Xiao Luo's depravity is a pity.

In this World Cup, the Brazilian team failed to defend the title for many reasons.

Xiao Luo is a more important point, after all, at this time, he is definitely the number one star in the Brazilian team, and even Da Luo is a little worse.

Da Luo is really not good, at this age, his weight has always been high, he has passed the golden period of his peak, and he has begun to decline, so it is natural to abdicate and make way for Xian.

Like Da Luo, there are Cafu, Carlos, etc., all of whom can be regarded as veterans, and an "old" is really enough to explain everything. As for the younger generation, such as Adriano, Kaka and others, they have not yet fully grown up. They have the potential to become superstars, but they still need to hone and it takes time, and if everything goes well, maybe after this World Cup, their time will come, or maybe the next World Cup, it will be their time.

What really belongs to this World Cup, and what should really shine, is precisely Xiao Luo.

At this time, whether it is physical or experience, he is at the peak of his state, if he can play his true level, it is not an exaggeration to say that it is not a problem for the Brazilian team to improve by 30%. However, the most regrettable thing is here, he failed to play his strength. Not only did he fail to play to his original strength, but he even dragged the Brazilian team back. To be honest, in this kind of situation where the veteran is old and the young player is not yet mature, the Brazilian team can advance to the 1/4 finals, and there is such a burden as Xiao Luo dragging behind, which shows that the Brazilian team at this time is indeed really strong.

However, even such a strong Brazilian team still failed, and Xiao Luo's responsibility cannot be said to be all, but it also accounts for a large part.

There are other reasons as well...... In short, this World Cup, it can be regarded as the beginning of prosperity and decline, starting from 06, as far as Zhou Fangyuan knows, 10, 14, 18, counting this session, four consecutive times, the Brazilian team has not won the championship, not to mention the championship, and even the finals want to enter it is very difficult, the former five-star Brazil, in the next fifteen years and time, almost nothing.

I have to say that it is really a little lamentable, especially for Zhou Fangyuan, who is a fan of the Da Luo Brazil team, every time he locks up the Brazilian team for the first time in the World Cup, and then there are all kinds of disappointments, and it is really helpless to watch his favorite team being eliminated. After all, the situation in Brazil, how to put it, is really not good, and it is understandable that the national situation has affected football. But in any case, disappointment or disappointment is inevitable.

Let's talk about this World Cup.

In this World Cup, if nothing else, the final champion should be the Italian team.

Don't look at him to fight, if he plays football, it's really true.

Previously, they were already three-star winners, that is, they had won three World Cups, in 1934, 1938 and 1982, and they were tied with Germany for the second most titles, behind the five-star Brazil. As of 2017, the official Italian national team has won 802 games, 424 wins, 219 draws and 159 losses, with an aggregate score of 1386-802 and a total goal difference of 584 goals, ranking among the top in European football.

Italy did not play in the inaugural World Cup in 1930 and then won back-to-back World Cups on home soil in 1934 and France 1938 without losing a single match, becoming the first to defend the World Cup. However, the ensuing Second World War had a huge impact on Italian football, and after the Second World War, the Italian team failed to qualify from the group stage in four consecutive World Cups, especially in the 1966 World Cup, when they lost 0-1 to North Korea in the final game of the group stage, creating one of the biggest upsets in the history of the World Cup, and the results of the two-time champions fell into a slump.

It was not until the 70s of the 20th century that Italian football re-emerged. At the 1970 World Cup, Italy went all the way and beat Beckenbauer's Germany in the semi-finals to reach the final, but against Brazil's side led by the great Pele, Italy's defense was shattered, and they lost 4-1 to finish as runners-up.

For Italians, 1982 was a "strange World Cup". They played three games and drew three in the group stage, barely qualified, and the Italians were in a group with the South American duo Argentina and Brazil in the rematch, and almost no one was optimistic about the prospects of the Italian team at the time, but the Italians actually performed miracles, the main central defender Gentille successfully stared at Maradona and Zico in two consecutive games, and the golden boy Rossi also broke the goal drought against Brazil, covering all three goals of his team. After the two most difficult hurdles, the rest of the match was easier for the Italians, who beat Poland 2-0 in the semi-finals and West Germany 3-1 in the final to lift the World Cup for the third time. Rossi was named the top scorer with six goals, and the 40-year-old goalkeeper captain Zoff became the oldest player to lift the World Cup.

After that, for more than ten years in a row, Italy has not been able to participate in the World Cup. But this is also normal, after all, there are so many strong teams in the world, Italy can win three championships, it is already very remarkable, how many national teams, so many years, have not even won a championship? Not to mention those weak teams, is the Dutch team powerful? When the most bullish beep, the era when the troika went hand in hand, they all missed the Hercules Cup, so it was called helpless.

Then it's time for this year's World Cup in Germany.

Zhou Fangyuan can be regarded as having watched Italy's game throughout the whole process, after all, it is a world powerhouse, since he has watched the World Cup, how can there be a reason to only watch Brazil.

In the previous World Cup, Italy defeated Ghana 2-0 in the group stage. Zaccardo scored an own goal against the United States, becoming the first goal conceded by Italy at this World Cup. In this match, Italy drew 1-1 with the United States thanks to Gilardino's leap to the top and Zaccardo's own goal. The third game ended with a 2-0 win over the Czech Republic to reach the round of 16.

Italy and Australia played 89 minutes in the 1/8 final, and in stoppage time, Grosso burst into the Australian penalty area and was put down, the referee pointed to the penalty spot, and Totti smashed the penalty into the corner. In the quarter-finals, Italy opened the scoring with a long-range strike from Zambrotta and eventually advanced with a 3-0 win over Ukraine.

In the semi-finals, Italy met fierce rivals Germany. In the game, the two sides fought fiercely for 90 minutes without a winner, entering extra time, the first half of extra time the two sides were still 0-0 draw, in the 13th minute of the second half of extra time, the Italian team got a corner kick opportunity, Piero took a corner kick, was pushed out of the penalty area by the German team players, then the ball fell to the feet of Pirlo, Pirlo dribbled the ball horizontally to the right, attracting the attention of the German team's defense, and suddenly passed the ball to Grosso, Grosso shot, the ball drew an arc, flew into the door of the German team, Italy 1-0 Germany. In the 29th minute, Italy counterattacked quickly, Gilardino distributed the ball to the unmarked Piero, Piero hung in the top right corner of the goal, and Italy won 2-0 against Germany.

The journey was smooth sailing, and there was no danger or danger.

Italy met 1998 World Cup winners France in the final match in Berlin. In the opening five and a half minutes, Italy's Materazzi fouled in the penalty area, and Zidane scored the goal guarded by Buffon with a spoon. It was also the first and only goal scored by Italy in regulation time in this World Cup. The game continued, and in the 18th minute Italy won a corner, Pirlo took a corner kick, and Materazzi jumped high to head the ball in. Materazzi made amends. Italy 1-1 France. In the second half, Italy won a free kick, Tony headed the goal, the ball went in, but the referee ruled that Toney was offside, the goal was invalidated, according to the new offside rules, the referee misjudged this time. 90 minutes passed in the game, Italy 1-1 France. The first half of extra time was still tied 1-1.

Zidane made a surprising move in the second half of extra time and was sent off with a red card because Materazzi insulted Zidane's family, and then Zidane came to the first big stalk of the New Century Stadium and knocked Materazzi head-on.

Needless to say, a red card caused Zidane to pass by with the Hercules Cup.

In the final penalty shootout, Italy defeated France to win the World Cup and win the fourth World Cup in the team's history.

In this Cup, the Italian team only conceded two goals in the World Cup and won the final championship thanks to the superb command of Lippi, Gianluigi Buffon and the outstanding performance of his teammates at the back.

However, people must not have imagined that the 2006 championship was a turning point in Italian football, after which Italy fell into a difficult situation and the results fell from the peak. At Euro 2008, Italy was beaten 3-0 by the Netherlands in the group stage and finally defeated on penalties by Spain in the quarter-finals, who ushered in its golden period. In the 2010 World Cup, Italy participated as the champion of the previous year, and coach Lippi led the team for the second time, but unfortunately the selection of people was conservative, the players were old and injured, so that Italy did not win in the first round of the group stage, and the last place in the group was out, which is also the first time in 36 years that Italy went out of the first round of the group stage in the World Cup final week, and the Italian team, which is known for its solid defense, conceded as many as five goals in three group games, and this World Cup exposed the weakness of the Italian team's defense.

Later, Italy appointed Prandelli, who valued young players, and successfully tapped the potential of Balotelli and others, and there was a revolutionary change in tactical play, pursuing a controlling attacking football. In the 2012 European Cup, Italy was not favored, relying on the efforts of Pirlo and others, the first game of the group stage drew 1-1 with Spain, and then defeated England and Germany to reach the final, and faced Spain again, but unfortunately due to the impact of physical decline and injury, Italy lost 0-4, and also set the most disparity in the European Championship final at that time. Although it failed to win the title, Italian football is considered by many to be on the road to revival.

However, two years later, at the 2014 World Cup, Italy did not perform well, beating England in their first group game, but then losing to Costa Rica, and in the final game against Uruguay, Italy were able to qualify for a draw, but there were a number of penalty disputes, including a red card from Italy's Marchisio and a deliberate bite by Uruguayan striker Luis Suarez, which left Italy in a difficult position and a 1-0 defeat. Italy have scored just two goals in three group games, fewer than in the 2010 World Cup, and their attacking power can be described as lackluster, and the team has been eliminated from the group stage of two consecutive World Cups for the first time in 48 years.

However, what is even more unexpected is that the champion of 06, the four-star powerhouse Italy, and the Italian team with one of the five major leagues, Serie A, in 18 years, actually missed the World Cup at all, and even failed to qualify for the qualifiers, unable to enter the finals, which is the only time in 59 years that Italian football missed the World Cup, this change completely exceeded everyone's expectations. Zhou Fangyuan, before his rebirth, was stunned for a while when he heard the news, and his love for Italian football and Italian stars, including Serie A, was actually very limited. But even so, it is shocking to hear at first glance that Italy has declined to such an extent. 、

Seriously, if this is not what is really happening in reality, who can really believe it? If there is any one, predicting that Italy will not qualify for the finals of the 2018 World Cup, it is guaranteed that readers will be scolded as eunuchs. However, the truth is that it is even more fantastical than the present world, and the decline of Italy can simply make people's jaws drop.

And what exactly is causing all this?

It's simple, one word.

Poor!

In fact, sometimes we say that politics should not be linked to sports and so on, and that's right. However, the political situation will affect the development of sports.

It has always been possible to continue to grow sports only under a stable and peaceful domestic environment and a stable political structure.

Look at Brazil before it, and Italy in the future, that's it.

The political situation in Brazil is not very stable, which leads to the level of the Brazilian team also going up and down; Italy is even more poor because of poverty, and even the youth training is about to fail.

Of course, it doesn't mean that the Italian or Brazilian teams are really not good, after all, they are all traditional strong teams, the foundation is more or less still there, and the domestic football atmosphere is also quite good.

In fact, the football of all countries in the world, those countries in the first echelon, are almost the same. It's as strong as Brazil, and there are times when it's weak, it's as strong as Italy, and when it's weak, the French team, you see that he let him be eliminated at every turn, and he won the championship in 18 years. And the UK too. In general, the five countries represented by the five major leagues are very strong in overall strength, plus several strong teams in South America and Northern Europe, probably Qi, the powerhouse of the football world, is them. This one is strong this year, that next year is declining, maybe within ten years, the two sides will switch positions with each other, no one can say this.

On the contrary, if these countries other than the traditional powers want to join, they really have to grit their teeth and work hard.

Not to mention the distance, let's just say that the neighbor Fusang, since the end of the 90s of the last century, started with a "Football Player", which directly influenced a generation of Fuso people. The Fuso government has also put forward a "centennial plan" for football to vigorously develop football for all. In fact, it is like this, there must be a strong promotion by the government, counting on the development of the people themselves, on the one hand, it is too slow, on the other hand, the folk football atmosphere of those powerful countries is very good, you chase from the beginning, do not give some external force, a hundred years can not catch up.

So after all, no matter which country it is, if you want football to be great, you must have strong support at the national level.