bigabreads Chapter 417 Knockout Match
Chapter 417 Knockout Match
Chapter 417 Knockout Match
To be honest, Kenny doesn't like the training clothes on his body, because the training clothes of the Italian team may be the most dazzling in the top 32 of the World Cup!
There are a total of 6 business advertisements printed on the training uniforms of the Italian team. This is also something that those smart businessmen have reached an agreement with the Italian Football Association before the expedition. It is precisely because of this that Italian players must wear this kind of advertisement during training. training wear.Although France, Argentina, Spain, England, Brazil and other favorite teams to win the championship have also accepted the sponsorship of some multinational companies or domestic companies, but like the Italian team, almost none of them have received sponsorship from six sponsors at once.Moreover, there are more than 6 sponsors released by the Italian Football Association. These merchants include not only international sports brands, but also IT companies, beverage companies, etc. Their advertisements are printed on all aspects of the Italian team.
Although the Italian Football Association did not announce the specific amount of sponsorship, the three-year sponsorship of the French team through South Korea's LG Group is 3 million US dollars.Based on this calculation, the Italian team will have an income of at least 200 million US dollars, which is really black!
This kind of situation often makes the players feel dazzled and extremely uncomfortable during training. Due to the closed training before, there were no reporters and media, and the players were able to put on the most common training uniforms to continue training, but today when the players arrived When the Daejeon World Cup Stadium is used for field training and early adaptation, it must be put on very humiliatingly.
In Kenny's words, he is just a flashing billboard with IT on his chest and milk on his back. Isn't that bullshit?
这几天的时间里除了进行简单的身体活动，主帅佐夫一直在安排着球员们演练4-4-2的阵型，看得出来小组赛对阵墨西哥时的3-5-2阵型主帅佐夫显然不愿意再尝试了。
But just when the players thought they would play against the Koreans in a 4-4-2 formation, Zoff changed the players from 4-4-2 to 4-3-1-2 in this training , The players were divided into main players and substitutes during training, and only used half of the field for more than half an hour.In the main lineup, Del Piero, who has been very popular these days, appears in the main lineup. The combination of him and Vieri also looks very energetic, while Totti is still standing in the position of the midfielder, acting as a shadow killer and midfield core.
The left back is still played by captain Maldini, the center back is slightly to the left of Juliano, and the avant-garde line stands in a straight line.Among them, the Tomasi-Zanetti-Kenni combination has gradually exerted its effectiveness. Right back Panucci and another central defender Materacci are also the objects that Trapattoni has been focusing on these days, so they also Likely to be in the starting lineup.
After the tactical training, Del Piero, Inzaghi, Kenny and others also conducted shooting training. In fact, during the two days of training, the Italian players have already begun to strengthen penalty kick practice.Although there is enough confidence to end the game in regular time, there is no problem in preventing problems before they happen. The five players are Vieri, Del Piero, Totti, Inzaghi and Kenny in order.
Vieri is a professional in penalty kicks for Inter Milan, Piero and Totti also play the same role in Juventus and Roma respectively, and Inzaghi and Kenny are even more so. With five housekeeper shooters, Italy will not worry about penalty kicks. However, considering the substitution problem at that time, Materazzi and others will also train on the other side according to the assistant coach's requirements.
As Italy's biggest weakness, Italians are rarely winners in penalty shootouts. In recent World Cups, Italians have always been kicked out in penalty shootouts. In the semi-finals with Argentina in 1990, in 1994 In 1998, the 1 final with the Brazilian team and the quarter-final match with the French team all ended in penalty kick failure.
Of course, the Italian journalists are most concerned about the starting lineup of the Italian team. In response to the reporter’s question about whether several players can play after training, Zoff replied: “I will not announce the starting lineup of the Italian team now. , because I still need to decide which player to send in the two positions. The first depends on Nesta's injury, and the second is whether to let Piero or Inzaghi start."
It has to be said that Nesta has not fully recovered from his foot injury in the group match against Mexico, which is definitely a major missing for Italy!If he can't play against South Korea, then Zoff may send Iuliano: "If Nesta can't play, Iuliano will definitely have a chance to play, we will decide whether to take the risk in the last minute before the game Play Nesta. His foot has been swollen for the last few days, but I hope he recovers in time because the team needs him badly."
At the same time, another central defender, Cannavaro, will also be suspended because of the previous accumulation of two yellow cards, so Materazzi will also replace him. Opportunities, but the loss of Italian defense strength is obvious to all.
As for the eye-catching center forward, the media generally believed that after Kenny gradually stabilized at the winger position, it became a battle between Del Piero and Inzaghi.In this regard, Del Piero said when he walked to the sidelines: "Of course I want to play the full 90 minutes of the game. I really want to do something for the national team, but if the coach arranges for me to play as a substitute, there is no problem. I just hope The team can stay in the World Cup, my personal interests are secondary. My goal is to win the game against the South Korean team. Once the coach lets me play, I will do my best. Inzaghi is very happy as a second striker. I know that after scoring a goal, my chances of starting have greatly increased, but the final decision is still up to the manager.
Mr. Zoff was right to try every possible formation before this crucial game. He is the head coach and he has the right to make decisions based on his own judgment. I am now more likely to start than two It was much higher a week ago, but I had no choice but to respect the manager's arrangements.I never thought that I would have conflicts with the head coach because I played the main force or the substitute, and I will not cause trouble now. All I can do is to convince Mr. Zoff that I have put in my best efforts in training, and in the Will go all out in the game. "
After Del Piero scored an equalizer against Mexico, the Italian domestic media has been calling on Zoff to reuse Del Piero, but the coach is still vacillating on the use of Del Piero and Inzaghi indefinite.However, Inzaghi did not make any remarks on this issue. He only complained when he was with Kenny in private: "I need the opportunity to prove myself, but Mr. Zoff gave me, but I Not getting it right, it's just excruciating!"
However, after leaving the training ground by bus, the Italian team felt extremely angry.
Because the match against the South Korean team is going to be played tomorrow, the Italian team was going to stay in a hotel in Daejeon according to the original plan, but when the players were still on the bus, the national team staff suddenly sent news that they would suddenly cancel The original plan to live in Daejeon was broken.
Of course the coach Zoff and the players were unwilling to hear such a thing. Is there any mistake? Do you have to go to the adjacent urban area by yourself?This kind of back and forth, especially in tomorrow's game, will have an extraordinary impact on the players!But the staff in front gave back the news helplessly. It turned out that the Italian team had booked a hotel with Daejeon before departure, but the hotel suddenly repented just now and was willing to compensate. Seeing such a situation, the Italian country in front The staff of the team can't be forced to refuse to give up!
So they could only find a new hotel as soon as possible before the players finished training, but what they didn't expect was that almost all the hotels answered: "Because there are so many guests during the World Cup, there are no more rooms!!!"
There are no rooms left!Isn't this funny!
How can the Italian players not know who is playing tricks, and they cursed loudly. Even the coach Zoff slapped his thigh angrily and cursed angrily, and then immediately contacted the national team officials to ask FIFA to give a In other words, let the bus temporarily take the players around, and in any case cannot accept such unfair treatment, especially when going to neighboring cities!This kind of physical exertion will definitely hurt the players' vitality. Just imagine that you have to take the bus for two hours before the game. Would you like to?Also TM is the World Cup!
Italian national team officials immediately reported the incident to FIFA, and then immediately contacted coach Zoff to hold an emergency press conference, without notifying the Korean Football Association, which hosts the World Cup, during the whole process.Facing countless reporters from various countries rushing over, the official complained angrily about what had happened and said again: "We really didn't expect Koreans to be so enthusiastic. When we booked a room, we learned that a hotel still had Empty rooms. But because the referee for the match between Italy and South Korea was also staying in that hotel, we had to change our plans."
And the coach Zoff also joked mercilessly: "I didn't expect the knockout match between Italy and South Korea to start early. It's ridiculous that we didn't know it. Now I think the Koreans can proudly claim that they have won the first round. Got it! This is the first time I know there are two rounds in the World Cup!"
For such unfair treatment, Zoff doesn't want to save any face for the Koreans, since he is tearing his face, he will show no mercy!
(End of this chapter)