1208 America's Cup Begins!

After ten days of training at the Jingtao training base in Hainan, the Chinese team set off for Rio de Janeiro, Brazil to compete in the America's Cup!

This time, Situ Yunbing has a relaxed mentality. Participating in the America's Cup is not planned. Considering that the players have been deprived of part of their vacation time, his mentality is more Buddhist.

It's good to go to compete with the South American powers to improve the experience, as for the results, he doesn't care.

This year's America's Cup is held in Brazil. There are 10 teams from South America. China and Japan are invited to participate in the battle. The 12 teams are divided into three groups. The top two teams in each group will have 6 teams. The top two teams with better results in the four groups qualify, and a total of 8 teams become the quarterfinals of the Copa America.

The weather in Rio de Janeiro is hot, and the Chinese team feels pretty good after their arrival. After all, the purpose of the training camp in Hainan is to enhance the team’s adaptability and endurance in hot weather. The next World Cup will be held in Qatar in winter, but the temperature is not too low .

Stayed at the hotel in Rio de Janeiro, and everything went according to plan. Five days before the opening of the Copa America, the Chinese team played a warm-up match with Bolivia. Both teams were relatively cautious, and finally they shook hands 1:1.

The two teams obviously did not exert their strength, so they did not have the reference for strength inspection.

Situ Yunbing was invited to attend the opening ceremony of the America's Cup. On June 15, the America's Cup officially opened!

Situ Yunbing stood with many officials of the South American Football Association at the guest table, and there were many famous Brazilians, including Pele in the distance and Cafu in the distance. They also respect Situ Yunbing very much. After all, it is the history of European football. The group photos of legendary figures with a lot of weight on each other also seem to have a sense of history.

The hosts of the opening game, Brazil, faced Bolivia. Neymar was out of the national team squad due to injury before this competition. As a result, the strength of the Brazilian team has been affected to a certain extent, but South American football has been going downhill, so there is no absolute king. exist.

In the previous World Cup as an example, there were no South American teams among the top four in the World Cup!

And if we go back further, Argentina was the final runner-up in the 2014 World Cup, but we all know how difficult they played, not to mention Brazil's humiliating defeat to Germany's World Cup record at home.

But on this three-acre land in South America, since the level gap between everyone is stepped, there are still some fights.

If a team like Bolivia plays Brazil or Argentina at home, it will be fine, because they are a plateau team, and many opponents go to their doorstep because they are not adapted to the altitude and play poorly.

But on the territory of Brazil,

Bolivia is at the mercy of others.

Brazil coach Tite obviously retained his strength, like William, Sandro, and Jesus in the team all sat on the bench and did not start.

When the game started, Brazil controlled the initiative on the field. Coutinho, former disciple of Situ Yunbing in Liverpool, was the most active player on the field. .

However, returning to the Brazilian national team can still play well.

At the beginning of the second half, Coutinho scored two goals in five minutes to give Brazil a two-goal lead, and then Tite began to make substitutions.

Neymar's landing in European football actually cost Barcelona more than 100 million euros, and also caused the chairman who operated the transfer to resign. The most talented and attention-getting supernova in Brazil is Everton. The European media have already revealed that many giants are following and observing him. Once he lands in Europe, the transfer fee will definitely exceed 100 million!

After Everton came on the field, he responded to Fernandinho's assist and scored a goal to help the Brazilian team seal the victory.

A Brazil team victory for the Copa America kicked off the curtain.

Because the Chinese team's participation in the America's Cup has indeed directly increased the ratings and attention of the America's Cup, there are also many more discussions about the America's Cup on social media than in previous years.

Two days later, Brazil, Rio de Janeiro, Maracana Stadium.

The Group B group match has already ended, and Argentina lost 0:2 at the feet of Colombia.

In the second game, the Chinese team faced Paraguay.

Before the game, Situ Yunbing didn’t talk much about the game. He just said that he didn’t know much about South American football, so he came to the America’s Cup with a humble heart. If he can gain some experience here, then this is a great opportunity Priceless fortune.

The head coach of Paraguay is Eduardo Berizzo. His career was not brilliant, but he also had a career in European football, and then stepped into the coaching industry. A few years ago, the pinnacle of coaching in European football was leading Sevilla to the The semi-finals of the Europa League, but unfortunately they were finally eliminated by Manchester United led by Mourinho and blocked the final.

Later, coaching was interrupted due to the diagnosis of prostate cancer. After treatment, his body began to recover, and he took up the coach of Paraguay. He is now a well-known anti-cancer fighter in South American football.

Brazil's legendary and magnificent Maracanã Stadium really made Situ Yunbing dizzy, because the stadium is very large and can accommodate 80,000 spectators. It doesn't sound like a lot, but before the renovation and reconstruction, it used to be able to accommodate 200,000 people!

After looking around the court, Situ Yunbing walked towards Berizzo and shook hands with him friendly before the game.

Situ Yunbing really didn't use many Brazilian players when he was coaching in European football. It can be said that there are relatively few South American players, which makes him not have much prestige in South America.

South American football has always been struggling with European football, vying for the number one position in the world.

They don't hold an Asian Cup like Asia, which is more or less self-entertaining. In the minds of many South American fans, the America's Cup is also very high.

The participation of the Chinese team is considered to be a sham, so that the America's Cup will look bigger and the event will generate more revenue.

As for Situ Yunbing, the fans here are not interested in him.

How high is the achievement in European football?

It has nothing to do with them.

The starting players of the two teams entered the field, and the atmosphere on the scene became enthusiastic. The support of Paraguay was much higher than that of the Chinese team.

"Good evening, everyone, and welcome to the first round of Group B of the 2019 Brazil Copa America.

This year's America's Cup has invited teams from Japan and China from Asia to participate in the battle. The Chinese team will make its debut at the Maracana Stadium today, while the Japanese team will face Chile tomorrow.

The media is not optimistic about the performance of the Chinese team and the Japanese team in this competition. Most of them think that they can go home after finishing the group stage.

But I think both teams have a lot to offer.

You must know that the Japanese team almost eliminated Belgium in the World Cup and advanced to the quarterfinals!

The Chinese team also just won the Asian Cup four and a half months ago, not to mention they also have a legendary coach Situ Yunbing!

Let me introduce the starting lineup of both sides.

The Chinese team started today with 433.

Goalkeeper: Shen Jingjie.

Defenders: Abdulhamiti, Bai Yuanfan, Cheng Renjun, Li Lei.

Midfielders: Zhang Zhibang, Zhao Fenghua, Huang Bozhou.

Forwards: Luo Xin, Wu Lei, Luo Cheng.

According to this list, the Chinese team has come up with the strongest lineup to participate in the Copa America!

Paraguay starts with 451.

Goalkeeper: Fernandes.

Defenders: Asamendia, Balbuena, Valdes, Alonso.

Midfield: Dominguez, Rojas, Almiron, Otis, Perez.

Forward: Cardoso.

Paraguay still has some reservations. They put many main players on the bench and wait for the battle with Colombia and Argentina!

Well, the game will start soon, let us look forward to this game together! "

Situ Yunbing didn't know if he was underestimated by his opponents, or if the conditions for promotion in this group were not strict, the top two could qualify, and the third place with good grades could also qualify!

Although he played in the America's Cup with a Buddhist mentality, he still did a good job.

Several important players like Paraguay, who have now been replaced and started to take over, did not appear today.

The offensive midfielder Sanchez in 1996, the winger Gonzalez in 1994, the winger Iturbe in 1993, and the center Santander in 1991 did not appear!

Today, the players Paraguay sent to the field are really not enough.

Only 2 of the 11 starters played in European football. Defender Balbuena played for West Ham United, and midfielder Almiron played for Newcastle United. These two were in the team when Situ Yunbing was still coaching Liverpool. He couldn't even hit the main force, so naturally he didn't leave any impression on Situ Yunbing.

Among other players, only Cardoso, who played for Benfica for eight years, can be called a famous player.

But Cardoso is now 36 years old!

Among the other players, only Perez played in the Qatar League to make money, and the rest played in the South American or North American Mexican League.

Such a Paraguay team cannot be said to be the second team, but it definitely did not show its strongest strength.

Berizzo may really want to let the team recharge their batteries for two fierce battles with Argentina and Colombia. As for the Chinese team, it is not to say that they are underestimated, but there is no need to show all their cards.

After seeing the opponent's starting lineup, Situ Yunbing was no longer at ease.

Soldiers will block the water and cover the earth. Since Paraguay wants to retain its strength, the Chinese team will let them try to see if it is so easy to win the game!

With the whistle of the referee, the match between the Chinese team and Paraguay officially started.

Situ Yunbing, who stood on the sidelines to supervise the battle, looked serious, and the Chinese team also put up a tight formation on the field to resist Paraguay's offensive.

South American teams are mostly players with flexible skills and speed, but there is a clear gap between the rigor of the overall tactics and the European teams.

Paraguay's first wing attack was launched from the left. When Perez received a pass from Rojas on the left side of the front court, he wanted to pass the ball to the bottom but was destroyed by Abdulhemiti. sidelines.

The first attack did not succeed!

Sitting on the coach's bench, Berizzo watched the tight formation of the Chinese team, and suddenly had an ominous premonition in his heart.

This game may not be as easy to win as imagined!