Chapter 220: 433 is the most suitable for the Chinese national football team? China 1:0 Switzerland Losing to Brazil was not a surprise in the Chinese national team's plan. But the result of this game was much better than everyone expected. Before the game, fans generally thought that the Chinese national team would lose three or even four goals, but after the game, they found that the team only lost two goals. This surprised the fans so much that after the game, the fans had more ideas about the next game. After Brazil, the Chinese national team's next warm-up match opponent is Switzerland. The Swiss team is stronger than Ecuador, and is significantly stronger than the Chinese national team. So normally, fans shouldn't have high expectations for this game. But perhaps because the Chinese national team did not lose enough to the Brazilian team, or perhaps because the Swiss team is not as strong as top teams like Brazil and France, the fans feel there is hope of giving it a try. Therefore, before the game even started, all parties had already started to build momentum in advance. Some people think that the Chinese national football team can tie with the Swiss team. Some people even think that the Chinese national football team may even win! "The Swiss team's lineup looks relatively average, without any big-name stars. Compared with the luxurious lineup of the Brazilian team, it is obviously much worse, so I think the Chinese national team really has a chance to compete with them. If we have better luck, we may be able to win!"
"Come on, Switzerland does not have big-name stars, but most of their players play in the top five leagues. The overall lineup is very balanced, with no obvious weaknesses. On the other hand, although we have some players in the Chinese national team who play in the top five leagues, they are only a minority after all. The main players are basically from the domestic league, so the gap between the two sides is actually very large, and we can't win at all!" "You're right. Football is not a game of chess. We can't judge a team's strength based solely on the number of stars it has. After all, this is a team sport. Some teams don't have big-name stars, but they don't have obvious weaknesses. Their lineups are solid, and their records are better than those teams that have big-name stars but have obvious weaknesses in other positions." Football is different from basketball. In basketball, if a team has a superstar, it is really possible for him to lead four players and support the entire team. But the situation in football is not so good. Take the Chinese team as an example. If other positions are not strengthened, it will be useless even if Ronaldo in his prime is given to the Chinese team. No matter how strong the alien is, he won't have a chance to score if no one passes the ball to him. And if the defense is too bad, the speed at which he scores goals in front may not be able to keep up with the speed at which the defense loses the ball. The outside debate and media hype have little impact on the Chinese national football team in its preparations for the game. For the Chinese national football team, after defeating Ecuador, their minimum goal for this World Cup training has been achieved. For the rest of the game, they just need to enjoy the process. The victory or defeat has no special meaning to them. Although theoretically the Chinese national football team does have the possibility of defeating the Swiss team unexpectedly, it is only a theoretical possibility. If Zhu Guanghu were really asked to deploy his troops with victory as the goal, it would be putting him in a difficult position. Zhu Guanghu certainly wouldn't look for trouble, so his goal for this game was very clear, which was to take this opportunity to train his players well, and then strive to play his own style in the game, preferably to score a goal. If the last game against Brazil tested the Chinese national team's defensive ability, then this game will test the Chinese national team's offensive ability. Switzerland's defense has always been solid. Even some of Europe's top teams will have a headache when they meet them. The Chinese national football team's offensive power is obviously not as good as that of European powerhouses, so whether they can break through the Swiss team's goal has become the biggest test for the Chinese national football team in this game. …… As we enter June, the World Cup is getting closer. Being in Germany, the players can clearly feel that the atmosphere of the World Cup is becoming increasingly intense. Starting from June 6, teams from all over the world arrived in Germany by connecting flights and checked into the hotels and training bases prepared for them by the World Cup Organizing Committee.
China's two neighbors, the Japanese team and the South Korean team, also arrived in Germany on June 6 and 2 respectively. In this World Cup, the four teams representing Asia are Japan, South Korea, Iran and Saudi Arabia. In addition to these four traditional Asian teams, there is also the Australian team, which announced on January 1 this year that it would leave the West and join the Asian Football Confederation. But Australia got half a seat in Oceania and won a ticket to the World Cup by defeating Uruguay from South America in the play-offs. Therefore, in this World Cup, Australia cannot be considered to be representing Asia, it still represents Oceania. This is the first time in 32 years that a team from Oceania has entered the World Cup finals. Oceania is also in a miserable situation. They only have places in every World Cup, which means they always have to play play-offs with teams from other continents. Unfortunately, the other continent is most likely South America, which is really a mess. The Chinese national football team players learned through newspapers and television that teams from Japan, South Korea and other countries had arrived in Germany to prepare for the World Cup. This makes them feel envious and jealous, and the resentment and regret of the Chinese national football team players for missing out on the World Cup in Germany are deepening. Unfortunately, there is no regret medicine, otherwise, they must play well in the World Cup qualifiers. As the whole world was focusing on the upcoming World Cup, the Chinese national football team left Germany and arrived in Switzerland in central Europe. Because Switzerland is adjacent to Germany, they are not in a hurry to go to Germany to prepare for the World Cup. It won’t be too late for the Swiss team to pack their bags and set off after the World Cup opens. Therefore, the warm-up match between the Chinese national football team and Switzerland was scheduled to be held at the Harder Turm Stadium in Zurich, Switzerland. In this game, the Chinese national football team broke with their usual style and deployed a 433 offensive formation, actively attacking the opponent away from home. Compared with the "aggressive" Chinese team, the Swiss team played relatively conservatively. As the Chinese national football team had a "good" record in the warm-up matches, Switzerland attached great importance to this match and treated the Chinese national football team as its imaginary enemy, the South Korean team. Switzerland was in the same group as South Korea in the World Cup, so it chose China as its warm-up opponent. But in fact, the styles of the Chinese national football team are quite different from those of the South Korean team, but the Swiss themselves are not aware of it. After the start of the game, the Chinese team took advantage of the opponent's unstable footing and launched a fierce attack on the Swiss team. In the 5th minute, the Chinese national football team gave the Swiss team a warning. Chen Tao found a good opportunity in the middle and shot from 22 yards away from the goal, but the ball went wide of the left post. A minute later, Lin Feng dribbled the ball into the penalty area and forced a shot despite the interference of the Swiss defender. The ball hit the defender's leg and refracted, almost bouncing into the goal. The head coach of the Swiss team couldn't sit still anymore. He stood up from the coaching seat and stared at his own half with a serious expression. He was probably shocked in his heart that the Chinese team was so strong! Thanks to the friendly match with Brazil a few days ago, the Chinese national football team learned a lot from the Brazilian team. This is reflected in the fact that the Chinese national team has made obvious progress in passing, pulling and running in the frontcourt. When attacking, it's not just one player with the ball who is working hard. The teammates nearby are cooperating with him, some are running, some are supporting, some are covering. Everyone plays as a team and as a whole, and the effect is very good. The reason why the Chinese national team's two consecutive shots after the opening posed such a big threat was all thanks to this.
In addition, the Chinese national team was very aggressive in pressing the ball in the front court today. After the game started, the Chinese national team used the opportunities they got from counter-attacking many times to launch counterattacks against the Swiss team. In the 11th minute, Zheng Zhi even dribbled into the penalty area after successfully counter-attacking. Although the ball was deflected due to the interference of the opponent's defender, his counterattack still scared the Swiss team. The Swiss team was clearly unprepared for China's style of play. Although they had already regarded China as a strong opponent, they still did not expect that China would be so bold as to overpower them in an away game. It is simply contrary to Tiangang! But the Swiss team's lineup is indeed strong, and the players have accumulated rich competition experience in the top five leagues. After overcoming the initial discomfort, they gradually adapted to the Chinese national team's style of play. In the 20th minute, the Swiss team followed suit and began to actively fight against the Chinese national team. This tactic really worked. As a result of the two sides fighting each other, it was difficult for one of the sides to control the situation on the field or organize an effective attack. The Chinese national football team's offensive momentum was gradually curbed and it was not as ferocious as at the beginning of the game. Fortunately, the Chinese national team was prepared for this. Seeing that the opponent had strengthened its control over the midfield, Lin Feng began to retreat and counterattacked with a long pass from the position of defensive midfielder. In the 23rd minute, Lin Feng made a long pass to Gao Lin. When Gao Lin stopped the ball in front of the penalty area, he was fouled from behind by the opponent. The referee gave the Chinese national team a free kick very close to the penalty area. The ball was too close to the penalty area. Lin Feng estimated that a powerful shot was unlikely. If he used a curved ball, it would have a greater chance of flying out. So he gave up the direct shot and instead made a tactical cooperation with his teammates. When Lin Feng took the free throw, he lightly touched the ball and ran diagonally towards the penalty area. Behind him, Chen Tao followed up and sent a straight pass, chasing the direction of Lin Feng and passing the ball in front of him. Lin Feng had just rushed into the penalty area when Chen Tao passed the ball. Using the God's vision, Lin Feng stopped and dunked, avoiding the defensive player who rushed up to grab the ball, and then shot decisively. The opponent's goalkeeper's sight was blocked by his teammate who was trying to steal the ball. By the time his own defender was passed, Lin Feng had already completed the shot, and it was too late for him to react. With a swish, the football flew into the goal. The score became 1:0, and the Chinese national football team was the first to break the deadlock on the field. It must be said that this ball was really well passed by Chen Tao. Lin Feng's shot only accounted for half of the credit, and the rest was all due to Chen Tao's wonderful pass. So after scoring the goal, Lin Feng immediately found Chen Tao and high-fived him to celebrate. The fans at the scene, like the Swiss, did not expect that the Chinese team would score the first goal. This made the vast majority of Chinese fans ecstatic! The Chinese national football team did not score any goals in the last game, but we did not expect the goals to come so quickly in this game! "Good shot, Lin Feng. Forwards like Gao Lin and Dong Fangzhuo need to learn this shooting technique!" "Chen Tao's pass was also very beautiful. He calculated the lead time well and passed it in the right direction. It seems that Chen Tao learned a lot from Miku in Bremen!" "I told you long ago that Chen Tao and Lin Feng should be the starting pair. They need to be on the field at the same time to unleash their maximum power!" "Indeed, only a genius player can know the thoughts of another genius and form a tacit cooperation with the other party!" ……
After the Chinese national football team scored, their morale was greatly boosted. After the game resumed, the team not only did not retreat, but instead launched a more active attack, trying to expand the score. In the 25th minute, Lin Feng made a free kick from the left, and Han Peng's header hit the left post. The Chinese national football team in the stands and in front of the TV sighed at the same time. Han Peng's luck was really bad! If this ball had gone in, the Chinese national football team would have scored two goals in two minutes! "Oh, what a pity, the header was great, but the luck was just a little off!" "The Swiss goalkeeper has surrendered, but the goalpost helped!" The two commentators also sighed. Han Peng's header was indeed quite good, but his luck was indeed bad. There were several great opportunities to score, but we couldn't even get a goal. "Hey, guys, let me tell you, the Chinese national football team really has a chance of defeating the Swiss team. You didn't believe it yet, but do you believe it now?" "Well, if they keep playing like this, the Chinese national football team might really win!" "The Chinese national football team played well in this match. It turns out that the 433 formation can bring out the greatest power of the Chinese national football team!" "Emotional attack is the answer for the Chinese national football team. No wonder they didn't play well before. It turns out they were on the wrong track!" "I wonder if the Swiss team regrets inviting the Chinese team to play a warm-up match. If they lose to the Chinese team in this match, their attempt to boost morale before the World Cup will be ruined!" The lead in the score and the advantage on the field made the Chinese football fans watching the game generally feel optimistic. Many people have even started opening champagne in advance, feeling that victory is within their grasp. But in fact, the game has only been going on for less than 30 minutes, and there is still more than an hour left to the end. A score of 1:0 is not safe, especially for a team like Switzerland that likes to build momentum from the back. Although the Swiss team's situation looks embarrassing, it is a bit embarrassing for a European powerhouse to be crushed by a team like the Chinese national team that cannot even enter the World Cup. But they tried hard to maintain their own defense line, keep the goal intact, and withstood this round of fierce attack by the Chinese national team, preventing the team from expanding the score. After 30 minutes, the Chinese national team's offensive finally stopped and the Swiss team could finally take a breath. After stabilizing the situation, the Swiss team began to try to launch a counterattack. In the 40th minute, the Swiss team intercepted the ball in the midfield and launched an attack along the right. Degen made a cross from the right side of the penalty area, Wiki passed the ball back in front of the goal, but the Chinese national team's defense missed a man, and Frey, who came in from outside the penalty area, pushed the ball into the goal. Switzerland equalized the score before the end of the first half! Zhu Guanghu was very dissatisfied with the goal. How could they miss the ball so completely? What is the defensive midfielder doing? Where are the people responsible for protecting the restricted area? Why didn't you keep up? If the player who just followed up from behind had interfered, the opponent would not have been able to shoot so easily. (End of this chapter)