Chinese champion

Chapter 271 A Familiar Opponent on the Road to Glory

On June 2006, 6, the two games of the third round of Group H were played simultaneously. The Fritz Walter Stadium in Kaiserslautern played a match between Spain and China, while the match at the Berlin Olympic Stadium was Ukrainian team Tunisia match.

In the first three days, the qualifying teams from Group A to Group F have been decided. The only strong team that was eliminated was probably the Czech team. In the last round of the game, they lost 0:2 to Italy. , and gave up the chance to qualify to Ghana. Three hours after the end of Group H, Group G will also start. The top two of these two groups will fight each other in the quarter-finals.

Whether to stay and move on, or pack up and go home, the answer will be revealed immediately after the nine 10-minute game is over.

The hotel where the Spanish national team stayed, the coach lounge.

For the Spanish team, this should be an easy game. No matter what happens in the last round, it will not affect their No.1 position. Now for the Spanish coach Aragones, he The most important task is to study possible opponents in the quarter-finals, such as Switzerland, France, South Korea... Of course, without Togo, they have already been eliminated in advance.

But now, Aragones did not look at the information of these three teams, but watched the performance of the Chinese team in the first two games.

After receiving Hu Yong's long pass, Zhu Jun quickly broke through and made a cross. Zhang Qi hooked the ball back, and Pei Wei followed up with a vigorous volley to break the net.

The cooperation of these four people is really good.thought Aragones.

Pei Wei continued to make breakthroughs in the middle, attracted the attention of all the opponents, and then secretly knocked the ball back. Zhu Jun followed up and shot, and the Chinese team overtook the score... Pei Wei's passing became more and more concealed.

Pei Wei went straight, Zhong Yan hit the goal, but was saved by the opponent's goalkeeper... The Chinese team still lacks a good shooter.

After Pei Wei made a cross pass to Hu Yong, Hu Yong volleyed in front of the penalty area... It was such a concealed pass again, and such a pass was almost impossible to defend.

Pei Wei took the free kick, and the ball hit the post and bounced off the baseline... It was a bit of luck, otherwise Tunisia would not be able to score a point.

As soon as Zhu Jun stopped the ball, the opposing defender shoveled the ball out. Pei Wei appeared in front of the ball and took a long shot under the flying shovels of the two defenders. The ball went into the net again... the long shot was still so sharp , Pei Wei.

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After the two games, Pei Wei had two goals and two assists. Four out of the total five goals of the Chinese team were directly related to him, and the free kick that Li Min scored was also caused by his breakthrough. It was caused by other people's fouls. In any case, Pei Wei is the undisputed core midfielder of the Chinese team.

In two games, 180 passes five times, 150 successes four times, 21 threatening passes, 31 successes, [-] breakthroughs, nine shots, six hits within the goal frame, and two hits on the post... Even his defense, which he is not good at, has two successful statistics.

This is completely the data of a world-class midfielder. In the games that have been played, Pei Wei is the best performer in the attacking midfielder position. Compared with Ronaldinho in Brazil, Zidane in France , Argentina's Riquelme...have to perform well.

Anyone can see that Pei Wei is the well-deserved soul of the midfielder of the Chinese team. Obviously, Menotti's tactics are all played around him, and Pei Wei did not let Menotti down. The first two games The draw was due to bad luck to a greater extent. If it wasn't for bad luck, the Chinese team would not be forced to this point.

You have grown to this point.Aragones thought with relief that although the relationship between him and Pei Wei is now an enemy, he is still proud of himself.

Such a genius was trained by me in the first two years of my career. Although I have trained countless people, this one is what I am most proud of.

Aragones took out his mobile phone, and he suddenly wanted to make a call to Pei Wei on impulse.

The number has been dialed out, and his finger has been pressing on the dialing button, but he hesitated for a while, but still did not press it.

Now is a sensitive period. If the reporter finds out, will anyone think that there was a tacit understanding between us?It's easy to talk about winning and drawing, but in case of losing... Forget it, let's contact after the game is over.

Just as he was about to put the phone in his pocket, the phone beeped suddenly. Aragones opened the phone and looked, his eyes widened immediately: this call is actually from Pei Wei!
After hesitating for a moment, Aragones still pressed the answer button.

"Teacher, it's me." Pei Wei's voice came from the phone.

"Haha, boy, don't you feel too sensitive to call at this time?" Aragones said with a smile.

Pei Wei didn't want to deny it: "Maybe, but I still want to make this call because I miss you very much."

"Since when did you talk so nastyly?" Aragones was so touched that his nose was sore, but he still smiled.

The two chatted for a while, and Aragones suddenly said: "Although the last game is irrelevant to us, Pei Wei, I will not show mercy. If you want to qualify, it depends on your strength." !"

"I know, teacher." Pei Wei said calmly: "I never thought that you would give favors in such a competition, otherwise, you would not become someone I respect."

"Well, we can get together after the game, but now, I don't have time to chat with you, goodbye!" Aragones hung up the phone immediately after saying this, at this time, The iron-blooded side of the old man's character was immediately revealed.

"Goodbye." Pei Wei said softly into the phone, and then closed the phone.

Aragones continued to ponder, whether Ismail could keep an eye on Pei Wei by himself?It's really a headache...

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03:30 local time, Fritz Walther Stadium.

The Spanish team still wore their traditional red jerseys, while the Chinese team wore white jerseys. Since the home jerseys of the two teams did not conflict, both sides wore the most familiar clothes.

In order to prepare for the round of [-], the Spanish team dispatched most of the substitutes, but even so, their reputation is no less than that of the main players of the Chinese team.

Goalkeeper Iker Casillas, four defenders are Salgado, Ramos, Puyol and Peña, midfielders Ismail, Fabregas and Xavi, forwards are Reyes, Joaquin and Torres.

This is not the strongest lineup in Spain. The main players such as Pablo, Alonso and captain Raul are all sitting on the bench, and Villa, who scored twice in the first game, did not start. The handsome Aragones is obviously still working hard for the round of sixteen.

But even so, Spain's lineup is full of well-known stars. In recent years, Spain's excellent players have really emerged in endlessly.

But for Pei Wei and Zhu Jun, the meaning of this game is extraordinary.

Aragones is Pei Wei's first coach in his career, Ismail is his teammate in Mallorca, Reyes and Ramos were teammates with Zhu Jun respectively, and the other players are also them Opponents who have fought countless times...

This opponent is really familiar.

However, Menotti's formation surprised Chinese fans and reporters a little. The old smoker abandoned the 4-4-2 diamond formation he had been using since he took office, but switched to 4-5 -1, the goalkeeper is still Wu Qi, the four defenders Sun Chenghai, Li Min, Du Wei and Wang Xiaomin, the double midfielders Li Gang and Hu Yong, the two midfielders are Zhu Jun and Zhang Qi, the midfielder Pei Wei, and the only forward It's Zhanfeng.

Menotti's intentions are obvious. The double midfielder has strengthened the interception ability of the midfield. The Chinese team's attack against Spain's double midfielder in the midfield has been strengthened. Using Zhanfeng as the only striker is because he has taken a fancy to him in La Liga. The lethality of Spanish defenders is also a very important factor due to the generally short height of Spanish defenders.Although there is only one forward, Zhu Jun and Zhang Qi are positioned more forward and more aggressive, so that they can maximize the advantages of the two wings of the Chinese team.This formation is not so much 4-5-1, it is better to say 4-2-3-1 or 4-3-3. Attack is the only goal of the Chinese team in this game.

Ismail looked at Pei Wei who was warming up opposite, and couldn't tell what it was like.

He will never forget that it was during the year when he was teammates with Pei Wei that he won the only league championship in his career. Although his performance has fluctuated in the past two years, it is precisely because of that With his excellent performance in [-], he won the favor of Aragones and was selected for the Spanish national team. He is also the only international player in Mallorca.From this point of view, he would like to thank Pei Wei.

Although he still needs to be a substitute for Albelda and Alonso in the national team, in this game, the old coach used him as the starter because of his familiarity with Pei Wei and his strong field. Up style.

He has only one task in this game, and that is to completely freeze Pei Wei!

When the two players shook hands, when Pei Wei held Ismail's hand together, Pei Wei said softly: "Ruiz, good performance!"

Ismail immediately replied: "Pei, you have to be careful! I won't show mercy!"

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"CCTV, viewers and friends, good evening everyone! Today we are broadcasting for you the last round of the World Cup group match in Group H. The opponents are the Chinese team and the Spanish team! As you all know, there are three players in the Chinese team. The players who play in La Liga are Zhu Jun, Zhan Feng and Wang Xiaomin, and Pei Wei also played for the Mallorca team in La Liga for three years! In the Spanish team, midfielder Ismail, left forward Reyes Both Pei Wei and central defender Ramos were or are now teammates of the four of them in the club. The former teammates have become opponents on the field. This is also a highlight of this game. Under such circumstances, they can How much power can it exert? We still need to wait and see!"

"The referee blew the whistle for the start of the game and the game started! The Spanish team in the red jersey attacked first, they attacked from left to right, Joaquin gave the ball to Xavi, and now the Spanish team from Barcelona's midfield engine is directing the attack!" Wang Jianxiang said in the studio.

Although Harvey belongs to the kind of player who does not show his talents in the Barcelona team, his role in the team is very important.

If Ronaldinho is the soul of Barcelona, ​​Eto'o is the scoring point of Barcelona, ​​and Deco is the pillar of Barcelona, ​​then Xavi is the central driving nerve of the entire Barcelona, ​​and the first point of attack is initiated from his feet of.

An organizational midfielder, the commander of the situation on the field, from Guardiola to Xavi, Barcelona has always had such players, and this is also the precious wealth left by the Dutch trapeze Cruyff in the early 90s.

Menotti knew that if he wanted to beat the Spanish team, he must first defeat their running button-Xavi.

Originally, Hu Yong was the best candidate to stare at Harvey, but if Hu Yong was completely put on defense, his offensive talent would obviously be wasted, so Menotti sent Li Gang to deal with Harvey.

Although Li Gang's organizational skills are relatively poor, and his finishing touches are even more horrible, but he was able to play in the Premier League for a few years because of his seemingly inexhaustible physical strength and the spirit of stalking and indiscriminate fighting.

Although he lost his position in Everton due to a serious injury, after half a year of recovery, he has that "iron man" demeanor again, plus he didn't play in the first two games, so in terms of physical strength Up, he didn't have any problems.

Li Gang attached Harvey with both hands and feet. Although Harvey had experienced a lot of battles, he had to feel a headache. After all, no player would feel happy facing a stalking midfielder.

In desperation, Harvey can only pass the ball out. Although it is not that difficult to get rid of Li Gang with his skills, once he gets rid of Li Gang due to his slow speed, it will only take a few seconds for Li Gang to appear in front of him reluctantly. in the field of vision.

Harvey's passing object is Cesc Fabregas, who has risen in Arsenal in the past two years.

Fabregas was about to catch the ball when a figure suddenly appeared next to him, started ahead of time to block him, and then easily stretched out his foot to break the ball!

It was Hu Yong who stole the ball. He used his body to hold Cesc Fabregas, who was trying to snatch the ball back, and sent the ball to Pei Wei in front. The counterattack of the Chinese team began immediately!
The offensive and defensive situation immediately reversed!

Pei Wei flicked the ball forward and dunked it, and immediately dribbled the ball across the center line!
Ismail greeted him, and the central axis of Mallorca ushered in their second contest in the World Cup two years later.

Pei Wei, who was running, suddenly buckled his feet when he was about to approach Ismail, with his right foot in front and his left foot behind.Tuck the ball between your legs!
"This is..." Ismail suddenly felt that this scene was somewhat familiar.

In the 02-03 season of La Liga, when I was still at Racing Santander, I also encountered this trick when I was fighting against Pei Wei for the first time. Pei Wei used a modified version of the "Cloud Mountain Mist Mask" and was confused.

"Left, right, or top?" Ismail was thinking nervously in his heart, but Pei Wei didn't give him this time.

The left foot that was dragging behind nibbled on the side of the ball, and the ball flew out sideways, then Pei Wei immediately pulled back with his right foot, dunked the ball forward, and then galloped out with all his might!

When Ismail turned around, he only saw Pei Wei's back.

With a wry smile, Ismail chased after him. Although it was impossible for him to catch up with Pei Wei's speed, he still had to chase.

This trick is really difficult to defend, it seems that in the future, you can only gamble on luck to destroy such a move.

"Zhu Jun!" Pei Wei, who got rid of Ismail, called out, and then immediately raised his foot and made a long pass, and the ball flew to the left.

Zhu Jun received the ball between Joaquin and Salgado, stepped on the ball with his left foot, and stopped the ball under his feet. While Salgado was going up to grab the ball, Zhu Jun cleverly padded the ball , The ball flew over Salgado's step, and then Zhu Jun lowered his body and rushed past Salgado.

Salgado is still old. The desperate Saburo of Real Madrid has no longer been the main force in the past two years. In the club, his position was replaced by Brazil's Cicinho. In the national team, Ramos, a rising star He was also squeezed to the bench. If the main central defender Pablo hadn't suffered a slight injury in this game and Ramos returned to the central defender's position, Salgado might not have the chance to play.

The metabolism on the football field is really cruel.

Even if you are the son-in-law of the former chairman of the club, if you can't play the role you used to, you will still be placed on the bench.

Zhu Jun, who had passed Salgado, was about to move on. Suddenly, a figure rushed out from the side. Before Zhu Jun had time to make a move, he used a beautiful ground tackle to shovel the ball out of the sideline.

Ramos, Zhu Jun's teammate a year ago.

What a hassle.

Zhu Jun was smiling wryly. Ramos was no less familiar with him than Ismail was with Pei Wei. It was really troublesome to have an opponent who was so familiar with his way of dribbling.

(End of this chapter)