"Welcome to China's National Stadium, the Bird's Nest. Today, we will be broadcasting the Olympic Men's Football Final between China and Argentina!
This is a historic day for China's football.
Although the media criticized China for relying on its home advantage and its ugly tactics to become the biggest dark horse in this Olympic Games, we can't deny that it is also commendable to create such a miracle.
Compared to the difficulty and thrill of the Chinese team advancing to the finals, the Argentine team's performance was very eye-catching since the beginning of the group stage. The Argentine team, which had many stars playing in the top European leagues, was obviously much stronger than the Chinese team.
We might not be able to see a match between the Chinese team and the Argentine team.
But I believe that China will do their best to fight for glory. They have proven their fighting spirit in the previous games and deserve all of our applause!
Today, China's starting lineup: 442.
Goalkeeper: Qiu Shengjiong.
Defenders: Wan Houliang, Feng Xiaoting, Li Weifeng, Tan Wangsong.
Midfielders: Hao Junmin, Zhou Haibin, Liu Yi, Zhao Xusheng.
Forwards: Qin Xiong, Han Peng.
Argentina's starting lineup: 4231.
Goalkeeper: Romero.
Defenders: Zabaleta, Pareja, Garay, Monzón.
Midfielders: Messi, Mascherano, Riquelme, Gago, Di Maria.
Forward: Agüero.
Now the two teams are holding the pre-match handshake ceremony. The game will start soon! "
When Qin Xiong shook hands with every Argentina player, he and Messi made an extra gesture. The two men patted each other's arms.
As if they had a tacit understanding, after the two of them passed each other, the corners of their mouths raised a fleeting smile.
Who would have thought that the two kings of Real Madrid and Barcelona last season were not preparing for the start of the new season in Spain, but competing on the same stage at the Olympic Games in Beijing, China?
This was bound to be a memorable scene in this Olympic Men's Football Tournament.
When the captains of the two teams walked in front of the referees, it was as if time went back. The two men who had met in the Champions League semi-finals two years ago walked in front of each other and exchanged team flags.
Qin Xiong and Riquelme!
Whether it was in the past or now, Qin Xiong's story on the green field had been intertwined with too many grudges.
The old had not gone, but the new had appeared.
Today, at a glance, other than Gago, his teammate from Real Madrid, there were also unfamiliar faces like Di Maria in the Argentina team.
As the story continued and new faces emerged one after another, Qin Xiong began to look forward to the day he retired. What kind of feelings would he have when he looked back on his entire career?
How many comrades did he have who fought alongside him? And how many enemies did he have that he would never get in touch with? However, there definitely wouldn't be too many contenders for the throne who would be entangled with each other across the void!
When the game was about to start, Argentina set up their formation in the half of the field. Agüero and Messi, who were standing in the center circle and ready to kick off, looked up and were surprised.
The person standing closest to China's half of the field was Qin Xiong. Not far behind Qin Xiong was Han Peng.
There was nothing to be surprised about, but China's defensive line and midfield line were pressed too far back. The distance between them and Qin Xiong was too obvious.
Instead, it presented a strange picture.
China's forward line, midfield line, and defensive line were disconnected. Qin Xiong seemed to be fighting alone!
If one only looked at it from the angle behind Qin Xiong, he stood tall and straight, ready to stage an epic battle of fighting the world alone!
Agüero sighed softly.
It would be a lie to say that Argentina did not take China seriously at all.
The closer it was to the final, the more they had to be careful of capsizing.
China's tactics were no secret when it came to the final.
Wasn't it just a defensive counterattack?
In the beginning, it was eight people defending and three attacking. In the last semi-final, it became nine people defending and two attacking.
Today, it might become ten people defending and one attacking.
China had really become a team with "Qin Xiong + 10 players."
Was there anything to be afraid of?
Thinking about Portugal's loss to Greece in 2004, wasn't the Greek team that overturned the strong teams all the way scary?
Extreme defense, grasping the few opportunities that could be counted with one's fingers, and then creating a miracle of a dark horse!
Today's China team was very similar to Greece's in the past. It was just that the competition was different and the importance was different.
Argentina would definitely not back down. How could they back down in front of China?
Just like the Czech Republic, France, and Portugal in the past, how could they put down their arrogance in front of Greece?
Messi did not think too much. No matter how China would play this game, he thought that as long as Argentina played its true level, they could win the championship.
After the referee's whistle, Agüero kicked the ball to Messi.
Messi passed the ball to the side after Qin Xiong moved to the front.
Di Maria ran all the way from the side. After touching the ball, he immediately dribbled to the front to attack.
China's two lines of defense formed a staggered three-pyramid defense system. Di Maria wanted to move from the side?
Whatever!
Who would Argentina rely on to snatch the ball from the bottom of the ball?
Agüero and Messi, whose height was not a threat? Or Riquelme, whose artistic master was not active in running and was not very strong in fighting?
Even if Gago and Mascherano rushed up, so what?
So, China did not care if Argentina wanted to make a fuss from the side.
But Di Maria would not pass blindly. He changed direction at a 45-degree angle on the side and began to cut inside.
At this time, China's joint defense began. Hao Junmin and Wan Houliang came together to snatch the ball. Wan Houliang rushed the man, Hao Junmin rushed the ball.
Di Maria barely passed the ball to the middle under the block of Wan Houliang's body, but Zhou Haibin snatched the ball and destroyed it before Riquelme touched the ball.
Di Maria did not pass the ball well.
Yan Tiesheng and Dujkovic, who were more nervous on the sidelines, saw that Argentina's first attack after the start of the game had failed. They were slightly relieved and then rekindled their hopes.
Maybe it would work if they played like this!
Qin Xiong's suggestion in defense was not only to block the dangerous areas, but also to share his experience in the Premier League with the team in the way of snatching the ball.
If there was more than one person to snatch the ball, both players must not rush the ball. That would be easy to be bypassed by the agile opponent.
Add a layer of insurance!
Even if the ball could pass, the players must stay!
Of course, this kind of defensive technique was possessed by the top defensive players themselves. But China's defensive ability depended on two players to achieve it separately.
China had been disrupting the opponent's offense for 10 minutes after the start of the game. In a very narrow range, Argentina frequently made mistakes in passing or was fouled by China. They were given two free kick opportunities, but they did not threaten China's goal.
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