Chapter 70: The True Test
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The reason for this is directly related to the leader of the French team, Corgne, whose offensive and defensive skills are not only reflected in his personal ability, but also in his excellent leadership ability. Under the command of Corgne, the French team is organized in attack and layered in defense, and what is even more rare is that the attack and defense are well connected, so that the French team forms an organic whole from front to back.
Such a French team is undoubtedly very terrible, in the 2010 World Cup in South Africa, because Corgne has not fully established its leadership in the French team, plus the front line is a little green, so the performance is not very good, but four years ago in the Brazil World Cup, Corne's leadership position has been completely solid, Benzema and others on the front line are also maturing, this French team once again showed the strength of the world's first-class team, if it were not for the German team that was already invincible at that time, They may not be without the possibility of lifting the Hercules Cup again. And just two years later, they avenged their revenge in the European Championship, which made fans all over the world deeply feel the horror of this French team.
Although Ribery has now withdrawn from the national team, and core players such as Corgne and Benzema have begun to slowly decline from their peak form, judging from the performance of the French team since the start of this World Cup, they are still among the top three superpowers in the world. In comparison, although the Chinese team is in good shape so far, compared with the Chinese team, the French team still has an obvious advantage in strength.
"This French team is excellent both offensively and defensively, almost impeccable. If there is one flaw to be found, it is that the defensive action of the players is generally large, probably because the vast majority of France internationals play in Ligue 1 and the Premier League. We can take advantage of that, we should be able to get a lot of set-piece opportunities, and it can be done quickly, and a little pre-match practice might make a difference. As the saying goes, 'grinding guns in battle, not fast is also light.' Gao Jun told Hiddink about his thoughts, only to find that the two coincided, and Hiddink thought about it more carefully than him
'Set-pieces have to be taken and it's almost the only chance we have to open the door to victory, but France are just as good from set-pieces and we have to defend well and it's better not to give them set-pieces at all. This French team is excellent at both ends of the pitch offensively and defensively. However, the offensive ability of the position is relatively insufficient, as long as we shrink the defensive line, they can only rely on set-pieces", Hiddink after careful observation and analysis, came to this conclusion, "Although there is a clear gap in the strength of the two teams, as long as we do these things well, it may not be impossible to win"
Guus Hiddink is a hard-nosed manager. His strategy was resolutely executed from the start of the game, as both sides put a lot of emphasis on defence, especially in midfield. The game turned into a hand-to-hand duel in midfield, and the scene was far from as good as fans had hoped, with neither side even having a single shot on goal in the first ten minutes
The head coach of the French team is obviously not satisfied with this, but Hiddink is very satisfied, because the French team is stronger in attack and defense. The fact that the Chinese team had struggled to get many opportunities in positional battles, and the fact that the French team could not find opportunities from the Chinese team fully shows that the game strategy he developed has shown miraculous results.
In addition, Hiddink, who was very concerned about the referee factor before the game, is now mixed about this, worrying that the referee of this game does not even want to blow the home whistle. The decision was fairly fair, as if it was done on a neutral ground, "It seems that as I expected, the hosts' reach for the semi-finals has secured FIFA's commercial benefits, and that's the end of their care, hehe, it's ironic that we didn't use it when we had the home whistle to help, and now we don't have it when we need it."
It seems that FIFA President Blatter called for strengthening the protection of technical players before the start of this World Cup, which is undoubtedly a good thing for the Chinese team that suffers from physical confrontation in addition to individual players, and Hiddink is repeatedly chanting a word in his heart at this time, "Free kick, free kick, give me a free kick!" ”
In the 12th minute, the French team was led by the team leader Corne to complete the first shot of the game with a powerful long-range shot, but the advantage of the tall figure of the young goalkeeper Zhang Bin of the Chinese team was fully manifested at this time, and he blocked Corgne's long-range shot with no difficulty from the bottom line, and the French team only got one corner kick opportunity.
After the corner kick was taken, Zhang Bin showed his outstanding air superiority and landing point prediction, accurately grabbed the position and confiscated the ball with his ape arm, and immediately threw the ball to launch a fast attack! Because of his age, Zhang Bin's foot skills are not as good as Wang Dalei's, but his height and arms are long, and he throws the ball forcefully and accurately, which is beyond Wang Dalei's reach, and the ball was thrown out accurately to find Wang Jiayu who stayed outside the penalty area, who rushed to transfer the ball out again before the French players got close, and handed it to the king of martial arts, who had begun to move forward at high speed.
Because Xie Wenjun, Xue Lin and Gao Jun, the three guys with physical and air superiority just now, all retreated to their own penalty area to assist in the defense, at this time the king of martial arts seemed to be alone, under normal circumstances, he should pass the ball back to the three who followed up, but the king of martial arts unexpectedly chose a person to take the ball directly to the French team's penalty area. This move was a little unexpected even by his teammates, let alone the French who were the opponents, and as a result, the two French defenders were half a step slower to get through the gap that had not yet been fully encircled!
"Beautiful! He single-handedly penetrated the entire back line of the French team, just one person! Wuqiu King has made great progress in the past few years, and now he is a veritable world-class star, and the late-developing player really has great potential! He Wei, the host of CCTV who was in charge of broadcasting the game, shouted excitedly, but soon a trace of melancholy appeared on his face, "Alas, the absolute speed of the martial arts king is still not as fast as the three of them!" The French team's return defense is indeed fast! ”
But the king of martial arts, who felt that someone was approaching behind him, did not panic, he just made a simple emergency stop, and let the French defender who was chasing him at high speed rush over his head, and the king of martial arts himself flicked the ball, ready to speed up again and go straight into the penalty area!
Seeing this wonderful scene, tens of thousands of Chinese fans in the stands gave warm applause again, but the applause quickly became messy just after it sounded, because the French defender who was passed was very decisive, and seeing that the king of martial arts was about to form a single knife, he immediately did not hesitate to stretch out his foot and hook down the king of martial arts, which caused an uproar in the stands, and the whistle of the referee attracted a "referee stupid X" scolding in the stands. Although the Chinese government has been vigorously promoting the concept of civilized football watching since the successful bid for this World Cup, the habits formed over the years are obviously not so easy to change, and there are even many people who defend this, saying, "How can you do watching football without passion?" Compared to the football hooligans in Europe, we are civilized enough."
It was not only the Chinese fans in the stands who were dissatisfied with the referee, but the national football coach Hiddink on the sidelines was even more angry, and was warned by the fourth official because of his bad words. But it's no wonder Hiddink was dissatisfied, although the king of martial arts was hooked to the ground just now, but the French defender also fell to the ground together, and Xie Wenjun, who was inserted forward at high speed in the middle at that time, could definitely touch the ball before the goalkeeper of the French team, so according to the principle of offensive advantage, the referee should not whistle at this time, but he probably didn't see Xie Wenjun because of the angle, and as a result, he killed the Chinese team A valuable one-shot opportunity that is likely to determine the outcome of the game
The referee's subsequent decision made Hiddink even more angry, because the French defender's tactical foul directly ruined a chance for a single goal, and in his opinion, he should directly take out a red card to send him off, but the referee may have considered that the game had only started for a long time, and did not want to make this much-anticipated game lose suspense too early, but showed a yellow card to the French defender who fouled, which is too big a difference.
"Maybe Xiao Wu didn't face the goal with the ball at that time, right?" Although He Wei found a reason for the referee out of the Chinese commentator's consistent "neutral position", it was obvious that he was also very unhappy in his heart, "Alas, if the referee takes out a red card, we have a good chance of winning this game, even if we play against the French team, we may not lose"
"If you don't blow it just now, with Xiao Xie's ability to grasp the opportunity now, there is at least seventy or eighty percent certainty that you can score after forming a single knife, which will also be very advantageous. It's a pity that the referee made the most unfavorable decision for us", the guest Xu Yang also had a painful expression on his face at this time, but he still comforted himself with a little hope, "Fortunately, there is still a free kick opportunity in a good position, if we can grasp it, then there is no loss"
However, the position of this free kick is good, but it is located on the right side of the top of the arc of the French team's penalty area, which is more suitable for left-footed players to take the penalty, but since Deng Zhuoxiang and Rong Hao have withdrawn from the national team, there is no trustworthy left-footed player in the current national football team, and although the penalty player who walked in front of the ball in the broadcast screen is also a left-footed player, it is beyond the expectations of almost all Chinese fans (to be continued......