On the afternoon of June 23, local time in Brazil, the head coach of the Chinese team An Rong and the head coach of Colombia Pekerman held a press conference.

To this, An Rong replied bluntly: "No! I will send all the main forces to meet the upcoming game." ”

In the same vein, Pekerman said: "If you can win, why not win? I want my players to be at their best in the game." ”

From the words of the two managers, it is clear that they will not hold back. However, if they know the final standings of Group D after 20 hours, I wonder if they will change their minds, because the ranking of the teams in Group D will affect Group C.

At the briefing, An Rong specifically mentioned the heart of Colombia: James Rodriguez. An Rong said: "A very good player, his age is a few months younger than Zhang Shujie and Li Mu, and he is not yet twenty-three years old. He's going to be the tactical center of Colombia and we need to limit his swings in the game. ”

Pekerman also spoke about the danger of the Chinese team, saying: "If there is anyone in the Chinese team who poses the greatest threat to Colombia, then this person is undoubtedly Zhang Shujie, as Mr. Golden Ball, his scoring ability is too strong. In particular, he has a Li Mu next to him, and the presence of the two of them will put a lot of pressure on our backline, but we will find a way to stop their goal. ”

Hearing this, Chen Hui in the audience smiled. Many head coaches have said that they want to prevent Zhang Shujie and Li Mu from scoring, but few have done so. In the games in which the two of them played at the same time, only in the second game of the group stage of the Asian Cup in 2o11 against Qatar did the two fail to score, although at that time the two were still very young, not yet 20 years old, and they were not well known internationally. Since then, as the two have continued to grow, one of them will score goals when they fight for their country together.

Maybe that's what scares the opponents.

On Wednesday, June 25, Beijing time, at 0:00 a.m., Group D took the lead in holding two matches, against Italy vs Uruguay and Costa Rica vs England.

If Costa Rica can not care much about winning this game, Italy and Uruguay cannot, and whoever loses and knocks out the two teams. Italy, a four-time world champion, is certainly reluctant to fall in the group stage, even though it died in the group stage at the last World Cup in South Africa.

There were two major controversies in this game, the first of which was related to Uruguay, Suarez suddenly opened his mouth to bite the Italian iron guard during an altercation with Chiellini, but the referee did not immediately punish him due to a problem with his vision. Chiellini even showed his "little fragrant shoulder" to the referee, saying that he had been bitten, but the referee was still indifferent.

This is not the first time Suarez has bitten, in 201O, Suarez, who also plays for Ajax, bit the shoulder of the opposing player Balca in a national derby in Eindhoven. After this incident, Suarez did not have a long memory, in 2o13, Suarez, who transferred to Liverpool, bit Ivanovic in the match with Chelsea, coincidentally, Suarez also escaped the referee's eyes in this game, but after the game, what awaited Suarez was the FA's punishment: ten game suspension.

The third bite was in this World Cup with Italy, although like the previous two times, the referee did not punish him severely in the game, but it is believed that after the game, Suarez will definitely not escape the FIFA trial.

The second controversy was the red card of Italian midfielder Marchisio, in the 59th minute of the game, Marchisio had a stomping movement while grabbing the ball, kicked down the Uruguayan player, and the referee standing in front of him immediately interrupted the game, and walked up to Marchisio reluctantly and pulled out a red card.

As soon as the ruby card came out, the Italian players immediately surrounded them, they thought that although Marchisio had a foul action, but the action was not big, and it was far away from the penalty area, a yellow card was enough, why should a red card be given? Uruguay's players also surrounded them, they thought that although this action was very hidden, it was a dangerous action, and it was no problem to give a red card.

Italy's arguments had no effect, the referee could not have taken the red card back, and Italy were forced to play with 10 men for the remainder of the game. Italy, with one man less, lost 1-o-1 to Uruguay and Godin scored the only goal of the game in the 82nd minute.

In the other match, Costa Rica and England drew with O:O. This game is relatively dull, far from having a topic like the other two teams in the group, but football does not rely on topics to win, but on results, and the so-called topics are just one more paralysis after dinner.

The matches in Group D are all over, and the rankings are also out, Costa Rica, who has three games, two wins and one draw, and seven points from the group, has advanced to the round of 16; Uruguay is second with six points with two wins and one loss, Italy is third with one win, two losses and three points, and the worst thing is that England has not won one game in three games, ranking at the bottom, and going home with Italy.

The ranking of Group D has been determined, and it will also have an impact on Group C. Judging from the top two teams in Group D, according to the situation of the first in Group C against the second in Group D, and the second in Group C against the first in Group C, then the first place in Group C seems to have become a hot potato.

Trying to meet a weaker team is not a sign of fear of death, but rather a tactical approach. Usually the teams in the knockout round are stronger the later they go, so many teams hope that they will not encounter too strong teams in the previous games, so that the players do not have to fight too hard, save physical strength, and face the later games in the best condition.

If you meet a strong team at the beginning of the knockout round, the two sides are bound to fight "you live and die" on the field, so the consumption of physical energy is very large, and no one will be injured, even if you pass this level, the subsequent games will not be easy to play due to injuries and physical strength, so each team does not want to meet strong in front.

An Rong has a choice, as China are currently second in Group C, and a draw or even a loss will see them avoid Uruguay in the round of 16 and face a weaker Costa Rica. Judging from the opponents in Group D, presumably An Rong will not be too hard in the final round.

(End of chapter)

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