RPAGF Chapter 151 The Iraqi Team
Chapter 151 The Iraqi Team
Chapter 151 The Iraqi Team
Players who have played in foreign leagues have arrived at the training center and joined the team, including several players who have more experience in the national team have returned here.
First of all, Lin Feizhuo, the No. 1 goalkeeper of the national team, plays for the Eibar team in La Liga. He has been training abroad and has been playing abroad as an adult.
With a height of 190, in addition to his own advantage of height and arm length, he also has a good reaction ability, and has blocked many stars' shots for Ebar many times.
On the back line that is relatively close to his position, left back Liu Rong comes from the Fiorentina team in Serie A and is the team's main force in this position.
Liu Rong has excellent speed, physical confrontation ability and excellent passing awareness, and can contribute his own strength on both offense and defense.
The position of the midfielder further forward is Mu Dingyong from Schalke 04 in the Bundesliga. He was not selected in the last friendly match due to injury, and Di Xiaoliang played the midfielder as a cameo.
Mu Dingyong is Cheng Youcheng's most admired player in the defensive midfielder position. His ability to handle the ball and read the game is very strong, and it is also the key to organizing the defense.
These three are the players in the national team's main lineup who have played in foreign leagues, and the rest of the players are from domestic leagues.
After a simple joint training in the Ludao team training center, they set off for Istanbul, Turkey.
The journey is relatively long, and getting there in advance is also to ensure that the state of the players in the game will not be affected by the fatigue of the journey.
As the venue for this match, the Inani Stadium is located in the Besiktas district and is also the home court of the Turkish Super League team Besiktas.
The Inani Stadium has also previously been shared by two other Turkish Super League teams - Galatasaray and Fenerbahce.
This stadium, which can accommodate more than 32000 people, once set a decibel value that exceeded the world record. It was the UEFA Champions League match between Besiktas and Liverpool in 07, which shows the enthusiasm of the fans at that time.
On the day of the game, a large number of fans poured into the stadium, and the Chinese team fans who went to the scene accounted for the majority.
Many of them have traveled thousands of miles to travel with the team, including fans of local Chinese and overseas Chinese, who jointly support the Chinese team.
After three days of training in the local area, the national football players have eased the fatigue caused by the long-distance flight, and have developed a certain tacit understanding.
The starting lineup for this game is the strongest lineup that Cheng Youcheng can form, and it is also his usual lineup when the main players are not injured.
The goalkeeper is No. 1 Lin Feizhuo, four players on the back line, from right to left are No. 22 Zheng Yubao from Tianhe Sports, No. 4 Hu Wen from Xicheng Cavalry, Battelle from HHHTFC and Liu Rong from Florence.
The three players in the midfield are No. 10 Liu Yunsheng from Tianhe Sports, No. 6 Di Xiaoliang from Xicheng Cavalry, and No. 04 Mu Dingyong from Schalke 20.
As for the three forwards, No. 9 Mi Du and No. 12 Bao Zihao are players from Modu Chixiao, and No. 7 Yu Mai is from the Snowy Skywolves.
The entire formation is 433, which is biased towards offense. The captain of the team is Di Xiaoliang. He is the player with the richest game experience and the most mature style of play in the team.
And Kong Pengyu, who was selected to the squad for the second time, appeared on the team's bench, and Cheng Youcheng positioned him as a substitute right winger.
This is the furthest away game Kong Pengyu has ever been to in his career so far, and he is still a little uneasy.
Of course, he also hopes that he can get a chance to play in today's game. The taste of sitting on the bench is not what he wants to taste.
"What are you looking for?" Xu Wenli sat next to him, and saw that he had been looking at some things around him, and his eyes hadn't stopped.
"Ah, it's nothing." Kong Pengyu was brought back to his senses by him all of a sudden, "Those things outside are not the same as ours."
It turned out that he was observing the buildings outside the stadium to distract himself. The Inani Stadium has no roof, and part of the outside buildings can be seen from the inside.
Kong Pengyu was distracting himself, so that his uneasy mood could calm down more quickly.
Players from both sides entered the field under the guidance of the flags of the two countries and the FIFA flag, and the game is about to start.
The turf of the Inani Stadium is very well maintained and looks very eye-catching, which will be very helpful for the next game.
The 442 formation is the current main formation of the Iraqi team. Their defense is very good. At the same time, they also have good physical confrontation ability. Their tough style of play is their characteristic.
The game started amid the cheers of the fans. The Iraqi team took the lead and the Chinese team quickly started to press.
The Iraqi team's possession of the ball is not very strong. As the pressure from the Chinese team is increasing, they can only choose to use their feet.
After a while, the ball arrived at the feet of the Chinese team, and Mu Dingyong took the ball to control it and conduct it in an orderly manner.
Since Cheng Youcheng strengthened their combing in positional warfare and offense, the style of the entire team has become more distinct.
Di Xiaoliang, who got the ball, had a thought, and suddenly there was a change in rhythm, and he passed the ball to the left, behind the opponent's defender.
Yu Mai on the left immediately accelerated to chase the ball. Although he was a few positions behind, he easily surpassed the defensive player who was also chasing the ball by virtue of his speed.
Yu Mai ran all the way, touched the ball directly, and passed the ball without making any adjustments.
Mi Du in the middle threw his body out and made a diving jump in the penalty area. He struggled to keep up with Yu Mai's rhythm.
"Bang!" The ball hit the crossbar solidly and bounced out. The Chinese team's first kick hit the crossbar.
Everyone on the bench watched and left their seats. When Yu Mai accelerated just now, they were mobilized.
"Beautiful! Come on!" Assistant coach Zhong Weiguo standing in front of them encouraged the players on the field.
Just a few minutes into the game, although it is an away game, the momentum is now on the side of the Chinese team.
A few minutes later, the Chinese team made another good attack, but the rhythm was changed by Liu Yunsheng.
Mu Dingyong passed the ball directly from the backcourt to the right winger Bao Zihao, and gave a ground ball, which passed the opponent's defense alone.
The right back Zheng Yubao cut in at high speed, and after colliding with Bao Zihao, he passed the ball back to Bao Zihao.
Bao Zihao was alert and passed the ball to Liu Yunsheng, and he advanced at the same time. The wingers on both sides gave Liu Yunsheng a light turn point, and the defense on the right was also messed up.
But Liu Yunsheng did not pass the ball like before. After getting the ball, he adjusted a little and tried a long shot with his foot.
His shot was pretty mediocre, with an anti-aircraft shot, which he's been doing a lot at the club lately.
"Pass here." Bao Zihao said to him helplessly, and pointed to the position where he had just received the ball.
But Liu Yunsheng ignored him, shook his head, felt uncomfortable with his shot, turned and walked back.
Seeing this scene on the field, Cheng Youcheng couldn't help frowning. He felt that Liu Yunsheng did a good job in training and performed well, but why did it change in the game?
(End of this chapter)