Ultimate Demon Sword

Chapter 349 Losing Two Goals in Three Minutes

During the adjustment of the Chinese team and the semi-finals of the Spanish team, the quarter-finals were not completely over. After the Chinese team, the last two quarter-finals were played immediately.

In one of the semi-finals, there were no waves. Argentina beat Denmark 4:1. Messi contributed two passes and one shot, once again highlighting the leadership role.Aguero and Dybala each scored a goal. Argentina's performance in the World Cup was much better than in the World Cup preliminaries. Sampaoli temporarily stimulated the state of the striker group.In the World Cup, Argentina suddenly blossomed. So far, Messi has only scored three goals. Higuain, Dybala, and Aguero each have two goals.That's why the Argentine team was able to win all three games from the group stage, and went straight to the semi-finals with the green light all the way.Only Argentina, whose offensive points are dispersed and does not rely too much on Messi, is the super strong team that makes it the most difficult for all championship opponents to crack.

In another game, the German team struggled. Facing the South American powerhouse Colombia, the defending champion fell behind twice and then equalized twice. In the 112th minute of overtime, Ozil made the final decision with a long-range shot.The tenacious German chariot survived the danger with super willpower.

With the German team in the last place of the semi-finals, another group of semi-finals is also very interesting: Germany VS Argentina!
A pair of rivals, colliding for the fourth time in a row at the World Cup.

It is sad to say that the "Pampas Eagle" lost to the German team in the first three World Cup trips.

In the quarter-finals of the 2006 World Cup, the local German team eliminated Argentina 5:3 in a penalty shootout.Messi tasted failure in his first World Cup.

Four years later, in the World Cup in South Africa, it was the quarter-finals again. Messi had faded from his innocence and grown into the absolute leader of the "Pampas Eagle".Four goals lost.The last time Argentina lost with such a disparity in the World Cup, it dates back to the 1974:0 loss to the Netherlands in the 4 World Cup.

In the World Cup in Brazil, Argentina tried its best to step on the German team to reach the top in the final, which was a shame.But fate made a joke with them again. Higuain and Aguero missed scoring opportunities successively, and Gotze's goal in 111 minutes of overtime made Messi hate the World Cup for the third time.Achieved the four-star hegemony of German football.

And these are just the three important matches between the two old enemies in the new century. If we go back to the 1990 World Cup, the German team made Argentina's previous generation of football champion Maradona fail to defend the title.The strong style and iron-blooded tactical discipline of German football seem to be the natural nemesis of Argentina's small and fast ball style.

To use a vivid metaphor, Argentina is called the "Pampas Eagle" because of the vast Pampas grassland in its territory. They are qualified to disdain most powerful enemies, but for them, the German team is the "roof of the world" Himalayas!
Although the eagle is strong, it cannot fly over the restricted area of ​​life.

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Due to the existence of the Chinese team, the situation in which the top four seats in the World Cup were monopolized by strong European and South American teams for three consecutive World Cups ended.The Chinese team is only one step away from creating the best record in the Asian Football World Cup.Compared with Germany and Argentina, the luck of the Chinese team is not bad. It is not that there is no chance to meet Spain.

On the day of the game, both the Chinese team and the Spanish team were conducting pre-match training at the Kaliningrad Stadium. When the Chinese team entered the stadium, it happened that the Spanish team players came out after training, and the two sides collided at the entrance of the stadium.

The players on both sides were taken aback, but the Chinese players were friendly, smiling and nodding at the Spanish players.Despite being a life and death enemy on the court after a few hours, the demeanor is still fully displayed.Leaving aside the objective factor that certain stars of the Spanish team are even the idols of the players of the Chinese team, the actions of the Chinese team represent a kind of demeanor of a big country.They don't just represent the country on the pitch.

The players of the Spanish team looked at the other players of the Chinese team with no expression, but when they looked at Wen Zhihao, their eyes were two points more wary.Spanish coach Lopetegui stared at Wen Zhihao meaningfully for two seconds.

Everyone in this team has seen how powerful Wen Zhihao is at the club level.So even if he is not on the court, the first reaction to seeing him is to be vigilant instinctively.

Of course, this was only because they had no friendship with Wen Zhihao.Gabi and Saul are exceptions.It is definitely a wonderful experience to meet again on the national team field and play against each other.

The two took the initiative to walk quickly towards Wen Zhihao, and took the time to exchange a few words: "Wen, you must keep in good shape, otherwise we will feel very boring in tonight's game."

Wen Zhihao looked at the two looking for a beating, and leaned closer and said, "I know the weaknesses of you two very well. If you say something nice, maybe I will consider letting you go."

Gabi snorted: "It's as if we don't know anything about you. Everyone here has suffered from you, and no one doesn't understand you. And...the individual cannot be better than the whole."

After Gabi finished speaking, he looked past Wen Zhihao, glanced around, and then looked at Wen Zhihao with deep meaning in his eyes.

Wen Zhihao's expression froze, how could he not see Gabi's meaning.

Although you are strong, how much support can other people give you?
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In the last game against Belgium, Zhang Linpeng, the main defender who was absent due to a red card suspension, returned this game, but Lippi adjusted him to right back in this game in view of the previous lessons.The double central defender is a combination of Shi Ke and Feng Xiaoting, one old and one new. This pair of central defenders does have a lot of hidden dangers, but Lippi considers that Shi Ke can inject vitality into the defense. He is inexperienced but has a diligent and active attitude in running. For the Chinese team that focuses on defensive counterattacks, this advantage of Shi Ke is valued by Lippi.

In addition, Lippi changed the formation from 4-3-3 to 4-2-3-1, increased coverage of the midfield, and against the Spanish team, being able to stalemate in the midfield as much as possible is the prerequisite for a protracted game.

Compared with the previous game, several players who participated in the rotation returned to their familiar positions.Yan Junling and Wuqiu Wang returned to the starting lineup, and Zheng Zhi returned to the midfielder. In this game, he must shoulder the pivot of the midfielder's offense and defense, and his role is particularly important.

Lopetegui insisted on a 4-3-3 offensive-dominated formation.The goalkeeper De Gea, the four defenders Alba, Ramos, Pique and Nacho are completely a combination of Real Madrid and Barcelona.The same goes for the midfield three.Iniesta, Busquets and Isco.

Wen Zhihao's two Atletico Madrid teammates, Gabi and Saul, were waiting to play on the bench.Fans want to see Atletico Madrid players from both sides "pinching each other" in the game, and they have to wait a little longer.

In addition, Lopetegui's striker trio in this game pursues quick change.Real Madrid demon star Asensio, AC Milan winger Suso one left and one right, but Sevilla striker Nolito is in the middle.Lopetegui gave up Morata, who has been scoring well before, in the starting position. Obviously, he intends to pursue the speed of the striker and tear through the Chinese team's defense with flexible running positions.

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As the start of the 2015 construction of the Kaliningrad Stadium, the stadium built for the World Cup. Compared with several other World Cup venues, it is not large. It can only accommodate [-] audiences in total. However, with the enthusiastic Chinese fans, the venues make the atmosphere hotter. When the two sides enter the venue, the red fireworks are placed on all sides. One -one, as hot as magma, spreading the entire watch, very visually shocking, and you can feel enthusiastic through the screen.

In the part of playing the national anthem before the game, the Chinese fans who accounted for at least [-]% of the total audience sang loudly. At this moment, the lyrics of the national anthem just expressed their expectations for the national team.

The spirit of the Chinese team really shocked all the commentators involved in this game.But football still depends on technology after all, and the enthusiasm for winning is not enough.

And the start of this game is completely different from the past few games of the Chinese team, and it even greatly exceeded everyone's expectations.

The Spanish team took the lead in getting the opening ball, and after less than a hundred seconds, they took the lead in rewriting the score.Isco used his physical advantage to squeeze Liang Xin behind him in the midfield. Facing Zheng Zhi's close attack, Isco pulled the ball sideways and quickly passed the ball laterally to Iniesta, because the Chinese team's double midfielder had been completely attracted by Isco.In front of Iniesta, what presented was a huge loophole.Naturally, the Barcelona midfield leader would not miss such an opportunity. With a very penetrating diagonal pass, the ball quickly rolled from Shi Ke's left foot to behind him.The entire line of defense of the Chinese team has been completely penetrated.Although Feng Xiaoting has a good sense of filling the position, he has been blocked by Nolito, who directly faces Yan Junling and directly breaks through the crotch from the middle.

0:1, the Chinese team is behind!

"Oh! It's too bad. The Chinese team lost the ball too quickly. This will make the game enter the rhythm that the Spanish team likes. The Chinese team is in trouble."

However, He Wei soon realized that he spoke too early.In the 3rd minute, Busquets made a steal in midfield, and Isco took a long shot from 35 meters away from the goal. The ball rubbed Yan Junling's finger and hung in the dead corner.

The Spanish team rewritten the score to 0:2 in a flash. He Wei yelled "Oops" three times, subconsciously lowered his head, with a pained expression, and all Chinese fans were completely dumbfounded.

Nima, what's the situation?
Conceded two goals in 3 minutes!this……

Most of the fans looked stunned and instinctively thought of the Brazil team four years ago. They faced Germany in the semi-finals. The whole world believed that this would be an inextricable matchup.As a result, no one expected that the final result was 1:7, and the host suffered the biggest loss in the history of the World Cup semi-finals.

And surprisingly similar, before this game, the Chinese team took a lot of hard work to change the outside world's perception of the Chinese team. Most media believe that the Chinese team and the Spanish team may have the strength to fight.As a result, the game was headed in an extreme direction from the very beginning.

Is this a sign of history?Will the Chinese team follow in the footsteps of the Brazilian team tonight?
Although most fans are prepared to lose and don't expect the Chinese team to really make it to the final, the consecutive conceding goals at the beginning is also unacceptable to everyone.

Fans are emotional.Especially for the team that I support in my heart, playing is pro-swearing or loving. After the score became 0:2, there were a lot of voices of dissatisfaction and complaints.

"Damn it, what's the situation? Did the Chinese team gamble or took drugs before, and now the drugs are over? The style of painting has changed so that my little heart really can't accept it."

"Nimma, I finally got used to watching the Chinese team win, and now I have to get used to watching the fiasco? Is it really good to torment people like this?"

"Pfft! Conceded two goals in 3 minutes. The Brazil team lost 1-7 in the last World Cup. The first conceded goal only started in 10 minutes. The national football team is going to match Brazil? Not only to imitate, but also to surpass it decisively?"

"The country is easy to change and the nature is hard to change. Liu Adou has been dead for 3000 years, and the Chinese team...haha!"

It is understandable that the fans are not determined. After all, they are not the ones who really decide the fate of their national team. Who is not in a hurry to watch the national team slide into the abyss?
The harsher the scolding, the deeper the love.

On the court, including Wen Zhihao, he was in a trance for a moment, but his strong psychological adjustment ability allowed him to return to reality earlier than others.He first ran to Yan Junling to stabilize his emotions. The team lost the ball and the goalkeeper was the most likely to fall into self-blame and sadness.

Wen Zhihao put his arms around his shoulders and said: "Dayan, don't put all the responsibility on yourself. Everyone is responsible for the goal, including me. If I return to the defense in time and take an extra step, Iniesta will never pass that kick. Now you need to cheer up. Your responsibility is very important. We need you to ensure that you don't lose the ball. Let us attack. It's only 3 minutes now, and we will definitely be able to come back. Believe me!"

Listening to Wen Zhihao's words, Yan Junling's eyes regained their brilliance.

Then, while the Spanish team was celebrating wildly and the game was temporarily suspended, Wen Zhihao and Zheng Zhi gathered everyone together again, repeated what they said just now, and emphasized: "Remember what Mr. Pi said, we will be patient with them. It is only a second's work to kick the ball in at the goal. The difficult thing is that we have to take the game back into our own hands, so that we have a real chance of winning."

Wen Zhihao subconsciously glanced towards the sidelines, not only saw Lippi's gesture, but also saw Saul, who was on the Spanish bench, pointing his thumbs down at him and making provocative gestures.

Wen Zhihao laughed inwardly.I thought: Is it too smug?

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