Chapter 323: The First and Second Dangerous People
The atmosphere at the Kazan Central Stadium reached its peak an hour before the start of the game, and the Chinese fans once again turned the stadium into a sea of red with their collective strength.
As the players from both sides walked into the stadium from the players' tunnel, the camera focused on Wen Zhihao and Javier Hernandez, the number one star of the Mexican team, nicknamed "Little Pea", to remind fans that these two were the key figures in the outcome of the game.
Judging from their facial expressions, the Mexican players are more serious, and they have to go all out for three points in this game, otherwise the worst result may be announced a round early.
In the previous seven consecutive World Cups, Mexico was a frequent visitor to the top 16, although it failed to hit the quarterfinals seven times in a row, but no matter how it was said, it also reached the knockout round, this World Cup their goal is to strive to break the curse of the top 16, naturally can not accept a worse group than the top 16, the head coach Osorio issued a nirvana order to the Chinese team before the game, the Mexican players feel the pressure, their expressions are naturally not good-looking, and the eyes of the Chinese team are like life and death enemies...... Well, that's actually true.
Many times the pressure is also a double-edged sword, the opponent is more pressure than the Chinese team, but also let them enter the state faster, just over a minute after the opening, Mexico played a very characteristic two-over one on the left side, playing for the Premier League's West Ham United number one star "Little Pea" Hernandez with a coherent feint to lead the ball to dodge the defense of right-back Deng Hanwen, the ball directly into the penalty area, Mexico has formed a four-person outflanking in front of the goal, but the "Little Pea" is bold, Quickly dial the ball to your left foot and shoot straight to the ground.
"Javier Hernandez!"
The Mexican commentator immediately chanted the name "Little Pea", believing that the shot would make a dream start.
Hernandez's choice of shot was extremely tricky, choosing to blast into the top corner of the goal from close range, and the goalkeeper must have top-level reflexes and physical explosiveness if he wants to turn the tide.
Zeng Cheng as the No. 1 national goal, the instant reaction is top-notch, at the moment of the opponent's shooting, he has begun to make efforts to prepare to jump, but the terrible thing is that the years are not forgiving, Zeng Cheng, who is thirty-one years old this year, has decreased significantly compared with the peak of his body, Hernandez's shooting is faster than he predicted, Zeng Cheng can only raise his arms to expand the height, but compared with the flight speed of the ball, it is always a beat slower, and he flies into the goal with the tips of his fingers.
0:1!
Just 75 seconds after the game, the Chinese team was scored by a Mexican blitz.
The cheers of the Chinese fans at the scene immediately weakened, and less than one-third of the Mexican fans waved the national flag frantically in celebration. Only at such times can they find their existence in the stands.
He Wei let out a long sigh and regretted it: "Mexico got the result they wanted, and it was not a good start for the Chinese team." I hope the players will get into the game as soon as possible, this is the high-level confrontation of the World Cup, falling behind is not terrible, but it takes a sharper counterattack to bring the possibility of reversal. ”
Xu Yang frowned slightly, he was very dissatisfied with the sparse defense of the Chinese team: "I believe Lippi must have explained to the players that Little Pea is the number one dangerous man on the Mexican front, and he has played for giants like Manchester United and Real Madrid, but our defenders still let the opponent break through and shoot so easily, which is really undeserved!" ”
Wen Zhihao, Zheng Zhi and the leader of the backline, Feng Xiaoting, immediately got together for a small meeting.
Even Feng Xiaoting, who has been staring at countless big-name foreign aid in the Chinese Super League, did not ease his mind for a while, and first said: "What the hell, this is too strong, right?" ”
Zheng Zhi smiled: "Can the person who can be named and taken care of by Old Man Pi be a simple character?" It's okay, greet those guards, and pay attention, especially those two people who are specially advised by the old man Pi. ”
Wen Zhihao patted him on the shoulder: "Don't worry, this is just the beginning, there is still a chance to get it back, you just need to stabilize the defensive line, otherwise no matter how many goals you score, it will be in vain." ”
All the camera spotlights were on Hernandez, who has rarely been given the opportunity to be noticed by a large number of media since leaving Real Madrid and ending his career as a giant, but the goal in the World Cup reminded the world of the running pea.
If it weren't for the successive leg and knee injuries during the Manchester United period, Hernandez, who is only 29 years old this year, might still be a shining pearl in a group of stars of a certain giant.
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Lippi saw that the Chinese team conceded a goal in the opening game, and a flash of worry flashed in his eyes. He is not only worried about whether the disadvantage in the score can be recovered. As a Grand Slam champion, he has more experience and experience than anyone else, and his real concern is that this goal will unload the opposition and bring out the wildness and talent in the bones of the Americas. At that time, not to mention that the Chinese team is difficult to do, even a championship-level strong team has to avoid Mexico's edge.
After the restart, Lippi walked to the sidelines and constantly raised his hand to direct the defenders who pressed the opposing ball, and only by putting pressure on the opponent could he stop the North American players from playing unchecked.
Mexico's style is very different from its first opponent, Sweden. Even though Liang Xin and Zheng Zhi have tried their best to compress their operating space, the Mexican players can play a lot of tricks at their feet, which is the characteristic of American players who are different from European players, who have an innate talent for football, and European players who have grown up relying on a mature tactical system.
Mexico has always mobilized the midfielders of the Chinese team to follow their rhythm and are tired, in the fifth minute, the Chinese team's goal encountered another danger, the Mexican midfielder anti-offside forward to form a single knife, fortunately the opponent's midfielder's pass was slightly larger, Zeng Cheng's attack was a step faster than dos Santos, and the ball was cleared first.
He Wei was shocked into a cold sweat: "Dos Santos!" Dangerous...... Ah, it's fine! Fortunately, he is no longer emerging from La Masia, otherwise the Chinese team's goal would not be in danger. ”
Giovanni dos Santos, ten years ago, when this small Mexican man was just noticed in Barcelona, his talent was amazing, and he was praised as "Ronaldinho II" by the Spanish media because of the same ponytail hairstyle, the same position and flexible feints, but unfortunately he was unable to gain a foothold in Barcelona because of his personality, and even now he has stayed away from the European arena and went to play in the American Major League.
However, in the tactical system of the Mexican national team, he is uninhibited and uninhibited, and his style of play is still very threatening. Lippi pointed out two dangerous figures for the Chinese team before the game, with Little Pea Hernandez being the first and second being him.
Lippi's vision proved to be vicious, and the Chinese team was almost cornered by these two dangerous figures at the beginning.