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Chapter 586 Chapter [020] - Cannavaro - [Today's second update]

Chapter 586 Chapter [020] - Cannavaro - [Today's second update]

In fact, before the match between Italy and New Zealand, the match between Paraguay and Slovakia was over! !

Paraguay and Slovakia face off in the first match of the second round of the World Cup Group F group stage at Bloemfontein Free State Stadium.

The two sides have no record of fighting in history. In this encounter, Paraguayan coach Martino arranged a 433 strong attacking lineup. Valdez, Barrios and Santa Cruz, who started for the first time, formed a trident.Slovakia coach Weiss continued to use 4231, with Skrtel, Hamsik and Witek leading the third line.

In the 2nd minute of the opening, Santa Cruz took a long shot from the penalty area. The ball hit the defender's leg and was refracted to the upper left corner of the goal. Mucha struggled to hold the ball out.In the 17th minute, Skrtel made a pass error. Ribeiros stole the ball and handed it to Valdes.In the 25nd minute, Barrios knocked Bella with his heel cleverly, and Bella made it back in the penalty area. Barrios shot from the upper right corner of the penalty area and the ball went slightly wide.

In the 26th minute, Barrios sent a beautiful through ball from the middle. Bella, who inserted from the back, broke into the penalty area 14 meters away from the goal and rubbed the instep directly outside the goal. The ball went into the far corner of the goal! 1 to 0!Paraguay takes the lead!In the 36th minute, Kozak took a corner kick from the left, and Slovakia central defender Salata headed over the goal.In the 38th minute, Kozak made a mistake in the backcourt. Santa Cruz intercepted the ball and broke into the penalty area. He shot a low shot 13 meters away from the goal. Mucha fell to the ground to block the ball.In the 41st minute, Durica tackled Ribeiros from behind, and the Seychelles referee Maye showed the first yellow card of the game.In the 44th minute, Bella also received a yellow card for a foul.

In the 46th minute, Sestac kicked Ribeiros down from behind and received a yellow card.In the 67th minute, Vargas was replaced by Torres.In the 69th minute, Sestak was replaced by Holosock.In the 71st minute, Barrios skillfully plugged the ball. Santa Cruz broke into the penalty area from the left and made a pass. Vela outflanked the penalty area again. He headed the goal 14 meters away from the goal. The ball flew out against the post. Paraguay missed a good opportunity to expand the score.In the 77th minute, Torres shot a long shot from 25 meters outside the crossbar slightly.

In the 81st minute, Paraguay's famous striker Cardoso replaced Barrios who assisted with a goal.In the 82nd minute, Storch replaced Salata.In the 86th minute, Torres took a free kick from the left side of the front court, Da Silva passed back in the penalty area, and Ribeiros shot directly from 15 meters away from the goal, and the ball scored! 2 to 0!Ribeiros sealed the victory for Paraguay.In the 87th minute, Barreto replaced the goal hero Vela.There was 4 minutes of stoppage time. In the 91st minute, Witek turned around and shot 25 meters away from the goal. The ball was saved by Bilal. This was the most threatening shot for Slovakia in the game.In the end, Paraguay won 2-0, and the prospects for qualifying are very bright.

After the two wars, Paraguay ranked first in Group F with [-] points, Italy and New Zealand tied for second with [-] points at all levels, and Slovakia ranked last with only [-] point.At this time, the form of Group F is very complicated. Up to this time, there is no obvious indication of who will advance and who will be eliminated.Even Paraguay, who is currently ranked No. [-], dare not pat their chests and say that they are sure to qualify! !

The form of Group F is too complicated, and the result of qualifying must wait until the final round of competition is over to know!

Compared with this complicated form, the current situation of the defending champion is the hardest for people to believe.Before the game, everyone knew that this Italian national team was no longer the Italian team it was four years ago.However, no one thought that their situation would be so bad. Now there is a lot of criticism in Italy, and some people even shouted: "Lipi is out of class!"

Lippi's team has not won a game since 2010. The defending champions had a difficult draw in the first two games of the World Cup. After the game, coach Lippi expressed his disappointment with the team: "We were very unlucky. We were once again scored first by our opponents in this World Cup. Fortunately, we later equalized the score and got back on track quickly, but this was a game we should have won. Frankly speaking, we played badly today."

"The team was not flexible enough. Although we hit the post in the game, the chances we created throughout the game were lackluster."

The Italian team's offense is weak, and the absence of midfielder Pirlo will undoubtedly have a huge impact on the team. Lippi expressed his helplessness, "Pirlo is an important player, but we can't urge him to take risks and come back with injuries."

Of course, after the game, Cannavaro had to become another topic, and reporters raised questions about Cannavaro, but this was the same as the post-match press conference of the last game, and Lippi avoided talking about it.This made the reporters on the scene very depressed, especially the Italian reporters!

The next day, the Italian media published such a general report: The whole of Italy is desperate for Lippi. Reporter: If it is a man, take Cannavaro!

The article reads: In the last 15 minutes of the match between Italy and New Zealand, the reporter received a text message from a colleague of Corriere dello Sport, "The tragedy in Italy was made by Lippi." It can be said that this is a good summary of the Italian media's views on this World Cup and on Lippi.After the game, the reporter received a text message from another Italian reporter, and made an appointment to go to the Italian training base at noon tomorrow to participate in the "Lipi Trial".It is not difficult for us to imagine how lively tomorrow's press conference will be.

After two consecutive 1-1 games, especially the embarrassing 1-1 draw with New Zealand, the first reaction of the Italian media was anger.

Santoni of "Corriere dello Sport" said, "Although the loss to North Korea this time is not as bad, it is not much worse." Almost all Italian reporters left the stadium shaking their heads. Everyone used black humor among themselves, "What do you expect from Lippi? Anyway, I don't have one anymore, so that's good, I can go back to Italy as soon as possible." The unanimous opinion of everyone is that the performance of the Italian team in this game is nothing short of a scandal.

In many people's eyes, New Zealand's tactics are very similar to Algeria's the day before yesterday. They contained the Italian team with active fighting and running. However, the biggest reason for the Italian team's inability to win the game was its own: the monotonous offensive method, the lack of core players in the midfield, the slow pace of the game, and finally, the mistakes in the back line.This time, it was another sudden direct pass from the midfielder, and it was Cannavaro's responsibility again.

Since the 1986 World Cup in Mexico, it is the first time that the Italian team has achieved two consecutive draws in the first two games of the World Cup.Coincidentally, Italy at that time also drew 1-1 with Bulgaria and Argentina, but what we are most concerned about is how the Italian team ended in the 1986 World Cup.Even Riva, the always optimistic team leader, had to express his opinion, "Let's try to enter the top 16 first, let's talk about other things later..."

"Fuck you, Lippi, take down Cannavaro if you are a man!!" This was a reporter's frantic complaint before leaving! !

Yes, the Italian media and fans have reached a point of fury towards Lippi and Cannavaro, especially the latter.It can be said that the latter is the biggest creator of the two draws in Italy. If it weren't for him, Lippi and the Italian national team could still pull up a fig leaf!

But now?Lippi pulled the fig leaf off by himself! !

Of course, the anger of these reporters is justified, but apart from anger, they still have praise.That is Xu Zhou, the young man who represented the Italian national team in a world competition for the first time.His performance in this competition was very eye-catching and eye-catching.

In fact, Xu Zhou can no longer be called a young man. Although he is young enough, his achievements in football are enough to make people forget his age, especially this season.Xu Zhou won the top scorer in Europe as a midfielder in the case of a double harvest in the Champions League. This is a rare event in a century!

Before the World Cup, the media and fans all over Italy were full of expectations for this kid.Xu Zhou did not disappoint. Lippi, who disappoints, is the Italian national team.Now many reporters and fans think so: Lippi and the Italian national team ruined Xu Zhou! !

After two games that were too bad to be worse, the Italian media and fans eagerly called on Lippi to make changes, win Cannavaro, restore Xu Zhou, and become the core of the team.Now almost all the fans and the media are pinning their hopes on Xu Zhou, but this world is no longer the era of Maradona Pele, and a team is no longer possible to be a team of one person!

However, Italian fans have extravagant hopes! !

Cannavaro's request for a substitution in the middle of the game was also a hot spot after the game. Fans and media personnel speculated about Cannavaro's mentality at this time.Some people think that Cannavaro is injured and he can no longer continue, but almost no one believes this, because Cannavaro is very chic when he is off!

Some people think that Cannavaro is tired. He realized that his state and physical condition are not enough for the next game. He thinks it is time for him to step down.He may also be thinking that if he continues to stay on the court, perhaps what he brings to the Italian national team is not help, but a burden! !

Some people also think that Cannavaro has completely lost confidence and fell to the same position for two consecutive games. This is definitely a blow of super confidence. He has no face to stand there!

No matter how the fans and the media speculate, and no matter what Cannavaro's mentality was at the time, we should not blame him too much. Compared with these two mistakes, he has brought us more good memories!

(End of this chapter)