Chapter 938: opponent

938 Opponent
The Netherlands and Spain drew a one-to-one tie in the first half.
This seems to be a match that fits the strengths of both sides.
But in the second half, the situation changed suddenly!
The Dutch team scored four goals in a row and swept the Spanish team, which stepped on them in the last session, with a score of 5-1. It can be described as revenge.
The players did not continue watching the next game.
Because there is a technical analysis meeting in the evening.
The team's opponent is the European powerhouse Italy!
Italy's record in the World Cup can be described as advertised.
In history, Italy has won four World Cup titles, two runners-up, and one third place!
In the number of championships, Italy ranked second, second only to Brazil.
In this World Cup, Italy is not a popular team!
After all, Italy is a little bit unreliable now. Compared with the lineup of the pinnacle of the year, Italy now has many stars.
The last World Cup was a painful memory for Italian fans.
They were out in the group stage. Before the start of the World Cup, their core midfielder Pirlo was injured and unable to play. Therefore, Italy’s attack in this World Cup was very monotonous, with few methods. The first game, his second half, Buffon ended up again due to injury. For Italy, Buffon is more than just a goalkeeper. He is the trust of the whole team in letting go. Only Buffon can stand in front of the goal. Come with enough confidence. In the final match against Slovakia in the group stage, Italy's defense, which lacked Buffon, was a little flustered, and finally lost 2:3 after a tie. Aging and the lack of experience of new players are the biggest drawbacks of this Italian team.
But then again, the last time the Italian team won the World Cup is not far away. They defeated the French team in the final in the 2006 World Cup in Germany and won the fourth championship trophy in team history.
In fact, Italy was not optimistic at the time.
Especially in the country, there has also been a scandal such as the telephone door, which has caused almost the entire Italian football scene to be in turmoil.
In this case, Italy's performance in this World Cup can be said to be very tenacious, especially their defense, which can be said to be the pinnacle of Italian football!
Italy beat Ghana 2-0 in the group stage. Zacardo scored an own goal against the United States, becoming the first goal conceded by the Italian team in this World Cup. In this game, the Italian team relied on Gilardino's dive to the top and Zacardo's own goal to a 1-1 draw with the US team. The third game defeated the Czech team 2-0. Ended the group stage and entered the top 16.
In the 1/8 final, Italy and Australia fought for 89 minutes. In stoppage time, Grosso dribbled into the Australian team's penalty area and was placed in the penalty area. The referee pointed to the penalty spot, and Totti scored the penalty into an absolute dead corner. , Italy beat Australia 1-0 to advance to the top 8.
Of course, this penalty also caused a very famous domestic commentator to be fired by CCTV.
In the quarter-finals, Italy opened the record with Zambrotta's long-range shot, and finally defeated Ukraine 3-0 to advance to the top 4. In the semifinals, Italy met its rival host Germany. In the game, the two sides fought fiercely for 90 minutes without a win and entered the overtime. The two sides still drew 0-0 in the first half of the overtime. In the 13th minute of the second half of the overtime, the Italian team got a corner kick and Piero opened. A corner kick was taken and the German player pushed the ball out of the penalty area. At this time, the ball fell to Pirlo's feet. Pirlo took the ball laterally to the right, attracting the German defensive attention, and suddenly passed the ball to Grosso. Grosso took a shot and the ball Draw an arc and fly into the gate of the German team, Italy 1 to 0 Germany. In the 29th minute, the Italian team quickly counterattacked, Gilardino divided the ball to the unmarked Piero, Piero hit the top right corner of the goal, Italy beat Germany 2-0.
The game continued, the Italian team got a corner kick in the 18th minute, Pirlo took a corner kick, Materazzi jumped high and headed the goal, the goal was scored. Materazzi made up for it. Italy 1-1 French team. In the second half of the game, the Italian team received a free kick. Tony scored a header and the goal was scored, but the referee ruled that Tony was offside and the goal was invalid. According to the new offside rules, the referee made a mistake this time. 90 minutes of the game passed the Italian team 1-1 France. It was still 1-1 in the first half of overtime. In the second half of the extra time, Zidane made an amazing move and was sent off with a red card because Materazzi insulted Zidane's family and Zidane hit Materazzi. Zidane passed the Hercules Cup. After 120 minutes it was still a tie.
Finally, in the penalty shootout!
The tenacious Italy defeated France and unexpectedly won the World Cup championship trophy!
In the conference room, Gao Bo led the players to review the history of Italy's glorious team, and at the same time analyzed Italy this year.
"So, offense is very important!!!"
Gao Bo said in conjunction with the video screen.
"Italy is used to a slow pace, so from the beginning of the game, we can't let them play too leisurely!!"
"Kick the speed of the game! This is a battle between physical fitness and speed!!! This is what we are best at!!!"
Gao Bo said in a very flat tone.
Prior to this, he had analyzed the core players of Italy one by one, and also analyzed the tactics of Italy.
There is something to say, and the players agree very much.
After such an analysis, the players have successfully implanted this concept in their minds: "Italian team is not easy to play. This is a strong team with a very tough defensive tradition, but they also have Weaknesses, we can attack their weaknesses!"
This gives the players the confidence to beat Italy.
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The match between England and Italy was played in the evening of Brazil time.
Therefore, after finishing the last technical analysis meeting of the team before the game, Gao Bo gave the players a little holiday.
In fact, it is just a time to rest.
Before falling asleep ~EbookFREE.me~ players can move around the training base, chat with each other, or go to the hotel's leisure center to play billiards and the like.
Of course there is one thing: drinking alcohol is absolutely prohibited!
There are quite a few alcoholics among the English players.
This seems to be a common problem for England players.
However, before the meeting ended, Gao Bo issued a very severe warning: "Any player who has been drinking during the World Cup will not get any chance to play in this World Cup!"
quickly!
One night's time passed!
When the sun rises the next day and shines on the Amazon jungle.
The players also woke up from their sleep!
For the England team!
Their World Cup has finally begun.