Chapter 1069: Opening the Scoring, Never Changed
At the pre-match press conference in Cote d'Ivoire, coach Ramsey was very low-key and kept complimenting the Chinese team.
"After Krauchen became the head coach of the Chinese team, they have made very rapid progress. They have left very good results in 8 years. Until now, their game results have been very good. Today will be a very difficult game. It is not easy to win the game. The Chinese team’s tactics are very high and fast, and the players can strictly abide by tactical disciplines. This will definitely be a difficult game, and I hope we can cause trouble for the Chinese team.”
"Our biggest worry is undoubtedly Dong. He is an incredible player. We will try our best to prevent him from shooting. I think Yaya Toure and Kolo Toure both want to do that. In their eyes Come on, Dong is the toughest player in the world and they are eager to take part in this battle."
"I can tell you that all our players are ready, both physically and mentally. Although some may not be 100% in shape, and a few may not have time to recover, all of our players are 100% able to play. ." Ramsey's meaning is self-evident, that is, Yaya Toure's injury has completely recovered, and he will definitely play in today's game against China.
Although the Chinese team is strong, Ramsey is still very confident in the game. He said: "In the 2006 and 2010 World Cup, our opponents were very strong. In 2006, we had the Netherlands and Argentina in the same group, and in 2010, we had Portugal and Brazil. This is incomparable to our group opponents in 2014. I I mean no disrespect to China, Greece and Colombia. We have top superstars like Yaya Toure and Drogba. The whole of Africa is paying attention to our performance. We must show ourselves well in the first game today. "
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In the player tunnel, Ivory Coast's number one star Didier Drogba and Dong Fangzhuo embraced. The two faced each other in the game, dating back to the first half of 2007, when Dong Fangzhuo was still at Manchester United. At that time, the relationship between the two people was not very good, and there were frictions during the game. At that time, Drogba wanted to bully Rooney and Ronaldo, but it was Dong Fangzhuo who stepped forward.
After so many years, these are all things of the past, and Drogba is now 36 years old.
Then, Dong Fangzhuo met his old rival Kolo Toure again.
"Hey,"
"You are going to suffer again today."
Looking at Kolo Toure with a serious face, Dong Fangzhuo joked. Kolo Toure suffered too much in the Premier League. Every time he faced Arsenal, the defense was basically full of Kolo Toure was in charge, but almost every time it was Dong Fangzhuo who had the last laugh.
"Dong,"
"I won't let you win this time."
“You feel lonely out there.”
Kolo Toure stretched out his right hand and held it with Dong Fangzhuo's right hand.
"Try it, I guess you think so every time, but the result is the opposite..."
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"We got the starting lineup for the Chinese team."
"The goalkeeper is Zeng Cheng, the right back is Zhang Linpeng, the center backs are Dewey and Feng Xiaoting, the left back is Zhu Ting, the midfielders are Huang Bowen, Zheng Zhi, and Zhao Xuri, and the forwards are Hao Junmin, Dong Fangzhuo, and Feng Renliang. This lineup is almost unchanged from four years ago. , it’s just that the right back and center back have been replaced by two people.”
"There are also veterans Sun Jihai and Shao Jiayi on the bench. Compared with four years ago and four years later, our strength has not declined, but new people have replaced the old ones."
"For Cote d'Ivoire, it's a little surprising that Drogba didn't start."
"Goalkeeper: Barry; Defenders: Aurier, Bamba, Zocola, Boca; Midfielders: Yaya Toure, Tiote, Kalou, Diye, Gervinho; Forwards: Bony."
"Well, even without Drogba, their squad looks very strong. Ivory Coast is probably the strongest team in Africa right now."
"Côte d'Ivoire has a 4231 formation for this game.
Bony serves as the lone forward, Kalou, Gervinho and Die form the second attacking echelon, and Tiote and Yaya Toure double as defensive midfielders. For the Chinese team, possession of the ball will be very important. If the rhythm enters the feet of Cote d'Ivoire, the game will be quite difficult to play. "
The venue was full of fans. Except for most Brazilian fans, the rest were basically Chinese fans. There were not many Ivorian fans. After all, it costs a lot to come to Brazil to watch football. The Chinese are rich. There were nearly 20,000 fans at the venue. The fans say it all.
"At this moment, in our country, there are nearly 500 million fans watching the game in front of the TV. Four years ago, we were one step away from reaching the finals. Four years later, we are making a comeback. Today, this is the first step!"
Beep——
The whistle blows and the battle begins.
The two sides played very cautiously at the beginning. In the first few minutes, they were frantically fighting for the ball in the midfield. Although the Ivorian players had the physical advantage, the Chinese players' full-court pressing tactics also left the Ivorian at a loss.
The first game of the World Cup is always so difficult. No one wants to concede a goal, so the first game of each group will basically not have a big score unless the other team is defeated.
The Chinese team is an experienced team, and it is even more impossible for the African black team to beat them smoothly. Soon Zhao Xuri knocked down the tall Yaya Toure near the midfield, not fazing them at all.
"Tactical foul."
"Zhao Xuri made a good foul."
"You are very experienced, so you can't let them rush."
However, after the set kick was taken, Ivory Coast still got a chance on the left. Feng Renliang was shaken off by Gervinho during the confrontation, and then sent a direct pass. Bony inserted into the penalty area and volleyed but Feng Xiaoting blocked the baseline.
This was the first shot from both sides.
"Feng Renliang still needs to strengthen his defense."
"He is playing in La Liga, so he may not know enough about defense."
"If this had been Hao Junmin, Hao Junmin would not have made it so easy for Gervinho. Bundesliga players and La Liga players have different concepts of defense."
"Now it's Cote d'Ivoire's corner kick. We must keep an eye on people. We don't have the height advantage."
"They have several landing spots, and we have to focus."
"Dong Fangzhuo is back, and his jumping is a magic weapon for the Chinese team."
A corner kick was taken and the ball fell directly into the middle of the Chinese team's penalty area.
Boom——
The target is Yaya Toure. They can't waste Yaya Toure's highest point. Sure enough, it was Dong Fangzhuo who came to solve the problem.
The two people took off at the same time, and Dong Fangzhuo judged the landing point more accurately.
"It would be hard to say if Yaya Toure was replaced by Drogba..."
Feng Renliang got the ball in the middle and tried to take the ball and rush to the left, but Tiote stretched out his leg and tripped him, preventing him from rushing forward. The Ivorian players are also very experienced.
The Chinese team's fast break failed, but as soon as the Cote d'Ivoire player stepped back, Dong Fangzhuo rushed up and knocked the ball to Feng Renliang again. Feng Renliang responded, and Dong Fangzhuo dribbled the ball through the midfield.
Like a tiger descending a mountain, watching Dong Fangzhuo dribbling the ball across the midfield, Bamba and Zocola closed the door to defend, but Dong Fangzhuo passed the ball first, and Hao Junmin quickly stepped in from the right!
"Hao Junmin!"
"Oh, speed is my weakness..."
The counterattack was unsuccessful. Hao Junmin's sprint speed was too slow and the ball was intercepted.
Huang Jianxiang commented: "Although the counterattack was not successful, the Chinese team's offensive thinking was quite clear. This is how they played and they played very patiently."
The Cote d'Ivoire goalkeeper got the ball in the backcourt and sent it forward to the Chinese team's penalty area with a big kick. Bony and Feng Xiaoting fought together and barely pushed the ball back to Yaya Toure, but Yaya Toure didn't do anything. He adjusted and took a long shot.
With a buzz, the ball roared into the sky, but the Manchester City midfielder failed to hold it down. His long-range shots are actually well-known in the Premier League, but that doesn't mean he can do it right away.
"This shot is very advantageous. Zheng Zhi should have blocked it faster just now and not give Yaya Toure too many shooting opportunities like this."
It was the Chinese team's turn to attack. Zheng Zhi took the ball in the backcourt and passed it to Huang Bowen. Huang Bowen passed it to Zhao Xuri. The ball was not rushed up.
Boni and the others pounced immediately, trying to put pressure on the Chinese team's backcourt, but Zheng Zhi received the ball again and gave the ball to Dong Fangzhuo, who was retreating. As if there were eyes behind him, Dong Fangzhuo did not stop the ball, but directly passed the ball to Feng Renliang on the left with the outside of his instep. He quickly turned around and escaped from Yaya Toure behind him, and then continued to run towards Feng Renliang to get the ball back.
Zheng Zhi came up, and Dong Fangzhuo responded by running up to the right.
Regardless of this, Dong Fangzhuo just doesn't stick to the ball.
Zheng Zhi crossed the left wing, and Feng Renliang held his breath and rushed forward with the ball. Facing Aurier, Feng Renliang quickly changed to the center, like lightning!
"Ah! Beautiful!"
Aurier was pulled more than two meters away and broke through!
Click!
Kalu came from the side and knocked Feng Renliang over. Feng Renliang was caught off guard and rolled directly onto the turf.
Kalou also received a yellow card.
"It's cruel enough!"
"That's a pretty harsh kick!"
"But Dong Fangzhuo can give him a kick."
"Although the angle is not very good, it is definitely a threat to draw the ball into the penalty area."
It was indeed Dong Fangzhuo who took the penalty kick on the left wing.
The Ivorian players used their tallest players to form a three-man wall in an attempt to block the route.
“Is this ball going to go straight?”
Boom——
Dong Fangzhuo quickly gave the answer. He drew an elevator arc with his right foot and blasted the ball directly towards the goal.
No angle!
Wow, the ball fell in the middle of the penalty area, and it couldn't have been more right.
Snapped!
The ball bounced off the ground near the penalty spot. Zheng Zhi stretched out his right leg, but did not touch it. The ball flew past his eyes. Hao Junmin, who was in the back, jumped and also missed the ball.
"What a ball."
"This ball, even if someone touches it, might fly into the goal. What a pity, what a pity."
"The quality of this free kick is too high."
Ivory Coast narrowly escaped a disaster, and then they slowed down their offensive pace. It is unlikely that a blitzkrieg will be used to solve the problem.
After the rhythm slowed down, the Chinese team's backcourt pressure also became much less, but no one dared to relax. Kalu on the right took the ball and after a collision with Yaya Toure, Zhu Ting's figure appeared.
boom--
Kalu tried to use his speed to break through Zhu Ting, but Zhu Ting hit him directly with his body.
The two people's bodies were hooked and they rolled on the sideline at the same time. The referee's whistle did not sound, but Zhu Ting had already climbed up and sent a long pass with his left foot!
"No foul, the offense continues!"
Dong Fangzhuo ran from the center to the left, leaned sideways and hit the ball forward with his chest. The ball flew forward obediently. Yaya Toure was pulled by him for more than two meters. Dong Fangzhuo raised his head and glanced at the middle, and immediately used his left foot Pass!
boom--
Another fast cross pass, Hao Junmin flew in and shot!
Oh,
The ball passed his feet again.
Dong Fangzhuo's passing speed is much faster than his teammates' movement...
Boca, who was in the back, didn't dare to neglect and kicked the ball out in a hurry. However, after failing to master the footwork, it passed directly to Zheng Zhi.
Zheng Zhi met the ball and directly pushed the instep of his right foot. Dong Fangzhuo waved his upper arm from the left and strode over.
"Stop him quickly!"
That scene made the Cote d'Ivoire coach tremble with fear. No one around Dong Fangzhuo was guarding him. Yaya Toure still couldn't keep up with him, and Dong Fangzhuo's speed never slowed down.
The center of the penalty area was left, and Zheng Zhizuo's ball was just right.
boom--
Dong Fangzhuo met the ball and fired furiously, volleying directly into the upper right corner of the goal with his right foot.
The ball seemed to be guided with precision and hit the net directly.
"The ball is in!"
"The ball is in!"
"The ball is in!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
"Dong Fangzhuo!"
"He scored the first goal of this World Cup."
"His 22nd goal in the World Cup!"
"Dong Fangzhuo is worthy of being the top scorer in the World Cup."
"In the 18th minute, the Chinese team took the lead, leading Côte d'Ivoire 1:0."
"The goal was scored by Dong Fangzhuo."
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"God, he's in scoring mode again."
"The World Cup is his personal stage. No one can compare with him. This is his 22nd World Cup goal."
Sky Sports England, Lineker was spitting.
"Eight years ago he started to dominate the World Cup scorer charts."
"Nowadays, no one can pose a threat to him, not Messi, not Ronaldo. On the stage of the World Cup, no one is his opponent."
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Argentina National Sports Station.
Batistuta bluntly said: "I was optimistic about him four years ago, and today, four years later, I am still only optimistic about him."
"Look at this goal, who else could have done it. When he decided to shoot, every detail was perfect. And then the ball went in..."
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Figo from Sporting CP lamented: "I have to admit that his shooting skills are unique in the world today. Maybe he is no longer focused on shooting. We may think he has changed, but the moment he completed the shot, the result Still the same...he has never changed!"
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