Chapter [314]: The biggest difference between them
3 to 3, the Chinese team finally drew with the Italian team!
The Italians were very dissatisfied with this score, especially Prandelli!
In this game, they finally went from falling behind by two goals to overtaking the score, and almost completed a shocking reversal.
But just when victory was within reach, Balotelli, a second-hand man, dug his own grave and buried a bright future.
Prior to the game, Prandelli had repeatedly reminded Balotelli that he could no longer strip to celebrate after scoring a goal, as there was a two-yellow card suspension in the cup.
Okay, this guy still went his own way after the goal, stripped to celebrate, flexed his muscles, and this time it was okay, Balotelli directly incurred the second yellow card of the game, took a red card, and was directly ejected.
At that time, Prandelli had the heart to kill Balotelli!
In the face of such a funny Balotelli, Prandelli only felt that his heart was almost too tired to beat!
After the match, Prandelli's face was terrifyingly gloomy, and even when he went to shake hands with Gao Hongbo, his expression was still gloomy like water, without a smile.
Gao Hongbo also had no smile on his face in this game, and he was also very dissatisfied with this result.
They started out 2-0 up, but in the end, they only managed to get a draw, and they were very lucky to get it!
Two games in a row were forced to draw under a good situation, and the shadow area in Gao Hongbo's heart is infinite!
After shaking hands with Prandelli, Gao Hongbo walked back to the players' tunnel with a gloomy face.
The two rounds of Group A of the Confederations Cup have come to an end, and the top of the table is now the host Brazil team with four points and two goal difference with one win, one draw. Italy, on the other hand, also have four points with one win and one draw, but they have only one goal difference and are temporarily second in the group. The Chinese team has two draws in two rounds of matches and two points, ranking third in the group, while Mexico has lost both games with zero points and ranks last.
By this time, Mexico had already been eliminated early, and they were going to say goodbye to the Confederations Cup after the group stage.
There is still a silver lining for China, on the other hand, as long as they win the final round of matches, they can hope to qualify from this group.
Yes, after two draws in a row, China only needs to beat Mexico by two goals in the final round to qualify from the group.
If China beats Mexico by two goals, the Chinese team will have five points and a goal difference of two!
Italy will face Brazil in the final round, and no matter who wins, one team will remain at four points, and the other team will be eliminated. If both teams draw, they will both be on five points, but their goal difference will remain at Brazil's two-goal goal and Italy's one. The Chinese team's victory over Mexico is also five points, and if the Chinese team defeats Mexico by two goals, the goal difference of the Chinese team will be two, so the Chinese team will squeeze out Italy and advance to the knockout round.
Therefore, now the fate is still in the hands of the Chinese team itself, and it depends on whether the Chinese team can defeat the Mexican team by two goals in the last round of games.
The current situation is still very favorable for the Chinese team, and they have scored points in front of two strong opponents. Next up is Mexico.
The strength of the Mexican team is actually not weak, and it will be difficult for the Chinese team to defeat the Mexican team. But it's all in this part, and the Chinese team has to fight hard.
After analyzing the future form of the Chinese team in the locker room, Gao Hongbo's face gradually looked better, but he still felt regretful in his heart, regretting that he had not won the previous two games.
They really had a chance to win these two games, and in a good situation, they couldn't even win, and it was a pity that they played a score of 3-3 in both games.
However, the players of the Chinese team were very conscientious and did their best in the game, and Gao Hongbo was quite satisfied with this.
In the locker room, Gao Hongbo encouraged the players of the Chinese team, so that the players of the Chinese team continued to maintain high morale and go to meet the next games.
The following games will be even more important for the Chinese team!
Dongfang Chen nodded, this last round of the game is a battle of life and death, they will stay if they win, and they will be eliminated if they lose.
This last round of matches is not to be lost for the Chinese team.
Dongfang Chen is still very worried about the team's defense, these two games have exposed the problems of the Chinese team, that is, when the Chinese team is in defense, the players of the Chinese team will be lax, and occasionally even lose power.
This problem must be solved by the Chinese team, otherwise no matter how many goals they score, they will be caught up by the opponent, or even overtaken.
Obviously, the Chinese team is not perfect right now, and they have exposed a lot of problems.
However, this is a good thing, the more problems are exposed, the more opportunities they have to make up for it and adjust, so that when the World Cup next year, the Chinese team will be stronger.
Of course, the Chinese team does not want to give up in the current Confederations Cup, and the Chinese team must go all out in the last battle with Mexico.
After ending the conversation, Gao Hongbo took Dongfang Chen and Zhen Chen to attend the post-match press conference.
When Dongfang Chen appeared at the post-match press conference, Prandelli was already sitting there.
Prandley was dressed in a black suit, and the words "I'm not happy" were clearly written on his face, but he still sat there quietly, not at all agitated, not violent, quite a quiet beautiful man.
After seeing the arrival of the personnel, Prandelli said calmly: "It was a very good game, we had a very strong opponent, it was a very difficult opponent to deal with, in the first half we were shocked, we were at one point behind, we were desperate. ”
Prandelli praised the performance of the Chinese team, and it can be seen that he Du Yu is really appreciative of the Chinese team.
Prandley continued: "There are a couple of super strong players in the Chinese squad, they are driving the whole team, they are doing very well, they are a very strong team, and I am not surprised that they have achieved the results they have today. ”
Prandley also said: "Dongfang Chen in the Chinese team is undoubtedly the most powerful one, today's three goals of the Chinese team are related to her, he himself scored twice, and increased his goals in this Confederations Cup to five, I think the top scorer of this Confederations Cup has been born, he is Dongfang Chen of the Chinese team!" ”
Everyone can see that Prandelli is very appreciative and fond of Dongfang Chen.
At this time, everyone was wondering if Prandelli was fantasizing about Dongfang Chen and Balotelli replacing their identities? If that's the case, how strong will the Italian team be?
As soon as I saw Dongfang Chen, I thought about Balotelli again, and instantly everyone felt that Balotelli's second goods were a pit, a big pit.
Before the game, Balotelli, the second goods, caused a lot of trouble for the Italian team, and even this guy went to the police station, making everyone think that this guy couldn't catch up with this game? Fortunately, Prandley fished out Balotelli through his connections.
Prandelli fished out Balotelli obviously because he wanted him to help the team, but this guy's performance in this game is really sorry for Prandelli's trust.
Originally, Balotelli scored a goal, everyone was very happy and happy, and even saw the hope of winning the game.
However, at this time, the second Balotelli directly stripped to celebrate and was sent off with a red card. This led to one less player for Italy to fight in the later games, and was almost killed by the Chinese team!
At this time, Prandley must have hated Balotelli in his heart.
Prandelli continued: "My team also played very well in this game, they were very desperate, and when they were two goals down, we still launched a ferocious counterattack, not only equalized the score, but even overtook the score, and there was a chance of winning. In the end, though, something unexpected happened. Overall, my team is doing okay, but it's not a reflection of our quality and we're going to get better and better. ”
After saying that, Prandelli got up and left directly, without even giving the reporter a chance to ask questions.
Seeing Prandelli leaving, Gao Hongbo said lightly: "This game is really exciting, our opponents are very strong, they are former world champions, now European runners-up, they are a strong opponent, we can draw with them, this is already our luck." ”
Gao continued: "These two Confederations Cup games have shown us the gap between us and the world's best teams, we are still a long way from and we still have a long way to go. But we also learned a lot here, and I'm very happy here. ”
Gao Hongbo said: "Of course, I will feel very sorry that this game was not won in a good situation. But it's also a reflection of the quality of both sides, Italy is really much better than us, and I'm very happy to get a point. ”
Gao Hongbo also praised his players, he said: "Dongfang Chen is still the most consistent player in our team, he is now the core leader of our team, with him, our players will feel very relieved, I believe we will continue like this, I hope we go further." ”
Media reporters also asked Gao Hongbo what he thought of Balotelli, and Gao Hongbo said: "Obviously, Balotelli is a genius player, his strength is very good, not to mention talent, he is a rare talent. Of course, geniuses tend to be mavericks, and they don't think the same way as we do. ”
The media reporters below didn't hold back, and laughed directly, they felt that Gao Hongbo was too damaged. However, Gao Hongbo was really depressed, there was no sarcasm or sarcasm in his words, the genius in this world was not a maverick? Is it wrong that Balotelli is a genius, he is a maverick?
The media also asked Gao Hongbo to compare Dongfang Chen and Balotelli, Gao Hongbo said: "Obviously, both of them are geniuses, they have a lot of similarities and differences. However, there is only one difference between them - one is Chinese and the other is Italian! ”