At 19:00 on April 23, San Paolo Stadium in Naples, Italy.
There is still an hour before the game starts, but a large number of Napoli fans have gathered outside the San Paolo Stadium.
If you look at the bird's-eye view of the broadcast at this time, you will find that the São Paulo Stadium at night is like a vortex, exuding a fatal suction force, causing the fans on the streets in the city of Naples to converge towards the vortex like streams.
"Fat man, remember, let's shout together later and call Chu Zheng over. If we miss this opportunity, we won't get the signature!"
"I know! I know! Are you annoyed? I've said it a hundred times!"
"Do you think Chu Zheng will not be in the starting lineup like Zhang Xizhe?"
"Brother, you've been exposed. You didn't watch Wolfsburg's game at all, right? Are Chu Zheng and Zhang Xizhe the same thing?"
On both sides of the players' entrance channel, among the large crowd of Naples fans, a small group of young men and women with black hair and yellow skin gathered in front of the fence.
There are about a dozen young people in this group. They are all Chinese students and fans of Chu Zheng. They come from Milan, Rome, Florence and Turin.
Today they gathered outside the St. Paul Stadium, just for Chu Zheng.
When studying in Italy, a country with a strong football atmosphere, many Chinese students were not interested in football at first.
But they couldn't stand being surrounded by fans. Over time, they got to know football a little bit, and even became interested and fell in love with football.
This is how Fatty, a small group of international students, fell in love with football.
After waiting for more than ten minutes, the blue and green buses from Naples and Wolfsburg arrived at the entrance of the Sao Paulo player entrance channel.
After the Naples players entered the stadium, the Wolfsburg players also got out of the car one after another.
Chu Zheng and De Bruyne stepped out of the car one after another. Both of them were wearing small tailored suits with the Wolfsburg team emblem. They looked very handsome, like male models.
"Chu, you will be under a lot of pressure today. If you need help, you have to call Arnold back in time to help you!" De Bruyne and Chu Zheng walked side by side, looking at Chu Zheng with a worried look.
"Don't worry, Kevin, I know what to do! I will do my best to deliver the cannonballs to you!" Chu Zheng replied with a confident smile.
"Chu Zheng!!!"
"Chu Zheng!!!!!!!!!"
“We are here!!!!!!!”
"..."
Suddenly, loud shouts came to Chu Zheng's ears. Chu Zheng looked over and soon saw Fatty and the Chinese fans in the crowd.
Chu Zheng stopped, said hello to De Bruyne, and then walked over.
"Come here, really come here!!" Seeing Chu Zheng walking towards them with a smile on his face, Fatty and others became excited.
"Hello!" Chu Zheng really didn't expect to meet his fellow fans in Italy.
Next, Chu Zheng signed autographs for Fatty and others one by one, and then turned his back and took photos with this group of fans.
"Chu Zheng, are you starting today?" Satisfied, the fat man Cheng Yaojing put away his phone and asked immediately.
Cheng Yaojing was one of Chu Zheng's earliest fans. He quickly became a Chu Zheng fan from the night of Chu Zheng's first Bundesliga game.
Before the game, the media information collected by Cheng Yaojing basically stated that Wolfsburg would give up the game.
Therefore, he was a little worried that he would not be able to see Chu Zheng play, and they would be disappointed after traveling all the way to Naples.
Chu Zheng looked at Cheng Yaojing, who was fat-headed, fat-eared, thick-set, dark-skinned, nearly two meters tall, and as big as a big bear, and said with a smile: "He is the starter."
After finishing his words, Chu Zheng smiled mysteriously and said, "Maybe I will give you some surprises today!"
Soon, under Eddie's repeated urging, Chu Zheng waved to everyone and trotted away.
Time flies by, and as soon as you turn your face, it’s time for players from both sides to take the stage.
"Two days ago on April 21, like Wolfsburg, Bayern, which suffered a 3-1 defeat to Porto in the first leg of the Champions League quarter-finals, was already dying."
"They scored five goals in the first half of the second round against Porto, and finally won the second round with a score of 6-1, eliminating Porto and advancing to the Champions League semi-finals!"
"This game may also allow many Wolfsburg fans to see the team's hope of reversing Naples!"
"However, it should be noted that Bayern's ability to reverse and eliminate Porto in the second round actually had three important factors that cannot be ignored."
In the CCT5 sports channel live broadcast room, He Wei looked at Zhang Lu after finishing his words.
"Hey!" Zhang Lu smiled and immediately answered, "The first is that Bayern will play at home in the second leg!"
"The second is the tactical strategy adopted by Porto in the second round. They became timid at the Allianz Arena in Munich."
"Porto, playing away from home, did not dare to adopt the tactics of pressing high and quickly counterattacking on the spot as they did in the first round. Instead, they set up a bus. As a result, Bayern, playing at home, broke through time and time again."
"The last point is Guardiola's tactics. He changed Lahm's position to the right midfielder. The right-side offensive combination formed by him and Rafinha constantly attacked Porto's left defense line, which lacked the main player Sandro."
After Zhang Lu finished speaking, He Wei smiled and said: "As for Wolfsburg, they are playing away from home in the second round, and Naples still has the advantage of three away goals."
"So it is very difficult for Wolfsburg to reverse the situation!" Zhang Lu nodded.
Zhang Lu didn't speak too clearly or too harshly.
He was very pessimistic about Wolfsburg in this game.
Because Wolfsburg does not have the absolute strength of Bayern.
Secondly, Dieter Heijing is not a master tactician like Guardiola. He will play some weird formation tactics that either kill himself or his opponent.
Even if Wolfsburg meets the above two conditions, it still depends on whether Napoli will make mistakes.
Otherwise, he thinks Wolfsburg's probability of winning this game is less than 10%.
On the field, the captains of both teams have already guessed the coins and chosen their sides.
The starting lineups of Naples and Wolfsburg were also played at the right time in the game.
Naples:(4231)
Goalkeeper:Andujar
Defenders: Mesto, Albiol, Bristol, Guillam
Midfielder: Lopez, Inler
Attacking midfielder: Callejon, Hamsik, Mertens
Forward:Higuain
"Compared with the first round, Naples only made one substitution adjustment in this game, that is, at the right back position, the 32-year-old Italian veteran Mesto replaced Maggio."
"Except...well..."
As soon as he finished speaking, He Wei saw Wolfsburg's starting lineup appearing on the large LCD TV in the studio in front of him. He Wei's words stopped abruptly, and his face was extremely shocked, as if he was very shocked.
Zhang Lu, who was sitting next to him, also looked extremely surprised.
Wolfsburg:(4231)
Forward: Dost
Attacking midfielder: Caligiuri, De Bruyne, Perisic
Midfielder: Chu Zheng, Arnold
Defenders: Rodriguez, Knoch, Naldo, Sebastian Jung
Goalkeeper: Benaglio
"Forehead!!"
"Forehead!!!"
"In this game, there has been a major change in Wolfsburg!!"
"That's when our Chinese player Chu Zheng appears in the left midfielder position!" Seeing this starting list, He Wei's originally calm tone suddenly became excited.
Chu Zheng appears in the defensive midfielder position, which means that Chu Zheng's football talent is not limited to the central defender position.
Dieter Heijing is now also a well-known coach in Germany. Since he chose to let Chu Zheng play the defensive midfielder, the soul position of the team, it must be that Chu Zheng has extraordinary talent in some aspect.
"Good guy!"
“Good guy!!!”
“Good guy!!!!”
Next to her, Zhang Lu was stunned and exclaimed, "Dieter Heijin is going to do something big today!!!"
"Chu Zheng and Arnold partnered as a double midfielder. This is a brand new combination!"
Although Zhang Lu's tone was calm, her heart was extremely uneasy because he couldn't quite understand Dieter Heijin's intentions.
It's okay for Chu Zheng, after all, his defensive ability is there.
But Arnold is different. He is also a strong offensive and defensive midfielder.
Dieter Heijing's purpose of starting him is very obvious, which is to strengthen the offense.
But in this way, Chu Zheng's defensive tasks will become heavier.
In today's football, the position of midfielder is becoming more and more important. He can even be said to be the soul of a team.
But can Chu Zheng be able to shoulder such a heavy responsibility?
Zhang Lu was very worried!
Rome, Italy time, April 23, 20:05.
With the whistle of Turkish referee Cakir, the second-round life-and-death battle between Naples and Wolfsburg began.
"Fuck!!!"
"Dieter's black gold seeks death???"
"Chu Zheng wants to go to heaven!!!!"
“Oh my god, Wolfsburg is crazy!!!!”
"..."
However, when the position of Wolfsburg players on the field appeared in the sight of all fans, countless football-savvy fans suddenly cried out.
"Chu Zheng!!"
"Single midfielder!!!"
"Arnold up there!!!"
"Dieter Heijing, this is the 4141 formation of total offense and total defense!"
"Chu Zheng single midfielder!!"
In the live broadcast room of the sports channel, He Wei and Zhang Lu were also surprised by Dieter Heijin's formation, and they were dumbfounded.
Not only were the Chinese fans and He Wei and Zhang Lu stunned by Wolfsburg's 4141 formation, Naples coach Benitez on the sidelines was also thrown to the ground by Dieter Heijing's new formation.
Before the game, while collecting information on Wolfsburg players, Benitez had seen intelligence analysis about Chu Zheng's ability as a defensive midfielder.
But Benitez didn't take it seriously.
That doesn't mean you can hit the midfielder whenever you want.
In today's football world, a defensive midfielder needs comprehensive abilities.
Benitez admitted that Chu Zheng's defense is the best among all the young players he has encountered in recent years, but the defensive ability of the midfielder alone is not enough.
Pure blue-collar defensive midfielders no longer have a living environment in today's world football.
Today's defensive midfielders are often the brains and commander of the team.
He not only controls the team's overall game rhythm, but is also the hub of the team's offensive and defensive transitions and the initiator of the offensive direction. He has very strict requirements on the ability and talent of the defensive midfielders.
Although we have seen from Chu Zheng's previous game videos that Chu Zheng used long passes in the backcourt to instigate several very beautiful attacks, Benitez did not believe that Chu Zheng had the talent to play as a defensive midfielder.
In fact, many top central defenders can do it to launch an offense with long passes, and some even do it better than Chu Zheng.
Therefore, Benitez felt that Dieter Heijing was in a hurry.
