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University of Pretoria, HPC Sports Centre.

Covering an area of nearly forty acres, the sports center is nestled in a small green grove, shrouded in a dreamlike white mist like a thin veil, and all the buildings are hazy and have a unique view.

Li Tongfan woke up very early.

He didn't rush to wash, but just appeared on the balcony of the room in his pajamas.

Lao Li's guest room is located on the top floor of the main building, standing on the balcony and looking out, you can overlook the whole picture of the surrounding scenery of the HPC Sports Center...... Lao Li stretched comfortably, the temperature is good today.

Open your mouth and breathe in the fresh air, the campus atmosphere of the University of Pretoria in the early morning is intoxicating, although the sky is just bright at this time, but there are already people who get up for a morning run to exercise, in the white mist in the distance, there is a faint sound of reading in the local language that Lao Li does not understand, and the crisp chirping of the unknown birds...... All this is familiar and unfamiliar, which reminds Lao Li of his young and frivolous college days!

Everything was like yesterday in a trance.

When his gaze shifted to the distance, Lao Li was surprised to find that near the steel gate of the HPC Sports Center, there were already a lot of news reporters gathered at this moment!

It seems that as the second match of the Argentine team against the South Korean team in South Africa is approaching, the HPC Sports Center, which was originally quite clean, is about to usher in a large-scale group of reporters again!

Seeing these people, Lao Li suddenly smiled, and he remembered an interesting incident that happened yesterday during the team's training -- it is said that during the team's training yesterday afternoon, a macho reporter from Spain, in order to get first-hand information, actually secretly climbed a six- or seven-meter-high giant tree on the periphery of the "absatuksstadium" training ground with a fearless spirit, and rode on the branch of the tree to take countless sets of photos, but was shouted by the security guard, and fell down in fright and broke his right leg...... This macho guy should be regarded as a fall to fame, but the price is not cheap!

…… Ten minutes later.

Li Tongfan appeared on the side of the "absatuksstadium" training ground wearing his Li Ning sportswear. In the entire Argentine team, Lao Li is the only one who can not wear the team jersey sponsor - Adidas series of sportswear' 'privileged people', since four years ago and the domestic sports brand Li Ning signed an endorsement contract, Lao Li has been very thorough in his contract, although Adidas and Nike have waved out of the head to dig a lot of money, but, but did not succeed!

It's about an hour and a half before the team starts training.

However, when Lao Li walked aimlessly to the side of the training ground, Li Tongfan was surprised to find that when the time was so early, someone had already appeared on the training ground and was practicing in advance!

If you look closely, it's Sergio Aguero, a striker who plays for Atletico Madrid!!

In the cold and silent morning, the teammates were still in sweet dreams, and the La Liga giants Atletico Madrid's 'super sharp knife' on the front line was sweating in the thin mist, sweating like rain to practice shooting training!

Of course, Aguero is not alone!

There are also people who help Aguero set up the football next to him, and patiently know some of his movements...... Lao Li walked in a little and looked carefully, this person was the generation of [God of War] who was temporarily pulled over by Lao Li to 'work hard', Gabriel Batistuta!

"Attention!! When shooting, don't put your weight on the supporting foot at one time, otherwise, it will be easy for your opponent to see through the angle and strength, and you will lose a lot of other options......"

"It's great to feel the ball, but you have to make your center of gravity shift a little bit faster!"

"Stop, stop!! Don't chase the angle too much, let your movements stretch down as much as possible! ”

"Well, it's great!! This time was really good...... However, Sergio, the shot just now was even, and if you use the arch of your foot to go inside, the effect will be even better! ”

On the training ground, Batistuta is explaining his technical experience to Aguero bit by bit, Barty can be respected by the European media as the "God of War", and can be considered by countless football celebrities to be one of the few super-first-class talented goalscorers in the world who can compare with [Alien] Ronaldo and [Lone Wolf] Romario, and his talent and experience in shooting are a very, very valuable asset for any junior player!

Aguero was clearly aware of this, so he listened carefully!

'Atletico Madrid' listened carefully to the experience, while constantly figuring out the meaning of Barty's words by shooting, and soon, more than 20 footballs placed in various positions within 30 meters in front of the goal were shot into the goal by him in various ways...... These two people, one teaches attentively and the other learns seriously, but they don't know that not far away, Li Tongfan has long been standing on the sidelines and quietly watching for a long time. However, Li Tongfan didn't think of the intention of disturbing the two, and after watching it for a while, he quietly left...... This scene just now touched the heartstrings of Li Tongfan, and Lao Li was thinking about Aguero's positioning in the current team.

The young Sergio Aguero is the only superstar who has not officially appeared in the World Cup in South Africa among the five 'peerless killers' of the Argentine national team, and the reason why Lao Li has been pressing him on the bench is not because of his ability, on the contrary, Atletico Madrid's super ability has long been recognized by countless giants, and in every transfer period, there are countless giants waving checks and frantically chasing Maradona's young son-in-law!!

The main reason why Aguero can't get the starting position is that his style of play is too similar to Messi, and it completely overlaps with Messi in terms of position, but compared with Messi, Aguero is a step behind in his ability to break through the flexible surname in a small area, and he can't shake Messi's position. Compared with tall strikers like Higuain and Diego Milito, Aguero does not have the role of the rich tactical routines of the previous two, and in the end, compared to Teviz, he has a little less wild surname and fighting spirit...... After some comparison, Lao Li could only choose to press him on the bench of the bench.

However, Li Tongfan has always admired this small player very much.

Especially in Aguero, Li Tongfan saw a kind of indifference that was not arrogant or impatient, although he was not able to get even a minute of playing, although his fame would be undoubtedly the absolute main force in any team...... However, Aguero has never complained about this, and in his usual training, Aguero's performance has always been conscientious and professional, and today, Lao Li found that Aguero actually got up so early to practice, and it was not the first time to practice...... Such a player deserves anyone's respect!

Whether it was once an ordinary fan who was powerless, or now as a team coach with a heavy fist, Lao Li has really seen a lot of talented teenagers who have never met in the past years sitting on the cold bench and spending their time in vain, so that the moment he saw Aguero just now, he suddenly had a feeling of kinship!

At this moment, Lao Li was instantly moved by the spirit of Aguero's diligent pursuit!

As he walked, he thought quickly in his mind about how to modify the tactics of the blue and white team in order to carve out a place for Aguero in the team's tactical system...... "Maybe I should be more bold in changing the team's tactics, it's a shame to waste so many talented attacking players on the bench...... Maybe consider a more daring attack, and the next game against South Korea is a good opportunity to experiment with new tactics! ”

Li Tongfan thought of this, and then thought about the content of the second phase of the giant bull-level system task [football is Korean, the referee is Korean, and the goals are all Korean], and suddenly his eyes lit up, and he had a plan in his heart!

…… Three hours later.

Lee Tong-beom smiled and stopped the team's ongoing training: "There are still 3 days left before the match against the South Korean team, and today, we will practice a new tactical system......

The hammers stopped moving, their expressions a little confused.

The team's tactical formation has been almost run-in after the warm-up and the first game, why do you suddenly have to change it?

However, when they saw the creepy and sinister smile on the corner of the boss's mouth, everyone looked at each other, and seemed to understand at once that the adjustment of the 'boss' must be a measure specifically taken against the opponent of the Korean team in the next game!

'Boss' is playing tricks again?

The hammers collectively mourned for the Korean team!

And Aguero reached out at this time to wipe the sweat beads from his forehead, I don't know why, after hearing the words 'new tactical system', he found that his heart suddenly jumped up inexplicably...... Aguero has a hunch that the opportunity to play, which he has been waiting for for a long time, seems to be coming soon after this tactical adjustment.................. Time flies.

As the group matches progressed, none of the 32 princes had yet to appear on the team, and they unraveled their mystery on the battlefield in South Africa on June 15.

Green Point Stadium in Cape Town.

Defending world champions Italy take on South American powerhouse Paraguay in a draw in the space of 90 minutes. In the first half, Paraguay's Alcarez scored with a header over the aging Ballon d'Or winner Cannavaro at the last World Cup, and Roma striker De Rossi pulled the score back for the Azzurri in the second half...... The performance of the defending champion with an aging noodle line disappointed the fans and the media, and [Silver Fox] Lippi became the target of bombardment, and the injury of the world's No. 1 god Buffon in the game made the Blue Coats even worse!

…… 14:00 local time in South Africa.

Rustenburg Royal Bafken Stadium.

New Zealand scored in stoppage time to draw 1-1 with Slovakia, and it was defender Reid who saved New Zealand; As for Slovakia, striker Vitek scored the team's first goal in the history of the World Cup finals!

…… 16:00 local time in South Africa.

Port Elizabeth Nelson-Mandela Bay Stadium.

The first highlight of Group G of the 2010 World Cup in South Africa was played here - [African Elephants] Ivory Coast team took on European powerhouse Portugal.

The hot matchup between the two teams' iconic star [Warcraft] Drogba and C-Ronaldo, one of the "Four Heavenly Kings", has attracted the attention of the world!

Unfortunately, the game didn't end up being as exciting as people thought.

Whether it was Drogba, who came back with a bandage after being tackled by the central defender Tanaka Hat, or C-Runardo, one of the world's most valuable [Four Heavenly Kings], failed to score for the team, and the two sides finally drew 0:0 in the hustle and bustle!

…… 20:30 local time in South Africa.

Ellis Park Stadium in Johannesburg.

In the 2010 World Cup in South Africa, the second focus match of Group G, the match between five-star Brazil and North Korea, which attracted much attention in the group of death, finally ignited the smoke of gunpowder in the media attention!

At the end of the 90-minute game, people were stunned - the expected one-sided game scene did not appear, and the Brazilian team only scored two goals against the recognized fish belly team North Korea, and what is even more tragic is that they were actually pulled back by the North Korean team in the 89th minute!!

The performance of the Brazilian team was far below expectations.

…… After the appearance of the Brazilian team, the eyes of the world finally focused on the last big favorite, the Matadors Spain.

The Matadors of the old coach Bosque, as the super favorite to rank first in the odds list of major sports betting companies alongside the blue and white army of Crazy Lee, has attracted much attention, and people are looking forward to this gorgeous team to bring beauty to fans all over the world!

However, no one expected that in the match played at the Durban Stadium, the Spanish team, which was praised by the football king Pelizan as representing the 'development trend of football in recent years', lost 0:1 to the Swiss team...... In the 55th minute of the game, when the Swiss player Fernandez scored a goal, the whole world was stunned, and no one expected that it was the Swiss team that scored the first goal!

And when the referee Howard Webb blew the whistle for the whole game after 90 minutes, the whole world went crazy, and even Shang Yanjing didn't expect that it was the Swiss team that won the game in the end!

Soon after the game, the world's major football media scrambled to set off a frenzy of public opinion like a bloodthirsty great white shark smelling the smell of blood-"Pele's crow's beak magic reappears powerful, Spain is cursed"

"The matador folds, and the biggest upset of this World Cup is born"

"Argentine media: Such a matador still wants to beat the madman Lee to win the championship? Bah!! 》

"St. Cassie frustrated with the team's failure, admits that the road to winning the championship is still open"

"World War I pierced the myth of Spain's pseudo-gorgeousness, how could such a team be on par with the madman Lee"

Amid the sarcasm of the media, the Spanish team is in a huge predicament.

People's eyes were completely focused on this unexpected fiasco, so much so that in the other match of Group H later, the news of Chile's 1-0 victory over Honduras was completely covered up with very few media questions!

…… The defeat of the favourites Spain marked the end of the first round of the group stage of the 2010 World Cup in South Africa.

Sixteen games, some exciting, some dull, some red cards, some oolongs, some surprises, some disappointments, some misjudgments, and some performances...... And at this moment, the media also began to comment harshly on the first performance of the top 30 and 20.

Reuters, which had previously made a big splash for compiling the 'Top 32 Coach Power Rankings', once again attracted the attention of fans from all over the world, because this influential media had the ingenuity to come up with a 'first round of best awards' - [Greatest Progress Award in History], which was awarded to the Slovenian team.

The first-time World Cup finalists drew 1-1 with New Zealand in an unfavourable situation, and their striker scored the first goal that went down in the history of national football, which was the greatest improvement in the history of the team!

The Most Glorious Tradition Award was undisputed by the Three Lions' England team.

After the injury of Joe Hart, the genius goalkeeper unearthed by the former coach maniac Lee, the Italian Capello was selected, and the final goalkeeper Green, who was selected in the game against the United States, did not hesitate to inherit the glorious tradition of England goalkeepers such as Seaman, Robinson, David James, etc.

The winner of the "Most Gorgeous Turn" award was a German tank.

In the case of many veterans fading out of the national team, Loew let Ozil and other young players play the role in the face of a strong opponent Australia, setting off a storm of youth, changing the perception that the German team belongs to the 'body power school' in the past, and the smooth and gorgeous degree of cooperation is not inferior to Brazil, Argentina and other old teams, which can be said to have completed a super turn in team style!

The "Weakest Strength Award" was deservedly won by the Azzurri Italy.

There is nothing to explain, whether it is the state of Cannavaro, the core of the last championship, or the average age of the team, or the transfer of veteran coach Lippi, or Gianluigi Buffon's injury in the game...... All this shows that the strength of the defending champion is declining alarmingly all the time, and the army of kings who swept through the Eight Desolations four years ago has disappeared, and now only the old, weak and sick are left in their twilight years!

The winner of the "Most Flashy Award" was the Spanish team of the Matador Legion.

The game was close to 78% possession, 987 passes, 15 shots on goal and 12 corners...... All these magnificent stats speak to the strength of the Spanish team...... However, the final score of 0:1 made the spaniard's magnificence the saddest joke, and the so-called most gorgeous and untrue is nothing more than this!

The Blue and White Army of the Crazy Lee won the [Most Worthy of the Name Award].

The 5:0 score of the first round, Messi's hat trick, super wonderful free kick coordination, the mysterious whispers of the madman Lee to Messi on the sidelines during the game, and the post-game furious celebration like a volcanic eruption...... All of this was exactly what was expected of the Crazy Lee and the Pampas Eagles before the game, as the Reuters award review said: "They didn't disappoint, and their game should be as ......"

After the first round of 16 games, the most showy ones are the German team and the Argentine team!

(To be continued)