The China Hong Kong team faced the Greek team at the Olympic Stadium in Rome. The sparse fans at the scene showed a problem. Not many people paid attention to this game at all. Many local Chinese turned the entire stadium into the home court of the China Hong Kong team. However,
Their cheers were more in Mandarin and seemed a bit nondescript.
The China Hong Kong team also unexpectedly put Li Yu on the bench, and Eriksson sat next to Li Yu. After the start of the game, the two began to communicate together.
"Pay attention to the routes of the players on the field. I believe in your ability to read the game. This is the only game we will use in the World Cup. Except for you, all players will defend, including Conca.
No exception!" Eriksson said about the core tactics of the World Cup. If the China Hong Kong team is in a group, it does not require some extreme measures. With the current level of the China Hong Kong team, it is not easy to advance to the top 16 knockout rounds.
Li Yu nodded. He never thought that the World Cup, which had held high the banner of attack all the way, would now go in the opposite direction, retreat completely, and rely entirely on one person to counterattack.
The Greek team did not expect that China and Hong Kong would set up a steel barrel formation from the beginning and had no way to attack.
Without Li Yu on the field, China and Hong Kong lacked the courage to challenge their opponents, and the Greek team quickly seized the opportunity and scored a goal.
There were no strange expressions on the faces of Li Yu and Eriksson. Testing new tactics requires paying a price, and it is better to pay early than during the World Cup.
Throughout the game, the Chinese Hong Kong team had one of the few counterattack opportunities, but Muric failed to seize it, and finally lost to the Greek team with a score of 3:0.
After the game, the media immediately spread the news back to China. What happened?
There was nothing they could do in the game and they were constantly attacked by their opponents. Is this still the China Hong Kong team?
Three days later, before setting off for South Africa, China Hong Kong welcomed a stronger team, the Italian team, in a warm-up match!
The game is still being held at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome, but unlike the Greek team’s warm-up match, today’s attendance rate is much better, with three stands almost full, and the Italian team’s local appeal is still good.
Facing the Italian team, which is good at defense, the China Hong Kong team still defended comprehensively, and its intention after the kick was very obvious. It took the initiative to give up the competition in the midfield, and did not waste any more unnecessary energy in the midfield with the Italian team. Absolutely
The iron barrel formation.
The only difference from the previous game is that Li Yu appeared on the front line of the China Hong Kong team.
What can Li Yu do on the front line? The other players have no ambition to make progress. The game still continues the result of the previous game, 3:0!
After losing two consecutive games in the warm-up match, the China Hong Kong team seems to be on the road to destruction, insisting on defending. The offense that was good in the past seems to have been completely lost now. Going home early is already recognized by the media.
The China Hong Kong team in Group G has already begun to fear the other opponents in the group of death before the war begins. Blind defense cannot solve any problems at all, and can only get a big defeat.
Li Yu, Konka, Muriqi and other team core players also began to question the tactics developed by head coach Eriksson for the team. The composition of the China Hong Kong team is doomed to the fact that the China Hong Kong team may get worse and worse if they hit the tailwind.
Well, once the situation becomes more passive and the players' tenacity is compared, the China Hong Kong team is often the first to lose.
There is no way to continue like this. The warm-up match before the war is basically draining morale. It is better not to play. Faced with the players' questions, Eriksson smiled and did not answer the players' questions.
"What do you mean, boss?" Muric, who usually talks the most, touched his head and was completely confused.
"It seems that he has other ways. Let's wait and see when we get to South Africa!" Li Yu also felt that things were a bit abnormal. Even if Eriksson had to play defense during the World Cup, he would not tell him so directly.
Everyone.
"Anyway, I hope it's not too late!" Kongka shook his head and walked to his room.
It's really not easy to get Meng Hulu Kongka to speak, but now it seems that all the players in the team are optimistic about the World Cup trip.
The team quickly arrived at the venue for the first game, Johannesburg, South Africa, but the second game was changed to Cape Town. All teams were also complaining about the travel problem between game days. South Africa did not want to host other World Cups.
If the country wants to travel between cities, the consumption of the team is still very huge.
The arrival of China Hong Kong is different from other well-known teams. Only Li Yu in the team can be called an international superstar. Many others have heard of it for the first time. Li Yu has naturally become another member of the China Hong Kong team.
The press spokesperson and almost all the media interviewing the China Hong Kong team were all surrounding Li Yu.
Not long ago, when Brazilian head coach Dunga was being interviewed by his country's media, when talking about the first game, he shook his head blankly and said something that made the Chinese people angry: "We are already preparing for the second group match!"
The Brazilian team didn’t even take the China Hong Kong team seriously, so what can they do with Li Yu? Football is not a one-person project, and no matter how strong one person is, it is impossible to change a game!
Hearing a reporter talk about Dunga's attitude, Li Yu immediately gave his own counterattack: "Brazil? Many of their players were defeated by me!"
Only Li Yu of the China Hong Kong team has the qualifications to give such a powerful counterattack. Yes, who is Li Yu! Where are the series of honors!
But it's a pity that it's just words. In world football, superstars like Li Yu were born at the wrong time in a weak national team. Many people didn't even get to participate in the World Cup. Li Yu can come to the World Cup.
On the stage, having a good time talking may be the biggest gain of Li Yu's coming here.
No one on either side paid much attention to some minor verbal frictions before the game. Yes, the Brazilians didn't care what China and Hong Kong said at all, because in their view, the three points in the first game were already obtained.
It's this attitude that really makes people unhappy, and after Eriksson came to South Africa, he was no different from what he was in Italy. He looked mysterious before coming. What's the solution?
As the game day gets closer and closer, the players have begun to make some changes, and a feeling of uneasiness has begun to spread among the team.
Erikson knew it was time. If he didn't say it, there was no need to say it. He really wanted to go home together.
Finally, in the hotel where he was staying, Eriksson summoned all the players and held a closed meeting.
The players who came out still looked listless, and the media waiting outside also felt that there was not much to write about in China-Hong Kong's meeting this time. Why would they play games like this? It would be better to stop them from traveling around to save the time.
What a shame in the World Cup!
"I couldn't bear it any longer. I was afraid that my fault would be exposed and the media would find out!" When Muriqi noticed that there were no reporters, he immediately turned into a playful and smiling face. To be honest, it was really hard for him to perform such a distressed look.
"If I have to endure it for a few more days, I think it will be very interesting when I think about the Brazilian people's faces!"
"Yeah! Hurry up! I can't wait!"
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The 2010 World Cup officially kicked off. In the 80-year history of the World Cup, the host country has participated in 7 World Cup opening games. The host team has never had a losing record. Although Mexico equalized the score with Marcos, it once saw hope of a reversal.
But the Barcelona Iron Guard is still unable to break the 80-year curse for Mexico.
In a series of warm-up matches before the World Cup, South Africa had an impressive record. Although they did not have the experience of qualifying, their real-life confrontations in the warm-up matches also benefited them a lot. Compared with South Africa, Mexico has
The record in the warm-up match was even more astonishing. They defeated the defending champion Italy 2-1. The two sides have only met once in history. In July 2005, South Africa defeated their opponent 2-1 in the Americas Gold Cup.
In this campaign, Pereira continued to form a 451 formation, with Mufeila advancing alone, Modise and Shabalala instigating on the wings, Pienaar leading the midfield, and Mokena and Kumalo guarding the defense. Mexico
, Vela, Franco and Dos Santos formed a trident, Torado sat in the midfield, and Marcos led the defense.
Before the game, FIFA President Blatter and South African President Zuma delivered speeches respectively. Butera passionately announced that "the World Cup in South Africa has officially begun", while President Zuma said that "Africa's moment has arrived!" Then Blatter announced
Special, South African President Zuma and Mexican President Calderon met with players and referees from both sides.
The opening match of the World Cup in South Africa was held today at the Football City Stadium in Johannesburg. Although the host South Africa team scored the first goal, unfortunately they did not win as they wished, but drew with Mexico 1-1. After the game, the South African players bowed out in a low-key manner.
They only applauded the fans symbolically in the center circle and did not approach the fans. The South African fans seemed to find it difficult to accept the draw, and they were reluctant to leave the field for a long time.
The World Cup comes to the African continent for the first time. As the host, the South African team naturally wants to win the opening game. In fact, the South African team's offensive at home is very fierce, and the home fans enjoy every attack of the team. As soon as the ball reaches the frontcourt,
It can make the fans at the scene make a sound like a roaring tsunami and a deafening sound. The home team Tshabalala's goal in the 53rd minute made the fans at the scene almost crazy. However, Mexico's goal from a small angle made the scene silent for a time.
The moment the referee blew the final whistle, the South African players who were determined to win were very disappointed, and the goalkeeper even fell to his knees. After shaking hands with the Mexican team politely, they began to greet the home fans. However, they did not approach the fans.
, but walked collectively to the center circle to symbolically express their gratitude to the fans.
Although it was just a draw, the home team fans seemed to regard it as a defeat. Compared with the elation of the Mexican fans, the disappointment of the South African fans was written on their faces, and they completely lost the enthusiasm at the beginning. Nearly 10 minutes after the game ended
, the players had already walked back to the lounge, and there were still many fans standing in the stands staring at the field in despair, unwilling to leave.
The host South Africa team performed well in this campaign, but was tied with the Mexican team, which was stronger than itself. "Bild" said that the South African team was just a hair away from realizing their dream: "The South African team performed well in front of more than 80,000 hometown elders. Ferreira
The team was suppressed in their own half for most of the time, and used precision to create scoring opportunities many times. They even broke through the Mexican goal through counterattacks at the beginning of the second half. However, the Mexican team lacked creativity and just barely used it.
The opponent made a mistake to equalize the score."
Although Mexico's performance was unsatisfactory, "Bild" still praised Mexican youngster Dos Santos: "Dos Santos makes us seem to see the shadow of Ronaldinho, especially his skillful ball control and flexibility.
His movement left the South African players at a loss, and they had to be surrounded by multiple players to stop him from attacking. He was the bright spot in this boring game."
"Bild" is also very optimistic about South Africa's prospects in the World Cup. It believes that if they play in this way, the South African team will cause a lot of trouble for the French team, and it is not impossible to qualify for the group stage by taking advantage of the home court.
France came out next and surprised people.
The French team's first game was dull, continuing its sluggish state. Before, during and after the game, the French team had many controversies. These controversies proved one thing: this French team cannot play like a championship team.
An important reason is that the team does not yet have the mentality of a championship team.
A championship team may not be the most beautiful team, or it may not be the team with the most stars. In fact, the championship winner is often not the team recognized as the strongest. But a championship team,
We must be sincerely united, we must have a strong whole, we must have a strong spiritual will, and we must be insulated from internal friction as much as possible. After all, football is a team sport, and with team awareness, the team's strength will be greatly improved.
The combat power will be very terrifying.
But the French team couldn't do it. Before the game, three scandals came out of the French team. First, reporters in South Africa reported that during training, Ribery and Anelka complained to each other, and Ribery complained all the time.
Anelka couldn't be found, and the cross was either too early or too late, and Anelka pointed out that if Ribery couldn't find the feeling, it was his own problem. The relationship between the two became increasingly
Indifferent, even strangers. As the two cores of the French team's offensive line, rumors of internal friction between them are worrying.
One wave after another, the French team broke out explosive news again. Malouda moved too much in training and might have hurt his teammates. For this reason, Domenech warned him. This is also worrying.
.Subsequently, France’s most authoritative sports media, L’Equipe
"It was once again revealed that a senior official of the French Football Association gave a direct order, hoping that Domenech would not blindly attach importance to Govou and give Henry more playing time. Faced with such a request, Domenech responded coldly: "Arrange the lineup, when
It’s all up to the coach!”
Various rumors before the game made people very worried about the internal unity of the French team. In fact, the French team has no shortage of stars, and all the players in the team basically play for wealthy teams. But during the game, the French team's performance proved that
The team does not appear as a team, and more often than not, the team relies on individual operations.
Statistics show that the French team's advantage in ball control has not translated into a victory. The most important reason is that there are too many mistakes. The ball possession rate is close to 60%. The French team launched cooperation in front of the penalty area 51 times, but successfully scored.
The number of times the opponent entered the penalty area was only a pitiful 8 times. This turnover rate is astonishingly high. The French team made 24 crosses, but 18 of them were directly handed over to the opponent or kicked out of the baseline.
An even more astonishing set of numbers is: after one game, Ribery successfully passed the ball 30 times, Govou successfully passed the ball 11 times, Gourcuff successfully passed the ball 18 times, and Anelka successfully passed the ball 15 times.
The sum of the four people is only 74 times! Usually in league games, such a number is almost just the number of passes by one person. What does this mean? This shows that after the French team plays in the frontcourt, they usually think about individuals.
Working alone instead of working as a team is a manifestation of mutual distrust. With such a mentality, how can we achieve a high level of smooth cooperation?
After the game, the French media criticized the French team's performance in various ways. The media repeatedly asked several questions: Govou or Henry, who should be the main player? Does Domenech control the team's level? Who are the stars of the French team?
Are we willing to give everything for the national team? These huge controversies have made the mentality of the French team even more subtle.
In any case, the French team does not lack strength, nor does it lack stars. What the French team lacks is just team awareness, which is just the ability to unite all individuals into a joint force. Four years ago, Zidane was able to unite everyone and France
The team reached the World Cup finals. Now, if the French team wants to change the team's predicament, it should still start here. If the French team cannot do this, then the so-called semi-finals goal or even the goal of winning the championship is nothing compared to empty talk.
What's the difference?
The World Cup has begun, and the time for China Hong Kong to debut is getting closer and closer. Many people were surprised to find that China Hong Kong only played two warm-up matches, and both lost the games 3:0. China Hong Kong
The team is about to welcome the Brazilian team!
What is surprising is that despite the fact that the media was unanimously not optimistic about China Hong Kong before the game, China Hong Kong, the smallest among the top 32 participating teams, has created miracles in ticket sales. Taking the first game against Brazil as an example,
The 20,000 tickets allocated to China Hong Kong by the World Cup Host Committee simply cannot meet the needs of fans on Hong Kong Island, and many local tickets for this game in South Africa are also being purchased by Chinese fans.
There will be a chartered flight group from Hong Kong to watch this game, and the same will be true for mainland China, and this will be the case for every group stage match.
Who can not feel the support of China fans without any regrets? For no other reason than for these fans, China Hong Kong team is not short of fighting power!
