Chapter 223: The Successor of the Divine Throne!
French media interviewed French fans randomly, and most of them thought that the French team would win against South Korea tonight and qualify from the group ahead of schedule. Most South Korean fans also firmly believe that their team can continue the courage of the last World Cup, defeating France to advance to the round of 16.
An Italian media interviewed South Korean fans and asked them: Who is the player you remember the most about the French team?
To the surprise of the media, the top three are Tang Jue, Zidane, and Henry. This media analyzed: This may be that Tang has Asian ancestry, which makes Korean fans feel retimate.
As soon as this news was issued, the new president of Real Madrid, Luiz? Gomez, after a long period of thinking, sent a team to Asia. The main purpose of this team is to investigate Tang Jue's status and influence among fans.
Florentino did not snatch Gagliari this summer, and Don made the move to Milan. Real Madrid have won nothing in La Liga and the Champions League this season, while Milan have won Serie A and the Champions League. Florentino left the presidency in disgrace. Real Madrid members are said to have questioned his ability to work, with one of the main pieces of evidence being that he did not take Don into his command and another being the release of Ronnie.
If both of them are at Real Madrid, they might be able to win trophies for the club. So how much more revenue will it add to the club?
Real Madrid has a different business philosophy from their arch-rivals Barcelona, Real Madrid is more like a company, they treat players as commodities, and they are willing to spend as much as they want, as long as this commodity can bring more revenue to the team. Barcelona, on the other hand, is more focused on developing their own players. Every year, more than 20 million euros are invested in youth training to build the best youth training system in the world.
The two giants have different ideas and behave differently in the transfer market. Barcelona will buy players according to the needs of the team, and Real Madrid buy players mainly based on the value of the players, so they often have a big deal in the transfer market.
The success of Tang Jue and Ronnie in Serie A and the Champions League gave Florentino a hard slap in the face, Luis? Gomez had other ideas, and getting Ronnie back, it was very difficult and unnecessary. After all, his age is there. But Tang Jue was only eighteen years old. The Italian phonegate incident broke out, and Milan's income will definitely fall next season, then, according to Gagliari's style. As long as the price is right. He's going to let go.
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Pre-game. South Korean coach Dutchman Advocaat said in an interview with the media: "France is a world powerhouse, and they have many world stars. Although the results of the competition in recent years have not been satisfactory, no one can underestimate them. We are ready for the most difficult ones. ”
'Our goal is to reach the last 16, so tonight we won't let go of the possibility of qualifying. But a draw is acceptable to us. ”
Speaking to the media, Domenech said very dryly: "We only have one goal tonight, and that is to beat the opponent and qualify from the group early. ”
Speaking to the media, Zidane said: "The South Korean team is a worthy opponent, they finished fourth in the last World Cup. But I'm sure my teammates and I won't disappoint the fans tonight. ”
Tang Jue said in front of the media: "No matter who the opponent is, we have only one goal, to defeat the opponent!" ”
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At five o'clock in the afternoon of the 18th, Brazil's match with Australia at the Allianz Arena in Munich started, and Ronnie did not play. The two teams exchanged a goalless draw in the first half, with Brazil attacking the Australian goal in the second half.
In the 49th minute, Ronaldinho passed directly to the left rib, Robinho shook at the front of the penalty area, and in the face of Neil and Emmerton's blocking, he knocked the ball with his left foot and knocked on the middle, Adriano stopped the ball with his left foot, shot low on the penalty line, and the football drilled under Chipperfield's crotch and into the lower right corner, 1-0!
It was Adriano's first World Cup goal. Ade was very excited after the goal. The game then became more intense, with Australia launching a frantic counter-attack and the game was white-hot. Although both sides had some chances, they were unable to change the game.
Soon, the game came to an end, and just when everyone thought that the score of this game could not be changed, there was another climax on the field. In the 87th minute, Fred replaced Ade. In the 90th minute, Fred passed through the edge of the penalty area, and the ball was blocked by Kaka, but he immediately distributed the ball to the right side.
Robinho was 14 meters in front of the goal, and his volley hit the near post and bounced back into the field, and Fred inserted a timely follow-up shot into the empty goal, 2-0!
Brazil defeated Australia 2-0 thanks to goals from Ade and Fred, and advanced to the round of 16 ahead of the group. Australia have not lost their chance of qualifying from the group, having drawn with Japan and Croatia in their other game in the same group last night, with both teams losing in the first round. After the second round of matches, Australia temporarily sat in second place with three points from the first round win over Japan.
Australia only need to beat Croatia in their last game to qualify from the group. If Brazil beat Japan in the final round, they only need a draw to qualify. Australia's situation is much better than that of Japan and Croatia.
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The match between France and South Korea is scheduled for 8 p.m. and 6:30 p.m., with both teams heading to the venue. With a capacity of 40,000 people, the Zentelar Stadium resembles a volcanic crater and is surrounded by tall trees. From a distance, the stadium looks like a castle in the middle of a dense forest.
Fans of the two countries are either draped in national flags and painted with oil paint on their faces; Or wear a supporting team's jersey and walk to the pitch with a small flag in your hand. They are another unit that is responsible for cheering on the teams they support. In the midst of the shouts, their soldiers will burst out with even greater strength.
In France and South Korea, fans are already gearing up for the upcoming tournament, heading to bars or preparing drinks at home and waiting for friends.
After the baptism of the first game, Don was never nervous anymore, and his state of mind was much calmer. At seven o'clock, the players of both sides walked out of the locker room to do the pre-match preparations. While passing through the player's tunnel. Park Ji-sung took the initiative to hug Tang, they knew each other, and last summer, Manchester United and Milan both went to the United States for training, and the two teams played a match in Los Angeles.
The other Korean players passed by the two of them without slanting their eyes, as if they didn't know Tang Jue at all. Tang Jue and Park Ji-sung walked into the court while chatting. Half of the seats in the stands are already occupied with fans. Watching their idols appear on the court, they whistled excitedly.
They didn't forget to pick up their phones and take pictures of the stars warming up. It will be a wonderful memory for them.
After the round table, the mentality of the French players leveled off. The goal is clearer. The atmosphere of the French team was relaxed during the warm-up. Henry even frolicked with Don Jue on the field. The tacit understanding between the two people gradually increased during the game, which also affected the relationship off the field.
Vieira on the side was clearly unhappy with them, but when he accidentally saw Zidane, he suppressed his dissatisfaction in the bottom of his heart.
Forty minutes of warm-up is complete. Players from both sides return to the locker room. The game is about to begin. The coaches of both sides announced their starting lists. And give the players the most encouragement.
French locker room.
Domenech announced the starting line-up, and it was surprising that Tang Jue did not appear in the starting list, and it was Trezeguet who replaced him. Zidane and several other veterans frowned. Tang Jue exhaled a long breath and stared at his toes. Vieira's eyes flashed with joy, and his face was full of schadenfreude.
has long been the team's main striker, there is no physical problem, and there was a goal in the last game, but he did not appear in the starting list, which is ......
The atmosphere in the dressing room became eerie, and everyone looked at the manager in bewilderment. Domenech ignored the doubtful glances and continued: "I won't say much about the importance of tonight's game. We have only one goal, to win against our opponents. No matter what happens in the game, keep your composure. ”
Obviously, the starting line-up is unchangeable, Zidane did not challenge Domenech, maybe the coach has his own ideas. Could it be...... Did he play in the second half?
Well, it should be. But what's the point?
Zidane shook his head inwardly, as long as the team can win, anyone can play. He stopped thinking about it and began to rethink how to organize the attack. Trezeguet's characteristics are different from Tang's, and his heading skills are good.
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Korean locker room.
South Korea coach Dutchman Advocaat announced the starting line-up: goalkeeper, Lee Yun-jae; Three defenders, Choi Jin-chul, Kim Yong-chul, Kim Dong-jin; Four midfielders, Kim Nam-il, Lee Yi-yong, Lee Hu, Lee Young-pyo; Three forwards, Park Ji-sung, Cho Jae-jin, Lee Cheon-so.
The formation of the Korean team is three-four-three, which is an attacking formation. From the formation, you can see Advocaat's determination to win. In modern football, it is common to use four defenders, and very few teams send three defenders. Reducing a defender and adding a striker is the goal of South Korea to beat France and qualify from the group early.
As soon as the starting list was announced, the fighting spirit in the eyes of the South Korean players burned like a fire, and they wanted to burn the French team to death with this fire.
Advocaat glanced at his players and exclaimed: "France are strong, but we are also strong. Our goal in this game is to beat them! ”
"We're going to prove ourselves on this turf!"
"Every single one of you is a great player in my mind. Ignite the passion in your hearts and give a great game to the fans who love you and support you! ”
"Don't let Don run, if you want to flank, you must flank. As soon as he gets the ball, he has to go and pinch it. To cut him off from Henry and Zinedine Zidane. To hell with the three musketeers! ”
"When I was training yesterday, I told you that you must be active in the midfield and not let Zidane pass the ball easily. We want to use our strong bodies to hit him hard. As long as we can control the midfield, the initiative will be in our hands. ”
"Alright, warriors, let's start fighting!"
The Korean players nodded firmly to each other, they were going to fight their opponents on the battlefield!
Yes, it's a battle!
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Substitutes and members of the coaching staff leave the locker room first, and they go to the bench. Tang Jue kept his head down, for him, not starting is a shame. is entangled in shame, how can you still have the face to raise your head and chest.
Sitting behind the bench was the beautiful French wife, Alice looked at Tang Jue in surprise, his black hair was too conspicuous in the French team. Alice couldn't help but worry, Tang Jue was such a proud person, and now he actually put him on the bench.
When she saw Tang Jue keep her head down, Alice could feel the humiliation in Tang Jue's heart, and there was a flame of anger burning in her eyes. This fire of anger turned the small national flag in his hand into a rag.
Domenech, who was walking behind Tang Jue, did not step forward to comfort him or explain the reason for doing so. He looked at Tang Jue, who was bowing his head, and a meaningful smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.
The French fans in the stands frowned, wondering what kind of medicine was being sold in Domenech's gourd. After Tang Jue entered the French team, he changed the status quo of the weak forward, and helped the French team climb from the fourth place in the group to the first place in the group in the World Cup qualifiers, and directly entered the World World Cup after the final.
Although the pre-match warm-up performance was not ideal, but in the first game on the 13th, he scored a lightning goal to help the French team dominate from the start. France also won their first match. So, what reason is there to put him on the bench?
French fans have an ominous premonition in their hearts, is it really the contradiction between him and Vieira to the point of irreconcilability?
They were angry, how could they handle things like this? As a result, there were loud boos in Domenech, and some fans even shouted.
Domenech didn't expect the reaction of the fans to be so fierce, how did he know the status of Tang Jue in the hearts of French fans at this moment, Zidane has always been a god in their hearts, and now this god has announced to the whole world that he will retire after the World Cup.
God is about to leave the throne of God, and the throne is vacant. Tang Jue is the best candidate in their hearts, amazing, daring to act, dare to take responsibility in times of crisis, such a person is the best candidate to sit on the throne of God!
Now Domenech actually let the heir to the throne of God sit on the bench, which is absolutely unforgivable! (To be continued......)