Chapter 113: Flexible Big Man

At noon on the day of the game, the whole team had lunch in the hotel restaurant. Magath asked everyone to go back to the room to recharge their batteries, but left Zhou Tiancheng alone.

"What's the matter, Coach?"

Magath pondered for a few seconds and said, "It's nothing important, just to tell you. Get ready, you will still be the starting striker for the game tonight."

Zhou Tiancheng showed a hint of surprise, the head coach's stubbornness really exceeded his expectations. He knew his performance as a striker in the last game. He could ignore the doubts of the media, but he originally estimated that this game might return to midfield. Unexpectedly, Magath still let him start in the striker position. .

However, he still feels warm about the head coach's arrangement, and standing still represents trust.

Zhou Tiancheng did not respond within a few seconds, Magath observed his expression, and took the initiative to say what he was thinking: "Is it a surprise? Khalil (Altintop) and Germani (Jones) They are all forwards, and there are so many doubts about you, why am I still so stubborn?"

Magath did not mention Jiang Hao. Although he came to London with the team, Magath did not plan to report three strikers at the same time in the limited 18-man roster (seven substitutes), so Jiang Hao was used as the three forwards outside the 18-man squad. One of the alternates came with the team. Unless Altintop and Jones have any temporary accidents where there is no possibility of playing, he may make up the 18-man list. Of course, even if he is on the list, the possibility of playing is very slim. After all, apart from the German Cup, he has not even made an official appearance in the league.

Zhou Tiancheng was even more surprised when Magath uttered the question all at once. Can he read minds?

But he also pricked up his ears, really wanting to know Magath's thoughts.

"First, objectively speaking, you are very strong. Although Chelsea are the technical stream among the Premier League teams, they are still a Premier League team and are very good at confrontation. We need a strong fulcrum, so this is your task for today's game. "

Zhou Tiancheng's expression became serious. Today's burden seems to be really not light... He immediately thought that he would be facing up tonight with John Terry, the main defender of the England national team.

"Second thing..." Magath paused, and then said: "I want everyone to see that my adventure is not wrong, Zhou, I believe you can be a striker, although you are tall, you are a Flexible big man."

At this point Zhou Tiancheng nodded lightly, he was never modest about his strengths.

...

In the dressing room of the visiting team at Stamford Bridge before the game, Magath held Chelsea's starting lineup and emphasized: "Ivan, the passing rhythm must be fast, and Ballack must not be forced!"

Ancelotti on the opposite side formed a 4-4-2 formation, goalkeeper Petr Cech is still the main force; captain Terry and Ricardo Carvalho partnered in the center back, left back Ivanovic, right back is also England international Ashley Cole; double defensive midfielder Lampard partnered with German international Ballack, one attack and one defense. The reason why Magath emphasized that the ball should be played quickly in the midfield is because Ballack has a super interception ability in the midfield. Zhou Tiancheng is a rising star in the B2B midfield, and Ballack has performed the B2B midfield to the extreme. It's a pity that the two could match up, and fans could see a duel between the old and new generations of B2B midfielders. Unfortunately, due to Kuranyi's injury, it fell through.

Kuranyi has to carry this pot.

In addition, the left midfielder is the French international Malouda, and Ancelotti's choice for the right midfielder position is Joe Cole, who is also an England international. On the front line is Didier Drogba and Anelka, Chelsea's two most important siege hammers.

Before going on the field, Magath finally encouraged everyone: "Go on the field, and bless Kevin with a victory."

As soon as Kuranyi was mentioned, everyone immediately became more energetic and shouted in unison: "For Kevin, we want to win!"

...

During the pre-match draw, Schalke won the draw and Chelsea won the kick-off.

Westerman opted for the team to attack from left to right in the first half,

Because behind the right goal is obviously the area where Chelsea fans gather the most. Staring at the boos in the first half was naturally a lot of offensive pressure. But in the second half, the pressure was much less.

However, on the other hand, it is also a negative factor. Chelsea took the lead in grasping the right to kick-off in the first half.

Only two minutes into the game, Drogba and Anelka worked together to create a dangerous situation. Drogba relied on his super explosive body to suppress Westerman's header in front of the penalty area, and Anelka quickly jumped in. Grabbing the opportunity on the right side of the penalty area, the ball slid past the post.

There was a sigh of regret at the Stamford Bridge Stadium. Seeing the blue all over the stadium, Zhou Tiancheng was a little uncomfortable. It took a few seconds before he remembered that this was in London, not the blue that proudly went to the Schalke Stadium.

"Ah! Good luck. The 4-4-2 formation requires a lot of personal ability from the two forwards, but it must be admitted that the two strikers from Chelsea are too capable. For Schalke, the first task is to withstand the opening. twenty minutes."

However, Magath did not plan to play anti-counterattack in the away game at all today, which can be clearly seen from Schalke's response. Neuer then took a goal kick. The ball crossed the two lines and found the frontcourt directly and accurately. Zhou Tiancheng took the initiative to find a physical confrontation, leaned on Terry, and stretched out his foot to control the ball.

Based on his experience, Terry believed that Zhou Tiancheng must be leaning on him to play the ball for the teammate behind him, but at this time, the Schalke player who advanced behind him was obviously still some distance away, but his midfielder Ballack was playing. Come quickly.

Terry pushed Zhou Tiancheng lightly with his hands, and he didn't dare to move too much at the front of the penalty area, but he pushed Zhou Tiancheng out with more force with his hands, and at the same time he was ready to stretch out his feet to poke the ball, as long as he could poke the ball a little away from Zhou Tiancheng The body is farther away, and it is very likely that Ballack will succeed in stealing the ball when he comes back.

Zhou Tiancheng naturally knew the situation in front of him. Originally, he planned to assign Farfan who was on the sideline before Terry's opponent surrounded him, but he suddenly felt that the hand behind him pushing him was a little shorter.

He realized that this was an opportunity, and then directly switched the ball to his left foot and slammed it to the side, and then the whole person immediately turned back...

Terry is 1.87 meters tall, so when destroying the ball at the striker's feet, the process of lowering the center of gravity is still obvious. It may not feel like face-to-face one-on-one, but it is easy to feel the change with the ball behind your back.

Zhou Tiancheng seized the moment when he lowered his center of gravity.

Terry was full of confidence at first, but just bent down, he was surprised to find that the ball and Zhou Tiancheng's feet disappeared from his sight!

Immediately after he heard the exclamations and boos from the audience, he immediately felt bad. When he turned his head, he found that Zhou Tiancheng had appeared behind him, facing the goal guarded by Petr Cech!

"Oh! Zhou! Here he is again, turning around and throwing Terry away without delay. He is such a flexible big man."

Although Bob Clem of Sky Sports has always stood on Chelsea's side, with Zhou Tiancheng's performance, he found that he wanted to say something bad, but he was too embarrassed to say it.

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PS: There is another update at ten o'clock. After watching it, I will watch the World Cup finals.

Let’s make a small prediction for the final. Within 120 minutes, Croatia and France drew 0:0, and Croatia won in a penalty shootout...

Fans of the French team lightly sprayed...

The French team has already won the World Cup championship. The return of the king is certainly beautiful, but the story of the new king's enthronement is even more exciting!

Croatia's tenacity is worthy of the championship honor.

Fight, Balkan nations!

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