Chapter 476 Big white teeth

After winning five consecutive qualifiers and having enough capital, Chen Ran began to experiment with other formations and playing styles in the following games, and sent out all substitute players in turn for inspection.

Correspondingly, Belgium's results have also been affected to a certain extent.

They were tied 0:0 by Wales and 1:1 by Bosnia and Herzegovina, which caused an uproar in public opinion.

Then Chen Ran immediately adjusted his tactics and used the trump card of high-altitude bombing again, and the effect was immediate.

Belgium then defeated Cyprus 5:0, defeated Israel 3:1, and defeated Andorra 7:0, achieving a three-game winning streak.

In the end, Belgium ranked first in Group B with 26 points from eight wins and two draws in ten games, and successfully qualified for the European Cup.

On December 12, 2015, the 24 teams that qualified to participate in the main draw held a group drawing ceremony in Paris.

According to UEFA's national team rankings, 24 teams are divided into four tiers.

Because this European Cup was expanded from 16 teams to 24 teams for the first time, Belgium was placed in the first pot along with France, England, Germany, Spain and Portugal.

Belgium's grouping was quite bad, they were assigned to Group E.

In addition to Belgium, this group also has Italy, the strongest team in the second tier, and Sweden, the strongest team in the third tier. Plus Ireland, which is very powerful, is simply the best match for this European Cup.

The group of death.

Seeing the lottery results and participating in the lottery ceremony in person, Chen Ran, who was sitting in the audience, sneered secretly in his heart.

Needless to say, someone must be deliberately targeting Belgium.

Or to put it more bluntly, he is targeting himself. Some people are afraid that he will lead Belgium to steal the European Cup championship trophy.

As for who is behind the scenes, do we need to say?

Chen Ran turned his head and glanced at Deschamps, the head coach of the host French team who was smiling happily, turned around and walked straight over.

Chris, the chairman of the Belgian Football Association who came to the draw ceremony with Chen Ran, was startled and quickly followed him, fearing that Chen Ran would do something drastic.

"Mr. Deschamps, congratulations to the French team for drawing a good draw."

"It's Mr. Chen, thank you. Although Belgium's opponents in the group are relatively strong, I believe that under the leadership of Mr. Chen, Belgium will have no problem qualifying from the group."

Deshang, who was celebrating the lottery result with the people around him, looked at Chen Ran with a smile.

"Looking forward to meeting the French team in the final."

"I think so too."

After a small bump with Deschamps, Chen Ran did not stay at the venue any longer. He said hello to Chris and left the venue early.

As soon as he walked out of the door, Chen Ran was immediately blocked by reporters waiting at the door.

"Excuse me, Mr. Chen, why did you come out so quickly?"

"The results of the lottery have come out, so there is no need to stay here anymore. Naturally, I have to leave."

"But none of the other guests who attended the lottery ceremony left. Mr. Chen, are you not satisfied with the result of this lottery?"

"It's not about being satisfied or dissatisfied. Anyway, our goal in Belgium is to win the European Cup, so playing against strong teams is unavoidable. No matter how good the draw result is, it just postpones the time to play against strong teams, which is meaningless.

big."

Although reporters did not enter the venue, they all already knew the results of the draw and knew that Belgium was assigned to the group of death.

Now when they heard Chen Ran say this, everyone suddenly became excited.

"Mr. Chen, are you talking about the French team?"

Watching the excitement is not a big deal and fanning the flames has always been the specialty of media reporters. However, how could the experienced Chen Ran fall into their trap?

"What I said are facts and are not directed at any team. If you want to compete for the championship trophy, you must defeat a strong team. No matter it is France, Germany, England or Spain, no one can escape."

The result that Belgium was assigned to the death group immediately triggered a heated discussion.

Fueled by the media, the conspiracy theory that the host team France was undermining Belgium in order to keep the European Cup in France was widely circulated.

"France, Germany, England, Spain and Portugal are in the group, but there is no team that can threaten them. Only Belgium's group includes not only Italy, but also Sweden. What the French did is a bit too obvious.

Already."

"There is no way, who is the host? The schedule has always been a major advantage for the host, but I didn't expect that this time the French would ignore England, Germany, and Spain and directly target Belgium."

"Haha, this even more shows how powerful Chen Ran is. Who allowed the team he coached to win the championship in the end? From the perspective of the French, this is the most correct choice for them to do."

"That's true. Since Chen Ran became the head coach of the Belgian national team, Belgium has immediately become the favorite to win the European Cup. If I were French, I would definitely find a way to stumble Belgium."

On June 14, at the Lyon Stadium in Lyon, France, Belgium's first match in the group stage will be against Italy, the strongest opponent in this group.

The current head coach of the Italian team is Conte, who is very familiar to Chinese fans. Under his leadership, Italy, like Belgium, ranked first in the group with an unbeaten record of seven wins and three draws in the qualifiers.

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It took a lot of effort from the French to put two teams that were undefeated in the qualifying rounds into the same group.

Facing Belgium coached by Chen Ran, Conte did not shrink the formation and set up a bus, but arranged his usual 352 formation.

Forward Eder,Forward Pelle

Left midfielder Damian, defensive midfielder Giaccherini, defensive midfielder De Rossi, defensive midfielder Parolo, right midfielder Candreva

Left center back Chiellini, center back Bonucci, right center back Barzagli

goalkeeper buffon

On the Belgian side, after trials in the qualifiers, Chen Ran finally decided to completely transform Belgium into a leading team.

Center Lukaku

Left midfielder Hazard, central midfielder Witsel, central midfielder Fellaini, central midfielder Dembele, right midfielder De Bruyne

Left back Vertonghen, center back Kompany, center back Alderweireld, right back Carrasco

goalkeeper courtois

In this lineup, except for Hazard, De Bruyne and Carrasco, no other player is shorter than 185cm.

The task of these three people is to deliver artillery shells into the opponent's penalty area.

From the first minute of the game, Italy's defense felt the power of high-altitude bombing.

In fact, the height of Italian defenders is not too low. Bonucci is 190cm, and Chiellini and Barzagli are also 186cm.

Under normal circumstances, their defense against high-altitude balls is completely sufficient.

However, the Belgium of today is not the Belgium of the past.

When De Bruyne or Hazard took the ball from the wing and passed it into the Italian penalty area, in addition to the 191cm tall center Lukaku, the 194cm tall Fellaini and the 186cm tall Witsel also

He broke in from behind the midfield and rushed into Italy's penalty area to grab a shot.

Sports battles are not the most troublesome time for Italian defensive players. After Belgium gets corner kicks and free kicks, Kompany who is 190cm tall, Vertonghen who is 189cm tall, Alderweireld who is 187cm tall and Dembele who is 185cm tall

They also poured into Italy's restricted area.

Among Italy's midfielders and frontcourt players, except for Pelle, who is 194cm tall and can come back to help defend high-altitude balls, the other players are all small and cannot help at all.

This time, the entire restricted area of ​​Italy was immediately shrouded in the shadow of Belgium.

Once, twice, and three times, Belgium continued to threaten Italy's goal through high-altitude bombing tactics. Although no goal has been scored yet, anyone with a discerning eye can see that Italy's defense is crumbling. If no measures are taken, it is only a matter of time before the goal is conceded.

"Good guy, I didn't expect Belgium's header threat to be so great. Even the Italian defense, which is known for its defense, can't handle it."

"Chen Ran's move is really damaging. Does he want to use high-altitude bombing tactics to win a championship?"

"Hahahaha, there's nothing wrong with that. There are those who use the footwork to pass and control, and there are those who go above the head to play high-altitude bombing. Only with diversified tactics can football be interesting and the game more enjoyable."

"If a strong team like Italy is beaten to death by Belgium with a header, it will be a good show."

"I'll go, this director is bad enough, and he even gave Conte a close-up."

"Haha, Kong Er's face is really ugly."

On the sidelines, Conte jumped anxiously when he saw the situation on the court.

He also wanted to adjust, but among the Italian players he selected, except for the tall guys on the field, most of them were not tall.

The only substitute center back, Ogbonna, is 191cm tall, but Conte is not confident about his defensive ability and dare not send him on the field.

And if he makes a substitution soon after the game starts, doesn't it mean that his formation has completely failed?

Just when Conte was hesitant, De Bruyne dribbled the ball from the right and was brought down by Italy's left midfielder Damian. The referee awarded Belgium a frontcourt free kick near the right sideline.

Seeing the referee's decision, Chen Ran on the sidelines immediately waved his hand.

I saw Vertonghen, Kompany, Alderweireld and other big players who were originally staying in the midfield to take charge of defense, running towards the Italian penalty area in a hurry.

The Italian side suddenly felt like they were facing a formidable enemy. Conte was so anxious that he yelled on the sidelines and kept instructing his players to set up defenses.

De Bruyne personally took the free kick. He first glanced at the position of his teammates in the Italian penalty area, then took two steps back and raised his right hand to signal.

"boom!"

The ball drew a high arc and flew towards the back post of the Italian goal.

The placement of this pass was far beyond the expectations of the Italian defenders.

De Bruyne's pass was so powerful that the ball was about to fly out of the baseline. Just when the Italian defensive players were about to breathe a sigh of relief, Alderweireld suddenly rushed over from behind and looked back at the moon.

, and pushed the ball back to the center of the penalty area.

Seeing Alderweireld tip the ball back according to Chen Ran's pre-designed tactics, Lukaku, Kompany, Vertongjohn and Fellaini, who had been prepared, took off at the same time.

"boom!"

In the end, Vertonghen, who is not the tallest, grabbed the spot where the ball landed, swung his head and hit the ball hard towards the Italian goal.

Buffon deserves to be a top goalkeeper. Although his reaction speed is a bit slower now that he is older, his judgment and position selection are still impeccable.

Although Buffon was unable to hold the ball due to the close distance, he still blocked Vertonghen's header.

However, in his haste, Buffon failed to keep the ball away. Just when he was about to make another save to catch the ball, Kompany rushed over and kicked the ball first, knocking the ball into the Italian goal.

"GOAL!!!!!"

With Kompany's complementary shot, Belgium led Italy 1:0.

"Hahahaha, Belgium finally scored a goal with their feet this time. Look at those guys, who dares to say that Belgium can only score headers."

"Um... Actually, most of the credit for this goal goes to the headers of Alderweireld and Vertonghen."

"That's right, so Belgium is still the top team, hahahaha!"

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On the sidelines, seeing that his own goal was still unable to withstand Belgium's high-altitude bombing, Conte was so angry that he kicked the mineral water bottle on the ground.

"Mr. Conte, please pay attention to your behavior."

The fourth official would not spoil Conte and immediately came over to warn him.

Although Conte is nicknamed "Conte" by Chinese fans, he himself is not stupid at all.

After returning to his bench honestly, he immediately rushed Ogbonna to warm up.

The current situation no longer allows him to hesitate any longer.

Even if Ogbonna's defensive ability makes him worry, after all, this guy is 191cm tall, which is better than being smashed to death by the Belgian team with a header.

Soon, Conte replaced midfielder Giaccherini with Ogbonna. Then he asked Chiellini to play left back and Barzagli to play right back. The Italian team's formation also changed from 352 to 352.

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Seeing Conte's substitution adjustment, Chen Ran immediately walked to the sidelines and took advantage of the dead ball to call Lukaku over.

"Romeru, have you seen Italy's new central defender Ogbonna?"

"There is a clear gap between this guy's abilities and those of the others. Your next task is to focus on him and attack him. Do you understand?"

"I understand, boss."

Lukaku nodded, turned around and ran back to the court, standing directly next to Ogbonna.

Ogbonna glanced at Lukaku in confusion, and Lukaku smiled at him, showing his big white teeth.

"What are you going to do?"

Ogbonna was confused. He had always been a forward hiding from defenders, but today Lukaku took the initiative to run to him. Something was wrong.

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Chapter completed!