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Chapter 577 Chapter [011] - Intensified - [Today's second update]

Chapter 577 Chapter [011] - Intensified - [Today's second update]

On June 2010, 6, world champions Italy started their World Cup journey, but the result of being drawn by Paraguay told Lippi's disciples that this trip to South Africa will never be smooth sailing.In the case of being scored by the opponent first, the Manchester United general Xu Zhou who stood up to save the team, this super player who had just helped the team win the treble, performed eye-catchingly in the half-time game, with a very beautiful direct free kick. Red broke the goal of Paraguay, pulling a fig leaf for the defending champion!

Before the trip to South Africa, the Italian national team was non-stop.First, Lippi recruited the 37-year-old Cannavaro, who has faded out of European football, into the lineup. Italian media and fans, world media and world fans questioned this. They believed that Cannavaro’s physical condition was no longer able to support a big game like the World Cup. They didn’t know why Lippi kept Cannavaro in the team.Also, before the team went to South Africa, the defeat in the friendly match between Milan, Italy and the Swedish team made Italian fans worry about the prospects of the Italian national team!

Sure enough, as soon as they came to South Africa and made their debut, the Italian national team gave Italian fans a "surprise"!

After the start of the game, Xu Zhou made the crazy Paraguayans not dare to attack too crazy on the side of the midfield, and he himself had a brilliant performance of dribbling the ball and inserting several people into the penalty area.In the unfavorable situation where the team fell behind 0-1, Xu Yizhou seized the opportunity of a free kick and directly scored with a very beautiful direct free kick, saving the face of the defending champion.I believe Paraguay coach Martino will also regret it, why did he give Xu Zhou such a chance?Xu Zhou played the full 90 minutes of the game. His running distance was close to 11 kilometers, and his passing success rate was quite high. 79 of the 55 times were sent to his teammates, of which 9 long passes were in place for 3 times. Unfortunately, his teammates failed to outflank the two passes. In addition, Xu Zhou succeeded in 3 of 1 tackles, which played the role of an alternative metronome in the midfield.

Xu Zhou hadn't made his debut four years ago, but only four years later, Xu Zhou, who sprang out like a rocket, is destined to become the mainstay of the team. Regardless of whether the Blue Shirts can defend their title, he will be one of the most noteworthy figures in the South African arena.

In an interview after the game, Xu Zhou also said that the Italian national team performed very poorly today, and his goal can be regarded as making up for it, because Xu Zhou believes that the whole team is responsible for the conceded goal, not just Cannavaro alone.

When sighing about the next game against the New Zealand team, Xu Zhou said: "In the following games, we must improve our own level. We must continue to grow. Now is not an opportunity for individual improvement. We need to improve as a team as a whole."

Of course, there are good and bad comments after the game. There are still many media who are optimistic about Italy's victory. For example, there is a media below that has such a view!Their headline reads: "The Azzurri are habitually slow to heat up, and the draw in the first game has won the championship and made it difficult to advance!"

In the article, they wrote: "Starting the journey as the defending champion, the first game was a draw with Paraguay, which is not considered a top team. Italy's road to the World Cup in South Africa was not a good start. However, Italian fans were not Dismayed by this draw, the Italian fans have long been accustomed to the unfavorable results of the Azzurri's first game. Over the years, slowness seems to have become a big label for the Azzurri. Since the first World Cup in 1934, Italy's first game score is only 9 wins, 5 draws and 3 losses, with a winning rate of just [-] more than half.

The Italian team's four World Cup wins are second only to the football kingdom Brazil. It is undoubtedly one of the most successful teams in the history of the World Cup. The total score of 9 wins, 5 draws and 3 losses seems to be nothing more than a second-rate strong team, and in the 9 victories, there are as many as 1 small victories with 4 goal, accounting for almost half of the victories.

Italy's best result in a World Cup opener was in 1934, when they swept the weak US team 7-1.But after that, it was difficult for Italy to win the first game, and the biggest victory point difference was only 2 goals.In 1950, Italy lost 2-3 to Sweden in the first game. This was the first time that Italy lost in the first game of the World Cup. In 1962, Italy drew 0-0 with former West Germany, the first draw in the history of the World Cup.

The irony is that after World War II, Italy's big victory in the first game often means that the final result is dismal. In 1966, Italy defeated Chile 2-0 in the first match, but lost both games and failed to qualify from the group stage. In 1974, Italy defeated Haiti 3-1 in the first match, and ended up with a draw and a loss. In 2002, Italy defeated Ecuador 2-0 in the first match.The only exception was in 1, when Italy defeated Ghana 8-2006 in their first match and finally won the championship.

在本届世界杯之前，意大利四次首战战平，最终成绩却无定数。1962年与前西德互交白卷，那一次意大利未能从小组中出线；1982年首战闷平波兰，最终却神奇夺冠；1986年1-1战平保加利亚，最后止步1/8决赛；1998年2-2平智利，最后在1/4决赛点球大战中负于冠军法国队。

And the first game is just one of the symptoms of Italy's slow heat. After all, a game is accidental. In fact, the Italian team often fails to cheer up in the first stage of the group stage. After the local World Cup in 1990, the Italian team has experienced many ups and downs in the group stage every time it participated in the World Cup. In the 1994 World Cup in the United States, Italy only ranked third in Group E, and finally advanced to the knockout round as the No.3 with the best score.

Just like that, Italy has been able to reach the final twice and win the cup once in the last four World Cups.Therefore, for the Azzurri, the performance in the group stage has no reference to the final result at all. As long as they can qualify from the group, it is enough, so they are accustomed to slow progress, and Italian fans have long stopped worrying about it.For a result-oriented team, the final result is the standard.

They believe that a game will not affect the defending champion. Moreover, there are still many powerful players in the Italian national team, such as Xu Zhou, Marchisio, Montelivo, etc. They believe that the Italian national team will go better and better on the road to defending the title! !

Where there is lippihei, there is lippi holding.After the first match of the World Cup, Lippi received a lot of doubts, but he also received some praises. For example, the following media said Lippi in this way: "The magic of the World Cup champion coach has reappeared. Italy has a bright future even though it is tied!"

They wrote in the article: Group F of the World Cup in South Africa took the lead in a game. The defending champion Italy shook hands with the South American powerhouse Paraguay 1-1.

For Italy, a point each with Paraguay, the group's strongest rival, is not an unacceptable result.Although they failed to score all three points, the spiritual quality shown by Italy is awe-inspiring. They always unite when the team is in difficulty, stand up and defend the national honor.

After unexpectedly falling behind by a goal, Lippi once again proved the strength of the world champion coach. His on-the-spot command and mobilization saved the team from danger.

In this game, Lippi deployed a 4-4-2 defensive formation, with Gilardino and Iaquinta as double forwards, Xu Zhou and Gattuso separated on the left and right wings, and De Rossi as the attacking midfielder.The defensive midfielder is Pirlo, Cannavaro leads the defense, Chiellini serves as the central defender, Grosso and Zambrotta are separated into two gates.

In this game, the Italian national team is actually looking for a word "steady!" They actually hope that their team will use defense to gain a foothold, launch a counterattack, and use Xu Zhou's speed, the height of the frontcourt forward, and the header to always break through the opponent's goal.However, a fatal mistake by Cannavaro in the first half disrupted Lippi's deployment.In fact, before this, the defending champion's tactics were very successful, which is a pity.Moreover, when the second half of the game just started, Pirlo was suddenly injured again, which made the Italian national team worse!

However, one of the jobs of the head coach Lippi did a good job, which is to mobilize the emotions of the players before the game and during the intermission. Today Lippi can be said to have achieved the ultimate in this aspect.

In addition, Lippi's on-the-spot mobilization was also very timely.At the start of the second half, Lippi replaced Marchisio and Giovinco with stronger impact.Because Paraguay's midfielders have been running for 60 minutes, at this time the veterans will be replaced and new players will be replaced so that their impact and speed will be stronger.After replacing Qiao Wenke, Qiao Wenke immediately had a chemical reaction with Xu Zhou. Since then, Italy's offensive has been out of control.Although it failed to score a lore goal, Italy's crazy offensive momentum in the last 30 minutes was enough to scare other teams.

In fact, although the starting lineup for this game is 4-4-2, we have seen Lippi's changes. In order to occupy Xu Zhouteng's position, Gattuso actually went out to the left.In fact, this is very risky!

Isn't Lippi awe-inspiring when he seeks change in adventure and is steady in seeking change?Doesn't Italy, which has fighting spirit, technology and tactics, have a bright future?

(End of this chapter)