Chapter 138: Away Battle in New Zealand (1)
New Zealand have dominated Oceania since Australia went to the AFC, so the last leg was drawn away from Tahiti and caused an uproar in New Zealand, but soon the New Zealand media found excuses, such as the poor stadium situation in Tahiti, such as the Tahiti players playing too dirty. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 info
Of course, the New Zealander believes a home win over Tahiti, or even a big one, is a sure thing.
In addition, European bookmakers are also offering odds for this match, with Tahiti at 20 to 1 and New Zealand at 1.5 to 1.
It was in this one-sided atmosphere that the Tahitians came to New Zealand, and as soon as they arrived in Auckland, the media's attention was drawn to the Tahitian canoe fleet.
"Did you really come in a canoe?"
"Are there any dangers on the way? Typhoon? Shark? Or is it an unsolved mystery like the Bermuda Triangle? ”
The captain of the canoe team answered the questions of the local media one by one, while the Tahiti national team players were left to the side, no one cared about them, they were just there to finish the game and send New Zealand to qualify.
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In the pre-match press conference, the New Zealand head coach said that it will be difficult for Oceania's teams to qualify for the World Cup, but maybe this is a good opportunity, after all, Oceania has been drawn to play against Asian teams in the play-offs.
Throughout the press conference, the New Zealand head coach had bypassed Tahiti and was imagining the play-offs ahead.
When it came to the question session, a reporter asked: "Will New Zealand consider joining the AFC like Australia?" ”
"Not necessarily, it's actually hard to say, Asian football is also progressing very quickly, China, RB South Korea, Iran, Australia, New Zealand are also difficult to fight for a place."
"But in Oceania, it's hard for New Zealand to move up in the FIFA rankings,"
"But we get a play-off spot every time,"
The on-site reporter smiled, this is the only benefit of staying in Oceania, and if the World Cup is expanded in the future, Oceania is likely to have a direct promotion place, which is also the biggest motivation for New Zealand to stay in Oceania.
"So New Zealand is waiting for the World Cup expansion?"
The head coach smiled knowingly, "That's Blatter's business, it's not about me." ”
After a relaxing New Zealand time, it was Tahiti's manager's turn to ask questions, and a reporter asked: "If you were asked to give you a reason why Tahiti can do miracles, what would you choose?" ”
"Together, my team is united."
"The Tahiti players played dirty in the last game, do you still play like this in this game?"
"I'm sorry, maybe we don't understand football the same, but in my philosophy, tackling is a technique in football, why is tackling dirty?"
The atmosphere of the press conference was a little tense, until the last question detonated the press conference, and a New Zealand reporter asked: "According to reliable sources, Li Guo, the head coach of the Chinese team, is helping the Tahiti national team." ”
As soon as this remark came out, everyone was quite surprised, because the last time Li Guo appeared in the eyes of the international media was in Kuala Lumpur to angrily denounce the AFC, and then Li Guo disappeared, the official statement of the Football Association is to go abroad for inspection, how can it appear in Tahiti, and help the Tahiti national team?
"Li Guo is our distinguished guest, to be precise, he is a tourist, and he has nothing to do with the Tahitian national team."
Just listen to the sound of brushing below, which is the sound of tapping on the keyboard or handwriting, this is big news.
This is tantamount to acquiescing to Li Guo helping the Tahiti national team, otherwise why would the head coach of the Tahiti national team know a tourist?
"Is it illegal for Tahiti to do this?" The New Zealand reporter asked.
"Hehe, then you can complain, Oceania Football Confederation, FIFA, Court of Arbitration for Sport, whatever you want."
The press conference broke up unhappily, and no one would have thought that after a press conference, the protagonist would become Li Guo.
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On the day of the game, the weather in Auckland was fine, and the New Zealand staff cut the lawn of the stadium very short before the game, and there was no room for any accidents during the game.
I remember the 2008 European Cup qualifiers, England vs. Croatia, England goalkeeper received a pass error, the ball rolled directly into the goal, after the game to see the slow release to make it clear, the goalkeeper was pit by the lawn, the ball suddenly bounced up in the penalty area, and the goalkeeper kicked it empty.
In this game, the stadium, the weather is no longer on Tahiti's side, and perhaps as their manager said, Tahiti's only advantage is unity.
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Tahiti gave a starting lineup of 451 before the game, but the actual position in the game looked more like 550.
Single striker Chen Xiu did not play in half the court, but in his own half, because once the half was over, Chen Xiu was offside, which shows how big the pressure of the New Zealand formation is.
After the opening, New Zealand tried his hand at the knife, first by their own high school striker rushed a few times, Tahiti's 1.75-meter-high back line was under a lot of pressure, almost every long pass into the Tahiti penalty area there was a threat of scoring.
In the stands, Li Guo was anxiously watching the game, with Ji Ke next to him, the North Harbor Stadium was different from the home stadium in Tahiti, where you could watch the game condescendingly, Li Guo could clearly see the situation of the game.
Li Guo saw Tahiti's passivity at the beginning, and immediately told the Tahiti head coach through the headset, "Boss, I see it very clearly here, the New Zealand midfielder's passing is too easy, and the midfielders must be let move forward a little bit to give their passers a little interference." ”
"Li Guo, but the physical consumption of such a player is very large, which is a problem."
"Leave it alone and listen to me."
"Okay,"
Etaeta gestured and asked the Tahiti players to go up, and after Li Guo's special training, the Tahiti players were no longer fighting alone, but in a group group.
The two-to-three team of grabbing the ball brings great pressure to the opponent, and the New Zealand players are also afraid of conceding the ball, because the back line of the side is too high, once it is counterattacked, the opponent's Chen Xiu is also a threat, and the last time the Tahiti fake Messi caused us to eat a red card.
"Boss, it's not enough, when others grab it, Chen Xiu must cross the middle line."
"Crossing the midline? Do nothing? ”
"That's right, just do nothing, run empty."