After shaking hands with each player one by one, he said to everyone with a cordial face: "Today, I would like to thank you more as a fan who has long been concerned about the development of Chinese football. At the same time, I hope that you will continue to play the spirit of daring to fight in the next games, and make persistent efforts, the honor of Chinese football and the football dream of tens of millions of Chinese fans are at your feet. ”

Everyone applauded again, smiled greatly, pressed down lightly with both hands, stopped everyone's applause, and then said: "There are more difficult games ahead, don't delay everyone's normal preparations, let's continue training." ”

After a short interlude, the team's training continued, but Da Da and his party did not leave like this, and stayed to watch the Chinese team's training for a few minutes.

Of course, the whole team also actively cooperated, and Lippi specially adjusted the training subjects, bringing the spectacle set-piece training to the tactical joint practice. Several major set-piece penalty takers in the team took turns, and all set-pieces in the 30-meter area were handed over to Wen Zhihao.

Because Da was still watching from the sidelines, everyone wanted to play their best and impress this special fan, and their psychological pressure at this moment was no less than launching the final blow against the boos of tens of thousands of fans when the score was down at the last moment.

However, after so many major tournaments, several core main players have already learned to complete technical moves under heavy pressure inside, so the effect is not bad.

However, Wen Zhihao has never been satisfied with "almost", and the more he pays special attention, the more he pursues high difficulty and perfect blows. From a psychological point of view, Wen Zhihao has a strong desire to perform, and the popular saying is that Wen Zhihao has a "people come crazy" personality. The more attention he gets, the more he can motivate himself, which is why he always gets the center of attention in the high-profile top-level matchups.

Even the training is like this, knowing that he is watching from the sidelines, Wen Zhihao has used his magic weapon to press the bottom of the box in the set-piece - ultra-long-distance heavy artillery bombardment.

This is one of the offensive methods he learned from Paulinho when he was still in Guangzhou Evergrande, and with the improvement and enrichment of his personal comprehensive skills, he has not really used this skill in actual combat, but this does not mean that he has regressed in this technique. On the contrary, Wen Zhihao deliberately hones this technique every time he practices at the club, and he has now achieved the terrifying efficiency of starting directly from a position 40 meters in front of the penalty area, and hitting at least six of his ten shots into two absolute dead corners at the top of the goal.

After the fight, Wen Zhihao deliberately looked at the sidelines, just saw the big clapping, nodded to him to show his appreciation, and whispered to the people around him: "As long as young people are full of confidence, they are able to change everything." ”

Of course, this evaluation of Wen Zhihao is not heard.

What he didn't know was that due to the arrival of the big one, the national team was not closed to the media during this time period, so many Chinese and foreign media poured into the previously fortified training ground to watch the training of the Chinese team, which naturally included the Belgian media who took the opportunity to spy on the tactical secrets of the Chinese team.

They were all shocked by Wen Zhihao's ultra-long set-piece stunt. Previously, they only knew that Wen Zhihao was a great threat from set-pieces near the penalty area, but they didn't know that Wen Zhihao still had hidden secrets.

So Wen Zhihao's "new skill" was logically ventilated by the Belgian media to the Belgian coaching staff, reminding Belgium to give less opportunities to the Chinese team in the game than set-pieces in the frontcourt, according to the original words of the Belgian media, "After the midfield, any area may become Wen Zhihao's attack range." ”

However, whether it is Wen Zhihao or Lippi, they don't seem to care at all, and it is fundamental to be based on themselves. In the face of any opponent, Wen Zhihao's attitude has always been clear: offense first, play correctly!

For Lippi, the rudimentary tactics of relying on smoke bombs and other tricks to deceive his opponent have long been outdated in his opinion. In the past, out of the need to deceive the opponent, the national team would mix unnamed jerseys in training and warm-up matches, so that the jersey number and the player's name did not match, so as to avoid tactical leaks. After Lippi took charge of the national team, the focus of the national team's preparation returned to the right track of running-in tactics, and as for this side-of-the-road, it was all abandoned.

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In this game, because they will be watching from the sidelines, many Chinese media are worried that this will become a potential hidden danger that will affect the on-field performance of the Chinese team players, that is, they are worried that the players will have unnecessary tension and affect the on-field performance, but as soon as this worry came out, Wen Zhihao immediately gave everyone a reassurance: "How could it be?" Think of the good in everything! We've accomplished what we've done for this World Cup and now every step forward is a win. In this case, if you think about it, this news should have a greater incentive effect on everyone! You've been a journalist for so many years, tell me, when did the national team get this level of attention? I can tell you that every player has held their breath and we did our best to play a game that will be remembered by the fans across the country. ”

With Wen Zhihao's words, the reporters were a little relieved, because they knew that Wen Zhihao never fired empty cannons, and he said okay, most of the time there was no problem.

In the preview of the European mainstream media, the real highlight of this game should be the early announcement of the suspense of the Golden Boot of this World Cup!

So far, three players have scored five goals in each of the World Cup scorer charts, tied for the top spot. They are the top scorer of the England team, Harry Kane, the Premier League Golden Boot winner for two consecutive seasons, Lukaku of the Belgian team, and Wen Zhihao.

And with England knocked out of the tournament by Colombia in the quarter-finals, Kane's goal tally will remain at five forever and will not grow any further. is equivalent to withdrawing from the Golden Boot competition early, so the suspense of the Golden Boot is focused on Wen Zhihao and Lukaku.

In other words, the outcome of this game is not only about which team can continue their pace at the World Cup, but also about the individual accolades of both players. The probability of the winner's top scorer winning the Golden Boot is infinitely close to 100%!

After all, as long as you advance to the semi-finals, no matter whether you win or lose, there are still two games to play (the championship and runner-up finals or the third or fourth place finals), with the ability of two players, there is not a single goal in these two games, and the probability is very small.

Therefore, in the market of major bookmakers, the odds of the Golden Boot of the Russian World Cup and the odds of the Chinese team and Belgium are exactly the same.

A veritable WW1 Golden Boot!

As I have said before, several influential bookmakers are more optimistic about the Chinese team winning, so there is also a hidden news: bookmakers are also more inclined to win the golden boot of this World Cup!

Naturally, the outside of the bookmaker's voice was easily discovered by the Chinese media, which has always had a big brain, as soon as it was contacted, so domestic public opinion was full of Wen Zhihao's Golden Boot discussion.

This is also very characteristic of Chinese football, the results have not been released, all kinds of bulls, ghosts, snakes and gods will come to enjoy YY first, anyway, bragging is not taxed. However, it will give people the feeling that the golden boot is already in Wen Zhihao's bag, but in fact, it is just a kind of impatient expectation in the hearts of the media and fans who stand on tiptoe with their eyes wide open.

As for Wen Zhihao, he has no time to pay attention to all this, in his eyes, only helping the Chinese team win Belgium and enter the semi-finals is the real top priority.

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According to the schedule of the organizing committee, the quarterfinals will be held on July 6, 7 and 8 Beijing time, and the kick-off time of the game between the Chinese team and Belgium is two o'clock in the morning on July 7, Beijing time.

The quarterfinals of the World Cup actually have the Chinese team participating! Perhaps, I dare not say that it is the only time that it is unprecedented, but it is definitely the first time that the majority of fans have been looking forward to it for decades, and it is the first time, of course, everyone will be excited.

And before this match in China, the first match day of the quarterfinals was also a very interesting game, the strongest dark horse in world football in recent years and the confrontation of several generations of dynasty teams!

Spain VS Iceland!

At this stage, it is becoming more and more difficult to predict the outcome of the game, although the Spanish team is stronger than Iceland in terms of star quality and strength on paper, but there are many voices that the Matadors no longer have the super dominance of the peak of the past few years, and Iceland has shown the outstanding characteristics of being strong since the 2016 European Cup, perhaps in this World Cup, their road to qualification is not as brilliant as the Chinese team, but the quarterfinals can be reversed in overtime, and the French team, the number one favorite to win the championship, is trampled underfoot, It's definitely the most colorful. With such a record, even Spain did not dare to despise them.

No one wants to be killed by the Vikings without paying attention, which is one of the wonderful chapters in their annotation of "Killer of the Strong Team".

The game kicked off at 10 p.m. Beijing time and 5 p.m. local time in Moscow, at this time the Chinese team has finished the afternoon training session, focusing on the victory and defeat of several popular teams in the World Cup, which is already a fixed program for the players in private.

For example, Wen Zhihao's style of play has the shadow of Xavi and Cesc Fabregas, so he has a soft spot for passing and controlling Spanish football.

However, in this game, Wen Zhihao supported the Icelandic team's successful counterattack. Liang Xin was very puzzled by this, and felt that Wen Zhihao was a pseudo-fan, and his position was not firm at all. He also boasted that he had only preferred the German team since he liked football.

Wen Zhihao said with an unteachable expression: "Even if I like Spain again, I am first and foremost a player of the Chinese team." If the next game doesn't have anything to do with us, of course I'm willing to follow my heart. But Iceland is still weaker than Spain, right? If we win against Belgium and Iceland beat Spain, will it indirectly remove the obstacles for us? The next challenge is always smaller, right? ”

Looking at Liang Xin's abrupt expression, Wen Zhihao rolled his eyes with tears and laughter, and couldn't help but have a question in his heart: With this IQ, how did Dortmund take a fancy to him?

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From the start of the match between Spain and Iceland, the Matadors controlled the midfield firmly under Iniesta's rhythm, although the Iceland team were known for their toughness and sharp counter-attacks. However, with Andres Iniesta's fitness abundant, the Spanish team still has the residual strength of their peak in terms of control, and the real problem is that after 60 minutes, as Iniesta's fitness declines, the Spanish team's control at the back is far from its peak.

Therefore, the two teams had completely different game strategies today, and the Icelandic team was based on playing a war of attrition, besieging Iniesta and speeding up Iniesta's descent as quickly as possible. Spain coach Julen Lopetegui is trying to concentrate on the first half of the season, trying to establish enough advantages in the time period when Iniesta's fitness is still guaranteed, so that there is more room for maneuver in the final moments.

Frankly, the strategy was risky, but this time Lopetegui won the bet.

In the 10th minute, Andres Iniesta cut in the box and opened the scoring with his own shot.

After the Spanish team led 1:0, Wen Zhihao first nodded and then shook his head. He felt that this situation was in line with the strength of the Spanish team, but at the same time he was a little helpless, after all, he was more supportive of the Icelandic team in this game, but now it seems that the probability of an upset is very low.

The early deficit made Iceland more aggressive, and with the help of the Icelandic fans' "Viking Lion's Roar", Iceland's high pressing and quick counter-attacks were impressive in the first half, but the Spanish goalkeeper David De Gea and the centre-back combination of Pique and Sergio Ramos were solid and held on to the one-goal advantage.

Spain continued to dominate the opening game in the second half, with Andres Iniesta's wealth of experience coming into play, and the attacking organisation becoming more efficient. Before being substituted in the seventieth minute, Morata assisted to extend the score to 2-0.

Iceland tried to counter-attack with substitutions after Andres Iniesta's departure, but in the end it was not fruitful.

In the end, Spain defeated Iceland to secure a place in the semi-finals.

Although this game is very exciting, Chinese fans are always outsiders, and the match between the Chinese team and Belgium on the second day is the highlight that is closely related to the inner feelings of every Chinese fan.

Of course, Wen Zhihao's fans are looking forward to more, hoping that after the game, Wen Zhihao can settle the suspense of the Golden Boot and double happiness.

PS: 4,000 words big chapter, one more