"Sweden are a very strong opponent, they have a large group of talented fans, even without Zlatan [Ibrahimovic] they are a top team...... Do you really want me to say that? ”

At the pre-match press conference on June 17, the Chinese captain made a blatant joke.

As the No. 1 football king in history, Lonshette itself is the focus of attention, even if tomorrow their opponent is the Vatican, a small country with only 800 people and can't even put together a football team, there will be more than 100 media around him.

Everyone laughed after hearing Long Shute's previous cliché.

Because these reporters know: the main topic is coming soon!

Sure enough, Long Shute immediately threw out his trademark remarks:

"Zlatan didn't play in this World Cup, which is definitely a wise decision because the World Cup is enough with me!

If he forces himself to compete, it will be nothing more than a visit to hell to experience it.

He will recall once again the fear of being ruled by the Chinese, and then he will not be able to sleep all night! ”

Long Shute's phone rang suddenly.

A text message popped up:

"Hey, big brother, I'm also an old man who is about to retire, okay to give some face?!"

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In fact, after Sweden officially won the ticket to the World Cup, Ibrahimovic, who had previously announced his retirement from the national team, did have the idea of returning for some time.

He has been hesitating, struggling, struggling, and proclaiming in a high-profile manner:

"Your God is back!"

But an embarrassing fact:

Since 2006, the Swedish team with "God Ibrahimovic" has missed the World Cup stage for two consecutive years, and just a year after he retired, Sweden returned to the World Cup strongly, which is a bit ironic for his existence.

He struggled for months, and then in early 2018 he finally made a decision:

Give up the regression.

His explanation to the outside world is:

"It's true that I'm not young anymore and I've been out of the national team for almost two years, so if I come back at this time, it will definitely bring a change to the overall tactics, and I hope my teammates can go on the battlefield with my blessings, Zlatan will always be their spiritual pillar!"

But for those fans who don't like him, a more convincing reason has been found:

Because the Swedish team is in a group with Germany and China!

They can't beat the united German tank, nor the Chinese team, which has the top emperor superstars!

Eevee is not a fool, since there is no way to abuse vegetables and brush up points, of course he must keep his reputation for the rest of his life!

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June 18th.

"Hoo ......"

Gao Hongbo, the head coach of the Chinese team, took a deep breath and walked into the players' tunnel.

He still seems to be faintly hearing the voice in the locker room behind him:

"The Swedes without Ibrahimovic may have lost their most powerful attacking weapon, but their overall strength has not decreased but increased, and if anyone despises them, they will be punished......"

Gao Hongbo smiled and shook his head:

Damn, despise the Swedish team?

If you weren't talking, Lao Tzu would have shaved your face and ask you a question...... Where did you get the confidence?

Along the players' tunnel, slowly ascended the steps, and finally stepped on the turf on the edge of the field.

This is not a magnificent stadium capable of accommodating seventy or eighty thousand people, located in the city of Nizhny Novgorod, north of the Volga River, where the average temperature does not exceed 20 degrees even in June in summer.

After entering the evening, the temperature was only in the early 10s, and although Gao Hongbo was wearing a blazer, he also felt a trace of obvious chill.

But...... This chill only swirled outside the body, and was dispelled away by the fiery aura inside the body.

He even unbuttoned the top two buttons of his shirt, exposing his modest chest in the evening breeze.

As the head coach who stepped on the World Cup stage for the first time, his mood is hot at the moment!

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"Drop!"

The referee from the United States blew the whistle for the start of the match.

He Wei from CCTV also officially started his work:

"CCTV, CCTV, audience friends, what you are watching now is the first round of the group stage of the 2018 World Cup in Russia, and the two sides of the game are the Chinese team against the Swedish team......"

"This is the second consecutive World Cup for the Chinese team, and it is also the third World Cup in history. In the pre-match interview, Chinese captain Long Shute said with great confidence that this time they will make a greater breakthrough on Russian soil, which makes 1.5 billion Chinese feel hopeful, and we sincerely hope that the young men of this national team can bring us a refreshing performance in the vast Russian land! ”

He paused for a moment, then glanced down at the printer paper in his hand:

"First of all, I would like to introduce you to the starting line-ups of both sides.

In terms of the Chinese team, the formation is still biased towards 451:

Goalkeeper Qin Lang.

The four defenders from left to right are Li Huan, Wang Zhen, Zhang Linpeng, and Qin Gude. ”

Captain Long Shute led Chu Zhongtian and Qin Xiong, the three all-round midfielders sat in the middle, and Rong Guang and Li Cardo roamed on both sides, either as wingers or as shadow strikers back in the middle.

On the forward line, Chen Yingying is at the forefront alone, and this tall center forward will not be inferior even in the face of strong men from Eastern Europe and Northern Europe.

Also sitting on the bench are talented young people such as Chu Jiang, Zhou Yi, Tang Zheng, Gao Xiaodong, Qin Tian, Lu Wenbin, and Li Qingshan...... Zhang Zhi, what do you think of this lineup? ”

"Ah, this set of starters is really strong, and the whole is very young, they are all young players who have only emerged in the past year or two, but ......"

The guest Zhang Lu hesitated for a moment, and finally expressed his confusion:

"Do you think this squad is more offensive than enough defensive? Even among the 7 people on the bench, except for one goalkeeper, the other 6 are all midfielders! ”

"Ahh......h That's true. ”

He Wei also laughed:

Among the four defenders, Wang Zhen is said to prefer to play as a striker, but he can't grab Chen Yingying.

Qin Gude is a full-back, but he and Wang Zhen both face the same problem......

Li Huan is Zhengyin's left wingback, but he prefers to attack forward, and he is not as good as Qin Goode who is a cameo defender in interception and defense......

Only Zhang Linpeng is a real defensive player, and for an event like the World Cup, this kind of defense may be a little too weak.

It seems that if the Chinese team wants to win, the interception and control of the midfield will play a vital role! ”

His words did not fall, and the situation on the field changed abruptly!

It was already the third minute of the opening game, and Sweden's first shot was broken by Zhang Linpeng, and they got a corner kick opportunity.

But the corner kick they sent was easily pushed out of the penalty area by Wang Zhen's header, and Chu Zhongtian, who grabbed the second landing point, slanted to the right side like a long eye in the back of his head!

A white bolt of lightning pierced the pitch along the sideline!

That's not Long Shute!

That's glory!

But in the blink of an eye, another bolt of lightning caught up from the middle!

Dragonsch!

He started two seconds later than Glory, but he reached peak speed faster than Glory!

He's faster than anyone else!

Glory suddenly crossed before breaking into the big forbidden area!

Longshute is not offside!

He swings his legs! He's banging!

Nothing, nothing, suspense, thought!

1-0！

Could you please tell me:

In the face of such a Chinese team, can this ball still be played?!

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Isn't it capricious?