Chapter 11: First Opponent! The Vikings!

Russia, Nizhny Novgorod (Gorki city).

This is the spiritual capital of Russia and its oldest city.

In late June, Russia was still in the period of extreme daylight. It was bright all day long and the daylight hours were very long, which made people feel that their lives were stretched into many parts.

Have more time to enjoy the beautiful scenery.

For the Chinese national team, what they need to overcome is the problem of sleeping during the day.

On the second day after their arrival, Nizhny Novgorod entered the period of extreme daylight.

In the evening, it is supposed to be the time when the sun sets, but the sun just won't go down and hovers there mischievously.

This situation is called 'white night'.

Although the temperature has dropped somewhat, the entire city is still in daylight.

For the players, away games are full of uncertainty.

Fighting in an unfamiliar environment already has a certain amount of pressure.

Extreme daylight is a feature with little impact. In some battles in high-altitude areas, it is not uncommon for players to become dizzy and unable to exercise due to lack of oxygen due to lack of oxygen.

For this reason, for the Chinese team players, they need to overcome these problems as much as possible in a short period of time.

At the same time adjust your physical condition.

Fortunately, perhaps because they were not too far away from their home country, they felt a little psychological comfort. After a day of confusion, the players gradually regained their form in the evening.

The coaching staff and staff were also relieved about the players' performance.

However, they still did not dare to relax. Psychiatrists intervened and constantly provided psychological comfort to the players, while also giving them physical massage therapy to relax them.

Especially players like Luc Kai and Chen Man who have experienced the test of a long season need specific massage therapy.

On the first day in Dros, the Chinese players quickly adapted to the local conditions and began to prepare for their first game.

The first game of the Chinese team will be held on June 18.

The opening game of the World Cup is June 16, which is the third match day.

The Chinese team will face the Swedish national team from Europe at the Nizhny Novgorod Stadium.

The Swedish team from Northern Europe has been blocked from the World Cup for 12 years after the 2006 World Cup.

But this time, the Nordic power struck again.

After 12 years of adjustments, the Swedish team is no longer the muscle warrior it once was. After continuous technical restructuring, the Swedish team has many technical players and has truly transformed from a 'Nordic power type' to a 'Nordic technical type'. ' conversion.

Among them, Janni Andersson, as the head coach, played an important role.

This little-known head coach is the hero who led Sweden to the World Cup again 12 years later, and is also the leader who created the post-Yinbu era.

Many people refer to him as the ‘Viking Master’.

It is precisely because of Janni Andersson's persistence that the Swedish team completed the transformation from a muscle team to a technical team.

Of course, in the comparison of head coaches, the Chinese team will only be better.

After all, Lippi's resume is world-class. Many famous coaches are not qualified, let alone Yang Ni Andersen.

As for the star issue, the Chinese team also has stars such as Luc Kai, Chen Man, and Liu Kairui.

Especially the protagonists of today's Champions League, Lucai and Chen Man, are definitely targets that the Swedish team needs to be wary of.

Today's Swedish team is slightly inferior to the Chinese team in terms of arrow figures, but it is better overall, so the Chinese team will not be much better.

In an interview with Russian media, Swedish national team coach Yanny Andersson said that they do need to be wary of the Chinese team, but there are not many people who are a threat.

The implication is that the integrity of the Chinese team is insufficient, and Sweden only needs to limit the opponent's strength, then Sweden can win.

In this regard, Lippi's return was straightforward.

"Yes, this is a way to restrict us, but not everyone can restrict it!" Lippi smiled: "Restricting Kai is a world-class problem!"

Lippi took out the British media's evaluation of Lucky.

This also caused the Swedish media to respond quickly.

‘Kevin is a world-class problem, but only at Arsenal! ’

Sweden's meaning is very clear. In Arsenal, that wealthy club, Lucky is surrounded by powerful players, and the overall strength has increased exponentially.

In such a group, Lucky is the unsolvable existence.

But in the Chinese team, Sweden does not think so.

In this regard, Lippi and the Chinese media did not respond much. Instead, Chen Man released a message on his official website.

‘I think the Swedish media forgot something? They'll remember it during the game! ’

Sweden talks about how powerful Lucky is and how to limit Lucky.

And he, Liverpool's second best player, is this year's Champions League champion so disgraced? Not even a word about it?

Chen Man felt that he had been insulted, so his preparations for the battle actually became more active.

The Swedish media angered Chen Man, which was an unexpected surprise for Lippi.

Moreover, after Chen Man was angered, the opponent's preparations and performance in training matches also surprised him.

After all, some people lose their minds when they are angry, while some people become calmer when they are angry.

Chen Man is obviously the latter.

Perhaps, Chen Man will become a key figure of the Chinese team when Lekai is restricted.

For this reason, Lippi began to design a tactical system with Chen Man as the core of the attack.

At present, Lippi has two cannons in his hands.

One is Lekai and the other is Chen Man.

The former is powerful with all attributes and no dead angles!

The latter needs to burst out with strong dominance in a specific environment.

However, the lethality of the two is equally strong.

For this reason, Lippi's task is to expand the performance of these two people in the game.

Lippi is very clear that the strength of the Chinese team is uneven, so it is not enough to compete with those European teams for overall quality.

What they need is to take a different approach, constantly strengthen their personal abilities, and even optimize tactics and lineups for a specific team.

Lekai is undoubtedly the best choice.

Based on the midfield position, Lekai can radiate great influence and performance potential.

But this is something that everyone knows, so others will definitely limit Lekai.

In this case, Lippi needs a second card.

And Chen Man is the best choice.

For this reason, in training, Lippi added a lot of tactical changes and advancement routes based on wing attack as the core.

Even in some routes, Lekai needs to make sacrifices for Chen Man.

With the help of the whole team, Chen Man's state began to become more and more hot, and the sound of his powerful shots through the goal made him extremely excited.

During this period, Chen Man was undoubtedly the most happy.

After all, there are not many opportunities for Lekai to be a simple passer for him.

It can be said that only Chen Man in the world has this treatment.

Bang!

!

A powerful shot penetrated the goal.

After completing the shot, Chen Man shouted excitedly; "Awesome!"

Lekai ran over at this time and asked; "How did it feel to pass the ball just now? Was it a little too big?"

Chen Man recalled with a smack of his lips.

Too big?

No!

Just right!

Lekai's pass is absolutely comfortable, and it is the kind of comfort that he has never experienced before.

Chen Man even suspected that Le Kai had seen which foot he was going to shoot with, and he didn't even need to adjust his pace when he ran over.

But how embarrassing is that?

Chen Man touched his chin and said, "You can pass faster!"

Le Kai was stunned for a moment.

Faster?

"Do you think you are Bolt? You're going to take off!" Le Kai scolded angrily; "To be honest, I'm not kidding you!"

"Hehe! Perfect! Just this frequency, but can the ball be passed without a spin and deceleration? I can run over to adjust it myself. If it is a spin and deceleration, it may allow the opponent's defensive players to catch up with me."

Hearing this, Le Kai thought about it and nodded; "Okay, let's try it!"

Soon, after two passes, Le Kai understood what kind of pass Chen Man wanted.

Every pass that followed made Chen Man feel extremely comfortable, and it could fully stimulate his shooting skills and speed advantages.

Moreover, Le Kai could pass this kind of ball in sports and even confrontation, which made Chen Man secretly exclaim that this was a monster.