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In fact, when they saw that the top teams in the second half of the division were all South American countries, they had already decided to launch a concrete-like chain defense on the defensive end, and it would be a new version of the ship that was more airtight than the group stage!

"Artistic football?" At the last tactical meeting the day before the game, Lin Yaodong once again made a mobilization for tomorrow's game in front of the CCTV crew, "Brazilians like art, so let's play Brazil. It’s called deep art.”

Chapter 377 The True Test

On June 6, the first day of the quarter-finals, there will be two duels, namely Denmark VS France and Mexico VS Poland.

The match between Denmark and France was obviously a strong matchup, and the Mexicans naturally drew another good lottery. The weakest players in the second half of the division were Morocco and Poland, and they accurately completed the choice between the two.

In the end, under the leadership of Michel Platini, the French Legion used a rather artistic offensive battle to eliminate Denmark, which had stepped on Italy and Spain in the group stage, with a big score of 4:1.

This score was exaggerated in the knockout stage of the World Cup. Both teams were aggressive in the game, especially the French, who continued to attack even after leading.

The Chinese team naturally watched this game, because France is the team in the second half of the division.

After watching the game, Wu Jie finally knew why the French could beat Brazil head-on with offensive football in the original plane.

This year's Platini is no longer at the peak of his personal ability, at least compared to the last World Cup, but his overall view, ball control ability, and organizational ability are all more prominent than four years ago.

These improvements have not only reduced the athletic ability too much, but it has not only first-class ball control, breakthrough, and shooting ability, but also the ability to judge and control the situation on the field. Changes in the situation in the world, and make quick and accurate responses.

Under the leadership of such a central midfielder, the offensive French stars have finally found a real balance. Their overall offensive strength is stronger than that of the last World Cup.

Wu Jie thinks this is the luck of the French team. In this World Cup, the 31-year-old Platini is at the most balanced and strongest moment in his career.

But with his physical condition, he can only last at this level for one or two years, because Platini, who is not known for his athletic ability, will soon decline sharply in physical terms after the age of 30.

There is nothing to say about the Mexicans. Their strength this year is at the top of the third tier, and they definitely do not have the strength to qualify for the first place in the group.

But the benefits of the host are not only reflected in the lottery, but also enjoy certain preferential treatment in the judgment of the game.

Therefore, it is not surprising to beat Poland, which is not strong at all. Mexico defeated Poland 2:1 and entered the quarterfinals smoothly.

On the second day of the quarter-finals, there will be three contests, namely Argentina VS Morocco, West Germany VS Belgium, and Italy VS Soviet Union.

The Chinese team is most concerned about Argentina, because if they can beat Brazil to advance, then the next round is likely to encounter Argentina or France.

This seems to be thinking too far, but it has always been the tradition of the Chinese team to make plans early.

Argentina was playing against Uruguay in the original plane, and Morocco's strength was much worse than that of Morocco, so Argentina didn't seem to be struggling. It sealed the victory with 3:0 in the first half, and the final game was clean and tidy with 4:0. Killed Morocco.

Maradona's performance in this game is still world-class, or it is already a bit oppressive.

In the game, he not only showed a wide vision and super ability to read the game, but also always made impossible passes possible. The most terrifying thing is that his breakthrough ability is completely unsolvable when facing Morocco.

This can also be seen from the statistics. The number of Maradona's successes in this World Cup is only slightly lower than that of Wu Jie, and he can complete at least 10+ successes in each game.

In addition, like Wu Jie, Maradona's brilliance is not in an insignificant area, but frequently dribbles the ball in the middle to break through. Almost every game will stage many 1V2, 1v3, and even 1v4 wonderful performances.

In this game, Maradona not only sent out 2 assists again, but in the second half, he made a solo breakthrough that regarded all defenses as air, completely relying on his terrifying ability to kill through all Morocco's defense lines, passing 4 people in a row Scored his second goal in this World Cup, and his assists have risen to a staggering six times.

Argentina's striker, Valdano, known as the "hidden killer next to Maradona", also relied on Maradona's organization to score twice in this game, successfully surpassing with 5 goals. Papin and Lineker were eliminated, and they are temporarily ranked first in the scorer list with Wu Jie.

China didn't pay much attention to the other two teams. Although these two teams were much more intense in the process, since the winners were all teams from the upper half of the division, the Chinese team naturally didn't pay too much attention.

The only thing that can make the Chinese team vigilant is the process of Italy's elimination of the Soviet Union. Wu Jie agrees with the Soviet players' denunciation of the referee after the game.

On the second day of the [-]/[-] knockout round, West Germany, Argentina, and Italy made it to the quarterfinals.

The media and fans in South America are very upset about this, because three of the five teams that have qualified are European teams, and Mexico still qualified with the special care of the host.

But they will not be depressed, because tomorrow the three South American teams will start their respective games.

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June 6th, today is the last match day of the 25/[-] knockout round, and it was also a very hot Monday. Fortunately, the temperature has become very comfortable in the evening, which is very suitable for football matches.

The one-eighth knockout match of the Chinese team was scheduled to take place at night.

The game between Uruguay and Spain has already started in the afternoon, and it is a very tense battle.

The performance of the Spanish team in the group stage was very bad, and they only qualified as No.3. Their opponent, Uruguay, beat England to qualify first.

But some teams can break out in the small universe in the knockout round, and Spain's overall strength is not weak, especially the overall technical level is not inferior to Uruguay, after all, it is a team known for its technology in European football.

However, it is personal heroism that decides the outcome of this game. The Spanish team still fell behind after the start. Uruguay's strength this year is indeed outstanding, even in the face of Brazil and Argentina.

But in the case of falling behind 0-1, the Spaniard relied on Butragueno's brave performance to stage a big four, and finally turned the defeat into victory 4:3.

These two teams also scored 7 goals in a single game, creating the second highest number of goals scored in a single game in this World Cup after China and Canada.

Chen Haonan, a teammate in Real Madrid, also became a world-class striker with this wonderful performance. At the same time, he surpassed Wu Jie and Valdano in the scorer list with 6 goals.

After today's first group duel ended with a pleasing process and result, the match between England and Paraguay also started in the evening, and the match between China and Brazil was at 8:30 pm local time.

Judging from the time of these three games, the Chinese team seems to be more valued.

This is true, but it is mainly due to the glory of the Brazilians. The ratings of the Selecao's games have always been high. Coupled with the unique aura of the Chinese team, it has naturally become a contest that attracts more attention.

The Chinese team did not have a lengthy pre-war meeting before the game, because they had firmly remembered the key points to be emphasized and the tactics to be arranged.

What to do at this time is to adjust your mentality. For example, watching England play Paraguay is a good choice.

Chinese fans also watched the game, but they still couldn't tell the difference between Uruguay and Paraguay, and they couldn't figure out the strength of the two teams.

But after this game, it can be distinguished. Uruguay is in the same group as England in the group stage. In the contest between the two teams in the group stage, the Uruguayan can be said to have the upper hand, and the victory is a natural result.

But Paraguay faced England in the knockout round today, and they were basically beaten from the beginning to the end.

The main reason here is that Uruguay's starters are higher than England in terms of average technical ability, tactical literacy, and coordination ability, and at the same time they are not much behind in physical confrontation.

At this time, mainly relying on the body, the English who were not so delicate in technology were restrained to death, and the result was completely different from Spain in the afternoon.

However, Paraguay has little advantage in average technical ability, and suffers a big loss in physical confrontation. As a result, they can't control the scene at all. After the opening, they were smashed by the English. In the end, they were defeated and suffered a 0:3 match. completely defeated.

Lineker also played well in this battle, relying on scoring twice to increase the number of goals to 5 goals, tied for second place with Valdano and Wu Jie.

At this time, the scorer list has changed a lot. The Spaniard Butragueno surpassed it with the only four goals in this World Cup. Wu Jie, Lineker and Valdano all tied for second with 5 goals. , Papin of the French team also scored 4 goals. The competition in the scorer list of this World Cup is stronger than the original plane.

But this is actually very normal, similar to the "catfish effect". Wu Jie is obviously the catfish that stimulated the players of his generation.

Ronaldo and Messi in the original plane from 2010 to 2017 are similar. If there is no such competition between Shengyu and Shengliang, neither of these two people may be able to create the record scoring performances.

Now that Wu Jie is in the 80s, he has to a certain extent forced out more potential of the stars of this era, and even accelerated the evolution of modern football with his performance beyond the times.

Under his oppression, the superstars of this era would not even be qualified to compete with Wu Jie if they couldn't surpass themselves in the original plane.

Maradona is a good example. It is said that he finally quit grass last season.

If there is a Maradona who doesn't take drugs in this plane, then Wu Jie can't guess how much better he can be than the original plane?

But just think about how a Maradona who takes drugs and has no self-discipline can become the king of the ball. What kind of existence would a Maradona who does not take drugs and has a little self-discipline be like?

After the England team successfully entered the quarter-finals, the last group of this round of knockout rounds and the most anticipated game will also begin.

The contest between the Chinese team and the Brazilian team has already been held in Mexico City, using the famous "Aztec Stadium" in Mexico.

This stadium is considered one of the most lively stadiums in the world, not only because it can accommodate up to 12 spectators, but also because the stadium is located at an altitude of 2200 meters, and the eye-catching bowl-shaped roof design of the stadium can be well collected It even amplifies the various sounds from the top floor of the stadium, allowing [-] fans to fill the stadium with harsh screams and various noises.

The Chinese team said: They can guess what the scene will be without going in. The negative cursing and noise in the stadium tonight must be aimed at them. As for the positive blessing caused by the fanatical atmosphere, That must belong to the Brazilians.

At 7:10 p.m., the two teams held pre-match press conferences in different venues.

The number of media personnel and reporters present on the Chinese team is not inferior, but most of them are media from Asia and Europe. Who makes most of the Chinese team players play in Europe?

The European media is also more inclined to the Chinese team to advance, but it is not because they have a good impression of the Chinese, but after Spain defeated Uruguay and England also defeated Paraguay to advance, there are already West Germany, Italy, France, Spain, and England on the European side. A total of five teams made it to the quarterfinals.

Of course, the media in South America supported the Brazilian team. If Brazil were eliminated tonight, the top eight would be dominated by European teams.

So now is not the time for infighting, this is about the honor of South American football and European football.

Of course the Asian media can only support the Chinese team. Although they don't want China to be the representative, the problem is that only the Chinese team can compete with these strong teams from Europe and South America.

China now represents the entire Asian football, represents the status of the yellow race in the football field, and symbolizes that the yellow race can also reach the same level as the whites and blacks in the football field, and even do better than them.

At this time, when looking at the Chinese team, the only seedling in Asia, especially when looking at this team with a distinctive color, many Asian fans suddenly discovered that the Chinese players are the same color as the light!

This analogy is very problematic, because Wu Jie's uncommon nonsense in the pre-match press conference was caused by a Canadian reporter who was very rude and asked him to predict who would advance tonight after being very angry.

Of course, Wu Jie would not give face to such a direct question. He opened his mouth and said something that was equally rude to many people: "Who can advance to the quarter-finals, China or Brazil? Only God knows the answer to this question, but I don't believe it." God, but I'd love to send you to God."

Wu Jie's remarks will definitely cause controversy after the game, but he has no mind to think about these, and the game later is everything.

If the Brazilian can be defeated tonight, it will be considered "Who can advance to the quarterfinals between China and Brazil? Only God knows the answer to this. You are talking to God now", and you will not suffer too much after the game. lash out.

But if he is eliminated by the Brazilian, even if he recited the entire Bible before the game, he will be attacked as a "heretic" after the game!

This is the winner is king, no matter how arrogant you are, you can say as long as you win the game, and even if you lose the game in a low-key way, you will be pulled out and criticized.

When the Chinese team finished the pre-match press conference and came to the locker room for the final layout, the time had come to 7:30, and there was still an hour before the official match.

The head coach Nian Weisi closed the door and began to make the final pre-match arrangements to the players.

At this time, there was only a cameraman from the CCTV crew and a special reporter who was allowed to stay in the locker room for filming.

However, everyone already knows how to play today. This time, the arrangement is more about a few coaches giving instructions to players in different positions, and more about encouraging them.

Wu Jie and the three didn't need to tell them anything, instead they were explaining the details of the game to their teammates.

Especially Wu Jie, he seems to know every player in the Brazilian team, and soon the coaches of the Chinese team can only listen to him explaining to his teammates in embarrassment.

"Kareca is a very versatile striker, not only fast, strong impact, but also has very good dribbling skills and shooting skills, he is a bit like Rummenigge back then, he must be separated from other Brazilian players , Pay attention to the position of other players when making offside, this Brazilian man's offside ability is also outstanding."

"Leave Socrates to Haonan to deal with. You both have to cheer up on the wing. That Blanco and Junior have a similar style. The full-backs who seem to play are actually not inferior to the top-level wingers. Ability. The same is true for Jurkinho and Josimar on the right. These Brazilian full-backs are all wingers wearing full-backs. Everyone can participate in all the side assists of the team. Everyone must pay attention to their bottoming At the same time, they change lanes and infiltrate in the middle, and these players have outstanding cutting, breakthrough and long-range shooting abilities."

Wu Jie shook his head when he said this. Brazil’s two wing configurations are too luxurious. They are all versatile players who can attack and defend. They are basically four stars of the same type as Marcelo. This is scary. up.

The Chinese players are very serious at this time, but if you say how much they are afraid of the Brazilians, they are really not that afraid!

It's not that the Chinese team has no way to deal with Brazil's side attack, but it didn't show it in the group stage.

Of course, the coaches of the Chinese team will be even more embarrassed. Nian Weisi thinks that he may not even be a puppet, because the second version of chain defense they prepared for the World Cup, including the first version of the Olympic Games, is basically made of The system developed by Wu Jie and Chen Haonan.

Even their various novel methods in training were also developed by these three people, and even the test was designed by them three.

Let's put it this way, changing the coaching staff of the Chinese team will not have much impact, because the training, testing, tactical system, and even management methods are all developed and improved by the three of them little by little.

And today is the time to test how effective the efforts of the past five years have been. Tonight's Samba will be a big test for the Chinese team.

Chapter 378 Chain Defense Version 2.0

"Aztec Stadium" is a plateau course. Some teams in plain areas play here. Although there will be no exaggeration of strong altitude sickness, after all, it is only 2200 meters above sea level.

But such an environment will definitely have some impact on the physical consumption of players, and at the same time, the slow response caused by hypoxia will definitely have a great impact in high-level duels.

In addition, it should also be considered that the air resistance of the football in the plateau air is relatively small. At this time, the air pressure difference around the ball caused by the rotation of the ball is small, which will lead to changes in the speed of the ball and the change of the flight trajectory of the ball, which will eventually lead to a lot of strange flight trajectories. .

But these problems are not troublesome for the Chinese team, because their general training base is located in Yunnan, where the altitude is not much different from here, and the environment is almost seamlessly compatible.

Chinese players even joked that if there is a chance to host the World Cup in the future, the venue for the knockout match must be set on LS. Tickets will not be refunded if you don't go up.

This is of course a joke, but it’s not all a joke. It is impossible to climb Mount Everest to play games, but playing games in LS does not violate the rules set by FIFA.

Even if you take a step back and find an area with an altitude of 2500 meters to 3000 meters for the game, there is no problem at all, but it will definitely cause many teams to suffer from severe hypoxia after halftime.

"Wu, it's nice to meet you!"

When the players of the two teams were preparing to play in the tunnel, the veteran Falcao came over to say hello to Wu Jie.

The top four kings of the Brazilian midfielder are no longer playing in the starting lineup at this moment, and they have not played in this World Cup.

Now Falcao is more like a spiritual leader + assistant coach, mainly responsible for connecting young Brazilian players with the coaching staff.

"That was indeed a season to remember, dear old chap!"

Wu Jie's dubbed accent sounded awkward, but he still respected the Brazilian superstar, including many young players in the team, and he secretly ordered Arsenal's trading department to take action.

There will be many new stars who are qualified to serve as his assistants in this World Cup. Even if there is no urgent need for Arsenal, it is always necessary to raise the price.

At this time, the Chinese players were also trying to communicate with the Brazilian players in simple English. Originally, they thought that the Brazilians could speak better English than them, but after communicating, they realized that there were not many in the Brazilian team who could speak English.

Chen Haonan, Lin Yaodong, Gu Guangming and others can barely communicate with these Brazilian players. These Brazilians all speak Portuguese, but Portuguese is very close to Spanish. Although they don’t speak Spanish very well, most of them Can also understand.

"Dude, do you know that I am the number one goalkeeper in the world?" Lin Yaodong was also trying to communicate with the goalkeeper on the opposite side, but he was a little short.

"You are not, you still need to improve!" Carlos Gallo not only understood Spanish, but also said that he was very polite in the face of Lin Yaodong who was eccentric.

"I have a strong hunch that today I can score!"

"No, I will stop you!"

"No, you won't!"

"No, I will!"