World Cup of Great Powers

"There are no wingers in Italy?"

Whether it was Li Huajun or Han Tao, after hearing Zeng Zheng's remarks, they were all surprised from ear to ear.

"That's right, there are no wingers in Italy."

"Boss Zeng Zeng, that, those people on that field are"

Seeing Han Tao pointing at Zambrotta who was facing Sun Jihai on the left, Zeng Zheng laughed, "That's just an avant-garde pushed to the side."

Seeing that everyone was still puzzled, Zeng Zheng slowly explained:
"It starts with Italy's defensive system."

"Chain defense, have you heard of this word?"

The three nodded. They had heard of Italy's famous chain defense.

"Then do you know what chain defense is?" Zeng Zheng asked a more in-depth question.

The three looked at each other, and the youngest Han Tao replied cautiously:

"Boss Zeng, isn't the formation you formed today a chain defense?"

"That's right, the formation I took out today is the ancient Italian chain defense, but I have already said this before the game. What I want to ask now is, why is my formation called a chain defense?"

"Ah this???"

Seeing that the two seniors still turned their heads away, Han Tao was so wronged that he was about to cry.

He always felt that Zeng Zheng was digging holes for him.

But as the youngest and lowest-ranked member among the few, he had no choice but to bite the bullet and answer:
"Chain defense means that the players form a chain when defending."

"Like we have four defenders and four midfielders."

"They've kept a straight line when they're defending, and that's the two chains."

After finishing speaking, Han Tao stood aside and looked at Zeng Zheng humbly, hoping to get his appreciation.

"Snapped!"

Zeng Zheng snapped his fingers, "Brother Li, you think so too, don't you?"

Li Hui and Li Huajun looked at each other awkwardly, then nodded.

This is the most straightforward understanding in China.

"Isn't it?" Li Huajun asked back.

Zeng Zheng smiled and shook his head, "If you say 'chain defense', you can understand it that way."

"But in fact, we were all misled by the translation."

"Catinaccio!" Zeng Zheng muttered a foreign word.

"This word means door-bolt in Italian, and the literal translation is the door bolt."

"In this way, when translated into China, it naturally becomes the meaning of 'chain, chain'."

"And Italy's Catenaccio tactical system is naturally translated into chain defense."

"Actually, the essence of chain defense is not which people form a chain-like defensive structure, but whether there is a latch behind our defense line!"

"Latch???" It was the first time for the three of them to hear this word.

"That's right." Zeng Zheng pointed to General Fan who was lagging behind on the field, "He is the latch on the field! He is also the sweeper."

As soon as the word "scavenger" came out, everyone suddenly realized.

Who doesn't know that Italian scavengers were famous around the 90s?
Hearing this, Li Hui couldn't help asking: "Coach Zeng, hasn't this scavenger been eliminated?"

"That's right." Zeng Zheng didn't deny it, "As early as five or six years ago, Italy almost eliminated the position of sweepers, but it doesn't mean that there are no sweepers on the football field now."

"Any formation has the significance of the times. Although the scavengers have been gradually eliminated, they have not yet completely withdrawn from the stage of history."

"Let's talk about this one."

"Look, I brought out this Italian 'chain defense' formation, isn't the opponent's claw now?"

"It is estimated that they gave up the first half long ago, and waited for how to arrange a break during the intermission."

Han Tao nodded sharply after hearing this, "This is what Boss Zeng often said, there is no perfect tactic, only the right tactic, right?"

"That's right!"

"Then why don't there be wingers in Italy?" Han Tao asked the question again.

Seeing that there was still some time in the first half, Zeng Zheng continued to explain:
"After the 50-year World Cup Maracana tragedy, Switzerland's ancient latch formation became popular."

"At that time, when all the teams were studying how to break through on the offensive end, the Italians had been studying how to defend."

"Under this tactical system, the position called the right-sided returner was born first."

"That is, the right-wing offensive midfielder retreats sharply and becomes the right backcourt of the defensive segment."

"Then why isn't there a left hitter?" Han Tao made an inference.

"Here I'm going to spread some cold knowledge to you." Zeng Zheng smiled slightly, "That's because Italy has only great left backs, but no great right backs!"

"At that time, the youth training system was not perfect enough."

"Because there are not so many left-footed players, all right-footed players play on the left side."

"This has resulted in almost no left-footed crosses from the left in Italy. They all use their right foot to reach the position and then cut in the middle."

"This method of abandoning the bottom line cross from the left and adopting a cut from the left to the center became the most common offensive method in Italy at that time."

"Although it's monotonous and rigid, it's something that can't be helped."

"Because the left cut in the counterattack greatly increases the lethality of the counterattack in the center, after continuous evolution, it has become the current side midfielder."

"Lapan's latch tactic is the theoretical basis of chain defense; the sweeper drags back and the right attacker retreats, which is the prototype of chain defense."

"Inter Milan's Argentine coach Herrera is the sublimator of this formation. And he also named this tactical system catinaccio."

"Our formation today is an improvement on this basis."

As he spoke, Zeng Zheng pointed to General Fan who was lagging behind.

"Brother Fan's position today is a deep-back central defender, that is, the 'door latch'."

"Correspondingly, that kid Li Datou is going up to grab the central defender."

Speaking of this, Zeng Zheng laughed out loud.

"However, because we don't have players who can cut inside from the left."

"So I've changed it a little bit here."

"I changed the right back hitter to the left, that is to say, at the critical moment, Shao Jiayi will run back to participate in the defense."

"Correspondingly, our Sun Jihai will find an opportunity to insert an inside cut."

"Here, as it is now."

Following Zeng Zheng's finger, everyone saw that Sun Jihai, who was on the right, made a fake move.

After deceiving the opponent's full-back, his body swayed, his right foot swung inward, and he cut inward.

A sudden lateral dribble disrupted the Italian defense.

Fortunately, the Italian has been in defense for a long time, and he reacted after Sun Jihai took two steps horizontally.

Gattuso, who was back in place, immediately chose a foul and knocked Sun Zhihai out.

Hit by Gattuso, Sun Jihai staggered and did not fall to the ground.

But this time, he lost control of the ball.

Just then, the referee's whistle blew.

Gattuso fouled, Guoao got a good frontcourt set kick.

"SUCA!" Sun Jihai, who lost the ball, turned around and spoke foreign words.

Walter? ? ?

Gattuso thought he was hallucinating.

When he turned his head to look at Sun Jihai, he and several Olympic players were ready to take a set kick.

"Did I hear it wrong? Chinese players are so unfriendly?" Gianluca Gianluca came over and muttered.

"Who knows." Gattuso shrugged, "I heard that Chinese people are very polite, so I must have misheard."

Gianluca also nodded, "That's right, I heard that the Chinese have a catchphrase 'that'! Just like Nego, it caused a lot of jokes in North America."

Gattuso: "It's probably the same this time!"

"This is really a beautiful Italian defense." In the microphone, Huang Jianxiang praised Gattuso's return defense.

"It didn't hurt anyone, and it didn't take a card. More importantly, it blocked the counterattack of the Olympic Games."

"Worthy of being the hero of AC Milan!"

In front of the TV, the fans were full of question marks.

What's going on with the host today?
Don't want to do it anymore?

Or buy a black ball?

Why do you keep praising foreigners?
On the sidelines of the court, Zeng Zheng checked the time.

47 minutes into stoppage time.

This means that this is the last chance to attack in the first half of the game.

The first half is over whether the free throw is scored or not.

This is an excellent opportunity for the Olympic Games.

Including General Fan and Li Datou, two central defenders with outstanding header ability ran into the Italian penalty area to participate in the attack.

You know, in the entire first half including this time, the National Olympics played a total of three offenses.

The players who have been defending have long been suffocated!

"Beep!"

With the whistle of the referee, Shao Jiayi made an internal spin on the right with his left foot and passed the ball to the center of the penalty area.

Abbiati, who is 1.9 meters tall, wants to attack.

But looking at the crowd of players in front of him, he finally retreated and stood firmly on the goal line.

In the melee, General Fan took advantage of his age and experience to squeeze away his opponent, leaped high, and headed towards the ball.

With General Fan flicking the header, the ball changed direction with a "bang" and flew towards the Italian goal.

At this moment, the hearts of all Italian fans raised their throats.

Even Huang Jianxiang picked up the microphone and stared intently at the restricted area of ​​Yidali.

After half a second.

Following Abbiati's backward kick, the ball hit the crossbar with a bang.

"General Fan headed the ball."

"Ahhhhhhhhh!!!"

"It turned out to be a beam!"

"still have a chance."

Li Yi, Li Jinyu, Zhang Ran, and Li Weifeng all rushed to the goal, trying to get the second spot for the ball.

However, the front door has long been blocked by three Italian defenders.

Ferrari headed the ball and pushed the ball out of the gap on the sideline of the penalty area.

Seeing that there are no players from both sides here, before the ball went out of bounds, the referee blew the whistle for the end of the first half.

In the stands, the fans who were still unsatisfied were talking about it.

"Ahhhh, what a pity, what a pity! If General Fan had been a little more top-bottom, wouldn't the goal have been scored?"

"Not necessarily, the Italian goalkeeper is so tall, maybe he will be touched."

"It's okay to touch it. Whether it's a follow-up shot or a corner kick, it will be beneficial to us. And touching it doesn't mean saving it. What if it doesn't block it? Are we in the lead now?"

"Hey! Such a good opportunity was wasted just like that. This is also the case in the National Olympics. After playing for 45 minutes, I played such a good opportunity and haven't grasped it yet. Let me say that in the second half, Coach Zeng must strengthen Attack!"

"At first glance, you are blind to the ball, aren't you? Someone once coached this on purpose!"

"Intentional? What intentional?"

"Playing in a defensive formation on purpose! What kind of team is Italy? It is a world-class defensive team. If we play in an offensive formation, it is just what people like! It is because the coach played this defensive formation that we can create so many times. Chance."

"You mean, if we play an offensive formation, we can't even play two or three attacks in the first half?"

"That's not true! I mean if we played in an attacking formation, Italy must have scored now. It doesn't matter how many goals Italy scores, what matters is, do you think we can score?"

"Uh, what?" Thinking of the irritating Italian defense, the fan who advocated offense fell silent.

After hearing the referee's whistle, Zeng Zheng secretly clenched his fists on the sidelines.

比分是0比0，进攻次数是3比6，射门次数是1比4，门框范围内射门次数是1比2。

Judging from these offensive data, the Olympic team is already very close to the opponent in terms of defense.

On red and yellow cards, both sides received a yellow card each.

In other words, the defense of both sides is not too strong.

Not only that, but the physical fitness of the players is more than half.

And I really did run more with good physical fitness, and run less with poor physical fitness.

All the data and player performance in the first half were within Zeng Zheng's plan.

That is to say, regardless of the fact that the score is 0-0, the National Olympics has already achieved the perfect result that Zeng Zheng expected.

Zeng Zheng stood on the sidelines of the court, smiling and high-fiving everyone who was leaving the court, and then ordered Ladd to bring the substitutes to the court to warm up. Han Tao and the other staff hurried back to the locker room to rest their supplies.

Seeing Zeng Zheng's smile, Li Huajun couldn't help but stepped forward and asked, "Coach Zeng, are you sure you want to play penalty kick against Italy?"

"Why not?" Zeng Zheng grinned, "We practiced penalty kicks for nothing a few days ago? Don't forget, there are two goalkeepers in our team who are good at penalty kicks!"

Li Huajun suddenly realized.

It turned out that Zeng Zheng had already planned it.

As for the scene, Zeng Zheng didn't care about that!
During the game, he heard more than once fans yelling "Go forward, go forward!"

It felt like a certain news game from later generations opened its mouth wide.

But Zeng Zheng turned a deaf ear to this.

Why can Italy play defensive and 1-0 doctrine, but our Chinese team can't?
And are you Olympic fans drifting away?
The opponent is Italy!

There are so many tortoise shells that European and American teams can't knock down, do you think we can blow away with our second-rate strength in Asia?

When Zeng Zheng followed the tail of the team to the player tunnel, the fans who had been prepared above the tunnel entrance took the opportunity to shout.

"Coach Zeng, Coach Zeng!"

"Can we attack in the second half!"

"Can we score a goal or two in the second half!"

Facing such enthusiastic fans, Zeng Zheng smiled slightly.

"Okay, you want to see the goal, right?"

"Yes Yes Yes!"

"Then let's get one and let Italy get two, what do you think?"

"Ah, this." The fans clicked their lips twice, and then said in a dazed voice, "Can we get in one, and Italy doesn't get in?!"

Hearing such a wish, Zeng Zheng couldn't help but hum softly.

"You turn Li Yi into Henry, and I can do it!"