"CCTV, CCTV, I'm Duan Xuan, the live commentator. Now I'm bringing you the first match of Group D of the 2006 World Cup. China will be facing its first group match at the Nuremberg World Cup Stadium. Its opponent is Mexico from Central and North America. In the same group, there are also Portugal, a strong European team, and Angola from Africa.
China is entering the finals of the World Cup for the second time in its history. We just won the AFC Asian Cup for the first time two years ago. Now we are back at the World Cup stage. All the fans are looking forward to China's good results.
Compared to China, who is only entering the finals of the World Cup for the second time, Mexico has a wealth of World Cup experience. This is their 13th World Cup. Most of their main players are from the big teams in Mexico's domestic leagues, such as Club Azul, and a few players play in the top European leagues. The most famous of them is their captain, Marcos, who plays for the La Liga powerhouse Barcelona.
Less than a month ago, the two captains on the field just played against each other in the Champions League final. Qin Xiong led Arsenal to beat Barcelona 3: 2, bringing Arsenal the first Champions League trophy in club history. We hope that our captain, Qin Xiong, can lead China to score points against Mexico.
The game is about to start. Let's introduce the starting lineup of both teams.
China's starting lineup: 451.
Goalkeeper: Liu Yunfei.
Defenders: Sun Jihai, Zheng Zhi, Li Weifeng, Sun Xiang.
Midfielders: Zhang Pengfei, Zhao Junzhe, Qin Xiong, Liu Yi, Shao Jiayi.
Striker: Li Jinyu.
Mexico's starting lineup: 352.
Goalkeeper: Sanchez.
Defenders: Salcido, Marcos, Osorio.
Midfielders: Perez, Toledo, Pardo, Fonseca, Pineda.
Strikers: Borgetti, Franco.
The game is about to start. The atmosphere is very enthusiastic. Let's cheer for China and wish China a good performance in today's game! "
The China team kicked off first. Qin Xiong and Li Jinyu stood in the center circle. He looked back at the backfield. His teammates looked serious. Everyone was ready to go all out.
Li Jinyu passed the ball to Qin Xiong. Qin Xiong turned around and dribbled the ball forward. When he easily bypassed Borgetti, who rushed up to fight for the ball, the China fans in the stands were even more excited!
That's it!
They thought that Qin Xiong had the ability to break through the opponent's layers of defense and then send the ball into the opponent's goal.
But when Qin Xiong came to the front waistline, his expression became particularly serious.
The one in front of him was Fonseca, and behind him were Pardo and Toledo. From Qin Xiong's right was Pineda, who was trying to snatch it.
If he broke through, Qin Xiong knew that he would fall into a tight defense. If he didn't break through, the side rush would also put him in a passive position against Fonseca.
352,352 … Mexico played a formation that was not really mainstream.
People thought that Qin Xiong would face off against Marcos in this game.
In fact, it was not!
Marcos was on the defensive line of the same age. He stood behind Pardo and Toledo, observing the game from a distance not far away.
The pain of losing the Champions League had not disappeared, but he was not impulsive. Instead, he was very rational.
In fact, how the Mexico team restricted the China team, the coaching team adopted Marcos's suggestion!
Because Marcos had played against Qin Xiong, compared to observing and analyzing the opponent through video, Marcos's suggestion was the real valuable experience.
Looking at the China team, Qin Xiong's threat must be the biggest. Then what?
No idea!
Yes, the other points could not be said to be taken seriously, but the Mexico team was confident that they would never lose to the China team in a one-on-one.
But what about Qin Xiong?
How much of a threat was Qin Xiong?
It was difficult to quantify.
Therefore, the Mexico team weakened the defensive line and strengthened the midfield defense. At the same time, the defensive strategy of the game was also focused on containing Qin Xiong!
There were five players in the midfield. When defending, at least four of them had to play a role and form a cage to firmly trap Qin Xiong!
This was already a very high standard of treatment.
In other words, if Qin Xiong could attract the attention of the four defenders of the opponent and contain the opponent's main defensive power.
Then, in the attack, the number of people that the China team could form in other points would be huge.
However, the Mexican team had far more experience than the China team!
The China team, which was defeated by Turkey, Brazil, and Costa Rica in the last World Cup, dared to go all out in the World Cup?
No!
They were the weak. They came to Germany with a humble and low-key mentality and looked up at all their opponents humbly!
It was precisely because of this that the Mexican team dared to use a large number of troops to contain Qin Xiong and then risk exposing the defensive gaps in other places.
Qin Xiong did not rush head-on. The Mexican team came prepared. In the beginning, he paid more attention to driving the rhythm of the team.
Therefore, he passed the ball to the right flank. Zhang Pengfei dribbled the ball in the direction of the Mexican penalty area when there was an obvious gap. However, dribbling was not his forte. When facing Osorio, he did not have the confidence to shoot, so he passed the ball horizontally, intending to create a chance for Li Jinyu.
Marcos rushed up at the right time and easily intercepted Zhang Pengfei's unsurprising pass.
After the successful interception, Marcos immediately passed the ball diagonally to the front of the left flank. Pineda ran forward and dribbled the ball to the flank when he encountered Zhao Junzhe, forcing a successful breakthrough!
Then, a 45-degree pass from the flank, Borgetti rushed forward to head the ball in front of Zheng Zhi to attack the goal. Unfortunately, the football was deflected!
"The Mexican team has completed an attack at the beginning of the game. Their attack is very decisive. The two strikers are 1.8m tall. The China team has to be wary of the opponent's tactic of continuous high-altitude bombing."
When Qin Xiong returned to the middle of the backfield and organized the attack again, he found himself in a situation where he was once again surrounded from all sides.
Mexico really dared to do this!
Even if they had to bear the risk of exposing a partial gap in the rear defensive line, they had to absolutely trap Qin Xiong in the cage!
Qin Xiong passed the ball horizontally to Zhao Junzhe, who came forward to follow up in the back row, when Fonseca and Pardo attacked from the front and back. He immediately passed the ball to the front of the left flank and gave Shao Jiayi a straight ball.
When the Mexican rear defensive line exposed an obvious gap, the China team could smoothly pass the ball to their teammates in the front field without needing to think carefully and have a broad view of the overall situation.
However, the problem that followed was that no matter which option the Chinese team's wingers chose to pass or break through, they couldn't produce a good result!
Marcos kept a close eye on Li Jinyu and the pass was ineffective!
Shao Jiayi could not break through Salcido and Zhang Pengfei could not break through Osorio!
Qin Xiong could hardly find a gap in the back row. Unless he ran to the flank, he would always be surrounded by at least four people in a semicircle!
With 12 World Cups experience, Mexico was well-prepared for this game. They had an extremely accurate grasp of the strength of both sides, as well as the strengths and weaknesses of the players!
Now, Qin Xiong was as if his wings had been cut off and he could not fly. His legs were held back and he could not run. Sometimes, it was as if his eyes were blindfolded. He could not see the path to pass the ball to his teammates!
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