I am the Coach of the National Youth Team

Nizhny Novgorod Stadium!

Football stadium in Nizhny Novgorod, capital of Nizhny Novgorod region, Russia!

It can accommodate 45,000 spectators, and now it is full of spectators.

Because the 1/8 finals of the World Cup will be held on this day, the Huaxia team will challenge the mighty Croatian team.

In the pre-match press conference, Croatia coach Zlatko Dalic was also more polite.

Zlatko Dalic may not have had a brilliant coaching career. He had previously coached Riyadh Crescent in Saudi Arabia, and then coached Al Ain in the United Arab Emirates, leading the team to win the AFC Champions League and runner-up.

He officially coached the Croatian national team in 2017 and successfully led the team to the World Cup.

"We have conducted research on the Huaxia team and know that the Huaxia team is definitely not a weak team." Zlatko Dalic answered the reporter's question.

"And the Huaxia team is a very young team. This is their advantage and their disadvantage."

"I believe that our Croatian team can have the last laugh."

Zlatko Dalic's answer was pertinent. It is true that the Huaxia team's lineup is too young.

In a tournament like the World Cup, a young lineup is at a disadvantage.

At the beginning of the game, most of the media generally believed that the Croatian team had a greater hope of advancing.

Juventus' Mandzukic, Inter Milan's Perisic, Real Madrid's Modric, Barcelona's Rakitic, Real Madrid's Kovacic.

The Croatian team is indeed very strong, especially in the midfield, which is much stronger than the Huaxia team.

But for this opponent, Huaxia fans are still satisfied.

After all, it is better than playing with Argentina, and at least there is hope for Croatia.

Today is the first time for the Huaxia team to participate in the World Cup knockout round. In fact, Lippi has already achieved his goal.

And every next step is a new record.

As the coaching staff of the Huaxia team, Li Long has been very nervous since yesterday.

He didn't sleep well at night. Li Long knew how strong the Croatian team was.

Although the game has not yet started, fans from both sides have begun to shout excitedly.

"Hello, viewers! Welcome to today's game. In the 1/8 finals of the 2018 World Cup in Russia, the Huaxia team challenged the Croatian team. I am today's commentator Hong Gang." Hong Gang started the commentary.

"The starting players of both sides will be on the field soon. The two sides have played against each other in the Huaxia Cup."

"The Croatian team has successfully qualified for the group stage after many years. Since 1998, the Croatian team has not performed very well in the World Cup."

"The Huaxia team participated in the World Cup for the second time after a lapse of 16 years, and it was the first time in history to qualify for the group stage."

"However, of the two teams, one team will be eliminated, and the other team will successfully advance to the quarter-finals."

At this time, the national flags of both sides were unfolded on the field, and when they saw the national flags of their own countries, the scene cheered.

Immediately afterwards, players from both sides appeared on the stage one after another, and the camera frequently showed Modric of the Croatian team.

Then the camera turned to Wei Jiafeng, the talented midfielder of Huaxia.

These two players are the core midfielders of their respective teams, and the shots are of great significance.

Seeing the players from both sides appearing on the field, there were loud cheers at the scene.

The two sides lined up in two teams, and then the national anthems of the two countries began to be played.

After the national anthem, the two sides lined up in two teams and shook hands in friendship.

"Next, let me introduce the starting lineups of the two sides. First of all, the Croatian team officially gave a 4-3-3 formation:

Goalkeeper: 23 Subasic;

Defenders: 3 Strinic, 6 Lovren, 21 Vida, 2 Vrsaljko;

Midfield: 7 Rakitic, 11 Brozovic, 10 Modric;

Forwards: 4 Perisic, 17 Mandzukic, 18 Rebic. "

"Then for the Huaxia team, the official gave a 4-2-3-1 formation:

Goalkeeper: 1 Yan Junling;

Defenders: 15 Qiu Hailong, 3 Zhao Wenchao, 4 Lin Tianjun, 2 Zhang Ran;

Midfielders: 10 Bai Yi, 6 Liu Yuchang, 8 Wei Jiafeng, 16 Chi Ruofei, 12 Cui Dongzhen;

Forward: 9 Tian Runtao. "

Lippi's starting lineup this time is still far from what Li Long thought.

In fact, for Cai Jian and Tian Runtao, the most reasonable tactical formation should be the 4-4-2 formation.

But there is a reason for Lippi's decision. In fact, Lippi wanted to use the 5-4-1 formation at the beginning.

However, compared with the French team, the Croatian team's striker is not so strong.

The strength of the Croatian team lies in their midfield, so Lippi chose a 4-2-3-1 formation.

In case the team's midfield lost control, the rhythm was completely controlled by the Croatian team.

The core of the organization Wei Jiafeng, together with Chi Ruofei, who can attack and defend with a wide range of activities, and Liu Yuchang, who has strong defensive ability, can hold the ball and pass the ball well.

The combination of these three midfielders may not be as strong as the Croatian team.

But at least it is possible to fight for it. Lippi pins great hopes on Wei Jiafeng.

He saw the potential of a top star in Wei Jiafeng.

Although Lippi has completed the task, but as a world-class coach, Lippi will certainly not be satisfied with this.

Lippi hopes to lead the team to achieve better results.

All the players on both sides took their positions, and the Huaxia team won the kick-off. Tian Runtao came to the front of the football and stepped on the football under his feet.

The game is getting closer and closer, and the countdown begins.

Finally the referee blew the whistle to start the game, and Tian Runtao kicked the football back.

"The competition has officially started!" Hong Gang announced.

After the kick-off, Lin Tianjun made a long pass and passed the football to the Croatian team's half.

Then the two sides started a header relay, hitting it for a while and then pushing it back.

After bouncing back and forth several times, the football fell towards Wei Jiafeng.

Wei Jiafeng is indeed spiritual, I saw Wei Jiafeng heading the ball a little bit.

Unexpectedly, he pushed the football into the penalty area, and Cui Dongzhen quickly ran into the penalty area.

Wei Jiafeng's header actually had the effect of a through ball.

The Croatian team's defense was very concentrated and did not let Cui Dongzhen run out of position.

Vida, who tied up his hair, put the football out of bounds ahead of time.

The Huaxia team got a sideline ball, and Chi Ruofei threw a strong hand throw.

Throwing the football into the penalty area, the team had several high points.

The Huaxia team's high-altitude ball is still very threatening. Brozovic jumped high, trying to push the football out.

However, he judged the wrong place, and Brozovic missed the top.

The football fell to Liu Yuchang. Although he was a little caught off guard, Liu Yuchang still firmly stopped the football at his feet.

Liu Yuchang turned around and put the football under his feet.

Liu Yuchang's ability to protect the ball is really strong, and he still controls the football in the crowd.

He suddenly saw Bai Yi coming over, and Ganji handed over the football to him.

He didn't have room to hit the goal at all, and Bai Yi hit the goal directly after receiving the football.

But Vader was in front of the goal, and Vader spread his legs and knocked the football out of bounds.

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