Throughout the game, Lippi was constantly talking to his assistant Maddaloni, focusing on the defense of the Chinese team in the next game, which the coaching staff must focus on when they go back.

Belgium are by far the most attacking team, with a total of twelve goals scored in four games, including this game! The average number of goals per game reached three! That was against a strong team of England's caliber in the group stage, Belgium also scored two goals, and against weaker teams such as Panama and Tunisia, Belgium won both games 3-0 without giving it their all.

Such an offensive ability undoubtedly poses a severe test to the Chinese team's defense.

In the past four games, the Chinese team has left the impression that the offensive ability is outstanding, and the "weak forward" phenomenon that has plagued the national team for many years no longer exists, but the new problem of the Chinese team is that the offense and defense are not balanced, scoring seven goals and conceding five goals in four games. It shows that the back line of the national team is only at the top level in Asia, and there are still big problems in the face of world-class strikers.

But there is no way, the ability of the national team's backline can only reach this level, Lippi you have tried your best to stimulate the state of each player to the best, the fundamental problem is still that these players experience too few really high-level games, Lippi is actually using his own connections before the start of the World Cup, hoping to send several young defenders who are very optimistic about him to the five major league platforms for training, but for the time being, it will not solve the challenges that the Chinese team will face. Therefore, the focus of Lippi's next game is still not on defense, but on daring to attack and fighting against opponents for offensive efficiency.

This is a last resort strategy, but it has won widespread praise for the Chinese team in the eyes of the majority of media. In addition to facing Germany in the group stage, the Chinese team chose to defend in an all-round way because of the strength gap and the pressure to objectively qualify, and against Mexico and Brazil, the traditional strong teams of the World Cup, the Chinese team showed absolutely extraordinary offensive courage. In the eyes of most media, as a quasi-rookie Asian team returning to the World Cup stage, it is indeed not easy to overturn European and American teams in the attack!

It is worth mentioning that since the start of the World Cup, the winning odds of the Chinese team are lower than that of the opponent for the first time, and it can also be seen that although Belgium is ferocious, but the bookmaker's vision of the Chinese team has also changed, obviously a series of performances of the Chinese team before earned enough impression points, since the Chinese team can eliminate a strong team like Brazil with a deep championship heritage, against Belgium with only luxurious strength on paper, Now who dares to assert that the Chinese team cannot go further?

The bookmaker has fully learned the lessons of the previous games, and they also see that the Chinese team has the attribute of being strong when it is strong, so this game decisively changed the direction of the wind and collectively favored the Chinese team to win.

In the years when Chinese football was hopeless, there was a saying that was popular among fans: if you bought the Chinese team to lose every game since 2004, you can now buy a suite in Beijing's second ring road.

As long as you know a little about the situation in China's real estate market, you will know how stable the national team's losses have been in the past ten years.

From the 2004 Asian Cup final to the loss of the championship at home to the current World Cup, Chinese fans have been suffering, the rationality and authenticity of such statements are secondary, and it is more about the feelings of the majority of fans who hate iron and steel.

So after the odds of this game were opened, the domestic network instantly exploded, and many fans showed their talents in cyberspace.

"Huh? I read that right! The odds of the Chinese team are actually lower than those of the opponent? Betting on the national football team to lose with your eyes closed to make money, this golden rule is not used? ”

"Hahaha! A word for those who have been buying the national team all these years, and they always have to pay it back when they come out! In the past, I lost by buying the national team, and I earned enough to buy a suite, and I have the ability to continue to buy the national team in the future! However, a friendly reminder is to keep enough money for your own life, because ...... Probably a drop of bankruptcy! ”

"Nima! Finally, I can confidently say that I have been pressing the national team to win! The Chinese team, do you dare to continue to fight to the end? ”

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Although the fans were excited a day earlier, the national team players turned a deaf ear to what was going on outside the window and were focused on preparing for the next opponent.

In the next match, the Chinese team will play in Moscow, which is the first time that the Chinese team will play in the capital of Russia in this World Cup. However, the venue of the match was not the stadium that hosted the final, but the Spartak Moscow Stadium, which is the home stadium of Russian Premier League giants Spartak Moscow.

After the match with Brazil, the Chinese team only had half a day of rest, and then flew from Sochi to Moscow non-stop to prepare for the game in advance.

At the same time, when the Chinese team first arrived in Moscow, the last team to advance to the quarterfinals of this World Cup was produced, and Colombia played 1-1 in regulation time with England, and there was no achievement in extra time, and finally had to enter a brutal penalty shootout.

Colombia's five players hit all penalties, while Marcus Rashford, England's fourth appearance, hit the post, a key post is the distance between heaven and hell, and finally Colombia reached the quarterfinals of two consecutive World Cups with an aggregate score of 6:5.

And on this night, the players of the Chinese team, who were already preparing to rest, received a temporary notice and held a meeting!

The players originally thought that the tactical analysis meeting would be held, but it turned out that it was not Lippi who presided over the meeting, but Liu Dianqiu, the leader of the national team, who presided over the meeting, which surprised everyone, and they didn't know what they were going to do. Wen Zhihao shrugged, he would not be unpredictable, how could he guess this kind of sudden event.

Liu Dianqiu made a long story short: "Sorry for delaying everyone's rest time, I will inform you of one thing, I just received a notice from the General Administration that due to everyone's excellent performance in this World Cup, the top one tomorrow will come to visit you, I hope you will adjust your state and show your best mental outlook." ”

When this sentence fell, everyone was surprised, everyone was not stupid, and they could guess who tomorrow's guest was.

Because of the excellent results of the national team, who else can ask the General Administration to inform the national team to prepare seriously because of his arrival? Only the "No. 1 fan" known throughout the country is gone.

Liu Dianqiu noticed everyone's eyes, nodded and smiled lightly, and then announced: "That's it, don't delay everyone's time, dismiss the meeting!" ”

The team members left one after another, but Liu Dianqiu deliberately walked in front of Wen Zhihao and said: "Zhihao, be in good spirits tomorrow, I heard a little news, that person appreciates you very much, maybe I will have to shake hands with you alone tomorrow, pay attention to your appearance, don't be too casual." ”

Wen Zhihao nodded: "Uncle Liu, you're kidding!" In front of him, who dares to hang his son? Don't worry, I know it. ”