Chapter 4: Bird's Nest! First Warm-Up Match!

After Lucai came up, the pace of the game slowed down, and the overall offense and defense began to become more layered, not as chaotic as before.

The role of the midfielder determines the team's offensive system and even plays a decisive role in the overall performance.

The stability that Lucky brings to the Chinese team is what Lippi values ​​most.

The coaches off the court nodded repeatedly after seeing Lucky's performance.

No matter from any aspect, Lucky's performance is impeccable.

The advance and retreat are well-founded, and the play style is very smooth.

"Kai's ability determines that our midfielder will not be suppressed!"

"But when facing strong teams, we still use defensive counterattacks."

"That's right! The current pressure is not enough, so it seems that we are playing well and can face strong European teams. This level of passing and control is not enough!"

"Chen's speed and wing ability can also be used well in counterattacks. The connection between Kai and Chen should be well utilized."

The coaches are constantly communicating.

To put it bluntly, this Chinese team still depends on the abilities of Lucky and Chen Man. Liu Kairui is a typical deep-lying central defender with a pretty good ball-playing ability, but when faced with pressure, he will more often choose to use his big feet to make clearances.

Of course, this is also the best way to defend the Chinese team.

Never place danger within the confines of a large restricted area.

This is something Lippi has been emphasizing.

As the game time passed, Queenie's performance on the field became even better. With the help of Lucky, he completely opened up his playing style.

Queenie played the ball from the wing, swayed twice in a row, and got into the penalty area in sheep's clothing. After tricking the full-back into positioning closer to the side, he made a direct cross from behind.

Lucky quickly made a direct thrust, raised his right foot and made a shot.

Uh-huh!

!

An absolute blind spot.

The ball crashed into the net.

"pretty!"

Lucky gave Queenie a thumbs up.

The latter also looked excited.

Although he didn't score a goal, he was extremely satisfied with his pass.

Lippi on the sidelines also kept applauding.

Lucky's long-range shooting ability is also in his weapon list, opening up Lucky's complete body, which is Lippi's ultimate goal.

Judging from the current situation, the performance is not bad.

"Chen! You also go to the blue team!"

Soon, Lippi called Chen Man on.

Chen Man took a breath and got up, quickly put on his jersey and went on the field.

Seeing Lucky killing everyone in the field, he couldn't stand it anymore.

After playing, Chen Man first found Lucai, and the two had a simple exchange.

Immediately, the game started again.

At the beginning of the game, Chen Man used his speed to impact the opponent's defense and apply pressing pressure.

Given Liverpool's mad dog tactics, Chen Man attaches great importance to pressing in the frontcourt, and his pressing ability is also very strong.

As Lippi said before, when Liu Kairui faces pressure, he will more often choose to make a big save.

Following Liu Kairui's big-footed clearance, Lucky in the center circle quickly made a judgment and got the ball before Ouyang Fei.

Lucky stopped the ball with his chest and stopped the ball firmly at his feet.

When Lucai looked up again, Chen Man had already pulled to the side.

Lucky didn't say anything and just started to pass the ball.

The ball passed over the opponent's full-back's head. Chen Man turned sideways and stopped the ball with the arch of his foot. At the moment he stopped the ball, he had already made a choice of direction to break through.

In just two steps, Chen Man left the opponent's full-back behind.

After completing the kick, Chen Manan shook his ankle and the ball flew to the back point.

Mutali, who was in the back, took off lightly and completed a header very easily.

After landing, Mutali was a little confused.

Is this goal too easy?

In other words, this goal was too smooth.

His running position was similar to before, but Chen Man had already attracted a lot of defensive use to his side, and then completed a precise pass.

"Hey! Boy, the angle of the header is too high, it should be hit to the near corner!"

Chen Man shouted to Mutali. He shook his head and said: "Shake your head! Shake your head! It's not like heading the ball straight up and down with your waist!"

Mutali nodded stupidly.

Chen jogged back to half-court, stretched out his hand towards Lucai, and the two gave a gentle high-five.

This is a connection between Lucai and Chen Man.

Judging from the performance of the two, this goal seemed extremely easy. In fact, it was just a gap in strength.

After Lucai + Chen Man, the Chinese team's offensive firepower began to become more fierce.

After 10 minutes, the game ended.

Chen Man scored two goals in the final minutes.

A header, a side volley.

Both goals were extremely accurate and made it difficult for the goalkeeper to save.

During the two years of training in the Premier League, Chen Man has made tremendous progress.

After the team training match, the players returned to the locker room to rinse off.

Since it is a World Cup training camp, the team members have to live together, and their training location is also under closed management. Reporters will occasionally come in and out, but they are not allowed to bring any camera equipment.

Lippi's message to the outside world is that public filming can only be done during warm-up matches.

In this atmosphere, three days passed by in a flash.

The Chinese team also finally determined the 25-man roster.

The players who were not selected left the training base with a frustrated attitude.

The overall age of the Chinese team selected this time is relatively young.

The average age is about 25 years old.

It can be said that Lippi gave up many of the original veterans and chose some newcomers.

Among them, with Lekai as the core, he focused on building a brand new Chinese team.

At present, the only veterans in the entire Chinese team who have participated in three World Cups are Wang Yi and Gao Leiliang.

Wang Yi is a substitute center forward, and Gao Leiliang is Liu Kairui's central defender partner. At present, Lippi has not found a more suitable central defender partner, so Gao Leiliang was chosen.

After the Chinese team completed the final confirmation, they prepared for the warm-up match.

Their first warm-up match opponent is the Spanish team led by Enrique.

Although the Spanish team this year is not as fierce as the 2010 South Africa World Cup, it is still formed with veteran players such as Busquets, Iniesta, Pique, Ramos and others as the core.

Among them, players such as Insco, Nacho, Asensio and others have increased the overall flexibility of the team.

Diego Costa in the frontcourt solved the bad habit of Spain that only passes but does not shoot.

The overall lineup is still very strong.

Enrique's Spain still focuses on the passing and controlling system, which is also the tradition of Spanish football.

Facing this matador army, the Chinese team still has to put up a defensive formation.

On the day of the game, the Bird's Nest was already crowded.

As the first warm-up match of the Chinese team on the eve of the World Cup, this game attracted a large number of Chinese fans. Even if many fans did not buy tickets, they came from all over the country to cheer for the team.

Looking around, the five-star red flag fluttered in the wind, and the whistles, cheers, and slogans were intertwined, and the scene seemed extremely lively.

Soon, on a main road, a bus with the Chinese national team logo slowly drove into the inner road of the stadium.

In an instant, the cheers on the scene became extremely high.

The boiling crowd began to call the names of the players.

Among them, Le Kai, Chen Man and Liu Kairui were the most popular.

As the mainstay of the Chinese team, these three are undoubtedly the biggest guarantee for the Chinese team in the World Cup.

Of course, Wang Yi is also very popular with Chinese fans.

Especially for some old fans, although Wang Yi's current state has declined seriously, for them, they vaguely remember the years when Wang Yi was killing all over the place.

However, heroes will eventually fade away. Wang Yi's state has declined, but the appearance of Lekai and others has brought hope to Chinese fans.

Under the fans' eager anticipation, Lippi got off the bus first, followed by Chinese fans one by one.

As the captain, Lekai followed Lippi's footsteps and got off the bus. Lekai's appearance immediately ignited the enthusiasm of the fans.

The cheers on the scene also went straight to the climax.

Chen Man was the last to get off the bus. This guy definitely intended to be the last to appear, but based on his love for Chen Man, the fans also gave great recognition.

Amid waves of cheers, everyone walked into the stadium, ready to welcome this warm-up match before the World Cup.

At the same time, the Spanish bus also arrived at the Bird's Nest.

Iniesta, Ramos, Pique and others jumped out.

The arrival of the two teams meant that this warm-up match was about to start.