Chapter 1954 Everyone wants to meet the Chinese team

Chapter 1954 Everyone wants to meet the Chinese team

"Hey, Maxi, is it what you want to be able to fight against Hu?"

Maxi Carey glanced at Danny Drew who asked this question, and then asked:

"Isn't that what you want?"

Drew waved his hands repeatedly: "Oh no, if I had to choose, I hope England can defeat the Chinese team. I would rather our opponent in the quarter-finals is England than Hu."

Maxi Carey thought for a while: "That's really hard to say... England seems to be the favorite to win the championship, but in fact there are also great hidden dangers. Their defense is relatively weak."

Having played in the Premier League for a season, Maxi Carey knows this England team very well.

Drew curled his lips: "The Chinese team's defense is not much better. There is only one king, which is barely okay. The others..."

He did not continue speaking, but shook his head to express his meaning.

"Thinking too far, Danny. We also have to beat Belgium first. Haywell sent me a message, and he said he would make us return without success in the game." Carey said.

Drew asked him: "How did you answer him?"

"I promised him that out of the friendship between my former teammates, I would not celebrate so wildly after scoring a goal. I hope he will feel better by then."

Drew laughed, truly worthy of being "MAX"...

Then he looked at the matchup chart on his phone.

The game between the Netherlands and Belgium is the last quarter-finals, and the game between England and China is the penultimate quarter-finals.

Before their game against Belgium, it will be known which team will be their opponent.

He really does not want to encounter the Chinese team with Hu Lai, because he feels that Hu Lai alone can withstand the threat of the entire England team.

If possible, he sincerely hopes that the Chinese team will be eliminated by England in the quarter-finals.

Then he would send a message to Hu Lai, telling him that he would avenge him and let him take a good rest and vacation.

Just perfect.

But can England beat China?

Drew was a little unsure...

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"Here here, Jay!"

"Good shot!"

When Jay Adams passed the football to Pete Williams, the latter shouted a compliment and lifted his foot to unload the football.

While unloading the ball, he dodged the oncoming defender and blasted the ball towards the goal.

Although goalkeeper Tom Walker made a save, he failed to stop the ball.

The football hits the net!

Pete Williams pumped his fist.

England coach Ryan Jackson, who saw this scene from the sidelines, nodded with satisfaction.

Pete Williams is in excellent form, which is really good news for Jackson.

As Peter's former England U21 head coach, now that he has become the England head coach, he has special regard for Peter Williams.

It was only after Jackson took over the England team that Peter completely settled into the core of the midfield.

Of course, Pete Williams did not disappoint his mentor.

It was his outstanding performance that helped England win three games in three games and become the only team in this World Cup to win all the group matches.

Years of experience in the club have made Pete Williams a midfielder with both offense and defense.

He can both organize the offense and score goals himself.

And he also has a certain degree of defensive toughness.

What head coach wouldn't like such a player?

Leeds City Club has stated that Pete Williams is not for sale in an absolute sense.

They can sell Hu Lai because the price is high.

But they will never sell Pete Williams for financial reasons.

Both the club and the fans regard Peter as the team's leader and totem.

And hopefully he can grow into a real leader in the England team too.

Judging from this World Cup, he has done well.

As Pete's mentor, Ryan Jackson certainly knows why Pete was so active today.

Not only Peter, but other England players also performed very actively.

The reason is not difficult to guess.

Of course it has to do with their opponents in the quarter-finals.

Ryan Jackson knows that some in this England team are old friends with Hu Lai, and some are old rivals.

Old friends look forward to meeting each other, and so do old rivals.

Jackson also supports the players' choices.

From a coach's point of view, he also feels that the Chinese team is actually a better choice than the Italian team - contrary to what many people think, in Jackson's eyes, Italy, which ranks first in the group, is indeed more difficult to deal with than the Chinese team.

Because Italy's defense is better.

In a tournament system like the World Cup, defense is the most important.

Even strong teams will choose to prioritize solid defense.

As long as you have the ability, you will definitely play defensive counterattack.

And after entering the knockout rounds, a team like Italy can even give up offense completely and put a bus in front of the goal.

The game was dragged into overtime and then into a penalty shootout.

Then the outcome of the game is determined by the goalkeeper's personal super ability.

In comparison, although the Chinese team's offensive line is stronger than Italy's, their defense is far inferior.

Jackson is not afraid of facing off against the Chinese team. He is worried that his team will not be able to break through the goal guarded by Albertazzi.

Therefore, he acquiesced to the fact that the players were obsessed with meeting the Chinese team in the quarter-finals.

Now that he sees that everyone is in such good condition, he is even more relieved.

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"Switzerland...Italy or Sweden..."

Ramon Cantero mused over the matchup picture on his phone.

"What else is there to study?" said Meili Banega, who lives in the same room with him. "If we want to meet the Chinese team, it can only be in the semi-finals. But I think the Chinese team can reach the semi-finals. ”

"It's not impossible, it's just two games..."

Melly smiled: "Listen to your last voice. It's obvious that you don't believe it yourself."

Cantero's voice became quieter and quieter as he spoke, and by the end he was almost inaudible.

He knew it himself, so he laughed dryly at first, then sighed and complained: "Damn the organizing committee! Why can't the game between G1 and H2 be swapped with the game between H1 and G2?"

The game between G1 and H2 is England versus China, while the game between H1 and G2 is Italy versus Sweden.

Teams from Group G and Group H are all competing, and the order is different, so the results will be very different.

If the match between the Chinese team and the English team is placed first, then as long as Argentina defeats Switzerland, it is possible to meet the Chinese team in the quarter-finals - provided that the Chinese team defeats England.

But the difficulty of defeating England is obviously less difficult than that of the Chinese team reaching the semi-finals.

So Cantero still has a chance to get revenge on Hulay in the World Cup.

As a result, with the current matchup arrangement, unless the Chinese team reaches the semifinals, there will be no chance.

"Don't think so far ahead, Ramon. The most important thing is not the game against Hu, but our game against Switzerland." Melly advised.

"If we can't even win against Switzerland, then we might as well retire together!" Cantero pouted.

Argentina, with Melli, now ranks second in odds of winning the World Cup.

This shows the strength of this team.

Switzerland is a team with good defense. Their ability to advance to the top 16 depends on defense.

Three group matches, two 0:0, one 2:1, qualifying with five points.

But Ramon Cantero is confident that Argentina can definitely break the Swiss goal.

They came to this World Cup with one goal, and that was to win the championship.

How could it not even make it past the quarter-finals?

In Cantero's mind, Argentina's opponent should be Italy. Before reaching the semi-finals, this opponent is the only real "blocker".

"Don't underestimate any opponent, even if it's against Switzerland, we have to go all out." Melly reminded.

"I know, I know..." Cantero shrugged and looked at the matchup map on his phone.

He is still worried about the matchup arrangement of this World Cup.

Of course Argentina can reach the semi-finals, but it is too difficult to expect the Chinese team to break through the pursuit of England, the Netherlands and Belgium...

It is very likely that they will not be able to meet this World Cup.

I don’t know when I can get my revenge for the two Olympic Games...

He sighed and threw the phone aside.

He has participated in the Olympics once as an overage player, and it is impossible for him to participate in the Olympics again, and the same is true for Hu Lai. So he had no way to seek revenge from Hu Lai at the Olympics.

Club matches have nothing to do with grievances between countries. Even if he beat Hu Lai a hundred times in club games, he would always feel that it was almost meaningless...

So if you want revenge, the only way left is the World Cup.

The opportunity for revenge once every four years is really... a luxury.

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Appendix:

World Cup knockout match-ups:

——First half——

1. Portugal (A1) VS Croatia (B2)

2. Germany (D1) VS Uruguay (C2)

3. France (C1) VS Morocco (D2)

4. Brazil (B1) VS Norway (A2)

——Lower half——

5. Argentina (E1) VS Switzerland (F2)

6. Italy (H1) VS Sweden (G2)

7. England (G1) VS China (H2)

8. Netherlands (F1) VS Belgium (E2) (End of this chapter)