At 9 a.m. local time on July 11 in Moscow, the two head coaches of China and Argentina held a press conference. At the meeting, An Rong said: "In less than a day, we will compete with Argentina for tickets to the final. I know a lot of people ask me about the backline, so I'll tell you right now. Leung's suspension will have some impact on us, but we will make adjustments and find a suitable replacement. Argentina is very difficult to play against, but not invincible, we beat England and Germany all the way and it would be normal if we beat Argentina. ”

An Argentine journalist asked: "What do you think about Messi?

An Rong said: "It's not convenient for me to answer this kind of question directly when it comes to tactics. But I want to be clear that Argentina are not alone with Messi, every one of their players is a threat. ”

Another reporter asked: "Then how will your back line be arranged? Will you send Li Yongxuan?"

"You know when you play this game. In fact, no matter who is sent, the purpose is to help the team win. You don't have to pay too much attention to that, it's the result that counts. We want to win, and so does Argentina, but there is only one winner. But to be able to get to this point, win or lose, every team is amazing. ”

Speaking at the press conference, Sampaoli said: "We have a very strong opponent and this is a team with the highest odds to win the title. But this can only be used as a reference, compared to the Chinese team we have an advantage, our lineup is very neat, the Chinese team does not. You must know that in such a crucial game, one detail can make or break the whole game. ”

Chen Hui stood up and asked: "We all know that you just meant to allude to the loss of Liang Xiran in the back line of the Chinese team, and many people have said this question. I would like to ask, how will you defend against Zhang Shujie and Li Mu's alternating impact on Argentina?"

Sang Baoli glanced at Chen Hui and said: "Each head coach's defensive ideas are different, Zhang Shujie and Li Mu are very great and very male defenders, but this doesn't mean that you can't defend against them, I will have my own way." ”

Chen Hui smiled: "In fact, in the first five games, they were indeed unstoppable. ”

Sampaoli frowned and said, "The Chinese team has Zhang Shujie and Li Mu, and we also have Messi and Dybala. I think when you think about how we defend the Chinese team's forwards, it's more important to think about how the Chinese team, which is not in the same defensive force, should defend our forwards. ”

Sampaoli's words revealed a little anger. In fact, what Chen Hui said is also an objective fact, many head coaches said that they would find ways to restrain Zhang Shujie and Li Mu's play, but none of them succeeded, after five games, the two of them only did not score in the second round of the group stage, and Li Muyou directly created a goal in that game and provided an assist to Chen Zihua.

So how to defend Zhang and Li has become a difficult problem in this World Cup, and no one can solve it. It looks like Sampaoli wants to be the one to solve this problem.

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Two hours before the start of the game, all the players of the Chinese team left the hotel and waited for the bus to the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow. Liang Xiran couldn't go to the game, he stood in the hotel lobby, shaking hands and high-fives with everyone one by one. It was clear that he was very eager to play, but the red card was an obstacle for him.

Everyone passed by him, high-fived, and then walked out of the lobby one after another and boarded the bus. Both sides were crowded with fans and reporters, and when they saw the Chinese players come out, the cameras in the hands of the reporters kept filming them, and the mobile phones in the hands of the fans kept flashing, and they shouted the names of the players loudly.

"Horse team! horse team! horse team is out!"

After the last round of the German team's game, the already popular Ma Junqiang's popularity further climbed, and when he was in the stands of enthusiastic fans, Ma Junqiang smiled and waved, which was regarded as saying hello to everyone.

Li Mu, Chen Zihua and other players who came out later also received courtesy from everyone. There was a child about seven or eight years old who liked Li Mu very much, he was wearing the white No. 10 fan of the national team, and after seeing Li Mu, he shouted loudly in a childish voice: "Li Mu! Li Mu!"

After Li Mu heard this, he turned his head and smiled, waved his hand, and then boarded the bus.

Zhang Shujie was the last to come out, he stayed in the lobby for a while longer, and had a brief chat with Liang Xiran.

"Xiao Ran, don't worry, we will do our best to repel Argentina and let you appear on the final court with us. ”

Liang Xiran nodded with a smile and said, "I believe in you, and I believe in every teammate, I will wait for your good news in the hotel." ”

"Good. Then I'll go first, and wait for us to pass in triumph. After speaking, Zhang Shujie walked out of the lobby. Liang Xiran looked at his distant back and sighed silently.

No player wants to stay in a place like this, they want to go to the game, they want to win the game, and Liang Xiran is the same. But at this moment, he couldn't do anything but wait.

As soon as Zhang Shujie came out of the lobby, he felt countless flashes shooting at him, and the voices of fans echoed in his ears: "Zhang Shujie, Zhang Shujie, Zhang Shujie!"

"Zhang Shujie, we like you!"

This is the voice of several girls, Zhang Shujie looked over, and simply waved his hand to say hello. Even if these female fans like him, it's useless, he already has Wang Shihan in his heart, and he can't tolerate other women for a long time.

After everyone arrived, the bus went to the Luzhniki Stadium, and after less than half an hour, the bus arrived without any problems. After getting off the bus, the players faced countless fans and reporters, and the players of the national team walked into the stadium under the watchful eyes of the public.

The Argentine players also arrived at the same time, and Messi was the one who attracted the most attention, and they didn't stay too long and went straight to the dressing room. At this moment, the Chinese players had changed their clothes and went to the stadium to warm up, and a minute later, the Argentine players also appeared at the other end of the stadium.

There are already a lot of fans in the stands, although they are not full yet, but most of them are seated, and many fans are still entering. Wang Shihan took the binoculars to observe Zhang Shujie in the warm-up, and it happened that Zhang Shujie's shot hit the lintel and bounced back to the court.

Chen Hui and Shen Hao sorted out the final information in the press gallery, this game is very crucial, related to whether the Chinese team can make history in Asian football, and whether they can enter the final. Xiong Kui and Pan Yongcheng's cheerleading squad is ready to go, and they only need to wait for the game to start and tear their throats to cheer for China.

(End of chapter)