Chapter 873 The Great Yang Yang

On the evening of June 29, Spain played against China in the World Cup round of 16.

The game was held at the Green Point Stadium in Cape Town, and the Spanish team participating in the competition also had their strongest lineup.

The goalkeeper is Casillas, the back line is Capdevila, Pique, Puyol and Ramos, the midfielder is Iniesta, Busquets, Xavi and Xavi Alonso combination, ex The field is the double striker of Villa and Torres.

Spain's style of play is still sticking to their traditional tradition of firmly locking possession of the ball.

The Chinese team also played with the full main lineup, and even set up a four-five-one formation. Yang Yang was left in front to counterattack, and behind him was a three-back midfielder. Both wings also retreated very strongly. In the game, the Chinese team still easily lost the ball.

Spain's passing and controlling play is too skilled and tacit, and even in many cases, Chinese players simply can't catch up with their passing and control, and can only be forced to retreat closely within the 30-meter area of ​​their own side. Attacks are planned and organized by the opponent.

What Arihan learned from was the first match against Spain in this World Cup, a 0-1 loss to Switzerland. Heathfield's team relied on tight defense and sharp counterattacks to defeat Spain.

But it is clear that Bosque has learned enough lessons from the first battle, and the strength of the Chinese team cannot reach the kind of defensive intensity of Switzerland.

In the 37th minute, Spain finally broke the deadlock on the field.

Xavi Alonso stole the ball in the backcourt and made a long pass to the left of the frontcourt. Torres, the forward who played for Liverpool, forcibly inserted into the penalty area after getting the ball, forming a single-handed shot and facing the goal directly.

Chinese goalkeeper Wang Dalei resolutely abandoned the goal and saved Torres's shot, which defused a crisis, but the saved ball fell to Villa's feet.

One to zero.

Chinese players are mentally prepared for falling behind or even losing, so there is no confusion at all, and they still organize a tight defense. They are very clear that they can break out of the World Cup group stage historically. It's quite a rare thing, as long as they don't lose too ugly, they will become heroes.

In the first half, the Chinese team was strictly guarded, and the threats from Spain ended again and again.

But after changing sides in the second half, the Chinese team suddenly made a quick counterattack.

Chen Tao picked a pass from the right and scored the ball to the frontcourt. After Yang Yang ran to the space to get the ball, he suddenly started, turned and got rid of Puyol. After chasing back, Yang Yang dashed the ball into the penalty area of ​​Spain.

Emergency stop! spike! Buckle again! Volley!

The ball was sent by Yang Yang into the goal guarded by Casillas.

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"GOALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!!!!"

"Yang Yang! The great Yang Yang!"

"This is his fifth goal of the World Cup!"

"Five goals in four games is unbelievable."

"The Chinese team's only threatening counterattack opportunity in this game was seized by Yang Yang."

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After Yang Yang scored the goal, he turned around and quickly rushed out of the court, rushing all the way to the sidelines, slipping and kneeling at the corner kick area, screaming in the sky.

Behind him, the Chinese players also swarmed up and surrounded him.

One to one, the two sides returned to the same starting line.

This goal came too suddenly, but it was not easy.

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"No one could have imagined that in just two minutes in the second half, Yang Yang suddenly exerted his strength and single-handedly drove the ball into the Spanish defense line. One person turned the opponent's defense line upside down and scored a goal."

"This is definitely a fantastic goal, from Yang Yang!"

"Looking at the expressions of the Spanish players, they seem very helpless. They have all tried their best, but Yang Yang's form tonight is obviously very good, and the sudden move in the second half also caught Spain by surprise."

"One to one, the current situation is still back to a stalemate."

"Moreover, after the equalizer, the Chinese team will obviously have more morale."

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After the two sides returned to the court, the eyes of the Spanish players looking at Yang Yang suddenly changed.

Subsequently, Spain continued to control the situation on the field, but never made a threat.

Bosque quickly made a substitution in the 58th minute, and high center Llorente replaced Torres, which was obviously a signal of a strong attack.

And five minutes after Llorente played, Spain played a very subtle teamwork in the frontcourt.

Several Spanish players passed the ball in a row, completely messing up the Chinese team's defense line. Then Iniesta made a straight pass outside the penalty area. Xavi put in his heel and knocked the ball. Luteron beat Feng Xiaoting and shot directly. But it was saved by goalkeeper Wang Dalei.

Before waiting for the Chinese team to be fortunate, Villa kept up with the missed hits, 2 to 1, and the score exceeded again.

This wonderful cooperation, the Chinese team didn't even have a chance to grab the ball during the dozen passes in the whole process, which shows the huge disparity in strength between them.

After that, Spain failed to play such cooperation again, but the Chinese team also failed to fight back.

Especially when it came to 70 minutes, Bosque replaced Harvey Martinez.

The Spanish midfielder, who is rumored to be moving to Real Madrid this summer, is tall, physical, and defensively strong, but he also has good ball-playing ability. player.

In the end, the Chinese team lost to Spain 1-2 and had no choice but to stop at the round of 16.

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The Chinese team stopped in the top 16 and achieved remarkable results, and the domestic public opinion also gave it high recognition.

Especially for the number one star Yang Yang, who swept all the goals of the Chinese team in the World Cup alone, it can be said that he took this national team out of the group stage by himself, which made Yang Yang even more winning the domestic media. And the high recognition of the fans.

There are even people, this is Yang Yang's team alone.

The day after the Chinese team played against Spain, Alihan officially submitted his resignation.

After bringing the Chinese team to the World Cup twice in a row, the Dutch coach has achieved quite good results, but before this World Cup, he was under huge public pressure, which made him physically and mentally exhausted, and he was well prepared to resign.

The Football Association officials failed to hold on to symbolically and accepted Alihan's resignation.

When Yang Yang led the team back from South Africa to Beijing, he attended the press conference. In an interview with the media, he expressed his and the national team's gratitude to Alihan. good luck.

As for the upcoming coach selection, Yang Yang said that high-level foreign teachers should continue to be the main focus. He always believes that high-level foreign teachers can help Chinese football. At the same time, he believes that the current situation of domestic football should be taken into account, and appropriate consideration should be given to being good at training Foreign teachers for young players.

The Football Association also said on the spot that it would seriously consider Yang Yang's opinion and come up with a list of coaches as soon as possible, so as to try to finalize it as soon as possible.

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While the Chinese team ended the Alihan era, the World Cup war in South Africa was still in full swing.

After defeating the Chinese team, Spain beat Paraguay 1-0 and Germany 1-0 to reach the World Cup final, and their opponent was the Netherlands from Europe.

The Dutch team headed by Sneijder and Robben performed well in this World Cup, especially the Dutch midfielder Sneijder, whose performance was even more perfect, leading the Netherlands all the way to the World Cup final.

But it is a pity that, in the final final, the Netherlands unfortunately lost. Spain won the World Cup with a 1-0 win over the Netherlands with Iniesta's lore in overtime.

This is the second time that Spain has won a major international championship after the European Cup in 2008.

After the final, FIFA also began to reward the merits.

South Africa's World Cup All-Star Team: Coach Bosque.

Goalkeeper Casillas, defense Lahm, Puyol, Ramos and Maicon, midfielders are Iniesta, Schweinsteiger, Harvey and Sneijder, forwards are Villa and Diego Go Furlan.

Among them, the Brazilian right-back Maicon is the only player from the non-final four teams selected for the best team. Although the Brazilian team was eliminated early, Maicon performed quite well in this World Cup, especially in the group stage. He scored a zero-angle volley, which left a very deep impression.

In terms of individual awards, although Uruguay only won the fourth place, Diego Forlan still won the Golden Ball with his outstanding performance in this World Cup and became the best player.

By convention, the list of winners of the Ballon d'Or is selected by the FIFA technical research team based on the performance of all participating players, and ten candidates are selected, and then the top three are selected by the media.

And these ten candidates, without exception, are basically from the top four teams, not only Yang Yang, who stopped in the top sixteen, but also Messi in the top eight, and Cristiano Ronaldo's Portugal. The same is to stop at the top sixteen.

In the selection of the Golden Boot award for the top scorer, Yang Yang of the Chinese team, Thomas Muller of the German team, David Villa of Spain, Sneijder of the Netherlands and Diego Forlan of Uruguay all scored Scored five goals and tied for the top scorer.

But in terms of assists, Germany's Thomas Muller was better and eventually took the Golden Boot.

This also makes many media and fans feel sorry for Yang Yang's experience, because China has only played four games in total, and Yang Yang has scored five goals. In terms of efficiency and importance, Yang Yang is far more than others. all competitors.

There are even many people who think that if Yang Yang can lead the Chinese team to stand out in terms of performance and importance, he should get the best player.

But unfortunately, without the backing of achievements, any remarks lack convincing.

Yang Yang ultimately failed to achieve team and individual awards, but he himself was more open about it.

"For me, it is the best reward for the Chinese team to get out of the group stage."

"We are the only team in Asia to advance to the top 16!"