World Cup of Great Powers

"Put a cushion on the table, decorate a cushion on the table!"

"Welcome to the 16th World Cup, the final round of Group C, the match between China and South Africa."

"I am the host Sun Zhengping."

"The studio specially invited senior Song Shixiong as a commentator today to live broadcast this game for you."

"Hello, audience friends, I am the commentator Song Shixiong."

Hearing the familiar voice in this microphone, countless fans were moved.

The 1994 World Cup final was the last football commentary audio left by Mr. Song Shixiong.

I thought the old man would retire from now on.

Unexpectedly, after four years, fans once again heard Mr. Song Shixiong's voice on the microphone.

"Director Song, what do you think about today's game?"

Song Shixiong's voice is clear and resonant, and is highly recognizable.

"I think the focus of today's game is not a certain player on the court, but coach Zeng Zheng, who temporarily replaced head coach Horton and commanded the national team."

"Since Coach Zeng Zheng took over the position of coach of the national team for the first time in the top ten last year, he has brought two consecutive big wins to the national team."

"It is precisely because of these two victories that we have the opportunity to qualify for the World Cup."

"For this reason, fans affectionately call coach Zeng Zheng the 'Firefighting Coach'."

"Today, coach Zeng Zheng once again took over the coaching staff of the national team."

"Whether he can lead the national team to create miracles again."

“It’s the biggest highlight of this game.”

"Mr. Song Shixiong is right." Sun Zhengping took over.

"The South African team currently has one win and one loss in the group stage. If they beat the national team by a large margin in this game, they will have a high chance of qualifying for the group stage."

"However, the Chinese team does not have no chance of qualifying."

"As long as we defeat South Africa with the same big score, and the French team, the host team playing at the same time on the other side, defeats Denmark, we will also have the theoretical possibility of qualifying from the group."

"If we can show the momentum we had against Kuwait in the last game of the Top Ten last year in this game, our chances of advancing will be greatly increased."

...

The two chatted for a while.

After being reminded by the director in the microphone, Sun Zhengping finally said.

"The game is about to start. Next, let us hand over the broadcast signal to the commentator Huang Jianxiang who is at the front."

After the "beep" sound, the fans in front of the TV were still unsatisfied as they looked at the dancing snowflakes on the screen.

"Tsk tsk tsk, Mr. Song Shixiong has come out of the mountain."

“I didn’t expect that Boss Zeng would be so proud!”

Li Jinyu and a group of Jianlibao teammates who had not gone to the World Cup were sitting in front of the TV.

"Yes, Boss Zeng is so cunning!"

"He kept telling us how great the World Cup was, but he went there first!"

"Oh! I really envy Mr. Zeng!"

Jianlibao team members, you say something to me.

Recalling the days when everyone went to Brazil to watch football four years ago, everyone couldn't help but sigh.

A few seconds later, the screen flashed and the signal was received at the Lescourt Park Stadium in Bordeaux.

Due to signal delay, both sides had already passed the opening stage.

Fans watching the game late at night saw a green field and running players as soon as their eyes lit up.

Are we the ones wearing red uniforms?

Who are the players on both sides?

What kind of formation did coach Xiao Zeng arrange?

Who kicked the ball first?

Before the fans in front of the TV could react, they heard a low cry from Huang Jianxiang.

"Danger!"

On the screen, a goalkeeper wearing a black jersey squatted in front of the side line of the small penalty area, with his hands on the ground.

But the next second, a green and white figure flashed out, taking one step ahead of everyone and hitting the ball.

However, this team member rushed too fast and had no time to slow down.

As soon as the ball was touched by him, it was blocked directly out of the baseline.

"The defenders of the Chinese team must pay attention!"

"The ball was almost intercepted by Bartlett."

Through the slow-motion replay, the fans finally understood what had just happened.

Bartlet, No. 9 of the South African team, picked the ball past Sun Jihai from the left and then made a pass.

Upon seeing this, Ou Chuliang, who was guarding the near post, immediately stood up and knelt down to prepare to catch the ball.

As a result, Bartlett, who rushed from the middle, crossed Zhang Minghua's defense zone and touched the ball before Ou Chuliang could catch it.

If Xu Hong hadn't reacted in time and kept chasing after Bartlet to pull him back, what might have happened with this kick!

Everything is in the blink of an eye.

Take a look at the timer in the upper right corner of the screen. It's not even one minute since the start of the game.

"It was too dangerous just now."

"Seeing Ou Chuliang preparing to catch the ball, all our players relaxed their vigilance."

"It's not okay to fight like this..."

"What appears on the screen now is Bartlett who just stole the ball in front of Ou Chuliang."

"Born in 1972, he is 1.88 meters tall and weighs 78 kilograms. He currently plays for the Colorado Rapid Club in the United States."

Looking at Bartlett who is tall and strong on the screen and darker than Bao Zheng on the stage, the fans couldn't help but feel worried.

"This African is so strong!"

"Xu Hong is not enough to be around him!"

"Why doesn't the goalkeeper come to Jiang Jin? Ou Chuliang is so thin!"

Fans were talking a lot.

As Ou Chuliang drove the ball towards the midfield, Huang Jianxiang took the time to briefly introduce today's lineup.

There is no General Fan and no Jianlibao.

Such a national team makes fans feel both familiar and unfamiliar.

"Why is Sun Jihai also on the stage?"

"Isn't he injured?"

"I saw the news a few days ago that he bid farewell to the World Cup early."

"Are you playing injured now?"

"Don't we have any right back available?"

Just the Chinese team's lineup and the danger in front of the goal in the first minute caused concern among the fans in front of the TV.

It is obviously a very important final battle, but Zeng Zheng did not rank the lineup that the fans rated highest.

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Can Li Bing still run at such an old age?

Aren’t you Jianlibao’s coach? Why don’t you even use Zhang Xiaorui?

It seems that I heard the doubts in the hearts of the fans.

The camera flickered and cut to Zeng Zheng, who was pinching his waist and looking serious on the sidelines.

[National team: tacit understanding 77%]

[Overall status: Fight to the death]

[Bordeaux weather: sunny; temperature: 13-24 degrees Celsius]

[Team BUFF1: World Cup National Team 1* (not replaceable)]

[National team: The fighting spirit of the players is not affected by any external factors.]

[Team BUFF2: World Cup National Team 2* (non-replaceable)]

[National Team 2: Life and Death Battle, increase the upper limit of the team's ability, and the fighting will will not decrease.]

[Team BUFF3: Undefeated Wanda]

[Invincible Wanda: In offense and defense, it is easier for Wanda players to discover the position of their club teammates]

[Team BUFF4: General of Sichuan and Shu]

[General Sichuan and Shu: In offense and defense, it is easier for Quanxing players to create shooting opportunities]

[Team BUFF5:XXX]

[Team tactics (unlocked by improving coach’s understanding): long pass and lob]

[Long pass and lob LV1: It is easier for players to pass high-altitude balls between players, slightly improving the header ability of receiving players]

The tacit understanding with the national team members has reached 77%, and the BUFF bonus of the coach's tactics has been unlocked.

In terms of panel capabilities, Zeng Zheng’s first priority is to improve the status and willpower of his team members.

Even so, the "accident" just now happened.

What does this mean?

It shows that willpower and state cannot solve the problem of lack of experience, nor can it solve the problem of tacit understanding of this team that he temporarily put together.

Now let’s see what something as mysterious and mysterious as fighting spirit can bring to the team.