Grass roots glory

Chapter 849 Fight for qualifying! (two more)

"I really want to know where Papa's confidence comes from when he said this. These are his original words. If the name is too long, you can do whatever you want? I don't care about it, but in order to let him learn a little humility, see you on the court."

Zhou Tiancheng's microblog before the game directly caused heated discussions on the domestic Internet. He didn't want to pay attention to it, but the attention of the Greek reporters was a bit too much. During the press conference before the game, of course Lippi still showed a champion The sophistication and demeanor that the coach should have, did not reveal a word, but praised the opponent in a fancy way: "We will not underestimate any team. Since the Greek team still has the core that has won the European Cup, it is worthy of our vigilance. The veterans should not be underestimated in this kind of game, just like the Italian team I used to, but we will make all the preparations, and I am very much looking forward to the result of this game to make all the Chinese fans rejoice."

But the topic has been heated up, and the expectations of the fans are naturally rising.

"666! It's time to shout out."

"Judging from the results of the two games, it's not too much to start 4:0, right?"

"I want to know if Papa is floating or Zhou Tiancheng can't lift the knife anymore? Isn't this an idiot?"

……

Greece lost 0:3 to Colombia in the first round. Coach Fernando Santos was under a lot of pressure, and the situation of qualifying from the group became precarious.

The Chinese team regards them as the weakest opponent in the group, and they are the same.

During the tactical preparations before the game, he deliberately set the tone: "You need to understand what our advantages are. Competitive skills are not our specialty. They have players like Zhou Tiancheng, so we need efficiency. This game needs everyone. To be tough, it's a fight for ourselves, you don't want to go home after the game, do you?"

The atmosphere in the room was very dignified. Listening to the head coach's rhetorical question, even Karagunis, the soul of the team, didn't answer.

Fernando Santos glanced around, and then he got to the point. He looked at Papastathopoulos: "Papa, you don't need to play as a central defender in this game. Competing with Zhou Tiancheng is your only task. Do your best. "

Papastathopoulos widened his eyes, pointed at himself, and didn't speak, but his expression almost asked directly: Why me?
Don't look at how confident he was in front of Zhou Tiancheng before the game, but he didn't expect to face Zhou Tiancheng directly in the midfield.

He is a versatile midfielder and can play as a defensive midfielder or as a central defender, but these two positions are far from the ability to "kill monsters".

He sat there with a troubled expression on his face.But Fernando Santos can't help it. Other defenders, including the main central defender of the national team for many years, and his defensive partner Papadopoulos are not a reliable defender, at least compared to the existing attack line of the Chinese team. Speaking of which, it seems a bit weak.

But he was also at the end of his rope, so he could only cheer up the players: "Slow down the tempo and take advantage of our experience. You have participated in many World Cups and are experienced players. Are you not as good as the young rookies of the Chinese team? "

……

The match between the Chinese team and Greece was held at 2:1 am on June [-]th, BJ time. It was considered a late game in local time. In the game that ended earlier, Colombia defeated Côte d’Ivoire [-]:[-], so the situation of qualifying for the group is already clear .In this game, the Chinese team only needs to win to join hands with Colombia to secure the right to qualify.

Cuiaba Pantanal Arena, today the whole stadium is red that belongs to the Chinese team.There are hardly any Greek fans in sight.

The Greek team is destined to be the saddest team in this World Cup - because the country is deeply in debt crisis, so the number of fans on the expedition to Brazil is frighteningly small among the 32 teams, especially the match against the Chinese team, there is no suspense Quantity rolling.

Duan Xuan, the main commentator of CCTV for this game, sat in the commentary booth, watched the players from both sides walk into the field, and said excitedly: "The players from both sides have started to enter the field, and the Chinese team has experienced a successful debut, but this is not enough. This game is an excellent opportunity, and what should be pursued in this game is perfection. Only a perfect process and result can make the Chinese team's promotion to the top [-] flawless."

The guest commentator Fan Zhiyi sitting next to him is very confident: "As long as everyone does not carry the burden of thinking, a team of this level in Greece will basically not pose any threat. Now they are only second-rate."

Duan Xuan, who was sitting next to him, couldn't help but smirked, even the fans thought it was a bit unreal: a bit floating!

A good chance to qualify is in front of you... But keep a low profile and save your character.

The broadcast camera was aimed at Zhou Tiancheng and Papastathopoulos when they came out of the field. The two high-fived each other when they walked out of the ceremony: "Zhou, how long do you think you can play on the field?"

Zhou Tiancheng couldn't help laughing: "Hey, is this a threat? Or do you want to change careers and become a head coach? No one can decide how long I will play on the field except Lippi."

Papastathopoulos smiled: "I can help you, you shouldn't belong to this game."

Zhou Tiancheng snorted lightly: "Try, but I bet you must be the one who regrets it."

Before the kick-off, the two stood very close. Zhou Tiancheng saw that Papastathopoulos was standing next to him. It seemed that he was going to match up with him, so he hooked his fingers lightly at him.

As soon as the referee blew the whistle for the first half of the game, and the momentum of the Chinese fans in the stands got up, Papastathopoulos immediately entangled Zhou Tiancheng with a stride.

Teammates who train together day and night, he does not dare to neglect, and is very aware of his strengths and weaknesses, so no matter whether Zhou Tiancheng gets the ball or not, Papastathopoulos' strategy today is very simple, and he will fight Zhou Tiancheng close to hand.

The referee had to stop the game. Zhou Tiancheng just turned around to take the ball and wanted to wipe it away, but his teammate from his club grabbed his neck from behind.

The on-duty referee Mark Geiger seriously called Papastathopoulos over to give a verbal warning. It was only 30 seconds after the opening, and he still resisted the urge to give the card.However, Papastathopoulos' acting skills are also online. He stretched out his hands and looked innocent, indicating that he was just a normal defensive attempt.

Duan Xuan turned his head and asked Fan Zhiyi next to him: "From your point of view, is there any way for Zhou Tiancheng to deal with such a defender? It seems that Papastathopoulos' defense today is simple and rough!"

Fan Zhiyi smiled lightly, even if he was the backbone of the defense of the older generation of World Cup internationals, he could only shake his head slightly: "It's hard to say, I had no good way to face a player of Zhou Tiancheng's level at that time, but Let’s see, I guess he only had a lot of energy in the opening stage, he can tie the Bundesliga, and he can be dealt with if he doesn’t play as a midfielder instead of a central defender..."

PS: In the afternoon, I suddenly felt a little bit like heat stroke, dizzy and dizzy, let’s do two updates today, and resume the normal amount of updates tomorrow... We were also speechless, and it turned out that the update was only one day.After a while of thinking like a tiger, the result is two hundred and five... Please forgive me!

(End of this chapter)