Football: Don’t talk about feelings, I’m just an AI

"CCTV5, CCTV5!"

"Good evening, viewers. Now we are broadcasting the first match of Group D of the 2014 Brazil World Cup, with the Chinese teenager's England team playing against Italy."

"I am the host Huang Jianxiang."

"I'm He Wei."

"The match was held at the Amazon Stadium in Manaus, Brazil."

"At this moment, the Amazon Stadium, which can accommodate 60,000 people, is already full. About 8,000 Chinese fans have come from China to cheer for Xia Qi."

In the faraway land of China, although it was three o'clock in the morning, a ray of light was still visible in the living rooms of many families. Those were the fans watching the live broadcast of the World Cup.

"Dear audience members, to the sound of the World Cup theme song and led by the referee, both teams entered the stadium one by one."

"Now let me introduce you to the starting lineups of the two teams."

"Italy wore their traditional blue jerseys and coach Prandelli lined up in a 4-1-4-1 formation.

The goalkeeper is Sirigu from Paris Saint-Germain. The "ageless goalkeeper" Buffon we are all familiar with did not start.

The right back is Damian from Serie A Torino, who came from AC Milan's youth training when he was young.

The central defenders are Juventus's defensive combination of Barzagli and Chiellini. Bonucci, one of the two well-known veterans among the fans, did not start.

Barzagli, who replaced him in the starting lineup, was no ordinary player either. In Serie A, there is a saying that "nothing is as strong as Barzagli", which is a testament to this.

These three are all Juventus's defensive stalwarts. In Conte's "three-back" system, they often play together and are Juventus' first choice in defense.

Compared to Bonucci, Barzagli is more aggressive in his forward rushes and has a strong sense of defense.
Prandelli started Barzagli in order to target Xia Qi's "surgical knife" pass, preventing Xia Qi from attacking from behind, and at the same time using Barzagli's swift forward dive to defend Xia Qi's shooter attributes.

Xia Qi is a two-time European Golden Boot winner. No matter where Hodgson puts him, opponents have to guard against his shots.

"Let's be frank, organizing is just my hobby, scoring goals is my job."

At this time, Huang Jianxiang's partner He Wei interjected this sentence, causing countless viewers in front of the TV to laugh.

Huang Jianxiang continued to explain:

"The left back is Paletta, who can play on the left, center and right of the back line.

The single defensive midfielder is De Rossi of Roma.

The four forwards are Candreva, Pirlo, Verratti and Marchisio.

Pirlo's position is slightly behind, which means that the Italian midfielder protects Pirlo in the middle. This is Juventus' style of play.

In this way, the advantages of "sleeping skin" can be brought into play to the extreme.

The key to the outcome of tonight's game lies in the team's organization and teamwork, which depends on who is better between Pirlo and Xia Qi.

Italy's starting striker is Balotelli, a very familiar figure to us, and a good friend of Xia Qi."

"England's starting lineup 4231..."

"Goalkeeper: ..." (See Chapter 225, England First Team for details)
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"Ding Dong"

"Please host select 'training' or 'competition' mode."

"Contest"

"Please host choose the pitch position: A forward, B midfielder..."

"B"

"Detecting that the host's team is in trouble at this time, matching the host's [Han Xin General] attributes."

"Han Xin commanded his troops. The more the better. He controlled them like his arms and fingers, dancing to the same rhythm."

"Please host choose 'autonomous mode' or 'one-click hang-up mode'"

"Warm reminder: During the hang-up period, the host will automatically complete various indicator actions by the system."

"Hang up with one click!"

"Easily hang up, automatically complete with one click, free your feet, and bring a relaxed and happy stadium experience to the host! The game experience has officially begun."

Subsequently
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After all the ceremonies were over,
Players from both teams returned to their respective positions and waited for the kick-off.

England captain Gerrard lost to Italy captain Chiellini in the previous coin guessing game.
The right to choose sides was taken away by the cunning Chiellini.

It was four o'clock in the afternoon, Brazil time, and the sun was shining brightly.

Xia Qi and others have to compete facing the sun, which is somewhat disadvantageous.

As the referee blew the whistle,
The game is on!

After Xia Qi received the ball from Rooney, he did not pass it forward, but turned around and kicked it to Gerrard.
Let the teammates get used to the visual experience of attacking under the scorching sun first.

Afterwards, the ball went back and forth in England's half, with goalkeeper Joe Hart also involved in the pass.

Until Italy couldn't stand their procrastination anymore, the whole team pressed forward and started high-pressure defense!

England then passed the ball forward, but if there was no good attacking point in the front, they would still pass the ball back.

They didn’t play like the “Chinese team” at all, and were even better at TiKi-TaKa than Spain.

The reason for the big change is all because of Xia Qi's organization and deployment.

After playing for a few minutes, Italy's Balotelli couldn't stand the "cold wind" at the front point.

He pointed at Xia Qi, stamped his feet and yelled, "Xia! Xia! Xia!" (broken voice)

What it means is that you want to restrict Xia Qi.

But this is bullshit!
If they keep a close eye on Xia Qi, the England team will be like a "headless snake". Who doesn't understand that?

Just like if the Chinese team beat Thailand they would advance to the top 18, who doesn’t know that?
But, my strength doesn't allow it!

...Xia Qi didn't give them any chance to defend. When the midfielder was about to step forward and dance with him,

Xia Qi passed the ball horizontally, back, and forward, and sent the ball out before the defensive players came up to challenge him.

How can Xia Qi defend strictly without the football under his feet?
Putting one person on guard against him throughout the entire court is already the maximum strength of Italy's defense. If there are more, there will be gaps in other places.

However, can Xia Qi be defended by one person alone?

Verratti was almost crying while defending Xia Qi, and he felt even more aggrieved when Balotelli yelled at him.

According to the tactics, when Xia Qi got the ball, he was responsible for entangled with Xia Qi and danced with Xia Qi, and then his teammates would "disrupt" it...

But, Xia Qi didn’t “accept the invitation” at all!

How can he keep an eye on the Golden Globe winner by himself?
"Haha, Balotelli is anxious!"

"England played very strangely tonight!"

"I feel like I've changed from a straightforward man from Northeast China to a sophisticated man from Shanghai..."

"Xia Qi is so versatile. A striker can organize the midfield so smoothly, which really makes other midfielders ashamed!"

on the field,
Xia Qi played with the Italian team for a while. After several consecutive cross passes, he suddenly passed the ball behind Chiellini.

Rooney immediately started to make a straight run, caught up with the ball before Chiellini turned around and chased back, and shot directly without stopping the ball.

Although Italian goalkeeper Sirigu made a save, he did not touch the ball.
Just when he was in despair, Yu Guangzhong saw the football hit the crossbar and flew directly into the stands.

Although they didn't lose the ball, there was a gasp in the stands of Italian fans. Some were taking out quick-acting heart pills, some were busy wiping the cold sweat from their foreheads, and some were crying with joy after surviving a disaster...

Rooney's shot really scared them. Huang Jianxiang also had tears in his eyes, because he just saw Xia Qi's pass and blurted out: "Fuck! Fuck! Fuck!" (Refer to his commentary for Grosso)
At that moment, his brain was deprived of oxygen and he couldn't find a more appropriate word than "Fuck!"

You can't swear on such a strict platform as CCTV-5. Huang's tears are not shed for Italy, but for his own pocket.

Others work overtime to earn subsidies, but I have to pay for it myself...

Xia Qi's kick was so expensive!!!

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Italian fans breathed a sigh of relief, and so did the Italian players.

It's not easy.
We got the ball back five minutes into the game!
Now it's my turn to perform!
Balotelli doesn’t know whether others think so or not, but that’s what he thinks anyway.

Before Sirigu kicked the ball out of the goal, Balotelli in the "far" frontcourt couldn't wait to raise his hand to ask for the ball.

However, with a wave of Xia Qi's hand, the style of the entire England team changed again, transforming into Dortmund or Atletico Madrid with the "mad dog style of play".

Pirlo passed the ball several times, but the ball could not reach his own half of the field, which was a bit like "the young are better than the strong".

Xia Qi hit every beat of his foot accurately. If he continued to "play" the original song,
The ball would be handed over to the opponent, but Pirlo of course refused and chose to "change his tune", and finally became a waste in Balotelli's mouth.

Balotelli cursed angrily: "Waste", and went back to his own half with a gloomy face to get the ball.

Pirlo is a master of rhythm after all. With Balotelli as an outlet, he finally handed the ball to him safely.

After receiving the ball, Balotelli immediately stepped on the hot wheel and left Walcott behind in almost no time.

He crossed the half court in an instant.

Gerrard adjusted his position in a flash and stopped the speeding Balotelli in time.

Balotelli was stopped, but he was not angry but happy.

Gerald!
He likes this background wall very much!
At this moment, he slowed down, bent his body slightly, and drew circles above the football with his feet as fast as lightning.

The dazzling cycling skills won applause from all the fans.

"Balotelli's technique is very delicate."

“World class from the shoulders down!”

Gerrard saw Balotelli's left foot fall from the left side of the ball, but his shoulder went to the right and sank.

Are you planning to move the ball to the right?

How can I think about it on the court?
He immediately pounced to his left.

be cheated!
Balotelli pushed the ball in the opposite direction with lightning speed, changing direction and speeding up!
Gerrard was already stuck behind him.

After passing the opponent, Balotelli stepped on the accelerator to the bottom, ready to attack the enemy directly.

However, as my eyes blurred, a figure that was so familiar that it couldn't be more familiar came into my sight.

Damn it!

ruthless!

Balotelli's football IQ is not low at all.

In an instant,
Charge forward resolutely and without hesitation!
"what……"

The stadium was filled with screams breaking octaves.

One was for Xia Qi's sudden appearance, and the other was for Balotelli's "deliberate collision".

On the field, Xia Qi did not pass the ball hastily.
Instead, he dribbled the ball, steadied his body, and used his back to block Balotelli's forward charge.

Bang!
Balotelli felt like he had hit a wall, a wall that made him turn back.
With a bang, he fell on his back!
None of these would make Balotelli crazy. What made him crazy was the look in Xia Qi's eyes when he turned his head to look at him, which was exactly the same as the look in Xia Qi's eyes when he looked at Messi diving.

Ah!
bother!
Beware of fire, theft and male honey!
Not far away, Joe Hart in front of the goal couldn't help but whistle.

These three guys were once the Manchester City Three Idiots and are very good friends. Before the game, Balotelli even boasted that he would kick Joe Hart's ass.

Now, seeing Balotelli trapped in his own trap, how could Joe Hart bear it?
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The whole place was in an uproar!
The one who fell to the ground was,

Balotelli is tall and strong.
This,
This,
Now everyone has a clearer understanding of Xia Qi’s “non-humanity”.

Huang Jianxiang failed to control himself again and delivered three consecutive hits!

After Xia Qi "shocked" Balotelli, he slowly passed the ball, giving Verratti no chance to make up for the defense.

After Walcott received the pass from Xia Qi, he immediately broke forward. Rooney in the middle and Sterling on the left also rushed forward.
Fast as lightning!

By the time Italy reorganized its second line of defense, England's trident had already advanced to the front of the penalty area.

Walcott made a wall pass with Xia Qi on the right side and got past the defense.

Received Xia Qi's pass on the right side of the penalty area.

This short pass was very comfortable for Xia Qi. Walcott didn't need to adjust and easily sent the ball over Rooney's head.

The cross was of high quality. Although Rooney was double-teamed, he still managed to get the ball first.

When his forehead hit the ball, Rooney thought the ball was in.

However, the less famous Sirigu made a miraculous save that only a goalkeeper could make.

Rooney's header hit the ball hard in front of the goal line, but Sirigu missed the ball with his first dive.
When the football bounces high and bounces towards the goal,
Sirigu bounced up from the ground with his right hand, raised his left hand high, and at the critical moment, kicked the football out of the penalty area.

"Wow! Two consecutive pounces!"

"Italian Outing God!"

At the right corner of the penalty area, Xia Qi rushed towards the first point where the football landed.
Verratti also rushed towards the football at the first moment.

The air in the stadium froze instantly.

The onlookers opened their eyes wide, afraid of missing every frame...

The football falls,

Xia Qi used his chest to point the football in front of him.
Seeing Xia Qi being so careless...

Verratti's heartbeat quickened instantly, and he quickly stretched his legs to take the "gift" into his pocket.

However, at this moment, Xia Qi suddenly accelerated forward and stretched out his leg to kick the football.

that's it,
Verratti's leg swept towards the football and hit Xia Qi's calf.

However, the person who fell to the ground was not Xia Qi, but Verratti.

His thigh could be understood as being hung on the speeding car, and he was knocked down by Xia Qi.

The whole audience was in an uproar again, but this time Balotelli collided with someone and was knocked down.

It seems that it is "reasonable" for Verratti to kick someone and get knocked away.

After Italian fans cursed Xia Qi as a "monster" in unison, they accepted the fact that Xia Qi was "inhuman".

"Xia Qi is too tough! His lower limb strength completely crushes his opponent."

The referee quickly made a gesture that was favorable for the attack when Xia Qi knocked Verratti away.

Xia Qi sprinted forward two or three steps, leaning his body, spreading his arms, swinging his legs...

The Italian defenders rushed towards him without hesitation... (End of this chapter)