football career from scratch

After the first round of the World Cup Group C match, the Swedish team surprisingly ranked first in the group - relying on veteran Irab's one pass and one shot, they beat Tunisia [-]-[-] and ranked the group with three points First, China and France tied for second with one point each, with Tunisia at the bottom.

This result does not surprise people. Sweden is also a strong team. Although they seem to be not as famous as top teams like France, they are still ranked second in Europe. A strong team can't chew it down, and it is a veritable hard bone.

Compared with them, Tunisia is a bit weak. Their overall performance is good, but they lack outstanding players. The Swedish team has been overwhelmed by the Swedish team for almost the whole game. They are disadvantaged in physical fitness, technique, confrontation and scoring ability. It's not that bad, but every link is suppressed by the Swedish team, so it can be said that there is no chance.

"Based on the performance of the first round, Tunisia will have no future in this group. For Tunisia, this is a death group... If China and France can get three points on Tunisia, then This group is very likely to have three qualifying teams. If the previous competition system is changed, this group will be very cruel, because France may be eliminated. Now, it seems a bit easy for these three teams .”

After the game, many media spoke highly of the Chinese team. Indeed, judging from their performance against the French team, it is no problem to beat the weak Tunisia. They have already scored one point, plus Tunisia With one victory, that is four points. Even if you are third in the group with four points, you will definitely be able to qualify. Sometimes three points are enough to qualify.

The confidence of Chinese fans is even greater.

What is the third place in the group, we must at least strive for the second place in the group, and we must be able to definitely qualify!

We are all tied in France, and of course we can continue to win against Sweden and Tunisia!

At that time, they will qualify with seven points. If they get more goal difference, they may be able to qualify for the first place in the group...

But Gao Yuan was not so optimistic.

He knows that the Chinese team is very strong, and he also knows that with the current strength of the Chinese team and the group competition system, qualifying is almost guaranteed, but strategic self-confidence does not mean tactical arrogance. Sweden is not a An easy opponent.

In terms of the number of stars and overall skills, the Chinese team is no worse than the opponent, and even better, but there is one thing that makes Gao Yuan a little headache.

That is the body.

The Chinese team has quite a few players with excellent physical fitness, but compared with the Swedish team, whose average height is over 1.8 meters [-], and they are basically big in size, they are considered weak in this respect...

On Sweden's striker line, there is a veteran Irab with a height of 1.9 meters. Although this legendary striker is old, he is still the mainstay of Sweden's striker line. Their striker combination is quite strong.

In terms of midfield, Sweden does not have a midfielder with particularly delicate skills, but they are all modern midfielders who are strong and can run all-round. The shortest ones are Fosbey's 1.8m1.8 and Chimak's 1.8m[-]. Both of them are players who can hit the center and the side, and their defensive ability is not bad.

The 1.8-meter-eight Toure is their defensive champion in the midfield. He covers a large area and defends fiercely. Although he lacks some flexibility, he is also difficult to deal with.

As for the defense line, people sigh. The two full-backs Augustin and Herag are both 1.8 meters tall. The two central defenders Lilindev is 1.8 meters. Seven, this is simply the wall of sighs from Northern Europe...

So Sweden may not be difficult to deal with. However, in front of such a height, the Chinese team also needs to play more flexibly.

The offense is more flexible, but the defense needs to be head-to-head - the reason is very simple, when you attack, you can find a way to bypass the opponent's defense, but when you defend, you can't bypass the opponent's offense - you can't see the opponent's attack Attack and hide.

And although the two forwards in Sweden are tall and burly, in fact, they don't play long passes from the wing to create opportunities for the forwards. Instead, they will attack more from the center and pass through Iraq Bu's take the ball and break through and distribute the ball to complete their offense.

Although Ilab is as tall as 1.9 meters three, he is a player with excellent foot skills. In addition to strength, he also has the skills of a short player. If he is not older now, he will be almost 36 years old. There must be a part of him among the ranks of the top players.

Even now, he is still a top player. He may not be able to do whatever he wants in the top league, and he is still a little tired from playing, but in the second-level league, he can still kill the Quartet.

For Ilab, the defensive players of the Chinese team are no different from the defenders of the second-level league. He has to deal with it, and it is easy to handle.

"Xiao Jin, you will be a substitute for the next game." Gao Yuan said to Jin Shucheng.

"Why?" Jin Shucheng narrowed his eyes.

"Because you are short." Gao Yuan said.

"Damn, what's wrong with being short, I'm not afraid of tall ones!" Jin Shucheng said angrily.

"There is always a limit. Ilab can let Mu Qing defend, but you are at a disadvantage by dragging behind to deal with that 1.8-meter-eight center forward." Gao Yuan said with a smile: "That's it, the next game You substitute."

Jin Shucheng sighed a few times, but he could only accept his fate - but he also knew that his height met the Swedish team, probably just like the defenders of Spain and France met Dong Lin - other times, their height was also enough. Yes, but in the face of the absolute height difference, there is a problem.

If Sweden only has one Irab or that young center forward, then the big deal is that Mu Qing delays to mark and Jin Shucheng sweeps in front. , or go up to defend Irab, it will be very difficult, and it can even be said to be completely blown by the opponent.

No way, the natural gap.

If you are more than ten centimeters shorter than the opponent in the penalty area, it will be difficult to win the header. If you go outside the penalty area to interfere with Irab, as long as the opponent turns around to protect the ball, he will be blocked by a wall. Method.

Instead of being humiliated by the other party's control, it's better to change someone.

Song Pengju happily accepted the task of the main force. Although he was once China's No. [-] defender, he was robbed of the main position by Mu Qing and Jin Shucheng in the national team, which made him feel a little ashamed. However, at this time, his appearance is still is valuable.

Gao Yuan chose him because of his height of 1.8 meters [-] and the attributes of a trailing central defender. Compared with the young center forward, his height and strength are not at a disadvantage, and he can fill the position very well, so that Mu Qing can stand up For Ilab, Mu Qing may not be very flexible outside the penalty area, but with Zhong Bo on the side to fill the position, it is almost the same.

In the final analysis, Gao Yuan intends to mobilize everyone's strength, so rotation and prescribing the right medicine are necessary.

The World Cup is going on, and because there are more and more groups, the group stage is relatively easy, and the players can recover well after four or five days of rounds.

So the players of the Chinese team were resting while quietly waiting for the start of the second round of the game.

In Gao Yuan's words, the group stage is the real warm-up for the Chinese team.

Chinese fans also have very strong expectations for the next game. They were already looking forward to the performance of the national team in the World Cup, and the good results in the first round intensified this. The Chinese team was able to draw with France and won the World Cup. The first point in history, then the first victory, will it be far away?

Although they also know that Sweden's strength is not bad, but compared with the Chinese team, it should not be so terrible.

Irab is really good, but he is almost 36 years old!The other players are far from the top level in Europe, they are at the second-tier level at most. If the Chinese team can't even win against Sweden, then they will be at the knockout level at most in the World Cup. This is obviously not in line with the fan's expectations of the Chinese team. expected.

As time went by, Chinese fans became more and more enthusiastic. On the day when the second round of the game started, the number of Chinese fans who were going to watch the game exceeded [-] million—this also made FIFA officials laugh. Ear mouths, the Chinese team is so attractive, one game is almost catching up with the attention of fans around the world in the World Cup final...

This is the advantage in numbers. There are many Chinese people. Although the number of fans may not be too many, even those who don't usually watch football will watch with great interest during the Chinese team's games.

"Guys, are you ready?"

When preparing to set off that day, Gao Yuan didn't speak, but Bu Qingyun stood up and said something.

"Preparing for what?" Zhu Yucheng sang a different tune.

"Of course it is to prepare for our first victory in the World Cup... Coach, this person doesn't even have this awareness. I think he can say goodbye to the starting lineup. We fell behind after he played in the last game. Yes." Bu Qingyun turned to Gao Yuan and said.

"Damn it." Zhu Yucheng gave Bu Qingyun a middle finger, and the others burst out laughing.

"Okay, I'm glad you can joke like this, but now, it's time to go!" Gao Yuan coughed.

"Let's go and get our first victory in this World Cup!"

Yu Yingrui waved his fist and yelled, and the players of the Chinese team responded one after another. Then, led by Bu Qingyun, he walked out of the hotel and boarded the bus.

"I am very confident that they will win their first World Cup victory." Gao Yuan said to Cheng Xiuran with a smile.

"Don't be careless." Cheng Xiuran reminded.

"Others may be careless, but these guys...they won't." Gao Yuan smiled.