Chapter 1949 The shadow hanging over the Spaniards
When the football was passed directly to the goal by Brienza, in the Spanish team's penalty area, their center back Cequeiros and left back Ion Martinez jumped towards Caesar at the same time.
One in front, one in back, one on the left and one on the right, forming a double-team on Caesar.
And they even took advantage of it to interfere with and influence Caesar.
It must be said that their interference and influence were successful.
Because even if Caesar jumps up, with Cequeros separated from him and almost losing his angle, it will be difficult for him to push the football directly towards the goal, posing any threat to the goal guarded by Rodriguez Bakr.
This is a beautiful and perfect defense.
But from DiQuinzo's point of view, this is really a defense full of loopholes!
Because all the Spanish players focused on Caesar and completely ignored themselves!
Is it because they know they are not good at taking chances in front of goal?
Yes, I admit that I am far inferior to Hu Lai in terms of grabbing points in front of the goal, but this does not mean that none of you can guard me!
Not to mention Cequeiros, who was defending Caesar, the other central defender, Joel Jimenez, did not come up to follow Dikunzo.
It’s so disrespectful!
DiQuinzo, who was holding back his anger, unexpectedly calmed down when faced with an excellent opportunity.
Then he used the simplest movements to steadily push the football brought by Caesar into the goal!
There is no suspense, no surprise. Italy leads Spain by one goal!
"Di Kunzo——!!! Ahhhh! Good goal!! Beautiful!!! Italy is ahead! Italy is one goal ahead! Italy! Italy! Long live Italy!! Long live Italian football!!"
The Italian commentator raised his arms and shouted in the commentary box.
He was so excited because he knew exactly what this goal meant to the Italian team.
In this game, Italy is the same as the Chinese team. In fact, as long as they can draw, they can qualify from the group.
Di Kunzo's goal helped Italy take the lead, which also gave Italy a "double insurance" - even if Italy failed to withstand Spain's crazy counterattack in the remaining time of the game and accidentally conceded a goal, Spain
Evening the score at 1:1, they can still qualify for the group stage with this draw.
With nearly twenty minutes left in the game, this goal can make all Italian players and fans feel much calmer.
What defense needs is this kind of peaceful mentality. After scoring, Dikunzo excitedly ran to the corner flag area to celebrate his goal, and his teammates also swarmed over.
Among them was Caesar.
He didn't score the goal, but it still didn't affect his mood.
There is nothing more important than being able to qualify the Italian team from the group, and it is more important than him scoring a goal in the World Cup.
He and his teammates quickly hugged each other to celebrate the lead.
The Spanish fans in the stands were stunned when they saw this scene.
It was not just Spanish fans who were stunned, but also Spanish players and Spanish coaches.
Everyone on and off the court is a stunned "statue". A huge shadow is hanging over many of their hearts. A very scary thought is forming in their hearts: Could we... not even make it out of the group stage?
Bar?
***"my Lord!"
In front of the Chinese team's coaching bench, assistant coach Kiri Sequeiros suddenly let out an exclamation, attracting the attention of everyone around him.
With everyone watching, he explained: "Italy scored, Spain fell behind!"
The Chinese team coaches who heard what he said were also collectively stunned.
They quickly realized what this score meant. It meant that the defending champion might be eliminated from the group!
The host country, the defending champion, if they don’t even make it to the knockout rounds
Just thinking about it makes many people feel their scalps go numb.
Not only the coaches, but also people on the bench of the Chinese team were discussing the latest situation of the match between Spain and Italy.
Someone asked: "If Spain is really eliminated from the group, are we the culprits?"
After a brief silence, someone argued: "It shouldn't count, right? Our victory over Spain was the first game. After losing to us, Spain has two more games. As long as they win these two games, they can still qualify."
.If they don’t succeed in the end, it can only be their own responsibility. If they didn’t win, what does it have to do with us?”
"That's right, it's Spain that doesn't live up to its expectations."
"But I still find it incredible that they are the defending champions and the hosts!"
"This is football, this is the World Cup. What can't happen in the World Cup?"
Because they currently lead Nigeria 3:1, the Chinese team's situation in qualifying for the group stage is very good, so the Chinese team players on the bench are very relaxed and have time to pay attention to the affairs of another stadium.
This kind of leisurely relaxation is a very novel experience for them.
In the past, the Chinese team had to worry about the "three black minutes" until the last moment of the game. Everyone was tense, how could they have time to chat?
Before this game, the Chinese team's qualifying situation was "as long as there is a tie, they will qualify."
Just this sentence, in the past, it was the most terrible curse - as long as there is a tie, it will definitely not qualify.
But now in the same situation, the Chinese team not only did not overturn, but also led 3:1, firmly holding the initiative to qualify in its own hands.
But soon, someone on the bench of the Chinese team reacted: "***, Italy is ahead of Spain? If they win in the end, wouldn't we become second?"
A group of people were stunned, and then they started to make a fuss. "Ahhh! Come on, Spain!"
"Spain enters one!"
Although the final round of Group G games will start after the Group H games, the final results are not yet known.
But if nothing else happens, the first place in Group G should belong to England.
This team is in very good shape in this World Cup, and it won't be a problem to get first place in the group.
In this way, if the Chinese team ends up second in the group, they will have to meet England in the quarter-finals.
For the previous Chinese team, they were not qualified to consider whether they were first or second in the group, and they were not qualified to choose their opponents in the knockout rounds - being able to reach the knockout rounds would have already made history and deserved a big celebration.
But now, even the substitute players of the Chinese team hope to meet an easy opponent in the knockout rounds. They are no longer satisfied with reaching the knockout rounds, they also want to go further in the knockout rounds.
Ambition has sprouted from the heart of every Chinese team player unconsciously.
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"Caesar - Di Kunzo!! G0000000000AL!!! Italy leads Spain 1:0! This is so dramatic! Now Spain is forced to a dead end!"
From the TV came the commentator's excited shouts as he watched the fun and didn't take it too seriously.
Jay Adams and Pete Williams looked at each other in front of the TV.
Then they shouted at the TV in unison: "Come on, Italy!"
"Hold it, Albertazzi! You are an iceberg! Don't embarrass Italian football!"
Jimmy Stokes and William Sutton, who were watching the game in the same room with them, looked at each other in confusion. Then the younger Sutton couldn't help but asked: "Why do you want to play against the Chinese team so much? I think Italy is a
A better opponent to deal with"
Jay Adams explained to the young London Bridge striker: "We're not here because of the Chinese team
We only want to play against the Chinese team depending on their strength, William. We just want to play against Hu.”
Pete Williams nodded in agreement: "Well, this is just a reunion that we haven't seen for a long time."
Jimmy Stokes couldn't help but complain: "It's like going on a date with a girl."
"Ha!" Jay Adams laughed when he heard what he said. "That kind of eagerness is indeed similar to dating a girl!"
While everyone was joking, the commentator on the live TV suddenly exclaimed:
"Juan Ramirez!"
This voice drew everyone's attention back to the live game.
I saw the TV replaying the scene just now:
Juan Ramirez made a sudden shot from outside the penalty area and hit the goal with a long shot, forcing Italy's talented young goalkeeper Mauro Albertazzi to make a wonderful save and knock the ball over the line.
"Albertazzi made another key save! Although Ramirez doesn't score much, it definitely doesn't mean that he doesn't have the means to score! Even he rushed up and took the shot himself... It can be seen that the current situation is very important to Spain.
For the team, it’s extremely bad!”
After hearing what the narrator said, the four people in the room no longer chatted leisurely. They returned to staring nervously at the TV screen.
Ramirez's kick was like a signal. They knew that the Spanish team was going to fight to the death.
Facing the Spanish team's crazy counterattack, whether Italy can withstand it is what they are most concerned about.
If Spain equalizes the score, it will not affect Italy's qualifying. However, the Chinese team will change from second place in the group to first place in the group. Then it will be difficult for England to meet the Chinese team - they can't be in the final round of the group.
He deliberately lost to Sweden in the match and gave up his first place in the group, right?
They do want to play against Hu Lai, but that doesn't mean they want to sacrifice the interests of the entire team.
