"Lao Huang, how do you say we can play this time to get a good result?" Outside the barbecue station, the big back TV showed the opening match between Brazil and Scotland.

In June, newspapers around the world have entered the "World Cup time".

After the "election" in Taiwan, Huang Jianxiang finally became one of the broadcast hosts of the first World Cup of the Chinese team by virtue of the appreciation of the leader, and he still hosted the game of the Chinese team.

Zhang Lu was selected because of his old qualifications, and he wrote many articles about football in his early years, and he has rich football skills. And a very important reason why Huang Jianxiang was selected is his cooperative relationship with Jianghu-Football Network.

Don't look at CCTV, the number of journalists sent to France is also very limited. And there are so many games in the World Cup, so many games that attract the attention of fans. Editors can write night drafts based on brain fill-up, but what about photos?

For this reason, Huang Jianxiang brought in the "sponsorship" of Jianghu.com, and CCTV can use the photos posted on Jianghu.com for free. And my grandson Chen Tang has spent a lot of money for this World Cup, 10 stadiums with 10 digital cameras, buy tickets to watch all the games, take pictures on the spot and then send them back to China as soon as possible.

The small photo has become the capital of Huang Jianxiang's "competition". Coupled with the voting support of the fan group behind Rossi, Huang Jianxiang deservedly became the announcer of the World Cup match.

Huang Jianxiang pouted and glanced at the screen.

The screen has just replayed Brazil's No. 5 Sampaio's first goal of the World Cup: No. 20 Bebeto takes a corner, No. 5 Sampaio nods the ball in front of him, and puts the ball into the net in front of Scottish goalkeeper Leyton.

Leyton is the oldest player at this World Cup and is 39 years old this year.

However, he was still helpless in the face of an almost close header, and in the football world, scoring goals is the eternal topic.

In the opening four minutes, Brazil led by one goal.

"The Brazilian team is still so strong!" Huang Jianxiang did not answer Zhang Lu's question directly, but looked at the yellow team members hugging in a group on the screen and sighed.

Scotland is actually not weak, but in front of the last champions, it seems that only the strength left is to parry.

The Chinese team may not even be able to beat Scotland, and if they face a world-class team like Brazil, a draw will have to burn high incense.

And what about Italy? It's the opponent who drew with Brazil in the final in the last World Cup!

Although after the Confederations Cup last year, the Chinese team has made a show on the world stage. But managers are not fools, and no one takes a federation such a competition as the Confederations Cup seriously.

Just like the German team in the European Championships, in order to protect the players, people even directly abstained. The dark horse Czech team, which was defeated by the Chinese team in the third-place match, did not even enter the finals of this World Cup.

I have to say that a world-class team can afford to put it down. If the Chinese team chooses to give up the Confederations Cup for the World Cup, the Football Association will probably be sprayed to death by fans and the media!

So the World Cup means different things to the teams around the world.

For example, teams such as Brazil, Germany and the host country France this time come to the World Cup to win the championship. As long as you don't win the championship, you will lose!

For China, Japan and South Korea, reaching the World Cup finals is already a phased victory. In fact, in the internal constitution of the Football Association, the minimum target for these two years has been reached. As for how the Chinese team played in the World Cup, it was acceptable to play anything. After all, it's the first time, so let's try it first, and then work hard from the next session to strive for better results.

So this time the slogan shouted by the Football Association is "score a goal, get a point, win a game"!

Regardless of victory or defeat, whether or not you qualify for the group stage, as long as one of these three goals is achieved, it will be considered as "overfulfilled"; After the completion of the two, the Football Association will burn high incense; Finished, this World Cup can be declared a great consummation!

Based on the above criteria, back to the question asked by Zhang Lu, Huang Jianxiang answered it very well.

"Of course, it's a dead end!" Huang Jianxiang bit his big waist again, and said while muttering, "Our opponent in the first game is Italy!" ”

Everyone knows that Huang Jianxiang is a fan of Serie A and Italy.

"Don't look at Italy to be good at defending, but against us, they don't always play defensive counter-attacks, right?"

"So don't expect too much from the game with Italy, let's focus on training this time, through the game with Italy, we can see what the world arena looks like, and also open the eyes of our players!"

After hearing Huang Jianxiang's answer, Zhang Lu also sighed.

As a veteran football commentator, how could he not know that Huang Jianxiang was talking about the most likely outcome?

It's just that as an old fan, he has never been willing to believe it!

Desperately came to the World Cup, just to accompany the prince to study?

That's too much, isn't it?

"Lao Huang, then you say we really have no hope at all?"

Huang Jianxiang glanced at this senior who was a few years older than himself, and muttered in his heart that you understand better than me, why do you always ask me?

However, for the sake of his waist's face, Huang Jianxiang still shook his head and said, "Hope? What is Hope? ”

"Hope is... It's just..."It was a simple question, but when the words came to his lips, Zhang Lu suddenly got stuck.

He also didn't know how to interpret the word "hope" for the Chinese team.

Hopefully a goal? Or score? Or is it a win? Or is it the group stage qualification?

What is certain is that Ladd's coaching staff is definitely not ready for the Chinese team to play all the way to the final!

Even if the women's football team reached the final with enthusiasm in Atlanta before, the domestic coaching staff understood the reasonableness of the schedule planning. But this time it's the men's football team, it's the World Cup, even if Ladd drinks five bottles of Erguotou, he won't be drunk enough to help the Chinese team arrange how to play in the finals.

Therefore, the biggest "hope" of the Chinese team is to advance even if the group stage is qualified.

And if you want to advance in the group stage, that's a lot!

At least now it is recognized that Italy is the strongest in the group, and the Chinese team is the weakest in the group.

There are two qualifying places in a group, and if the Chinese, who are well versed in Tianji horse racing, set their goal on qualifying, then the first priority is definitely not to fight against Italy!

"Every game in the World Cup is very important, how can there be the so-called "abandon the car to protect the coach"? Could it be that the national football team has completely given up the competition with Italy, retained its strength, and won the remaining two games? Not necessarily! Zhang Lu took another sip of Niulanshan, his cheeks were slightly red at this time, and his brain had stopped working.

As a veteran fan and football commentator, he doesn't want to use the football experience accumulated over the years to analyze rationally, he just wants to hear a little good news about the Chinese team from the mouth of this colleague and partner.

But Huang Jianxiang didn't understand the amorous feelings at all, and ate vigorously, as if he wanted to eat all the money that the unknown local tyrant gave him from Zhang Lu!

"Even if you can't win against Italy, you can't fight them, right? Knowing that we can't do it, this is not our style. If one of the main players is injured, what will happen to the next two games? ”

Huang Jianxiang refuted Zhang Lu again, and even said the names of General Fan, Ou Chuliang and others.

After hearing these names, Zhang Lu also closed his mouth.

If these people are really injured in the desperate fight with Italy, then the next two games will be more difficult to play and the chances of qualifying will be even smaller.

As long as the Chinese team still has a glimmer of hope of qualifying, it will not fight to the death with Italy!

Therefore, based on the above point of view, domestic fans are also divided into two factions.

One faction believes that after all, it is the first World Cup, and there is still a big gap between the Chinese team and the world's top powers. This World Cup is a long-term insight, taking every game seriously, and focusing on learning. In this way, every game is a valuable lesson, and the Chinese team should go all out to win every game.

In this way, if you get lucky enough to get out of the line with a win and a draw by mistake, wouldn't it be a big profit?

But opponents believe that since you have the mentality of qualifying, you must treat the three games of the group stage as a whole, analyze them scientifically, and take them seriously.

Theoretically speaking, the best chance of the Chinese team qualifying is to give up fighting to the death with Italy and take a draw as the ultimate goal of fighting Italy. Then recharge your energy and knock the remaining two opponents in the group. Take 3 points against the weaker team and 1 point against the stronger opponent. In this way, the Chinese team, which has at least 4 points, is very likely to qualify if it has more goal difference.

So don't be afraid of losing the game against Italy, as long as the team's strength is intact.

Winning?

Don't even think about it!

Just as Zhang Lu and Huang Jianxiang were discussing the attitude of the Chinese team towards Italy in the first game, another goal appeared on the screen.

Sampaio, who scored the first goal for Brazil, was awarded a penalty by a defensive foul in the box.

Scottish No.11 Sgolling calmly slotted a right-footed shot into the bottom right corner of the net, and Brazil goalkeeper Tafarel couldn't prevent the ball from going into the net despite making a save in the right direction.

Drawn 1-1, Scotland drew 1-1 with Brazil in the 38th minute of the opening match.

Seeing the penalty, Zhang Lu's mind came alive again.

"Lao Huang, do you think it's possible for us to mix up a penalty?"

Huang Jianxiang smacked his lips, he subconsciously wanted to open his mouth to refute, but after thinking about it, it may not be possible!

Penalty kicks have always been a magic weapon for weak teams against strong teams, even if there is no real foul, as long as a striker bursts into the opponent's penalty area with the ball, he may be able to deceive the referee with his superb acting skills, so as to help the home team get a valuable penalty.

And a penalty kick generally means a goal.

In this World Cup, Italy's main goalkeeper Peruzzi was injured in the match against Napoli, resulting in not starting the Champions League final. So the main goalkeeper fell on Pagliuca again, and Pagliuca happened to be the goalkeeper who was sent off with a red card in the last World Cup.

Changing generals on the spot has always been a taboo in soldiers, and this year's Pagliuca is certainly not as tacit as four years ago with his teammates.

Four years ago, he got a red card and left the field, and if he sent another red dot dinner four years later, the Chinese team might really be able to win!

Thinking of this, even Huang Jianxiang smirked.

After waiting for a long time, seeing that his partner did not refute him, Zhang Lu, who was like a mirror in his heart, took the lead in shaking his head.

"Alas! Don't think about it! ”

"Pagliuca got a red card in the last World Cup, doesn't he have a long memory? If we are still looking forward to his red end in this World Cup, what is the difference between us and the farmer who guards the stake and waits for the rabbit to hit? ”

"What's more, there are Serie A stars such as Maldini, Cannavaro, and Bergomi on the Italian back line, and they won't let our strikers break into the penalty area easily!"

"Hehe, it's good that you know." Huang Jianxiang rolled his eyes and took a sip on the skewer again.

Italy are good at defending, good at counter-attacking and equally good at dealing with counter-attacks.

In front of Italy, does the Chinese team have any other way to play besides defensive counterattacks?

If the Chinese strikers could easily dribble into the penalty area, they would not be called the world's No. 1 defensive team!

Huang Jianxiang and Zhang Lu were drinking and eating, watching the game on the screen, and gradually stopped talking.

Although they relied on an equalizer, Scotland was at a risk on the pitch for everyone to see.

In the camera, Rivaldo picked up a pass on the right side, and Ronaldo in the penalty area jumped up with the momentum of Taishan and pressed the Scottish defender to the ball.

However, the rebound did not threaten goalkeeper Leyton, who grazed the post and deflected off the goal.

“... Bounce the ball! It's Ronaldo No. 9. ”

On the screen, the voice of the narrator Sun Zhengping came.

Ronaldo told the media before the game that he wanted to break the record held by Frenchman Fontaine for 13 goals in a World Cup competition.

"He said I wanted to play a minute and I didn't want to rest and I didn't want to waste it."

The current World Cup record for total goals is held by German legend Gerd Müller, who scored 14 goals in the 1970 and 1974 World Cups.

And Sun Zhengping's Juszt. Fontaine, who is very new to many, scored a total of 13 goals in the 1954 and 1958 World Cups.

It stands to reason that Gerd Muller is the target of the alien Ronaldo, but Fontaine's 13 goals are not ordinary, all of them came from the 1958 World Cup!

The 13 goals scored in a single World Cup are unprecedented, and it is difficult for future generations to surpass them. With this alone, Fontaine can make a name in the history of football!

“... The ball was passed very well just now, and it was passed through the gap between the two players' defenses..."

Sun Zhengping's next words were not heard clearly, and their attention was focused on the heroic words of "I want to surpass Fontaine".

Ronaldo, the hottest striker in football today, has even been given the title of alien to explain why he can't be stopped.

Such a star is naturally qualified to say "I want to catch up with so-and-so seniors", and the Brazilian team behind him is also capable of supporting him to complete his long-cherished wish.

A good horse with a good saddle, as the most popular team for the championship of this World Cup, the Chinese team can't even catch up with the shadow of the Brazilian team!

"Alas! When will we be as strong as Brazil? Zhang Lu muttered.

Hearing this, Huang Jianxiang knew that Zhang Lu was drunk, and he even started talking nonsense.

"Brother Zhang, don't drink it, it'll be dawn if you drink it again!"

Due to the time difference, it happened to be late at night on the French side and the Chinese side.

Therefore, both the commentator and the editor will explain overnight, rush the manuscript overnight, and let the results of the game be reported the next day. The next day, at noon and in the afternoon, the television was broadcast on the television set and was just a recording of the previous night.

It's still early, of course, it's not dawn yet, Huang Jianxiang just used a rhetorical device. But after hearing this, Zhang Lu still decisively tilted his head into Huang Jianxiang's arm, and seemed to want to get drunk.

At this moment, a drunken and red-faced drinker at the next table shouted, "What is the Brazilian team?" How old is Brazil? We won Brazil in the Olympics the year before last! Last year's Confederations Cup, Brazil didn't win against us! ”

"Eh, buddy, did you say?"

After Dahan finished speaking, he didn't forget to fly at Huang Jianxiang.

Hearing Dahan's forcible "explanation", the people around the barbecue stall lowered their heads.

"This guy really drank too much!"

Huang Jianxiang looked at the screen, and at this time, the yellow players on the screen were already happy.

Wearing the number two, Cafu ran towards the sideline with open arms, and even did a front flip when he ran to the sideline!

"It's No. 2 Cafu!"

"He was so excited that he did a front flip!"

Sun Zhengping's voice was also full of incredulity.

"It's some ballooning, some luck."

"Afterburner No. 9 didn't intercept the ball."

"Cafu struggled to catch the ball in the air and was blocked by goalkeeper Layton with his chest."

"As a result, No. 3 Boyd, who was running back to help the defense, unfortunately blocked the ball into his own door with his chest."

"The Scottish defender set himself up and just like that, the score became 2-1..."

Seeing the score on the field, Huang Jianxiang sighed.

Was this really luck for Brazil?

Could it be that the heavens only favor the strong team?

Not really!

From Huang Jianxiang's professional point of view, even if Scotland did not concede an own goal, with the strength of the Brazilian team, sooner or later they will score another goal.

Whether it's Ronaldo, or Rivaldo, Carlos, Cafu, all the players in the Brazilian team have the ability to help the team lead.

When the score exceeded again, although the Brazilian team was still attacking, anyone with a discerning eye could see that such an attack was more like a defense.

In other words, for Brazil coach Zagallo, a narrow victory in the opening game was the goal.

As the only "football man" in today's football who has experienced Brazil's four championships, Zagallo is also a bit "poor in donkey skills" to this day.

Since '94, Zagallo has been trying to change Brazil's 442 to 4312, but has been repeatedly frustrated on the international stage.

The main reason is that Zagallo has never been able to find the right "1", which can not only insert assists, deliver shells for strikers, and even score from a distance himself; It can also retreat to defend at critical moments and assist the defense.

At the moment, Rivaldo is considered the most suitable candidate. However, in the absence of Romario, his replacement Bebeto left no room for running, and the combination with Ronaldo was no worse than the "Roro combination", which can be regarded as a blessing for the Brazilian team.

This Brazilian team has every strength to control the ball at their feet. Delayed the game until the end with an inattentive attack, thus winning the first victory of the World Cup.

And this is the best choice and result for a strong team that aims to play 7 games and win the championship.

Now that they are ahead, the players on the field of the Brazilian team are doing the same.

Looking at Scotland, which is behind by one goal but has no possession of the ball and is struggling to defend, Huang Jianxiang seems to see the result of the Chinese team against Italy tomorrow.

"It's so embarrassing to lose like this!" Huang Jianxiang swallowed the meat in his mouth fiercely and shouted loudly: "Boss, give me a big waist again!" ”

......

Sheraton Hotel, Bordeaux, France.

After watching the opening match of Brazil's 2-1 victory over Scotland, the whole Chinese team sat in their seats in unison, and no one left.

"Oh, let's tell us a little bit about the characteristics of Italy." Ladd named Ou Chuliang, who plays in Serie A, to take the stage to do the last pre-match "coaching" for the players.

Ou Chuliang came to the stage, and after coughing, he wrote three words directly on the makeshift blackboard: "Scavenger".

After writing it, under the surprised gaze of all his teammates, Ou Chuliang opened his mouth to be "disrespectful" to his seniors.

"Maldini Sr. is very stubborn and there is a good chance that he will still play this way."

'It's not visible in attack, but when defending, Italy definitely have a defender at the back.

"We can take advantage of that!"

"Especially in the transition between attack and defence, biting this defender to death, maybe we really have a chance to break into the opponent's penalty area."

"Then, whether it's a point or a direct shot, it's up to everyone."

After speaking, Ou Chuliang nodded to Ladd and returned to his seat.

After announcing the disbandment, several forwards such as Zhang Yuxuan, Qu Shengqing and Cai Sheng gathered around Ou Chuliang to further study the offensive tactics just now. The rest of the teammates also got together in twos and threes to discuss the possibility of winning.

The performance of the players and the look in their eyes were seen by Qi Miaosheng and other coaches, and some assistant coaches couldn't stop nodding.

Let Ou Chuliang, a Serie A player, "expose" Italy's "loopholes", not to really let the Chinese team defeat the opponent, but to establish the determination of the players to play against Italy.

In any case, when the sun sets tomorrow, the Chinese team will represent Asia and be the first to make its debut in this World Cup.