On February 25, 2015, the Super Cup, which symbolizes the "king of kings" in domestic football, kicked off at Hangzhou Huanglong Sports Center, which also means that the new season of domestic competitions officially kicked off.

The match was played by last season's league champions Guangzhou Evergrande against FA Cup champions Shandong Luneng. For this strong dialogue, major domestic media have paid great attention to it.

Guangzhou Evergrande just achieved four consecutive hegemony in the Chinese Super League last season, and with the top honor of the AFC Champions League champion, it is already the undisputed top domestic giant. Shandong Luneng is also a veteran powerhouse in domestic football, and the team has won the league championship four times in history, which should not be underestimated.

And the managers of both sides are one of the focal points of this game. As a former World Cup-winning defender, Cannavaro is widely expected to deliver in his first game in charge. On the other hand, Shandong Luneng head coach and Brazilian Kuka led Atletico Mineiro to beat Evergrande in the 2013 Club World Cup third and fourth place matches. Whether Shandong Luneng can replicate such a performance this time has also attracted everyone's expectations.

Of course, there is also an unavoidable focus of this game, that is, Wen Zhihao's debut for Evergrande. What kind of state will Wen Zhihao, who returned after a serious injury, recover, various media have given their own predictions.

In the pre-match press conference, Kuka had said that defeating Evergrande was the only goal, and his team would always pursue victory. This remark reached Wen Zhihao's ears, and Wen Zhihao unexpectedly just said: "See you on the field!" "I didn't say much.

Before the focus battle, the "fighting style" of the two head coaches is often the biggest uncertainty of the game.

To everyone's surprise, the highly anticipated Brazilian Liga MVP Goulart did not appear in the starting line-up. The media widely believed that this was Cannavaro's stay for the AFC Champions League group stage three days later. After all, the AFC Champions League front is crucial for Evergrande, which aims to regain its reach to the top of Asia.

And due to the injury of the Europa League Golden Boot Alan in training, the season was reimbursed in advance before he played, which added to the difficulty factor of Cannavaro's formation.

In the end, in the starting list announced by Evergrande, the media and fans were pleasantly surprised to find that Wen Zhihao's name was impressively listed.

In the Luneng locker room, Kuka explained the offensive and defensive tactics to the players on the tactical board, and the point he emphasized the most on the defensive end was: limit Wen Zhihao!

Kuka told his players: "We must not give too much space to the opposition's number 15. Dai, your task in this game is not to let the opponent's No. 15 player rush up, and you can use a ferocious shovel to stop the opponent's breakthrough! OK？ ”

Dai Lin's ferocity on the defensive end has long been known in the Chinese Super League, and he has been listed as one of the five villains by the media. Obviously, Kuka wanted to use Dai Lin's ferocity to suppress Wen Zhihao in momentum.

In this game, Wen Zhihao appeared in the right midfield position in the 4-2-3-1 formation, responsible for Evergrande's right attack.

Dai Lin, who is responsible for keeping an eye on Wen Zhihao, was born as a central defender, and occasionally played a cameo role in the back, allowing him to face Wen Zhihao at the left wingback, which was originally at a disadvantage. But Dai Lin kept in mind the head coach's arrangement, as long as Wen Zhihao got the ball, he did not hesitate to shovel as soon as possible, even if he even swept the ball with him.

I have to say that this trick really works. Because Wen Zhihao had just recovered from a broken leg, he was somewhat psychologically shadowed, and when he saw the opponent's shovel, he instinctively chose to dodge, rather than using his skills to skillfully circle the opponent as he did before the injury. For a time, Evergrande's attack on the right flank came to a standstill.

The referee of this game, Hei Xiaohu, was relatively loose in the penalty scale, and Wen Zhihao was violated several times in a row without saying anything. This made the Evergrande players feel like they were holding back a fire in their hearts and played very badly.

In the 40th minute, Evergrande played a wall-hitting cooperation in the front, Wen Zhihao received a direct plug from teammate Huang Bowen and was just about to enter the penalty area, Dai Lin behind him saw that the situation was not good, and even pulled a shovel to put Wen Zhihao down on the penalty line, and the referee Hei Xiaohu awarded a free kick outside the penalty area, but there was no intention of playing a card.

Wen Zhihao, who had already been unbearable, walked towards Dai Lin, pushed it angrily, and scolded: "You don't know how to play football!" Fools who can only shovel, get down as soon as possible! Come back to your mother's womb for a hundred years! ”

Of course, Luneng players couldn't tolerate their brothers being bullied, and they all gathered around Wen Zhihao to teach Wen Zhihao to be a man. Evergrande players are even less dry. Wen Zhihao is the youngest player on the field, the younger brother is in trouble, can he bear it when he is the eldest brother?

On Evergrande's side, several hot-tempered players such as captain Zheng Zhi and Zhang Linpeng immediately rushed over to help Wen Zhihao set up a field. As players and staff rushed to the scene of the incident, the situation was almost out of control and was about to turn into a group fight. He Wei, the on-site commentator, said bluntly: "We hope that both sides will remain calm, and such a high-profile game should not be stolen by factors other than football." Hopefully, the players will turn their attention back to the pitch as soon as possible. ”

In the end, the referee and the players from both sides who remained calm worked together to control the clash. Wen Zhihao and Dai Lin, who were directly involved, each received a yellow card, and the other players were verbally warned by Hei Xiaohu, if they committed it again, they would take out the cards and wait!

At the end of the 45th minute of the first half, the referee Hei Xiaohu did not give a second of stoppage time, and blew the halftime whistle on time. Given the situation in the first half, both players urgently needed to go back to the dressing room and calm down.

In the dressing room at midfield, Cannavaro knew he had to make a change. In the first half, the team's attack was almost completely cut to pieces under the opponent's aggressive defense. Especially Wen Zhihao, who has high hopes for himself, has almost no contribution. However, Cannavaro also knows that Wen Zhihao's slump is more of a psychological obstacle after a broken leg.

Wen Zhihao was also annoyed by his performance in the first half, which not only had no bright spots, but dragged the team back. The high desire for victory made Wen Zhihao bow his head sadly and remain silent.

Cannavaro noticed that Wen Zhihao was depressed, walked over and patted Wen Zhihao on the shoulder, showing a warm smile, and encouraged: "Wen, don't be sad, there is still half a game, come on!" ”

Wen Zhihao just nodded slightly, still in a bad mood.

Cannavaro paused for a few seconds, picked up Wen Zhihao's head, looked him in the eye and said, "Wen! Remember what I said to you on the podium last year? In my eyes, you could be a great player! I know you've just had a major injury, but what's the point? Messi has been there, but he's still the best player on the planet! Football is a men's sport, show your courage! Our goal is to win the five crowns! Is that what you're determined to do to win a championship? There's still half a time, and I'm going to see the best of that! ”

Cannavaro, who had always been polite and gentlemanly, was furious for the first time, and roared loudly. Wen Zhihao saw endless expectations in his eyes. At this moment, Wen Zhihao felt in a trance that his father was standing in front of him, with the disappointment of hating iron but not steel, and even more implying deep expectations.

Wen Zhihao slowly recovered from his disappointment. Is this what I want to win? Now that it's soft, what else do I get?

No! I can't lose! In the second half, I'll show everyone who I really am!

PS: The second update!