readytorunbook Chapter 510 Overturning the World Cup
Chapter 510 Overturning the World Cup
Chapter 510 Overturning the World Cup
As someone who has experienced it, if Pei Wei were to describe the 02 World Cup in one sentence, he would say: "This is a World Cup that subverts tradition and returns to tradition."
The 02 World Cup has subverted the tradition even before it even started. The No.4 Netherlands in the last World Cup missed the finals of this World Cup. There are also quite a few, the last champion France and No.3 Croatia, the two World Cup winners Argentina and Uruguay, plus Portugal, one of the top four in the 2000 European Championship, so that they entered the top sixteen teams Only Brazil, Germany, England and Italy, the four teams that have won the World Cup, are left. However, the subversion continues. Italy stops in the top [-], England stops in the top eight, but in the final, the World Cup returns to tradition. Brazil With Germany, the two best teams in the World Cup, reached the final, and the team that won the championship could not be more traditional - football kingdom Brazil extended their number of titles to five.
Of course, apart from Pei Wei, no fan now knows that there will be too many surprises in this World Cup.
"In this case..." When Pei Wei watched the opening ceremony of the World Cup broadcast on the TV screen, he said silently in his heart: "Then let the subversion go to the end. Since I have entered the national team again this time, then don't Let the history of the Chinese team repeat itself!"
When another already unpredictable Chinese team joins the trend of overturning tradition in the 02 World Cup, what kind of changes will history take place?
At least before the Chinese team's game, Pei Wei did not see any changes.
The World Cup in Japan and South Korea has brought fans all over the world a huge surprise since the opening match.
Defending champions France lost the world's best midfielder Zinedine Zidane in the opening game, but this did not alarm the French fans. In their view, this national team is the strongest in history. With the prestige of the first team in history to win the World Cup and the European Cup consecutively, coupled with the three major league goalscorers in Serie A, Premier League and Ligue [-], Trezeguet, Henry and Cisse, French fans have no reason to be concerned about the team. The outlook is not optimistic.
But the first game gave them a blow. Under the leadership of the French coach Bruno Messou, the new World Cup team and the African team Senegal played at a very high level. With a goal in 19 minutes, they defeated the French team [-]-[-], breaking the first upset since the beginning of this World Cup!
On June [-], the Danish team defeated Uruguay [-]-[-] relying on Thomasson's two goals. After the first round of Group A, the two former world champions ranked third and fourth.
On June 10, the two games in Group B went smoothly. South Africa stubbornly relied on Fortune's goal in [-] minutes to draw Paraguay [-]-[-] when they were behind by [-] goals, and Spain drew [-]-[-]. One score easily beat Slovenia, ranking first in the group.
On June 3rd, Turkey also gave the world a surprise. They relied on their tenacious defense to make the Brazilian team with "[-]R" and "dual cards" helpless throughout the first half, and at the same time relied on a sharp counterattack before the end of the first half. Hassan Sass, a bald striker who plays for Galatasaray, leads Brazil [-]-[-] with a lightning strike!
Turkey's luck is not very good. If they are not facing the Brazil team that finally won the cup, then they are likely to create a miracle. The volley shot equalized the score, but the Turks were not discouraged and continued to entangle with the powerful Brazilian team on the field. They kept the tie until No.5 minutes. If it wasn't for Rivaldo's lightning strike, They could even take a point from Football Kingdom!
Although they lost the game, Turkey's performance still amazed everyone, and all the fans began to pay attention to this team. Suddenly, Turkey became the biggest favorite outside of Brazil in Group C.
On June [-]th, it was finally the turn of the Chinese team to play.
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The match between the Chinese team and Costa Rica was scheduled for [-]:[-] noon - this time period is not very good, but there is no way for the Chinese team to have any opinions, all the time has been arranged long ago, and tonight There will also be a match in Group D. The team that will play is the host South Korea team. In order to ensure domestic ratings, the host match time is often the most suitable for the match.
But the top and bottom of the Chinese team don't care too much about it - the time of the game is very small, the key is how high they can play.
"I think everyone should have watched yesterday's game. From yesterday's game, we can see that our group is really strong. Needless to say, the strength of Brazil, Turkey's strength must not be underestimated! Europe No underdogs, if we want to qualify from the group, then our biggest opponent will be the Turkish team! Of course, before that, the first thing we need to do is to win Costa Rica, if we can’t win this game, then we will It is very likely that you will be eliminated before you meet Turkey... Are you willing to do this?" Milu said, shaking his fist.
"Of course I don't want to!" The players roared in unison. The four warm-up matches before the start of the World Cup not only made the fans extremely dissatisfied, but also made them suffocate. Now the anger in their hearts urgently needs to find a place to vent—— Of course, the opponent in front of him, Costa Rica, is the best object to vent!
"I think, after these few warm-up matches, you should be very familiar with the tactics we are about to use. Let me emphasize again, defensively, all defenders must keep their attention until the last moment! In a game like the World Cup In the middle, sometimes a goal appears when you think it is the most unlikely. You have to tense your nerves at any time. If you relax, then maybe there will be no chance to collapse again! In terms of offense, the offensive position concentrates the ball At the feet of Deco, concentrate on the feet of Nie Fei when counterattacking, the defenders on both sides take turns to insert assists, and at least three defenders must be left in the backcourt! Do you understand? In the World Cup, defense is everything!"
Milu has always emphasized the degree of concentration of the players on the field. In fact, this is also the result of Pei Wei's constant reminders. Pei Wei still remembers the game against Costa Rica. The Chinese team is here. There were no mistakes in the game. In fact, when the two conceded the ball, there were at least four players in the penalty area defending, and the opponent had only two or three offensive players. Gaining two chances to easily face the goalkeeper can only show that the players have slackened their attention on the field. Costa Rica's strength is not particularly strong, but it surpasses the Chinese team in seizing opportunities and concentrating on defense. , It was this trick that directly led to two goals conceded by the national team!
Pei Wei believes that as long as the players don't relax their attention, it is impossible for Costa Rica to beat the Chinese team so easily!
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The Gwangju World Cup Stadium, which can accommodate 4 fans, is full of seats. As a close neighbor of China, the World Cup held in Japan and South Korea has greatly facilitated Chinese fans to come to South Korea to support the national team. Apart from many local Korean fans and nearly 1 Costa Rican fans, the remaining 2 seats were all occupied by Chinese fans. Half of the stadium was flying the Chinese five-star red flag, and shouts came and went.
Although I was not satisfied with the performance of the Chinese team in the warm-up match, when the game started, all the Chinese fans who came to South Korea still left everything and began to support the national team with the greatest enthusiasm. This is the fans, you can say they are radical , it can be said that they are impatient, and they can even complain that their curiosity is too strong and affect the national team's preparations-but without their support, without their fanatical performance, no national team would have such a strong performance. With more support, there will be no glory of football becoming the world's number one sport!
Chinese fans who come to South Korea basically come to South Korea in groups organized by region. With the development of the domestic league, the development of Chinese fan groups is also extremely rapid. Basically, a city with a professional team will have a city that already has a considerable amount of football. Large-scale fan groups, which provide sufficient help for fans to go abroad to support the national team. At the same time, the cost of going abroad in groups is less than that of individuals. This is also quite beneficial to Chinese fans whose average income is not too high.
The advantage of being organized is not only the reduction of expenses. For example, before this game, several large fan groups in China contacted the fans of Chinese students studying in South Korea, and purchased quite a lot of tickets by means of joint funding. Some fans were able to cheer on the spot, and at the same time, these fans basically sat together, which formed a spectacular scene where half of the stands in the stadium were flying the Chinese flag!
"It seems that the development of the Chinese League has not only improved the level of the national team, but also improved the level of our fans a lot!"
Looking at the national flags flying all over the sky, Pei Wei couldn't help but sighed. In his previous life, although the Chinese football fans were always proud to say: "Although the level of our Chinese football has never been improved, the level of the Chinese football fans is world-class. !" But in Pei Wei's view, this sentence is not entirely correct.
Although China also has fans who are as enthusiastic about football as any other country, it is basically an individual behavior and does not form a collective behavior!For example, several fans who were well-known throughout the country at that time were all famous for their individual performances. Behind them, there was no strong collective!And in the stands, we can often see the so-called fans with the banner of "XXXX company supports the Chinese team" - Pei Wei has always believed that these fans are not here to cheer, but to advertise - such Can the fan base be said to be world-class?
(End of this chapter)