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Chapter 163 Premier League Years Italy VS Belgium

On May 2008, 5, in Florence, a large number of reporters had already gathered at the entrance of the hotel. Before the start of the European Cup final stage, even an ordinary warm-up match of the Italian national team aroused the attention of the media and fans. Great attention.

The Italian national team arrived in Fiorentina last night from the Corviciano training center in Rome. Today, the Italian team and the Belgian team will have a warm-up match.

Under the attention of the reporters' dazzling flashing lights, the bus of the Italian national team started slowly and drove to today's match venue, the home court of Florence, the Frankie Stadium, which is also the site of the midfielder Montolivo of the Italian national team .

Sitting in the last row, looking south at the dusk scenery of this Renaissance ancient city, I felt a little uneasy. Before the game, Donadoni listened to the opinions of the medical expert group headed by Castellachi. In the end, Xiang Nan was included in the squad for the game, and after a brief exchange with Xiang Nan, it was decided that if Xiang Nan was given a certain amount of time in the second half, he would adapt to the team's style of play.

However, Xiang Nan knew that this short ten minutes, or twenty minutes, was the opportunity Donadoni gave him. If he could not grasp it, his road to the European Cup might even come to an end. After all From the current 24-man roster, by the time of the final registration, one person will leave.

As for the striker line of the Italian national team, Luca Toni, as the main force of the 2006 World Cup, is the hero who won the championship. His position should be the most stable. The Udinese striker combination of Di Natale and Quagliarella , is also appreciated by Donadoni, as well as superstars like Del Piero and long-established stars like Cassano, so if Xiang Nan wants to stand out among them, he must seize the extremely limited opportunities to let many Nadoni fully remembers his own importance! ! !
The Frankie Stadium is getting closer and closer, and I keep seeing the local fans of Florence, carrying the blue flag of the Italian national team, roaring, and striding forward to the Frankie Stadium! ! !

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Local time in Italy, Italy, at 2008:5 on May 30, 21, the Frankie Stadium in Florence was a joyful blue ocean, and the blue flag like the Mediterranean sea was flying high above the stadium.

At this time, it was 5 o'clock in the morning on May 31, BJ time.

"Fans and friends, good evening everyone. Fans and friends are welcome to stay up late to watch this international football friendly match. It is also a warm-up match for the Italian national team to prepare for the European Cup. The opponent is the Belgian team." Liu Jianhong's voice was a little hoarse After all, staying up late for a long time to comment is still very hard.

"First of all, let's take a look at the starting lineups of both sides. The Italian team has already entered the field, and Frankie's stadium is full of joy." This is Xu Yang's voice.

"Italy adopts a 4-3-3 formation. It seems that Donadoni intends to use Belgium to find a striker."

"The goalkeeper is still No. 1 Buffon, and the substitute goalkeeper is Abbiati. This season, he is loaned from AC Milan to the Turin team. Abbiati's performance can also be said to shine. Of course, our Chinese fans I know Abbiati more because he and Xiang Nan were teammates at the time."

"On the defensive line, from right to left, there are No. 2 Panucci, No. 5, who is also the captain on the field Cannavaro, No. 6 Barzagli, and No. 19 Zambrotta."

"It is reported that Zambrotta will officially transfer from Barcelona to AC Milan this summer. Italian players always seem to have a hard time adapting to La Liga."

"In terms of midfield, the starters are No. 8 Gattuso, No. 21 Pirlo, and No. 22 Aquilani."

"On the forward line, today's starters are No. 7 Del Piero, No. 9 Luca Toni, and No. 11 Di Natale."

"We noticed that Xiang Nan did not start this game. It seems that his muscle fatigue has not been effectively recovered. However, when he was interviewed by Lin Han, the resident Italian reporter of Sports Weekly, Xiang Nan said that he might, I will get a certain amount of playing time in the game to get familiar with the team's style of play."

"As the No.1 Chinese player who won the European Champions Cup, Xiang Nan's efforts are unimaginable to ordinary people. After experiencing two injuries, Xiang Nan has participated in 40 games this season. After moving to Chelsea, he quickly became an unshakable main force, and he hardly had a flaw in any important game of Chelsea."

"From winning the European Champions Cup in Moscow night to today, Xiang Nan has only rested for less than a week, that is to say, he has not had a rest for the entire season."

"I'm afraid that this holiday, Xiangnan will not have any rest time. After the European Cup, Xiangnan will participate in the European Youth Championship. The head coach of the Italian U19 national team, Casiraghi, revealed to the media in an interview a few days ago. , to build the Italian attack line with the south as the core, which also means that the south needs to pay more efforts and hard work."

At this time, the TV camera caught Xiangnan sitting on the bench, he was talking softly with Abbiati who was sitting next to him, and looked at the situation on the field from time to time.

"Also, the Italian Olympic Committee is also trying to get Chelsea to agree to let Xiang Nan participate in the BJ Olympics in the summer. Xiang Nan is a player of the right age for the Olympics. However, there has been news from Chelsea that the club does not really want Xiang Nan to participate in the BJ Olympics. Go to the Olympics."

At this time, the fans in front of the TV are already calculating. If Xiang Nan is finishing the European Cup, the European Youth Championship, and coming to BJ to participate in the Olympics, it means that Xiang Nan will not get any for the whole holiday. A little rest time, then the physical fitness and state of the new season will be very dangerous, and such a high-density game is also easy to get injured.

Uh... To be honest, Xiang Nan is a human being, not a super invincible Iron King Kong...

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"Belgium are using a 4-4-1-1 formation and here is their starting XI today:

The goalkeeper is, 1-Stining;
On the defense line, 2-Hofkens, 5-Kompany, 4-Hansen, 3-Boconoli;

The midfielder is, 11-Wetzel, 7-Mudingai, 8-Simmons, 10-Defour/17-Fellaini;
Single striker: 9-Dembele. "

"Belgium has not been able to enter the finals of this European Cup, so the current Belgian team has a very young lineup. This is also training for the 2010 World Cup in South Africa. Belgian coach Van der Reyken has arranged a single striker formation in this game. .”

"Yes, Hansen, the current main defender of the Belgian national team, is only 19 years old this year. He is a classmate and friend of Xiangnan's university in Belgium. He joined the Turin team last year and quickly entered the Turin first team after the winter break. , and had a good performance, good header, strong body."

"Xiang Nan is a Chinese who grew up in Belgium. The head coach of the Belgian international team once sent an invitation to Xiang Nan, so this game is more interesting."

"The game has started, let us look forward to a wonderful game!!!"

Uh... I have to say, I am afraid that even Liu Jianhong himself does not have much hope for the excitement of this game. After all, Italy's housekeeping skill is defensive counterattack, while Belgium is a young team. Belgian coach Van der Rey Ken, again played a 4-4-1-1 single striker formation in this game.

Enen, it is conceivable that such a game, the scene... very
In fact, CCTV-5 chose to broadcast this warm-up match, not only for the 2006 World Cup defending champion Azzurri Brazil team, but also for Xiang Nan's debut in the Italian national team. Yes, this is also the reason why an ordinary warm-up match with low gold content can attract so many Chinese fans to stay up all night.

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Before the kick-off, all the players observed a minute of silence to mourn the Belgian international Stechellein who died in a car accident in early May.

It was raining, and this season in Tuscany happened to be the rainy season. Sitting on the bench facing south, looking at the red in the stands, there was a warm current in his heart.

Tuscany is a place where there are more Chinese in Italy, and as the capital of Tuscany, Florence, a famous Renaissance city, is also a place where Chinese are more concentrated.

Today's Frankie Stadium, there are many local Chinese and Chinese students. There is a bright five-star red flag on the stand. It is so conspicuous and warm in a blue ocean. They are all here. Those who support Xiangnan, to be honest, compared with domestic fans, Chinese living abroad, some of them have lived abroad for half a century for several generations, and have a stronger sense of identity with Xiangnan, and they are also Chinese. Identity, so that their emotional and cultural background and Xiangnan closer.

For Xiang Nan being selected for the Italian national team and growing into a world-class star in the Premier League, the feelings of the overseas Chinese are the most direct. This makes the Chinese who are drifting overseas like duckweed feel a little pride in their hearts feel.

Through his own efforts, Xiangnan has continuously achieved success overseas. In the eyes of overseas Chinese, it is a true reflection of the success of the sons and daughters of the Chinese nation who are strong, unyielding, hardworking and successful overseas...

At Stamford Bridge in London, for the past half season, there has been a large area in the main stand of Stamford Bridge, appealing to the Chinese community in London and overseas students. Every weekend on the match day, there will be a bright five-star red flag flying here. Become a beautiful view of Stamford Bridge.

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The turf of the Frankie Stadium is in good condition. Although it is raining, it does not have much impact on the game.

After the game started, Xiang Nan watched the game carefully from the sidelines. There was almost no running-in between him and this team, so every minute now, for Xiang Nan's understanding of this team, All are precious, even watching the game from the bench.

After the opening, Italy quickly took the initiative on the field and frequently attacked Belgium's penalty area.

"Shoot!!! Gattuso!! Hit high, Gattuso is very active today."

In the 3rd minute of the game, Gattuso received a pass from Pirlo and shot over the crossbar in front of the penalty area.

"This is the cooperation between two Milan players."

In the 7th minute of the game, Zambrotta made a breakthrough along the right, facing Hofkens' block, with a beautiful arc, the ball passed into the penalty area, and Panucci headed into the penalty area , Di Natale leaned on Hansen, who suddenly stepped forward to defend himself, and hit the ball with his right foot. The ball crossed a beautiful arc and made waves in the net...

"The ball has been scored!!! No, the referee whistled. The ball was offside. Let's take a look at the slow motion. At the moment when Panucci headed the ball, the Belgian central defender Hansen moved forward very smartly. Dina Talay was indeed offside."

"Hansen's consciousness is very good. This 19-year-old central defender has already aroused the interest of some wealthy clubs." Liu Jianhong also praised Hansen's alert move.

The moment Xiangnan saw Di Natale shoot the ball in, he jumped up with Abbiati and Ambrosini beside him and prepared to celebrate.

Although the goal was canceled due to offside in the end, Xiang Nan had to be happy for Hansen's growth in his heart. What could be more happy than his brother's progress? ! !

"This young man is not bad. I want it. Nesta has been injured all the time. Kaladze is also a glass man. AC Milan's central defender is really not reassuring."

In the VIP box at Frankie Stadium, Galliani's eyes lit up, as bright as his bald head, "It seems that he is trying to persuade Mr. Chairman to open his wallet again, but this Belgian kid , the Turin team should not ask too high a price...'

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The first half of the game lasted for more than half an hour. The Italian national team's offense was impressive, but they were unable to score. So far, the fans are most impressed by the Belgian goalkeeper. Apart from Tinen, there is central defender Hansen.

Finally, the Italian goal arrived.

In the 39th minute of the game, Pirlo made a beautiful transfer near the middle circle. Luca Toni stopped the ball with his chest and directly stopped the ball to Del Piero. After a while, Di Natale shoveled the ball into the empty goal with a shovel shot in front of the goal! !
1:0! ! !

"Di Natale!!! BEAUTIFUL!! From Pirlo's big foot transfer to Toni's chest pass, to Del Piero's volley and finally to Di Natale's killer strike, the whole attack Flowing clouds and flowing water." Finally scored a goal, and it also cheered up the Chinese fans who stayed up all night waiting, not to mention that the goal was also quite beautiful.

There was loud applause at the Frankie Stadium. The fans were also very satisfied with the Italian team's goal. Especially, today's cooperation between the Italian offensive tridents also made Donado on the coach's bench Ni was very satisfied, and the head of the Azzurri also applauded non-stop, cheering for this goal.

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Finally, at the end of the first half, the Italian national team entered the intermission with a 39:1 lead by virtue of Di Natale's supplementary goal in 0 minutes.

At this time, in the studio hall of CCTV-5, the commentator Liu Jianhong and guest commentator Xu Yang discussed with the fans, that is, in the lead, after the intermission, in the second half, will Xiang Nan be defeated? Substitute.

After the start of the second half, Donadoni just replaced Del Piero with Camoranesi, the prince of Juventus. He already used an assist in the first half to get Donadoni's approval, but in In the European Cup, Del Piero's position is probably still just a substitute to play at any time.

现在，意大利的阵型由4-3-3变成了4-4-2，卡莫拉内西出现在了前腰的位置。

The effect of this change was not good. The Belgian team began to have the opportunity to fight some counterattacks, and Camoranesi's state was not good. He made 5 pass errors in less than 3 minutes after playing.

Lucatoni and Di Natale were on the forward line, lacking effective cooperation. For a while, Italy's offense was at a stalemate, but Belgium's strength was really limited, and it did not bring too much trouble to Italy's defense. .

On the contrary, Belgium took advantage of a corner kick in the 63rd minute of the game. The corner kick taken by Belgian midfielder No. 7 Mudingai was hit by a powerful header from Hansen, and the ball had a strong arc. Finally, it hit the left post of the goal and popped out of the baseline, which made the Italian fans at the Frankie Stadium heave a sigh of relief.

Although, the goal was not scored, but the eyes of the vice-chairman of Milan in the stands looked at Hansen as if seeing a beautiful mistress. Galliani couldn't wait to get this 19-year-old Defender.

In the 76th minute of the game, the Italian team finally ushered in their second goal of the game.

After Di Natale's long-range shot was thrown by Belgian goalkeeper Steining, Hansen fell to the ground with a side hook and knocked the ball out of the baseline.

Italy won a corner kick.

The corner kick from Pirlo, the ball is very fast, and the wonderful arc is hoisted into the penalty area. Luca Toni finally gained the upper hand in the confrontation with Hansen. The Bayern Munich striker squeezed the Turin central defender, and a beautiful head shake attack At the goal, the ball passed Stining's ten fingers and got into the net, making ripples.

2:0! !
"Leading 2:0, Donadoni should try to replace Tony. Is this an opportunity for Xiangnan?" Liu Jianhong's voice expressed the aspirations of the Chinese fans in front of the TV.

At this time, the TV screen is aimed at the Italian bench, and adjustments have been made on the bench...

(End of this chapter)