Chapter 827: China VS Ghana
The strong teams in South Africa's World Cup E, F, G, and H basically won the first round of the game, but what was surprising was that the favorite Spain lost 0:1 to Switzerland in the first round, causing the biggest upset since the first round of this World Cup......
It is worth mentioning that before the official start of the first round of Group G between Brazil and North Korea, North Korean player Chung Dae Se burst into tears when the North Korean national anthem was broadcast at Ellis Park Stadium, which became the focus of media attention, and the impression of Ailo was exactly the same, but he didn't know if Kaka was still playing closed to participate in this World Cup.
If that's the case, then Kaka's career is at an end of his life......
Although Iroh wanted to help Kaka, he couldn't find a suitable reason and had to go with the flow, after all, every professional player has his own belonging, and this path is also his own choice......
While the other groups were in full swing, the Chinese players were training hard, while head coach Gao Hongbo and assistant coach Fu Bo stayed together to continue to study the loopholes in Ghana's three lines.
In fact, China and Ghana had a certain advantage in the group stage, because Aiello only came off the bench in the last warm-up game between China and France before the World Cup, and showed excellent form, which surprised the then German coach Loew, Ghana coach Rajvac and Serbian coach Antich.
As we all know, the Chinese team with Iroh and the Chinese team without Irolo are completely two teams, and Loew, Rajvac and Antich did not prepare relevant plans before the World Cup, so it had a great impact on their preparations, which was fully verified in the first match between the German team and the Chinese team, if it were not for luck, then the German team was beaten by the Chinese team in the second half.
Now it is Ghana's head coach Rajwachi's turn to face this situation, and what makes him most helpless is that Elo's teammate in Chelsea, 'Buffalo' Essien, will miss this World Cup due to injury, otherwise it will be much easier to face Elo's defense, after all, it is always good to have a player who knows Elo well, and at any level, it is a way to reduce the team's losses.
It's just that......
However, Rajvac was relieved that Ghana defeated Serbia in the first round of the group, otherwise the pressure would have been even greater against China with Ailo in the second round.
The second round of Group D matches between China and Ghana will be played at 4 p.m. local time in South Africa on June 19, the sixth day after the first round of the Chinese team.
For example, the four teams that enter the semi-finals have to participate in a total of seven games, and the average of seven games in a month is a game every four days, which is a huge burden on the players' bodies, and these players have just finished a busy season, and they have not yet been rested to meet with the national team and prepare for the World Cup.
In particular, Manchester United and Barcelona, two teams competing in the Champions League final, have little time to rest.
As a result, Cristiano Ronaldo did not perform well in the first round of the group stage against Ivory Coast in Portugal, while Spain, with Barcelona as the main framework, also suffered an upset defeat to Switzerland.
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Getting back to the point, Ghana head coach Rajwachi and his assistant devoted themselves to preparing for the group stage with China after finishing the first round of the group.
The same goes for Chinese head coach Gao Hongbo.
After tasting the sweetness of the first game against Germany's strong attack, Gao Hongbo combined the actual comparison between the two sides, and in the second round of the group stage against Ghana, he firmly focused on the attack-oriented strategy.
African players are generally better than Chinese players, and they are at least one level higher in confrontation, flexibility, and instant explosiveness.
China's defeat to Germany in the first round made many domestic fans look forward to the next two group games of the Chinese team, and many fans also temporarily planned to go to Rustenburg, South Africa.
Now that China's economy is taking off, many young people have sufficient funds in their hands to support, and it is not a problem to go to South Africa to cheer for the Chinese team face-to-face, but whether they can buy tickets at that time is a problem......
South Africa started the second round of the World Cup group stage at half past eight o'clock in the evening local time on the 16th, and the French team lost to Mexico 0:2.
In the next game, the French team learned from it, and the strong team did not make mistakes and won steadily.
In the blink of an eye, the group stage of the World Cup between China and Ghana is coming......
On the day of the game, the Chinese team took a bus from the hotel to the periphery of the Royal Baffoken Stadium, the bus just stopped at the designated location, a large number of media surrounded the bus, this time it was still the stadium security personnel who reacted quickly, separated those passionate reporters, so that the Chinese players could get off the bus safely.
As the number one star of the Chinese team, Iroh is very normal to accept CCTV's live interview, when mentioning the future game, he said confidently: "After losing the first round of the group stage, we must grasp the second round, otherwise we will lose the initiative, so I will use my best state to follow the team to win the final game!" ”
Immediately, he left a back for everyone and walked to the road leading to the locker room on the periphery of the pitch.
The beautiful reporter who had just finished interviewing Ailo quickly said to the camera: "I believe that the fans and friends in front of the TV must be full of confidence in the next game after hearing the words of the Chinese captain Ailuo, right?" Now that there's a little over an hour left before the game, let's hear what the other players think about the game......"
"Ghana is a very strong team, but we are also not weak, in a way we are stronger, so we will definitely win the final game in the upcoming games, thank you ......"
"I believe that it must be our Chinese team that wins the game, don't ask me why...... Because we have Ai God here! Ha ha!! ”
"Gao Gui has detailed arrangements for Ghana's attack and defense, and if nothing else, it must be the Chinese team that wins the game."
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The beautiful reporters interviewed the Chinese players one after another, which also allowed the fans in China to understand the actual situation at the scene for the first time.
The match between China and Ghana was scheduled at 4 o'clock in the afternoon of South African time, that is, 10 o'clock in the evening Beijing time, which is a suitable time to watch the game, and the next day is Sunday, and watching the game all night has no effect......
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The 42,000-seat Royal Baffoken Stadium is packed, almost two-thirds of the stadium's stands belong to Chinese fans, while local South African fans and fans from Ghana, also from the African continent, occupy the remaining one-third, and more than 10,000 Chinese fans who have not been able to buy tickets watch the game in real time on the large LCD screen outside the stadium.
This shows the high hopes that Chinese fans have for the Chinese team in this group stage.
The Chinese team made a position adjustment compared to the lineup of the German team in the first round, Jiang Zhipeng, who was faster on the wing, replaced Rong Hao to start, and the Ghana team made three position adjustments, especially in the middle, and they used the double back combination of captain Appia and Muntari in the first game against Serbia.
But...... Just nine minutes into the game, the Chinese team opened the scoring and turned the Real Baffoken Stadium into a sea of red.
Ailuo's 30-metre direct free-kick guide Zhì goalkeeper Jinsen made a mistake, and Gao Lin inserted a follow-up shot to send the ball into the net.
CCTV commentator Duan Xuan excitedly shouted: "The ball is in!" Captain Iro's direct free kick hit very positively, but the victory fell violently in the power, which led the Ghana international Jinsen to get out of his hand, Gao Lin alertly rushed to send the ball into the goal before the Ghana defenders eased up, a beautiful goal!! The Chinese team leads Ghana 1:0! ”
The Chinese fans in the stands waved the small national flag in their hands desperately, making the atmosphere at the Real Bafphoken Stadium reach its first peak since the opening.
At the moment of the goal, Ghana coach Rajwachi angrily smashed the water bottle in his hand into the turf and splashed it on the ground.
The goal was directly related to the back line, with all defenders sluggish after Iroh had a shot on goal, leaving him in the face of three Chinese players standing in front of the six-yard penalty line after Jinson's escape.
Unforgivable!
The Chinese team, which led by one goal, played more than flexible in the next game, except for Gao Lin and Ailuo, who had good physical elements, and had frequent physical contact with the players of the Ghana team, the other players chose to use the pass to mobilize the defensive strength of the Ghana team, and played very smart.
The Chinese team with Ailo is indeed as predicted by the media before the game, often causing the defensive strength of the Ghana team to take care of one or the other, Muntari and Appiah in the defensive stage to help defend Ailo according to the requirements of head coach Rajvac, but this directly caused them to frequently support Ailo's wing, so that the middle and the other wing are in a vacuum.
Moreover, the two fullbacks of the Chinese team in this game had a very large range of assists, and the crosses were also ever-changing, making the Ghana team unguardable.
In the 36th minute of the game, Muntari chose to put a tackle on the side after being worn by Iro, but Ilo drove the ball away in advance, and he shoveled to Iro's feet, and the referee punished him with a capital punishment, and he will be sent off with a direct red card, which is undoubtedly worse for the Ghana team that is one goal behind......
Of course, Montari, who tackled from the side, also startled all the fans in front of the TV who were paying attention to Ello, who was injured more than half a year ago because of a retaliatory foul by his opponent.