Greece, the maker of fairy tales in the 2004 European Cup, but that was already 10 years ago. The three-goal defeat to Colombia in the first round was a nightmare for them. Basically, the Chinese team can qualify by tied Greece.

The next day, Chinese journalists began to track Greece and interviewed their coach.

Greek coach Santos said: "Although everyone thinks we only know how to defend, we are actually a team that likes to attack. We are always trying to create opportunities, hoping to achieve perfect passes and catches. Although we lose to Colombia, our style will not change."

"With China, we will not only bring out the defense of that year, but also make beautiful attacks."

"But it was Greece of Rehager back then." The Chinese reporter was not polite at all. "Ten years have passed, and Greece may not be able to do it."

“Football is unpredictable, we are very confident.”

“…”

The interview reports were found on major domestic media websites, and Chinese fans laughed.

"Santos is quite confident."

"What level was Greece ten years ago? What level was Greece ten years later? He was still thinking about defeating the Chinese team. I don't know what he thought. After this game, Greece will definitely get out."

"Spinach Company now directly opened odds of one goal and a half goals, and did not look down on them at all. I don't believe this is a lure, they are optimistic about the Chinese team. The second round of the game is always better than the first round of the game. I am optimistic about the Chinese team defeating them 2:0 or 3:1. If you are brave, you can have more than 3 goals."

"The Chinese team will qualify in advance, absolutely."

...

China has discussed Greece a lot, and the team's preparations are orderly. Like the last World Cup, Clauchen's requirements during the preparations were relatively strict.

The last World Cup also happened to Wang Yongpo, which is a very famous event in Chinese football. This time, the team's discipline has improved much better, and everyone is very conscious.

Since that incident, Wang Yongpo has not been summoned by the national team for four years, and the national team has never expressed his opinion in front of the media to recruit him back. This may be Wang Yongpo's lifelong regret.

On the 18th, the Chinese team's training was opened to the public for 15 minutes. A reporter from Southern Metropolis Daily mentioned this matter and he interviewed Zhu Heyuan.

"Does Wang Yongpo never return to the national team?"

"During the national team competition, no non-related matters are discussed."

Zhu Heyuan blocked the reporter's mouth with just one sentence, obviously he didn't want to discuss Wang Yongpo, and there was nothing to discuss.

The reporter could only change the interview topic, "I heard that Sun Jihai is expected to return to his position?"

"I don't know where you got the news, why don't I know? Of course, you can go and interview Clauchen, who is the marshal of this team."

"But, he won't accept an interview?"

"Then I have no choice, but he will attend the press conference, and these problems are not problems. What we need now is a quiet environment and prepare for the competition."

Because Zhang Linpeng's performance was not good before, everyone thought that Sun Jihai would become a new player, which was also a helpless move for the Chinese team.

If possible, who would like to use a veteran in his thirties?

Although there was nothing to say at the national team level, there have been hot discussions on the Internet.

Some fans suggest that Sun Jihai play the central defender rather than the right back who requires a lot of physical fitness.

"At this age of Sun Jihai, it is suitable to play central defenders and fullbacks. The fullback requires a lot of physical fitness, while the central defender does not. He can replace Dewey's position."

"Sun Jihai plays against the central defender?"

"Accident."

"This is the stroke of God."

"He has never played central defender in the national team before, right?"

"At this age, the central defender is very good except for the slower turning speed. He often plays like this in the club. It may be a surprise to combine him with Feng Xiaoting."

"In fact, you can also consider using Zheng Zhi to play central defender. The current midfield configuration of the Chinese team can be considered to continue to let Zheng Zhi back and straighten Deng Zhuoxiang."

"Zheng Zhi plays the central defender? Haha, I find that all the masters are among the people. I really admire them. Sometimes our thinking is crucified. Indeed, letting Zheng Zhi retreat to the central defender is a very good choice. Both Zheng Zhi or Sun Jihai can be competent for this position. As for Zheng Zhi's original position, it can be given to Deng Zhuoxiang. But in such a critical game, it is too risky, because we dare not say that we can win the third game against Colombia. So, I don't think Clauchen may dare to take such a risk."

Then, another new netizen jumped out and gave a third solution.

"You're stupid."

"I think as the game progresses, Clauchen may become more and more conservative. For example, he may put Dong Fangzhuo back to the midfield. Dong Fangzhuo has been playing in the midfield for a lot of time in recent years, and then Zheng Zhi retreated to the defender position. As for the forward line, why... don't you consider Wu Sanshi?"

"My grass! It's awesome. This idea is so great. It's possible, it's really possible! But can Wu Sanshi shoulder the heavy responsibility of scoring for the Chinese team?"

“…”

The next day, at the pre-match press conference of the Chinese team, Clauchen first talked about these discussions about the Chinese team's tactics online.

"I think Chinese fans are the wisest fans in the world. They seem to be the worms in my stomach. Before I could tell them, they already knew."

Wow,

There was an uproar in the scene.

Recently, no one has really seen the training of the Chinese team. Everything is just speculation. I didn’t expect that Clauchen really planned to change something.

"The Chinese team has shortcomings. Although the shortcomings are not obvious, they may affect us."

"We are an idea-based team. Since we know our shortcomings, we will make adjustments quickly. I am not a conservative coach. I dare to take risks. I know what this team has and what it needs. So, I will make changes."

This sentence was so powerful that the reporters all raised their ears.

The Chinese fans in front of the TV also had never been curious, and the Greek coach Santos, who had not attended the press conference, also put his head in front of the TV, and he wanted to see how Clauchen was going to play.

“We have big problems with our defense, and I will make adjustments.”

"Captain Zheng Zhi will return to the position of the central defender."

"Dong Fangzhuo returned to the midfield."

"On the forward line, Wu Sanshi will serve as the forward."

Wow,

There was another uproar at the press conference.

This change is not big. This game is not important. But Clauchen has changed.

"What about Sun Jihai?"

"He will still be a substitute."

"But he may get more playing time depending on the situation."

Clauchen released three very strong messages. He did not trust Dewey and did not trust Zhang Linpeng so much, but he trusted Wu Sanshi.

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"Bold, too bold."

"Let Wu Sanshi be the striker be a striker, which is weakening the Chinese team's goal-scoring ability."

"But the offensive organization has become stronger and the defense has also become stronger."

"There are both advantages and disadvantages, and overall it is still good. This adventure is worth it."

However, Santos' reaction was very pale because he didn't like Clauchen's transformation.

“Fake.”

"This guy..."

Dong Fangzhuo reclaimed in the midfield, which means it is difficult to stop him from taking the ball to organize the attack, and the Greek midfield will be very troublesome. The experienced Zheng Zhi returned to the central defender, which also added obstacles to Greece's offense. He still likes Dewey behind...

Three hours later, at the Dune Stadium in Natal, Greece and China will have a showdown.

ccav5 has been broadcast live on the stadium in advance.

Commentator Duan Xuan said bluntly: "Clauchen always brings us adventures and surprises at the most important moments. He has been leading China for ten years, and in ten years, he has never had real failure. Today he told us with his actions... Of course, we should still choose to trust them."

"Today the Chinese team's lineup will make everyone's eyes shine. Goalkeeper Zeng Cheng and defenders are Zhang Linpeng, Zheng Zhi, Feng Xiaoting, Zhu Ting, midfielder Huang Bowen, Dong Fangzhuo, Zhao Xuri, forward Hao Junmin, Wu Sanshi, and Feng Renliang. Although I think Gao Lin may be more suitable, Wu Sanshi is actually not good. Playing the Greek team, maybe although Gao Lin is not at a disadvantage, China does not need to compete in physical fitness, and play high balls, just to play ground attacks. Dong Fangzhuo retreats to the middle to create opportunities for offense more likely. This is something that neither Zheng Zhi, Huang Bowen nor Zhao Xuri can do, although they are also good. The 433 and 4231 formations are completely a formation that the Chinese team can play freely."

“In the Greek side,”

"Goalkeeper Carnecius; defender Holebas, Papastasopoulos, Manoras, Torosidis; midfielder Maniatis, Cone, Samaras, Cachulanis, Fetfazidis; forward Mitroglu, can be said to be a 4231 formation."

"The two sides have now walked out of the player channel. We can see at the scene that nearly half of the fan seats have been occupied by Chinese fans, and there have been many Greek fans. They and Brazilian fans have divided the remaining fan seats together."

"In this World Cup, Brazil, Argentina and China have the most fans. Brazil is the host, Argentina is next door, and China has traveled all the way to Brazil."

"For the Chinese team, this game is not a life-and-death battle. After getting three points in the first game, the Chinese team can actually play more relaxedly, and the initiative is in our hands. The Greek team must find a way to attack and score goals, so the Chinese team can completely wait for the Greek team to make a mistake. Dong Fangzhuo has scored two goals in this game, and he is likely to continue scoring goals in this game."

"In the national team match where Dong Fangzhuo scored, the Chinese team only lost two games, one against France in 2006 and the other against Netherlands in 2010. So, we have reason to believe that we will keep making great progress! Come on, the Chinese team!"

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In the middle circle arc, Zheng Zhi called his teammates together and surrounded the city and motivated his teammates:

"If you can solve it today, don't leave it until tomorrow."

"Take Greece!"

"The myth here only belongs to China!"

The same is true for Greece. They are tall and big and stand on the court, looking much taller than Chinese players.

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