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Volume 5 1998 Volume 5 Chapter 257 It¡¯s not easy to be the host

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    The information came up - I have to say that there are no secrets in modern football. Even for a team like the Chinese team that has just entered the World Cup, these well-informed scouts also have very detailed information. Soon, they dug out  Information about Nie Fei: "Nie Fei, born on May 8, 1978, is the main midfielder of last year's Chinese League Champion Yunjia Tianyu. He is fast and has organizational skills as his strengths."

    ?Obviously, these simple information cannot fully reflect Nie Fei's performance on the court. While the scouts were happy to have discovered a new star, they also regretted it. Why didn't they know about this player earlier?  Everyone knows that any player who performs in the World Cup will be immediately gilded, let alone Nie Fei, who performs so eye-catchingly against famous European midfielders like Deschamps and Petit.

    However, Nie Fei, who was on the court now, did not think that his future destiny might change because of this game. His eyes were shining with excitement - that is the light that a child has when he discovers a newer and more interesting game -  He thinks this game is fun!

    The French team launched the attack silently. The excellent performance of the Chinese team made these outstanding European players feel the crisis and also felt angry - although these players, like the players of the Chinese team, were all for the first time.  Participating in the World Cup, but as a traditional European team, the dignity in their bones does not allow themselves to be reduced to a supporting role in this game - don't forget, this is at the Stade de France!

    Lizarazu dribbled the ball across the center line and then passed it across to Deschamps in the middle. Deschamps saw Li Gang following Zidane closely, turned his foot, and handed the ball to Djokovic on the other side.  Kraft.

    Djorkaeff caught the ball and Sun Chenghai came up to him. Djorkaeff swayed left and right a few times, and then suddenly moved the ball to the right, about to break through from Sun Chenghai's right. Sun Chenghai immediately turned around and stretched out his legs to block Djorkaeff.  As Kraft advanced, Djorkaeff pulled the ball back and then handed it to Thuram who inserted on the right.

    Thuram dribbled the ball forward and staggered Wu Jiying who came up to defend.  "Desperate Saburo" was a little helpless when trying to fight under the opponent's absolute physical strength. Thuram, who got rid of Wu Jiying's defense, did not go to the bottom line, but directly handed it over to Henry who pulled out of the penalty area.

    Henry deftly moved the ball to the side, avoiding the high school senior's foot, then rubbed his right foot and passed a half-high ball straight into the penalty area.

    Gilwash and General Fan jumped up to compete for the top at the same time. This time, General Fan relied on his excellent explosive power to push the ball out of the baseline first. At the same time, he also used his broad shoulders to covertly bump into Gilwash when he landed.

    The referee awarded a corner kick, and then he immediately waved to the court - Gilwash had been lying on the ground since the collision, with a look of pain on his face.

    Several members of the French team went up to argue with General Fan. General Fan was not an easy man, so he opened up Pettit, who was about to cause trouble. Then other members of the Chinese team immediately came up to protect General Fan, and the referee also ran away.  Come over.

    After some entanglement, Gilvas was carried out of the stadium. Jacquet went over and took a look. The team doctor shrugged his shoulders. The meaning was obvious: "You have to make a substitution."

    Jacques sighed inwardly. It seemed that he had missed several opportunities, which caused Gilwash's mental fluctuations. He didn't pay attention to protecting himself during the fight for the top, so he was offended by the opponent's captain.  Qi - In such a mental state, even if the body can persist, the psychology cannot.

    Jacquet looked at the forwards on the bench. Although Trezeguet was optimistic about his future, he was only twenty years old after all. There was already a twenty-year-old Henry on the field. How could he be in the World Cup?  Send two twenty-year-old strikers to partner?  Wouldn't that make people laugh at the fact that France has no forward?

    Finally, Jacquet's eyes fell on Dugarry - this forward is 23 years old, tall and has enough impact, which can complement the dexterous Henry technically - but more than a year ago  He has wasted an entire season in AC Milan and has not played a few games this season. Can his condition really be guaranteed?

    In desperation, Jacquet decided to replace Dugarry - at least he is better than other forwards in terms of experience, and now that the Chinese team has gradually begun to switch to defense, his impact can play a big role  effect.

    Blanco, who assisted, headed the corner kick high, and Dugarry was replaced.

    Seeing Dugarry on the field, Pei Wei felt regretful - he still hoped that Gilvas was on the field. After all, such a striker is great as an opponent. In fact, Jacquet still has some problems in selecting forwards.  Even if Cantona is not picked out for fear of affecting the atmosphere in the team, there are still many famous forwards in France, such as Los Angeles.

     For example, Papin is a very good striker. Pei Wei has never understood why he trusts Gilvas who can't score goals. It seems that even Jacquet made a mistake in the World Cup.

    During this period, the Chinese team has indeed begun to gradually switch to defense - the offensive effect in the initial stage was better than Pei Wei and Benitez imagined. Although it was a pity that they failed to score, Benitez estimated in advance  At most, they can attack for more than ten minutes before switching to defense, but now half an hour has almost passed. If the tie can be maintained until the end of the first half then it is not impossible for the Chinese team to score a point or even win.  things.

    Benitez can tell by looking at the expressions of the French players - they have begun to get anxious. If the Chinese team can persist until the end of the first half to maintain a tie, then the mentality of the French players is likely to be unbalanced in the second half -  ¨DThe pressure of not participating in the World Cup for two years, the expectations of the fans, and the greater pressure brought by the host status are enough to break even the strongest players.

    It is not easy to be a host country, especially a host country that has the ability to win the World Cup.

    Although in previous World Cups, it is not uncommon for the host country to win the World Cup, such as Uruguay in the first World Cup, Italy in the second World Cup, England in 1966, and Argentina in 1978, but among these five successful examples, at least  Three are not so glorious. The Italian championship in the second World Cup was more due to the intimidation of Mussolini. In 1978, Argentina was under the rule of the military government. In the second stage, it could only win by at least five points against Peru.  It took one goal to squeeze the powerful Brazil out of the final. Argentina supported Peru with 50,000 tons of rice before the game, and then they beat Brazil 6-0 in the game. Anyone with a discerning eye can see any problems, and 66  Although England won in 2008, the "fan of the century" goal in the final probably also had a bit of referee bias towards the host country.

    There are also examples of host countries that cannot withstand the pressure and collapse. In 1950, Brazil lost to Uruguay when they won the championship. In 1990, Italy was eliminated on penalty kicks in Argentina, which had the advantage. These are all living examples.

    In Pei Wei's memory, the French team's road to winning the World Cup was not smooth. In three of the seven games, players received red cards. Zidane in the group stage, Blanco in the semi-finals, and Blanco in the final.  Desailly, after entering the knockout rounds, except for the finals, they were almost pushed into desperation in almost every game - in the quarter-finals, they were defended by the Paraguay team led by Chilavert until the second half of overtime.  , Everyone knows that if it enters a penalty shootout, Chilavert, who has a magical goalkeeper, will have the advantage. In the quarter-finals, Baggio's shot in the second half was just a little bit short, and Lizarazu was still in the penalty kick.  The first penalty kick was missed in the semi-finals. Suker's goal at the beginning of the second half in the semi-finals almost caused France to collapse

    But the French were really lucky. When Paraguay saw the dawn of a penalty shootout, Blanco's lightning strike gave the French team the victory. Albertini also missed the penalty immediately after Lizarazu.  , and one minute after Suker scored, full-back Thuram, who basically never shoots, scored - you know Jacquet later said: "When I saw Suker score, I almost collapsed  Fortunately, Lilian scored a goal after one minute, otherwise we would definitely be in danger. "The fact that three major players were sent off and repeatedly forced into desperate situations proved that the pressure on French players in the World Cup is indeed great.

    The Chinese team started to defend. The three midfielders set up defenses in the midfield to ensure the thickness of the back line to the maximum extent. Although the defense seemed a bit weak on the wings, the Chinese team's defense in the middle was still relatively good.  Although Henry is tall, he is not good at heading the ball, and Dugarry has just come on the field and seems to have not warmed up yet

    In terms of offense, the Chinese team's tactics are still the same. The midfielders and backfielders grab the ball and hand it directly to Nie Fei, allowing him to play freely. Hao Dong and Gao Feng assist from the side, and the full-backs step forward to assist.  In this case, the French team's central defender is not very fast, which is a headache for these three agile players.

    "I find that I have seen the dawn of victory." Pei Wei couldn't hold back his excitement: "The French have begun to make a fuss The stalemate at the beginning, the wasted opportunities in the middle, and the inability to score now are all just  It will make these players more and more anxious. You must know that their experience in the World Cup is zero, and we can afford to lose, but they cannot afford to lose! This is an opportunity we can take advantage of!"

    "There is hope." Benitez nodded slowly: "If we can maintain a tie in the first half, if we can have more luck, it is not impossible to tie or even win this game."
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