It's cheating, but Hazard

Chapter 325: Samba Army and the Chosen Gaul (I)

On February 2, the Stade de France hosted a friendly match between France and Brazil.

"Zhuangdianertai, Zhuangdianertai, you are now watching the friendly match between France and Brazil."

"Although it is difficult to meet an opponent like France, after all, they are the 2010 World Cup champions, but the new Brazilian coach Menezes still set the main task as observing the players."

"So in this game, the highlight for Brazil is whether they can create a youth storm."

"In this game, Neymar, who was previously highly regarded and currently plays for Chelsea, was finally called into the national team."

"Overall, there are very few familiar faces in the Brazilian team today."

"David Luiz has played four games for the Selecao, Elias has only worn the national team jersey three times before, Hernanes has only participated in two friendly matches, Renato, wearing the No. 4 jersey, and Neymar, wearing the No. 3 jersey, are playing for the Brazilian senior team for the first time."

"The five newcomers have less than 5 games of experience combined."

"David Luiz has just joined Chelsea for a whopping 3000 million euros. He is the hottest central defender in European football today, but I hope he can learn how to defend his club teammates in this short period of time."

"Hernanes also has extraordinary talent. He has attracted many top clubs including AC Milan. His performance after joining Lazio this season has also been outstanding. He is the core figure of the Blue Eagles' sudden rise in the first half of the season."

"As for Brazil's No.10, it has always been a curse that has plagued Brazil."

"Leverkusen midfielder Renato, who inherited Kaka's No. 10 jersey, may be able to perform some highlights in this game, just like the No. 10 on the opposite side."

"Okay, here are the rosters for both teams:"

“法国(4-2-3-1)：1-洛里/2-萨尼亚，4-拉米，5-梅克斯，3-阿比达尔/17-姆维拉，18-A·迪亚拉/7-里贝里，10-夏尔，15-马卢达/9-本泽马。”

“巴西(4-4-2)：1-塞萨尔/13-阿尔维斯，6-路易斯，15-蒂亚戈·席尔瓦，3-安德烈·桑托斯/4-卢卡斯，5-埃尔纳内斯，7-埃利亚斯，10-雷纳托·奥古斯托/14-内马尔，9-帕托。”

"Although this game is called a friendly match, there are many grudges between the two sides."

"Since 1992, Brazil has not won against France in all competitions for nearly 20 years."

"Especially in the World Cup, France won twice by stepping on the shoulders of Brazil, winning the championship once and reaching the final once. It was only because the two teams did not meet in this World Cup, otherwise the feud between the two sides would have been recorded again."

"Before the 90s, especially around the 70s, the Samba Army, which was at its peak at the time, was a dream team that was difficult for not only France but even all the teams in the world to reach."

"After entering the 90s, French football fully recovered, and the Gallic roosters, with the younger generation such as Barthes and Deschamps as the core, gradually became an important force in European and even world football."

"The 1998 World Cup final is the greatest victory in French football history. Now I want to add one more to that sentence."

"Under Zidane's leadership, the French team defeated the Samba Army, which had many superstars such as Ronaldo and Rivaldo, 3-0 and won the championship for the first time in history. This game was also regarded in Brazil as the most humiliating defeat in the history of Brazilian football."

"There is no need to add "one" to the above sentence yet."

"In the year 2000, the feud between the two sides was still going on."

"In the 2006 World Cup, France once again advanced to the final by stepping on the shoulders of Brazil in the quarter-finals."

"Although we didn't win the championship, the Gallic Army was already at its twilight, which in itself was a humiliation for Samba."

"In the past 20 years, Brazilian football and French football have dominated international football at different times."

"The Brazilian team's skills and awareness are still one of the best in today's football."

"The French team's defense and overall performance have always been at a very high level. Of course, what France is most proud of at the moment is their offensive ability."

"No one expected that the 2010 World Cup in South Africa would be a turning point. France is now once again entering a period of prosperity, but Brazil is still looking for their best number 10."

"France is still continuing their metabolism, building a gradually updated team around Charles;"

"Brazil is still going through a painful period after its failure in the World Cup in South Africa and is undergoing an inevitable reconstruction."

"Will this match be the best opportunity for the new Brazil to achieve revenge against the French team under the leadership of the new coach? Will the more balanced Brazil avenge its defeat in France?"

"let us wait and see."

Neymar and Pato both stood in the center circle, but they also couldn't help but glance at Charles on the opposite side.

When Pato saw Charles, he thought of his helplessness in facing the Golden Boy Award in 2009.

No way, no competitiveness.

As for Neymar, he has just recovered from the joy of being selected for the national team.

Since it was his first time being selected for the national team, he didn't even know which teammate to share this joy with.

Finally he went to the captain, of course, the captain of the French team.

The charr guy is pretty nice. Even though they are rivals at the moment, it's still nice to hear him say how happy he is and all that nonsense.

Benzema, who was standing in the front, couldn't help but squint his eyes.

This is the guy who called the night before last?

At that time, he, Charles, Ribery and Lori secretly went downstairs to eat, and they happened to meet Blanco on patrol.

Just as the four of them hid, Charles' phone rang.

The four men ran all the way, but were soon surrounded and caught by Blanco and Zidane.

"Beep——"

"Okay, it's game time, Brazil has the ball..."

There are too many new players in the Brazilian team. Although the French team currently does not have the entire World Cup winning lineup, the four players of Benzema, Charles, Malouda and Ribery alone are enough for them to have a hard time.

Their youthful storm had not yet started, but defenders such as David Luiz had already felt a strong sense of oppression.

The ball is still at their feet.

However, the pressing and oppression from Benzema, Malouda and Ribery made it difficult for them to find the right time to pass the ball, and they even had to worry about losing the ball from time to time.

Charles sat in the midfield and controlled the tempo of the game in an orderly manner.

The French team is not in a hurry, but Brazil can no longer wait.

Brazil launched an attack in the frontcourt, and Neymar received a through pass from his teammate on the left side of the penalty area.

At this moment, Neymar, who made his debut, was like a collection of inspiration. His gorgeous style of play was in perfect harmony with the Brazilian temperament, and his every move was touching the souls of the Samba Army. In the resonance, Neymar danced gracefully, used a rainbow pass to tease Rami, and then chose to shoot.

The ball was cleared by Lowry after bouncing on the ground.

"The youth storm of the Samba Army!"

"Neymar from Chelsea has a more flamboyant style of play than Charles, but he also inherited Charles's wild imagination."

"Heroes emerge young. Although he didn't score the goal, he is only 19 years and 05 days old, which is already impressive enough."

"Perhaps the Selecao can end their rebuilding career early because they have found a 'Char' of their own."

"Luckily Lori saved the goal, otherwise the French team would have been in a passive position."

Lori held the ball and yelled a few times, reminding his teammates to cheer up.

Then he kicked the ball towards the midfield.

Charles and Lucas were at the same time when the ball landed, and in the end, Charles was more skilled and successfully headed the ball towards Malouda.

Malouda had just stopped the ball when Elias came over immediately.

Charles, who had just made a successful pass, quickly noticed that Louis was very active as a central defender.

But as a young defensive player, although being active is a good thing and often jumping out to help teammates defend is also a good thing, but at the same time, this also means that he often loses his position and cannot stay in his position.

Perhaps this is the breakthrough point for the French team today.

Charles thought.

On the other side, Malouda got rid of Elias and quickly passed the ball to Benzema.

As expected, the enthusiastic Elias quickly switched from assisting defense to defending defense.

At the same time, there were more and more defensive players in front of Benzema, and Malouda and Ribery rushed into the penalty area like arrows from a bow.

Just as Ribery rushed to the end line, Benzema immediately passed the ball forward. In an instant, the defense line originally built by the Samba Army collapsed in the storm like a stone brick wall without cement.

When Ribery received the ball, Charles was not idle either, but was ready to receive the ball with Lucas.

Hernanes and Elias had no habit of staying with Diarra and M'Vila, and both went forward to defend Malouda and Ribery.

But they also knew the threat posed by Charles, so they kept some tricks up their sleeves when defending Malouda and Ribery, paying attention to Charles' movements from time to time.

Ribery passed the ball back to Sagna, and Rami immediately passed it diagonally to Charles after receiving the pass from Sagna.

The moment Charles received the ball, Hernanes and Elias, who were already distracted, both came over.

He just kicked the ball above the penalty area without any adjustment.

After receiving the ball, Benzema dribbled into the penalty area and shot low from a small angle.

But Benzema may have a poor appetite recently, and even vomited the cake fed by Charles.

Before Charles and others could follow up with a shot, the ball hit the post and rolled out of the bottom line.

"Rami made a diagonal pass from the right, and Charles made a direct pass without any adjustment. The lead time for this ball was just right, and Benzema accelerated to successfully make an offside, but he was too focused on the angle when shooting, and the ball finally slipped through the goal. It was a goal kick for the Brazilian team... Cesar did not kick the ball with a long kick, but chose to pass it to the defender conservatively... Luis passed the ball directly to Lucas... Charles suddenly rushed out and successfully intercepted the Samba Army's pass!"

"Counterattack, the Samba Army starts to counterattack on the spot... Lucas wants to steal the ball from behind, Luis cooperates with Lucas to defend... Fried meatballs, Charles successfully throws Lucas behind him, Luis stretches his foot! Too fast, Charles's movement is too fast, Charles changes direction successfully, pass the ball!"

France's trident of Ribery, Malouda and Benzema went straight into the penalty area. In an instant, the Samba Army, which was originally composed of young guards, was in a panic.

Hernanes, who couldn't smell the ball at all, had no way to organize an effective attack, and the Samba Army's No. 10 Renato evaporated on the spot.

The entire midfield is firmly under the rhythm of Charles. There is only one sun here, and that is the No. 10 of the French team!
After receiving the ball, Ribery ran all the way, and after successfully cutting inside, he chose to shoot without any hesitation.

The already chaotic Brazilian penalty area became even more chaotic. No one knew who in the crowd kicked the ball, or the ball hit someone's foot and changed direction, and eventually the ball missed the goal again.

Blanco quickly withdrew his hand that was about to celebrate and sighed helplessly.

He wanted to teach the young Samba a lesson and launch a blitzkrieg, but he didn't expect that Brazil was still too far away. Although the situation on the field was booming, the actual result was uneventful.

The flags in the stands of the Stade de France were even more enthusiastic.

Ribery touched his head helplessly, "I should have passed the ball."

"There's still plenty of time," Charles whispered, "We'll attack Louis more often, put pressure on him, and make him make mistakes."

Benzema, Malouda and Ribery, who were surrounding Charles, nodded immediately.

"Char has firmly taken control of the tempo of the game."

"In the battle for midfield, the storm created by the young Samba Army ultimately lost out to Charles in the battle for control."

"Brazil's No. 10 is still too young. Compared with Charles, he has not shown his level at all. The breathing rights of the midfield all depend on Charles's mood. The other players of the Samba Army are almost suffocating, but Renato has no way to stop it."

"He doesn't act like Kaka's successor at all. Instead, he looks like the ghost of No. 10 in the Samba Army."

"Now, Renato must wake up. If Brazil loses this game, it must be because they lost to the ghost of No. 10."

"This ghost number 10 not only refers to Ciel, but also to Renato in their team."

The game continues.

The Samba Army reorganized the attack.

Although they don’t have Poland in South America, they do have Poland in Europe!

Their midfield had no breathing space, but they still had to launch a blitzkrieg.

Thiago Silva received the ball again and chose to bypass the midfield and made a long pass to find Pato.

Pato felt great pressure as soon as he received the ball. Under the pressure of the French defensive players, after failing to dribble past them, Pato immediately passed the ball to Neymar.

After receiving the ball, Neymar saw that the space for shooting was getting smaller and smaller. He shot immediately without hesitation, but the ball was caught by Lori again.

(End of this chapter)