Chapter 951 Touchstone
"CCTV, CCTV, audience friends, good afternoon! We are broadcasting live to you at the Pasadena Stadium in Los Angeles. The final round of Group B of the 23rd World Cup, between the Chinese team and the world champion Brazil team! ”
He Feng's voice reached Zhong Shihao's ears through wireless Bluetooth headphones.
He was standing in the subway car, holding the lifting ring with one hand and holding his mobile phone sideways with the other hand. On the small screen was the scene of the game.
He saw that players from both sides were already positioned according to their formations in their respective half-courts.
Just wait for the referee's whistle.
Zhong Shihao is definitely not the only person in this subway car to do this.
He raised his head and moved his neck, which was a little uncomfortable because he had lowered his head for too long. By the way, he saw the multimedia screen in the subway car, which was playing a preview video of today's game.
Looking around, there were many people like him, holding mobile phones and wearing headphones, watching the game intently.
Perhaps because many companies and units have postponed their working hours today, the subway in the morning rush hour is emptier than usual, but there are still many people going out at this time.
Those who had to go out used their mobile phones to watch the live broadcast of the game.
Zhong Shihao even saw someone in the crowd holding a tablet to watch the game.
The screen is bigger than a mobile phone and looks better. But it is also less portable than a mobile phone. In order to watch the football well, everyone worked really hard...
Fortunately, this is China, and there is still 5G signal in the subway, which can ensure that so many people can watch the live game without any interruption of the Internet.
"The game kicks off at 5 pm on the 25th local time in Los Angeles, and the domestic time should be at 8 am on the 26th... At this time, I believe there must be many fans in China on their way to work. On the subway, on the bus... watch this game on your mobile phone. Please also pay attention to your safety, don’t drive to watch the game, and don’t drive to watch the game!”
Yan Kang said with a smile: "I hope the Chinese team can use a wonderful game today to bring a good mood and a good start to everyone's new day!"
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In front of the TV, Xie Lan, who had just finished singing the national anthem with the players on the TV broadcast, sat down, just like the Chinese team fans at the scene, following the etiquette of watching a game.
In Xie Lan's words, this is called "a sense of ritual."
Although they did not go to the Pasadena Stadium in Los Angeles, in this way they were with the Chinese fans at the scene and the Chinese team players on the court.
Li Qingqing also sat down with Aunt Xie, waiting for the game to start.
The Pasadena stadium, which has always been noisy, has gradually become quiet.
The voice of the commentator He Feng sounded particularly clear: "The referee is looking at the time, the game is about to start..."
When the entire stadium became completely silent, the crisp whistle soared into the sky and was transmitted to the other side of the distant ocean through satellite signals, ringing in thousands of households across the country.
"The game begins!!"
Flashlights appeared densely in the stands, turning the Pasadena Stadium stands at dusk into a dazzling Milky Way.
Amid huge cheers, Hu Lai turned around and kicked the football back to the Chinese team's half. Then he rushed to the Brazilian team's half with Chen Xingyi and Luo Kai who were standing on the center line. The three of them were in the yellow-green lineup. Retrograde!
It's like three arrows fired in unison!
"Come on, son!"
Xie Lan shouted in front of the TV.
"Come on, Hu Lai!!"
Zhong Shihao stared at his mobile phone and shouted silently in his heart when he heard the sound of "the game begins" coming from the earphones.
"Go ahead, Team China!!!"
I don’t know how many people, at this moment, are shouting this in front of their mobile phone screens, tablet screens, computer screens, TV screens... in front of anything that allows them to see the live broadcast of the game, or in their hearts, or directly out.
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Chen Xingyi stood on the center line before Hu Lai kicked off the ball, but he was different from Luo Kai.
Luo Kai also stood on the center line, but he stood at the intersection of the center line and the center circle arc.
The position of a normal striker.
Chen Xingyi stood at the junction of the center line and the sideline - a winger's stance.
As Hulay kicked the football back, he crossed the center line and sprinted straight along the sideline.
It wasn't until he crossed Brazil's forward line that he slowed down and looked back.
Seeing Brother Huan receiving the pass from Hu Lai, he gently passed the football back to Xia Xiaoyu.
Xia Xiaoyu swung his right foot in front of the rolling football and made a long diagonal pass!
The football spanned half the stadium and flew to Chen Xingyi's side!
When Chen Xingyi received the ball, others almost retreated to the sideline.
But he finally stopped the football with his chest.
As soon as he stopped the ball, Leonardo Kevil, the right back of the Brazilian team wearing the captain's armband, was already in front of him, but instead of taking a rash shot, he got stuck diagonally in front of him, with his body slightly sideways. , half turned his back to Chen Xingyi.
This is an obvious posture to prevent him from cutting inside.
When Chen Xingyi saw this, he pushed the football forward and accelerated along the sideline.
Kevel, who was originally half sideways facing him, started to turn around when he saw Chen Xingyi leaning forward.
When Chen Xingyi took the football out, he had already completed his turn around and followed it up again with extremely quick reaction.
Then when the football was far away from Chen Xingyi, he cut across, got stuck in front of Chen Xingyi, and then slowed down violently!
Chen Xingyi, who had just started to speed up, bumped into him, and then... failed to knock Kewell away and lost possession of the ball.
Keevil glanced back to confirm the situation, then accelerated to catch up with the football, regained the football that was knocked away by Chen Xingyi, then turned around calmly, and passed the football forward to the midfield organizer Du who was retreating to receive the ball. Du Carlos.
Instead of following the football to Carlos, the television broadcast gave Kevel a close-up shot.
Leonardo Kevil, the main right back of the Brazilian national team, is 32 years old and plays for the powerful Roma City team in Serie A. He is fast and experienced. For the past eight seasons, he has been a dominant presence on the right wing, both with the Brazilian national team and with Roma club.
Johnson Law, whom Hulay met in the Premier League before, is one of the top five right backs in world football today. And Keewell is one of the top three right backs in the world. Four years ago, this ranking was... No. 1.
The former number one right back in the world is now ranked in the top three at the age of 32. Chen Xingyi's first meeting with him... was a complete defeat.
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"The Chinese team lost possession of the ball just after the kick-off, and now it is the Brazilian team's turn to attack..."
While watching the live broadcast of the game on TV, Jorge Dillon said to the translator Yu Jintao who accompanied him to watch the game: "Chen Xingyi is still using his previous ideas to deal with Kevir... He thought he could rely on speed to sprint. He can force a breakthrough. Yes, Kewell is not as fast as before, but he doesn’t want to think about who Kewell is? He has played in Serie A for eight seasons and has never seen anything.”
Having said this, Dillon also laughed: "When I was coaching the Turin Bulls, he often caused trouble on our left. Do you know how I dealt with him?"
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Yu Jintao said: "Of course. You let Caesar go to the wing to face him, and then use Caesar's super personal ability to push him back so that he can't attack again."
Dillon laughed happily. He liked Yu Yu who was so supportive: "That's right! Young Keevel is a full-back with strong offensive attributes, but he is a little rough in defense. So I asked Caesar to deal with him. , which not only curbed Kewell's assists, but also focused on attacking his defensive rashness... In the end, the world's number one right back at the time was defeated by me..."
Although several years have passed, Dillon still cannot hide his pride when talking about his classic battles.
He was not bragging, Yu Jintao knew it very well. The game between Turin Bulls and Roma City is one of the ten classic duels in Serie A in the past ten years.
The reason why Caesar at his peak was considered the strongest among the Four Heavenly Kings was because he was always able to crush and win when facing powerful enemies. When facing off against Caesar, Kewell was already the world's number one right back, but in the face of Caesar's powerful offensive capabilities, he was still beaten quite embarrassingly. The entire game has become a backdrop to highlight the heroic appearance of Julius Caesar...
But that was six seasons ago. Nowadays, neither Caesar nor Kevir are at their peak.
Keewell suffered a serious injury three seasons ago that sidelined him for nearly a season. After recovering from the injury, his speed has dropped, and his offense is not as sharp and invincible as before the injury.
So he changed his playing style, becoming more experienced and sophisticated, and his offense and defense became more balanced.
Today, he can still rank third in the right back position in world football, which shows his strength.
"Kevel's current speed is certainly not as fast as before he was injured. But he has more experience. When he saw the movement of Chen Xingyi's shoulder, he knew what he was going to do, so he turned around and blocked the position in advance. If Chen Xingyi still wants to fight with the opponent If he simply competes for speed, then he still won't perform very well in this game..." Dillon shook his head.
Yu Jintao frowned worriedly: Didn't Shi Wuyuan remind Chen Xingyi how to kick?
At this moment, he saw Chen Xingyi, who appeared in the long shot of the live broadcast, raised his hand and patted his forehead.
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"Ouch, it looks like you don't have to remind him, Old Li..." Shi Wuyuan stopped Li Zhifei, who was about to roar and sing on the sidelines.
Just seeing Chen Xingyi lose the ball at the beginning of the game, Li Zhifei was so angry that veins were jumping in his temples, and he wanted to rush to the sideline to use the "Lion's Roar Kung Fu" on Chen Xingyi in the distance.
But now seeing Chen Xingyi like this, Shi Wuyuan knew that he had also reacted. Otherwise, why would he be slapping himself on the forehead?
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Chen Xingyi, who was on the court, patted his forehead and looked back at Kevel.
Although he lost the ball and made mistakes, he was not frustrated, but was eager to try.
This is Leonardo Kevil, the captain of the Brazilian national team, the top right back in Serie A, and one of the top three in world football!
Director Shi is right. We have worked hard to get here, and finally met the Brazilian team, the world champion, which we could only watch on TV before, but could not get in touch with. Face to face with those dazzling names, isn’t it? Do you want to come and learn how awesome they are?
Just like in the Olympic Games, we all know that Mellie Banega is very powerful, but before we actually play against him, we lack an intuitive sense of how powerful he can be. After playing against each other in the Olympics, I had a concrete impression in my mind, which was no longer as vague as before.
The same goes for Brazil today.
Kewell is so powerful, so let me try my best to push myself to the limit, and then let's see how much success I can bring out from this world's third-ranked right back!
※※※PS, third update today!
The remaining two updates are at 1:00 noon and 6:00 pm!
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