Chapter 100 The War Continues

In the face of five aggressive girls claiming to be his sister-in-law, Degan really couldn't stand it. He finally found an excuse to escape back to the hotel. This half-day experience was more tiring than playing a game.

The following day, the World Cup competition in Group C also officially started. Because of Beckham's relationship, Degan also paid special attention to the competition between England and the United States.

England's history against the United States is inevitably overturned. The two teams have had nine confrontations in international A-class competitions before, and the British team has a great advantage of 7 wins and 2 losses, including massacres such as 10:0, but the results of these games are not as shocking as a shocking one, that is, the 0:1 defeat in 1950. After all, it is a World Cup competition, and its influence is very different.

This game is the second time the two teams met in the World Cup after 60 years. The last time the US team broke out 1:0, and the English regarded it as a great humiliation. This time they naturally held their revenge.

Gerard scored early in the fourth minute of the game. England had a good start, but goalkeeper Green's low-level mistake made the victory a bubble.

1:1, from the perspective of the team's qualifying situation, this is an acceptable result for England, but it is somewhat face-to-face. 60 years of shame has not snowed, and there is a new hatred. I don't know when England will meet the United States next time.

Capello led England's first big game, which seemed somewhat nervous. The passivity in the first half made him restless, and the second half made him helpless.

Before the game, Capello said that England had the ability to reach the finals, but in the first game of the whole team, it was really difficult to achieve the goal.

The England team was discounted when they arrived at the big game, which almost became a "determined pattern". There was a lot of praise from the media before the game, but when it came to practice, they found that it was not like that, and the team was guilty.

A scene in the 15th minute of the first half was surprising. In order to prevent a tactical corner kick, everyone in England actually withdrew near the penalty spot. The formation unconsciously closed so much, which only showed that their hearts were too tight.

Green may not make such a low-level mistake in a season at West Ham United, but when he came to the big stage of the World Cup, he "exposed" and psychological factors accounted for a large proportion.

Looking at the attackers, Husky's single shot into Howard's Wrange, Lampard's goal, Lennon's cross was repeatedly out of place, which was obviously not at their level in the Premier League.

The most highlight of England's modesty in the big game is the penalty shootout. In 96, the European Cup was lost to Germany, the 1998 World Cup was eliminated by Argentina, the 2004 European Cup and the 2006 World Cup were defeated by Portugal. England is in a penalty match. In recent years, they have hardly won major events before the penalty point, which is undoubtedly the psychological problem of the Three Lions.

In fact, Capello saw England's psychological problems at the beginning of his tenure. At that time, the team was blocked by Croatia and the whole team had a shadow. Fortunately, two victories against Croatia in the World Cup qualifiers swept away the gloom of the past, and the British praised Capello as a "ghost catcher".

But now in the World Cup, England's tightness seems to have come back. The most crazy thing is the way to lose points. Green's low-level mistake is a joke on which team. It seems that England must change the door in the next game.

The only gratifying thing is that the draw in this game is the strong opponent of the group, the United States. The next two opponents are weak, and it is not a big problem to qualify.

Americans should be satisfied with this draw. Although it ranks 14th in the world, the overall popularity of the U.S. team has never reached the same level as his high world ranking. The total value of 23 people in the team is only equal to Rooney, but such a team has played a game today. As usual, the stable level, attacking, attacking and defending, is enough to make so many famous stars in England can't find a goal.

Rooney, who was highly expected by all England fans, was also seen to death in this game, and Digan is no stranger to the people who stared at him. It was Oneu, who had been a teammate with him in AC Milan for a year. This bitter man abandoned by Milan played a very successful role as a terminator today. He let Lu Ni tasted the pain of not being injured, even if he was patient enough, even if he maintained considerable tacit understanding and inspiration with his teammates, he still couldn't find a chance in the critical area of the American team.

Onieu played a standard centre-back in this game. Except for corner kicks and free kicks, he will not carry the ball through the midfield at all. What he wants to defend is England's incomparable offensive power, especially the combination of Rooney and Husky's strikers.

Although Oneu is responsible for the loss of the first ball. In the face of England's technical ground penetration, Oneu, who has not yet entered the game state, played a dull spectator, but it can be said that the ball stimulated his desire to play. Since then, Oneu has been like the 2004 European Championship. Like Dellas in Greece, it has become an absolute defensive Optimus Prime.

England's attack, pseudo-fans who are familiar with the routine can say one or two, the attack on the side road, the front top of the double striker, and of course, the two German combination also have to keep up in time. Anyway, everyone is physically strong, and at least the defense will abide by it. If the American team fights according to its reputation, it has long been washed away.

In today's game, the American defender led by Oneu has always maintained considerable unity and cooperation ability, and Oneu's own state after losing the ball also makes people believe that the title of American Footballer in 2007 was not worn for nothing. He attacked several times in advance and stopped Rooney to break the ball before getting the ball, while Lu Ni had a hard time getting the opportunity to carry the ball against the goal, but Oneu came forward with his whole body at the first time, making Rooney unable to start or pass.

Oneu has done a lot of hard on Rooneu. Xiaopang also cherished his strength in this game and did not fight with his opponents, so he basically didn't take any advantage of it against Oneu. In the face of the tall and strong Oneu, Rooneu can't hit it even if he has an idea. It can be said that under Oneu's defense, Roonew has a lot of the game today. It's a little awkward.

The confrontation between Oneu and Rooney is a microcosm of this game. The whole England team thought that their hearts were higher than the sky. As a result, they were hit by a set of American punches and hit the south wall, resulting in a lifeless end.

Of course, Degan will not sigh for the English's draw. What upset him most about the whole game was that Beckham sat on the bench for 90 minutes and didn't get a minute's chance to play.

In another game of Group C, Slovenia, which returned to the World Cup eight years later, won their first victory in the World Cup finals by relying on the low-level mistakes of the Algerian goalkeeper. Although the goal was not beautiful, for this small country with a population of more than 2 million, This is definitely a grand event worth celebrating with great fanfare. I believe that the joy of this moment will not be inferior to the third place in the 98 World Cup in Croatia.

After a long depression, the football career in the former southern region has slowly returned to its original brilliance. Many countries separated from Yugoslavia have proved with practical actions that each country has too many football geniuses.

Slovenia and Serbia, which have entered the final stage of South Africa, needless to say, Croatia, is still a recognized European strong team in the qualifiers. At present, it ranks 10th in the world and the highest among the countries separated from the former southern region.

Bosnia and Herzegovina played well in the preliminary stage and was only one step away from entering the South African World Cup. Macedonia and Montenegro also broke away from the bottom of European football forces at the fastest speed. Of course, you can't expect all six teams to enter the World Cup, but the Balkan Peninsula, which is rich in football genius, has enough motivation to give the world the world. Fans keep bringing surprises.

The next day, Group D competition was also in full swing. Another team from the former Yugoslavia, Serbia made its debut. At the same time, with the beginning of the match between Serbia and Ghana, Serbia's captain Stankovic set an alternative World Cup record for three different national teams. World Cup.

In 1998, Stankovic, who was only 20 years old at that time, was selected to the Yugoslav team for the World Cup. Despite the war in the Balkans at that time, football could bring rare happiness to the children in this fast land.

The Yugoslav national team has a superstar like Savichevich, and 20-year-old Stankovic also found his own opportunity. Yugoslavia was divided into a group with Iran, Germany and the United States and successfully qualified, but in the 1/8 final, Yugoslavia lost 1:2 to the Netherlands.

In 2006, the name "Yugoslav" has long become history, and even "Serbia and Montenegro" is about to become history. The 2006 World Cup was the last time the Serbia and Montenegro team participated in an international competition in the name of this country.

Although the Serbia and Black team performed well in the European qualifiers, becoming the best defending team in the European qualifiers, and joined hands with Belgium to defeat Spain, Stanković and his teammates suffered a three-game defeat in the battle against Argentina, the Netherlands and theIvoire.

In 2010, Stankovic participated in the World Cup as the captain of the Serbian national team. Now the Serbian national team is divided into a group with the French team in the qualifiers and qualified for the first place in the group one round in advance.

On one side is the Serbian team with Vidic, Ivanovic, Stankovic, Điki and other famous stars, with the highest average height in the top 32. On one side, there is a lack of the three major stars Essien, Montari and Apia, and the Ghana team with the youngest average age in the top 32.

Before the game, I believe that the vast majority of fans will bet on Serbia, but this "strange" men's team finally fell 0:1 in front of the Ghana team composed of a group of hairy young men. This result once again proves that the iron law of one by one and strength on the green field is often You can't draw an equal sign.

Interestingly, Ghana coach Lajevac is a Serbian. In the face of his motherland team, he fulfilled the promise he made before the game and did not show mercy at all, dwarfing his much more famous compatriot Antich.

You know, Antich, who is in charge of the Serbian whip, is the only coach in world football that has coached Real Madrid, Barcelona and Atletico Madrid respectively, and La Yevac is unknown.

In the game, a group of Serbian stars seemed to be a little fragmented on the court. They originally expected Stankovic to play the core role of the team's organization. However, as the captain, his performance in the whole game was mediocre. Only when the team got the front-court positioning ball would people find his "long-lost" figure.

With the lack of Stankovic's needle lead, the Serbs are in the same shape on the court. Vidic has made serious leaks many mistakes in Manchester United's majestic middle, and Pantić, who was famous in the Bundesliga, has always been in a sleepwalking state.

The young Ghana carried forward the spirit of newborn calves not afraid of tigers and maintained a strong fighting spirit from beginning to end. In the face of the invincible youthful Ghana, Serbia still has a fight in the first 75 minutes.

However, with Lukovic being expelled from the field due to the accumulation of two yellow cards, Serbia began to fall behind. In the 83rd minute, Kuzmanovic, who came on as a substitute, made a meaningless handball foul in the penalty area and gave Ghana a penalty. 24-year-old Gian did it overnight and scored a goal for the team.

After scoring the first World Cup goal for Ghana in Germany four years ago, the striker once again won the first place for the team.

When the game was over, probably all the Serbian fans couldn't believe their eyes. Their team lost to a doll team.

As the saying goes, the greater the hope, the greater the disappointment. This is Serbia's first World Cup match, and the result is a failure. Although it is not as bright as Yugoslavia in those years, Serbia still has many stars who can change the game on their own. In the qualifiers, they beat France to win the first place in the group. The fans hoped that the surprise could continue in South Africa, but the result was painful and regretful.

From players to coaches, Serbia was completely suppressed by its opponents. In the court, the players' footsteps are heavy and slow, with no ideas or motivation, which is completely scattered.

Throughout the first half, only two free kicks left a little impression. One Kolarov shot higher, and one Pantledge actually made the lowest-level stop mistake, wasting an exquisite cooperation.

In the second half, Lukovic's two yellow cards were unnecessary, and Kuzmanovic's handball in the penalty area was even more inexplicable. Not to mention the wrong judgment of the ball's landing point, and a big roc spread his wings stupidly.

Head coach Antic lost from the pre-match to the on-spot command. He obviously didn't expect that the Ghana team, which lacked many main players, would rush to fight as soon as they came up. Serbia's rhythm was completely disrupted, and he could only passively follow the opponent. He could not attack or defend back in the first half. The situation was controlled by the opponent. .

In the second half, Ghana focused on attacking the left side of Kolarov, but Antich did not make corresponding adjustments. As a result, the opponent played more and more smoothly, Serbia was completely passive.

What's worse is that Kuzmanovic not only failed to play a role in the attack, but gave the opponent a fatal penalty.

If Serbia and Montenegro's poor performance in the last World Cup were affected by political factors, then this time, Serbia is completely inferior to others.

The players are not excited physically or mentally, in a sluggish state, and lack psychological preparation when encountering difficulties. The technical and tactical arrangements of the coaching staff are also questionable. Pantridge is obviously out of shape, frequently making low-level mistakes, but he plays for 90 minutes. Next, facing Germany and Australia, Serbia must make immediate adjustments, otherwise there is little hope of entering the knockout stage.

The next match between the German chariot and the Australian kangaroo finally came out. After 90 minutes of fierce battle, Germany defeated Australia 4-0, Podowski scored a goal, and Klose, Mueller and Kakao each scored one goal.

The German team without the core Barak played a smooth cooperation and won a big victory. At the same time, through this game, the leader of the new generation of German team also took the opportunity to rise. This person is Ozil.

Barack's injury gave Ozil the best chance. The team can change the tactics around Barak's attack, and the biggest beneficiary of this change is Ozil.

After Barak's injury, Ozil was the core of the thundering midfield attack in Löw's German team. Löw once said: "No one plays like him. He is almost perfect."

In the 4231 formation formulated by Loeff for the German team, Ozil was the central figure in charge of the team's offensive organization, and Ozil also took over the task perfectly in this game.

In just six minutes, Ozil sent a single shot. Unfortunately, Klose's breakthrough shot was saved by Schwazer, followed by Mueller's cross from the right. Ozil encircled the middle, and his volley was blocked by the Australian defender, but this was only the beginning of Ozil's performance.

Two minutes later, Ozil took the ball on the right side, and a fake action directly shook down the Australian defender. Finally, his left foot went straight into the penalty area and sent a comfortable back ball to Mueller. After Mueller took the ball, he crossed the ball at the back of the penalty area at the bottom line. Podolsky volleyed the goal to help Germany break the deadlock.

In the 70th minute of the game, Ozil also gave an assist. He made a cross on the left side of the penalty area, and the unguarded Kakao easily pushed the shot into the goal.

With Germany's previous depression of nearly 10 years and Barack's aging, the Germans have been looking forward to a new "savior" in the midfield, and now the appearance of Ozil gives the Germans hope.

Ozil, the representative of young people, gave a near-perfect performance, and veteran Klose is also defending his own position in the national team.

Facing the direction of the goalkeeper's attack, he bravely rushed to the top. When Klose flew up, everyone familiar with him knew that the ball was available. This was the most adrenaline-surge scoring method, which was unique to the new generation of German bomber Klose.

Germany swept Saudi Arabia 8:0 in the 2002 World Cup. Klose received Barak's left cross and scored a goal with this fearless way. Eight years later, Klose, who has been standing, faced the Premier League front-line goalkeeper Schwarzer, like flying. The assault team rushed up and scored the goal with a header five seconds before the opponent's iron fist waved. The blood, courage and infinite pride of German football were all in this blow!

In 2002, Klose was young. In the face of Asia's top goalkeeper Dayia, he scored with three perfect headers to express the pleasure of German air bully pinching this kind of West Asian soft persimmon. In that game, Klose gave a perfect interpretation of what Kong bully is, and he also won Silver Boot Award of the World Cup.

In the German World Cup four years later, although Klose only scored a header, his five goals were enough to make him famous in the history of German football.

49 goals in 96 games, Klose is firmly in the second place in the German national team's goal list. The closest active international is Barak, who is injured and absent, but only 42 goals, but Barak is a midfielder and older than Klose. It is an amazing miracle to catch up. Podolski 39 The ball ranks third in the current international, and his future is still relatively bright. Now what Klose wants to chase is Mueller, who scored 68 goals. Objectively speaking, it is really difficult to catch up with the legend, but at this point, who can say that Claude is not worthy of the same name as greatness?

Before the start of the World Cup, Klose, who could not play the main force at all and scored too few goals, was recruited to the national team. Whether it would become a stinky move of Lev became a common speculation for everyone.

But Klose used his header to hit back the suspicious eyes. Klose may be a historical figure specially arranged by God for the German national team, so what the fans should do is to smile, calmly watch the German team's performance after performance, and watch Klose's destruction again and again and again. If you are lucky, you may still be able to see the sudden teenage madness of Klose in South Africa in 2010 and play with his signature airflip.

Immediately after the Group E competition, although the Netherlands and Denmark, which took the lead in the World Cup, had a relationship. The European Cup feud 18 years ago was unforgettable.

In the 1992 European Cup, Denmark staged a fairy tale of winning the championship. The Netherlands was defeated in the semi-finals. At that time, the Orange Army was in a good state, and the three musketeers were still in the battle. In the group stage, they defeated Germany 3:1 neatly. Before the semi-finals, no one was optimistic that Denmark could pass, but the final result was surprising. Outside.

Larson's second goal has given Denmark the lead twice, but Borgkamp and Rijkard have tied, especially the second goal of "Black Swan" before the end of the game, and the Dutchman has a strong tendency to come to the top. However, in the penalty shootout, Schmeichel saved Basten's penalty kick, and the Dutchman left a deep regret.

In this second confrontation, the situation of the two teams has been very different. The Netherlands has a group of new generations of geniuses, but Denmark can only continue to rely on Romedal, Glenshar and other outdated veterans.

In the end, the new generation of the Netherlands defeated the old Denmark 2-0. Although the victory was not very beautiful, the victory gave people hope that the Dutch team would change their fate.

Since the 1974 World Cup, the Netherlands has always played well in previous competitions, but it has no chance to win the championship. The only exception is the most mature era of the Three Musketeers, when the Netherlands won the 1988 European Cup.

But in the World Cup, the Dutchman is always praised as the favorite before the game, but they left the World Cup stage early. Many football experts and media reporters have delve into this strange phenomenon, and people have found that it is related to the personality of the Dutch.

The Dutch are very self-respectful and arrogant. The team should maintain self-confidence, but self-confidence and arrogance are often on the front line. Because of themselves, the Dutch team's locker room is torn apart, and it is naturally difficult for 11 people on the field to form a whole. They are playing a form of "overall football", but in their hearts, the Dutch team It has never formed a whole, but from the beginning of this World Cup, Malvik will cure the Dutch team's ill.

In the game with Denmark, Van Persie on the front line formed a "chemical reaction" with Kuite, who was once despised by him. Their cooperation with Sneed and Van der Fart put great pressure on the Danish defense.

After Van Persie was replaced, Kuite headed to the center position, and the diligent Liverpool striker seized the opportunity. When Elia's single-knife ball was hit by Sorensen and returned from the column, Kuit quickly shot to the empty goal. All the members of the Dutch team came to hug Kuit, and the Dutch team showed harmony to the outside world.

Head coach Malvik is not a big player, and his tactical ability cannot be said to be the world's top, but Malvik's strength is "attack". When Malvik clearly understands the true thoughts of his 23 players and finally unified the ideas of the players, the strength of the Dutch team is terrible. .

This World Cup trip, at least so far, is very harmonious within the Dutch team. When the Orange Legion continues this harmony, they will go further.

The Netherlands won Denmark and ushered in the first victory in the World Cup. The situation of qualifying in the group is very good. It is difficult for Japan and Cameroon to pose a threat to the Orange Army. Van Malvik can even plan the way to the knockout match in advance.

However, the Dutchman's victory was not "perfect" and even a little disappointing. In the second half, Denmark's collapse was all due to the backwardness of the score. In a balanced situation, the Netherlands did not show much advantage, but once fell into the opponent's trap.

In front of Paulson's own goal, the Netherlands could almost fight back with Denmark's steady counterattack, while the door-to-door opportunities created by the Vikings were even better. Both Bentner and Romedal both had threatening shots in front of the goal. In contrast, the Netherlands's attack was dull and weak in defense of the quick counterattack.

Dutch football has always been famous for its gorgeousness, and smooth and beautiful attacks are their labels, but compared with Belgium and Germany, the Dutch players in this game are obviously dwarfed.

Although Denmark has a large number of veterans, its experienced and intensive defensive strategy is very decent. Except for Bentner, others in Denmark are almost piled up in the middle of the penalty area, which makes the Netherlands, which has less attack on the sidelines, helpless.

The Dutch team also has some disadvantages. In normal games, Dutch players seem to be unable to run and are not active. Unlike Belgium and Germany, where one person takes the ball and many people around them respond, the Netherlands runs too little without the ball under the situation of ball control, and the receiving point of passing the ball Not much, naturally there is no cooperation.

It can be said that the Netherlands, which was famous for its position insertion and full attack and defense, now the core of the tactical system is also to run without a ball. The Netherlands that really runs is the most terrible to play a smooth cooperation, and the Orange Legion did not show such characteristics in the first battle.

However, for this Netherlands, there is still room to improve its combat effectiveness. The physical fitness and running of the players will be better than in the first game as the competition deepens. Robben's comeback and the emergence of young player Elijah are all factors beneficial to the team. In previous years, they always show all their family resources, but in the end, they will be defeated. In contrast, the Netherlands, which has room for improvement this year, may be able to go further.

In the next competition in Group E, the match between Cameroon and Japan has become the most dull game in this World Cup. I'm afraid that not many people will think before the game that the confrontation between Cameroon and Japan will be the most dull game since the start of the game, but after 90 minutes of the game, I'm afraid there are not many People will deny that this game is the dullest and even the ugliest and most boring game since the start of this World Cup.

Although there was a goal in the game and it was still a sports goal, it could not hide the dullness of this game at all. The winning Japanese team only shot once in the whole game, but scored a goal.

Before the game, most people thought that the Japanese team lacked a sharp striker, its attack power was very limited, and it was difficult to score goals.

Cameroon, Japan's opponent in this battle, has a luxurious lineup. Inter killer Eto'o has won the African Footballer of the Year several times. It is not an Exabol to say that he is a landmark figure in African football. Midfielder Alexander. Song is already the pillar of Arsenal. Left-back Extor and central defender Basson are playing at Tottenham Hotspur. The goalkeeper Kameni has been famous for a long time and is an excellent goalkeeper in La Liga. The core of the midfield is amazing talent of Emana and is an indispensable general of Cameroon, Rigobel. Song is a legendary star of the African Lions. In addition, former Chelsea general Gremi, the famous killer Webb of La Liga, and the new champion Marseille's Wanjin Yumbia are also well-known figures.

It can be said that Cameroon has reached a very high level in the lineup, but in the game against Japan, what he saw was the super strange selection method of coach Legan. He had to select shorts from tall individuals and use a warm-up lineup to play in the World Cup.

The first surprise came from the goalkeeper. The absolute main force Kameni did not appear. It was Suleimanno, a player who played for the Turkish Super League. The goalkeeper's performance was not today's defeat. The doubt expressed here is, what's wrong with Camerony?

Next, Legan's choice is a fatal move. First, the choice of the defender is Mbia, a strong man in standard Ligue 1 on the right back, but the problem is that Mbia plays the central defender and back. The right back is obviously not suitable for him. This position is also a very strange choice in Cameroon's game. Is this team counted or not? Right-back, if it's Mbia, why doesn't he always move on the right side?

In the selection of central defenders, Bagon and Ncolo, the former played well in Tottenham last season, and the latter performed well in Monaco. It seems that this combination is good. But the problem is also obvious. Two central defenders, one is 20 years old and the other is 23 years old. Legan doesn't take the Japanese team seriously, or does Cameroon have no central defender? 33-year-old Rigobert. Song chose to be angry, but with his 133 national team appearances, there should be no problem with veterans in such a complex situation as the World Cup, but Legan turned a blind eye to it.

The biggest problem with the French coach is the midfield. He doesn't like Lao Song and has his own reason to insist, but what about Xiao Song?

The midfielder, who became the absolute main force in Arsenal, actually watched 90 minutes today, and Emana, who plays for Real Betis, is only a substitute.

Legan used Marcorn and Enna, one for Lyon and one for Ajax, which is barely acceptable, but how to explain the other choice in the three midfields?

Legan actually sent 18-year-old Matipp. Although he feels good in the warm-up match, the World Cup is obviously another kind of competition. 18-year-old Matipp, who has only played for the national team four times, would rather be an 18-year-old child than Arsenal's absolute main force Alexander. Song, if Cameroon does not lose, it will be unreasonable.

Let's look back at these unexpected candidates who ruled out the mainstream view and chose them. How did they play?

Cameroon's three midfielders basically did not work effectively. In the first half, they did not threaten to pass the ball at all, so they worked hard with Japanese players in the midfield. In the second half, there were several leaks, which was enough to see the weakness of the defense. Only when Gremi came on the field, did he and Mbia's strong attack on the right side, coupled with Emana's middle propulsion, each received some results.

Imagine that if Legan is regular in the starting line-up and discharges the expected strong formation, he dares not say that he will win Japan, at least he will not lose so ugly.

The first round of Group F of the World Cup began to compete at the Greenpoint Stadium in Cape Town. In the end, the defending champion Italy drew 1:1 with Paraguay. Italians should not regret it. In fact, a draw was lucky for them.

Before the game, Paraguayan coach Martino pointed out that the Italian team is not creative now. Martino said: "Everyone knows that Italy's most effective weapon is their defense. Although they are world champions, they are full of engineers on the field, meticulous tactics, and we are in the body. It may be stronger and more aggressive tactically.

In the eyes of Paraguayans, Italy is not always a strong team, and it can even be said that in Martino's heart, Paraguayan players are more creative than Italian players.

Throughout the game, Italy did not be as creative as Martino said. Italy did not create a substantial threat in the whole game, and the only goal was a mistake from the Paraguayan goalkeeper.

And due to Pirlo's injury, Italy's two backs can only send a combination of Montolivo and De Rossi. De Rossi has always been just a role to assist Pirlo in the Italian national team. Montolivo, who played very well in Florence, did not bring any hope to the national team.

Judging from this game, Ripi hopes that Montolivo can become a stand-in for Pirlo's stand-in and responsible for the Italian offensive organization. In fact, Montolivo does want to do this in the game. Unfortunately, his ability and Pirlo are not on the same level. This has been After being reduced to Hamsik's substitute, he did not give effective help to the Italian team except for a weak shot in the first half, and what is even more sad is that Montolivo and De Rossi are already the most skilled players in today's starting 11 players.

Look at the midfielder on the bench in Italy. Gattuso is a pure engineering soldier. Palombo is not much better than engineers. Camoranesi's belly fat is now even more creative than his. The only technical player is Di Natale, and he is not the core of the organization, but just a skilled striker. Already.

Look at Lippi's 23-man list. Except for Pirlo, no one can be linked to the word elegance. Now Italy can only rely on intensive defense and find some opportunities to fight back. The three words of creativity have been insulated from this Italian team.

Thinking of the 1990 World Cup, Baggio scored several goals in a row against Czechoslovakia, becoming a classic goal in the history of the World Cup.

In 1994, after running nearly 30 meters with the ball, Baggio shook the Sou Bisareta and then pushed the ball into the empty goal at a small angle. These goals are like a separate world for this Italy now.

If Italy once brought elegant football style and slightly sad feelings to football and fans, then now Italy only leaves the world with simple and rough cooperation and high-altitude bombing in the bottom pass.

In this game, Italy has not even passed more than five times in a row, and the once elegant Blue Army has now become a blue-collar army.

Degan, who went to the scene to watch the game in person, was caught by reporters after the game and said only one sentence: "How on earth did we lose to them four years ago? What a strange thing!"

Degan's words may be a little presumptive, but they also reflect from one side that the Italian legion has completely fallen.

Compared with the rising Netherlands and Germany, Italians have obviously begun to lag behind in the field of football!

In another game in Group F, the New Zealand team won the "first point" in the World Cup with a goal in stoppage time to draw Slovakia led by teammate Hamsik. This result was neither surprising.

said the reason for the surprise is that from the technical statistics of the whole audience, the New Zealand team is basically at a low hand in all statistics, and the situation is basically controlled by the Slovak team. It's not surprising, because the New Zealand team also has the capital to " challenge" Slovakia. The first is the body, and the second is the long pass.

With these two axes, the New Zealanders created a miracle on the World Cup stage. Although Degan's teammate Hamsik scored the first goal on the World Cup in Slovakia, he could only accept a helpless draw in the end.