Chapter 51: The Battle of China and Germany (I)

Maradona was dumbfounded, and Ling Feng in front of the TV was also dumbfounded.

It's because of the result of this goal, but also because of the way this goal is scored!

Too much like, too much like!

This is simply the Anglo-Argentine battle four years ago, and the Argentine team relied on the free kick scored by Zanetti to cooperate exactly the same!

No, it just feels exactly the same, the position of the players, and the way of shooting are not the same, Zanetti relied on his thigh to knock the ball in, which can be said to be a very helpless one, but today it is Kaka, this unknown young player, it can be said that except for Ling Feng, no one knows which garlic seedling he is - he is fully prepared and kicked a goal with the best way to shoot!

It can be said that this is an evolution of the free-kick combination from four years ago, a perfect free-kick tactic!

The Brazilians put the Argentines along, and Scolari couldn't match Maradona in terms of experience and coaching, but they chose to go the other way.

Let's take a look back at the free-kick.

Carlos and Rivaldo are both masters of free-kicks in the world, and Rivaldo in particular is the kind of player who can change the outcome of a game in a flash of light – his brilliant barb in the last minute of the final La Liga game of 2000-01 earned him the title of savior, and he scored a brilliant free-kick against Belgium.

Such a player is what the Argentine team has to defend tightly - Rivaldo's current status is comparable to Batistuta four years ago, when Batistuta was also standing in front of the ball and preparing to take a free kick, but after the same discussion, he entered the penalty area.

It can be said that the current Rivaldo and Barty four years ago are both under the same pretense!

One, a guise to attract the attention of opposing players!

Both of them moved in order to create a killing opportunity for the attacking players who were really hidden.

Zanetti back then and Kaka today, neither player is particularly well-known and can easily be overlooked by defenders.

"Insidious!" Ling Feng sighed in front of the TV, at this time the referee blew the whistle at the end of the game, 2:1, the Brazilian team came back to life at the last moment, the veteran Romario and the young Kaka, the pair became the savior of the Brazilian team.

If you don't keep an eye on Kaka, you can't blame the Argentine players, you can't blame Maradona, if you have to blame someone, you can only blame Ling Feng - this animal didn't even remind Lao Ma before the game, asking him to pay attention to the most handsome guy on the bench of the Brazilian team.

There are not many big names in the midfield of the Brazilian team, such as Gilberto. Silva, Júnior, Paulista...... In terms of fame, they can't be compared with Ortega, Veron, Redondo, etc., and even they can't even compare with the current Riquelme, Emaar and others, although Brazil is a star, but Argentina's lineup is obviously a superstar!

As for a substitute Kaka, who had barely heard the name of this player even before the World Cup, it was completely logical that the Argentines did not notice him.

Feng Shui takes turns, in Italy 12 years ago, the Argentines played a defensive counterattack with the powerful Brazil, relying on Goyechea's bravery, God's help and Maradona's greatest right-footed pass to defeat the Brazilians, 12 years later, the Brazilians defeated the Argentines by copying the Argentine's free kick tricks and relying on a future superstar's pig and tiger......

When Ling Feng was interviewed by reporters, he only said one sentence about the evaluation of this game: "Come out and mix, sooner or later you will have to pay it back......"

Kaka became the hero of the Brazilian team, scoring the most crucial goal in the most crucial game, plus his own potential, and the handsome appearance that did not belong to the Brazilian team...... It is expected that his fame should be soon.

Maradona cried, the old rascal was a man of temperament, and his tears became a sight to behold this summer, but although he was not angry, he was still friendly and hugged Scolari after the game, congratulating him - even though he now even ate each other's hearts.

However, Argentina's results this year are not bad, at least, they have reached the top four, and Maradona has become the manager who has led two different teams to the top four in the history of the World Cup for two consecutive times - this honor was originally attributed to Hiddink, but unfortunately the South Korean team did not have such good luck this year.

The song "Argentina Don't Cry for Me" began to play on the streets and alleys of China, and the support rate of the Argentine team in China has always been very high, not to mention, Lao Ma is a "friend of China", but they still have a third or fourth place final to play, if they can get third, it should also be a compensation.

Of course, when Chinese fans say the phrase "I hope Argentina will win the third", they are very cheeky to assume that the two sides of the third and fourth finals are Argentina and Germany, as for our China, it is to compete for the championship with Brazil, the kingdom of football!

For the Chinese team, this is probably also a better result, and the match with Brazil, that is, it is completely dependent on the strength of the fight, and Argentina...... Thinking about the America's Cup in 99, Zhu Guanglu's pig was so frightened by the old horse's casual actions that he almost changed Sun Jihai from the right to the left to know the gap.

Scolari's coaching level is naturally much higher than Zhu Guanglu, but he is not like Maradona, who knows the bottom of China, if the final is against Argentina, Ling Feng really can't guarantee that once the scene is passive and he can't control the overall situation, Zhu Guanglu, who has the power to replace people off the field, will this pig replace himself because of Maradona's tricks? !

The head coach of the Chinese team has always been a problem, since Lao Ma left, Ling Feng has been half a coach and half a player, and the process of the game was unfavorable because of Baggio's appearance in the lead of Italy's game, which was more or less caused by Ling Feng's inability to control the situation on the field at that time.

For Brazil...... Khan, you have to make a few preparations in advance.

Since this World Cup is going to win the championship, Ling Feng doesn't want to hand over the identity of the head coach of the Chinese team to win the World Cup for the first time to a foreigner - if the old horse is willing to do it, it will be okay, after all, he can also be qualified as an old horse player, but this guy is now worth in China, and he is no longer the kind of nominal football king who was left behind by the Football Association, so he naturally wants to lead Argentina, and will not come to coax Ling Feng again.

There are no good coaches in China, not to mention that the coach is not like a player, you can see the level by looking at the technology, and the level of the coach also depends on his usual results, but there is no head coach in China who has good results to enter Ling Feng's eyes, so Zhu Guanglu, who went to Brazil to stay abroad for a few years, became Ling Feng's only choice.

Just pray to God that this guy doesn't poke himself at a critical moment, otherwise, the whole country will drown him with a mouthful of spit.

But fortunately, the lineup arrangement is all formulated by Ling Feng, and these players are all players with a lot of experience in major competitions, so there is no need to worry too much, anyway, there will be no idiot to insert Sun Jihai, a right wingback, to the left, or to let a striker like Ding Rui withdraw to play in the midfield.

2 July, 2002.

Semi-final match 2, China vs Germany, venue, Shanghai Hongkou Stadium.

The stadium was almost filled with Chinese fans for this game, and people were looking forward to the moment when the Chinese team made history.

Now the Chinese fans are very demanding, and the World Cup qualifiers are normal - this is a normal thing, there is no need to be excited, everyone can clap each other's hands, high-five and drink two glasses.

It's worth celebrating the World Cup group up, but it's not a big deal.

The quarterfinals eliminated the opponent to enter the quarterfinals, well, the results are good, but there is no need to be too excited, we are the host, China is strong, there is no need to run around excitedly and scream to make people see jokes.

Got to the Final Four? It's gratifying, but it's so easy to win, and there's no need to celebrate it with much fanfare, right?

But to make it to the finals...... Ling Feng was injured four years ago, although the Chinese team played very tenaciously, it was difficult to escape the fate of being solved by the host, but four years later, feng shui takes turns, we are the host!

In the Sino-German war, the Chinese team defeated Germany 3:1 four years ago, and what about four years later? The strength of the German team is not much higher than it was four years ago, but China's strength has improved a lot, not to mention the terrible home advantage...... It shouldn't be a problem to win Germany in this game.

Ling Feng and Effenberg hugged intimately when they exchanged team flags, these are all old brothers, this is also Effenberg's last World Cup.

"I spoke with Robbie on the phone, along with Brian and Paul," Effenberg said with a smile, "After the World Cup, the four of us will retire together and play a farewell game together, you must come!" ”

"Retired?" Ling Feng was startled at first, and then suddenly, well, it's time to retire, the four of them are not young, and there is no need to mix them up again.

"Robbie said, maybe Romario will come with him." Effenberg smiled: "I had regrets in Florence back then, one was that I didn't get to know Cantona, the other was that I didn't know Romario, and ah, the Mexican goalkeeper Flower Butterfly Campos may also come with me." ”

"So many people?" Ling Feng counted in his heart, and then spoke: "Stephen, I have a proposal, you should know, after the World Cup, well, when I celebrate my 22nd birthday, that is, September 26th, you know, I want to marry Siyue, well, it should be scheduled for October 1st, at that time, let's play a game before, even if it is your farewell match." ”

Effenberg stared at Ling Feng for a long time, and said with a smile: "The first time I heard that you have to play a game when you get married, you said that you are tired from playing during the day, what else do you do at night?" Siyue knows that it's strange if I don't cut a few of us, I don't want to be sent a dozen bills by that girl again, you know, my retirement is a complete retirement, and the club is also going to retire, and I have no money to make in the future, where can I pay for Siyue's dozen bills......"

A few words made Ling Feng's face flush, and he wanted to explain, but he didn't have much time, so he had to return to his half court with a sentence: "I'll come to you after the game", and he was going to play next, so he couldn't be distracted.

After the German team has changed the old and the new, the oldest in the team is now Effenberg, counting, the strength of the German team is not bad, the forwards they have header rookie Krause, Neuville, midfielders Ballack, Deisler, Effenberg three big players support, which is enough to make up for their lack of impact weakness in the front.

The main thing is that there is still the world's first god Kahn in the backline, with Kahn's outstanding performance in this World Cup, it is indeed not easy to tear open his door, and it is not easy to describe him in four words - if God helps!

If you say the first god, there may be a lot of controversy, if it is the first god in 02, then there should be no controversy, Kahn's performance in this year's World Cup is too impressive, it can be said that without him, the German team will definitely not be able to get to this point, excluding the group stage did not meet any strong opponents, quarterfinals against Paraguay, quarterfinals against Portugal, Kahn's steady play is the guarantee of the German team's victory.

This reminds people of Goyechea 12 years ago, when Argentina relied on him to make it all the way to the final and finally lost to the Germans.

At that time, the Argentine team was in the same situation as the current German team, but fortunately, they also had a top goalkeeper, one who could be the goalkeeper of half the team.

It's just a pity that Germany doesn't have Maradona, although Ballack has already topped the pillar of the German team, but his strength is still quite far behind Ling Feng, Effenberg is old and can't last 90 minutes, although Deisler is also considered top, but he may not be able to be above Liu Dongyue Ling Xiang, as for Krause, this World Cup can completely ignore his hard work......

Uruguayan referee Urs. Mel's whistle sounded, the game officially began, and the Chinese chariot drove at full speed towards the finals!