Fox in the Penalty Area

Chapter 1704 Preparing for the World Cup, starting now

When the players of the Chinese team returned to their locker room, most of them were dejected, so the locker room also became quiet.

Conceding a goal at the end of the first half was a huge blow to them.

Even if the head coach didn't scold them, everyone would be ashamed.

Because this goal was lost...it's so embarrassing!

It turned out to be caused by their own mistakes!

When the head coach Dillon entered the locker room and saw the performance of the players, he did not angrily criticize them for conceding the ball at the end of the half. Instead, he asked: "Seeing that the first half of the game is about to end, I can't concentrate." Alright?"

Everyone lowered their heads. This goal was indeed caused by their lack of concentration.

Although the person who made the direct mistake was Gao Ruimin, from the time Gao Ruimin received the ball to the time he made the pass error, no other player reminded him, indicating that other people's attention was not on the game.

The mistake may be made by one person or a few people, but it does reflect the problems of the entire team.

"This is why the five minutes after the start of the game and before the end are the easiest times to score goals. Because players will easily lose concentration at this time. When you face a weak team, it doesn't matter if you lose concentration, because Your opponents cannot threaten you. So many problems are covered up. But now, when you face a strong team like Japan, if you lose your focus a little bit, you will lose the ball."

Dillon said while still maintaining a calm tone.

"You should be fortunate that we have already qualified for the World Cup in advance, so even if we lose the ball, it will not affect anything. But you have to know that the Japanese team is at the top level in Asia. When it went to the World Cup, it was just average. . The opponents you encounter in the World Cup, any team, are of this level. So if you are distracted for a minute or two in the World Cup, you may lose a goal. And by that time..."

Having said this, Dillon paused for a moment. He wanted the players to listen to his words and think for themselves. So you can’t speak too fast or be too excited.

"At that time, it will not have any impact on the result like it is now. In the World Cup, every ball is important, whether it is a goal or a goal conceded. A goal may become a turning point in the game at any time. Maybe we performed very well in the first half, but because of this conceded goal at the last moment, we fell into a passive position and ultimately lost the game.”

After Jin Tao translated all his words, Dilong continued:

"So don't treat this game as a top-12 match or a warm-up match. From now on, you should ask yourself with the mentality of participating in the World Cup. Just treat the game in front of you as a World Cup game. How will you play? Three A group match lasts only two hundred and seventy minutes. If you are distracted for three minutes on the court, your World Cup journey may be fixed on these two hundred and seventy minutes.

"I know that you performed well in the group stages of the last World Cup and even drew with Brazil. But do you want to always be in the group stage? It's okay if your strength is not good, but in my opinion, you You have the strength to reach the knockout rounds, so are you content with just playing three group matches and going home?"

After Yu Jintao finished translating the words, Dillon put his hands on his hips and looked at his players. He turned his body freely so that he could keep his eyes on every Chinese team player.

Under his gaze, Wang Guangwei couldn't help but stood up from his seat: "I'm not willing to give in, coach. I regretted not fighting at the last moment to qualify for the group in the last World Cup! And not only I’m not willing to give in, and I believe everyone is not willing to give in either!”

After saying that, he turned to look at his teammates, looking for "comrades" who had the same goals as him.

Soon many people stood up. All of them participated in the World Cup three years ago, including the old captain Yao Huasheng.

He said: "I don't know if I can still go to Spain, but I agree with Guangwei. We can't just be satisfied with participating in the World Cup. If our team cannot reach the knockout rounds... it would be a pity!"

Yu Jintao translated all the players' statements to Dillon, and Dillon nodded repeatedly.

"Very good, boys. It seems that we have reached a consensus. So you must stay focused during the game and don't make such stupid mistakes. Only in this way can we reach the knockout rounds of the World Cup, otherwise Don’t even think about it!”

At the end of the sentence, Dillon's tone finally became serious.

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"You guys are good, well behaved!"

In the Japanese team's locker room, the translator was also translating the words of Brazilian coach Carlisle to the Japanese players.

The old Brazilian man kept waving his arms with vivid expressions and even more vivid body language.

"But never be satisfied with just a one-goal lead. In the second half, you should take advantage of the opportunity before they can recover from the blow and score another goal! Against the Chinese team, a two-goal lead is safer!"

Carlisle held up two fingers.

For him, the go-ahead score at the end of the first half was actually not what he wanted to see the most.

Because it would give Jorge Dillon a chance to adjust at halftime.

If he could choose, he would prefer the team to score a goal after the kick-off in the second half.

This will not only catch the Chinese team off guard, but also make it difficult for Dillon to make quick adjustments.

Of course, scoring a goal and overtaking the score is also a good thing.

So he still praised all the players during halftime and encouraged them to keep up their efforts.

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"In the final analysis, there is still no Hu Lai! This first half is so similar to when we played Japan away from home a year ago! We also scored first, and then Japan equalized... But after that, it was completely different! When Japan wanted to score again , we pressed him to death...Why is there such a difference? Of course it’s because we still had Hu Lai at that time, but not today!”

In the stands, Chinese fans chatted while waiting for the second half to begin.

Conceding a goal at the end of the first half really pissed them off.

Throughout the halftime break, every corner of the stands in this stadium was filled with such angry denunciations.

"All the problems are because there is no Hu Lai! The last time we played Japan, the reason why we were able to withstand Japan's attack and then regain the lead was not that our defense was good, but that our offense was sharp enough. Our The defense does not need to hold out for too long to score goals quickly and interrupt the Japanese team's offensive. But now without Hu Lai, we have no way to interrupt them and can only be beaten by them... It would be strange not to concede the ball. !”

"I know Dillon wants to test how the team performs without Hu Lai. Well, now the results have come out, and it turns out that it really can't work without Hu Lai. So don't play around next time. ?Fortunately, we have qualified early this time, otherwise we would have been fooled to death?"

"I think Dillon's training like this is a wake-up call to our opponents - look, the Chinese team without Hu Lai is a toothless tiger! Then they only need to freeze Hu Lai and they can easily defeat us... …”

"I don't agree with this. How can Hu Lai be frozen so easily? It's not the first day our opponents know how powerful Hu Lai is. Do we still need to be reminded? But have they really guarded Hu Lai? So no need Worry. Instead of worrying about Hu Lai being frozen, it is better to worry about Hu Lai being injured..."

"Training troops with a little Japanese boy... he is indeed a foreign commander. It means that the foreign commander does not understand the grudges between us and Japan. If it were a local commander who dared to do this, he would get out of class and get out!"

"I also wanted to see little Japan not even able to participate in the World Cup finals... But I didn't expect that the Chinese team let it go in this game! Alas!"

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"Come on, let's practice first." Li Qingqing clasped his fingers and put them in front of Hu Lai's mouth. "If the Chinese team loses the game, and a reporter after the game asks you what you think of the result, how will you answer?"

Hu Lai refused to answer the question: "We'll wait until we really lose."

"What if a reporter makes an issue of your not being in the national team?"

"I am definitely 100% on the side of the team and the coach. When Dillon told me the reasons for not hiring me, I agreed immediately and had no objection at all. If someone really spreads rumors on the Internet, I will definitely come out and clarify those who are fomenting discord as soon as possible."

Seeing Hu Lai say this, Li Qingqing laughed: "I will forward it for you when the time comes."

Hu Lai waved his hand: "No need, no need, our men's football team is a mess..."

"Your business is my business." Li Qingqing shook his head and said firmly.

Hu Lai also wanted to persuade him. He really didn't want Li Qingqing to be scolded after him.

But when he thought about how he had supported his father before, he couldn't say no.

Finally, he said: "But I think I may not need to say anything in the end. We may not lose to the Japanese team. I still believe in Brother Huan and the others."