Chinese champion

Chapter 453 Origin of the Top of the World
Basile was very angry, and the consequences were very serious... But he did not lose his mind because of this. He was already mentally prepared that he might be fooled. He has made full preparations for various situations, so he can't be regarded as completely fooled When—it was just that a lot of energy was involved.

"Now let's make you proud! Look at how my boys beat your team into a sieve!" Basile thought viciously in his heart.

Before the game started, when the players of both sides were still warming up on the field, a burst of cheers resounded from the stands occupied by the Argentine fans!

The loud cheers attracted the attention of the players on the field. They wondered who else would be more popular than themselves when their countries were proudly warming up on the field.

But even they couldn't help cheering when they saw the two figures in the stands from afar.

A chunky figure with trembling fat all over his body, curly hair, and an unruly expression on his face——Argentine soccer champion Diego Maradona!

No wonder even members of the Argentine national team are cheering. In the hearts of Argentines, Maradona is a god!It is God!
The cheers of the Chinese players are not only for Maradona, but also for the tall and thin figure beside Maradona!

Former World Cup champion coach, the last head coach of the Chinese national team, "Smoker" Menotti!

Chinese fans will never forget Menotti's contribution to Chinese football, let alone how he brought the Chinese team into the quarter-finals of the World Cup!

The Chinese national team is well known to the world, and it was from the quarter-finals in 2006!

Watching this scene, Wang Jianxiang in the studio couldn't help saying: "Actually...we still have a deep relationship with Argentine football."

"Huh?" Xiao Jun had been paying attention to the situation on the field just now, and when he heard Wang Jianxiang's words, he asked subconsciously.

"Before the rise of Chinese football, the champion of the first world-class competition was the 01 World Youth Championship. Our Chinese youth team won the championship, and the place where they won the championship was in Argentina! And the opponent they defeated was also the The Argentine team... From this aspect, if the championship hadn't strongly stimulated Chinese football, maybe Chinese football would not be as prosperous as it is today."

"That makes sense." Xiao Jun nodded. Although nearly ten years have passed since that World Youth Championship, he still remembers it fresh, as if it just happened yesterday.

"In the last World Cup, we achieved the best result in history, the quarter-finals, and the head coach who commanded the team to achieve this result was the Argentine Menotti, and of course, the 'special' consultant, Mr. Ball King."

Xiao Jun smiled. Many fans thought that the Chinese Football Association’s invitation to serve in the national team was just a gimmick, but in fact, only a small number of people who knew the inside story knew that although Maradona seemed to have everything He didn't do it, he was just getting paid for nothing, but he only gave occasional pointers between training sessions, at least a considerable number of players had a qualitative improvement in their level!
And his presence has also brought more attention to the Chinese team, because where Maradona is, it is the focus.

"Let's take a look at the main players of both sides. How many of them play in the same club?"

"There are three Chinese players playing for Inter Milan, Pei Wei, Zhuang Feng and Wang Xiaomin, and there are also three Argentine players, Burdisso, Mascherano and Cambiasso, and Samuel was also Pei Wei. Their teammates, Zhu Jun and Messi are the unshakable two wings of Barcelona, ​​Zhang Qi, Gago and Higuain all play for Real Madrid... Count how many are from the same club!"

"The players are very familiar with each other, which means that this game will definitely not be an easy game... If it is not easy, it often means exciting. I believe Chinese fans will be very contradictory. I hope to see It was a wonderful game, and I hope that the Chinese team can easily win the opponent... To be honest, I am also very conflicted now!" Xiao Jun took over the conversation.

At this time, the players on both sides were already in their positions, and the referee blew the whistle to start the game!

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Lineup of both sides: Chinese team: Wu Qi, Wang Xiaomin, Du Wei, Li Min, Deng Yunfeng, Zhou Hai, Hu Yong, Pei Wei, Zhu Jun, Zhang Qi, Zhuang Feng.Argentina: Ustari, Burdisso, Milito, Samuel, Mascherano, Cambiasso, Gago, Rodriguez, Messi, Tevez, Saviola!
Compared with the previous games, the main lineups of the two sides have basically remained unchanged. The Chinese team is still a four-two-three-one lineup, except that Zhou Hai replaced Lu Yinzhe and Hu Yong to form a double midfielder, and the Argentine team is also the same three-four Third, it's just that the center forward has changed from Higuain to the substitute Saviola in the previous games, which seems to mean that the tactical play of the two sides will not be much different from the previous games.

"Diego, who do you think will have more advantages in this game?" Menotti asked Maradona next to him after taking a puff of cigarette.

The ball king with a big cigar in his mouth shrugged his shoulders: "How can I say that. The Chinese team is very strong, very strong, a group of strong players, a world-class core, and a smart head coach...they We already have all the elements for success, and we only need a little more luck to create brilliance! And our Argentine team is equally strong, even surpassing the Chinese team as a whole, but there is no one in our team like Pei A core like Wei..."

"But Basile cleverly used such a formation to make up for the shortcomings... What a bold guy, no one thought that he would abandon our long-standing No. 10 tactics! I admire his courage." Menotti laughed .

"From this point of view, Basile is much better than Passarella, Bielsa, Petelman...Ortega, Veron and Riquelme, although they are all very good. players, but they cannot fully inherit the essence of No. 10 tactics!" Maradona showed a lonely look on his face: "There is only one Diego in the world!"

If someone else said this, it would inevitably make people feel a sense of arrogance, but when Maradona said it, it was so natural!And no one else will have any opinion, because he is the unique Maradona!
"This is why I appreciate him!" Menotti said with relief: "I have always found that since Vilardo and I, it seems that all the coaches of the Argentine national team will look for the next Maradona as their goal." The biggest responsibility! They seem to be superstitious that as long as they find another Maradona, they can regain the dream of the World Cup! This is not only the opinion of two people, but almost everyone, including the fans. It is true that Bilardo and I both played the 'Number 10 Tactic' when we won the World Cup, but now is no longer the era when one core can win the championship, but we Argentines are always obsessed with the 'Diego era 'In the glory! This is why our Argentine rookies are still emerging one after another, but they are starting to be left farther and farther behind by Brazil! Fortunately, there is also Basile, who has created such an innovative style of play! I believe that in this After the World Cup, Argentine football will usher in another era!"

"For this reason, I am optimistic about our Argentina." Maradona said.

The corner of Menotti's mouth twitched, revealing a smile: "But Diego, have you noticed? Since the start of the World Cup, it seems that no team has more varied tactics than the Chinese team... Their oppressiveness against Ecuador in the first match The attacking style of play is really pleasing to the eye! I thought that except for a few teams such as Brazil, Portugal and our Argentina, no other team can do this, but the Chinese team did it! A game that can be called It was a 'great' victory! But in the second game against the Swedish team, they changed their style of play, Diego, you watched that game too, what do you think?"

"I seem to see a Juventus team wearing the Chinese team jersey! Of course, it is the previous team. It is stable and almost makes no mistakes! The goal that recovers the score is entirely by 'grinding', with a powerful The overall strength has worn down the Swedish team, and if time is long enough, the Chinese team will definitely come back!" Maradona said with endless aftertaste.

"Yeah." Menotti laughed: "So I'm curious, and I can't imagine why a team's tactics go from one extreme to another... This can only explain one problem. The style is not the real style of the Chinese team, in the next two games, I confirmed this!"

"What do you think ... is?"

"What tactics do you think the Chinese team used to kill England and Spain?"

"Defensive counterattack." Maradona said without thinking.

"That's right." Menotti nodded: "Their four defenders cooperate quite tacitly, and their area defense and individual defense capabilities are quite strong. In addition, Lu Yinzhe who is fighting fires everywhere and Hu Yong with excellent defensive ability, they Their defensive strength is no less than that of the Italian team! And in the frontcourt, they have four good counter-attackers! Pei Wei, Zhuang Feng, Zhu Jun, Zhang Qi, these four players are all players with exceptional speed and technique. The Chinese team has already With all the factors to play a defensive counterattack, I think this is the real style of play of the Chinese team!"

"That's true..." Maradona couldn't help but nodded: "The five goals of the Chinese team in these two games were all scored by counterattacks and set kicks. This seems to be Italy's best way of playing... really Unexpectedly, the Chinese team, which has so many good offensive players, is actually playing defensive counterattacks... However, if the Chinese team really uses defensive counterattacks to deal with us Argentina, they will only lose faster!"

"Yeah, because we don't have a single core in the frontcourt...our players are all core! In this way, the Chinese team's man-marking tactics will not have much effect. Break through the gate!"

"Teacher..." Maradona stared at Menotti: "Have you told Basile about these words?"

Menotti exhaled a smoke ring, and said leisurely: "Diego...First of all, I am an Argentine."

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A truth - when you are chatting, time will still pass, even if you are a football king and a famous coach.During the time when Menotti and Maradona were chatting, the game had already started.

The Argentine team was the first to attack, but their attack at the beginning seemed to be a bit unsatisfactory. Rodriguez's breakthrough was intercepted by Hu Yong, and then Hu Yong put the ball straight to Pei Wei in the frontcourt. Pei Wei pulled the ball Turning around and getting rid of Gago's defense, before Cambiasso came up to the right, Zhang Qi forced a breakthrough to get rid of Mascherano, and then made a direct pass. Zhuang Feng grabbed the header and the ball was caught by Ustari Hit the baseline, corner kick.

Pei Wei took a corner kick, and this time Li Min scored a header with an assist, but it went high under Samuel's interference.

This time it was Argentina's turn to attack, and after a couple of inversions, they played the ball wide and Messi took the ball down the right and launched the attack.

After a two-and-one cooperation with Rodriguez who went forward, Messi got rid of Wang Xiaomin's defense and made a through pass in the corner of the penalty area. He fell to the ground and shoveled the ball, and the ball was thrown by Wu Qi in a thrilling manner.

Three minutes later, the Argentine team made a comeback. Rodriguez took the ball from the right. Seeing that there were no Chinese players coming up to press for the first time, he suddenly took a long shot from a place more than 3 meters away from the goal!

Very nice shot!It is very similar to the world wave that Rodriguez scored in the same position in the match against Mexico in the quarter-finals of the World Cup in Germany four years ago!Go straight to the upper left corner of the goal!

But the only difference is that standing in front of the goal is not Sanchez, who is 1.8 meters tall, but Wu Qi, who is 1.9 meters tall!

Wu Qi is eleven centimeters taller than Sanchez, and his arms are much longer!
So Wu Qi made a quick move, stretched out his long arms and lifted the ball that was about to hit the net out of the bottom line!
"Oh! What a pity! Maxi's very beautiful long-range shot! But it was lucky to be saved by Wu Qi!" Needless to say, this must be the Argentine commentator.

"Pay attention to defense! Don't let them get the chance to shoot so easily!" Wu Qi jumped up from the ground and roared loudly.

Basile sat calmly on the coach's bench. It seemed that Menotti's words were not wrong, and it was exactly as I thought. The real tactic of the Chinese team was indeed a defensive counterattack. Fuck us... sorry, no way!
But what happened next was beyond the expectations of Basile and Menotti.

Messi's corner kick was taken off by Wu Qi, and then he did not immediately pass the ball out to launch a quick counterattack, but held the ball with his left hand, waved his right hand forward, and signaled the defenders to press up, and then threw it The ball was given to Li Min in front.

Basile frowned: "What's the matter, don't the Chinese team want to fight back quickly, but instead use positions to deal with us?"

Watching the players of the Chinese team advance slowly, the scene of the match between the Chinese team and the Swedish team could not help appearing in Basile's mind!

"Does he want to use a slow pace to wear us down?" Basile frowned, stood up and shouted towards the field: "Strengthen the frontcourt to press and disrupt their rhythm!"

Hearing Basile's shout, the three strikers in the frontcourt of Argentina immediately began to actively run to grab the ball at the feet of the Chinese team.

At this time, the attack speed of the Chinese team suddenly accelerated!
Seeing Messi coming up to attack him, Du Wei immediately crossed the ball and passed it to Li Min. Li Min kept the ball forward and gave it to Hu Yong in front. Break forward with the ball!
The Chinese team's sudden fast pace made the Argentine team a little uncomfortable. Hu Yong quickly broke through the unprepared Rodriguez, and then suddenly split the side. Zhu Jun made a pass from the bottom and Zhuang Feng returned with a header. Pei Wei who was on the floor immediately hit the door with one kick!
Fortunately, there was Mascherano who followed Pei Wei closely. When Pei Wei shot, he made a covert shoulder bump to Pei Wei, which affected Pei Wei's contact with the ball, and the ball almost rubbed against the ball. The column flew out of the bottom line!
There were sighs in the stands, some sighed with pity, and some sighed with fear.

"Go up! Go up! It's our turn to attack this time!" Burdisso yelled loudly. Just now he stuck to Zhuang Feng, but failed to stop the opponent's header from ferrying, which made the defender regret it very much.

Ustari did not kick the ball, but passed the ball to Milito in front. This is also a no-brainer. Now the three strikers in the frontcourt of the Argentine team are all less than 1.7 meters tall, and the header is not theirs. good at.

The Argentine team started to organize the offense. Without the core of the midfielder, they lacked a ball-holding point in the offense. Whether it is Veron or Riquelme at the core of the midfield, their speed is slow, so even the attack speed of the frontcourt slows down. Even if Veron was called the best offensive midfielder in Europe back then, Riquelme is known as the last classical midfielder in modern football, but compared with Maradona, they all lack one thing.

That is speed!

A midfield core without speed can only slow down the rhythm of the whole team!Even if they can play beautifully in positional battles, the more important way to score in modern football is to counterattack quickly!
This is why Maradona said that the current Argentine team has not been able to inherit the true essence of the "No. 10 Tactic". The defending side has plenty of time to get back on defense.

Now, Argentina's offensive speed is obviously much faster.

After a series of unsparing passes from midfield, the Argentine quickly passed the ball through the midfield and hit Messi's feet.

Seeing that Wang Xiaomin was waiting for him to come over, Messi didn't waste his energy to forcefully break through this guy, but distributed the ball to Mascherano, who was inserted in the middle, and Mascherano didn't stick the ball. The ball was distributed to Tevez on the other side.

In this way, the center of gravity of Argentina's offense quickly shifted from the right to the left.

However, the Chinese team's defensive center of gravity could not turn around quickly, Tevez immediately dribbled the ball from the ribs!
Deng Yunfeng was thrown away, and then Tevez did not continue to move forward, and suddenly shot a long shot from the corner of the penalty area!
This kick is fast, the angle is tricky, it is perfect!
But Wu Qi fell sideways and threw the ball firmly in his arms.

"Counterattack!" Wu Qi quickly got up from the ground, rushed to the penalty area line before holding the ball, and then threw the ball far away!
The ball fell directly to Zhang Qi's feet on the right, and then Zhang Qi made a precise long pass, and the ball flew straight to the left!
Zhu Jun quickly inserted from the left and broke through from the side!

With Zhu Jun as the arrow, the Chinese team started a large-scale attack. Five or six players entered the Argentine half from different directions. The momentum made Menotti and Maradona who were watching looked a little scared.

The Chinese team's attack was finally brought to a halt by Zhuang Feng's volley from the front of the penalty area, but the shot was a bit straight, and Ustari held him firmly in his arms.

"What is He Jin thinking?"

When the Chinese team created another shot through an attack, Basile frowned and looked at He Jin, who was sitting on the coaching bench of the Chinese team, looking like a fool, and frowned into the word "Chuan" between his brows.

How do you look at the Chinese team's style of play? It seems that they are going to play against Argentina!
Could it be that He Jin is so confident?Use Argentina's best offense to deal with Argentina?
Madness!

Basile gave He Jin a definition in his heart.

In Basile's mind, apart from a few teams like Brazil and the Netherlands, there is no other team that can compete with Argentina in offense!
Even other super teams such as France and Italy will not work!
Not to mention China!

Come if you want to attack!Let's see whose spear is more powerful!

(End of this chapter)