Chapter 51 Five-Star Brazil!

"This is CCTV, broadcasting the first match of the 2014 Brazil World Cup quarter-finals between the host Brazil and our Chinese team!"

"The last time the two teams played was twelve years ago in the Japan-Korea World Cup. That was the first time the Chinese team entered the World Cup and encountered the powerful Brazilian team at that time! And now, history seems to repeat itself. When the Chinese team first entered the World Cup finals, the Brazilian team became the opponent of the Chinese team!"

Duan Xuan was giving his opening remarks, and he was extremely nervous. Google Search Reading

As the World Cup entered the finals, every Chinese fan became extremely sensitive.

This is the first World Cup quarter-final for the Chinese team. They don't expect the Chinese team to go far, but at least they have to play well enough.

The atmosphere is not particularly favorable for the Chinese team. Brazil is the host, and it can be said that there are enemies everywhere.

The starting lineups of both sides also appeared on the big screen.

China team (4-3-3):

Goalkeeper: Tong Lei.

Defenders: Zhuoyue, Gao Leiliang, Liu Kairui, Guan Zhe.

Midfielders: Yu Hao, Le Kai, Guo Liang

Forwards: Chen Man, Wang Yi, Jia Zhenhua.

Brazil (4-2-1-2-1):

Goalkeeper: Cesar.

Defenders: Alves, Thiago Silva, David Luiz, Marcelo.

Midfielders: Fernandinho, Oscar, Gustavo.

Forwards: Hulk, Fred, Neymar.

The main highlight of this Brazilian team is the word "hard".

Hard defenders, hard midfielders, hard forwards!

The overall style seems to be different from the Brazilian team of the Samba Army, but closer to the European standard team.

From the overall lineup, the back line is the biggest highlight. Although many people focus on Neymar, who is also very strong, the offense of this Brazilian team is more comprehensive.

The two full-backs with speed and technology can advance at any time.

Although Marcelo scored an own goal in the first game, his performance afterwards was still very good.

In terms of midfield, Brazilian players already have solid footwork and sufficient technical level, plus Oscar and Fernandinho who are undergoing transformation are also strong enough.

On the striker side, Hulk and Neymar are both extremely threatening on the wing.

There is also Fred, a rare Brazilian forward.

It can be said that this Brazilian team has broken the traditional way of playing and is closer to modern football.

On the other hand, the Chinese team is not as good as the Brazilian team in all aspects. After detailed analysis, there is no chance of winning.

Of course, the game is not just about data, but specific performance is the key.

In the sun, players from both sides began to enter the stadium one after another.

This also caused the fans on the scene to burst into the warmest cheers.

After two days of suspension, the opening match of the World Cup finals began.

It was still the national anthem singing session. Both sides showed the momentum of 10,000 people singing together, and the atmosphere gradually became warmer.

After the captains of both sides finished guessing the side, the Chinese team took the initiative to walk over and shake hands.

The two sides just shook hands without any communication.

The handshake session ended, and they came from their respective half, waiting for the start of the game.

Lekai stepped on the grass, which was a little soft.

Compared to this soft grass, he prefers a harder grass, so that he can feel the power transmission.

The Chinese players are all waiting for the game to start with a solemn look.

The Brazilian players are more relaxed. Although they don't talk to each other, they are more relaxed in terms of their expressions.

The Brazilian team kicked off first, and Fred walked into the center circle.

Both sides are ready.

The Chinese team chose a 4-3-3 formation.

In fact, they can set up a bus in this game.

But head coach Liu Hongbo finally gave up this idea.

The gap in strength between the two sides is too great. No one thinks they can beat the Brazilian team, and Liu Hongbo is the same.

Even if he racked his brains, he couldn't think of a way to fight against Brazil.

And after qualifying from the group stage, their performance was also recognized.

Losing to Brazil is not unacceptable.

Instead of setting up an ugly bus on this stage, it is better to let the players enjoy the game that may be the 'last game' to the maximum extent.

Throughout the group stage, except for the first game, the Chinese team played very frustrated.

Parking the bus is not a glorious thing.

Although we won the game, to be honest, it was not a beautiful win.

Therefore, head coach Liu Hongbo almost let himself go in this game, allowing the players to show their personality and giving them more offensive opportunities instead of just defending.

And this tactic has also won the support of Chinese players!

Obviously, if possible, they don’t want to park the bus and play a game where they are just beaten!

In the stadium, all Chinese players’ eyes are on the ball in the center circle.

Waiting for Fred to kick off.

The referee left the center circle and a sharp and long whistle sounded at the same time.

"This is CCTV"

"Sky Sports Channel"

"German TV One"

The commentary stations of various countries began to make opening remarks.

But they couldn’t speak for too long. After the game started, the forwards of the Chinese team suddenly rushed to the opponent's half.

Wang Yi, Chen Man, and Jia Zhenhua pressed frantically in the opponent's half.

Guo Liang and Yu Hao also pressed forward slightly in the center to protect.

Lekai's position retreated slightly, in a position to respond at any time.

After the opening, the Chinese team carried out high-pressure pressing.

The choice of the Chinese team surprised everyone and made them excited.

Sky Sports commentator Andy Gray was even more surprised; "Wow! The Chinese team did not choose the previous bus tactics. They wanted to play more actively. There is no doubt that this way of playing will increase the viewing of the game!"

Compared to the bus tactics that were unilaterally beaten and slow.

This tactic of combining high-pressure pressing and seizing the initiative is undoubtedly a hard-hitting one.

For the fans watching this game, they naturally tend to have a wonderful game.

Therefore, after seeing the Chinese team take the initiative, the fans were also bright.

They felt that this game would not be so boring!

Wang Yi, Chen Man and Jia Zhenhua were crazy in the opponent's half, exerting huge pressure at the beginning of the game.

But the Brazilian players' footwork was very good, so they were able to stabilize this pressing pressure.

However, when the ball was passed to Oscar's position, the Chinese team completed a beautiful coordinated defense.

Wang Yi, who was retreating, and Chen Man, as well as Guo Liang, who was pressing forward, formed an encirclement formation, instantly blocking Oscar in the middle.

Oscar was also shocked by this sudden change.

This was somewhat similar to the situation when he was in Chelsea. He wanted to protect the ball as much as possible and wait for support.

But the three Chinese players would not let him have his way.

"Go to hell!"

Chen Man rushed towards Oscar. Although the two were not of the same physical tonnage, Chen Man still used all his strength to knock Oscar a little staggering.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Guo Liang grabbed the ball at the opponent's feet and completed the steal.

"Guo Liang! Grabbed it!!" Duan Xuan said in surprise.

After Guo Liang grabbed the ball, the Brazilian team also wanted to quickly counter-grab it.

There was no short pass path, Guo Liang directly turned sideways and chose a large-scale transfer.

The ball flew high and flew to Yu Hao on the other side.

Hulk rushed towards Yu Hao at high speed.

Yu Hao saw Hulk with his peripheral vision, but he did not choose to dodge, but took the initiative to run towards the ball.

Yu Hao is one of the few technical players in the Chinese team. He is not physically strong, but he has good footwork.

Yu Hao looked at the falling ball, raised his right foot, and pressed down slightly when the ball touched the ground.

The ball touched the arch of his foot and rolled towards his own half.

Yu Hao also took advantage of the situation to pull away, not giving Hulk any chance to counter-grab on the spot.

After confirming safety, Yu Hao handed the ball to Lekai.

Lekai stopped the ball steadily and looked up to observe.

At this moment, both Chinese players, fans and even commentators couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

For some reason, as long as the ball was at Lekai's feet, they felt very safe.

Lekai did not pass forward in a hurry, but passed the ball back to Liu Kairui.

Immediately moved towards the backcourt, ready to receive the ball.

Fred wanted to press, but Liu Kairui passed the ball directly to Lekai.

Fred rushed to Lekai again, and Lekai used a touch of the ball to pass the ball to Excellence.

Zhuoyue passed the ball to Guo Liang again, and Guo Liang passed it horizontally to Lekai again.

After a few simple passes, the Chinese team gradually stabilized the situation.

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