“up!up!up!”

“up!up!up!”

At Tardelli's urging, the starting players of the Italian Olympic team poured out of the locker room. The goal today is clear: to beat Chile and qualify for the semi-finals of the Olympic Games.

Nearly 20 million Italian fans will be sitting in front of their televisions today to watch the match, full of anticipation for an Olympic gold medal, and even though Italy are only in the quarter-finals now, they don't think any team can snipe them.

Even for the sake of the national Olympic team, the league of the entire country has been delayed.

The players who showed up in the starting line-up today were arguably the most talented of all the players in Italy, and they brought everything they could bring.

"Take a good look at the Italian players."

"They are most likely our opponents, although the Chilean team is very strong, but Italy's skills and tactics will not be comparable to the Chilean team."

Back in the locker room, Horton did not lead the team back to the hotel, but asked everyone to stay and watch the Italy vs Chile match directly. And he also thinks that the Chinese team will most likely meet the Italian team.

"Who are you in Italy?"

"Doesn't it feel like there's one more Ambrosini? Didn't feel how strong they were. ”

Everyone sat in front of the TV very well-behaved, but Sun Jihai didn't think that Italy was really as strong as people thought.

"In '98, '00, they were the favourites, but the World Cup and the European Championship were also cold. It feels like they're all blown up. ”

Even Sun Jihai floated.

"It's not just Ambrosini, right? Several players have played in the main team at the club. ”

"If you can play the main force in Serie A, how bad can you be?"

Fan Zhiyi knocked on Sun Jihai's forehead, "Don't take a bad head, watch the game seriously." ”

Fan Zhiyi didn't float, and stopped Sun Jihai's thoughts in time.

Zheng Zhi thought so too.

Then his statement was more detailed.

"Goalkeeper Abbiati, who played as a regular in AC Milan in the first two years, is now a substitute."

"Ahh How did I forget him, yes, there is also an Abbiati, this guy is very strong in goalkeeping," after Zheng Zhiyi reminded him, Sun Jihai immediately sighed, only to find that there was also an Abbiati in the starting lineup of Italy.

But Zheng Zhi didn't intend to make Sun Jihai stop being surprised, although he became a regular rotation player at Arsenal, Italy is still a small World Cup, how can you underestimate Italian players?

"The back line is also very good, Inter's Kirillo, Bari's Ferrari, Udinese's Zanchi, Torino's Koko."

"The midfielder is actually very good." Zheng Zhi wanted to sigh. The midfielder is almost Milan's future midfielder, you say it's not strong, woo......

"Ambrosini and Gattuso in Milan, Andrea Pirlo in Inter, Zanetti in Roma and Zambrotta in Juventus are on the bench."

He is a latecomer, and he knows what this midfielder represents, so Zanetti's level is relatively ordinary.

"Strikers Comandini and Ventola."

"I think our strongest opponents are them."

"Chile is no opponent."

……

……

At 18:30 in the evening, the match between Italy and Chile started at the Sydney Stadium.

Italy started the game by retreating to the back, giving up a large area of space to Chile. Chile came up and attacked, Zamorano did not get injured in the final round of the group stage, but continued to start, he got the opportunity to shoot in the opening three minutes, Udinese defender Zanchi was pulled to the front point by him to receive a pass from his teammate, and swept directly with his right foot to the front point, but Zamorano did not expect that there was a Ferrari next to him to block his shot.

Despite the thrilling opening scene, Italy continued to play as planned.

Their formation is more of a 4312, with Ambrosini, Gattuso and Zanetti forming a back three, with Andrea Pirlo up front and Comandini and Ventola up front.

For more than ten minutes in a row, the Chilean team had the advantage, but the Chilean team did not have many offensive methods, and when it reached the front point, it was thunder and rain, and there was no real threat.

"That's it?"

"Don't you see anything?"

"I've been pressed and beaten by the Chilean team."

Sun Jihai rolled his eyes and felt that Zheng Zhi had blown his head.

"If you play like this, sooner or later you will be broken by Chile. Zamorano, the old fritter, is a promising goal. ”

At this time, Fan Zhiyi interjected and came in.

"Ji Hai,"

"Didn't you notice that when we played Chile in the third round, it was a bit similar? At that time, we were also pressed by the Chilean team at the beginning, but in the end we won, if you know Italy, you should know the characteristics of the Italian team, they are all defensive counterattacks, of course the scene is not good. And they are the ancestors of defensive counterattacks. ”

"Oh......"

Defending it, Pirlo pulled to the left side to receive Ambrosini's ball, a beautiful Marseille slalom pull the ball and turned, easily got rid of the opponent, just glanced up at the front, and immediately sent a ball over the top!

The ball flew past the Chilean backline and fell into the right side of the penalty area, Ventola rushed up from an alert anti-offside position, unloaded the ball with his left foot and immediately slammed it towards the back post with his right foot, and the Chilean goalkeeper did not react at all.

"Hey, this guy who passed the ball,"

"That's amazing."

"It's kind of Zheng Zhi's meaning."

"It's like a radar ...... it's a pass"

"Na, his name is Andrea Pirlo, our Inter Milan footwork is very good, and he was taken back by the club this year." Zheng Zhi smiled, young general Pirlo, of course you don't know each other now, but you will know each other in the future.

"Oh, that's probably your replacement, and it feels like it's a good fit for you to be a sub." Li Yin suddenly said, "But his defense is not good, so he can only put it in the position of the front waist." No, ah, there's a Seedorf on your team, and this guy may not be able to play, tragedy. ”

Yes, there's also Seedorf, and with Seedorf there, Pirlo will have even less playing time. Li Yin still knows a little about Inter Milan.

"Not necessarily, with the habit of a manager, he may also follow the example of Italy, and it is not necessary to play a 4312 formation." Zheng Zhi analyzed.

"Haven't you met him? How did you know he would arrange it like this? ”

Zheng Zhi: "Guess...... He likes to defend. ”

……

……

The game continued, and the backward Chilean team was in a hurry again, almost flattening the Italian formation. But Italy scored a second goal, again in a similar way. Italy defended at the back, the ball was tackled by Gattuso, Gattuso gave the ball to Pirlo, Pirlo looked up again, this time he saw Koko, who was actively inserted from the left, and passed the ball to Koko, who crossed the ball to Komandini's head, and Komandini headed home.

2:0。

It took just 28 minutes for Italy to take a two-goal lead.

"Hey, Italy are really strong, and it feels like they didn't play Italy with their best?"

"They were really good on the counter-attack. That left-back Koko has run to the left midfield, it's so fast, this guy is a left-back! Sun Jihai finally retracted his disdainful attitude and focused on the game seriously.

"This guy will be on my side then."

"But I'm not going to let him hit me in the back so easily."

Apparently, he learned something.

At half-time, Yibian fought again.

Just one minute into the opening game, Ambrosini, Gattuso and Pirlo played a wall-to-wall combination in a row, Pirlo pulled the ball diagonally to the right, and immediately tore through the Chilean team's defense with a straight kick, and Ventola once again formed a single knife, which was achieved in one fell swoop.

3:0。

"It's that guy again!"

"This guy has two assists."

"Zheng Zhi, it's really like you,"

"But it's much more handsome than you, and this long flowing hair makes me feel tempted. Zheng Zhi, it's time for you to cut your hair, you play in Milan, the fashion capital, if you are voted the ugliest player, it will be ......"

Sun Jihai quickly stuck out his tongue, and now his favorability towards Pirlo has increased greatly.

But why are you stepping on Zheng Zhi?

"Well, I can introduce you to him, if you really like him." Zheng Zhi rolled his eyes, he also has half-long hair, no, he has to cut his hair, otherwise he will really be compared to them. Although Sun Jihai's words are a little ugly, they are indeed in the capital of Milan......

"Yes, if it's me, it's pretty much the same." Li Yin blew his long silky hair next to him and took the initiative to join the discussion.

"Ahem,"

"Ahem,"

"Watch the game, let's keep watching the game."

……

……

The general trend has gone, the Chilean team is still unable to score, the style of play is becoming more and more messy, the team cooperation is gone, and it is even worse for Chile to fall into a single battle.

In the 81st minute, Italy launched a quick counterattack again, Pirlo transferred the ball to Zanetti in a wide area on the left, Zanetti quickly cut inside with the ball, and finally was brought down 25 meters away in the middle of the penalty area, Italy won a free kick opportunity in front.

Pirlo stood in front of the ball, ran four steps, and pulled out a strange arc with his right foot, and the ball suddenly sank into the bottom right corner of the goal as if it had encountered a wind current!

4:0。

The goal was beautiful, of course, but it was more of a shock!

"Grass,"

"I grass,"

"This is a little Zheng Zhi."

"I said before that Ronaldinho was like you, and I think this Pirlo is the most like you."

"The way you play is almost exactly the same as you, except that you are more handsome than you!" Sun Jihai is here again......

"This elevator ball,"

"Absolute elevator ball, I didn't expect this guy to play this trick too."

"Zheng Zhi, I have a hunch that he will take your place one day."

……

……

Zheng Zhi was silent, squinting his eyes, staring at Pirlo on the TV.

Pirlo's performance was really unexpected, and he knew very well that Pirlo would eventually become the best midfield maestro, but it was too soon, right? You haven't even been to AC Milan, you haven't been trained by Carlo Ancelotti, how did you become so strong? Dribbling, passing, assists, free kicks, everything is outstanding, Mourinho really kept him right!

With such Pirlo by his side, why should Mourinho and his hegemony not succeed?!

After the shock, I just became a little excited.

As for what Sun Jihai said? He wasn't worried at all.

At full-time, Andrea Pirlo was the star of the day, helping Italy beat Chile 4-0.

In this way, the Chinese Olympic team will meet the Brazilian Olympic team in the semi-finals, and whoever wins will advance to the finals!

Pirlo's performance shocked not only Brazil, but also Italy. In the previous games, Pirlo didn't get many chances and his performance was a bit dull. More often than not, Pirlo was a substitute for Zanetti, but today Zambrotta had some minor injuries, and Tardelli changed the formation and arranged Pirlo, which resulted in Pirlo's highlights and another crazy Italy team.

Pirlo was naturally the target of a frenzy of coverage in the Italian media.

"Milan Sports Newspaper" - Italy's Zheng Zhi! In this game, we found a Pirlo who is no less than the Chinese, and what the Chinese can do, Pirlo can also do. He has interpreted himself with a perfect performance and neither Italy nor Inter Milan can ignore him anymore! Italy will also have a better chance of winning in the next semi-finals!

Torino Sport – Tardelli made an unintentional move, and Italy's surprise discovery that Andrea Pirlo's performance proved that he was more than capable of playing in Italy's midfield position, giving Italy another bargaining chip in the Olympic race for gold. Our fears were swept away, and Italy will be able to face China in the upcoming semi-finals.

"Roma Sport" - precision guidance, scalpel passes, elevator ball breaks, Marseille maneuvers, calm judgment, super large field of view - Andrea Pirlo!

Pirlo is being touted all over Italy.

China, on the other hand, is starting to get worried.

The headline of "Sports Weekly" is - China VS Italy! Zheng Zhi vs Pirlo. Similar playing style, similar core, similar configuration, the semi-finals are on the verge of breaking out! The biggest surprise before the semi-finals was that Italy suddenly jumped out of a fierce Pirlo, who was able to raise the Italian standard by at least half a notch. Coincidentally, Pirlo has just been recruited from outside by Inter Milan and is defined by Inter Milan as a substitute for Zheng Zhi and Seedorf!

Sina Sports - Zheng Zhi's opponents appeared, Italy's Andrea Pirlo, Inter Milan's Andrea Pirlo.

Sohu.com – We saw a player who most resembled Zheng Zhi, that person was Andrea Pirlo, and he suddenly descended on the court like a ghost.

"Xiao Zheng Zhi?"

"Where did you put me?"

"Oops~"

The next day, Ronaldinho also saw a similar report on the Internet, only not in Spanish.

"Just him?"

"Far from it!"

"Hmph."

"Let's talk about Zheng Zhi after winning!"

"It's a pity, it's impossible, it's just me, only I can beat him!"

Ronalnidio is quite unconvinced, in the past, German coal said that he was like Zheng Zhi, but now Italy suddenly has a guy who comes out more like? Of course he wasn't happy.

"Defeat Cameroon,"

"Advance to the Final Four."

"Beat the next opponent and advance to the final,"

"Then meet Zheng Zhi in the finals,"

"Defeat Zheng Zhi in the end!"

"That's the end result."