Green Dragon

Chapter 587 The Weakest Brazilian Team in History?

The world-renowned and highly anticipated 2014 World Cup in Brazil finally had its grand opening.

But at the opening ceremony, the organizers had some minor problems.

In front of Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff, Latin queen Jennifer Lopez, American rap king Peter Paul and Brazilian singer Claudia Letty sang the theme song of this World Cup "we are one", but it should have been the opening ceremony However, the audio on the scene was clearly out of sync. Before the three major singers even opened their mouths, the melodious and passionate singing voices were already wafting across the stadium. From the TV, it looked like the worst lip-syncing!
Many Chinese domestic viewers immediately scolded CCTV for being too sloppy. They were so angry that CCTV had to issue an official statement.

After the show, it is naturally the opening game.

For a tournament, the opening game can often set the tone for the following games-if the opening game is full of goals and the two sides are full of enthusiasm, then the fans' expectations for the entire tournament will undoubtedly immediately rise to a higher level. steps.

But unfortunately, the match between the host Brazil and the "Plaid Legion" Croatia made everyone's enthusiasm cool down a little...

Croatia's strength has improved significantly in recent years. Their team has many players who have played for the first-tier teams in Europe-such as Real Madrid's midfielder Modric, Sevilla's Rakitic (the transfer has been confirmed before the game) Barcelona), Mandzukic of Bayern Munich, Olić who used to play for Bayern, Kovacic of Inter Milan, and Jelavic of Guizhou Hengfeng, and they are all good offensive players in the midfield, so everyone originally Expect something from them.

Before the game, their main striker and Long Shute's Bayern teammate Mandzukic suffered a suspension, and another Long Shute's former Bayern teammate and main left back Planic was in the warm-up match. Another main central defender also suffered a temporary truce due to an Achilles tendon injury. He was replaced by the Liverpool defender Lovren, who was later called "Leofren" by the fans...

Losing three generals in a row, Croatia's strength was greatly reduced, but the Brazilian team did not take advantage of it at the beginning, and even conceded the first goal in the 11th minute!

The first goal of the 2014 World Cup... was an own goal by the hosts Brazil!
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Unlike in history, Kaka, who followed Long Shute in AC Milan, won the call-up to the national team again, but he is not a young man after all. The continuous fierce battles between the league and the Champions League have accumulated a lot of fatigue in his body. So he missed the first game and didn't even make the roster.

The 32-year-old Kaka certainly understands that the head coach Scolari is already undergoing an update. Neymar, who is ten years younger than himself, has already worn the captain's armband of the five-star Brazil and has become the leader of the next generation recognized by the Selecao. !
In this game, the new captain of the Brazilian team really lived up to expectations. He scored twice to help the team complete the reversal, avoiding the host’s embarrassing start at home. Neymar also conquered many fans who didn’t know him by virtue of his active performance .

Although the Brazilian team beat Croatia 3-1, this team was still dubbed "the most civilian Brazil in history".

From Long Shute's point of view, this may be too harsh.

After all, the world is changing all the time, and a very common problem in football is... the past and the present.

The defense line has the absolute main force of many top teams such as Alves, Marcelo, Thiago Silva, Dante, Luiz, Felipe, etc. This line of defense is simply beyond the reach of other teams!In addition, well-known veterans such as Maicon and Maxwell are ready to go on the bench.

The midfield was equally unambiguous:

Led by Neymar, Chelsea's "Little Golden Man" Oscar, the Paris Golden Boy Lucas Jr., the four iron waists Fernandinho, Gustavo, Paulinho, Ramirez, plus one heart to serve the country The veteran Kaka and Chelsea winger William are both offensive and defensive.

The lack of star flavor of the striker may be the reason why the Brazilian team has been criticized:

Although the main striker "Hulk" Hulk (Hulk) has been famous for a long time, he has always only made money outside the mainstream leagues, and failed to prove himself in the top leagues and top teams.

The "bike boy" Robinho, who has found a new job in Brazil, is another star besides Hulk, but he is not in Scolari's main lineup at all. Reid and Ruo are players who only hang out in China—but even Ruo, who is considered to be "Brazil's weakest No. 9", was also the Golden Boot winner of the Copa Libertadores last season.

Of course, if you compare the Brazilian team with Ronaldo, Rivaldo, and Ronaldinho more than ten years ago, the starlight of this Brazilian team is indeed much inferior-but even in 2002 The Brazilian team did not have smooth sailing on the road to winning the championship. They were almost blocked by the British in the semi-finals...

But if you insist on saying that this Brazilian team is "the most grassroots in history", it is absolutely exaggerated. Even Germany, Argentina, and Spain, the three favorites to win the championship, are not as star-studded as Brazil in terms of lineup-Germany even has a superstar. There are no forwards at the same level, God K was even thought to be a water dispenser administrator on the bench...

With today's world football structure, it will never be possible for the three Golden Globe players to gather in one national team! -
After the opening ceremony was over, the host country undoubtedly had the most news, and even Long Shute received such an interview program.

"I don't think this Brazilian team is the weakest in history. They have a large number of top players. No professional will say that they lack stars."

Long Shute looked rational and objective:
"Neymar is of course very talented, he is also one of the most promising young people in this football, but to be honest, he is still too young, this World Cup is not yet his stage."

"Whose stage do you think this belongs to?"

The reporter issued a provocation with malicious intent.

Long Shute did not jump into the trap he dug:

"It's not sure yet, but I think...at least I will be one of the brightest memories of this World Cup!"
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Two and a half days after the opening match, on June 2th, China time, at 6:15 a.m.

For Chinese fans, this must be a friendly game time, because it happens to be a Sunday.

Tens of millions of fans turned on the TVs and computers, and countless open-air squares also turned on the big screens, and the same voice wafted across the entire land of China:
"CCTV, CCTV, audience friends, what you are watching now is the 2014 World Cup in Brazil, the match between China and Côte d'Ivoire!"
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The so-called weakness that Long Shute mentioned before is actually not so reliable:
Although there are many veterans in Côte d'Ivoire, most of them are sitting on the bench. The average age of the 11 starters who actually played is in their prime.

As a candidate for the strongest team in Africa, Ivory Coast's lineup is also star-studded:

Drogba, Zocora, Yaya Toure, Kolo Toure, Gervinho, Kalou...

Well, in fact, most people can hear the names of these six players, and the first four are indeed over [-] years old, gradually fading out of the main lineup.

As for the problem of disharmony, there is indeed a little bit, but it is nothing more than a small friction between the generals:

The old Warcraft Drogba was gradually marginalized under the head coach Ramsey, and he was not even recruited for more than half a year. However, considering his huge influence in the country, Ramsey finally did not dare to call him He was placed outside the squad, but he also planted the seeds of discord between the generals.

After all, Drogba's influence in the country is exhausted, and the dragon is special in China-African Warcraft used his personal influence to meet with the president of Côte d'Ivoire and the head of the anti-contradictory army alone, and persuaded the president and the Football Association to hold a world preliminaries match. The official match is scheduled on the territory of the rebel forces. On this day, both sides of the civil war in Côte d'Ivoire temporarily put down their arms to celebrate the victory of football with fans all over the country.

Although the civil strife in Côte d'Ivoire broke out again afterwards, the government forces were once driven out of the capital, and the United Nations even dispatched a joint force to counter the rebellion. Uniformity has contributed its greatest strength, at least this, Long Ritian is still unable to do it.

If he can really help his motherland accomplish the great cause of peaceful reunification with his achievements in football, he will definitely be able to win the title of the king of the opposite sex who has been handed down from generation to generation...

Sorry, someone invited the author to tea.

(End of this chapter)