In the group stage, Uruguay's performance in the first two games was not perfect. They only achieved a narrow victory of 1:0 against Egypt and Iran. However, in the last round of the group stage, the team that won the two world championships defeated Russia 3:0, and Suarez and Cavani both scored goals.

The team is getting better.

The Uruguay defense line, jointly built by Musleira, Barrera, Godin, Jimenez and Cáceres, maintained excellent performance of 0 goals conceded throughout the group stage. No other team can do it in the top 32 of this game.

On the Chinese team, Dong Fangzhuo's performance determines how far the Chinese team can be. The whole team sets tactical settings around him, and the tactical style is very clear and single. Before the World Cup started, no one was optimistic about the Chinese team, but now it is not the case. After killing Spain, all doubts disappeared.

Although Dong Fangzhuo is very outstanding, the performance of others is also very stable. The Chinese team is not as unbearable as others' eyes.

But in general, Uruguay has a higher chance of winning, their defense is more stable, and their creativity in the frontcourt is better. Compared with Dong Fangzhuo, Suarez and Cavani, two fellow villagers from the same city, can be said to be complementary.

But wasn’t Spain the same at that time? It was just because China had superstars.

In addition, the coaches of Uruguay and China are also very special. Clauchen is 77 years old this year, while Uruguay coach Tavarez is 71 years old, and the two oldest coaches in the World Cup.

This is not the point, the point is that both of them have made historical contributions to the two countries.

Clauchen is already familiar enough to the Chinese. He has been in China for 13 years in a blink of an eye, which is incredible in this era.

And 71-year-old Tavarez?

30 years.

He is a figure as legendary as Clauchen, but he looks older and limping.

The legend of head coach loyalty and dedication has always been circulated in the football world. From Guy Rue, who has been persisting in 1944, to Sir Ferguson, to Wenger, who left the Emirates Stadium this year, they have written a dual legend of technical, tactical and spiritual power for football. Tavarez may be the least famous among them; perhaps the one who coaches the team the least and the one who has the lightest tasks in the game every year... But when it comes to ideals, dedication and ability, he is definitely the one who is most worthy of writing in the history of the World Cup with heavy colors.

Throughout the history of football, Uruguay won four world championships in the 1924 and 1928 Olympics (at that time, fifa officially counted as the highest honor of football in the pre-World Cup era) and in the 1930 and 1950 World Cup. It is legitimate to call it one of the teams with the deepest heritage in the world of football.

However, since Jija put the Maracana Stadium in 1950, Uruguay football has been sleeping for too long. It was not that the lion turned into a cat, but that the lion slept too heavily - Tavarez appeared at the right time. He woke the lion from his sleep with one shot, revealing his terrifying fangs again. In Uruguay in 2010, Tavarez had led these young players with Fran to shock the world; 8 years later, although time has defeated the old coach's body, the old coach's will and wisdom have never been as dazzling as they are now.

Uruguay's performance was not outstanding in the first two games of the group stage. Considering Uruguay's paper strength and player status, we actually have enough reason to guess that the old coach can hide his strength in the first two games. As long as he curls up three points, the purpose will be achieved. There is no need to waste too much physical fitness in advance, nor will the state explode too early and the stamina will be insufficient, and there will be no unnecessary injuries that will affect the preparation for the knockout round.

In the third round against the host Russia, the old coach once again played everyone - not only the fans, but also the Russian team - one unexpected. With both teams qualifying ahead of time, Uruguay used all the strength to attack as soon as he got up. Not only did he lose two games in the first 20 minutes, but he also forced the Russian team to pay the price of red cards in the first half. Russia would never have expected that Uruguay, who had both looked very ugly and staggering in the first two games, would suddenly be so sharp, and this just reflects the wisdom under Tavares' crutch - the old coach's cunning strategy allowed Uruguayan soldiers to easily win Russia without bloodshed, and also laid the best preparation for the knockout round.

With the determination to qualify, Uruguay now needs to quickly enter the knockout stage. Unlike Russia, Uruguay's goal for the knockout stage must be more than the top 16 or even the top 8 - although fans and players, including Tavarez himself, may be very clear that Uruguay is still quite different from the world champion, but the dream of all Uruguay players must be at the top of the world. It is imperative to enter the state as soon as possible.

What's even more terrifying is that Uruguay did not even give his all in this game - the defense line was rotated with Laxolte and Coates. Uruguay's defense that he had always relied on for his life was actually reserved. As a substitute, Laxolte caused Cheryshev's own goal through long shots in this game, which also indirectly reflects the three-dimensional depth of the Uruguay bench. This Uruguay has not lost a single goal so far in this World Cup. The team's full strength is still a mystery - will Suarez still be more active and terrifying? Cavani has not yet played out all his strength.

Perhaps what makes Uruguay most sigh and respect Tavarez is that the players are willing to be fooled by Tavarez, and everyone is extremely loyal to unite by the old man. In this Uruguay, one-third of the players, including Cavani and Suarez, have followed Tavarez in the battlefield since South Africa. This group of players are responsible, ideals, mature and calm, and they have all the conditions for success.

All these conditions were paved by Tavarez for Uruguay. Since 1990, despite the twists and turns in the middle, the old man dedicated nearly 30 years to Uruguayan football. From the age of 40 to 70, how many times have there been 30 years in his life?

The moment when the old man stood up from the chair with a cane excitedly celebrating will be destined to be another classic scene of the World Cup.

Because of this, when Clauchen talked about Uruguay, he only said Tavarez's name.

"I've been dealing with Tavarez from 2006 to now."

"We met directly in the World Cup for 10 and 2014, and we were the final winners, but after so many years, he is still the head coach of Uruguay. Uruguay has been integrated into his blood."

“I think Uruguay is the real hottest.”

"We are not fighting Uruguay, we are fighting a legend, just like Dong Fangzhuo to China."

"I know what the soul of this team is, and the Chinese team will face the most important battle since the World Cup."
Chapter completed!