Chapter 435 Difficult Match

"aoaoaooaoooooo——"

Accompanied by huge shouts from the Kazan Arena, Serbian referee Marzic led the players from both sides of the match into the stadium from the player tunnel. At this moment, the fanatical atmosphere of the entire stadium was raised to the extreme, giving people the feeling of being in a volcano. The sense of déjà vu.

"The World Cup quarter-finals between England and Brazil are about to begin. The two teams have met four times in the World Cup in the past, three times in the quarter-finals, and all ended in Brazil's victory. So the fifth confrontation will be different. Will there be a shift?"

China Channel 5 commentator He Wei's voice rose an octave in the fanatical atmosphere. At this moment, he was just an ordinary fan waiting for the World Cup to start.

Since today is a special day, it is FIFA's Anti-Discrimination Day. The two sides of the match first saluted before fighting. After the handshake, they came to take a group photo in front of FIFA's official slogan to say NO to racial discrimination!

The fans at the Kazan Arena clapped their hands vigorously at this time, and thunderous applause resounded throughout the stadium. The fans also used this method to support the official.

There should be no discrimination based on race!

After about a minute or so, the stadium lowered the volume, causing the atmosphere in the entire stadium to drop to its lowest ebb since it was full of seats. It was not that the fans were tired of shouting, but that they were ready to wait until the game started before bursting out.

While Harry Kane and Miranda, the captains of both sides of the game, were guessing the ball at the referee Mazic, the broadcaster gave the starting lineup, substitute players and yellow cards of both sides of the game.

England's starting lineup continues the past 343, goalkeeper Pickford, three central defenders Kyle Walker, Stones and Maguire, midfielders Ashley Young, Henderson, Dier and Arnold, forwards Sterling, Harry Kane and Li Qing.

Brazil's starting lineup is 433, with goalkeeper Alisson, defenders Marcelo, Miranda, Thiago Silva and Fagner, and three birds in the midfield, namely Paulinho, Fernandinho and Couti. Neo, forwards Willian, Firmino and Neymar.

The players were preparing for the game on the court. England head coach Southgate and Brazil head coach Tite both stood in the coaching area with solemn faces. They were obviously worried about the next game.

Although Southgate has great confidence in Li Qing,... the future games have not happened yet and everything is possible.

Don’t be afraid of ten thousand, just be afraid of what happens.

"Beep~"

Marzic saw the time correctly, and as soon as nine o'clock in the evening Russian time arrived, he blew the whistle with all his strength.

"Chinese TV, Tianchao TV, the game you are broadcasting now is the live broadcast of the second quarter-final match between Brazil and England of the 2018 World Cup in Russia. The Brazilian team is wearing yellow shirts and blue trousers. They are from the left side of the broadcast screen. Attacking from the right side, the England team is wearing red shirts and red trousers. They attack from the right side of the broadcast screen to the left side..."

China Channel 5 commentator He Wei gave an iconic opening statement. The strange thing is that after Firmino kicked the ball directly to central defender Miranda, no English player came up to grab it, which gave people the feeling that he was half a beat too slow to react.

Miranda was obviously stunned after receiving the ball. All the tricks he had planned before the game were in vain at this time. The England players who then ran across the center line made people feel like they had not woken up, slowly, as if they had not woken up. Be ready.

"aooaoaooaoooooooo——"

Despite this, the fans in the audience did not neglect, and their huge shouts quickly swept through the entire stadium, with huge momentum coming one after another.

The Brazilian captain Miranda waited for several seconds but did not see an English player coming forward to defend, so he had to hand it over to Marcelo on the left. The team's overall formation spread out. Looking through the long-range lens of the broadcast screen, the 433 formation stood Bit very obvious.

The positioning of England's players is different from the official formation. To be precise, England's offensive formation and defensive formation are different.

The offense was indeed 343, but the defense was 5221. The two wing-backs Ashley Young and Arnold returned to the guard position, Henderson and Dell partnered as a double midfielder, and Sterling and Harry Kane assisted in front. In terms of defensive work, Li Qing, who is very efficient in scoring goals, is at the front, putting the most direct pressure on Brazilian central defenders Thiago Silva and Miranda.

The die-hard fans from both sides in the audience were very nervous, fearing that their goal would be penetrated by the opponent at some moment, so they could only distract their attention by shouting loudly.

As a result, countless fans sitting in front of the TV can feel the fanatical atmosphere from the Kazan Arena through the huge loudspeakers.

Brazilian players who have the advantage of kicking off are more cautious on the offensive end. Neymar, who has always liked to show off his skills with his feet, was very obedient this time and did not use fancy passing moves with the intention of humiliating the opponent's defensive players. He mostly used passes to pass. Involves the defensive positioning of England players.

However, due to the lack of a top metronome player in the Brazilian midfield, the rhythm of the game was not easy to control. After more than a dozen passes, Marcelo finally completed the cross from the left. Firmino could not handle it under the pressure of Maguire. It failed to take off, and the football was pushed out by Stones and flew towards the area controlled by Henderson.

England switched from defense to offense. Fernandinho quickly turned around and pounced on Li Qing. Neymar, Willian and Coutinho surrounded him at the same time, preventing Henderson from getting the ball and turning around.

Henderson neither stopped the ball nor passed it back to his teammates. He kicked the falling football backwards when it was facing his own goal. Of course, he also handled the ball blindly, but followed the instructions of head coach Southgate before the game. Arrangement of tactical direction kicks.

The broadcast screen changed rapidly as the football flew. Fans sitting in front of the TV saw Li Qing, Fernandinho and Thiago Silva running towards the landing point of the football at the same time.

"Li Qing——"

China Channel 5 commentator He Wei saw Li Qing appearing in the Austrian broadcast screen, and his voice suddenly rose an octave. Fernandinho decisively pulled Li Qing to the spot.

The referee Marzic blew the whistle and only awarded England a backcourt free kick. There was no yellow card or verbal warning that England coach Southgate wanted to see.

England captain Harry Kane was dissatisfied with this and complained to Mazic that Li Qing would have had a chance to get the football if Fernandinho had not fouled.

Marzic shrugged his shoulders and explained that even if Fernandinho did not foul, it would be difficult for Li Qing to get the ball because Thiago Silva chose his position well and was closer to the ball.

Li Qing covered his mouth coldly and said: "Mr. Cai Pan, you may not believe it, but they can't stop me when I run."

"..."

Ma Zhiqi twitched the corner of his mouth slightly, rolled his eyes, and thought to himself - am I shameless?

So he didn't talk to Harry Kane or Li Qing anymore, turned around and ran straight to the frontcourt.

Li Qing: "..."

Harry Kane: "..."

Fernandinho is a player with considerable game experience. He has already tested from the foul just now that the referee Mazic's call scale is relatively loose, which means...in the next game, he can use fouls to make up for the defense. insufficient!

Brazilian head coach Tite showed a satisfied smile on his face. What he was worried about before the game was that the referee's penalties would be stricter, which would make it difficult to defend. Now it's better...

Southgate frowned, vaguely feeling that the game was more difficult than imagined.