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"After the Greek team lost to us in 04, the Chinese team and Greece now have one point, and Mexico and us both have four points."

In the locker room of the Brazilian team, Emerson was doing his own analysis. Although this job should be done by the captain more often, but this time in the Confederations Cup, Cafu did not come. The captain's armband of the national team , worn on Ronaldinho’s arm—this is purely a display, and it is difficult to expect him to fulfill his captain’s responsibilities, so Emerson still said these words, “In the worst case, if Greece and China can decide the outcome , they will also reach 4 points, and we have the same points. And our current goal difference is 2, China is 4, and Greece is 1. In other words, according to the worst case, our game , if we lose three goals, our goal difference is [-], and if China wants to surpass us, it needs to score four - if it is three, we will score more goals, and they will be eliminated. And if Greece If you want to surpass us..."

"Don't forget about this, right? Greece's frontcourt is in a mess, and it's impossible to do anything. It's impossible to score seven or eight goals in a game." Kaka said.

"That is to say, our team is set to qualify... Who wants to go out with me at night? There are many interesting places nearby..."

"The last game, we will play seriously." Ronaldinho interrupted Da Luo, he still had a smile on his face, but his expression became firm. [

"Why? We don't need to play seriously. And...you should understand that if we really win and Mexico is eliminated, the biggest beneficiary is likely to be the Chinese team." Adriano asked, "If the Chinese team qualify, it will be very bad for you to compete for the Ballon d'Or."

"Could it be that if we lose the last game and get rid of the Chinese team by means, will my chances of competition be greatly increased?" Ronaldinho asked rhetorically.

"What are you worried about? Are you afraid that after the Chinese team is eliminated, they will tell the outside world that they were eliminated because we deliberately played tacit football? No one will believe this, especially because we may not be able to guarantee qualifying. They scored four?" Lucio said to Ronaldinho.

"Wouldn't that be a meaningless quarrel?" Ronaldinho asked, "This is not acceptable. I don't want my first Ballon d'Or to be eliminated by competitors through match-fixing. Come on — there's bound to be media saying that, and I hate it."

"But you should know that people's requirements for the Chinese team are much lower than those for the Brazilian team. As long as he can lead the team to the final, then even if we win the championship, you have nothing to do with the national team's results." There are advantages."

"First, do I need the results of the national team as a cover for me? Second, why do they reach the final? Argentina still wins Germany, isn't it an opponent that the Chinese team can compete with?" Ronaldinho asked, "I believe I If I compete for the Ballon d'Or with my own strength, I will come here with dignity."

"It's really troublesome. It's such a simple thing to kill the Chinese team directly in the group."

"What kind of skill is it to get the Golden Globe Award by such means?" Ronaldinho waved his hand, "Comparing Brazil with China, I have already taken advantage of it. But I don't want to play the ball with tacit understanding. If I want to win the award, I will Just take it upright, it should be mine, it must be mine, no matter who comes, it can't take it away."——

In the third game, before China played against Greece and Mexico played against Brazil, the Chinese team was basically about to give up.Against the South American champions, they drew with the opponent's carelessness. Against the Central and North American champions, they lost without any surprises. Now, against the better European champions, everyone can already guess the result.

The same is true for Zhao Yaning: Originally, after the game, he went to Kaka to change his jersey, and he hoped that he would be able to get another one, but in the end, what Kaka’s jersey brought him was a "dot card". Ball ability3.This made Zhao Yaning so angry that he didn't know what to say.

And his luck was really not very good. After the second game, he and Borgetti changed jerseys, and what he got was a card called 'Header King', Header 2.

What kind of bad luck is this!Can't you give me a good card?

Although it is said that there is almost no hope before the game, but when it comes to the match against the champion of the European Cup, the Chinese team played well and well.

After all, Greece is not what it was a year ago.

Greece a year ago was considered a miracle.Although the media has been propagating that their method is to defend and counterattack, in fact, Greece at that time was actually a powerful team.At that time, Greece had at least 25 minutes of offense in each game. Not only that, but also their wide-range transfer of the frontcourt was excellent. The Greeks already had the advantage of excellent physical condition, and their tactics were reasonable. , the arrangement was excellent, and he came to the back of the group in the European Cup.Although it is said that their journey along the way is not pretty, it cannot be said that they are a team that sticks to it.

But after a year, this Greek team has become a team that can't be defended completely.

Their frontcourt attack line has collapsed.Although Zhao Yaning didn’t know why, but sometimes when he chatted with his old teammates, Zico

Si once mentioned that the locker room of the Greek national team is far less harmonious than imagined. On the eve of the European Cup in 04, they had an infighting in January.And the traditional giants of Greece have always had contradictions, and this contradiction has also been brought to the Greek team.Although the Greek team cannot be said to have plummeted, it can be said that they are no longer as amazing as they were in the European Cup.In the world preliminaries, their situation is very miserable: they have been suppressed by Ukraine, Turkey, and Denmark in the group, and they are probably destined for the World Cup.This team has faded from its magical color and returned to its usual state.It can even be said that it is slightly worse than usual: after all, after last year, many of their players have tried to go abroad for development.But this year, their development has not been very smooth. They have no main position and cannot play games, which directly led to their decline in level.

In this game, although relying on tactical cooperation, they can still defend against Zhao Yaning's continuous assault, but they can't exert any effective attack.In fact, in Zhao Yaning's view, they did not plan to attack at all.Until the end of the first half, they did not even launch an attack.Considering their match against Mexico in 00 and Brazil in 04, it is estimated that they have no idea and ability to attack. [

This made Zhao Yaning a lot bolder.When encountering a European champion, one must be careful.But if the other party has become a dead dog, then there is nothing to be afraid of.He directly led the Chinese team to launch an attack in the second half of the game. In the second half, the Chinese team finally got a chance-After receiving a pass from Shao Jiayi, Zhao Yaning tried to make a breakthrough attack.

Zhao Yaning took a step to pull the ball with his right foot, turned around backwards, and used a Marseille maneuver naturally.At this time, the two defenders of Greece rushed over, blocking his turning space.But Zhao Yaning, who turned around, kicked the ball with his left foot, and when the Greek player grabbed the ball, he pulled the ball with one step, and a flick of the cow's tail made him turn a small half circle to the left, and then pulled the ball with his left foot, A reverse Marseille roundabout.

This action stunned the defensive players for a moment, and they were unable to follow up in time.And it was this gap that flashed out that gave Zhao Yaning the opportunity to shoot!

Zhao Yaning scored a goal! Zhao Yaning scored a key goal for the Chinese team! This is the game that the Chinese team is most likely to win in this Confederations Cup! If this game wins, the Chinese team still has Chance to enter the knockout rounds, and even the finals!"

This goal did make the Chinese team end the game with a 10-point victory.At the same time, they also received the result of another game.

30 defeated Mexico and ranked first in the group with seven points.The Mexican team has four points and a goal difference of 1. The Chinese team has four points and a goal difference of 1. Both sides have the same points and the goal difference is the same. , and then look at the mutual record.China scored 3 goals in three games, while Mexico scored only two goals in three games. The Chinese team surpassed the Mexican team in terms of goals.

"This is really unbelievable." For such a result, Zhao Yaning couldn't imagine it. When he was interviewed, he also shook his head again and again, "I really didn't expect that we could advance to the knockout round. I thought it was scary. After the stoppage we were going home ... but, obviously, we proved once again that football is round and anything can happen."

When the enthusiastic media asked him whether he was confident of winning the championship, he could only smile wryly, "I can only say, try my best. I hope to win the championship, and I will work hard in this direction. But I can't guarantee the final result."

After saying this, at night, Zhao Yaning received a call from Ronaldinho, "What do you mean, anything can happen? Obviously you should thank me! This is my credit! It is I who let the Brazilian team play well. Let you qualify successfully!"

"Thank you." Zhao Yaning didn't know what to say.He knew how amazing it was for Ronaldinho to do so.He and himself are competing for the Golden Globe Award. If he really wants to bully himself, then the Brazilian team will deliberately lose, and the Chinese team will be eliminated.Although the Confederations Cup is not of great significance to the selection of the Golden Globe Awards, if you are really eliminated from the group, then you will have to be evaluated in the eyes of people with ulterior motives.And Ronaldinho's help to himself is indeed very great. It is also Zhao Yaning's luck to have such an opponent.

"You guys are really interesting... But, play well." Ronaldinho said on the other end of the phone, "This year's Golden Globe Award, but the two of us are fighting. I don't want to, the Golden Globe I got is too small Weight, you must be sure, don't let me win the Golden Globe without any difficulty."

"Don't be too confident." Zhao Yaning replied, "The Golden Globe Award may not necessarily belong to anyone."

"I'm not worried about you." Ronaldinho replied, "You have to have another opponent, but the Germans. You also know the habits of the Germans, right? They play against weak teams, and they always have a rhythm of chopping melons and vegetables. Think of your fellow Asians, the Saudi team, I feel sad for you."