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The international match day has nothing to do with Tang Zheng. He was banned by the Football Association for five years in the Asian Youth Championship last year because he left the team early. All-time hot.

Of course, if Tang Zheng took the initiative to admit his mistakes to the Football Association, and then handed over such a small amount of income, it is probably very possible.

But with Tang Zheng's distinctive personality, it is impossible to admit his mistakes to the Football Association, let alone the Football Association's fault?

As Tang Zheng's performance in River Plate became better and better, the Chinese domestic media pointed their finger at the Chinese Football Association again.

In 2008, the Chinese men's adult team missed the top ten matches in the Asian region of the World Cup in South Africa. Failed to break into the semi-finals and missed the World Youth Championship.

Within a year, all four are empty, and the source of failure is naturally directed at the Football Association.

A layman leads an expert, which leads to a sharp drop in performance.

Especially the women's football team and the national youth team. The women's football team has been reorganized from the world's first-class in 2006 to the current Asian second-rate.

However, the U19 Asian Youth Championship missed the top four. Some media believe that it has something to do with the head coach Liu Chunming. After all, he has a big problem in tactics and employment. Top Asian young players like Tang Zheng have not appeared in the penalty list. , what else can I say?

During the ten days of the international competition day, Tang Zheng, Bonannot and other teammates spent time at the training base.

As the running-in time of the game increased, Tang Zheng was able to play like a fish in water in the latest tactical system, and River Plate's results also got better and better.

The counterattack on the spot in the frontcourt perfectly made up for the hidden dangers of defense brought about by Tang Zheng's position, but this compensation must be based on abundant physical fitness.

Fortunately, in the current starting lineup of River Plate, except for the captain Ortega who is too old, the right forward Rosales is the right midfielder, but he is only 28 years old this year, and his physical condition and game experience are at their peak.

At the end of the international match day, Falcao, who played on behalf of Colombia, returned to the club and felt muscle discomfort. Simeone was on the safe side and did not take Falcao away in the eighth round of the away game to challenge the Athletic team.

Lacking Falcao on the front line, the offensive power was affected to a certain extent, but Tang Zheng did not hesitate to attack in series,

In addition, occasionally he will enter the penalty area to compete for a header, which poses a great threat to the defense of the athletic team, which leads to the defensive line of the competitive team. .

And this goal is also the only goal in the game between River Plate and Athletic.

After playing the Athletic team's away league game, the next game is very critical for River Plate, because they will welcome Cruzeiro at home in the middle of next week.

Now Cruzeiro has achieved an unbeaten record of three wins and one draw in the past four rounds, leading River Plate with two wins, one draw and one loss in four games and ranking first in Group E by three points, which means that the outcome of this game is very important to both sides. Especially for riverbeds.

The third-ranked Sporting Quito is only two points away from River Plate. If River Plate can't win the game at home, then if Sporting Quito, which sits at home, beats Bolivia's University of Souk by a big score, River Plate will likely fall. To the third place in the group, the group qualifying is worrying.

Moreover, River Plate suffered a disastrous away defeat to Cruzeiro in the first round, so no matter what, River Plate must win the game at home.

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Two days before the fifth round of the Copa Libertadores, the whole Cruzeiro team arrived in Buenos Aires by flight to prepare for the upcoming Copa Libertadores group stage.

I don’t know whether it’s because of the unbeaten record of three wins and one draw in the past four rounds, or the reason why they once beat River Plate with three goals at home. The Cruzeiro players who played as a guest at the Monument Stadium in this game played very relaxed. Facing interviews with the Brazilian media, they even bluntly said that To Argentina is to win.

This immediately caused extreme dissatisfaction among River Plate fans. Captain Ortega said in an interview with reporters: "We have achieved 14 consecutive unbeaten games at home in the past, and the winning rate is as high as 80%, so we will win the next game. It must be our riverbed!"

Cruzeiro midfielder Ramirez was interviewed by the Brazilian media before adapting to the field. Regarding Ortega's response, he said: "In world football, those players who call themselves experienced like to play before the game. Don't forget, let's talk nonsense... two months ago we beat River Plate by three goals without breaking a sweat!"

Head coach Joel Santana fully supported the remarks of his disciple Ramirez. He said in front of dozens of media: "We are here to win!"

"Sooner or later, you will have to pay it back when you come out to play." The good Brazilian media found Tang Zheng, who was the scapegoat for Cruzeiro's home victory against River Plate. They originally wanted to embarrass Tang Zheng, but they didn't know that Tang Zheng, who was interviewed by the media, would be tit for tat Said: "Let them (Cruzeiro) be as arrogant as possible while there is no game. I firmly believe that we have enough strength to win by three goals at home."

Suddenly, the media reporters burst into an uproar.

The reporter of "Global News" almost spit out old blood when he heard it. He sneered at Tang Zheng who was talking nonsense: "As the person most responsible for River Plate's loss, where did you get your confidence?"

Tang Zheng shrugged his shoulders, and said disapprovingly: "Just because I am Tang Zheng! My team is called River Plate!!"

After speaking, he bypassed the media and entered the training ground without giving other Brazilian journalists time to react.

When Tang Zheng's words reached the ears of Cruzeiro players, players from both sides naturally started a new round of war of words, and more and more people joined in as time went by.

This focus battle related to group qualifying and group ranking became full of gunpowder. Fans of both sides even had disputes and fights on the streets of Buenos Aires. If the local police had not been prepared, it would have caused even more chaos. big conflict.

Coupled with the historical origins of Brazil and Argentina, this Copa Libertadores group match is even more interesting.

And for the media, the more violent the two sides of the game are, the more they like it.

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Before the start of the game, in the locker room of the home team, coach Simeone incited the players to fight as planned: "I don't think everyone has forgotten our fiasco at the Mineiro Arena two months ago?"

Having said that, he paused consciously, and glanced at the starting eleven, everyone's brows were furrowed.

Especially Tang Zheng, who was hailed by the media as the biggest culprit in River Plate's away defeat, clenched his hands unconsciously, and his eyes revealed a fighting spirit.

"Not forgotten!"

Captain Ortega, who once cooperated with Simeone in the national team, didn't know that this was Simeone's routine? So cooperate immediately.

Simeone nodded in satisfaction, and continued: "Since everyone here has not forgotten that fiasco, shouldn't we return them a fiasco in this game?"

"necessary!"

Under the leadership of Captain Ortega, the other team members shouted in unison.

The emotions of the players were high, and Simeone didn't say anything, but repeated the techniques and tactics arranged before the game in a different voice to strengthen the impression.

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All the materials that Cruzeiro prepared before the game all proved that Tang Zheng was the absolute core of the River Plate team, so they were very afraid of Tang Zheng.

Last year, Fluminense, who was a guest at the Monument Stadium in the first round of the Copa Libertadores quarter-finals, suffered a lot from Tang Zheng. If it weren't for his accumulative yellow card suspension in the second round, it would be hard to say who would advance to the semi-finals. .

So how to contain Tang Zheng in this match became the key problem that Cruzeiro head coach Joel Santana needed to overcome before the match.

In the end, after discussing with his assistants, he decided not to allow Tang Zheng to pass and receive the ball comfortably. No matter where he was on the court, someone had to interfere with his passing and receiving.

Tang Zheng has a strong ability to resist pressure and is active in running, but the Cruzeiro players took the initiative and implemented partial full-court marking on Tang Zheng.

Judging from the past 20 minutes of game time, Joel Santana's tactics are successful.

Not only did the players on Cruzeiro not give Tang Zheng a comfortable chance to play the ball, but they also interfered with him before he got the ball, so that as time went by, his teammates didn't dare to pass the ball.

Simeone came to the home team coach's technical command area early. Although Tang Zheng's current restrictions have no effect on defense, it is difficult to launch offense.

There is a lack of Tang Zheng's connection in the center and frontcourt, and the offense lacks a sense of hierarchy. It is difficult to create opportunities simply by kicking the ball from two sides.

But Simone Hai didn't think of a solution, and it's too early to adjust now, so Tang Zheng can only rely on Tang Zheng's self-adjustment for the difficulties encountered.

In order to be able to get the football, Tang Zheng retreated very deep, even deeper than the central defender Cabral who was dragged behind.

As in the past, Cruzeiro striker Wellington Paulista continued to push forward, preventing Tang Zheng from easily observing the situation on the field.

"Hey!"

Tang Zheng sighed softly, passed the ball back to the goalkeeper Daniel Vega, and then moved away to catch the ball.

Wellington Paulista did not continue to follow, but returned to the center circle arc of his own side, but as long as Tang Zheng got the ball within a radius of five meters, he would step forward to interfere without hesitation.

And when Tang Zheng ran to the frontcourt without the ball, regardless of whether he had the ball or not, the nearby Cruzeiro players would come over and exert pressure.

"In the first half of the game, the river plate has not created any threatening offense. Joel Santana's tactics are very successful! It seems... the revenge that the river plate players talked about before the game will be difficult to achieve." ESPN Football Channel narrator Mike Gervin said.

In the blink of an eye, 30 minutes had passed since the game, and River Plate's offense still hadn't improved.

During this period of time, Tang Zheng kicked very aggrieved, so he decided to take a risk.

Anyway, in the middle and backcourt, they are also being marked by the opponent, so it is better to go to the frontcourt to look for opportunities...

Why does the other party have to work so hard?

Isn't it because he is the core of River Plate's offense?

Therefore, if the position is higher, it will attract too much attention from them, and other teammates will gain a local advantage...

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