145. Take the lead

Soon for Chinese fans, the much-anticipated Club World Cup will begin.

Before the game, in order to win, Zhang Sheng even played the role of a magic stick: "During this time, we have been practicing the tactics against Barcelona, and we have not put Messi in the opponent's tactical combination at all. Because I guessed correctly, the opponent's MSN must only have Suarez on the field, Messi will have some injury reasons before the game and will not be able to play, and Neymar's chance of playing will be very small. That's why I do it. ”

For Zhang Sheng's prediction this time, the whole team felt very magical, because just four hours before the start of the game, the media came with news that Messi was diagnosed with renal colic and could not participate in the game.

Regarding Enrique's commitment to play with the full main lineup emphasized several times before the game, all the players thought that this was Zhang Sheng's comfort to everyone and let everyone put down their burdens, but they didn't expect things to really come true.

Next, Zhang Sheng commented on Barcelona's starters: "In this game, there are only three people who really threaten us, that is, Suarez, Alves and Iniesta. The other players, especially the two substitute strikers sent this time, Munir and Roberto, are at most the level of strikers from the mid-table teams in La Liga. ”

"The reason why Roberto can play as a substitute at Barcelona is because of La Masia's youth status and his role on the pitch. As for Munir, he said that he was playing as a center forward to be Suarez's backup, but he had no body, no speed, and he didn't like to defend, except that he liked diving, we had to defend it, and there was no problem with defending him. Zhang Sheng even devalued Barcelona's two starting strikers for nothing.

"We started the game 4-2-3-1. Zhang Sheng's words made the players suddenly feel a lot more confident, especially Pato, the whole person became energetic, "Pato, Ben Alpha, Nie Jiang"

The few people who were named by Zhang Sheng immediately focused their attention, "The three of you must play the speed, I want absolute speed, if you can break through, you can break through yourself, and if you can make a fast pass, you can play a fast pass." I've already arranged a lot of tactics, and everything has to be based on the actual situation on the field. ”

"Chavez, Lu Zhihui. Zhang Sheng continued to name, "Set-pieces, I rely on the two of you, this is also our most likely chance to score, Barcelona's air defense has not always been a strong point." ”

"In closing, I would like to say yes. Zhang Sheng paused and strengthened his tone again, "It's normal for us to lose, but they can't. So we have to be patient, and their patience is definitely not as strong as ours. The outside world says that if we can win, then it will be a miracle, and now we will work together to create a miracle!"

When the players were all ignited and ready to play, Zhang Sheng deliberately grabbed Pato: "The outside media has always said that you have fallen into the Super League, and you are worth less than one-tenth of Messi, let's do it... But I've always thought you're the Pato who can silence all the Barcelona fans at the Camp Nou. Are you confident that you can do it?"

"I'll let them know me again. Although Pato said it was very affirmative, his expression was very indifferent, and it was obvious that under the calm surface, Pato's heart was burning.

Zhang Sheng also nodded seriously, patted Pato's shoulder and said, "I believe in you." Think of this game as a wake-up call for your return to Europe. ”

At 18:30 on December 17, Beijing time, the focus of the semi-finals of the 2015 Club World Cup started at the Yokohama International Arena in Japan.

Because of Barcelona, the Club World Cup, which was not popular enough, has become hard to find, and countless Barcelona fans hope to see them lift the Club World Cup trophy for the third time in history.

However, taking advantage of the proximity to Japan, countless Chinese fans also came to the scene, and when the fans of the Longteng team appeared on the radio, the huge cheers turned the stadium into the home stadium of the Longteng team.

He Wei, who was in charge of the commentary, also said excitedly: "The Longteng team has played, and the young men look very energetic, and we are looking forward to a wonderful game." ”

Xu Yang also encouraged: "To be able to come here, we rely on strength, to be able to play against Barcelona, we fought hard, I think the players of the Longteng team on the field are as Lin Feng said before the game, since we have come here, we will do our best to show ourselves." ”

At a long whistle from the referee of Aguilar from El Salvador, Barcelona kicked off first.

From the second of the kick-off, Barcelona's side played very "Barcelona", starting with the two players who kicked off, after eighteen passes, by pulling the defensive formation of the Longteng team, gaining space on the left side, and then passing the ball into the penalty area by Alba's pass.

Fortunately, Zhou Wei's position was very accurate, and he jumped high and took the ball off.

Barcelona's series of passes received a round of applause from the fans in the stands.

Zhou Wei, who got the ball, did not find a player in the front court to fight for height or speed like other teams, he also put the ball on the lawn, and then passed the ball to Ma Yongli.

The next amazing scene happened on the field, Ma Yongli, who got the ball, handed the ball to Lin Feng, the defender who came to answer, and Lin Feng handed the ball back to the left back Lu Zhihui without stopping, and Lu Zhihui then passed to another central defender, Du Zhenyu, when the Barcelona player came to grab it, he passed the ball to goalkeeper Zhou Wei.

Next, Zhou Wei's pass accurately found Ma Yongli, at this time, because the Barcelona players had not returned to the position in a row, Roque Gill's position was completely empty, Ma Yongli's non-stop pass was handed to him, and Roque Gill also transferred the ball to the gap on the left side of Rakitic's grabbing after taking the ball.

Ben Alfa has been waiting for a long time in this position, after getting the ball he chose to accelerate quickly, when Alves came to defend, Ben Alfa passed, this time his pass went straight to the 45-degree angle to Chavez in the box, who jumped with Barcelona's central defender Pique, and finally Pique was superior and grabbed this point, but Pique didn't know the situation behind him, and pushed the ball out of the bottom line for safety, and the Longteng team won a corner.

He Wei was so shocked when he saw this scene on the field that his mouth couldn't close a little: "This is Tiki-Taka." I read that right, the Dragons played a Tiki-Taka tactic in front of Barcelona and got a corner. No, is this a big knife in front of Guan Gong or is he treating others in his own way? Haha, it's too dramatic. ”

"The previous tactics of the Longteng team have been called 'Chinese Barcelona' by outsiders many times, which is really not in vain. Xu Yang also glared in surprise, "Look at Enrique's expression." Did you see a ghost? haha. It is estimated that Enrique did not expect that the Longteng team would play such a tactic. ”

To be honest, the attack of the Longteng team just now did have the meaning of catching Barcelona off guard, but Alves's position was very good, Ben Alfa did not have much confidence to break through him, and at the same time, Nie Jiang in the front court, and Lin Feng who kept up in the midfield were all very stuck by the opposing player's passing line, Ben Alfa could only choose to gamble on luck in the 45-degree oblique hanging penalty area, of course, it seems that luck is okay, at least got a corner kick.

At this time, Enrique couldn't even restrain himself, and turned his head to look at Zhang Sheng in the coach's box next door, it is really very rare for a team to play like this in front of Barcelona, his predecessor Guardiola took Bayern Munich to play, but they also failed.

"It's kind of interesting for this team. Thinking of this, Enrique waved his hand dissatisfiedly at the players on the field, and shouted loudly to get them up and cheer up, "Be positive, play positive." ”

In the next corner kick, the players on the field of the Longteng team are extremely important. Before the game, Zhang Sheng told them that maybe at the beginning of the game, the opponent will relax a little and give himself a chance, and in three minutes, at most three minutes, these world-class players who are unfamiliar with the Longteng team will reflect their strong individual ability, extremely fast adaptability, and terrifying tactical execution.

So this corner kick that took advantage of the opening opportunity to win the corner couldn't be more important.

The person in charge of this corner kick was Ben Arfa, who had the best set-piece footwork in the team, and after observing the situation in the penalty area, he decisively kicked the ball to Lu Zhihui, a point that the opponent overlooked.

Chavez, as an Argentine foreign aid in the Longteng team, has at least a record of scoring goals in the Copa Libertadores of the Americas, so Barcelona still pays some attention to his situation, especially as a center forward with a strong body, good height and strong heading ability, Barcelona must watch him strictly in the defense of set-pieces.

Ben Alpha resolutely carried out Zhang Sheng's pre-match arrangement, looking for another player in the team who had a strong offensive header, and Zhang Sheng thought that Barcelona might ignore him.

Zhang Sheng did not guess wrong, Barcelona is really not familiar with Lu Zhihui, when Ben Alpha passed, Chavez was seen to death by Pique, but Lu Zhihui was surrounded by Mascherano who was only 1.74 meters tall, Lu Zhihui did not waste this rare opportunity, his high jump was more than a head higher than Mascherano, when he hit the goal with a header, you can see that he is the highest jumper in the air in the penalty area.

Because of the minimal interference, Lu Zhihui's header was extremely powerful, and the ball was also hit by his head, and flew quickly into the net.

But as Barcelona's goalkeeper, no matter how Bravo was complained about later in Manchester City, the British media said that he was a holographic projection on the field, completely imaginary, and even named him "Regent", which means that as long as others shoot on target, they will definitely be able to score, and now his ability is still the main force of Barcelona.

Bravo, who is only 1.84 meters tall, has a super fast reaction speed, amazing jumping ability, and the world's top characteristics of goal-line technology.

"Corner kick for the Dragons. He Wei was also extremely looking forward to Ben Alpha before kick-off, "Playing Barcelona, it is too difficult to attack in position, and set-pieces, including free kicks and corners, are our best chances. ”

"Longteng team Lichavez and Lu Zhihui both have good header attacking ability. Xu Yang also deliberately pointed out the two players, "I believe that Coach Zhang Sheng must have made special arrangements before the game." ”

When Lu Zhihui's header hit the goal, He Wei even screamed loudly: "Oops! Lu Zhihui! This header was saved." ”

"Good ball, good ball, good ball. Xu Yang also applauded excitedly, "It's still our header, we have a chance from a set-piece, this time it's a corner kick on the right." ”

Seeing that Lu Zhihui's header was saved, all the Longteng players who had rushed out of the bench sat back in disappointment, and Yu Bo, who had an outgoing personality, jumped up, then squatted on the ground and hammered the ground with his hand, as if he missed the goal.

Zhang Sheng also rushed to the sidelines and covered his head regretfully.

Enrique on the other side looked even angrier than the previous shot from the Longteng team, the last time he was counterattacked, it can be said that the players are not familiar with it, just came on the field, and now the leakage in the set-piece is purely underestimated.

Seeing the continuous corner kicks of the Longteng team, Barcelona's players also became extremely nervous, no one expected that the Longteng team would be a few dull sticks as soon as they came up, if they were really put in, the opponent would all retract back to play a counterattack, and it was really difficult to say what the back would be.

This time, before Ben Alpha served, Barcelona's penalty area was not as humble as the previous corner kick, and the Barcelona players dragged desperately, hugging the Longteng players in the penalty area, and even pulled each other so that the referee Aguilar had to blow a stop, warning the players on both sides to make everyone a little calmer.

When Ben Alfa's corner kick was issued, it was not Mascherano who was only 1.74 meters tall who stood next to Lu Zhihui this time, and Busquets, who was second in the defensive header in the Barcelona team, was close to Lu Zhihui and did not give him much room to jump at all.

However, in the end, this header still allowed the Longteng team to grab it, Nie Jiang kept running in the penalty area, and fought for the landing point at the back point, but this position was really a little off the goal, and his header hit the side netting.

Barcelona's weak header ability has always been their biggest defensive weakness, Zhang Sheng can't be Tao Wentao in this game, and he insists on putting Chavez at the front, which is to use him for Pique, as long as he can fight against Pique, don't let Pique intercept the header in space, and the other players are really hard to say how much better than the header of the Longteng players.

It's a pity that these two headers were grabbed, but no goals were scored, and it was really difficult for the Longteng team to get such a chance again.