In this World Cup, the French team has only conceded 2 goals in 7 games, which can be imagined the solidity of its defense. It is precisely by relying on this defense that the French team can finally reach the top of the World Cup, and if Zinedine Zidane is the most dazzling jewel in the crown of the French team, then there is no doubt that its defense line is its most important cornerstone. When Lao Lei entered the dungeon, he carefully read the detailed description of the team's performance in this World Cup. The same solid defense reminded him of the German team in the Korea-Japan World Cup just past, but the difference between the two is that the German team's defense is more impressive than Kahn's one-man pass, if you don't open it, then this French team is its overall backline tacit, solid, and airtight.

There is no doubt that the French team is more solid defensively than it was with Germany's Kahn. Desailly, Blanco, Thuram and Lizarazu formed the four-man back line, which became the most amazing combination in the world of that year. This linebacker, who has no experience in the World Cup, has become the protagonist of the story that people talk about. Coupled with a stable midfield centered on Didier Deschamps and an attacking line up front with Zinedine Zidane at its core, Jacques formed the French team that became the most legendary and successful French national team in French history. No one could have imagined that this new French team, which had no experience in the World Cup, could finally dominate the crowd.

Of course, this French team is not flawless, and the forward line composed of Thierry Henry and others in the French team has become the focus of criticism. In the knockout stage, France's forward line was already scoreless, relying entirely on a strong midfield and backfield to defeat the opponent. Among them, France's No. 9 positive Indian striker Givash has failed to win the entire World Cup. Bid farewell to the World Cup with zero eggs.

Because of this, Jacques did not call up Manchester United's king's talented goalscorer Eric Cantona until '98. can be the point that everyone criticizes the most. In fact, Jacques also has his own difficulties in this regard, and you must know that the king of Manchester United is not a good-natured lord. Except for the side of a talented player. On the other hand, Cantona is a typical anarchist, fighting with his teammates, confronting referees, taunting coaches and even throwing his jersey in the manager's face. For Jacques, in addition to being a good striker, Cantona is also a ticking time bomb and troublemaker in the dressing room. This was a big part of Jacques' decision not to call up Cantona.

Besides. France captain Didier Deschamps is also an important player. The leader of the French team in Jacquet's eyes is a "water carryer" in Cantona's eyes. As a result, the relationship between Deschamps and Cantona has not been very good. Summoned to Cantona, the dressing room of the French national team could explode at any moment. In fact, Cantona's evaluation of Deschamps's "water-picking" is not untargeted, the reason is that Deschamps is a system player, and his job in the team is to run, intercept and break the ball.

Thankfully, the French team managed to win the World Cup. Let the previous criticism completely disappear. Grades are the last word. Jacquet's move to abandon Cantona also changed from stupidity to wisdom and correctness.

Compared with France, the Brazilian team in this World Cup has relied on its strong forward ability to get to this point. The forward line with Ronaldo, who was in full swing at the time, as the core. Defeated various opponents and successfully advanced to the finals. In this Brazilian national team, a phrase widely circulated in football has been verified again. "Offense wins the game, defense wins the championship." Sadly, Brazil's other legendary goalscorer, Durão Romario, missed the World Cup due to injury. Brazil's strongest line of attack is not at its peak either. Bebeto is more of a point of play and can't share enough defensive firepower with Ronaldo. Except for defense. Brazil's attack power is also not at their highest level.

However, apart from the front line and the two wings, Brazil's central midfield, which was supposed to be the strongest, became its biggest weakness. At this time, Brazil's two main midfielders, Dunga is 35 years old and Sampaio is 30 years old, and both of them have reached the point of retirement in Japan's J-League. Although the two have a lot of experience and have excellent performances from time to time, the physical problems brought about by age have caused their form to fluctuate. As a result, Brazil's midfield is not connected smoothly, and sometimes even disjointed, making it feel like this Brazilian team has a serious top-heavy problem. This problem is naturally no problem when facing opponents who are weaker than you under the cover of a strong attacking line, but once you meet a team that is on par with you, it will become a fatal problem......

France is such a team, not so much that Ronaldo's poor form led to Brazil's loss, but rather that its midfield was bound to lose when it met France, who were the first in midfield at the time. Ronaldo's aberration, which just left Brazil without a chance to rely on the explosion of superstars to save the team, is not the fundamental reason.

This made Lao Lei, who had read the information of the two teams in detail, feel that the burden on his body was not small, and it was more difficult than the last copy. At the same time, Lao Lei was also a little excited, after all, against such a top opponent, he was bound to grow faster.

After the two teams played, Lao Lei was already familiar with the next ceremony. After a series of ceremonies, France took the lead in possession. The referee's whistle blew, and the game officially began. In this game, France lined up a 4-2-3-1 formation, Blanco was replaced by Leboeuf on the back line due to a red card suspension, Deschamps and Petit formed a double back, Zidane, Karrumb and Djokaeff formed three forwards, and Givash became a forward striker.

Brazil, on the other hand, lined up with a 4-4-2 lineup, with Carlos and Cafu as left and right full-backs respectively, Bayano and Aldair as central defenders, Dunga and Lao Lei as double midfielders, Rivaldo and Leonardo as two full-backs, and Ronaldo and Bebeto as partners in the forward line.

After the start of the game, after France had a little control of the ball at the back, Deschamps immediately handed over the football to Zidane to let him guide the French team's attack. As soon as he saw Zidane controlling the ball and moving forward, Lao Lei immediately pressed up, knowing that Zidane's speed was not fast, so Lao Lei was very relieved to stick to it and handed Djokaf to Dunga.

However, as soon as Lao Lei pressed up, Zidane gave Lao Lei a lesson. Facing Lao Lei, Zidane controlled the ball with both feet unhurriedly, the football seemed to be stuck to his feet, and Lao Lei couldn't find a chance to get off his feet for a while. Seeing that Zidane's not very strong body, Lao Lei decisively used his body to bully Zidane. At this time, Lao Lei is not the body of the 30-year-old Sampaio, although it looks no different, but the attributes are 20-year-old Lao Lei's.

However, this time, the use of the body that was effective in the past has no effect here in Zidane. Although Zidane was indeed squeezed into a little distorted by Lao Lei, football was still firmly controlled by him at his feet. This hand-controlled kung fu, Lao Lei is the first time to see someone who can do this level, simple but there is no way for you to crack it. Lao Lei has seen a lot of ball handlers by now, and Zidane's style is more like Rui Costa's simple and practical, but elegant and calm.

However, unlike Rui Costa, Zidane has a better ability to hold the ball on the spot. He doesn't have to run up and play, he can't break the ball in the same place. If Xiao Luo is the kind of whimsical that you can't think of, Zidane is the kind of real, but you can't eat and are in a hurry.

In such a situation, Lao Lei didn't have any way for a while, and at this time, Zidane suddenly took the lead in moving. Under the pressure of Lao Lei, Zidane calmly dribbled the ball horizontally, and then suddenly knocked the ball back with his right foot, unlike ordinary people, Zidane's knock was not only sudden but also very large, and his feet were like a big bracket split.

This time, Lao Lei lost his center of gravity a little, but Lao Lei quickly forcibly adjusted back. At this time, Zidane showed another characteristic of his dribbling, that is, consistency, from receiving the ball to breaking through with the ball, and passing the ball after the most rear, there is almost no need for any adjustment in the process, smooth, absolutely fluent. You can imagine how solid Zidane's basic skills are.

When Lao Lei just adjusted his center of gravity, Zidane's left foot suddenly kicked back again, and then his right foot slammed forward just right, and then his whole person accelerated. This series of actions directly opened Lao Lei's position, and in the process, he showed a calmness that ordinary people do not have, just like a butterfly wearing flowers, dancing. It looked like Lao Lei's close-quarters pressing was like air, and it didn't cause any trouble or hindrance to Zidane. The last time Lao Lei was broken through so easily, it was at the feet of Maradona in the last copy.

At this time, Lao Lei didn't have time to think about it, and immediately turned around and chased after him, wanting to catch up with Zidane with his own speed. But the result is not as good as Lao Lei thought, Zidane's absolute speed is not very fast, but the speed of moving forward with the ball is definitely not slow, coupled with the rhythm and direction changes in the process of running with the ball, few people who have been broken through can completely catch up with Zidane.

Lao Lei could only follow closely behind him, a few positions behind Zidane. There were a few times when he wanted to overtake, but Zidane had a skillful change of direction and stuck position, which made Lao Lei's attempts come to naught. And Zidane's direction of moving forward with the ball also surprised Lao Lei a little, in front of Zidane, there was already Cafu pressing, but he did not have the slightest intention of changing the direction of progress. Lao Lei asked himself if he would not move forward with the ball like this, he must go to a place with fewer people, such as the current Brazilian middle, but Zidane is moving towards a place with more people, and he seems to be so unhurried.

It wasn't until Lao Lei and Cafu were about to surround Zidane together that he suddenly passed the ball. With a flick of the outside of his right foot, the ball came out of the gap in old Rekafor's and struck back into the middle, where there was already a gap and Karembu was there.

At this time, eight words came out of Lao Lei's heart, lifting weights as lightly, and being clever and not working. (To be continued......)