Dun just felt a gust of wind pass by his side, and then someone jumped up high. Although Ronaldo played football, he jumped higher than a basketball player.
Vierinha's ball was passed to the front of the penalty area, and Ronaldo also penetrated to the front. Zhou Dun instinctively judged that he could not compete with Ronaldo.
He gestured to Qi Qi, and the ball was going to be Qi Qi.
Qi led his way to the front post of the goal and sealed the angle of the front post.
Ronaldo jumped high, at that moment, it seemed that he was not Ronaldo, but Curry, shaking his head and attacking the goal, what Ronaldo wanted was the front post.
The Qi rate has been prepared in advance, but the angle of Ronaldo's top is too tricky, it is the upper corner of the goal.
Qi led a jump, but was still beyond his reach. The goal was scored. Ronaldo ran to the sidelines and made a domineering "big" character. His teammates rushed to Ronaldo to celebrate. It is likely that this goal was their promotion.
The Chinese team is a bit lost, but fortunately, it is difficult to fight against a world-class team like Portugal.
Fortunately, the Chinese team only needs one goal.
Stan and Queiroz applauded their players, and Queiroz handed water to the players like a staff member.
"We only need one ball",
"Remember, children",
As long as it is calling the children, it must be Stan, and he called several major players to talk about it.
In the end, he whispered something in Li Qiao's ear. No one knew what he said, and Stan covered his mouth.
*****
Re-kick-off, the Chinese team still has an old problem. They can't control the ball in the midfield. Portugal's midfield fights and the ball is very strong.
Liao Lisheng was in Asia and performed very well in the qualifiers, free kicks and passes were very good, but in the World Cup, it was obvious that Liao Lisheng's skills could not be fully utilized when he was at a disadvantage in physical confrontation.
So the Chinese team basically only has Wang Kong as a midfielder, and Wang Kong was defeated by Sanchez today.
Seeing that the Chinese team does not have any advantage in the midfield, Stan is really a little anxious. The vases of the Brazilian team, such as Teixeira, are actually average in strength, but the Portuguese players are all playing in mainstream European leagues. They have strong confrontation ability.
Seeing that Stan was anxious like an ant on a hot pot, Queiroz walked to his side, "We need to strengthen the control of the midfield."
"Bullshit," Stan thought to himself.
"Liao Lisheng can't do it, Wang Kong can't do it, what should I do?"
Queiroz chuckled, and pointed to Li Qiao, "What do you mean?" Stan asked.
"Let Li Qiao and Liao Lisheng change",
"Li Qiao came back to play the midfielder"?Stan almost exclaimed.
"I have to say, your idea is very strange",
"No, it's because I watch more games than you. I remember Li Qiao tried to play as a midfielder in Dortmund, and the effect was not bad",
"Yeah"?Stan almost discovered the New World.
The game he watched was not as much as Queiroz, "but then our wing will be useless."
Queiroz shook his head, "In the current Chinese team, can you still find someone who is better at handling the ball than Li Qiao?"
Stan shook his head too.
"We can't control the ball in the midfield, and it's useless for Li Qiao to stand in front. If Li Qiao comes back and controls the ball in the midfield, then Liao Lisheng is also a threat on the wing. That kid's pass is very accurate."
Stan is convinced, and it seems that apart from this method, Stan has no good solution for the time being.
In fact, in the position of the defensive midfielder, it is either first-class in confrontation or first-class in ball control. Whether it is Makelele or Fabregas, they are both good defensive midfielders, so Queiroz's approach makes sense.
Stan gestured towards the court, Li Qiao retreated, Liao Lisheng ran to the side, and the switch was completed. Many people who followed the game were blinded again.
Stan has unexpected masterpieces in every game, and Li Qiao plays the midfielder?
Jiayuan even exclaimed that Stan's tactics are as changeable as little Zhuge Guidolin, but only Stan knows it, and this time he himself has no idea.
(End of this chapter)