Chapter 226: The Spanish Golden Generation?
After Macau's defeat to Ukraine, the situation in Group H is a bit delicate.
Spain's match against Tunisia ended almost at the same time, with Spain beating the African champions 2-1.
However, Tunisia, which has lost two in a row, was not eliminated directly, because Macau and Ukraine at this time both had a record of one win and one loss.
In this way, Spain won two in a row and qualified early with a goal difference of 5.
Although the Macau team lost to Ukraine, the 0:1 loss allowed them to still rank second in the group with a huge advantage of 3 points, especially 0 goal difference.
Ukraine and Macau have the same number of points, but because of their 0-4 defeat to Spain in the first game, they can only be ranked third under the rule that the goal difference is counted first, the total number of goals is counted second, and then the win-loss relationship is calculated.
But at this time, Tunisia, which seems to be the most stretched, has not been eliminated, as long as they can beat Ukraine in the last game, and score a few more goals themselves, or expect Macau to lose a few more goals to Spain, then they still have the probability of winning one win to qualify, and even the overall situation is slightly stronger than Ukraine.
To be honest, Tunisia's chances of qualifying are not very small, as Spain are far better on paper than Macau, and their chances of beating Macau by a big margin are not small.
In this way, the Macau team's qualifying situation is naturally better than these two teams.
Although they have to face the strongest Spain in the last game, Spain, who have already qualified in advance, may not go all out in this game.
Therefore, as long as they go all out to fight for a draw, then there is a high probability that they will qualify.
But Ukraine and Tunisia have to fight to the death, and the strength of these two teams is between half a catty and eight taels, and in the end, it is very likely that they will fight for a lose-lose situation.
"We still have to win!"
Zhang Desheng knows that as long as he can snatch a point from Spain, he will have a good chance of qualifying.
But leaving your fate to others is naturally not enough insurance.
So they don't have a choice, and they have to take all three points against Spain in the next game so that they can really take their destiny into their own hands.
As for the controversy over the second game, it will have to be dealt with by the Macau Football Association, and the Chinese media will have to protest, and they must focus on the final game of the group.
"We know best what a terrible team he has, so we will never give him a chance to play easily in the next game, he doesn't want to get points against us, even a point we won't give, that's how we respect him!"
Puyol said half-jokingly when he mentioned his opponent in the next match in the interview.
But it can also be seen that his demeanor is relaxed, because Spain has no pressure to qualify.
"He's undoubtedly the best striker in the game, but he's also the number one public enemy of all goalkeepers, and I'll let his threat end there!"
Casillas said with some hatred, he didn't have a good impression of Zhang Desheng, because he was about to be shot into a sieve by this terrible No. 9 in Real Madrid, and this time he had to take revenge fiercely, and the best way to retaliate was to send the Macau team home with his own hands!
In this Spanish team, not only Barcelona players are very sought after by Zhang Gongzi, but there is also a non-Barcelona player who also admires Zhang Gongzi, this person is Raul, who has not scored a minute of playing in two consecutive games.
"I think Zhang is the greatest No.9 of all time, his style is unique in history, I don't think anyone can surpass him in this position, he will definitely become the first king of the 21st century in the future!"
This touting is not what the Barcelona players say, but Real Madrid's top name Raul.
Raul's bragging about Zhang Gongzi was not out of initiative, nor because Zhang Desheng was his father, but an act of repaying the favor, in fact, Zhang Gongzi publicly bragged about him first.
Zhang Desheng has publicly praised Raul more than once, just after Iran and Angola played 0:0, completely becoming the first Asian team to end their journey in this World Cup.
After this match, and before the match between Japan and Brazil the next day, he praised Raul again!
"To be honest, I'm very familiar with this Spain team because they are either my teammates or my strong opponents in the league, but if I have to say who I'm really worried about, then there will only be one name: Raul! That's right, I think he's the best player in Spanish history, not one of them! ”
But are these the words from his heart?
Of course not TM!
He is assisting Raul and helping him continue the infighting with the old coach Aragonés, if only the two could pinch each other!
"Raul, Raul, I've blown you so with such a conscience, you must stand up, the game the day after tomorrow must give me a start, and I will rely on you to qualify!"
If Zhang Gongzi's words were known by Raul, who would completely turn his face with Aragonés, it would probably be a bitter hatred.
But at this moment, in a state of injury, Raul's combat power is only 85, and he is indeed no longer an ordinary crotch puller!
If it is paired with Garcia, who pulled his hips in this World Cup, then this Spanish striker has two words: double dishes!
So, he had to praise Raul hard, and he started before the first game.
But this can also explain why Raul exchanged courtesies with Zhang Gongzi in an interview before the game, and also praised him fiercely, making it look like a sympathy between geniuses.
Macau's match against Spain is still the last day of the third round of all groups.
After Iran was the first to get a plane ticket home, the Japanese team faced the five-star Brazil that pulled the crotch in the first two games, not only failed to create any miracles, but let the two draw in a row, and the Brazilian team, which scored 1 goal in the first two games, finally pinched the soft persimmon to show the style of the defending champion.
In the end, the Brazilian team won a hearty 4:0 victory, which not only made Xiaori the second Asian team to get a plane ticket, but also gave the Brazilian team the illusion that it was just a slow heat!
"Pure waste!"
"Straight to the point!"
"Good death!"
“……”
At this time, the Macau players were not as depressed as they were two days ago through the successive exits of the two Asian teams, especially after such a humiliating exit in the small days, many Macau players suddenly felt that they had played very well.
If the last game was not targeted by the referee, they would probably have won two in a row, and at least one draw.
Not to mention this performance compared to the Japanese team and the Iranian team, even compared to the Brazilian team that has just won a big game, they don't seem to have a big gap!
"This Brazil team is indeed very pulled!"
Zhang Desheng didn't say it, but he always felt that there were some dishes in this Brazil, especially Xiao Luo and Adriano's crotch pulling performance, he was a little blind.
These South American stars, once they slide, it's really fucking like going to the sea!
But alas, even if Macau do qualify, they will not meet Brazil in the knockout rounds, as the defending champions are only second in the group.
On June 23, Saudi Arabia and Switzerland also started their final battle.
This game also allowed the Macau team to gain confidence from the other side, and even almost healed its own wounds.
This is naturally because Saudi Arabia unsurprisingly lost 0:3 to Switzerland, and once again became the last existence of all the teams going home.
"It's too miserable, is the Saudi team the last place every time?"
"Alas, there was a team at the bottom of the last session, and Saudi Arabia can come to the bottom of the list, so let's just say how big the advantage is on the whistle!"
"Tomorrow, we're going to have a last fight, I hope we don't get hacked by the whistle again!"
“……”
After the Macau players were also out of the competition in Saudi Arabia, they were actually in a better mood and even regained their self-confidence.
No way, as the only Asian team that has won in this World Cup, and the only Asian team that still has a chance to qualify from the group, they can't be proud!
But everyone's concern, Zhang Desheng couldn't help but shake his head when he saw the peripheral handicap.
"Made, this time TM is optimistic about Spain, why doesn't it feel right?"
Zhang Desheng has never felt that the spinach group has much impact on the World Cup, of course he knows that there will definitely be some impact, but it should not interfere with the outcome of a game, right?
But since being scheduled once, he can only admit that at least in the group stage, the disruption was greater than he thought.
However, looking at the situation on the major plates before the game, he always felt that this time it was not quite right, but the favorable side seemed to have become them?
In the last game, the Ukrainian team was actually not so weak, although most of the players in their team were unknown, but the whole team was a merger of the two giants of the Ukrainian Super League, Dynamo Kyiv and Shakhtar Donetsk, and there were almost no players from the third team.
And these two teams, those are the teams that can play the Champions League regularly every season!
So underestimating this team is actually a bit abnormal.
But before that game, the periphery of the major spinach groups was unanimously optimistic about them, including many media outlets, who also relegated Ukraine to a fish belly team.
However, in this game, they seem to have become the previous Ukrainian characters, and most of the Western media are collectively looking down on them, including the major handicaps.
But the problem is that Spain has already qualified in advance!
Even if their strength is much stronger than Macau, but in this kind of situation where they don't need to work the one hand, but they will definitely work the other, there will be some suspense about the outcome of the victory, right!?
If...... If the penalty is appropriately biased in favor of Macau......
Zhang Desheng quickly shook his head when he thought of this, he still couldn't hope for this kind of thing.
At this time, we still have to remember that sentence: people, you must rely on yourself!
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On June 24th, the final round of Group H will start today.
This is also the last round of matches in all groups, in fact, the teams that have qualified from the first seven groups have all been decided, including Spain in Group H.
So the only suspense today is who will be the last team to line out?
This kind of high-profile competition is actually a very revealing opportunity.
The 15 countries that have already qualified from the group, including the remaining three countries with a chance of qualifying, will surely be watching these two games.
Needless to say, the ratings of this game between Spain and Macau will definitely look very good all over the world, after all, there are many stars who appear!
Ukraine and Tunisia, how many names can you recognize from them?!
But Spain and Macau, that have the first active player, and a large group of La Liga stars!
"In this game, you have to beat Spain to ensure that you qualify from the group, but Spain's strength is far stronger than yours, I wonder if you have prepared some secret weapons?"
This was a question from a European media outlet at the pre-match press conference.
"We don't need to worry about this, everything that should be prepared before the war has been prepared, now we just need to adjust our mentality, do not have a trace of illusions, do not give up a little opportunity, and do not stop all efforts, so that no matter what the result is, we are worthy of ourselves!"
Zhang Desheng's words are not just words, they are indeed doing this.
If you want to qualify under the blockage of Spain today, the key is to fight ball by ball.
Of course, today's Macau team will have some influence on the lineup!
Although Shen Yi's injury is not serious, he will not be able to play in this game unless he plays closed.
The coaching staff of the Macau team will naturally not do this, and Zhang Gongzi will not allow this kind of brain-dead behavior.
In addition, Tu Guangtai and Yang Feng will be suspended for one game, which means that they have three main players who will not be able to play in the third key battle.
But such a loss is not unbearable, because as long as Zhang Gongzi can fight, then there is still hope for everything!
Of course, Spain is not fully staffed.
Puyol and Lopes each accumulated two yellow cards, and both had to be suspended for one game.
Zhang Desheng is not very popular with López, but Puyol's absence is good news for Macau.
Two hours later, the last two matches of Group H, this time in front of the whole world, were played simultaneously.
The match between Macau and Spain takes place at Borussia Dortmund's home stadium, Germany's largest stadium, the Parc Iduna, which can accommodate up to more than 83,000 spectators.
At this time, on the big screen above the stadium, the starting lineups of the two participating teams have been broadcast.
Macau team starters -
Front: Li Xiaobo (85, 1984, 188cm), Thiago Liu (83, 1983, 181cm)
Midfielders: Wang Zhen (80, 1986, 180cm), Zhang Desheng (97, 1985, 183cm), Wang Qiang (80, 1985, 184cm), Li Wei (81, 1985, 174cm).
Backcourt: Zhou Ting (79, 1979, 181cm), Ma Zhenguo (84, 1985, 180cm), Niu Zhanshan (83, 1983, 192cm), Zhu Biao (82, 1986, 185cm)
Goalkeeper: Kong Xiaochuan (83, 1984, 189cm)
Today, the Macau team with two midfielders was absent, and Zhang Gongzi had to come to the position of the front midfielder.
Wang Zhen, who was a substitute for Feyenoord last season, played his panacea today, playing as a left wing-back.
Wang Qiang can play as a central defender or as a midfielder, and he was promoted to replace Tu Guangtai today.
As long as Zhang Gongzi can show the strength of Tongtian in this lineup, then the overall combat power will not decline too much, at least there will be no injuries.
Spain starters –
Front: Villa (88, 1981, 175cm), Torres (88, 1984, 186cm), Raul (85, 1977, 180cm).
Midfielders: Cesc Fabregas (86, 1987, 178cm), Alonso (89, 1981, 183m), Garcia (87, 1984, 180cm)
Back: Peña (86, 1977, 178cm), Marchena (86, 1978, 183cm), Pablo (86, 1981, 192cm), Salgado (85, 1975, 174cm)
Goalkeeper: Casillas (90, 1981, 185cm)
The characteristic of Spain's World Cup is that there is no defensive strong enough midfielder in the starter, but Senna and Albelda are obviously sitting on the bench; At the same time, none of the three strikers were pure wingers, but Reyes, Andres Iniesta and Joaquín were also sitting on the bench.
However, such a lineup with obvious flaws qualified ahead of schedule in the group stage.
So it's probably not a good thing to play too well in the group stage, because it will make it impossible for you to find your own problems.
Most of the teams that have achieved good results in the history of the World Cup over the years are really stumbling in the group stage.
"Let's grab the midfield with them today, what is the golden generation of Spain, what we are doing is gold!"
After Zhang Desheng came out, he first finished greeting the other side in a friendly way, but when he turned his head to make a final exchange with his teammates, he immediately said with a fierce expression.
"Boss, their three midfielders are too luxurious, do we have to fight them?"
Li Wei's cowardice made Zhang Gongzi very unhappy just by his tone, and he immediately glanced at the other party coldly.
"Waste, they are useless in this broken lineup, there is no defense at all, if you don't dare to go up, go down now!"
"No, no, no, boss, I won't embarrass you, just watch my performance!"
Zhang Desheng nodded when he heard this, and then turned his head to look at his three forwards.
"Li Xiaobo plays in La Liga, I don't need to remind him, but you two (Wang Zhen and Thiago) may not know that their four defenders are not as strong as they imagined, Peña plays as a forward defender in the club, his defensive awareness is average, the attack is strong and the defense is weak; Salgado has good defensive awareness and solid skills, but his athleticism declines quickly, and he is finished rushing him; Pablo has height, Marchena has confrontation, these two people are average, and the turn is not fast, especially Pablo's turn is much slower than that of Lao Niu, Da Liu, you have to rush behind him more. ”
"And the backline, don't be scared by the name on the opposite side, one of their three strikers is injured, one is afraid of dense defense, and the other is squeezed to the side by the two big brothers. Garcia was okay, but the better Andres Iniesta didn't get a chance, and it's clear that this is a seniority team. As long as we grab the midfield, defend the middle, stabilize our backs, and maintain mobility and numerical superiority, they won't be able to attack! ”
When Zhang Desheng said this, he really felt that this Spain team was simply a golden jade, and this stupid configuration really couldn't win, right!?
The Macau players were inspired by him, and their confidence was also greatly increased, after all, their leading big brother in La Liga can be described as a one-handed cover, domineering, and bad thing.
So even he categorically labeled Spain as a "rookie", so this opponent shouldn't be much stronger, right?
(End of chapter)