World Cup of Great Powers

In order to allow more spectators to attend and participate in the celebrations, all seats at the Rome Olympic Stadium are at low and popular prices.

VIP seats: US$25/ticket; Ticket A: US$5/ticket; Ticket B: US$2.5/ticket; Women and teenagers under 15 years old can enter by paying a nominal fee of US$0.5.

This is almost a half-sale, half-free price.

But there were still very few spectators who came to the scene.

On the one hand, this is due to the fact that the national football team is not well-known in Europe, and on the other hand, Lazio itself also moved to Confucius during this period - all books (lost).

It's more important to find an underdog to do it, boost morale as soon as possible, and add a bit of festive atmosphere to your centenary celebration.

In addition, this is also an opportunity for the Chinese team to stand out.

At present, English clubs have the strongest interest in inspecting the Chinese team.

In addition to relevant agents, BNT, a company that has been helping Chinese players study abroad in recent years, has contacted the head coaches of three clubs to go to Rome to watch the game.

Among these three clubs, except for Grimsby who have already introduced Zhang Enhua, the other two have also been trying to introduce Chinese players.

In addition, the head coaches of Premier League Sunderland and English League One Barnsley also showed their faces in the audience today.

Another Cy Young company will also organize coaches or related personnel from teams such as Southampton to come to the scene.

Fans may not know much about the Chinese team.

But these professional scouts and coaches know what the Chinese team has done in Asia in the past two years.

Most of today's Chinese teams are players who have studied abroad.

For these scouts and coaches, inspections are still necessary.

You must know that the clubs where some players in the national football team are playing have better results than their clubs.

"Hans, what do you think?"

"Lazio is out of luck this year. They won the championship last year only because other Serie A teams gave them face. This year... I think it's quite embarrassing."

"It's not that it's annoying, but it definitely won't work!" My companion also waved his hand. "I'm not asking you to watch Lazio, I'm talking about the Chinese team. What do you think of the Chinese team?"

Looking at the Chinese players who had been standing very compactly on the field, Hans thought for a while and said:

"That Sun is very good. I noticed him when he was at Manchester City."

"He is very active and stable on the wing. Normally, ordinary players cannot easily pass through his defensive zone."

"His biggest feature is his high stability!"

"But I think Manchester City will not let go of such a player easily."

Hearing Hans's comment, his companion nodded.

"That's true. Unless he can show more creativity, it's not a good buy. Oh! Look at this!"

On the court, Sun Jihai accelerated his direction and passed Nesta, one of the best central defenders in the world.

It's a pity that the final kick-off pass was a little off, and he couldn't find Yang Chen who was rushing to the top.

After seeing the result of Sun Jihai's pass, there was a loud gasping sound in the stands and on the sidelines.

"It would be nice if the ball was lower!" - the scouts in the stands sighed.

"If the ball dares to go any lower, I will replace you immediately!" - Zeng Zheng, who was on the sidelines of the court, was shocked.

The day before this game, Lazio experienced a coaching change.

Eriksson couldn't bear the pressure of a poor record this season and chose to go to England in advance to coach the national team. Zoff, who took office, only took charge of the team for one day before facing the national football team.

Facing the visiting national football team, Zoff did not dare to be careless and fielded a powerful 442.

Simeone, Nedved, Lombardo, Mancini, Veron and other stars well known to Chinese fans all appeared on the stage.

This caused dissatisfaction among fans.

In their view, the weekend league should be full of main players.

Rather than a warm-up match.

But Sun Jihai's breakthrough in the opening game made many fans tremble.

Because Sun Jihai passed it so neatly!

A false sway and then a quick change of direction.

Nesta's center of gravity was thrown to the other side.

By the time he reacted, Sun Jihai had already made a pass.

"It just rained in Rome, so the ground is probably slippery!"

In the stands, some scouts gave their conclusions.

Those who heard it nodded.

The ground was slippery and Nesta failed to guard against it;

The ground was slippery and Sun Jihai missed the pass.

After Sun Jihai missed a pass, Zeng Zheng's heart suddenly skipped a beat.

They are also attracted to slippery turf.

Everyone knows that Lazio and Roma share the same stadium.

This phenomenon is not uncommon in Serie A.

The Milan duo, Turin and Juventus have all had this problem.

Now it seems that the drainage system of the turf of the Rome Olympic Stadium is not very good!

Do you want to come to Italy to do business?

Just when Zeng Zheng was thinking wildly, Lazio scored.

The video showed that during a melee in the national football penalty area, Nedved's shot missed the right spot and the ball accidentally landed in the corner of the small penalty area.

Inzaghi, who reacted very quickly, followed up with a shovel shot after falling to the ground, and took the lead in breaking through the door of the national football team.

1 to 0!

The home team took the lead in just 6 minutes.

Seeing the goal, Zeng Zheng instinctively planned to stand up and punch.

He has not forgotten the "inside story" of this game.

As soon as I got up, I reacted instantly.

This is in the arena!

If he is caught on camera celebrating an opponent's goal, it will be a big deal.

After raising his arm in the air, Zeng Zheng suddenly swung it down, looking furious.

Then he stamped his feet again and again before returning to his seat.

Hmm, that should do the trick!

After losing the ball, the national football team seemed very calm and did not change their mentality due to losing the ball, as if the goal just scored was not ordinary.

However, on the slippery field after the rain, the defenders made several unnecessary clearance errors. After Lazio counterattacked on the spot, they quickly hit the national football team behind.

Several beautiful long passes tore through the national football team's defense.

In the 15th minute, Nedved fired a powerful volley.

This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Ou Chuliang made a save and the Chilean killer Salas made a follow-up shot just a stone's throw away from the goal, but was blocked by Ou Chuliang who got up in time.

Seeing this wonderful scene, many people clapped and applauded.

Even Zeng Zheng nodded repeatedly.

If someone scores two points in 15 minutes, then you shouldn't let people look down on you?

It’s okay to lose, but you have to show some level of skill!

After all, it is a centenary celebration, and Lazio stars do not dare to be careless.

One goal is not enough insurance, no matter what you do, you have to open up the score first.

In the 20th minute, Nedvěd hit a straight shot through the heart, and Inzaghi went to the meeting alone. Fortunately, Ou Chuliang showed bravery and saved the ball while falling down;

In the 23rd minute, Cotto responded to the corner kick and passed the ball to Simeone in the penalty area. The latter took a strong shot and the ball went straight to the lower right corner of the goal. Ou Chuliang, who reacted extremely quickly, once again saved the ball incredibly with one palm!

Two minutes later, Li Tie made another passing error and was intercepted by Salas before driving straight in.

Faced with a one-on-one ball, Ou Chuliang struck decisively.

However, Salas was very smart. Facing the attacking Ou Chuliang, he made a very light lob shot and hoisted the ball into the empty goal behind him.

The score was expanded to 2-0.

Seeing this score, both Zoff and Zeng Zheng let out a sigh of relief.

At least the game seemed to be going according to the established plan.

However, on the court, when Ou Chuliang picked up the ball from the net, several young international players looked at each other and showed a strange smile.

Lazio seemed to have tasted the sweetness of the full-court press.

The constant harassment across the half court prevented the national football team from organizing an effective attack.

In the 26th minute, just when Zeng Zheng was wondering whether to talk to Lazio or Roma, Li Tie, who always only went to his teammates with his big feet, suddenly thrust his butt.

Simeone, who was unable to brake in time, accidentally hit his chin on Li Tie's back shoulder.

"Hiss~~~"

This collision not only made Simone see stars in his eyes, but also caused his lower row of teeth to tremble continuously.

On the other hand, look at Li Tie.

He took such a violent hit from his opponent but acted like nothing happened.

He resisted Simeone's pressing, stood still on his right foot, and turned around with the left half of his body.

At this moment, Li Tie's body seemed to be split into two.

The right half of the body is responsible for holding Simeone hard, and the left half of the body is responsible for finding teammates to support him, and then passing out a precise point-to-point through ball.

The moment Zhang Xiaorui caught the ball, he jumped high and avoided Lombardo's attack.

Then he quickly used a fried meatball and strode past Veron.

Although the White Wizard is not good at defense, under Zhang Xiaorui's attack, he directly became a backdrop.

In the blink of an eye, Zhang Xiaorui passed two people and brought the ball to the Lazio penalty area.

Once here, the opponent doesn't dare to take action easily.

Zhang Xiaorui slowed down his pace and looked for teammates who could respond.

"This No. 8 is very fast!" Hans said in surprise.

"It's not that it's fast, it's that it changes direction quickly and it's good with its feet." The companion replied.

"Is he of African descent?"

"No, he is Chinese."

"Is there such a dark thing in China?"

"Who knows, maybe it's because the sun is so big!"

"Where is he playing now?"

"Benfica in the Portuguese Super League has scored 12 goals this season, and they hope to hit the Portuguese Super League Golden Boot."

"Oh! No wonder!"

While the scouts were talking about it, Zhang Xiaorui finally took action.

This time, he still chose to pass the high ball.

Unlike others, his passing is very concealed.

With a flick of his toes, he lifted the ball over the heads of Cotto and Gottlie.

When the two defenders turned around, Yang Chen had already arrived.

Yang Chen, who is 1.85 meters tall, is in no way inferior to Nesta, who is 1.87 meters tall.

With the momentum of the top scorer in the Asian Cup, he grabbed the header in front of Nesta.

Whoosh!

The ball hit the turf in front of the goal and bounced again.

Makekiani did not react in time and the ball broke through his fingers and hit the net.

Wow!!!

More than 7,000 Chinese fans at the scene immediately stood up and cheered.

This is what the Chinese team is so good at.

Wherever he goes, there is a crowd of fans following him.

When they heard that the Chinese team was going to play Lazio, a group of fans living in Europe immediately booked their tickets in advance.

"Yo ho?!"

"The Chinese team scored a goal?!"

After seeing Yang Chen look back at the moon, the eyes of many scouts and coaches in the stands lit up.

Different from the previous messy attack.

The Chinese team's attack was obviously planned in advance.

Zhang Xiaorui, as a classic attacking midfielder, is responsible for single-handed blasting.

The rest of the players either move to create a gap or move to shoot.

Just like just now, after Zhang Xiaorui got the ball, Li Jinyu immediately rushed into the opponent's defense with a ghostly movement and took away two defenders.

Xie Hui and Yang Chen crossed paths.

With both forwards good at heading the ball, Zhang Xiaorui chose a pick pass without hesitation, even if Yang Chen was followed by the famous Nesta.

This well-timed pass was also converted into an assist under Yang Chen's powerful header.

Watching the Chinese players high-fiving each other on the court, scouts and coaches from all walks of life were talking about it.

"I remember Nesta was injured, right?"

"Yes, he and Stankovic were a little injured in the last game."

"No wonder!"

"No wonder!"

The on-site camera also gave Nesta a shot at this time.

Encouraged by his teammates, Nei Shao grinned.

He didn't seem upset about conceding the ball.

But the way he was biting his lower lip, clasping his hands around his waist and shaking his head was captured by the camera.

"After all, there is a league game on the weekend."

"Yes, Lazio is in a bad situation this season. The players can't get injured because of the warm-up match!"

Nesta's sluggish performance seemed to be forgiven by the spectators.

But the Chinese team that scored the goal seemed to still have some unfinished business.

Just speaking on the court, there are many players who grew up watching Serie A.

When talking about the seven sisters of Serie A, every one of them knows their treasures.

Now being able to compete on the same stage at the Olympic Stadium in Rome with the idols who were once on TV is a huge motivation in itself.

This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! After scoring the goal, the national football team continued their efforts and launched several threatening attacks.

In the 35th minute, Li Jinyu made a pass from the left. Although Xie Hui grabbed the spot, he blindly hit the ball with his back to the goal and pushed the ball directly out of the baseline;

In the 40th minute, Zhang Xiaorui, who drove the ball to the edge of the opponent's penalty area, did not choose to pass the ball, but directly took a long shot outside the penalty area.

Facing Zhang Xiaorui's hard shot, Makekiani, who was extremely focused, hit the ball over the crossbar with one hand;

In the 43rd minute, Yang Chen advanced alone and broke through the barrier alone, causing the opponent to foul on the edge of the penalty area.

Zhang Xiaorui, who took the free kick, flicked the ball, and Li Jinyu followed up and fired an angry shot.

The ball arced in the air and crossed the wall. Unfortunately, it was a little slower and was blocked by the Lazio goalkeeper with a single punch.

Facing many big-name Lazio stars, the international players showed no fear.

Before the end, three consecutive corner kicks were forced.

Fortunately, the Lazio defense, led by Nei Shao, strengthened its air defense and cleared the ball several times in a row.

After the third corner kick was pushed out of the penalty area, Li Tie from the outside took the lead to grab the spot.

Facing the swarming Lazio players, Li Tie turned around calmly.

Once again, he withstood Simeone's close pressing, and after looking at the target, he steadily pushed the ball back to defender Zhang Minghua.

"Damn it, did this guy grow up in iron?"

Seeing the Chinese player in front of him who was nine years younger than him, Simeone, who had been helpless twice in a row, wanted to step forward and bite Li Tie.

In the last minute of the first half, the Chinese team forced another corner kick.

This time, Sun Jihai, who took the corner kick, did not know whether it was unintentional or because he wanted to show off his footwork.

The ball that was taken out actually hit the baseline and flew toward the goal.

Boom!

Makekiani flew forward, stretched out his hand, and fell to the ground on his back.

The ball hit the crossbar and bounced directly off the baseline.

"Beep!!!"

With two whistles, the first half ended.

On the sidelines of the court, Zeng Zheng and Zoff all raised their necks and let out a sigh of relief.

At the same time, the two coaches turned their heads at the same time, just looking at each other.

The two smiled awkwardly, then quickly turned their heads to hide their inner panic.

Zoff: Damn it! The Chinese team doesn’t play according to the routine!

2 to 1, Lazio temporarily leads.

"Fuck, this shot was just a miss!"

"Yes, Xu Liang's corner kick in the Asian Youth Championship was really beautiful! I just wanted to try it, but I didn't expect it to be quite difficult."

"It would be nice if that header was on point."

"It's not a problem with the top, it's still not transmitted properly."

The team members gathered together in twos and threes to share their experiences in the first half.

Facing a Serie A powerhouse like Lazio, every minute and every second on the court is worth recalling by the players.

"Okay, Xiao Hei, you passed the ball well!"

"That's right! I've been watching that ball for a long time..."

Hearing the praise, Zhang Xiaorui subconsciously wanted to sneer.

But as soon as he raised his head, he saw Zeng Zheng's narrowed eyes.

"Ah, Mr. Zeng, I..."

"What's wrong with you? Didn't I just say it? That's a good pass!" Then Zeng Zheng snorted, stepped forward and patted Zhang Xiaorui on the shoulder, "I'll praise you again when I get back to the locker room!"