Fox in the Penalty Area

1st final

Without the intervention of the Chinese team, the public opinion on Wang Guangwei on the Internet lasted for only two days.

Two days later, although there were still people discussing it, it had basically stopped making any waves.

In the first two days, various marketing accounts followed the trend and gained popularity.

On the third day, I stopped using my marketing account, and everyone knew that this was a dead end.

After all, marketing accounts are like dogs on the Internet, with very sensitive noses. They know the trends of popular topics on the Internet better than anyone else.

If they don't participate in a certain topic, it means that the topic is not popular.

In fact, that's how it is.

Even if there is a lot of discussion about Wang Guangwei's handball, it will never reach such a crazy level that everyone will participate.

The main reason is that the Chinese team has historically reached the quarterfinals of the World Cup. This huge popularity has caught everyone's attention.

When various factors are combined, it becomes a hot topic that detonates the entire Internet.

Those "Holy Dukes" and "Saint Mothers" probably didn't expect that, as usual, they would be able to attract so much attention by being arrogant and scolding "your country".

Of course, they don’t want their comments to go unnoticed. They also want many people to see them, so that they can achieve their goals.

But maybe they themselves don’t expect this level of attention to be so high...

Because the debate about the morality of Wang Guangwei's handball has ended, but the majority of netizens are still continuing to criticize them as "holy saints" and "holy saints", revealing all the idiotic comments they made in the past. This is what happened. One of the aftermath.

But this has nothing to do with the Chinese team.

The Chinese national team extracted itself from the whirlpool of public opinion and gained temporary tranquility.

They have to prepare fully for the quarter-finals against the Netherlands.

That's not an easy opponent to deal with.

Moreover, the Chinese team did not have enough preparation time.

The game was played on the evening of July 2nd.

The World Cup has a day off on July 3rd.

The first two quarterfinal games begin on the Fourth of July.

The quarter-finals, like the quarter-finals, are still two games a day.

So we finished the game in two days.

The two quarter-finals in the second half will kick off on July 5th.

The match between the Chinese team and the Netherlands is the last quarter-final match and will kick off at three o'clock in the morning on July 6th, China domestic time.

With all their plans in mind, the Chinese team only has two days to prepare between the quarter-finals and the quarter-finals - July 5th is already the game day.

In these two days, the Chinese team will complete the adjustment of the lineup and let the new combination find a feel.

In addition to Wang Guangwei being unable to participate in the game, Chen Xingyi's injury was not very optimistic during the post-match examination, and it will have a certain impact on the next game:

His physical condition makes it difficult to ensure that he can play the entire game and remain completely healthy.

So Dillon considered letting Chen Xingyi sit on the bench and replace him on the bench depending on the situation.

At least he won't be allowed to play in the first half.

At that time, the Netherlands had strong soldiers and good physical strength, and it was difficult for Chen Xingyi to break through the Dutch players who were familiar with him.

Instead, wait until the second half, when the opponent's physical strength has declined, and then replace him with Chen Xingyi, whose speed and impact can still be a threat.

But as a result, the two wings of the Chinese team, which had high hopes, only started in two games at the same time in this World Cup...

I have to say it is also a pity.

While Chen Xingyi cannot start, Cui Zexu can only continue to start.

Originally positioned as a snake oil substitute, he never expected that he would start three consecutive games in this World Cup...

Don't look at the previous two national team games. Cui Zexu was always on the right wing, replaced by Luo Kai.

But in fact, in the club, he is a left midfielder, and the position he is more familiar with and likes is still on the left.

So this time Chen Xingyi couldn't start, Dillon asked Cui Zexu to return to the left wing he was most familiar with, and left the right wing to Luo Kai, who was recovering well.

Luo Kai will start in the next game. This will be his first start in the World Cup since the second group match.

"What a pity..." Yu Jintao sighed and complained about the current situation of the Chinese team. "This national team, which has high hopes, has difficulty appearing on the field in its strongest form..."

Dillon, who was next to him, had a normal expression and said in a normal tone: "This is perfectly normal, Yu. It's so normal that for the head coach, it's our daily routine in our work - you can never expect your team to always be able to Prepare for the game in the best possible condition. Player injuries or other messy reasons leading to shortages are the main theme within the team."

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"There is news that Chen of the Chinese team may not be able to play due to injury..."

"Where did the news come from?"

“On China’s domestic Internet, it seems to be called ‘Weibo’.”

"Is the source reliable?"

"I don't know, it's said to be news from a regular media..."

"But we can see from the slow motion of the game video that if Johnson Law fouled Chen to that extent, he shouldn't be able to play in the quarter-finals directly, right?"

"Is there a possibility that... the Chinese media are cooperating with their national team to create fake news to confuse us? To make us misjudge?"

"Creating fake news? At the expense of the credibility of the media? Isn't this too cruel?"

"Who knows... They are also using rumors. Even if they are wrong, it will not affect their credibility."

"Hey, since it's just a rumor, what's the value of discussing it?"

"I'm afraid that the truth will be used in the name of rumors..."

In the room of Dutch coach Joseph Drost, the coaches of the Dutch national team gathered here to discuss and discuss the next game.

Apart from Hu Lai, Chen Xingyi may be the Chinese team player that these Dutch coaches are most familiar with. After all, Chen Xingyi has always played in the Eredivisie.

Naturally, they are also more concerned about Chen Xingyi's situation.

If Chen Xingyi can play in the game, the wings formed by him and Luo Kai can still pose a threat to the Dutch defense.

If Chen Xingyi can't play, that will of course be a big plus.

At that time, the Chinese team was missing its core player Wang Guangwei on defense, and Chen Xingyi, a sharp winger, was missing on offense. How would they face the Dutch team with a remnant formation?

Head coach Drost, who had been silent during the coaches' discussion, finally spoke:

"Don't think about it so much. Whether Chen really can't play, or just can't start, but will come on as a substitute... for us, it's the same. We just have to stick to ourselves. I won't Because our opponent is the Chinese team, we have to change our playing style. In this game, the Dutch team will still use defensive counterattack tactics."

Everyone looked at him.

With everyone watching, Drost continued:

"We cannot change the playing style that our players are familiar with just because the opponent is not as strong as us and the lineup is not complete. And doing so will give the players a very bad hint, that is...'The opponent is easy to deal with, and you can play whatever you want. can win'. But in fact, the Chinese team is very difficult to deal with, and England has proved this for us. Facing them, England did not change their style of play. They showed their good performance and state, and their mentality was also very good. Attention, logically speaking, given the strength gap between them and the Chinese team, England should win. But what is the result?"

At this point, Drost shrugged.

"Of course, in order to eliminate England, the Chinese team has paid a heavy price. But who can guarantee that they will not continue to use a heavy price to eliminate us? Why should we let Argentina and Italy take advantage? So we will Use your best and safest way to deal with them, and pay full attention to this opponent, both tactically and mentally."

After everyone listened to what coach Drost said, they all nodded in agreement.

This Dutch team does not conform to the public's traditional understanding of Dutch football. It plays very conservatively, which is contrary to the "passionate" Dutch football tradition. It is a symbol of "negative football" and "ugly football".

But the results speak for themselves.

In the last World Cup, the Netherlands reached the top 16 as second in the group and then met Argentina in the quarter-finals.

After the final fierce battle, they lost to Argentina 2:4 in a penalty shootout and were eliminated.

Since Joseph Drost took over the Dutch team after the World Cup in the United States and Canada, he has adjusted his playing style and adopted a more pragmatic attitude, successfully leading the team to the World Cup finals.

Then got first place in the group stage.

Although they encountered their strong rival Belgium in the quarter-finals, they also eliminated their opponents with their pragmatic playing style.

This time they even made a major breakthrough in penalty kicks, which they were not good at before, and eliminated their opponents with penalty kicks!

The process doesn’t look good, so what?

Can win!

Dutch football needs victory in major competitions like the World Cup to regain its glory, otherwise people will only think that Dutch football is second-rate in Europe.

But how can Dutch football, which has so many talents and has given birth to superstars such as Jop Munster and Maxi Carey, be second-rate in Europe?

This is why the Dutch Football Association allows Drost's national team to play very un-Dutch football.

Sticking to tradition is not always a good thing.

It was the Dutch team's luck to encounter the "remnant" Chinese team in the quarter-finals.

But they also have to treat this "good luck" in the safest way.

They didn't want any surprises in this game.