Football feast, starting from the acquisition of European clubs

Chapter 464 Will history repeat itself?
The referee quickly ran to the place of the foul, showed a yellow card to Chilean right-back Isla, who tackled Neymar, and awarded Brazil a direct free kick.

The position of this free kick is a little outside the upper right corner of the Chilean team's penalty area. The distance is a bit far and the angle is small. It is not a good place to shoot directly.

Neymar's free kicks in the past are not good at strength. Most of the serve points are within 30 meters. Now this free kick is at least 35 meters away from the goal, which makes Neymar hesitate a bit.

Hulk, who has always been known for his powerful free kicks, moved over at this time, obviously wanting to take the free kick.

On the sidelines, Chen Ran, who saw this scene, immediately called Alves who was closest to him.

"Dani, hurry up and tell Neymar that he will take this free kick, hit the goal directly, don't hesitate."

"Okay, boss."

Soon, Alves passed Chen Ran's order to Neymar, and Hulk next to him had no choice but to touch his nose and walk away.

Carefully arrange the ball, measure the steps back.

After standing still, Neymar took a deep breath.

Since the boss trusts him so much, then he will go all out and fight.

Glancing up at the Chilean goal, Neymar started to run up, swinging his legs.

"boom!"

The ball drew a huge arc and flew towards the far corner of Chile's goal.

Normally, for a free kick in such a biased position, most of the players who take the penalty will choose to hit the close corner.

Chile's goalkeeper Bravo also thinks so, so his position is also standing closer to the near post. .

But Neymar's unconventional choice caught Bravo by surprise.By the time Bravo realized that the situation was not good and hurried back to the back post, it was already too late.

Bravo stepped back while reaching for the ball, trying to lift it off the crossbar.But he was still a step too slow, and the ball flew into the net between his hand and the crossbar.

"GOAL!!!!!!"

With Neymar's free kick, Brazil finally broke the deadlock and led Chile 1-0.

"This free kick is a bit like Ronaldinho's free kick into England in the 2002 World Cup."

"It's quite similar, except that one is on the right and the other is on the left. This goalkeeper is probably the same as Seaman, and will become the background board and be played repeatedly in the future."

"From Ronaldo to Ronaldinho, to Kaka, and now there is Neymar, the stars of the Brazilian team are really endless."

"Didn't you pay attention to it? Hulk originally wanted to kick this free kick, or Chen Ran asked Alves to run over and say something, and finally Neymar took the penalty."

"I've seen it too. The free kick is remote and far away. Neymar rarely kicked such a long free kick before. I guess it was after Chen Ran's special explanation that he made up his mind to hit the goal directly."

"Good guy, is Chen Ran as good as you guys are? Don't you just make up your own brains here?"

"Hehe, the one upstairs looks like a newcomer. You can look for Modric's free kick collection. Some of the balls in it are in the same positions as today. Modric didn't have confidence at first, but Chen Ran specifically confessed to him. He chose to hit the goal directly, which Modric himself admitted in an interview."

Once Neymar scored a goal, Chile's head coach Sampaoli was in trouble.

He now has to face the same predicament as Mexico coach Herrera before, but it is even more difficult.

This is a knockout round, and losing means that the Chilean team's journey in this World Cup is over, and he has no choice.

In desperation, Sampaoli had no choice but to turn around and look at the bench.

In fact, the most powerful players of the Chilean team have been sent to the field, and the remaining substitute players are of average ability.

But at this time, Sampaoli can only be a dead horse as a living horse doctor. He replaced the central defender Silva with the substitute forward Pinilla, changing the team's formation from 532 to 433.

On the Brazilian side, after scoring the goal, the team was relieved from top to bottom.

After seeing the Chilean team's substitutions and adjustments, Chen Ran immediately called Casemiro and Oscar from the bench. After a brief warm-up, he called them to his side.

"Carlos, after you play, you still form a three midfielder with Fernandinho and Ramirez, understand?"

"Okay, boss."

"Oscar, you will replace Hulk as a midfielder. Tell Neymar and Diego Costa to play forward together, understand?"

"Understood, boss."

Soon, Chen Ran replaced Kaka and Hulk with Oscar and Casemiro.

Everyone can see that when the Chilean team changed its formation from 532 to 433 to attack, Brazil immediately changed its formation from 4213 to 4312.

"Hahahaha, 'Chicken Zeran' is 'Chicken Zeran', this formation has changed really fast."

"That is, the on-the-spot adaptability of the world's top coaches is no joke."

"There is nothing to say about the adaptability, but it's a bit too rough."

"Hehe, 'Gou' is not ashamed, it's only when you lose."

"That's right, 'Gou' is popular these days, and in the end, Gou has everything you need."

"That is, as long as you can win the championship trophy, who will remember the game process?"

After Sampaoli added a striker to the field, the Chilean team's offense did improve.

But with the appearance of Casemiro, this momentum was abruptly pressed down again.

On the contrary, because the Chilean team pressed the offense, the loopholes in the back line were gradually revealed.

When the game progressed to No. 707 minutes, after receiving a long pass from Oscar, Diego Costa first tapped his chest, and then did not wait for the ball to land, followed by a volley.

"boom!"

The ball flew directly towards the upper left corner of the Chilean goal like a shell fired from its chamber.

Diego Costa's coherent movements made Chile's goalkeeper Bravo have no time to react.

By the time he made a save, the ball had already flown from his hands into the net.

"GOAL!!!!!!"

With Diego Costa's volley scored, the Brazilian team further widened the score gap, leading Chile 2:0.

The Chilean team, which fell behind by two goals, was inspired to fight instead.

Head coach Sampaoli continued to replace offensive players, and no longer cared about whether the defense would collapse. The Chilean team moved forward as a whole, obviously planning to give it a go and fight Brazil desperately.

All of a sudden, the Brazilian team's defense line was also in a hurry. Chilean striker Sanchez took the opportunity to grab a shot and scored a goal, leveling the score at 2:1.

As soon as the goal was scored, after seeing the hope of equalizing, it immediately inspired the fighting spirit of the Chilean players.

However, they were not happy for long.

Less than 5 minutes after Chile's goal, Brazil's goalkeeper Cesar held Vidal's long-range shot firmly in his arms, then quickly got up, and kicked the ball to the frontcourt with a big foot.

Diego Costa immediately rushed to the point where the ball fell, and used his body to resist the Chilean defender Medel who was in charge of marking him.

Although Medel was blocked by Diego Costa, he was useless.

Under his stalking, Diego Costa couldn't hold the ball well.

Therefore, Diego Costa did not choose to stop the ball, but turned his head and ferried the ball to Oscar who was advancing at high speed.

At this time, because the Chilean team pressed the offense across the board, most of the players are still in the Brazilian team's half and it is too late to come back to defend.

After receiving a pass from Diego Costa, Oscar rushed directly towards the restricted area of ​​the Chilean team.

Realizing that the situation was not good, Hara, the remaining central defender of the Chilean team, had no choice but to push out from the penalty area, trying to block Oscar from outside the penalty area.

At the same time, Neymar also advanced at high speed on the left and successfully left Chile's right-back Isla behind.

Seeing that Neymar had already run out of space, Oscar made a through pass without hesitation and passed the ball to Neymar's forward line.

Oscar's pass was just right, and Neymar didn't need to adjust. He took advantage of the situation and directly slanted into Chile's penalty area from the left.

At this time, the Chilean team's defense has been completely penetrated.

In desperation, goalkeeper Bravo could only abandon the goal and attack.

Seeing Bravo rushing towards him, Neymar gently rubbed the ball calmly.

The ball was immediately picked up, just over the head of the attacking Bravo, and flew into the Chilean team's net.

"GOAL!!!!!!"

With Neymar's lob shot, Brazil led Chile 3:1 and completely sealed the victory.

The score gap widened to two goals again, coupled with the fact that there was not much time left in the game, it immediately discouraged the players of the Chilean team.

In the end, with Neymar's brace and Diego Costa's goal, Brazil beat Chile 3:1.

While successfully advancing to the quarterfinals, Chen Ran also got a "Level [-] Sight Card" from the system.

"Colombia beat Uruguay 2-0. In this way, Brazil's opponent in the quarter-finals is Colombia. If nothing else, Brazil can at least reach the semi-finals."

"First Chile, then Colombia. These teams are all defeated by the Brazilian team in South America. As expected of the host, this schedule is clearly arranged."

"Hahahaha, France and Germany are miserable. These two favorites to win the championship will meet in the quarter-finals. Who arranged this schedule? Take the bamboo shoots."

"Who did you say arranged it?"

"hey-hey."

In the Colombia team that Brazil is about to face, there is one of the brightest stars so far in this World Cup, and that is James Rodriguez.

Three group matches plus a sixteen-to-eight knockout match, James Rodriguez scored five goals in four games, ranking first in the scorer list, and has great hopes of winning the World Cup Golden Boot.

Although Chen Ran knew that James Rodriguez would drive high and go low in the future, a typical case of peak debut.

But it is undeniable that, at least in the 2014 World Cup in Brazil, this guy is definitely a dangerous person.

Fortunately, Colombia's other thigh, the famous striker "Tiger" Falcao, missed this World Cup due to injury, otherwise Colombia will be even more difficult to deal with.

In addition to James Rodriguez, there are many strong stars in this Colombian team.

Such as the defender Zapata who played for AC Milan, Guarin of Inter Milan, Cuadrado of Fiorentina, Baca of Sevilla, Quintero of Porto and Jackson Martinez.

With these people combined, even Chen Ran did not dare to take it lightly.

Colombia's current coach is the former Argentina coach Pekerman.

The old coach has rich experience. Although he knew that encountering the host Brazil would be bad luck, he still adopted his usual tactics and did not put the bus like Mexico and Chile.

center gutierrez
Attacking midfielder James Rodriguez

Left midfielder Ibalbo, central midfielder Carlos Sanchez, central midfielder Guarin, right midfielder Cuadrado

Left back Almeiro, center back Yepes, center back Zapata, right back Zuniga

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On the Brazilian side, Chen Ran hesitated whether to send Neymar to the game.

As a reborn person, he knows that in his previous life, Neymar suffered a fractured vertebra in the game against Colombia and missed the team's semi-final against Germany, laying a hidden danger for Brazil's 1:7 defeat.

If history repeats itself and Neymar is injured again, it will cause huge troubles for Chen Ran's next formation.

The other offensive players in the Brazil team, whether it is Oscar, Coutinho or Willian and Douglas Costa, no one can replace Neymar's role.

Although Chen Ran is confident that the 1:7 tragedy will not happen again.But this will also make the Brazilian team lack a killer in the semi-finals and even the finals, making the game more difficult.

In the end, after careful consideration, Chen Ran put Neymar on the starting list.

According to Chen Ran's memory, in his previous life, Neymar was kicked and injured by a Colombian defender after Brazil led 2-0 in the second half.

Then, he only needs to replace Neymar immediately after Brazil takes the lead, so that Neymar can avoid the risk of injury with a high probability.

Of course, all these calculations are based on the premise that there is not too much deviation between the progress of the game and the previous life.

As for whether it will develop as Chen Ran expected, to be honest, he himself is not too sure.

For this reason, Chen Ran also deliberately retreated the positions of Neymar and Hulk to the midfield, so as to minimize the risk of them being violated.

Center Diego Costa

Left midfielder Neymar, midfielder Kaka, right midfielder Hulk
DM Fernandinho, DM Ramirez

Left back Marcelo, center back Thiago Silva, center back David Luiz, right back Alves

goalkeeper cesar

On July 7th, Fortaleza, Castelo Stadium, the quarter-finals between Brazil and Colombia officially started.

(End of this chapter)