The sunlight poured in from the window, and the spots of light kept beating on Zhang Jun's face, shaking him awake.

Yang Pan...... Stop playing. Zhang Jun rolled over and said in a voice that obviously did not wake up.

Yang Pan put down the Swiss Army knife in his hand and said to Zhang Jun with a smile: "Don't you get up yet?" The sun is all on the ass. ”

Zhang Jun looked around a little blankly, "What time is it?" He scratched at his messy hair.

"Nine seventeen a.m."

"Really? It's been a long time since I've slept so well...... Scold! Zhang Jun stretched his waist, "Hmm...... Speaking of which, why didn't you train today? ”

"Are you sleepy? Due to the qualification of the group, Qiu Zhi gave us a day off. ”

Zhang Jun turned over and looked at Yang Pan: "So, our group has qualified?" ”

"Do you think you're dreaming?"

"It's kind of ...... Ha! Zhang Jun got up and went to the bathroom to wash up.

Yang Pan picked up the newspapers on the table, these were all sent to Yang Pan by Li Yan, he is not like Zhang Jun, although the sports media is becoming more and more boring like the entertainment media now, but people with a heart can still find something from it.

The front page of this issue is without exception, all of which are bold black and red with eye-catching headlines: The Chinese team qualified from the group! The historical surname broke into the round of 16 of the World Cup!

Red, eyes full of red, red jerseys, red flags, red firecrackers, red fireworks, red letters, red mood......

The front page was not interesting for Yang Pan, who experienced the scene, and the second page was unexpectedly not a report about the conversation between Zhang Jun and Shepchenko, but him.

For his remarks last night, different media expressed different opinions, and some critics also took pains to analyze that Yang Pan was overly excited, just like before the 2002 World Cup, at a celebration banquet, a Chinese player who was overly excited shouted "We are going to rush into the top 16". Later, it just added a joke to Chinese football.

Only Li Yan wrote a review in their newspaper called "From Now On". analyzed the meaning of Yang Pan's words. Yang Pan had to nod when he saw it: a lot of words went to his heart.

“…… Yang Pan has always been calm, always showing an old age that does not match his age, with the reporter's understanding of him, he is rarely overly excited and can't control his situation. This time was no exception. The beginning of his mouth is this World Cup, not yesterday's game, and the end of this beginning is definitely not the end of being eliminated in this World Cup. I think he must have something more to say...... Maybe this breakthrough in history will be the beginning of the glory of their golden generation. Chinese football has been sluggish for decades, and now is the beginning of a new era...... So he said that qualifying from the group is just the beginning, and if everyone is only satisfied with qualifying from the group and standing still and not thinking about progressing, it is an end. But for an ambitious person who is not satisfied with the status quo, and for a person who sees further, this victory is indeed just the beginning. ”

Yang Pan just browsed it, does he still need others to analyze what he said for him? These things don't mean anything to him, and he cares about how the media looks at the match between Zhang Jun and Sheva.

Further back, there is a report about Zhang Jun and Sheva.

In Yang Pan's view, the Chinese team won against Ukraine, but Zhang Jun lost to Sheva. As the only goalscorer in the team, Shewana's two goals were full of weight, and he Yang Pan was only able to be voted the best of the match because the Chinese team won against Ukraine and qualified.

There is a slight gap between the media's perception and Yang Pan, they think that Zhang Jun's performance is too weak to compare with Sheva until the end, only one goal, and several times missed scoring opportunities. Except when shooting, I usually can't find him. The Chinese team won, but Zhang Jun was defeated.

But Yang Pan disagrees with the media's opinion that Zhang Jun is a complete failure, after all, Sheva has been immersed in silver in world football for more than ten years, and Zhang Jun has only been a few years? It's not a shame to lose to Sheva, the point is...... The Chinese team won.

Sheva is not retiring this year, Zhang Jun wants to get it back, and there is still a chance. Anyway, uh, he's not going to be in Milan anyway, and he's going to meet at least twice a season.

Ukraine has already left Germany this morning, and they are going quite fast. Before leaving, Sheva made a phone call to congratulate the Chinese team and Yang Pan. Obviously, the two on the field are their own masters, no matter what kind of friction occurs, they are still friends off the field.

When the two went downstairs for breakfast, Yang Pan told Zhang Jun the news that Sheva had left. "He has a word for me to give you a little bit."

"What?" Zhang Jun was stuffing an omelette into his mouth and asked vaguely.

'He said he's looking forward to the new season and looking forward to playing you again.'

Zhang Jun raised his head to look at Yang Pan, who was sucking the juice in the cup with a straw, and he turned his head to look at the blue sky outside the window, where there was a rare white mark of an airplane.

"Original...... He already knew. ”

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Zhang Jun and Yang Pan, who had eaten breakfast, gathered in Li Yongle's room, and many people were discussing where to play. At this time, Xiang Tao broke in.

"Big news! Big news! His voice lit up, and everyone turned their eyes to him, and Xiang Tao was very satisfied with the feeling of being the focus of everyone's attention.

"You know who our opponents are in the round of 16? Italy! O Italy! Three-time World Cup winner Italy! ”

As a result, he didn't see everyone's "shocked" expressions, but a bunch of middle fingers.

Xiang Tao was stunned, not knowing what was going on.

Wang Yu asked him, "Your baby hasn't woken up yet?" ”

Xiang Tao scratched his head, "How do you know?" As soon as I got up, I saw this newspaper...... "he raised the newspaper in his hand, "and came to tell you without even washing his face." ”

Some people laughed, and more and more people laughed. Xiang Tao really didn't seem to wake up, looking dazed.

Yang Pan pointed to the newspaper in Xiang Tao's hand, "You read the full text first." ”

Xiang Tao looked down.

“…… In all two matches of Group B that ended last night, the qualifying teams have been decided: Italy will be the first in the group, and the United States will be the second in the group...... Last night? Last night's end? Is Group B compared to us for a day? ”

"Damn! You just knew! Someone laughed and cursed.

"I said! Yesterday I came to celebrate, who knows this! Xiang Tao muttered and went back to wash his face.

The others were still laughing, and Yang Pan stabbed Zhang Jun: "Inzaghi......"

Zhang Jun shrugged: "I just want to go somewhere to play now, and the good weather can't be wasted." ”

Yang Pan stopped talking, but he knew that Zhang Jun must want to play against Italy, just as he would like to play against Ukraine.

On this day, everyone didn't talk about Italy, didn't talk about the quarterfinals, didn't talk about the future, everyone had a lot of fun.

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Everyone knows that the opponent in the quarterfinals is Italy, and Qiu Suhui's training is also very targeted, and most of the time he spends practicing defense and set-piece tactics.

Lippi is an old fox, just look at the team's record when he was at Juventus. In this World Cup, Italy put defense first, although the scene is mostly dull, but absolutely safe. Lip Lip Lip Service for consistency and results, responding to criticism that he was dull and utilitarian in football: "In a World Cup like this, results speak for themselves. Italy have won all three games and qualified from the group, and if they are not satisfied, they can let them try the job themselves. ”

This kind of person can't make him change his tactics by provoking him, it's just ironclad.

Many people say that Lippi has made Italy lose the demeanor of a world powerhouse by doing so. But Qiu Suhui feels that this is exactly what makes a team known as a "world powerhouse": maturity. No matter what the situation is, they do not panic and do not respond to any changes.

Playing against this kind of team is the biggest headache because you never make mistakes, but wait patiently for you to make them. This is also the reason why the scene is dull, as an opponent, they dare not make mistakes, both sides are cautious, where is the excitement and passion at all?

Qiu Suhui also agrees with Lippi's sentence: "In a game like the World Cup, the results speak for themselves." In Chinese parlance, it is "the winner is the prince and the loser is the loser". What's the use of not winning a game no matter how good you play?

The strength of the Chinese team in this World Cup is insufficient, and Qiu Suhui is weak. But as Yang Pan said, this is just the beginning, and in the next few years, Qiu Suhui is not willing to let the Chinese men's football team always be a spectator, but it is far from enough to "kick out the mental outlook".

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"Sneez!" Zhang Jun sneezed again, three times in a minute, which alerted Yang Pan, and he looked at the temperature of the air conditioner as usual: 26 degrees Celsius. Not low. "Got a cold?" He asked casually.

"I didn't ...... Sneez! No......" Zhang Jun said, sneezing again.

Yang Pan frowned, he got up and pulled Zhang Jun and walked out.

"Hey, where are you going?"

"There's the team doctor."

"Hey, I don't have a cold! It's just that I was choked all of a sudden! Zhang Jun was obviously reluctant to go.

"Choked four times all of a sudden?" Yang Pancai ignored such a lame excuse, and he insisted on pulling Zhang Jun to the team doctor's room.

The result of the temperature measurement left Zhang Jun speechless: 38.2 degrees Celsius.

"Cold, fever." Team Doctor's conclusion.

Qiu Suhui and Hu Li were both called.

Qiu Suhui stared at Zhang Jun, his expression was very serious: "When did it start?" ”

"Yesterday, yesterday...... After returning from training, I didn't wear clothes and blew the air conditioner for a while......"

Qiu Suhui turned around again and asked the team doctor: "Doctor Liu, the day after tomorrow is the game, do you think he will be able to play then?" ”

"I don't know, it depends on how well he recovers in the past two days. Because of the fear of urine test, many special drugs can not be given to him, I only decoction a few Chinese medicine to him, but you also know that Chinese medicine is slow to work......"

Qiu Suhui nodded, turned his head to Zhang Jun and said, "Rest more in the past two days, don't go out if you have nothing to do, it's not good to be cold and hot." Wear more clothes on weekdays...... Drink plenty of water. He said everything he could think of that would help him recover his health early.

Zhang Jun just nodded, he didn't dare to say a word like a child who did something wrong in front of adults.

His cold and fever really made Qiu Suhui a little unexpected, and when he heard the team doctor calling, his hand shook, and he was really startled.

Although after the match with Ukraine, there were voices criticizing Zhang Jun's performance as inferior to Shepchenko and not being excited enough, but looking at the current Chinese striker, who can make Italy's world-class defenders have a little fighting spirit? There is only Zhang Jun.

If Zhang Jun can't play...... The Chinese team is no longer even threatening Italy's dagger capital, so what are they going to do with Lippi to negotiate conditions?

The Chinese team has been praised for its high attack power in these games, and Zhang Jun is the last link in the attack chain, and his important surname is self-evident.

Hu Li woke up the pensive Qiu Suhui, Zhang Jun and Yang Pan had already left. "Let's think about what we would do without Zhang Jun. Rearrange tactics and revise training accordingly......"

"It's only two days, one day of training tomorrow, and eight o'clock in the evening the day after tomorrow, how can this be in time?"

"There's no way around that...... Tomorrow we'll focus on set-piece combinations. ”

Qiu Suhui had no choice but to accept Hu Li's suggestion. He thought about it, if Zhang Jun couldn't play, he would change the formation to 461 and play a single striker. Anyway, the Chinese team tried this formation during the pre-match warm-up.

The two of them were so distressed about the lineup that they obviously forgot that there was another person by their side. Doctor Liu coughed and spoke: "Coach Qiu, there is something I want to remind you. Zhang Jun's cold is not only because he blows the air conditioner, he has been in a state of overdraft, and his resistance has decreased, so he will catch a cold. ”

Qiu Suhui looked at the team doctor and nodded: "I know." ”

He did know it for a long time, but what could he do? In a big competition like the World Cup, can he not let Zhang Jun play on the grounds of physical strength? No kidding! The Football Association will not agree, the media will not agree, and the fans will not do it, even Zhang Jun himself will not be able to accept it.

He turned his head to Hu Li and said, "Zhang Jun needs to rest, let him go into the strength room to practice his strength in tomorrow's training, and let him rest by himself at other times." ”

Hu Li nodded to indicate that he understood. Dr. Liu's tone was obviously reproachful, he was not the team doctor designated by the Football Association, but Qiu Suhui himself found it from outside, he had not been in the national team for a long time, and he didn't understand many things. He doesn't understand Qiu Suhui, you must know that in China, the head coach of the men's football team is really not done by people, and the pressure is too great.

On the issue of using Zhang Jun, there is even more pressure.

When Zhang Jun went to the second division, some people thought that Zhang Jun was no longer in state, and the main force of the national team should not be given to him, so Qiu Suhui used it under pressure.

Later, Zhang Jun got better and better, and those people immediately changed their tone, thinking that Zhang Jun was a priceless treasure of the Chinese team, and his role was unmatched. Even if Qiu Suhui replaced him five minutes early, he would be questioned. If you dare to have a game without Zhang Jun?

Oh, my God! That will definitely turn the sky upside down, and the strategic break will also be hyped up as "abandoned" by some people with ulterior motives, which is a very serious problem.

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Zhang Jun returned to the room depressed, he knew very well that if he did not recover in time, he would not be able to play against Italy.

"Look, I said don't go, don't go. It's so serious now......" he was complaining about Yang Pan who dragged him there.

"Damn! Don't be stupid, it's better that you went today, if Qiu Zhi only showed it before the game, then you definitely won't be able to play, and now you still have a day to recover. Besides, a fever game is a danger to you and to the team. Are you willing to drag everyone down because of you? ”

Zhang Jun was silent, he knew in his heart that no matter what he used as an excuse, the interests of the team were greater than his personal interests.

"Okay...... I obey the organization. He sighed for a long time.

Yang Pan smiled and said, "Don't be so pessimistic, maybe you'll be fine when you get up after sleeping?" ”

Is it possible? Zhang Jun rolled his eyes. Yang Pan obviously comforted him, even if he was comforted, couldn't he find a reasonable reason?

As a result, this night, in order to take care of Zhang Jun, when the two were sleeping, Yang Pan turned off the air conditioner, and they slept in the steamer.

When he got up the next day, Zhang Jun happily told Yang Pan that the fever seemed to have subsided. But at noon, he didn't even have the appetite to eat, and after taking Chinese medicine, he didn't see any effect, and he fell silent all of a sudden.

The news media already knew about Zhang Jun's fever, which was naturally instructed by Qiu Suhui. Last night, it occurred to him that he could use the news media to cause a little trouble for Lippi.

Anyway, now that the news media is making it false, no one knows the geometry of his real surname, plus the possibility that he deliberately put fake news, it is enough for Lippi to hesitate for a while.

The training was also pretended to be open to the media for more than ten minutes, and Zhang Jun was indeed not at the training ground. Then the team doctor also came out to prove that Zhang Jun is now suffering from a fever and is not suitable to participate in training, as for whether he can compete, "It depends on whether he can reduce his fever before the competition." ”

Everyone knows in their hearts that it is a bit impossible to reduce the fever in one day, and even if the fever subsides, can you still perform at this level with this physical condition?

Sophie is also worried, what he is worried about is not whether Zhang Jun can play, but Zhang Jun's body. After the call, Zhang Jun's voice was obviously different.

"I'm fine, just a little cold. Now I'm resting after drinking the medicine. Don't worry, wait and see me play tomorrow! Zhang Jun said the same thing to his mother ten minutes ago.

Zhang Jun had to sigh to Yang Pan, women, sometimes they are unbelievably strong, and sometimes they are timid.

Yang Pan laughed at him, he was born in happiness and did not know happiness. In fact, Yang Pan is also very worried about whether Zhang Jun will be able to play tomorrow. And I believe that he is definitely not the only one who has such worries.

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Qiu Suhui has not announced the starting list, and his [***] formation really makes Lippi a little uncertain.

Lippi has a different opinion from those Italian media, and he always believes that the most threatening Chinese team should be Zhang Jun and the inconspicuous Li Yongle. Because he can't figure out Zhang Jun, he can't define him, and it's hard to judge what he will do.

Such talents are the most dangerous.

If Zhang Jun doesn't play, there is no need for him to waste defenders to mark the Chinese team's forwards. He could give the full-backs an attempt at an assist and Andrea Pirlo could free up. But if Zhang Jun is on the pitch, he must ensure that there is a centre-back to defend against others, and his involvement in front will also put some pressure on the Italian backfield.

Now I just don't know if Zhang Jun can get on or not, so he can't determine the lineup and tactics.

Qiu Suhui is also worried about Zhang Jun's inadequacy. The game time is approaching, Zhang Jun only has a little fever down, and now his head is still dizzy, the team doctor advised him not to let Zhang Jun play, but Zhang Jun himself has very high hopes for the battle, and it is difficult to persuade him not to play.

Zhang Jun's appearance on the field will increase his combat effectiveness, but it may also become a drag due to physical reasons.

What made him even more troubled was that the team doctor and Zhang Jun were now expressing their opinions and arguing in front of him.

"You can't play in your physical condition! Your fever hasn't gone away. ”

"Who said my fever didn't go away? It's just a little dizzy, but it's not in the way. This minor illness was not enough for me to rest. ”

"Do you know what you're doing? You're overdrawing your athletic life! ”

"For an event like the World Cup, I'm willing to overdraw."

Qiu Suhui couldn't help it, he slapped it on the bedside table: "What's the noise?" Are you coaches or am I coaches? ”

Both of them were silent.

Qiu Suhui looked at the two again, and then said to them: "Zhang Jun, you are still the starter in this game." ”

Zhang Jun's face was happy, and the team doctor was about to open his mouth immediately, but Qiu Suhui stretched out his hand to signal him not to worry. He continued to say to Zhang Jun: "Don't be too happy, if you don't play well enough, I will replace you immediately, even if the game has just begun." Got it? ”

"Got it!" Zhang Jun replied with a puffed up chest.

"Then you can go back and prepare first."

After sending Zhang Jun away, he turned to the team doctor and said, "Doctor Liu must still blame me for letting Zhang Jun play." ”

Dr. Lau didn't speak, but it was clear from his silence that he was indeed angry.

Qiu Suhui smiled, "I also know that Zhang Jun is not well now, but I still want him to play." If it's just an ordinary warm-up game, a confrontation match, or even the Asian Cup, I won't let him go up and play, no matter how much he insists. But it's different now, it's the World Cup, Dr. Liu, you haven't been here for a long time, maybe you can't understand them as players, what a World Cup means to them, to be able to play here, it's the glory of a lifetime, and they are willing to give up a lot of things for this glory. I respect his choice, because it only happens once in four years, so let him have his surname once. ”

Dr. Lau sighed and said no more. He knows he can't influence the manager's decision, let alone decide what the players think. At the end of the day, he's just a doctor, and he only gets a chance to play when a player is injured, that's all.

Qiu Suhui didn't explain anymore, he asked Dr. Liu to go back to his room, and he had to seize the last time to make adjustments to Zhang Jun's tactical arrangements on the field.

On the other hand, after repeated thinking, Lippi also decided to assume that Zhang Jun would start the game to arrange his tactics. He figured it out, no matter whether Zhang Jun played or not, he insisted on his own set of tactical play, and won steadily, and results were the last word.

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Zhang Jun, who returned to the room, faced Yang Pan's inquiring gaze and only said three words: "I'm the starter." ”

Yang Pan asked, "Do you know that Inzaghi is not playing?" "This is just the news, the news is on the air.

Zhang Jun nodded.

"And you decided to start?"

"This is the World Cup, Yang Pan. No player is going to pass up the chance to play in the World Cup, right? Even if Inzaghi doesn't play, I'll start. ”

"That's right......" Yang Pan muttered as he lay on the bed, looking at the ceiling. It's the World Cup and no one is going to give up that opportunity. Lippi didn't let Pippo play, and Pippo must have felt very uncomfortable......"

"Hey, Yang Pan......"

"What?"

"It's a different game for you, isn't it? After all, it's your first time starting and wearing the captain's armband for a World Cup. Aren't you worried about yourself? ”

"Why worry? Even if Qiu Zhi didn't give me this armband, I would have kicked it like this, and it wouldn't have changed if I gave it. Don't you see? Qiu Zhi has always asked me to play the role of his microphone, which is to train me to be the captain. Looking at the starting lineup for this game, what is the difference between this national team and the national Olympic team? Qiu Zhi is getting bolder and bolder, it's really naked, ...... naked" Yang Pan understands everything in his heart, but he usually doesn't say it.

Zhang Jun only noticed the fact that Qiu Zhi was cultivating Yang Pan to be the captain. He looked at Yang Pan lying on the bed, and suddenly felt that he and he would not take the same path in the future, and the two of them took two different paths...... However, one thing Zhang Jun can be sure of is that no matter what kind of road they take, the final destination must still be the same, and the so-called different paths lead to the same end, which is the case.

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On July 1, there are two knockout matches on this day, namely A1 vs. B2 and A2 vs. B1. The match that Zhang Jun insisted on participating in was A2 vs. B1, the Chinese team and the Italian team, and kicked off at 8 o'clock in the evening.

Before them, in-form Brazil beat the United States 2-0 to advance to the quarter-finals. Kaka played the whole game, put in a great performance and had an assist.

Not long after the game ended, Zhang Jun received a call from him: "We have advanced to the quarterfinals!" Zhang Jun, I'm waiting for you! ”

"Holy! Your opponent is the United States, and we are Italy. I know very well what we are capable of, I don't expect to beat them......" Zhang Jun stood alone outside the locker room to answer the phone, there are very strict security here, no reporters can approach, the staff who come and go are also busy with their own things, no one pays attention to him, he just got a relatively private space.

"Then what are you yelling about playing?"

"I just want to prove it. I can't beat Italy, but I'm going to make them suffer. ”

Kaka stopped talking, he knew that Zhang Jun had a pimple in his heart, "Then I wish you good luck." ”

"I should have said this to you, Brazil are the favourites for this year's World Cup. You're going to have good luck! Zhang Jun laughed.

All the arrangements are in place, and now is a very short period of adjustment before the start of the game. When Zhang Jun finished answering the phone and pushed the door into the locker room, he happened to see Yang Pan standing up. "Alright, let's play!" He said to the people.

Yang Pan wore a yellow captain's armband and looked particularly energetic. In the environment of Chinese football, which emphasizes seniority, he should be regarded as the youngest captain of the national team.

He stood at the front of the team, followed by goalkeeper Anke, and then down was the central defender Liu Peng, who replaced Zheng Jun in this game. In this game, Qiu Suhui set a record of only arranging two veteran players in the starting lineup, and they were also foreign players, and he was useless to any domestic players.

He's already thinking about the next World Cup, training the young players, training the team, and most of the current squad will be the main force for the next four years, if nothing happens. Everyone else has exercised, Liu Peng's opportunities are really few, and he is training today.

Even if it is considered that the pre-game victory and defeat are decided, in Qiu Suhui's eyes, it is also of great value. That's why he repeatedly emphasized to everyone before the game: "Use your eyes and hearts to experience and learn." Why Italy is a world powerhouse, playing against them is the best opportunity to learn. I hope that each of you can learn something from this game and apply it to the various competitions in the future. ”

His words were like "last words", and many people heard it: this game is likely to be their last game in this World Cup.

Zhang Jun stood at the back of the team, he touched the bracelet and closed his eyes: "Sophie, Dad, Mom, you can watch me play." ”

When he opened his eyes, a bright light appeared in front of him - he was already on the court.

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The quarter-finals were played at the Westphalen Stadium, home of Bundesliga side Borussia Dortmund. This is a coincidence, but it has achieved the only real home stadium of the Chinese team in the World Cup.

Because this is where Anco fought, and here are his fans, who are the most fanatical in all of Germany. Because of Anke, they are now all fans of the Chinese team.

In this game, nearly 20,000 people came from Italy, while Chinese fans only had a few thousand for various reasons. The rest of the seats are all for Borussia Dortmund fans. In order to cheer for the Chinese team, they wore red clothes - this is the color of the Chinese team's uniforms for this game - waving Chinese and German flags, as well as a large portrait of Anke, and their singing could be heard throughout the stadium, obviously suppressing the momentum of the Italian fans, compared to them, the real Chinese fans are more like supporting roles.

Chinese reporters were taken aback when they saw this situation, and some even sighed: "It would be great if our own fans could be half of the others, look at the atmosphere of the scene!" Gee! ”

Anke was very moved, he was not an easily moved person. This time the fans did so much for him, more than he could have imagined. Once again, he felt what the right decision he had made to stay at Dortmund.

"The race is about to begin! Let's take a look at the Westphalian Stadium, which is almost a sea of red! Just because of one person, this has become the home of the Chinese team! 20,000 fans in Italy seem like a small amount! Anke has earned the respect of Dortmund fans with his loyalty! This is the voice of the German commentator.

Wang Jianxiang, Chinese live commentator: "People were generally not optimistic about us before the game, but looking at the atmosphere of the game, I feel hopeful. This is the most famous devil's home stadium in the Bundesliga, and it will be very difficult for the team that comes here to get out of it all! Now, it's our home turf! ”

Italian commentator: "We had 20,000 fans, but I didn't expect it to be red, which reminds me of South Korea's home stadium four years ago, and hopefully the result will not be a duplicate of four years ago." Is it time for Galliani to consider exporting players to South Africa? Ha ha! ”

Like the commentator, the almost red color of his eyes reminded the Italian players who participated in the World Cup of Han Yu of the unhappy summer four years ago. In their seriousness, Chinese, Koreans, and Yue themselves all look the same, there is no difference. Since there is no difference, then the revenge of the Koreans can also be avenged on the Chinese.

Suddenly, the Italian team was like seeing a red bull, murderous.

It was the first time that the Chinese team had stood on the stage of the knockout stage of the World Cup, but they did not show nervousness. After the experience of the first three games, this group of boys has become more and more confident. Even the world champion Brazil team, we scored a goal, so what other team is afraid of?

The reason why Qiu Suhui likes to trust this group of children, who are all twenty-four years old, is because they like to take a fancy to them, and after experiencing the initial worship of authority and power, they now only want to challenge this authority. That's why these kids are the most likely to succeed – they have the courage to take on challenges.

Germany in 2006 was just a runway for them to take off, and in South Africa in 2010, he wanted to make them famous in the world.

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"The referee blows the whistle and the game begins! The first to serve was the Chinese team, who wore red jerseys and red shorts, attacking from left to right. The Italian team wore a white away kit and attacked from right to left. Audience friends, this is the second quarter-final of the 2006 World Cup in Germany......"

After the Chinese team kicked off, they were not in a hurry to attack. This is Qiu Suhui's only, Italy is very stable, and there is almost no chance to play a quick counterattack, but it is possible to be interrupted and counterattacked. So at the beginning of the game, you should try to control the ball and attract their main force to fight back later. After all, with the level of Italian defenders and midfielders, even Crewe, who has the best footwork in the team; Lee, too, was not confident that he could protect the ball in the enemy lineup. Because there is one thing that Italian defenders are different from Premier League defenders: if they do not get the ball, they will not hesitate to foul them, and the place of the foul is also very particular, usually not too much of a threat to the goal.

Crewe, who likes to keep the ball, only needs one trick to deal with him: fouls. If you destroy his rhythm and ball sense, he won't be able to play.

Kaka has a deep experience in Serie A, as a striker, he has made all the opposing defenders "yellow" in a game several times, which shows how rough the Italian defenders are.

After a few inverted kicks, the ball eventually passed to Crewe.

The Chinese team is still in the same formation as the first three starters, 442. However, there are slight adjustments in the details, Yang Pan leans to the right, more like a right midfielder, while Crewe leans in the middle, a real forward midfielder, and the left side is reserved for Xiang Tao, who likes to insert after assisting.

Now, Crewe is here to learn about the "Italian style of defense".

As soon as his body made contact with Gattuso, Crewe felt a great pressure. That kid seemed to have endless brute strength, constantly impacting him, and the strength was just right, not letting him fall to the ground directly, but it could make him very uncomfortable.

Not only did he collide, but he didn't stop moving his hands and feet for a moment. Crewe turned, he turned, Crewe stopped, he stopped, Crewe accelerated, his hand immediately went up, and several times, Gattuso's hand almost caught Crewe's mouth.

**！ Is this what Italy's defense is like? Crewe cursed in his heart after being grabbed by Gattuso on the shoulder again. Although in the pre-match training, Qiu pointed out that the defenders imitated the Italian defenders for offensive and defensive drills, but that level of defense is simply pediatric compared to what Crewe is currently enduring.

He looked up and was about to find someone to pass the ball, but suddenly he felt that something was wrong under his feet, and with a sweep of his eyes, Gattuso grabbed him and shoveled the football with his feet!

How can you be cut off like this? Crewe quickly flicked the ball to the side, avoiding Gattuso's feet, and he wanted to rush over, but as soon as he turned around, he saw an Italian defender intercepting the ball, it was the world-class central defender - Alessandro; Nesta.

It turned out that he had been waiting for this opportunity for a long time, and he and Gattuso cooperated tacitly with AC Milan, like a lion who does not hunt prey, Crewe struggled for a long time and found that he was just the prey that had fallen into a trap. He looked at Nesta's back, shook his hand, and even gave up the chase.

For the first time, he was confronted with a completely different stubborn defense, and he lost badly.

Nesta also took only a few steps to get rid of Crewe and pass the ball to Andrea Pirlo.

In this game, Italy's attacking lineup was very luxurious. Piero and Cassano were the strikers, with Totti playing at the back. And on the bench were big names such as Vieri, Inzaghi and Giraldino.

Zhang Jun really wants to compete with Inzaghi, but now he can only look at Lippi's face.

But he has no shortage of opponents, and Cassano, who is about the same age, has been singled out by the Chinese media as his opponent. At Euro 2004, Cassano was impressive, scoring two goals and almost becoming Italy's hero. I believe many people still remember the scene when he scored a goal but learned that Italy was out, from joy to sadness, squatting on the ground and crying bitterly. His image as a bad boy has been sublimated in the hearts of many people.

Two years later, he's still a problem kid and still in trouble, but no one has ever doubted his talent. In Rome, in order to restrain him, he was made to wear the captain's armband. And in the national team, letting him surpass Vieri and Inzaghi as a starter is also a deliberate cultivation of Lippi: he and Giraldino are the future of Italian football, and the earlier he became famous, he also has to shoulder greater responsibilities.

Zhang Jun has yet to play Cassano, and the only time he played against Roma was that Cassano was not replaced until the last minute, and by that time, Zhang Jun was about to be replaced. He helped AC Milan to a narrow 1-0 win over Roma to win the halfway game, with Cassano showing nothing but a couple of bumps against the referee.

Pirlo didn't take much and gave the ball to Totti.

Totti's pick up the ball tightened the Chinese defence. Although this man is not at all involved in the trouble of his junior Cassano, no one can deny that he is Italy's best striker at the moment, with a long-range shot, excellent set-pieces, excellent footwork, strong physique, inspiration and a good sense of the big picture...... These are not exaggerated to describe Roman princes.

It's a world-class guy with the ball. Li Yongle kept reminding himself of this in his heart, to keep up with the rhythm of the other party, to not leave an inch, but he is also a back from Serie A, what Gattuso can do, he can too!

Totti began to dribble the ball, and Li Yongle followed. He swayed, and his heel slammed into the ball and changed direction! Li Yongle's feet slipped and he went to tackle.

But he didn't get it, and Totti stepped over!

"Oooooo!!oo Italy broke through! Totti had a great time! ”

Cassano came back and did a wall-to-wall tie with Totti, and then Totti pulled his foot and shot!

Anke flew to grab the ball and didn't even give a corner.

The German fans in Westphalia all chanted Ancor's name in unison, a shout that must have sounded familiar to Anke, because in the Bundesliga, whenever it was a home game, he could always hear it. Every time he makes a good save, the sound rings out.

"Anke! Anke! Ann-Ke!! Anke! Anke! Ann-Ke!! ”

It sounds a bit like the word "uncle" in English.

Anco is sure that today is his home stadium, his turf, and let Italy score or not, he has the final say.

When the fans shouted like this, he became excited, holding the football and shouting: "Italy has nothing to fear!" This is our home turf! Zhang Jun, work hard! ”

Zhang Jun rolled his eyes, listening to An Ke's shout, as if he hadn't contributed. Actually, he couldn't help it - he still hasn't got the ball yet.

Yang Pan withdrew and waved his hand at Anke: "Less nonsense!" Kickoff! "Now he's the captain, and he doesn't speak in a different tone.

The ball was kicked out by a big kick, and Crewe was not good at heading the ball, which was fought over by Zhang Jun and Cannavaro, who was marking him. In terms of height, Zhang Jun is a cut above Cannavaro, but it does not mean that he will definitely be able to win, Cannavaro is in an excellent position, and the judgment of the landing point of the ball also shows that he is experienced, and now Zhang Jun is still dizzy, the result is naturally that the ball was pushed back by the Italian captain.

Fortunately, Crewe grabbed the ball in front of Gattuso and stopped it, and then distributed it to Yang Pan, who leaned from the right to the middle.

Yang Pan didn't wait for the ball to stop, and slammed his foot with a powerful volley. Although the football flew high over the crossbar, it was still colorful.

Wearing the captain's armband, he also wants to show and prove that he deserves the captain. Therefore, in the face of many AC Milan teammates, he is also merciless, as long as he can succeed, why not step on the corpse of his teammates?

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