World Cup of Great Powers

Chapter 49
Toulon is sunny.

The average temperature in France in May is about 5 degrees, which is very suitable for outdoor sports.

Jianlibao and the French team members were doing warm-up matches in their respective halfs.

The stands were once again crowded with fans who came to watch the game.

"John, who do you think will win this game?"

"Of course it's the host team, France, do you even need to think about it?"

"Not necessarily, this Chinese team is very evil! Everyone feels that they are not that strong, but they just can't play!"

"That can only mean that his opponent is too weak!"

"Too weak? Are Germany, Brazil and Portugal all weak?"

"Who knows? It's weaker than Argentina anyway!"

The first place in Group A is not the French team.

It was Argentina led by Riquelme.

But in the second round, Argentina lost 0-3 to host France.

Even so, they still have 2 wins and 1 loss, and the first in the group advanced to the semi-finals.

On the contrary, the French team, which defeated Argentina in the group stage, only achieved 1 win and 2 draws, ranking second in the group.

Some people say that this is a trick played by France and Argentina.

But England did not live up to it, losing to Argentina in the final group game.

Some people also said that this is the tactic of the French team, and their purpose is to face the Chinese team in Group B.

But is the Chinese team in Group B really weak?

A reality that cannot be ignored is: last year's Toulon Cup, the French team led by Henry in 77, and Trezeguet and others won the championship.

In other words, the average age of these Jianlibao players is two years older than their opponents.

In the youth group, the two-year gap is already obvious.

The game lasted more than 20 minutes and the score was 1-0.

Not only was it lagging behind, but Jianlibao was almost beaten.

Unlike when they played Brazil, the French team is really strong.

After all, they are the hosts.

Competing on other people's territory is more or less psychologically stressful.

Zeng Zheng pinched his waist and stood on the sidelines without saying a word.

He has almost trained Jianlibao team.

In the past four or five years, the tacit understanding between each team member and him has reached more than 95%, not to mention, there are even several who have reached 100%.

Not only that, but even the various passive skills of the players are almost developed.

All that remains is to improve various skill levels and ability attributes after many years of competition.

Therefore, in leading this team, Zeng Zheng generally does not say anything, and it all depends on the self-consciousness of the players.

Whether the game was played well, where there was a problem, and where there was a mistake, Zeng Zheng would let the players watch the video after the game and then write a summary.

This has become Jianlibao's internal tradition.

Competitions like the Toulon Cup are meant to touch the bottom of the team.

I use Thousand Miles of Sound Transmission to insert too many hands, which is not conducive to the growth of the players.

If I guessed correctly, the Toulon Cup this time may be the last time that the Jianlibao team will perform on stage.

At that time, how many players will be selected for the National Olympics?
Just as Zeng Zheng was thinking, the players on the field flickered and ran to Zeng Zheng again.

Facing the attack of the French team, the full-back Zhang Yong was very difficult to defend.

When Jianlibao first arrived in Brazil, Zhang Yonghai was one of the last players in the game, and his talent was not outstanding.

But relying on SS's focus, Zhang Yonghai has always been one of the hardest-working team members.

With this unyielding energy, Zhang Yonghai has not fallen behind.

Malouda strolled in the courtyard, flicking the ball while looking for a suitable support teammate.

Even though the opponent was in such a relaxed state, Zhang Yonghai still pursed his lips, with his hands behind his back, leaning his body, and got stuck about one meter in front of Malouda.

Seeing that Zhang Yonghai didn't get out as easily as last time, Malouda was a little bit discouraged.

He hates such players the most.

The talent is not high, the ability is not strong, but very self-aware.

Players like this come out on the court and know what to do and what not to do.

Even if you make a mistake, you will correct it immediately and never do it again.

Like a robot.

Such players are called "engineers" on the field.

In Zhang Yonghai's passive skill column, the skill "Engineer" has reached LV4.

Apart from Zhang Yonghai, the only player on the team who has this passive ability is Li Tie, whose level is higher than his.

Seeing that Zhang Yonghai didn't want to eat, Malouda had no choice but to pass the ball to his teammate who came to meet him in the middle, and then ran towards the bottom line by himself.

Seeing this, Zhang Yonghai did not panic.

First he followed Malouda for two steps.

After seeing that F. Li Huat had no intention of passing back, he immediately turned around and ran back.

In this way, Malouda was directly exposed behind all the defenders of Jianlibao.

Realizing that he was offside, Malouda had no choice but to stop, and then walked back in a casual manner.

Li Huate dribbled the ball across, saw the opportunity and sent a through kick to Jianlibao's penalty area.

Defender Yao Li tried his best to tackle and intercept, but the ball still slipped away from his toes.

Saha, who followed him, obliquely inserted into Jianlibao's penalty area from the other side with lightning speed, and walked away with the ball with his right foot.

Not only did Tao Wei, who was closely following him, be stuck behind him, but also Li Weifeng, who was instantly beyond the defense, was placed in a position.

At this time, Li Jian had followed Saha's sprint and moved to the right post.

After catching up with the ball, Saha, who stuck two defenders hard, pushed hard with his left foot in reverse.

The responsive Li Jian fell to the ground in an instant.

But his height of 1.7 meters is still too short.

He stretched his arm, but he didn't touch the ball at all.

"Are you going to drop the ball again?"

Li Jian felt bitter.

At this moment, there was a clear and crisp sound above his head.

collapse!
This sound is like the sounds of nature.

Li Jian, who fell to the ground on his side, turned over and propped himself up. At the same time, his two calves bent and exerted force, and he jumped out like a leopard.

puff!
This time, Li Jian pounced with both hands and firmly pressed the ball that bounced off the goal post under his body.

"Wow~~~"

There was an uproar in the stands.

Fans clearly lamented Saha's miss.

"See? What do you do with that kind of ball?"

Zeng Zheng put one hand on Liu Yunfei's shoulder and asked questions with great interest.

"Save in advance?" Liu Yunfei asked tentatively.

"Then what if he hits the close corner?"

"This..." Liu Yunfei fell silent.

From his point of view, this ball is the problem of the central defender.

The two central defenders didn't stop them, and they were dribbled into the penalty area with the ball, and they were all stuck on one side.

Even when Saha kicked, Li Weifeng didn't even have a chance to fall to the ground and block the eye-catching.

When the opponent shoots from such a short distance, it is almost a must.

Even if Zoff came to guard the goal, he could only stare blankly.

"angle."

Zeng Zheng quickly gave the answer.

"At that time, you should not be parallel to the goal line."

"Look, the opponent has rushed to the front of the small penalty area, and is so close to the right post, it is obviously not at a ninety-degree angle to the goal."

"So while you are panning, you have to keep facing the opponent at all times, and try to be on the same line as the shooting foot and the ball."

"At that time, if you make a save, you won't be close to the goal line like Li Jian, but will have an angle with the goal line."

"Just relying on this angle, you may be able to reach the ball."

Zeng Zheng said while Liu Yunfei was thinking in his mind.

Combined with Li Jian's save just now, he immediately understood what Zeng Zheng meant.

Seeing Liu Yunfei nodding, Zeng Zheng didn't say anything more.

He had taught Li Jian this knowledge long ago.

But the unpredictable changes on the court, no one can always be perfect.

to the end.

In the case of learning the same knowledge, whoever performs well and who performs poorly depends on the individual's talent and hard work.

On the court, Saha, who finished shooting, had considerable confidence in his footwork, and never thought about making up shots.

After seeing the ball being thrown by Li Jian, he spat habitually.

"Fuck, bad luck!"

He is also a top French striker, perhaps this is the biggest gap between him and Henry.

"Hey, Luis, is this going to work? Could it be that your feet are soft? Goggle~~~"

At the same time, there was laughter from the stands.

Saha looked for his reputation, and couldn't help but spit again.

"Damn DeVita for doing something superfluous!"

"What's so great about the Chinese team! Do you need me to trick me?"

"Such a weak team, let me see how they will be defeated in minutes!"

(End of this chapter)