The American Dream Team participating in the Athens Olympics this time is actually a mixed one. None of the five superstars, including O'Neal, Kobe Bryant, Tracy McGrady, Ray Allen and Kidd, participated in the Athens Olympics.
However, the lineup of Dream Team 6 is still luxurious. Iverson, Marbury, Duncan, LeBron, Wade, Anthony, Boozer, Marion, Stoudemire, Odom and Richard Jefferson are all NBA stars above the first line. , which also includes superstars and future superstars.
Sitting in the car with nothing to do, Zhang Guan began to analyze the American Dream Team Six.
Zhang Guan stretched out a finger and said: "First of all, Kidd is not here. Who will organize this dream team? Are you counting on Iverson and Marbury?"
As guards, Iverson and Marbury are not incompetent in organizing, but their style of play is not that of a point guard.
Zhang Guan extended his second finger: "Second, since Kobe, Tracy McGrady and Allen are not here, the Dream Six Team's outside firepower must be insufficient. When encountering an opponent with accurate three-pointers, they are likely to rush to the street. Everyone must be aware of this. Know."
Meng Liudu has problems with outside shooting. Everyone knows this. None of the guards on this team can shoot particularly accurately. The current 03 golden generation has only played in the NBA for one year, and their skills are not as comprehensive as they will be in the future.
"Third, the inside line of Dream Six is too weak." Zhang Guan continued.
"Wait a minute, I don't agree with this. The US team's insiders include Duncan, Stoudemire, Boozer, and Okafor, and they are not weak." Bada said.
"Don't forget that this is the Olympics, and international rules apply. Don't forget that there is no three-second defense in international rules." Zhang Guan then extended his fourth finger and said: "The next step is the fourth point, international rules. Without a reasonable collision zone, the inside line must be full of people, which is equivalent to abolishing the offensive methods of James and Wade. Iverson and Marbury can only choose jump shots. I feel that this American team mainly relies on individual ability in singles. "
What Zhang Guan said can be analyzed by ordinary basketball coaches and even senior fans. However, because the men's basketball national team was placed in Group A and the Men's Basketball Team was placed in Group B, and the two teams could not touch each other, the coaching staff of the men's basketball team did not analyze the Men's Basketball Team, and the players did not know much about the Men's Basketball Team. The real situation of Team Six.
There were all basketball players in the car. Mentioning basketball seemed to open up a conversation. With Zhang Guan’s introduction, the car suddenly became lively.
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Although the opening ceremony of the Athens Olympics will not be held until August 13, many sports have already started in advance, such as football.
On the evening of August 10th, Athens time, the Olympic football group stage officially kicked off. The women’s event was held that night. In the women’s Group F match, the women’s national team was beaten 8:0 by the German women’s football team. You must know that here Previously, the betting company gave the national women's football team odds of 1:3.5 to win the championship. The 8:0 defeat was completely beyond everyone's expectations.
The next day, the men's football match also started. The first match was between the men's Group A and Group C teams. There were no upsets in this day's match. All the teams that deserved to win won, even the teams whose strength gap was not very large. They all shake hands and make peace.
At 8:30 on August 12th, Athens time, the men’s football Group B and Group D games will start. Italy and Portugal, the two favorites to win the championship, will appear on this day.
William Hill Corporation.
Thomas, deputy director of intelligence analysis, sat with his colleagues. In front of them, four TVs were placed, showing four games from Group B and Group D of the Olympic men's football team at the same time.
Thomas used to be a scout for a small British football club. Later, the club was acquired and Thomas left. With his football knowledge and technical analysis ability, he successfully entered William Hill, a well-known British betting company, and has now been promoted to intelligence analysis. Position of Deputy Director.
There is a three-hour time difference between the UK and Greece. In addition, it is August and the UK is implementing daylight saving time, so it is not yet time to get off work. However, it is during the Olympic Games, and Thomas and his colleagues are destined to work overtime. Now, their job is to watch the Olympic football group matches, analyze the strength, strengths and weaknesses of each team, and write an intelligence analysis report as soon as possible and send it to the data department to formulate the odds for the next game.
In Paraguay's match against Japan, Paraguay scored Japan's goal in just 5 minutes, which made Thomas feel that the game would soon lose its suspense. Costa Rica played against Morocco. The two teams were dawdling and testing each other. In the match between Italy and Ghana, the two teams entered the state very quickly. This was also a fast-paced match. As for Portugal's match against Iraq, Thomas was selectively ignored.
"The athletes of the Ghana team performed very actively, which is different from what we expected before. I originally thought that the Ghana team had declined, but now it seems that this young Ghana team is still very good, and it is likely to become the dark horse of this group. We need to pay more attention," Thomas said to his colleagues.
Thirteen minutes into the game, Portugal led Iraq 1:0. It was Iraqi backcourt player Kareem Abdul-Jabbar who scored a goal for Portugal. This was an own goal.
On TV, the Iraqi team looked frustrated, while the Portuguese team didn't look too happy, and they didn't even celebrate after scoring a goal. For the Portuguese team, it was natural to take the lead against Iraq, and it was an own goal, so there was nothing to celebrate.
"This game is over. The strength gap between the two teams is too big. Guess what the final score will be? 5:0? 6:9? 7:0? Or 10:0? Poor Iraqis, they We have just experienced a cruel war and will be bloodbathed by Portugal on the football field. I think the Portuguese team should let the poor Iraqis go and score fewer goals." Thomas said, very sympathetic
An own goal was scored in just thirteen minutes, and the opponent was the powerful Portugal. No one thought Iraq could win. Some people even think that it will be a great torture for Iraqi players to stand on the field at this time.
Three minutes later, when the Portuguese fans were still reminiscing about the own goal, the Iraqi team's Amad Mohammed actually scored the Portuguese goal and equalized the score for Iraq.
"Iraq scored a goal!" Thomas was only slightly surprised, and then relaxed.
"The Portuguese have relaxed their vigilance because of the own goal just now, but this is good. Let the Iraqis score a goal in the World Cup, which can be regarded as an explanation to the Iraqi people." Thomas thought to himself.
The Portuguese team, which had equalized the score, seemed very impatient, especially Cristiano Ronaldo on the front line, who frequently asked for the ball, and the Portuguese team's offense also frequently put great pressure on the Iraqi goal.
"At this pace, the Portuguese team should be about to score! The game will still be one-sided." Thomas once again focused his attention on the Italian team.
In another game, Japan's Shinji Ono scored a goal in the 22nd minute to help Japan equalize the score. Just four minutes later, Paraguay's Cardoso scored the Japanese team's goal, Paraguay 2:1. ahead of Japan.
"Paraguay is ahead again, Portugal is about to score a goal!" Thomas looked at the match between Portugal and Iraq, only to find that the Iraqi team was counterattacking with the ball.
"Eh? What's going on with Portugal's defender? You should defend him quickly! Follow him quickly! It's a foul! No!" Thomas yelled.
Portugal's goal was breached again. The goal was scored by Hawar of the Iraqi team. The Iraqi team led Portugal 2:1.
"Iraq is actually ahead? What's going on?" It was only then that Thomas began to watch the performance of the Iraqi team seriously.
"Although the skills of the Iraqi team are very rough and the coordination is average, they are very fast and the athletes are always running. Tactically speaking, the Iraqi team's style of play is very simple and there is no complicated coordination." Thomas said Iraq's The situation was recorded in his notebook.
Portugal, which was lagging behind, launched a fierce attack, and the core of the Portuguese team, Ronaldo, was also extremely active. But unfortunately, luck does not seem to be on the Portuguese team's side.
"Cristiano Ronaldo had the ball, he broke through and shot! Oh, what a pity, it hit the post!"
"C Ronaldo's long shot from the front of the penalty area! Ah, it missed."
"Cristiano Ronaldo broke into the penalty area. The Iraqi team did not dare to foul. The goalkeeper attacked and shot! Beautiful save!"
In the rest of the first half, Ronaldo showed his superb skills and extraordinary talent, hitting the goal post more than once.
In other games, Ghana took the lead in scoring the Italian goal in the 36th minute. In the 37th minute, Paraguay's Cardoso scored twice. Paraguay led Japan 3:1. The game basically lost its suspense.
Near the end of the first half, Bosingwa finally equalized the score for the Portuguese team. On the other side, in stoppage time, Ghana's Pirja helped Ghana lead Italy 2:0.
Thomas leaned back on the chair. The small notebook in his hand was filled with dense records, but his expression looked solemn.
Iraq drew with Portugal 2:2, and Ghana led Italy 2:0. This exceeded Thomas' expectations and can be said to be an upset. For intelligence analysts like Thomas, being unpopular means that they have to conduct more intelligence collection work, thus increasing a lot of workload.
After a short break, the second half of the game began.
In the 49th minute, Italy's Pinch pulled a goal back, and the Italian team still trailed Ghana 1:2.
In the 51st minute, Portugal's Boa More received a red card.
Boa Mote plays in the Premier League, so Thomas is very familiar with him. Thomas knows that Boa Mote is famous for his bad temper, and at this moment Boa Mote also paid the price for his recklessness.
"The Portuguese team seems to have committed a lot of fouls, and now there is one less player, so the situation is unfavorable." Thomas said.
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Athens, Olympic Village.
In order not to affect the rest of other athletes, Zhang Guan ran to the Athletes Activity Center in the Olympic Village to watch the match between Iraq and Portugal.
Watching the referee take out the red card on the TV, Zhang Guan had a smile on his face.
"History has not changed, and it is still the same. The Iraqis are going to win. But what is more important is the unyielding will and fighting spirit in the heart. This is the spirit that athletes should have!" Zhang Guan suddenly thought of his own shot. The football team, which always supported unconditionally but would always disappoint itself, sighed helplessly.
"Forget it, stop complaining, let's think about happy things!
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