Chapter 348 The Sad Warrior

The second round of the World Cup group stage is in full swing, but Li Yu's injury, which is concerned by Chinese people all over the world, has not been announced for a long time. What's going on? Will you miss the next group stage?

There is no answer to everything. After two days, Erickson has been silent to the media and keep silent about anything about Li Yu. It is rare to be able to do so in such a well-developed era, but Li Yu has not appeared on the training ground, which at least shows one thing. The problem is that it must be injured. What is the specific injury? That's unknown!

I can't help it. Let's continue to watch other World Cup matches.

It's your turn to compete with another strong Asian team, the Japanese team. Previously, the Japanese Football Association vowed to make it into the top four. Today's game is the best template to test whether they have the strength to enter the top four. The Japanese team's opponent today is the European giant Dutch team!

In the first round of Group E, the Netherlands still performed well in Robben's absence, defeating Denmark 2-0. Japan is also in the same state of courage, defeating the African lion Cameroon 1-0. At present, the two teams are in the top two in this group, and the Netherlands is temporarily ranked first because of the advantage of goal difference. In this game, the two sides meet on a narrow road, and whoever can win will basically lock the group's right to qualify. In this case, the two teams are bound to fight for victory. The Netherlands and Japan have only had one match in history. In the 2009 friendly match, the Netherlands defeated Japan 3-0.

The Netherlands is still in the 451 formation today, and the lineup has not changed from the last battle. The front line was van Persie, Kuit, Van der Fate and Sneide ambushed behind him, and De Jong and Van Bomel partnered with the back. On the guard line, Van Bronckhorst and Van der Vere are left and right, Mattison and Heatinga are the central defender, and the goalkeeper is Steckremberg. In Japan, Keisuke Honda, who sent the winning goal in the last game, is still in the midfield.

In the final score, the Netherlands beat Japan 1-0 at Durban Stadium, winning all the first two rounds of the group stage without losing a goal. As Denmark beat Cameroon 2-1 in another match in the same group, the Netherlands became the first team to advance to the top 16 in this year's Cup. In the 53rd minute of the game, Sneid's long-range shot scored the only goal in the game.

In the history of the World Cup, the Netherlands has never won the championship, but this team has become the love of countless fans because of its offensive flag and sexy football. However, at the 2010 World Cup, people saw a strong, winning but not so sexy team. The Dutch Telegraph said, "This is not like Dutch football! This kind of football once made cows fall asleep..." So, why did the sexy football in the Netherlands suddenly disappear?

There are many reasons why the Netherlands is no longer sexy, but one thing is definitely the most important, which is the coach. In fact, under the command of Benhak, Edvocate, Hiddink and others, the Dutch team is indeed extremely sexy. If they win, they will win (for example, 5-0 defeat South Korea and Borgcamp's victory over Argentina are rare classics in the history of the World Cup), and the defeat is vigorous (for example, 2-3 losses to Brazil). The service makes many fans truly realize the beauty of football). However, since Van Basten joined the Dutch team, the Netherlands has changed its style, emphasizing pragmatic football and offensive and defensive balance.

In the qualifiers before the 2006 World Cup, the Netherlands defeated the weak Belarus 3-0. After the match, Basten said, "I'd rather win 3 1-0." This is a philosophy of Basten. In the 06 World Cup, Basten did play pragmatic football. The Dutch team focused on defense and no longer attacked crazily, so they conceded only 2 goals in all four games (1-0 win over Serbia and Herzegovina, 2-1 win over Citia, 0-0 with Argentina, 0-1 loss to Portugal), and only scored 3 goals. But the conservatism did not make the Netherlands win the championship and stopped in the top 16, which disappointed the Dutch.

At Euro 08, Basten's coaching style began to change, and the Dutch team once again emphasized offense. In the third game of the group stage, the Dutch team played three sexy football storms, defeating Italy 3-0, defeating France 4-1, and defeating Romania 2-0. The whole world is cheering, "Who can stop the Dutch violence?" However, because the Netherlands consumed too much strength in this kind of attack, the Dutch team was defeated by Russia in overtime in the first round of the knockout match and failed to win the championship.

This is what the Dutch team has experienced in the past four years. In 2006, Basten played conservative and failed; in 2008, Basten played sexy and failed again. Dutch football is constantly reflecting on whether it should be conservative or sexy. In such a struggle, he shouted "offensive football", but in fact, Van Malvik, who was more conservative than Basten, became the coach of the Dutch team.

Who is Van Malvik? This coach has always regarded himself as offensive football, but the whole world thinks that he is a conservative person. Two examples: In 2000-04, he coached Feyenoord, which also became the team with the fewest goals in the strong team in the Dutch League with more goals. At most, at the end of a season, Feyenoord scored 20 fewer goals than Ajax, Eindhoven and other teams. In the 04-05 season, Van Malvik was dismissed, and the number of goals scored by the Feyenoord team soared from 71 in the 03-04 season to 90 in the 04-05 season!

Van Malvis then went to Dortmund. In the Bundesliga, he continued his conservative football. In the last two seasons, Dortmund averaged 46 goals per season. And what happened before he came? Dortmund scored 57 goals in the previous season! The comparison of these data is enough to see how conservative Van Malvik is.

In today's Dutch team, the number one main force that Van Malvik has finalized on the front line is Kuite. Even if Robben comes back, Kuite's position will not be thunderous, because Kuite is on the defense. In the midfield, Van Malvik never changes the configuration of his double midfielders, and he will even send three midfielders to defend when necessary. In the 2010 World Cup qualifiers, the Dutch team also adhered to the 1-0 principle against teams such as Macedonia and Iceland. In the first game against Norway, the Netherlands took the lead and once played 5 defenders! All this proves that in order to win, Van Malvik will never hesitate to abandon the inherent offensive tradition of the Netherlands. He is never afraid of ugly scolding!

Snyder said: "Two years ago, we won the European Cup beautifully against Italy and France, but what about the result? People expect us to play beautiful football. However, I don't remember which world champion or European champion won the championship after playing all seven beautiful games.

It can be seen that the Dutch team has set the tone. If "champion" and "beautiful football" can only choose between, the Netherlands wants the championship. If they need to choose ugly for the championship, then they don't care at all. With such a mindset, the game in the Netherlands is not beautiful enough. What's so strange?

In the following game, the team's well-known team was not enough, and naturally there were few fans who naturally paid attention to it. Even the final game proved this.

Ghana and Australia finally played 1:1, which was a completely poor game. Except for two goals, there are no highlights. Perhaps it is because the two teams are too conservative, but it is related to the quota of the World Cup group qualifying. How many teams do not do this?

One person's sadness also dominated the whole game, 1-1. With one person missing most of the time, the Australian team tenaciously defended a valuable draw. While retaining the possibility of the team's group qualifying, it also keeps the hope that the life warrior Cowell will continue to play in the World Cup. If Australia can defeat Serbia in the following group stage and Germany defeats Ghana, Australia will have the hope to qualify for the group, and Cowell is likely to get a chance to play in the knockout stage.

In this World Cup, Cowell finally took the last bus to South Africa after suffering from the strange disease of autoimmune hepatitis. Risking his life to participate in the World Cup, for Cowell, as long as he can play, even for a minute, it is a great success.

In the first round of the group stage, considering Cowell's physical condition, Australian coach Welbeck did not send Cowell to play, and Australia was finally 0-4 washed by the German chariot in the case of being sent off. Cowell, who witnessed the defeat on the sidelines, obviously could not accept such a result. Before the game against Ghana, he took the initiative to play regardless of his illness.

"He is a special guy. He is a hero. You know, Cowell may die for Australia." Canaraga, the Australian team doctor, commented on Cowell. Cowell's persistence moved Australian coach Werbeck. Before the game against Ghana, he said, "I didn't bring him on vacation. Cowell is very special to us. Now it's time to let him play."

After the start of the game, Cowell appeared in Australia's starting lineup, replacing Cahill, who was suspended from the red card, as the team organizer. Australia took the lead in the 11th minute. If such a score is maintained until the end of the game, Australia is likely to advance to the knockout stage.

Heroes have been suffering since ancient times. In the 25th minute of the game, Cowell, in a defense, unintentional handball foul, was sentenced to death by the referee, got a red card and was sent off. Australia's lead also disappeared with the opponent's penalty kick. On the contrary, because of the disadvantage in the number of people, it seems to be passive in the game.

The sentenished Cowell looked very lonely on the sidelines, which was likely to be his last World Cup game. Australian coaching staff members pressed Cowell's shoulders to comfort him. However, it is obviously difficult to change the mood of the iron-blooded hero.

Obviously, the sadness and heroism of Cowell's illness in the battle, which infected the Australian players. In the next 60 minutes of the game, although the number of Australian players did not have an advantage, with their hard running and tenacious defense, they finally kept the score of 1-1 until the end of the game, leaving a glimmer of hope for Australia to advance to the knockout stage.

Considering that Germany and Serbia in the same group scored 3 points each, while Ghana scored 4 points after this game, if Australia can beat Serbia in the next game with only 1 point, and the German team defeated Ghana by a big score, Australia will be very I hope to get a chance to advance to the top 16.

If this situation really happens, then even if Cowell faces a suspension for the next game because of a red card, he still has the hope to represent Australia in the elimination. I believe that the members of the Australian team will fight to the end in the next game for Cowell.

Liverpool's legendary coach Shankley once said: "Football has nothing to do with life and death, but football is higher than life and death." But how many people will choose football when they are really facing life and death? If he doesn't give up football, the terminally ill Cowell may only have two years to live. At the critical moment when Australia was out, the Australian fighter took the initiative to ask for it. God can take away his health, but it will never take away his beloved football dream!

It has been eight years since he was diagnosed with a terminal illness in 2002. If the unfortunate doctor's words are true - if he really only has 5-10 years to live without systematic treatment, the 2010 World Cup is probably his last song. He came to South Africa with an almost tragic belief, but what happened on the court can only make people choke - things are in people, and things are done in heaven...

In the last game of the night, there was less sadness and more ** who fought hard for the qualifying place.

In the first round of Group E, Denmark and Cameroon were at a disadvantage. Denmark lost 0-2 to the popular Netherlands, while Cameroon unexpectedly lost 0-1 to Japan. At present, the two teams have 0 points, and Denmark is temporarily at the bottom of the team due to the disadvantage of goal difference. For the two teams, there is no loss in this game. Whoever loses may announce the group out in advance. In this case, the two teams may bring a wonderful offensive battle. There have been two confrontations between the two sides in history, but they are both friendly matches. Before the 1998 World Cup, Cameroon defeated Denmark 2-1. Four years later, in the warm-up match of the World Cup between South Korea and Japan, Denmark succeeded in revenge 2-1. In terms of the confrontation, the two sides were equally divided.

Denmark formed 442 formations in this game, with Bentner and Tomasson forming a forward partner. In the midfield, Jogensen and Romedal will be the core of the attack and defense, and the defense line will be led by Ague. In Cameroon, Eto'o is still the guarantee of the front line, while in the midfield, Arsenal star Alexander Song made his debut.

In the end, Denmark defeated Cameroon 2-1 at Loftus Stadium in Pretoria, which became the first team to miss the top 16 in this year's Cup, and the Netherlands became the first team to advance. In the 10th minute, Eto'o opened the record for Cameroon; in the 33rd minute, Bentner equalized the score; in the 61st minute, Romedar scored and locked the victory.

The old man is determined to be thousands of miles away; the martyrs are ambitious in their twilight years. Cao Cao's ancient famous sentence was used by later generations to praise the veterans who can continue to play the residual heat for the collective. In this wonderful game in which the Vikings reversed their victory over the African Lions, Tomasson, who had wasted two excellent scoring opportunities, experienced the bitterness of "Ren Po Lao", and the former Milan star unfortunately missed the opportunity to enter the altar of the best scorer in the history of the Danish national team.

Tomasson, who wears the captain's armband, has a high reputation in the Danish national team, and Olsen, the head coach of Cameroon's life-and-death battle, also chose to trust the field veteran. Before this game, Tomarson had contributed 51 goals in 109 official matches for the Danish national team, only one goal away from the goal record of Danish top scorer Nelsen. In this context, the descendants of the Danish team are willing to make wedding clothes for the captain to help him achieve this great goal.

In the 19th minute of the game, Tomarson was focused on the TV camera for the first time. Jacobson crossed the ball into the penalty area after getting the ball on the right side, and Tomasson, who was out in the middle, did not shovel in time under the tight defense of Cameroon defender Nkuru. Jacobson's pass is very comfortable. In his heyday, Tomasson could easily complete this rare forward shoveling.

There are obvious loopholes in Cameroon's left defense, and there is a lot of space behind Tottenham's full-back Ekoto. In the 41st minute of the game, the Danish team made a quick counterattack, and Romedar went straight into the Cameroon penalty area like a sharp blade. After cleverly swinging past the opponent's defender, Romedal selflessly passed the ball back to the unmarked Tomasson. In almost facing the empty goal, Tomasson actually hit the ball on the opponent's defender Basson, and then his make-up shot was also higher than the crossbar.

Coincidentally, in the 70th minute of the game, Tomasson once again got a great opportunity to equalize Nelsen's goal record. This time, it was the selfless Romedal who assisted him. The latter skillfully hit the ball to Tomasson at close range after successfully countering offside. This time, the former Milan striker once again failed the kindness of his teammates. Cameron goalkeeper Suleimano easily solved the goal with a positive angle.

He didn't wear the wedding dress made by his teammates twice in a row, and Tomasson's self-confidence was greatly hit. In the 81st minute of the game, Tomasson did not break into the penalty area and shoot in time after receiving a wonderful pass from his teammate in front of the penalty area. Instead, he returned the ball to Bendner after the opponent's defender stood firm. The shot of the Arsenal striker was also weak when the opportunity was not good. Olsen on the sidelines finally couldn't stand it anymore, and the TV camera clearly caught the scene of the Danish coach roaring loudly at Tomasson after the attack.

According to Tencent's data analysis of the technical statistics after the Masters, Tomasson has completed a total of three shots in this game. Although they all hit the goal frame, two wasteful opportunities are a failure for a penalty area killer. The aging Tomasson is also at a disadvantage in physical confrontation and headers. He has failed six times and only successfully won the header once.

After defeating Cameroon, the Vikings also laid a solid foundation for the group to qualify while sending the African lions home. However, only winning the game with the Japanese team can ensure the knockout stage. Considering Tomasson's poor performance in this game, Olsen is likely to put the Danish captain on the bench in the next battle with the Japanese team's Tianwang Mountain.

Tomasson's bad state in this game is a microcosm of his continuous downturn in the national team in recent years. The goal drought of the former Milan striker's national team has lasted for more than two years. The last time Tomasson's contribution to Denmark can be traced back to February 6, 2008. Tomasson scored a penalty in the match between Denmark and Slovenia, and then he scored a goal for the national team.

If the Danish team makes any mistake in the last group match with Japan, Tomasson, who is about to turn 34, is likely to lose the chance to surpass Nelsen to become the best scorer in Danish history. If that's the case, the former Milan star will regret for the rest of his life for missing two goals in this game.