导读
世界杯是检验各种新旧门派技战术打法的舞台。FT体育专栏作家西蒙·库珀兴奋的说，这次世界杯上看到了一种“战术革命”正在风行全球，这是什么战术打法？它的代表人物和代表球队是谁？
词汇
英文
解释
ball-player/playmaker
组织进攻的球员
run into space
进攻跑位，跑空当
centre-back
中后卫，后卫有back和defender两种说法
centre-forward
（站桩式）中锋
tenet
原则
own goal
乌龙球，即防守球员不慎将球打入自家球门
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World Cup: Fast-passing style slowly spreads around the globe
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选择正确答案
What is the main reason that this is "a surprisingly joyous World Cup"?
Good! C正确。在第一段中，作者先得瑟说自己是在世界闻名的里约科帕卡巴纳海滩上写这篇文章的。
然后说小组赛的进球甚至是44年来最多的。接着More than that.....快速向前传递打法让不少球队取得了好成绩。
It is held in a joyous country Brazil.
This article is written on the Copacabana beach.
The goals scored is 44-year-high.
Fast, forward passing style is the new sexy.
选择正确答案
What do we know about football tactics of the past?
Good! C正确。这道题难度较大。作者在多个地方分散的表达了这个意思，还举了一些球员的例子（不了解他们完全不影响理解），
倒数第三段的Specialists are dying out这句话是重要线索。
今天流行的打法是，大量使用较全能的，而不是能力较专一的球员：前锋和后卫也要像擅长传球的中场球员那样踢。
AB不正确。D让中场球员踢后卫是智利队的特例。
Goals scored were significantly less.
The formation was loose, not compact.
Players were more specialized in their own business.
Coaches did not use midfilders as defenders and forwards.
选择正确答案
Which two teams are playing "outdated football"?
Good! B正确。文章最后两段都在讲（黑）它们。
Holland and Chile.
Brazil and Argentina.
Germany and USA.
Spain and England.
选择正确答案
Which of the following match between style and team is incorrect?
Good! A是答案。BCD都是正确的。巴西和阿根廷严重依赖本队球星，Each of these two team’s strategy seems to be, 1.把球给内马尔或梅西，2.期待他们进球。
也就是即让他们组织又让他们进球。
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Brazil: let Neymar organize attack.
Holland: fast-passing counter-attack.
Germany: every player is mobile and can pass.
Argentina: give the ball to Messi and wait for goal.