Ultimate Demon Sword

Chapter 357 Terrible as an opponent

After the Chinese media learned that Atletico Madrid will participate in the International Champions Cup and the specific schedule, the attention of this year's International Champions Cup in China immediately soared.Wen Zhihao returned to Tianhe to fight against his former owner, but this one highlight made the tickets for the match between Atletico Madrid and Guangzhou Evergrande sold out a week in advance.

Although the International Champions Cup China has been established for three years, this is the first time Guangzhou Evergrande has represented a Chinese team in this star-studded event.Although Guangzhou Evergrande's Chinese Super League season has just entered the second half, and their championship drama with old rival Shanghai SIPG is going on intensely, but the head coach Cannavaro told the media before that they will still send all the main players to play in the International Champions Cup.The Chinese Football Association also made it easier for Evergrande to postpone the next two rounds of the league.

"The team currently has a neat lineup. Even if we participate in this cup, we are confident that it will not have a negative impact on the league championship. What's more, it is a rare opportunity to learn and improve against Atletico Madrid, so all the main players will play."

Cannavaro's statement gave the media every reason to look forward to what kind of sparks the collision between Wen Zhihao, these former Evergrande teammates, and the current teammates of the national team will produce.

In terms of the schedule, the organizing committee also took care of everyone's emotions. The match between Evergrande and Atletico Madrid was scheduled for the first match day in the China Division. Since there were only three teams in the China Division, Chelsea had a bye this round.

Compared with the enthusiasm of the Chinese media for this game, Atletico Madrid players participated in the competition with a very relaxed, half-match and half-swimming mentality.After all, apart from Wen Zhihao, the host, only Griezmann has been to China when he participated in the China Cup with the French team in March this year, and he went to Nanning at that time. For a first-tier domestic city like Guangzhou, everyone else came for the first time.Of course, Wen Zhihao is very familiar with this city, and there is a wonderful memory of his career here.

"It's really beautiful! Wen, you have to show us around after the game," Griezmann said.

Just as Wen Zhihao was about to answer, he raised his head and made an eye contact with Simeone who was staring back at him. Wen Zhihao quickly swallowed the answer he had thought of, and changed his words, "It doesn't count if I said it, or you can take care of the boss. As long as he agrees, I'll be happy."

Griezmann hadn't spoken yet, and Simeone said flatly: "It's really good here, but you are players. Unless you show me that you are fully prepared for the Super Cup, you'd better understand your own job."

Simeone didn't say he was dead, Griezmann's eyes lit up, and he asked immediately: "Boss, how can we be ready? How do we prove it?"

Simeone stopped, turned around and said: "Take your best form until I think you are basically sure to hit the European Super Cup. I will consider giving you half a day of free time after two games. This is for Wen's sake. I gave you such an opportunity. Whether you can seize it depends on your own efforts."

Griezmann immediately blinked at Wen Zhihao, and Wen Zhihao understood.

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Atletico Madrid came to Guangzhou, only one day of preparation time, the next night, will usher in the first match of the International Champions Cup China Division and Guangzhou Evergrande.

An hour before the game, the official starting lineups submitted by Atletico Madrid and Guangzhou Evergrande showed that both sides will play with all their main players!
For Atletico Madrid, the WCG combination plus Gabi and Godin, who basically didn't play much in the first round, started one after another.Gabi has been following Spain to participate in the World Cup finals. Coupled with age, he has a big physical problem. Godin suffered a tendon strain in the last World Cup group match.

As for Guangzhou Evergrande, Cannavaro kept his word and fulfilled the promise he made to the media.Veteran Zheng Zhi led a group of local international players, plus Kim Young-gwon, Goulart, Alan and Serbian international Gudeli all played in the four major foreign players.

The Chinese media put on a very correct attitude before the game. The result of this game is not important, what is enjoyed is the process.

This is the truth, and it is very rare for the Chinese media to publicly declare that they do not hold any position in a game involving a Chinese team.Whether it's Evergrande's upset, or Wen Zhihao leading Atletico Madrid to a big victory, they will all give applause.

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In the dressing room before the game, Wen Zhihao saw at a glance that he was locked in an honorary cabinet. Evergrande No. 15 jersey with his own name was printed with his own name (as the honorary propaganda of the club, the visiting team is the same as.), He has no special feeling in his heart. After all, he is not a person who is lying on the credit book. Griezmann and Saul glanced at him, and the meaning in his eyes was clear: it really was destined to be a leader wherever he went.

When the two parties entered the arena, under the gaze of the camera, Wen Zhihao walked towards Cannavaro, and the two hugged after a long absence. Cannavaro looked at the former disciple whose muscles were obviously stronger than before, with a gratified expression on his face, and said, "Yes, you are better than I estimated you at the beginning."

Wen Zhihao raised his eyebrows and said, "Fabio, I'm sorry, I have an agreement with the coach, so today I will not show mercy."

Cannavaro spread his hands and made a nonchalant expression: "I didn't expect to win, so just let me see how strong you are."

At the beginning of the game, the Evergrande players were very involved, especially the veteran Zheng Zhi, who quickly judged Gabi’s cross pass in the midfield, cleverly made a steal and then passed it directly to the fast forward Alan in the frontcourt.Applause for the active participation of the home team.

Evergrande's record against European giants in the summer warm-up matches for several consecutive seasons is actually not weak. It once beat Hamburg 6:2 in Tianhe and beat Bayern on penalties.However, a careful study of these records is based on one premise, that is, these five major league teams did not give their best.

Atletico Madrid in this game is different. In order to win Simeone's half-day vacation, the players will prepare for two Super Cups and various pre-season warm-ups immediately after returning home.

European champions and Asian teams are not in the same dimension in terms of strength. Atletico Madrid's [-]% of normal level is enough to occupy an absolute advantage on the scene.

Perhaps because of the need to watch commercial events, or because he doesn't care too much about winning or losing, Cannavaro was not conservative about the game, and he didn't deliberately recycle the formation. Even in order to pursue the overall defensive effect, Cannavaro did not have any particularly targeted man-to-man defensive arrangements against Wen Zhihao.

For Cannavaro, this is a very sensible approach.The strength gap between the two sides is not one or two points, but all-round.If you pay too much attention to Wen Zhihao, you may lose sight of others.

Cannavaro obviously also hopes to play some positive factors in this game. After Evergrande got the ball in the first half of the game, he played a long ball counterattack resolutely. Although facing Atletico Madrid, it is conceivable that the effect is definitely not ideal, but because of the very open scene, the two sides switch the ball quickly.

As the first top defender to win the World Footballer of the Year, Cannavaro certainly understands that it is the most dangerous to be beaten back by his opponent if he fails to counterattack.So when Wen Zhihao dribbled the ball, Cannavaro's arrangement was to let Goodley, who was physically confronted, get close to him immediately, and at the same time, the nearby players quickly approached the defense.

Facing the siege of several national team teammates, Wen Zhihao smiled very calmly, and then started his performance under the attention of everyone.

Facing the traditional European midfielder Gudeli who was aggressive and advocating confrontation, Wen Zhihao did not choose to fight head-on, but turned his back first to ensure that the ball was protected. Gudeli was overjoyed, thinking that he had successfully prevented the continuation of Atletico Madrid's attack, but he immediately heard Zheng Zhi shouting behind him: "Be careful of his crotch!"

Gudley was stunned for a moment, his body movement stopped for a second, and Wen Zhihao took advantage of this gap, heel flicked the ball to the back right, Gudley suddenly felt something slipping between his legs, he knew it was a ball without even thinking about it!
Damn, it's really been pierced!
Gudeli was angry in his heart, but his instinctive first reaction was not slow. He subconsciously wanted to turn around and block Wen Zhihao from the ball, but Wen Zhihao had already thought about his next move when he hit the ball through his crotch.

In fact, if Gu Deli chose not to watch the game just now, it would be correct to choose to put down Wen Zhihao at the first moment of being pierced.It's a pity that Gudeli wants to show his ability in front of Wen Zhihao. When he was still playing for Ajax two seasons ago, Wen Zhihao was also the core of Waiters' midfielder.

However, the facts have proved that the midfielder must always focus on the overall situation. It is best not to have your own small ideas, and practicality is the last word.

For example, this time, Gudeli was passed directly, and only Zheng Zhi was left in the midfielder position. Atletico Madrid instantly formed a four-on-four counterattack situation in the frontcourt.

Zheng Zhi had already moved towards Wen Zhihao. Seeing Wen Zhihao pick up his speed, he immediately grabbed the jersey with all his strength.He knew very well what would happen if Wen Zhihao's speed increased.

Zheng Zhi added a lot of resistance from behind, Wen Zhihao's center of gravity was unstable, and his whole body fell backwards. However, in the process of leaning back, Wen Zhihao found that Costa on the front line had attracted the attention of the two central defenders, and Griezmann was running at a high speed from the far end!
Wen Zhihao felt that this opportunity should not be wasted, so he still twisted his right foot as much as possible even though his body was out of balance. Taking advantage of the rolling momentum of the ball, the outer instep of his right foot tried his best to push a kick to the right of the arc top of the penalty area.

Wen Zhihao's passing position was just two steps past the middle arc, and the distance of this pass was more than 30 meters. He just passed with all his strength and tried his best, because he didn't exert enough force and the speed of the ball was not fast. He was not sure whether Griezmann could successfully get the ball.

However, football games are often a competition of imagination and control between offensive and defensive players. Guangzhou Evergrande's right central defender Feng Xiaoting had no idea that Wen Zhihao would pass the ball to his side when his body had lost his center of gravity.

Feng Xiaoting felt completely shocked by Wen Zhihao!Still have this kind of operation?

Feng Xiaoting was stunned. Although Griezmann was also shocked, the professional instinct of a top striker kept him going, because as a striker, he remembered a principle: on the field, you can only have the position of the ball in your heart!
Where the ball is, you have to run there, and you can't stop running before you shoot the ball into the goal.

It was this gap in consciousness that allowed both the offense and defense to make a judgment call in this competition for possession of the ball. Feng Xiaoting froze for a second before starting again, it was already too late.

Competitive sports are as cruel as war, and every second is enough to determine the outcome of the overall situation.

After seeing Griezmann, the audience inserted the lead ball and continued to charge forward, and at the same time let out a burst of amazement. He Wei said: "Wen Zhihao's outstanding vision and footwork are pale in any language, but as a commentator, I still want to say that this is a kind of enjoyment, a kind of enjoyment of admiring the beauty of the midfielder's interpretation of the greenery."

Competing with Feng Xiaoting in terms of speed, Griezmann certainly has an absolute advantage. This gap is just like Ferrari and Santana drag racing.

And Zeng Cheng, who abandoned the goal and attacked, also knew that Griezmann could not be stopped at all, but his attack showed an attitude.

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No. In 20 minutes, Atletico Madrid took advantage of the score and led 1:0.

The fans in Tianhe Sports Center also applauded and cheered. Of course, the applause was for Wen Zhihao's coquettish pass before he scored a goal. Although Wen Zhihao's first meeting gift after returning to Tianhe was a blow to the home team, in the end, he is also a Chinese player and the pride of this stadium. Everyone didn't think there was anything wrong with giving him such applause.

After Wen Zhihao and his teammates celebrated, seeing Zheng Zhi's wry smile and helplessness, he leaned closer and whispered, "Brother Zhi, you have to use both hands and feet. It's useless to pull me, haha!"

Zheng Zhi patted Wen Zhihao on the shoulder. He finally understood why so many world-class teams valued Wen Zhihao so much during the World Cup.

A player like this is very reliable as a teammate, and as an opponent, he will immediately know how scary he is.

Paulinho should understand this point more deeply than Zheng Zhi!

(End of this chapter)