Greece, the fairytale maker of Euro 2004, but that was 10 years ago, the three-goal defeat to Colombia in the first round was a nightmare for them, and basically the Chinese team could qualify by drawing with Greece.

The next day, Chinese reporters began tracking Greece and interviewed their manager.

Greece coach Santos said: "Although everyone thinks we can only defend, we are actually a team that likes to attack. We're always trying to create chances and we want to be perfect with the ball. Although we lost to Colombia, our style will not change. ”

"Against China, we will not only take out the defense of the year, but also play a beautiful attack."

"But it was Rehhagel's Greece back then." The Chinese reporter was not polite at all: "Ten years have passed, and Greece may not be able to do it." ”

'Football is unpredictable and we're confident.'

“……”

The interview report appeared on the websites of major domestic media outlets, and Chinese fans laughed.

"Santos is quite confident."

"What was the level of Greece ten years ago, and what is the level of Greece ten years from now. He is still thinking about beating the Chinese team, I don't know what he thinks, after this game, Greece will definitely get out. ”

"The spinach company is now directly offering the odds of one and a half goals, and they are not optimistic about them at all. I don't believe it's a lure, they just are optimistic about the Chinese team. The second round is always better than the first. I like China to beat them 2:0 or 3:1. In the case of correct score, it can be more than 3 balls. ”

"The Chinese team will qualify early, absolutely."

……

On the Chinese side, there is no less discussion about Greece, the team's preparations are in an orderly manner, and like the last World Cup, Krauchen has strict requirements during the preparation period.

In the last World Cup, there was also the incident of Wang Yongpo, which is quite a famous incident in Chinese football, this time, the team's discipline is much better, and everyone is very conscious.

Since that incident, Wang Yongpo has not been called by the national team for four years, and the national team has never expressed its stance in front of the media and the public to recruit him back, which may be the regret of Wang Yongpo's life.

On the 18th, the training of the Chinese team was open to the public for 15 minutes, and a reporter from Southern Metropolis Daily mentioned the incident, and he interviewed Zhu Heyuan.

"Will Wang Yongpo never be able to return to the national team?"

"During the national team matches, there are no non-relevant things to be discussed."

Zhu Heyuan blocked the reporter's mouth with one sentence, clearly not wanting to discuss Wang Yongpo, and there was nothing to discuss.

The reporter can only change the topic of the interview, "I heard that Sun Jihai is expected to return to the starting position?" ”

"I don't know where you got the news, how come I don't? Of course, you can interview Krauchen, who is the marshal of this team. ”

"But he doesn't give interviews?"

"Then I can't do anything, but he'll be at the press conference, and those are not a problem. What we need now is a quiet environment and a good preparation for the game. ”

Because Zhang Linpeng's performance was not good before, everyone thought that Sun Jihai would become the starter again, which was also a helpless move for the Chinese team.

If so, who wants to use a veteran in their thirties?

Although nothing has been said at the national team level, there has been a lot of heated discussion on the Internet.

Some fans suggested that Sun Jihai should play as a central defender instead of a right-back who requires a lot of physical fitness.

"At Sun Jihai's age, it is suitable to play central defender and fullback, fullback needs a lot of physical fitness, while central defender does not, he can replace Dewey's position."

"Sun Jihai playing central defender?"

"Accidental."

"It's a stroke of genius."

'He hasn't played as a centre-back in the national team before, has he?"

"At this age, playing as a central defender, except for the slower turn, the rest is very good. That's how he plays at club level. The combination of him and Feng Xiaoting may be an unexpected surprise. ”

"In fact, you can also consider using Zheng Zhi to play central defender, and the current midfield configuration of the Chinese team can be considered to continue to let Zheng Zhi back and straighten Deng Zhuoxiang."

"Zheng Zhi playing central defender? Haha, I found that the masters are all in the folk. I really admire that sometimes our minds are nailed. Indeed, it is a pretty good choice to let Zheng Zhi retreat to play central defender, whether it is Zheng Zhi or Sun Jihai, both of them can be qualified for this position. As for Zheng Zhi's original position, it can be given to Deng Zhuoxiang. But for such a crucial match, it was too risky, because in the third game against Colombia, we dare not say that we will definitely win. So, I don't think Crowchen would dare to take such a risk. ”

Then, a new netizen jumped out and gave a third plan.

"Silly guys."

"I think as the game goes on, maybe Crouchen will have to be more and more conservative. For example, he may put Dong Fangzhuo back in the midfield, Dong Fangzhuo has played a lot of time in the midfield over the years, and then Zheng Zhi retreated to the position of defender. As for the front, why...... Don't you think about Wu Sanshi? ”

"I'm grass! Awesome, this idea is so great, it's possible, it's really possible! However, can Wu Sanshi shoulder the burden of scoring goals for the Chinese team? ”

“……”

The next day, at the pre-match press conference of the Chinese team, Krauchen first talked about the discussion about the Chinese team's tactics on the Internet.

"I think Chinese fans are the smartest fans in the world, they seem to have been roundworms in my stomach all the time, and they already know it before I even say it."

wow

The scene was in an uproar.

Recently, everyone hasn't really seen the training of the Chinese team, everything is just speculation, but I didn't expect Crouchen to really plan to change something.

"The Chinese team has shortcomings, and although the shortcomings are not obvious, they may affect us."

'We're a team with ideas, we know our weaknesses and we make adjustments quickly, I'm not a conservative coach, I take risks, I know what this team has and what it needs. So, I'm going to make a change. ”

This sentence was sonorous and powerful, and the reporters pricked up their ears.

The Chinese fans in front of the TV were also curious like never before, and the Greek coach Santos, who had not yet attended the press conference, also put his head in front of the TV to see how Krauchen was going to play.

'We've had big problems defensively and I'm going to make adjustments.

"Captain Zheng Zhi will return to the central defender position."

"Dong Fangzhuo returned to the midfield."

"On the forward line, Wu Sanshi will serve as a striker."

wow

There was another uproar at the press conference.

This change is not insignificant. And this game is not unimportant. But Crawford just changed.

"What about Sun Jihai?"

"He's still going to be a substitute."

'But depending on the situation, he could get more minutes.'

Crawford released three very strong messages, he didn't trust Dewey, he didn't trust Zhang Linpeng so much, but he trusted Wu Sanshi.

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"Bold, too bold."

"Letting Wu Sanshi serve as a striker is weakening the Chinese team's ability to score goals."

"But the offensive organization is stronger, and the defense is stronger."

"There are pros and cons, but overall it's good. The adventure was worth it. ”

Santos's reaction was pale, because he didn't like Crowchen's change.

"Fake."

"This guy ......"

Dong Fangzhuo is reclaimed in the midfield, which means that it is difficult to prevent him from taking the ball to organize the attack, and the midfield of the Greek team will have a headache. The experienced Zheng Zhi played back to central defense, which also added obstacles to the Greek attack, and he still liked that Dewey in the back......

Three hours later, at the Dune Stadium in Natal, Greece and China will face off.

And CCAV5 has already broadcast live on the stadium in advance.

Commentator Duan Xuan said bluntly: "Crouchen always brings us adventures and surprises at the most important moments. He has been leading China for ten years, and in ten years, he has never had a real failure. Today he told us again with his actions...... Of course, we should still choose to trust them. ”

"Today's starting lineup of the Chinese team will dazzle everyone, goalkeeper Zeng Cheng, defenders from right to left are Zhang Linpeng, Zheng Zhi, Feng Xiaoting, Zhu Ting, midfielders Huang Bowen, Dong Fangzhuo, Zhao Xuri, forwards Hao Junmin, Wu Sanshi, Feng Renliang. Although I think Gao Lin may be more suitable, Wu Sanshi is actually not bad. Playing the Greek team, maybe Gao Lin does not suffer physically, but China does not need to fight for the body and high ball, it is to play ground attack, Dong Fangzhuo retreats to the middle, just to create more likely opportunities to attack, which neither Zheng Zhi, Huang Bowen nor Zhao Xuri can do, although they are not bad. The formation of 433 and 4231 is completely the formation of the Chinese team to play freely. ”

"Over there in Greece,"

"Goalkeeper Carnehis; defenders Holebas, Papastathopoulos, Manolas, Torosidis; Midfielders Maniadis, Koné, Samaras, Kachulanis, Fete Fazidis; Striker Mitroglu can be said to be a 4231 formation. ”

"The two sides have now come out of the tunnel and we can see that almost half of the seats are occupied by Chinese fans, and there are also a lot of Greek fans, and they have divided the rest of the seats with Brazilian fans."

"In this World Cup, Brazil, Argentina and China have the most fans, Brazil is the host, Argentina is next door, and China has come all the way to Brazil."

"For the Chinese team, this game is not a battle of life and death, after getting three points in the first game, the Chinese team can actually play more relaxed, the initiative is in our hands, the Greek team must find a way to attack and score goals, so the Chinese team can wait for the Greek team to make mistakes. Dong Fangzhuo has already scored two goals in this tournament and he is likely to continue scoring goals in this game. ”

"In the national team matches in which Dong Fangzhuo scored, the Chinese team only lost twice, one against France in 2006 and one against the Netherlands in 2010. So, we have reason to believe that we will always be soaring! Come on, Chinese team! ”

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In the middle circle, Zheng Zhi called his teammates together to besiege the city and encouraged his teammates:

"If you can solve it today, don't leave it for tomorrow."

"Take Greece!"

"The myth here belongs only to China!"

The same is true on the Greek side, they are tall and tall on the field, looking much taller than the Chinese players.

……

Beep –

The second round of Group C of the 2014 World Cup has officially begun!

Greece kicked off first and immediately held high and the ball was quickly crossed on the right flank! The two tall Greek midfielders ran at a fast pace and rushed into the Chinese team's big penalty area with striker Mitroglou in an instant. However, the Chinese team's reaction was also quite fast, and they were not stunned by their lightning raid, and the captain Zheng Zhi steadily cleared the ball with a header at the first time.

Dong Fangzhuo appeared in this key position to get the ball, and his left foot directly made the ball to Feng Renliang on the left, and the Chinese team began to form their first offensive.

The speed of the two was fast, and they hit the wall in a row, as if they were in a no-man's land, and the three Greek players came over at the first time to try to stop them, but they couldn't even touch the figures.

"Rush!"

"Kill!"

Watching Feng Renliang and Dong Fangzhuo quickly kill each other's half, the Chinese fans on the scene immediately climaxed. When Feng Renliang rushed to the vicinity of the big penalty area with the ball, he immediately handed the ball to Dong Fangzhuo, and faced the front two to block, Dong Fangzhuo still did not choose to stop the ball, nor did he give the other party a chance to prepare and think, and directly gave Wu Sanshi with his left foot.

Wu Sanshi suddenly stopped the ball lightly on the right side of the penalty area, and almost didn't pause to meet the ball and shoot angrily.

Bang –

The ball hits the side-netting.

"Holy!"

"Wu Sanshi."

"This ball ......"

"You should learn more from Dong Fangzhuo to shoot."

"This kind of shooting is far from a world-class striker, just enough for him to run rampant in Asia."

Wu Sanshi covered his face, so ashamed that he wanted to find a place to get in, this opportunity was indeed very good, but he didn't seize it. This is also his biggest weakness, he is used to wasting opportunities, but he is also very good at creating opportunities and taking chances......

Turned to the Greek team immediately launched a counterattack, still holding high, which made the Chinese team quite uncomfortable to defend, although Zhu Ting's speed on the left side is not down, but people are playing high balls, the first star Samaras on the side header a little, directly to the middle of the ball, Mitroglu forced Feng Xiaoting to volley into the near corner at a small angle, but the shooting power was insufficient, Zeng Cheng was firmly pressed under him.

Each team has one shot on goal.

Then Zheng Zhi took the ball and played exquisite short passes with his teammates in the backfield, and the Greek team did not touch the ball for as long as three minutes.

"Awesome, when did the Chinese team's ball control get so strong?"

"I don't know if I don't see it, I'm startled when I see it, Zheng Zhi is in the backfield, it's stable."

'At least in midfield we don't fear Greece at all.

"If Dewey had been on the court, he probably wouldn't have been so in possession of the ball."

Greek fans were also dumbfounded, thinking that the Chinese team in front of them was really strong!

"The situation is not optimistic......"

"How do you feel like you're going to be led by the nose by the Chinese team?"

In the first fifteen minutes, although the Chinese team did not score, they showed off their possession of the ball.

Even the Colombian coach, who was watching the game in front of the TV, frowned.

"Is this the Argentine team?"