Sports City Stadium.

The Chinese team and Belgian players held the caddies in hand.

Situ Yunbing had previously greeted many Belgian players in the player channel and exchanged greetings.

The battle with Belgium was not just about reunion with Martinez's old friend. When the 31-year-old De Bruyne embraced Situ Yunbing with an implicit excitement, the glorious years of European football in the past couldn't help but fall into his heart again.

The noise at the scene was significantly warming up.

"CCTV, CCTV! Good evening, everyone, everyone. Welcome to the second round of the 2022 Qatar World Cup Group C group stage. The Chinese team faced Belgium!

In the first round of the match, both Chinese and Belgium won, and the two teams are currently tied for the top spot with 3 points in this group!

The performance of the Chinese team in the first round of the game is exciting. Although our opponent today is Belgium, which ranks world number one in Fifa, we have reason to believe that the Chinese team will not let Belgium win easily!

First, let’s take a look at the starting lineup of the two teams.

The Chinese team started 433 today.

Goalkeeper: Chen Jingjie.

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

Midfielder: Zhang Zhibang, Zhao Fenghua, Huang Bozhou.

Forward: Luo Xin, Wu Lei, Luo Cheng.

Our starting lineup has not changed from the previous game, and this is our strongest lineup, and there is no doubt about this.

Belgium also produced all the elite today.

Goalkeeper; Courtois.

Defenders: Castagney, Boyata, Aldrevild, Cobart.

Midfielders: Tilemans, De Bruyne, Dentonker.

Forwards: Solgan Hazard, Lukaku, Aiden Hazard.

Belgium also brought out their strongest lineup, of course, their benches are also luxurious, including Vitsel, Origi, Bashuay, Carrasco, Vertonheng, etc.

An interesting phenomenon occurred in this game.

Luo Cheng and Luo Xin are twin brothers on the same field, while Solgan Hazard and Aiden Hazard are also brothers on the Belgian side. However, Aiden Hazard, who is more famous at Real Madrid, is two years older than Solgan Hazard who plays for Dortmund. To make it easier to understand, we will call our younger brother today.

Both sides have a pair of biological brothers competing on the same stage, and such a scene is extremely rare in the history of world football!

And what's interesting is that both brothers play as wingers!

The pre-match kickoff ceremony will be held below, so let's wait for the game to begin."

When playing the national anthem, no one from the Chinese team burst into tears. In the first game, Guo Xuantu and He Hao came to tears, which really touched many fans. Some people may think it is exaggerated, but if they can be immersed in the scene and feel it as a participant, it will be natural.

But the Chinese team is still solemn and solemn.

They sang loudly, as if they wanted to spread the voice of China all over the world!

After the ceremony before the kickoff was completed, Situ Yunbing looked at the Belgian lineup and felt deeply moved.

He is familiar with most of the players in the Belgian team.

Not to mention Lukaku on the front line, Hazard will do the same. It is common to play against the teams they played in the Premier League in the past.

De Bruyne in the midfield was brought out from Hamburg. Although Tilemans played for Leicester City, he had not yet taken the lead when Situ Yunbing left the Reds, so he was not familiar with it. It was also the eve of Situ Yunbing leaving the Premier League.

Aldrevelde on the back line and goalkeeper Courtois are also his old acquaintances. Castagni, who plays for Serie A upstart Atalanta, and Boyata in Hertha Berlin, Berlin. The only Belgian team who has not played for the five major league clubs is left defender Kobart, but he is not very small, playing for Belgian giant Anderlecht.

As for the little Hazard on the front line, Situ Yunbing has not paid much attention to it in the past. Simply put, based on Situ Yunbing's status and vision in the Red Army back then, he didn't even look down on Hazard in the middle and late stages, not to mention that Xiao Zar, whose comprehensive strength is not as good as his brother.

But at that time, Situ Yunbing was the Red Army with an unprecedented coaching lineup. Now he coaches the Chinese team. In terms of overall strength, this lineup of Belgium is definitely at least one level higher than that of the Chinese team!

When the whistle sounded at the beginning of the game, the Chinese team took the lead in kicking off.

Accompanied by deafening cheers, Situ Yunbing and Martinez both stood in the coach's command area to supervise the battle.

The two looked solemn and serious.

Belgium did not actively fight back after the opening. The experience of the past two major competitions has made Belgium more calm when facing the game, and it is not as easy to make the game out of control as in the past.

The Chinese team faced the powerful Belgium and chose to pass the ball in the backcourt first, so as to strive for the whole team to enter the game faster.

The configurations of the two teams are quite similar. Belgium has stronger assist capabilities in the back line. The main reason why Atlanta has been successful in Serie A in recent years is that they mainly play offensive football!

Fullback Castagni naturally has strong assist ability. On the other hand, Kobart plays for the top giants Anderlecht, not to mention European games, but domestic arenas are naturally making trouble in the opponent's halftime all year round.

In the midfield, De Bruyne is naturally the core of the organization. Tilemans is like an overbearer. Just like he was in Leicester City, Ndidi is the core of the defensiveness. While he assists from the side, he also has to take on supporting tasks for the offense. Dentonker is a defensive midfielder.

As for Lukaku's rebirth from the Premier League to Serie A on the front line, Hazard Jr. performed extraordinaryly in Dortmund's strong speed impact system. As for Hazard who has never found his state when he went to Real Madrid, who is a lean camel bigger than a horse. No matter how hard it is, as long as his physical condition is not a problem, he is a role that his opponent cannot ignore.

It is enough to see that Belgium's third-tier team is stronger than the Chinese team's third-tier team!

If Zhao Fenghua, the strongest midfielder in the Chinese team, may not even have an advantage in physical fitness compared to the 31-year-old De Bruyne. You should know that De Bruyne has been working hard in the Premier League for many years, and his physical fitness and endurance are stronger than in other leagues!

Not to mention organizational talent, De Bruyne is the ceiling that other offensive organizers in this era have to look up to throughout their lives!

When De Bruyne retired, it can be said that the midfield master of an era retired!

The first wave of Chinese offensive did not create a threat. Zhao Fenghua passed the ball to the frontcourt, Wu Lei received the ball and hit the left side. Luo Cheng found that Castagni did not rob, but turned to block his continued forward line. Then Tilemans rushed to press against Luo Cheng, and at the same time he blocked his cross route, which made Luo Cheng have to force a breakthrough. As a result, after going to the outside line, Castagni rushed out to press against him, forcing Luo Cheng to transfer the cross.

As a result, the ball was cut off by Boyata halfway through.

After Belgium intercepted the ball, the three Chinese teams quickly returned to defense. Wu Lei rushed towards Tilemans at the first time. He could not rush to find De Bruyne, which was the target Zhao Fenghua should be guarding, while Luo Cheng and Luo Xin quickly retreated along the sidelines, adding protection to the backcourt sidelines as much as possible.

Belgium's offense and defense transition was also very fast. Dendonkel overtook the ball at De Bruyne's feet. Zhao Fenghua did not take the initiative to grab it. Looking at De Bruyne at the center line behind the center circle, the latter dribbling the ball and began to push forward. Zhao Fenghua quickly retreated. After retreating to the key defense area, Zhao Fenghua prepared to intercept the front.

De Bruyne sent a diagonal pass against the ground and found Hazard who cut inside the side.

Although Hazard is already 31 years old, his ball control skills have not declined at all. For technical players, ageing will not cause their skills to decline. All they have declined is physical fitness, explosive power, and speed.

The moment Hazard took the ball, he changed direction and accelerated and flew past Zhang Zhibang!

Zhang Zhibang was indeed a bit fierce when he first got up. When he stopped quickly, he turned around and chased him again, he found that fortunately Huang Bozhou guarded the middle area in front of the penalty area, so that Hazard had no room to shoot.

When Huang Bozhou stepped forward and robbed, Zhang Zhibang replaced Huang Bozhou to guard the front middle road of the penalty area.

Seeing that the Chinese team was defending tightly, Hazard passed the ball across the right side.

Hazard took the initiative to receive the cross cut and stopped the ball. After sending a cross kick.

The football hangs towards the right side of the penalty area.

Lukaku inserted Cheng Renjun into the open behind him and rushed to the goal with a header!

Because he turned around at a very large angle, it was difficult to exert force. As a result, the ball flew lightly to the Chinese team's goal. Shen Jingjie held the ball in his arms after moving one step.

The Chinese team successfully resisted Belgium's first wave of offensive.

Situ Yunbing made gestures to the team on the sidelines. The rhythm just now was not right!

It turned into a Chinese team and was beaten by Belgium to counterattack!

The situation is actually very simple. It is difficult for the Chinese team to break through Belgium's defense line if they want to fight on the position, because they are afraid of being attacked!

If you want to make a difference in positional battles, Zhao Fenghua's position must be forward to the front of the opponent's penalty area.

But in this way, the risks of the entire defense line will increase a lot.

De Bruyne can use one pass to get Belgian's offense to the forefront at the first time!

Coupled with the Hazard brothers' ability to make progress on the wing, the Chinese team does not have the capital to fight and attack!

They want to ensure the safety of the defense line at all times, this is the first principle!

When Martinez saw Situ Yunbing making gestures on the sidelines to make adjustments, his heart became a little heavier with a conditioned reflex.

But he quickly laughed at himself again.

Once upon a time when he fought with Situ Yunbing in the Premier League, every move of the other party was noticed by the entire Premier League. Perhaps Everton, who he coached, was frequently slaughtered by Liverpool. It was really a psychological shadow that Situ Yunbing was hit by the psychological one!

And today's World Cup game, he didn't have to be so nervous.
Chapter completed!