Xu Zhu's Successor's Football Journey

Chapter 557 Wang Li and the goalkeeper
Italian team.

This team is definitely the most glorious team in the history of the World Cup. They have won four World Cup championships, two runners-up and one No.3.In the overall ranking list of World Cup history, Italy ranks third, second only to Brazil and Germany.

Italy's traditional jersey is a blue shirt, white trousers and blue socks. Its nickname is Azzurri (blue, Italian), and its Chinese nickname is "Blue Warrior".

Due to historical war reasons, this team did not participate in the first World Cup in 1930. Then they won consecutive championships in the 1934 World Cup and the 1938 World Cup in France without losing a game, becoming the first defending team in the World Cup. .

However, the Second World War that broke out later had a huge impact on Italian football. After World War II, the Italian team failed to qualify for the group for four consecutive World Cups, especially in the 1966 World Cup. 0 loss to North Korea, creating one of the biggest upsets in World Cup history, and the two-time champion's results took a deep dive.
It was not until the 70s that Italian football re-emerged.

In the 1970 World Cup, Italy advanced all the way and defeated the German team led by Franz Beckenbauer in the semifinals to reach the final. However, facing the Brazil team led by the ball king Pele, the Italian team's defense seemed fragmented. They lost to Brazil 1:4 and only won the runner-up.
For Italians, the 1982 World Cup was very strange.

In the group stage, they had three draws in three games, only accumulating three points and barely ranked No.2 in the group. Afterwards, in the rematch, the Italians were drawn with the two South American giants Argentina and Brazil. In the first group, almost no fans were optimistic about the prospects of the Italian team at that time, but the Italians still created miracles.

The main central defender Gentile successfully marked Maradona and Zico for two consecutive games, and the golden boy Rossi also broke the scoring shortage in the match against Brazil, scoring all three goals of the team, staged a hat trick.

After passing the two most difficult hurdles, the rest of the game was easier for the Italians. They beat Poland 2-0 in the semi-final (Rossi scored two goals again), and the Italian team 3-1 in the final against Lexi Germany ( Rossi opened the scoring), won the World Cup for the third time.

Italy has gained a lot in this world. The team's top scorer Rossi is known as the top scorer with 6 goals. The 40-year-old goalkeeper and captain Zoff became the oldest player to win the World Cup.
In 1990, Italy failed to complete the task of winning the World Cup held at home. In the semi-finals, they fell at the feet of the Argentines and finally won No.3;

In 1994, the Italian team directly entered the final with 5 goals scored by the superstar Baggio in the knockout round. Unfortunately, they lost to the Brazilian team on penalties in the final and could only get the runner-up.
In 1998, Italy faced the host France in the quarter-finals. After 120 minutes of the battle between the two sides, Italy was out with a penalty kick.In the last World Cup, the Italian team was the saddest.

Perhaps these Koreans bribed the referee in private. In short, the referee was seriously biased towards the host and even blew away the Italian goal in the game.As a result, it was dragged into overtime by the South Korean team. In the end, Italy lost to the South Korean team with a golden goal.

It is worth mentioning that this game is also considered to be one of the darkest games in the history of the World Cup.
And now, this favorite to win the championship in recent decades, once again appeared in the final.

Serie A has always been known as the "Little World Cup". Even though the rise of the Premier League and La Liga has had some impact on the influence of Serie A in recent years, in the assessment of FIFA, Serie A still surpasses the Premier League and is the most influential in the world. league.

The Serie A league is definitely full of stars. Coupled with the influence of some policies of the Italian Football Association, the Italian stars emerging in the league can fully meet the requirements of the national team, and they can even switch to offensive football.

After Silver Fox Lippi took over as the coach of the national team, he has repeatedly stated publicly that he would bring "fresh air" to the Italian national team.

But the biggest test for "Silver Fox" has just arrived. This final is a test of Italy's strength. For Italy, which is full of masters, failure to win the championship almost means failure.

However, their opponent is the so-called 'undefeated' England team.

This filled Italy with a tense atmosphere, because they were not absolutely sure of defeating the current England team, but the game was about to be held, and the head coach Lippi could only try to let the players Prepare well before the game, success or failure can only be seen by the performance at the time.

For the media, everyone is optimistic about the England team in this game, because the England team has a superstar that surpasses the history of football for a hundred years. Such a star has a great impact on the game.

No one can deny Wang Li's strength.

The most important reason why Italy's coach Lippi is not sure of winning is that the England team has such a super shooter as Wang Li.

According to the data, Wang Li could almost score 3 goals in a game in the previous World Cup.

Then it means that Italy is fighting the 10-man England team, but they are three goals behind in the opening game. They must ensure that they can score four goals against such an England team before they have any hope of winning.

just hope.

What if the black-haired kid exploded into 4 goals?
Lippi really has no guarantee on this point, because he doesn't know Wang Li well.Wang Li has never been to Serie A, and Lippi can only see Wang Li's performance from the video, and this kind of performance is not as direct as watching it live.

All he knew was that the black-haired boy was strong, really strong!
First-class dribbling, very strong physical confrontation, outstanding long-range shooting ability, very good ability to grab points in front of goal, and almost unlimited physical fitness. Perhaps the only shortcomings are average consciousness and average header ability.

This is not a shortcoming at all.

Faced with such a super player who is at least equivalent to two Maradonas, Lippi Xiang broke his head and didn't know how to defend. He could only ask the players to pay more attention to Wang Li during the game.

Perhaps, with the Italian-style zone defense, how can this kid be limited.

maybe.

Anyway, during the European Champions Cup, AC Milan did not do well on this point, and Lippi didn't know how effective it was, but Lippi had confidence in the team, because Italy's all-star lineup was very complete, and this England team The All-Stars are overwhelmed with injuries.

That's right, before the final, another bad news came from the England team --- Ashley Cole was injured in the training match! !
This is great bad news for the England team, which is already poor in the back line.

Now England's defense line, the main force Ferdinand is injured, the midfielder Lampard is injured, the goalkeeper Thomas Clark is also injured, and now it is Ashley Cole's turn.

At this time, Campbell and Jamie Carragher do not have to compete for the starting list at all.

With the England team short of major generals, they will definitely be able to start at the same time, but this makes McClaren scratching his hair in frustration. Before the final, no one would feel better after hearing such news .

How is this lineup?
At least on the back line, McLaren has no choice at all. Terry, Campbell, Carragher and Neville, these four will definitely become the main force.

On the center line, Joe Cole will definitely get a chance, and the others are only Gerrard, Wang Li, Beckham, Hargreaves and others, but Beckham's state in the recent training games and games is very poor Well, Hargreaves' form isn't satisfying either.

The only thing that makes McLaren feel at ease is the striker.

Rooney has come back after the suspension. With the addition of Owen, Halilson, Wang Li, Crouch and others, the England striker is even very crowded compared to the two positions.

As for the goalkeeper, he has no choice but Paul Robinson, who often makes small mistakes. As for the third goalkeeper?
He couldn't even pronounce his name.

while italy
At the Olympic Stadium in Berlin, the capital of Germany, the on-site commentator has already begun to introduce the starting rosters of the two teams.

"Next is the Italian team!"

"The Italian team has a 4312 formation. The starting forwards are Gilardino and Toni, the midfielder is Gattuso, Pirlo and Camoranesi, and the defenders are Grosso and Totti. Cannavaro, Nesta and Zambrotta, goalkeeper Buffon."

The first appearance of this lineup caused cheers from the entire stadium.

The England team is still 442, goalkeeper Robinson, defenders Terry, Campbell, Carragher, Neville, midfielders Joe Cole, Wang Li, Gerrard and Janus, and the striker is still Rooney and Owen.

This time, David Beckham was on the bench and his form was a real concern, with McLaren opting for Janus in his place.

Jermaine Jenas is only 23 years old this year, and he is now playing for Aston Villa. As early as 2001, he made a name for himself in the Forest team. The strong team ranked in the top three, the prestige is better than Chelsea), and he was bought for 19 million pounds. That season, he helped the team reach the top three and won the PFA Rookie of the Year.

In 2002, Eriksson promoted him to the senior national team.

Although such a player seems to be a little immature in experience and skills, he is more trustworthy than the unstable Beckham.

In this starting lineup of the England team, except for Gerrard, Wang Li, Rooney, and Owen, the reputation of the others is much worse. Compared with the Italian team's Totti, Buffon, and Ka The all-star lineup of Navarro, Nesta, Zambrotta, and Pirlo is obviously inferior.

Therefore, many fans at the scene shouted the name of the Italian team.

The game has not yet started, and the England team has already lost a bit in terms of star players, but this does not seem to have much impact on the game, and the England team's offense still looks very powerful.

The England team had the right to kick off, and they played very well in the first attack. After a few brief cooperations, Wang Li kicked away Zambrotta with his right foot in the penalty area and directly kicked the goal!
Unfortunately, the football hit the post and flew out of the bottom line.

But this also made all the players of the Italian team break out in a cold sweat.Some of them are from AC Milan, and they had a real confrontation with Wang Li in the game before they knew Wang Li's strength.And some people come from other clubs and have never met Wang Li on the field.

After this attack, such a player's defense index against Wang Li immediately increased a lot.Only then did they discover that the coach's instructions before the game were definitely not aimless. This black-haired boy has two Maradonas, even three Maradonas.

Such a long-distance shot almost caused a goal, which is too dangerous.

However, such an idea could not hinder Italy's offensive.

England's offense looks really powerful, but there is a big gap in defense. When Italy starts to attack, relying on the old Campbell, the unstable Carragher, and Manchester United's man Gary Nei Well, it is really difficult for this defense line to stop Italy's offense.

Fortunately, there was another Chelsea captain, John Terry. This time, Italy's attack was cleanly cut off by Terry directly on the penalty area line. As a result, the England team played another strong attack.

It's Wang Li! !

After receiving the pass in the midfield, Wang Li swayed past three Italian players in a row, and after swaying the opponent on the penalty area line, he kicked a very powerful and precise shot. Unfortunately, the ball was set by the Italian goalkeeper. Feng struggled to save the beam.

Don't forget the Italian goalkeeper!

Buffon!

This name that people will always remember as a goalkeeper may have been defeated by Kahn at the feet of Wang Li, but the younger Buffon turned out to be born! !
Seeing this save, Wang Li grinned. He felt that he had met his opponent again.

The feeling of rubbing and torturing an opponent is really refreshing. . .

maybe.

The Italian players thought so too, at least their all-star offensive line was also very powerful against England's rear line. In the 11th minute of the game, Italy scored the first goal. The goal was forward Alberto . Gilardino.

It was a pretty accurate shot.

But the goal seems to be unimportant because England's goalkeeper Paul Robinson is injured! !
This guy may have been too excited just now. When he was throwing the ball, he fell directly on the grass, and then he put his head in his hands and struggled in pain.
This scene made England coach McClaren's heart sink directly into the abyss.

The main reason is that in this game, he did not arrange the third goalkeeper Carson on the bench. This may be McLaren's mistake, but it is also a helpless move, because the defense of the England team is really worrying. , the only few substitute places, he placed them on the two fronts of midfielder and defender.

And who would have thought that Robinson would be injured in this game after Thomas was injured last time? ? ?
An awkward atmosphere spread all the time.

For this reason, the referee even stopped the game for 3 minutes to let the England team discuss countermeasures. This scene made the media who were optimistic about the England team before the game all turn to be optimistic about the Italian team.

Only 10 minutes into the game, the England team lost the goalkeeper. The importance of the goalkeeper is beyond doubt, and this position is even more important than Wang Li.

Wang Li can only score goals, but the goalkeeper can concede.

After a sweaty discussion, McLaren finally came up with a decision. He asked Phil Neville, who had recommended himself, to put on the goalkeeper clothes and stand in front of the England goal.

At this time, Yinhu Lippi finally saw the hope of victory.The old man even laughed outright on the coach's bench! !

In the eyes of ordinary people, the England team has no goalkeeper, how can they win this ball! !
It can almost be said that as long as there is a chance, Italy can score goals. The importance of a goalkeeper is really much greater than that of a striker. A professional goalkeeper can save all kinds of dangerous balls, and a non-professional defender can be used as a temporary goalkeeper. Maybe you are lucky if you don't throw the ball into your own goal.

Did Italy win like this?Of course it's impossible, at least Wang Li doesn't think that Italy will definitely win.

Originally, Wang Li wanted to recommend himself to be a goalkeeper.

Although he has almost never been a goalkeeper, this in no way hinders Wang Li's goalkeeping level. Speaking of which, Wang Li should be best at the goalkeeper position.

Tianshan Zhemei Shou and Great Compassion Chiba Shou are even the most basic Arhat Fist. They are all martial arts moves in the hands. What will happen when these internal martial arts, which can even catch bullets, are used on the football field? Woolen cloth?

What if we add the Qinggong martial arts of the Tianshan Coffin Palace?

Nobody knows.

But Wang Li is very confident. If he stands in the goalkeeper position, the Italian team still wants to score? ? ?

Dream it! ! !
!!!

Although Wang Li doesn't like the position of the goalkeeper, but this is the final of the World Cup, and the England team and himself are almost able to touch the Hercules Cup. Victory is handed over to others! !
This is an opportunity that comes only once in four years.

However, England is now one goal behind.

Even if Wang Li is going to be the goalkeeper now and guarantees that he will not concede a goal, this will not solve the problem at all, because he cannot guarantee that the England team will be able to equalize the score.

Without him on the field, he doesn't really believe in England's so-called "luxury offensive line". difficult.

PS: This chapter is a bit rushed, but I want to directly write the plot that you want to see, so it will be more refreshing to read.

In the last few days, this book will be finished. Here, Xiao X will make a preview of the end.In the last week, I didn't have any starting/point recommendations, so I had the cheek to ask everyone for a few recommendation tickets, and the previous classification recommendation list would be fine.

thank you all! ! !

(End of this chapter)