Chapter 111 Chaos and clarity (6)

Chapter 111 Chaos and clarity (6)

In the last group, Group H, due to Spain's unexpected loss in the first round, the qualifying situation of this group became confusing before the start of the second round.

After defeating Spain, the morale of the Swiss team was overwhelmed. They faced Chile in the second round of the group stage. Before the game started, Hitzfeld was already shouting two wins to qualify ahead of schedule.

The development of the game seems to be getting closer to Heathfield's efforts. Switzerland and Chile played in the 66th minute, and the Swiss audience suddenly burst into joy. The team has surpassed the 550-minute World Cup created by Italy. This means that as long as the goal of the Swiss goalkeeper Benalio does not fall, he will set a new record.

But soon, the Chileans put the Swiss glory on hold. The Chilean team's three substitutes Valvidia, Paredes and Marc Gonzalez jointly scored a goal, making the new record only less than the original. Some exceeded 9 minutes, and the real hero who directed this scene was the "crazy" Bielsa on the coach's bench.

The match between Chile and Switzerland was a very obvious game. The Chilean team led by the madman Bielsa was the main attacker, and the Swiss team led by Hitzfeld was solid in defense and waited for an opportunity to counterattack. Therefore, throughout the first half of the game, football was in the Swiss team's hands. Halftime wandered around, but due to the intensive defense of the Swiss team, the Chileans could not really threaten the Swiss team's city.

Bielsa saw the problem. In the second half, he waved the flag. Valdivia and Marc Gonzalez played at the same time. In the 65th minute, he sent another attacker, Paredes, and the game remained. At 25 minutes, the crazy Bielsa had played all three cards.

The lunatic's move had an immediate effect, and the three of them immediately created a goal through interspersed running. At that time, Valdivia sent a low ball straight through the midfielder, and Paredes reversed offside and crossed from the left side of the penalty area to the right side. , Immediately disrupted the order of the entire Swiss team's defense. After Paredes waded through the attacking goalkeeper Benaglio, the bottom line was passed to the back post. Another substitute, Mark Gonzalez, inserted a header and scored.

After the game, the Chilean media highly praised Bielsa's three substitutions: "The magical coach once again showed his magical side. Bielsa's substitutions were crazy and full of courage."

At present, Bielsa is very popular in Chile. As early as the last round of the match against Honduras, the Chilean fans in the stands played the slogan "Thank you, Bielsa". In that game, Chile also defeated Honduras .

Bielsa said earlier that he likes the nickname "Madman" very much, and the reason why the outside world calls him this is not only because of Bielsa's passionate coaching style, but also to describe his offensive tactics.

Bielsa loves to use the 3313 formation, and has strict tactical discipline, and has a unique vision in selecting players. After coaching the Chilean team, Bielsa chose a group of players with abundant physical fitness and unique characteristics. Most of them played in the second-tier European leagues. Sa's campaign is very successful. At present, this team not only has a clear style of play and a pleasing attack, but also has a high scoring efficiency. In the South American qualifiers of this World Cup, the Chilean team qualified for the second place and scored a goal. The number is only one less than the Brazilian team.

When coaching the Argentine national team in his early years, Bielsa often made the team play a pleasing offense and advanced to the 2002 World Cup like a catastrophe.

However, in the Korea-Japan World Cup, Bielsa's team went home after encountering the Waterloo group stage. Although he led Argentina to win the Athens Olympic Games, the controversy about him has been endless.

Public opinion in Argentina generally believes that Bielsa's offensive style is a double-edged sword, too aggressive. When Argentina competes with a strong team with high technical and tactical literacy, it is easy for the opponent to seize the flaws after the attack and fight back.

After handing over the Argentine national team, Bielsa quickly proved his coaching ability in Chile. In this World Cup, the Chilean team is also one of the teams with a distinctive style of play and the most distinctive features.

At present, Chile likes to use the title of "magic coach" to praise Bielsa. Although public opinion has been controverted about Bielsa, one thing is certain. He is a top coach, but his personality and style of play have always been a very attractive part of all genres in world football.

In the next game, Spain, which unexpectedly lost in the first round of the group, played an excellent game and completely overwhelmed Honduras. If the opportunity is well grasped, it can completely slaughter the opponent.

On the basis of ball possession and passing, the Spanish team added the two factors of depth and decisiveness. This combination is very positive and very attractive.

Del Bosque formed a 433 formation, with Marchena as the main defensive midfielder, Xavi and Alonso at the front, Navas on the right, Villa on the left, Torres as a center forward, against Honduras players The pitch seemed a little wider, and Villa made breakthroughs on the left again and again.

What's more, the brains of the national team are at work. In every area of ​​the pitch, in every minute of the game, the Spanish team has the intelligence to read the game.

Under the protection of Marchena, Xavi and Alonso can calmly allocate space and functions, and complete all aspects of the game. They have not become an obstacle to the rhythm, on the contrary, they are always very clean and fast When touching the ball on the ground, it is often passed with one kick. The wisdom of the two midfielders Xavi and Alonso makes the Hondurans only follow the ball and run without understanding.

Under the leadership of the midfield, the Spanish team played very decisively and created many opportunities in the first half, but Torres' lack of accuracy prevented the Spanish team from expanding the score before entering the locker room.

In the second half, Villa's goal came from Xavi's counterattack after Marchena intercepted the ball. The Spanish midfielder played an important role in the victory of this game.

In terms of personal performance, it took some time for Alonso to adapt to the game. After all, the forward position made him feel a little strange. He is not used to playing in such a small space, but he played with Marchena and Xavi. Eat the opponent's midfielder, especially the long pass is also very good.

Alonso helped the team make good use of the two wings. He was very active in the frontcourt and promoted the movement of the ball. Tackles in midfield are also crucial for Spain.

Marchena's performance is even more eye-catching. Although in Spain he appears more in the central defender position, but in Fiorentina he is a midfield interceptor. In this game, Marchena performed very well. He protected the back line, stifled the opponent's few counterattack opportunities, and even assisted forward. His two breakthroughs and points made him win the cheers of the fans in the stands.

After the first game, Busquets was criticized by the media. In this game, Bosque decisively removed the cloth actor and sent in Florence's tough guy Marchena. After Marchena played, although Qiufeng was not as beautiful as Busquets , but he has always contributed silently. As the team's single midfielder, his presence keeps the team in balance. When the two full-backs continue to assist, his replacement is very critical.

As for Xavi, Spain desperately needs players like him. He has become the brains of the team as always, providing the team with passes and vision, and helping the team control the wide pitch. He used his core demeanor to control the game. As the commander-in-chief of Spain, Harvey reached the highest level in this game. He is also the chief engineer of the Spanish team's offense, and his role is very obvious.

In the game against Switzerland, Spain suffered the most criticism from the midfielder, but in the game against Honduras, with the addition of a midfielder like Marchena, the Spanish midfielder's performance improved significantly.

The Spanish team has completely defeated Honduras and is back on track. The qualifying situation in Group H has become clear. In the final round, as long as Spain beats Chile, they will definitely qualify.

Among the four teams in Group H, Chile has won two games with six points, Spain has three points with one win and one loss, Switzerland has one win and one loss, and Honduras has zero points for both losses.

According to FIFA rules, in the case of the same score, the goal difference of each team is compared, so in the last round, there may be a situation where Chile, Switzerland, and Spain have six points at the same time. In this case , will compare the goal difference of the three teams, and the two teams with more goal difference will qualify. In the final round, Chile will play against Spain, and Switzerland will play against Honduras.

Therefore, if Spain wants to qualify, there are three situations: win and qualify; draw, while Switzerland loses, Spain qualify; Spain loses, Switzerland loses, and the goal difference surpasses Switzerland to qualify.

If Spain beats Chile, the goal difference will definitely surpass Chile and lock the qualifying places in the group. At this time, Chile and Switzerland will compare the goal difference and decide to qualify.

At the same time, Switzerland will compare the goal difference with Spain to decide the first place in the group. Spain now has one more goal difference than Switzerland.

From the current point of view, the emergence of Spain, which is starting to get on track, should not be a problem, but they must be careful of the madness of the Chileans. After all, it seems reasonable for a team led by a madman to do anything.

Switzerland, which won the first round and broke Buffon's record of not conceding a goal, wants to appear in the group. In addition to defeating Honduras, it also depends on the results of the Spaniard and Chilean match before it can be finalized. But Honduras, which has been out early, does not seem to be defenseless.