How do you evaluate Morocco 3:2 Ghana in Group F of the 2018 World Cup?

On December 2, the third round of Group F of the Qatar World Cup came to an end. The "North African Lion" Morocco team "made its name in three games", drawing with the last World Cup runner-up team Croatia, "upsetting" the powerful "European Red Devils" Belgium team, and finally defeating the Canadian team, which was eliminated early. After three group matches, they held 7 points, won the first place in the group with a luxurious record of two wins and one draw, and successfully entered the knockout rounds. This also became the best group stage result in the history of an African team.

Before the start of the World Cup, who would have thought that this Moroccan team would stand out from the group of death? The Moroccan team is undoubtedly the most dazzling "dark horse" in this World Cup - not only completed the task of qualifying for the group, I believe, even exceeded the expectations of all Moroccan fans. For them, this must be the most wonderful start. The Moroccan team has taken the most confident step for their next knockout round.

The author believes that the birth of "dark horse" is no accident. In a competition of this scale, the Moroccan team has been able to step forward and dare to break problems many times. It is definitely not a matter of luck. As Morocco coach Reglagui said after the game, "This is like a dream, but our performance deserves to qualify." The seeds planted will eventually bear fruit, and this Moroccan team undoubtedly delivered the most beautiful answer.

Concentration is their secret. In terms of historical heritage, Morocco, which was only founded in 1956, is not rich compared to other football powers. However, since its founding, the local professional league has a history of 66 years, with nearly 240 teams registered in a land area of ??less than 460,000 square kilometers. After Morocco successfully won the right to host the Club World Cup in 2013, the local team Casablanca Raja "accidentally" eliminated the Copa Libertadores champion Atletico Mineiro, which shocked the entire football world at the time. It is true that the occurrence of "accidents" is the internal accumulation of quantitative changes and the external manifestation of qualitative changes. With the gradual improvement of the professional league system, Morocco has cultivated an extremely profound football cultural heritage. It is the accumulation of "silence", but it is also this "quiet and sudden appearance" that created this "amazing dark horse" .

Dare to innovate is their wisdom. In the 1960s, about 3.5 million Moroccans began to immigrate to Europe on a large scale. Football countries such as Spain, France, and the Netherlands have become the main places of immigration. The large-scale loss of football talents will inevitably give a painful blow to Morocco's local audition plan. People of Moroccan descent like Fellaini who choose to play for the Netherlands are very typical representatives. In 2014, the Moroccan Football Association changed its focus and focused on overseas areas of immigrants, launching the "Return Talents to Their Homeland" plan. This is a bold innovation for Morocco, which has fallen into a trough. Generous treatment and strong national pride have allowed the "overseas army" to return to where they belong. In Morocco today, after stars such as Ashraf, Ziyech, and Sabirivi chose to join the national team, the team's hard power has been significantly improved. "Dark horse" is just a title given to it by the outside world. The standing spiritual pillar is the crystallization of the wisdom of the Moroccan team's undefeated myth in this World Cup group stage, leading them to move forward.

Tactical arrangements are their weapons. The Moroccan team, led by coach Reglagui, shined at the World Cup in Qatar. Use a unique 433 formation to abandon the African team's unfavorable ball possession rate, issue the overall idea of ??defensive counterattack, use excellent running ability to make up for the personal technical gap, and use the characteristics of fast wing speed to tear down the opponent's defense. Especially in the match against the powerful Belgium, Morocco's solid defense prevented the Belgians from finding effective offensive methods. Their patient organization gradually tilted the balance of victory towards Morocco. In the 72nd minute of the game, Sabiri's imaginative goal The direct free kick penetrated the fingers of Belgian goalkeeper Courtois at a very small angle. Excellent technical and tactical analysis combined with highly unified tactical execution allowed Morocco to exert its 1+1>2 strength. Its control and counter-pressure during critical periods also reflected the most "dark horse" characteristics.

"We have worked hard for this victory and this promotion. This is exactly what the Moroccan people want to see.", these are the original words of Morocco captain Sais after the game , and I hope they can make further progress in the next journey!

Looking at Chinese football, since 2002, the national football team has not yet entered the World Cup finals, and has even stagnated in Asia. How to solve this problem has long been a hot topic of comment. A few days ago, former national team coach Li Tie was investigated, revealing a series of interest chains behind Chinese football. Although this is the tragedy of Chinese football, I think this is also our best opportunity to turn around. Football must not be a tool for quick success! As the Chinese Football Association, we should take advanced football concepts as the starting point, cultivate a sense of collective honor, enhance team cohesion, cooperate more with outstanding foreign youth training, adapt to the high-intensity game rhythm, and provide personalized talent training plans; as fans, we The national football team should also be given more time and space to prevent negative public opinion from becoming the biggest pressure on the new generation.

Chinese football has the ability to deliver the most beautiful results. I believe we can also become that "shocking dark horse"!