Turkish football is a special presence in world football, because most of its territory is in Western Asia, and only a small part is located in southern Europe, bordering countries such as Greece and Bulgaria. From a cultural point of view, Turkey is a descendant of the Turkic people, and 95% of the people in the country believe in Islam, so it should have a constant connection with West Asian culture.

However, Turkey has always insisted that it is a European country, not only is it politically close to Europe, but it has never participated in Asian competitions in football, preferring to study with the prince in Europe rather than be a chicken head in Asia.

Perhaps this is the natural surname of the Turks who challenge the strong.

But this is also good, at least it gives the Asian football underdogs more hope of qualifying for the World Cup.

Turkey is also a second-rate team in European football, with Rustus, Basturk, Emre, Hakan. A large number of stars such as Suker have reached the semi-finals in both the World Cup and the European Championship.

Especially in this World Junior Championships, the Turkish national junior team, they beat Germany, Italy, Spain, France and many other giants, won the 2005 European U17 Youth Championship championship, it can be said that the scenery is infinite, and many young players in the team have also attracted the attention of major European giants.

So before this World Junior Championships, this Turkish team can be said to have come with quite strong confidence.

They won three out of three in the group stage, beating those who had Vela and Doss. Santos's Mexican team, which sent Australia and Uruguay back to their hometowns, defeated China 5:1 in the quarterfinals, and was the only team to win all of them since the start of the tournament.

Their semi-final opponents, Italy, were the losers, beating Italy 2-0 at the European Championships in May, stepping on the hosts' corpse to reach the final. So when they knew that their opponent in the semi-finals was Italians, the Turkish players couldn't help but cheer, and in their opinion, the Italians, who were beaten by themselves in the European Championships, could not be an obstacle to their victory.

Although the head coach of the Turkish team, Avich, has repeatedly warned his players that after the Italian team recruited Descartes, what can a Descartes do in the eyes of a group of Turkish players? He is not Zidane, is there a world of difference between him and Italy without him?

Therefore, the Turkish players were very confident before the game, and when they were interviewed by the domestic media, they even made a bold statement: "We will bring back the championship of the World Junior Championship for the Turkish people with a winning record, and prove to the world that Turkish football is rising!" ”

The remarks fell into the ears of the Italian media and immediately sparked a fierce war of words. The Italian media, which is a good thing, revealed the "wild words" of the Turkish players to the Italian players, and the Italian players said: "I want to teach the Turkish dwarfs a bloody lesson!" (Perhaps genetically, Turks are generally shorter, with an average height of only 1.72 meters, which is of course nothing in Asia, but in Europe, where people are generally tall...... ）

The two teams had already engaged in a verbal exchange before the game began, and just as the untroublesome media were ready to add fuel to the fire and make the pre-match atmosphere a little more intense, another thing grabbed most of their attention.

On September 19, in Hoofddorp, the Netherlands, the World Professional Footballers Association selected Ronaldinho as the best player in world football of the year, and is ready to present him with a medal in the fifth round of La Liga Barcelona away against Real Betis on September 25.

Compared with these "future stars" at the World Junior Championships, "popular superstars" like Ronaldinho obviously attract the attention of the media more, so when the war of words between Italy and Turkey was being hyped, the media suddenly collectively shifted their guns, and this pre-war warm-up that had not yet warmed up quietly subsided.

The football circle is indeed a circle of forces.

However, the silence of the media did not affect the two teams too much, on the contrary, the managers of both teams were invariably relieved. You know, they are leading a group of children who have not yet been named, if the media is allowed to hype, no one knows what these little guys will say in the end, in case they are aroused by the real fire, and do something uncool on the court, it will be a big loss.

Ronaldinho had no idea that he had unwittingly become a "benefactor" to the two youth team managers.

With such calm and low profile, at 2:15 p.m. on the 29th, the Italian team and the Turkish team finally stepped on the semi-final field in the small town of Chiclayo.

Italy's roster has not changed, it is still their usual 433, unlike Brazil, Turkey's strength lies in their defense, so Italy coach Mr. Roca reverted to the attacking 433 lineup, not the same 442 as in the previous game.

Descartes was still on the bench, and after four games, Mr. Roca has gradually found his way to use it, and Descartes played better in the 45th minute of the second half, because the opponent's physical strength has also been depleted at that time, and he will face less defensive pressure, which will help him to play.

The Turkish team's lineup is 532, goalkeeper Babakan, defenders Irma, Bikma, Felin, Kkic, Karadas, midfielders D. Irma, Erikin, Sasin, forwards Koser, Ozekan.

As you can see from Turkey's formation, they take defence quite seriously. In fact, their impressive record of winning all the way is due to their more "Italian" defense than Italy.

It's just that what I didn't understand was that the Chinese team actually conceded 5 goals in the face of the 532 formation, how did they play this game?

The Italian team has long understood the defense of the Turks, in the previous European Championships, they tried their best but failed to break through the Turkish defense, but the Turkish team seized the opportunity to play two counterattacks, which caused them to lose the opportunity to enter the final on their home soil, so they can be said to know the tactics of the Turkish team.

Two teams that are also known for their defence have also opted for conservative tactics, and the first half of this game can of course only be described in four words.

In the 45 minutes of the first half, the two teams combined for just 11 shots, with the Italians trying their luck five times from outside the box and only one inside the box, while the Turks had five shots on the counter-attack, but they didn't find the back of the net.

But the players of both teams, the managers and the spectators on the sidelines knew that the real final would not start until the second half.

According to unauthoritative statistics, the Italian pair shot twice as many times as when Descartes was not on the pitch during the time Descartes was on the pitch, especially in the two games after Descartes determined the forward position, he created a total of 6 excellent scoring opportunities for the Italian team.

In this statistic, Descartes is the highest of all players in this tournament.

That's why Mr. Rocca has a lot of faith in Descartes, as long as he's on the pitch, he can always create chances for the Italian team with his super ability.

This is rare in the previous Italian team, although Foti, Thiboni and others are good, but they are not the kind of players who can create their own chances, they need more support from their teammates.

And with the Turks heavily armed at the back, it was obviously beyond their ability to expect Foti or Thibony and others to break the stalemate. Maybe they could get a chance or two in a flash of inspiration, but after the whole game, they could only get stuck in the sea of Turks, and they couldn't make too many waves.

Descartes, on the other hand, has the kind of ability that Foti and others do not have, he can find the opponent's flaws in the most dense defense, and choose to give the opponent a fatal blow in the most appropriate way, which is what Mr. Roca values most.

Players with this kind of talent can be said to be unique in the entire history of world football, and each of them has become a famous superstar, from Pele to Maradona to Basten, these superstars who "survive in the cracks" are precisely because of such special talents, in order to fight their way out of thousands of troops and horses, and finally become world-famous superstars.

And Mr. Rocca is convinced that if Descartes' physical problems are removed, he will have the performance of these superstars.

So in the second half, Descartes appeared on the pitch with Mr. Roca's deepest expectations.

It was Turkey who kicked off first in the second half.

For the Italian team in the second half, the Turkish players received a special reminder from the head coach Mr. Avich at half-time, especially their number one star Descartes, who became the top priority of Mr. Avich.

Descartes was not in the Italian squad at the European Championships in May, so the Turkish players are unfamiliar with him, with the only information they know about the first four games that Descartes played. In those four games, Descartes did not perform well in the first two games, and it was only when he returned to the front line that he showed his radiant power, and he now played a pass and shot against North Korea to help Italy survive, and scored the equaliser against Brazil.

Such Descartes did make them a little jealous.

However, the Turks have their own way of dealing with it, with five defenders and three midfielders, and as long as the defence is kept within a certain amount of space, Descartes will have to deal with more than just one or two players.

What he had to deal with was the chain-like rotation that the Turks had learned from Italy.

This is definitely a huge test for Descartes.