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Chapter 579 Chapter [013] - Watching the fire from the other side - [Today's first update]

Chapter 579 Chapter [013] - Watching the fire from the other side - [Today's first update]

Originally, after the match against Paraguay, the Italian team should take a day off and let everyone rest.However, it is because of the excessive attention from the outside world and those comments that the players of the Italian national team have lost the opportunity to rest. They are conducting recovery training on the court.

At this time, Germany's "4-4-2" had a report on Italy's defense, which made Lippi very upset. Their topic was: The Italian team's defense line is hard to say, Cannavaro is not the last bomb!

They wrote in the article: The Italian defense, known for its chain defense, is known as "reinforced concrete".However, the defensive line's performance in South Africa's World Cup debut was hard to compliment.Paraguay took the initiative as soon as they came up, threatening the defense of the Italian team frequently, making Buffon scrambled many times, and they broke the goal of the Italian national team in the No.309 minute of the game!

The reason why the Italian team was able to win the championship trophy in the 2006 World Cup in Germany relied on its solid defense.During the entire World Cup in Germany, Buffon's goal was only conceded twice, one of which was Zacardo's own goal, and the other was Zidane's penalty.However, in the first match of the South African World Cup group match, the goal guarded by Buffon was declared lost, and the scorer was Paraguay, which is known for its defense.At the beginning of the game, I found a different Paraguayan team. No one thought that such a team that started with defense could upset the Italian team with strong defense. No one thought that Paraguay was the first to break the deadlock on the field.In the 39th minute, Paraguay midfielder Renato suddenly sent a direct pass. At that moment, Cannavaro seemed to be out of his mind, and even missed the ball, allowing Santa Cruz to succeed in offside and single-handedly scored.

Santa Cruz has 7 shots and [-] successes in this game. He is a player with very good attacking ability.Leaving this factor aside, there was a fatal oversight in the Italian defense's defense of Paraguay's attack.At the moment when Renato passed the ball, Cannavaro, who was stuck in front of Santa Cruz, didn't stretch out his foot and easily missed the ball. Although Chiellini turned quickly to catch up, he was not fast enough.Chiellini and Cannavaro could only watch as the ball hit the net.In this offensive defense, Cannavaro is in a good position, just stuck Santa Cruz behind him, which is the best defensive position for the Italian team.As the most experienced player in the Italian team, Cannavaro could have resolved the danger by stretching his legs lightly, but he chose to stay put.

The reason why Cannavaro made a misjudgment was because his competitive state declined.He is far from alone with the same problem.Although Lippi only selected 23 players who participated in the previous World Cup in the 9-man squad for the Italian team going to South Africa, it became evidence that he hit back at the fact that the Italian team is too old.However, the competitive state of Pirlo, Gattuso, Camoranesi, Iaquinta, Buffon, Zambrotta and others is obviously not as good as it was back then.These players happen to be the players that Lippi relies heavily on. In the starting lineup with Paraguay, six players participated in the last World Cup.Before, even though Pirlo and Camoranesi were injured, Lippi was unwilling to give up, which shows his trust in these veterans.In this way, the average age of the Italian team's 23 players may not be very old, but the average age of the Azzurri's starting lineup is certainly not young.

Regarding his highly controversial employment standards, Lippi responded that because the World Cup schedule is short, the physical condition of these veterans is enough to last for a month.As everyone knows, after a tense season, even young players feel very tired, let alone these veterans.In the match against Paraguay, Cannavaro, Zambrotta and others performed very positively at the beginning, as if they had a taste of "the sword is not old".However, due to the decline in physical fitness, no one knows whether they will lose the chain at a critical moment.For example, Cannavaro performed well overall, but he made a mistake at a critical moment, which directly caused Italy to concede the goal.Since Cannavaro is not the only veteran in the main lineup of Italy, the defense problem is difficult to eradicate.This time it was Cannavaro's mistake, and the next time it may be another veteran's mistake.

In the usual training, Lippi has been asked by the reporter if he still thinks these veterans can last this month, and does Italy have the opportunity to stay here for a month?For those Lippis who are too lazy to answer, now they have to get ready for the next game against New Zealand. At this time, he is hiding in the tactics room to watch some news before the game between New Zealand and Slovakia, as well as the game video!

In the first round of Group F of the 2010 World Cup in South Africa, the New Zealand team from Oceania and the European Slovakia team will face off at the Royal Bafken Stadium in Rustenburg.

first encounter first win

There is no record of any confrontation between the two teams in history.The New Zealand team has returned to the World Cup after 1982 years since the 28 World Cup in Spain. This is the second time in their history that they have entered the World Cup finals. In the 1982 World Cup in Spain, the New Zealand team lost all three group matches, scoring 3 goals and conceding 2 goals.

Slovakia participated in the World Cup qualifiers for the first time in 1998. The 2010 World Cup in South Africa is the fourth time in the history of Slovakia to enter the World Cup, that is, to enter the finals. This game is also the first World Cup finals in the history of Slovakia.It is worth paying attention to who of the two teams can get their first points or first victory in the World Cup finals.

In Group F, both New Zealand and Slovakia will face the more powerful Paraguay and Italy teams after this game. If they want to qualify for the group, they must score three points in this game.A draw basically means that the prospect of qualifying will be more difficult for both teams.

New Zealand has a limited geographical advantage, Slovakia is strong in offense and weak in defense

As the champion of Oceania, the New Zealand team is considered to be one of the weakest teams in Group F, and even the entire cup.But before participating in the Confederations Cup, New Zealand generals generally believe that the team can better adapt to the cold climate in South Africa.New Zealand's defeat of Serbia in the warm-up match also gave players and fans more confidence, believing that at least the New Zealand team has the ability to compete with strong teams.

It must be pointed out that Slovakia is a major center of snow sports in Europe, and the cold in South Africa may have very limited impact on the Slovak team.In the warm-up match, New Zealand lost 1 to 3 to Slovenia, Slovakia's opponent in the European qualifiers. On the contrary, the Slovak team has more confidence in the game.

Slovakia is not entirely out of the question for New Zealand.From the perspective of the team itself, the New Zealand team is very clear that they must be based on defensive counterattacks, while Slovakia is a team with strong offense and weak defense.In the European qualifiers, Slovakia was also the only team among the first qualifying teams in all groups to concede double-digit goals.In the previous warm-up match, the Slovak team showed their offensive power when they beat their opponents against Costa Rica, but they were also suffocated by the opponent's counterattack 0-1 against a team that was not as good as Norway.

Hamsik vs Schmetz

The leader of the Slovak team, Hamsik, is already a famous star in Serie A. He has certain abilities in both offense and defense in the midfield position. His excellent passing ability and ability to score goals are even more amazing.The biggest weakness of the soul of the Slovak team is that some of them are not very stable, which is also one of the reasons why Slovakia's overall performance is not stable.

New Zealand striker Schmetz started his career in the English league. He is a typical power player with a strong physique, outstanding impact and ability to grab points.In the whole year of playing, Schmetz's goal rate in the national team exceeded 50%, and it was also the most important weapon that the New Zealand team relied on to look forward to victory.The two players are likely to be the key figures in the outcome of this game.

Expected starting lineups for both teams

新西兰(4-4-2)：1-帕斯顿/18-博因斯、6-内尔森、2-斯格蒙德、3-洛克海德/22-布罗基、8-布朗、7-埃利奥特、11-贝尔托斯/9-施梅茨、10-基伦

斯洛伐克(4-4-2)：1-穆哈/2-佩卡里克、3-斯科特尔、16-杜里卡、22-佩特拉斯/7-维斯、8-科萨克、17-哈姆西克、10-萨帕拉/9-塞斯塔克、11-维泰克

This is a report given by the Italian Gazzetta dello Sport before the game between New Zealand and Slovakia. Lippi savored the report carefully, and he also saw something from it.

This kind of training was the first time for Xu Zhou, and it was very novel.However, he also knew that this should be a way for Lippi to decompress them, just to create a relaxed atmosphere.Now the entire Italian team is under a lot of pressure, as the head coach Lippi should do this!

The second match of the first round of Group F of the World Cup in South Africa started between New Zealand and Slovakia.In the end, the two sides drew 1-1.In the 50th minute, Vitek scored the first goal of the Slovakia World Cup with a header. In the second minute of stoppage time in the second half, Reid scored a goal to equalize the score for New Zealand.Slovakia regretted a 2-1 draw with New Zealand.

(End of this chapter)