The top eight teams have all been released, except for the Chinese team, the remaining seven teams are all from South America and Europe, coincidentally, the World Cup champion has never fallen to a continent other than South America and Europe, and the Chinese team seems to be heading for this record this time.

The matchup situation has also come out, which are Portugal vs France, Brazil vs Belgium, Spain vs Argentina, and Germany vs China. The first match was between Portugal and France, while the Chinese team played in the final round.

The ranking of the scorers has changed a bit, Zhang Shujie scored five goals in four games to rank first, Li Mu, Ronaldo, Neymar, Messi all scored four goals, and Griezmann, Suarez, Thomas Muller and other stars scored three goals. The most powerful of the eight teams is China, who have scored 14 goals in four games, ranking first, and the most solid defensively, China, who have conceded just one goal in the first four games.

Such an outstanding performance also allowed the Chinese team to throw off Brazil in the odds of winning the championship and enjoy the first position. The odds for China are 1.5, while Brazil remains unchanged at 3.0. The outstanding performance of the Chinese team has also attracted more attention from all walks of life, and many teams that failed to participate in the World Cup have become fans of the Chinese team, such as Italy. In Milan City, many fans have expressed their support for the Chinese team, and the biggest reason is that the top player in Serie A, AC Milan, has as many as four Chinese fans playing for the club. In addition, there are American fans, who are also very concerned about the performance of the Chinese team, and many American fans bluntly said that they hope that the Chinese team can win the championship.

Whether the Chinese team can win the championship or not is not up to the fans, it depends on the performance of the players. An Rong is very satisfied with the player as a whole, but there is one thing he is worried about, and that is the injury on Ma Junqiang's hand.

The media is also very worried about this, Chen Hui wrote on the report: "Obviously, Ma Junqiang's injury and departure added a bit of sadness to this 4:0 draw, and also laid a hidden danger for the next game with Germany." Because we don't know if we'll be able to come back in time for the game. ”

Fans are also worried about Ma Junqiang's finger injury, although the Chinese team announced Ma Junqiang's injury the next day, and said, "As long as Ma Junqiang recuperates well, he should be able to catch up with the German team." However, it is this "should" that makes Chinese fans more down-to-earth.

What does it mean by "should"? The implication of this is that there is no guarantee that Ma Junqiang will not appear in the match against the German team. Even if he is forced to play, it may affect his form. Although Ma Junqiang's injury is not too serious, his injury is more than his fingers, you must know that he is a goalkeeper, and his hands are far more important than his feet. If it had been another player's finger injury, the media wouldn't have made such a fuss.

Some people paid attention to the Chinese team, and these people thought that if Ma Junqiang really couldn't catch up with the German team, then using Liao Dongyuan was also a good choice. In the match with England, Liao Dongyuan played for nearly 20 minutes and saved three must-have goals for England, which can be described as eye-catching. If Ma Junqiang really can't play the quarterfinals, then it's not impossible to try Liao Dongyuan.

But there are also objections to this, they believe that although Liao Dongyuan had three "divine saves" in the last round, the first two of these three saves the Chinese team has led 3:0, and the third time is even a 4:0 score, and the victory is a foregone conclusion, Liao Dongyuan has no psychological pressure, and the whole person is very relaxed, so he has a super long play. But it's different from Germany, so An Rong has to think carefully.

It can only be said that the statements of the two groups of people are reasonable, but how to choose depends on An Rong's meaning. Of course, An Rong must hope that Ma Junqiang can make a comeback in time, after all, this person who has been selected as the best goalkeeper in Europe is not comparable to Liao Dongyuan.

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In the hotel of the German team, Neuer watched the video of the Chinese team on his laptop, and the people he paid the most attention to were Zhang Shujie and Li Mu. Zhang Shujie won't say much, Neuer has been a teammate and an opponent with him, and has enough say in the evaluation of his strength. He and Li Mu have also had direct confrontation in the Champions League, in his opinion, Li Mu's threat is no less than Zhang Shujie, this is not Neuer's exaggeration, in fact, as Li Mu as one of the "four kings" in today's football (the other three are Zhang Shujie, Ronaldo, Messi), the strength is not to be underestimated, Li Mu's more than 60 goals in all competitions last season is the best proof! And there is another point, in the list of "four kings", Neymar, the king of Brazil, has not yet entered the "four kings" , the reason is that Neymar has failed to win the Ballon d'Or, but some media believe that Neymar is the "fifth king" of today's football.

Cross and Neuer were in the same room, and when Cross had just returned from the gym, he saw that Neuer was still watching, so he asked, "Haven't you finished reading it yet?"

Neuer said: "I've finished reading." As he spoke, he closed his laptop.

Cross asked him, "How do you feel?"

"It's getting stronger, it's getting stronger. Neuer muttered: "Zhang Shujie's power is not only reflected in the shot, as soon as he gets the ball, I can feel the whole opponent's defense tense, as if there is nothing he can't do." What's even more terrifying is that there is an equally threatening Li Mu by his side!"

Kroos didn't speak, and Neuer continued: "In the last round of the game against England, Southgate arranged for Smalling and Cahill to follow Zhang Shujie and Li Mu closely, and what was the result? What's more, I found that after the Chinese team scored the third goal, Zhang Shujie and Li Mu obviously slowed down their pace, probably to conserve enough physical strength. ”

Cross smiled and said, "We all know that. By the way, I was passing by Loew's room and I heard his voice coming from inside. ”

"Oh, what did he say?"

"He also studied the Chinese team's style of play, and I vaguely heard him seem to say, 'Actually, the Chinese team's style of play is not profound, the key is that their players are too capable'. ”

Neuer agrees, saying, "That's it. The most common tactic used by the Chinese team is to defend and counterattack, which coach will not know this tactic? However, how many people in the world can score goals in nine out of ten counterattacks like the Chinese team, nine times they break into the backfield, eight times they enter the penalty area, seven times they threaten six times, and they can score five times on goal? Toney, you play in Real Madrid, Real Madrid is also a team known for counterattacking, I ask you, do you think Real Madrid is so efficient?

Cross sighed and said, "I have to admit this, no." ”

"That's right. This is the most terrifying thing about the Chinese team! But there is also good news, their goalkeeper Ma Junqiang is injured, and it is still a question of whether he can play in the next round. I hope he can't play, so that our attack will be more secure, don't tell me what the goalkeeper is called Liao Dongyuan, he and Ma Junqiang are not on the same level. ”

Cross laughed, "All of us think so. Let's not talk about it yet, let's go get something to eat, Loew said this morning, tomorrow's training will be mainly focused on attacking. ”

(End of chapter)