賽事前瞻：荷蘭VS智利
這場比賽被視為兩支勢不可擋的隊伍之間的交鋒。442足球網站的Nick Moore帶來本場荷蘭對陣智利爭奪小組頭名戰役的前瞻。
The lowdown
賽事前瞻
The Dutch and the Chileans have enjoyed extremely similar tournaments. They’ve each delivered a real treat of a performance against Spain: Holland’s masterclass of power, pace and individual attacking brilliance kickstarted what has a been a superb, goal-rich tournament, while Chile’s hard-pressing 2-0 win was just as exhilarating. Their at-times risky 3-4-1-2, with very high wing-backs, totally denied the holders’ ability to distribute the ball, and released some wonderful offensive link-ups.
目前為止荷蘭人和智利人在這屆大賽中愉悅地經歷過非常相似的軌跡。他們都狠狠地把衛冕冠軍西班牙修理了一遍：荷蘭隊大師級的進攻結合了力量，速度和個人能力的光芒，開啟了這屆出色的世界杯進球多產的帷幕；而智利隊面對西班牙時通過高強度的壓迫所取得的2比0的勝利同樣令人振奮。他們那有時候很冒險的，邊后衛大舉壓上的3-4-1-2陣形，不僅使西班牙人傳球的實力全無用武之地，還使本隊踢出了一些美妙的進攻配合。
Whether their duel outwitting of one of the world’s greatest ever teams makes them likely World Cup winners is another matter. They equally struggled to beat the lowest ranking outfit in the tournament, Australia, and appeared defensively frail against the Socceroos in spells. A 3-1 win flattered the South Americans, and the Dutch were also tormented by Mathew Leckie & Co. If a group of virtual unknowns from the A-League can wreak such havoc, what damage can Arjen Robben, Daley Blind, Arturo Vidal, Eduardo Vargas and Alexis Sanchez do to each other’s back-lines?
然而在與這支堪稱史上最強球隊之一的西班牙的斗智斗勇較量中取得完勝是否讓他們晉升為賽事熱門則是另一回事。同樣地，這兩支隊都費了很大的力氣才拿下這屆賽事中的弱旅澳大利亞，而且他們的防守在面對袋鼠軍團的時候看起來都格外脆弱。對陣澳大利亞雖然取得3比1的勝利，其實南美人在那場比賽中備受壓力，同樣馬修·萊基（Mathew Leckie, 澳大利亞隊球員）和他的伙伴們也讓荷蘭隊擔驚受怕。如果一群來自澳大利亞聯賽的不知名球員對這兩隊的后防都能產生如此大破壞，想象一下荷蘭隊的羅本，布林德（Daley Blind）和智利陣中的比達爾（Arturo Vidal），巴爾加斯（Eduardo Vargas）以及桑切斯（Alexis Sanchez）能如何于本場對抗中在對方防線呼風喚雨吧。
It could be total carnage – and we certainly hope it is. With the winners of the match likely to play the second-placed qualifiers of Group A (decided later on the same day), avoiding Brazil (who face a poor Cameroon side) is the prize at stake. The Selecao have been far from at their best, but Chile tend to crumple against their continent’s top dogs, and however average the hosts have been, it’s not a fixture any manager would relish in this tournament.
這么看來這場完全有可能大比分——當然作為中立觀眾我們也是這么希望的。取得本組小組第一將避開更可能取得A組頭名的巴西（該組的最終名次爭奪將于當天晚些時候進行），此為目前重點為兩隊關注的問題。盡管巴西隊還遠遠不在他們的最佳狀態，但智利隊在這只來自本大洲的頭號熱門面前很可能被揉碎，而且不管對手多平庸，在大賽中遇上東道主總歸無法讓任何一名主教練感到舒心。
Both gaffers will therefore be all out to top the group – but with the free-play encouraging safety net of knowing they have qualified for the round of 16 anyway. The question is, what happens when two sides who play almost ludicrously high lines meet each other? Jorge Sampaoli is consistent in his love of a 5-2-1-2 come 3-4-1-2, while Louis van Gaal tinkers with similar 3-4-1-2, 4-3-3 and 5-3-2 setups.
因此兩位主帥都將會以爭奪小組第一的心態出現在場邊，不過已經晉級16強的安全局面也會鼓勵兩支球隊更加放開來踢。問題是，當這兩支踢著近乎可笑的高位防守的球隊兵戎相見，局面將會是怎樣的呢？智利主帥桑保利（Jorge Sampaoli）堅持他所運用的可在5-2-1-2和3-4-1-2間切換的陣型，與此同時荷蘭主帥范加爾則對近似的3-4-1-2，5-3-2以及4-3-3縫縫補補。
Robin van Persie’s absence after two cautions is a boost for Chile (and defender Bruno Martins Indi could also be absent through injury), while Charles Aranguiz faces a late fitness test for La Roja. With both teams in sparkling recent form (Holland have won their last four; Chile their last five), and both sets of fans going crackers – a sea of red versus a sea of orange – we couldn’t be relishing this one any more.
范佩西累積兩張黃牌停賽對于智利隊是個利好消息（荷蘭后衛因迪也可能因傷缺陣)，而智利隊的阿蘭吉斯（Charles Aranguiz）能否披掛也要取決于賽前身體測試的結果。考慮到兩隊最近閃亮的狀態（荷蘭隊連友誼賽已連勝4場，智利則是5場），以及雙方狂熱的球迷——看臺上象征智利的一片紅對陣荷蘭球迷的郁金香橙海—— 我們在觀看這場比賽時的心態不能更放松了。
What the local media say
本國媒體的看法
“Despite a lousy first half against Australia, Holland got the result, and that is all that matters at this point. Holland would love to carry on playing as they did against Spain, but that cannot be expected. They need to play the ball around more quickly against Chile.” - Algemeen Dagblad, Rotterdam.
來自荷蘭鹿特丹的記者達格布拉德（Algemeen Dagblad）認為：'' 盡管在踢澳大利亞時上半場很糟糕，我們還是拿到了想要的結果，而這也是在目前這個階段唯一重要的。荷蘭隊會非常樂意能持續踢西班牙時的狀態，不過那樣的表現可遇不可求啊。對陣智利時他們需要把球運轉得更快一些。”
“We want to win the group, but the really important work now comes in the knockout stages. The idea is to do to opponents what we did to Spain. There are a huge amount of Chilean fans out in Brazil and that can only help.” - El Mercurio, Santiago.
智利圣地亞哥的埃爾默庫里奧（El Mercurio）則表示：'' 我們希望贏得小組頭名，不過現在真正至關緊要的活兒其實是淘汰賽。我們的想法是踢出像對陣西班牙時一樣的足球。現在有大量智利球迷來到了巴西，他們將對國家隊起到提振作用。''
Key battle: Wesley Sneijder vs Marcelo Diaz
核心對決：斯內德 VS 迪亞斯
Chile play a genuine team game, working together as a unit, but Charles Aranguiz is the epitome of their rapid-pressing, quick-breaking philosophy. Should he be fit, Aranguiz will be vital when it comes to denying the Dutch midfield time, but in his absence Diaz will step in as enforcer and hustler-in-chief. The Basel man did a proper job on David Silva in the Spain clash, and will look to shackle the Dutch midfield scamperer in this one.
智利隊踢的是真正的團隊足球，像一個團隊那樣運轉，不過阿蘭吉斯是他們高強度壓迫，快速反擊的足球哲學的代表性人物。如果他無恙，他將承擔起阻擊荷蘭中場的任務，在他缺陣情況下迪亞斯將成為那臺主要的中場絞肉機。這位效力于巴塞爾的球員在對陣西班牙的比賽中把席爾瓦盯得很死，而這次他將致力于給荷蘭中場的亂跑流施加束縛。
Sneijder, one of the best players at World Cup 2010, hasn’t quite looked at his mercurial best this summer so far, having a quiet game against the Aussies and being strangely anonymous in the Spain match, which often saw the Holland defence launching balls over the top of him. Nevertheless, he remains the Dutch creative fulcrum, and will cleverly feed the likes of Blind and Robben when given the chance.
作為2010世界杯的最佳球員之一，斯內德在這個夏天到目前為止看起來還沒有達到他的巔峰狀態，在于澳大利亞的比賽中不聲不響，而在對陣西班牙時也是不尋常地沒有什么作為，經常目睹球從本隊后方被直接運送到前場，略過了他的組織。無論如何，他依然是荷蘭陣中提供創造力的支柱，并且將會在機會來臨的時候聰明地把球輸送到邊路布林德和羅本的腳下。
Facts and figures
相關數據
Netherlands have failed to win their two games against South American opposition when the World Cup has been held in South America (0-0 v Peru and 1-3 v Argentina in 1978).
Chile have won four of their last six World Cup games after failing to win any of their preceding 13.
Netherlands have not lost a World Cup group game since 1994.
上兩次在南美洲舉行的世界杯對陣南美球隊，荷蘭均無法獲勝（1978年世界杯0-0戰平秘魯，1-3負于阿根廷）；
在經歷了早些時候的13場世界杯比賽不勝之后，智利在最近的六場世界杯賽事中贏下四場；
自從1994年以后，荷蘭未曾輸過一場世界杯小組賽。
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