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Paulo Bento actually did not participate in the 1st World Youth Championship where Portugal won the championship thirty years ago, so strictly speaking, he cannot be counted as the "Portugal Golden Generation".

It was only because Bento was of similar age and later a member of the Portuguese national team for a long time that he was indiscriminately dismissed by people who did not know the truth. If we take it seriously, Bentuo can at best be considered a member of the "yellow generation".

Except for the two World Youth Championships that made them famous, the Portuguese generation has not actually received any great honors. The runner-up in the local European Cup in 2004 was considered the peak of their achievements. The controversial penalty kick loss to France in the semi-finals of the European Cup in 2000 was the most aggrieved game. .

Especially in the World Cup, the results of the first generation of Portuguese football are very lackluster. In the first qualifying round, most of the second generation of Portuguese football have withdrawn and belong to the afterglow.

The most heyday of the Portuguese-Finance generation, and the one they value most, was the 2002 Korea-Japan competition, but in the end it became the failure they least wanted to mention.

Portugal, which was in the same group as South Korea, the United States, and Poland, was considered a walk-off. However, it ended up with one win and two losses and was knocked to third place in the group and failed to qualify. The results were like scolding.

They lost to the United States 2:3 in the opening game and lost to South Korea 0:1 in the crucial final round. Where do the United States and South Korea fit into the world football map? The proud generation of Portugal and Portugal cannot accept failure at all, and the whole of Portugal needs to find an excuse for its shame.

Everyone knows what happened after that World Cup. Spain and Italy were so blackmailed by Koreans that even their own mothers could not recognize them. One of the biggest scandals in the history of the World Cup was born.

The shame of the Portuguese generation and Portugal found an outlet, and the Koreans became the perfect scapegoat. Also co-authored, South Korea has a real impact this time, and they have always had bad records in the sports world, and Europeans have never looked down upon them, so Portugal naturally became the third victim team.

People are accustomed to following others' opinions, not to mention that on one side is Portugal, which has a strong emotional bonus, and on the other side is South Korea, which has always been disgusting with its bad record. This kind of emotional multiple-choice question is easy to solve.

Not to mention Spain and France, what is the truth about Portugal’s 0:1 victory over South Korea? There is no truth in this world, whatever you want to believe is the truth.

To be honest, that game was one of the best games in Korean history. On the other hand, Portugal lost its mentality after losing 2:3 to the United States in the first game. In the game against South Korea, it was incompetent and furious. Various soft-footed shrimps.

In the 32nd minute of the first half, 'Benfica's golden boy' Joao Pinto almost cut Park Ji-sung in two with a scissors from behind, but was sent off by Argentine referee Sanchez. After the game, Pinto was given a four-month global ban and a fine of 50,000 Swiss francs by FIFA for the foul and the blow to Sanchez's abdomen.

In the second half, National coach Paulo Bento knocked down Lee Yong-pyo who had already passed him. He received a second yellow card and was sent off. Portugal responded with 9 players.

In fact, the referee Sanchez was soft, otherwise the Portuguese captain Cotto who pushed him would not survive.

In the 70th minute, Park Ji-sung scored an extremely exciting goal. He stopped the ball in the chest, crossed the ball, volleyed from a small angle, and penetrated the crotch to beat Portugal.

They didn’t dare to hate the Americans, nor did they hate the French who killed them in a controversial penalty kick at the 2000 European Cup. They blamed all the dissatisfaction on the damn Koreans. This became Portugal’s political correctness in the following ten years, and it was also their most beautiful. Emperor's New Clothes.

Especially in Portugal, even if someone wants to speak out rationally, they dare not open their mouth, and Paul Bento is one of them.

It wasn't until the 201 European Cup that Portugal won its first heavyweight championship honor in history and had a balanced mentality. Only then did the country begin to reflect on the 2002 embarrassment.

It was against this background that Paul Bento, one of the sinners back then, calmly accepted the Korean coach. His coaching coincided with the Korean Football Association's "clearing grievances" plan, and it can be said that they hit it off immediately.

The Korean Association signed a four-year contract with Bento until after the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, and it was guaranteed in writing that the coaching position will not be affected by the record during the period.

Bento is not a first-class coach, but he is certainly not mediocre. His tactical ideas of emphasizing running, aggressive defense and pursuing offensive efficiency are very consistent with the characteristics of Korean football.

After taking charge of the coach, Bento's South Korea, like the Chinese team, found many strong teams to warm up, and had an undefeated record before the Asian Cup. The Korean media, who can drink even if they are not drunk, believe that except for Zhuoyang, South Korea is stronger than the Chinese team on three lines, especially with the absence of many naturalized players.

The truth may be correct, but 'removing Zhuo Yang' itself is a false proposition. What Zhuoyang brings to the Chinese team is not just a hot spot on the court, but a strong confidence attribute for the whole team.

Bento did not choose to defend in this game, but focused on the midfield battle slightly behind the center line, using South Korea's good running to compete with the Chinese team for footwork and possession of the ball.

For this reason, Bento not only arranged for Zheng Yourong and Hwang In-beom, who are strong in controlling the ball at their feet, to play as midfielders, instead of Jang Hyun-soo and Ki Sung-yong, who have strong defensive and interception skills, but also started Kim Wen-hwan as the right back.

The 24-year-old Jin Wenhuan is a player with very distinct advantages and disadvantages. He is very fast and has strong assist ability. However, his frequent defensive positioning and weak defensive ability in one-on-one duels are his flaw. Li Hao is a reverse player. .

Kim Moon-hwan currently plays for Busan in the Korean Second Division League (K2), which can explain a little bit of the problem, and he mainly plays a wide midfielder in the club.

But Bento felt that he was a genius at playing full-back, and believed that Kim Wen-hwan's surprise assist ability from behind was first-rate, and his endless running could also create an extra person in the midfield battle for the wings.

Character is a double-edged sword. Success is called persistence, and failure is called stubbornness.

Kim Mun-hwan played one and two, and coupled with the retreat of Hwang Yi-suke and Son Heung-min, South Korea was actually 3-8-0 when retreating. But with such careful calculation, the eight-man midfielder could not take advantage of the highly confident Chinese team.

In the 43rd minute, the diligent and tireless Jin Wenhuan chased from Park Ren to Chi Zhongguo on the wing, and then grabbed Exon from Hao Junmin. The whole process was full of chaos. The Chinese team followed the ball very hard. Like a foot, he didn't dare to stop passing the ball with one kick.

He even rushed to grab the central defender Wang Zou. Can you believe this is a full-back?

So when Lee Ju, who was on the sidelines, got the ball behind the right side of the Korean defense, Kim Moon-hwan, who was supposed to guard this area, was so far away that he needed a telescope to find it.

Li Ju is an Ibrahimovic-type center. Don't be fooled by his height. His passing skills when pulling to the wing are no less than those of a serious midfield passer.

The right wing was empty, and center back Jin Minzai stepped in to defend, and Zhuoyang quickly inserted into the space behind him.

I don’t know whether it was Jin Wenhuan who disrupted his midfield defense line with his crazy attack, or whether the Chinese team played Kim Wenhuan continuously and also separated the Korean midfielder. Anyway, when Zhuo Yang intervened, the Koreans actually He lost track.

Jin Yingquan came over to defend Zhuo Yang, one after another. This was demolishing the east wall to make up for the west wall.

Zhuoyang suddenly made a zigzag while running, and gave Li Ju clear instructions with his fingers.

In the huge gap behind Jin Yingquan, Li Ju's pass and Zhuo Yang met accurately. It's hard to imagine that in such a dense defensive formation, he could get extremely leisurely adjustment time and space in the penalty area.

After stopping the ball with his chest, he bumped the ball with his thigh rather show off, and then volleyed sideways and kicked the ball twice. Zhuo Yang used a beautiful kite turn and roll to shoot the football into the goal.

3:0. Paul Bento's first thought: Seventeen years ago, if someone in Portugal could be as unreasonable as Zhuo Yang and score a hat trick, even if the Koreans were really shameless, it would be useless.

In the face of strong strength, all conspiracies and tricks are just a cloud.

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