LIGHTNOVELONLINE Chapter 689: Sinking Greece (Subscription Request)
Chapter 689: Sinking Greece (Subscription Request)
Something unexpected happened on the field.
Huang Kevin rushed to the sidelines in an instant.
The Italian internationals suddenly woke up and surrounded them.
"Red card, this is a red card!!!"
Huang Kaiwen shouted in Spanish: "Biting someone will definitely get a red card, a red card, this is a serious foul, intentionally hurting the opponent, Chiellini is a shy person, but he actually showed you his shoulders. Obviously, this has caused a great blow to his heart. Oh my God, someone actually bites people with teeth on the court. You know, teeth are the strongest part of the human body..."
As the head coach of Italy, he cannot let Suarez escape punishment.
At this time, everyone serves their own master and there is nothing much to say.
Mexican referee Marco Rodriguez finally woke up from his dream after hearing Huang Kevin's shout.
However, he did not give a red card immediately, but ran to the sidelines to communicate with the linesman.
He wouldn't dare to send off a player at will in such an important game.
"What happened just now?"
Marco Rodriguez.
The linesman shook his head and said: "I didn't see clearly whether it was a bite, but I saw Suarez's head hit, Chiellini reacted, and Suarez immediately covered his mouth and sat on the ground... All this is very consistent with the situation where the other party resisted after biting and the teeth were knocked."
"We can't just guess and send off a player in the second half, it would completely change the situation."
Marco Rodriguez said uncertainly: "Or do we give a yellow card?"
"My suggestion is to give him a red card directly," the linesman said, covering his mouth. "Even if he used his head to attack his opponent's neck or shoulder, it could be a red card. It doesn't matter whether he bit Chiellini or not, and he probably did. The most important thing is that if you give him a red card, you will only offend the Uruguayans. If you don't give him a red card, you will offend the whole world, especially the Italians and the English."
The referees are all from the same country.
The linesman is willing to give his compatriots some useful advice.
At this time, the British are just waiting for Uruguay to lose so that they can qualify. If they don't give this card, half of the paparazzi in the world will cause trouble for you.
Rodriguez nodded and turned to touch his jacket pocket.
Without weighing the pros and cons, Suarez's action is also a red card, not to mention it is more beneficial to punish him, there is nothing to consider.
"Red card, Suarez got a red card. We can also see from the replay that Suarez did take the initiative to hit Chiellini. This card was not unjustified."
"Yes, but this should also be a dividing point. After Suarez left the field, Uruguay had no better choice. As a striker, he actually has good organizational skills. After he left the field, Uruguay's midfield operation will be greatly affected."
Almost instantly, the stadium was boiling.
Some Milan fans, thinking back, couldn't help but sigh that it was their players who were sent off every time, and it was really not easy to have one more player than their opponents.
In their games, Ramos would always take a teammate with him at random, or he would just be sent off.
It’s a bit hard to accept that the opponent got one sent off.
Uruguay has no intention of making substitutions for the time being, but Huang Kevin is preparing to make adjustments.
Today's forward line was relatively short, so he did not use Verratti, after all, someone had to take the penalty.
At this time, Verratti can come on the field and continue to strengthen the control of the midfield.
"Everyone get up and warm up."
Huang Kevin waved his hand and all the Italian internationals ran to the sidelines and started jogging.
Oscar Tavares frowned.
Not to mention that his short career in Milan was unsuccessful, even if it was successful, he was the best in his country and only considered the future of Uruguay at this time.
It is true that Uruguay’s youth training has been excellent in recent years.
But they, like those small football countries, face a problem. This cannot be attributed to only small football countries, as some European giants also have this problem. Only countries like Spain and Germany, which have a booming youth training program, do not have this problem.
The gap between the substitutes and the main players is too big.
The forward line is easy to deal with, as we also have veteran Fran.
Other positions are more difficult.
Now that he was behind in the score, he had no better solution.
Only Fran can play.
As for Stuani and Abel Hernandez, these two young men can only be said to be there to make up the numbers. They both came to Italy in their 20s, but they couldn't even play for the relegation team in Serie A. It is a bit difficult to get them to play to conquer Italy's BBC.
Fran looked at the Italian coaching bench with a conflicted look on his face.
He left Manchester United in 2004 to start a new life.
But almost his entire career was shrouded in the darkness brought by one person. When he was in Villarreal, he was abused by Milan in the Champions League.
It was even more outrageous when he transferred to Atletico Madrid. Huang Kaiwen simply went to Real Madrid to play a derby with him.
Later, Huang Kevin went to Chelsea, but when he went to Inter Milan, Huang Kevin also returned to Milan and they became derby rivals again.
It can be said that the highlights of his career have always been accompanied by shadows.
Whenever he tried to stand out, Kevin Huang would immediately give him a blow.
If he hadn't won a league championship at Manchester United, this legendary Uruguayan player might not have won a European league championship in his career.
Now in the World Cup, Kevin Huang has become his opponent again as a coach.
Fran could only sigh.
He was willing to play, but he didn't think he could beat the Italian team led by Kevin Huang.
For a long time, Kevin Huang had dealt him too many blows, so that Fran didn't even think about the possibility of winning. The best result in his mind was to equalize the score and then hold on to qualify as the second in the group.
"Both sides made substitutions. Verratti replaced Totti, and Marchisio replaced De Rossi. De Rossi really deserves a rest. He played the full game in the previous two games. It can be seen that Huang Kevin relies heavily on De Rossi."
"Hehe, De Rossi has strong defensive ability, and he has also developed offense and organization. In the past few years, there are not many people who can compete with De Rossi among the top defensive midfielders in football."
"Fran replaces Rios, and Uruguay only has two midfielders left. The next game will be difficult."
Huang Kevin patted De Rossi on the shoulder and said, "Go back and have a rest, and prepare for the knockout stage."
De Rossi smiled and nodded, then returned to the bench.
Sirigu and Abbiati had a good chat on the bench.
Although Abbiati may be ranked higher due to his Milan origin, but as a substitute for Buffon, there is no difference between the second goalkeeper and the third goalkeeper. Both of them have little chance to play, so what's the point of fighting for it.
It is rare in the league that the second and third goalkeepers are on the bench together. Only in competitions with many substitutes, such as the World Cup, can they sit together and communicate.
“The Uruguayans are dead.”
Abbiati said.
"why?"
Sirigu asked in confusion.
"Kevin likes the opponent to attack, whether he plays football or coaches. Now they will be tortured by the counterattack and have no way to deal with it."
Abbiati said.
Sure enough, Uruguay's subsequent attack was fruitless. Buffon quickly threw the ball out, Verratti took the ball to the frontcourt and passed it directly into the penalty area. Marchisio, who made a forward run, passed the ball to Giovinco, who changed the score again.
3:0, completely securing the victory.
The Italian players on the bench rushed to the sidelines to celebrate wildly.
They were shamefully eliminated four years ago, but this time they were finally able to avenge their defeat, winning all three games and successfully taking first place in the group as a king.
at the same time.
London was more excited than Milan. The England team, which was leading 2:0, was almost happier than scoring the goal when they heard the news.
It would be useless for Uruguay to win if they didn't lose by a big score.
Now it's finished for Uruguay. As long as they can win this game, they can advance from the group.
Capello adjusted his glasses with his middle finger and turned to look at the bench.
His eyes stayed on Ashley Yang, and he stretched out his index and middle fingers and hooked them at him.
Substitution.
Someone must be replaced.
After the substitution, we started defending.
As long as we can qualify from the group stage, we will have achieved our initial goal.
England do this every time.
Before the group stage began, the British media wished that the game would go straight to the final and send the ball home.
After one game, I started to be pessimistic about England.
After two games, it was determined that the team was out.
At this point, expectations were already at rock bottom, so being able to qualify was a pleasant surprise.
Fortunately, the England team persevered.
Gerrard finally got redemption.
If he hadn't passed the ball back to Suarez in the second game, England wouldn't have lost.
After the game whistle sounded, he finally breathed a sigh of relief when he heard that Italy did not allow Uruguay to equalize the score.
The Liverpool captain never thought that one day he would still have to rely on Kevin Huang to qualify.
At the post-match press conference, Capello and Gerrard sat on the stage.
"What do you think of Uruguay's red card, Fabio?"
"England qualified by chance, but the next game against Colombia will not be easy. Can you win?"
"Steve, you should call Kevin to thank him. You almost ruined the England team."
"Do you think Italy can make it to the final, Mr Capello?"
"..."
Capello knocked on the table, adjusted his glasses with his middle finger and said: "Leading England to qualify from the group is one of the greatest achievements of my coaching career. This is a super death group, any team may be eliminated, and it is not easy to qualify. After going through the group stage, the England team has found confidence, and I believe we can go further."
"Domestic fans hope that you can at least reach the quarterfinals. Can you do that?"
the reporter asked.
"We will try to do our best and England's goal is to win."
Capello said a little impatiently.
"Some people say that Uruguay's red card changed the situation. What do you think?"
one reporter asked.
Capello sneered and said: "I don't know the situation of the other game that started at the same time, so you come to ask me. But I think the referee will make the right decision."
At the same time, in the press room of Natal Sand Dunes Stadium, Kevin Huang also answered similar questions.
Huang Kaiwen said: "I don't think there is anything wrong with the red card. Even when we returned to the locker room during the halftime break, we could still see the teeth marks on Chiellini's shoulder. Perhaps FIFA should educate players around the world that eating opponents on the football field is not allowed."
Many reporters laughed along.
There was nothing objectionable about this foul.
Although the camera did not capture Suarez biting anyone, everyone saw his head hitting Chiellini and his reaction when his teeth hit.
The most important thing is that this is not the first time Suarez has bitten someone.
Two seasons ago, Suarez was unable to find any chance due to Chelsea's defense, so he bit the arm of the Chelsea defender.
If we go back further, he bit PSV Eindhoven player Bakker when he was at Ajax.
This is a habitual offender.
"Kevin, if you win and help England qualify, isn't that a bad thing for Italy?"
A reporter asked.
Huang Kaiwen switched to Spanish and said: "My lineup is based on my own considerations. We must qualify as the first in the group, there is no objection to this. As for England's qualification, it is just incidental."
"So what do you think about Spain being eliminated? Ramos got another red card today."
the reporter asked.
Huang Kevin immediately knew the other party's identity.
"Are you from Barcelona?"
Huang Kevin asked.
"Yes, but you haven't answered my question yet."
The reporter reminded.
"There is nothing much to say. Spain is very strong and has many Barcelona players. Spain failed to qualify from the group stage. What you should consider more is whether Barcelona players are not suitable for the Spanish team, or whether the Spanish team, which is based on Barcelona, needs to be replaced."
Huang Kaiwen said with a smile: "As for Sergio, we all know that he is not a bad person. As a rare graduate student in the football world and also a writer, Sergio is a melancholy, delicate and inarticulate person, so he is easily misunderstood. If you get into his heart, you will find that Sergio is the purest and kindest person in the world."
"What about Puyol? Wasn't his foul on you unintentional?"
The reporter asked unconvinced.
Huang Kaiwen rubbed his ears and asked, "What did you say? I can't hear you clearly. Sorry, my hearing problem has not improved at all... Today's press conference ends here."
Kevin Huang stood up and left the press conference.
Tassotti immediately came over and handed Huang Kevin some text materials about other matches. These were all the games that opened today, some players with good performances and their technical characteristics, to prevent him from encountering them in the future.
Although everyone can watch the video after the game, everyone focuses on different things.
This can effectively avoid missing some key content.
As soon as the Italian national team's bus returned to the hotel, someone from the Football Association came with reporters.
“I don’t want to be interviewed again.”
Huang Kevin said.
"Then let Joe Vinco come. At least we can't let them go back empty-handed."
Football Association official said.
"Just leave me alone."
Huang Kevin said.
He had been questioned many times at the press conference after the game and he didn't want to see reporters again.
The next day, Kevin Huang saw some reports.
Folha de São Paulo commented on Suarez, the striker's reputation has always been not very good. They counted the bad things Suarez has done: "He bit someone three times, racially discriminated against Evra, raised his middle finger to provoke Fulham fans, pulled the hair of Manchester United defender Rafael during the game, blocked Ghana's sure goal with his hand in the previous World Cup, and a year ago he used his hand to score a goal to prevent Mansfield from winning Liverpool in the cup match to create a miracle. It can be said that this red card has been late for a long time, and Suarez finally did not escape punishment again."
The evaluation is quite fair.
Suarez is an excellent football player, but his character is also extremely bad.
Giovinco told Gazzetta dello Sport: "Thank you very much Kevin for trusting me, when he called me I didn't believe it was him, you know, it was like Christmas all of a sudden.
After I confirmed it was Kevin, he said he wanted me to play for the national team. I agreed without hesitation. I was so excited after hanging up the phone. Many people thought I was not good enough, but I proved with the game that Kevin is very good at judging people. I am very happy to be elected the best player. I am going to give the ball used in this game to Kevin's son. I hope his son can become a great player like Kevin."
"AS": "The Barcelona gang has become an obstacle to the Spanish national team. The national team must kick them out first before rebuilding."
Marca: "Catalonia is not born to unite with others, they always divide the national team."
Mundo Deportivo: "Ramos' red card is a shame. He must understand that national honor is above all else."
The Times: "England qualified by chance. Whether they can go further will be a test for Capello's national team. The quarterfinals is our only requirement, which is not too much for England."
L'Equipe: "It's good news to meet Nigeria, but the half where France is located won't be easy."
It's rare to have a few days of rest.
Huang Kevin gave all the main players a holiday.
Players who have not played much can choose to train or rest, depending on their physical and mental condition.
Even if you don't play in such a big competition, you will still be nervous, so it is necessary to relax appropriately.
Even the coaching staff got a precious day off, with only Inzaghi being left at the base by Kevin Huang to accompany the players who chose to train.
Anyway, Jiu is addicted to coaching, so this is a good opportunity for him to satisfy his addiction.
Kevin Huang took the two girls to travel in Rio.
There are always fans greeting him on the road.
Some English fans also took the initiative to give Kevin Huang a lot of gifts.
The three people didn't buy anything, but they all returned to the hotel with their hands full.
For these fans, England's escape from death was like being pulled back from the edge of a cliff.
The England national team has always been the favorite, which is also the most uncomfortable point for England fans.
Every time their national team is eliminated for various reasons.
Lily took Camilla to change clothes, and Huang Kevin turned on the TV.
Brazilian television is uninteresting.
Kevin Huang even saw the Chinese channel. When he was shopping in Rio and Sao Paulo, he saw people selling satellite dishes, and he guessed that the hotel also took over.
The World Cup has been very popular recently. No matter what language the TV station uses, the advertisements are all featuring football stars.
Kevin Huang even saw himself several times.
I found a football show to watch.
This time, not only Spain but also Portugal suffered a lot. Both teams were eliminated as third in the group.
The host of the show was mocking the two national teams, after all, both teams are among the favorites to win the championship.
A few minutes later.
Lily and Camilla came out after changing their clothes.
The two people were wearing jerseys of the Netherlands and Spain respectively.
Huang Kevin took a look and thought, well, Lily lost to the young man.
Unexpectedly, the two people turned around and Huang Kevin saw the name and number printed on the back.
Van Nistelrooy, Puyol...now we have to teach them a lesson.
……
6 month 29 day.
The away dressing room at the Maracanã Stadium.
Kevin Huang is planning the tactics for the day.
"The Greek players are from different leagues and they lack tacit understanding. They were eliminated by Colombia because of this. It is worth noting that they advance very quickly, so you have to pay attention, especially when defending their flanks. Their advancement speed is a bit like that of a mid-table Premier League team. Don't let their flanks get too comfortable."
Kevin Huang said while tapping the tactical board.
"Okay, boss."
Marchisio nodded.
"Their technical characteristics have been given to you. It is worth noting that Samaras is a player with excellent organizational skills. His playing style reminds me of Socrates. You'd better not give him too many opportunities. If he can find too many opportunities in front of you, then I should really ask why the club pays you so much salary."
Huang Kaiwen said disdainfully.
Although this Greek team still has several veterans from the 2004 European Cup, they have almost no chance to play.
It can be said that the original European Cup was completely divided into two teams.
This Greek team is no longer the one that relied on willpower to defend and look for opportunities, and this is a good thing for Italy.
"Okay, that's it."
Huang Kevin waved his hand and asked the players to go out and warm up.
Using three defensive midfielders today does not mean that Italy will play passive football.
Totti and Cassano partnered as double attacking midfielders, standing behind Immobile. This combination's technical ability is not top-notch, but it ranks among the top among all the teams in this World Cup.
Add to that the three defensive midfielders combination of De Rossi, Marchisio and Pirlo, Huang Kevin didn't know how to lose.
Many Italian fans did not expect that Huang Kaiwen would play with three defensive midfielders today.
Cruderi commented in the live broadcast room: "Totti's athletic ability has declined a lot. Cassano should be the free man in the front court today. Since Kevin has arranged him in such an important position, I believe he can play an important role."
"Totti's previous performance was OK, but not amazing enough. You know, Kevin helped him solve a big problem and let him return to the national team, and gave him the No. 10 jersey. Totti really should have performed better. It would have been even better if he could score a goal today. If Totti scores, I will stop making jokes about Totti for some time."
Greece's attack was very fast after the kick-off.
Samaras took the ball and took the initiative to look for opportunities to rush forward. The striker had a good performance in the group stage.
But Italy's defense was very solid, and he couldn't find any chance, so he immediately passed the ball back to captain Karagounis.
The veteran was the one who scored the first goal that helped Greece beat Portugal 2:1.
He never played for any top clubs in his career, but his technical ability was pretty good.
However, in front of De Rossi, his slow speed in handling the ball was a very fatal weakness. The experienced De Rossi did not give him any chance at all and pressed him immediately.
This forced him to pass the ball to the wing.
Salpigidis was intercepted as soon as he got the ball. The Greek international is not tall but is quite agile on his feet.
However, his technical ability is totally not enough in front of the Italian players. During this period of training, the Italian team's forwards were small and agile, and the defensive players suffered a lot.
But when defending against players of the same type, I also have more experience.
Almost at the moment of starting, Marchisio would go up and look for opportunities to prevent others from passing the ball.
During the opening period, Salpigidis tried to dribble past the defense several times but to no avail.
In the 34th minute of the first half, Cassano was knocked down by Maniatis while dribbling the ball on the left, and Italy got the first free kick of the day.
This distance is quite far.
After discussing with Pirlo, Totti gave up the penalty kick and Pirlo stood at the spot where the foul occurred.
Huang Kaiwen stood on the sidelines with his hands clasped together. He was much more nervous when others took the free kick than when he himself took it.
He can basically feel whether his free kicks will go in or not, and many of the time they go for blind corners, which usually the goalkeeper has no way of saving.
Although Pirlo is a free kick expert, he is not as trustworthy as himself.
The Italian fans in the stands had similar expressions.
Everyone became nervous.
A free kick may determine whether the Italian national team can go further.
beep—
After the whistle sounded, Pirlo swung his arm and rubbed the ball with his right foot, and the ball immediately drew an exaggerated arc and almost instantly passed the human wall.
Orestis Karnezis has decent reaction speed and is one of the few players in the Greek team who plays abroad.
But he was standing in the middle and when he found that the ball was spinning to the left side of the goal, it was already a step too late. He flew sideways but failed to stop the ball from spinning into the left side net.
boom--
Almost instantly, the Maracana Stadium erupted in thunderous cheers.
The balance of victory is already tilting towards the Italian team.
"This ball was also in an absolute blind spot. We all know Pirlo's footwork, but with this distance and arc, I can only say it was a beautiful kick."
"Yes, Pirlo is also one of the most famous free kick masters. Apart from Huang Kevin, there are probably few players in the world who can compare with Pirlo in free kicks. The interesting thing is that Pirlo himself said that he learned how to take free kicks by watching Juninho's videos, but Juninho said that Huang Kevin's free kick level is the best in the world. He learned a lot from watching Huang Kevin's free kicks, so there is a lot of hehe, hehehe."
"Huang Kaiwen's free kick skills are really strong. He can use both left and right hands, as well as the inside and outside of his feet. The changes alone are very challenging for the goalkeeper to judge. Add to that the different ways of exerting force, and it is difficult for the goalkeeper to predict in advance how Huang Kaiwen will take the free kick."
"Right, that is it."
"Colombia restarted the ball and looked for the left, but it was intercepted so quickly. De Rossi was here and couldn't pass to the left. Totti... passed the ball straight to Cassano, who got the ball in the penalty area and fell down. It should be Chris Papastathopoulos who pushed Cassano... Let's look at the referee, penalty!!!"
"Penalty, Italy gets a penalty!!!"
"This goal may directly help Italy secure the victory. Huang Kevin shouted on the sidelines that he wanted Totti to take the penalty. Totti's penalty kick level is really high, and this wolf king also has a big heart. Papastathopoulos once played for AC Milan for a short time, but because his strengths and weaknesses were relatively obvious, he did not succeed in gaining a foothold in AC Milan. He is currently playing for Dortmund in the Bundesliga."
Totti stood at the penalty spot.
But it didn't appear as easy as it seemed.
His divorce from Blassie dealt a heavy blow to his confidence.
If Huang Kevin hadn't pulled him back to the national team, he might have developed a mental illness at home.
Standing in such an important position at this time, Totti doubted himself for the first time.
But on second thought, Totti adjusted his mentality.
Since Huang Kaiwen trusts him so much, his teammates also welcome his return.
He must not let everyone down.
Almost at the moment the whistle sounded, Totti took a run and swung his right foot, and the ball went hard into the left side of the goal and went in!
After scoring the goal, Totti lowered his head and avoided his teammates who came to celebrate, then rushed to the sidelines alone and screamed to the sky!
Asking for monthly ticket recommendations
(End of this chapter)