1253rd Battle World Class!

Sports City Stadium.

Players from the Chinese team and Belgium entered the field holding ball boys.

Situ Yunbing had greeted many Belgian players in the player channel before.

The battle against Belgium was more than a reunion with Martinez. When the 31-year-old De Bruyne embraced Situ Yunbing with a hint of excitement, those glorious years in European football in the past could not help but come back to his mind.

The hustle and bustle on the scene has obviously heated up.

"CCTV, CCTV! Good evening, viewers and friends, welcome to the second round of the 2022 Qatar World Cup Group C match between China and Belgium!

In the first round, the Chinese team and Belgium both won. The two teams are currently tied for the top spot in this group with 3 points!

The performance of the Chinese team in the first round is exciting. Although today we are facing Belgium, which is ranked No. 1 in the world by FIFA, we have reason to believe that the Chinese team will not let Belgium win easily!

Let's first look at the starting lineups of the two teams.

The Chinese team started today with 433.

Goalkeeper: Shen Jingjie.

Defenders: Abdulhamiti, Bai Yuanfan, Cheng Renjun, Li Lei.

Midfielders: Zhang Zhibang, Zhao Fenghua, Huang Bozhou.

Forwards: Luo Xin, Wu Lei, Luo Cheng.

Our starting XI has not changed from the previous game, this is our strongest line-up, there is no doubt about it.

Belgium is also doing its best today.

Goalkeeper; Courtois.

Defenders: Castagni, Boyata, Alderweireld, Kobat.

Midfielders: Tielemans, De Bruyne, Dendonkel.

Forwards: Thorgan Hazard, Lukaku, Eden Hazard.

Belgium also came up with their strongest lineup, of course, their bench is also luxurious, Witsel, Origi, Batshuayi, Carrasco, Vertonghen and so on.

A more interesting phenomenon appeared in this game.

On the Chinese team, Luo Cheng and Luo Xin are twin brothers fighting together, and on the Belgian side, Thorgan Hazard and Eden Hazard are also brothers, but Eden Hazard, who is more famous for Real Madrid Er is two years older than Thorgan Hazard who played for Dortmund. In order to make it easier to explain, today we will use the little Hazard to refer to the younger brother.

Both sides have a pair of biological brothers competing on the same field. Such a picture is extremely rare in the history of world football!

And what's interesting is that both brothers are playing wingers!

The pre-match kick-off ceremony will be held below, let us wait for the start of the game together. "

When the national anthem was played, no one on the Chinese team shed tears. The two lines of tears between Guo Xuantu and He Haolai in the first game really moved many fans. Feeling in the role of a participant, everything is taken for granted.

But the Chinese team is still unprecedentedly solemn.

They sang loudly, as if they wanted to spread the voice of China to the world!

After the ceremony before kick-off, Situ Yunbing looked at the Belgian lineup filled with emotion.

He is familiar with most of the Belgian players.

Lukaku on the front line, let alone Hazard, it is commonplace to play against teams they have played for in the Premier League.

The midfielder De Bruyne was brought out from Hamburg by himself. Although Tielemans played for Leicester City, he was not in the position when Situ Yunbing left the Red Army. He is really not familiar with him. Dendon Kerr It was also on the eve of Situ Yunbing's departure from the Premier League that he landed in England.

Aldereveld on the back line and goalkeeper Courtois are also his old acquaintances. Castagni, who plays for Serie A upstart Atalanta, and Boyata of Hertha Berlin in the Bundesliga. It is the left back Kobat who plays for the five major league clubs, but he is not too small, playing for the Belgian giants Anderlecht.

As for the little Hazard on the front line, Situ Yunbing didn't pay much attention in the past. Simply put, according to Situ Yunbing's status and vision in the Red Army, he didn't even look down on Hazard in the middle and late stages, let alone the overall strength. Not as good as his brother's little Zall.

But at that time, Situ Yunbing was the Red Army with an unprecedented coaching lineup, and now he is coaching the Chinese team. The Belgian lineup is definitely at least one grade higher than the Chinese team in terms of overall strength!

When the whistle sounded to start the game, the Chinese team took the lead in kick-off.

Accompanied by deafening cheers, Situ Yunbing and Martinez both stood in the coach command area to supervise the battle.

The two looked solemn and quite serious.

Belgium did not launch an active counterattack after the opening game. The experience of the past two competitions has made Belgium more stable in the face of the game, and it is not as easy to let the game out of control as in the past.

Facing the powerful Belgium, the Chinese team chose to pass the ball backwards in the backcourt first, striving for the whole team to enter the game state faster.

The configuration of the two teams is relatively similar. In terms of the back line, Belgium has a stronger assist ability. The main reason why Atalanta has flourished in Serie A in recent years is that they mainly play offensive football!

The full-back Castagni is naturally also very capable of assisting. On the other side, Kobat plays for the giants Anderlecht, not to mention the European war. Naturally, he is always making waves in the opponent's half in the domestic arena.

In the midfield, De Bruyne is naturally the core of the organization. Tielemans is like a transitional player, just like he was in Leicester City. Endidi is the core of the defense. Undertaking the support task, Dendonker is a defensive midfielder.

As for the rebirth of Lukaku on the front line from the Premier League transfer to Serie A, Hazard Jr. performed extraordinary in Dortmund's strong speed impact system. Ma Da, no matter how bad it is, as long as his physical condition is good, he is a role that cannot be ignored by the opponent.

It is enough to see that the third line of Belgium is stronger than the third line of the Chinese team!

Compared with the 31-year-old De Bruyne, Zhao Fenghua, the strongest midfielder of the Chinese team, may not even have an advantage in physical fitness. You must know that De Bruyne has worked hard in the Premier League all year round, and his physical fitness and endurance have been tempered. Stronger than in other leagues!

Not to mention organizational talent, De Bruyne is the ceiling that other offensive organizers in this era have to look up to throughout their lives!

When De Bruyne retired, it can be said that the midfielder of an era retired from the arena!

The first attack of the Chinese team failed to create a threat. Zhao Fenghua passed the ball forward, and Wu Lei hit the ball across the left. , but turned to block his continued forward line, and then Tielemans rushed to press Luo Cheng, and at the same time he blocked the line of his cross, which made Luo Cheng only forcefully break through. As a result, after going outside, Cass Tagney rushed out to press him again, forcing Luo Cheng to pass the ball.

As a result, the ball was cut off by Boyata halfway.

After Belgium steals the ball, the three strikers of the Chinese team quickly returned to defense. Wu Lei rushed towards Thielemans at the first time. He could not rush to find De Bruyne. That is the target that Zhao Fenghua should mark. Luo Cheng and Luo Xin retreated quickly along the sideways, adding protection to the backcourt sideways as much as possible.

Belgium's offensive and defensive transition was also quick. Dendonker passed the ball to De Bruyne's feet. Zhao Fenghua did not take the initiative to grab it. He looked at De Bruyne at the center line from behind the center circle. Pushing forward, Zhao Fenghua quickly retreated. After retreating to the key defensive area, Zhao Fenghua was ready to intercept.

De Bruyne sent a diagonal pass to find Hazard who cut in from the wing.

Although Hazard is 31 years old, his ball-handling skills have not declined at all. For technical players, increasing age will not cause their skills to decline. They only decline in physical fitness, explosive power, and speed.

The moment Hazard took the ball, he changed the direction of the ball and accelerated past Zhang Zhibang!

Zhang Zhibang's first attack was really fierce. When he stopped and turned around to chase again, he found that fortunately, Huang Bozhou was guarding the middle of the front of the penalty area, leaving Hazard with no room to shoot.

When Huang Bozhou went up again, Zhang Zhibang took over from Huang Bozhou to guard the front middle of the restricted area.

Seeing the Chinese team's tight defense, Hazard crossed the ball to the right.

Hazard took the initiative to respond to the cross-cut stop and sent a cross.

The football was hoisted to the right side of the penalty area.

Lukaku slanted into the open space behind Cheng Renjun and hit the goal with a head shake!

Because the angle of his twisting body was a bit too big, it was difficult to exert force. As a result, the ball flew lightly towards the goal of the Chinese team. Shen Jingjie took the ball in his arms after moving a step.

The Chinese team successfully withstood the first wave of Belgium's offensive.

Situ Yunbing gestured towards the team from the sidelines. The rhythm just now was not right!

It turned into the Chinese team being counterattacked by Belgium!

The situation is actually very simple. It is difficult for the Chinese team to penetrate the Belgian defense line in a positional battle, because they are afraid of shooting rats!

In order to make a difference in positional warfare, Zhao Fenghua's position must be pushed forward to the front of the opponent's restricted area.

But in that way, the risk of the entire defense line will increase a lot.

De Bruyne can use one pass to bring Belgium's offense to the forefront in the first place!

Coupled with the ability of the Hazard brothers to attack from the side, the Chinese team simply does not have the capital to press the position and attack!

They want to ensure the safety of the line of defense at all times, this is the first rule!

Seeing Situ Yunbing gesturing to make adjustments on the sidelines, Martinez reflexively became a little heavy in his heart.

But he quickly laughed at himself again.

Once upon a time, when he played against Situ Yunbing in the Premier League, the opponent's every move was watched by the entire Premier League. Perhaps it was because Everton, which he coached, was frequently slaughtered by Liverpool. It was really psychologically shadowed by Situ Yunbing back then!

And in today's World Cup match, he didn't need to be so nervous at all.

The most important thing is not to be affected by Situ Yunbing's mentality!