Chapter 237 Opening of the World Cup

The Chinese Hong Kong team played against the Greek team at the Rome Olympic Stadium. The sparse fans at the scene showed a problem. There was not much attention to this game. Many local Chinese turned the whole stadium into the home of the Chinese team of the Chinese team, but their cheering for more Mandarin seemed to be a little It's non-nonsent.

And the Chinese Hong Kong team unexpectedly put Li Yu on the bench. Erikson sat next to Li Yu. After the start of the game, the two communicated together.

"Pay attention to the line of the players on the field. I believe in your ability to read the game. Only this game, we will adopt such tactics in the World Cup. Except for you, all players will defend, and Konka is no exception!" Erickson talked about the core tactics of the World Cup. The group of the Chinese Hong Kong team wants to appear without some extreme methods. At the current level of the Chinese Hong Kong team, it is difficult to advance to the top 16 knockout stage.

Li Yu nodded a little. He never thought that he would hold high the offensive flag all the way to advance to the World Cup, but now he has to do the opposite, fully retreat, and completely rely on one person to fight back.

The Greek team did not expect that China and Hong Kong set up an iron barrel array at the beginning, and there was no way to attack.

Without Li Yu on the field, Huaxia Hong Kong also lacked the courage to fight against the opponent, and soon the Greek team seized the opportunity to score a goal.

There is no strange expression on Li Yu and Erikson's faces. Testing new tactics is to pay a price. It's better to pay early than during the World Cup.

Throughout the game, Huaxia Hong Kong had few counterattack opportunities, and Muric did not seize it, and finally lost to Greece with a big score of 3:0.

After the game, the media also sent the news back to China as soon as possible. What's wrong?

There is nothing we can do about the game. We have been attacked by our opponents. Is this still the Huaxia Hong Kong team?

Three days later, in the early stage of leaving for South Africa, China Hong Kong ushered in a stronger team, the Italian team's warm-up match!

The game is still held at the Olympic Stadium in Rome, but it is different from the warm-up match of the Greek team. Today's attendance rate is much better. The three-sided stands are basically full, and the Italian team's local appeal is still good.

Facing the Italian team, which is good at defense, the Huaxia Hong Kong team is still a comprehensive defense, and the intention in the future is very obvious. It takes the initiative to give up the midfield competition, and there is no unnecessary consumption with the Italian team in the midfield at all. It is an absolute iron barrel array.

The only difference from the last game is that Li Yu appeared on the front line of the Chinese Hong Kong team.

What can Li Yu do on the front line? All the other players have no enterprising spirit, and the game still continues the result of the last game, 3:0!

Two consecutive defeats in the warm-up match, the Huaxia Hong Kong team seems to be walking on the road of destruction, blindly sticking to death, the good attack in the past, but now it seems to have been completely lost. Going home early is already recognized by the media.

The Huaxia Hong Kong team in Group G has begun to be afraid of other opponents in the group of death before the war. The blind defense can't solve any problems at all, and all they get is a big defeat.

Li Yu, Konka, Muric and other cores of the team have also begun to question the tactics formulated by head coach Eriksson for the team. The membership composition of the Huaxia Hong Kong team is doomed to be a fact. The Huaxia Hong Kong team may play better and better. Once it comes to the more passive situation and compete for the toughness of the players, they are often the first to lose. It's the Chinese Hong Kong team.

It's not a way to go on like this. The warm-up match before the war is basically depleting morale. It's better not to play. In the face of the players' doubts, Eriksson smiled and did not answer the players' questions.

"What on earth does the boss mean?" Muric, who usually talks the most, touched his head and was completely confused.

"It seems that he has other ways. Let's take a look when we get to South Africa!" Li Yu also felt that things were a little abnormal. At Erikson's level, even if he wanted to play defense during the World Cup, he would not tell everyone so directly.

"Anyway, I hope everything is too late!" After saying that, Conca shook his head and walked to his room.

It's not easy to make the stuffy gourd Kongka open his mouth, but now it seems that all the players in the team are optimistic about the World Cup journey.

The team quickly arrived at the first match place, Johannesburg, South Africa, but the second game was changed to Cape Town. All the teams are also complaining about the problem between game days. South Africa doesn't want other World Cup host countries to shuttle between cities. The team's consumption is still very huge. Of.

The arrival of Huaxia Hong Kong is different from other well-known teams. Li Yu is the only one on the team who can be called an international superstar. Many others have heard for the first time. Li Yu has naturally become another spokesperson of the Huaxia Hong Kong team. Almost the media interviewing the Huaxia Hong Kong team are all around Li Yu. .

Not long ago, when Brazilian head coach Dunga was interviewed by the domestic media, he shook blankly about the first game and said something that made the Chinese indignant: "We are already preparing for the second group game!"

The Brazilian team doesn't see the Huaxia Hong Kong team. What can they do with Li Yu? Football is not a one-person sport, and no matter how strong a person is, it is impossible to change a game!

Hearing a reporter talking about Denga's attitude, Li Yu immediately gave himself a counterattack: "Brazil? Many of their players are my losers!"

Only Li Yu of the Huaxia Hong Kong team is qualified to say such a powerful counterattack. Yes, who is Li Yu! Where is the series of honors?

But it's a pity that it's just to say. In the world football like Li Yu, superstars are not born in a weak national team at the right time. Many people are not even able to participate in the World Cup. Li Yu's ability to come to the stage of the World Cup may be the biggest gain of Li Yu's arrival.

No one cares too much about some small frictions in the language before the game. Yes, Brazilians don't care what Huaxia Hong Kong says at all, because in their opinion, the three points in the first game have already reached three points.

This attitude is really unpleasant, and after Erickson came to South Africa, it was no different from Italy. What's the mysterious appearance before coming?

It's getting closer and closer to the game day. The players have begun to move, and a feeling of uneasiness has begun to spread in the team.

Ericsson knows that it's time. Needless to say, he really wants to go home together.

Finally, in the hotel where he stayed, Erickson gathered all the players and held a closed conference.

The players who come out are still listless, and the media waiting outside also feel that there are not many articles to do in this meeting in China and Hong Kong. It's better to stop them from playing around the world, so as not to be ashamed in the World Cup!

"I can't help it. I'm afraid that the media will find out!" Muric found that there was no reporter, and he immediately turned into a hippie smiling face. It was really difficult for him to act in a distressed way.

"I will put up with it for a few more days. Thinking about the Brazilian's face at that time, I think it will be very interesting!"

"Yes! Hurry up! I can't wait!"

......

The 2010 World Cup officially kicked off. The World Cup has a history of 80 years. There have been seven World Cup opening matches played by the host. The host team has never lost a record. Although Mexico was equalized by Marcos and once saw the hope of a reversal, Barcelona's Iron Guard is still difficult to break the 80-year magic for Mexico. Curse.

In a series of warm-up matches before the World Cup, South Africa's record was impressive. Although they did not experience the qualifiers, their real confrontation in the warm-up match also benefited them a lot. Compared with South Africa, Mexico's record in the warm-up match is even more amazing. It has won the defending champion Italy 2-1, and the two sides have only met once in history. In July 2005, South Africa defeated its opponent 2-1 in the Co.A. Gold Cup.

In this battle, Pereira continued to form a 451 formation. Mufera rushed forward, Modisse and Shabarara instigated on both wings, Pinar led the midfielder, and Mocona and Kumaro defended. In Mexico, Bella, Franco and Dos Santos form a trident, Torado sits in the midfield, and Marcos leads the defense.

Before the game, FIFA President Blatter and South African President Zuma delivered separate speeches. Butra ** announced that "the World Cup in South Africa officially kicked off", while President Zuma said that "the time to belong to Africa has come!" Subsequently, Blatter, South African President Zuma and Mexican President Calderon met with players and referees from both sides.

The opening match of the World Cup in South Africa was held today at the Johannesburg Football City Stadium. Although the host South Africa team scored the first goal, unfortunately they did not win as they wanted, but drew 1-1 with Mexico. After the game, the South African players kept a low profile. They just symbolically applauded the fans in the middle circle and did not approach the fans. The draw made it difficult for South African fans to accept that they did not want to leave the field for a long time.

The World Cup came to the African continent for the first time. As the host, the South African team naturally wants to win the opening game. In fact, the South African team's offensive at home is very fierce, and the home fans enjoy every attack of the team. As soon as the ball arrives at the front court, it can make the fans on the scene make a tsunami-like sound and deafening. Vuvuzela sound. The home team Chabarala's goal in the 53rd minute made the fans almost crazy. However, Mexico's small angle goal once silenced the scene.

At the moment when the referee blew the end of the whistle, the South African players who were determined to win were very frustrated, and the goalkeeper even knelt to the ground. After a polite handshake with the Mexican team, they began to greet the home fans. However, they did not approach the fans, but collectively went to the middle circle and symbolically thanked the fans.

Although this is just a draw, the home team fans seem to regard it as a defeat. Compared with the zeal of Mexican fans, the loss of South African fans is written on their faces, and there is no enthusiasm at the beginning. Nearly 10 minutes after the game, the players had walked back to the lounge. At this time, many fans stood in the stands and stared at the field and did not want to leave.

The host South African team performed well in this game, regretting the Mexican team, which is stronger than itself. Bild said that the South African team was only a little short of realizing its dream: "The South African team performed well in front of more than 80,000 hometown fathers. Ferreira's team was suppressed most of the time in its own half and used it many times. Accurately created a good opportunity to score a goal, and even broke through the Mexican goal by counterattack at the beginning of the second half. The Mexican team lacked creativity and just barely used the opponent's mistake to equalize the score.

Although Mexico's performance is not satisfactory, Bild still praised Mexican player Dos Santos: "Dos Santos makes us seem to see the shadow of Ronaldinho, especially his skillful ball control and flexible running position make the South African players at a loss, and it must be surrounded by many people to stop him. Offensive. He is the highlight of this boring game.

Bild is also very optimistic about the prospect of the World Cup in South Africa. It believes that playing in this way will cause a lot of trouble for the French team, and it is not impossible for the group to qualify.

France, which appeared later, surprised people.

The French team was gloomy in the first game, continuing the sluggish state. Before, during and after the game, the French team had a lot of controversy. These controversies prove that the French team can't play the style of the champion team. An important reason is that the team does not have the mentality of the champion team.

A championship team may not be the most beautiful team, or it may not be the team with the most stars, and even the champion is not the most powerful team in many cases. However, a champion team must be sincere and united, must have a strong whole, must have a strong spiritual will, and must be insulated from internal consumption as much as possible. After all, football is a team sport. With a sense of teamwork, the strength of the team will be greatly improved and the combat effectiveness will be very scary.

But the French team can't do it. Before the game, there were three scandals in the French team. First of all, a reporter in South Africa reported that during the training, Ribery and Anelka complained to each other. Ribery complained that he could not find Anelka at any time. It was either early or late, while Anelka pointed out that if Ribery couldn't find a feeling, it was his own problem. The relationship between the two is getting colder and colder, even like strangers. As the two cores of the French team's attack line, their internal consumption rumors are worrying.

A wave of unevenness, and a wave of rise again, the French team broke out explosive news again. Malouda moved too much in training and may hurt his teammates for a while. For this reason, Domenek warned him. This is also worrying. Subsequently, the team newspaper, the most authoritative sports media in France, once again disclosed that a senior official of the French Football Association directly ordered that Domenek would not blindly pay attention to Govu and give Henry more playing time. In the face of such a request, Domenek replied coldly: "Arrange the lineup, and the coach has the final say at any time!"

The rumors before the game made people very worried about the internal unity of the French team. In fact, the French team does not lack stars, and all the players in the team basically play for the big team. But during the game, the performance of the French team proved that the team did not have a team posture, and more often, the team relied on individual soldiers to fight.

Statistics show that the French team's advantage in ball control has not turned into victory. The most important reason is that there are too many mistakes. The possession rate is close to 60%. The French team cooperated 51 times in front of the penalty area, but the number of times successfully entering the opponent's penalty area was only poor 8 times. The rate of such mistakes is amazing. The French team had 24 cross-to-s, but 18 were directly handed over to the opponent or kicked out of the bottom line.

A more amazing set of numbers are: after a game, Ribery successfully passed the ball 30 times, Gow successfully passed the ball 11 times, Gurkuv successfully passed the ball 18 times, Anelka successfully passed the ball 15 times, and the sum of the 4 people is only 74 times! Usually in league matches, such a number is almost just a person's passing number. What does this mean? This shows that after the French team plays in the front court, they usually think of working alone rather than teamwork. This is a manifestation of mutual distrust. With such a mentality, how to achieve a high level of smooth cooperation?

After the game, the French media made various attacks on the performance of the French team. The media repeatedly said a few questions: Govu and Henry, who should be the main force? Does Domenek control the team's level? Are the stars of the French team the intention to pay everything for the national team? These huge controversies make the mentality of the whole French team more delicate.

In any case, the French team does not lack strength and stars. What the French team lacks is only team consciousness, which only condenses all the individuals into a joint force. Four years ago, Zidane was able to unite everyone, and the French team reached the World Cup final. Now, if the French team wants to change the team's predicament, it should still start from here. If the French team can't do this, what's the difference between the so-called top four goal and even the goal of winning the championship?

The World Cup has kicked off, and the time for the appearance of the Chinese Hong Kong team is getting closer and closer. Many people are surprised to find that Huaxia Hong Kong has only played two warm-up games, and they all lost 3-0. The Chinese Hong Kong team is about to welcome the Brazilian team!

Surprisingly, regardless of the unanimous optimism of the Chinese Hong Kong team by the media before the game, the smallest team in the top 32 has created a ticket sales miracle. Taking the first match against Brazil as an example, the 20,000 tickets allocated to Huaxia Hong Kong by the main committee of the World Cup cannot satisfy the Hong Kong Island ball. Fans demand, and many tickets for this game in South Africa are also being acquired by Chinese fans.

At that time, there will be a chartered flight group in Hong Kong to watch this game. The same is true for China and mainland China, and several games in the group stage.

The support of Chinese fans without regrets, who can't feel it, not for anything else, just for these fans, the Chinese Hong Kong team does not lack the strength of a battle!