Midfielder Ruler

"Beep~beep~beep~~"

With three long whistles from the referee Cunha, the first match of Group C of the 2018 Russia World Cup ended in a 2:2 score, with the Chinese team and the French team each scoring one point.

This score may be a bit unacceptable for the French team, but it is definitely very good news for the Chinese team. They drew with the powerful French team in the first round, and will face Denmark and Peru in the group stage as long as they do not make active mistakes. Under such circumstances, it is very possible to advance to the top 16 with head held high.

Of course, there are no underdogs in the World Cup. If the Chinese team wants to advance to the top 16, it must perform 100% or even 120% in the group stage against Denmark and Peru. Otherwise, it is very likely to miss the group. outgoing situation.

At the end of the game, the live director showed Tang Zheng a close-up shot.

There is no doubt that the biggest contributor to the Chinese team's draw with the French team in the first round of the group stage is undoubtedly Tang Zheng. This scene also means that Tang Zheng was rated as the best on the spot by the World Cup official technical team.

Tang Zheng, who scored two goals, not only made obvious achievements on the offensive end, but also played an unparalleled role on the defensive end. Fans who watched the game knew why the Chinese team was able to compete with the French team in the midfield.

Because... Tang Zheng exists!

Immediately, the broadcast screen showed the disappointed French players.

Although a draw is not an unacceptable result for the French team, as the favorites to win this World Cup, they were blocked by the Chinese team in the first round, which was somewhat uncomfortable.

Failure to get off to a good start will definitely have an impact on preparations for the next game.

There are no underdogs in the World Cup, and Peru and Denmark are not easy to swallow.

Deschamps, the head coach of the French team, is very graceful. Although the team failed to defeat the Chinese team in the first round, he still took the initiative to go to the Chinese team coach Lippi and send his blessings.

This scene was successfully captured by the on-site director. Central 5 commentator He Wei laughed in a hoarse voice: "During the game, there were real swords and real guns, and after the game we talked and laughed. Heroes cherish heroes! The Chinese team can finally draw with France, Lippi guided All the credit goes to our tactics! This is football!”

The result was a little hard to accept for the French players, but the result has come out, and there is no way to change the final outcome by complaining.

Professional players are all people with excellent psychological quality, especially French players. After a period of psychological adjustment, they quickly accepted the outcome of the draw and took the initiative to shake hands with the Chinese players.

To be fair, the Chinese players performed quite well in this game, both offensively and defensively.

In the mixed zone, Tang Zheng, as the key player for the Chinese team to score a crucial point in the first round of the World Cup in Russia, became the subject of interviews with reporters from various countries. However, as in the past, Tang Zheng preferred to be interviewed by domestic media reporters first.

Tang Zheng, who led the Chinese team to a difficult draw with the French team, was in a good mood. When interviewed by the media, he was basically very cooperative as long as the reporters did not mention tactics.

Tang Zheng paid attention to the focus match of Group D that was held later when the Chinese team returned to the hotel, because once the Chinese team emerged from Group C, the opponents they faced in the 1/8 finals were from Group D.

What surprised him was that Argentina drew with Iceland 1:1, causing an upset.

And Messi, who has high hopes from Argentine fans, missed a key penalty kick. It can be said that Argentina's upset has a lot to do with Messi's insufficient performance.

But is Messi really to blame?

No!

First of all, Argentina coach Sampaoli's technical and tactical arrangements are unreasonable, and then the team as a whole relies too much on Messi, and Messi naturally cannot perform at his best when he is both a father and a mother.

Argentina is not Barcelona. Messi has a lot of helpers in Barcelona.

In Argentina, almost none.

In another group match in the same group, Tang Zheng and his national team teammates sat together to watch the live broadcast, because the two teams in this game are the future group match opponents that the Chinese team will face.

Since the Chinese team and the French team tied, in order to have a higher possibility of qualifying for the group, the best result of the match between Peru and Denmark is a draw. Unfortunately, the result backfired. The Danish team relied on Eriksen to assist Poulsen's goal. The ball defeated Peru 1:0.

Denmark, which won the game, ranked first in Group C, China and France tied for second in the group, and Peru, which lost, was last.

The latest match between the Chinese team and the French team on the day is Croatia versus Nigeria at 9 pm local time in Russia.

The Chinese players experienced a thrilling game, and many players were drowsy, especially those who played the game, so few players watched the live broadcast of the game between Croatia and Nigeria.

The energetic Tang Zheng was one of the few Chinese players to watch the live broadcast. Unlike Tang Zheng’s imagination, Croatia performed very well. Under the leadership of his club teammate Modric, Croatia defeated Nigeria 2:0 and got a good start. , ranking first in the group after Argentina unexpectedly drew with Iceland.

The next day, the Chinese team took a flight to continue south, from Kazan to Samara. Four days later, the Chinese team will face Denmark at the Samara Stadium.

The Chinese players who arrived in Samara not only felt the strong World Cup atmosphere, but also the unique local cultural background.

However, the most important thing for the Chinese players is to prepare for the second round of the group stage with Denmark. The draw with France in the first round is gratifying, but the second round is the most important game for the Chinese team in the World Cup in Russia.

Once they win the game, the Chinese team can qualify for the group as long as they draw a draw in the final round.

With a draw with Denmark in the second round, they can also compete with Peru in the final round, gain a goal difference, and then get the right to qualify from the group.

If they lose to Denmark, it basically means they will miss the top 16 of this World Cup.

Lippi has a very brilliant coaching career and is rich in experience. He naturally knows how critical the second round of the group stage is, so while leading the team, he instilled in the players the confidence to win!

Denmark defeated Peru in the first round and ranked first in the group. France is the favorite to win. Unless it is upset, it usually has the right to qualify for one of the groups and is first in the group.

In order to avoid accidents, defeating Denmark in the second round has become a top priority!

Compared with the World Cup in Brazil four years ago, the 23 players Lippi recruited in this World Cup are all younger, with an average age of 25.7 years old. They are the second youngest team in this World Cup, second only to Nigeria's 24.9 years old.

The advantages and disadvantages brought by the majority of young players are equally obvious. The advantage is that they will be invincible when going smoothly, but they will be very anxious when going against the wind.

But because of Tang Zheng's presence, Lippi is not worried that the Chinese players will be anxious during the game. He is more worried that the players will underestimate the enemy.

The Danish team qualified for this World Cup through the play-offs, and there are not many well-known players, far lower than the Chinese team. Coupled with some misinformation from the media, Lippi is worried that young players will be affected in the game.

In addition to regular training, Lippi's contact with him is more about the players' mentality and confidence.

With my mentality corrected and my confidence high, it was natural to beat Denmark.

In the three World Cup group matches that day, there were once again upsets, and two of them.

Germany lost to Mexico 0:1, and Brazil drew 1:1 with Switzerland.

If the average age of the German team is the same as that of the Chinese team and it makes sense to become the second youngest team in this World Cup, then the game between Brazil and Switzerland is helpless. Brazil suppressed Switzerland for almost the entire game and also created a There were countless opportunities, but it was a pity that I failed to seize the opportunities that I should have grasped.

In addition, this game showed that the Brazilian team as a whole is too dependent on Neymar.

In the entire 90 minutes of the game, Neymar was fouled a record ten times in a single game. When Neymar was fouled, except for Coutinho's world wave, no other player stood up to prove himself.

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There were no upsets in the three group matches held the next day, and the favored teams won one after another.

Sweden defeated South Korea 1:0, Belgium defeated Panama 3:0, and England immediately defeated Tunisia 2:1.

The results of Group G were in line with the analysis of major media and experts, but there were surprises in the two games of Group H the next day. The most surprising one was that Colombia lost to Japan 1:2, which was exposed as an upset.

However, those who watched the game know that there is a certain amount of luck in the Japanese team's ability to win the game.

Less than two minutes into the game, Colombia's defense made a big mistake. Midfielder Sanchez was sentenced to death in the penalty area by referee Damir Skomina. A penalty kick + red card package. Colombia, which had been sent off one man early, was in control of the scene. dropped significantly.

Playing with one less player for a long period of time takes a heavy toll on the physical and mental energy of the Colombian players, even if they once equalized the score...

So Tang Zheng immediately edited a text message and sent it to his friends James Rodriguez and Tiger Falcao after the game to express his condolences.

Before the game, James Rodriguez and Falcao vowed to defeat the Japanese team, but the result was...

Another group match played later in Group H was also an upset, with the generally optimistic Polish team losing to Senegal 1:2.

The second round of Group C between the Chinese team and Denmark will be at 4 pm local time on June 21, Russia. Before that, there are three group matches to be played in the Russian World Cup.

After being upset in many games in the first round, there were no surprises in the three games before the second round of the Chinese team's group stage. The promising teams won one after another.

Portugal 1:0 Morocco, Uruguay 1:0 Australia, Spain 1:0 Iran.

On June 22nd, local time in Russia, Samara, which is full of cultural and artistic atmosphere, was occupied by a stronger atmosphere of World Cup football. In the streets and alleys of this city with a population of only 1.2 million, you can see people wearing various clothes. jersey fans.

The largest number of them are Chinese fans and Danish fans, because at 4 o'clock this afternoon, the Chinese team and the Danish team will have a focus battle at the Samara Stadium, which can accommodate 44,000 fans.

Since the Danish team narrowly defeated Peru by one goal in the first round, they only need to defeat the Chinese team in this campaign to qualify for the group in advance. Therefore, the Danish fans are full of passion. They were interviewed by street media reporters and they are full of confidence in the future games.

Although the Chinese team drew with the French team in the first round, the Chinese fans interviewed by reporters are also very confident, because the Chinese team drew with the French team, the favorite to win the championship, and players such as Tang Zheng and Lu Liang, who Chinese fans have high hopes for, are in good condition. , they have enough reason to believe that the Chinese team can defeat Denmark!

"Ouch, ouch, ouch—"

The Samara Stadium, which can accommodate 44,000 fans, entered a semi-saturated state two hours before the start of the game. When the players from both sides entered the stadium to warm up, the seats were full, and the deafening cheers continued for a long time.

'Dragon Team' fans will know the importance of this game to the Chinese team, so when the players entered the field to warm up, they burst into loud cheers to cheer for their beloved national team.

At this time, fans who follow the World Cup have already seen the starting lineups of both sides.

Compared with the French team in the first round, the Chinese team's starting lineup has made two personnel adjustments. Feng Xiaoting replaced Deng Hanwen and got the starting opportunity, partnering with Gao Zhunyi, and Zhang Linpeng returned to his familiar right wing.

Zhang Yuzhao replaced Wu Sanshi as center, with Lu Liang and Sun Jingbo on the left and right.

The formation announced by the Danish team is the same as that of the Chinese team, with the main goalkeeper being Trinity, goalkeeper Schmeichel, and four defenders Strieg Larsson, Christensen, Kjaer and Dahlsgaard.

The double defensive midfielder Shenei and Delaney, the three forwards Sisto, Eriksen and Poulsen, with the veteran Jorgensen at the front.

"Beep~"

With the long whistle of the Spanish referee Raos, the second round of Group C between the Chinese team and the Danish team kicked off.

"Ouch, ouch, ouch -"

The originally relatively quiet Samara Stadium was like a loudspeaker turned up to the extreme, and huge shouts like a mountain roar and a tsunami instantly swept through the entire stadium.

The Danish team, which has a kick-off advantage, played very cautiously from the beginning of the game and rarely conducted transmission in the middle. It is not difficult to see that Danish head coach Halled came prepared. The Chinese team was able to draw with the French team in the first round. To a large extent It is to gather heavy troops in the midfield to break the momentum. The French team's offense is more likely to go to the two wings.

Therefore, the Danish team's offense is mainly based on the two wings, supplemented by the center.

In the first round draw with France, the Chinese team used high pressure in the game. In order to ensure that there were no physical problems, they played very conventionally at the beginning and retreated to half-court defense.

The atmosphere above the Samara Stadium was full of fanaticism, but the pace of the game on the court had not picked up yet.

Because they all know that the results of the second round of the group stage will have a decisive impact on the final group qualifying.

In the first five minutes of the game, the two sides had only one shot combined, and this shot was a corner kick obtained by the Chinese team's cross from the right and Christensen's clearance from the baseline.

Just when everyone thought the game would continue to be dull, the Danish team took the lead to break the deadlock.

Schone passed the ball to Jorgensen, who cut back to the left rib of the penalty area. The latter's movement attracted Gao Zhunyi's defense. Jorgensen did not stop the ball, but passed the ball to the center with the outside of his right foot. Another Chinese team player The famous central defender Feng Xiaoting made a fatal mistake. He did not stick to Eriksen.

Eriksen fired a non-stop left-footed volley in the penalty area while running. Goalkeeper Yan Junling reacted very quickly, but was unable to do anything in the face of the shot that was so close...

"It shouldn't be!" Central 5 commentator Liu Jiayuan shook his head and sighed: "Central defender Feng Xiaoting should have posted Eriksson when Jorgensen took away Gao Zhunyi's defense. According to Feng Xiaoting's state this season, he is not enough to serve as a defender. The first…”