"The Zizo World Cup ended tragically, Marinho was sent off with a red card! 》
"He is the devil among angels!" Led France to win the World Cup five years ago! Five years later, a red card fixed the French team in the semi-finals of the World Cup! 》
"The Midfield Master's Lifetime Tragedy!" Zizuo has received fourteen red cards in his career, ranking first among current players! 》
"The Champions League final has been foreshadowed!" If one player is available, the French team may be able to overturn Brazil... Lu! 》
"Facing questioning from major media, Qi Zuo refused to apologize! 》
"Shocking decision!" The superstar ends! Zizo announces his retirement from the French national team! 》
One semi-final is over, and people should have started looking forward to the second semi-final.
But this time it's different.
This time everyone is talking about Zizo!
It's hard to believe that Zizzo would make such an unforgivable mistake in such an important game.
You know, according to the trend of this semi-final, the French team's winning rate is greater than that of the Brazilian team.
Even if it goes into a penalty shootout, it's still a 50-50 draw.
It’s better than crashing your winning rate to zero like this!
As long as you beat Brazil, you have already won the Hercules Cup.
Because both Italy and Argentina are much weaker than the French and Brazilian teams.
This is the consensus of everyone.
But what makes it even more unacceptable is that Zizzo summoned the media early the morning after the game and unilaterally announced that he would withdraw from the French national team!
"I'm sorry that that happened."
"I will regret this red card for the rest of my life. This is the biggest punishment I have received."
"As for the apology... I'm sorry, I won't say sorry for what I did because Marinho's behavior is inexcusable."
"My World Cup is over, but the World Cup is not over."
"Follow the people you really should be paying attention to."
"Lu, if you can defeat Argentina, then please use my will to defeat this Brazilian team!"
"that's all!"
Qi Zuo turned around gracefully, boarded the plane leaving Brazil, and never looked back.
An era has ended.
But another era is coming.
Influenced by Zizo's last words, people flocked to Belo Horizonte, Brazil's fourth largest city.
Here is the second largest stadium in Brazil, Estadio Mineiro.
Estadio Mineiro is the home ground of Cruzeiro Football Club of the Brazilian League, but more importantly, it is the venue for the second semi-final of this World Cup.
The Argentine team and the Italian team have both settled in Belo Horizonte and are about to have a life-or-death showdown at this stadium.
It is impossible for foreign teams to completely eliminate "invaders" in such a place.
After spending a huge amount of money, many media entered the hotel in Italy and successfully interviewed Lu Yang.
Any team would be reluctant to be interviewed at this stage.
But when the interview actually came up, they had no choice but to accept it, otherwise it would affect their mood and easily cause fluctuations in their competitive state.
Smoothness is something that all players need to maintain before the game actually comes.
Reporter: "Lu Yang, what do you think of Qi Zuo's retirement from the national team?"
Lu Yang: "This is his decision, and I respect his decision."
Reporter: "Will this affect his status at the club? I mean, will he retire from the club later?"
Lu Yang: "In my eyes, he should be the strongest player in world football so far. He also knows this, so he will not retire, and I will not allow him to retire."
Reporter: "Are you sure? What about Lima? Where's Moreira? The French team was just eliminated by Brazil!"
Lu Yang: "They are all very strong. Of course, Qi Zuo is stronger, even better than me. But football games are never games where the paper lineup can determine the outcome. There are many factors that affect the game, and the outcome is highly contingency. ."
Reporter: "So, are most of your victories along the way accidental? Do you admit that you were lucky enough to win many trophies?"
This reporter was a bit targeted at Lu Yang.
The reporters who were able to take advantage of security loopholes in Brazil were probably not European media.
Mostly local media or...Argentine media.
Lu Yang didn't mean to be irritated at all. He nodded solemnly and said, "So, this is what makes the championships I won different from other championships."
“We are full of legends!”
"This is a color that cannot be cast by ordinary trophies! This color is called a miracle! Those who don't understand will never understand!"
Lu Yang turned around and refused the subsequent interview.
Seeing that his goal was not achieved, the reporter chased after Lu Yang and asked: "So, in tomorrow's game, do you also plan to rely on miracles to defeat Argentina? You can only rely on miracles, right?"
Lu Yang paused, turned around and grinned: "I hope so! I really want to respond to Qi Zuo with a miracle and tell him that I will accept his request!"
An hour later, the interview was broadcast around the world.
A certain media in Argentina became famous because they were the ones who released the news.
The Argentinians were very dissatisfied with Lu Yang's arrogance.
"Facing our powerful Argentina, all Italy can do is pray for a miracle!"
"Zizo left in despair, and the other European team will get out. This World Cup will become a civil war in South America!"
"This guy liked to steal Mateo's limelight when he was at Barcelona. Now it's time to let him know how good Mateo is!"
"Carlisle must teach this junior a lesson for us! When he debuted, he was called Carlisle's successor. In other words, in front of Carlisle, he is just a son!"
"It's too disgraceful to brag about how legendary your experience is. Aren't other people's experiences legendary?"
In this context of public opinion, there is one person who has received strong support from Argentine fans.
That's Hrain.
Former Real Madrid player, Hrain!
He performed very well after Lima left and thought he was about to usher in the spring, but he was named and sold by Lu Yang, and then Herain, who replaced him with Alpha, was introduced!
Herain was sold by Real Madrid to the English Championship team Newcastle United.
That's the British Championship!
The secondary league!
This was simply the greatest humiliation for Helain.
Fortunately, Newcastle were in a bit of a hurry, and they loaned Herain to Juventus amid strong opposition.
And an agreement was reached. If Newcastle succeeds in reaching the Premier League, Herain will come back and lead Newcastle in the Premier League with peace of mind!
One season later, Newcastle really succeeded.
They finished second in the Championship and were directly promoted to the Premier League.
So next season, Herain will return to Newcastle.
It's also a black and white jersey. If I didn't make it clear, the fans wouldn't know that Herain went to Juventus.
After all, Herain did not perform well at Juventus, and he did not get along well with Kolber and Ancarelli.
So this time against Italy, for Herain, it is simply a God-given opportunity for revenge.
Lu Yang, Ancarelli, Kolber, Audi, Bernoulini, and those old monsters from Serie A, all the people he disgusted are here.
Break up Italy!
Let Real Madrid and Juventus know what a powerful player they have snubbed!
"Italy's strength is far inferior to that of Argentina! Even Serie A is far inferior to La Liga and the Premier League." Herain said as if he had played in the Premier League, boasting.
Ancarelli and others did not say much out of consideration for the friendship between their teammates.
Santander forward Nagy took the initiative and responded on social platforms: "So how many goals have you scored in Serie A? Let me help you recall..."
ten minutes later.
"Sorry, your ranking is too low. I dragged the screen for a long time and waited for a long time." Najib has always been able to do his job well. "Oh! He played thirty-two times in the season and scored six goals. !”
"What kind of magical efficiency is this?"
"Look at me, there are six too!"
"I didn't expect you to be as strong a central defender as me!"
The Italian fans burst into laughter.
This is crazy.
A forward scores a goal just like a defender, so I'm asking you if it's embarrassing.
But don’t tell me, Najib can indeed score goals, otherwise he wouldn’t be able to choke Hrain this time.
After sending the message, Najib turned to look at Lu Yang: "Brother Lu, is this okay?"
Lu Yang nodded while taking Najib's phone and continued to edit the message: "How many goals have you scored in this World Cup? Let me see... wow... not even one?"
"What's going on? Why are you worse than me this time? I still have a goal!"
"We are all in Italy. Lu Yang has scored six goals, Chiesa has scored three goals, Perrotta has scored two goals, Sogel has scored two goals, Kolber has scored two goals, and Ancarelli has scored two goals..."
"From your tone, I thought you were Carlisle! You are always giving advice..."
Lu Yang's output immediately turned Najib's face purple.
I, Najib, am the one who will not be able to travel to Argentina in the future, right?
It has nothing to do with you, Lu Yang, right?
"Okay, let's announce our core tactical ideas this time." Manero spoke at this time.
All the Italian players were in the room.
"Argentina's main players are very strong, but relatively speaking, the front line is a little crowded." Manero said, "This squeezes the opportunity for their pure midfielder to play."
"Hrain, Carlisle, Mateo, no surprise, these are their forwards."
"Miguel from Paris can play in the midfield and is very creative. Although Alejandro Maslano from West Ham United is not tall, he is defensively sound and is known as Little Joseph."
"The other midfielder may be Chelsea's attacking midfielder Ferreira or someone else, but it doesn't matter. The former is not suitable for the midfield position, and the latter are not strong."
"In general, this kind of midfielder and frontcourt can be called luxurious!"
"But Argentina's defense is lagging behind compared to the midfield and frontcourt. The core of the defense is Valencia's center back Nicolas Otamendi, but he is only 1.83 meters tall!"
"And... the entire Argentina defense is not very tall!"
"The tallest players on their team are center Carlisle and goalkeeper Willy Carrero, who are about 1.86 meters tall!"
"This is our biggest chance!"
The Italian players understand this.
For other teams, Argentina is no less difficult than Brazil and France.
But for Italy...Argentina is not that difficult to deal with.
Because almost all the best big centers and high school guards in the world are in Italy!
In the next game, they will turn Argentina's sky blue!
Deep blue!
…
July 10th is the day of the second semi-final of the World Cup.
Argentina vs Italy.
Argentina's starting lineup was almost completely guessed by Italy.
The last spot in the Argentine midfielder was given to the young and powerful player Ferreira.
This is the optimal arrangement for the lineup on paper.
But it may not be the best arrangement in actual combat.
Because although Ferreira plays as an attacking midfielder at Chelsea, some attacking midfielders are midfielders, and some attacking midfielders...are forwards.
It makes sense that an attacking midfielder like Lu Yang can even be used as a central defender.
On the Italian side, they sent out their original starting lineup.
Ancarelli, Perrotta, Kolber
Lu Yang
Lahm, Moric
Praxedes, Bernoulini, Nagy, Kanyes.
Areola.
The only variable is that Lahm replaced Pellegrini.
If Pellegrini is not injured, then playing Ram means that the Italian team's defense has strengthened.
This is understandable.
After all, Argentina scored a lot of goals in the previous games.
Carlisle's shot was sharp.
And Mateo's extraordinary performance is unstoppable.
The Italian team played Lahm, mostly to limit Mateo.
But the specific effect is hard to say.
Because Mateo is becoming more and more invincible in dribbling.
After all, he is also a superstar player who has started a legendary road!
Thinking of this, Lu Yang looked at Moliqi with disgust.
The same super giant of 96 also started a legendary road.
Why are you not as sharp as Mateo?
"Hello everyone, what you are watching is... I am your good friend Luo Cheng. We are now bringing you this commentary at the World Cup. We also invite another special commentator for this game. Let us A round of applause welcomes… Sotu!”
There is no condom in CTV, uh... five sets.
Suotu appeared on the screen to greet everyone, and even said fluently in Chinese: "It's a good holiday, but I'm still vomiting..."
Although the accent is a bit off, the content is still very standard.
Luo Cheng smiled and said: "Before the competition has started, I think many people have the same question as me, that is, Mr. Sotu, why is your Chinese so good?"
Suotu smiled: "It's not just about making money."
Luo Cheng coughed quickly.
Before going on the show, the two agreed that coughing meant that Sotu said the wrong thing.
"No, no." Sotu explained, "The main reason is that I had a good relationship with Lu when we were in Sanremo. We often discussed tactics. In order to better understand his arrangements, oh no, what he meant, I studied on my own at the time. of Chinese.”
"There are many players in that Sanremo team who can speak Chinese, and Moric speaks Chinese better than me. Nagy, Kanyes and others can also complete 80% of their communications in Chinese."
Only then did the fans understand.
It won't work if I don't award Brother Lu with a medal as a Chinese Communication Ambassador.
"Mr. Sotu, what do you think of this game?" Luo Cheng asked.
Sotu nodded and said affirmatively: "This game is actually very simple. The victory will belong to Italy."
Luo Cheng: "How do you say this?"
Sotu: "The ground belongs to the Argentines. Mateo is almost impossible to freeze. Even if he gets on Ram, he can only try to restrict Mateo as much as possible."
"The Italian team's first task is to cut off the passing line between Mateo and Carlisle. Nagy is responsible for using his body to eat Carlisle, and Bernoulini, who is more experienced and has better predictions, is responsible for cutting off various through routes. ."
"If we solve this problem, Argentina will be half ruined."
Luo Cheng was shocked. As expected, there were no false scholars despite his reputation. Sotu was so awesome!
This guy knows ball!
"What about the remaining half?" Luo Cheng asked.
Suotu smiled and pointed at the sky.
"Leave it to God?" Luo Cheng was confused.
Sotu smiled enigmatically: "It's not God, it's the sky! The sky is the limit for Italy! Argentina has no air defense! After this game, the sky in Argentina will turn blue, deep blue blue!"
At this moment, both Luo Cheng and the Chinese fans in front of the TV were impressed by Suotu.
I see!
Not only are the tactics explained in a simple way, but they are also accurate!
This sounds like what a master tactician said!
Sotu was smug.
you do not say!
Manero said it himself last night.
I heard it clearly at the scene.
After a simple ceremony, a whistle sounded.
The game officially begins.
Italy kicks off.
As soon as the ball kicked off, Lu Yang, Kolber, Canyes, Perrotta, and Ancarelli all rushed towards the Argentina half.
Kick-off kill!
Shameless!
That’s reckless!
Just do it!
The key is that aging centers like Perrotta and old zebras like Ancarelli are running away desperately.
It's really a bit surprising.
Carlisle, Mateo and others immediately started pressing.
But the Italian side was well prepared. Moric retreated after playing the ball, and then his teammates passed the ball back, leaving enough buffer space.
boom!
Moliqi fired accurately!
He feels like he's in great shape!
If you can't catch this pass, you can only say that the forward is too bad!
In the frontcourt, Lu Yang adjusted his route, and Moric's ball was looking for him.
But at the same time, Maslano came closer.
There was a tug-of-war between him and Lu Yang, and the two of them made hand movements to each other.
This is the first time Lu Yang has played against this West Ham United defender.
As soon as he saw the player, he was reminded of Moric.
Because they are only 1.74 meters tall.
Lu Yang turned around to face the football with his back to the goal, and backed away with Maslano on his back.
Maslano plowed two rows of drainage ditches on the lawn under his feet, but he still couldn't stop Lu Yang's impact.
too strong!
Niu Gaomada is talking about people like Lu Yang.
But on the other hand, being able to slowly block the rushing Lu Yang also shows that this player has a lot of energy in his small body... Although Lu Yang is mainly for catching the ball.
boom!
The football came over.
Maslano was blocked by Lu Yang's body and lost his vision of the football.
This is very dangerous for defensive players.
Sure enough, in the next second, the football flew directly over the heads of Lu Yang and Maslano.
Pick the ball directly over the top without stopping!
The ball needs to be passed!
Maslano reacted immediately and grabbed Lu Yang's clothes.
He felt Lu Yang's body leaning to the left.
You have to go to your left!
Maslano steps to his left and moves laterally.
However, the next moment Lu Yang made a fake move to the left and then immediately turned right.
Leaving Maslano away with a gorgeous basketball spin pass.
right!
Masrano's back is to the goal. From the offensive map, his right side is Italy's left wing, which is just to the left of the middle of the arc in Argentina's penalty area.
This location serves a purpose.
Because Argentina's strongest central defender Otamendi is the left central defender.
Lu Yang's pick was far away from him.
But Otamendi deserves to be the top brother of Argentina's defense.
Just like Maslano, who is only 1.74 meters tall but can perform in the Premier League.
It is certain that Otamendi, who is 1.83 meters tall, can become the core of the defense.
His prediction allowed him to step forward immediately and have the opportunity to steal Lu Yang.
As long as Lu Yang slows down a little or takes a step forward.
boom!
Otamendi's rush came to an abrupt halt.
His body is still moving towards the football.
But the football has once again flown into the sky, past Otamendi's head, and fallen into the penalty area.
The next moment, Lu Yang passed by Otamendi.
Continuously pick the ball up!
boom!
Before the football could land, the confident Lu Yang waved his legs like a whip.
Volley!
Fly within a day!
In the penalty area, before Argentine goalkeeper Carrero's prayer save could fully unfold his body, the football fell into the Argentine net.
It reminded Calero of being shot by Carlisle in a training match.
How can I prevent this?
Can you stop him from getting up?
Otherwise we will die!
Everyone will die!
Calero almost cried.
The scene immediately erupted in enthusiastic celebrations.
People in Italy were singing and dancing.
"Lightning goal! Forty-two seconds!"
"The Italian team's kick-off was too sharp and they scored directly!"
"Of course, 99% of the credit for this goal must be attributed to Lu Yang. He single-handedly defeated the two Argentinian defense generals, and his continuous passing of the ball is simply a work of art!"
"Is this football that Italian players can play? Are you sure Lu Yang is a Chinese player, not a Brazilian player?"
"Not even Mateo has such gorgeous steps."
"In this year's World Cup, only Moreira, the Brazilian football wizard, can compete with Lu Yang's ghostly pace!"
"One to zero! Italy has half a foot in the finals!"
After the commentator finished speaking, many people were stunned.
Because this sentence sounds familiar.
When Zizo scored a penalty to lead the French team ahead of Brazil, did some commentators also say so?
Damn it!
This is so unlucky!
Argentina fell behind at the start, 0-1, and all the players looked solemn.
After the restart, Mateo took the ball and tried to pass the Italian left player in one stop.
But he soon realized something was wrong.
Prashedes+Ram!
The former is the meritorious captain of AC Milan, a great left back, and has inherited the glorious tradition of Italy!
The latter was Juventus' starting midfielder last season. He was brought to the Blue Bridge by Chelsea for 42 million during the transfer period. He has the defensive ability of an excellent center back.
Moreover, both sides are much faster than traditional central defenders.
Under the siege of the two men, Mateo was unable to open up the situation for a while.
