Chapter 080: Coimbra Friendly Match
Coimbra is a small city in north-central Portugal with a population of only a few tens of thousands, and it was once the capital of Portugal, which moved from Coimbra to Lisbon for the first time about 800 years ago.
What makes Coimbra famous today is the University of Coimbra, one of the oldest and oldest universities in the world. The University of Coimbra was founded 800 years ago, when the ruler of China was called Kublai Khan. Today campuses are located in all corners of the city, and Coimbra is actually a university town.
In the beautiful and elegant Coimbra, Zhuo Yang finally joined the national team again, where the Chinese team will play a friendly match against the Portuguese national team at the municipal stadium.
The draw for the 2010 World Cup in South Africa was announced at the end of last year, and it was a surprise result for Zhuo Yang, with the Chinese team in Group F with Italy, Paraguay and Cameroon. In fact, with the current level of the Chinese team, it doesn't matter if it's good to sign or not, and whoever you play with has to be based on fighting. Zhuo Yang was surprised and naturally had to face a group of old friends in Milan, he knew too well how powerful and cunning these guys were.
After the lottery was announced, the eighth master, sleepy skin, Ambu, Jiaojiao, Zambu, Anu, and Fang Pian all sent text messages to ridicule, and the ninth master, Neimeiren, Pharaoh, Totti, and even Maldini, the old evil gangs who have retired or retired from the national team, are also not idle. As for the second brother, he even called Zhuo Yang and muttered for a long time, wondering who would join forces to get the other two in the group.
For the Chinese team, the three are all extremely strong opponents, but in the end, there are more strong players in the strong, and there is still a little picky in the top three.
Naturally, defending champion Italy does not have extravagant expectations, it is good to win if you lose less, and no one, including Zhuo Yang, will be arrogant enough to take three points on Italy. Moreover, Italy is the third game of the Chinese team, so we should try to score as many points as possible before meeting them, if we still want to qualify from the group.
Old Song Little Song Eto'o! Cameroon is famous in the previous World Cups, a group of biao is very difficult to mess with, African lions win no one is strange, and no one will feel cold when they lose to anyone. Cameroon is the second game of the Chinese team, and everyone thinks that it should be based on a draw to get a point.
In the first game against Paraguay, this team does not seem to have any superstars who can dominate the field, and the characteristics are not distinctive, and the Chinese team tries to complete a breakthrough in them, and realize the historical long-cherished wish of scoring a goal, scoring a point, and winning a game in one fell swoop.
If all goes well, with four points, there is hope to fight for second place in the group, and the rest will be left to God and character, as well as Zhuo Yang.
From this one, the targeted warm-up match kicked off, and perhaps the Football Association thought that Portugal and Italy were very similar in style. However, there is also a warm-up with France later, which is the opponent who can really simulate Italy. And then there's Uruguay and Côte d'Ivoire, which need not be mentioned.
Portugal are in Group G with Ivory Coast, North Korea and a co-ordinated Brazil, and it is estimated that Kaka and Ronaldo will be eager to put laxatives in each other's cups.
Today is a warm-up match, and Zhuo Yang and Ronaldo don't need laxatives. For Portugal and Ivory Coast, China is naturally the most mysterious team in the World Cup, simulating North Korea.
With the presence of Zhuo Yang, the Chinese team will not feel short of breath in front of any team, and Ronaldo's Portugal will not be an exception. The leaders of both teams are in fine form at the moment, with Cho Yang and Cristiano Ronaldo both scoring in the league before arriving in Coimbra.
After the first leg of the Champions Cup 1/8 finals, La Liga played the 24th round, and Barcelona and Real Madrid defeated Malaga and Tenerife at home respectively, with the scores of 3:1 and 5:1 respectively. Zhuo Yang kicked in a one-on-one breakthrough, Ronaldo scored a penalty, and Messi and Kaka also scored a net.
The warm-up between China and Portugal is not an international A-level friendly match, A-level needs to be filed by FIFA, and the game must be in strict accordance with the standard game procedures and rules. In order to avoid being too formalistic and to increase the actual combat a little, after negotiation between the two sides, a maximum of seven players can be replaced in the Sino-Portuguese match.
In fact, the domestic media on both sides are a little superstitious and are not very in favor of this warm-up, because before the 2002 World Cup in South Korea and Japan, China and Portugal had a warm-up in Macau, when Portugal defeated China 2-0, with goals scored by Nuno Gomez and Pauletta. Then, in the next World Cup, Portugal was forced by the United States and South Korea to fail to qualify from the group, and China failed to score a goal in three games.
Many media believe that the other party is a disaster.
When Ronaldo shook hands with Zhuo Yang, he actually wanted to make another bet with Zhuo Yang and bet on who would score more goals in the World Cup. But after thinking about it, Ronaldo didn't open his mouth. Obviously, both of them are the absolute core of their respective teams, and they both have the support of the whole team and unlimited firing rights, but Ronaldo's teammates are much more powerful than Zhuo Yang's teammates.
And although Portugal met Brazil, the other two are not a dish, and it can be said that they have entered the round of 16. But the Chinese team is hanging very much, and there is a high probability of a group stage. In this way, Ronaldo will naturally have more games than Zhuo Yang, and there will be more scoring opportunities, so if you have to bet, this is a bit of a bully, and C** can't do such a shameless thing.
Ronaldo refuses to admit defeat, and will never admit defeat, until he dies, and he will not accept death. Now Zhuo Yang has surpassed him in the Champions Cup and La Liga in terms of goals, leading the scorer list in the Champions Cup with 8, and tied with Messi for first place in the league with 17. Oh, by the way, and the King's Cup, I don't dare to count them.
Zhuo Yang is now the leader of half of the body, and he naturally wants to compare with Zhuo Yang, in every aspect. Of course, apart from the piano, Ronaldo automatically ignored this. The Champions League, the league, the cup, the World Cup, even more.
If Zhuo Yang can take the initiative to bet on the number of goals scored with him, Ronaldo will definitely be very excited, but now the conditions are obviously not in favor of Zhuo Yang, and Ronaldo will not be able to open his mouth. He was a proud man, and in some ways a gentleman, after all, the son of Sir Alex Ferguson.
Both captains are proud, Portugal coach Queiroz is proud, but he can't be prouder than the 'black swan' Rijkaard.
Queiroz only let Ronaldo play half of the game, and sat directly on the bench after halftime, and Jie Shuai only let Zhuo Yang play for two more minutes: Lao Tzu will not take advantage of you.
After all, there is a gap in strength, and the Chinese team lost to Portugal 2:3, but the scene is far more ugly than this score.
In the 32nd minute of the first half, Ronaldo stole Zheng in the backfield and broke through to the Chinese team's penalty area at high speed after taking the ball, and everyone was out of reach along the way. Cristiano Ronaldo's diagonal cross to the back post was met by Almeida to open the scoring.
Five minutes later, Zhuo Yang pulled a point back with a free kick.
In the second half, Zhuo Yang and Ronaldo rested, and the two teams of China and Portugal made large-scale substitutions one after another. Goals from Leedson and Moutinho made it 1:3.
The Portuguese had 41%-59% possession and 7-23 shots on goal throughout the match, five of which came from Zhuo Yang in the first half. Shots on target 3-12, twice from Zhuo Yang in the first half. In addition to three more yellow cards than the opponent, the Chinese team fell behind in all aspects.
The Chinese team only had two gains in this game, the 22-year-old young goalkeeper Zhang Lu performed bravely, if it wasn't for his wonderful performance, it would be a tragedy today. The addition of Zhang Lu can bring intense competitive pressure to Wang Dalei.
Another attraction was the 32-year-old veteran striker Li Jinyu, who scored a goal after grabbing a penalty in the final stoppage time. Li Jinyu was named the Most Valuable Player in the just-concluded East Asian semifinals.
After the game, Queiroz complained that the Chinese team played roughly, and the proud Jie Shuai ignored him. Ronaldo is much more cultivated, and he said that the Chinese team played bravely.