Chapter 64: The Scout's Gaze

"Good spectators, this long-awaited Club World Cup is about to begin!" Duan Xuan, the commentator of CCTV Sports Channel, said excitedly!

"China Guangzhou Evergrande vs. Germany Bayern Munich!" His commentary partner Xu Yang also said, "This is a rare time for us to see a club in the Chinese Super League meet the top teams in Europe in an official match!" Both sides are competing in the Club World Cup for the first time in history! Of course, I'm talking about the Club World Cup after the restructuring, not counting the previous Toyota Cup! ”

The two commentators were a little excited, this kind of game is the first time in history. Before this, www.biquge.info the Chinese Super League games were able to play against European teams, all in some commercial games, and in such games, the opponent could exert several layers of strength, depending on the mood of the opponent.

This time is different, this is the Club World Cup, in the official competition, a mature team like Bayern will not have the mentality of a commercial game, they will definitely show their true strength.

And Guangzhou Evergrande, the Chinese Super League hegemon in the Chinese Super League and the AFC Champions League, what kind of performance can it show when facing the real fight of the top European teams like Bayern Munich?

This question is not only expected by the two commentators, but also by fans throughout China, and even in the stands, there are many expectant eyes.......

Khamenez is a scout, a technical officer at La Liga side Atletico Madrid, to be precise. He was assigned by Atletico Madrid manager Simeone to observe the game.

Observing a man to be exact, his eyes were fixed on the players on both sides who were lining up, and he quickly found his target, the Guangzhou Evergrande striker in the red jersey of 18, a high-efficiency scorer who averaged more than one goal per game this season.

In fact, Atletico Madrid's Asian scouting department submitted Li Qingshan's scouting report to the team's coaching staff very early. However, since Li Qingshan was playing in Asia, and the opponent was from Manchester United, Simeone decided to be cautious. And in this game, Khamenez's task is to observe how Li Qingshan can perform against a real European powerhouse.

Many strikers are jokingly called "abusive strikers", which means that although this type of striker can score goals in some low-level games, he is blind when facing strong teams.

Therefore, it is necessary to see Li Qingshan's ability to fight tough battles.

Once he had found his goal, Khamenez pulled out his notebook and looked left and right at the stadium, which was not fully filled. Perhaps he was not the only scout who came to observe Li Qingshan at the scene.

Khamenez guessed right, as China's economy grows, the Chinese market is a piece of coveted fat for many European teams. If a high-level Chinese player can be introduced, it can not only improve the strength of the team, but also help the team develop the Chinese market, such a deal, how can a shrewd European not think.

Think about the promotion of the NBA in China, and how big Yao Ming's role is. Before this, it was not that there were no Chinese players to develop in the NBA, but why was the effect not as good as Yao Ming? Without him, only the strength of the ear.

Of course, European teams also know this, and if it is only for the purpose of bringing in a Chinese player, they can buy a Chinese player, even an international-level player, at any time and put it on the bench. But Chinese fans are not stupid, and of course they won't buy this kind of account.

Therefore, the emergence of Li Qingshan has long been targeted by many teams, especially some middle and lower level teams in La Liga and the Bundesliga.

It's just that Raiola will not simply send Li Qingshan to a downstream team, in his eyes, Li Qingshan is simply a mountain of gold covered in RMB, how can he be willing to be so perfunctory.

Khamenez was holding a pen and paper, and next to him was an assistant holding a camera, and the camera was only locked on Li Qingshan the whole time.

He looked at Li Qingshan, who was standing in the middle circle with the ball, and wondered what kind of performance this tall center forward could show in this game?

.............

In the first half of the game, Guangzhou Evergrande took the lead.

When Li Qingshan kicked the ball back to Conca in the back, Duan Xuan's voice came from the TV.

"CCTV, this is CCTV, what you are watching now is the 2013 Club World Cup semi-finals broadcast live, Guangzhou Evergrande vs. Bayern Munich, the commentary of this game is brought by Xu Yangxu and my Duan Xuan."

"Let's first take a look at the starting list of this game, the goalkeeper who started on Guangzhou Evergrande's side is Zeng Cheng, and the back line from right to left is Zhang Linpeng, Feng Xiaoting, Jin Yingquan, Sun Xiang, ..........."

But before he finished reading the starting line-up, things started to happen on the field.

Conca received the ball and continued to pass it back to the feet of goalkeeper Zeng Cheng.

Of course, the Bayern Munich players will not be polite, they press hard, intending to snatch back the ball, and then use their powerful attack to tear apart Guangzhou Evergrande's defense and end the suspense of the game as soon as possible.

Facing the pressing, Zeng Chengzai passed the ball to Conca, who returned to the other side to respond.

Conca received the ball on the wing and shook off Gotze's press. Then the long pass was launched directly.

The ball flew in mid-air at breakneck speed towards Bayern Munich's penalty area.

Li Qingshan was already stuck in position, ready to receive this long pass. Fan Bitten came up close to him and squeezed the position with Li Qingshan.

Before this game, Li Qingshan only listened to Van Bitten and did not see him, and he did not have much impression of the central defender.

But after seeing Van Biteng today, he couldn't help but look at the other party twice. Li Qingshan has not encountered a central defender who is taller than him on the football field, but like Van Bitten, he is not only taller than him, but also obviously bigger than Li Qingshan!

When Van Bitten posted it, Li Qingshan finally felt the pressure, and for the first time he met someone who was not inferior to him in physical confrontation!

Van Bitten was behind Li Qingshan, squeezing Li Qingshan forward, trying to squeeze Li Qingshan out of position and let the ball slip over their heads. Now Guangzhou Evergrande's only one in the front court is Li Qingshan, as long as he doesn't get the ball, Van Bitten can complete a very successful defense.

In fact, Van Bitten was surprised when he first posted Li Qingshan. He thought that with his body, which was larger than Li Qingshan, he should be able to easily gain the upper hand in such a confrontation of competitive strength, but the confrontation between the two of them was actually evenly matched, and the two sides fought several times around the landing point in a short period of time.

Li Qingshan confronted his opponent again and again, staring at the football flying in the air.

The confrontation between them seemed like a long time, but in fact it was only a matter of seconds before the ball flew straight in this direction after the center circle.

Is it too late?

Li Qingshan until, with him facing off against Van Bitten on one side, the possibility of stopping this very fast long ball is very small. It's more likely that he was squeezed and the ball flew over both of their heads and was picked up directly by their goalkeeper.

Li Qingshan paid attention to the position of Van Bitten and his partner Boateng behind him.

Take a gamble!

Li Qingshan secretly made up his mind! He stood on the grass with his feet on his feet, trying to maintain his balance and position, and then tried to straighten his body.

The soccer ball bounced higher on his head, slightly to the left.

Li Qingshan seized the opportunity, turned around directly, and then landed on the ground with both legs and jumped forward!!

Li Qingshan's bouncing ability greatly exceeded Van Bitten's expectations, and between the lightning and flint, he could only watch Li Qingshanyu leap forward and hit the ball falling from the sky with his head.

Fortunately, because the speed of the ball was reduced by the previous block, Li Qingshan's Yuyue header did not borrow power, and Neuer made a flying remedy and pressed the ball under himself.

The game had just begun, and Guangzhou Evergrande had completed its first shot on goal.

Khamenez wrote the first sentence in his notebook:

Strong physical confrontation ability (fighting strength with Van Bitten does not fall behind), physical and mental flexibility, bounce ability beyond expectations, accurate judgment of landing point, and strong desire to score!