Chapter 812: A Thousand Calls
The last warm-up match before the World Cup between the Chinese team and the French team at the Stade de France attracted nearly 70,000 fans, of which 80% were French fans playing at home, and the remaining 20% belonged to fans supporting the away Chinese team, and it is worth mentioning that many overseas Chinese came from the local area.
The French fans created a frenzied atmosphere more than an hour before the start of the game, and compared to the Chinese fans who held up the simple Chinese flag, the French fans looked much more professional, they hung huge posters, slogans and banners of the players, and even many fans held up the scarves of the French national team fans to show that they loved the national team.
The French team performed in the previous warm-up matches, first beating Costa Rica, and then being forced to draw by Tu Nis, and coach Domenech was criticized by many media in France, so he lined up the strongest squad that could be sacrificed in the last warm-up game before the World Cup, hoping that the team could beat the Chinese team to gain more confidence, and also bring more luck to the next World Cup finals.
Domenech faced the Chinese team that changed the formation with a very aggressive four-three-three formation, Govu and Ribery left and right, Anelka in the middle, Gourcuff and Malouda in the midfield, while Tulalang was responsible for the defensive task in the middle, Galla and Abidal partnered in the center on the back line, Evra and Sagna served as left and right back respectively, and goalkeeper Lloris.
As the players from both sides entered the stadium to warm up, the Stade de France erupted in loud cheers.
Of course, it was given to the French players by the home fans.
Many players in this French team have a relationship with Ailo, in the warm-up, Ailo hugged and shook hands with Malouda and Anelka respectively, and Anelka, who played better with Ailo, shouldered the difficult task of spying on the military, and the three asked while jogging: "Ai, to be honest, will you play?" ”
Iroh turned his head to look at Anelka during his jog and smiled meaningfully, "Are you so afraid of me?" I'm just a player who has just come back from injury and it remains to be seen......"
"Go, go, you guy, who are we with whom, it's not a secret, say it......"
At this moment, Malouda asked with her elbow against Ello's right rib and with a wink.
"I don't know, to be honest, I'm in good health, but it's up to the manager to ......decide whether I can play or not."
"Cut!"
Anelka and Malouda naturally didn't believe Iroh's words, and each raised their high fingers at Iroh to show their dissatisfaction.
What Airo didn't expect was that Anelka, who had just finished spying on the military situation, immediately 'reported' to Sania, "Barica, I have good news for you. ”
"Huh?" Sania was stunned for a moment, then suddenly delighted: "What do you mean?" Ai won't play?? ”
Many French players shook their heads when they saw Sagna's reaction, especially Ribery from another faction, who said coldly: "It's not promising!" ”
Anelka was very upset when he heard this, and Ribery, who usually called himself a high-breed person, laughed at them as '', so in the case of Ribery sneering at Sania, Anelka was naturally very happy to give Ribery a little color to see, otherwise he wouldn't know why Prince Ma had three eyes!
But Sagna quickly pulled Anelka back, otherwise there would have been exciting news of infighting in the French team before the game.
However, no one thought of it...... The source of the infighting in the French team turned out to be Sagna's concern that Aiello would play......
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The starting lineup submitted by the Chinese team is a four-three-three position, but after the game starts, it is more like a four-five-one, in addition to Gao Linding as a fulcrum at the front, the two wingers Yu Hai and Hao Junmin are pure full-backs, fully assisting the three midfielders to defend.
In addition to Zhao Xuri, the midfielder is a full-time defender, Zheng Zhi and Wu Xi also have certain defensive ability, and they can still cope with the strong French frontcourt attack.
Their presence also erected a thick wall for the centre-back combination of Du Wei and Feng Xiaoting, leaving the French team at home without much to attack.
"From more than ten minutes of the game, it can be seen that Gao Hongbo has adjusted the tactics of the Chinese team, and after leading by one goal, he was defeated by Ivory Coast by two goals in a row......
The on-site commentary in charge of this game is CCTV brother Huang Jianxiang.
"The French team fighting at home does not have much to do with the Chinese team that is fully defending, Anelka is not Drogba, Feng Xiaoting does not suffer physically, coupled with excellent defensive awareness and positioning, the general side crosses can be easily solved with the cooperation of partner Du Wei, it is a pity that the Chinese team can not form an effective attack in the transition from defense to attack, hey...... If only Iroh were on the field......"
Coincidentally, there happened to be a dead ball on the court, and the on-site director gave the camera to Aillo, so the commentator Huang Jianxiang changed his voice: "If Iello stands in the stadium, I believe that the French team's attack will not be so smooth, Domenech is also a coach who cares more about defense, and Aillo's personal ability has been recognized by the world, and he will definitely strengthen the restrictions on Aelo when arranging the defense, so as to reduce the defensive pressure of Chinese players......"
Countless Chinese players sitting in front of the TV looked at Ailo who appeared in the camera, looking very helpless, listening to Huang Jiaxiang's commentary and analysis, these fans subconsciously remembered the days when Ailo was in European football, and he really had a bright face!
It's just, it's a pity......
The pace of the game on the field was very fast, and the French team was still attacking with all their might, while the Chinese team was defending with all their might......
It wasn't until the 36th minute of the game that Yu Hai, who plays for Feyenoord in the Netherlands, assisted Hao Junmin at the far end to hit the crossbar in a counterattack, which attracted the attention of French coach Domenech to the defense.
Therefore, the French team has restrained in the next attack, and Tulalang, who is mainly responsible for defense, has also returned to his position, not blindly cutting forward and looking for opportunities to score......
The two full-backs of the French team also consciously took turns to step forward, no longer pressing the half of the field at the same time as wingers.
Forty-five minutes of the first half passed quickly, with both sides going into the dressing room with a 0-0 scoreline.
For the situation that did not change the score, the French fans who came to the scene were very dissatisfied, in their cognition, the French team is a world-class team, the runner-up of the last World Cup, and what is the Chinese team? Except for one who can't play, Iroh is a world-class star, and he can only be regarded as a sparring partner at best......
The French team, which had high hopes, couldn't even score the goal of the sparring team, so ...... What about the next World Cup?
Thinking of this, many French fans are worried about the fate of the national team in the World Cup......
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During the 15 minutes of the intermission, the commentators in the live studio basically analyzed the first half of the game, and many reporters who came to the scene went to the Chinese bench to interview the number one star of the Chinese team, Ailuo, who was determined to know whether Ailo would appear in the second half.
As is customary, if Iello is not available in China's final warm-up game, it means that he will not be able to play in the first group game of Group D of the World Cup between China and Germany.
The first group game, which was full of spectacle, was missing a lot of highlights.
The fifteen-minute halftime break passed quickly, and the starting eleven of the Chinese team had already walked towards their own half, while the French players seemed a little lazy, walking into the field in twos and threes.
Thierry Henry and Gignac stood on the touchline in the middle of the pitch as it looked as if France were going to make a substitution at the start of the second half.
Sure enough, Anelka and Malouda, who came out of the dressing room, sat directly in front of the home team's bench.
The French team did not show the changes Domenech had hoped to see, and it didn't take long for the Chinese team to make personnel changes, replacing Wu Xi, Zheng Zhi and Hao Junmin with Liu Jian, Zhang Xizhe and Yu Hanchao.
"It's ...... A signal to strengthen the offensive? Huang Jianxiang was a little surprised to see this substitution adjustment.
Indeed, this is a signal to strengthen the attack, but in the face of the French team's wave after wave of attacks, the overall formation of the Chinese team is still very backward, and the offense basically relies on long passes to counterattack.
It's just that this method is like a stone sinking into the sea, but the French team has more advantages in local positions.
Liu Jian, who had just been substituted, had to choose to foul behind him after being forced to get rid of it with speed by Ribery, and he also received a yellow card.
Chinese fans watching the live TV watched the game and shook their heads frequently, when the TV suddenly erupted in loud cheers, followed by camera cuts.
Many fans in China were stunned and shouted violently: "Is Iroh going to play?" ”
That's right! In the 60th minute of the game, Iroh and other Chinese substitutes went to the designated warm-up area of the stadium to warm up.
With the cheers that erupted from the stands, the reporters and commentators who came to the scene became excited.
CCTV commentator Huang Jianxiang was shocked, and his voice was an octave higher: "It seems that some of Gao Hongbo's previous remarks are misleading the media, and Iro's appearance in the warm-up area at this time means that he is likely to appear in the next game!" I believe that there are many domestic fans who are very excited at this time, right? ”
At the same time, the head coach of the German team, Loew, who came to the Stade de France, was shocked, and the substitution adjustment of the Chinese team that he least wanted to see finally appeared, which means that his tactics must be changed......
"Ai Ai Ai Ai Ai!!"
Five minutes later, Ailo and Yang Xu stood calmly next to the fourth official with the continuous chanting from the stands, waiting to play.